Chapter 116: Leader of the Great Green Gang

That night, the most prosperous commercial street in Azure Dragon City was filled with rivers of blood.

That night, the largest underground force in Azure Dragon City, the Great Green Gang, suffered heavy losses!

That night, countless people were shocked and unable to sleep.

That night, countless people laughed so hard they couldn’t close their mouths.

The officials’ actions were always so slow. They arrived late, only after the blood on the ground had turned cold. Without any extra actions, their only purpose for coming was to collect the bodies.

All forty-six members of the Great Green Gang’s Warblade Hall were killed. Not a single one survived!

In the end, even Qin Li couldn’t help but feel moved. He gained a bit more respect for these men and for Azure Dragon City’s number one underground force. With Qin Li’s strength, which he only revealed up to the middle tier of Earth Rank, killing the members of the Great Green Gang’s Warblade Hall was like a tiger entering a flock of sheep. It was no longer a fight; it was clearly a massacre!

But those people, knowing they would surely die, not a single one fled!

This quality… it was almost comparable to soldiers! Qin Li’s mind suddenly flashed a thought like lightning: these Great Green Gang members, weren’t they very similar to soldiers! Could it be… Qin Li sat by the third-floor window, squinting as he watched the soldiers outside silently collecting the bodies. But then he felt his thought was a bit unbelievable. They were just an underground force. Perhaps… they used to be soldiers.

After all, the Great Green Gang claimed to have a hundred thousand members! If they were really all soldiers, then the Emperor would never tolerate such a fierce beast lying right beside his bed.

Even if the Great Green Gang’s backer was one of the princes, such a thing would absolutely never happen!

Just as he was thinking, Bu Yunyan came over quietly, carrying a cup of hot tea, her steps as light as a cat’s.

“You didn’t go to sleep?” Qin Li looked at Bu Yunyan’s somewhat lazy appearance, the sleepiness between her brows, and asked softly.

“I wanted to sleep, but I couldn’t. This Imperial Capital is even more dangerous than Huangsha City. Every step is full of danger!” Bu Yunyan, having witnessed the thrilling killing earlier, said with some emotion.

“Hehe, without going through step-by-step danger, how can one make every step bloom like a lotus?”

Qin Li smiled slightly, took the hot tea, drank a sip, closed his eyes a little, and said lightly, “I want everyone in the Imperial Capital to know that I am a powerful mad dog, a reckless brute who kills without blinking. Whoever provokes me will die!”

“You… why compare yourself to a mad dog?”

Bu Yunyan covered her mouth and chuckled softly, sitting opposite Qin Li. After spending more time with him, she increasingly felt that this young man seemed cold on the surface but was very easygoing with his own people. The master-servant relationship gradually became less obvious. Especially in her heart, she harbored a deep, indescribable feeling for Qin Li. She wasn’t like Leng Yao, who was low-key, reserved, and fundamentally very shy.

Although Bu Yunyan had never been accustomed to any man, her upbringing from a young age gave her an ability in studying male psychology that most women couldn’t match.

However, Bu Yunyan had no interest in looking twice at ordinary men, let alone studying their thoughts or exploring their preferences. In her twenty-some years of life so far, only this young man before her made her think highly of him.

“Aren’t you afraid of attracting Heaven-Rank Experts?” Bu Yunyan propped her chin with one hand, her charming eyes staring at the young man opposite. His handsome face had a unique charm in the dim light.

“Heaven Rank? What do you think Heaven Rank Martial Artists are? They aren’t that cheap! So far, only the Ancient Ruins at Phoenix Lake attracted many Heaven-Rank Martial Artists to go there. Otherwise, when have you ever seen Heaven Rank Martial Artists swaggering around on the streets?”

Bu Yunyan thought carefully and realized it was true. When they used to do Hunter’s Guild missions in Azure Dragon City, a Profound Rank Martial Artist like Ahu was already considered an impressive expert!

More commonly, there were Yellow Rank Martial Artists. In the world of ordinary people, Yellow Rank, which meant a ranked Martial Artist, was already very powerful, far stronger than those flashy but unskilled thugs. As for those at the Profound Rank, they were even more remarkable and rarely seen.

Among noble families, Yellow Rank Martial Artists were somewhat less presentable, but still much stronger than servants and subordinates. Actually, it was simple: high-level Martial Artists had their uses, and low-level Martial Artists also had their space to survive. There was no conflict between the two.

For Martial Artists who reached the Earth Rank level, no matter which family they were in, they would gain very high status. Even the Royal Family made relentless efforts to recruit Martial Artists of Earth Rank and above.

Because when a Martial Artist reached Earth Rank, their body’s speed and strength reached a terrifying level, something Profound Rank Martial Artists simply couldn’t compare to.

As for Heaven Rank… that was simply an unreachable level, completely untouchable!

Thinking about it, ever since she started following this young man, Earth Rank Martial Artists, Heaven Rank Martial Artists, noble families, even Royal Family members, gradually lost their sense of awe and mystery in her eyes.

If not for this, she would still be that charming little woman in the Huangsha City Hunter’s Guild, counting on her fingers all day, calculating how much dowry she had saved for herself…

Thinking of this, a touch of tenderness appeared in Bu Yunyan’s lively, charming eyes. What the children of Jianghu sought was nothing more than to experience great storms and waves, to come and go in wind and rain, to kill one person in ten steps, and leave no trace for a thousand miles!

Now, she had experienced it all!

All of it, because of the person before her. This life was not lived in vain! Even if she never got news of that heartless father, Bu Yunyan wouldn’t feel any regret. As long as this person could always be by her side… Thinking this, a faint blush quietly spread across Bu Yunyan’s face.

Qin Li half-squinted his eyes, feeling somewhat amused by the Royal Family’s reaction. He could even be sure that his actions over these past few days had successfully attracted the attention of the one in the Imperial Palace. It seemed that when one should be strong, one shouldn’t stay low-key!

Being low-key would only make others think you are easy to bully.

…

Also, on this night that was destined not to be peaceful, the leader of the Great Green Gang, Leng Ping, was vigorously moving on top of a woman he liked.

He liked to drink and was fond of women. He couldn’t go a meal without wine, nor a day without a woman.

Unlike ordinary Martial Artists whose bodies were drained by wine and women, the forty-six-year-old Leng Ping already had the strength of the Eighth Tier of Earth Rank. The Combat Technique he practiced was called Blazing Sword!

This Combat Technique’s moves were extremely fierce, and the Sword Qi was incredibly hot. If fighting in a Forest, it could easily start a mountain fire. Even those with strength similar to his found it hard to withstand his tidal wave of attacks. The Sword Qi was like flames, easily burning a person’s skin. Even Heaven Rank Martial Artists wouldn’t dare arrogantly withstand his attacks.

Perhaps it was this Combat Technique that cultivated such a personality in Leng Ping. Completely different from his surname, he was very straightforward, passionate, and loyal.

Otherwise, how could his gang have such cohesion?

A few years earlier, a Protector from the Crown Prince’s side came to Leng Ping, saying that His Highness admired their gang and wanted to take them under his wing. Leng Ping naturally refused. The Great Green Gang was a gang he founded himself, and his brothers fought for him. If they joined the Crown Prince, what would that mean?

Leng Ping wasn’t stupid; he had heard stories of royal heirs fighting for the throne until his ears were calloused. But when that person easily restrained him and placed a sword against his neck, he still agreed. It wasn’t because he valued his life, but because the other person said, if you don’t agree, we’ll kill you first, then all your brothers!

Just right, it would be like cleaning up the black forces in Azure Dragon City. For the Crown Prince, it would even be a great achievement!

Just like that, Leng Ping yielded. From then on, no matter how unwilling he was, in the eyes of those who paid attention, the Great Green Gang was branded as part of the Crown Prince’s faction!

Then, people from the families aligned with the Crown Prince secretly joined the Great Green Gang one after another, becoming Retainers of the Great Green Gang. Of course, such matters were extremely secret. Even His Majesty the Emperor couldn’t possibly know everything! So, the world only knew that the Great Green Gang had a deep background and powerful backers, but few knew who its true backer was.

It had to be admitted that because of this, the Great Green Gang was able to leap from a medium-to-large gang to the most powerful gang in Azure Dragon City within just a few years. Leng Ping, the leader, became the Dragon Head Boss of the underground forces!

Gradually, Leng Ping got used to this kind of life. He felt that being part of the Crown Prince’s faction wasn’t so bad. At least, no one in Azure Dragon City’s underworld or aboveboard society dared to provoke him!

There was one more thing that made him most proud: his son competed with the Second Prince for a woman, and the Second Prince actually backed down! Although Leng Ping later severely scolded his son, it was from this moment that Leng Ping saw the Crown Prince’s true value.

It made him determined to hold onto the Crown Prince’s leg. Since he was already on the Crown Prince’s ship, he couldn’t possibly leave midway, nor did he have any chance to!

So, even offending the Second Prince didn’t weigh too heavily on his mind. Anyway, they were all on the same ship. As long as the Crown Prince ascended the throne, they would naturally rise with the tide.

Also, many of the Great Green Gang’s core members gradually included retired soldiers from the army. Those were true warriors who had experienced killing, far superior in quality to the Great Green Gang’s members who were just fierce and aggressive!

And Leng Ping, with his powerful skills, firmly sat in the position of Dragon Head Boss!

He hadn’t taken today’s matter seriously at first. Just a exiled noble from another country, nothing to make a fuss about. Gao Shitong’s own strength wasn’t great, and he was used to being arrogant and domineering. Meeting a desperate person and suffering some losses was normal.

But when the Shadow from the Crown Prince’s side personally came to him, asking him to send people to kill that Qin Li, Leng Ping felt somewhat unwilling. It was just the same name; wasn’t the Crown Prince being too sensitive?

But the Crown Prince was ultimately his boss. He couldn’t disobey orders, so he sent out the Warblade Hall group. For Leng Ping, this was just to ensure no mistakes.

The idea of using full strength even when a lion fights a rabbit had long been deeply ingrained in Leng Ping’s bones.

So, after sending the people out, he peacefully came to his most beloved woman’s place. Just thinking about this woman’s soft body, pleasant voice, and fiery style made Leng Ping’s heart burn with passion.

Only two or three trusted followers knew about this place; no one would disturb him.

At this moment, Leng Ping’s face was ferocious as he thrust vigorously, sweating profusely on his sturdy body.

Tap! Tap! Tap!

Three very soft knocks sounded on the outer gate, making Leng Ping stiffen all over, his body suddenly frozen in place.