The next morning.
"Brother Hong, Mr. Fan wants to see you."
A small Dark Ghost leader who was in charge of controlling the gangs in the city had come to Pang Jian's door early to ask for instructions.
Pang Jian got up and left with him.
Also in the impoverished West District, in front of a remote wooden house at the end of an alley, the little leader of the Dark Ghosts knocked on the door and said respectfully, "He's here."
"Let him in, you guard outside the alley."
Fan Liang's hoarse voice came from inside the house.
Pang Jian pushed the door open and walked to the center of the dark house. He found that not only Fan Liang, the deacon, was there, but also Meng Qiulan, Zhao Ling and Wu Yi were there.
The group of people had gloomy expressions. Fan Liang's eyes were bloodshot and he looked extremely tired.
Meng Qiulan, the head of Tianyun Shattered Earth Hall, and Zhao Ling, who had a pair of slender and beautiful legs, both had their brows furrowed, and the high morale of yesterday had disappeared without a trace.
"Hong Jian, the operation is canceled."
Seeing him coming, Meng Qiulan said in a deep voice without any nonsense: "Last night, two of Yang Yuansen's subordinates were encountered by a casual cultivator who was familiar with their identities in the South District."
"That night, the Shangguan family and the Ouyang family gathered their forces and sent out a total of five people in the Marrow Cleansing Realm and a group of people in the Meridian Opening Realm to raid their inn in the southern district!"
"Two of Yang Yuansen's subordinates died on the spot. He himself broke out from the south gate and is still being hunted by the Shangguan and Ouyang families."
Meng Qiulan dropped a bombshell.
Pang Jian was stunned.
The operation should have been launched tonight, and Yang Yuansen and the other two were the absolute main force, but they didn't expect that the plan could not keep up with the changes.
"Something happened to them and we had to cancel the operation."
Meng Qiulan sighed and said, "Tianyun City is not peaceful either. I plan to report to the leader and move the branch directly!"
Zhao Ling asked, "Mr. Meng, how come five people from the Shangguan and Ouyang families suddenly appeared in Tianyun City?"
She was so frightened that she broke out in a cold sweat, thinking to herself that it was a good thing something happened to Yang Yuansen, otherwise if they had followed the original plan to attack the Blood Moon, they might have been wiped out.
Meng Qiulan looked at her and said, "Do you know why the leader agreed to this action?"
Zhao Ling shook her head.
This matter has always puzzled her and Wu Yi. When they came here, they did not figure out why the leader agreed to this action.
—After all, there is no precedent before.
"A few of the broken lands within the Ouyang family's jurisdiction, which are adjacent to the Tianyun Shattered Land, have suffered a devastating disaster."
Meng Qiulan took a deep breath and told the truth: "I was urgently arranged by the leader to replace Hong Tai. It was not because the leader cared about the Tianyun City branch, but because he wanted me to understand the situation. This disaster originated from the rise of the filthy power of the fifth realm. Since the disaster occurred, no living people have come out from there, and very few people know the news."
"ah!"
Zhao Ling and Wu Yi's expressions suddenly changed.
Pang Jian, who knew the inside story, said nothing.
"The leader also had a strong sense of urgency, so he dared to take the risk."
Meng Qiulan explained again.
"This, this..." Wu Yi rubbed his hands, like an ant on a hot pot, and said anxiously: "Mr. Meng, has this happened before? Since the leader arranged for you to come here, he must have told you some knowledge related to the filthy and alien forces in the lower world, right?"
Meng Qiulan nodded, hesitated for a moment, and said, "The leader told me that the most optimistic scenario is that the filthy alien power in the lower world is confined to a small area and will not continue to spread outward. When the situation stabilizes and it is confirmed that it will not spread outward, the big figures in the upper world will come down to deal with it."
Wu Yi was shocked: "The upper realm of the upper realm? The second realm, or the first realm?"
"The leader doesn't know either."
Meng Qiulan shook her head.
"Mr. Meng, what will be the worst case scenario?"
Zhao Ling said.
Meng Qiulan took a deep breath and said, "The entire Fourth Realm is infected by filthy alien forces!"
Pang Jian was surprised.
The fourth realm controlled by the seven major families is divided into seven areas with numerous broken lands. If all of them are infected by the filthy alien power, the whole world will die.
The soil of the dark ghosts is in the fourth realm, and the seven major families are also here. No wonder the leader is so panicked.
"The Shangguan family and the Ouyang family suddenly added new members to the Marrow Cleansing Realm. They all came here yesterday. They didn't know Yang Yuansen was there, and they just wanted to find out what happened in those broken lands. The attack on Yang Yuansen and his two companions was purely an accident. Fortunately, it happened early, otherwise..."
Meng Qiulan smiled bitterly and continued, "Yang Yuansen is indeed powerful. Although he lost two of his subordinates, he also seriously injured two Marrow Cleansing Realm masters. The other Marrow Cleansing Realm masters from the two families were attracted away by him alone, and are now chasing him relentlessly."
She shook her head and said self-deprecatingly, "It seems that the two families want to capture him alive and learn something from him."
"Blood Moon, were you not involved in this matter?" Pang Jian asked.
Meng Qiulan glanced at him and explained, "To Blood Moon, we Dark Ghosts are small characters who are not worthy of being on the stage. They just need to arrange for the Shangguan family and the Ouyang family to clean up. They think that attacking us is a lowering of their status."
At this point, Zhao Ling had already given up and said coldly, "Mr. Wu, it's time for us to leave."
Wu Yi nodded: "I think so too."
"Mr. Meng, please take care of yourself." Zhao Ling began to say goodbye.
"Wait!"
Pang Jian shouted softly.
Several people looked at him in surprise.
"Can the operation tonight continue?"
Pang Jian stood straight, like a sharp spear in the house, showing a fascinating momentum:
"Can you let me do what Yang Yuansen and the other two should have done? I can be responsible for killing Fei Zheng of Blood Moon, and you can continue to deal with the others according to your plan."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked at Pang Jian as if he were a madman.
"Boy..."
"Fei Zheng is only one step away from the Xiantian realm. The poisons I prepared can only limit a part of his power, and it won't last long. Only Yang Yuansen, who is at the same level, can be killed with the cooperation of his two skilled subordinates."
"As for you..."
He shook his head slightly.
"Hong Jian, we are not interested in fooling around with you!" Meng Qiulan shouted.
Having seen Pang Jian's audacity, she was also frightened by this proposal and said, "I know you are from the upper realm and have extraordinary knowledge and courage, but you don't understand how powerful Fei Zheng, who is in the late stage of the Marrow Cleansing Realm, is! Not to mention you, Zhao Ling and I wouldn't dare to fight him head-on if we met him!"
Zhao Ling also snorted: "Are you scared silly?"
"Go to the mansion where the hunting boat is located. There is a street. Mr. Wu said that Fei Zheng returns from that street every night." Pang Jian looked calm. He was not ashamed or angry because of their ridicule. He said calmly: "If you dare to believe me once, proceed according to the original plan. I will kill him on that street before he returns to the hunting boat."
"As for you..."
Pang Jian looked at Meng Qiulan, Zhao Ling, Wu Yi, and the dumbfounded Fan Liang.
"You just need to hide in the tall buildings on both sides of the street, watch me kill him on the street, and then raid the hunting ship."
"If I die on that street, you don't need to do anything, just retreat quietly."
"Think about it for a moment."
After saying this, Pang Jian took the initiative to leave.
After he left, the house fell into a deathly silence.
"He's actually serious!"
After a long time, Zhao Ling was the first to break the silence. Looking at the wooden door that was closed by the Dark Ghost leader after Pang Jian left, she shouted, "According to his plan, before we take action, we are just a group of bystanders."
Wu Yi nodded: "As long as we don't take action and don't stand up for him, no one will know of our existence."
Meng Qiulan was surprised and asked, "Zhao girl, you... don't want to stay and take a look, do you?"
"He was promoted to the Marrow Cleansing Realm half a month ago, and he wants to kill Fei Zheng of Blood Moon on that street tomorrow night!" Zhao Ling muttered anxiously, swinging her two beautiful legs and walking around the room. Her beautiful face was full of hesitation, and she kept muttering:
"He doesn't look like a madman. If he is really a madman, he must have crazy power! But the other party is Fei Zheng, who is in the late stage of the Marrow Cleansing Realm!"
Meng Qiulan and Wu Yi looked at her in silence.
“Take a look!”
After a while, Zhao Ling made a decision and shouted, "Mr. Meng, the main forces of the Shangguan family and the Ouyang family are outside the city chasing Yang Yuansen. You should take down the buildings on both sides of that street as soon as possible. We will go up there to watch at night. Hong Jian, if he bleeds on the street, we will pretend that nothing happened."
"But if he really succeeds in killing Fei Zheng, we will attack the hunting ship as planned!"
"how?"
She looked at Meng Qiulan expectantly.
Meng Qiulan gritted her teeth and nodded.
…
Around noon.
Fan Liang came over and knocked on the door of the wooden house where Pang Jian was.
After entering, he looked at Pang Jian who was sitting beside the bed and said with a complicated expression: "The two hall masters have decided that tonight they will be in the pavilions on both sides of the street to watch you kill Fei Zheng of Blood Moon!"
"Please remember, only if you succeed first will they reveal their identities and raid the hunting ship as planned."
"If you die, they will pretend nothing happened and will not avenge you."
Fan Liang conveyed the decision of the two hall masters.
Pang Jian nodded to show that he understood.
Fan Liang looked at him, was silent for a moment, and said, "Hall Master Meng said that if you can really kill Fei Zheng successfully and everyone can rescue Bai Wei and Bai Zhi from the beast-catching ship, she will make the decision to let the two sisters serve you together in the future."
Pang Jian was stunned.
"Brother Hong, you are better than..."
Fan Liang hesitated for a moment, then said, "You are more admirable than your uncle! In the past, when he led an operation, we were always at the forefront. Once there was danger, we were the first cannon fodder to be sacrificed. Brother Hong, I hope this is not an impulse of yours. I hope... you can really succeed!"
Only then did Fan Liang leave the wooden house.
"Uncle..."
Pang Jian was stunned for a moment before he realized that Fan Liang was talking about Hong Tai, the former person in charge here. It seemed that Fan Liang, as a deacon, had some complaints about Hong Tai before.
…
Night falls.
In a building on both sides of the Instrumental Street.
At the top of the third floor, in a house facing the street.
Meng Qiulan, Zhao Ling, Wu Yi, and Fan Liang had gathered here early.
"Is everything arranged?"
Meng Qiulan looked at Fan Liang.
"Well, I saw Fei Zheng entering Fu Xiang Lou. The wife, children and parents of the owner of Fu Xiang Lou are in our hands. He dared not disobey."
Fan Liang nodded slightly and shouted, "There are several mansions nearby, and they are all filled with our people. They have surrounded the hunting ship. All the preparations we made in the early stage can be used. As long as I fire the cannon, everyone will respond!"
"Of course, if Brother Hong dies, it means that the most difficult Fei Zheng cannot be dealt with, so we will just pretend nothing happened."
Meng Qiulan said "hmm".
They all knew that Pang Jian was in another building opposite, waiting for Fei Zheng to show up just like them.
…
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