207 Ning Rongrong fell into demonic possession due to Yu Xiaogang's soul manipulation technique.
Today was also the last day to give Long Batian an answer; what intentions did the Li Clan have for the Long Clan?
Chu Feng was not in a hurry at all. He wouldn't miss the appointment, nor would he fail; everything was within his grasp.
Although the sudden appearance of Li Jue caught him a bit off guard, it actually saved him a lot of trouble.
The stone gambling venue was at the end of an Old Alley. The outside was dilapidated and somewhat dirty, but after walking a hundred meters inside, one would feel like they were slowly descending.
Noises, shouting, cursing... they rose and fell one after another.
This was the busiest day for the usually quiet Black Market, and also the Li Clan's last day in Tianyang City.
Many subordinates in the venue were extremely respectful to Li Jue, calling him Lord Jue.
Logically, it shouldn't be like this. Li Jue should have been exposed by now, and the Li Clan should be trying to kill him.
Could it be?
"It seems you still don't trust me." Li Jue was well aware of this.
After saying this, he pulled a dagger from his bosom and stabbed a random subordinate multiple times in quick succession, a murderous intent revealed in his eyes.
"There's no need for you to kill people to strengthen our relationship. If you don't have what I need, our cooperation won't last long," Chu Feng said contemptuously.
Seeing this scene, a wave of panic instantly broke out, and many buyers and sellers began to rush out the door.
"Lord Jue, isn't it a bit inconsiderate of you to disrupt my business like this?"
A Fatty middle-aged man walked over, his face squeezed with fat as he spoke with a grin. This was the owner here, Guang Lao.
"You know my identity, and you know my current situation. Just tell me who the special figures are at this stone gambling event," Li Jue said, getting straight to the point.
"This is a secret. In this line of work, we lick blood from the edge of a blade; we can't lose our credibility."
Before Guang Lao could finish his sentence, his left leg had already been pierced through by a dagger.
"You'd better speak up quickly, or I can't guarantee how much longer you'll live," Chu Feng said, twisting the dagger in his leg.
The intense pain made Guang Lao scream on the ground, his mouth continuously begging for mercy.
"The Third Young Master of the Li Clan is coming!" Guang Lao blurted out.
The Li Clan only had four sons in total. For them to send the Third Young Master, Li Yan, to a place like the Tianyang City Black Market this time, it seemed they were clearly targeting someone.
Moreover, it had been a day since Chu Feng entered the Black Market; it was impossible for the Li Clan not to know.
Could he be coming here to die? That would be much more interesting.
"This Li Yan is your third brother, right?" Chu Feng questioned.
"That was in the past," Li Jue said with some anger.
Chu Feng turned and said, "Continue the stone gambling later. If there aren't enough people, you can even hire some actors."
"Yes, I will definitely do as you say," Guang Lao said hurriedly, nodding frantically.
Guang Lao's efficiency was indeed high. In less than fifteen minutes, not only were the people in place, but the start of the stone gambling meet was announced ahead of schedule, which meant Li Yan had already arrived.
Chu Feng's eyes lit up. This was a big fish.
If he took him down, the Li Clan would surely be fuming with rage.
Although Stone Fragments didn't cost money to buy, they weren't easy to obtain. In the so-called Black Market, every transaction completed would earn one stone fragment, as verified by Guang Lao.
Of course, Guang Lao was now one of them. With the hundreds of Stone Fragments in Chu Feng's hands, who in this venue could compete with him?
Supporting his crippled leg, Guang Lao stood on the stage to build momentum and announced the official start of the stone gambling.
"I want to have a bet with the Fifth Young Master of the Tang Clan, Chu Feng. Do you dare to come out?"
Li Yan seemed to be completely confident, being so high-profile.
"I'm happy to accompany you," Chu Feng said as he moved through the crowd.
The sound of Stone Fragments clattering into two bowls echoed one after another.
Open the bowls!
There wasn't a single one in Chu Feng's bowl. He said calmly, "I won't waste my energy on something worthless."
"Then I'll take Li Jue back to the Capital to receive the clan's punishment. That won't be a waste of your energy," Li Yan said sarcastically.
"You planted a spy by my side and even threatened the Long Clan. Shouldn't we settle this debt?" At this moment, Chu Feng was like a wolf ready to tear into its prey.
"Settle it, we definitely must settle it. I knew you were in Tianyang City and still came personally, which shows I came with sincerity," Li Yan actually still thought he had bargaining chips.
"Sincerity? The Li Clan has that?" Li Jue said angrily.
Chu Feng chose to remain silent; he wanted to see what tricks the Li Clan was playing.
"The Li Clan is willing to cede fifteen cities as an apology, all of which will belong to your Tangshen Group. However, we won't settle the resulting turmoil for you; we only promise not to interfere with your actions."
Li Yan's bargaining chip was tempting enough. One had to know that the Tang Clan occupied the East, South, and North of Huaxia, while the Li Clan only held the central region to the North. Giving up cities meant cutting off their own veins.
"You want to use my group to deal with the Tang Clan?" Chu Feng glared.
"Not at all, just making a friend. You don't need to give anything in return," Li Yan said with a smile.
"Then what if I just don't hand over Li Jue?"
"Then I'll have nothing more to say. Our Li Clan is acting with full sincerity. Since you've made a request, it's not impossible for us to agree, but as for the Long Clan's side..."
Going in circles, Li Yan still wanted to annex the Long Clan.
"That's even more impossible. I hate it when people talk nonsense. I want both the person and the cities."
"In that case, I can only leave with the contract," Li Yan turned to leave.
He couldn't leave. With a leap, Chu Feng launched a sneak attack directly from behind Li Yan.
Li Yan was skilled in using Flying Needles, and dozens of them flew toward Chu Feng's face.
Chu Feng's chest shuddered, and the needles fell powerlessly to the ground.
Li Yan threw down a smoke bomb, trying to escape!
Chu Feng and Qingying attacked from both sides!
A kick sent him flying from the back door back into the venue.
A huge hole appeared in the hard wall.
Li Yan lay half-reclined, saying indignantly, "You should know that you're offending the Li Clan."
"So what? Although I'm not a member of the Tang Clan now, I'm not someone to be trifled with," Chu Feng's majesty was revealed.
Before the conversation could continue, Li Jue, who was on the side, picked up a flying needle from the ground and actually stabbed Li Yan to death. Killing his own kin—he was truly ruthless.
Chu Feng was still waiting for Li Yan to use a Tang Clan Secret Technique, but Li Jue used one first and killed Li Yan just like that. For a dignified Third Young Master to die so pathetically.
He hadn't even used a decent move before he died.
But this also proved one thing: the Li Clan was nothing more than a bunch of useless trash.
"You killed him. What about my fifteen cities?"
"Whether Li Yan gives them to you or not, his intention was for you to settle the turmoil after the Li Clan withdraws from those cities yourself. Instead of letting rumors fly, why not just take them with your own strength?"
Li Jue was truly calculating, but it was a fact that one had to be ruthless to gain a foothold.
Chu Feng dialed Long Batian's number and even sent a photo of Li Yan's miserable death.
"You killed someone from the Li Clan! Is there any hope left for our Long Clan?" Long Batian was both helpless and angry.
"This is my answer to you. Between Long Shuisheng and the Third Young Master Li Yan, who exactly does the Li Clan value more?"
Chu Feng said playfully.
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