24: The position of the leader

Given that, I cannot let General Bai Wuxia kill Song Zhu, otherwise the clue will be broken.

Xu Sanyan lifted his feet and walked towards the Bai Manor.

Arriving at the Bai Manor, he did not enter through the main gate, but instead climbed over the wall and quietly approached the backyard.

"Brother Xu, visiting late at night, is there something you need?" A voice suddenly came from behind him.

Xu Sanyan was not surprised. If General Bai Wuxia couldn't discover him, that would be strange.

Xu Sanyan slowly turned around, "I came to inform Gang Leader Bai that Deputy Gang Leader Song has returned."

General Bai Wuxia smiled, "What? Are you afraid I can't kill them?"

Xu Sanyan shook his head, "Gang Leader Bai is in the Tianren Realm; killing the two of them is as easy as picking something from his pocket. I wish to ask Gang Leader Bai to spare Song Zhu's life."

General Bai Wuxia looked up at the sky, and after a moment, said, "I heard Song Qian's younger sister is a rare beauty. It seems it is truly so, even a hero like Brother Xu cannot bear to kill her. Alright, then I will spare her life."

"Thank you, Gang Leader Bai."

After thanking him, Xu Sanyan took his leave, and General Bai Wuxia did not try to keep him.

As soon as he returned to his room, the Chieftain's Wife arrived on time, as if clocking in for work.

"Fourth Master, are you asleep?" The Chieftain's Wife called softly from outside the door.

"Alas..." Xu Sanyan sighed softly. 'Why don't you also rest?'

He thought about it but didn't say it; it would be too hurtful. "Come in."

The door opened. In the bright moonlight, the Chieftain's Wife wore a light brown gauze, barely covering her vital parts, her voluptuous figure, half-hidden, inviting more imagination.

Under the light gauze, a dark purple undergarment was clearly visible. She wore a pair of green patterned Phoenix-headed slippers, and her fleshy thighs trembled slightly with each step.

Her long hair was casually tied up with a single hairpin, with a few wisps of loose hair around her cheeks, adding to her mature charm.

Xu Sanyan's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but admire her. As expected of the Chieftain's Wife, she had so many tricks; she hadn't repeated one in so many days.

"Please, quickly, have a seat." Xu Sanyan patted the bed.

"Fourth Master..."

The Chieftain's Wife seemed a little shy, lifting her arm to cover her face with the light gauze, her eyes seemingly timid yet welcoming, as if they could pull threads.

Xu Sanyan secretly reflected that he must not be so decisive next time; he almost missed out.

That night, the bed creaked for half the night.

...

Early the next morning, Big Yellow Tooth ran over in a hurry, "Fourth Master, something happened! Gang Leader Song is dead!"

Xu Sanyan pushed away the thigh pressing on him and stood up abruptly. General Bai Wuxia acted so fast; did he make his move last night?

The Chieftain's Wife let out a soft moan, turned her head, and continued to sleep.

Xu Sanyan got up, got dressed, and followed Big Yellow Tooth to the headquarters. By the time he arrived, the place was already in chaos. Song Qian's body parts were laid out in the main courtyard.

The reason for saying "parts" was because his head had been removed. The headless body lay quietly on the ground, and the head was placed on a nearby table.

Song Zhu's eyes were bloodshot, her body trembled uncontrollably, her small hands were clenched tightly into fists, and her eyes were filled with hatred. She turned to look at Xu Sanyan.

"Give me back my brother's life!"

Song Zhu drew her long saber with a 'clang' and, like a madwoman, slashed at Xu Sanyan.

Xu Sanyan raised his saber to block, explaining, "The Gang Leader wasn't killed by me!"

Song Zhu ignored him; she had been blinded by hatred, and coupled with her previous dislike for Xu Sanyan, she was convinced that he was involved in this matter.

Moreover, her brother and she had lived here peacefully for several years, but as soon as Xu Sanyan appeared, everything changed. Now that her brother was dead, Xu Sanyan was the ultimate beneficiary.

Xu Sanyan was puzzled; he clearly hadn't shown any flaws.

The Gang members on the side looked at each other, not knowing what to do. Now that the Gang Leader was dead and the two Deputy Gang Leaders were fighting, whose side should they take?

In all fairness, they hoped Xu Sanyan would become the Gang Leader, because ever since he arrived, their lives had significantly improved.

But Song Zhu was also the Gang Leader's sister, and they had spent a long time with her, developing some feelings.

Song Zhu was only at the initial stage of Inner Energy, far from being Xu Sanyan's opponent. In just a few moves, Xu Sanyan had placed his long saber against her neck. "Deputy Gang Leader Song, your brother's death has nothing to do with me, and I don't have the ability to kill him so silently."

Song Zhu's eyes were despondent. Her emotions had been stirred just now, leading to some stubbornness. Now that she thought about it carefully, Xu Sanyan was indeed not her brother's opponent, but she just had a feeling that he was absolutely involved in this matter.

"Think about it, in the entire Taian City, who has the ability to quietly kill the Gang Leader..." Xu Sanyan stopped there, and seeing that she had calmed down a bit, he lowered his long saber.

Song Zhu's expression changed, and she gritted her teeth as she squeezed out three words,

"General Bai Wuxia!"

In the entire Taian City, the individual with the highest strength was undoubtedly Gang Leader Bai Wuxia of the White Horse Gang. Rumor had it that he was about to cross the Tianren Realm, and now, it seemed he might have already crossed it.

If General Bai Wuxia was at Perfection in Inner Energy, although Song Qian couldn't defeat him, he wouldn't have died so easily. Even Song Zhu, who lived not far away, didn't hear a sound.

Xu Sanyan shook his head and said to the people behind him, "Go prepare a coffin and find a corpse stitcher. Let's first take care of the Gang Leader's funeral."

"Yes." Big Yellow Tooth agreed and led the people away.

Song Zhu remained frozen in place, not moving, lost in thought.

Xu Sanyan sighed and led people to arrange the funeral.

After a full day of work, Song Qian was finally buried. Nearly two hundred members of the Guanshan Saber Society stood in the main hall. Xu Sanyan and Song Zhu sat on either side, with the top seat empty.

A country cannot be without a ruler for a day, and the same applies to a Gang. Now that Song Qian was dead, a new Gang Leader naturally had to be appointed.

Wang Laizi looked left and right, then steeled his heart and spoke first, "The Gang Leader died unexpectedly, and the murderer is still unknown, but our Guanshan Saber Society's vast enterprise cannot lose its helmsman. I propose that Deputy Gang Leader Xu temporarily take the position of Gang Leader. What do you all think?"

Song Zhu's eyes turned cold, and she looked at Wang Laizi, "My brother's body is not yet cold, and you are so eager to push him into power? What if he is the one who killed my brother? What then?"

Wang Laizi shivered and meekly shrank back. He couldn't afford to offend Xu Sanyan, and he couldn't afford to offend Song Zhu either.

Wang Gang's eyes were downcast, and he stepped forward, "Although Wang Laizi is a bit eager, what he said makes some sense. Our Guanshan Saber Society is not what it used to be. Our enterprise is growing stronger, and we need someone to make decisions."

Song Zhu pursed her lips. She could ignore Wang Laizi's words, but Wang Gang was different. He was her brother's confidant and had followed the siblings for three years, considered an elder of the Gang.

"What do you all think?" Song Zhu's gaze swept over the crowd.

The crowd below looked at each other, and finally, one person stepped out, "We... also think so."

Song Zhu sneered, how could she not understand? They all hoped Xu Sanyan would take the position.

"Heh... I was only gone for a little over a month, and I didn't expect the foundation my brother and I painstakingly built to be handed over to someone else. How ridiculous, how ridiculous."

Wang Gang sighed inwardly. He naturally still had feelings for the Song siblings, but a Gang couldn't just rely on feelings. The Guanshan Saber Society had made no progress for over two years under their sibling leadership, and the brothers almost starved to death.

But Xu Sanyan had been here for less than half a month and had already revitalized the Gang. The brothers all had extra money now.

This was the will of the people, the general trend; there was no other way.