72: Chapter 72 Fate's Will: Warm the Wine, and Return Soon? (Like a ball!)

"Come! Drink!"

At the Black Phoenix Gang headquarters, Gang Leader Xiao Lie's face was flushed red, and his breath reeked of alcohol.

Opposite him sat Gang Leader Cheng He, leader of the Savage Beast Gang, one of the three major gangs in the Outer City.

"Brother Xiao, did you really just smash the Burning Bone Beast Arena like that? Not to mention that they are backed by the massive tree that is the Ning Family, Ning Xuanzhou alone is a Sky-Surpassing Level master. He is not someone we can contend with!"

Although Gang Leader Cheng He was also drinking, he was only slightly tipsy and remained rational throughout.

In his eyes, there was confusion regarding Gang Leader Xiao Lie's actions, and even more, a hidden worry deep within his gaze.

"Heh—" Gang Leader Xiao Lie let out a soft scoff, his gaze carrying a hint of mockery.

"The way you put it, it's as if you have a solution yourself."

"We are both in the same boat. Since we have enjoyed the benefits for so many years, when it comes time to truly show our loyalty, do you really think you can just run away? Or... why don't you try?"

Upon hearing this, Gang Leader Cheng He no longer hid his feelings, and his expression became extremely ugly!

Like Gang Leader Xiao Lie, he was backed by a powerful family in the Inner City.

The reason he came to find Gang Leader Xiao Lie at this time was also because he had received orders from the forces behind him targeting the Burning Bone Beast Arena.

As fellow sufferers in this situation, he could only come to him to vent his grievances.

"It is Heaven's will. Do you really think you can change the heavens?"

The smile at the corners of Gang Leader Xiao Lie's mouth grew even thicker. He even pointed his finger specifically at the sky, the meaning self-evident.

Seeing Gang Leader Cheng He's face turn pale, he stopped teasing this friend of his with whom he could actually talk.

He said in a relaxed tone: "Don't worry. At first, I was just as worried as you, fearing that after smashing the Burning Bone Beast Arena in the Outer City, it would provoke those ruthless figures, or even worse, that Ning Xuanzhou himself would come."

"But I have figured it out now. The reason Shi Jian is not here today is because this Fifth District has changed its manager!"

"I heard it's just a young brat who hasn't even reached the Innate Realm, merely an Aperture Opening Realm martial artist! It is clear that the Burning Bone Beast Arena has not taken this Fifth District to heart at all. The forces behind us are just using our hands to issue a warning."

"So there is no need to worry. Just eat and drink to your heart's content, haha!!"

Gang Leader Xiao Lie laughed loudly, and upon hearing this, a smile appeared on Gang Leader Cheng He's face as well.

However, it didn't even last for a breath.

Outside the door, a panicked and fearful shout from a gang member rang out!

"It's bad! Gang Leader! The people from the Burning Bone Beast Arena have come to kill us!!"

"Dead! Everyone is dead!!"

Bang—!

The door was pushed open in a rush, and a gang member, frightened out of his wits, scrambled in.

Upon seeing Gang Leader Xiao Lie, he acted as if he had found his only lifeline and hurriedly crawled over.

The look of terror in his eyes did not fade for a long time, and his entire body was trembling, as if he had seen a scene from hell!

"Useless thing! How many people came?"

Gang Leader Xiao Lie felt that since Gang Leader Cheng He was here, this gang member made him lose face, so he kicked him aside and asked irritably.

"One... just one person! It's that new manager from the Burning Bone Beast Arena..."

The gang member said tremblingly, the fear on his face extremely obvious.

This made the anger in Gang Leader Xiao Lie's heart even greater!

A mere brat in the Aperture Opening Realm actually scared his subordinate, who had no cultivation, like this!

As expected, ordinary people are just ordinary people!

Seeing an Aperture Opening Realm martial artist makes them think it's some incredible powerhouse.

But this is normal. After all, he is a member who was eliminated from that legendary Tianjiao Camp, so it is normal for him to be a bit stronger in the Aperture Opening Realm.

It is a pity that although he is the only Innate Realm powerhouse of the Black Phoenix Gang, he has reached the fourth level of the Innate Realm, the mid-stage!

Dealing with a small Aperture Opening Realm martial artist is easy!

"Brother Cheng, I will be right back!"

"Keep this wine warm for me. Once I have taught that arrogant junior a lesson, I will come back to drink with you!!"

Gang Leader Xiao Lie did not take any weapons. His black tight-fitting outfit clung to his bulging, yet not bulky, muscles. Innate True Qi flowed faintly between his sleeves, forming a barely perceptible film of energy.

As a master of hard qigong, he was not good at using weapons, nor did he want to use them!

Gang Leader Cheng He opened his mouth, wanting to tell him not to be careless, but Gang Leader Xiao Lie had already hurried away.

Before leaving, he even dragged the trembling gang member along with him.

Only Gang Leader Cheng He was left alone.

Looking at the despair in that gang member's eyes, he had a faint, bad premonition in his heart.

That kind of look is one that only appears when someone has witnessed hellish terror and feels there is absolutely no hope of victory.

And the gang members generally knew of Gang Leader Xiao Lie's strength.

So, the person who could make them show such an expression... might not be ordinary.

"However, Gang Leader Xiao Lie is a mid-stage Innate Realm hard qigong master. Dealing with a little brat who hasn't even participated in the Martial Examination should be easy, right?"

Although he said this, Gang Leader Cheng He still couldn't sit still.

After pacing in the room for a while, he planned to go out and see the situation.

As soon as he stepped out of the door, a pungent smell of blood drifted through the air.

This made him frown, feeling that today's matter would likely not end well.

Judging from the concentration of this bloody smell, the number of people dead... is at least over a hundred!

This could only be this pungent if blood had gathered to a certain extent!

He quickened his pace, and the Innate energy in his body slowly began to circulate, ready to strike at any time!

However, on the way there.

He did not hear any shouting or sounds of fighting.

"Could it be that it's already over?"

Gang Leader Cheng He felt a surge of joy, thinking that Gang Leader Xiao Lie had acted quickly and had directly captured the troublemaking new manager.

However, he hoped he hadn't killed him.

Otherwise, that would truly be an open declaration of war against the Burning Bone Beast Arena.

"Brother Xiao shouldn't have failed to consider this, right?"

Gang Leader Cheng He quickened his pace again.

When he was about to reach the end of the street, he finally heard one muffled thud after another.

Thud—! Thud—! Thud—!!

The sound came from far to near, as if someone was walking normally.

In his hand, he was bouncing a ball on the ground from time to time. After it bounced high, he would catch it and bounce it on the ground again.

Repeating this, there was actually an eerie sense of rhythm.

And just as he was about to get close, the ball seemed to hit a stone and did not bounce up.

Instead, it rolled forward, rolling out of the darkness and landing at Gang Leader Cheng He's feet.

By the dim light, Gang Leader Cheng He saw clearly.

That was not a ball at all, but a round head!

Gang Leader Xiao Lie's.

A pair of eyes were wide open, and the ferocious grin at the corners of his mouth had not even completely faded away.

At the neck, the cut separating it from the body was incredibly smooth. It was clearly done by a master of the blade, with an overwhelming posture, leaving him no time to even react.

Before he was decapitated!

Gang Leader Cheng He still remembered that the owner of this head had just told him not long ago to keep the wine warm and wait for his return.

Now, the wine must still be warm.

It's just that it is not as warm as the blood flowing from this head that stained his hands...

Tap, tap—

Under the illumination of the light.

Covered in blood, having no idea how many people he had killed, Lu Qingyun walked out of the darkness.

He reached out to him, smiled politely, and said:

"Excuse me, could you return my ball first?"

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