9: Chapter 9 The Great River Gang

After leaving the slums, Pei Qingyun no longer had the heart to wander around.

This outing gave Pei Qingyun a general understanding of Wuyang County.

Overall, the situation in Wuyang County was still quite good. Order was relatively stable, and the demon disaster had not yet endangered the safety of the common people in the city.

With this foundation, Pei Qingyun still had time to develop.

Otherwise, if the city had been breached and destroyed right from the start, his current situation would have been a narrow escape from death.

Upon returning to the Pei Family grounds, Pei Qingyun began working on the plan to strengthen the Family.

As for the news of Wang Da's death, it also reached the ears of the Pei Family shortly after.

Being killed in the middle of the street was not a common occurrence.

After all, not everyone had the guts to do such a thing.

According to the description of eyewitnesses, Wang Da had a conflict with an old man before he died. After some comparison, the Pei Family immediately confirmed that the person who made the move was their own Old Ancestor.

Being able to kill from a distance using blood-Qi power was something only a Martial Artist above the Five Viscera Realm could do.

And within the entire Wuyang County, there were only a few Five-Viscera Martial Artists; even counting those in the yamen and the Evil Suppression Bureau, they could be counted on one hand.

Of course, the yamen runners also investigated the results of the incident immediately.

Since it involved the level of Ancestor Pei, unless a high-ranking yamen official had died, it would be a death in vain.

On the other hand, the other two families also received the news. During such extraordinary times, the spies of both families were closely monitoring everything in the city.

How could the news of Pei Qingyun's action be hidden from the two families?

After understanding the ins and outs of the matter, the two families stopped paying attention to it. They could only say that Pei Qingyun had acted on a whim and shown great kindness.

Of course, there was also gossip claiming that Pei Qingyun had taken a fancy to the young girl, thus experiencing a second spring, wanting to stage a scene of an old ox eating tender grass.

But regardless, the matter still spread.

Inside the Pei Family grounds.

Pei Tianrong also received this news immediately.

Although the Old Ancestor did not need to be accompanied, he still had to pay attention to all news regarding the Old Ancestor.

Upon learning that the Old Ancestor had killed Wang Da, his first thought was not whether Wang Da deserved to be killed.

Instead, he sent people to investigate Wang Da's background, as this might have been a probing attempt by the two families against the Pei Family.

If it was not the work of the two families, then daring to offend their own Old Ancestor meant they did not hold the Pei Family in their eyes.

The power behind them would also have to pay the price for this.

"Have you investigated Wang Da's background clearly?" Pei Tianrong sat in the main seat and asked a small Family commander below.

"The matter has been investigated clearly. Wang Da was a small leader of the Dahe Gang. This incident should have been an accident, and the high-level members of the Dahe Gang were not aware of it."

"Dahe Gang?" Pei Tianrong narrowed his eyes slightly, and intelligence about the Dahe Gang surfaced in his mind.

The Dahe Gang was established three years ago and was one of the four major Gangs in the slums. Its comprehensive strength ranked second among the four major Gangs, and it had about several hundred members.

In terms of numbers, the Dahe Gang members were not much fewer than the Pei Family. But in terms of strength and influence, the two were not on the same level.

As long as the Pei Family was willing, just dispatching a commander's team at will would be enough to annihilate them.

"Family Head, do you think we should take action against the Dahe Gang?"

Seeing Pei Tianrong's expression, the small commander immediately understood and suggested.

"Taking action is naturally necessary. Daring to offend my Pei Family requires paying a price. However, I, Pei Tianrong, am not a narrow-minded person."

"You first take a message to the Dahe Gang for me. Before noon today, I want to see the Dahe Gang's sincerity, otherwise, they will bear the consequences themselves." After speaking, Pei Tianrong picked up a teacup, took a light sip, his demeanor indescribably relaxed and content, as if he still had plenty of leeway.

Listening to Pei Tianrong's words, the small commander could only mourn for the Dahe Gang in his heart.

How was the Family Head being narrow-minded? This was completely driving them to extinction.

One must know that it was already the Si hour, and there was less than an hour left before noon.

Counting the time it would take him to get to the Dahe Gang, it would be nearly half an hour.

This round trip would take about an hour.

Even if he were faster, it would be good if he could be fifteen minutes early.

In fact, from the time he delivered the message to the Dahe Gang leader to the time the Dahe Gang leader made a decision, it would also be a long process.

After all, such a big matter could not be decided by the Gang leader alone; just gathering the Elders would also take time.

Moreover, to what extent would the so-called sincerity need to be shown?

Rather than giving the Dahe Gang hope, it was more about giving the other party time to regret.

Shortly after the small commander left, Pei Tianrong came to the Ancestral House again.

At this time, Pei Qingyun had already returned for a while.

Upon seeing Pei Qingyun, after respectfully performing a salute, Pei Tianrong explained the purpose of his visit.

Immediately after, he laid out his entire plan.

Ever since he learned that the Old Ancestor's cultivation had achieved a Breakthrough, Pei Tianrong had been thinking about an opportunity to take the initiative.

The two families had schemed against the Pei Family before; it wasn't that the grudge wouldn't be avenged, but the time had not yet arrived.

The matter of Wang Da right now was exactly such an opportunity.

The specific process was not important; what was important was that the Dahe Gang had offended their own Old Ancestor.

This charge could be big or small, depending entirely on the Pei Family's word.

Behind the Dahe Gang, there was vaguely the shadow of the Wang Family.

On the surface, the Dahe Gang did not belong to the Wang Family as an affiliate, but the relationship between the two would definitely not be that simple; at the very least, there was an exchange of benefits.

With this relationship, the Dahe Gang naturally deserved to die.

The so-called sincerity was nothing more than an ultimatum issued by the Pei Family.

After hearing Pei Tianrong's description, Pei Qingyun also understood the ins and outs of the matter.

He did not expect that by some twist of fate, he had become this fuse.

Originally, Pei Tianrong had used his affair to make a fuss, but had not communicated with him beforehand.

Although this matter did not mean much to him personally, this kind of acting first and reporting later should not set a precedent.

The strength of a Family lies in unity and Family rules.

But Pei Qingyun really couldn't find a reason to be angry.

Everything was from the perspective of the Family.

It was he who asked Pei Tianrong to take the initiative, and this Family Head he had personally appointed had also achieved it.

"Tianrong, feel free to do this. It is also time to collect some interest from the two families, but regarding the scale, you must grasp it well and not let it spread too widely." After pondering for a moment, Pei Qingyun said calmly.

"Understood." Pei Tianrong nodded.

With several hundred members in the Dahe Gang, it was naturally impossible to kill them all; that would have too great an impact.

There was no need for the Pei Family to do such thankless work.

But dealing with the high-level members of the Dahe Gang was not a big problem.

"If there is nothing else, you may withdraw first." Before long, Pei Qingyun issued an order to leave; he was not used to being in the same room with a grown man.

"Then I will take my leave."

Following Pei Tianrong's departure, the door of the Ancestral House was quietly closed.