Watching the lascivious gaze of the one called Tiger Wei, the young girl Miaomiao instinctively shrank back behind Li Fang.
Li Fang’s expression changed dramatically upon hearing this, her mind trembling, but as a mother, she had to force herself to remain calm. Otherwise, she and her daughter would likely be taken away by these Serpent Gang mbers to live a life worse than death.
"Brother Wei, I will find a way to repay that money, but in Central City, there are clear legal regulations. Our Cai family admits our fault, but if we are treated unjustly, even at the cost of my life, I will report to the officials."
Hearing Li Fang’s frantic words, Tiger Wei laughed coldly, "Still thinking about reporting to the officials? Even if this matter reaches the officials, it’s our Serpent Gang that’s in the right. I’m not going to waste words with you. Can’t pay today, huh? Fine, boys, take this mother and daughter away!"
With a command from Tiger Wei, his underlings imdiately moved toward Li Fang and her daughter to seize them.
"Hmph!"
Lu Hong couldn’t stand it any longer and let out a cold snort. A heavy sword appeared from his Space Ring and smashed heavily into the ground, sinking half a foot deep from the imnse force.
Seeing Lu Hong’s imposing manner, the Serpent Gang mbers shivered, retreating repeatedly, and shifted their gaze to their leader, Tiger Wei.
Tiger Wei, still smiling, looked at Lu Hong again, "Brother, I’m sure my n explained it to you very clearly last night. We let that old woman go as a courtesy from our Serpent Gang. If you insist on intervening this ti, don’t bla us for not being reasonable. We’ve been in this civilian district for over two hundred years; we’re not to be trifled with!"
Tiger Wei’s words carried a faint threat, suggesting that the Serpent Gang had connections with so high-level figures in Central City, otherwise they couldn’t have acted so lawlessly.
So, this was a warning to Lu Hong.
Of course, this kind of warning was useless to Lu Hong. As a Divine Lord, could he be threatened by such a small fry? Ridiculous. If not for his cultivation, he could easily destroy this Blue Colored World.
"What if I insist?" Lu Hong spoke lightly, his tone resolute.
"Heh, seeking death!" Tiger Wei was a ruthless person, and without further words, drew the long knife hanging from his waist and took a step forward, slashing down at Lu Hong’s head.
Tiger Wei was a Level 8 expert in the Second Transformation. If Lu Hong remained at First Transformation Level 1, he wouldn’t stand a chance against such absolute power. Thus, Lu Hong imdiately lifted his self-imposed restriction on Spiritual Energy.
As streams of substantial Spiritual Energy poured into his body, Lu Hong’s realm effortlessly broke through to Second Transformation Beginner Level.
Yet just after breaking into Second Transformation, Lu Hong imdiately cut off the absorption of Spiritual Energy. To deal with Tiger Wei, Second Transformation was sufficient.
As he swung the knife, Tiger Wei noticed the change in Lu Hong’s aura, but this growth stopped at Second Transformation Level 1. This reassured Tiger Wei, who put more strength into the slash.
Clang!
The sound of weapons clashing rang out as Lu Hong’s heavy sword easily parried Tiger Wei’s slash.
Although Tiger Wei was of Second Transformation, his frail physique didn’t give him much strength. This clash left him unable to shake Lu Hong, and his long knife slipped from his hand as his grip weakened, flying away.
Startled by Lu Hong’s power, Tiger Wei, accustod to battling at the bottom rungs of society, had no hesitation. Flas gathered in his hands, spewing forth in torrents toward Lu Hong.
In response, Lu Hong lifted his heavy sword, Qi Blood Power surged, and the near-perfect quality of Qi Blood slashed along the sword’s edge, splitting the flas Tiger Wei released.
In the next instant, Lu Hong dashed forward, charging through the split sea of flas directly at Tiger Wei.
Seeing Lu Hong close in, Tiger Wei was shocked, and with a surge of internal fire, flas exploded: "Fiery Wave, Surge!"
A ring of scorching fire condensed around Tiger Wei, rapidly expanding outward.
"Slash!"
A bloody cross slashed out, striking the impending explosive fire ring.
In an instant, the fire ring shattered, losing its effect. The backlash from the skill’s destruction caused Tiger Wei to spit out blood.
Yet before he could recover, a kick landed on his abdon, the pain lifting him off his feet and slamming him to the ground. His knees hit the stone tiles, cracking them, and his kneecaps were likely shattered.
"Ah!"
With a pained scream, Lu Hong’s heavy sword pressed against Tiger Wei’s shoulder, the cold blade touching the artery on his neck. Any movent from Tiger Wei could result in his head being severed.
"rcy... warrior..." Tiger Wei pleaded amidst his agony, "It was my mistake for not recognizing a great hero. Please spare my life."
Hearing this, Lu Hong indeed didn’t strike a killing blow, instead drawing back the heavy sword and placing it back into the Space Ring, asking Tiger Wei, "Are you the leader of the Serpent Gang?"
"In response, warrior, I am not," Tiger Wei shook his head, "I’m just a minor leader. Like , there are twelve other leaders in the Serpent Gang."
"You’ve got a twelve guardians setup, huh?" Lu Hong chuckled, "Take to et your leader."
"Alright." Tiger Wei did not refuse. He was also plotting revenge. Unable to beat the opponent himself, he could only bring the leader into it. Just when he was pondering how to inform the leader, the enemy ca to him.
Agreeing to Lu Hong, Tiger Wei angrily looked at his shivering underlings clinging to the walls, "What are you squatting there for?! Help up already!"
Just as Lu Hong followed the Serpent Gang mbers out of the courtyard, the middle-aged woman Li Fang called out, "Benefactor..."
Lu Hong turned to her and said, "I will personally discuss your debts with the Serpent Gang leader. From now on, live your lives peacefully. Consider this my paynt for staying one night in your courtyard."
Having said that, he left without giving Li Fang a chance to speak again.
After taking a few steps, the young girl Miaomiao gathered her courage and ran out of the courtyard, shouting after Lu Hong, "It’s said the Serpent Gang leader is a Third Transformation powerhouse, big brother, be careful!"
Third Transformation, huh?
Lu Hong continued walking without any inner turmoil.
To be honest, his main reason for helping these strangers was due to young Miaomiao’s striking resemblance to Anna, sparking a sense of nostalgia for Anna and Danni in the Eighteen Realms. Maybe he should consider bringing them along for his adventures?
But such thoughts were dismissed, considering the detour to the Eighteen Realms would waste at least a year.
Following the footsteps of the Serpent Gang, Lu Hong soon arrived at a mansion in the civilian district. Compared to the low, dilapidated courtyard houses, this three-winged residence was luxurious.
In front of the mansion stood more than a dozen guards with swords, likely the personal n of the Serpent Gang leader.
Seeing Tiger Wei’s return, two gatekeepers approached, "Brother Tiger, what happened to you?"
Tiger Wei ignored them, directly instructing, "This hero wants to see the leader, notify him that we’ll et in the front hall."
Tiger Wei then turned respectfully to Lu Hong, "Warrior, we’ve arrived. Please co in with ."
Indifferent to Tiger Wei’s signaling, Lu Hong followed him into the mansion’s front hall.
Soon, hearty laughter ca from outside, "Hahaha, I must see which hero honors us with their presence."
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