Chapter 83 The counterattack from the big family!

Changshun Prefecture, Zhang Mansion.

In the brightly lit lobby, the head of the Zhang family looked at the secret letter in his hand with a frown on his face.

The Zhang Mansion looks like a merchant's home.

In fact, he is a giant in Guangnan Road and one of the three major underworld families.

"What on earth is this Falling Star Knife trying to do?"

Bang! ~
The head of the Zhang family was like an angry lion, smashing the table to pieces with one palm.

As his robes fluttered, his aura soared into the sky.

Amid the flying wood chips, everyone present was silent.

He was able to become a local tycoon and force countless bandits in Guangnan Road to submit to him.

The head of the Zhang family is naturally no ordinary person.

"San'er, what happened to make you so angry?"

An old voice came from outside the door, and the head of the Zhang family suddenly twitched his mouth.

His real name is Zhang Li, but because he was the third child in the family, he was given the nickname Zhang San when he debuted.

Today, he holds great power and has made a name for himself - Zhang Li, the Ghost-Headed Knife.

No one dared to call him Zhang San anymore.

However, the elders in the clan are an exception.

Zhang Li suppressed his displeasure, walked over quickly, and said with a big smile on his face, "This time, my uncle came out of seclusion much earlier than usual."

"At my age, if I want to make further progress in martial arts, unless I encounter a miracle, seclusion is just a waste of time. Instead of wasting time here, I might as well spend more time with my family."

An old man with white hair and beard walked into the lobby with a kind face.

But in the blink of an eye, he turned gloomy and cold: "For you, San'er, to lose your composure in public, this must be a very difficult matter, right?"

Zhang Li also put away his smile and said in a serious tone: "Yes, during the time when you were in seclusion, a major event happened in Guangyang Prefecture. A Six-door Constable named Cao Ye suddenly appeared..."

He recounted the battle of Guangyang Prefecture and the story of Cao Feng in detail.

Then, his tone changed, and he continued with gritted teeth, "I don't know what this person's purpose is. He has taken down 13 branches of my Zhang family from Gyeonggi Province to Guangnan Province."

"Whether it's overt or covert, no one is spared!"

"The same is true for the Xiang family and the Li family."

"Right now, the only forces we control are a few strongholds around Changshun Prefecture."

The old man had been listening quietly the whole time. When Zhang Li finished speaking, he frowned and whispered, "The acquired one kills the innate one like slaughtering a dog. The sword intent just appeared with the power to shake the sky. Guo Bujing and Cao Zhengchun both valued him. He used the power to injure the magician Pang Ban..."

At last, he sighed deeply: "Such a person is really hard to deal with!"

"This beast has an incredible talent. In just a month, he has already reached the Xiantian realm, and his swordsmanship has improved a lot."

"Master Xiang, Master Long, Taoist Songfeng, Master Yinhua Zhai, and Master Zhan, the combined strength of five innate masters, with the help of more than 20 slightly weaker masters, were unable to harm him."

“Even… they couldn’t even take a single blow from him, and all of them were seriously injured and on the verge of death!”

After Zhang Li finished speaking, he swallowed subconsciously.

Although this happened many days ago, he still felt his scalp tingling every time he thought about it.

There were more than twenty masters in the Innate Realm, not more than twenty pigs, but they were no match for the power of his single sword!

How powerful must the sword intent of the Falling Star Sword be to be able to achieve this level?
At least, it is absolutely unimaginable for him, who has attained the innate great perfection.

"All seriously injured and dying?"

The old man, who had always been sitting on the Diaoyutai, finally changed his expression completely when he heard this word.
The more intense the battle, the more difficult it is to control the timing of your attack.

This is common knowledge in the martial arts world.

This is true even for the most powerful Grandmasters.

"Faced with more than twenty people with varying strengths, he was still able to injure but not kill them. This is enough to show that Cao Ye's sword strike did not use his full strength, but... was done with ease!" The old man's face was extremely gloomy.

He asked himself, if he were in Cao Feng's shoes, it would be difficult to achieve the same level as Cao Feng!
I really don’t know where such a monster came from.

Why did the Zhang family get involved with this person?

The old man was silent for a moment, then asked in a hoarse voice, "Do you know why this person is targeting our Zhang family?"

Faced with such a powerful villain, even he, a powerful Grandmaster, felt pressured.

If possible, it would be best to shake hands and make peace. He really didn't want to fight with such a monster.

Zhang Li smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I sent someone to ask, and they just said 'it's their job', which is obviously an excuse, there must be other reasons."

"No!"

The old man stood up suddenly, the gloom on his face swept away, and he laughed and said, "So, it's another Guo Bujing. This is simple."

Looking at Zhang Li who looked confused, the old man smiled and explained: "You were still young at that time, you should have forgotten it long ago."

"Back then, Guo Bujing almost destroyed the three families of Guangnan by himself."

"It was all thanks to my eldest brother and your grandfather who came up with a brilliant plan that saved our three families from disaster."

"Since then, the Zhang family has become the leader of the three families!"

Zhang Li was shocked when he heard this and asked hurriedly, "What kind of brilliant plan is this? If it can force Guo Bujing to retreat, then Cao Ye will naturally be no problem."

"It's actually quite simple, just four words."

The old man stroked his white beard and said slowly: "That is, the burden of fame!"

"As long as you do your best to improve his reputation and publicize his benevolence and righteousness, those ignorant people will naturally support him in every way."

"At that time, we only need to explain the necessity of our existence and the various benefits it brings to the people of Guangnan Road, and make some guarantees. Then, those chivalrous people will no longer be able to take action."

"Otherwise, it will go against the moral principles in his heart, causing his mind to break, and he will be possessed by the devil!"

The old man looked like he had mastered the wisdom and spoke word by word.

Anyone who has achieved success in the underworld is well versed in the ways of life and knows how to advance and retreat.

When it is time to be ruthless, you have to be more ruthless than anyone else.

But when it is time to be cowardly, you must be completely cowardly.

In the old man's opinion, both Cao Feng's strength and background were extremely tricky.

If you can win with your wits, why bother with force?

"Wonderful!"

Zhang Li clapped his hands and laughed, and said quickly: "Grandson will arrange it right away, uncle, you just wait for good news!"

Say so.

In fact, it just means letting the old man keep an eye on the others.

Among the group of people working in this lobby, who knows if there are any spies from the Six Gates?

Before the plan succeeds, no one can step out of Zhang's house!
……

Da da da.

The horses' hooves tapped rhythmically on the official road.

Because Cao Feng was thinking about something, the horse moved very slowly.

"Guo Bujing's heart is in turmoil!"

After an unknown amount of time, Cao Feng came back to his senses and sighed softly.

Ever since I learned that Lin Yuantu was dead.

Cao Feng asked Cao Zhengchun to arrange a number of experts to keep a close eye on Guo Bujing.
They were afraid that in order to solve the case, he would attack Hulong Villa regardless of the consequences.

(End of this chapter)