Chapter 120: Chapter 97: Entering the City

But he quickly collected himself, took a deep breath, and said calmly, "Come in."

Monkey nodded repeatedly.

Once they were in the courtyard with the door closed, Qin Fang asked calmly, "What’s going on?"

"News just came in... There’s trouble in Pingze City again, and it’s because of Wang Hu!"

Monkey whispered, "A lot of men from the Dragon Fang and Celestial Spring gangs have been killed, and even both Gang Leaders were injured... They’re saying Wang Hu did it! It’s true that Wang Hu lost an arm, but it seems his Cultivation has gotten even stronger! The Gang Leaders of Dragon Fang and Celestial Spring, both with Anjin Cultivation, teamed up against him, but they couldn’t take him down. He wounded them instead!"

"Afterward, Wang Hu retreated, but as he left, he warned the people of Dragon Fang and Celestial Spring to pull out of Pingze. Otherwise, when he returned, he would show no mercy..."

Qin Fang’s eyelid twitched. He never thought Wang Hu would be so hard to kill. ’Bitten by a Demon, arm torn off, fell into a river, and he still didn’t die?’

’It’s only been two or three months, and he’s already resurfaced, even with a missing arm?’

’...Healed that quickly?’

"So, do we know where Wang Hu is now?"

Qin Fang inquired.

"The reports speculate... he most likely returned to True Martial County Town!"

Monkey lowered his voice. "After the news of Wang Hu’s death got out, never mind what happened in Pingze... people in True Martial County Town were also giving his family trouble."

Qin Fang’s eyelid twitched, and he gave a slight nod.

’Indeed... The Iron Tiger Gang threw their weight around and acted like tyrants. They must have offended a great many people.’

’When Wang Hu was around, no one dared to offend an Anjin expert like him.’

’But with him dead... would his enemies show any courtesy to his family?’

’Wang Hu wasn’t some lone wolf; he had a family.’

With a glint in his eyes, Qin Fang made his decision.

’...Wang Hu must die!’

’The last time in Pingze, he had taken action personally, leaving behind a large number of Iron Nails.’

’In fact, for a while afterward, rumors of an "Expert in Hidden Weapons" had begun to circulate...’

’After all, Wang Hu’s fortune in Pingze had most likely been taken by an "Expert in Hidden Weapons"—someone ruthless and terrifying, who had even killed the Iron Tiger Gang’s Mingjin expert, Ma Zhao, with a single Iron Nail...’

’It was the kind of story that was impossible to keep quiet.’

At the time, Monkey had been very excited, thinking Qin Fang was starting to make a name for himself.

But Qin Fang had been worried. During the chaos in Fisherman City, he’d left many survivors. If any of them revealed he had been there, people with ill intentions would likely come knocking.

’...After all, wealth is a powerful temptation.’

’Compared to someone like Wang Hu, who had long been famous, he could naturally protect his fortune.’

’But Qin Fang, an Expert in Hidden Weapons with an unknown background... might not be able to command the same respect.’

Luckily, however, no one had actually come looking for him in the end.

The rumor of "an Expert in Hidden Weapons" had never evolved into "an Expert in Hidden Weapons *in Fisherman City*"...

It was very likely that the scattered members of the Hometown Gang and Water Dragon Gang from Fisherman City, who were hiding from the Fish Dragon Gang’s pursuit, hadn’t dared to show their faces and thus never heard the news...

This was highly probable. In this World, news traveled with a significant delay.

Furthermore, Pingze descended into utter chaos as the major gangs fought for dominance. Since he never reappeared during that time, the rumors about the "Expert in Hidden Weapons" were gradually drowned out by more sensational news, and people stopped talking about them.

But things were different now...

Because Wang Hu was not just anyone.

...He was the main victim of this whole affair!

’Not only am I the enemy who killed his brother, but I also made off with his vast fortune.’

’Now that he’s back, he’s sure to investigate who took his money... One to two thousand taels is no small sum.’

’In that case, the "Expert in Hidden Weapons" rumor, which has already died down, is very likely to flare up again thanks to Wang Hu’s investigation!’

’It’s been several months since the chaos in Fisherman City. Those survivors from the Hometown Association or the Water Dragon Gang have probably started operating again in some other market town by now...’

’When that happens, if they hear the news...’

’It’s a no-brainer that they’ll tell Wang Hu the first chance they get!’

’For one thing, they’ll want to curry favor with Wang Hu, hoping for some reward.’

’For another, they’ll naturally want Wang Hu to get revenge for them!’

’...That day, Qin Fang killed seventy or eighty people. Who knows what their relationships were with each other?’

’Especially in the Hometown Association, where many of them were actual brothers.’

’They were terrified of Qin Fang before, so they probably didn’t dare to retaliate.’

’But with an Anjin expert like Wang Hu backing them...’

’They would retaliate, one hundred percent!’

Thinking of this, Qin Fang made a swift decision.

"Get ready. We’re going into town tonight."

Monkey was stunned for a moment, but he quickly understood and replied instantly, "Yes!"

He turned and ran out.

Qin Fang’s eyes glinted as he also began to pack.

The most important item among them... was the Poison Needle!

He had the Poison Needle hidden in his room, wrapped tightly in the skin of that Giant Bee.

The Giant Bee’s skin was as thin as a cicada’s wing but incredibly tough. Unwrapping it revealed a Poison Needle, shimmering with a faint blue light.

Qin Fang had wrapped the base of the Poison Needle in thick layers of leather, leaving only an inch or so of the tip exposed. This made it easy to handle while ensuring he wouldn’t accidentally touch the Bee Venom on it.

’Of course, he had tested the strength of this Poison Needle long ago... To put it bluntly, it was far stronger than an Iron Nail.’

’It was not only hard but also extremely sharp.’

’It could pierce through leather with a single thrust.’

’Only the Giant Bee’s skin could stop it.’

’...Not only had Wang Hu returned alive, but his Cultivation had even improved.’

’He must have had some kind of fortuitous encounter.’

’...Don’t tell me he ran into a Treasure Fish?’

Qin Fang’s expression turned grim.

’If that’s the case,’ he thought, ’then I’m afraid the only way to kill him this time will be with the Poison Needle.’