Chapter 122 - 90: A Blood Oath to Honor the General Leader, to Rule the Prefecture City! Flood Dragon’s Internal Organs, Great Surge in True Flood Dragon Transformation Progress

Chapter 122: Chapter 90: A Blood Oath to Honor the General Leader, to Rule the Prefecture City! Flood Dragon’s Internal Organs, Great Surge in True Flood Dragon Transformation Progress

These Centennial Demons were comparable to a Human Race member at the Skin Refining stage, and their Flesh, Bone, Skin, and Membrane—not to mention their strength and Blood Marrow—were even superior...

And yet they had been killed in a single blow before they even sensed the danger!

He watched the young man before him. His back was ramrod straight, like a mighty lion returning to its own territory, betraying not a hint of fear as he personally extracted the Centennial Python Tendons. Bathed in blood, he radiated a palpable killing intent.

At his side, a young girl pouted, grunting with effort as she strung a beast tendon onto a heavy bow—a bow that was obviously a Seventh-Grade Treasure Bow. Seeing all this, the man fell into a long, deep silence.

"Old Liang, what are you waiting for?"

"Damn it, this kid is so arrogant... He’s skilled, no doubt about it. But in this mountain trade, we’re the ones doing all the back-breaking labor. The only one who gets to sell in the County is him, the ’General Leader’."

"We provide the men, the effort, and the goods. He just has to order his people to sell everything, and he can sit back and rake it all in. After getting such a huge advantage, he can’t even bother to show us some respect?"

"When those three from the Tiger and Leopard Hall were in power, at least they put on a show of being polite to us from the surrounding mountain towns and Hunting Manors. But this new ’General Leader’ of ours... doesn’t look like he’s willing to do even that..."

"I’m with you. Just turn your back on him and walk away. What can he do to us?"

The Hunting Tiger Manor Master, Liang Cheng, could clearly feel someone constantly jabbing his arm from behind. Someone else was secretly poking him in the back, forcing him forward.

For a moment, he was so angry that veins popped on his forehead. His eyes sharpened, and with a sharp flick of his sleeve, he snapped in shame and anger:

"Pushing, always pushing! What’s with all the shoving!?"

"Everyone, get out of my way!"

With that, he lifted his saber, his square face grim and his brow furrowed, and charged straight at Ji Xiu!

Ji Xiu’s eyes narrowed. He felt a surging, torrential wave of blood Qi coalescing into one, and his fingers subconsciously spread to rest on the hilt of his saber.

He watched Liang Cheng, a Boss from one of the Eighteen Linked Mountain Towns and Hunting Manors.

Liang Cheng crossed ten paces, his momentum fierce as he closed in.

Ji Xiu had already secretly assumed his Sword Stance, preparing to unleash a ’Bosatsu Prison Break’ to truly gauge the Martial Power of a Skin Refining expert...

However—

SLASH!

This tyrant from outside the County had just raised his saber, but he didn’t swing it at Ji Xiu.

Instead, faster than lightning, he slashed two fingers on his other hand, sending a line of blood spurting. Then, raising his arm high, he stood beside Ji Xiu, looked around fiercely, and bellowed:

"You want to know what heroic spirit is? What it means to be a tiger ruling the mountains? Huh?"

"It wasn’t until I saw the General Leader today that I finally understood what that concept truly means!"

"You sons of bitches in the back, with all your pushing! You nearly made me stumble and make a fool of myself in front of the General Leader on such an important day, you hear me?"

After speaking, he held up his two profusely bleeding fingers, strode over to a banquet table, and picked up a large bowl of wine. He let a drop of blood fall into it and then swept his gaze across the crowd.

Then, he raised the bowl in a toast to Ji Xiu and, GULP GULP, drank it all down in great mouthfuls.

"In the past, the Eighteen Linked Mountain Towns and the Hunting Manors swore a blood oath, acknowledging the leadership of the Three Great Gangs. But of those three... not a single one was worthy of being the ’General Leader’!"

"But now, we have our man!"

SMASH!

Liang Cheng smashed the bowl to pieces. Leaning on his saber with fierce, tiger-like eyes, he bellowed:

"I felt an instant kinship with General Leader Ji! I’ll be the first to take the lead! I will willingly hand over all authority for my Hunting Manor’s trade to the General Leader! In the past, we sold seventy percent of our goods through the Three Great Gangs. With General Leader Ji, I am willing to go..."

"Fifty-fifty split!"

"Who agrees? Who objects?"

The moment he finished speaking, he wiped the blood from his hand, pulled a warm, jade-green piece of jade from his pocket with a flourish, and strode forward toward Ji Xiu.

"Today, the General Leader has hosted this grand banquet, inviting us here to discuss the future of the five-hundred-li mountain road and the trade of mountain goods with Anning County. This is a matter of great importance for the Cultivation of all Martial Artists in the County."

"The General Leader is so young, yet he works so hard for the good of the County and its people. I, Liang Cheng, am filled with admiration."

"This piece of Glazed Jadeite is a treasure my men found during a Mountain Search. Even when the weather is freezing cold, if you hold it in your hands, you can feel waves of warmth flowing from it."

"The young ladies in the County and the Prefecture City are precious."

"I’ve heard the General Leader has a younger sister. The Boss’s sister is our sister!"

"I brought this jade from so far away specifically to present it on this auspicious day, as a housewarming gift for the General Leader’s new residence. I hope the Boss won’t refuse it!"

The corner of Ji Xiu’s eye twitched slightly, and he seemed to struggle to maintain his composure. In the end, however, he relaxed his grip on his saber and took the gift.

Liang Cheng immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, he subtly glanced back, looking with contempt at the group of his peers. After hearing his speech, some were stunned, some were bewildered, but most of their faces had turned ashen. He cursed them in his heart:

’Damn it!’

’Trying to push me out to be your spearhead, were you?’

’It was one thing when the kid hadn’t shown his face. But after this display? Anyone with half a brain wouldn’t charge straight at him like an idiot, right?’

’I was still fucking trying to figure out how to back down gracefully, and you shameless bastards were back there, fanning the flames and making things worse. If I had lost face, wouldn’t that have just served to build up this new ’General Leader’s’ prestige?’

’Then, you would have all changed your tune in a heartbeat, clapping and cheering for the new Boss, using me as the sacrifice he makes to establish his authority, right?’

’I’m reckless, not a fucking idiot! Which one of you scumbags played dirty just now and gave me that hard shove, making me step out before I even had a chance to think of a plan?’

’Hmph. Whatever.’