#170 - Chapter 170 Assembly

The Hongmen had been established for over a year.

The three levels – outer disciples of the Three Halls, training camp disciples, and inner disciples – were clearly defined.

With a large number of people, more silver was needed for their upkeep, and more silver required a larger territory to earn it from.

The simple chain was thus formed.

The Hongmen was centered around Cheng Feng, who was at the Bone Forging Realm, with Wang Hu, who had broken through to the Skin Refining Realm, as his deputy.

Ba Bai, Cheng Yi, Xu Miao, and Wu Feng were the honorary elders.

Sun Gui, Zhou Hai, and Li Yang were the hall masters.

Together, they maintained the operation of the Hongmen.

A month had passed, and Wu Feng had changed his Black Jade Regeneration Ointment once. In a few more days, Wu Feng said he would be able to recover completely and serve the Hongmen.

Cheng Feng naturally wouldn't just wait idly. Fortunately, he had Xu Miao and Yu Niang, and occasionally Mei Niang, Xiao Qing, and Zheng Ya would also come to help. In this month, he had added all his Fortune Points to his saber technique.

Thunderclap Saber Technique: (Proficient 13/200)

Cheng Feng could finally use the Thunderclap Saber Technique with its true power.

The Hongmen, with its growing strength, set its sights on the surrounding small gangs.

After consolidating the Sishui Gang's territory, Cheng Feng forbade Hongmen disciples from rampaging in other gangs' territories to avoid misunderstandings.

And now, the prepared Hongmen was about to bare its fangs and devour forces weaker than itself.

Apart from the Four Great Gangs, which Cheng Feng didn't need to provoke yet, Cheng Feng had already scouted out all the information on the remaining small gangs.

Cheng Feng planned to take down the remaining Stick Gang, Wolf Head Gang, Little Knife Gang, and other small gangs in one fell swoop.

Each gang had only sixty or so people, and the strongest were no more than at the Skin Refining Realm, with a few Strength Building Realm thugs under them.

Cheng Feng's goal was to incorporate all these scattered forces into the Hongmen's system, forming a special warrior training camp, which would be the reserve force for the Earth Hall.

Night fell, and the ink-like darkness gradually swallowed the entire city. The city lights gradually went out, as if controlled by an invisible hand, plunging into endless darkness. However, in this silent night, the Hongmen headquarters was a different scene.

The Hongmen headquarters was brightly lit, bustling with noise and excitement. All Hongmen disciples had been urgently summoned. They were dressed in uniform black clothing, with a bright "Hong" character embroidered on their chests. These disciples were all energetic and sturdy, and they poured into the Hongmen's gate in an orderly manner, organized into teams. Gathered here were the members of the inner disciple training camp.

Although they were in groups of three or five, seemingly chatting casually, the eye contact between them and some inadvertent small movements revealed a kind of unspeakable understanding. Anyone with discerning eyes could see at a glance that these people were members of the same organization and had undergone rigorous training.

In the crowd, the people of the Three Halls were particularly eye-catching. Although their clothing was slightly different from other disciples, appearing somewhat uncoordinated, the large number of people still gave a powerful and majestic feeling.

Tonight seemed destined to be eventful.

The scouts outside the gate did not know the specific situation, but they keenly sensed the subtle changes in the atmosphere. Therefore, they quickly reported what they had observed to their masters behind the scenes.

In the north of the city, Zhong He of the Blood Wolf Gang, playing with iron balls in his hands, looked at the reporting disciple with interest: "Don't rush, let's see if this Hongmen has the guts."

In the south of the city, Peng Yuyan of the Green Bamboo Gang, with his muscular body and bare upper body, was listening to the news from his subordinates: "Preparing to rise in the south of the city? Wang Tieshan's disciple is capable. We can't ignore this matter. The south of the city is the Green Bamboo Gang's territory. Anyone who wants to stand out has to ask the docks if they allow it. Send someone to keep an eye on the Hongmen's movements and say I want to chat with the Hongmen's leader in private."

The leaders of the Black Snake Gang in the west of the city and the Red Star Gang in the east of the city were sitting on the sidelines, watching whether this new force could rise.

As early as when the Hongmen attacked several small gangs under the Sishui Gang, everyone in the city's gangs had heard of this small gang. At that time, everyone praised the Hongmen, believing that it was not only good at fighting and brave, but also had outstanding strength.

When the Hongmen successfully took down the Sishui Gang, the Green Bamboo Gang felt offended and prepared to teach the Hongmen a lesson. Little brother, don't you know the rules of paying respects to the docks?

But Wang Tieshan suddenly came forward and declared: "Cheng Feng of the Hongmen is my disciple. Anyone who wants to bully the small can fight me." His protectiveness was evident, and everyone naturally did not dare to easily offend his majesty.

At first, everyone thought that Wang Tieshan's disciple was just doing it for fun, wanting to establish a small business of his own. Unexpectedly, the Hongmen's actions tonight were shocking.

The owner of the Tieshan Martial Arts Hall can teach four Blood Refining Realm warriors, so his own strength is naturally not to be underestimated.

And now the scouts from the various gangs went from being playful at the beginning, to being shocked later, to being numb now: "How many people have gone in now? I roughly counted, good lord, there are two hundred people."

The buddy next to him spat and cursed: "Bullshit, I counted more than three hundred people."

Other scouts in the corner cursed inwardly for being unprofessional: "It's more like four hundred people, okay? Can't you count?"

To have so many subordinates, although of varying quality, those with energetic auras are no less than the elite disciples of our own gang. When did such a behemoth emerge in the south of the city?

Raising so many people must cost a lot of silver. Who is the master behind them?

Wang Tieshan was also shocked when he suddenly heard the news. Who did this kid latch onto? How come there are so many people all of a sudden? Didn't he say there were only a hundred or so?

Peng Yuyan was also shocked when he heard the report. Is this a giant crocodile surfacing from underwater?

He hurriedly said to his subordinates: "Let that disciple wait a moment, let's see what the Hongmen is going to do. Also, summon the elite disciples of our gang to guard the halls, just in case."

Among the Four Great Gangs, the Green Bamboo Gang is the closest to the Hongmen, so Peng Yuyan should be careful.

The news and number of people gathered by the Hongmen even alarmed other large families, including Liu Chang, the magistrate of Qingxi County.

He was just about to enjoy some intimate time with his concubine, wouldn't the aphrodisiac he had taken earlier be wasted?

The exasperated magistrate threw an object beside him at the door, but his subordinate was still ignorant: "Sir, the Hongmen disciples are acting strangely, gathering about five hundred gang members. I don't know what they are going to do."

"Five hundred people, why didn't you report earlier? What are you doing?" Magistrate Liu Chang scolded, and then muttered: "The gangs may be fighting tonight, tell people to keep a close eye on them, don't let those lowlifes disturb the normal residents, go down."

The subordinate acknowledged and left immediately.

Wang Tieshan's disciple? Interesting.

Liu Chang muttered a few words and pounced on his delicate concubine.