#98 - Chapter 98 Legacy

Standing amidst the ruins of the battle, Lan Gu's eyes were filled with unwillingness and anger. She looked at Nie Yuan's corpse, her heart filled with bitterness.

She had come out this time expecting to gain something, but she didn't expect to end up with nothing, wasting four months of her time in vain.

Cheng Feng stood aside, his gaze sweeping over Nie Yuan's body, but his thoughts were different. He noticed the clothes on Nie Yuan's body, which, although old, were of extraordinary quality, clearly not something an ordinary person could possess.

More importantly, there was a jade pendant hanging from Nie Yuan's waist. The jade pendant was crystal clear, with a lifelike phoenix carved on it. Cheng Feng could tell at a glance that this jade pendant was no ordinary item.

"Baibai, search the body," Cheng Feng ordered.

Baibai was Cheng Feng's right-hand man, a robot with a full metal skeleton, naturally unafraid of respiratory or contact poisons.

Without hesitation, he immediately stepped forward and began searching the body. Nie Yuan's clothes were taken off one by one, revealing his thin body. Baibai found all sorts of poisons and powders on Nie Yuan's body.

"Master, he only has these on him," Baibai reported.

Cheng Feng nodded, his gaze falling on the jade pendant. He walked over, gently removed the jade pendant from Nie Yuan's waist, and then carefully examined it.

"This jade pendant..." Cheng Feng's voice was filled with surprise. He widened his eyes and carefully scrutinized the crystal-clear jade pendant in his hand, as if he were looking at a rare treasure.

"What's wrong? Did you find something?" Lan Gu, who was standing beside him, couldn't help but curiously stepped forward, wanting to see what was so special about this jade pendant.

Cheng Feng carefully held up the jade pendant, looked at it against the sunlight, and then slowly said, "I think this jade pendant should be worth a lot of money."

Lan Gu was speechless when she heard Cheng Feng's words. She really couldn't understand why this martial artist, who could be considered to have stepped into the Blood Refinement realm, would be thinking about searching a dead man's body for valuables to sell. This behavior was really a bit shameful.

You must know that in the state capital, any martial artist in the Blood Refinement realm is a respected existence. They can easily earn at least twenty taels of silver for taking on a task or running errands. Not to mention those martial artists who are attached to large families, who receive far more than that amount in monthly stipends alone.

However, Cheng Feng seemed to be completely unaware of this, and was still focused on how much money this jade pendant, which might have been taken from the deceased, could be exchanged for, which really disappointed and disgusted Lan Gu.

It's really touching! The people from these small counties have such narrow vision that it's heartbreaking!

However, considering that they had fought side by side just now, Lan Gu didn't say anything more.

Lan Gu said without hesitation, "Money is not a problem for me, so I will gladly accept these medicinal powders."

Seeing that Cheng Feng didn't object, Lan Gu decisively took action herself. She skillfully and neatly sorted and put away the powders that Baibai had piled up together, filling various small bags, and properly stored them away.

Finally, Lan Gu stared at the pharmacy where she had stayed for a full four months, with no attachment in her eyes, and resolutely turned and left.

Of course, Cheng Feng had no intention of stopping Lan Gu from leaving. In fact, if it weren't for Lan Gu's bags of mysterious medicinal powders and poisons, it would have been a fool's dream to kill Nie Yuan.

If they had really fought head-on with knives, Cheng Feng wouldn't have been confident. It was possible that the two sides would have been evenly matched.

Although he had Baibai as a backup, who could provide remote firepower control.

But the other party's poison methods were really unreasonable.

After reading the Ghost Doctor's book, Cheng Feng had learned a few things.

Soul Shock was a method developed by alchemists using herbal medicine to confuse the souls of martial artists.

This was not a technique, but a poison.

It mainly relied on a rare ingredient called Soul-Trapping Grass as the main ingredient to be effective.

The effect was naturally very powerful.

Those below the Blood Refinement realm would die from mental exhaustion.

Martial artists in and above the Blood Refinement realm, because they have blood energy in their bodies, can consume the aura of Soul-Trapping Grass, so three days would be about the limit.

Those with strong blood energy can recover after one day.

Although Cheng Feng had only read it briefly, he still remembered his symptoms vividly.

Afraid of being tricked again, Cheng Feng had read about Soul Shock very carefully.

Seeing Lan Gu walking away, Cheng Feng naturally didn't hide it and looked at a corner: "Come out!"

Wang Hu appeared in front of Cheng Feng with his Tiger Head Gang members. This was the third insurance Cheng Feng had prepared.

Although he had just taken in Wang Hu, loyalty was still a big problem. Relying on tough methods was still not the right way, but that was all Cheng Feng could do.

Looking at the destruction caused by the Blood Refinement martial artist, Wang Hu was apprehensive. Seeing his subordinates still carrying knives and swords, he hurriedly shouted, "Haven't you seen the gang leader yet?"

Seeing that Wang Hu was so sensible, Cheng Feng couldn't help but feel very satisfied: "The person behind Nie Hu has now been killed by me. From now on, the Tiger Head Gang no longer needs to pay a large tribute to him!" As he spoke, he gently patted Wang Hu on the shoulder to show his comfort.

Then, Cheng Feng explained in detail to these newly subdued subordinates his well-thought-out plan: "From today onwards, the Tiger Head Gang will be renamed the Hongmen. And I will become the master of the Hongmen. Under the sect master, we will also set up a vice sect master to be responsible for managing daily affairs and dispatching members of all levels within the Hongmen. After careful consideration, I have decided to appoint Wang Hu to this important position. In addition, the Hongmen will also have three branch halls, named Tianmen, Dimen, and Renmen, in order of status. At the same time, we will also set up a special Gongfeng Hall. This hall will only accept martial artists who have cultivated to the 'Skin Refinement' realm and above, and will never recruit ordinary gang members. These people will become our vanguard and backbone in battle, and of course, they will also enjoy more preferential treatment. As for the specific details, Vice Sect Master Wang Hu will convey them on my behalf."

Cheng Feng looked at Wang Hu, who naturally knew what to do: "Thank you, Sect Master."

The younger brothers behind him were puzzled by the two singing in harmony, but in this kind of occasion, whoever dared to come out and cause trouble would definitely be the first to be dealt with, so naturally no one would cause trouble.

Cheng Feng knew that his layout ability was average, and his ability to organize a game was even worse, but Cheng Feng's greatest confidence was still his strength and vision.

A large amount of the Tiger Head Gang's previous tributes went into Nie Hu's private pockets.

That's why the Tiger Head Gang didn't have many members, but Nie Hu's house was so big, which must have cost a lot of money.

Cheng Feng needed money, but he needed people to help him make money even more.

Fine salt was his biggest money-making weapon.

Cheng Feng really looked down on the Tiger Head Gang's previous small businesses.

Wang Hu also knew what Cheng Feng meant and handed over all the savings of the Tiger Head Gang to Cheng Feng.

A small gang of thirty people had savings of more than one hundred and twenty taels of silver.

Nie Hu didn't kill the goose that laid the golden eggs, and at least put some funds in the gang for turnover.

Cheng Feng got a bargain and used the money to build relationships.