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The accident happened so suddenly that even Lu Jian couldn't help but hold on to the table and almost stood up.
This was completely different from what he had imagined. Shouldn't such a major incident be treated as a weakness and kept secret? It was impossible to face a crisis and then admit it first. Even if he didn't let the Qingfeng Gang take control, his family would be in chaos!
As if his guess was confirmed, after a moment of commotion, Hu Gandang burst out laughing, "So it's a woman! Are the Red Flag Gang just a bunch of cowards led by women?"
Li Niu kicked the table in front of him away and cursed, "This is the Red Flag Gang's territory. The gang leader has saved us and given us a chance to talk about it."
His words woke up many confused members of the Red Flag Gang. No matter whether the gang leader was a man or a woman, the kindness they had shown was real. Now outsiders were about to take advantage of them. How could they just let it go?
Yan Yuan also recovered from his shock and immediately turned to Shen Feng and asked, "Boss Shen, are you going to repay kindness with enmity?"
Lin Meng didn't even say a word and directly drew his sword. Now, a bunch of people drew their swords and stood guard beside Cheng Xi, as if they were ready to fight if they had a disagreement.
The people from the Qingfeng Gang could no longer sit still. Although they also brought people with them, they were all left at sea. There were too many ships and they were unable to enter the port.
If they were blocked on the island, wouldn't it be easy to kill them all? Many people turned their heads to look at Shen Feng. After all, he was the boss of the Qingfeng Gang, and he had to resolve the situation at this time.
There seemed to be some surprise in Shen Feng's eyes, but more of it was admiration.
Normally, a woman with her hair down should appear soft and delicate, yet the person before him remained straight-backed, her brows sharp and her features sharp. Losing that youthful air made her appear even more heroic. No wonder he felt for her, just to confirm the difference based on her skeleton. Truly an extraordinary woman.
Unfortunately, half of the original plan was wasted.
Shen Feng also stood up: "Shen has been roaming the sea for many years and has never broken his promise to anyone. I came to Luoling Island recently, naturally not to cause trouble."
This was a matter of fundamental stance. Furthermore, Shen Feng's frank attitude and lack of fear eased the situation somewhat.
Unfortunately, Cheng Xi did not let him go: "Brother Shen, can you believe that the Red Flag Gang is determined to be an enemy of the court?"
Shen Feng nodded slightly: "Revenge for one's father is only natural. The leader is truly admirable."
At this point, gang rules became secondary. If women could disguise themselves as men and stir up trouble at sea, what else could they be doing? They were rebelling and avenging their fathers. This kind of story, only found in storybooks, perfectly captures the meaning of "righteousness." No one could fault it, and it was impossible to doubt their purpose.
The entire Qiu family was massacred. It would be strange if the orphans of the Qiu family could be pacified.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, Zou Wu sneered: "Revenge for one's father is only natural, so is it also natural for us to avenge our brothers and nephews?!"
Hu Gandang also reacted and immediately shouted, "A son pays his father's debt. Since you are the daughter of the old thief Qiu, you must pay your blood debt with blood!"
The men behind him suddenly became noisy, and foul language could be heard everywhere.
Cheng Xi looked at the group of shouters, unmoved. "My father killed countless bandits, but never killed innocent civilians. I wonder how many innocent lives your brothers and nephews have taken?"
Those who kill will be killed, so how can there be any reason for this? Especially when facing a group of vicious bandits who commit all kinds of evil.
Hu Gandang didn't buy it and said viciously, "Not as long as you are Qiu Sheng's daughter!"
Zou Wuze looked at Shen Feng and shouted, "Boss, do you really want our brothers to risk their lives for our enemies?"
This was a coup. Zou Wu was the chief of the Right Army of the Qingfeng Gang, with many ships under his command. Now with Hu Gandang's help, he was naturally more justified. Shen Feng frowned slightly, as if he was a little undecided.
He had brought all these people with him. If the leader of the Qingfeng Gang hadn't been able to control his men, he would have been thrown into the sea long ago. His current posturing was just a bargaining chip to raise the price. Pirates were constantly killing each other, so there was no such thing as an irreconcilable feud. To put it bluntly, it was a matter of whether there was enough money or profit.
But excluding this point, he is still right. Revenge for one's father is natural, but revenge for other relatives is not natural, right?
Unfortunately, Cheng Xi was not going to give in. She stepped forward and said, "Since you want revenge, then do it yourself. I will take over."
Hu Gandang was stunned for a moment. The next moment, a sinister smile appeared on his face. "You're quite courageous. All right, I'll play along! If you lose, let me have some fun!"
"What did you say?" "I'm going to kill you!" Li Niu and his gang of leaders immediately started cursing.
Cheng Xi looked at Shen Feng and said word by word: "This is revenge, not a training. You should not care about life or death."
"No!" "Boss!" Countless people shouted, even Lu Jian tried to stop them.
Shen Feng didn't answer immediately, but the surprise in his eyes couldn't be concealed. After a moment, he curled his lips and said, "Of course."
Standing aside, Yan Yuan felt his heart tighten. It turned out that the man surnamed Chen really didn't care about the lives of these people. If that was the case, as long as he could get rid of the dissidents, he could break the deadlock.
And this is a life-or-death struggle.
He couldn't help but look at the people around him and saw Cheng Xi had neatly pulled up her long hair and tied it into a bun at the back of her head. That wasn't a man's hairstyle. She had truly revealed her identity and easily controlled the situation. This was their last trump card; as long as they could win, they would be fine.
Holding a long knife in his hand, Yan Yuan took a step back and blocked all those who wanted to move forward.
This was certainly risky, but among all those present, he was probably the only one who knew Cheng Xi's combat prowess. Now that she was a "woman," her chances of victory would only be greater. And they needed this kind of risk.
After looking at Yan Yuan, Cheng Xi smiled slightly and walked into the field with a knife in hand.
The scattered dishes, tables and chairs had been picked up, and the huge courtyard was empty. The chaotic shouting around them gradually died down. After all, it was a fight of life and death, and no one dared to make noise and disturb the two of them.
Hu Gandang held a huge dark blue machete in his hand. He swung his wrist lightly, making the knife whirring. The flesh on his face trembled as he twisted his face into a smile filled with malice. "You wishful thinking, little bitch. I won't let you go!"
Cheng Xi stood opposite the big man without saying a word. She was a head shorter and twice as thin as him. Even with a weapon in her hand, she looked weak and powerless, not to mention that she was a woman.
Isn't this courting death? Countless people murmured in their hearts, and countless eyes were filled with almost resentful excitement, wanting to see this ignorant woman die tragically on the spot, or be bullied and humiliated. If the leader of the Red Flag Gang was dead, could this island also have a new owner?
Lu Jian also stood up at this moment, his hands clenched tightly together, his palms full of sweat.
He knew Cheng Xi was skilled in martial arts and had led troops into battle before. However, her skills in battle were different from those in solo combat. Would this be too dangerous? What if she got hurt? And Zou Wu was still there. Could he escape by taking care of one of them?
Before he could prepare himself mentally, the big man roared angrily and pounced on him.
The blade drew a green light, as fast as thunder and with unparalleled momentum.
This was a sharp weapon, not to mention a slash, even a graze would injure. Moreover, Hu Gandang was a true martial artist. If he hadn't fought his way through the dead, how could he have ascended to the position of assault officer? And now, that enemy was like a lamb before him, simply tempting him to kill!
A knife came whistling, but missed. The man opposite quickly stepped back and kept some distance.
Hu Gandang immediately gave chase. An inch longer is an inch stronger. His machete was much longer than the woman's. Besides, she probably couldn't even block the force; all she needed was a splitting blow! Unfortunately, this time, his strike missed again. As if realizing her own strength was insufficient, the woman actually circled around him, unwilling to get close.
Not to mention, just talking about her body movements, she was really agile. Even if she was forced to the side of the table, she could roll on the ground and turn around to get around it again.
I can't let her get away again! In just a few seconds, Hu Gandang's eyes were filled with anger. If he was to be played around by such a little bitch, where would his dignity be? He swung his knife, raised it, and chopped it. In the moment the two of them passed each other, he suddenly turned around and reached out to grab the other person's collar.
This is a woman. No matter how flat her chest is, she wouldn't dare be touched by a man, right? If he swung his knife while she was dodging, it would surely take half her life! Hu Gandang had a sinister smile on his face, but the woman didn't dodge. She just turned slightly, grabbed his wrist, stepped forward, and hit the joint of his left arm with her elbow. There was a crisp "crack" sound, and Hu Gandang screamed.
His arm was broken! A sharp pain hit Hu Gandang, and he felt a blood mist flash before his eyes. But this little injury was going to make him give up? He was dreaming!
"cheap……"
He uttered a word, then stopped abruptly. A sharp knife came like a shadow and slashed across his throat.
Blood splattered, the fat figure shook, and fell to the ground with a bang.
"Alright!" Li Niu shouted excitedly. He had seen this scene before! He had used it when he taught the Lu family's servants a lesson. He had said that the gang leader was not afraid of this idiot!
Unexpectedly, before the Red Flag Gang could cheer, another figure rushed out: "I want to avenge Hu Touer! Die, bitch!"
That was Hu Gandang's deputy, also a strong and ruthless man.
Now that my immediate boss is gone, how can I stand firm in front of my brothers if I don’t repay him with an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth?
"Are you done yet?" Li Niu cursed and was about to go up to help, but was gently stopped by Yan Yuan.
Li Niu's heart moved, and he immediately understood what Yan Yuan meant. This meant that the gang leader still had some strength left.
As expected, the enemy was better this time, but he was still stabbed in the ribs in no time, his stomach ripped open and he fell to the ground.
Almost the next moment, Zou Wu gave a wink, and his close associates shouted and rushed onto the scene.
This is a round-the-clock battle. Lu Jian gritted his teeth and squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth: "Brother Chen is really capable. Why don't you send a few more people to join us?"
Shen Feng ignored him. The amusement on his face had disappeared. He stared at the scene without blinking.
In this match, perhaps because they were evenly matched or perhaps because they were exhausted from fighting, the outcome was decided a little late. However, the one who finally stood up from the ground was still that seemingly frail figure.
"Don't you, Chief Zou, want revenge too? Why don't you do it yourself?" Cheng Xi stared at Zou Wu, flicked his hand lightly, and a string of blood beads slid from the blade to the ground.
There was blood on her body and hands, and even her cheek was scratched by the blade, oozing blood. However, there was no bloodthirsty murderous intent in her eyes, only cold as ice.
However, this sentence failed to motivate people to go into battle, because there were already three corpses lying at her feet.
They were all from the same gang, so how could Zou Wu not know how powerful they were? But no matter what tricks he used, even grabbing chests and scratching faces, he couldn't gain them the slightest advantage.
On the contrary, that woman was really cruel. She broke bones, slit throats and kicked crotches. Her moves were so ghostly that she didn't seem like a living person at all. How could she be beaten?
At this moment, all the insults and contempt were swallowed up, and some people even secretly took a few steps back just to avoid the woman's gaze, just like they had avoided the government army's warships in the past.
This is General Qiu's daughter...
No matter how much they pretend, pirates are the law of the jungle and will only bow to the winner.
Seeing that the man surnamed Zou didn't dare to speak again, Cheng Xi turned around and said to Shen Feng, "So, can we say that all the grudges are settled?"
Shen Feng was also staring at her, his eyes fixed on her. When their eyes met, he slightly lifted his lips and said, "You and I have a brotherly alliance, so what grudges can there be?"
Is this a done deal? Cheng Xi continued to ask: "Then Brother Shen, are you willing to send troops to help?"
"What benefits can the Qingfeng Gang get?" Shen Feng asked bluntly without beating around the bush.
"Whatever we rob on the shore will belong to your gang, and we'll give you half of the captured ships." Cheng Xi answered just as straightforwardly, and then added, "Besides, the government troops are out in full force this time. If we can defeat them, we can have peace on the sea for several years."
They all started out as smugglers, so how could they not care about the government troops? Now that the shore is in chaos, the court may not have many troops stationed along the coast. As long as they win this battle, they can really have no worries.
But was all this important to Shen Feng? Perhaps not as important as the man before him. He laughed heartily and said loudly, "Since it's Gang Leader Cheng who has spoken, how dare I disobey?"
That person's smile was so bold and hearty that it was really touching.
Cheng Xi also laughed, threw away the long knife, picked up a jar of wine, and the scabbed wound on the palm of his hand was torn again. With just a light pinch, a string of blood beads fell into the jar.
"If anyone breaks his promise, he will be struck by lightning and die without a burial place." Cheng Xi handed over the jar of wine. How could there be an alliance without blood oath?
Shen Feng raised his eyebrows, pulled out the dagger from his waist, and slashed his palm. The same blood dripped out and mixed with the wine. "I am willing to form an alliance with Gang Leader Cheng. Those who break their promise will die, and the gods and ghosts will punish them together."
Without taking the bowl, Cheng Xi tilted her head back and gulped down the wine. She drank so fast that the overflowing wine slid down her neck and mixed with the blood in front of her body.
The next moment, the jar of wine fell into Shen Feng's hands. He looked deeply at the woman in front of him, and also raised the jar of wine. The strong liquor mixed with blood rolled down his throat, making his heart burn.
Looking at these two people who were extremely similar yet completely different, Lu Jian silently let go of his hand.
He really didn't expect that Cheng Xi could break the deadlock so easily and make Shen Feng, a guy who would not do anything without profit, bow his head and agree.
All the expectations, all the plans, all the schemes, now seem so pale and powerless.
He felt a sense of suffocation in his heart, but he could only watch as the courtyard became lively again, with people cheering, laughing, and drinking. No one dared to disrupt the alliance between the two gangs anymore.
He took a step back, lifted his clothes, and sat back in his seat.
There was no room for him to intervene in this game.
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