Douluo Continent: My Days in the Tang Sect.

Chapter 418 The Battle Ends

Chapter 418 The Battle Ends

"Old man, I didn't expect we were thinking the same thing!"

Zhang Shen struck out with both palms, one palm shattering Fu Zhong's defense, and the other striking Fu Zhong's chest.

"Yes, after fighting for so many years, I never thought we'd lose to the same thing."

Fu Zhong was not to be outdone and tried to take Zhang Shen's palm strike head-on. He transformed his right hand into a blade and slashed at Zhang Shen's left arm.

Both had ruthlessness and fear in their eyes. Their palms and hand blades changed their trajectories slightly in the air and collided again.

The two quickly stepped back, and the servants behind them rushed forward to meet their masters, while simultaneously displaying the prisoners in their hands.

Seeing their family members captured by the other side, Zhang Shen and Fu Zhong fell silent once again.

Now that things have come to this point, both sides are starting to realize that something is wrong.

Why is the other party's situation so similar to ours?

Zhang Shen's gaze quickly swept over the captured family members, and he found that they were all members who were supposed to be stationed in the family workshop area tonight.

"The timing of the attack coincided almost exactly with the timing of my own attack, and the objectives were strikingly similar. Adding to this, Fu Zhong also happened to have a highly skilled expert on his side. What a series of coincidences!"

"There's a traitor within the family!" Fu Zhong thought to himself.

"The plan has been leaked, tonight's operation is doomed to fail." Zhang Shen gritted his teeth, his eyes burning with rage.

As Fu Zhong and Zhang Shen's aura surged once more, both groups revealed their weapons and martial spirits, and the atmosphere became tense again.

"You old bastard Fu, hand over the Zhang family members and I'll let you go!" Zhang Shen assumed an attack stance, eight spirit rings appearing behind him, his aura pressing down on Fu Zhong.

Fu Zhong was not to be outdone, with eight spirit rings flying up behind him as well. However, Fu Zhong's sixth spirit ring was purple, which was inferior in strength compared to Zhang Shen's black spirit ring.

"Zhang Shen, don't you think you're quite good at telling jokes?" Facing Zhang Shen's imposing aura, Fu Zhong showed no fear whatsoever.

"You harbor wolfish ambitions to devour the Fu family, but everyone in Kunshan City knows that. Do you think I'll believe your words?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Shen glanced at the captured members of the Zhang family, his eyes revealing a cold glint. "Since you've been captured, you can only blame your bad luck!"

"I will avenge you!"

Zhang Shen roared and charged towards Fu Zhong like lightning. The servants behind him immediately gripped their weapons, ready to rush forward.

"As expected of you, Zhang Shen, you give up on your own clan so easily!" Fu Zhong was still trying to use words to sway and shake the Zhang family's resolve, but soon he could only focus on dealing with Zhang Shen's frenzied attacks.

The blast wave spread, tearing apart all the doors and windows of the buildings on both sides of the street.

Ye Nanxiao used his soul power to blast away a sect spy who had approached with ill intentions, and was then swallowed by a shadow conjured by the demon spirit.

"Does the strategist want them to fight each other so that he can take them down effortlessly in the end?" The demon spirit squatted for a long time, but Ye Nanxiao didn't make any move. He just kept watching the show.

"Don't rush, there are only two forces here, and there are still people who haven't entered yet." Ye Nanxiao twirled two small stones in his hands, his gaze fixed on the street not far from here.

"Listen carefully, listen carefully, see if there are any other sounds," Ye Nanxiao said, pointing in a direction.

The demon looked up and saw large groups of people surging towards them, accompanied by shouts.

Filtering out the sounds of fighting around him, the demon spirit listened carefully to the shouts of the crowd that followed.

"The Lord of Kunshan City? The one you sent me to infiltrate the Zhang family to steal information and pass it on to is this person." The demon spirit put his hands to his eyes, making a telescope gesture.

"Isn't this city lord always constrained by the Zhang family? Does he still dare to interfere tonight?"

Ye Nanxiao chuckled twice. "Yao Yao, remember this: the reason he's restricted is because he's been threatened by external factors. If there's a chance to remove those external threats, even if a few more sects come tonight, the Kunshan City Lord will dare to come and kill him. He won't let go of an opportunity to remove the steel needle that's been stuck in his chest."

"The wolf-devouring begins."

The demon spirit looked thoughtfully at the Kunshan City Lord who was flying in the air.

"Stop it, all of you!"

A long sword wreathed in flames pierced into the fight between Zhang Shen and Fu Zhong.

Upon seeing that an outsider had intervened, Zhang Shen and Fu Zhong quickly separated. When they realized that the person was the Lord of Kunshan City, the two exchanged a glance.

"Lord Shang, are you planning to interfere in the affairs of our two families?" Fu Zhong put on a more conciliatory tone. Being an old and shrewd man, he naturally noticed something unusual about the Lord of Kunshan City tonight.

The Kunshan City Lord, who usually tries to avoid both families, has changed his previous restrained attitude tonight and forcefully intervened in their conflict. The reason behind this is probably not simple.

The arrogant Zhang Shen, however, didn't think much of it. Pointing his finger at the Kunshan City Lord, he shouted, "This is not a matter for your government to interfere in! The feud between the two families should be resolved by the two families themselves! If you know what's good for you, get out of here!"

Lord Shang looked at the arrogant Zhang Shen and smiled, his eyes filled with disdain. In the past, if Zhang Shen had been rude to him, he would have been furious. But when he thought about the Zhang family's situation after tonight, Lord Shang's anger disappeared, and he looked at Zhang Shen as if he were looking at a noisy clown.

"The feud between the two families? Zhang Shen, you have quite the nerve! Living in Kunshan City, you not only fail to contribute to Kunshan City, but also recklessly seize real estate and residents for your own benefit, damaging the overall interests of Kunshan City. In your eyes, do you even care about an official like me?" City Lord Shang gripped his flaming longsword, stood horizontally in front of Zhang Shen, and coldly questioned him.

"You!" Zhang Shen never expected that the Kunshan City Lord, who usually fawned over him, would dare to stand in front of him now, pointing his knife at him. He could no longer suppress his anger.

"Since you don't want a perfectly good seat, then you shouldn't be the city lord! Let someone else who's obedient take the position!"

Zhang Shen was burning with rage and had lost the ability to think calmly.

"Enough with the nonsense! You disrupt the peace of Kunshan City, and I will surely kill you!" The Kunshan City Lord raised his sword and stepped forward, his righteous indignation palpable.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Fu Zhong quickly regulated his inner energy and restored his soul power. His eyes kept scanning over the Kunshan City Lord and Zhang Shen, looking for an opportunity to strike a fatal blow.

But before that opportunity could come, the ground suddenly began to shake.

After disengaging from the battle, Fu Zhong heard the earth-shaking shouts and his expression immediately changed.

"Go back right now!" Fu Zhong shouted.

The will of the residents of Kunshan City was mobilized by the city lord of Kunshan. Fu Zhongcai realized that this was the city lord of Kunshan City's reliance. From the perspective of righteousness, he took advantage of the fact that the two families were exhausted and eliminated them in one fell swoop!

"Something's not right! Something's not right! Doesn't Zhang Jin still have dirt on the City Lord's Mansion? How come the City Lord's Mansion dares to send troops! Could it be! The Zhang family!" Fu Zhong got up and tried to fly away, but was intercepted by several people from other sects.

"Elder Fu, how have you been?" Several burly men joined forces to stop Fu Zhong.

"You! If my Fu family becomes history, your sect will be no exception!" Fu Zhong roared in exasperation.

"Hehehe, we are all law-abiding sects, why would the city lord lay a hand on us good citizens? It is you who dare to trample on the rules and laws just because you have some money. Do you really think you are invincible?" A burly man holding a curved knife laughed.

"Elder Fu, the Fu family is a large clan. You don't want to decline like this, do you? If you know what's good for you and abide by the law, perhaps your Fu family can still pay a fine to avoid disaster and retain some members. After all, the city lord is merciful and only punishes the ringleaders," another burly man said coldly.

"You! How much benefit did the city lord give you? My Fu family can give you the same! Double the amount!" Fu Zhong realized that the sects of these people in front of him had been bought off, and for now, he could only pay to avoid further trouble.

As long as he can return to the Fu family and immediately close the family off, the city lord of Kunshan will be the one jumping up and down in a panic.

"Heh, we're all from the underworld, so don't play these tricks. You'll learn your lesson after a while." The burly man with the curved saber pointed at Fu Zhong, then charged forward.

"You're asking for death!" Fu Zhong's eyes were icy cold as he fought against several people single-handedly without being at a disadvantage.

Soon, soldiers poured out from all over the street, armed with bows and crossbows, and aimed them at Fu Zhong.

Zhang Shen's treatment was several levels higher than Fu Zhong's. A group of soldiers surrounded him and continuously used weapons to deplete Zhang Shen's soul power, while the Zhang family's servants had already surrendered under the soldiers' encirclement.

"Zhang Shen, I have already posted the Zhang family's crimes on bulletin boards all over the city. Your Zhang family's dirty deeds behind the scenes have aroused public resentment! If I do not capture you today, I will be unworthy of this city lord's official robes!" City Lord Shang said solemnly, his words full of righteousness.

As Zhang Shen watched the people from various sects and factions jump out from the rooftops on both sides, his mind, clouded by rage, began to calm down.

"They're trying to take the moral high ground and divide up my Zhang family!" Zhang Shen's heart sank. If it were only the city lord of Kunshan and the soldiers of the city lord's mansion, he might have been able to fight his way out and return to the Zhang family to seek support. But now it seems that all the major sects in the city have come out, and the Zhang family's main residence is probably already surrounded.

The sect leaders of the major sects in Kunshan City are all highly skilled, and each sect also has guest elders. This time, the Zhang family is in grave danger.

As dawn broke, Ye Nanxiao quietly left with the demon spirit.

The wolf-devouring spree is over.

"Strategist, is the city lord the tiger in your plan?" the demon spirit asked, looking at the excited crowd on the street.

"That's half of it. What you see now is only the remaining half. If they don't incite the anti-landlord sentiment among the people, they won't be able to successfully gather people from other sects onto their ship. This is what I meant by the hidden blade, the words that can kill." Ye Nanxiao transformed back into the Blooming Spirit Grass and sat on the demon spirit's shoulder.

The demon spirit didn't need to go to the government office to know that the Zhang and Fu families, even if they survived by chance, would definitely be greatly weakened, or even disappear from Kunshan City.

"What a pity, innocent people." The demon spirit felt a pang of regret.

"If you really want to see that young lady, you may as well."

"Forget it, I can easily live to be a hundred years old, but she can't."

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