Promise!

Chapter 176, Prophecy

"I...Grandpa, this bottle contains...the drugs I use to enhance my pleasure..." Fei Zecong said with a forced smile, not caring about defaming himself, still trying to struggle a little more.

Just as Fei Yuanlong was about to say something, his martial arts intuition suddenly triggered a being far beyond the Qi Condensation Realm, which was approaching at lightning speed. He immediately went to the door.

Swish!
In the courtyard outside, under the glittering starlight, a figure appeared like a startled swan. Dressed in black robes, he exuded an even colder aura: "Old Master Fei, it's been a long time!"

"Master Zhuang?!"

Fei Yuanlong was shocked. The person he and Sikong Rui intended to harm was someone they thought was still on his way, but now he appeared in front of them. This was completely unexpected, and this uncontrollable situation gave him an extremely ominous premonition.

"Why has Master Zhuang come so soon? Why didn't you inform the Fei family so we could welcome you? Oh, you must be here secretly to investigate the case of the robbery of the medicinal herbs the Yao family presented at the beginning of last year... You did our Fei family a great favor at the beginning of last year... This old man will definitely cooperate fully, even through fire and water..."

He thought he had guessed Zhuang Jin's intentions, and quickly said so.

"No need for trials and tribulations, just lend me something, Master Fei." Zhuang Jin stared intently at him.

"Whatever it is, Master Zhuang, just name it, as long as I have it..."

As Fei Yuanlong spoke, he was already on high alert, secretly circulating his internal energy. However, he quickly sensed something was wrong. Remembering the two small bottles that had fallen earlier, his expression changed as he looked at Fei Zecong: "Cong'er, you...you drugged me?!"

He could hardly believe it; this was his beloved grandson! Fei Zecong's father's generation had lost two sons with martial arts talent because of the Red Python incident, leaving them to place their hopes on their grandsons. Fei Zecong, one of his two most cherished grandsons, had actually drugged him?!
The old man held considerable authority in the Fei family. Fei Zecong, who was secretly moving towards Zhuang Jin, shrank back in fright when he saw him and stammered, "N-no... before... you quite liked..."

Upon hearing this, Fei Yuanlong nearly died of anger. He had enjoyed the meal quite a bit before, unaware that it was drugged. If he had known…

"You wicked creature! Today I will clean house of this beast!"

"Brother Zhuang, help... My grandfather is colluding with the Medicine King Gang and wants me to drug you and murder you..."

The grandfather's kindness and the grandson's filial piety, coupled with such a loving betrayal, infuriated Fei Yuanlong to the point of almost bursting with rage.

Taking advantage of the moment when the other party lost focus, Zhuang Jin made his move. With a swift movement, he appeared in front of Fei Yuanlong in the hazy starlight and dim light, as if shrinking the distance between them, and pressed down with his palm.

hum!
Wind, moonlight, and starlight seemed to converge and distort under the force of this palm strike.

This is a masterpiece that combines the Black Fiend Palm and the Gale Step, further integrating Zhuang Jin's two meridians after he reached the second level of the Open Meridian Realm!
"Ah... Kill!"

Fei Yuanlong felt a strong sense of crisis, disregarding the effects of the chaotic energy-dispersing medicine, and forcibly unleashed his inner energy. He tapped his dragon-headed cane on the ground, and the dragon head above breathed out, scattering reddish-brown metallic particles. With a wave of his hand, his inner energy transformed into a foot-long, dazzling fire python, spitting out its tongue and wagging its tail to meet Zhuang Jin's palm strike.

When he was young, he was injured by the Crimson Python, a beast at the Yi Jin realm, and suffered from fire poison. The torment he endured for years was not without its benefits. His internal energy gradually changed under the fire poison. Combined with the external object of these crimson metal particles, he developed a move that was not a sure-kill move but was a sure-kill move. This was the source of his confidence in severely injuring Sikong Rui.

'Fancy and over-the-top!'

Zhuang Jin's palm strike was as sharp as a knife. This move, on which Fei Yuanlong had placed high hopes, shattered the brilliant fire python inch by inch under the force of the palm strike. The palm strike continued its momentum and struck Fei Yuanlong's chest.

boom!
The man was sent flying backward, smashing the door, overturning the table, leaving a scratch in his wake, and crashing heavily into the wall behind him. Large cracks appeared on the wall, and dust billowed up.

“You…” Fei Yuanlong disregarded his injuries and looked at Zhuang Jin with a look of horror on his face.

Zhuang Jin gave his opponent no chance to speak, charging into the fray and unleashing his full power at the second stage of the Qi Refining Realm. He made no attempt to conceal his strength, for in his eyes, his opponent was already a dead man.

Fei Zecong breathed a sigh of relief as he watched Zhuang Jin block his grandfather, but as he watched the ensuing battle, he felt an urge to cover his face in embarrassment.

In his eyes, his extremely powerful grandfather was beaten like a grandson by Zhuang Jin... Well, that's not a good analogy, but that's roughly the gist of it.

Such a huge commotion naturally drew the attention of the Fei family, who rushed over, but before they arrived—

Amidst the rising dust, Zhuang Jin emerged carrying an object. The cause and effect of his words proved prophetic; Fei Yuanlong ultimately lent him his head.

……

The rest is simple.

The Fei family's martial artists are distributed in a '人' shape. There are only four martial artists in the entire Fei family with more than seven classics. After the death of the old master Fei and Fei Zecheng, Fei Zecheng's elder brother, Zhuang Jin eliminated another martial artist with eight classics under Fei Zecheng's guidance. At this point, the highest martial artist in the Fei family is Fei Zecheng, who is a martial artist with seven classics.

A meeting was convened, Fei Yuanlong's head was used as a deterrent, government personnel intervened and suppressed the situation, people were arrested according to the charges, and some old-fashioned and oblivious individuals were purged...

Fei Zecong is a member of the Fei family and has some ability. He is currently the strongest member of the Fei family. After tonight's dramatic changes, it's impossible to immediately stabilize the hearts of the Fei family members. There will definitely be ups and downs and backlashes afterward, but it's just a matter of a few more purges... At that time, Zhuang Jin's representative will be secure...

“Brother Zhuang, these are the Fei family's treasury accounts, as well as Grandpa's and Big Brother's private treasuries, and the private houses of those stubborn old men that were confiscated... All the properties still need to be sorted out and inventoried... This is a petal of the You Tan Snow Lotus, the deposit that Si Kong Rui, the deputy leader of the Medicine King Gang, paid to my grandfather in advance…”

Fei Zecong was very sensible. He knew how he got his position as the acting head of the Fei family. After having enjoyed the feeling of having great power before, he became even more respectful to Zhuang Jin.

"Ok!"

Zhuang Jin looked through the accounts and was quite surprised. The Fei family was indeed a prominent family in the county, and they were really rolling in money. The public treasury and the family treasury needed to be kept running, so they would not be touched for the time being. Just Fei Yuanlong's private treasury and the money from clearing out those people's private savings were enough to cover up the case of this robbery of medicinal herbs. The remaining part was divided with Teng Yuansong, and each of them received a considerable sum, amounting to one or two hundred thousand taels of silver...

Not to mention, the subsequent industries and their various subsidiaries are the real money-makers; if all of them were to be listed, it would probably amount to over a million taels of silver.

"Not bad!"

He nodded slightly, his gaze returning to the petals of the You Tan Snow Lotus: 'A cycle takes ten years. This You Tan Snow Lotus is nearly a hundred years old, enough to cure Fei Yuanlong's fire poison. No wonder he was willing to take such a risk…'

This is evidence of Fei Yuanlong's collusion with the Medicine King Gang. With this, the execution of Fei Yuanlong can be considered to have completed the formalities and be legitimate.

'Besides detoxifying fire poison, the Snow Lotus also replenishes vital energy and accelerates cultivation; it's also a key ingredient in beauty-enhancing pills!'

Zhuang Jin recalled the information about this item. This thing was both precious and rare, with demanding growing conditions. In the eyes of those who desperately needed it, it was priceless, much like the century-old Blood Jade Ginseng that Chen Yun had once consumed...

But in the eyes of those who don't need it, like him, it can only be used to replenish vital energy and accelerate cultivation, so its value is limited. It's probably only worth half a pound of Cloud Hidden Tea to a complete hundred-year-old You Tan Snow Lotus!
'The Medicine King Gang and the Shen family have different channels. It's likely the Medicine King Gang obtained the funds from somewhere and gave them to Sikong Rui as operating funds to lure Fei Yuanlong into their schemes.'

Zhuang Jin shook her head, deciding not to think too much about it.

……

(End of this chapter)