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The crowd that had just been respectfully addressing him as "Alliance Leader" now glared angrily, their eyes blazing with murderous intent!

"You...you actually did so many heinous things!"

"I thought you were a chivalrous hero from Jiangnan, but I never imagined you were a beast in human skin!"

"We actually elected you as our leader—we must be blind!"

Roars, curses, and questions surged toward Jiang Biehe on the high platform like a tidal wave.

Jiang Biehe's face turned deathly pale in an instant.

His lips trembled as he tried to explain, but he found that his throat was blocked by something, and he couldn't utter a single word.

His carefully cultivated "Jiangnan Hero" persona, built up over two decades, collapsed at this moment!

Moreover, in this way, in front of hundreds of fellow martial arts practitioners, at the founding ceremony of his newly established "Great River Alliance," and at his own birthday banquet, his mask of pretense was ruthlessly torn off!

"Kill him!"

Someone in the crowd shouted first.

"Yes! Kill him! Act in the name of justice!"

"Kill Jiang Biehe! Avenge those innocent people who died tragically!"

"Kill him!"

The shouts of battle rose and fell, growing louder and more unified!

Standing on the high platform, looking down at the faces below, twisted with rage, Jiang Biehe finally realized—he was finished.

It's completely over.

His reputation, status, and power, which he had painstakingly built up over many years, all vanished in that instant.

He could no longer continue being the "Great Hero of Jiangnan," and he couldn't even survive... He glanced at Yingri, who was sitting in the distance, eating melon seeds and watching all this with great interest, and felt utterly hopeless.

But he didn't want to die!

Jiang Biehe cannot die here like this!

Whether we can do it or not, let's give it a shot!

His gaze suddenly swept over Xie Guanchao, who was not far away. This leader of the Tianquan Gang had just been recommending him as the leader of the alliance, but now he was looking at him with murderous intent and was the first to come up and kill him.

A ruthless glint flashed in Jiang Biehe's eyes.

He suddenly sprang to his feet!

A palm strike was unleashed!

The palm strike was as fast as lightning and as ruthless as a venomous snake, carrying all its power, and it landed heavily on Xie Guanchao's chest.

The immense power shattered the air, creating a huge white shockwave and a deafening roar!

"puff--!"

Xie Guanchao didn't even have time to scream before the steel rod he was holding in front of his chest was shattered in an instant. He was sent flying backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily into a wall. His chest caved in, and he coughed up blood—dying on the spot!

"Thank you, Chief!"

"Jiang Biehe! You..."

Everyone was stunned at that moment.

Taking advantage of the moment when everyone was stunned, Jiang Biehe flashed and rushed out of the Jiang residence!

"Chase him! Don't let him get away!"

"Kill him!"

A group of martial arts masters immediately gave chase like a tidal wave.

When Shen saw Jiang Biehe trying to escape, her expression changed drastically, and she hurriedly shouted, "Biehe! Take me with you!"

She is also Jiang Biehe's accomplice; her records are on the back of the ledger. If she doesn't run now, she'll only die.

Jiang Biehe glanced at her, thinking of the suppression Shen had exerted on him over the years. Now that he had collapsed, he no longer needed the power of Yihua Palace that Yaoyue had lent to Shen. His hatred was hard to suppress any longer.

He immediately turned around and ran towards the Shen family.

Shen was overjoyed and reached out to hug Jiang Biehe, wanting him to take her away with him.

However, Jiang Biehe suddenly made a move and slammed a palm hard onto Shen's crown!

With the release of true energy, his brain was naturally turned into mush!

"you……"

Shen stared wide-eyed at Jiang Biehe's departing figure in disbelief, blood flowing from her seven orifices. She then slowly collapsed to the ground, twitched twice, and remained motionless.

Jiang Biehe killed her.

This woman, who had been with him for twenty years, bore him children, and brought him the support of the Yihua Palace—was killed by him with a single blow at this moment, as if he were dealing with an enemy.

Tie Xinlan narrowed her eyes slightly as she watched this scene.

She did not stop Jiang Biehe from escaping, nor did she try to save Shen.

It's better to leave Jiang Biehe to Jiang Yuyan to deal with later. She has already marked Jiang Biehe with a demonic mark, and he can't escape her grasp.

As for whether Shen lives or dies... what does that have to do with her?

Some martial arts masters gave chase, but most stayed behind.

Their gazes fell on the remaining two members of the Jiang family—Jiang Yulang and Jiang Yufeng.

Jiang Yulang was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground, trembling like a leaf, and could barely speak.

"Gentlemen...good men, spare me! I know nothing! It was all my father's...no, it was all that beast Jiang Biehe's doing! It has nothing to do with me!"

He wasn't lying. He genuinely didn't know what Jiang Biehe had done. After all, the young man was a spoiled brat, and Jiang Biehe was afraid he would blab about it, so he kept him in the dark.

But at this moment, the heroes are not looking to uphold justice, but to vent their anger. Who cares whether you really don't know or you're pretending not to know?

Jiang Yufeng stood still, her expression complex.

She neither begged for mercy nor cried; she simply stared silently at Shen's corpse on the ground, her eyes filled with sorrow and despair.

My family is broken, my reputation is ruined, there's nothing left to cherish.

Her father and mother had committed so many evil deeds over the years, and she had enjoyed the benefits that came from those sins. Her body was filled with evil blood, and she was just as full of evil.

Perhaps dying here would be a form of atonement.

Standing beside "Tie Xinlan," Jiang Yuyan looked at Jiang Yufeng's forlorn figure and felt a pang of pity.

She tugged at Tie Xinlan's sleeve and whispered, "Lord Yingri... could you... save my sister?"

Tie Xinlan turned her head and glanced at her, then looked at Jiang Yufeng. After a moment of silence, she said, "Jiang Yufeng is mine now. You are not allowed to touch her."

Considering he's the only good person in the Jiang family, and his physique and looks aren't bad, let's protect him.

Wouldn't it be wonderful to pair her with Jiang Yuyan as sisters?

Her voice wasn't loud, but it carried an undeniable air of authority.

The martial arts practitioners who were about to attack Jiang Yufeng stopped in their tracks and looked at each other in bewilderment.

Although they were furious and wanted to kill everyone in the Jiang family to vent their anger, they knew even better that the person in front of them, Lord Yihua Palace Yingri, was someone they could not afford to offend.

"Lord Yingri has spoken, and we dare not disobey." An old man cupped his hands in greeting. "However, Third Palace Master, this Jiang family's ill-gotten gains..."

"Those are all my spoils of war."

Tie Xinlan interrupted the other person decisively, pointing to the pile of gold and silver jewelry on the ground: "I did the work, I fought the fight, so of course it belongs to me."

The old man opened his mouth, but ultimately didn't dare to say anything.

But from the crowd, a fearless江湖汉 (jianghu hero) stepped forward to uphold justice: "Lord Yingri, these treasures are all the wealth that Jiang Biehe plundered from the people! They should be distributed to the people to compensate for the crimes Jiang Biehe committed!"

"Even if you are a master of martial arts, you can't be this domineering, can you?"

Tie Xinlan glanced at him and smiled slightly.

What a righteous and awe-inspiring man! She could sense that he was speaking from the heart; he genuinely wanted to give wealth to the people, not to use it for personal gain.

She has always respected people who dare to speak out for justice even when facing the powerful.

Then she struck out with her palm.

Before the man could even react, he turned into a cloud of blood mist!

"Does anyone else have any objections?"

Why should Jiang Biehe's sins be compensated with her money? No matter how righteous you are, it's unacceptable!

The entire room fell silent.

No one dared to utter another word.

They then realized that Jiang Biehe was just a demon in the shadows, while the Third Palace Master of Yihua Palace in front of them was a true demon king who didn't even bother to hide his true nature!

Although Jiang Biehe was a bad person, at least he pretended to be a good person so that he could be deceived.

As for this old lady, you should be grateful if she doesn't bully you!

With the help of many people, the Jiang family's wealth was sorted out.

Besides the pile of gold and silver jewelry, there were also many antiques and paintings in the Jiang residence.

A rough estimate suggests that if those items were intact, they would be worth around 20 taels of gold, but now they are all damaged and worthless.

When Tie Xinlan heard the news, she was so heartbroken that she almost fainted.

"Two hundred thousand taels of gold were lost in one battle... I can't live anymore!"

She clutched her chest, leaning against Jiang Yuyan, her face showing utter despair.

While it's true that enough money is enough, no one ever complains about having too much money.

She loves the feeling of sleeping amidst gold and jewels. With 20 taels of gold gone, her sleep quality is bound to suffer!

Jiang Yuyan, both amused and exasperated, helped her up: "Lord Yingri..."

Sometimes, the mighty and domineering Lord Yingri can also be quite adorable.

"I should have used a different strategy... or moved those antique paintings and calligraphy before we started fighting..."