Night quickly fell again, and looking back at the pitch-black Zhang Family Ancient Building.
Zhang Bei could only sigh, it seemed another day of disappointment.
He didn't know what was going on inside, but he knew the Little Brother was definitely fine.
Everyone else was leaving, he absolutely couldn't leave, otherwise, the Little Brother would be truly alone.
However, as night fell, Zhang Bei finally noticed something was wrong.
"Heh! Are you trying to wipe us out?"
A cold smile appeared on Zhang Bei's lips.
Since his Word had been upgraded, his strength had skyrocketed, and his sixth sense had reached an unprecedented level of perception.
He could clearly feel someone had buried a large amount of explosives under the courtyard wall outside the Zhang Family Ancient Building.
There were also some individuals wielding swords and guns, waiting for the opportune moment.
These people couldn't wait any longer, their face had been lost by causing a ruckus in the Zhang Family.
Now they wanted to regain their face, but it seemed they had targeted the wrong person.
Zhang Bei remained unfazed, he was waiting, waiting for their arrival.
When the moon hung high in the sky, the entire Zhang Family fell into absolute silence.
Zhang Bei lay on a rocking chair, he was waiting for the Little Brother, and also waiting for these impatient individuals.
Sure enough, in the darkness, a dozen figures silently scaled the wall.
They each held a gun, it seemed they knew Zhang Bei was not easy to deal with.
So they used guns, and to be on the safe side, they buried explosives at the corner of the wall.
But they had no idea what they were facing.
Just as they raised their guns to shoot, a series of icy gleams sliced through the night.
Zhang Bei had no hesitation towards these people.
"Poof!"
A stream of blood gushed out from their chests.
These people didn't even know what had happened before they fell to the ground.
Seeing no response in the courtyard, those outside were also anxious.
They didn't know what had happened, they wanted to go in and check, but they feared Zhang Bei's strength.
According to their plan, they had arranged a group of gunmen to attack simultaneously.
Even if Zhang Bei was powerful, with so many guns, it would make him flustered.
Even if he couldn't be killed, he would be caught off guard, or at the very least, exhausted.
At that time, their true masters would then make their move, and if that didn't work, they would detonate the explosives.
But after waiting for a long time, they couldn't hear any movement from the gunmen.
This left the group bewildered and uncertain.
"Elder? What do we do now?" Someone whispered.
The Elder's face hardened, he said, "Blow him up."
These people immediately prepared to light the fuse of the explosive packs.
"If I were you, I would've run away long ago."
At that moment, a voice came from behind them.
The Elder's face instantly changed, because the person who spoke was Zhang Bei.
He wasn't afraid of these people blowing up the courtyard, but the Little Brother was still inside the Zhang Family Ancient Building.
So he came out to stop them, no one could harm the Little Brother.
"You, how did you get out?" The Elder stammered.
Zhang Bei glanced at him and said, "It seems that blade didn't teach you a lesson."
"Since that's the case, you don't need a lesson anymore, after all, dead people don't need to be educated, right?"
As he spoke, an icy gleam had already plunged into the Elder's heart, it was a dagger.
It was one of the daggers Zhang Bei had collected, he never thought he would use it on his own people.
"Spare me! I was forced, if we didn't act, they would kill our entire family!"
A member of the Zhang Family immediately knelt down and begged.
Zhang Bei looked at the few individuals before him, his eyes devoid of any emotion.
"Hang the bodies in the courtyard, along with this Elder's body, on the gate of the Zhang Family.
Oh right, and these explosives, hang yourselves too, after tomorrow you'll either live or die."
Zhang Bei simply glanced at them and spoke.
"Thank you for your mercy!"
Hearing that Zhang Bei wasn't going to kill them, these individuals were overwhelmed with gratitude.
Zhang Bei didn't wipe them all out, he had already killed a dozen people today.
He also needed to leave a good impression on the Little Brother, he could bear the blame, but the Little Brother couldn't.
These people acted quickly, all fifteen bodies were hung on the archway at the gate of the Zhang Family.
A pile of explosive packs were also dug up.
Those who were alive hung themselves there, not because they wanted to escape.
But thinking of Zhang Bei's ghostly figure, they were already terrified, they had no other thoughts.
Early the next morning, these people finally couldn't stand it anymore.
They wanted to leave this place, they didn't want to be trapped here.
Everyone, with their luggage packed, started to leave towards the gate of the Zhang Family.
But from afar, they saw the hanging bodies, and some of the former core members of the Zhang Family were also hanging there.
At the exit of the gate, there was a row of baskets.
A wooden sign stood in the middle of the gate.
It read: Leave a toll! Only ore and gold.
Those who had hung themselves finally understood why Zhang Bei had left them alive.
It was a warning to the Zhang Family, it was believed that with so many bodies, the Zhang Family would obediently hand over the toll.
But what did it mean by only ore and gold?
However, looking at the hanging bodies and people, no one dared to move, no one dared to cross the gate.
"Zhang Bei, what is the meaning of this?"
Finally, the Acting Clan Chief came to the gate and asked.
But seeing those hanging people, the Acting Clan Chief's heart sank.
"Nothing, you took everything, I'm not happy, and I believe the Little Brother is not happy either.
So I'm just collecting a little interest, oh right, last night there were a few people who seemed to have some interesting ideas.
I believe the Clan Chief knows what I mean, right?"
Zhang Bei was still lying on the rocking chair, looking completely unconcerned.
This made the Acting Clan Chief gnash his teeth.
"Zhang Bei? Do I have to pay too?" Zhang Hai Xing asked.
Zhang Bei chuckled and said, "Don't even say that, even if it's a dog, it has to pay."
"What if I don't?" The Acting Clan Chief asked in a deep voice.
Zhang Bei pointed to the hanging people and said, "Then you can kindly go hang yourself too.
Don't force me to act, otherwise, I can't guarantee you'll live."
Hearing Zhang Bei's threat, the Acting Clan Chief's mouth twitched, he wasn't given any face at all.
Zhang Hai Xing was quite sensible, after making his father hand over the ore and gold, he left with his family.
"Zhang Bei, the Clan Chief is in your hands."
Zhang Jiu Ri also came over and obediently handed over the ore and gold before leaving with his family.
Zhang Nian was reluctant, but looking at the hanging people, he could only accept it.
With someone taking the lead, the rest was easy.
Those who wanted to leave had to pay, both ore and gold.
In no time, Zhang Bei was looking at the baskets of ore and gold, his mouth was about to burst into a smile.
"You few, come down and tidy up these things, pile them up near the ancient building."
Zhang Bei looked at the hanging people and said.
These were just people from the outer family, and they already had so much ore and gold.
The people from the inner family were the real bigwigs.
With this ore and gold, there were many things Zhang Bei could do.
For example, he could continue to use the Shen Ji Bai Lian to forge the things he wanted.
For example, he could use the gold to buy ore, the possibilities were endless.
Those who had been hanging for hours immediately scrambled over to help.
Soon, basket after basket of gold and ore were moved to the room near the ancient building.
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