Chapter 21: The Immortal Master Behind the Five Tigers Gang

  "Fall back, quickly fall back, retreat back to the grand hall and form a defensive array."

  "Archers, give me fire, give me a barrage!"

  ……

  The Five Tigers Gang was in a state of chaos, with all sorts of angry shouts and orders ringing out among the crowd. Sun Tao had an invisibility charm in his hand, but even though the gang members retreated into the great hall, people were still dying one after another, each killed with a single blow, leaving everyone on high alert. The gang members were shrouded in a layer of fearful shadows, as no one knew who would be the next to die.

  "Come out, come out! I want to have a 300-round battle with your grandfather. Sneaking up from behind and attacking is not what heroes do!"

  "Haha... You're just a leftover of the Five Tigers, enjoy this feast of death! You're next!" Sun Tuo heard this and burst into loud laughter that echoed eerily through the crowd.

  "Shoot, shoot at me, where is the sound coming from?" Along with Sun Tuo's voice, that yellow and white tiger pointed in the direction of Sun Tuo and commanded.

  The arrow pierced the air and left, Sun Tao had long since departed, in the crowd another burst of dazzling blood flowers was triggered, and two more members of the Five Tigers Gang died tragically. Now, the Five Tigers Gang's headquarters was shrouded in a deathly shadow, every member of the gang was enveloped by the shadow of death, because they didn't know who would be next, what can't be seen is the most terrifying, while the ape-like figure constantly charging and killing in the crowd wasn't that intimidating.

  "Light the torches, light the torches quickly, I don't believe we can't find any trace of this thief."

  "Come out! If you have the guts, come out and fight. Hiding in the dark and launching a sneak attack is not what heroes do. Get out here and face me!"

  "Son of a bitch, get out here for me."

  "Come out, get out! My Five Tigers Gang had no grudges with you in the past, nor do we have any grievances now. Why are you slaughtering my gang members?"

  ……

  No matter how the Five Tigers' gang members shouted and cursed, the courtyard was filled with torches, making it almost as bright as daytime. However, the slaughter continued, and even with the numerous torches, they couldn't detect Sun Tao's presence due to the hidden symbol in his hand. The gang members were terrified, and all sorts of vile language and curses erupted from the crowd, their shouts and curses filled with thick fear.

  "Haha…… now you know fear, right?! Recently no injustice, in the past no feud, I spit on it, these Five Tigers Gang's scum all deserve to die! Weren't you guys just trying to kill me a moment ago? How come you're suddenly not acknowledging it now?" The Five Tigers Gang members were chilled to the bone by the killing, Sun Tuo couldn't help but burst into hearty laughter, the gloom of recent days was swept away in an instant, he, Sun Tuo, wasn't some useless trash.

  "Heroes, brave warriors, good men, we were wrong, let's stop! Let's have a good talk, this should be a misunderstanding." This slaughter was not accidental, Huang Weitao knew that the Five Tigers Gang had kicked an iron plate, and in his heart he scolded Wang Xiaobao fiercely for bringing such a powerful enemy to the Five Tigers Gang. Suddenly feeling somewhat resentful, he shouted at the empty space, "Form is stronger than man, we've been fighting for half a day, but haven't even seen a shadow of the enemy, while our side has suffered heavy casualties. If we continue to fight like this, the entire Five Tigers Gang will be finished."

  "Stop, you said stop and it's stopped! Once the point is made, there's no need to fight anymore. I'm telling you, it's useless, the Five Tigers Gang are a bunch of bullies who prey on the weak and fear the strong, they're a scourge on the people and deserve to die. Today, I, Sun Tuo, have come to rid the people of this evil." As he spoke, Sun Tuo's attack showed no signs of stopping, continuing to reap the lives of the Five Tigers Gang members.

  "You, you're not human, are you a celestial master?" Only the voice was heard, but no one was seen. Isn't this the legendary technique of the Xian family? Huang Baihu asked Sun Tao with some trepidation.

  "Immortal Master, you still have some insight, but all of you will die." Sun Tao heard this and was somewhat taken aback, this person actually guessed that he was a cultivator.

  "Immortal Master, don't think that just because you're an Immortal Master, you can do whatever you want. To ordinary people, Immortals are mysterious, but to us, the Five Tigers Sect, it's not that mysterious. Let me tell you, our Five Tigers Sect can cover the sky with one hand in this River Water County, and it's not just because of these few members we have. We also have someone backing us up. If you know what's good for you, Immortal Master, let's call it quits here. We'll part ways amicably. But if you insist on destroying our Five Tigers Sect today, then we have no choice but to ask our own Immortal Master from behind the scenes to fight it out with you to the death." The leader of the Five Tigers Sect, Wang Black Tiger, was nowhere to be found, and at this critical moment when the sect's survival hung in the balance, that dog-headed military strategist Huang White Tiger knew that Sun Tao was an Immortal Master. However, since he insisted on destroying his sect, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and say...

  The Five Tigers Gang can grow and become powerful in the underground forces of Heishui Prefecture, this is not accidental. In Heishui Prefecture, gangs are everywhere, as long as a gang has some real power, there will be the shadow of a cultivator behind it. It is precisely because of the existence of these cultivators that these secular gangs can grow and become powerful, dominating one side.

  "Immortal Master, the Five Tigers Gang has an Immortal Master backing them, controlling such a despicable gang. He can't be anything good. Call him out, and I'll take care of him too, so that River Water County can have some peace." In the Cultivation Realm, cultivators are not allowed to control secular martial arts gangs, this is a great taboo. However, some rootless loose cultivators wouldn't care about these things, they would control these Jianghu gangs to collect wealth and gather heavenly materials, earthly treasures, and spirit stones for their cultivation. A loose cultivator, how much ability could he have? Sun Tuo didn't put him in his eyes at all, such a despicable cultivator should have been beheaded long ago, leaving him alive would only bring disaster to one side.

  "Alright, alright, you wait and see, I'll go inform Master Xian right away. Once Master Xian arrives, let's see how arrogant you can be!" Upon hearing Sun Tao's boastful words, Huang Baihu's face turned iron-blue with rage. He himself had reported that there was a Master Xian behind the Five Tigers Sect, yet this young man still dared to be so arrogant and wanted to eliminate the Master Xian behind the Five Tigers Sect. Hearing this, Huang Baihu let out a cold laugh and turned around, walking somewhat anxiously towards the inner hall.

  In the underground chamber of the Five Tigers Gang lived the mastermind behind the gang. If it wasn't for the moment when the gang's life and death were at stake, he wouldn't have dared to disturb the people in the chamber. The mastermind behind the Five Tigers Gang was not a good person, but a ruthless killer who would kill without batting an eye. Two high-ranking members of the gang had been killed by him for speaking out of turn, and he didn't want to suffer the same fate as his former colleagues. Every time he met the mastermind, he was extremely cautious and served him carefully, fearing that he might provoke him and bring about his own demise.

  "Huang Baihu, you're really good, that waste Wang Heihu actually provoked the fellow daoists to come and beat him up, it's truly infuriating! Didn't I tell you not to provoke the immortal masters?" Just as Huang Baihu stepped into the inner hall, a thin middle-aged man with a gloomy face and wearing black robes walked out of the inner hall, scolding Huang Baihu with a dark expression.

  "Master, master, this has nothing to do with me! This is all caused by that Wang Xiaobao." The black-robed middle-aged man's words fell, and Huang Weitao, the leader of the Five Tigers Gang, was terrified, kowtowing on the ground, his voice trembling.

  "Wang Xiaobao, this useless trash, if it weren't for the fact that this trash still has some use, I would have eliminated him long ago!" The middle-aged man in black robes said: "Let's go, take me to see who dares to deceive our Wuhu Gang like this!"

  "Yu Shou Sect! That scoundrel, Wang Xiaobao, how did he manage to provoke the Yu Shou Sect's disciples?" The black-robed middle-aged man rushed out of the inner hall and saw that the giant ape was continuously killing people in the crowd. One of the Five Tigers' gang members was severely injured, with broken bones and tendons, and the sound of "crack" could be heard from far away as the bones broke. The black-robed middle-aged man cursed softly, then rushed towards the empty space, clasped his fists and said: "Is that Yu Shou Sect's fellow Daoist? Please show yourself, I don't know what offense we have committed. I, Qin Hu, will apologize to you here!"

  Qin Hu, the true behind-the-scenes helmsman of the Five Tigers Gang, has been hiding behind the scenes for years, cultivating in seclusion. Only a handful of people within the gang know of his existence, and he is considered a high-ranking immortal master. No one will disturb him unless it's a matter of life and death for the Five Tigers Gang.

  "Qin Hu, you're the mastermind behind the Five Tigers Gang, aren't you?! Don't you know that cultivators can't interfere with worldly gang disputes? This Five Tigers Gang bullies and harms innocent villagers, all of which is your doing. Such an evil person doesn't deserve to exist in this world. A dog has its owner's qualities, so you can go die! " Sun Tao put away the stealth symbol, slowly revealing his figure, staring at the middle-aged man with a face like dry wood, speaking word by word, with flashes of killing intent in his eyes.

  "My fellow Taoist has misunderstood. It's true that I, Qin, have been secretly controlling the Five Tigers Gang from behind the scenes. As a lone cultivator, my cultivation methods are different from yours as a sect disciple, and we don't need to worry about our cultivation progress. We need to rely on these gang members to find heavenly treasures and spiritual stones for our cultivation. In recent years, I've been in seclusion, and the Five Tigers Gang has been causing trouble and harming innocent civilians. I truly knew nothing about it. If I had known that such a degenerate existed within the gang, I would have personally eliminated them. Although the Five Tigers Gang is an organization, it's not entirely evil or devoid of conscience." The thin middle-aged man, Qin Hu, explained with a smile to Sun Wei.

  "Indeed, as you said, the Five Tigers have been causing trouble in Heishui County. Didn't you know?" Sun Tuo heard this and immediately frowned.

  "Brother, I'm telling you the truth, I've been injured and have been in seclusion to recover. If it weren't for this disaster that has befallen us, I wouldn't have come out of my retreat. All of this is because of Wang Heihu's father and son's hypocrisy. Today, I will give you a satisfactory explanation." The thin middle-aged man Qin Hu heard this and hastily said: "Bring those two, Wang Heihu and Wang Xiaobao, out here and behead them! They dare to bully the villagers, harm the common people, and rely on their power to oppress others. This is what happens when you do evil. Our Five Tigers Society is a legitimate organization, not a gang of bandits."

  "What are you still dazing about? Wang Heihu, Wang Xiaobao father and son have been causing trouble for the villagers, doing all sorts of evil deeds, why haven't they been dragged out and beheaded!" As Qin Hu's command fell, the members of the Five Tigers Gang did not respond, but instead stared at the suddenly appearing black-robed middle-aged man Qin Hu with a puzzled expression. Seeing this, Huang Weitao, the dog-headed military advisor of the Five Tigers Gang, immediately rushed to command the surrounding gang members.