385: Chapter 384: Four Big Shots Gather in Jiangnan 385: Chapter 384: Four Big Shots Gather in Jiangnan Glug-glug, glug-glug!
A mass of bubbles surfaced as a dozen men in black cloaks watched anxiously.
Splash!
Just as one of them planned to go down, Ning Fan’s head emerged.
He was gasping for air with Xu Ruolan, still unconscious, in his arms.
Seeing him come up, someone immediately jumped in to help pull them out.
Back on shore, Ning Fan laid Xu Ruolan on the ground, then collapsed himself.
To save Xu Ruolan, he had nearly died, but fortunately, he had managed to open the iron cage at the last moment; otherwise, they would have become a couple doomed to die together in the sea.
“Master Jiuye!”
The surrounding cloaked figures cried out excitedly.
Ning Fan waved his hand, not letting them help him up, but instead rested for a while before standing on his own, though he still looked quite weak.
The members of your Fang Guild had already been completely annihilated, and Long Tianze had been captured, ready to be handed over to Ning Fan for disposal.
“Long Tianze?
Very well, let’s see him one last time,” Ning Fan said, shaking his head to clear it, then walked toward where Long Tianze was.
Several cloaked figures surrounded Long Tianze, who was now kneeling on the ground, his shoulders pinned down.
With the situation against him, Long Tianze knew he was certainly on a path to death, but he felt very resentful.
Seeing Ning Fan coming over, he immediately shouted defiantly, “Even if you saved her today, what about it?
You won’t make it out of Su City!”
Su City was full of his people from the Dragon Gate Martial Arts School; it wouldn’t be easy for Ning Fan and his group to leave Su City.
Moreover, Long Tianze had prepared a significant gift for Ning Fan; he had sent a large number of people to Zhonghai in advance, and Zhonghai’s four major powers would also deal with Ning Fan’s entourage.
By the time Ning Fan could return to Zhonghai, he would face only a dead end.
Ning Fan smiled and with a pitying look at Long Tianze, replied nonchalantly, “Yes, yes, I know!”
Long Tianze, grinding his teeth in anger, wanted to say something more, but at that moment, the sound of many car engines approached from in front of the dock.
Long Tianze instinctively looked over, to see a considerable number of cars approaching, clearly a convoy.
The convoy stopped nearby, and four stern men got out, followed by dozens of others.
Although they weren’t many, their aura was so commanding that they couldn’t be underestimated.
Long Tianze stared at the four men leading the group and was completely dumbfounded.
The newcomers, however, didn’t care about Long Tianze’s reaction; they instead walked straight up to Ning Fan, lined themselves up in front of him, and kneeled on one knee.
“Master Jiuye!
The mission is completed!”
The voices of dozens thundered through the skies, echoing like thunder in Long Tianze’s ears.
“Thank you for your efforts,” Ning Fan replied calmly.
At this point, Long Tianze collapsed onto the ground, terrified; he recognized the four men in front.
“You!” Long Tianze shouted, looking at them as if he had seen ghosts, unable to hold back his scream.
These four men were the most powerful in the Jiangnan region, even in the entire Jianghu of Huaxia, but now they were kneeling on one knee before Ning Fan, their attitude extraordinarily respectful.
Long Tianze was scared stiff.
His Dragon Gate, compared to the power of these four men, was nothing but an ant that could be squashed at will in their hands.
Compared to them, Dragon Gate was nothing; it wasn’t even the same concept!
Long Tianze lifted his head to look at Ning Fan, his eyes immediately filled with fear.
The fact that these four men were so respectful towards Ning Fan naturally spoke volumes of Ning Fan’s identity.
Before today, Long Tianze didn’t believe there existed a man in this world who could make these four kneel, but Ning Fan’s appearance had shattered his perception.
The Ninth Master was not just the Ninth Master of Zhonghai, but far exceeded Long Tianze’s imagination.
The depth of his background and the extent of his power were perhaps unknown to anyone!
“All rise.”
They remained kneeling on the ground, and without Ning Fan’s command, they would absolutely not stand up.
Seeing their stubbornness, Ning Fan didn’t know whether to feel helpless or relieved.
The four men stood up, and those behind them also followed suit, standing up just a moment later than the four, cleary distinguishing their roles.
“Ninth Master, all the forces of the Dragon Gate Martial Arts School in Su City have been completely eradicated.
After tonight, Dragon Gate will cease to exist.”
The man who stepped out to report to Ning Fan was recognized by Long Tianze as Wang Jiangding, a man whose mere words could make half of the Jiangnan region tremble.
Once, Long Tianze had thought of ingratiating himself with this man, but he never had the chance, as there were simply too many who wanted to curry favor with Wang Jiangding; there was no room for Long Tianze to even queue.
Now from Wang Jiangding’s mouth, hearing that his own Dragon Gate had been annihilated, Long Tianze’s first reaction was disbelief: “Impossible, just one night, how could my Dragon Gate Martial Arts School be completely wiped out; impossible!”
Wang Jiangding coldly glared at Long Tianze, a look that pierced the soul, making Long Tianze’s soul quiver.
“It only took one night?” Ning Fan chuckled, asking meaningfully.
Wang Jiangding shook his head, explaining, “To be precise, it took less than three hours, and bugs, no matter how many, are just bugs.”
Such arrogant words might seem overly arrogant if they came from someone else, but coming from Wang Jiangding, they were not at all excessive.
Why, in Wang Jiangding’s eyes, Dragon Gate Martial Arts School was simply an ant that could be squashed effortlessly, a puff of breath might collapse it.
Long Tianze’s face paled, utterly unable to dispute Wang Jiangding; he had no right to speak in front of this Jianghu heavyweight!
“The matters in Su City have been dealt with, and an hour ago, all forces related to Dragon Gate in Zhonghai were also thoroughly uprooted.
It might have been a bit slow; if Ninth Master feels unsatisfied, I will go back and reprimand them personally.”
Long Tianze was trembling all over; several major forces had been eradicated in a matter of hours, and yet in Wang Jiangding’s view, it still seemed a bit slow; this fact completely devastated Long Tianze.
Ning Fan smiled, “No need for that, I am very satisfied.
There’s no need for a reprimand; just make sure to reward the brothers afterwards, they’ve worked hard this time.”
“Serving Ninth Master is not hard!”
Dozens of voices shouted in unison with astonishing uniformity, as if rehearsed, the scene was truly stunning.
“Heh, I’ve lost.
No, this battle was unequal from the start.
I was merely a jester!”
Long Tianze thought somberly to himself, his eyes like stagnant pools of water.