Urban Seduction: Housewives Club

"After the banquet, Gu Lao asked Zhu Mingde at their base, "Young Master, do you think that kid from the Medicine King Sect was just talking nonsense?"

"What do you think?"

"Judging from his demeanor, it doesn't seem like it…" Gu Lao frowned, "But Hebei is close to the capital, and various forces are involved, so the situation is very complicated! Even our Ming Dynasty family dare not act rashly. What right does the Medicine King Sect have to say they will 'cleanse the entire Hebei within three months'…"

Zhu Mingde smiled mysteriously. "Gu Lao, haven't you heard of the legend about the 'Poison Hand Medicine King' two hundred years ago?"

Gu Lao was slightly stunned. After thinking about it, he exclaimed, "Young Master, are you referring to the incident two hundred years ago when the Poison Hand Medicine King used drugs to refine 'poisonous people'?"

Zhu Mingde nodded, and with a distant look in his eyes, he said, "According to the family records, the poisonous people refined by the Poison Hand Medicine King were not only incredibly strong and impervious to weapons but also moved swiftly and had poisonous teeth. In terms of power, they could rival top-notch experts. At that time, the Poison Hand Medicine King and his team of poisonous people caused a bloodbath in the martial arts world, even a small group of pre-heaven experts couldn't bring him to justice! In the end, it was the Medicine King Sect who took action and used medicine against medicine, breaking his poisonous people formation and eliminating him…"

Gu Lao, in contemplation, said, "Young Master means that the method of refining poisonous people by the Poison Hand Medicine King might have been acquired by the Medicine King Sect."

"Exactly! At that time, the ancestor who participated in the elimination team wanted to obtain that refining method to study it thoroughly and enhance the strength of our Ming Dynasty family, but it was nowhere to be found. Because the Poison Hand Medicine King was toxic all over, some pre-heaven experts couldn't bear it. So, in the end, the Medicine King Sect cleared the scene. They likely hid that refining method."

"So, the Medicine King Sect really might cleanse the entire Hebei."

"If the Medicine King Sect has the method to refine poisonous people, and if the power of the poisonous people is as recorded, then, with just a hundred people, the entire territory of Hebei can be reclaimed by the Medicine King Sect!"

Gu Lao said worriedly, "Young Master, should we make early preparations and send more experts over there?"

"Early preparation is necessary!" Zhu Mingde smiled, "But it's not about sending more experts, but recalling most of our personnel and resources!"

"What?" Gu Lao exclaimed, "Does that mean the young master is planning to give up Hebei?"

"How could it be! I'm just strategically retreating!" Zhu Mingde explained, "If the Medicine King Sect sends out poisonous people, we will have no chance of winning unless all our pre-heaven experts come out. It's better to temporarily retreat and let other forces block this edge! And once it is confirmed that the Medicine King Sect is refining poisonous people, we can gather our allies and eradicate this tumor!"

Gu Lao blinked his eyes, still not understanding the wisdom of his young master's actions!

Zhu Mingde had to continue explaining, "Haven't you heard the story of 'The Crane and the Clam Grappling for Advantage, the Fisherman Gains'?"

Gu Lao suddenly realized and gave Zhu Mingde a thumbs up.

At the same time, in a different place, Eric and the others were also discussing this matter.

"Eric, are you going to deal with the various forces in Hebei?" Seeing Eric preparing to do such a big thing for Tan Ailing, Lin Yujie couldn't help but feel a bit jealous.

"Yes, Master!" Juju also advised, "Apart from the Ming Dynasty family, there are several tough opponents in Hebei. It's hard for our Medicine King Sect alone…"

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"I don't intend to use the strength of the Medicine King Sect!" Eric said indifferently, "The armed forces at my disposal are already enough to sweep the entire Hebei!"

"Do you still have armed forces?" Lin Yujie asked, feeling quite puzzled.

"Yes!" Eric couldn't explain in detail in front of Juju, so he just nodded and gave Lin Yujie a look.

Lin Yujie also knew that Eric had many secrets that could not be disclosed publicly, so she resisted her curiosity and did not ask further.

Eric smiled gently at her and then said to Tan Ailing, "Your grandfather seems to have been prepared for a long time. I just asked him to help investigate the forces in Hebei that may be hostile to the Tan family, and he immediately came up with a list!"

"It can't be considered as being prepared!" Tan Ailing shook her head. "Grandfather has always dreamed of letting the Tan family 'break out of Cangzhou and move towards Hebei.' He has secretly calculated this many times, and this list is the result of his simulations of expansion!"

Eric couldn't help but smile at this, finding Tan's grandfather quite interesting.

"Eric, are you going to make a move on Hebei?" Tang Feiyan, who has always been optimistic, seemed to have something on her mind.

"What's wrong?"

"Hebei is the outskirts of Beijing, and various forces there all have some background. Your complete cleansing will offend many people... Moreover, even if you take over Hebei, relying solely on the Tan family won't be enough to hold it!"

"I don't care about offending anyone!" Eric said indifferently. "I won't let anyone threaten me! As for the Tan family…" Eric glanced apologetically at Tan Ailing. "I'm only responsible for handing over the territory to them. As for what happens next, it's up to them!"

"Feiyan, you don't need to worry!" Tan Ailing smiled. "I've seen the list that Grandfather gave Eric. The ones listed are second-rate forces, almost on par with the Tan family or slightly inferior. For those with real strength and background, grandfather wouldn't dare to antagonize them..."

"But..." Tang Feiyan hesitated. "Didn't Eric say he's going to give the entire Hebei to the Tan family?"

"That's what he said!" Tan Ailing smiled. "Even if Eric gives Hebei to the Tan family, do you think Grandfather would have the courage to accept it?"

"So, Eric won't be antagonizing all the forces in Hebei?"

"Of course not. The major forces won't make a move..."

"Not necessarily!" Eric interjected. "At least, I'm planning to teach a lesson to the Ming Dynasty family..."

After parting ways with Lin Yujie and Juju, Eric and the others returned to Shanghai. They no longer lived the absurd days they used to. Most of Eric's time was spent in the mobile warehouse established on the "Di Sha Jue Yin Valley."

With Eric's help, all seventy-six vampires completed their evolution!

Of the original sixty-three barons, thirty-six were promoted to marquis with the strength of top-notch experts. The remaining twenty-seven barons with better qualifications and another twelve viscounts became dukes comparable to pre-heaven experts.

As for Count Skidmore, he was promoted to a grand duke no less than Lusien! However, he did not develop the skill of "Domain"!n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Such results exceeded Eric's original expectations!

Satisfied, Eric handed them the list and asked them to fulfill the promise on his behalf!

The Jia Family of Tangshan is also a second-rate family, but their strength is far inferior to the Tan Family. One reason is that the 1976 earthquake caused heavy losses to the Jia Family, and now their martial arts skills are only represented by the "Qing Ping Sword", unlike the Tan Family, which has the "Twelve Leg Techniques" that can make a mark!

The Qing Ping Sword is a set of sword techniques with extremely complex variations, with a large number of moves, known as the "best in China". Compared to the "Da Zhou Tian Sword Technique" with 360 sword moves that came after it, the Qing Ping Sword has 13 more moves.

Of course, its power cannot be compared with the latter! The Da Zhou Tian Sword Technique is the unique skill of the Song Dynasty family, the top sword technique of its time, while the Qing Ping Sword is just a first-rate sword technique!

However, with just such a set of sword techniques, the Jia Family firmly occupies Tangshan, and the "Qing Ping Group" they established has assets exceeding one billion.

The task of the Four Great Secret Guards is to subdue the Jia Family.

Without a plan and without delivering a letter of allegiance, the Four Great Secret Guards, relying on their extraordinary skill of "Seeing one's true nature, the golden body of an arhat," rushed into the main hall of the Jia Family's estate—Qing Ping Manor.

When they rushed into the main hall of Qing Ping Manor, more than twenty Jia Family experts were already waiting there with swords in hand.

"Who are you four? Why are you attacking my Qing Ping Manor?" Jia Zheng, the head of the Jia Family, asked in a deep voice.

One of the Four Great Secret Guards said coldly, "By the order of our master, you must declare allegiance to the Tan Family of Cangzhou, otherwise your manor will be destroyed and your people will be killed!"

"Humph. Such arrogance..."

"Is the old man of the Tan Family getting senile? Although the Tan Family is indeed a bit stronger than us, they don't have the qualifications to speak to us like this..."

Jia Zheng did not join the family's experts in rebuking the Four Great Secret Guards, because he remembered a message a good friend told him a few days ago, saying that someone wanted to eliminate the forces in Hebei and use it as a gift to the Tan Family!

At that time, he didn't care, just treated it as a "joke." But now, it seems to be true!

"Are you people from the Medicine King Sect?" It was said that the one who spoke arrogantly was the young master of the Medicine King Sect.

"No." In the perception of the Four Great Secret Guards, they were only loyal servants of their master and had no affiliation with the Medicine King Sect.

Jia Zheng's mind relaxed slightly, after all, the power of the Medicine King Sect was too great, and he neither wanted nor dared to antagonize them. However, this answer also made him furious, and he said in a deep voice, "I originally thought that there was only one arrogant man like Eric, the young master of the Medicine King Sect, in the world. Who knew that there would be another one now..."

"How dare you..."

Jia Zheng's words were shaken back into his chest by a shout as powerful as Eric's, causing his blood and qi to churn, making him feel extremely uncomfortable. The Jia Family experts protecting him also experienced blackouts in their vision and swaying figures due to the impact. Some of the weaker ones even had nosebleeds!

This mighty roar was the "Lion's Roar" emitted by the Four Great Secret Guards!

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