After deposing Jiang Qianhe, Jiang Chen entrusted all clan affairs to Jiang Kui and took command of the family's future. In the past few days, he had not idled at home: under his guidance, Jiang Kui gathered rare herbs and refined countless pills to strengthen the clan's core disciples. With Jiang Chen's secret system and expert alchemy, even Jiang Kui soared from Qi Refining Seventh Layer to Qi Refining Eighth Layer in short order.
Everything at the Jiang estate had returned to order—but Jiang Chen had no intention of lingering. He was preparing to head back to Lingyun Martial Academy when Jiang Kui burst into the courtyard, face pale.
"Master Chen—bad news! The Blood Fiend Gang has seized the Jiang family's medicine garden on Xuancang Mountain!"
Xuancang Mountain lay just tens of miles east of Cangshan City, home to the Jiang family's vast herb fields. They supplied nearly half the clan's income—and now bandits held it hostage.
"The Blood Fiend Gang?" Jiang Chen's brow tightened. "How did they dare—?"
Jiang Kui swallowed hard.
"It must be word that your father, Jiang Wuya, is away. With his Qi Refining Ninth Layer presence gone, the Blood Fiend Gang's leader—the Blood Fiend himself—saw an opening. He's rumored to be at Qi Refining Eighth Layer."
That explained the audacity. Under Jiang Wuya's fearsome reputation, no one dared challenge the Jiang family estates. But now, emboldened by the Patriarch's absence, the Blood Fiend Gang had moved in.
"Hmph." Jiang Chen's eyes gleamed like cold steel."They've overstepped. I'll meet them on Xuancang Mountain."
He strode out without another word. Within thirty minutes he arrived at the foot of Xuancang Mountain, at the rusting gates of the Jiang family's once‑pristine herb gardens.
Two massive enforcers—members of the Blood Fiend Gang—stood guard, laughing uproariously.
"Ha! With the Jiang family's Patriarch gone, these gardens are ours! Blood Fiend Gang will rise to unmatched power!""Don't get cocky," the second thug warned. "The clan may still strike back…"
They had barely finished when Jiang Chen's calm voice carried over the gate:
"I am here."
Both guards turned, startled to see a lone youth striding up the road—that unmistakable symbol of the Jiang family on his robes.
"Who—who are you?" snapped the bald enforcer."This is Blood Fiend territory. If you're asking for trouble, step aside—or I'll show you what happens to fools!"
Jiang Chen halted beneath the gate, his posture relaxed but unyielding.
"I'm the one who's going to kill you."
Silence fell as his words sank in. The bloodthirsty enforcer sneered—but the other guard, catching his partner's eye, took an unsteady step back.