The Purgatory Calamity-Chapter 125 - 110 Facing the Difficulty!_1

The next morning dawned.

"Hong, Mr. Fan would like to see you,"

an underworld underboss in charge of the city’s gangs said early in the morning, standing outside Pang Jian’s door to relay the message.

Pang Jian got up and followed him.

In the impoverished West District, at the end of an alley stood a remote wooden house. There, the underworld underboss knocked respectfully and said, "He has arrived."

"Let him in, and you stand guard outside the alley,"

came the hoarse voice of Fan Liang from inside the house.

Pang Jian pushed the door open and walked into the dimly lit room, only to find not just the steward Fan Liang, but also Meng Qiulan, Zhao Ling, and Wu Yi were present.

Everyone’s faces were somber, and Fan Liang’s eyes were bloodshot, revealing extreme fatigue.

Meng Qiulan, the Hall Master of Sky Fortune Fragment Land, and Zhao Ling, with her long, beautiful legs, both had furrowed brows, and the buoyant fighting spirit of the day before had vanished without a trace.

"The operation is canceled, Hong Jian,"

As soon as he approached, Meng Qiulan cut to the chase and said sternly, "Last night, two subordinates of Yang Yuansen were spotted by an Individual Cultivator familiar with their identities in the South District."

"That very night, the Shangguan Family and the Ouyang Family gathered their forces, deploying five from the Marrow Cleansing Realm and a group from the Meridians Channeling Realm, to launch a surprise attack on their inn in the South District!"

"The two subordinates of Yang Yuansen were killed on the spot. He himself broke out from the South Gate and is still being hunted down by the Shangguan Family and the Ouyang Family."

Meng Qiulan dropped the bombshell.

Pang Jian was stunned.

The operation that was supposed to be launched tonight relied on Yang Yuansen and his two men as the absolute main force; who could have anticipated such an unexpected turn of events.

"With them in trouble, we have no choice but to cancel the operation,"

Meng Qiulan sighed lightly, then added, "Sky Fortune City is also in turmoil. I plan to report to the Ghost Leader and relocate our branch directly!"

Zhao Ling asked, "Elder Meng, how could the Shangguan Family and Ouyang Family suddenly have five from the Marrow Cleansing Realm appear in Sky Fortune City?"

She was sweating coldly, thinking how fortunate it was that something happened to Yang Yuansen’s side. Otherwise, following the original plan to attack during the Blood Moon could have led to their complete demise.

Meng Qiulan looked at her, "Do you know why the Ghost Leader agreed to this operation?"

Zhao Ling shook her head.

This had always puzzled her and Wu Yi. They didn’t understand why the Ghost Leader would agree to this operation when they first came since there had been no precedent.

"Several Fragment Lands under the Ouyang Family’s control, bordering on Sky Fortune Fragment Land, suffered a catastrophic disaster."

Meng Qiulan took a deep breath and revealed the truth, "I was urgently dispatched by the Ghost Leader to take over Hong Tai’s position, not because he cared about the Sky Fortune City branch, but because he wanted me to understand the situation. Since the disaster, no one has come out alive from that area, and very few are aware of what happened."

"Ah!"

Zhao Ling and Wu Yi’s expressions changed drastically.

Pang Jian, who knew the inside story, remained silent.

"The Ghost Leader also developed a strong sense of urgency, hence he took the risk,"

Meng Qiulan explained further.

"This, this..." Wu Yi rubbed his hands together, pacing restlessly like an ant on a hot pan, and asked anxiously, "Elder Meng, has there ever been such a situation before? Since the Ghost Leader arranged for you to come here, he must have told you some, related to the Filth Alien Power of the Lower Realm, right?"

Meng Qiulan nodded her head, hesitated for a moment, and said, "The Ghost Leader told me that in the most optimistic scenario, the Filth Alien Power of the Lower Realm would be confined to a small area and not continue to spread. Once the situation stabilizes and it is confirmed that it won’t spread further, a great personage from the Upper Realm, will come down to deal with it."

Wu Yi was shocked: "The Upper Realm’s Upper Realm? The Second Realm, or the First Realm?"

"The Ghost Leader is not sure."

Meng Qiulan shook her head.

"Elder Meng, what would be the worst-case scenario?"

Zhao Ling asked.

Meng Qiulan inhaled deeply and said, "The entire Fourth Realm becomes contaminated with the Filth Alien Power!"

Pang Jian was taken aback.

The Fourth Realm, controlled by the seven big families, consisted of seven regions and numerous Fragment Lands. If the entire place were to be contaminated, the whole world would be on the path to death.

Being the soil of the Dark Ghost, and also where the seven families were based, it was no wonder the Ghost Leader was so panicked.

"The recently augmented Marrow Cleansing Realm forces of the Shangguan Family and Ouyang Family had just arrived yesterday. They were unaware of Yang Yuansen’s presence and were only trying to figure out exactly what had happened in those Fragment Lands. The attack on Yang Yuansen and his men was purely accidental, and thankfully, it happened early, otherwise..."

Meng Qiulan gave a bitter smile and continued, "Yang Yuansen really is formidable. Even though two of his subordinates died, he also heavily injured two from the Marrow Cleansing Realm. The remaining Marrow Cleansing Realm forces of the two families were lured away by him, and now they’re relentlessly pursuing him."

She shook her head and said self-mockingly, "It seems that those from the two families want to capture him alive to learn something from him."

"Blood Moon wasn’t involved in this?" Pang Jian inquired.

Meng Qiulan glanced at him and explained, "To Blood Moon, we in the Dark Ghost are just petty characters who are not presentable. They’re content with letting the Shangguan Family and the Ouyang Family do the cleaning since they think it’s beneath them to deal with us."

At this point, Zhao Ling had already decided to retreat and said coldly, "Mr. Wu, it’s time for us to leave."

Wu Yi nodded, "I agree."

"Take care of yourself, Elder Meng," Zhao Ling began her farewell.

"Wait!"

Pang Jian interjected.

The others looked at him in surprise.

"Can tonight’s operation continue?"

Pang Jian stood up straight, like a sharp spear within the house, projecting a commanding presence:

"Would it be possible to entrust to me the task that was supposed to be done by Yang Yuansen and his men? I can take responsibility for killing Blood Moon’s Fei Zheng. You can continue with your plans and just deal with the others."

The moment these words were spoken, everyone looked at Pang Jian as if he were a lunatic.

"Kid..."

Wu Yi rubbed his temples, his head aching as he said, "Don’t joke with everyone’s lives."

"Fei Zheng is only a step away from the Innate Realm. The poisons I prepared can only limit some of his power, and they won’t last very long. Only someone of the same realm, like Yang Yuansen, working with his two battle-proven subordinates, stands a chance of killing Fei Zheng."

"As for you..."

He shook his head gently.

"Hong Jian, we’re not interested in playing along with your nonsense!" Meng Qiulan chided sharply.

Having known the audacious Pang Jian, even she was frightened by the proposal and said, "I know you come from the Upper Realm and your experience and courage are extraordinary, but you simply do not understand how powerful Fei Zheng, who is in the late stages of the Marrow Cleansing Realm, truly is! Not to mention you, even Zhao Ling and I wouldn’t dare to directly confront him in battle!"

Zhao Ling also hummed, "Have you been scared out of your wits?"

"There is a street where the Beast-Catching Ship is located. Mr. Wu said that every night, Fei Zheng returns through that street," Pang Jian said calmly, without being ashamed or angry at their mockery, "If you dare to trust me once and proceed with the original plan, I will kill him on that street before he returns to the Beast-Catching Ship."

"As for you..."

Pang Jian looked at Meng Qiulan, Zhao Ling, Wu Yi, and the petrified Fan Liang.

"You just need to conceal yourselves in the tall buildings on both sides of the street, watch as I kill him in the street, and then launch a surprise attack on the Beast-Catching Ship."

"If I die on that street, you don’t have to do anything. Just walk away quietly."

"Think it over."

With that, Pang Jian left on his own initiative.

After he left, the room fell into a deathly silence.

"He’s actually serious!"

After a long while, Zhao Ling was the first to break the silence, looking at the wooden door that the Dark Ghost leader had closed after Pang Jian’s departure, and blurted out, "According to his plan, we are just onlookers before any action is taken on our part."

Wu Yi nodded, "As long as we don’t take action or stand up for him, no one will know we were there."

Meng Qiulan exclaimed in surprise, "Zhao girl, you... aren’t thinking about staying to see, are you?"

"To think that he, who ascended to the Marrow Cleansing Realm just half a month ago, intends to slay Blood Moon’s Fei Zheng on that street tomorrow night!" Zhao Ling murmured anxiously and agitatedly as she paced the room, her beautiful face filled with hesitation, constantly muttering to herself:

"He doesn’t seem like a madman, but if he truly is, he must possess the power of madness! But the opponent is Fei Zheng, in the late stages of the Marrow Cleansing Realm!"

Meng Qiulan and Wu Yi watched her in silence.

"Let’s watch."

After a moment, Zhao Ling made up her mind and declared, "Elder Meng, with the main forces of the Shangguan Family and the Ouyang Family outside the city hunting Yang Yuansen, quickly secure the buildings on both sides of that street for us to watch from above tonight. If Hong Jian ends up dead on the street, we’ll pretend nothing happened."

"But if he really succeeds in killing Fei Zheng, we’ll follow the original plan and attack the Beast-Catching Ship!"

"What do you say?"

She looked expectantly at Meng Qiulan.

Meng Qiulan clenched her teeth and nodded.

...

Noon.

Fan Liang came over and knocked on the wooden hut where Pang Jian stayed.

Coming inside, he looked at Pang Jian, seated beside the bed, and said with a complex expression, "The Hall Masters have decided. Tonight, they will be in the buildings along the street to watch you intercept Blood Moon’s Fei Zheng!"

"Please remember, only if you succeed first will they be willing to reveal their identities and carry out the original plan to attack the Beast-Catching Ship."

"If you die, they will act as if nothing has happened and won’t seek vengeance for you."

Fan Liang conveyed the decision of the Hall Masters.

Pang Jian nodded to show he understood.

Fan Liang looked at him, fell silent for a moment, and then said, "Master Meng said, if you truly manage to kill Fei Zheng and we can save Bai Wei and Bai Zhi from the Beast-Catching Ship, she will decide to let the two sisters serve you together."

Pang Jian was taken aback.

"Hong, you are more..."

Fan Liang hesitated for a moment before adding, "You are more admirable than your uncle! In past actions he led, we were always the ones in front, and we were the first to be sacrificed as cannon fodder in any danger. Hong, I hope this is not a reckless act on your part, I hope... you can really succeed!"

With that, Fan Liang left the wooden hut.

"Uncle..."

Pang Jian was stunned for a moment before he realized Fan Liang was referring to the former person in charge here, Hong Tai. It seemed that Fan Liang, as a steward, had some complaints about Hong Tai’s past performance.

...

Night fell.

In a building on either side of Instrument Street.

On the highest floor, within a room facing the street.

Meng Qiulan, Zhao Ling, Wu Yi, and Fan Liang had all gathered early.

"Is everything arranged properly?"

Meng Qiulan looked at Fan Liang.

"Hmm, I watched Fei Zheng enter the Fuxiang Building. The family of the owner of Fuxiang Building is in our hands; he dares not disobey," Fan Liang said with a nod, declaring, "The several large houses nearby are filled with our people. We have completely surrounded the Beast-Catching Ship. All the preparations we made in the early stage can be utilized, as long as I give the signal for the cannons everyone will respond!"

"Of course, if Hong dies, it means that Fei Zheng, the toughest nut to crack, can’t be dealt with, and we will act as if nothing happened."

Meng Qiulan gave an affirmative grunt.

They all knew that Pang Jian was at this moment in another building across the street, waiting just like them for Fei Zheng to appear.

...

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