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Chapter 786 - 762:

Chapter 786: Chapter 762:

"If Brother Chen is gone, what do you plan to do?" As the number one Hidden General, Feng Zhixiao felt it was necessary to raise the question first and declare his position. Seeing no reaction from the others, he chuckled, "I will definitely defend the Heavenly Reversal Gang and share life and death with them!"

"I’m willing too!" Jiang Wei glanced at Feng Zhixiao and said, "However, who really calls the shots in the Heavenly Reversal Gang? That is a problem. Personally, I only follow Brother Chen. He won me over with his personal charisma."

"Zhi Xiao, this is indeed a problem," said Da Hei, looking at Feng Zhixiao. "We are all here because of Brother Chen. If Brother Chen isn’t here anymore, then our being here is pointless. Let me make a statement too—if Brother Chen is gone, I’ll just go back to Hong Kong and guard the branch of the Heavenly Reversal Gang there."

"I’ll go back to Macau!" Liu the Tyrant also took a stand.

"I’ll stay in Jianghuai City!" Jiang Wei raised his hand.

"I guess... I’ll go back to Tongzhou City!" Xiao Bai raised his hand.

...

As everyone made their positions clear, Feng Zhixiao smiled faintly but did not speak. Human nature is inherently selfish, and he admitted to himself that he had his own selfish thoughts, contemplating taking the Heavenly Reversal Gang for himself. However, he quickly dismissed the idea because, after all, he was not Ye Chen; he did not possess Ye Chen’s charismatic personality. Feng Zhixiao chuckled and said, "It’s alright, everyone has their own aspirations. But we still can’t be certain about Brother Chen’s life or death, so let’s not disband just yet. Let’s wait for the final news."

"But if there’s no word from Brother Chen, whose orders should we follow?" asked Jiang Wei.

"We will decide everything by a vote among the six of us!" Feng Zhixiao glanced over everyone and said, "That way, there won’t be any issues of who needs to follow whose orders."

"Alright!" Jiang Wei nodded, and the others nodded in agreement.

The critical issue with the Heavenly Reversal Gang was temporarily resolved. Although it was a stopgap measure, it would at least ensure that the gang could remain peaceful for a short while.

The Fierce Tiger Gang’s alliance had been scattered, an unforeseen event for them. A force of over a thousand had been defeated by just over two hundred people. That night, Hei Hu was so furious he smashed several teacups before he could steady his emotions. Over a thousand people gathered in the abandoned factory at the foot of Xiangming Mountain, strung up an electric cable, set up a few light bulbs, and managed to illuminate the place quite brightly.

"What the hell were you doing?" Hei Hu was livid, looking at his few alliance partners—the boss of Thirteen Eagles and the boss of Gray Wolf Gang both hung their heads while Zhang Dadan was still defiantly proud as he said, "Hei Hu, you can’t blame me for this. At the last moment, all eight of the Heavenly Reversal Gang’s Hidden Generals turned up, and they brought over a thousand little brothers with them. How could I fight against that?"

"Get out of here!" The head of the Gray Wolf Gang glared at Zhang Dadan and angrily said, "You idiot, the Heavenly Reversal Gang doesn’t have that many people. Are you talking nonsense?"

"I’m not talking nonsense. The Eight Hidden Generals are the eight pillars of the Heavenly Reversal Gang!" Zhang Dadan argued angrily. "Expecting me to take on their thousand with just five hundred, plus those eight brave and valiant Hidden Generals, wouldn’t that be seeking death? So, my escape was perfectly justifiable!"

Hei Hu didn’t refute Zhang Dadan but instead asked, "Are you sure they all came back?"

"Brother Hei Hu, I have no reason to lie to you; we’re on the same boat now," Zhang Dadan nodded.

"Damn it!" Hei Hu said coldly, "Now we need to plan anew!"

The group immediately fell silent.

...

Italy, Temple of the Gods, the haven of divinities.

An old woman with white hair slowly walked to a dark palace, then ordered the guards at the door to open it. The guards hurried to comply, respectfully ushering the Old Madam in. Inside the palace was dim, except for a fist-sized hole in the ceiling, which allowed direct sunlight to shine through. Brofei sat in that patch of sunlight, her eyes closed in contemplation, her expression cool and distant.

"Brofei!" the Old Madam walked in.

"Grandma!" the White-clothed Woman opened her eyes and looked at the silver-haired Old Madam, saying, "What brings you here?"

"Mm, I came to see how you are!" the Old Madam sighed and said, "Before I knew it, it’s been over three months since you were confined. How are you holding up now?"

"I... I’m fine!" Brofei sighed, but in fact, she was not fine at all. For some reason, in the past three months, she had felt bouts of agonizing pain within her body, as if flames were scorching her from the inside. She understood that it was due to the Golden Silkworms inside her, the male and the female, which could sense each other even from the ends of the earth. Therefore, she knew that something must have happened to Ye Chen to cause her such pain.

At the same time, she was also shocked. Where exactly was Ye Chen now? If she was feeling such pain, then he must be suffering a thousand times more, the scorching heat unbearable. What kind of place could it be? Hell perhaps? She had never spoken of this to the Old Madam, yet Brofei had noticed her strength gradually increasing. She was secretly delighted and grateful to Ye Chen — if it weren’t for his refining himself and improving on the other side, she would never have received such a blessing!

"Alas, should I continue to let you be the Holy Daughter?" The Old Madam took a deep breath.

"Brofei is no longer pure, so please, Grandma, choose someone else!" Brofei looked at the Old Madam with a look of quiet resentment.

"I’ve watched you grow up from a child and know what kind of person you are!" The Old Madam raised the scepter in her hand and smashed it forcefully on the ground, saying angrily, "It’s all because of that Ye Chen! If it weren’t for him, you wouldn’t have lost your purity!"

"It’s no one else’s fault; I only have my lack of strength to blame, thus receiving the punishment I deserved!" Brofei said mournfully.

"Hmph, I will certainly grind Ye Chen’s bones to dust!" The Old Madam sneered coldly. "Brofei, I’ve made up my mind. I will re-establish you as the Holy Daughter, to be my successor!"

"Ah?!" Brofei was stunned. Why did happiness sometimes come so unexpectedly? She had not yet had time to digest the benefits Ye Chen had brought her, and now she was receiving even better news. Brofei sprang up from the ground with excitement, hugged the Old Madam, and said, "Thank you, Grandma!"

"Hm? Brofei, why do I feel your strength has increased?" The Old Madam looked at Brofei curiously.

"It’s all because I’ve been sitting here in meditation. I’ve had many revelations, and so my realm has been elevated!" Brofei told a lie. The Old Madam trusted Brofei, or else she wouldn’t have chosen her as the successor, and so the Old Madam believed her.

"Hm!" The Old Madam nodded and said, "You’re truly worthy of being the descendant of an ancient Italian family; even in meditation, you can improve. You’re certainly deserving of my affection!"

"Thank you, Grandma!" Brofei smiled sweetly. The smile from this woman, cold as an iceberg, seemed to melt hearts.

Brofei assisted the Old Madam as they walked slowly toward the great hall. The Old Madam smiled and said, "Yanzi has now successfully brought Japan into our camp. It’s time we showed Japan some gesture of goodwill, isn’t it?"

"In my opinion, a policy of both carrot and stick is quite good!" Brofei smiled.

"Hm!" The Old Madam nodded and said, "The Japanese want benefits; we can give them some, but they must work for us. We must make them understand that without us, all their benefits will be gone with the wind."

After their conversation, a red-clothed woman came in, saw the Old Madam, and immediately smiled, "Grandma, news from China — the Heavenly Reversal Gang has already returned to the country. I’m afraid they’ll mess up our big plan!"

"Hmph!" The Old Madam let out a light snort and said, "What about Ye Chen? Why has there been no news?"

"Ye Chen... he’s been back with the Rothschild family for three months, with no word since!" the red-clothed woman said immediately.

"Could Ye Chen be in hiding?" The Old Madam frowned.

"Impossible, Ye Chen is not that kind of person!" the red-clothed woman shook her head and said, "Intelligence suggests that on the cliffs of the Rothschild’s territory, there’s an Ancient Lava Cave. It’s said that one can refine one’s physique and temper one’s spirit there, so I suspect that’s probably where Ye Chen has gone!"

"Ye Chen in the Ancient Magma Cave?!" The Old Madam was stunned, then clenched her teeth and said, "How dare he hide away to improve himself! We should take this opportunity to wipe out his forces!"

"Ah?!" The red-clothed woman and the white-clothed woman exclaimed in unison.

"What? Do you two have objections?" The Old Madam looked at them curiously.

"Well..." The two were taken aback, exchanged glances, and then looking at the Old Madam, said, "The Heavenly Reversal Gang still has considerable strength, and with the support of the mainland government, it might not be so easy for us to move against them?"

The Old Madam pondered for a moment, realizing there was truth in their words, then immediately looked at the red-clothed woman and said, "As the Red Clothes Great Master, you have the responsibility and duty to clear the obstacles for the Church Court’s path forward."

"Grandma, please command me!" said the red-clothed woman immediately.

"Now I’m sending you and Brofei to China, with the Japanese Government assisting you from the shadows. I want you to completely eradicate the power of the Heavenly Reversal Gang!" The Old Madam was stubborn; the more others didn’t want her to do something, the more she insisted on doing it.