Chapter 983 Playing with fire and burning yourself
"I will fight with you!"

Seeing that the entire Gan Mansion had completely fallen into Xunzhen's control, Gan Fu, who knew that there was no hope of escape, could not help but feel desperate. He became angry and humiliated, snatched the sword from the disciple beside him, and rushed towards the oncoming Xunzhen with a roar.

"boom!"

"Forehead……"

However, before he could get close to Xunzhen, Xiao Yang, who had been on guard, jumped up and swung a whip kick in the air, fiercely kicking Gan Fu's right ribs. He groaned and his body flew backwards like a kite with a broken string. The steel knife slipped out of his hand and fell to the ground with a "clang".

"you……"

"puff!"

Gan Fu fell awkwardly into the corner of the wall filled with rainwater. He wanted to curse, but suddenly he felt a tightness in his chest and shortness of breath, followed by a sweetness in his throat and a stream of blood spurting out of his mouth.

As the Gan family members exclaimed in surprise, Gan Fu, whose face was pale, felt a black screen before his eyes, his body went limp, and he fainted completely.

"Hmph! You are overestimating yourself." Abaolu pointed the scimitar in his hand at the trembling Gan family members with disdain, and said in a fierce voice, "Who else wants to taste the pain of having your bones torn apart and a life worse than death?"

The Gan family had more than a hundred people in total, but now they were surrounded by 20 to 30 people led by Xunzhen in their own territory. The great humiliation made many young and energetic Gan family disciples' blood boil. They reached for their weapons silently, and subconsciously cast angry eyes at the silent Gan Yonglin, as if waiting for his order.

However, Gan Yonglin, as the head of the family, was different from the reckless and impulsive young disciples. He knew very well that although the other side had a small number of people, their killing methods and fighting experience were far beyond the reach of Gan family disciples.

Moreover, among the more than 100 people in the Gan family, only 70 or 80 people could really take up swords and go into battle, and most of them had mediocre martial arts skills. The rest of the old, weak, women and children were mostly Gan Yonglin's relatives, and any mistake made by any of them would make him very sad.

On the other hand, most of Xunzhen's men came from the three religions in the Western Regions and had been tempered. Not only were they highly skilled in martial arts, but they were also ruthless and fearless. Even when they encountered elite disciples from famous and upright sects, they were not afraid at all. In their eyes, the small Luzhou Gan family was not worth mentioning.

Therefore, once a conflict breaks out between the two sides, the melee will undoubtedly turn into a massacre, and the Gan family, who are caught off guard, is likely to be wiped out.

Thinking of this, Gan Yonglin became even more worried. He walked forward slowly, trying to calm his inner turmoil and make his words and actions look calm and natural: "I can't believe... you guys recovered so quickly."

"I also couldn't have imagined that Wudang and Xianwang Mansion would come and go so quickly... so quickly."

Xunzhen's weird tone made Gan Yonglin feel choked up, so he said boldly, "I can probably guess your intentions. I want to say... every wrong has its perpetrator, every debt has its creditor. What happened tonight is ultimately a feud between you and Wudang and Xianwang Mansion, and has nothing to do with the Gan family."

"It was the Gan family disciples who discovered our whereabouts, it was the Gan family disciples who poisoned our food and drinks, it was the Gan family disciples who surrounded the Luzhou Inn together with the Wudang and Xianwang Mansion people, making it impossible for us to escape. Now that things have come to this, how can Master Gan say that what happened tonight has nothing to do with the Gan family?" Xunzhen slowly shook his head and corrected him seriously, "What's more, before Master Gan left, he accused us of stirring up trouble in Luzhou and ordered us to make up for the store's losses. I have always kept all these teachings in my heart and dare not forget a single word."

"Actually, you may have some misunderstandings..."

Gan Yonglin saw that Xunzhen really put the blood debt of tonight on his head, and his face changed immediately. Then he thought of Gu Ri, Xie Xuan and others who insisted on leaving without caring about the hidden worries of the Gan family, and for a moment he was filled with grief and anger. He felt panic and grievance, annoyed and resentful, sad and helpless.

"As the saying goes, 'One has to bow his head under the eaves.' The Gan family of Luzhou lives in a corner of the Central Plains. If we want to be safe and sound, we should obey the orders of the leader of the Central Plains martial arts world. In fact, we have no grudges against Liu Xunyi, and we are strangers to you. Tonight, we are just following the orders of Wudang and the Xianwang Mansion. It is really a helpless move..."

"So what?" Facing Gan Yonglin who was trying to defend himself, Xunzhen teased nonchalantly, "A real man should be upright and take responsibility for his actions. Why should Master Gan blame others?"

"Just now at the Luzhou Inn, why didn't you question Wudang and the Xianwang Mansion? Why didn't you talk about 'dare to do and dare to take responsibility' in front of Gu Ri and Xie Xuan? Now that you see them leaving, you take the opportunity to break into the Gan family and speak nonsense. It's obvious that you are bullying the weak and fearing the strong! How can you act like a real man?" In front of everyone, being lectured by a young "girl", Gan Yonglin couldn't help but feel a little exasperated.

"Master Gan had better see clearly that I have never been a real man, and I don't want to be one." Xunzhen smiled calmly, "Not only am I not a real man, but I am a petty woman who is always calculating, and especially... likes to hold grudges. An hour ago, Master Gan was so powerful in Luzhou Inn, and he scolded us like a group of stray dogs. Haha, you are not naive to think... that I can just pretend that this didn't happen, right?"

"You...ahem!"

Seeing Xunzhen's eloquence and good debate, Gan Yonglin got so angry that he couldn't help but cough violently.

He should have been an outsider watching the fire from the other side, but Xie Xuan killed him first and then reported to him, dragging him into the vortex of the storm without knowing why. Now he is being killed, which is really a huge injustice.

However, Gan Yonglin regretted his decision and it was of no use. After all, what was supposed to happen had already happened, and no matter how much he resisted, regretted, or was unwilling to do so, there was no way back.

As the saying goes, "If you stick your head out, you'll get a knife. If you keep your head down, you'll get a knife too." Now that the matter is done, it's better to get straight to the point than to be submissive.

Gan Yonglin's eyes showed a determined look as he made up his mind. He said in a deep voice, "Since you are determined to seek revenge, there is no need to pretend. Just speak frankly! What exactly do you want in exchange for giving up?"

"This mansion has an exquisite courtyard with corridors and mountains and rivers. There are red pillars and carved rafters everywhere, and painted buildings and carved beams. I guess... it must have cost a lot." Xunzhen looked around with interest and asked meaningfully, "I wonder how much silver is such a blessed place worth?"

"What do you mean?" Gan Yonglin felt mixed emotions at Xunzhen's words. At the same time, he also heard a hint of hope from Xunzhen's words. "Could it be... you want to extort money? If so, just name your price. As long as you don't hurt anyone in the Gan family, I'm willing to use money to resolve this misunderstanding."

Seeing that Gan Yonglin was willing to endure shame and humiliation in order to calm the situation, Xunzhen couldn't help but flash a hint of intriguing obscure light in his eyes.

"What? Are you worried that I might go back on my word?" Facing Gan Yonglin's aggressive questioning, Xunzhen remained silent, as if he was thinking about something.

"Xunzhen, you..."

"Master Gan, how much do you think a life of the Gan family is worth?"

"What do you mean?" Gan Yonglin frowned and hesitated, "Do you want me to make an offer?"

"That's true."

"This..." Gan Yonglin didn't understand what Xunzhen was up to, so he pondered for a long time before hesitatingly asking, "The Gan family has more than a hundred people. I am willing to pay... one hundred thousand taels to buy their safety. That should be sincere enough, right?"

"He retreated when faced with difficulties and spent money to avoid disaster. Mr. Gan is indeed able to bend and stretch."

He uttered a puzzling answer, and before everyone in the Gan family could look at each other, Xunzhen had already taken a thick stack of silver bills from Abaolu's hand and handed it to Gan Yonglin without haste.

Seeing this, Gan Yonglin, who was nervous and expectant, was stunned. He looked at the banknote in Xunzhen's hand with a blank face and asked suspiciously: "What does this... mean?"

"Here are five hundred thousand taels. One hundred thousand of them are for buying your people, and the rest is for making up for the loss tonight. I wonder if it's enough?"

"This……"

Xunzhen's sudden change in attitude made Gan Yonglin, who didn't know the truth, even more confused. He stared blankly at Xunzhen, who was serious, and couldn't come back to his senses for a long time.

"You...are you kidding me?"

"Master Gan, have you ever seen anyone use real gold and silver to fool others?" Xunzhen raised his eyebrows and shook the banknotes in his hand, "I dare to guarantee with my life that every one of them is real."

"Forgive my ignorance, I... really don't understand what you mean." Gan Yonglin's mood became more and more complicated, and his eyes became more and more entangled, "You want to make up for the loss tonight? But Luzhou Inn is far from being worth 500,000 taels..."

"Not only Luzhou Inn." Xunzhen smiled mysteriously, "There are other things... that I want to buy."

Hearing this, Gan Yonglin subconsciously looked at Gan Lun, who was covered in mud, and cautiously asked, "What... do you want to buy?"

"Everyone in the Gan family, and... your mansion." Xunzhen said bluntly, "If five hundred thousand taels is not enough, I can add more."

As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of all the people in the Gan family, who were full of thoughts, suddenly changed, and they all took a breath of cold air.

Xunzhen expressed his unquestionable decisiveness in a tone as calm as water, which was even more frightening than the sharp scimitars in the hands of Abaolu, Xiao Yang and others.

"Asshole!" Gan Yonglin was furious, thinking Xunzhen was teasing him. He flicked his sleeves and knocked the banknotes in her hand to the ground, then scolded her sternly, "A gentleman can be killed but not humiliated, don't go too far!"

Seeing Gan Yonglin getting angry, some members of the Gan family shared a common hatred for the enemy, some were terrified, some looked ashen, and some shed tears in despair... Just looking at this miserable scene, it seemed that the Gan family was about to face misfortune and a catastrophe was imminent.

"Master Gan, please forgive me for my rudeness. You have to sell what I want tonight, whether you want to or not!" Xunzhen said solemnly, "I am in a good mood now, and I can take more than a hundred living people away. If I am not in a good mood... I don't mind taking more than a hundred corpses away. Therefore, Master Gan, please don't refuse my toast and drink a forfeit."

"Living people?" Gan Yonglin was horrified and asked in disbelief, "What do you mean? Aren't you going to kill us all? Then... where are you going to take us?"

"In fact, the best way to eliminate hidden dangers is to kill them all and put an end to it all." Xunzhen answered in a helpless tone, "But due to certain people and certain reasons, I have to spare your lives temporarily. The premise is that... you must not be ungrateful. As for why I am doing this? Where am I taking you? Master Gan, you don't have to ask, and I won't tell you."

"The Gan family's mansion..."

"I bought it!" Xunzhen interrupted Gan Yonglin's worries without any hesitation, and said word by word, "From now on, this house is under my control. I will ask Mr. Gan to find another place to live in the future."

"This……"

"I believe that when the time is right, someone will naturally give Master Gan a satisfactory explanation. But tonight..."

Having said this, Xunzhen turned around slowly with a determined look, pointed at the gate of the mansion, and said with a smile: "Outside the gate, I have ordered people to prepare carriages and horses. If you don't want blood to be splattered and corpses to be scattered all over the ground, I hope that Master Gan and you will take the initiative to set off happily. Don't make it difficult for me, and don't embarrass my subordinates who eat raw meat and drink blood and are bloodthirsty... "

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(End of this chapter)