Chapter 745: The Southern Coast

“They plan to take them down one by one! All Dragon Gate experts, retreat and defend! Disciples of Lingxiao Palace, protect us!”
Seeing their advantages being halted and signs that the Mu Family’s reorganized forces were trying to regain control of the backyard, Haotian kept firing the sword energy of the Six Veins Divine Sword to disrupt the battle, while loudly ordering a retreat.
At the same time, the Mu Family, having regrouped, launched a second wave of fierce attacks!
Amidst the deafening roar, the entire Yangzhou city was once again engulfed in chaos—shouts of battle, flames soaring, swords clashing… Arrows streaking across the sky shook the souls of countless people.
Silver Fox stood firm on the roof, calmly directing his men to continue resisting the assaults from Lingxiao Palace and Yipin Hall. His expression remained unchanged, untouched by the growing casualties.
From the start, he knew this night would be extremely difficult!
Casualties were inevitable…
But so far, the Mu Family’s losses were not too severe and still acceptable.
Although the Mu Family had lost over a hundred men, Lingxiao Palace and Yipin Hall had suffered at least nearly two thousand casualties…
A ratio of one to twenty—quite impressive!
Moreover!
Silver Fox always kept a balance in mind!
He knew well…
Only those few dozen people could pose a threat to the Mu Family.
As long as those people were eliminated, the rest were not a concern. Even in a head-on battle, the Mu Family’s thousands of skilled fighters might not be at a disadvantage.
So, despite Lingxiao Palace and Yipin Hall launching a second wave of attacks to increase pressure, Silver Fox remained calm, issuing steady commands without haste.
In the backyard…
Under Haotian’s command, the Dragon Gate experts and Lingxiao Palace’s skilled fighters retreated slightly, slowing down Xiao Bei’s rapid killing spree.
But this gave Wind Bell the chance to deal mass damage!
The Mu Family’s elite fighters also concentrated their forces to resist Haotian and the others, holding them back firmly beyond their defensive lines!
Waves of powerful sound blades erupted from the strings, shattering the sword energy of the Six Veins Divine Sword in midair, with their lingering force hitting the Dragon Gate experts around them.
Arrows rained down like locusts, killing most of the Lingxiao Palace disciples who sneaked in from behind…
Although Haotian and his group controlled half of the backyard, they still felt immense pressure under the Mu Family’s tenacious defense and the omnipresent demonic sounds.
Ah!!
A scream—within the crowd, the blood-red lightning quickly turned golden and returned to Xiao Bei’s bamboo tube.

The latter smiled triumphantly:
“The seventh!”
Putting away the bamboo tube, Xiao Bei disappeared once again into the crowd.
In this ambush, at least seven unidentified experts, along with an equal number of experts from the Lingxiao Palace, were killed.
Yet most of the Longmen experts still remained, and Hao Tian and the others couldn’t get close to them…
The disciples of the Mu Family, who were facing Hao Tian and the others head-on, were under the greatest pressure! Swords and blades swirled around, forming a veritable meat grinder!
Most of the Mu Family’s experts perished at their hands.
If not for their well-equipped gear and rotating defense tactics, the casualties would have been even higher!
“Use the Leopard Essence Pill!”
The Silver Fox on the roof saw the urgency of the situation. As the magical sound of the wind chimes gradually lost its sudden effect, the Lingxiao Palace’s forces began to advance slowly again. He quickly turned around and ordered, “Archers, get ready!”
The archers, who had been guarding the corridors and rooftops of the hall, drew their powerful bows and nocked arrows.
Swish swish!
Arrows rained down from above onto the crowd!
…
On the empty road, from night to day, there were now over a hundred people with Happy. They rushed eastward at full speed.
Along the way, more experts from various branches in the southern interior kept joining them.
Although they hadn’t received any internal notice from the Mu Family, they still voluntarily joined Happy’s group—these experts from the southern cities had friends or brothers assigned to the Mu Family’s branch in Yangzhou and had learned of the urgent situation there. Happy couldn’t refuse their requests!
Especially after receiving a message via carrier pigeon that the forces of the First-Class Hall, led by Bloodclothes, were openly attacking the Mu Family’s branch, Happy’s expression grew increasingly grave.
He kept issuing orders from atop his horse!
At the main headquarters in Baokang City, thousands of miles away, Lei Zhan was also constantly in motion.
At Happy’s reminder, he frequently mobilized troops and allied gangs to issue war warnings to the border cities under the Mu Family’s control.
Dozens of experts from branches near the First-Class Hall in the north and the Lingxiao Palace in the east mobilized fully. While raising their cultivation levels and entering a state of combat readiness, they also, with the help of many gangs, closely monitored the troop movements of the First-Class Hall and Lingxiao Palace branches.
In addition!
Happy’s orders also extended to the south!
…
Zhenjiang City.
It was a coastal city in Guangdong.
After the incident involving the Three Dragons Society, the Lingxiao Palace’s prestige here dropped from that of a local tyrant to that of an ordinary major gang. It wasn’t until relations between the Mu Family and the Lingxiao Palace improved that its prestige gradually recovered.
However…

The good times didn’t last long. As word spread that the Mu Family had established a branch in Yangzhou, all the disciples of the Lingxiao Palace there became much more cautious. Most of those outside were on missions, with very few active in the outside world. They knew that with the outbreak of battles in Yangzhou, the relationship between Lingxiao Palace and the Mu Family would surely drop to its lowest point ever! Nowadays, although most of the southern coastal cities were still under Lingxiao Palace’s control, a section in between had been seized by the Mu Family and had not yet been recovered. Moreover, the entire south was under the dominion of the Mu Family and the Xiyi Gate… Even if Lingxiao Palace and Yipin Tang truly united to overthrow the Mu Family from their position as the top gang in the Central Plains, life in these southern cities wouldn’t improve. Since the Sanlong Club incident, Lingxiao Palace’s status as the coastal leader had been questioned and shaken. Even Lingxiao Palace itself realized its weaknesses! So, upon hearing about the events in Yangzhou, most chose to wait and be cautious, logging off immediately or hiding in taverns at the slightest sign of trouble. However, Zhenjiang was relatively remote and rich in resources. Lingxiao Palace had also taken strong action to reclaim two resource sites taken by other gangs, so activities there were relatively frequent. Yet… At dawn one day, an alarm of an attack went out at the Lingxiao Palace branch in Zhenjiang! When countless disciples received warnings via black pigeons, they looked outside in terror… The outside was packed with people! But… it wasn’t the Mu Family’s men—it was members of two local gangs that had recently lost their resources. With swords and knives, they surrounded the entire branch, eyeing it hungrily.