161: The Liu family is finished. The Wang family and the Hua family are also finished.

Zhuang Sanming, the little friend: "..."

Ximen Chuifeng really held a grudge. Zhuang Sanming called him Uncle Ximen, so Ximen Chuifeng turned around and called him little friend Zhuang Sanming.

But these were minor matters; the crucial part was the content within the envelope.

Zhuang Sanming meticulously read the letter twice, confirming he remembered everything, before relighting his lighter and burning the letter as well.

After he burned the letter, he looked down at the ground and found that the black ants had long since vanished without a trace.

Zhuang Sanming couldn't help but marvel at how impressive Ximen Chuifeng's method of relaying information was. After all, ants are ubiquitous — on the ground, on tree trunks, and even in every household.

To think of using ants to transmit messages and gather intelligence, Ximen Chuifeng could truly be considered a genius among information brokers.

Zhuang Sanming already had a clear idea about the Bingyan Office matters that Ximen Chuifeng had investigated so far.

Although they couldn't gather to discuss things right now, Ximen Chuifeng could use the countless ants on the ground to deliver messages to each of them.

After processing these messages, Zhuang Sanming quickly ran behind the corrugated iron shacks, only to find no strange buildings there, just an area resembling a junkyard.

The junkyard looked like it hadn't had trash thrown into it for a long time; the original garbage had been weathered by wind and sun, and buried in the soil.

In the dark, Zhuang Sanming couldn't clearly see what was inside the junkyard. He heard Tao Erbao's clumsy bird calls and knew that someone must be coming, so he quickly left the area.

"What are you doing out here so late at night instead of sleeping!"

Zhuang Sanming quickly ran back, hearing Coach Wang's voice from afar.

Tao Erbao stammered in response: "Uh, w-we... just came out for some fresh air, hehe."

"Right, it was too hot inside, so we came out for some fresh air, to cool down." Thankfully, Zhuang Sanming arrived in time, otherwise Tao Erbao would have surely messed up the act.

"Hurry back! What kind of behavior is this, running out so late at night? If you don't stay in your rooms honestly, next time I'll make you run laps around the selection area!" Coach Wang was a bit angry, but not overly so.

"Sorry, Coach, we'll go back now."

Zhuang Sanming waved to Tao Erbao and the others behind him, and they all quickly followed Zhuang Sanming back into the room.

Coach Wang hadn't fully woken up yet: "These little brats, they're not even in the Axe Gang yet and they're already so arrogant."

After a few complaints, Coach Wang went back to sleep.

When he woke up the next morning, he had forgotten all about it, thinking it was just a dream... The next day.

155 Fortress, Liu Family.

"That person was brought into the Four Clan Tournament by you, wasn't he? Don't think that just because Liu XinFan and the others were also taken, we won't suspect you. Alright, Liu Yancheng, for your own selfish reasons, you truly don't care about the interests of any of us!"

"The geniuses of both our families were abducted by that person, and they haven't been found yet. We've all been ruined by you!"

In the Liu Family courtyard, the Wang Family Head and the Hua Family Head arrived alone. Both of their faces looked very haggard, as if they hadn't slept for two days, their eyes bloodshot.

Liu Yancheng was currently cornered by them, not daring to breathe loudly.

Although the Wang Family Head and the Hua Family Head were haggard, their clothes were at least clean, but Liu Yancheng's clothes were already tattered and dirty.

"Speak!"

"You are the one who caused all of this!!!"

The Wang Family Head went up and grabbed Liu Yancheng's neck, while the Hua Family Head pulled Liu Yancheng's hair from behind.

The three family heads, usually so glamorous, were now fighting like common street thugs.

Liu Family members walked by and saw them, but pretended not to, hurrying away.

Some older Liu Family elders couldn't bear to watch and said a few words, but were then cursed at by the combined forces of the Wang Family Head and the Hua Family Head. Unable to endure it, they could only quickly leave.

As they left, they kept muttering: "The world is truly degenerating, truly degenerating..."

The Liu Family, it's over.

The Wang Family and the Hua Family are also finished.

Who would have thought that a perfectly good Four Clan Tournament would be the beginning of the demise of their families?

Even Liu Yancheng hadn't expected it.

It was just that at that time he was too flustered. The other three great families were going to unite to destroy the Liu Family, and he was very anxious and irritable.

Then that strange person wearing a bamboo hat appeared.

What could he do?

He could only choose to cooperate with that person.

"Why don't you just die? Shaoyu and the others were taken away, why wasn't it you who was taken?!"

The Hua Family Head now looked like a madman, venting all his anger on Liu Yancheng.

"Cough, cough, cough, the Liu Family... juniors, cough, cough, were also taken away..."

Liu Yancheng clutched his hair with one hand, while with the other, he desperately tried to pry open the Wang Family Head's hand.

With his neck being choked, he was now having difficulty breathing and almost fainted several times.

Although the Wang Family Head was choking him, he didn't want to just let him die like that.

Dying like that would be too easy for him.

He should pay with his life for the geniuses from their families who were taken away!!

"Stop, what are you doing?!"

Just then, Chu Yun, the Director of the Beast Taming Bureau, and Principal Liu all appeared in the Liu Family courtyard. The main gate was open, and there were no guards nearby, so they just walked in without anyone announcing their arrival.

"Lord City... City Lord?!"

Although what the Wang Family Head and the Hua Family Head were doing was quite insane, they still knew the immense deterrent power of Chu Yun throughout the 155 Fortress, so they quickly released their hands and stood aside with downcast eyes.

"Cough, cough..." Liu Yancheng heard them call him City Lord, but he was suddenly released by the two of them, couldn't steady himself, and fell to the ground.

Chu Yun frowned. To be honest, he immediately recognized the person lying on the ground as Liu Yancheng, the Liu Family Head, and the two beside him must be the Wang Family Head and the Hua Family Head.

"Help him up," Chu Yun said to the Wang Family Head.

"Ah, yes." The Wang Family Head quickly complied. Although he detested Liu Yancheng, this was the City Lord's command, and he could not disobey it.

In the heart of every 155 Fortress citizen, the City Lord was the highest ruler of this Wall.

And also the strongest.

Moreover, he still needed the City Lord's help to find the missing juniors from his family.

"City, City Lord, cough, cough." Liu Yancheng was helped up. At this moment, he was disheveled, and there were still bruises on his neck from being strangled.

Seeing Liu Yancheng in such a state, not only Chu Yun frowned, but the Director of the Beast Taming Bureau and Principal Liu also looked displeased.