Beginning with the Ubume Bird

Chapter 758: Chapter 47: Raid Chapter 758: Chapter 47: Raid This scolding shattered the heavens and left Ruan Zhanhui stunned as well.

A burly man with fiery eyes pushed through the crowd, storming straight toward him, seething with rage.

Ruan Zhanhui’s heart was fraught with doubts. Intent on gauging the newcomer’s stance, he clasped his hands in a greeting and said, “May I ask which family’s friend this is? I am Ruan Zhanhui of the Taiping Sect, at your service.”

Hong Liangyu recognized the voice. Instead of leaping onto the Dharma Platform to chastise the man, he sized up Ruan Zhanhui for a moment, his gaze quickly settling on the buffalo leather gun holster at Ruan’s waist, his brows knitting then relaxing.

With a sidelong glance, he spotted two other men about ten paces to his right, dressed just like Ruan Zhanhui, both wearing Western pistols at their waists and a stack of talisman paper tucked behind their backs, glaring furiously at him. Without a word, he knew they came from the same origins as Ruan Zhanhui on the platform.

Having sized up the three men’s capabilities and backgrounds, Hong Liangyu had a plan in mind. As he paced around the Dharma Platform, he sneered, “I was wondering who was spouting such grandiose nonsense, turns out it’s the disciples and grand-disciples of the Demon Thief! Back then, Zhang He betrayed our trust, agreeing to the alliance of five sects to defend Guangzhou, yet he went to sneak attack Lantau Island. He ended up trapped by Fiery Cauldron Madam’s magic and was defeated by our Dragon Head himself. Only by surrendering the Taiping Document was his pathetic life spared. You shameless scoundrel dare to parade as an elder protector of Guangzhou, making a laughingstock out of all the heroes in the world with your impudence.”

Upon hearing this, Ruan Zhanhui was both shocked and enraged, with a growing sense of dread. The old story of Zhang He’s sneak attack on Lantau Island was widely known among the pirates of the South Seas, but the details of Fiery Cauldron Madam’s magic and Zhang He handing over the Taiping Document to save his own life meant that the speaker was likely one of the strongmen from Lantau Island.