<h4>Chapter 1176: Chapter 1176: An Unexpected Conflict</h4>


    "You can’t go in." At this moment, Xiao Xuan suddenly blocked the three of them and said.


    Xiao Xuan’s actions surprised everyone. Usually, Xiao Xuan didn’t speak much and they didn’t pay much attention to him, but today he actually stopped them.


    Among the three, Jin Guozhong knew Xiao Xuan the best. They hadpleted missions together and he knew Xiao Xuan was a formidable character.


    Leng Chan stood beside Xiao Xuan and saw that Poison Rose had also arrived, so she hurriedly came over.


    "Hall Master, you’re here," Leng Chan said excitedly, as she hadn’t seen Poison Rose for some time.


    Poison Rose immediately saw through Leng Chan’s thoughts, then looked at Xiao Xuan and said, "This guy’s not bad, quite handsome too."


    Leng Chan blushed and quickly said, "It’s not what you think, I have some business with him."


    Poison Rose just smiled and didn’t continue the conversation.


    "Xiao Xuan, what’s going on, why won’t you let us in?" Jin Guozhong walked up to Xiao Xuan and asked.


    "My brother is handling some business inside, you can’t go in," Xiao Xuan said coldly.


    Looking at Xiao Xuan’s serious face, they began to be solemn. They all knew that this small yard was where Hong Jinbao lived.


    Hong Jinbao was their former Sect Leader, and the three of them had deep feelings for Hong Jinbao.


    "Xiao Xuan, what are you doing?" Leng Chan stood in front of him, seeing Xiao Xuan’s attitude, and asked.


    Xiao Xuan shook his head and didn’t say anything; he just stood there coldly like a one-man army blocking a thousand troops.


    Since Xiao Xuan was acting on Xiang Yu’s orders and didn’t allow them in, the three had to stand there and wait.


    Inside the small courtyard, Xiang Yu was surrounded by six people. Tao Dachang gritted his teeth and looked at Hong Jinbao.


    Hong Jinbao was equally blood-red in the eyes; he had underestimated Xiang Yu, not expecting Xiang Yu toplete the unification of the Hong Sect in such a short time.


    Furthermore, what surprised Hong Jinbao even more was that he actually knew about the matter with Lu Xiaofeng.


    Aside from him, probably no one else knew about this matter. The people who had helped him previously had all been taken care of by him.


    Whether to leave or stay, Hong Jinbao was having a hard time deciding. If he left, the vast foundation of the Hong Sect would indeed be handed over to someone else.


    If he stayed, Xiang Yu wouldn’t let him go.


    Before Xiang Yu appeared, he just wanted to find a capable person to reorganize the Hong Sect.


    When the reorganization was almost done, he nned to get rid of that person, allowing him to reap the benefits.


    Originally, he nned to slowlyy out a n and gradually weave awork around Xiang Yu, but before hiswork opened, Xiang Yu had alreadypleted the unification of the Hong Sect.


    At this point, Hong Jinbao couldn’t sit still any longer and started his own n before thework could open.


    Tao Dachang was his spy ced beside Xiang Yu. Usually, Tao Dachang was loyal to Xiang Yu, showing no ws at all.


    But today, based on how he spoke, Xiang Yu realized something.


    Combined with Tao Dachang’s every move, Xiang Yu could deduce that his arm was injured.


    Now, Xiang Yu couldn’t hand over the Hong Sect; initially, he only said he’d give it to Hong Jinbao as a test.


    "You should leave," Xiang Yu said.


    For various reasons, he really didn’t want to touch Hong Jinbao.


    "Having followed you these days, I can’t stand your self-righteous expression. Others fear you, but I, Tao Dachang, am not afraid of you," Tao Dachang said before swiftly attacking Xiang Yu.


    Now it was their only chance; if they didn’t get rid of Xiang Yu now, they would truly have to leaveter.


    If Xiang Yu died, Hong Jinbao would surely regain control of the Hong Sect. After Hong Jinbao, Tao Dachang would be the sessor; the Hong Sect would be his.


    This was a n between him and Hong Jinbao; he was filled with visions of his future.


    Now that Xiang Yu was blocking his path, he had to remove him first.


    Tao Dachang shouted, then kicked toward Xiang Yu.


    Xiang Yu quickly stood up to avoid it, then grabbed Tao Dachang’s sleeve and pulled hard.


    Tao Dachang’s sleeve came off, revealing a blood mark near his left shoulder, the same mark Xiang Yu had left the previous evening.


    Seeing the blood mark, Xiang Yu wasn’t surprised, as it fit his expectations.


    "Xiang Yu, you must die today," Tao Dachang shouted, signaling the other five to join the fight.


    It was no time to argue; victory or defeat was at stake. As long as Xiang Yu died, everything would be resolved.


    Outside, the others heard the shouting from inside.


    "What’s going on?" Jin Guozhong asked worriedly.


    Xiao Xuan was also somewhat worried and uncertain about whether to go in.


    "Why are you still standing here? The Sect Leader is in danger," Poison Rose shouted, then rushed inside.


    Xiao Xuan didn’t stop them anymore and was the first to rush in. When he arrived at the courtyard and saw five people surrounding Xiang Yu, he was furious and immediately drew a dagger, grabbed one person’s head, and put the knife to their neck to sh it.


    From entering to pulling out the dagger, Xiao Xuan took only a few seconds, leaving the others unresponsive.


    "Xiao Xuan, stop!" Xiang Yu quickly yelled.


    Only then did everyone see Xiao Xuan’s actions, causing them to break out in cold sweat, realizing how ruthless this guy was.


    Xiao Xuan gritted his teeth, eyes red. If Xiang Yu hadn’t called out, the person in front of him would have already met their end.


    Xiao Xuan restrained his hand, then kicked the person away.


    He came to Xiang Yu’s side, carefully observing the surrounding situation, and when he saw the injury on Tao Dachang’s arm, he coldly said, "It was youst night."


    Jin Guozhong and the others werepletely bewildered by the situation, not understanding why they had started fighting and even used knives.


    Jin Zhengming, who hadn’t been around for the past few days and was unaware of the situation, confusedly asked Jin Guozhong, "What’s going on?"


    Jin Guozhong shook his head without speaking, and awkwardly smiled when he approached Xiang Yu, "Sect Leader, is there some misunderstanding?"


    Poison Rose looked suspiciously at Leng Chan.


    Leng Chan had been there all along; she should have known what was happening.


    Witnessing the scene, Leng Chan was also unsure of what had happened and simply recounted the events of the previous night.


    After hearing this, Poison Rose nodded, then approached Xiang Yu, saying, "Sect Leader Xiang, don’t be impulsive; let’s talk things through."


    Xiang Yu turned and calmly smiled at them, "It’s fine, I’m just joking with former Sect Leader Hong."


    Xiang Yu’s expression was calm, but the others were not at ease. They couldn’t believe Xiang Yu was joking.


    Hong Jinbao thenughed heartily and said, "That’s right, don’t be nervous; we’re just rehearsing here."


    Hong Jinbao spoke as he walked toward Xiang Yu. Seeing him approaching, Xiao Xuan quickly stood in front of Hong Jinbao.


    "Stop," Xiao Xuan said coldly...