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Qin Fang was also stunned, really unable to understand what the elderly man's words meant.

"Could he also be trying to deceive like me?"

Although Qin Fang felt this possibility was extremely tiny, it seemed difficult to think of any reason for the elderly man to give up on this final move.

After all, Qin Fang had endured the previous two moves; if this third move were invalidated, then it would mean Qin Fang had won...

"Are you certain to give up?"

Qin Fang still found it a bit hard to believe, so he asked casually.

"No need..."

However, the elderly man was unconcerned about this, waved his hand, and said. It seemed he had forgotten his original intention for coming, instead quietly gazing at Qin Fang. After a long silence, he cautiously asked, "Are you from the Snow Mountain Sect?"

"Snow Mountain Sect?"

Qin Fang was taken aback by the words he heard, his face showing immense surprise, evidently startled by the question from the opposite person.

Qin Fang did not rush to answer but paused briefly in silence before shaking his head, perhaps a bit puzzled, responding, "Never heard of it..."

From the moment the elderly man spoke the three words Snow Mountain Sect, Qin Fang knew why the man had stopped; because he had already judged from the movement technique Qin Fang had just used.

Qin Fang's Traceless Snow Stepping Technique is a sect secret technique of Snow Mountain Sect; it could not be passed on by anyone other than a Snow Mountain Sect disciple...

Although Qin Fang was also curious about how the elderly man recognized the Traceless Snow Stepping Technique, he already discovered that the elderly man seemed to have realized that point, which was why he voluntarily gave up the third chance to make a move.

As for the reason...

This was quite evident!

The Green Gang is certainly powerful, and they have quite a number of experts, like the elderly man, who is a grandmaster-level expert, which is rather formidable.

Perhaps within the Green Gang, there are some experts who are comparable to the elderly man, but the number is definitely not many; after all, this is the secular world and not those hidden sects.

In such a secular world, being able to advance one's cultivation to the grandmaster level, all are supreme figures. If one could reach the level of Eight Extremes Fist Grandmaster Elder Niu, they would be revered by many martial artists as a beacon in the martial world.

However, although such grandmaster-level experts are indeed powerful and rare, it's only relative to the martial artists of the secular world. In fact, in those hidden sects, such grandmaster-level experts are not scarce.

And the more ancient the sect, the stronger the heritage, the more experts there are… The Snow Mountain Sect is such a hidden sect, although the disciples within the sect are not numerous, the heritage is not weaker than the Tang Sect or Kunlun!

In such a sect, not to mention Level 7 Grandmaster-level experts, even Level 8 Great Grandmaster-level experts exist, and there are even Supreme-level experts who have reached Level 9…

Thus, even though these sects have not surfaced for a long time, they aren't something the secular forces dare to offend…

Just as Qin Fang was worried, such a sect is like a hornet's nest; hitting one disciple is like stirring the hornet's nest, definitely involving extraordinary trouble…

However, facing this choice now is not Qin Fang, but this authoritative figure from the Green Gang…

Qin Fang's reply inadvertently felt insincere, further convincing the elderly man that Qin Fang's movement technique definitely came from a Snow Mountain Sect disciple.

This sect has a long tradition; although disciples from the sect don't often appear in the world, it's not unheard of…

The reason the elderly man recognized Qin Fang's movement technique as the Traceless Snow Stepping Technique from the Snow Mountain Sect was that he had seen a disciple of the Snow Mountain Sect before.

However, that was many years ago, back when he was young…

But in these decades, from being a young man who had just stepped into the martial world, he had become an elderly man now. Although his strength advanced to the grandmaster level, he still had great reverence for those ancient sects.

Recalling the years, he had seen that Snow Mountain Sect disciple, similar in age to him back then, quite like the current Qin Fang.

In those days, he had just laid a good foundation, steadily improving, still a considerable distance from the master level, but that Snow Mountain Sect disciple of his age had already early on entered the master level, even when confronting older masters, none of whom could gain any advantage over him.

And at the time, what the Snow Mountain Sect disciple relied on was this set of Traceless Snow Stepping Technique... He had not forgotten this for decades, hence why he could recognize Qin Fang's movement technique!

Recalling the past and looking at the present, comparing with the Snow Mountain Sect disciple of those days, and looking at Qin Fang now, the elderly man was more certain that Qin Fang was definitely a Snow Mountain Sect disciple.

"Young Master Qin, I believe our conflict was just a misunderstanding... The three moves have been exchanged, and I've lost... Let's let bygones be bygones from now."

Seeing Qin Fang deny his identity, the old man didn't mind. Seeing the Traceless Snow Stepping Technique was proof enough of Qin Fang's identity, whether he admitted it or not was irrelevant.

With this identity, there's no need to pursue this grievance, as it would only bring endless trouble to The Green Gang... Naturally, the old man wouldn't do that.

Moreover, since Qin Fang possessed the Traceless Snow Stepping Technique, it was doubtful if his third move would even touch Qin Fang, so he straightforwardly admitted defeat, making things simpler...

"Do not forget, you owe me a favor..."

Hearing the old man's words, Qin Fang relaxed, but he wasn't about to forget the terms he had previously set, so he immediately reminded with a hint.

"Haha! Impossible to forget..."

The old man laughed slightly, responding nonchalantly.

These were promises made in advance. Not to mention he had already lost, so naturally, he had to keep his word... Just the identity of Qin Fang as a disciple of the Snow Mountain Sect was reason enough for them to help, making it obvious The Green Gang wouldn't refuse a request.

These secular associations are quite shrewd and won't pass up such opportunities... Though ancient sects rarely engage with the secular world, many do have their own agents there.

For instance, the Shaolin Temple has many influences in the secular world, partly related to its acceptance of secular disciples...

These secular disciples use the Shaolin name to develop their power in the world, and when needed, Shaolin can leverage this power to gain benefits...

However, secular disciples are unique to the Shaolin Temple; other sects rarely make such arrangements. With limited resources, even supplying Inner Sect disciples is challenging, so there's little regard for secular disciples.

Shaolin Temple does this partly because of its vast resources, and also because some talented disciples aren't willing to become monks, finding themselves as secular disciples instead... Once their strength reaches a certain level, they can leave Shaolin and explore the world, gradually developing their power.

With a major sect as a backer, developing is easier, standing stronger. If bullied, they can return to the sect for help, and experts will come to aid immediately.

Conversely, without a major sect as backing, standing becomes difficult. If bullied, they must rely on themselves... Truly rising up is not so easy.

Perhaps for this reason, the old man was unwilling to make an enemy of Qin Fang...

The Green Gang may have strong foundations, but provoking a great sect like the Snow Mountain Sect means inviting endless trouble.

Ordinary Qing Gang Disciples are insignificant, mere commoners, and experts from great sects disdain dealing with commoners.

But this means experts within The Green Gang, like the old man, would become key targets for the opposition, facing sieges from numerous similar or higher-level experts...

"If that's the case, if there's nothing else, we'll be on our way..."

Qin Fang didn't care what the old man was thinking. Since the matter was resolved, The Green Gang had admitted defeat and agreed to let the grievance go, so Qin Fang saw no reason to stay.

Whether The Green Gang would later uncover that Qin Fang wasn't truly from the Snow Mountain Sect didn't concern him, as he never admitted it from the beginning—it was merely the old man's assumption.

Even if investigated, it had little to do with Qin Fang...

Moreover, The Green Gang wouldn't easily go back on their word, as it would damage their century-old reputation, more than just losing face.

Not that Qin Fang would show them courtesy, but even The Green Gang wouldn't tolerate such an event occurring...

And Qin Fang wasn't as weak as they thought, if they truly angered him, he could very well find Boss Kui's residence and eliminate this gang overlord.

Though Boss Kui had experts like Alai by his side, that was just his martial strength; if Qin Fang resorted to the gun, even Alai couldn't stop him...

Furthermore, with other assassination techniques like the Wood Release Technique, Qin Fang could kill unseen, naturally dispelling fear!

"Farewell then..."

Elder Alai did not stop Qin Fang and company from leaving but instead bade them farewell with a smile.

"Farewell..."

Qin Fang returned the courtesy, although in his heart he quietly wished, "Hopefully, we'll never meet again..."

The pressure from Grandmaster-level experts was overwhelming, and Qin Fang couldn't contend with them yet, naturally wishing to avoid meeting such experts again.

At the very least, he hoped never to meet with such hostility again...(To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)

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