The news that Zhao Shuning was going to take over a gang spread the next day.
In the following days, the number of people swelled rapidly. Every day, countless people, mostly new students, stepped into Zhao Shuning's courtyard.
Shuang'er and Se'er were also extremely busy these days.
They were busy registering people every day. The medicinal herbs for the evening herbal baths were fetched by some strong new student boys.
True to expectations, on the fifth day, the number of people in the gang exceeded two hundred, making it the largest gang in the Misty Rain Tower. More than half of the new students had joined Zhao Shuning's gang.
Shuang'er and Se'er were thinking of giving the gang a more imposing name. Finally, Zhao Shuning's casual words interrupted them.
"Let's just call it Shuiyun Sheng."
Shuiyun Sheng?
"Little Ning'er, isn't this name a bit lacking in grandeur?"
"It's okay. If we have the strength, this name will surely spread one day."
"Alright then. Whatever Little Ning'er says goes."
"By the way, Shuang'er, tomorrow is the last day for gang registration. You must be on your toes and don't show any timidity."
"Got it."
After Zhao Shuning went to bed, at night, she always thought about how to boost her spiritual power. According to her current development, she basically had no opponents among her peers. However, among the second - level senior students, there were always a few outstanding ones. If Zhao Shuning didn't use the spiritual power of an alchemist, she would basically be no match for them.
The trial was coming soon. If her body wasn't well - tempered by then, a series of bad things might happen later.
Early the next morning, Shuang'er and Se'er got up early.
They were counting the number of people signing up for the gang in the outer courtyard. Usually, by noon, the two boys who helped fetch the medicinal herbs would be back. But today, an hour had passed, and there was still no sign of them.
Zhao Shuning stretched and stood in the courtyard, watching everyone discussing gang matters. She found it rather boring. Just as she was about to go back to her room to sleep, she caught sight of a person running in a hurry towards their small courtyard.
"Miss Shuang'er, Miss Se'er, something bad has happened!"
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw a young man in blue running out of breath, his face flushed.
"A Fu, what's going on?"
"A Shui and A Yue went to the Medicine Shop to get the medicinal herbs for your courtyard. They had a conflict with the people from the Broken Dragon Gang and were tied up by second - level senior students. Now they're locked in the firewood shed next to the Medicine Shop. The people from the Broken Dragon Gang are really brutal. When I came, I saw A Shui getting punched a lot."
"Leader Ning, what should we do?"
"The second - level Broken Dragon Gang. We haven't provoked them. Why are they picking on us?" Se'er asked worriedly, her voice trembling.
"What's there to ask? Just take me to the Medicine Shop. We'll find out when we get there."
The young man A Fu replied and then led Zhao Shuning towards the Medicine Shop.
Those who were bolder also put down what they were doing and quickly followed.
At this moment, in the firewood shed next to the Medicine Shop, A Yue and A Shui had their hands and feet tied with hemp ropes and were thrown on the dusty ground, being kicked constantly.
The people from the Broken Dragon Gang were really ruthless.
Each kick was aimed at the boys' vital parts.
"Shuiyun Sheng? You first - level new students are quite capable, aren't you? You're openly trying to provoke our Broken Dragon Gang?"
"You're just a bunch of kids. You haven't even been weaned for long, and you're thinking of sharing a piece of the pie with your senior brothers. You should think carefully about whether you're worthy or not."
"A bunch of kids with no experience, still thinking of forming a gang. You have no ability but still want to gain a foothold in the Misty Rain Tower? Let me tell you, every year, our Broken Dragon Gang has dealt with countless such small gangs. You still want to make noise on our territory. It's really laughable."
There were four or five people surrounding and beating A Shui and A Yue. On their arms, there was a mark of a dragon's horn.
The two on the ground had been beaten until they spat blood and had no power to fight back. But it was obvious that the five people still didn't want to let them go.
"Among you first - level new students, there's a little girl named Zhao Shuning. She's quite arrogant, isn't she?"
"It's none of your business."
"Oh, your mouth is quite tough."
With a loud slap, A Shui's face was punched solidly again. In a moment, his face swelled up.
"A five - year - old yellow - haired girl is worth your support?"
"You second - level students aren't qualified to question our Leader Ning's character."
"Oh, earlier, you were beaten so badly and didn't make a sound. We thought you two were dumb. But now that we mention that yellow - haired girl, you can talk."
"Spit!"
The young man named A Yue spat hard at the people from the Broken Dragon Gang.
"Our Leader Ning is much better than you hypocrites. She upholds justice, unlike you who use the gang to do all kinds of bad things."
Those who had been treated in such a way were obviously enraged.
"Bring me the pliers."
"What?"
"The pliers for pulling out horse teeth."
"Pang Shuai, what do you need it for?"
"I'm going to pull out all of their teeth and see if they still dare to oppose our Broken Dragon Gang."
Seeing this, the others burst out laughing, their expressions full of mockery. They casually handed the pliers placed above in the firewood shed to the young man who claimed he was going to pull out A Shui and A Yue's teeth.
"Are the people from the Broken Dragon Gang allowed to act so lawlessly?"
"We were just getting the medicinal herbs according to the rules. What right do you have to use lynching on us?"
"You still dare to make noise. It seems the lesson we gave you earlier was too light."
Pang Shuai gave a wink, and the other four immediately stepped forward and held down A Shui and A Yue who were struggling.
In an instant, the pliers were in front of the two boys. A Shui and A Yue's mouths were forcibly pried open by the other four. Just as the pliers were about to reach into A Shui's mouth, suddenly, Pang Shuai felt a sharp pain in his wrist. A stone hit his wrist hard.
His hand went limp, and the pliers fell from above, hitting Pang Shuai's foot exactly.
In pain, Pang Shuai immediately hugged his foot and let out a scream.
"Which coward dares to attack your grandpa?"