The ranking of the nine old sects was the top three, the flat three, and the bottom three. Among them, the Upper Three Gates included Zhang Qishan (Lord Zhang), Er Yuehong (Chenpi A'si's master), and Banban Li. They were all well-off old families with powerful forces and legitimate business fronts. Ping Sanmen included Chenpi A'si, Old Dog Wu, and Black-backed Sixth Brother. They were thieves who specialized in digging up antiques from tombs and reselling them. The Lower Three Factions included the only member of the Nine Factions who was once a hired thug, the black-backed Sixth Brother, and Huo Jinxi. The Huo family was the only family in the Nine Factions that was headed by a woman.