I Can See Your Combat Power

The biggest news in Xiling recently is about the daughters of the four esteemed families wishing to follow young Master Xu Sheng with their dowries.

Since ancient times, beauties have loved heroes. Even if they are extremely jealous of Xu Sheng, the martial artists in Xiling have to acknowledge his unparalleled martial arts skill. For the daughters of the prestigious families to follow such a peerless swordsman also meets their expectations of martial arts practice.

They even wonder whether they could also be warmly embraced by noble young ladies if they had the strong martial skills.

After Xu Sheng’s departure, a great martial arts fever broke out in Xiling. Many young masters from prominent families who originally despised martial arts actually planned to resume their training, aspiring to receive the same treatment as Xu Sheng one day.

The three young ladies who have a Fierce Realm agreement with Xu Sheng have become the nouveau riche of Xiling overnight. Ambassadors from different clans frequently visited the Pan, Bie, and Bai households— three noble families closely linked, making for a steady stream of visitors.

It’s somewhat regretful that four young ladies left together, but only three obtained the Fierce Realm agreement with Xu Sheng. The young princess of the Wan family, Wan Ling’er, was left behind, causing the Wan family, which was also of esteemed status, to seem deserted, as if forgotten by Xiling.

Since that day, Princess Wan Ling’er had hardly left home, yet every day, one could hear harsh curses from a clear and beautiful female voice, cursing Xu Sheng, Pan Xichang, and Tang Luo.

Just as everyone in Xiling was enjoying the spectacle, an unexpected person paid a visit. A visiting card from the son’s mansion was presented before the patriarch of the Wan family, Wan Haokun.

Mi Shen, the young patriarch of the Mi clan, was already at the door of the Wan family. Wan Haokun furrowed his brows. It was hard for him to discern the visitor’s intentions, but he knew that he couldn’t ignore the young patriarch of the Mi clan. He turned to the housekeeper and said, “Let him in.

Not long after, the housekeeper led the extraordinarily elegant young patriarch of the Mi Clan to the main hall.

“Greetings to Patriarch Wan, Brother Wan,” the bright-eyed Mi Shen saluted

Wan Haokun and Wan Man’er.

Wan Haokun waved and said, “No need for formalities, please have a seat. I wonder what advice the young patriarch has for our Wan Clan?”

If this had been another time, he might have chatted with Mi Shen. But the incident at Qifeng Tower had worn him out. He had no strength left to pretend.

This straightforward attitude confirmed to Mi Shen the anxious and eager mood of the patriarch of the Wan Clan. He confidently said, “No advice. I just received some interesting items I wanted to share with Patriarch Wan.” “Oh?” Wan Haokun replied disinterestedly, “Anything that the young patriarch finds interesting must be extraordinary. What is it?”

Not minding Wan Haokun’s perfunctory attitude, Mi Shen casually said, “Just a few Blood Crow illusion maps, including the confession of the manager of

Qifeng Tower.”

The main hall suddenly fell silent. Wan Man’er exclaimed angrily, “So it was

you who robbed…”

He didn’t finish his sentence as he was stopped by Wan Haokun. The patriarch of the Wan Clan looked directly into Mi Shen’s star-like eyes and coldly said, “I don’t quite understand the young patriarch’s intentions.

“Hehe.” Mi Shen laughed, “Since Patriarch Wan still has no sincerity by now, then I will have to take these Blood Crow illusion maps and the confession to the Xu Clan in Yuanzhou. I wonder what the reaction would be if they found out that someone had targeted their free-roaming family member?’

Xiao Zheng’s Mansion

Xiao Zheng hadn’t been this happy in a long time. Every time he thought about the drastic change in Xiao Jinlin’s attitude since he returned from the meditation room that day, he felt happy for the Xiao Family.

The strategy to ally with the weak to defeat the strong seemed to him a dead end. Regardless of which side the Xiao Family helped, they could at most gain an advantage on the battlefield. But to annihilate an entire clan was simply a pipe dream.

And if the Tang Clan, which already had a huge amount of secret techniques and replenishment from the Soul Jade, did not engage in protracted warfare, but retreated while fighting, it would leave the Xiao and Mi clans living in fear. This was the reason he most disagreed with Xiao Jinlin’s perspective.

But now, due to Tang Zhi’s presence, the stubborn old fellow was easily persuaded. He even wanted to use the entire family’s resources to side with the Tang Clan. This was simply unbelievable.

Several elders and Xiao Qi were given important assignments to unite the clans that the Xiao family had covertly controlled over the years. The plan to split the bloodline was put on hold, which made him feel like a burden had been lifted off his shoulders.

Since he didn’t have such a big pressure now, Xiao Zheng wanted to return to his old habits of eating, drinking and enjoying himself.

However, because his internal injuries had not yet healed, the physician advised him to abstain from alcohol, refrain from lust, and avoid eating meat. This greatly reduced his pleasures, so he had to find healthier ways to entertain himself. After thinking for a while, Xiao Zheng got a brilliant idea: “The young man I saw last time is extremely good at painting and calligraphy. Why not go there and see if he has any new work?

Star Pavilion

Before Tang Luo went into seclusion, he gathered his two most important subordinates at the Gou Chen secret chamber to announce some orders.

“Drop all matters regarding the agriculture of Xiling, and organize a caravan to buy grain from the surrounding cities of Xiling immediately.” This was the task he assigned to Gong Zheng. Knowing that a war would be breaking out in Xiling, it was easy to conclude that famine would follow. As of now, he wasn’t a lone wanderer. The more than three thousand members of the Righteous Gang were, strictly speaking, his subordinates, and they were all martial artists. The consumption of grain would be astonishing. If preparations were not made early, problems might arise.

On the other hand, although “High Principle Chant” is a very good technique, Gong Zheng’s group just started practicing it. Once the war begins, Tang Luo would not believe that these people could make any significant contribution. So, he still needs to find a place to hide them.

After giving instructions to Gong Zheng, Tang Luo turned to Hua Ji. “From today, find honest and loyal people, with wives and children, among the people employed in the Star Pavilion. Collect their names and report to me.” “Understood.” Although Hua Ji did not understand what Tang Luo needed those people for, he didn’t oppose his orders because he knew all that he had today was given by the man in front of him. In his heart, Tang Luo was the only god in the world.

When he finished arranging the two tasks, Tang Luo left the Star Pavilion to return to his sect for meditation. Suddenly, he remembered something and turned to Gong Zheng, “By the way, protect that young scholar. Don’t let him be disturbed by petty villains.”

“Understood.” Gong Zheng solemnly replied. In fact, since the last meeting with Tang Luo in Fengqing Alley, he had already sent people to guard around Mi Bai’s mansion.

Ever since he found out that the young scholar was friends with Tang Luo and Xu Sheng, he was afraid something might go wrong with him.

Because he, who used to wander the streets, knows very well what attraction a sudden wealthy ordinary person can have to the desperate people of the city, especially considering that Mi Bai was making more than a hundred gold every day now..