"Mr. Mu Lisi, Chief Judge Xi'er, why don't you rest for now?" Jiang Chen turned his head toward Mu Lisi and the others and spoke softly. "I'll go meet the people from the Martial Arts Families. As soon as there's news from Spirit You, I'll immediately inform you."

"Alright, Mr. Jiang, you go ahead with your tasks." Mu Lisi and the others nodded.

Old Master Tang gave Tang Jiawei a look, and Tang Jiawei personally took Mu Lisi and the others to arrange their accommodations.

"Let's go, let's meet some old friends!" Jiang Chen said with a slight smile.

Jiang Chen, Yan Hu, and Old Master Tang left the outer guest room and headed toward the Tang Family's inner guest room.

...

Inside the Tang Family's reception room,

Old Master Tang, Old Master Lou, Ouyang Zhen, Mo Tiancheng, Dong Tianchen, and Dong Yu sat surrounded on the sofas.

Because it was Old Master Tang himself who had sent out the message, all the households had sent older generations of their families.

As for the Dong Family, it was because their previous offense against Jiang Chen was due to Old Master Dong's decision, so this time, it was Dong Tianchen and his grandson Dong Yu who came, the two of them being the closest in relation to Jiang Chen in the Dong Family. The Dong Family hoped to rebuild their relationship with Jiang Chen through this meeting.

In recent times, due to Jiang Chen, the Tang Family, Tang Family, Lou Family, Mo Family, and Ouyang Family had almost become a group. The Dong Family, however, had been isolated from this circle.

The Dong Family deeply understood the reason. They had seen the development of these families during this time and their cooperation with Yi Chen. Old Master Dong was green with regret over his previous decision!

"Tian Chen, although this message was sent by Old Tang, we all know for whom it was intended. Let's hope your Dong Family doesn't disappoint Mr. Jiang again this time!" Ouyang Zhen spoke meaningfully.

"Brother Ouyang, don't worry, I know what to do. My father actually wanted to come personally, but he was afraid that if Mr. Jiang saw him, he'd get angry, so he didn't dare come!" Dong Tianchen said with a wry smile.

"Old Dong's action last time was indeed not quite honorable!" Mo Tiancheng spoke up, his voice indifferent.

Jiang Chen had helped him find his brother and assisted both of them in breaking through their limits. Moreover, as the son of Mo Tianze's disciple, his Mo Family's connection with Jiang Chen was indeed the deepest among those present.

"Elder Mo is correct in his teaching," Dong Tianchen acknowledged, bowing his head.

Apart from his own daughter and Ouyang Zhen, everyone there was an elder. Although Dong Tianchen was the first among them to break through to Semi Venerable, he still had to listen to the teachings of these people present.

Thump Thump Thump!

A series of footsteps came, and everyone turned their heads to look at the door of the reception room.

"Mr. Jiang!"

"Old Brother Tang!"

"Mr. Yan Hu!"

Seeing Jiang Chen and the others come in, everyone got up and greeted them.

Huh?

Seeing Dong Tianchen and Dong Yu, Jiang Chen was slightly startled.

"Mr. Jiang, I apologize for my father's decision last time," Dong Tianchen said, foregoing his own dignity to give Jiang Chen a deep bow.

Dong Yu's eyes darted around as she grabbed Jiang Chen's hand, shaking it frantically, "Big Brother Jiang, please forgive my great-grandfather. He was so scared by you he didn't dare come! Please forgive him!"

"What do you mean he was so scared by me that he didn't dare come?" Jiang Chen looked at Dong Yu with a bemused expression.

"Well, it's because he offended you last time, right? Ever since he got the call from Old Master Tang, he's been pacing around the house non-stop, catching anyone he can and asking, 'What if I go and Mr. Jiang sees me and gets angry again?' It's got to the point where everyone at home knows he's too scared to come because of you!" Dong Yu pouted and muttered softly.

"Ah?" Jiang Chen looked astonished and seeking confirmation, he turned his gaze to Dong Tianchen.

Dong Tianchen, with a flushed face, chuckled awkwardly.

"Ha ha!"

"Ha ha..."

Splat!

Old Master Tang and the others burst into laughter, Mo Tiancheng laughed heartily, "Deserved! That old man Dong got what he deserved!"

"I..."

Jiang Chen gave a wry smile, "Alright, although I really didn't like him at the beginning, now is not the time to dwell on that. Since all of you are here, let's listen together. This incident involves the entire Flame Dragon Martial Arts World!"

"What?"

"Is it that serious?!"

Hearing this, everyone's laughter ceased, and they turned to Jiang Chen with serious faces.

"Please, sit down!" Jiang Chen said softly, beckoning everyone as he walked towards the sofa.

Everyone took their seats, their eyes intently fixed on Jiang Chen's face.

"Yesterday, my fiancée Jing Yi was attacked in Xi Bo," Jiang Chen began, speaking softly after a moment of consideration.

"What? Is that... the earthquake incident in the Yi Chen branch area?" Old Master Tang asked in a low voice.

The news last night had reported an earthquake incident, which took place in a region of Xi Bo, and the epicenter was the Yi Chen Xi Bo branch.

"Yes!" Jiang Chen nodded gently, "The people who attacked Jing Yi were from the Blood Blade Sect!"

"Blood Blade Sect?! Is it because..." Mo Tiancheng glanced at the staff in Yan Hu's hand that belonged to Jiang Chen.

"No!" Jiang Chen shook his head, "It's because of something I did in Ross City yesterday!"

"Not long ago, I attended the annual conference of Wanguo Bank at the invitation of Mr. Zhu Zhengkun, the Vice-Chair of the Yasna Continent and our Flame Dragon Kingdom's Chief Director. During this time, people from the Fulang Family approached me... Therefore, they sent people to attack Jing Yi, trying to capture her!"

After narrating the events that unfolded in Ross City, Jiang Chen's expression had already turned very grave.

"During this time, I received information that some members of the Dark Church had infiltrated our Flame Dragon, and even a Sect among us! Now it seems highly likely that the Sect they've infiltrated is the Blood Blade Sect!"

Jiang Chen shared Elder Qing and the others' speculations.

"It must be them!"

"Right, definitely those bastards!"

"Scoundrels! How did we not completely exterminate them back then!"

"We must also root out the Shadow Clan members!"

Old Master Tang and the others spoke fervently one after another.

"No! The Shadow Clan is different from the current Blood Blade Sect!" Jiang Chen hurriedly said, "Behind this lies a secret tale that begins with the founder of the Blood Blade Sect, Lord Xue, from back then..."

After explaining the origins of the Blood Blade Sect and the Shadow Clan, as well as the three great wars, Jiang Chen spoke softly, "What's certain now is that I... am the second Lord Xue!"

"What?!"

"Mr. Jiang, you..."

"So that's how it is!"

Everyone looked at Jiang Chen in surprise, Mo Tiancheng and Old Master Tang both showing a dawning look of realization.

"Members of the Shadow Clan have already found me, and, I've also started to tentatively trust them, so I hope all of you won't hold any animosity towards the people of the Shadow Clan anymore!"

Jiang Chen earnestly spoke, doing his utmost to extricate the Shadow Clan from the current whirlpool of events.

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