"Haha! You've got it wrong!"

Xi'er chuckled lightly and said, "When I said their history is comparable to that of the Holy Court, I was referring to the duration of their existence, not their historic status!"

"Chief Judge Xi'er, could you please not be so succinct next time you speak? It's terrifying!" Jiang Chen breathed a sigh of relief and gave Xi'er a sidelong glance, "I thought for a moment that the world's five most powerful forces were about to change!"

"Chief Judge Xi'er, do you know something?" Yiwan Nuofu looked at Xi'er with confusion.

Xi'er smiled faintly and explained softly, "Actually, the families that rely on the martial forces affiliated with the Holy Court were once subservient families to the Holy Court."

"Subservient families to the Holy Court?!" Jiang Chen was stunned and exclaimed in surprise, "The Holy Court... had subservient families?!"

"They did back then!"

Xi'er nodded and said, "These martial families that exist now and rely on the Holy Court were essentially the subservient families completely reliant on the Holy Court at the time of its founding. When the Holy Court was first established, despite its strong martial forces, it had few personnel, so it subjugated some families to expand its influence."

"Later, as the power of the Holy Court grew, they gradually incorporated some families into the Holy Court, while other families didn't want to depend on the Holy Court anymore and sought to develop their own forces amidst the chaos of that era."

"The Holy Court didn't force them but promised that, if needed, the Holy Court could provide them with certain martial support. Gradually, this led to the current situation where families absorbed by the Holy Court have completely merged into it, and those that chose to develop independently have become the martial families affiliated with the Holy Court!"

"I see, but... what does this have to do with Ge'er Kusi being a Martial Artist?" Leng Ming asked with confusion.

Jiang Chen smiled slightly, "Leng Ming, what kind of power do you think your family wanted to incorporate in the past?"

"Our family... would've certainly wanted to incorporate powerful Sects or Martial Arts Families!" Leng Ming looked at Jiang Chen with a puzzled expression, failing to understand the relevance of this question to his own.

"That's right, when the Holy Court was first established, the world was quite chaotic, with continuous wars between nations, not just on the Flame Dragon Continent but elsewhere as well."

Jiang Chen explained softly, "Back then, martial might was supreme, and the forces that major powers sought to subjugate were all martial forces. At that time, no one would bother to control families like business conglomerates. Back then, if you ran out of money, you could simply take it by force. Therefore, the forces originally incorporated by the Holy Court were inevitably Martial Arts Forces!"

"Oh, I see now!" Leng Ming nodded, understanding.

Xi'er agreed with a nod, "Exactly. The original Ge'er Family was highly valued by the Holy Court of that time. They were one of only two Ancient Martial Families among the Holy Court's subservient forces and possessed a complete lineage of Ancient Martial traditions!"

"They have a complete Ancient Martial tradition?!" Yiwan Nuofu exclaimed in surprise.

Xi'er nodded emphatically, "Yes."

"That's not right!" Jiang Chen spoke out gravely, "They're definitely not just a simple Ancient Martial tradition family!"

Everyone was slightly startled, and Xi'er frowned in confusion, "Mr. Jiang, why do you say that?"

"A typical Ancient Martial Artist, although they can evade the detection of other Martial Artists, can't possibly fool me, who has understood my Martial Soul. For Ge'er Kusi to elude my detection, there must be two points met. One, his strength is greater than mine. Two, he possesses a Martial Soul as well—he is a Soul Warrior!"

"Soul Warrior?!"

"The Ge'er Family's inherited Martial Arts are Soul Martial Arts?!"

Everyone exclaimed in disbelief, looking at Jiang Chen in astonishment.

Jiang Chen nodded solemnly: "Absolutely correct, only this explanation can account for why I was unable to detect any strength in Ge'er Kusi!"

"This... this guy has been playing the fool all along!"

Yiwan Nuofu's expression darkened, and he spoke coldly: "With such strength, if he had lent a hand during the great battle just now, the outcome would have been completely different!"

"He wouldn't have made a move!" Jiang Chen shook his head: "He's still considering whether or not to cooperate with the three major organizations. Why would he act against someone from the three organizations?"

"That bastard!" Meng Sen cursed angrily.

Charming Fox furrowed her brows and said in a deep voice: "We should report this to the Chaide Family so that they can punish Ge'er Kusi."

"It's useless!" Jiang Chen shook his head.

"Why is it useless? Mr. Jiang, the Chaide Family will definitely punish Ge'er Kusi!" Meng Sen said firmly.

Jiang Chen shook his head again: "The Chaide Family will not punish the Ge'er Family!"

"Mr. Jiang, why do you say that?" Meng Sen looked at Jiang Chen, puzzled, as did everyone else.

"The Ge'er Family may be dependent on the Chaide Family, but don't forget, their reliance on the Chaide Family is in the realm of business. In terms of martial strength, they are dependent on the Holy Court."

Jiang Chen explained softly: "If the incident at the training camp had happened to the Holy Court, then the Holy Court would have grounds to punish Ge'er Kusi. But what reason does the Chaide Family have to punish him?"

"Punish him for not intervening? In terms of martial strength, the Chaide Family has no right to demand Ge'er Kusi to take action."

"Moreover, do you have any evidence that Ge'er Kusi is considering whether or not to cooperate with the three major organizations? Do you have any evidence that Ge'er Kusi is a master martial artist?"

"Is it because of my deduction? You trust me, but why should the members of the Chaide Family believe you?"

"Besides, this is just a deduction. Even if it's true, without evidence, especially without evidence of Ge'er Kusi's contact with the three organizations, it's useless for the Chaide Family to believe that Ge'er Kusi is a Venerable Realm expert!"

"A simple excuse of not wanting to expose family heritage could shut the Chaide Family up! After all, the family heritage of the Ge'er Family is Soul Martial Arts, and it's normal for them not to want to expose it. This is not a problem at all!"

After listening to Jiang Chen's words, Yiwan Nuofu and the others fell silent, their eyes filled with indignant expressions, wishing they could deal with Ge'er Kusi right away.

But they couldn't!

Firstly, they suddenly realized that they were no match for Ge'er Kusi, and secondly, as Jiang Chen said, they lacked evidence convincing enough for the Chaide Family.

"No, we must have the family take back control of the training camp as soon as possible. If we delay, who knows what other tricks that bastard Ge'er Kusi might pull off!" Meng Sen spoke in a grave tone and took out his cell phone to make a call.

"Wait!"

Jiang Chen gently waved his hand: "Don't notify them yet. Let the Chaide Family take back control of the training camp after this matter has settled. Since this incident has just occurred, even if the Chaide Family is furious, they will likely observe the Ge'er Family's response. If control is taken back now, it will alert Ge'er Kusi that his connection with the three organizations is under suspicion."

Meng Sen paused, then nodded slowly and put away his phone.

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