"No, that's not it!"

Jiang Chen gently shook his head: "I did not detect anyone around us, but when I was talking to Zhou Liecheng just now, I subtly hinted at something to him. He's very clever and understood the meaning behind my words. Rather than speaking openly, he communicated with me through veiled language. And later, he gave me a hint, so I suspect someone may be around us!"

"A hint? When did he remind you?" Leng Ming looked at Jiang Chen with a completely baffled expression.

Jiang Chen smiled faintly: "How could Zhou Liecheng, a practitioner at the brink of the Venerable Realm, possibly have eye discomfort?"

"This... was he telling you that someone was watching?" Dong Jianfeng exclaimed in astonishment, and everyone's face changed color.

"Exactly."

Jiang Chen nodded: "That's why I deliberately used my momentum to disrupt the two ancestors momentarily and asked Ancestor Yue to help shield us."

Jiang Chen turned his head and bowed to the two ancestors: "Ancestor Yue, Ancestor Lan, sorry for the disturbance!"

"It's fine, but, Mr. Jiang, the person just now is very likely a Saint Realm Expert. Do you know who it is?" Ancestor Yue waved his hand and spoke with a serious expression.

A Saint Realm Expert coming to spy at their Yue Family, this notion brought a surge of anger in Ancestor Yue's heart.

"If I am not mistaken, it should be one of the four envoys from the Zhou Family." Jiang Chen said with a solemn expression.

"What?"

"How is that possible?!"

"The strongest among Zhou Family's four envoys is only in the mid-phase of the Venerable Realm!"

The crowd was taken aback and spoke in disbelief.

"If a Saint Realm Expert wants to conceal their true strength, can we see through it?" Jiang Chen raised an eyebrow and glanced at the crowd.

The crowd was stunned again and closed their mouths in displeasure.

Apart from someone of the same realm, probably no one could tell if a Saint Realm Expert was disguising their power.

"Dammit! How dare they do such sneaky things at the Yue Family, Brother Yue, let's go pull that scoundrel out!" Ancestor Lan said angrily.

"No! Ancestor Lan, don't touch him yet!" Jiang Chen hurriedly spoke.

Everyone looked at Jiang Chen, puzzled.

Jiang Chen took a deep breath and said gravely: "If I'm not wrong, the Zhou Family must have been coerced!"

"Coercion?!"

"How is that possible?!"

"How could the Zhou Family be coerced by someone?"

Lou Qiangqiang and others called out in disbelief.

"It's possible!" Yue Zhenfeng spoke in a low voice: "My great-grandfather was almost used by one of the three organizations to coerce our Yue Family!"

"Ancestor Yue?!" Dong Yu looked at Yue Zhenfeng with surprise.

Yue Zhenfeng nodded slightly and softly recounted the incident of Yue Shaoting being attacked by the Soul Devouring Group: "...when Mr. Jiang first arrived, we were in a meeting discussing what to do about this incident, whether we should prepare for the worst."

"These three organizations are too arrogant!" Leng Ming said furiously.

Jiang Chen sighed quietly: "The three organizations really have guts, to actually provoke the three hidden great clans simultaneously! But their point of entry is indeed accurate!"

"Mr. Jiang, what do you mean by that?" Ancestor Yue raised his eyebrows, looking at Jiang Chen with a hint of dissatisfaction in his eyes.

Jiang Chen was slightly taken aback, then laughed and said: "Ancestor Yue, you misunderstood, I'm not saying that the hidden clans are easily swayed by them. Before this, they have made a move against the Ouyang Family by the river, and now the Martial Dao World along the river is very vigilant. The Six Great Sects of Jiangbei must already have arrangements in place, and even the Martial Alliance, they've taken action against."

"As for the other secular martial arts forces, they look down upon them—after all, apart from the Five Great Families and the Six Great Sects, the influence of other secular martial arts forces is too weak to warrant an adventurous cost by them. Therefore, they choose the three great hidden clans, and indeed, the three great hidden clans are their best choice!"

"Mr. Jiang, why are the three hidden powerful families the best choice?" Ancestor Yue seemed to understand a bit, but still hadn't completely dispelled his doubts and asked again.

"It's quite easy to understand."

Jiang Chen said with a light laugh, "First, the three hidden powerful families are strong enough, with peak Saint Realm experts within the family. Winning them over can play a decisive role in future battles."

"Second, the hidden families are concealed from the world; even if they cause a great commotion, it likely won't be easily discovered, so they don't worry about being besieged after exposure."

"Third, each of the three hidden powerful families influences a large region's martial arts forces. If we can control the three hidden powerful families, wouldn't that be the same as controlling a large portion of the hidden families and the martial arts forces of the northern, northwestern, and Zhongzhou regions?"

"This..." Everyone's expressions changed, all frowning.

"These bastards, what wishful thinking!" Leng Ming ground his teeth as he spoke.

After understanding the issue, Ancestor Lan said softly, "Then why can't we just find that bastard and drag him out?"

"Because of what Zhou Liecheng just said!"

Jiang Chen's expression grew solemn, "From the information revealed by Zhou Liecheng just now, the Zhou Family is now under control. If we kill those four venerates, the Zhou Family could very well be annihilated!"

"The Zhou Family... When did Zhou Liecheng say that?" Leng Ming looked at Jiang Chen in astonishment.

Spirit You quietly said, "In the exchange between Mr. Jiang and Young Master Zhou just now, the filthy represents the three organizations, and the beautiful scenery refers to the Zhou Family."

"Oh, so that's how it is!"

"Mr. Jiang, you're really incredible, aren't you?"

"Zhou Liecheng is quite smart too!"

"I didn't understand a word just now, but now I get it!"

Everyone opened their mouths as if suddenly enlightened.

"Ancestor Yue, when it comes time for the Zhou Family's ancestral rituals, it seems you will need to make a secret visit!" Jiang Chen looked seriously at Ancestor Yue.

Ancestor Yue nodded slightly, "Okay."

"I'll go instead, no need to trouble old brother Yue," Ancestor Lan softly offered.

"No, no, no! Ancestor Lan, of course... it would be better if you went, but you might not be strong enough... you won't be able to replace Ancestor Yue!" Jiang Chen waved his hands.

"What? My strength isn't enough?" Ancestor Lan looked at Jiang Chen incredulously, his face full of disbelief.

Everyone was momentarily shocked.

This time, Leng Ming was the first to react, with a mix of surprise and doubt, "Zhou Liecheng invited the Supreme Ancestor Huangluo to go with us, and now he's also inviting Mr. Jiang to bring Ancestor Yue. Does their family have two Saint Realm experts?"

"Probably more!" Jiang Chen said heavily.

"More?!"

"Could there be even more?!"

"When they attacked the Huangluo Clan, only one went, didn't they?"

"This..."

Everyone gasped in shock, all exclaiming.

"Mr. Jiang, is this possible?" Dong Yu asked, face filled with disbelief.

"I also find it a bit impossible, but don't forget one thing, the Zhou Family ancestor is also a Saint Realm expert, plus Ancestor Yue and the Supreme Ancestor, that's three Saint Realm experts," said Jiang Chen, letting out a sigh, "Zhou Liecheng, taking the risk to gather three Saint Realm experts for help, just to deal with a single Saint Realm enemy, is that possible? And, this should also be why Zhou Liecheng said there was no need for your families to go when he was departing. In the face of Saint Realm experts, you can't win by simply piling up numbers of lower realm individuals!"

The crowd fell silent, their eyes all revealing a look of shock.

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