"No, the so-called barbarian is actually just a person of genuine sentiments; I like people with genuine sentiments," Jiang Chen said meaningfully as he looked at the barbarian.

He certainly didn't believe that the barbarian was truly unaware that he himself was the young master. Being a barbarian did not mean being a fool!

Hearing Jiang Chen's words, the barbarian glanced at him, and when their eyes met, the barbarian felt a chill in his heart, tilted his head slightly, and avoided Jiang Chen's gaze.

Taking the opportunity, the barbarian turned and shouted towards the Martial Arts Arena, "Everyone, come over!"

Thud, thud, thud!

A group of over a hundred guards arrived in front of everyone, forming a square formation.

"This gentleman here is the legitimate eldest grandson of our Jiang Family, Young Master Jiang Chen, and this lady is Mrs. Ye Jingyi," the barbarian introduced Jiang Chen and the other person.

"We meet the Young Master, we meet the Young Mistress!" The hundred or so people bowed and greeted them in unison.

Jiang Chen nodded at everyone, squinted his eyes slightly, and gave the barbarian a deep look. Just now, he couldn't even distinguish between Jing Yi and Leng Ye, and now he even called out the names, but no one had told him whether he had brought Jing Yi, Gong Lin, or Yu Wan, had they?

Ye Jingyi and the others also thought of this and looked at the barbarian curiously, with Yan Hu frowning even more.

Butler Lu glanced at the barbarian, then at Jiang Chen, and said softly, "The guards here are all yours, Young Master; those of Young Master Ming Lou's family and Young Master Mingcheng's family are on the other side; the guards of the Family Head, Young Master Ming Qian, and Young Master Ming Kun are further to that side."

Jiang Chen was slightly taken aback, his eyebrows lightly furrowed. Had the factions within the Jiang Family become so distinct? Even the guards had been so clearly divided?

Wait a minute!

Jiang Chen suddenly realized that Butler Lu, by bringing him here first, probably had more in mind than just introducing the Jiang Family estate.

After taking a deep look at Butler Lu, Jiang Chen quickly understood. Butler Lu wanted him to win over these guards first, at least to get them to acknowledge him, so they might help when the time came to seek recognition from his third uncle and fifth uncle.

"Butler Lu, I appreciate the thought," Jiang Chen said softly, understanding the key point.

Butler Lu, seeing Jiang Chen catching on, nodded approvingly.

Stepping forward two paces, Jiang Chen looked at the hundred or so guards. Among these people, there were five Heavenly Peak Martial Artists, fifty Earth Level Martial Artists, and fifty Profound Martial Artists.

"Everyone, I am Jiang Chen. According to the family rules, other than the grandfather and the Family Head, my word carries the most weight. No matter whose guard you are, I hope that when you hear my orders, you will be able to execute them without question," Jiang Chen said, scanning the guards with a stern voice.

All the guards froze, the barbarian froze, even Butler Lu froze.

What Butler Lu had in mind was for Jiang Chen to gain the approval of these guards first, so that he could better liaise with the families of Jiang Minglou and Jiang Mingcheng. However, Jiang Chen had other ideas.

Jiang Chen, as the legitimate eldest grandson of Jiang Family, was the second most authoritative person in the family. Why should he seek approval from a group of guards? Was it necessary?

What he wanted now was to make all the guards believe in him and follow his commands, not just to gain their approval.

"Young Master, this is perhaps inappropriate?" The barbarian furrowed his brow lightly, his expression a bit unsightly as he spoke.

Jiang Chen turned to look at the barbarian, his tone indifferent, "What's inappropriate about it? Are you unwilling to acknowledge my status as the legitimate eldest grandson of the Jiang Family?"

"Of course not, it's just... among them are other people's guards, this..." the barbarian stared directly into Jiang Chen's eyes.

Jiang Chen let out a cold laugh, "You mean, they are not the family's force but are personal powers of those people, is that it?"

The brute was momentarily stunned, his heart trembling violently. This question seemed trivial on the surface, but upon deeper consideration, it was enough to send shivers down one's spine.

The power of the family, that was the power of the Jiang Family, and personal power, that belonged to the individual. However, what kind of power truly belonged to an individual?

Within the Jiang Family, who would dare claim that the family guards were their personal power? Wouldn't that be tantamount to not considering oneself a member of the Jiang Family?

If someone from either Jiang Minglou's or Jiang Mingcheng's lines dared to say that the guards here were their personal power, that would be akin to committing treason against the family!

Having realized this, the brute's eyes flickered with a sharp light, and he suddenly reassessed Jiang Chen.

The information he had received was deliberately spread within the Jiang Family by Jiang Minghui, just as Jiang Yujie had said. In the eyes of these guards, Jiang Chen was nothing but an upstart who had ascended by marrying into the family and then skyrocketed to wealth and status because he was the legitimate grandson of the Jiang Family.

But now, the brute's view of Jiang Chen had begun to change. This was not a question an upstart would ask.

"What is it? Don't know how to answer?" Jiang Chen said coldly, looking at the brute: "Aren't you very good at playing dumb? Why stop playing dumb now? Isn't it very easy to answer this question by playing dumb?"

The brute shuddered violently, cold sweat breaking out involuntarily as he quickly bowed and said, "I'm sorry, Young Master, I was wrong!"

"Remember, do not take others for fools."

Jiang Chen tossed this remark indifferently to the brute, then looked up at the guards: "Do any of you have objections to what I've just said?"

"Young Master, I am Tian Cheng, a guard of Master Ming Lou. Based on your words, may I understand that if you order me to take down Master Ming Lou, I must do so?" The man standing in the center of the front row spoke up in a deep voice.

The positioning of the guards was five in the front row, followed by rows of ten, totaling eleven rows, with the first row consisting of Heavenly Peak Martial Artists.

"Yes, you may understand it that way!" Jiang Chen nodded.

Most of the guards frowned at this, and Tian Cheng, with a frown, said, "Young Master, I apologize, but I cannot do what you've asked."

"You mean you won't follow my orders, is that what you're saying?" Jiang Chen's eyes narrowed slightly.

"Young Master, unless Master Ming Lou explicitly does something to disgrace the family, I will not carry out an order like the one I just mentioned," Tian Cheng stated seriously.

Jiang Chen spoke coolly: "If Jiang Minghui issued such an order, would you carry it out?"

"This... No!" Tian Cheng hesitated for a moment before responding firmly.

Whirr!

An overpoweringly strong aura emanated from Jiang Chen, bearing down fiercely on Tian Cheng.

The brute, standing by Jiang Chen's side, went white as a sheet and hurriedly stepped back twice, his face a picture of shock as he looked at Jiang Chen.

Crack!

Tian Cheng's complexion instantly turned as pale as a sheet, devoid of any color, and with a crisp sound from his leg, his knee bent sharply as if he was about to kneel.

In the blink of an eye, the surroundings erupted with shocked gasps.

Everyone was shaken to the core!

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