Jiang Chen was slightly taken aback.

How could this matter not be simple?

Was it not just a case of countering whatever comes his way? He was confident that he could handle it!

However, seeing Old Master Tang's expression, which seemed sure that there was something serious going on, Jiang Chen didn't understand. Could there be some other trick to this situation?

Right away, Jiang Chen chose not to say more, but his eyebrows slightly furrowed, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.

He couldn't let others take the fall for his own issues. If these three were unrelenting, then...

He glanced up at Xi'er and the other two, and Jiang Chen's expression gradually turned colder!

"Old Master Tang, do you intend to be subjugated alongside him by our Holy Court's Knights of the Round Table?" Ji Long spoke in a deep voice, his cold gaze fixated on Old Master Tang.

Old Master Tang's face changed slightly, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he looked up emotionlessly, directly into Ji Long's eyes, "Subjugated? Your Holy Court is not qualified to subjugate me!"

"You..." Ji Long's face changed, and he burst out in anger, "Old Master Tang, don't think that just because you are a tycoon of the Grand Virtue Gate you can..."

Whirr!

Ji Long hadn't finished speaking when a powerful momentum soared into the sky. Xi'er, who was sitting beside him, suddenly raised his hand and harshly slapped toward Ji Long's head with a fierce wind.

Whirr!

Ji Long seemed to be prepared, as a momentum not any weaker than Xi'er's erupted from him, and he swiftly dodged Xi'er's palm strike.

Whirr!

Another momentum, no weaker than that of Xi'er and Ji Long's, emerged, as Bu Langshi, who had been quiet all along, suddenly charged at Ji Long.

Bang!

A muffled sound echoed as Bu Langshi harshly slapped Ji Long's forehead.

"Bu Lang..." Ji Long, bleeding from his seven orifices, looked at Bu Langshi in disbelief, called out as he opened his mouth, then the world went dark before his eyes, and his body slowly crumpled to the ground!

Thump!

Ji Long's body fell to the ground, lifeless.

Jiang Chen and the others were startled by the abrupt turn of events. As Xi'er's momentum erupted, Old Master Tang, Lou Family Patriarch, and their four companions quickly moved to Jiang Chen's left and right. Both patriarchs of the Mo Family, Old Master Tang, Ouyang, and Dong Old Master sequentially positioned themselves between Jiang Chen and Xi'er's trio.

But what they hadn't expected was that after all their anticipation, they merely became onlookers. Xi'er and his companions started fighting amongst themselves out of the blue, with Xi'er and Bu Langshi unexpectedly conspiring against Ji Long together and directly killing him on the spot.

Even more surprising was that both Ji Long and Bu Langshi turned out to be powerful Semi Venerable Realm fighters. Judging by their auras, Ji Long had just stepped into the Semi Venerable Realm, while the aura emanating from Bu Langshi seemed even stronger than Xi'er's!

After glancing at the fallen Ji Long, Xi'er looked at Bu Langshi with a serious face, his eyes filled with scrutiny.

"Your Excellency Xi'er, you might have heard that Judgment Chief Fa Rang, on his return to the Holy Court thirty years ago, saved a child on his way back. That child is my son, Bu Lu!" Bu Langshi softly explained.

Xi'er was slightly startled and silently released a sigh of relief, no longer discussing this topic. He turned his head to look at Jiang Chen and spoke seriously, "Mr. Jiang, I will do my best to suppress this matter. I hope you will take that step soon!"

"This... okay," Jiang Chen nodded lightly, a hint of confusion flickering in his eyes. After a thought, he chose not to ask further.

"Old Master Tang, excuse the intrusion!"

Without saying anything more, Xi'er cast a deep glance at Jiang Chen, flashed a kindly smile, and greeted Old Master Tang.

Bu Langshi took the initiative to carry Ji Long's corpse, and the two quickly left the reception room.

"Old Master Tang, this..." Jiang Chen looked at Old Master Tang, his face a picture of confusion. There was just too much information in a short time; he needed someone to help him organize it.

"The Holy Court is not monolithic. Their actions today are a bet, a bet on your future achievements. The favor they gave today is somewhat substantial," Old Master Tang sighed softly.

A flash of enlightenment crossed Jiang Chen's heart, and he nodded slightly, "I understand. The favor today is indeed owed, but it is owed by me, Jiang Chen, alone."

Old Master Tang was momentarily stunned by his words, then his gaze towards Jiang Chen filled with gratification and appreciation.

Old Master Tang gently patted Jiang Chen on the shoulder and said in a low voice, "We, too, are looking forward to your future, don't let us down! As for why Xi'er and the others would place their bets on you, you don't need to know that just yet; the timing is not right!"

"Understood!" Jiang Chen nodded solemnly.

Again, the timing is not right!

This was the first time he heard it from the Dark Night Queen and the others.

The second time was from Wu Qianxun.

This was the third time.

Jiang Chen wasn't sure if the timing mentioned by all three of them was the same, but he felt a profound sense of heaviness.

A sense of heaviness that seemed to press invisibly upon his shoulders!

Others' expectations can often become the last straw that breaks the camel's back, and at this moment, Jiang Chen had become the person suddenly weighed down by that straw.

However, Jiang Chen's backbone was much sturdier than that of a camel!

"Brother Tang, please enlighten us!" the Lou Family Patriarch and others looked puzzledly at Old Master Tang.

Just within this short period, their minds were filled with questions. It appeared that Old Master Tang and Jiang Chen had known each other for a while and that he held Jiang Chen in high regard.

The subtle confrontation between Xi'er and Old Master Tang had not gone unnoticed by everyone, but what they were contending over left them completely baffled.

Following that, Old Master Tang's sudden assertiveness and the unexpected actions of Xi'er and Bu Langshi were all strangely baffling to them.

If there were internal issues within the Holy Court, it didn't make sense for them to expose this in front of everyone.

And at the root of it all, it was all because of Jiang Chen.

Yet Jiang Chen, the concerned party, also seemed to have many things he didn't understand!

"Brother Lou, you all should be aware of the Flame Dragon Group, right?" Old Master Tang pondered for a while before speaking softly.

The Lou Family Patriarch and others were startled, looking at Old Master Tang in surprise.

Old Master Tang smiled faintly, "The Tang Family has always been with the Flame Dragon; however, only Tang family members above the Innate Peak are privy to this, after all, the younger members lack sufficient strength and experience, and the Tang Family garners too much attention."

Everyone nodded in understanding, that they could comprehend; the Tang Family indeed was too special!

The Tang Family was one of the first families in the Flame Dragon Kingdom that had international contact, and so far, it was the most internationally influential family in the Martial Dao World in plain sight. They attracted much more attention from international powers than other families. If these international powers knew that members of the Tang Family were from the Flame Dragon Group of the Flame Dragon Kingdom, they would undoubtedly become targets of these powers.

Therefore, the Tang Family had no choice but to keep even their own younger generation in the dark!

"Then... the Grand Virtue Gate..." Old Master Tang's eyes lit up with anticipation as he looked at Old Master Tang.

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