Fluke Hotel.

When Jiang Chen returned, the hundred-member Knights of the Round Table had already left. He called Xuan Long and the others back, and everyone drove towards the outskirts of Longjiang City.

In the dense forest beside the mountain road north of Longjiang, six men were quietly hiding behind the trees, watching the mountain road.

"Chief Judge Xi'er, is Jiang Chen really reliable?" Fa'er hesitated for a long time before asking softly.

Xi'er's eyes flashed with an unusual light, "Do you think the Flame Dragon Group deserves trust?"

"The Flame Dragon Group?!" The others exclaimed in surprise.

With a look of astonishment, Fa'er said, "Chief Judge Xi'er, is Jiang Chen..."

"He is the chief instructor of the Dragon Tooth Special Combat Team of the Flame Dragon, a person of great interest to the Flame Dragon. For him, Flame Dragon nearly broke with our Holy Court. If he isn't trustworthy, would Flame Dragon pay such attention to him?" Chief Judge Xi'er spoke softly.

"A person of great interest? So... he isn't yet one of Flame Dragon's own?" Fa'er thought of something, and his gaze suddenly turned strange.

Xi'er nodded heavily, "Yes, he isn't one of Flame Dragon's yet. The people of Flame Dragon are looking forward to his future, waiting for his growth!"

"This... At a time of low strength, without the support of a powerful organization, one is more driven, more likely to struggle for a future unimaginable to others, but... Jiang Chen is already a fighter of the Semi Venerable Venerable Realm, yet the people of Flame Dragon haven't absorbed him into their ranks. What kind of expectations are they holding?"

A stern-faced middle-aged man nearby showed a look of shock in his eyes.

"Mr. Fa'erxi, do not overlook Jiang Chen's age. He is not yet thirty this year, yet he possesses such strength. Is it wrong for Flame Dragon to have high expectations for him?" Xi'er spoke softly.

The group was stunned for a moment before nodding heavily in agreement.

"Chief Judge Xi'er, should we..." A cold glint flashed in Fa'erxi's eyes as he spoke softly.

"Mr. Fa'erxi, are you trying to incite a great war between Flame Dragon and the Holy Court?"

Xi'er turned and stared directly at Fa'erxi, "Since Flame Dragon cares so much about him, they must be keeping tabs on him at all times. If something happens to him, Flame Dragon will surely erupt in thunderous fury, and a great war will be inevitable."

"Although it is said that Judgment Chief Fa Rang almost swept through the Flame Dragon Martial Arts World years ago, do not forget, Judgment Chief Fa Rang was also defeated. And when he returned, he once said that he felt as though he was being watched in the Flame Dragon, yet he couldn't find the adversary, a sensation he never felt even with His Holiness the Pope. What do you think that means?"

Upon hearing Xi'er's words, Fa'erxi instantly fell silent.

Whew!

After a long while, Fa'erxi let out a long sigh, lamenting, "Mysterious Flame Dragon, powerful Flame Dragon, strong and mysterious Flame Dragon! Truly worthy of being one of the birthplaces of the martial dao world!"

"Regarding Jiang Chen, Judgment Chief Fa Rang explicitly stated that we must establish good relations with him. For his sake, Judgment Chief Fa Rang did not hesitate to clash with Deputy Judgment Chief Lu Densi, you should be aware of the gravity of this matter, do not entertain such thoughts again!" Xi'er stared intently into Fa'erxi's eyes.

"I understand." Fa'erxi nodded solemnly.

Whir whir...

The roaring sound of engines approached as two pickup trucks headed this way.

"Xi'er." Chief Judge Xi'er called out softly.

"Yes!" Xi'er responded.

Whoosh!

A figure moved, darting out from the dense forest to the road, his face wearing a bright smile as he watched the two approaching pickup trucks.

Squeak squeak!

The pickup stopped next to him, and Jiang Chen and others got out of the car.

"Mr. Jiang, the ancestors of Xi'er are waiting for you in the forest," he said, gesturing to the dense forest beside him.

Jiang Chen paused upon hearing this, turned his head to glance at the forest, and asked in surprise, "This cautious?"

"The situation is more serious than we imagined; we really have to be careful," he replied softly.

"Okay."

Jiang Chen nodded, then turned to Xuan Long, "You go with An Long, Mengte De'er, and Xing Fei to meet up with the brothers first, inform Tian Long and the others to gather, and I'll meet them in a while."

"Yes!" Xuan Long responded, and along with An Long and two others, climbed into a pickup truck and continued driving forward.

"Let's go!" Jiang Chen called out and led Yan Hu, Li Wuji, and Zhang Wushang toward the forest, with Xi'er hastily stepping forward to guide him.

"Mr. Xi'er, Mr. Bu Langshi," Jiang Chen greeted with a light smile upon seeing Xi'er and others.

"Mr. Jiang, we meet again!" Xi'er responded with a smile and gestured to the two middle-aged men beside him, "This is Mr. Ha'er, the Deputy Commander of the Knights of the Round Table, and this is Mr. Fa'erxi, the Squad Captain of the Knights."

Jiang Chen nodded at the two men and introduced Yan Hu and the others as well.

"Mr. Xi'er, it is now confirmed that Wu Yati is openly associated with the Dark Church, and moreover, he has asked me to help his clansmen settle in Flame Dragon!" Jiang Chen stated straightforwardly, revealing the content of his conversation with Wu Yati.

"Oh? Wu Yati's clansmen? He... has no clansmen left, though?" Xi'er asked in surprise.

"No clansmen?" Jiang Chen was slightly startled, "Doesn't he still have a nephew? How can he have no clansmen?"

Xi'er said softly, "Mr. Jiang must be referring to Li'er? Li'er is not actually related by blood to Wu Yati but is the son of an old friend from Ta Mu."

"Oh, no wonder Wu Yati remained indifferent in the hotel when he saw Li'er beaten up by us!"

Jiang Chen nodded lightly, then his brows furrowed slightly, and a cold look appeared in his eyes, "So, the people Wu Yati wants me to bring to Flame Dragon are probably from the Dark Church!"

"That might be the case. Flame Dragon has always been a forbidden area for underworld forces. If the Dark Church could develop followers in Flame Dragon, then..." Xi'er slightly furrowed his brow the sentence incomplete, but his meaning was already very clear.

"Hmph! Wu Yati must think I'm a fool!" Jiang Chen said coldly with a chuckle, "Thinking he can use me to spread the seeds of the Dark Church in Flame Dragon? He must not fear seeing them all rot!"

Xi'er and the others slightly shifted their gaze, looking at Jiang Chen with a trace of relief.

Ha'er and Fa'erxi exchanged glances and nodded to each other in secret.

From Jiang Chen's reaction, they had preliminarily approved of him, as not everyone would dare to speak so straightforwardly about being directly opposed to the Dark Church.

Hmm?

Suddenly, Jiang Chen raised his eyebrows, turned his head toward the deeper part of the forest, and asked in a low voice, "What place is that?"

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