Chapter 93

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Chapter 93: Gathering of the Aristocratic Families!

 

However, at this moment, Fang Yu’s appearance was completely different from before.

He had a beard on his lips, his complexion looked somewhat sallow, and there were wrinkles at the corners of his eyes and on his forehead. He also wore a pair of glasses.

He looked like a middle-aged man in his thirties or forties.

If it weren’t for that familiar voice, Ji Rumai really wouldn’t have recognized that the person in front of her was Fang Yu.

“Mr. Fang, why are you…” Ji Rumai looked at Fang Yu in surprise and asked.

“I’ve been causing a bit too much trouble lately, so I took Yi Mo’s advice and changed my appearance a little,” Fang Yu smiled and said, “My name now is Dao Tian.”

“Dao Tian…” Ji Rumai murmured this name.

Qin Yi Mo stood beside Fang Yu, looking at the Moon Heart Lake, where quite a few people had already gathered.

It was now two fifty in the afternoon, and in ten minutes, the Jiangnan Martial Arts Family Summit would begin.

Ji Rumai thought of Yang Yinzhu and said, “Mr. Fang… Dao Tian, I just saw Yang Yinzhu.”

“Oh?” Fang Yu raised an eyebrow and asked, “She’s here too?”

“Yes, and… she’s with Zheng Xiucheng from the Zheng family of Xiangcheng.” Ji Rumai’s beautiful eyes showed some worry as she spoke.

“Who is Zheng Xiucheng?” Fang Yu asked.

“The Zheng family is known as the number one martial arts family in Xiangcheng, with reportedly over twenty masters in their family, making them extremely powerful. Zheng Xiucheng is a standout of the third generation of the Zheng family, under thirty years old, and has already entered the master realm. He is the strongest contender for the position of the head of the Zheng family,” Qin Yi Mo explained.

“Oh, so it’s another Yang Jian,” Fang Yu said.

“You can’t compare them like that. It’s hard to say who is stronger between Zheng Xiucheng and Yang Jian, but in terms of family strength, the Zheng family and the Yang family are not even in the same league,” Qin Yi Mo replied.

“…Mr. Dao Tian, the Zheng family’s strength is truly terrifying. In the Xiangcheng area, they are practically omnipotent. In the martial arts world, the secular world, and the military, everyone has to look to the Zheng family for guidance. I think… it’s best if we avoid direct conflict with the Zheng family,” Ji Dongshan said with a heavy expression.

“Fortunately, Mr. Fang has disguised himself as Mr. Dao Tian. This way, Yang Yinzhu shouldn’t recognize him, and there won’t be any conflict,” Ji Rumai smiled.

Fang Yu remained noncommittal; to him, the Zheng family was nothing to worry about.

Wasn’t the Ziyan Palace one of the top sects in the cultivation world back then? Didn’t he single-handedly wipe them out?

In Fang Yu’s eyes, everything depended on whether he wanted to do it, not on whether he dared to do it.

“Miss Qin, hello.” At that moment, a refined-looking man walked over and greeted Qin Yi Mo.

Qin Yi Mo looked at the man, her beautiful eyes filled with confusion, and asked, “May I ask who you are…”

“I am Zhang Yanfeng from the Jiangnan Zhang family. I attended Old Qin’s birthday banquet before, but Miss Qin, being a person of importance, probably wouldn’t remember me,” the refined man said.

“Oh, Mr. Zhang, hello.” Qin Yi Mo immediately responded with a smile.

“Miss Qin, our Jiangnan Martial Arts Family Summit is not even comparable to Yancheng, let alone Xiangcheng. After you see it, you might be disappointed,” Zhang Yanfeng said.

“Is that so? I heard that several families in Jiangnan have made significant progress in recent years,” Qin Yi Mo said, slightly furrowing her brows.

“Hehe, that’s only relatively speaking. The only martial arts families in Jiangnan that can hold their own are the Zhong, Wu, and Luo families. The other martial arts families are not up to par,” Zhang Yanfeng shook his head and said.

Qin Yi Mo smiled and said, “Mr. Zhang, you are also a member of a Jiangnan martial arts family. Do you really look down on the major families in Jiangnan like this?”

Zhang Yanfeng sighed and said helplessly, “I’m just facing reality. I don’t know why, but the difficulty of cultivating martial arts now is much greater than it was in the past few decades. After my grandfather, no one in our Zhang family has entered the master realm… and most of the martial arts families in Jiangnan are in a similar stagnant state as ours.”

Hearing this, Fang Yu beside them felt a sense of resonance.

The current Earth had too thin a spiritual energy, making cultivation extremely difficult.

“Is this person the protector that Miss Qin brought… hmm?” Zhang Yanfeng noticed that Fang Yu only had the cultivation of a congenital warrior and was momentarily taken aback.

“Yes, his name is Dao Tian,” Qin Yi Mo replied.

Zhang Yanfeng was surprised but quickly understood.

With Qin Yi Mo’s status, there was no need for her to send someone to compete, so it was fine for her to casually bring along a congenital warrior.

“Miss Qin, I’ll head to the bridge first. See you later,” Zhang Yanfeng cupped his fists and said.

After Zhang Yanfeng left, Fang Yu asked Qin Yi Mo, “Should I also go up to compete later?”

Seeing the anticipation in Fang Yu’s eyes, Qin Yi Mo showed a strange expression and said, “Not necessarily; it depends on the situation.”

The Qin family’s reputation was immense, and ordinary martial arts families wouldn’t dare to challenge Qin Yi Mo to a competition.

However, the Qin family wanted to extend its influence into Jiangnan and share in the spoils. This would inevitably provoke some martial arts families to retaliate; they wouldn’t allow the Qin family to easily establish a foothold in Jiangnan.

This was also the reason why Qin Yi Mo sought Fang Yu’s help.

At this moment, Fang Yu was already very excited.

There were at least forty to fifty cultivators at the foundation-building stage present.

If he could absorb all their cultivation…

“Let’s head to the bridge; the summit is about to start,” Qin Yi Mo said.

Then, Fang Yu, Qin Yi Mo, and Ji Dongshan, along with his daughter, walked onto the bridge over Moon Heart Lake.

As the daughter of the Qin family, Qin Yi Mo attracted a lot of attention as soon as she arrived.

Everyone knew that the Qin family wanted to establish a presence in Jiangnan, which was why they sent Qin Yi Mo to attend this martial arts family summit.

Most families were dissatisfied with the Qin family as an outsider; after all, the pie in Jiangnan was only so big, and with one more person sharing it, they would get less.

But this was the Qin family; who would dare to offend them easily?

Thus, most family representatives still greeted Qin Yi Mo with smiles.

While they were greeting her, they also noticed Fang Yu standing beside her.

A congenital warrior?

Almost every martial arts family attending would bring at least one master-level expert, which was equivalent to showcasing their family’s strength.

Qin Yi Mo brought only this congenital warrior to the summit?

What did this mean? Did she look down on the martial arts families of Jiangnan?

Many people speculated this in their hearts, and the discontent in their eyes became more apparent.

“The Qin family is really too arrogant; they don’t take our major families in Jiangnan seriously at all. Just look at the cultivation level of the warrior that the Qin family’s young lady brought!”

“From the aura he exudes, he’s at most at the seventh stage of the congenital realm…”

“What do you think the Qin family’s young lady means by this? Isn’t this a blatant insult to us?”

After greeting Qin Yi Mo, some family representatives moved away and began to whisper among themselves.

“Why don’t we challenge the Qin family’s young lady later and take down the congenital warrior she brought? Let’s see what kind of expression she has…”

“I’m a bit tempted to do that… The Qin family’s young lady is really too arrogant. Coming here for the first time, she dares to look down on us. If we don’t teach her a lesson, what position will we have in the future?”

“You can go if you want; I certainly won’t dare… Right now, we can take down the person the Qin young lady brought, but what about later? If we anger her, who can bear the consequences?”

…

Qin Yi Mo had already sensed that the expressions of those family representatives were unusual, so she looked at Fang Yu and asked, “Did you do something? Why do I feel like the family representatives who greeted me are looking at you strangely?”

Qin Yi Mo had no cultivation, so she couldn’t sense Fang Yu’s cultivation level.

But Fang Yu understood very well why those people’s gazes were so strange.

“Maybe it’s because I look too ugly right now, making them uncomfortable,” Fang Yu said.

“You…” Qin Yi Mo bit her lip in anger; she knew Fang Yu was mocking her makeup skills.

Fang Yu’s current appearance was indeed the result of Qin Yi Mo’s handiwork.

“Miss Qin, long time no see.”

At that moment, a man and a woman approached; they were the siblings from the Zhong family, Zhong Yuan and Zhong Liyu.

Zhong Yuan smiled as he looked at Qin Yi Mo, his eyes flashing with a hint of fervor.

He had attended Qin Wudao’s birthday banquet before and fell in love with Qin Yi Mo at first sight.

Unfortunately, in Yancheng, Zhong Yuan was not considered a significant figure.

At that banquet, many outstanding talents from various families in Yancheng overshadowed him, and he didn’t even have the chance to greet Qin Yi Mo.

But now it was different; Qin Yi Mo had come to Jiangnan.

The Zhong family was considered a top martial arts family in Jiangnan, and Zhong Yuan was one of the young elites in the region.

Now, he finally had the qualification to have a direct conversation with Qin Yi Mo.

“I am Zhong Yuan from the Jiangnan Zhong family; this is my sister Zhong Liyu,” Zhong Yuan introduced.

The Zhong family?

Qin Yi Mo’s expression changed slightly; this was a family she cared about.

The Zhong family was currently the top martial arts family in Jiangnan and posed the greatest obstacle to the Qin family’s efforts to establish a foothold there.

“Hello,” Qin Yi Mo smiled and greeted Zhong Yuan.

“Miss Qin, since you’ve come to Jiangnan, why didn’t you come find me first? Jiangnan may not compare to Yancheng, but the scenery is quite nice. I can take you to explore various attractions…” Zhong Yuan said.

“Thank you for your kind offer, Mr. Zhong, but I’ve been very busy since I arrived in Jiangnan and haven’t had much time to enjoy myself,” Qin Yi Mo replied.

Zhong Yuan’s gaze was fixed intently on Qin Yi Mo’s face.

Ever since he saw Qin Yi Mo, she had been haunting his thoughts.

So much so that on many nights, Zhong Yuan dreamed of her stunning beauty.

Qin Yi Mo frowned slightly; she didn’t like being stared at like that.

Zhong Yuan realized he had lost his composure, came back to his senses, and said, “Miss Qin, after the summit today, I wonder if you would have time to visit our Zhong family…”

Qin Yi Mo had already sensed the fervor in Zhong Yuan’s gaze and declined, “I have many matters to attend to, so I’m afraid I won’t have time.”

“That’s alright; there will be plenty of opportunities in the future,” Zhong Yuan chuckled, his expression slightly awkward.

During the conversation between Qin Yi Mo and Zhong Yuan, Zhong Liyu had been observing Fang Yu, who stood beside Qin Yi Mo.