Armipotent

Chapter 2146: Second Visit

Tang Shaoyang thought of going through his Grandmaster Codex and chose the next cultivation technique. He had opened the first twenty-one meridians. He needed a new technique to reach the Golden Core and Nascent Soul’s realm.

Of course, he would still keep the Essence of the Tranquility Breathing. That would help him to remain coolheaded. Then he wanted to learn a battle technique. Perhaps a sword or spear technique would be a good way to experience the cultivator’s skills.

Only then did he remember that he had Han Taiyang and Ouyang Biya now. He could ask them about his complicated meridian and the sleeping small dragon inside his dantian. They might know something, and he didn’t mind sharing it with them since he had gotten closer to them.

That was the plan for now, until he received a report back from his spirit, who had followed Guardian Quan, or he would lie low until Alderman Fiodor showed up. He was not going to waste his time looking for Alderman in the Sacred Realm.

He got up and thought of returning to the Yang Clan’s estate until he heard a series of footsteps. This was the second time of the day.

Tang Shaoyang glanced at Ouyang Biya, who stood at the balcony, "Who is it?" he asked.

"The Alliance Leader and the Spear God’s disciple are in front of our door. It looks like they know Yan Xueyi with us." Ouyang Biya answered.

She had her eyes on Alliance Leader, leaking a killing intent, and the latter seemed to notice her gaze as he looked up. Their gazes met for a moment before Ouyang Biya looked away.

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Alliance Leader Zhong Tian Yun furrowed his brow. That woman looked strong, but he could not really tell how strong she was. But he was confident that the woman was at least in the True God Realm.

That realization sank into his head, and he slowly found out that whoever backed this brothel was not an ordinary person. The man who almost took Han Lingxiao’s spear was also in the True God Realm. He met at least two True God Realms in a brothel.

[Increase our people to watch the Lotus Moon Pavilion!]

He sent a telepathic transmission to Old Zhou. The latter was surprised to hear the voice, but then it made sense considering what happened today.

While the Lotus Moon Pavilion might not be related to the Heaven Founder, this group was an unknown variable that might change the flow of the war. If they were not careful, this group might stab them from the back.

Zhong Tian Yun was about to ask about their progress in the Ice Palace’s investigation when the door opened. The owner of the brothel arrived, and he was accompanied by the same people.

Zhong Tian Yun tried to look for the woman he saw at the top, but she was not around.

"May I know why you are looking for me, Alliance Leader? Your presence has caused unrest among my workers. They are worried that you might do something to my business."

Tang Shaoyang asked, not inviting his guests inside. At the same time, he threw a provocation, testing the Alliance Leader’s patience.

’I just need to hurt him and use him as bait to lure out Alderman.’

[That’s a good idea, but are you sure you can hold back and not kill him? He is, after all, one of the strongest men in the Sacred Realm.] Vandir read his intent and responded.

’It might be hard to hurt him without going all out and killing accidentally, but don’t I have you guys? I don’t think he could handle our number.’

"Watch your mouth, Young Man! You are in front of the Alliance Leader of the Murim Alliance!"

The Alliance Leader might not say anything to that remark, but Old Zhou would not let that slide.

"He is indeed the Alliance Leader of the Great Murim Alliance who is responsible for the city’s destruction. Thanks to that, I have to close the business, and my business will take a big hit as well. Even if the city can be rebuilt, the people can’t be revived."

The moment Tang Shaoyang said, a lot of people in black clothes appeared around them. Old Zhou also almost sheathed his sword, but the Alliance Leader stopped him.

Zhong Tian Yun never looked away from Tang Shaoyang. It was obvious that Tang Shaoyang was purposely provoking him. Even when his people showed up, the owner kept his composure and smiled. As if the owner of this brothel was waiting for him to attack first.

"What now? You want to destroy my pavilion yourself, Alliance Leader?" Tang Shaoyang smiled because there were ten black-clothed people inside his pavilion. They were ready to attack him anytime, just needing a signal from the Alliance Leader, but he was not worried in the slightest.

"You have five seconds to remove them, or I will respond accordingly, Alliance Leader."

"Five..." Tang Shaoyang started counting.

"Get back!" Zhong Tian Yun truly didn’t want to have a conflict with this unknown group. It was not because he was afraid of them, but because he didn’t have any information about them. Added with the Heaven Founder, this was the worst timing to poke at another bear.

The ten black-clothed figures disappeared, but Tang Shaoyang continued his count, "Four..."

"Three..."

Zhong Tian Yun noticed and also sensed the hidden movement from the pavilion. He could tell that the real force behind the pavilion was starting to move as the countdown continued.

"Two..."

"Back off, Yunhe!"

"One!"

Right after it reached one, a scream resounded from behind. Zhong Tian Yun turned around only to see one of the Warden’s members no longer had his legs, down to the knees. Everyone could tell this man’s legs were cut off cleanly.

Zhong Tian Yun then heard something fall near him. He turned around and found the missing legs not far from him. At that moment, he released his killing intent, directing it toward Tang Shaoyang.

Even his subordinates were taken aback by his killing intent, and he heard screams from inside the pavilion for a moment. The people behind him, the people who passed by the road, also screamed in surprise.

His killing intent was so powerful that it was powerful enough to affect the people around him. However, his killing intent didn’t affect Tang Shaoyang or his people.

Tang Shaoyang was still smiling at him. It looked like this mysterious owner was inviting him to attack. However, he regained his composure, stopping himself from lashing out at Tang Shaoyang.

The surprise was how Tang Shaoyang or his people could detect Yunhe. Yunhe was the most proficient in hiding. It was even hard for him to find Yunhe, yet he was found out and had his legs cut.

Again, he was being cornered by the Tang Shaoyang. On one side, his subordinate was at fault for being overconfident, not retreating after being warned. On the other hand, he must seek accountability from Tang Shaoyang for cutting his subordinate’s legs.

Or else how were they going to risk their lives to fight for him if he didn’t fight for them? That was the reason why he obtained their loyalty. However, the risk of fighting Tang Shaoyang and the group behind the Lotus Moon Pavilion was too high.

"Bring Yunhe back and prioritize his treatment for now."

Two members of Warden retrieved the cut legs, and two more people brought Yunhe back to the Murim Alliance’s main building.

"I have warned you and given your people five seconds to retreat, but your subordinate is getting overconfident."

Tang Shaoyang was implying that it was not his fault.

"That’s enough. I am here for a girl named Yan Xueyi. My people saw her entering your pavilion, and I want to take her back."

Zhong Tian Yun no longer had the patience for a respectful discussion after what happened. Regardless of who was in the wrong or in the right. He just wanted to take Yan Xueyi back and be done with the Lotus Moon Pavilion for now.

It was obvious that Tang Shaoyang was provoking him, but they didn’t attack him. It seemed something, or someone, was preventing them from attacking the Murim Alliance unless he attacked them first. In that case, he was not going to fall into such an obvious trap.

He needed time to figure out this unknown group before taking any actions. Most importantly, he needed to protect his friend’s disciple first before anything else.

The report was that Yan Xueyi entered the pavilion on her own. He didn’t know what Yan Xueyi wanted from this pavilion, but he could not allow his friend’s disciple to stay in this dangerous place.

"There’s indeed a little girl named Yan Xueyi coming, but you can’t take her back, Alliance Leader. She came to join us, and I have accepted her."

Zhong Tian Yun could not believe what he heard. That gave him quite a shock because, for some reason, he believed what Tang Shaoyang said.

Old Lei mentioned that Yan Xueyi was special, telling him that she could see something they could not. His friend didn’t go into details about what it was about, but Yan Xueyi must have seen something and made a decision.

It sounded like nonsense, but for some reason, deep inside, he believed those words, "You are talking nonsense. There’s no reason for her to join an unknown sect like yours when she is the disciple of the Spear God. I might tolerate your rudeness, but this is a different issue. If you don’t give her back, then I am not going to stay still, Tang Shaoyang!"

That was the first time the Alliance Leader mentioned that name. He was telling Tang Shaoyang that the Murim Alliance was watching the Lotus Moon Pavilion.