In the sky, dark clouds hung low, and there was a faint rumble of thunder. In the center of the dark clouds, there were flashes of white light on the edge.
The cold and gloomy wind was blowing in waves. The entire River Heart Island was in such an environment where dark clouds were pressing down on the city and threatening to destroy it.
Contrary to the environment outside, the Navy Barracks of River Heart Island were immersed in joy and jubilation.
The soldiers of the Navy Barracks drank wine, ate meat, sang loudly, and danced. Whether officers or soldiers, they were all extremely excited, and the noise spread over half of River Heart Island.
Today was the day that the goods yard of River Heart Island was built, and also the day that their commander, Zhou Bao, would come out of his closed-door training.
Two months ago, Meng Qingrong, the young lady of the Meng Family of Ningzhou, suddenly appeared on River Heart Island and had a conflict with the Navy of River Heart Island. She defeated the experts of the Navy, including Deputy Commander Wang Cheng, Captain Zhu Ba, and Jiang Xiao, and caused the Navy Commander Zhou Bao to take action personally.
This time, Zhou Bao's action caused a sensation in Jianghu. Because he not only defeated Meng Qingrong, the youngest genius of the Meng Family of Ningzhou, but also fought head-on with Granny Long, a Level Seven expert of the Meng Family of Ningzhou. As a result, he killed the Level Seven expert in front of hundreds of people, which shocked the world!
Yes, shocked the world!
Because this was the first time in Jianghu that a Level Four expert killed a Level Seven expert in a head-on confrontation, which completely overturned the world's understanding of the gap between different realms.
If a Level Four expert defeated a Level Five expert, it would be fine. If he was lucky and used some tricks to defeat a Level Six expert, it would be enough to make him famous.
But why did he provoke a Level Seven expert?
Not only did he provoke a Level Seven expert, but he also killed him with his fists in front of so many people!
How could such a thing happen?
However, it happened. Zhou Bao, with his nature-defying fists, made up the unbridgeable gap between Level Four and Level Seven, and made the most sensational feat in Jianghu for hundreds of years.
From then on, Zhou Bao, the Commander of the Navy of Jiang City, was famous all over the world!
According to those who were present at that time, the fight between the two of them was earth-shattering, especially when Junior Leopard confronted Granny Long head-on at the end. Every punch was like a clap of thunder. Not only did it knock out one-third of the people present, but it also made the almost completed goods yard road into a mess, as if it had experienced a huge earthquake.
Of course, this was just a rumor in the World of Martial Arts. Many people in the World of Martial Arts were skeptical about this battle, but it was understandable.
Because this was too illogical, and it overturned the common sense of the world.
However, three days after the battle, news came from the Meng Family in Ningzhou, confirming the matter. For a while, the Jianghu was in an uproar. While they were shocked by the fact that a Level Four had defeated a Level Seven, they were also waiting to see how the Meng Family in Ningzhou would react.
After all, the Meng Family in Ningzhou was a millennium family. Its strength was much stronger than that of the Wu Family in Yunzhou, which had just risen in the recent hundreds of years. Now a Level Seven expert in the family was killed. Although he died in a fair fight, no one would believe that the Meng Family would let it go.
Of course, no one would believe it. In today's world, no matter how big a school was, experts above Level Seven had a decisive position. They were all important benchmarks to measure the strength of a family. The number of Level Seven experts in a family or a school basically determined the strength of the family or the school.
Now that a Level Seven expert had died in such a shameful way on River Heart Island, would the Meng Family let it go?
No, of course not. They would definitely find a way to get back at them and save their lost face. The best way was to obliterate the freak Zhou Bao.
But was it really that easy?
In addition to being the Outer Core Elder of the Wu Family, Junior Leopard had another identity. He was the Commander of the Navy of Jiang City. The reason why Junior Leopard had a conflict with Granny Long was clear.
It was because Granny Long had launched a sneak attack first, which led to the conflict with Junior Leopard.
Although the Meng Family was powerful, they could not do such an obvious and unreasonable thing. This matter was provoked by the Meng Family. A Level Seven expert attacked a Level Four expert, which was a naked rogue behavior. Moreover, it happened on River Heart Island, which was Junior Leopard's territory. In this way, Junior Leopard was on the side of reason.
In addition, Junior Leopard had a double identity. He was the Outer Core Elder of the Wu Family. Although the Wu Family in Yunzhou was not as powerful as the Meng Family, it was not a family that could be easily bullied. Moreover, it involved the youngest and most promising genius in the history of the Wu Family. The identity of the Commander of the Navy of Jiang City made the Meng Family even more scrupulous. It was a taboo to attack an official of the imperial court on his territory.
Therefore, although Granny Long was killed by Junior Leopard, the Meng Family really had no reason to take revenge on Junior Leopard.
Without a reason, it did not mean that the Meng Family would really let it go. Their face had been thrown into the Luo River by Granny Long, and it was impossible to get it back. So, they could only get it back in other ways.
For example, killing Junior Leopard.
But because of the above reasons, this matter became very difficult to operate. It was impossible to use conspiracies, so they could only use open schemes!
In other words, they could only kill Junior Leopard in a fair and square competition like how Junior Leopard killed Granny Long.
However, it was extremely difficult to achieve this!
Junior Leopard could even kill a Level Seven expert in a face-to-face confrontation, so it was meaningless to send an expert below Level Seven. Because in the Meng Family of Ningzhou, all the experts below Level Seven were no match for Granny Long. Granny Long was killed by Junior Leopard. If they sent someone weaker than her, wouldn't that be courting death?
In other words, the only way to kill Junior Leopard in a fair and square way was to send an expert above Level Seven!
This was another joke. Zhou Donghuang was just a Level Four expert. If they sent a Level Seven expert, wasn't it obvious that they were bullying him?
Moreover, a Level Seven expert had already died. If this Level Seven expert was killed by Junior Leopard, the reputation of the Meng Family of Ningzhou for a thousand years would really be ruined. Although this possibility was very low, such a thing had happened once. With the cautiousness of the Meng Family, they would never let it happen a second time.
So, the safest way was to send a Level Eight expert!
Was it realistic?
You sent a Level Eight expert to bully a Level Four expert!
Did the Meng Family have the nerve to say this?
Even if they had the nerve to send a Level Eight expert, what could they do if Zhou Donghuang curled his lips and didn't accept their challenge? Fight by force?
The Heavens were watching. It was not easy for a thousand-year-old aristocratic family to gain a foothold in this world. When they did things, they were often more careful than ordinary Jianghu people. They were afraid that their enemies would get hold of their weakness and use it against them. Therefore, when dealing with such matters, they had to be extremely cautious!
Therefore, when the Meng Family of Ningzhou confirmed that Junior Leopard killed Granny Long, they also released a news, which was the only news they hoped to save face. That was, Meng Qingrong, who was defeated by him on River Heart Island, issued a challenge to him. But this challenge was not now, but in the future.
Meng Qingrong issued a letter of challenge to Junior Leopard. Three years later, on River Heart Island, she would challenge Junior Leopard to settle the score!
The whole thing temporarily came to an end with this challenge. As for the final result, it could only be known three years later.
The biggest beneficiary of this battle was not Junior Leopard. Although he had become famous all over the world because of this, it was not necessarily a good thing to be famous, especially with his current strength and age.
There were two real beneficiaries. One was the Wu Family, and the other was the Navy of Jiang City.
Not to mention the Wu Family, there was one more powerful Outer Core Elder. At the same time, it also increased the deterrent force. In the entire Zhonghe City, because of Junior Leopard's existence, the Wu Family's power would further expand, squeezing the living space of the other families.
As for the Navy of Jiang City, they were the biggest winners. Because of Junior Leopard's valiant strength, no one in Jiang City dared to provoke the Navy. In addition, the Navy now controlled the harbor of River Heart Island and Broken Dragon Beach. No one in Jiang City dared to covet the huge benefits they obtained. They all belonged to the Navy. Now, the Navy of Jiang City could really stand up.
Therefore, today, the Navy of Jiang City's goods yard was completed. In addition, Junior Leopard came out of closed-door training. Deputy Commander Wang Cheng gave all the Navy of Jiang City a day off, so that they could relax and have fun.
On one hand, it was to celebrate the completion of the goods yard. On the other hand, it was to welcome Junior Leopard.
They drank from noon to midnight. Only Junior Leopard and Jiang Xiao were able to stand in the field. Jiang Xiao and Junior Leopard were the only two people who could stand.
"Your Excellency, let me propose another toast to you!" Zhu Ba carried a wine jar and swayed to Junior Leopard. His body was full of the smell of alcohol. "Your Excellency, I wish you …!" Before he finished his words, his eyeballs rolled and his body went limp. He fell in front of Junior Leopard's feet, making Junior Leopard frown.
"Your Excellency, don't be offended. Everyone is too happy today!" Jiang Xiao smiled and tried to smooth things over. Although he didn't pass out, his face was flushed and he was obviously tipsy.
"I know everyone is happy. The goods yard is completed and we have another source of income!" Junior Leopard laughed. "Your Excellency Jiang, you have a good capacity for alcohol. You drank a lot just now, but you are still so sober!"
"Compared to Your Excellency, I am far behind. Just now, all the soldiers in our camp gave a toast to Your Excellency. Your Excellency still looks the same!"
"I used some means and forced out more than half of the wine!" Junior Leopard said without concealment.
"That's because Your Excellency's means are brilliant!" Jiang Xiao looked envious. "If it were someone else, they wouldn't have the ability to force it!"
"Your Excellency Jiang is getting better and better at talking now!" Junior Leopard laughed. "But it's good that you are not drunk. I have something that I need your help with!"
"Your Excellency, please speak. If there's anything you need, I will do it!" Jiang Xiao said passionately.
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