The grey-clad old man was the leader of the Mountainshade Black Market's branch in Windfall Nation. He knew very well what the heavy painting in his hand meant.
This painting was sent directly from the Mountainshade Black Market's headquarters.
Any branch that could find the person in the painting would be rewarded handsomely.
If they could bring the person in the painting back to the Mountainshade Black Market's headquarters, the leader of that branch would even have a chance to follow the Supreme Leader of the Mountainshade Black Market's headquarters for ten years.
The latter was enough to make anyone go crazy!
The Supreme Leader of the Mountainshade Black Market's headquarters was the leader with the highest position in the Mountainshade Black Market. At the same time, he was also a top powerhouse in the Dobusei Subterranean.
To be able to follow such an expert for ten years and listen to his instructions was undoubtedly a dream come true.
For this reason, when the old man heard the name of the young man who had caused a commotion in Windfall Nation a few months ago was Duan Lingtian, he could not help but feel excited.
"Jing Yuan, make a trip to the capital of Windfall Nation and meet the Interim Advisor of Situ Clan in the Situ Clan. See if he's the person in the painting."
Hong Zhen, the leader of the Mountainshade Black Market's branch in Windfall Nation, raised his hand and passed the painting in his hand to the middle-aged man. "Make a copy of this before you depart."
"Yes, Lord Leader."
Jing Yuan nodded solemnly before he took the painting and left.
If Duan Lingtian was here and saw the painting in Hong Zhen's hand, he would be shocked to discover that the person in the painting was him. Moreover, the painting was extremely lifelike.
In King Qian's estate in the capital of Windfall Nation.
"King Qian, if Duan Lingtian still refuses to come out in ten days, I'll have no choice but to return to the Southern Ridge Yuan Mansion … I can only suppress my cultivation base for another month at most."
In the main hall of King Qian's estate, a white-clad young man glanced at King Qian, the Fourth Prince of the Windfall Nation's Imperial Family.
Based on his words, it seemed as though he did not treat the other party as a prince at all.
A hint of anger flashed in the depth of King Qian's eyes, but he did not flare up. Instead, he forced a smile as he replied, "Don't worry, Mr. Lin. Within ten days, I guarantee that Duan Lingtian will have to come out even if he doesn't want to! You're the strongest powerhouse on the Heaven Ranking, and it's his blessing that you came all the way from the distant Southern Ridge Yuan Mansion to challenge him. He really doesn't know what's good for him by running away like this! "
"There's no need for you to flatter me. I'm only here for the reward you promised me … If he doesn't show up within ten days, I'll leave. As for the deposit, I will not return it! "
The white-clothed young man said indifferently. He didn't seem to be considerate at all.
"Of course, of course."
Although the white-clad young man was not understanding, King Qian did not dare to vent his anger.
Not only was this white-clad young man ranked first on the Heaven Ranking in the Southern Ridge Yuan Mansion's district, but he was also a disciple from a powerful sixth-rate clan in the Southern Ridge Yuan Mansion. That clan was so powerful that it was not inferior to the Windfall Nation's Imperial Family.
Moreover, the white-clad young man was a lineal disciple of that clan.
Two months ago, he had invited the strongest person on the Heaven Ranking from the Southern Ridge Yuan Mansion's Lin Clan to Windfall Nation to kill Duan Lingtian and seize the Duan Lingtian's Spatial Ring.
To be more precise, he wanted to seize the Devilseal Tablet in Duan Lingtian's hands!
Naturally, he did not tell this white-clad young man, Lin Dong, about the Devilseal Tablet. He only wanted the items in Duan Lingtian's Spatial Ring that were of great significance to him.
The deal between him and Lin Dong was that Lin Dong would seize Duan Lingtian's Spatial Ring and hand it to him after he killed Duan Lingtian.
He would also pay another reward for it.
In order to invite Lin Dong, he had gritted his teeth and paid a huge price. However, when he thought about how he could obtain the Devilseal Tablet, he felt that everything was worth it.
"Hurmph! Farewell! "
The white-clad young man, Lin Dong, snorted coldly before he turned around and left. He was arrogant. It was obvious he did not take King Qian seriously at all.
King Qian's expression turned grave as he looked at Lin Dong's departing figure.
"Fourth Imperial Highness, Lin Dong is too arrogant! You're the Fourth Prince of the Windfall Nation's Imperial Family. You're going to inherit the Windfall Nation's Imperial Family's throne in the future, and yet, he dares to treat you like this! "
Ye Feng who had been standing at the side and had not spoken a word since the beginning spoke.
"Hurmph! Other people might be afraid of me because I'm the Fourth Prince of the Windfall Nation's Imperial Family, but Lin Dong doesn't have to be afraid. The Lin Clan he's from isn't any weaker than our Windfall Nation! "
King Qian snorted, causing Ye Feng to feel awkward.
"Ye Feng, what's your plan? It's already been two months, but there's still no news from the Situ Clan! "
Soon after, King Qian stared at Ye Feng coldly.
"Fourth Imperial Highness, I've really tried my best during these two months. Right now, there's a rumor going around that the Interim Advisor of Situ Clan, Duan Lingtian, is afraid of Lin Dong, the strongest person on the Heaven Ranking from the Southern Ridge Yuan Mansion. However, there's nothing I can do if he doesn't show himself. "
Ye Feng smiled wryly.
"Since there's nothing you can do, you don't have to worry about this anymore," King Qian said indifferently.
Ye Feng immediately felt relieved.
Hearing this, Ye Feng heaved a sigh of relief. To be honest, he had long wanted to give up on this task.
It was obvious the Interim Advisor of Situ Clan, Duan Lingtian, did not dare to accept the challenge.
Otherwise, he would have shown himself a long time ago.
The people in the capital of Windfall Nation realized the topic on the streets had changed in just a few days.
As it turned out, in the past two months, the hottest topic on the streets was that Lin Dong, the strongest person on the Heaven Ranking from the Southern Ridge Yuan Mansion, had come to Windfall Nation to challenge the Interim Advisor of Situ Clan, Duan Lingtian. However, Duan Lingtian refused to accept the challenge.
Naturally, the news from the Situ Clan was that Duan Lingtian was in closed-door cultivation.
However, most people did not believe this. Most of them thought Duan Lingtian was afraid of Lin Dong and did not dare to accept the challenge.
Although the topic these few days was still about Duan Lingtian and Lin Dong, more people began to mention that Lin Dong was an honored guest of King Qian's estate.
King Qian's estate!
If this name did not have anything to do with the Situ Clan, it would not be a big deal.
However, now that it had something to do with the Situ Clan, many people's imaginations began to run wild.
After all, everyone knew that the Situ Clan was close to King Rong's estate.
In the face of a challenge from an honored guest of King Qian's estate, the Interim Advisor of Situ Clan under King Rong's estate actually refused to accept the challenge. To a certain extent, did this mean that King Rong's estate was inferior to King Qian's estate?
Soon after, similar discussions began to spread like wildfire under the influence of people with ulterior motives.
King Rong's estate could no longer sit still and began to exert pressure on the Situ Clan.
In the Situ Clan. Situ Hao who had just sent the people from King Rong's estate away had a frown on his face. In the end, he still went to the courtyard where his son, Situ Hang, was staying.
"Hang 'er, is Master Duan still not showing any signs of coming out of closed-door cultivation?"
Situ Hao asked Situ Hang.
"What's wrong? Father? Are you still bothered by the rumors that are spreading? Actually, you don't have to worry about it. Master Duan doesn't care about those rumors. "
Situ Hang smiled.
"The situation is different now."
Situ Hao smiled wryly. Then, he told Situ Hang about the people from King Rong's estate. Apart from that, he also told Situ Hang about the rumors that had been spreading in the nation recently. Everyone was saying that King Rong's estate was inferior to King Qian's estate.
Up until now, Duan Lingtian did not have any direct contact with King Rong's estate.
However, since he was the Interim Advisor of Situ Clan, and Situ Clan was a force that relied on King Rong's estate, he was more or less related to King Rong's estate. Therefore, he was labeled as a member of King Rong's estate.
As for Lin Dong, as an honored guest of King Qian's estate, he was also labeled as a member of King Qian's estate.
"What's the person from King Qian's estate trying to do?"
Situ Hang's expression was extremely grave.
"I keep having a feeling that something's not right. Initially, I thought Lin Dong wanted to compete with Master Duan because he heard about Master Duan's reputation. However, it seems like things aren't that simple. I'm afraid King Qian's estate must have something to do with this. "
Situ Hao hit the nail on the head.
"Father, do you mean … King Qian's estate might have sent Lin Dong to attack King Rong's estate?"
Situ Hang's eyes narrowed.
"That's very likely."
Situ Hao nodded. "Unfortunately, Master Duan hasn't come out of closed-door cultivation yet. It seems like more than three months have passed since Master Duan went into closed-door cultivation, right?"
"Yes. It has been more than three months. "
Situ Hang nodded.
"King Rong's estate can no longer sit still. King Rong's men have given me two options under his orders."
Situ Hao sighed.
"What options?"
Situ Hang frowned.
"King Rong, if Master Duan is really in closed-door cultivation, you must think of a way to get him to come out of closed-door cultivation. Ask him if he's confident in fighting Lin Dong. If he's not confident, withdraw. "
Situ Hao said.
"How do we withdraw?"
Situ Hang's frown deepened.
"Ask Master Duan to publicly announce that he's leaving the Situ Clan and has nothing to do with us from now on."
Situ Hao sighed.
"How can we do that?!"
Situ Hang's expression changed drastically. "Master Duan is my savior. How can we let him do that? Father, I don't agree to that. "
"No! There's a second option … Father, what's the second option that King Rong gave you? "
Situ Hang seemed to have grasped at straws.
"The second option is based on the fact that Master Duan isn't in closed-door cultivation. The second option is to withdraw!"
Situ Hao heaved a long sigh.
"What's your decision, Clan Leader Situ?"
At this moment, the sound of a door opening rang in the air. A purple figure walked out of one of the rooms in the courtyard and bathed in the sunlight.
The purple figure was a purple-clad young man. He had dashing eyebrows and bright eyes. He was extraordinarily handsome.
"Master Duan!"
Situ Hang's eyes lit up when he saw the purple-clad young man. He immediately went up to him.
"Master Duan."
Situ Hao smiled wryly. Naturally, he knew Master Duan had heard everything he said. He felt slightly awkward.
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