The martial arts stage was located in the courtyard of the City Lord's Mansion. The place had been cleared and was filled with neatly arranged tables and chairs.
As soon as Shen Wuming and the others arrived, a guard of the City Lord's Mansion led them to a seat.
There were four seats placed side by side, and a tea table was placed between the seats.
As Shen Wuming sat down, people from the other three families also arrived one after another.
"Brother Shen, you're early today."
A middle-aged man in a cyan robe said with a smile.
"Haha, Brother Su, you're not late either."
Shen Wuming stood up and returned the greeting.
Although the four families had been secretly competing with each other, they still maintained their composure in front of others.
Shen Lang and the others stood behind Shen Wuming. The Four-Clans Tournament was a competition between the younger generation of the major families, so there were no extra seats here. The empty seats below the four seats were prepared for the Patriarchs of the small families in Jiang City who came to watch the tournament.
The reason why Jiang City could develop safely under the encirclement of bandits was that the major families in Jiang City were united. Although they secretly schemed against each other, they would unite in times of crisis.
"Flying Fox" Su Xinghe.
Su Xinghe was the current Patriarch of the Su family, which was famous for its Lightness Skill. Because Su Xinghe was quite shrewd when he was young, and after taking over as the Patriarch, he became more tactful. Therefore, the people of Jiang City named him Flying Fox.
Just as Shen Wuming and Su Xinghe were complimenting each other, Bai Zizai and Zhang Ye of the Zhang family also came over.
The four of them were very familiar with each other. After greeting each other, they sat down one after another.
"Brother Bai, your niece's voice is very loud this time."
Su Xinghe said with a smile.
Hearing Su Xinghe's words, Bai Lingshan, who was standing behind Shen Wuming, looked at Shen Lang unnaturally.
Bai Zizai coughed and said, "Brother Su, you flatter me. Although my daughter is talented, there are many hidden dragons and crouching tigers in the four families. Maybe a dark horse will appear."
If Shen Lang hadn't shown his power that time, Bai Zizai would definitely pretend. However, with Shen Lang's example, he didn't want to slap his own face. He could only say it first to prevent himself from being slapped in the face. com
"Huh?"
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While Su Xinghe and the others were exchanging greetings, Wei Zhang respectfully reported to a dignified middle-aged man in a black robe in the City Lord's Mansion's main hall.
"Lord Commander, the Stellar Pavilion's Liu Wuqing is indeed difficult to deal with. I tried to probe him many times, but he managed to evade me. I don't know if Changchun Zi's death map is in his hands."
The dignified black-robed middle-aged man didn't say anything. Instead, he kept twisting his fingers behind his back. No one knew what he was thinking.
Wei Zhang didn't even dare to breathe loudly. He just stood there respectfully.
The middle-aged man's name was Zhao Qi. Although his name was very ordinary, his identity was absolutely terrifying.
The Commander of the Jiangzhou Brocade Guards.
The Embroidered Uniform Guard was one of the three major military organizations in the Qianwu Empire. Every state under the jurisdiction of the Qianwu Empire had an Embroidered Uniform Guard Commander. Above the Regional Commander was the Region Commander, and above the Region Commander was the Chief Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.
Regardless of whether it was a province commander or a region commander, they were all under the jurisdiction of the chief commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.
Although Zhao Qi was only a province commander, he was also a high-ranking official. In the entire Jiangzhou, even those first-class families had to give him face.
This time, Zhao Qi came to Jiang City because of the death of the three Secret Guards of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.
Three Secret Guards had died in his jurisdiction, and the mission had failed. It was impossible for him not to investigate the situation.
After listening to Wei Zhang's report, Zhao Qi said slowly, "Liu Wuqing is just a small character. The Stellar Pavilion behind him is the real mountain. Without solid evidence, even the imperial court will find it difficult to ask the Stellar Pavilion to hand him over. It seems that we can only act secretly this time."
Wei Zhang's expression changed. He knew that Zhao Qi was preparing to act secretly. Since the Stellar Pavilion didn't give the imperial court face, the imperial court had to resort to extreme measures.
At this moment, there was a commotion outside.
Zhao Qi said calmly, "What's going on outside?"
"Commander, today is the Grand Competition of the Four Families of Jiang City."
Wei Zhang replied respectfully.
"Eh! It's interesting. I haven't seen a competition between the younger generation for a long time. Let's go. Since we're here, let's take a look at the talents of Jiang City. "
Zhao Qi turned around and said with a smile on his face.
"Haha, it's rare for the commander to be in such a good mood. Then I'll accompany you to take a look. There are some small families in Jiang City. They definitely can't compare with those geniuses on the Ranking List of Young Masters."
Wei Zhang said as he walked.
"That's not necessarily true. Back then, Heavenly Lord Yuanwu came from a small place in the Southern Region. Now, he's also famous in the Zhenwu Continent."
Zhao Qi raised his eyebrows and said.
"Sigh, Heavenly Lord Yuanwu is an anomaly. After all, he's a minority."
Wei Zhang sighed.
"Let's go. It doesn't mean that there aren't any anomalies."
After saying that, Zhao Qi walked out of the room with a majestic gait.
Zhao Qi also knew that there was no possibility of a stunning genius appearing in Jiang City. He was just looking for fun.
All the young disciples of the Four Great Families returned after drawing lots.
The Four-Clans Tournament was very simple. Each family would send a few genius disciples to compete. Everything was decided by drawing lots. If a disciple of a family was matched up, they could only admit that they were unlucky.
Every year, the host of the tournament was a lieutenant of the City Lord's Mansion. This time was no exception. A lieutenant in a military uniform stood on the stage and spoke loudly.
Just as the lieutenant was about to announce the start of the tournament, Wei Zhang walked out with Zhao Qi.
When they saw Wei Zhang, everyone hurriedly stood up and cupped their fists.
Wei Zhang represented the lord of a city, and he also represented the behemoth that was the Imperial Court. No matter where he was, no one would ignore him.
Shen Wuming and the other Patriarchs cupped their hands and said, "Greetings, City Lord Wei."
Wei Zhang came to the high seat that was reserved for him. He glanced around and said loudly, "Everyone, this is the commander of the Imperial Court's Brocade-gowned Guards in Jiang Province."
"Swoosh!"
As soon as Wei Zhang finished his introduction, everyone sucked in a breath of cold air.
The identity of the Prefecture Commander was an unattainable mountain for the martial artists of Jiang City. To put it bluntly, as long as Zhao Qi said a word, he could destroy all the martial arts families in Jiang City. No one dared to be negligent. They respectfully called out, "Commander."
Shenlang stood behind Shen Wuming. He narrowed his eyes and glanced at Zhao Qi.
Zhao Qi's arrival made Shenlang feel a little uneasy. Others did not know the purpose of Zhao Qi's visit, but he could guess a little.
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