"Bang!"
Suddenly, a loud sound rang out as the door was kicked open. Ming Dong rushed in with a huge sword in hand. He asked rather sternly, "Jianchen, what happened here?" As he spoke, Ming Dong quickly scanned the surroundings. When he discovered the large hole in the roof, a gleam of light flashed through his eyes. He quickly fixed his gaze on Jianchen and asked with some concern, "Jianchen, are you alright?"
Jianchen shook his head slightly, "I'm fine!"
"This is the Tianqin clan, and we've only just arrived in Walaurent City. We haven't made any enemies, so why would someone launch a sneak attack on you?" Ming Dong asked in confusion.
Jianchen chuckled, "It's not an enemy. It's just someone they sent to test me."
"Test you?" Ming Dong was shocked, "You're saying that the person who launched a sneak attack on you for no reason is …"
Jianchen cut off Ming Dong's words with a wave of his hand, "Let's just keep these things to ourselves. There's no need to say them out loud."
Ming Dong came to a realisation and murmured, "No wonder the disturbance here didn't attract the attention of the patrolling guards. So that's what happened."
"Alright, Jianchen, it's getting late. You should go back to your room," as he said that, Jianchen cleaned up the scattered tiles on the floor before sitting down on his bed with his legs crossed.
"Alright then. I'll go back first," Ming Dong did not stay for long. After confirming that Jianchen was fine, he left.
The night passed quickly. The next morning, Qin Xiao arrived at Jianchen's room early in the morning. When he saw the door that Ming Dong had kicked in, he was slightly stunned. He immediately called out from outside, "Brother Jianchen, are you in there?"
"Come in, Qin Xiao," Jianchen's calm voice rang out from inside the room.
Qin Xiao immediately entered the room, but as soon as he entered, he discovered the large hole in the roof as well as some broken tiles on the floor.
This made Qin Xiao's face change slightly. He quickly scanned the surroundings and asked in a hurry, "Brother Jianchen, what happened last night? Why is the room so messy, and there are signs of a fight? "
Jianchen smiled without minding at all, "It's nothing. I was just attacked by a mysterious person in black. There's no need to worry about it, brother Qin Xiao."
"What? Someone attacked you last night?" Qin Xiao's face immediately changed, and he became furious. He said furiously, "How could this happen? Someone actually snuck into my Tianqin clan to commit murder. Looks like it's time to change the guards. What's the point of keeping them around? Brother Jianchen, I'll report this to father right now. Don't worry, no matter who attacked you, my Tianqin clan will not let this murderer go. Hmph, no one in Walaurent City dares to challenge the dignity of my Tianqin clan," Qin Xiao was infuriated. He left in a hurry, and Jianchen could not stop him even if he wanted to.
"It looks like Qin Xiao doesn't know about what happened last night," Jianchen muttered to himself as he watched Qin Xiao's figure gradually disappear from sight.
Very soon, a group of people arrived at Jianchen's residence. The person leading them was Qin Xiao, and beside him was the current patriarch of the Tianqin clan. There were a few middle-aged men dressed as guards behind them.
Jianchen quickly walked out of the room and clasped his hands at the group of people, "Greetings to the patriarch of the Tianqin clan."
The patriarch chuckled, "There's no need to be so courteous, brother Jianchen. I heard you were attacked last night. Is that true?"
"It is true!" Jianchen replied.
The patriarch's face gradually became rather stern. He glanced at the door behind Jianchen that had been destroyed by Ming Dong. Afterwards, he walked into the room and examined it carefully. His face became uglier and uglier. He said furiously, "How dare you! There's actually someone who dares to behave so atrociously in my Tianqin clan!" Afterwards, he glared at the guards who had come in with him and called out, "What kind of captain are you? You show no fear even though an enemy has snuck into my Tianqin clan. You're just a bunch of good-for-nothings. What's the point of keeping you around?"
The middle-aged men panicked when they heard that. They immediately knelt down and said, "Please calm down, patriarch. Please calm down. We will definitely do everything we can to find the culprit. Please give us a chance to atone for our crimes."
"Whatever. Seeing as you've stayed in my Tianqin clan for so many years and have worked hard even if you haven't done anything, I'll forgive you for now. Once you return, immediately do everything you can to find the culprit who snuck into my Tianqin clan," the patriarch said sternly with a sunken face.
"Thank you for your forgiveness, patriarch. We will definitely do everything we can to find the culprit," the captains all kowtowed in gratitude as if they had been pardoned.
The patriarch turned his head to look at Jianchen. His dignified expression immediately vanished. He smiled, "Brother Jianchen, I'm truly sorry that you've been attacked by an assassin in my Tianqin clan. However, don't worry. Our Tianqin clan will definitely do everything we can to find the culprit and give brother Jianchen a satisfactory explanation."
The captains to the side looked at each other and saw a sliver of confusion in each other's eyes. They had heard a little about Jian Chen's origins. He was only a friend that the young master had just befriended, yet the patriarch of the Tianqin clan, as the patriarch of the clan, was treating a young man who had just joined the clan and whose identity was still unclear a little too well.
Does this young man have a powerful background that we don't know about? The captains all thought at the same time. Even though they were filled with questions, they did not have the right to ask about it with their status.
Jianchen felt rather flattered by the patriarch's attitude. He immediately clasped his hands, "You're too kind, patriarch. Last night was only a small matter, so there's no need to go through so much trouble. Perhaps it was an enemy of mine that came to assassinate me."
Afterwards, the patriarch left after saying a few words of courtesy. Before he left, he sternly ordered the captains to increase their patrols. They could not allow this to happen again.
Qin Xiao arrived before Jianchen. His burly body, which was two heads taller than Jianchen, formed a stark contrast with Jianchen's slender figure. It was extremely easy to attract attention.
Patting Jianchen's shoulder, Qin Xiao said, "Jianchen, I've frightened you last night. Fortunately, you're fine. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to forgive myself."
Jianchen chuckled. After exchanging some pleasantries, he was brought by Qin Xiao to stroll around Walaurent City.
Walaurent City was extremely large, and the city was bustling with activity. Jianchen and Ming Dong were brought by the young master of the Tianqin clan, Qin Xiao, to stroll around the city. After a day, the two of them had already passed through several bustling streets.
At this moment, they arrived in front of a large building. On top of it was a signboard with the words "House of Treasures" written in flamboyant calligraphy.
"Jianchen, this is the largest House of Treasures in our Walaurent City. You can find many rare treasures in here. Let's go in and take a look," Qin Xiao said as he brought Jianchen and the others into the House of Treasures.
Inside the House of Treasures, there were quite a few wealthy people in luxurious robes looking around. There were also a few burly mercenaries wandering around, focusing their attention on some of the items on display.
"Jianchen, this place specializes in rare and strange things. It's extremely messy, and there are many things that even I don't recognize. However, you can find some tools from ancient times. Although they're useless, they're still quite good for collecting. That's why many powerful people like to visit this place. However, there really are people who can find one or two unknown treasures here," Qin Xiao's gaze wandered around as he explained to Jianchen while looking at the items on display.
Suddenly, the sword spirits in Jianchen's dantian trembled slightly. Afterwards, a message was sent into Jianchen's mind. Through the message, Jianchen actually felt the sword spirits' excitement once again.
Jianchen's heart skipped a beat. Looking up, he said to Qin Xiao without any change in expression, "Brother Qin Xiao, I'm going to stroll around."
"Alright, go ahead. I'll call you when we leave," Qin Xiao said.
Afterward, Jianchen and Jianchen directly made their way to the second floor. As soon as they set foot on the second floor, Jianchen paused slightly before continuing up the stairs.
Jianchen reached the fourth floor and was stopped by two burly men at the top of the stairs. One of them glared at Jianchen and said in a rather polite tone, "I'm very sorry. Young master, you must possess a violet card to enter this place."
Although the violet card was a special card for storing money, it had already become a symbol of wealth and status on the Tian Yuan Continent. Very clearly, the fourth floor of the House of Treasures required a certain amount of status to enter.
Jianchen flipped his hand and a shining violet card suddenly appeared in his hand. He looked at the two men and said, "Can I enter now?"
"Of course. Please enter, young master." The two men immediately gestured for him to enter.
Jianchen directly walked in, but just when he was about to enter, he was stopped by the two men again. "Young master, please show us your violet card as well. If you don't show us your violet card, we won't allow you to enter the fourth floor according to our rules."
Jianchen bitterly smiled when he heard that. He said to Jianchen, "Jianchen, go on in. I'll wait for you downstairs."
"Wait!" Jianchen stopped Ming Dong. With a flip of his hand, another violet card appeared in his hand. Under Ming Dong's surprised gaze, he shoved his card into his hand before looking at the two men. He said rather coldly, "He can enter now, right?"
The two men looked at each other. After a moment of hesitation, they agreed in the end. Although they saw that the purple-gold card in Ming Dong's hand didn't belong to them, the rules here stated that as long as one had a purple-gold card, they would be qualified to enter. There was no requirement for the purple-gold card to belong to them. Therefore, Ming Dong's example could be considered as meeting the requirements.
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