In Changyang Prefecture, Jianchen had gathered Ming Dong, Dugu Feng, Yun Zheng, and Senior An together. They were currently sitting around a round table.
Jianchen looked around and muttered to himself for a moment. After sorting out his thoughts, he said, "Now that the matter with the Kingdom of Gesun has been completely resolved, it's time for us to do our own things."
Ming Dong's eyes lit up as he asked, "Jianchen, are you talking about the Blazing Flame Mercenaries?"
"That's right, the Blazing Flame Mercenaries." Jianchen muttered to himself, "After returning to the Kingdom of Gesun for so long, I've long wanted to see just how big the Blazing Flame Mercenaries have become. However, I've been preoccupied with all sorts of matters and didn't have the time to take care of them. That's why it's been delayed until today. Now that the matter has been resolved, we should put our remaining energy on the Blazing Flame Mercenaries."
"Jianchen, where is this mercenary group that you've established? How come I've never seen it before? Also, how strong is the group?" Yun Zheng asked.
"I didn't establish the Blazing Flame Mercenaries. I'm only the second leader. I've already left the group for more than two years. If they haven't changed locations, they should still be in Lore City of the Blue Wind Kingdom. As for the group's strength …" At this point, Jianchen smiled awkwardly, "You'll know when you see it."
"Haha, Jianchen, I've long heard that you have a mercenary group. It's just that I've never seen it before. I'm really looking forward to going to Wake City so I can see just what your mercenary group is like." Ming Dong chuckled.
"When are we leaving?" The one who spoke was Dugu Feng. Due to his cold personality, he was expressionless when he spoke.
Hearing this, Jianchen muttered to himself, "Before going to Wake City, I still have a place to go. You guys can stay in Changyang Prefecture for a while. Once I return, we'll leave immediately."
Afterwards, they all dispersed. However, Jianchen asked Ming Dong to stay behind and said, "Ming Dong, come with me. I'll introduce you to a friend."
"Sure, where are we going?" Ming Dong agreed without hesitation.
"Kargath Academy!"
Jianchen and Ming Dong left Changyang Prefecture. Jianchen brought Ming Dong along as they flew towards Kargath Academy.
In the south, there was a primeval forest filled with magical beasts. This forest was called the Fog Forest because it was shrouded in a thick fog all year round. Moreover, the deeper one went into the forest, the thicker the fog was, making it easy to get lost.
According to the records left behind by the ancestors, the Fog Forest was originally an ordinary forest filled with magical beasts. However, thousands of years ago, for some unknown reason, this very ordinary forest was suddenly shrouded in a thick fog. In the beginning, everyone was curious and many self-proclaimed strong mercenaries formed groups to explore the Fog Forest. However, not a single one of them made it out alive.
However, their disappearance didn't cause any fear among the mercenaries. Instead, it attracted more and more mercenaries. Many people believed that some kind of treasure had appeared in the depths of the Fog Forest.
Driven by greed, even more mercenaries formed large groups and set off towards the Fog Forest. However, a few days later, only a few of the several thousand mercenaries who had entered the depths of the Fog Forest managed to escape with heavy injuries. At the same time, they brought a shocking piece of news. A Class 6 Magical Beast had actually appeared in the depths of the Fog Forest!
This piece of news was no different from a clap of thunder to many mercenaries. This was because the few cities near the Fog Forest were only 2nd or 3rd class cities. A Class 5 Magical Beast was already extremely powerful to them. A Class 6 Magical Beast was an existence that they could only look up to. It could easily destroy any 2nd class city.
This piece of news very quickly alarmed the nearby kingdoms. Afterward, they all sent Heaven Saint Masters to the depths of the Fog Forest in an attempt to kill the Class 6 Magical Beast and obtain its monster core. This was because basically all Class 6 Magical Beasts lived in the depths of the Cross Mountains on the Tian Yuan Continent. This place was definitely a forbidden zone to all human experts because any Heaven Saint Master who entered this forbidden zone would not be able to make it out alive. As a result, Class 6 Magical Beasts were extremely rare on the Tian Yuan Continent. Every time a Class 6 Magical Beast appeared, it would be hunted down by various experts.
However, not long after the Heaven Saint Masters from the various kingdoms flew into the depths of the Fog Forest, all of them left with their tails between their legs without any exception. There were no sounds of fighting either, which greatly disappointed all the mercenaries who wanted to watch the Heaven Saint Masters fight the Class 6 Magical Beast. However, just like this, the Fog Forest became even more intimidating in the hearts of many mercenaries. Its name gradually spread. Although it was not known throughout the continent, there was no one who did not know of it within a radius of several tens of thousands of kilometers.
From then on, all the mercenaries knew that the Fog Forest hid a terrifying existence that even Heaven Saint Masters feared. As a result, although many mercenaries still hunted Magical Beasts in the Fog Forest, they all lingered around the outskirts. No one dared to enter the depths of the Fog Forest.
Other than a few Heaven Saint Masters who had entered the depths of the Fog Forest before, no one could imagine that there was actually a large group of buildings hidden there. All the fog in the surroundings was wrapped around the buildings, unable to seep in at all.
In the center of this building, a pagoda that was a thousand meters tall stood there. On the first floor of the pagoda, several old men were sitting there with smiles on their faces as they chatted happily. Two of them were Old Men Feng and Feng from the Huang Clan.
"Elder Feng, elder Yun, it's rare for the two of you to come to my Huanggu clan. Why don't you stay a little longer this time?" The one who spoke was an old man with white hair and a ruddy complexion. He wore a simple white robe and had a somewhat sage-like temperament.
"Patriarch Jiang, the two of us never visit without a reason. We've come this time for something important," elder Feng said. He seemed troubled, as if he found it rather difficult to speak.
"Haha, just what matter could make the two elders personally come here? Could it be that the Hongfu Clan has made a new move?" Patriarch Jiang said with a smile.
Elder Feng shook his head and took out a letter from his Storage Ring. He passed it to the patriarch and said, "Patriarch Jiang, please take a look."
Jiang Family Head took the envelope and opened it. However, when he finished reading the contents of the letter, his originally smiling face turned a little ugly. He said in a deep voice, "Your Huang Family actually took the initiative to cancel the engagement. Elder Feng, Elder Yun, I wonder what your Huang Family means by doing this?"
The two elders smiled apologetically and clasped their hands, "Please calm down, patriarch Jiang. This decision was personally made by our ancestor."
The patriarch's face became slightly stern when he heard the word 'ancestor'. He slammed the letter heavily on the table and said with an ugly expression, "Elders, what is the meaning of this? He was the one who proposed the engagement back then, yet he wants to annul it unilaterally. Is he toying with my Huanggu clan?"
"Patriarch Jiang, I'm truly sorry. Our young lady already has someone in her heart, and our Huang family can't forcefully separate them, so we can only annul the engagement. If we've offended you in any way, please forgive us," elder Yun said apologetically.
"Hmph, may I ask which young master your young lady has taken a liking to for your Huang family's ancestor to make such a decision?" The patriarch asked with an ugly expression.
"The person our young lady has taken a liking to is the Imperial Protector of the Qin Empire," elder Feng smiled. Elder Feng said with a smile. He could already imagine the expression on Patriarch Jiang's face when he heard the news.
As expected, the patriarch's expression immediately changed when he heard the name of the Imperial Protector of the Qin Empire. Deep fear filled his eyes, but he sneered soon after, "So that's how it is. So your Huang family has found a huge tree like the Qin Empire. Indeed, with the support of the Qin Empire, your Huang family no longer needs to fear the threat of the Hongfu clan." The patriarch of the Jiang family was unable to contain his anger. The young lady of the Huang family, Huang Luan, was extraordinarily talented, having reached Earth Saint Master at the age of twenty. Even their Huanggu clan admired her greatly. They had once tried to pull Huang Luan into their clan, but they were all rejected by the Huang family.
Finally, half a year ago, the Hongfu family made another big move, which put a lot of pressure on the Huang family. That was why they acted abnormally and took the initiative to propose a marriage alliance with a Remote Antiquity family. They wanted to combine the power of the two families to deter the Hongfu family, so that the Hongfu family would not dare to act rashly.
The Clan of the Ancients accepted the proposal with great joy. Once the Clan of the Ancients joined forces with the Huang Family, their strength would once again be balanced with the Hongfu Clan. The Hongfu Clan would not dare to act rashly because once the two clans of equal strength clashed, both sides would suffer in the end. The Hongfu Clan would not take the risk.
It could be said that the alliance between the Huang family and the Huanggu clan was only to intimidate the Hongfu clan. They did not actually want to go to war, which was why the Huanggu clan had agreed so readily. Now that the Huang family had unilaterally annulled the marriage alliance, the patriarch of the Huanggu clan was extremely displeased. This was because the Huanggu clan valued Huang Luan far too much. Moreover, the person Huang Luan was marrying was the grandson of the current patriarch of the Huanggu clan. How could the patriarch not be angry?
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