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Chapter 1481 - Chapter 1481 Chapter 1 Land of the Swordsman

Chapter 1481: Chapter 1: Land of the Swordsman Chapter 1481: Chapter 1: Land of the Swordsman Longzhou Calendar, Year 1791, Summer

For half a year, the Evil King Domain had been in turmoil, but it finally drew the intervention of the Dutian Heavenly King’s patrol.

Under the leadership of Wind Department’s Heavenly Patrol Envoy, An Yuanxi, in just three short months, they dissolved the rebel army of the Evil King Domain, and in June, under the leadership of the Dutian Heavenly King’s patrol, a final resolution was reached within the walls of Evil King City.

After resolving the domain’s uprising, the Evil King Palace assembled an expedition force composed of two grandmasters, thirty true disciples, and two hundred groups of Fierce Realm warriors to crusade against the unrighteous.

In July of the same year, the expedition led by Grandmasters Duan Siping and Duan Zhenyao of the Evil King Palace made haste toward the Nanji border, only for the troop numbers to swell from just over two hundred to four hundred.

Among them were elite warriors from noble families discontent with the crimes of the Longxi Alliance; more still were righteous descendants of sects who had come from far-off Zhongzhou.

Accompanied by the disciples of the Superior Heavenly Sect, Eclipse Sect, and Yuanming Mountain, the strength and momentum of the Evil King Palace’s expedition force grew even more formidable.

This greatly bolstered the morale of the various crusading armies, for in recent months, whether it was the scouts sent by the four great houses to spy and gather intelligence, or the hunters dispatched by the Bounty Guild, all had suffered severe losses against the now-fully prepared Longxi Alliance, which showed a terrifying unity.

Furthermore, after Water Pool Mountain City imposed restrictions on Fierce Realm warriors and severed commercial shipping, Lingjiang’s Seven Cities transformed into an easily defended natural fortress, much like a hedgehog bristling with spines.

Although the four great houses of Longzhou were vocal in their support, they did not send forces capable of breaking the alliance’s defense, and among the righteous who joined along the way, very few were of any real use.

Luckily, with the arrival of the Evil King Palace’s main forces, the four great houses seemed to find their backbone; not only did their espionage activities increase, but the forces they dispatched were now several times larger than usual.

Just when everyone thought the Longxi Alliance would be overrun by this overwhelming tide, the alliance proactively dispatched an elite force to meet the threat heading toward Nanji.

And leading them was the only grandmaster of the Longxi Alliance–Xiao Jinlin!

A full four hundred Fierce Realm warriors, clad in spiritual armor, took to the sky from Lanshan City, shining like a resplendent rising sun, awe-inspiring to all.

Hidden within Lanshan City, bounty hunters desperately concealed their auras, greedily gazing upon those departing alliance powerhouses.

Tang Hongjun, the second elder of the Tang Family, Tang Yi, Sect Head of Boma City, Tang Mo, Sect Head of Fuling City, Tang Qian, acting Sect Head of Jiejiang City, Xiao Baihe, the former clan head of the Xiao Family, Cui Qu, the supreme elder of the Cui Family…

All these familiar faces, all of them targets the bounty hunters coveted in their dreams, and now, they were all flying away!

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Longzhou Calendar, Year 1791, July

The voyage that lasted a full three months greatly exceeded everyone’s expectations, and Xu Shuhui faintly sensed that the slow pace of Kun Island might not only be the request of her second brother, Xu Changge, but also might reflect the intentions of Ying City.

Perhaps in the eyes of the Xu Clan, without Tang Sen and Tang Luo, the Longxi Alliance could at most resist the infuriated righteous warriors for three months.

After all, in the eyes of the Xu Clan, most noble families were but a bunch of greedy, lazy incompetents, lacking even the ability to strike back against the surging tide of justice.

And by the time Tang Sen and his lineage shore up, the battle of Longzhou would be settled, the rice cooked, the timber already carved into a boat–even if Tang Sen and his son had any ideas, it would be too late to reverse the situation.

Concerned, Xu Shuhui shared her suspicions during an evening banquet with her husband and eldest son, only for Tang Sen, in the flesh, to reassure her, “Wife, do not worry.”

“Mother need not worry; the battle situation of Longzhou is under the clan leader’s meticulous planning. Moreover, with the accumulation over the years, the Tang Clan is no longer what it once was.”

Tang Luo added with a smile, “There are no fewer than twenty elders who have reached the pinnacle of the Fierce Realm and begun spiritual transformation of their physical bodies, plus the large stockpile of Xuanji Jade, recently re-smelted high-grade spiritual armors, and healing pills of extraordinary quality. Unless we face a force several times our size led by a Human King, thinking they can breach the Lingjiang Seven Cities and overthrow the Tang Clan in a mere three months, is nothing but a pipe dream!”

“You’re right.”

Tang Sen nodded, then tightened his grip on his wife’s hand and added, “Do not worry.”

With the combined reassurances of father and son, Xu Shuhui finally relaxed, and Tang Xing, hearing of the Tang Family’s strength in full for the first time, was beaming with pride, too proud to contain himself.

Just a few months of travel, and the Tang Clan of Longxi stood unshakeable!

But even the slowest voyages must have their limits; at last, Kun Island came to halt at the edge of Yuanzhou at the end of July. Due to its bulk as a floating landmass, to truly dock, merchant vessels would have to transport the island’s passengers to the port’s wharves.

For Xu Changge, this was hardly a problem; while his talents were limited compared to the several swordsmen of the Heavenly Phoenix Lineage, the open-hearted and generous Xu Changge had wide-ranging connections. With just a sent message, a fleet of merchant ships sailed from the outskirts to welcome the Yuanzhou-bound lineage of Longxi.

“Look, look!”

Proudly standing on the edge of Kun Island, Xu Changge held his head high, on tiptoes, he reached for Tang Luo’s shoulders, boasting, “That is the influence of your second uncle! In the future, not just in Ying City but across the whole of Yuanzhou, wherever there’s trouble you can’t handle, just come to your second uncle!”

“Second Uncle is mighty.”

Tang Luo, smiling, slightly contracted his spiritual body so that Xu Changge wouldn’t have to strain so hard to reach.

“Hahaha, fairly mighty, fairly mighty!”

Feeling suddenly taller, Xu Changge, still stubborn, said, “My dear nephew, you needn’t trouble yourself, your second uncle can manage even if I have to jump to reach you!”

Then, as if to prove his point, he actually did jump up to pat, although he didn’t manage to leap very high.