I Can See Your Combat Power
Chapter 1529 - Chapter 1529 Chapter 25 No Solution_2

Chapter 1529: Chapter 25: No Solution_2 Chapter 1529: Chapter 25: No Solution_2 “Some claimed how much torture they had endured for the family while others boasted about their loyalty in prison; it seemed like everyone had turned into a hero.”

In the past, Tang Luo would have been displeased with such worthless flaunting by those scions, but now he found their faces endearingly vivid.”

“Alright, alright, I’ll remember all of this, and later I’ll report to the Elder Council to commend you!”

Tang Luo said with a beaming smile, patting his chest.

“Young man, just remembering won’t suffice!”

Tang Fugui’s narrow eyes shifted as he lamented, “With so many people here, just remembering won’t cover everything, you must write it down to avoid omissions!”

“Hahaha, you’re right!”

Tang Luo chuckled as he pulled out paper and pen from his Void Stomach and flipped it open, “One by one, tell me, I’ll record everything, ensuring nothing is missed.”

“Ah, that’s more like it, Uncle Tang Fugui here, I can’t claim much merit, but just before the city fell, I had three hundred mu of terraced fields just outside Jiejiang City, and in the city, a mansion compound with six courtyards…”

“Pah! Tang Fugui, you really have no shame, having just entered Jiejiang City a few years ago, and talking about a family mansion, what nonsense! Also, three hundred mu of terraced fields, didn’t you say before the city fell that you had already lost your properties? And now you have them again? Don’t think you can fool our young clan master!”

Tang Fugui turned dark with embarrassment, retorting loudly, “Nonsense!? A family mansion bought with money isn’t a family mansion? Plus, I’ve won back the terraced fields with good luck, can’t I?!”

Laughter erupted from all around, everyone detecting the desperation in Tang Fugui’s tone, but Tang Luo, with a swift stroke of his pen, laughed and said, “Let’s go with what Uncle Fugui said, a mansion with six courtyards, and three hundred mu of good land!”

“Hahaha, did you hear that, folks, I indeed have three hundred mu of terraced… good land, three hundred mu of good land!”

Tang Fugui, satisfied with Tang Luo’s promise, crouched to one side, began energetically tending to some moist firewood.

Seeing that Tang Luo was surprisingly agreeable, the clan members once again surged with enthusiasm, crowding forward, weeping as they reported their losses in Jiejiang City.

Some even seemed to want Tang Luo to recover all their abducted female relatives.

Chuckling as he recorded, and eating the partially raw or charred-black rice, Tang Luo completed the record of all clan members’ losses by daybreak.

Having entered the completed register into the Void Stomach, Tang Luo stood up and, patting his midriff, said with a smile to everyone, “Your merits are now stored in my stomach. When the Tang Clan rise again, all will be redeemed. So, please be careful during the transfer, don’t die, even for this promise!”

The already exhausted clan members nodded with excitement, only one person detected Tang Luo’s intent to leave and asked weakly, “Won’t the Grandmaster leave with us?”

Tang Luo shook his head, “I’ve been noticed in Jiejiang City, and the masters from the Evil King Palace will arrive soon; it’s too dangerous for me to stay with you all.”

Moreover, he needed to find a chance to meet with the main branch of the Tang Clan and tell them about a new path to survival; separating was the best choice.

Maybe hardships really did have a way of maturing people, the people in the cave accepted this submissively, showing none of the entitlement typical of young scions.

After leaving some gold and teaching them how to make provisions, Tang Luo left North Mountain.

He couldn’t let the masters from the Evil King Palace track down the location of North Mountain nor lead them to the main escape route, so he now planned to actively seek out the masters from the Evil King Palace and fight!

Given his calculations, there was no need for Tang Luo to go far; waiting in a fortified city would suffice.

…

Dragon Island Lin Clan

Hearing the decree issued by Qilin Mountain drove Cao Ziqi almost mad.

He had never expected Martial Saint Mountain, having already declared withdrawal, to interfere.

What was even more baffling was that the decree had been issued by Qilin Mountain!

Bu Lin, as the Dao Child of Qilin Mountain, was he just allowing this to happen?

Now, all the masters from various sects lured by the rumors were leaving because of this, how could he ruin Tang Luo’s cultivation now!

“Damn it, all damn it!”

A perpetual lamp was smashed in the hall as Cao Ziqi paced back and forth in fury, muttering under his breath, “There has to be a way, there must still be a way, just calm down and think, calm down!”

“Se…Second Young Master.”

Faced with the enraged Cao Ziqi, the officer did not want to enter the hall at such a time, but the guests waiting outside were of too great importance, he couldn’t afford to offend, so he braced himself and walked in.

“Didn’t I say, don’t disturb me when I’m studying!?”

“Thud.”

The official knelt on the ground, his voice trembling as he said, “I know, but the Saint Child of the Medicine God Sect came seeking Lord Tang Luo, so I took the liberty of inviting him. Please punish me, Second Young Master.”

“Yiqi Long is looking for my elder brother?”

Cao Ziqi’s brow furrowed slightly, “Let him in!”

“Ye..yes!”

Knowing he had narrowly escaped a disaster, the official scurried out of the hall.

Not long after, Yiqi Long, whose intentions were chilling, stepped into the hall and immediately noticed the dimmed eternal lamp shattered by an external force.

As he looked up again at Cao Ziqi, who feigned calmness on the dais, he scoffed lightly, “The Second Young Master of the Lin Clan is scared too?”

Clenching his fists abruptly, Cao Ziqi responded coldly, “People on the same boat should not make snide remarks!”

“Don’t get me wrong, young master Ziqi.”

Yiqi Long took a step back and slightly furrowed his brows, “My visit to Longzhou is due to a wager with your brother, and because the Tang Clan deserves punishment. As for the boat… My boat, young master, I’m afraid you can’t board it!”

“You!”

Cao Ziqi’s face turned red and pale with anger, but he managed to contain it, “Old Brother is in seclusion. What brings you the Dao Child Yiqi Long here?”

“Tell Cao Daochen that the wager is settled, and Yiqi Long no longer owes him anything.”

The Dao Child from the Medicine God Sect said indifferently and then turned to leave.

“Wait!”

Cao Ziqi stood up, his voice urgent, “The news of Tang Zhi’s death has not yet arrived; the wager is not settled.”

“Oh?”

Yiqi turned his head, his gaze serene as water, but the corner of his mouth curled up in a light smile, “Cao Daochen even told you this. It seems that this grand scheme affecting numerous people in Xiehe is all because of you!”

Cao Ziqi’s face turned pale, and Yiqi Long shook his head, “Although the Tang Clan deserves death, luring out a true dragon from this era, the Void Grandmaster won’t just let it go. Be careful in the future, Second Young Master!”

“I need not trouble you, Dao Child. I never imagined that Dao Child Yiqi Long would be one to break his promises. If you fear the might of the Void Grandmaster, just leave. There’s no need for excuses!”

Cao Ziqi said coldly, “Tang Zhi is merely poisoned and unconscious, occasionally regaining consciousness. How does that fulfill the wager? Besides, Tang Luo once claimed the laurel at Martial Saint Mountain and received three Divine Pills; perhaps he has already awakened.”

After these words fell, Yiqi Long gave no rebuttal, only staring at Cao Ziqi with an amused look.

It wasn’t until Cao Ziqi couldn’t stand it any longer that he sighed lightly, “What a pity.”

“A pity for what?”

“Brothers born of the same mother, yet as different as heaven and earth in both strategy and martial skills. Perhaps the saying that bloodline and talent are unrelated is true!”

Yiqi Long gracefully turned and said arrogantly, “My poison, only I can cure. Tang Zhi will inevitably die!”

…

Longzhou Calendar, year 1792, January 3rd

In Lingjiang, the Void Grandmaster Tang Luo and the first two masters to return from the Evil King Palace fought fiercely, the Void Battle Body overwhelming two mythical fierce beasts.

The two masters from the Evil King Palace were no match for Tang Luo and retreated while fighting. After suffering severe damage to their spirits, they finally regrouped with two other masters, and the Void Grandmaster disappeared once again.

Moreover, the resurrected Heavenly Demons bloodbathed the Lin Chuan Plain. According to Master Tong Zhenyu of Wuji Mansion, the resurrected First Demon Emperor Chadi was even stronger.

Eight Heavenly Demons, each comparable to a master, proved unstoppable. The Liu Family Master was forced to retreat, defending Chuanyuan City while seeking aid from allies also in the Justice Alliance including Evil King Palace, farming clans, and Clan He.

However, all allies expressed the need to prepare for the retaliation from the Void Grandmaster, so responses were few.