Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Six days passed way too fast. A majestic giant city appeared in Jiang Yi’s vision, far ahead. He was standing on a deck. He had thrown both Tang Xue and Tang Yan into the Thearch Palace. Jiang Yi himself was not comfortable with remaining on the ship. What if Old Demon Li forced his way onto the boat to capture them?
Jiang Yi stopped wearing his long robe. Instead, he put on blue full-body armor so that he could pose as a general from the Tang Clan. Now, he was standing on the deck to carry out his duties.
Buzz!
The Heaven Fate Ship slowly came to a stop. The protective layer opened slightly to allow the family members on board to descend from the ship. Since Tang Ming wanted to attend Sonar Thearch’s grandson’s wedding, the Heaven Fate Ship had to be parked there for at least half a month. Many passengers got off the ship to take a walk around Divine Sonar City.
After most of the passengers had gotten off the ship, Tang Ming led a small group of people out. He waved at Jiang Yi and said, “Yi San, come along with us.”
The guards walking by had weird expressions on their faces, but none of them dared to ask questions or even observe the exchange. The Tang Clan had very strict rules. If they were not meant to be listening to a particular conversation, nobody would dare to eavesdrop.
Tang Ming brought Jiang Yi and four other peak-stage Heaven Monarch generals to fly off the ship. Before they even entered the city, a group of people came to welcome them. Leading the group was an elderly person whose hair was pure white. From afar, he waved. “I am Chen Ke, the Third Elder of the Chen Clan. I have heard of Elder Tang Ming’s great name a long time ago. It is truly an honor to meet you today.”
Sonar Thearch’s surname was not Yin[1.Mandarin for Sonar]. Instead, his name was Chen Pengfei. Outsiders called him Sonar Thearch, but he was from the Chen Clan. Jiang Yi had heard of this story before, so he was not in the least bit surprised. After smiling and making small talk with Chen Ke for a long time, Tang Ming finally led Jiang Yi and the others up a prestigious chariot. Together, they headed straight for the courtyard of Chen Clan’s residence.
The Divine Sonar City was the capital city of the Divine Sonar Region. Sonar Thearch’s son’s race lived within the Divine Sonar City. Sonar Thearch himself lived in the Divine Sonar Valley, which was about five kilometers east of the city.
The Divine Sonar Valley hardly received visitors. People who dared to trespass into the valley would be killed without question. This time, Jiang Yi was lucky to get the opportunity to see the Divine Sonar Valley on the pretext that he was attending a wedding. The wedding was to be held in the Divine Sonar Valley.
The Divine Sonar City was huge and very prosperous. With a man like Sonar Thearch living here, it was difficult to imagine that it would be anything other than prosperous. Jiang Yi and the others had been sitting on the prestigious chariot for an hour before they entered a beautiful residence.
Tang Ming remained in front of the group the entire time. Jiang Yi played the cool guard. He stayed behind Tang Ming and ironically remained in safety. After they entered the Chen Clan’s courtyard, many elders of the Chen Clan came out to greet them. Even the Family Head was going to show his face—it was a testament to how important the Tang Clan was in this place.
When the Family Head of the Chen Clan emerged, Jiang Yi snuck several peeks at him. This was Sonar Thearch’s son. In other words, he was family. However, there had been far too many guests at his home recently. After exchanging a couple of pleasantries, the Family Head of the Chen Clan went back into his own residence.
Shh-shh-shh!
The Family Head of the Chen Clan had just left when they heard eager footsteps. An elderly man in Chinese robes hurried in. On seeing Tang Ming, his eyes brightened for a second. In a low voice, he said, “Elder Tang, greetings. Li Hong wishes you well.”
Li Hong?
Jiang Yi’s eyes widened slightly. Third Elder Li’s name was Li Hong. Jiang Yi looked over at Li Hong. He looked awful.
This Li Hong looked about fifty years old and was quite handsome. He had a squarish face and huge ears. His mannerisms showed that he was no ordinary man either. However, he had a slightly hooked nose, and his lips formed a straight line. It made him look slightly evil. What’s more, from time to time, his eyes would reflect a sense of evil. One look at him, and Jiang Yi knew that he was no good man. In fact, he was probably an extremely toxic man to be around.
“Alright, alright. Go and busy yourself with your own matters, Third Elder. Older Brother Tang Ming and I are talking about some private matters—we will look for you for some drinks later on.”
After exchanging a couple of sentences, Li Hong suddenly turned to the Third Elder of the Chen Clan and said this. The Third Elder smiled and excused himself. It was then that Li Hong grinned and looked at Tang Ming. “Older Brother Tang Ming, where are my two beauties? My clan wanted to send other people here at first, but I could not wait any longer so I decided to come here personally. For the sake of my two beauties, I am willing to give your Tang Clan one hundred stalks of supreme-grade Crippled Heaven Bamboo. Aren’t I good?”
Once again, Jiang Yi’s expression hardened. He hardly hated people. Ji Tingyu was one of the few people he hated. Although Wu Ni and She Fei were his enemies, he did not exactly hate them. This Li Hong was making Jiang Yi hate him—hate him to the core, at that.
Tang Ming glanced at Jiang Yi as if hinting to him to calm down. Tang Ming himself was beginning to hate Li Hong, but one still could not show his true emotions in this city. He raised both his hands guiltily and said, “I apologize, Elder Li. It’s not that I don’t want to hand them over to you. However, half a month ago, we passed by Yin Feng City. A guest boarded our ship.
“That man had a very rare disease that he transmitted to many people on board the ship. The two girls got infected. Now, their condition is under control, but they still have to remain in bed to recuperate. Don’t worry, Elder Li, I am going to stay here in Divine Sonar City for half a month. Just before I leave, I will hand them over to you.”
“A disease?”
The smile on Li Hong’s face disappeared at once. His eyes widened as he turned to exchange a meaningful look with another formidable martial artist from the Li Clan. He shrugged and said, “That’s alright. We have good doctors in the Li Clan, and so do the Chen Clan. You can hand the girls over to me. Those girls are mine now. We should not bother Older Brother Tang Ming any further.”
“Keke!”
Tang Ming was unfazed. With a pained smile on his face, he said, “Elder Li, you’re still so eager despite your age. Can the two girls still run away? Since when have the people from my Tang Clan ever gone back on our word? I already put those girls in isolation. I dare not let them out before they fully recovered. If they infect everybody in the Divine Sonar City as well, who would be willing to take responsibility for such a thing? The Young Master has to get married…”
Since Tang Ming had put it that way, it was no longer appropriate for Li Hong to object any further. He nodded and got to his feet, saying, “Then, I’ll trouble Older Brother to take care of those two girls for me then. Once they are ready, please send them over. I will pay you generously for them…”
“Pui! What the hell?”
After Li Hong left, a general next to Jiang Yi spat on the ground. The other people did not look too happy either. Only Tang Ming remained expressionless.
Jiang Yi’s eyes darted around as the cogs in his brain began to turn. A deeply suspicious thought surfaced in his mind. This pervert was in such a high position—he must have played with multiple women over the years. He must have also played the twins. Why was he so anxious this time then? Could Tang Xue and Tang Yan be special?
Could it be some sort of Astral Body?
Another thought surfaced in Jiang Yi’s mind, but he quickly dismissed it. The Tang Clan had spent so many years nurturing them. If they had special astral bodies, the Tang Clan would have found out for sure. Since they did not have astral bodies, why was that pervert so eager to meet them then?
Jiang Yi turned to look at Tang Ming. Both of them exchanged a meaningful glance as if understanding what the other person was thinking. Tang Ming sent a voice transmission over to Jiang Yi: “Something isn’t right. I heard that that old man’s palace contains over 3000 beauties who can satisfy him. Why is he so desperate to meet these two girls this time? Young Master Jiang, can you tell what is so special about those two girls? Oh… I don’t mean anything else. Even if those two girls belong to the Goddess Lady Race, they now belong to you. I am just slightly confused.”
Jiang Yi shook his head and sent a voice transmission in response: “I’m confused as well. I did not find anything special about them.”
“That’s strange then!”
Tang Ming pondered about this for a moment and then suddenly waved his hand. “Go to one of Tang Clan’s branch halls in the Divine Sonar City. Get a copy of Li Hong’s particulars.”
The Tang Clan had a branch hall in all the major cities. They gathered particulars on the major clans and sects around them and stored them all there. The chief hurriedly left and returned with a copy of Li Hong’s particulars an hour later. Tang Ming looked through the report closely. Suddenly, his eyes brightened. He turned to Jiang Yi and sent another voice transmission: “Brother, I think you’ve picked up a treasure this time. Li Hong has trained a special mystical ability. He has a pair of noxious eyes. At least 200 women among the 3000 in his inner palace are of a special race or have special astral bodies. I bet that those two girls are hiding astral bodies…”
