Chapter 687: Chapter 682, Chapter 683: Wanyan Xiaji: He Truly Is an Immortal God Descended to the Mortal Realm

Nangong Family.

After some deliberation, Nangong Jin said, "Continue to send people, but this time, send those we can trust."

He had personally experienced the effects of the Immortal Fruit, which directly allowed him to step from the Fourth Grade to the Third Grade Divine Power Realm. If he could acquire a few more Immortal Fruits, or even obtain a sapling of the Immortal Fruit tree, in the future, the Nangong Family would not be limited to Chaoping County and the River Sea.

The Nangong Family would have a broader world.

Regarding his brother-in-law’s answer, Zhang Feng was not surprised. As the saying goes, wealth is sought in danger, and the enormous benefits brought by the Immortal Fruit were enough for people to ignore the Fairy’s warning.

Zhang Feng nodded and immediately inquired about the domestic situation during his absence.

Upon hearing this, Nangong Jin said solemnly, "Prince Huai, King Chong, and Lu Sheng were all eliminated by Chen Mo. Even King Anping has turned to Chen Mo. Chen Mo was subsequently conferred the title of King Wei, and now he stands alone in power. Just recently, he summoned all vassal kings and officials to the Capital City to submit to him. In my view, once the world stabilizes, it will be time for a change of dynasty."

"Brother Feng, your brother-in-law was also awarded the title of Marquis of Chaoping County by the Court," said the Zhang Clan member.

"What?!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Feng was somewhat stunned and incredulously said, "Even Lu Sheng was eliminated?"

Even when he set sail, Chen Mo had already established deep roots and unified the entire North with immense power, but Lu Sheng wielded the power of the Emperor to command the Dukes, suspected to be of the Second Grade, not someone easily provoked.

Furthermore, Zhang Feng was somewhat puzzled by the fact that, on the surface, Lu Sheng and Chen Mo had a reasonably good relationship, hadn’t they?

Zhang Feng asked in confusion, "How did Lu Sheng end up fighting Chen Mo?"

"The specific situation is not quite clear, only that Lu Sheng, King Chong, Prince Huai, and the Luo Family joined forces to surprise attack Chen Mo’s Huai State and Fengzhou. In the end, Chen Mo took up the banner of Supporting the King and eliminated them all, labeling them as rebellious factions." A trace of regret flashed through Nangong Jin’s eyes.

He never expected Chen Mo to grow to this level. Had he known, he wouldn’t have given Nangong Ruxu to Chen Mo back then, but rather the legitimate daughter of the Nangong Family.

"Impossible!"

Zhang Feng was even more shocked. What kind of means could wipe out Lu Sheng, Prince Huai, and King Chong altogether? He then exclaimed, "Could it be that Chen Mo has already stepped into the Second Grade Divine Transformation Realm?"

"That’s the only explanation. Luo Qingyang, Gongsun Yan, and Liang Mu, who are in the Divine Power Realm, couldn’t even withstand a single arrow from him. It’s definitely not something Martial Artists of the same realm could achieve," said Nangong Jin.

"Speaking of which, I’m somewhat annoyed. People say that a married daughter is like water that is thrown out. Even if Ru’Er is biased towards the outside, it’s fine, but even Nangong Xian doesn’t pass on any news. Your brother-in-law has written to him several times, and he hardly ever replies, occasionally sending back letters that are full of perfunctory and courteous words with no useful information at all," said the Zhang Clan, angrily.

After all, Nangong Xian is still a part of the Nangong Family. As a family member, he actually doesn’t act in the interests of the family and shows no respect for the Clan Leader.

"They have found such a big backer, why would they still care about our small family?" Nangong Jin also voiced his complaints.

Zhang Feng said, "Sister, Brother-in-law, it doesn’t matter. Anyway, we’ve already established ourselves overseas, and we no longer need to rely on Chen Mo. In the future, we can just keep to ourselves without interfering with each other."

"I’d like that too, but I fear he might not agree," Nangong Jin took out a secret letter from his bosom and handed it to Zhang Feng, saying, "This is news from the Celestial River that arrived yesterday. All those vassal kings who entered the Capital City have had their military authority taken away by Chen Mo and have been sent to be confined in Huai and Lin States.

I’ve claimed illness and didn’t go to the Capital City. Who knows if he might take this chance to make a move against the Nangong Family?"

After all, no one can allow outsiders to possess military forces on their own territory.

"This... surely not. The Nangong Family, even if there’s no merit, certainly has worked for him, besides, Brother-in-law you sent Nangong Wen to help him build warships. Last time, when he seized our Navy, we didn’t even make a fuss," Zhang Feng frowned.

"Hmph." Nangong Jin replied coldly, "It’s hard to say. The higher you rise, the more unfeeling and unkind you become. Besides, because of him seizing our Navy, we haven’t approached him much in the last two years, and we might incur his resentment."

Precisely because of this, I didn’t go to the Capital City under the pretense of illness. He has now stepped into the Upper Three Grades, and has a promising future. If I were detained by Chen Mo after going to the Capital City, who could we reason with?

"So, what does Brother-in-law plan to do?" Zhang Feng asked.

"There’s a phrase in the Military Books called ’Feign Weakness to the Enemy.’ I plan to transfer the family’s private army to the Boli Kingdom and publicly announce their disbandment. Additionally, I will distribute some of the family’s lands to show goodwill. After all, since we are relatives by marriage, having done this much, he should at least show us some face."

"Brother-in-law is wise."

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Jin Xia.

Capital City.

From the Alchemy Room in Wanyan Xiaji’s mansion, there was a blast that wasn’t very loud but also not trivial. However, the guards outside the Alchemy Room seemed well-accustomed to it and simply asked inside as usual, "True Man, are you alright?"

"Why? Why on earth? Why did it fail again, where exactly did it go wrong, ah ah ah..." A voice, hoarse with frustration, bellowed from within the Alchemy Room.

The guards outside exchanged looks of odd expressions on their faces.

Inside the Alchemy Room, a Taoist with a charcoal-black face, disheveled greasy hair that seemed not washed for a month, looked at the mess in front of him and fell to his knees with a thud.

For so many days, he had successfully imitated the "Strange Thunder" used by the Chen Army, but didn’t know where he went wrong as the power of his imitation couldn’t compare to the Chen Army’s Strange Thunder, not even one-tenth of it.