The Glory of the Tribe-Chapter 86

This matter had even reached Feixue City and become a colorful tale of romance and intrigue.

It was said that Shentu Yu was the reincarnation of a fox spirit, skilled in bewitching people's hearts, especially men. Shen Taiping had been entranced by her, spinning in circles at her will... This had caused much turmoil in the Shen family, but it was rumored that Shentu Yu's presence had eased Shen Taiping’s heart demons, helping his cultivation progress, and thus the Shen family did not interfere.

As long as Shen Taiping and Shentu Yu did not engage in any formal marriage, their private matters were of no concern.

"How confident are you about the matter with Jiang Xuan and Chen Yuan Shi?" Shentu Yu turned her head to glance at the Jiang clan’s spectator group and quietly asked the person beside her.

"Fifty percent," Shen Taiping furrowed his brows. "We can't speak recklessly about this. Without solid evidence, spreading this news would be the same as offending the Chen family. The Chen family is the top clan, with more privileges, and their decisiveness in matters of life and death is unmatched. We cannot afford to offend them, especially as a tribe."

Shen Taiping was warning Shentu Yu not to let her desire for revenge cause her to spread unverified rumors.

If Chen Yuan Shi's reputation was tarnished, the Chen family could easily wipe out the Shentu clan.

It was no secret in the Jiang clan that Jiang Xuan and Chen Yuan Shi were involved with each other.

Having spent a long time together, the two were inseparable, with no attempt at secrecy. One was a young, passionate tribal leader, the other an exceptionally beautiful daughter of a prestigious family. Despite a ten-year age gap, they were both "young" people, and if nothing was going on between them, it would have been strange!

Everyone thought there was something between them.

But it was just a suspicion, with no proof!

"Is that Miss Chen blind to have fallen for Jiang Xuan?" Shentu Yu coldly dismissed, her expression indicating she saw through it all. "I think it’s all just wild speculation. Perhaps Jiang Xuan, to boost the Jiang clan's prestige, deliberately let such rumors spread to make people think he’s involved with Miss Chen."

"Right! I think so too," Shen Taiping quickly agreed, observing Shentu Yu's expression.

He knew that Shentu Yu would never want Jiang Xuan, the murderer of her father, to have things go well for him! He also knew about the past misunderstandings between Shentu Yu and Jiang Xuan, and that Chen Yuan Shi was an exceptional beauty, someone who made other women feel inferior.

The sun set over Feixue City.

In the Star Pavilion's martial arts arena.

Chen Yuan Zhou, the chief congenital of Feixue City’s Star Pavilion, was engaged in his seventh sparring match with Lu Dong, the chief congenital of Yongyan City’s Star Pavilion. On the stage, Lu Dong's sword moved like thunder, following a domineering style. He wielded one of the twelve heavy swords passed down through the Lu family of Yongyan City, which measured five feet and three inches long—broader than an adult man's palm, requiring both hands to wield. His moves were large and bold, incredibly fierce.

"Take that!" Lu Dong unleashed his ultimate move, "Tian Gong Style," completely shattering Chen Yuan Zhou's attack. Chen Yuan Zhou was forced to retreat, leaving the designated sparring area.

He lost! Again!

"Brother Chen, you were gracious in defeat!" Lu Dong sheathed his sword and smiled smugly.

"Ha ha, Brother Chen lost again."

"He has fought seven matches with Brother Lu these past few days, only winning the second one by sheer luck. He lost the other six. The top congenital of Feixue City’s Star Pavilion, and this is the level of his ability? Truly a generation of weaklings."

"Don’t blame them. Feixue City has always been behind Yongyan City. In such a poor place, it’s hard to cultivate a decent congenital."

The more than twenty disciples from Yongyan City’s Star Pavilion chuckled and mocked, speaking in low voices that were not too harsh, but over the course of the past few days, hearing these remarks every day made the disciples from Feixue City feel extremely uncomfortable!

Who isn’t a genius?! When had they ever endured such humiliation?!

They were furious! But could not fight back!

For the past few days, both sides had been "exchanging ideas." Yongyan City sent more than twenty people, while Feixue City sent twenty as well. After sparring, it was clear that Feixue City was nowhere near as strong as Yongyan City, and the gap was far wider than during the previous private exchanges.

"Lu Dong, don’t be too smug! Although I’m the chief congenital of Feixue City’s Star Pavilion, I’m not the strongest among the congenital disciples. My sister is," Chen Yuan Zhou retorted. "It’s just that my sister is so dedicated to studying the Tribulation Sword Technique that she disdains engaging in such sparring. Otherwise, even if you fought ten matches, you wouldn’t win a single one against her!"

"Right! You wouldn’t even last a hundred moves against Miss Yuan Shi!"

"If Miss Yuan Shi hadn’t suffered that injury, she’d already be in the Tribulation stage. Her talent is far superior to yours!" the disciples of Feixue City agreed.

"Haha!" Lu Dong laughed carelessly. "I’ve heard of Miss Chen Yuan Shi’s reputation. I admit, I am not her match. But according to what I know, Miss Chen is already twenty-seven this year, while I’m only twenty-one. Six years older than me, so it’s no wonder she can beat me."

The disciples of Feixue City were momentarily speechless, exchanging glances.

Actually, they all understood what the age gap implied. Chen Yuan Zhou was only trying to provoke Lu Dong. If Lu Dong arrogantly challenged Chen Yuan Shi, saying that even she was no match for him, then all the better. But Lu Dong refused to take the bait.

"Six years older, winning is indeed somewhat unfair," Chen Yuan Zhou said, "but I do know of a congenital, not from the Star Pavilion, but also from Feixue City, who is only seventeen, four years younger than you. If you manage to beat him, we, the disciples of Feixue City’s Star Pavilion, will all bow to you!"

The disciples of Feixue City were taken aback for a moment, but quickly reacted and started egging Lu Dong on.

"Yes, yes, if you can defeat him, we’ll all acknowledge you as our superior!"

"Actually, our most powerful young congenital in Feixue City isn’t from the Star Pavilion. If you can beat him, we won’t even have to fight anymore. We’ll gladly call you 'Junior Brother'!"

"It’s impossible. No one can defeat him! Even Miss Yuan Shi seeks his guidance. He’s only seventeen, but he’s beyond your Yongyan City’s best disciples!"

The disciples of Feixue City, all proud and strong, sighed in unison, shaking their heads and sneering in disdain.

"Seventeen? Who is this person? Feixue City still has someone like that?" Lu Dong, recognizing that the person they were talking about must be truly impressive, asked.

"He’s not from a prominent family, but he’s the leader of a tribe from Heitan Mountain, named Jiang Xuan," Chen Yuan Zhou replied, his gaze subtly shifting.

Feixue City and Yongyan City were more than one hundred thousand miles apart, so the two cities had very limited knowledge of each other. Chen Yuan Zhou felt that the people from Yongyan City probably hadn’t even heard of Jiang Xuan’s name, even though Jiang Xuan’s name had already appeared as the number one congenital in the Feixue City list. That list was only relevant locally.

And since the people from Yongyan City had been staying in the Star Pavilion for the past few days, without leaving the premises, they likely hadn’t heard about the changes in Feixue City’s congenital rankings. The disciples of the Star Pavilion were generally uninterested in such rankings, as their goal was to reach the Tribulation stage, not linger in the congenital realm.

"Jiang Xuan?"

"Jiang Xuan?"

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"Never heard of him."

The people from Yongyan City looked at each other, all shaking their heads.

"A tribesman, and you’ve praised him so highly," Lu Dong said arrogantly. "Even if he does have some dirty tricks or tribal techniques, he’s ultimately nothing in the face of true strength. He’ll be crushed when it comes to real power!"

Night, Jiang clan earthen fort.

Lei Hong had dinner with Luo Yingcheng. They chatted idly and sipped tea, then Lei Hong stood up and left the Jiang clan earthen fort, heading straight for Feixue City. Xie Hanjie had been secretly watching everything. Once Lei Hong had left, he did not rush to confront Jiang Xuan.

He considered that if something unexpected happened, the Black Armor Army had a way of using a compass to notify Lei Hong, who could then return quickly to the tribe.

He would wait until Lei Hong was far enough away before acting to ensure complete safety.

That way, even if something went wrong, Lei Hong would not have time to return.

After dinner, Luo Yingcheng went to the back mountain to seek Jiang Xuan’s guidance. Jiang Xuan also asked him about techniques for improving basic skills, and the two became close friends, mentoring each other.

An hour later, Luo Yingcheng left the back mountain.

The night deepened.

By midnight.

Under the moonlight.

"Damn it, if she stays by Jiang Xuan’s side all night, how can I make my move?" Xie Hanjie, hiding in the forest near the strange stone, glared at Jiang Xuan, gnashing his teeth. "This slut, shameless!"

Chen Yuan Shi was nearby, meditating.

Although killing a congenital with the Tribulation technique was almost instantaneous, killing one or two didn’t make much of a difference, but Xie Hanjie didn’t want to kill Chen Yuan Shi, nor did he dare to—he’d offend the Chen family! He couldn’t strike while Chen Yuan Shi was present! Perhaps he could knock her unconscious first, then kill Jiang Xuan, but that would obviously be more difficult.

But it wasn’t impossible!

Xie Hanjie continued to plot and wait for the right moment.

"Madam."

Jiang Xuan opened his eyes, looking at Chen Yuan Shi. "You should rest tonight. I want to contemplate alone."

Chen Yuan Shi glanced at him, nodded without saying anything, and stood up to leave.

Jiang Xuan often contemplated alone, and Chen Yuan Shi didn’t accompany him every night. When Jiang Xuan said "alone contemplation," it implied that they wouldn’t cultivate together that night, something only Chen Yuan Shi understood, so there was nothing unusual about it.

"I’ll come to accompany you tomorrow morning."

Chen Yuan Shi kissed Jiang Xuan lightly on the cheek and walked out.

In the forest, Xie Hanjie gritted his teeth, his face contorted in rage. "What’s this ‘madam,’ ‘husband’ business? Have they secretly married?!" His killing intent deepened, and he almost couldn’t resist rushing out to chop this pair of dogs down!

But he held back.

He had to wait until Chen Yuan Shi completely left the back mountain.

"Who is this guy? His ability to conceal his presence is so impressive. Is it a pill effect?" Jiang Xuan thought to himself. "If it weren't for my unique Thousand Threads Secret Technique, I wouldn’t have detected him, even though he’s a human being, not a dead thing! Someone’s been lurking near me, trying to kill me?"

Jiang Xuan had never encountered such a situation before.

It was a person, but with no presence!

He feared that the person might bring harm to Chen Yuan Shi, so he had asked her to leave. Tonight, Lei Hong wasn’t in the Jiang clan earthen fort, and Jiang Xuan was the strongest person there.

If the person was targeting him, others nearby would only be a hindrance.

"Lei Hong left only two hours ago, and already such a strange presence is approaching me. This must have been planned—waiting for Lei Hong to leave before making a move? I’m already the strongest congenital in Feixue City. Anyone coming to kill me must at least be at the Tribulation stage, right?" Jiang Xuan speculated, making the worst preparations and ready to fight back.

Xie Hanjie was particularly patient.

Half an hour later.

The entire back mountain fell into a deep silence, so quiet that even the wind seemed to have stopped. Jiang Xuan continued meditating, his back to the surroundings, his breathing steady and unperturbed.

Then, Xie Hanjie moved.

He approached swiftly, his sword light like a streak that could tear the night apart. Thanks to the effect of the Silent Pill, Xie Hanjie’s sword didn’t reveal a single trace of aura, and his speed exceeded the reaction limit of a normal congenital. His eyes burned with murderous intent as he imagined the scene of severing Jiang Xuan’s head with a single blow.

The sword light, tearing through everything, swiftly approached Jiang Xuan’s neck!