Chapter 50

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About 700 kilometers away from Jianghai City, deep in an abyss, a sudden roar echoed.

"Damn it! Just a little more! Just a little more and I could have gotten out! How could this happen?"

Not long after, the voice became more low and deep.

"This time, you humans got lucky, but don't get too cocky. The七星连珠 (Seven Stars in a Row) is coming soon. At that time, the power of the Star Beasts will reach its peak.

I, the King, will eventually escape this damned abyss.

It won't be long...."

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Life in Jianghai City returned to its peaceful state.

But the hearts of the common people were not so easily calmed.

After every major event, the two legends of Jianghai City are always the most discussed topics.

A single sword, a single blade.

Mighty as dragons, mysterious and unseen.

On Tuesday morning, Ye Xiao, holding breakfast, walked and ate his way to the library for work.

Passing through Wangda Square, a giant electronic screen at the entrance of the mall was broadcasting the news program from Jianghai TV.

Ye Xiao drank his soy milk while listening to the news.

"Hello everyone, this is Jianghai City TV, Morning Interview.

Recently, Jianghai City has been experiencing frequent anomalies, leading netizens to speculate whether it is due to the intervention of our city's mysterious experts.

For this episode, we have invited Professor Zhang Daqiang, a special professor at Jianghai City Martial Arts University and an Eighth Rank Adept.

Ms. Pan Yilian, the chairman of the Pan Family Group and a Ninth Rank Adept.

And Mr. Zhang Liang, a retired veteran and founder of Zhang Liang Spicy Soup, a Seventh Rank Adept.

Now, let's invite these martial arts experts to interpret the recent mysterious events in Jianghai City from their professional perspectives, as well as the impact these events will bring."

The first to speak was the retired veteran, Zhang Liang. His face was extremely serious as he tapped the table and said solemnly,

"Based on my years of experience in the world, there must be a significant treasure in Jianghai City!"

This statement made many passersby stop to watch.

Zhang Liang continued,

"Throughout history, the only reason a small place can attract strong individuals is if they are hiding their names and retiring from the world!

If there was only one expert in our Jianghai City, they would surely be tired of the scheming life and want to retire.

But now, our Jianghai City has two experts.

As the saying goes, two tigers cannot coexist on one mountain, unless they are a male and a female!

The appearance of two super-strong individuals cannot be for retirement; there must be something attracting them.

Therefore, I conclude that more and more experts will appear in Jianghai City in the future!"

Professor Zhang Daqiang nodded in agreement.

"I agree with Mr. Zhang's statement. I have researched many ancient texts and found that many legends of Jianghai City hint at its extraordinary nature.

It's not that the experts chose Jianghai City, but that Jianghai City attracted them.

With the arrival of these experts, Jianghai City will also attract a large number of ordinary martial artists.

The surge in population will inevitably lead to a rise in housing prices. If you have some money and are looking to invest, I suggest you buy property, especially in Biguizhuan. The prices will definitely rise!"

Ms. Pan Yilian spoke last.

"We all hope that Jianghai City will develop better and better. This could be a great opportunity for our city.

As everyone knows, if a city has a Grand Master, it has a significant impact on the city's safety.

This will inevitably create a strong suction effect.

In the next few decades, we can foresee that the changes in Jianghai City will be earth-shattering.

At the same time, I believe that the entrepreneurs of Jianghai City should provide better living conditions for these Grand Masters to thank them for their invaluable contributions to the development of our city."

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Ye Xiao didn't finish listening, and he casually threw away the breakfast garbage in his hand and walked away.

How shameless!

These so-called 'experts' are nothing but liars.

And even more shameless is that they are taking the opportunity to raise housing prices, using his name to do so.

Although he can't afford a house anyway, he really can't stand these unscrupulous merchants.

This wicked capitalism!

He decided, vowing never to fall in love, never to marry, never to have children, and never to buy a house!

After living a second life, he will never be a mortgage slave!

However, as he grows stronger, it seems that his influence on Jianghai City is becoming greater and greater.

Could it be that he is the butterfly flapping its wings?

Will he bring the butterfly effect to this world?

He hopes not to bring disaster to this world.

If it is inevitable, he hopes it will be to places like America, Yinzhou, California... As long as it doesn't affect the Nine Provinces, it won't be a big deal.

Upon arriving at the library, the library had already been repaired.

The new library was different from the old one; this time, the entire building was much larger, expanded by at least twice its original size.

For this martial arts world, the level of technological development is also quite advanced.

Take construction, for example, with various high-strength new composite materials, building houses is both fast and cheap.

Of course, cheap materials do not mean low housing prices; the prices are still very high. With the recent opportunity for these 'experts' to raise prices, it is estimated that the housing prices in Jianghai City will rise even more.

However, what Ye Xiao found curious was the many large trucks parked at the entrance. He wondered what they were for.

He used the Tai Xuan Tian Gang to scan inside, and they were all filled with books.

This made his eyes light up.

These books... many of them were new. Could it be that the library had just bought new books?

The unexpected surprise made his bad mood in the morning instantly better.

With so many new books, he could probably find more basic cultivation techniques.

"Mr. Ye, you're here."

When he entered the library, Ning Yuheng saw Ye Xiao and immediately came forward to greet him. Ye Xiao nodded.

After clocking in, they went to the hall and sat down. The library was restarting, so a meeting was definitely going to be held.

Soon, Ouyang Yunzhong came to the hall with a serious expression.

"Before we start today's morning meeting, let's observe a minute of silence for our colleagues who died in this incident. Stand up!"

Everyone stood up, lowered their heads, and observed a minute of silence for their deceased colleagues.

Ye Xiao used the Tai Xuan Tian Gang to scan and saw that most of his colleagues were still there, with only a few missing.

It seemed that Yang Zhengyi didn't go too far in his actions.

But upon further thought, it made sense. Yang Zhengyi, being a Grand Master, could steal things without many people noticing, so there wouldn't be much conflict.

After the minute of silence, Ouyang Yunzhong waved his hand, signaling everyone to sit down.

"Let's begin today's meeting. There are two matters to discuss..."