Chapter 42: You Guys Are Too Unprofessional (Request for Follow-up Reading)

The weakness of Qi's military power exceeded imagination. With Li Xuan's strength, he was absolutely a god-like existence in Qi.

He could completely ignore the Qi imperial court.

"Let me take a look at what tricks these people are playing."

Li Xuan played with the jade ruyi, walked leisurely to the courtyard gate, and opened it.

Outside the courtyard.

A group of over a dozen people, all dressed in coarse linen clothes, had solemn and serious expressions. The leader was a linen-clad old man, who was also the top martial arts expert who had just spoken.

"Salutations, virtuous sir!"

The linen-clad old man clasped his hands in front of his chest, bowed his head, and performed a deep bow.

"What are all of you here for?"

Li Xuan twirled the jade ruyi in his hand and feigned confusion.

"Virtuous sir, the Heavenly Mother is compassionate and saves the people. I see that you are handsome and wealthy. Would you be willing to donate to help the people?"

"The Heavenly Mother's compassion will bless you with peace and happiness!"

Li Xuan's lips twitched. He looked at the linen-clad old man and said after a moment of silence, "You're here to ask for money, using the banner of helping the people. There's nothing wrong with that."

"But can you at least act more seriously?"

As he spoke, he raised his finger and pointed at the linen-clad old man's hand, saying, "Look at you, dressed in shabby clothes, pretending to walk for the people and help the poor, asking me for money."

"But can you take off that big gold ring on your finger? At least hide it!"

The linen-clad old man's expression was stunned. He looked down at his hand and saw that both his thumb and index finger were wearing jade-encrusted gold rings.

Li Xuan raised his gaze and looked at the middle-aged man beside the linen-clad old man, sighing, "And you, wearing a valuable ring, dressed in coarse linen on the outside, but a silk inner garment on the inside."

"You guys are really unprofessional!"

Xu Yan, standing behind, watched his master criticize them and couldn't help but be stunned.

Moreover, what his master said was completely accurate.

These people from the Heavenly Mother Sect were really unprofessional.

Moreover, the man wearing the ring looked somewhat familiar.

After a long while, he exclaimed in surprise, "Are you the County Magistrate of Yunshan?"

The County Magistrate of Yunshan, actually a member of the Heavenly Mother Sect?

The members of the Heavenly Mother Sect fell silent, lost in thought. In the past, when they approached wealthy families, they always got their money quickly and didn't feel anything was wrong.

Why was it different today?

"You have keen eyes, sir!"

The linen-clad old man's eyes gleamed. Since it had come to this, they could only be straightforward and use their strength!

"It's not that I have keen eyes, but that you guys are really terrible."

Li Xuan sighed, reached out, and placed his hand on the linen-clad old man's shoulder, saying, "No wonder you keep failing in your rebellions with such a performance."

The linen-clad old man was now terrified.

An expert!

A top expert among top experts.

Cold sweat was already breaking out on his forehead.

"I am the Linen-clad Guardian of the Heavenly Mother Sect. May I ask who you are in the martial world?"

The linen-clad old man's body stiffened, his internal energy ready to be unleashed, and he asked in a deep voice.

The County Magistrate and others were now deeply intimidated. Xu Yan's master was actually a top expert?

A top expert of such a young age was truly rare.

They exchanged a glance and suddenly attacked.

However, they didn't attack Li Xuan but Xu Yan. Capturing Xu Junhe's foolish son would achieve their goal.

Seeing the attack from the Heavenly Mother Sect members, Xu Yan's brows furrowed slightly. He raised his hand, and his blood qi surged, pressing down slightly. A powerful blood qi aura instantly suppressed them.

Thus, the County Magistrate and others felt as if a mountain had descended upon them, and they all fell to the ground, unable to get up.

"Overestimating your own strength!"

Xu Yan coldly snorted.

He held back and didn't kill them directly.

Everything still depended on his master's decision.

The linen-clad old man and others were already terrified.

What kind of expert was this?

"Let's talk calmly. We have no ill intentions."

The linen-clad old man said, sweating profusely.

The County Magistrate, however, shouted, "I am the County Magistrate of Yunshan. Killing me is treason. Think carefully!"

"Hmm?"

Xu Yan glared, and his blood qi pressure suddenly intensified. The County Magistrate felt as if he was about to be crushed into a meat patty, terrified.

He hurriedly said, "Stop, stop! Your parents are in danger now. Only our sect can save them. Think about the consequences if you kill me!"

"What did you say?"

Xu Yan's face turned angry, his blood qi surging, and the powerful aura frightened the linen-clad old man and others of the Heavenly Mother Sect, turning their faces pale!

"I'm telling the truth, but it has nothing to do with our sect!"

The County Magistrate was terrified!

"Speak, what's going on?"

Xu Yan's face was full of anger: "If you dare to deceive me, I'll crush you and feed you to the dogs!"

How long had he been away from home, and how could his parents be in danger?

"Our sect received intelligence that the Governor of Donghe Prefecture is planning to take action against the Xu family, confiscate their property, and imprison them. This is no lie!"

The County Magistrate dared not hide anything and hurriedly spoke.

"Hah! Do you want to die? The Governor of Donghe Prefecture wouldn't dare to touch my family even if you gave him ten lives!"

Xu Yan sneered, "My maternal grandfather is the current Minister of Personnel. Where does the Governor of Donghe Prefecture get the nerve?"

Beside him, Li Xuan was amazed. His foolish disciple's background was indeed not simple.

His father was the richest man in Donghe Prefecture, and his maternal grandfather was the current Minister of Personnel. With such a background, let alone in Donghe Prefecture, even in the capital of Qi, they could act with impunity.

"The Governor of Donghe Prefecture wouldn't dare, but this is the will of a powerful figure in the capital..."

The County Magistrate was afraid of being killed by Xu Yan in a fit of anger.

He hurriedly said, "It's said that in the struggle for the imperial succession, the First Prince is already in the lead. Minister Guo supports the Third Prince, so..."

The struggle for the imperial succession, the losing side would surely not have a good end.

From this, it seemed that the Xu family was indeed in danger.

"The struggle for the imperial succession?"

Xu Yan frowned.

He naturally didn't know about these matters, as his mind was entirely focused on finding a reclusive expert. After becoming Li Xuan's disciple, he was fully devoted to martial arts cultivation.

He hadn't paid much attention to family affairs.

Especially the struggle for the imperial succession in the capital.

Xu Yan's frown deepened, and he retracted his pressure. The County Magistrate immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

He continued, "The Donghe General's Mansion broke off the engagement because they sensed that the Third Prince's faction was losing, and the struggle for the imperial succession was about to be decided, so they broke off the engagement to distance themselves."

Xu Yan was stunned. There was such a hidden reason behind the General's Mansion breaking off the engagement?

The County Magistrate cautiously got up and said, "The Governor of Donghe Prefecture is about to take action. Now, everyone in Donghe Prefecture with backing knows that the Xu family is about to fall."

"They are all eyeing the Xu family's business, wanting to take a piece of the pie."

Hearing this, Xu Yan was immediately enraged and shouted, "The old emperor is blind. My maternal grandfather supported his third son out of respect. How dare he? It's not easy for my family to do business."

"Whoever dares to confiscate my family's property, I'll kill them!"

The County Magistrate was overjoyed and said, "Prince Xu, it's great that you have this awareness. Join our Heavenly Mother Sect, and let's rebel together!"

"Get lost!"

Xu Yan slapped the County Magistrate away.

Li Xuan sighed inwardly. The struggle for the imperial succession in this dynasty was truly a matter of great gain and great risk.

Winning meant great merit.

Losing meant the entire family being executed.

In the worst case, the entire clan would be exterminated!

The crisis for the Xu family had suddenly arrived, but with the low military power of Qi and Xu Yan's strength, this was not a real crisis. Even if a thousand troops came, he could handle it with ease.