Chapter 77

Parents, elder sister...

Indeed, now that my strength has improved, after the relocation, it's time to set out for the investigation.

".....Don't worry, I will definitely find out the truth," Wei He said calmly.

"Hmm....." Wei Ying actually hadn't compared her brother's strength much, but she felt he was getting more and more powerful, seemingly surpassing many others step by step.

"By the way, Xiao He, now that you're so strong, can you marry a few more wives and have more children? That way, our Wei family will surely flourish in the future."

"......More children?" Isn't this topic a bit too abrupt?

"Hmm, I heard that many martial artists can have at least five children after they get married. You're now stronger than many of them, so you should have even more, right? Twenty, how about that?" Wei Ying said with a slight expectation.

"Do you think I'm a pig? Twenty!?" Wei He was speechless.

"Then what? Are you trying to say that someone has approached you to arrange a marriage for me?"

"Uh....." Wei Ying was instantly hit, looking embarrassed, "There are a few... I think they're all pretty good..."

If her brother married them all, and each had one child per year, in just three years, the entire Wei family would grow!

With their parents gone, she, as the elder sister, had to consider these matters for her brother.

Of course, the main reason was that her brother had the ability to support them.

"Aren't we about to relocate?" Wei He was speechless.

"That's true, but once they marry into our family, they can move with us, right?" Wei Ying argued.

"Let's not rush it. With the current chaos outside, we shouldn't even think about these things until we find a stable place." Wei He shook his head.

He knew that someone had gotten wind of their plans and wanted to take advantage of the martial academy's departure to gain protection and leave Feiye City.

Now, not just him, but all the disciples of the martial academy were likely facing similar harassment.

After all, once the martial academy left, the last line of order in the outer city would be gone, and no one knew what the outer city would become.

After Wei He returned home and continued to practice the Five Ridge Palm and Flying Dragon Technique...

The news of him defeating Chen Jian and easily defeating Zhou Jihan and his two companions spread quickly.

The news that Huishan Fist Academy had three disciples with the third level of blood qi was verified and quickly spread to over a dozen neighborhoods in the outer city.

Even the Seven Family Alliance received the news.

However, the withdrawal of the outer city martial alliance was their own doing.

The existence of the martial alliance was too troublesome. The combined strength of over ten martial masters was a formidable force, even for the Seven Family Alliance as a whole.

Among them, the old man Fei Xiong Dao Yun was particularly fierce, having once guided Hong Daoyuan and Ou Chen before they rose to prominence.

There were rumors that, apart from Hong Daoyuan and Ou Chen, the strongest in Feiye City was this old man Fei Xiong Dao Yun.

This was not baseless.

Moreover, with the gathering of over ten martial masters, the martial alliance became a major threat to the Seven Family Alliance.

After failing to win them over, they changed their strategy to expulsion.

The martial alliance had been preparing for a long time, and this time it was just a formal announcement.

In just two days, the thirteen martial academies united, forming a long convoy that slowly drove out of the outer city.

This also marked the complete absorption of the outer city by the inner city.

In the long convoy...

In the afternoon, the weather was no longer so hot.

Wei He rode a horse, slowly patrolling the right wing of the convoy with two other disciples from other martial academies.

Among the thirteen martial alliances, there were five martial masters who had reached the Jing stage, and the rest were third-level blood qi experts. However, most of these were elderly, with their blood qi declining and their strength reduced.

The truly powerful young third-level blood qi experts in the martial alliance numbered only five, including Wei He, who had just broken through.

These five were scattered throughout the convoy, leading people to protect the flanks.

The few experts accompanying Wei He were from other martial academies, all second-level blood qi elites.

The convoy stretched on, heading towards a barren plain west of Shaoyang Mountain. According to Master Zheng, there was a stronghold built by the martial alliance there—the Martial Master Fortress.

It was a large earthen fortress built by the thirteen martial academies, capable of accommodating thousands of people, with water sources and arable land around it.

"Brother Wei, do you think we can pass safely?" Among those in Wei He's group was a young female disciple from the Huifeng Luoye Leg, named Yang Qingye.

She came from a scholarly family, with a higher cultural level than the others. She was also forced to join Wei He's group by the Huifeng Luoye Leg.

Not just her, but also a young man from the Bat Fist, Zhou Shun.

Both Yang Qingye and Zhou Shun were from martial academies that were weak and in a state of transition, with no third-level blood qi experts. The martial masters themselves had other tasks, so they sent their most cherished disciples to Wei He, asking him to take care of them.

This wasn't just the case with Wei He; the other young third-level blood qi experts were also given various people to look after.

"Safe... no." Wei He frowned, not believing the martial alliance could leave the outer city so easily.

"If I were the Seven Family Alliance, I wouldn't let the martial alliance leave so easily. Such a large force, if let go so easily, there must be other plans involved."

"We all share this view. We just don't know what methods the inner city will use." Yang Qingye nodded, being the youngest sister of the Huifeng Luoye Leg, she was also talented, which is why she was specifically sent to Wei He for protection.

"Don't worry, I heard from my teacher that this time, our martial alliance has already negotiated with the Hong Family Fortress. The Seven Family Alliance won't dare to cause trouble outside the city." Zhou Shun said nonchalantly.

"I've heard that too, and even without the Hong Family Fortress, our martial alliance has five Jing stage masters. The Seven Family Alliance wouldn't dare to start a fight rashly." Yang Qingye was confident. "I've discussed this with some of my fellow disciples, and we think they will likely use other methods to warn us on a small scale."

Wei He had no response.

He was riding a horse for the first time, feeling the jolts and the pain in his buttocks. Fortunately, his body had been strengthened by the third-level blood qi, making his buttock muscles robust, so he could sit steadily despite not knowing how to ride.

While listening, he also sensed the surroundings, vigilantly observing all sides.

No one knew what methods the Seven Family Alliance would use, and the only thing he could do was to be cautious.

However, he didn't notice that Zhou Shun was pretending to scratch his head while talking to Yang Qingye.

Using the motion of scratching his head, he secretly sprinkled a small yellow stone on the horse's belly.

The stone, the size of a soybean, fell straight to the ground and remained still.

As the convoy passed, the wheels and hooves continuously rolled over it. A few minutes later, after the last horse's hooves passed, the yellow stone began to tremble in the soil.

The 'stone' unfolded a pair of transparent wings, flapping and flying a short distance, landing gently on the tip of a slender, white finger.

It was actually a small yellow insect.

The person holding the insect was a woman with fair skin, dressed in black and wearing a black veil.

She wore a large hat, with only her eyes visible, cold and sharp like a blade.

"From now on, every two hundred breaths, the mole will leave a small insect to determine the direction."

"Thank you, Miss Zhen." A man in a green robe, stroking his long beard, said softly.

"You provide us with protection, and I repay your kindness. That's all." The woman said indifferently.

"Miss Zhen, to escape from the capital city all the way here, you truly have remarkable skills. The family head and others are already on their way. Cloud Tian Sheng of the martial alliance dared to secretly collude with the Hong Family Fortress, revealing the location of the underground meat fields in the inner city. After this is done, there will be a generous reward." The man in the green robe said with narrowed eyes.

"That's not necessary. I'll leave in a few days and won't stay long." The woman in the black veil said coldly, continuing forward to follow the direction of the martial alliance's convoy.

The man in the green robe watched her leave.

"The martial alliance has five Jing stage masters, two of whom are ours. Cloud Tian Sheng, what do you have to fight us with!"

He smiled coldly and followed her forward.

The Seven Family Alliance had controlled the inner city for decades. How could they ignore the vast territory of the outer city?

The so-called martial alliance, half of whose masters had ties to them, including two who were their secret agents in the outer city.

It was laughable that Cloud Tian Sheng didn't know, thinking that by colluding with the Hong Family Fortress, he could safely leave and go to the Martial Master Fortress to live in peace.

Now, with four family heads coming together, and nearly half of the thirteen martial masters being their agents, including two Jing stage masters, the entire martial alliance could be easily dismantled if they wanted to.

At the Jing stage, the four family heads plus the two agents made six, against the remaining three of the martial alliance. The outcome was clear.

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Wei He rode his horse, checking on Wei Ying's carriage from time to time, and patrolling the convoy's flank with his two temporary subordinates.

People in the convoy who recognized him were whispering among themselves.

Clearly, his reputation as a new third-level blood qi expert was slowly spreading.

With so many people gathered and nothing much to talk about during the journey, everyone loved gossip.

The recent events at Huishan Fist Academy had become the most interesting gossip.

Especially the fact that the iron-headed Chen Jian was beaten again, which was a source of great satisfaction for many martial academy disciples.

Chen Jian had been beaten more than once, but he had a strong background. He was the son of Chen Shaoya, the leader of the Shan Chuan Gang, a Jing stage master second only to Fei Xiong Dao Yun in the three gangs and two sects.

So even though he was arrogant and tyrannical, most people didn't dare to do anything to him. The strongest could only secretly teach him a lesson.

However, the opposite was true. This guy was a simpleton, and secretly beating him was exactly what he wanted. He loved fighting people.

You could beat him as much as you wanted, but you couldn't cripple him.

Chen Shaoya, a Jing stage master, had a vast network of informants in the city. Anyone who dared to cripple his only son would face his wrath.

This powerful figure had publicly announced that as long as his son wasn't killed or crippled, anyone could beat him up.

Wei He teaching Chen Jian a lesson wasn't a big deal, but the key was that Chen Jian noticed something was off during the lesson...

"Brother!!"

Wei He was speechless as he looked behind him. Just a moment ago, a swift horse galloped up, carrying none other than the iron-headed Chen Jian, whom he had just disciplined in the inner courtyard.

As soon as Chen Jian saw him, he bowed deeply.

"Brother, that move you used was really cool. I don't think I can break it yet!"

"......"

"Brother, give me another finger strike, just like the last one. I think I can handle it again!"

"Brother, I feel like you're not practicing Huishan Fist. Your hand techniques seem to involve palm techniques too."

"!?" Wei He didn't want to deal with this guy, but the guy hit the key point with one sentence.

He gently stopped his horse and turned to look at Chen Jian behind him.

This guy, whose breakthrough was interrupted by him, was not angry but instead ran over with determination, wanting to figure out the move he lost to.

His resolve was indeed strong.

"You're not angry at me?" Wei He asked in surprise.

Others might not understand, but he knew Chen Jian would.

"Not angry. I'm still young, only seventeen, and I've realized that staying at this level can help me improve my flaws." Chen Jian answered quickly, "Otherwise, even if I break through, I'll just be like those ordinary third-level blood qi experts, not much better or worse, and who can I beat?"

"......" Wei He was speechless.

"Brother, tell me what that finger strike means! I think the force in that strike was really powerful!" The guy started to get excited again, leaning in closer.

Wei He waved his hand, not wanting to deal with him.

Not giving him another slap was already a favor, and explaining his techniques to him would be foolish.