I Can See Your Combat Power-Chapter 869 - 163: Dutian Heavenly King’s Patrol

Chapter 869: Chapter 163: Dutian Heavenly King’s Patrol

The attendant respectfully replenished the bowls and chopsticks, but Wang Chan had lost interest in the Spiritual Food arrayed before him on the table. He merely poured himself some wine, sitting in accompaniment.

Old Xu, seeing a close friend, began to recount the highlights that Wang Chan had missed at Martial Saint Mountain, gesturing animatedly with pride shining in his eyes.

“It seems you have a good relationship with this cousin of yours?”

“Of course!” Old Xu nodded, “My cousin is no ordinary person. One day, he will stand shoulder to shoulder with us, becoming the center of the world’s attention.”

“Oh? I will watch with interest.” Wang Chan put down his cup and said indifferently, “Never mind your cousin, how much do you understand about the Longxi Alliance?”

“What do you mean by that?” Old Xu put down his chopsticks and said sternly, “The Longxi Alliance is simply a coalition formed by scattered clans who couldn’t survive the disasters. Does the Dutian Heavenly King even need to bother with this?”

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“Of course.” Wang Chan smiled, “A new force has risen in Longzhou, and as the Dutian Heavenly King, I must take note. If it is, as you say, just a group of desperate individuals banding together for warmth, there is naturally no problem. But I fear things are not so simple.”

Old Xu’s heart chilled, and he instantly thought of the possibility that the Han Family’s restoration had been exposed. His fist clenched on the table, he forced himself to remain calm and said, “What do you mean?”

“You seem very nervous?” Wang Chan glanced at Old Xu and said with a devilish smile, “Are you worried about the kinsmen in Longzhou suffering harm? But as far as I know, only Tang Sen’s branch from the third family has entered the Xu Clan ancestral hall in Middle Ying City. Even if you include that little girl, there are only four of them. Could it be that the Xu family in Yuanzhou, who prays for each person to be as powerful as a dragon, would openly harbor criminals for the sake of four affiliated kinsmen?”

Old Xu fell silent, thinking that the matter of Beimang had indeed been revealed. His mind raced with how to notify his sworn brother afar, and a trace of fear appeared in his eyes.

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The Dutian Heavenly King’s inspection was an intelligence organization formed by various holy places, initially intended for sharing information. However, as their influence grew, they assumed additional functions.

Such as weighing the world’s noble families, maintaining the “righteous path of the human world,” finding hidden threats, and now, the Dutian Heavenly King’s inspection had grown powerful enough to independently punish local clans that throw their weight around.

If the roaming of the holy places and the wandering of the sect’s descendants are about the exchange of top-tier strength, the Dutian Heavenly King’s inspection is a top-down supervision, a means to ensure the world aligns with the expectations of the holy places.

“The world is full of duplicitous and cunning people who often disguise themselves with loyalty and diligence; filthy and mean methods are covered by a sham of unparalleled benevolence and righteousness. Shortly, I’ll take you to see a few people, so you’ll understand what kind of people make up the Tang family in Xiling.”

“Eyes that value clarity, ears that value sharpness, and a heart that values wisdom. Those who see with the eyes of the world, see everything; those who listen with the ears of the world, hear everything.” Wang Chan raised his cup and gently clinked it against the cup in front of Old Xu, “It is precisely because I don’t rely on biased information, that the Dutian Heavenly King’s inspection knows everything.”

In a place like a brothel, awash with informants, Wang Chan and Old Xu chatted as if no one else was around, without letting a single sound slip. To the attendants, the two were just drinking and dining, so much so that when the two handsome gentlemen leave quietly, no one took any notice. It wasn’t until much later that the attendant realized the seats were empty.

In the Fulu Tower of Lanshan City, Old Xu Ying met the person Wang Chan wanted him to meet: a young man, his eyes filled with hatred, whose life was nearing its end.

Upon seeing Wang Chan, the young man struggled to get off the bedstead and knelt on the ground as if he had seen a deity.

“Rise,” Wang Chan said gently, lifting the young man up, then he turned to Old Xu Ying and asked lightly, “Do you recall the Feather King Feast, Brother Xu?”

“The Feather King Feast?” Old Xu Ying pondered for a moment before replying uncertainly, “Is it that secret method created by a sage of the Wang Clan, which intended to ensnare the entire Feather Tribe but instead brought forth a Phoenix King?”

“Exactly,” Wang Chan confirmed, unabashed when mentioning his ancestor’s folly: “Initially, my ancestor created the secret method of the Feather King Feast with the aim of inciting the Feather Tribe to slaughter each other, and then the Human Race would reap the benefits. However, it turned into a catastrophe, and thanks to the great help of Saint Han and Xu Sheng, the Phoenix King was killed. Knowing the enormity of his crime and unable to face the folks back in the south, my ancestor took the Phoenix King’s drum and left, no longer having any dealings with the clan, accompanied only by a few desolate tribespeople, he exiled himself to the remote regions of Zhongzhou.”

Pointing to the young man with a short life left, Wang Chan continued, “Brother Xu, what you now see is the last remnant of that ancestor’s lineage, and before long, this young man will also die, and thus the lineage of that sage will be severed.”

Old Xu Ying didn’t understand why Wang Chan had come back to show him this young man, but upon hearing that the lineage of the sage who had almost single-handedly exterminated the Feather Tribe in the south was about to be extinguished, he felt a heavy sadness.

Being a practitioner of the Tongming Sword Body and thus particularly sensitive to the presence of death, he naturally realized that this young man was shrouded in an aura of death, beyond the help of any medicine or stone. It was as if his lifeforce had been drained away, with only a short time left to live; only his eyes were still filled with hatred and anger.

Taking a few steps forward, Old Xu Ying looked down into the young man’s eyes and asked softly, “Your heart is full of reluctance, anger, and hatred. Tell me, what has made you become like this?”

The young man laughed as if he had heard a great joke: “Old Xu, don’t you know what methods your Tang family in Xiling employed to establish themselves?”

“What… what do you mean?”

“Oh, it seems Brother Xu is still unaware,” said Wang Chan, toying with the jade pendant at his waist and smiling: “The Tang Clan from Xiling was just a group of martial artists from the Fierce Realm who couldn’t survive in Zhongzhou and founded a family in Longzhou. But now, look at them—dominating the west of Longzhou, controlling seven major cities along Lingjiang, ruling over tens of millions of people. Even if we roll back the years, the Tang family of Xiling was still a well-established household. Among the noble families in the world, who has more experience than the Xu Clan of Yuanzhou? I ask you, Brother Xu, how could the Tang Clan have amassed such profound foundations with just half a city?”

“I… I don’t know,” Old Xu Ying replied, his voice faltering, heart in turmoil.

In fact, he had been surprised by Tang Sen’s strength when he first encountered it, but later, distracted by Ji Fu’s affairs, he had not delved further. Now, when Wang Chan brought it up, he realized that he had never really understood how the Tang family in Xiling had gotten their start.

Looking at Old Xu Ying’s distress, Wang Chan added, “Have you heard of the Wancheng Treasure Ship?”

“Yes! The Wancheng Treasure Ship,” the reminded Old Xu Ying responded hastily: “The Tang family has large merchant ships that travel between different regions for trade, and with centuries of diligent administration, they have accumulated a wealth that is not excessive, right?”