59: Chapter 59 An Uncontrollable Smile

Five days after this incident, Qianqiu Mountain sent many people over.

When Liu Shengyong was the City Lord, Yingyang Pass was a territory under the jurisdiction of Qianqiu Mountain.

The medicinal materials and mineral deposits nearby were all assets of Qianqiu Mountain.

Liu Shengyong both befriended Qianqiu Mountain and was under the jurisdiction of the imperial court.

Every time someone from Qianqiu Mountain came, he naturally had to receive them politely.

But things were different now.

Wang Jiuxing knew very well who he represented now; he was not a subordinate of Qianqiu Mountain.

Facing Qianqiu Mountain, he could maintain friendly relations.

But he wanted to reclaim many of the benefits and attribute them to the Military Camp.

If the mysterious powerhouse needed them, these resources could naturally be mobilized at will.

To some extent, the most direct reason Wang Jiuxing did this was to store resources for the mysterious powerhouse.

The stronger one's martial arts strength, the greater the demand for resources.

Although the mysterious powerhouse hadn't assigned him these tasks, Wang Jiuxing felt he should do them.

Since this powerhouse cared for the common people of Yingyang Pass, he naturally should try his best to find ways to give back.

Facing Qianqiu Mountain, Wang Jiuxing found it unexpectedly easy to talk.

He proposed five conditions, and the Qianqiu Mountain side agreed to four without much hesitation.

Wang Jiuxing had followed City Lord Liu for many years, and this was the first time he had seen Qianqiu Mountain be so easy to talk to.

This was the confidence brought by having a powerful backer; Qianqiu Mountain didn't dare to refuse at all.

The only thing they didn't agree to was a seemingly small request from Qianqiu Mountain's perspective.

This request was for Ruan Xingqiao to leave immediately and not be allowed to take action against any soldier of Yingyang Pass.

The one who refused this request was Ruan Xingqiao's aunt, Yu Jin.

In her view, Qianqiu Mountain had already compromised a lot.

Using this matter to refuse could slightly regain some face for Qianqiu Mountain, so it wouldn't be said that they were giving in to every demand.

But compared to his Senior Brother Liu Shengyong, Wang Jiuxing was very firm and even unwilling to negotiate.

The Qianqiu Mountain side seemed to have dug in their heels as well, insisting on this small condition.

After the two parties talked, Wang Jiuxing emphasized very clearly.

If Ruan Xingqiao dared to take action in the Military Camp, he would definitely punish her severely and would never care about her status in Qianqiu Mountain.

Hearing this, Ruan Xingqiao let out a light chuckle: "City Lord Wang, don't think too highly of yourself, thinking you are the Spokesperson for that Ninth-Grade powerhouse.

Perhaps one day, you will find that I am actually closer to that powerhouse."

These two sentences made Wang Jiuxing frown deeply.

He didn't understand what Ruan Xingqiao meant by this.

"Didn't you notice that when that powerhouse left that day, his gaze lingered on me for a long time?

To tell you the truth, during these past few days, I have also felt a powerful aura lingering around me.

Perhaps when the time comes, my relationship with that powerhouse will be much closer than yours."

Tossing out these words, Ruan Xingqiao then left together with the others from Qianqiu Mountain.

Wang Jiuxing looked at the several vice-generals beside him, all of whom were frowning.

Whether these words were true or false was not easy to verify.

It was indeed possible that the Ninth-Grade powerhouse had taken a fancy to Ruan Xingqiao.

Although not a peerless beauty, Ruan Xingqiao was also young and pretty.

Some people are greedy for money, some are lustful; it's really hard to say...

Meanwhile, Li Yuan had already decided where to go next.

Meifengshan Martial Arts Academy.

This academy was the oldest martial arts academy in the history of the Da Shun Dynasty.

It was hailed as the number one academy in Da Shun.

The academy was even older than the Da Shun Dynasty.

Many of the first generation of Prodigy powerhouses who founded the country had cultivated in this academy.

But now, Meifengshan Martial Arts Academy was completely different from what it was a hundred or a thousand years ago.

Starting from over four hundred years ago, Meifengshan Martial Arts Academy was no longer a place where ordinary people could enter.

It began to change from recruiting talents without restriction to a partial recommendation model.

Subsequently, partial recommendation gradually became full recommendation.

To enter Meifengshan Martial Arts Academy for cultivation nowadays, one could only be recommended by someone of status.

If the recommender's status was not noble enough, a significant tuition fee would also have to be paid.

Nowadays, even if ordinary Martial Artists showed some talent, it was not easy to enter Meifengshan Martial Arts Academy.

Meifengshan Martial Arts Academy possessed over fifty Secret Realms; for cultivators, it was truly a very good place to go.

For Li Yuan, the martial arts teaching and the opportunities for Secret Realm training in the academy were of little use.

Instead, a long-standing tradition of Meifengshan Martial Arts Academy was very useful to Li Yuan.

In many of the academy's Secret Realms, there were deceased Supremes and Enshrined Elders of the academy, revered and worshipped by later generations.

This expressed the academy's determination to carry on the will of their predecessors.

To others, these were just formalistic things and had little to do with martial arts cultivation.

But to Li Yuan, he could truly obtain Legacies from the predecessors.

Nearly ninety percent of those deceased Supremes were Supremes with Ninth-Grade strength.

The martial arts Internal Energy obtained from them through the Corpse Looting Technique was the true harvest for him.

Since he practiced the Tai Xuan Divine Art, the martial arts Internal Energy in his body was much deeper and more mellow than others.

While his martial arts strength was more powerful, the difficulty of improving his cultivation was also a step higher.

Having obtained more benefits, he naturally had to pay a corresponding price.

After thinking this through, Li Yuan directly took out a Waist Token.

This Waist Token was the one Wang Jiuxing had given him that day to prove the identity of the mysterious powerhouse.

Li Yuan had already thought of an excuse.

That powerhouse saw that he had some potential for martial arts cultivation and wanted to help him realize his wish.

Hearing that he wanted to go to Meifengshan Martial Arts Academy to cultivate, the powerhouse gave him this Waist Token and told him to find City Lord Wang Jiuxing.

That afternoon, Li Yuan went to find Wang Jiuxing.

This City Lord Wang was somewhat surprised, but after confirming the Waist Token was correct, he immediately agreed to help.

However, after agreeing, he still poured a bucket of cold water on Li Yuan.

"I, Wang Jiuxing, am a person of little consequence, and Yingyang Pass is not some rich or precious land. My recommendation won't get you much attention.

But entering Meifengshan Martial Arts Academy will naturally not be a problem."

After this reminder, Wang Jiuxing no longer mentioned matters related to cultivation.

He wasn't very concerned about Li Yuan's future anyway.

He wanted to know more about how Li Yuan came into contact with that mysterious powerhouse.

Besides this instruction, was there anything else?

Li Yuan nodded and immediately began to make it up: "That Supreme said that you, City Lord Wang, handle matters decisively and possess both responsibility and judgment.

You also show more care for the people of Yingyang Pass and the soldiers below. He didn't choose the wrong person."

Wang Jiuxing pursed his lips; he wanted to control himself not to smile, but the upward curve of the corners of his mouth simply couldn't be suppressed.

Being praised like this by a Ninth-Grade Supreme really felt great.

Leaving the City Lord's Manor, Li Yuan happened to see Liu Shengyong's second son, Liu Weihe.

He had followed the others from Qianqiu Mountain back to Yingyang Pass.

At this moment, his expression was very unsightly as he headed toward the area where the common people gathered.

The last time he returned, he was still the City Lord's Young Master, but now everything had changed.

Liu Weihe also noticed Li Yuan, the person he had once arranged to be an Attendant by his side.

His face twitched involuntarily; he probably thought that Li Yuan was looking at his downfall with the intention of mocking him.

In fact, Li Yuan didn't care at all.