354: Three Martial Kings from One Family

She hadn't expected this Divine Machine Camp to be so unreliable, failing to even catch a glimpse of Long Yuan and instead just wandering aimlessly through the streets... Ran Yiyi blushed and said, "We truly don't know. However, we have already contacted Xu Ruoying from Shidai Tianyin Company. She is Long Yuan's manager, and we hope she can provide us with information as soon as possible."

"Xu Ruoying? You mean that little fairy from the Xu Family of Da Ming?" Liu Rushi was startled upon hearing this, sensing that something was amiss.

"Yes! According to our understanding, Long Yuan's current action schedule is all being arranged by Xu Ruoying..." Ran Yiyi nodded.

Liu Rushi's expression darkened slightly. She thought to herself that this Xu Ruoying was a formidable rival. Although her cultivation was certainly inferior to her own, she had now seized the initiative by becoming Long Yuan's manager and arranging his schedule. She feared the relationship between the two was far from simple!

"Then wouldn't it be easy to find out Long Yuan's whereabouts from her mouth?" Liu Rushi huffed.

Ran Yiyi sighed and said, "Sister Liu, there's something you don't know. That Xu Ruoying is no ordinary person. Behind her is the Xu Family, a super Family with a Legacy in our Da Ming spanning over a thousand years. Even when our Divine Machine Camp inquired for information, she simply brushed us off by saying that as her company's big star, all information regarding Long Yuan's itinerary must be kept confidential. I didn't have any good way around it..."

"Didn't you just say you have the Divine Machine Camp's golden decree, and that wherever you go, it's equivalent to an Imperial Envoy being present? Does she actually dare to say no to an Imperial Envoy?" Liu Rushi asked in surprise.

"Ah, this... Sister Liu, you don't understand. Although I have a golden decree in my hand, it amounts to nothing when it comes to the Xu Family. Which of the various golden decrees held by the Xu Family isn't much stronger than mine? If she just casually brought one out, I'm afraid I would have to immediately kneel on the ground to serve her. What do you think I could do?" Ran Yiyi said tactfully.

Liu Rushi listened, her forehead covered in black lines. She hadn't expected the Xu Family to be so difficult to deal with!

But on second thought, it made sense. How could the Xu Family, with a Legacy of a thousand years, not have some means of self-preservation?

Furthermore, although she herself possessed the strength of a Martial Commander, the Xu Family's Xu Yanran had long been a famous Martial Commander and was even the most formidable Advanced Mind Power Master in Da Ming. There were likely even many hidden veteran powerhouses within their Family. To her, they were still an extremely powerful opponent, a colossus that she absolutely could not afford to fall out with easily.

Her thoughts spun rapidly, and suddenly her eyes lit up. She thought to herself, "The Xu Family is naturally not to be openly opposed, but as for Xu Ruoying, isn't she just an ant? Could she really hide Long Yuan's whereabouts in front of me?"

Thinking of this, she stood up and said, "Rest assured, you should proceed with your action plan here as usual. As for Long Yuan's whereabouts, leave it to me! I'll notify you once I find out."

Ran Yiyi was overjoyed to hear this and hurriedly bowed, saying, "Thank you, Sister Liu!"

"Mhm, see you later!" Liu Rushi nodded and turned, vanishing from sight.

As soon as Long Yuan saw Liu Rushi's route, he knew she wanted to find a Breakthrough via Xu Ruoying. He immediately called Xu Ruoying to warn her. Upon hearing the news, Xu Ruoying felt that things were looking bad and quickly reported the information to Xu Yanran. Afterward, she and Long Yuan agreed on a new method of contact. In short, they would not meet again before the concert to prevent Liu Rushi from discovering and pestering Long Yuan.

The Xu Family's reaction was also quite rapid, immediately convening a Family meeting to deal with this sudden arrival of a great enemy!

Indeed, although Liu Rushi was a newly Advanced Martial Commander of Da Ming, she was truly a great enemy to the Xu Family. If not handled properly, it was very likely that all their previous efforts would be wasted... At the Xu Family Elder Council, the atmosphere was somewhat solemn. Several clan Elders who hadn't shown their faces for many years had been invited out!

There were three people sitting in the upper seats. The one in the main seat was a middle-aged man wearing a crystal crown. His face was like purple jade, and the short circle of beard on his jaw gave him a rather majestic appearance. He was draped in a brocade dharma robe of red, yellow, and blue, and his body seemed to be enveloped in a faint layer of light. He nodded slightly upon seeing that everyone had gathered.

The people below immediately bowed and saluted, saying, "Juniors greet Uncle Wei! Uncle Zhong! Uncle Xin!"

The person in the main seat was a heavyweight cornerstone of the Xu Family, possessing a cultivation Realm of the Middle Stage Martial King, named Xu Chuanwei!

It could be said that he was currently the person with the highest cultivation in the Xu Family. Beside him were two other clan Elders, both possessing Early Stage Martial King cultivations, named Xu Chuanzhong and Xu Chuanxin respectively. They were also two of the cornerstones of the Xu Family!

One Family, three Martial Kings—this news was explosive enough, but it was limited to the small circle of the Xu Family Elder Council. Outsiders could only guess secretly that the Xu Family might be hiding top-tier experts... The highest martial image the Xu Family presented to the outside world was Xu Yanran, who was stationed on the northern battlefield. Being a woman was very 'Xu Family,' because the public persona the Xu Family wanted to build was that of having strong power but posing no great threat. The Xu Family would always be a powerful helper to the Da Ming Royal Family, but would never become their enemy!

Normally, the Xu Family Elder Council could not have invited these three out, but today all of them had actually appeared. It was clear that Liu Rushi's appearance had truly shaken the Xu Family!

An ordinary Martial Commander naturally couldn't achieve this, but if it was someone from the Liu Family, and a female Martial Commander who was only in her twenties, then it was enough to arouse the Xu Family's vigilance and attention. Calling her a great enemy was not an exaggeration.

Xu Chuanwei nodded and said, "Sit down!"

"Yes!" Everyone sat down in response.

"Has Liu Rushi's strength been confirmed?" Xu Chuanwei asked.

Xu Ruoying's father, Xu Guanghai, took out his phone and brought up a video, which instantly transformed into a light screen unfolding in mid-air. Everyone stared intently... Two women appeared in the footage. One of them was Ran Yiyi from the Divine Machine Camp, who looked at the other woman in surprise and said, "You are the Liu Rushi my third uncle spoke of? Third uncle said you have the combat power of a Martial Commander?!!!"

The other woman was Liu Rushi. Her skin was whiter than snow, her face like jade, and she was peerless in her elegance. Upon hearing Ran Yiyi's words, she didn't say much. She lightly raised her jade hand, and a green ball of light appeared in her palm, quickly transforming into a light arrow that shot toward a small hill in the distance. Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!

The small hill exploded, triggering a massive, terrifying mushroom cloud. After a while, the dust and smoke dissipated, revealing that the entire hill had disappeared. An unfathomable pit had appeared in the ground, and countless trees and rocks had turned into debris and dust, drifting and slowly dispersing between heaven and earth... Ran Yiyi and the people from the Divine Machine Camp's Third Company behind her all had their faces change drastically. They collapsed weakly to the ground, unable to get up no matter how they struggled... The footage stopped!

The Elders of the Xu Family watched this scene and immediately fell into silence... After a long time, Xu Chuanwei spoke, "To obtain such information so quickly, not bad!"

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