I Can See Your Combat Power-Chapter 868 - 162: The Targeted Longxi Alliance

Chapter 868: Chapter 162: The Targeted Longxi Alliance

Thus, by using the delivery of goods as a pretext, Old Xu settled in Lanshan City. Benefited from the city’s mountainous terrain, Lanshan City, unscathed by floods, was now the wealthiest and most populous among the Lingjiang Seven Cities. It also served as a central hub for the Lingjiang Waters, therefore, it was only natural that the remnants of Miaoyin Square found their way back into the entertainment industry of Lanshan City.

So, aside from the first evening when Tang Luo had met Old Xu in the central hall, he never saw his cousin who was staying with them at night again. He only heard rumors around the city that there happened to be a combing fiend who, with the highest bid, swept clean several brothels in Lanshan City of their courtesans.

It goes without saying that Old Xu was undoubtedly that person. However, Tang Luo himself was extremely busy; just delivering his two years’ worth of martial arts contemplations and achievements to the Secret Arts Pavilion was an immense effort, not to mention sorting through the secret techniques he acquired from Martial Saint Mountain. Hence, although the two brothers lived under the same roof, they seldom had the chance to meet.

Days passed by and, in the blink of an eye, it was the seventh day of October. Suddenly, Wind Media Division Head Tang Feng paid a visit to the Sect Head’s residence in Lanshan City.

“Director, what wind has blown you here? Come in, come in, have a seat and enjoy some tea.”

“Skip it, I have no time for your tea. I’m here for you because there is an important matter I need to discuss.”

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Wind Media Division Head Tang Feng, with a serious expression, urged earnestly, “Come with me to the Wind Media Division immediately.”

Sensing that Tang Feng was unusually grave about the matter, Tang Luo, for once, did not refuse the invitation and followed him to the Wind Media Division headquarters located in Aran Mountain.

On the way, Tang Feng revealed the purpose of their trip: “These past days, the Longxi Alliance has endured premeditated assaults by a group of raiders. In just a few days, eight fleets and twelve caravans have been attacked. The assailants are not mere robbers who strike and vanish; they mercilessly slaughter the merchant ships and caravan leaders along with their warriors, and then burn everything to the ground, leaving no trace behind.”

“Is that so?” Tang Luo frowned and said in a heavy tone, “Then why not try to hide a few experts within the ranks? Lanshan City Martial Hall should have a sufficient number of skilled fighters, right?”

“I have already tried that, but it was of no use. I’m not sure what methods this group is using, but they are somehow able to avoid merchant groups and ships with hidden strong fighters and target only those without such protection. Although there’s no shortage of powerful warriors in Lanshan City Martial Hall, we can’t provide them for every caravan. Now, every family is on alert; without assurance of protection, merchant fleets dare not set sail. Just look at how many days it’s been since new fleets appeared at Aran Harbor.”

Ashamed to say, Tang Luo was so engrossed in his daily training and deductions at the residency that he had not paid any attention to major external events. Plus, being somewhat reclusive, he rarely interacted with clan members outside his family, so he was completely unaware of the issues Tang Feng was discussing, leaving him no choice but to listen in silence.

Fortunately, Tang Feng knew Tang Luo well and explained in detail: “Actually, the biggest problem at hand is that we have no way of uncovering who is behind these actions. If we could capture just one of them alive, we could investigate further and eradicate this organization root and branch. But in these past days, numerous warriors from the Fierce Realm have searched the rivers to no avail. What’s more infuriating is that this group seems to know the routes our Martial Hall sends warriors to investigate, attacking our caravans whenever there’s a gap.”

“Minister Luo may not know, but the Lanshan City Wind Media Division, having been unable to trace the origin of this force, has been working tirelessly for several days. If it weren’t for sheer desperation, they wouldn’t have come to interrupt Minister Luo’s cultivation; indeed, we’ve reached a dead end,” said Tang Feng wryly, “I only hope that with Minister Luo’s skill akin to divine eyesight, we can identify the attackers and guide those scattered Wind Media members.”

During the conversation, the two arrived at the Wind Media Division within Aran Mountain. This place held vital records. Tang Feng had brought Tang Luo here to take command over all Wind Media operatives trained in the Far Viewer technique and to transfer the records of the recent attacks to him.

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“Minister Luo, I entrust these young men and the information to you!”

“Director, rest assured, I will definitely root out this group of people,” said the youth.

It was, indeed, an unavoidable situation. At this time, Longxi had become a territory of Ze Country, greatly weakening the intelligence capabilities of the Wind Media Department. After all, most of the Wind Media were either from Mortal Realm or had just transcended it, and there were few who could traverse the sky. A solitary boat, from any perspective, was far too conspicuous.

If it were in the plains, Tang Feng would not have felt so utterly at a loss.

As for Tang Luo, after seeing dozens of volumes of data, he also issued his first order to the young members of Wind Media in front of him, “Take these documents to the quiet room; then go back and get some sleep. Tomorrow at this time, come back here and gather.”

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Lanshan City, Yunxiang Building

After Mr. Xu had flipped through and exhausted dozens of courtesans, he sat down in the hall and ate heartily to replenish his strength.

The reason he liked untouched women was not because of some special fetish; it was simply because virgins were easier to bring to ecstasy, whereas for women who had already been tidied up but not redeemed and were seeing clients, having to serve several or even dozens in a day made it especially difficult to bring them to ecstasy.

So, when one could choose untouched women, it was best not to pick veterans of the trade, who although masters of bedroom skills, still required consideration of basic cost-effectiveness.

While Mr. Xu was indulging all by himself at the table, someone suddenly sat down next to him, causing him to look up curiously.

The newcomer was a distinguished-looking young man in a luoyan-colored robe, with a chasing-Cloud-Tiger-pattern belt hanging a delicate jade piece at his waist. His long hair, like the wind, flowed down his back; his thin lips curled in a sinister smile, a tall nose, and mocking eyes made this handsome young man look like a deity condescending to all beneath him as if everything in the world was trivial in his sight.

Seeing this uninvited guest, Mr. Xu laughed out loud and called out to the waiters, “Quick, add a pair of bowls and chopsticks!”

He then turned to look at the handsome young man and said, “Old Wang, what brings you here!”

“Ha, isn’t this because someone entrusted me to find you at Martial Saint Mountain, but it was in vain. After inquiring around, I learned that you were here and had to hurry over,” replied Wang Chan. He took his seat without being put off by the messy remnants of the meal, directly using spiritual power to pick up a piece of beast meat and put it into his mouth. After chewing twice, he spit it out with disdain, “Meat from beasts slaughtered over ten days ago, even if perfectly stored in an ice chamber, cannot change the fact that the spiritual energy has dissipated. It seems your fat sheep can’t escape its fate of being butchered wherever it goes.”

“Hey-hey! After all, it’s just to fill the stomach. Who comes to a brothel for authentic spiritual food anyway?” laughed Mr. Xu, waving his hand dismissively. “Your visit is really timely this time. Let me introduce my cousin to you; you two will surely hit it off immediately!”

Wang Chan placed the napkin he was using to wipe his mouth down and said with a devilish smile, “Oh, is that so?”