Chapter 168: Noble Family Elite Squad

Chapter 168: Chapter 168: Noble Family Elite Squad

"Jianng Hongfei!"

Suddenly, a seventeen- or eighteen-year-old youth with a fierce expression and a formidable aura appeared at the edge of the training ground.

"Jianng Hongjie!"

Jianng Hongfei’s expression changed upon seeing the newcomer, especially after noticing the Demon Suppression Bureau uniform he wore.

"How are you..."

"How am I here, and how am I wearing the Demon Suppression Bureau uniform, right?" Jianng Hongjie walked over, his gaze casually sweeping over them.

"How can you be so stupid? Because I’ve also joined the Demon Suppression Bureau and become one of its members.

"Hahaha, are you surprised? Are you shocked?

"I came here specifically to take care of you.

"I heard your Squad Leader died. Why don’t you have a new one yet?"

"You... stop spouting nonsense!" Jianng Hongfei quickly reprimanded.

"Where did this blind dog come from, barking like mad the moment he walks in?" Lu Yuan directly cursed.

"You..." Jianng Hongjie’s gaze instantly fell on Lu Yuan. "Kid, do you know who you’re cursing? Do you know what will happen to you after offending me?"

"It really is a blind dog," Su Wan chuckled charmingly.

"Miss Su." Jianng Hongjie bowed respectfully to Su Wan. He had met her before and naturally didn’t dare to offend her.

"Do you not recognize the Squad Leader’s Uniform he’s wearing?" Su Wan asked.

"Squad Leader? He’s a Squad Leader!" Jianng Hongjie’s gaze froze, then firmly fixed on the special insignia on Lu Yuan’s uniform.

"He really is a Squad Leader, a Seventh-Grade Martial Artist! How could this be? He clearly looks so young..." Jianng Hongjie thought to himself in shock.

"You are..."

"I see that you’re not only blind, but lately you’ve also gone deaf. You don’t hear about anything going on outside. How ignorant." Su Wan shook her head. "He has some strength, but not much for brains," she thought to herself.

"Get lost, or don’t blame me for being merciless," Lu Yuan snorted coldly. If it hadn’t been for Jianng Hongfei’s sake, he would have already slapped the guy away.

"So what if you’re a Squad Leader? Do you know who my Squad Leader is? Do you know who I came in with?" Jianng Hongjie was completely unafraid.

"Oh? Tell me," Lu Yuan asked, a spark of interest showing. There weren’t many people who could make a young master from a Fourth-Grade Noble Family like the Jianng Family act this way. Only a select few.

"Third Young Master Mu of the Mu Family, Mu Lingche..." Jianng Hongjie cupped his hands upward in respect.

"Mu Lingche broke through to the Seventh Grade?" Lu Yuan was slightly surprised. That was quite fast.

"Naturally! Breaking through to the Seventh Grade is a piece of cake for Young Master Mu," Jianng Hongjie said disdainfully. How could someone from a minor family understand the resources and strength of a Second-Grade Marquis’s Mansion? At the same time, he felt secretly smug. He had finally managed to latch onto Third Young Master Mu’s coattails.

"Furthermore, there’s the Fourth Miss of the Chang Family, Chang Xiu!

"It was Miss Chang Xiu who invited us all to come together. The Jianng, Jin, Cao, and Wu families—four Fourth-Grade Noble Families—have formed an elite noble squad.

"Every single one of us is a High Tier Eighth Grade Martial Artist..."

According to Miss Chang Xiu’s intentions, Third Young Master Mu’s squad had to be a top-tier squad right from the very beginning, one that would be invincible and sweep in all directions within the Demon Suppression Bureau. This was their prestige and glory. He had paid a considerable price just to squeeze his way in. After all, there were simply too many Fourth-Grade Noble Families, and even more genius martial artists among them.

The crowd’s expressions changed. Such a lineup? It was truly extraordinary! Chang Xiu was surprisingly good to Mu Lingche.

"Alright, you can get lost now," Lu Yuan waved his hand.

"Just wait until Young Master Mu comes over later to deal with you!" Jianng Hongjie raised his fist before quickly leaving.

Lu Yuan looked at Jianng Hongfei. "Do you have a bad relationship with this Jianng Hongjie?"

"Not just bad, very bad!" Jianng Hongfei’s expression was somewhat gloomy.

"Our Jianng Family has passed down its legacy for thousands of years. We’ve produced a total of eight Fourth-Grade martial artists, so the family naturally split into eight branches...

"Whenever one branch takes power, they focus on taking care of their own. This is normally understandable. However, the branch currently leading the Jianng Family is exceedingly excessive. They show complete favoritism while suppressing and bullying the other side branches. There is absolutely no fairness to speak of.

"Geniuses with top-tier innate talent can’t obtain resources and are instead deliberately held down. Tell me, does a family like this still have any hope or future?"

Lu Yuan, Su Wan, and the others had varying expressions. This was something almost inevitable for families with long legacies. Infighting—or to put it nicely, internal competition—was an eternal theme because acquiring resources from within was relatively easier.

"Our Liu Family is much the same," Liu Zhi echoed. It was less severe in the Liu Family, but the signs were already there.

Su Wan didn’t really feel the same way. The Su Family had an even longer legacy and a larger number of clan members. However, their side branches were too weak; only the main lineage held the family up.

"It’s a systemic issue; the clan rules weren’t established properly," Lu Yuan said calmly. Human nature was selfish, and only a strict system could guarantee fairness to the greatest extent. A relative fairness, of course.

"Little Ninth broke through to the Seventh Grade, yet he didn’t even tell me," Su Wan said, changing the subject.

"He probably wanted to give us a surprise," Lu Yuan smiled.

"Little Ninth? Who’s Little Ninth?" Liu Zhi paused, feeling that something was slightly off.

Jianng Hongfei’s gaze also shifted.

"Su the Ninth is Mu Lingche," Lu Yuan explained.

"What?"

"What?"

Jianng Hongfei and Liu Zhi both widened their eyes. Su the Ninth was Mu Lingche! Good heavens! The young master of the Marquis Mansion’s Mu Family! So that was it! No wonder they had felt something was wrong at first...

They initially thought the young master of the Su Family was simply arrogant, but they never expected him to belong to the Mu Family. It made much more sense for him to be from the Mu Family, considering they were the number one noble family in the Quake Region! They were one of the top-tier noble families in the Daqian Dynasty. Those who could compare with them could be counted on one hand.

Chen Qian’s mind couldn’t help but tremble as well. Third Young Master Mu of the Mu Family, Mu Lingche—that cold and aloof Su the Ninth... She had originally thought he was already unattainably high up, but she hadn’t expected him to be even higher. Her brother’s squad was truly full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers.

Before long, Mu Lingche appeared. He wore a Squad Leader’s Uniform and gripped a Profound Weapon Long Saber. He walked with the majestic gait of a dragon and tiger, his brows raised in high spirits, brimming with vigor. Following behind him were five squad members: Chang Xiu, Jianng Hongjie, Golden Deer, Cao Zongfan, and Wu Hecheng. Each of them possessed an extraordinary bearing; they were elites among the people.

"Lu Yuan, long time no see," Mu Lingche said.

"It’s only been a few days. Not that long," Lu Yuan shook his head, his gaze calm.

"It hasn’t been long, just a few days," Mu Lingche’s gaze shifted.

To Lu Yuan and the others, it wasn’t long—just a matter of days. But to him, it had been as agonizing as half a year. Fortunately, he had broken through the day before yesterday.

"Lu Yuan..." Chang Xiu took a step forward, her gaze circling over Lu Yuan. "I misjudged you last time. I didn’t expect you to break through to the Seventh Grade in such a short amount of time. What did you rely on to break through? It makes no sense. Last time, your Gang Qi shouldn’t have reached perfection yet."

"Just luck," Lu Yuan replied simply.

"Even if you don’t say it, I know. It was the Lin Family’s help," Chang Xiu suddenly smiled. She looked bright and confident, as if she held all the answers. "You took an Innate Pill."

"Miss Chang Xiu is truly intelligent. Otherwise, how could I have possibly broken through ahead of Young Master Mu?" Lu Yuan nodded.

The pill had indeed been personally refined by his future mother-in-law, but the medicinal ingredients inevitably had to be purchased externally. Because of this, traces were left behind... The Chang Family’s strength was not to be underestimated.

"In just a few short days, he must have forced the breakthrough," Chang Xiu returned to Mu Lingche’s side, her face filled with certainty. "Lingche, he’s no match for you!"