“All of you, die!”
The Blood God Blade appeared in Zhang Hao's hand.
“Cold Blade Ice Heart!”
The strongest move of the Aohan Six Styles slashed down.
“Puchi!” “Puchi!” “Puchi!”
Three slashes decapitated the three Martial Kings.
“Ding dong! Congratulations Player Zhang Hao for killing Nan Gongliang. Experience points 200,000, True Qi 20,000, Frenzy Energy 10.”
“Ding dong! Congratulations Player Zhang Hao for killing Nangong Hui. Experience points 200,000, True Qi 20,000, Frenzy Energy 10.”
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“Finally finished, that’s great!” A smile appeared on Zhang Hao's Face.
He returned to the Zhang Family and found the entire Zhang Family residence in ruins, with the courtyard walls leaning precariously. Clearly, the residence suffered greatly during the recent battle. This affected Zhang Hao's mood.
At the same time,
Within the Nangong Family in Batian City, the capital of the Balong Empire.
Inside the Zhang Family's ancestral hall, a young man of about sixteen or seventeen was napping at a table. This young man was named Nangong Wei, a collateral descendant of the Nangong Family. As he was not a direct descendant, he had to perform various chores daily as a collateral branch member. However, while guarding the ancestral hall was easy, it was quite monotonous and boring, making it easy to doze off.
Because the ancestral tablet of Nangong Hai, a direct descendant and Genius, had shattered the day before, the Family had sent someone to guard the ancestral tablets in the ancestral hall. Otherwise, under normal circumstances, the ancestral tablets in the Family's ancestral hall were not specifically guarded. It was a pity that when Nangong Liang, as the second wave of experts, went to Watt Country, Nangong Hai's tablet had not yet shattered. Otherwise, he would have been more cautious on his trip to the Zhang Family, and perhaps he would not have perished.
Suddenly, an ancestral tablet in front of Nangong Wei shattered with a loud “Clang!”
Nangong Wei was somewhat startled, and then, upon seeing the tablet in front of him shatter, he was instantly stunned.
“Elder Nan Gongliang?”
Suddenly, another ancestral tablet to the left, near the position of Nan Gongliang's tablet, also shattered.
“Elder Nangong Hui?” Nangong Wei was greatly shocked. At this moment, he was dumbfounded and terrified.
Before Nangong Wei could recover from his shock, another ancestral tablet to the right also shattered. Nangong Wei quickly looked.
“Elder Nangong Yu?”
Nangong Wei completely freaked out. He immediately ran out at full speed.
“Something’s wrong, something’s wrong... something has happened...”
In front of Nangong Wei, an Old Man with white hair and wrinkled skin was walking towards him. Seeing Nangong Wei's terrified appearance, he immediately said displeasedly, “Why are you so noisy? The sky isn't falling.”
Nangong Wei looked at the Old Man, who was none other than the Nangong Family's Grand Elder, Nangong Jing. He immediately shouted in alarm, “Grand Elder, something is wrong! The ancestral tablets of Elders Nan Gongliang, Nangong Hui, and Nangong Yu have all shattered!”
“What? Are you telling the truth?” Nangong Jing was greatly shocked. His aura surged, making Nangong Wei in front of him feel as if his breathing was about to stop.
Nangong Jing naturally knew very well what a shattered ancestral tablet represented. It meant that the owner of the tablet had perished.
“Quickly, take me to see!” Nangong Jing ordered Nangong Wei.
Although Nangong Jing knew that Nangong Wei wouldn't joke about such a matter, it was of great importance, so he still had to go and see to verify it.
Led by Nangong Wei, Nangong Jing saw the three shattered ancestral tablets.
“How is this possible? In that remote small place in Watt Country, someone could actually kill them?” Nangong Jing frowned deeply. Even now, he found it hard to believe.
Although his expression was one of shock, as the top expert in the Nangong Family below the Family Head Nangong Ao, Nangong Jing quickly recovered. However, the Family Head Nangong Ao was currently in seclusion and would not emerge for several days. This matter could only be delayed for now. He had originally thought that sending just one Martial King would be enough to deal with that small Family in the border country of Watt Country. Now it seemed that he had indeed miscalculated. Losing three Martial Kings at once was also a great blow to the Nangong Family.
“Hmph, Zhang Family of Watt Country, no matter what trump cards you have, when the Family Head emerges from seclusion, it will be your doomsday,” Nangong Jing said through clenched teeth.
Ninghai City Zhang Family.
Zhang Hao and the girls were enjoying the moon. According to the calendar of China on Earth at this time, it should be the fifteenth of the month. The bright moon in the sky was perfectly round.
Every time he looked at the moon in the sky, Zhang Hao always had the illusion that he was still on Earth. This was because True Martial Continent had a moon the same size as Earth's. Moreover, the language spoken and some living habits were the same as in China. Sometimes, he wondered if True Martial Continent was also on Earth, just on a different plane. Of course, all of this was just a guess for Zhang Hao.
What bothered Zhang Hao the most at the moment was the Nangong Family. He knew that after he killed those three Martial Kings, the Nangong Family would not let it go. They would definitely send more people, and it was even possible that Nangong Ao would personally take action. Although Zhang Hao was not afraid, he hated the feeling of being passively beaten.
It would be great if he could take the initiative. However, the Balong Empire was located in the southern part of Watt Country, a considerable distance away. Traveling back and forth would take a lot of time. Zhang Hao didn't want to take this risk. The Zhang Family couldn't do without him. Moreover, Zhang Hao had never been to the Balong Empire and was not familiar with the situation there.
“Xinyu, have you been to the Balong Empire?” Zhang Hao asked, looking at Gao Xinyu.
“Of course. Do you think I'm a country bumpkin like you? I've traveled extensively. I can't say for other places, but here in the Northern Region, I've been to almost every country,” Gao Xinyu said proudly.
“You're bragging, aren't you? The Northern Region is so vast, with hundreds of countries, big and small. Let alone visiting, just traveling takes a lot of time. And Xinyu, how old are you, and you've been to every country?” Ning Xue scoffed, clearly not believing her.
“That's your ignorance. Haven't you heard of things like teleportation arrays? Actually, some large merchant associations have teleportation arrays, but the cost is astronomical. At that time, I only used one when I was traveling with my maternal grandfather,” Gao Xinyu said.
“Teleportation array?” Zhang Hao's expression brightened.
“Xinyu, you said large merchant associations have teleportation arrays? Will they lend them to outsiders?” Zhang Hao asked.
“That might not be possible! Unless they are Martial Warriors with status, the merchant associations might give Face. For example, my maternal grandfather is the Dean of Tianwu Academy. Some merchant associations do give him Face. Otherwise, teleportation arrays are secrets of the major merchant associations, and they won't easily let outsiders use them,” Gao Xinyu said seriously.
Although Gao Xinyu said this, Zhang Hao still didn't give up. If he could use a teleportation array to go to the Balong Empire, he could save a lot of time. Then, he could take the initiative against the Nangong Family and wouldn't be as passive as he was now.
“Xinyu, since you gave me a good idea, how about I take you all to the temple fair tomorrow?” Zhang Hao said with a smile.