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"Xue, something's gone wrong!"

The little maid Yun Qin opened the front door, and after Ning Yuantai entered, he shouted anxiously.

Xue Jing sat on the living room sofa, glanced at Ning Yuantai, and his expression didn't change much, he just smiled faintly and said softly:

"Calm down, Yuantai, have you eaten yet?"

Seemingly influenced by Xue Jing's usual demeanor, Ning Yuantai's mood also inexplicably calmed down a bit. He shook his head subconsciously and said, "Not yet..."

He raised his right hand and looked at the bracelet he was wearing, which displayed the time as twelve o'clock and three minutes past noon.

It seemed coincidental again...

"No, I am not here to freeload!"

"Xue, Lu Baidi has arrived, he's in Yuan City, just got off the plane!"

Ning Yuantai took the damp towel handed to him by the little maid and wiped his slightly sweaty forehead.

"Lu Baidi?" Xue Jing, upon hearing this name, felt it seemed familiar as if he had heard it somewhere before.

"'White Emperor' Lu Shenliu! He is the current holder of the 'Overlord' title, having won it consecutively four times. If he wins it again this year, he will advance to the Eternal Title!"

Ning Yuantai said gravely.

Xue Jing raised his eyebrows upon hearing this.

He remembered now, Yin Muhu had mentioned this person during one of their chats.

Reportedly, her grandmaster, one of the Trio of Jade City known as Vajra Zhou, had gone to Menghu Palace over three months ago to participate in the 'Overlord Battle'. However, it was unclear whether he didn't participate or was defeated, but the 'Overlord' title was still held by Lu Shenliu.

"Is there any problem with him being in Yuan City?" Xue Jing asked with slight confusion.

Ning Yuantai nodded gravely, "There is a problem, and it's a big one."

"This White Emperor, the martial arts 'White Emperor Sword' he uses, is touted as 'the most ferocious in the world', claiming to be 'the sharpest among men'."

After a pause, Ning Yuantai continued:

"In this world, every top Martial Artist, the school and martial arts style they practice are closely related to their own temperament. The White Emperor Sword is extremely sharp and ferocious. The person using it is the same, preferring to let the blade do the talking, chopping people at the slightest disagreement, solving everything by chopping."

"... Lu Shenliu is one of the very few top old martial arts practitioners who didn't come from a prominent background but has managed to reach today's status by nothing else but 'daring to fight and kill'."

"As long as you can pay the price he demands, he dares to kill anyone and take on any job, thus continuously collecting precious martial arts resources that ordinary people can't access, living a life as if constantly on a fraying tightrope, miraculously making it to where he is today!"

Xue Jing exclaimed, "That's quite impressive."

Without Ban, having come from a modest background yet achieving a title that symbolizes the pinnacle of Old Martial Arts, just one step away from obtaining the Eternal Title, standing proudly defiant.

Such a person's story must be quite fascinating, standing there like a living legend.

"Now's not the time to marvel at how impressive others are, Xue!"

Ning Yuantai scratched his head.

"...Since Lu Baidi got the Overlord title, he has mostly stayed secluded in Menghu Palace, hardly ever leaving, but once he does, it means he has 'business'."

"Now, sitting high in his position, the price he demands has become terrifying. Generally, only when someone wants to deal with another person, who theoretically can't be dealt with directly, would they hire him."

Xue Jing tapped his fingers on the armrest of the sofa and asked:

"Then for this visit to Yuan City, who does he want to deal with?"

Ning Yuantai gravely said, "This is exactly why I came... I suspect that Lu Baidi's target might very well be you."

"Me?" Xue Jing's eyes showed contemplation.

"Those worthy of prompting Lu Shenliu to act are either the real upper echelons of the major super-corporations or someone associated with the Thirteen Great Families, or those of us from The Sixth Agency who are state-funded employees."

"At present, there aren't many such people in Yuan City. Xu Mude, Zhou Yinglin – those probabilities are too low, and the most likely person is you."

Ning Yuantai analyzed seriously.

"With that person behind you and being a member of The Sixth Agency yourself, making a direct move on you would anger two massive entities, hence the need for someone like Lu Shenliu, who can act without any reservations..."

"Also, you just humiliated Zhou Yinglin on the competition stage a few days ago. It might be that kid harboring resentment and not being able to beat you, so he resorted to calling his parents to play dirty!"

Ning Yuantai looked as though he himself was being targeted by Lu Shenliu, showing an angry and gnashing appearance.

"Zhou Yinglin..." Xue Jing muttered the name, shaking his head.

He felt it unlikely to be Zhou Yinglin.
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Lu Shenliu's target was him, he felt this was very likely true, but it probably wasn't Zhou Yinglin who had hired him.

Although that person was both boastful and contemptuous, always looking down on country bumpkins like the Heavenly Dragon People, Xue Jing could tell that he was also a martial artist with a sense of pride.

When Xue Jing saw Zhou Yinglin again on the fighting ring a few days ago, it was very obvious he had not been convincingly beaten yet.

That kind of person, before really being beaten down to despair and giving up completely, would not entertain thoughts outside of 'getting even personally'."

So excluding Zhou Yinglin, among Xue Jing's remaining enemies, those who could afford the 'big price' were basically limited to one.

"The Zhu Family?"

Xue Jing pondered for a while and puzzledly said, "I have a few questions... Lu Shenliu daring to strike at upper-tier figures like the Thirteen Great Families, isn't such a rule-breaking existence supposed to be a thorn in the side for rule makers like the Thirteen Great Families? Why has he been able to live until now?

The strength of the Eternal Title holder, should it not be sufficient to protect themselves against such massive entities?"