The Immortal Seeker: Legend of Bronze Mirror

The An Family Head, after all, is an experienced person in the worldly society, immediately reacted by ordering his barbarian soldiers to form a military formation, intending to use the evil qi of the army formation to break Xu Qing's divine skills.

But as soon as the An Family Head had given the order.

The darkness ebbed away like a tide, and the stars were obscured.

The An family's barbarian soldiers emerged, their formation neat.

In front was a young scholar, with an air of nobility, observing the An Family's private soldiers with his hands behind his back, as if he were a Confucian general inspecting whether the An Family's troops were robust.

Moreover, Xu Qing's divine skills retreated at the perfect moment, without even touching the evil qi of the An family's army formation, giving the An Family Head the feeling of punching cotton.

This was due to Xu Qing reaching his realm, coupled with the Heavenly Repairing Tribulation Hand sensing the qi machine, precisely controlling the field.

Had he dissipated his divine skills a moment sooner or later, he would not have achieved this effortless result.

At the appearance, he suppressed the Blood Killing of the An Family's troops, which was the utmost he could achieve at present. Continuing would instead lead to overextending, and prosperity cannot last.

This retreat was done with ease, precisely controlling the subtle psychology of the An Family Head.

The An Family Head was intimidated by Xu Qing's display of power, frustrated by the failed counterattack, and dared not let it show.

Even though his troops were mighty, the person before him was unfathomable. In a real battle, it would be hard to come to a good end today.

He then laughed heartily and clasped his hands, saying, "Greetings, Top Scorer Xu, we are coarse people, lacking in etiquette. Forgive our poor manners."

Though his gesture of clasped hands was not standard, it was smooth and natural, as if he had indeed brought his troops out to greet Xu Qing, the new top scorer.

Xu Qing, seeing the opportunity to withdraw, smiled slightly, "On the way, I encountered many bandits and demons, but Long Chang Inn has a clean and peaceful path, truly showing the governance skills of the elder. If the Yang family of Bozhou had half the elder's concern for the people, this Qianzhong land would indeed be a paradise."

The An Family Head immediately became humble, praising Xu Liushou.

Both sides displayed expressions of surprise.

Ah, this!

Looking now, the An Family Head and Xu Qing seemed like friends of different generations, sharing the same interests, with no hint of prior discord.

The An Family Head, seeing his sons in a daze, couldn't help but lose his temper, kicking the closest third son, "You foolish brat, why are you standing there, hurry and go inside the official posthouse to arrange a banquet for your Uncle Xu."

The third son of the An Family, after receiving a kick, looked bewildered, wondering how Uncle Xu came about.

Yet, the old man's words were not to be ignored. The third son quickly went in to have the meals prepared.

Xu Qing and the An Family Head conversed freely, showing no sign of entering the dragon's lair and tiger's den.

At the Long Chang Inn, Xu Qing and the An Family Head each took their seats, Xu Qing said, "The Long Chang Inn was built by your ancestor Madame Shexiang. At that time, under her leadership, the An family made outstanding contributions to the Court in suppressing the Southwest. We descendants admire this greatly. Now that the Yang family is in turmoil, destroying the legacy left by your ancestor, my visit is truly out of concern for the An family, with no other intentions."

As Xu Qing spoke, he naturally seized the hand of the An Family Head.

As expected of the Martial Arts Grandmaster of the age and the Heavenly Repairing Tribulation Hand, under his grasp, there were less than a handful in the world who could escape; the An Family Head was certainly not among them.

The An Family Head, seeing Xu Qing smilingly held his hand, was internally shaken to the core.

In just that instant, his entire body's qi-blood was controlled, feeling almost breathless.

Though he possessed the martial arts and witchcraft of the An Family, even at his advanced age, he was not an ordinary figure. Yet, at such close range, he couldn't make any resistance to Xu Qing.

This demonstrated how unfathomable Xu Qing's martial arts and Daoist skills were.

Only a joint effort by a few elders in the clan, with the use of the clan's Holy Artifacts, could possibly compete against such a person.

As the inner waves of emotions surged, Xu Qing's hand released.

Though the entire inn was filled with An Family's soldiers, the An Family Head felt he had been hovering on the brink of the Ghost Gate, with Xu Qing not as a soul-reaping Judge, but as King Yanluo!

"This person is merely the Wenqu Star descended to earth, the Mars among them is said to be the Martial Saint of the era; I can't imagine how unfathomable he is. The Great Yu Dynasty indeed has not run out of luck, full of outstanding talents, good thing I did not follow the Yang family's folly, attempting any moth-like acts to shake mighty trees." The An Family Head, seeing Xu Qing release his hand, not only didn't feel like escaping death but became even more aware of how profound the foundation of the Great Yu Dynasty was, having just sent Xu Qing alone was enough to stabilize the Southwest.

Even if the four Tusi allied, facing such heavens-reaching talents, they could only be toyed with within his hands.

Back then, even a peerless figure like Marquis Zhuge could not reverse Central Plains, let alone lesser figures like us. The An Family Head immediately extinguished his previous small thoughts.

The Shui Xi An family had been serving the Great Yu Dynasty since Madame Shexiang. Playing it safe now is merely heeding ancestral teachings.

The Emperor of the Great Yu Dynasty may not follow ancestral teachings, which is discourteous.

The An family, however, still adheres to them!

Old An is a sharp-witted man of the moment; after rapidly contemplating, he replied to Xu Qing, "Upon receiving news of Top Scorer Xu's visit, I had already storaged plenty of resources in the nine postal inns at Long Chang, exclusively prepared for Juzhou City. As Top Scorer Xu returns, I will arrange to have the supplies sent back to Juzhou City along with you."

The accompanying members of the An family, their expressions shifted and varied, colorfully remarkable.

What about the plan to feast on Wenqu Star's meat, to hold the Celestial Yuan meeting?

Where's the backbone?

Where's the integrity?

The An Family's hierarchical structure is strict, deeply internalized with notions of rank and status. The An Family Head, once he spoke, was unquestioned. Despite any doubts others had, no one dared to oppose him on the spot.