Outside Xianyang City.
The clan leader gazed at the towering, majestic city walls before him and sighed inwardly: "What a magnificent sight!" Aside from the height of the buildings, it surpassed, if not surpassed, the Tiandou City of Douluo Continent.
Drawing out his black sword, the clan leader hung it at his waist and swaggered inside.
According to the clan leader's plan, he had first purchased a quiet courtyard. During the day, he would practice swordsmanship, and at night, he would wait for prey. After dispatching all the attackers, he would return to Douluo Continent to cultivate his spirit power. This way, he could hone his swordsmanship without interrupting his spirit power training.
As expected, as he approached Xianyang City, he noticed many eyes fixed on him.
Some were looking at the black sword hanging from his waist, though the attention was subtle, but it didn't escape his notice; some were attracted by his unique attire, which he didn't conceal; and still others were simply drawn to his appearance.
It was well known that Douluo Continent was a land of handsome men and beautiful women. Zu Zong was one of the most handsome men in Douluo Continent, especially his long, beautiful blue-silver hair and handsome features, which were extremely attractive to girls. Naturally, he attracted many people's attention.
Zu Zong found a random inn, unfastened the black sword from his waist, and sat down. The waiter
approached and asked, "I wonder if you are here to stop by or stay the night?" Zu Zong
glanced at the waiter. As the waiter approached, he had glanced at the black sword, and guessed he was a spy from some powerful faction.
However, Zu Zong didn't bother to expose him. "Give me some good dishes and a jug of the best wine. And by the way, talk to your boss about any vacant courtyards for sale. I'm willing to pay a high price for them."
"Okay! Please wait."
A moment later, Zu Zong's dishes arrived one after another.
As Zu Zong enjoyed his food and wine, a refined middle-aged man approached from the back of the inn.
The refined middle-aged man bowed and said, "Sir, I heard you're looking to buy a courtyard?"
The clan leader nodded and said, "Yes, do you have any recommendations?"
"It's west of Xianyang City. A courtyard just happened to become vacant some time ago. It has excellent light and a beautiful environment. But the price—" At this point, the refined middle-aged man clenched his fingers.
The clan leader waved his hand, "Just keep quiet. I don't want anyone to disturb me."
The clan leader now had several Douluo Continent gold cards with a million-dollar limit and hundreds of thousands of gold soul coins. Gold is a hard currency in any world, so he wasn't worried about the price.
As for keeping quiet, it was true. At night, someone from Luowang would definitely come and cause trouble for him, and the clan leader didn't want to harm innocent people.
The Prime Minister's Mansion, where Lü Buwei lived.
Lü Buwei was seen writing something. Behind him, a man in black knelt on one knee.
"What's up? Have you found the whereabouts of Xuan Jian?"
"Your Excellency the Prime Minister, there has been no news of Lord Xuan Jian since he was rescued by a masked man four months ago. It's as if he disappeared from the face of the earth."
A cold light flashed in Lü Buwei's eyes, and he said in a cold voice: "Then how dare you come back?"
Upon hearing this, the man in black broke out in sweat on his forehead, "Your Excellency the Prime Minister, although Lord Xuan Jian has not been found, we have found the whereabouts of the black sword."
"Oh?" Lü Buwei's eyes flashed with interest, "Tell me about it."
"At noon today, a blue-haired young man in strange clothes, with a black sword hanging from his waist, swaggered into Xianyang City. I think this matter is of great importance, so I have come to report to Your Excellency the Prime Minister."
Lü Buwei closed his eyes slightly, "Then where is he?"
"He is currently living in a courtyard west of Xianyang City," the man in black thought for a moment and added, "that was originally the residence of Lord Xuan Jian."
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"The black sword? The blue-haired boy? Xuan Jian? Is this boy related to the person who rescued Xuan Jian?" Lü Buwei shouted in his mind.
After a moment of contemplation, Lü Buwei glanced at the man in black behind him, "People can die, but swords cannot. Tonight, find a few earth-level assassins and go over to test the opponent's strength. If they are bluffing, just kill them and take back the black sword."
"Yes, Lord Prime Minister."
As he spoke, the man in black disappeared into the darkness.
In the blink of an eye, it was already late at night. After practicing swordsmanship for two hours, the clan leader sat in the pavilion in the courtyard, brewed a pot of tea, and quietly waited for the arrival of the "guest".
Suddenly, the clan leader frowned. Because he sensed someone coming.
"Come out!" the clan leader said loudly.
As soon as the words fell, five black-clothed men in spider web costumes jumped down from the roof and surrounded the clan leader.
The leading black-clad figure said, "Boy, if you know what's good for you, hand over your black sword,
and I'll leave you with an intact body." In the clan leader's eyes, these cold-blooded killers, like the selfless maids at the Tiandou Auction House, were no longer human. While the latter were largely the product of the corruption of the Tiandou Empire, they could be forgiven. The former were pure desperadoes. Some hadn't been forced into the trap, though a few, like the first generation Jingwei, were forced into it.
Unsheathing his black sword, the clan leader unleashed his "Ghostly Shadow" steps, teleporting and swiftly attacking the black-clad figures.
This time, the clan leader didn't use the instantaneous body movement technique. Had he done so, no one, save perhaps a master of Xuan Jian's caliber, would have been able to withstand his blows.
Sword flashes crisscrossed, and after a dozen blows, the clan leader's eyes revealed a look of disappointment, not even bothering to activate his Sharingan. The opponent's swordsmanship was crude and full of flaws. Only the black-clad man at the head was better. The remaining four black-clad men were all noobs. Not to mention the clan leader, even Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang, who had not yet grown up, could easily wipe them out.
Thinking of this, the clan leader's momentum suddenly changed, and the speed of his sword suddenly increased a bit. The black-clad man at the head was shocked. He did not expect that the opponent had hidden his strength.
After a few moves, except for the black-clad man at the head, the other four fell in a pool of blood.
Shaking the blood off the sword, the clan leader slowly walked towards the black-clad man at the head.
With every step the clan leader took, the black-clad man at the head took a step back, and the hand holding the sword began to tremble uncontrollably.
The leading black-clad figure trembled, "Boy, you better think carefully. If you offend us, Luowang, you will be damned."
The clan leader's lips curled slightly as he muttered, "A net that penetrates every pore. The largest and most terrifying mysterious organization in Qin, and perhaps even in the Seven Kingdoms. Interesting. But you still must die."
Just as the clan leader was about to kill the man with a single strike, a sudden sound of air piercing could be heard behind him. With a quick dodge, the clan leader easily dodged a flying object, a flying knife, which lodged itself upside down in the pavilion pillar.
At the same time, the leading black-clad figure took advantage of the momentum and leaped onto the rooftop, disappearing in a flash.
The clan leader smiled but didn't pursue.
The courtyard was covered in blue silver grass, so the clan leader's attacker naturally wouldn't escape detection.
The clan leader hadn't intended to kill the leading black-clad figure, preferring to play it safe. Since he had been attacked, he simply followed suit.
The clan leader carefully sensed the area again, and after realizing that no one was there, he released the Extreme Flame Blue Silver Emperor, burning the corpse of the Luowang killer in the courtyard into nothingness. He then returned to his room, closed the door, and performed the clone technique he had never used before, leaving a disembodied clone in the room.
The clan leader was returning to Douluo Continent to cultivate his soul power.