Thirty-eighth I am your man

  They didn't know that Tang Yan had no strength to fight back, but they knew he defeated five Douling with one move and eliminated twenty Doushi in an instant. They lost confidence to continue fighting. Looking at the giant sword inserted into the ground, shining with cold light, in Tang Yan's hand, they even left their dead companions behind, supporting those who were still alive, and retreated from this place.

  Hehe, it's not that they don't want to leave, but like Tang Yan, they also don't have the strength to fight again. They were hit by Tang Yan's sword and in their bodies, a strong cold energy is wreaking havoc just like with the Tianying Sect Master. If it weren't for sometimes suppressing them, the consequences would be really severe. Demotion is only a minor matter, leaving behind hidden dangers is the big issue, and later on, wanting to cultivate further will also become difficult.

  As they left, Tang Yan plopped down on the ground, his face a bit pale. Zilan and Xuan Yu, who were in the carriage, jumped in fright and hurriedly ran over to help Tang Yan up.

  "I'm fine, just a bit out of breath, I'll be okay after resting for a while!" Tang Yan knew Zilan was worried about him.

  "You really have nothing wrong, but your face is very pale!" Zi Lan asked with concern.

  "We can't travel anymore today, let's go rest on the side. Moon, why are you staring at me like that? I'm your lifesaver, for your sake, I almost lost my life. You're not angry because of what I said earlier, are you?" Tang Yan saw Xuan Yuan Yue supporting him with a furious expression, her eyes blazing with anger as she stared at him and said.

  "Hmph, who's your woman? You're not even my man!" Xuan Yuan Yue said with a hint of sass.

  As expected, Xuan Yuan Yue was indeed angry because of what Tang Yan said to them earlier. However, it couldn't be helped that she, as the eldest miss of the prestigious Xuan Yuan family and a proud young lady, had been bullied by a rascal and was told that she was Tang Yan's woman. If Tang Yan didn't have Zi Lan, perhaps Xuan Yuan Yue could have considered him, but he already had Zi Lan and still wanted to possess her.

  "Where do you think I'm going? I said that just to use my reputation to intimidate them. After all, I am a great demon lord now, one who kills without batting an eye. When they want to take your things, they'll first think of this demon lord's power! Forget it, I don't even feel like talking about it with you. My wife is much better than that!" Tang Yan said, looking at Zi Lan's gentle and kind face.

  "Hmph, who's your wife? Don't talk nonsense." Zilan's face flushed with a hint of girlish shyness as she heard Tang Yan's words.

  "This is what Master said. We two are in love, although we haven't had a formal wedding ceremony, but in name you are already my wife. I believe that even if Master were still alive, he would also approve of this matter!"

  "Leave me alone!"

  Tang Yan needs to become stronger in a short period of time, and relying solely on the space within Snow Boundary is not enough, unless a powerful demon beast below the third stage appears before him. This would allow him to use the Devouring Dragon Technique to absorb the demon beast's yuan spirit, transform it into pure yang energy, and refine it into his dantian. Therefore, Tang Yan has decided to enter the mountains, as he is not in a hurry to go to the Purple Dragon Imperial Academy. Instead, he will focus on becoming stronger during this period of time, which is the true path he should take.

  Facing Tang Yan's suggestion, Xuan Yuan Yue did not object either. Although she didn't like spending the night in the mountains, it wasn't her choice now. She had no choice but to follow Tang Yan's arrangement. As for Zi Lan, she was indifferent, as long as she could be with Tang Yan, that was enough.

  "Hmm, let's do it this way. I'll let the horse pull the carriage and distract all of our enemies' line of sight!" Tang Yan said, seeing that the two beauties had no objections to say.

  "You deal with it yourself, but remember, don't think about playing any tricks on me!" Xuan Yuan Sheng feared that Tang Yan, this rascal, would do something to her in the mountains.

  "Please, don't think that just because you're pretty, all men will fall at your feet. If I hadn't taken your money, I wouldn't bother with you!" Tang Yan said to this stunning beauty, a D-cup goddess, while thinking to himself: "Damn, she really does look like a ravishing beauty, I'd love to grab those two big breasts of hers... if it weren't for the sake of future happiness, I would've dumped her long ago!"

  "But your eyes have already betrayed you!" Xuan Yuan Yue said, seeing Tang Yan's eyes fixed tightly on her chest, that pair of proud mountains.

  "Is there?"

  Tang Yan withdrew his gaze, took out four potatoes from the spatial ring, hung them on the branches above, and then tied them in front of the horse pulling the carriage. In this way, the horses didn't need to be driven by people, they would walk on their own, haha, this trick was actually something Tang Yan had seen in a magazine before.

  "Hmm, not bad, very effective, they won't stop until they die!" Tang Yan said with a clap of his hands as he gazed at the departing carriage. Then he turned around and said to the two beauties behind him: "Let's go too!"

  In this way, a man and two women went to the mountains beside the official road. As for the ten corpses on the ground, Tang Yan didn't even bother to search them or ask about their identities. As long as he became powerful enough, it didn't matter what sect they were from - with just one finger, he could annihilate them.

  Fengdu City, within the Lord's Manor!

  The city master, who was recovering from his injuries in bed, received a letter from the Tianying Sect. He had thought that the sect leader would help him take revenge, but instead, the letter only contained a few large characters: "With heart but no power." It also mentioned that the opponent's strength was not very powerful, but the power behind them was not to be offended.

  Upon seeing this letter, the lord of Fengdu City suddenly looked much older. The loss of money was one thing, but his own son had died - wasn't that a meaningless death? His only son had died; how could he be willing to let it go? Since the Tianying Sect couldn't help him take revenge, he could only report to the Empire. With three thousand dead soldiers, he believed it should be enough to get the Empire's attention. As long as they added some embellishments, making Tang Ye out to be a murderous demon, would the Empire really just sit back and do nothing?

  "Haha, this time, I'll see how you fight against the Empire!" The lord of Fengdu City said with his vermilion seal on the letter.

  The city master thought that the empire would send out a high-ranking official to kill Tang Yan, but there was no movement from the empire. On the contrary, their king began to feel curious about Tang Yan's identity, since he had just received intelligence that Tang Yan was a piece of trash from the Three-Flow Nine-Schools Fist Gate who had been brought back from the Devouring Forbidden Land and turned into an extraordinary high-ranking official. One move to destroy a Dou Wang, destroying a Dou Wang is not a big deal, what's important is that Tang Yan came out of the Devouring Forbidden Land.

  Intelligence is nothing more important than intelligence. In every corner of the empire, there are their intelligence organizations. Investigating a person's identity or inquiring about something is an extremely easy matter.

  "Hmph, those tricks of the Sword Sect, don't think we're unaware. Never mind, let them play their games, you two go and meet with that Tang Yan, see if he can be of use to the Empire!" The old man sitting on the throne said to the two elderly men below.

  "Your Majesty, won't this be a bit unwise?" replied the two elderly men who couldn't see through his true strength.

  "I know, don't you want to know what's inside the forbidden land?" The king said with a hint of a smile on his face.

  "Father king, why don't you let me go with the two teachers?" said a girl standing beside the king.

  "Your Highness, this matter can be handled by us two old men, don't worry!" The two old men below heard the girl say.

  "Alright, Xiangxue, you can also go out and gain some experience with your teacher!" said the King of the Purple Dragon Empire.

  Girls, especially those born in the imperial greenhouse, hearing rumors outside, always want to take a look outside, but they have never had this opportunity. However, this time, her father unexpectedly agreed to let her go with two teachers on an errand, perhaps because there were two teachers with her, her father felt at ease letting Xue'er go out.

  "Thank you, Father King!" Xiang Xue exclaimed with joy, giving the long-bearded Father King a kiss on his face.

  "Hehe, but you want to eat two teachers, do you know that!" The king stroked his beard and chuckled.

  "Alright, I'll go pack now!" Xiangxue said with a cheerful and innocent smile, like a canary out of its cage.

  The imperial family of the Purple Dragon Empire knew that Tang Yan came from the Swallowing Forbidden Land, and it didn't mean that those powerful sects didn't know. The fact that Tang Yan came from the Swallowing Forbidden Land and fought against various top masters had spread throughout the Purple Dragon Empire in a short period of time. The forbidden land has always been the most mysterious place on the continent, and no one has ever come out alive. Tang Yan was able to come out alive, which means that he must have some kind of treasure on him. This matter is far more important than the treasure on Xuan Yuan's body, although it's a bit reckless, but in front of strong people, haha!

  Think about it, if some powerful people capture Tang Yan's junior sister and threaten Tang Yan to enter the forbidden land of devouring, to help them pick those fragrant fruit that are thousands of miles away. Is this matter more important than snatching those incomplete treasures? Don't think that everyone doesn't know the secret of the ancient jade on Xuan Yuan Yue's body, even if they don't know, those ancient families also know, because their family also has one, and everyone protects it.

  What's the use of getting a piece of Xuan Yuan's family? Dongfang, Ouyang, Ximen, Situ, Shangguan, Nangong, Muren, and Linghu - eight big families have them in their hands. It's possible that some ancient jade fell into these old families, can they be obtained by relying on the sect? The sect is not even enough to die for in the ancient families. There are also several ancestral halls founded by these ancient families, let alone the ancient families, even the ancestral halls cannot be entered.

  "Qian Han, although the Xuan Yuan family and our Mu Rong family don't have any relationship, but the ancient jade can't fall into the hands of ordinary people. This time, your task is to retrieve the ancient jade from Xuan Yuan Yue's hand. Since they can't take care of it, let our Mu Rong family take care of it!" A man in his fifties said.

  "Milord, won't this invite gossip from other noble families?" asked the girl known as Chihyan.

  "I've said it many times, when there's no one around, you can call me Father. What nonsense! We're doing this to protect the ancestral teachings of our family for generations to come. If the ancient Xuan Yuan family were to show up and ask us to return, we'd still have to give it back!" he said.

  "Alright, I know what to do now!" Qian Han said with a nod.

  "Go ahead, with your strength, that kid is no match for you. Remember, don't hurt him, we still need to observe if he's really from the forbidden land!" Murong Tian said.