Chapter 69: Same Old Acquaintances Arrive

  Jiang Cheng never thought that the identity of a Wu Zhe from the Man-Eating Realm would be so useful, it shocked even Bi Yuan Guo's Da Wei to this day, who all nodded and bowed to him, and whenever Jiang Cheng asked something, he answered without hesitation.

  Not only that, but even the silver ingot Jiang Cheng had sent out earlier was returned, accompanied by a smile.

  Moreover, Jiang Cheng also knew another name for cultivators who broke through to the Soul Formation stage - Lingzhe, also known as Spiritual Warriors.

  It has to be said that the village of Geshan is indeed far behind compared to the outside world, no wonder Grandpa said that the outside world is hundreds of times more wonderful than Jiang Cheng's imagination.

  "Sir Spirit, from now on, no matter where you go, as long as you show your identity as a spirit, you will be unimpeded, and even the city tax will be exempt! However, our capital's rules are a bit stricter." By this point, Zhao Duwei had already smiled wryly again, "So, we still need Sir Spirit to register, what's your surname and name, what brings you to the capital..."

  Zhao Duiwei hadn't finished speaking when Jiang Cheng's eyes widened in shock, and Zhao Duiwei was so startled that he jumped up again, with a bitter smile on his face, pointing to the sky with his hand, "Just going through the motions, just going through the motions, it's all the orders from above!"

  "Jiang Cheng has come to pay a visit to the Liu family of Biyuan country." Jiang Cheng replied casually.

  "Is this the Liu family of Bìyuán State, the one that's as noble as the Duke Who Received the Mandate?" Commander Zhao's expression turned stern, and he ordered a nearby officer to take note while asking.

  Jiang Cheng nodded ambiguously, but in fact he didn't know if it was the Liu family mentioned by Zhao Duiwei either. However, thinking about it, the Liu family mentioned in his grandfather's will had more than a thousand people from top to bottom many years ago, and their status and title shouldn't be too small.

  "Is there still a prominent family with the surname Liu in the Imperial City of Biyuan?" Jiang Cheng asked casually. "A clan with over a thousand members, from top to bottom?"

  Zhao's face turned strange, "Ling Zun, the Liu family is also a prominent family, but apart from the Liu family, the other few families have only about a hundred clansmen."

  "Oh, that's right, then how did the Liu family get away?" Jiang Cheng asked again.

  Jiang Cheng asked, and Zhao Duiwei himself was extremely detailed in telling Jiang Cheng the route to Chengyun Hou's mansion, even calling a clerk to draw a rough map for Jiang Cheng, just short of personally escorting him.

  "Thanks!" Jiang Cheng shouted lightly and leapt onto his horse, galloping straight towards the residence of Liu, the Duke Who Transports.

  The taste of relying on others is not good, Jiang Cheng had already made plans when he came, and the token of the sect that Grandfather had entrusted to him with great effort was something that must be taken back.

  As for the identity of that war spirit temple, if the Liu family still remembers a bit of their ancestor's kindness and gives him an identity, then it would be good, but if the Liu family doesn't have any good intentions, Jiang Cheng now has hands, feet, money, treasures, and combat power, Jiang Cheng doesn't believe he can't live as his own person.

  In the long and empty alley, Jiang Cheng looked at the eight-meter-wide and four-meter-high Houfu Mansion gate, puzzled.

  The two pairs of stone lions in front of the Houfu gate, although majestic and powerful, but at the entrance, there wasn't a single guard, and the gate was wide open, giving people an extremely eerie feeling.

  "Is anyone there?"

  Standing in front of Chengyun Hou, he shouted four times, but still no one responded. This strange scene made Jiang Cheng's eyebrows furrowed, and he carefully tied the horse to the hitching post and stepped into the strange Chengyun Hou Mansion.

  Going around the screen wall, Jiang Cheng heard the faint sound of voices and continued to move forward. After passing through the second gate, the sound of voices grew louder, when suddenly a stern shout rang out in Jiang Cheng's ears: "Who dares to trespass on the Hou Mansion?"

  An old man who looked like a steward was staring at Jiang Cheng in a fluster.

  After inquiring about his identity, Jiang Cheng turned to the old man who claimed to be the Hou Mansion's steward and said: "Jiang Cheng from Gu Shan Department has come to visit, please report it."

  Finally, Jiang Cheng awkwardly explained: "The mansion has been empty for a long time, so I took the liberty of entering..."

  Just as Jiang Cheng had not finished speaking, the steward of the Hou Mansion suddenly revealed a look of wild joy and rushed towards the inner chamber, shouting as he ran: "Master Hou, an old friend has come to visit, an old friend has come to visit!"

  That delighted appearance, as if seeing one's own most beloved family member, left Jiang Cheng bewildered.

  Right after that, a joyful voice came from the inner chamber: "Please, come in quickly!"

  As Jiang Cheng stepped into the hall, Liu Gaoyan, the Duke of Chengyun, who was sitting in the center, stood up and bowed to an old man standing in the middle of the hall, saying: "Old General Manager, please wait a moment, there is an old friend visiting, please allow me to entertain him for a while. Old General Manager, please take a seat!"

  The old man in the green robe and square hat glanced at Jiang Cheng, who was led in by the Hou Mansion's steward, and snorted coldly: "Lord Hou can do as he pleases, but if my family's little ones arrive, this matter won't be so easily settled!"

  As soon as Jiang Cheng heard this, he immediately understood what was going on and felt that he had become a tool for the Liu family to get out of trouble.

  However, since Old Man Ah had a good relationship with the Liu family in the past and was used as a tool to help them out of trouble, Jiang Cheng didn't have any complaints, so he just let it go.

  However, Jiang Cheng looked at this situation and felt that something was off.

  That old man in a green robe and square hat was alone, but his momentum was overwhelming. On the Liu family's side, from the eldest son of the Marquis of Cheng, Liu Gaode, to the youngest, there were more than ten people standing, all with anxious faces.

  Especially the white-faced young man Liu De with a waistband in the middle, was even more anxious and uneasy, looking around nervously.

  "This young man, may I ask who you are?" Temporarily dismissing the old steward in green robes and hat, Chengyun Hou called over a few trusted attendants, hastily gave them some orders, and sent them out. Only then did he turn to Jiang Cheng and ask.

  Jiang Cheng seemed to have figured it out, that this Chancellor Liu Gaoxuan was going to use his old friend as an excuse to stall for time. Those four trusted men who went out were clearly going to fetch reinforcements.

  Four trusted men left the house, and the Liu family obviously breathed a sigh of relief. However, Jiang Cheng noticed that the old man who was drinking tea by himself had a hint of disdain at the corner of his mouth!

  "General Beigong Mountain, Jiang Cheng, has arrived. He was entrusted by Ah Gong Lin E to pay a special visit to Duke Liu!" Jiang Cheng said loudly.

  "Ge Shan Bu!" Hearing these three words, Liu Gao Xuan, the Marquis of Chengyun, suddenly stood up with a joyful expression: "Is it Lin En Gong who sent you over? That's great! I didn't expect that after so many years, Lin En Gong still cares about my Liu family! By the way, how is Lin En Gong doing now?"

  No matter whether this Liu Hou is pretending or truly revealing his emotions, at least it has confirmed to Jiang Cheng that this is the Liu family that Ah Gong asked him to find, and from Liu Hou's address to Ah Gong Lin En Gong, there should have been a great favor in those years.

  When Liu Hou asked about Ah Gong, Jiang Cheng's face was filled with intense sadness: "Ah Gong passed away a month ago..."

  "What?" Upon hearing this, Liu Gaosheng immediately took two steps back, sat down in his chair, and his face was suddenly filled with sorrow. "This...this...how is this possible?"

  "What about Ge Shan's troops? How are they doing now?" Liu Gaoxuan asked.

  Hearing this, Jiang Cheng's face showed even more sorrow and grief. He shook his head sadly: "The Gusu Lan... it no longer exists now..."

  Under the gaze of everyone, Jiang Cheng's response made him feel like a bereaved dog. Moreover, he felt that the eyes of the Liu family members became even more piercing after his words left his mouth.

  Without waiting for Liu Hou to ask again, Jiang Cheng took the initiative to speak: "Liu Hou, I have come to the Liu family following Master Ah's last words..."

  "What's the point of coming to my Liu family? I thought it was an old friend, but it turned out to be another guy who wants to come to my Liu family to freeload and eat for free!" Before Jiang Cheng could finish speaking, a sarcastic voice rang out from the crowd.

  It was the same white-faced young man Liu De, who had been sitting and standing anxiously with a jade belt around his waist earlier. At this moment, Liu De was looking at Jiang Cheng with a thin face, his eyes seeming to look at a beggar.

  As soon as Liu De spoke, several young men surrounding him immediately echoed and ridiculed Jiang Cheng with extreme sarcasm.

  "A barbarian from Beihun dares to come to my Liu family to freeload, without even considering his own appearance?"

  "Our Liu family doesn't raise idle people. I heard that the northern barbarian is quite skilled in taming beasts, our Liu family still lacks a horse groomer, Father, how about settling him like this?"

  "Stableman, don't dare to use it! I transport the fine feed for the horses of the Marquis's mansion, which is even better than what those barbarians eat. I'm afraid he'll steal food and starve our horses!" Liu De said again with a sarcastic tone.

  In an instant, Jiang Cheng's face had turned extremely unsightly. He never could have imagined that the Liu family would be so brazen.

  Just as Jiang Cheng was about to make his move, Liu Jia's master, Gonghou Liu Gaode, who had already turned pale with rage, slammed his hand on the table and shouted: "Shut up, all of you!"

  Hearing this, Jiang Cheng became even more disappointed and had made up his mind to return the token of his grandfather's sect and leave. Just then, a loud laughter suddenly came from outside the door.

  "Haha, Liu Hou is really bold, actually daring to shut up the old steward of the Town National Duke's Mansion. I don't know how many guts you have!"

  In the midst of loud laughter, a majestic figure suddenly strode into the great hall, and with a few swift movements, four people who were left gasping for breath were thrown to the center of the hall.

  "Still want to go ask for help and plead, relying on just these four?"

  These four men were the four trusted followers whom Liu Hou had just sent out to ask for reinforcements.

  Seeing his nearly beaten four confidants, Liu Gaoxuan, the Marquis of Cheng, suddenly stood up and shouted at the incoming person: "You with the surname Gao, don't be too arrogant! Speak, what do you want to do?"

  Jiang Cheng listened on one side, shaking his head, was this still a marquis?

  The first half of the sentence is extremely arrogant, but the second half immediately becomes timid.

  Just as he shook his head, Jiang Cheng suddenly felt a scorching gaze staring at him, and when he looked over, he was also stunned.

  In an instant, the atmosphere in the grand hall, which had just been tense and on edge, suddenly became eerily abnormal.

  The powerful big man who had just thrown four of Liu's trusted followers into the hall was now staring straight at Jiang Cheng, his eyes fixed on him without blinking.

  That straight and piercing gaze, at first glance, would make people think that the majestic big man and Jiang Cheng had some unclear relationship.

  PS: A crying child will be fed, but a ticket for Sanjiang is hard to get. If you can't get one, go ask that powerful and fierce big man!

  The old pig faces the wall first!

  Thank you for SG's reward support, thank you for the brothers' support, bow!