What's going on at the Anping Marquis' residence?

  Ji Ning, Ji Jiu Huo, and Ji Yi Chuan were all filled with doubts. When they saw the two large flags on the wide warship in the sky, they understood. The warship belonged to the most powerful family in An Cheng Prefecture, the Bei Shan clan of the Marquis of An Cheng. However, their own side had clearly submitted to the Great Xia Dynasty and had been expecting the arrival of the Great Xia envoys to transfer the Yuan Shi mine vein.

  How did the envoy from Anping Prefecture arrive?

  "Go up." Jiufei said in a low voice.

  "Uh-huh."

  Each one should follow his own path.

  Although it was strange that the messenger from Anping Houfu came, even General Dong of the Daxia Dynasty's garrison in Yanshan City, who was as obedient as a grandson, accompanied him with fawning courtesy, how could Ji Shi and others dare to offend?

  "Go." A small boat appeared out of thin air beside them, and Ji Ning and the others got on board. The boat flew directly into the sky.

  On the high-altitude warship, a named Jia Shi exuded an aura of majesty, clearly a fully cultivated Zifu cultivator. This made Ji Ning and others feel apprehensive, no wonder they were one of the eight hundred vassals enfeoffed by the Great Xia Dynasty after unifying the world - 'An Cheng Hou North Mountain Clan'. An ancient clan that had existed for tens of millions of years, even a casual dispatch of troops would be comprised entirely of Zifu cultivators.

  "Good fortune has come to the Ji family," General Dong said with a cold hum, "The young master is waiting for you inside, go in."

  "Thank you, General Dong."

  Ji Yu smiled and led Ji Ning and others inside.

  The Ji family and others walked on the deck of the warship, led by the armor-clad soldiers going inside.

  "Good guy." Ji Ning's gaze swept slightly, and he found that there were complex patterns on this warship. A hidden powerful force was lurking in the warship, "This shouldn't be a treasure, but a mechanical puppet!"

  The warship has three decks.

  Along the stairs, Ji Ning and others went up to the second floor's great hall. The great hall was very spacious inside. A black-robed young man stood upright with his hands behind his back, gazing out of the window at the endless clouds and mist outside. Beside him were two maidservants following closely. An old man trembled in the corner.

  " Dong Fan Yu!" Ji Ning was shocked, one of the Zifu cultivators from the Yanshan branch of Xuelong Mountain. Although he had never seen him in person before, he had seen his portrait and some intelligence reports.

  "Where's Xu Zhenren?" Dong Fan Yu saw the arrival of the Ji clan and was shocked, "And what about Zi Dao Shixiong and the others?"

  The people of the Ji family didn't pay attention to him at all.

  "Your humble servant greets Your Excellency." Ji Jiu Huo bowed deeply, almost falling to the ground.

  Houfang Ji Ning and others all bowed their heads in respect.

  The young man in black clothes who was standing by the window with his hands behind his back turned around, revealing a pale complexion and a faint smile that seemed approachable. He glanced over and said, "Get up."

  The people of the Ji clan finally straightened their backs.

  "Hmm?" The young man in black robes furrowed his brow and smiled, "Just the few of you? General Dong, didn't you say that Snow Dragon Mountain and the Ji clan clashed at Ox Horn Mountain before?"

  Dong Jiangjun said beside him, "Report to the young master, Snow Dragon Mountain indeed has many cultivators who fought in the battle between Niujiao Mountain and the Ji family. Dong Fan also said that even Wanxiang Zhenren Xuli went. Ji Jiu Huo! I ask you, where are the people of Snow Dragon Mountain? The messenger from Anping Hou's mansion has arrived, do they dare not to see him?"

  "Report to the superior." Jiǔ Huǒ Liándào said, "The people of Xue Long Shan want to kill me, Ji's family. My Ji's family will fight to the death and eventually all the people from Xue Long Shan who come to offend us will be killed."

  "Impossible!" Dōng Fàn Yú shouted, standing to the side. "Xǔ Lí True Man is a Wàn Xiàng True Man, and you Jì family only have these few Zǐ Fǔ cultivators. How could you possibly kill Xǔ Lí True Man? I think it's because you relied on the large array to isolate the outside world's sounds. You knew that Young Master had arrived, but Xǔ Lí True Man and the others inside the array didn't know."

  That young man in black stood there without saying a word, just staring.

  Jiǔ Huǒ Dào: "Xǔ Lí zhēn rén de zhēn yǐ sǐ."

  Translation:

  "Xu Li the True Man has indeed died."

  "Alright." Ji Jiu turned his head and said, "Take out the Dharma Seal of that Permitted True Person and let this Dong Fan Yu take a look."

  Ji Ning flipped his hand and the large seal "Earth Seal" appeared in his palm. Just by looking at its appearance, the faint pressure it emitted was extraordinary.

  Dong Fan Yu Jing Lian said: "I, I've never seen Xu Lizhen use the Dharma Seal of the Treasure, but I have ridden on the True Person's flying treasure."

  "It should be the Earth Ranking Treasure." The young man in black suddenly spoke up.

  Ji Ning flipped his hand again, and a small sailboat appeared in the palm of his hand. Although it was only in the palm of his hand, Dong Fan's face turned pale as soon as he saw it: "How is this possible!"

  General Dong's pupils contracted, and he smiled: "It seems that the methods of the Ji family are not ordinary. According to the report from Dongzi Qi, Tong Yu and nearly twenty other Zifu repairers all died at Niujiao Mountain. I didn't expect that even Xuli Zhenren and others who rushed there again would also die at Niujiao Mountain."

  "Clap! Clap! Clap!" The young man in black suddenly clapped his hands.

  "I, Bei Shan Bai Wei." The young man in black robes smiled and said, "This time I've come here, I'm sure you all guessed it, is for the yuan stone mine vein within your Ji family's territory. My purpose is simple, you Ji family will transfer this yuan stone mine vein to my An Cheng Hou Fu, and my An Cheng Hou Fu will give you three-tenths of it!"

  Jiǔ Huǒ muttered: "But we have already reported it to the Great Xia Dynasty..."

  "Don't worry." The young man in black robes shook his head and said, "I'll arrive at the An estate first and sign the contract. Even if the Da Xia Dynasty's envoy comes, my An estate will help you block them."

  The Ji family let out a collective sigh of relief.

  It makes no difference to the Ji family whether it is handed over to the Anping Marquis or to the Daxia dynasty.

  Within the borders of Anping County... The status of Marquis Anping and the Daxia Dynasty were equally high, because this was the fief of Marquis Anping, who had to manage some matters, even the Daxia Dynasty did not dare to interfere arbitrarily.

  "Are you willing?" asked Beishan Baimei.

  "Agreed, agreed." Ji Jiu Huo said repeatedly, and no one among Ji Ning's group objected.

  "Alright." Bei Shan Bai Wei smiled and nodded, "I'll have someone go check the quality of the Yuanshi mine immediately. Also, all of you can withdraw, except for Ji Ning, who will stay behind."

  Ji Ning stayed behind?

  The Ji family was shocked, and beside them, Dong Fangyu and General Dong had already bowed their heads and said, "Yes." They immediately retreated obediently. Although the Ji family hesitated, they also retreated as ordered.

  ……

  "Congratulations on your ninth fire." General Dong said with a bow on the vast deck.

  "What luck! What luck!" Ji Jiu Hua Lian laughed and said, with a surprised expression, "I didn't even report to the An Cang Marquis' estate, how did they send an envoy so quickly?"

  "I have no idea." General Dong shook his head, "If I were to send someone to inform them, they probably wouldn't even arrive at Anping City by now."

  Jiǔ Huǒ nodded slightly.

  The Ji family was worried about Ji Ning, who was still in the main hall. Duan Yunyu, on the other hand, was gritting his teeth, and even the death of Xu Lizhen made him extremely resentful.

  ……

  Inside the hall. Only Bei Shan Bai Wei, Ji Ning and two maidservants were left.

  "What's wrong, Young Master?" Ji Ning asked respectfully.

  "No need to be formal." Beishan Baimei sat down directly, pointing to the black chair not far away beside him and said, "You sit down too. And my name is Beishan Baimei. You can just call me Baimei, I don't have any official title on me."

  "Thank you, Master Wei." Ji Ning sat down beside him.

  Beishan Baimei sat there looking at Ji Ning: "You killed the wanted criminal 'Benzi Shan' who was pursued by Yongwei at the age of eleven, and you should be sixteen this year. If my guess is correct, it's probably because of you, Ji Ning, that the Ji family was able to turn things around and Snow Dragon Mountain suffered a setback."

  Ji Ning was shocked.

  This Northern Mountain's Hundred Micros gentleman knows a lot, even knowing that he himself killed Bu Zishan.

  "Don't worry, I'm not intentionally investigating you." Bei Shanbai smiled and said, "To be honest, this is my first time doing something on Father's orders. The first time doing something, of course, I have to be careful and cautious. Although this matter seems simple, I still carefully investigated your Ji family."

  Ji Ning was secretly shocked.

  The Beishan clan, however, is an ancient tribe that has existed for almost as long as the Daxia royal family. The young men from such a tribe are different, even when going to a small tribe as an envoy, they would first investigate detailed information in advance, showing their cautiousness.

  "At the age of eleven, he beheaded Buzi Shan, and at sixteen, he beheaded Tong Yu and Xu Li. Beishan Baimei sighed with emotion, 'Even if you relied on your formation technique, to have achieved such military exploits, I must admire you.'"

  "It was a close call and some luck." Ji Ning shook his head and sighed. "If it wasn't for that, my entire Ji clan would have been wiped out at Oxhorn Mountain."

  Ji Ning couldn't help but recall the twists and turns of the intense battles on Niuhuang Mountain.

  "You have luck, but also real ability." Bei Shan Bai Wei said, "A genius like you is wasted in a small place like Yan Mountain. With your talent... without a powerful master to guide you, it's hard to achieve anything. For example, without a top-notch cultivation method, it's difficult to become a True Person of the Myriad Realms."

  Ji Ning nodded: "I have plans to travel outside and even find a master, but I still need to wait for some days."

  Beishan Baiwei nodded slightly and flipped her hand, producing a token: "If you go to Ancheng City, you can come find me."

  Ji Ning was taken aback.

  Token?

  This is equivalent to having received the other party's favor, but Beishan Baimei comes from a noble background and is cautious in his actions. He is so polite even to an ordinary clan-born Zifu repairman like himself. Such a person can also be deeply interacted with.

  "Thank you, Master Wei." Ji Ning hesitated for a moment before accepting the token. The front of the token had the words "Bei Shan" (North Mountain) while the back had the words "Hei Hu" (Black Tiger). This caused Ji Ning to involuntarily mutter under his breath, "Bei Shan Hei Hu?"

  "That was my father's name." Bei Shanbai smiled and said.

  Ji Ning immediately said: "When we arrive at Anping City, I will definitely go to pay respects to Bai Wei Gongzi."

  "My hands are still checking the quality of the original stone vein, it will take some time. You and I can also listen to a little tune, let's wait slowly." Bei Shan Bai Wei lightly clapped her hands, and immediately, several maids walked out from behind the curtain of the side door in the great hall, each holding or hugging some musical instruments, every one of them was extremely beautiful, and soon the joyful music sounded.

  At the same time, maids brought up delicious food.

  After a long time, Jian Ning also had a lot of good feelings about Bei Shan Bai Wei after their simple chat.

  Suddenly——

  "In response to Long Wei's handling of the case, he wanted to capture and interrogate the Ji family members, so he asked the owner of the warship for a favor." A cold and stern voice directly came in, echoing throughout the entire warship, even Ji Ning and Bei Shan Baiwei inside the hall heard it clearly. Ji Ning turned his head to look out the window, only to see a red-clothed young man standing on top of a red cloud in the distance, staring coldly at this side.

  **RQ