Zhang Ruochen walked out of the Silver Robe Elder's pavilion, stood on the stone steps, raised his head to gaze at the vast sky, and a hint of a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth: "The Four Directions King is thoroughly finished. The situation in the nine counties of Lingxi will probably undergo earth-shaking changes."

  The sky was dark and the night curtain was like a black silk, covering the Tianmo Wucheng, making this city built in the mountains and valleys look even more mysterious.

  Passing through the streets of Qing Shi, Zhang Ruochen arrived outside Huang Yan's cultivation mansion.

  The door had already opened before I even knocked.

  "Pay respects to the young master, the county princess has been waiting for you for a long time." A 16 or 17-year-old maid with a pretty face, holding a colorful lantern, opened the door and welcomed Zhang Ruochen in.

  Zhang Ruochen glanced at the maid and found that she actually possessed the cultivation of Huang Ji Da Yuan Man. At her age, being able to reach Huang Ji Da Yuan Man was already quite impressive, and in the future, she would definitely become a student of Wu Shi Xue Gong.

  The maid brought Zhang Ruochen into the living room, poured him a full cup of hot tea, and then retreated with a smile, closing the door behind her.

  Huang Yanchen had been waiting in the living room for a long time, originally cultivating. When Zhang Ruochen walked into the living room with his first step, she stopped cultivating, opened her eyes and said coldly: "Please sit down."

  Zhang Ruochen didn't stand on ceremony, found a chair and sat down opposite Huang Yanchen, carefully observing him for a moment before saying: "Sister's cultivation speed is really fast, should have already reached the extreme realm of Di Ji by now."

  "My cultivation speed can't compare to yours, you're a great master, able to kill even the strong ones in Tianji Extreme Realm. Compared to you, I'm far inferior." Huang Yanchen rolled his eyes and gave Zhang Ruochen an unfriendly look.

  Zhang Ruochen said, "Sister, there's no need to be humble in front of me. When I was at the West Wing, the Deputy Master told me that you have hidden strengths. The Deputy Master wouldn't lie to me, would he?"

  Huang Yanchen gritted his teeth and said irritably, "That garrulous old woman."

  The corner of Huang Yanchen's mouth curled up, revealing a beautiful smile like a lily blooming: "You're impersonating the secret disciple of Leigong Sect, haven't you provoked Leigong Sect yet?"

  Zhang Ruochen rarely saw Huang Yanchen smile, but at this moment, she smiled in an unusually beautiful way, just like the melting of an iceberg, giving people a pleasant feeling.

  At the same time, Zhang Ruochen also had a strange feeling, always thinking that Huang Yanchen was somewhat off today, too abnormal.

  "Lei Gongzhu was indeed very angry, but this matter has been resolved, Shifu, don't worry about me." Zhang Ruochen said.

  On the way back, Huang Yan thought of You Si and Chang Qi being present, so some words were left unsaid. Scheduling a private meeting with Zhang Ruo tonight must have her own purpose.

  "Senior sister, what's so important that we must discuss it privately?" Zhang Ruochen asked straightforwardly.

  Huang Yanzhen nodded, put away his smile and said: "The matter of the Four Sides State and the Poisonous Spider Chamber of Commerce, I have already known some general information. Once the Lei Ge master sends evidence to the Eastern Domain Sacred King's Mansion, the Four Sides State will definitely be subject to sanctions. At that time, the surrounding states can attack the Four Sides State, seize its territory, population, wealth and resources."

  Zhang Ruochen seemed to understand why Huang Yanchen had invited him over, but still pretended to be unclear and asked: "Sister, what do you mean?"

  "My intention is simple, I just want to know if your Cloud Martial County wants to annex the Four Directions Counties and become a mid-tier county."

  Huang Yanchen stared tightly at Zhang Ruochen's eyes, as if trying to see through Zhang Ruochen's true thoughts.

  Zhang Ruochen sank into thought for a moment, then said: "The royal family of Yunwu County, although there are some martial arts myth-level masters, but none have reached the Tianji boundary. According to the regulations of the First Central Empire, a family must have a Tianji boundary master to sit in town, in order to become a mid-sized county's royal family, and help the First Central Empire govern that region."

  Huang Yanzhen said: "With your innate talent, within ten years, you will definitely be able to reach the state of Tianji Da Yuanman. At that time, you can naturally become a strong clan leader in Yunwu County, who dares to speak nonsense?"

  "Zhang Ruochen, this is a great opportunity. If Yunwu County wants to become a medium-sized county, Qianshui County will fully support it."

  Moreover, Leigongzi also appreciates you very much. As long as he gives an order, the Wushi Financial House will fully support Yunwu County. The Wushi Financial House is all over the four-party county, and with their support, it can be said that half of the four-party county has already fallen into the hands of Yunwu County.

  "As long as we annex the four surrounding counties, the national strength of Yunwu County will become the first among the nine counties in Lingxi. With the support of Leigang and Qianshui counties, it is only a matter of time before Yunwu County unifies the nine counties in Lingxi. In the future, Yunwu County can even unify the entire Tianmo Ridge and develop into a top-notch county."

  Zhang Ruochen smiled and said: "Really didn't expect it, Shizi actually has such great ambition, wild heart is not small, Shidi admires."

  Huang Yanchen gave Zhang Ruochen a glance, puffed out her chest, revealing her slender and snowy white neck, and said: "Who made us one family now? I won't help you plan, who will help you plan? If you can become the king of a superior state in the future, I'll be the queen."

  "Stop it, stop it!"

  Zhang Ruochen said: "Sister, when we got engaged, didn't we agree that it was just a fake engagement?"

  Huang Yanzhen said: "The engagement can still be fake, don't think that I'm not good enough for you to marry. There are many people pursuing me. It's just that, now you're showing more and more impressive martial arts talent, if we were to cancel the engagement, everyone would definitely think it's because your vision has risen and you no longer look down on me. Wouldn't I become that woman who was abandoned by someone? What kind of gaze would others use to look at me, and what kind of gaze should they use to look at you?"

  "Those martial artists in the martial arts world, wouldn't they all think you're an ungrateful and heartless man?"

  "So it seems that this marriage of ours is probably doomed. I'm marrying you, although it's a bit humiliating, but for the sake of our reputation, I have no choice but to accept it."

  Zhang Ruochen said, "Actually, we don't need to care about other people's opinions. The most important thing is to follow our own hearts. If Shifu really feels wronged, let me be the bad guy. Two years later, I will personally go to Qianshui Prefecture to annul the engagement."

  "If you break off the engagement, do I still need to get married in the future?" Huang Yanchen gritted her teeth, extremely annoyed in her heart, thinking that Zhang Ruochen was too stupid, she had already made it clear, how could she not understand?

  His martial arts talent is so high, why is his emotional intelligence so low?

  Can't really see what's going on in someone's mind

  She clenched her ten slender fingers tightly, biting her lip with her teeth, and secretly vowed in her heart that if Zhang Ruocheng dared to mention the word "divorce" again, she would fight him to the death.