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  Xuan Heavy High-Level Swordsman Academy.

  Four days had passed since the news of Gong Sun Jianye's death spread after Wang Ting returned to Xuanzhong Advanced Swordsman Academy.

  The Gong Sun family is not a top-notch family in the entire kingdom, but in the city where the Xuan Zhong Advanced Swordsman Academy is located, it can be considered a large family. Its influence is probably second only to the City Lord's Mansion and the Xuan Zhong Advanced Swordsman Academy. Such a family, not only was the pillar of the family killed, but even after the family head went out, he was also brutally murdered, causing quite a stir in the entire city.

  It seems that this turmoil is being suppressed by a mysterious force, causing the scope of the investigation to be limited to a small area. Although the image of the Xuanzhong High-Level Swordsmen Academy has been affected, it has not spread throughout the entire academy, especially after four days, the rumors have gradually subsided and are about to calm down.

  After all, the Gong Sun family of those years, even if they had more influence, with the death of Gong Sun Jianye, this spiritual pillar also became a thing of the past. No one would spend too much energy on a declining family.

  Wang Ting returned to his own courtyard, also causing a small stir. Now that he had killed the great swordsman Luo Tianyu, he was considered a famous figure among the core students, and was no longer as unknown as before.

  "Wang Ting!"

  Less than an hour after he returned, Master Lin Qi had appeared in his courtyard.

  "Gongsun Fangyu is the killer, I'm certain of it. But Gongsun Jianye, this master swordsman, is also a killer?"

  As soon as he entered the door, Lin Qi's instructor went straight to the point.

  Wang Ting nodded: "It's me."

  "Hiss!"

  Lin Qi's mentor suddenly inhaled a cold breath.

  Although he had been constantly overestimating Wang Ting's true strength, when Wang Ting personally admitted that he was the one who killed the swordsmanship master Gong Sun Jianye, he still couldn't help but feel a kind of shock from the bottom of his heart.

  Thinking of his own efforts in the past few days to suppress Gong Sun Jianye, Lin Qi suddenly felt that no matter how great the cost, it was worth it.

  "Gongsun Jianye may be old, but a lean camel is bigger than a horse. A master swordsman, even in his twilight years, is not someone an ordinary great swordsman can match. To have killed such a master swordsman, I'm afraid that once this gets out, even the Earl of Haino will have to carefully consider whether it's worth it to make an enemy of him. Even people like Vice-Chancellor Beigong, I think they're probably regretting now why they didn't try to make friends with him earlier."

  Wang Ting didn't say anything.

  Gongsun Jianye's true threat is even greater than that of the top swordsmen like Chang Le, Lü Shuang, and Hai Ming. This doesn't mean that Gongsun Jianye, who is already in his twilight years, has a cultivation level surpassing that of the top swordsmen. Rather, it's because of his experience and his deep understanding of himself. It was precisely because he had such a thorough grasp of himself that he was able to deceive Wang Ting's perception, which was at the sixth stage of spiritual engraving, and land a fatal blow on him in their first encounter. Otherwise, Wang Ting would not have been forced into such a desperate situation in a head-on confrontation.

  "This matter has been suppressed by Lord Fang Qianhua's actions, and it will be put to rest for now. In the coming period of time, we should still keep a low profile and not stir up any more trouble that might irritate those people's nerves. By the way, there is another very important point: going to apply to become a noble. Although I am only a high-ranking swordsmen now, after all, I have killed a great swordsman, and with Lord Fang Qianhua exerting some influence from behind, even without establishing any merit, it's still possible to be conferred the title of Viscount. Once we become nobles, many things will become much easier."

  "Lord..."

  According to the Kingdom's law, a great swordsman who has made meritorious deeds for the kingdom can be enfeoffed as a viscount of the kingdom and enjoy various privileges such as tax exemption. Although they do not have fiefs, cannot recruit private soldiers, and do not have some rights related to true nobility, it is equivalent to having one foot in the noble circle. Some business families deliberately seek out such great swordsmen, asking them to serve as patrons, hanging their family's large industries with huge tax revenues under the viscount's name, allowing the viscount to hold shares and achieve a win-win situation.

  The royal family of Aquaria Castle has invited a great swordsman to serve in this capacity.

  "What do I need to do?"

  "I'll help take care of this matter, can you give me a detailed document?"

  "Thank you."

  "Hehe, I believe in the end, the one who will benefit from this is definitely me."

  Lin Qi was quite open-minded, he knew that the more he worked for Wang Ting now, the greater the return would be in the future, so he did these things with all his might.

  "Wang Ting, you still need to continue attending classes on that side. As for what to listen to, discuss it with Yun'er or just take charge yourself."

  Wang Ting knew that this was also Master Lin Qi creating an opportunity for himself and Lin Yun'er to be alone together.

  What a pity...

  "I will."

  "That's it for now, there are still 25 days until the auditor from the Divine Sword Academy arrives, but we need to head to the royal capital 10 days in advance, so I'll prepare what needs to be prepared. I'll take my leave first."

  Wang Ting nodded and stood up, sending Lin Qi's mentor out of the door.

  Ling Chi's instructor had been gone for less than ten minutes when Xi Ruojian, who had received the news, rushed over from his own instructor's dormitory.

  "Wang Ting, you've finally shown up."

  "Practice makes perfect."

  "Am I still called a mentor now... I'm afraid that with current strength, it's not even worth mentioning that I can completely defeat this mentor."

  Xi Ru Jian said with a smile, although what she said was indeed true.

  "The Burial Sword Technique was taught to me by Jianmo Shifu, and I have always remembered it."

  "It's true, but now it's definitely surpassed the master."

  Wang Ting didn't respond.

  Now, his understanding of the Burial Sword Technique has reached a level that is not far from perfection, and this sword technique has been modified by him to be somewhat similar to regular sword techniques, which can be performed at any time. The only weakness is that the loss of qi and blood remains huge.

  "Wang Ting, I heard that Gong Sun Jian Ye, the elder of the Gong Sun family, was assassinated by a mysterious swordsman. I wonder..."

  "Is it?"

  Wang Ting nodded, neither acknowledging nor denying it.

  This message cannot be spread around casually.

  Seeing this, Xi Ruojian let out a faint sigh in his heart and had already vaguely understood his own position.

  Although she taught him the art of sword burial, he owed her a favor, but... it was limited to this favor alone. If the two really wanted to achieve a level of friendship where they could talk freely and help each other wholeheartedly, it had basically become impossible.

  At that time, she thought Wang Ting had potential, but when faced with the opportunity to enter the circle of Shang Mingyuan's younger disciples, she chose to temporarily give up on Wang Ting. However, in just a few months, this abandoned disciple suddenly burst forth with astonishing potential and talent, defeating high-ranking swordsman Li Mu, killing great swordsman Luo Tianyu, and even infiltrating Gong Sun's mansion to assassinate swordsmanship master Gong Sun Jianye.

  At this moment, the radiance emanating from Wang Ting has far exceeded her imagination, reaching a magnitude of tens of thousands of meters. If she had known earlier that one day, no matter what, she would not have abandoned him halfway through teaching him swordsmanship and instead taught Jing Yuan.

  What a pity...

  This world doesn't have so many ifs.

  After exchanging some polite conversation, Xi Zhe simply stood up and bid farewell.

  Although only one favor was obtained, if this favor is used well, the effect will have a huge impact on the Xiufeng family.

  Lost in thought, Xi Ruojian had already returned to his own courtyard, once again sending a message to the Azure Water City...

  The Wang family, a branch of the royal court, had recently suffered a setback due to the poor leadership of their clan leader, Wang Dongsheng. They had lost two mid-ranking swordsmen, and their situation was precarious. Even Wang Dongsheng's position as clan leader was at risk of being stripped away by those in power within the family... At this critical juncture, if her father, Viscount Xi Meng, were to specially summon Wang Dongsheng and subtly express his support for him, offering some assistance...

  Believe in Wang's family situation, there will definitely be a 360-degree shocking reversal!

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