When Yang Ling finished his cup of tea and slowly walked into the great hall, it was already packed with a large group of people. There were warriors wearing heavy armor, mages in long robes, and mysterious warriors with cloaks, all surrounding a young man with a slightly pale face.

  "As soon as I got up in the morning, I heard a bird chirping non-stop. I thought about it for half a day and still didn't understand what was going on. It turned out that the lord had arrived!"

  Looking at the young man sitting upright in a big chair, Yang Ling smiled and sat down opposite him. Behind them, Gu De and others formed a semicircle, staring at Stoff's guards with needle-sharp eyes.

  Before Stov could speak, an old man with triangular eyes beside him said in a tone of disdain: "Hmph, Lord Yang has quite the nerve, making our young master wait for half an hour!"

  "Oh, I'm really sorry to have kept you waiting!" Yang Ling looked at San Jiao Yan with sincerity. "A while ago, the barbarian sent over a wolf dog that was constantly barking loudly, buzzing around like a fly all day. In a fit of rage, I pulled out its tongue. That's why I've been delayed for a bit, please forgive me, sir!"

  Like a fly barking wildly, wolf dog?

  As Yang Ling continued to talk nonsense, the others couldn't help but want to laugh at the sight of San Jiao Yan's stern expression. They were so stifled that their faces turned bright red. As for San Jiao Yan, who had been planning to teach Yang Ling a lesson, he was so angry that his whole body was shaking. He wanted to scold Yang Ling loudly, but after being glared at by the pale-faced Sutorofu, he could only shut his mouth tightly.

  After a cold hum, Stoff said coldly: "I've long heard that Lord Yang is talented and handsome. Now it seems, it's indeed true!"

  "My lord is overpraising me, compared to you, I'm not even worthy of holding your horse's reins!" Yang Ling shook his head in a pretentious manner and said: "You're already a lord at such a young age, while I can barely fill my belly with food, what a failure, what a failure indeed!"

  Can't even eat enough rice?

  Looking at Yang Ling's pretentious appearance, Stoff's eyes flashed with a cold light, and he hummed a cold tune, knowing that he had encountered a tough opponent. However, no matter what, this time he led a large group of warriors to come, and he must make a big deal on his head.

  Stov carefully sized up Yang Ling and the warriors behind him, while at the same time, Yang Ling appeared calm on the surface but was secretly calculating and speculating about Stov's intentions. Intelligence reports said that this so-called lord was the youngest son of the Finance Minister of the Bantu Empire, who relied on his family's power to bully and tyrannize in the imperial capital, looking down on everyone. Now it seemed that the rumors were true!

  As soon as he took office, he levied heavy taxes and extorted money recklessly. If it's not because of his exceptional abilities, then it must be because he is a fool whose brain was kicked by a donkey!

  As long as it's human, there will be shortcomings. After roughly understanding the other person's character, Yang Ling understood how to deal with them next! When facing a powerful natural enemy, some animals in nature will pretend to be dead to escape; similarly, when faced with a powerful enemy, being low-key is the best way to conserve strength and wait for an opportunity to counterattack.

  "You're so talented at such a young age, I wonder which family you come from? If the noble ladies of the Imperial City were to find out about a noble young master like you who excels in both talent and looks, they would definitely pester you every day. Otherwise, shall I introduce you to a few?"

  After a moment of contemplation, Stoff pretended to casually ask Yang Ling's intentions. Although he was confident in his ability to flatten Yang Ling's castle with his 3,000 Black Armor Warriors, he had to be cautious about the family behind Yang Ling.

  Since then, he has spent a lot of effort investigating Yang Ling's background. However, apart from knowing that Yang Ling was born into a wealthy family, had a large following and owned a demon beast army, nothing else is known about him. It seems as if Yang Ling emerged from a stone, with no clues to be found regarding his background.

  For Yang Ling's private guard and beast army, Stov wasn't very concerned. If he was willing, he could send out the most skilled assassins on the continent to silently take out Yang Ling. What he cared about was the family behind Yang Ling. Whether it was the rumors of the people in Visen Town or the lavishness of Yang Ling spending a large amount of crystal coins to build Shangri-La and the Dwarf Armory, they all indicated that his background wasn't simple.

  Framing, assassination, poisoning..... Although there are ten thousand ways to kill Yang Ling, Stov doesn't want to act rashly. Weisen Town is important, but no matter what, it can't be compared to the foundation of his family in Bandit Empire, he doesn't want to unintentionally make a powerful enemy and bring huge trouble to himself and his family.

  "Alas, I'm not afraid to be laughed at by adults. My hometown has been flooded for years and my family is so poor that we have nothing left. That's why I ended up drifting to Weisen Town to make a living!" Yang Ling intentionally shook his head in a pretentious manner, knowing that Stoff was trying to get a rise out of him.

  Yang Ling didn't dare to be careless, the other party was self-assured of their superior strength and looked down on others, but they were not fools and couldn't reveal any information. Otherwise, it would be courting death! At this moment, the obscure family behind him was his biggest trump card and reliance.

  Indeed, the more Yang Ling made a fuss, the more people believed he came from a powerful family, and Stov was no exception. Although he hated it so much that his teeth were clenched, for the time being, he couldn't directly turn against him. An unknown enemy is the most terrifying, if Yang Ling was an ordinary civilian or noble, he would have ordered the destruction of Visen Castle long ago.

  To get a better understanding of Yang Ling, Stov then started talking about everything under the sun. From the geographical location of Weisen Town to the legendary mermaid, from why flowers are so red to the first snowfall in Weisen Town this winter, and even quickly became sworn brothers with Yang Ling. However, after half a day of effort, seeing that Yang Ling didn't reveal any information about his past, he could only shut his mouth reluctantly.

  Is Beagle more cunning than Snowy?

  Looking at Yang Ling, who was as slippery as a fish, Stoff gritted his teeth in hatred. He had seen locust-like thieves, punished tax-evading small merchants, and executed corrupt officials who deceived their superiors. However, he had never met anyone as cunning as Yang Ling. Nevertheless, although he couldn't figure out the other's true nature, he was absolutely unwilling to give up now.

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