Grudges

Grudges

Ren Xiang knew this.

He replied, "First in the Dragon Kingdom is the Tiangang Sect, second the Zaohua Sect, third the Bajimen Sect, fourth the Tianji Sect, and fifth the Immeasurable Sect!"

"Correct!" The Old Beggar looked at Ren Xiang with utmost seriousness. "There are many forces within the Dragon Kingdom!"

"Five sects, six schools, ten halls, a hundred cults, a thousand branches, and tens of thousands of associations!"

"The five sects are the ones you mentioned. The six schools are the six great schools—Wudang, Emei, and the like. The ten halls have branches spread far and wide."

"As for the hundreds of cults, thousands of branches, and tens of thousands of guilds, they had long since become too numerous to count."

Ren Xiang suddenly understood. He looked at the token in his hand. "Master, are you part of this Swallowing Heaven Alliance?"

"Yes!" The Old Beggar did not hide it.

Only after this incident had he truly brought Ren Xiang into the alliance he belonged to.

Or rather, only after Ren Xiang had fought Shen Wuxiao to the bitter end could he enter this alliance.

"The Swallowing Heaven Alliance—its meaning is plain enough. You can hear it in the name, can't you?"

"Swallowing Heaven!" Ren Xiang replied.

The Old Beggar took out a pipe, simply sat down on the ground, and began smoking.

Ren Xiang knew his master was about to tell him something important.

He immediately sat cross-legged and listened quietly.

"That's right. That 'Heaven' naturally refers to the Shen Family, who now stood high above all!"

"So that was it!" Ren Xiang suddenly felt as if he had found somewhere to vent his anger.

Shen Wuxiao belonged to the Shen Family, while the alliance his master belonged to was meant to deal with the Shen Family.