Chu Qing trailed behind the group, trying to find their weak point and locate their lair.
The group entered a residence and vanished without a trace.
"Did they hide underground?"
Chu Qing circled the residence and investigated.
Before long, the Nine Ministers emerged.
The Minister of the Household led them.
He said to Chu Qing, "If you want to kill someone, come inside!"
"If you want to die, come inside too!"
Chu Qing laughed. "Come out and fight me one-on-one. I'll beat you to death!"
The Minister of the Household sneered. "We Three Dukes and Nine Ministers have always stood as one."
"One-on-one means you fight all of us alone!"
"Do you dare?"
Chu Qing burst into laughter. "In a few days, I'll come challenge all of you alone!"
With that, he turned and left.
After Chu Qing left,
The Minister of the Household hurried back into the room.
One of the Three Dukes, the Prime Minister, was reading.
The Minister of the Household bowed and said, "Prime Minister, that Chu Qing has only just stepped into the New Realm, yet he is already so arrogant and fierce!"
"In a few days, won't he be turning the heavens upside down?"
"When he comes knocking and starts killing, what should we do?"
"After all, this stronghold is extremely important to us!"
"Should we relocate it?"
The Prime Minister was old, yet his bearing was extraordinary.
"In a few days, our Unique Association will control every top-ranking noble family in the Imperial Capital, as well as fifty-five main cities!"
"No matter how fast Chu Qing grows, can he possibly outpace the Unique Association's development?"
"Give him a year. Give him three to five years. His strength will still only be this much!"
"And after one year, temples will cover every inch of