The Three Great Families of Xia Country

Xu Jie returned, but Zhao Du didn't. What did that mean?

It meant Xu Jie had killed Zhao Du, a high-ranking general of the Jincheng Guard Army!

And it wasn't some assassination; Xu Jie had openly told everyone that he killed Zhao Du in the wilderness, he just lacked the evidence.

Xu Bin, furious at Xu Jie's indifferent demeanor, became even angrier.

"Xu Jie, Zhao Du had several close friends among his military colleagues back then, including a Marshal. I'll see how you deal with the consequences!"

"..."

Xu Jie, heading downstairs, remained silent, as if he hadn't heard Xu Bin's furious roar from the city wall.

Only Chu Mingyue, following behind him, showed a flicker of worry on her pretty face.

Marshal?

That's a position only Martial Artists who have surpassed the sixth-rank can hold!

Seeing Xu Jie treat him like air, Xu Bin, who already harbored a deep hatred for Xu Jie due to the murder of his son, was completely enraged.

"Xu Jie, your arrogance won't last long. Young Master Jiang will arrive in Jincheng soon. By then, I'll see how you, this good-for-nothing, die! Cherish these last moments!"

"Old dog!"

Xu Jie suddenly stopped. Before leaving the city, he looked up at Xu Bin and grinned, making a throat-slitting gesture.

"I'll kill you, you old dog sooner or later, to avenge my father and send you to accompany your useless children!"

The enmity between the two had long since reached an irreconcilable point; it was either Xu Jie's death or Xu Bin's.

Before, Xu Jie had held back because his strength was insufficient. He disdained speaking to the dead.

And this Xu Bin thought he was an easy target, spewing endless nonsense, which successfully ignited Xu Jie's anger.

Thinking of the unavenged murder of his father, Xu Jie gritted his teeth and said coldly.

"And your masters, the Jiang Family members, don't let me encounter you. If I meet one, I'll kill one!"

"Good, good, good! Xu Jie, you've got guts!"

On the way back into the city, Chu Mingyue followed Xu Jie absentmindedly.

She had thought Xu Jie was returning to school, but after they moved away from the city walls.

Chu Mingyue was surprised to find that Xu Jie had turned and was heading towards the south of the city.

"Xu Jie, aren't we going back to school?"

"No! I'm going out of the city to fight demons!"

After killing Zhao Du, Xu Jie had wandered alone in the wilderness for most of the day, only finding a few scattered first-rank demons, which increased his usable lifespan by less than three hundred years.

Such meager gains were completely below his expectations!

After all, this trip to hunt demons was an extremely important opportunity for Xu Jie!

He needed to accumulate enough usable lifespan during this beast tide outbreak.

Otherwise, if the harvest was mediocre, how would he cope with the upcoming Martial Department assessment and personally resolve the feuds with the three great families?

Let alone the Half-step God, just Jiang Yan, who was about to arrive in Jincheng, was a major problem!

A prodigy with peak third-rank cultivation was something Xu Jie, with his current strength, couldn't possibly contend with.

Therefore, he had to plunder usable lifespan at all costs!

Thus, Xu Jie decided to go directly to the direction of the beast tide's attack and fight head-on!

"Oh..."

Xu Jie glanced at the preoccupied Chu Mingyue at this moment and asked with a slight frown.

"Chu Mingyue, what's wrong?"

Ever since they left the city walls, Chu Mingyue had been looking so worried, Xu Jie could naturally tell.

When Xu Jie asked, Chu Mingyue suddenly looked up, her lips pressed together, hesitating as if she had something to say but couldn't.

"If you have something to say, just say it!"

"Sigh, Xu Jie, Jiang Yan of the Jiang Family is coming to Jincheng..."

"So?"

What was the big deal about Jiang Family members coming to Jincheng?

Xu Jie already knew about this!

Even if the Jiang Family didn't come looking for him, he was planning to go find trouble with the Jiang Family himself!

The death of his father and the destruction of his mother's family were, to put it mildly, done by the three great families!

The hatred for the murder of his father and mother was irreconcilable!

Seeing Xu Jie's indifferent expression, Chu Mingyue could only ask helplessly.

"Xu Jie, do you know how much power the Jiang Family wields in Xia Country?"

"I don't know! Could it be that the gods of Xia Country are all members of the Jiang family?"

Chu Mingyue was stunned for a moment, not expecting Xu Jie to ask that. She immediately shook her head and explained to Xu Jie.

"Not at all, the Jiang family has never produced an Eternal. But the Jiang family's power in Xia Country is immense. They directly control the sales channels for all national medicinal pills and potions. Together with the Lu Family and the Sun Family, they monopolize the production, transportation, and dumping of Martial Artist resources. They are known as the three great families. If we're talking about power, some Eternal families can't compare to the Jiang family!"

They monopolize the sales channels for medicinal pills?

That is indeed astonishing power!

Not all Martial Artists are like Xu Jie, who has cheats!

Even Eternal gods need cultivation resources.

And since the Jiang family controls the sales of national cultivation resources, it's no wonder they act so arrogant.

"Moreover..."

Chu Mingyue's pretty face showed a hesitant and conflicted expression, and she sighed softly.

"Moreover, the Chu Family currently needs the Jiang Family's help... Xu Jie, are you really planning to oppose the Jiang Family?"

"Heh heh!"

Xu Jie chuckled lightly, not answering directly, but his attitude was extremely clear.

What Jiang family? They act as if they're so noble. If people didn't know, they'd think they were the royal family of Xia Country!

They're just a merchant family!

In his previous life, Xu Jie had killed at least eighty, if not a hundred, wealthy individuals. What was the point of having so much power?

If the Jiang family were destroyed, would no one sell medicinal pills in Xia Country?

Furthermore!

The people from the Jiang family who came were clearly here to take his life.

Was he supposed to surrender meekly?

His past self might have bowed to and compromised with the incredibly powerful Jiang family due to timidity and weakness, but Xu Jie wouldn't!

He could only anticipate how much usable lifespan he would gain after killing that Jiang family prodigy!

"Chu Mingyue, aren't you going to talk about your affairs?"

"Me?"

Chu Mingyue gave a self-deprecating laugh and said to herself in an extremely complex tone.

"I'm just a discarded child who brings shame and disgrace to my family. There's nothing to talk about..."

Xu Jie nodded and didn't press further.

Some things didn't need to be asked. When the time was right or when Chu Mingyue wanted to talk about it, she would naturally tell him.

The current Xu Jie only wanted to quickly improve his strength by killing demons.

No matter how powerful the enemy was, Xu Jie believed he could defeat them with the battle saber in his hand.

As long as he had a breath left in him, he would never bow to or compromise with any force!

After passing through the city gate in the south and leaving Jincheng, Xu Jie, with a determined gaze, followed the guidance of the Guard Army's outposts towards the outer defense line.

The atmosphere here was completely different from the west defense line.

Xu Jie could frequently see military vehicles carrying groaning, wounded soldiers retreating towards the rear.

An oppressive, terrifying atmosphere washed over him, and the air was filled with the smell of blood.