Adding Bricks and Mortar to the Great Bandit Cause

"The Jiang Family?" Tu Tian raised an eyebrow. "This isn't the place to talk. Let's head to Juyi Hall first!"

This place, which sounded like a bandit's lair, was actually a magnificent celestial palace, shrouded in clouds and mist, glittering with gold, exuding a sacred and majestic aura.

Upon entering the main hall, everyone took their seats.

Tu Tian looked at the Dog-headed Strategist and asked, "Alright, tell me, what exactly happened?"

The Dog-headed Strategist replied, "It's that Jiang Rui, the powerful Jiang Family expert who contacted you last time. He said he wants to meet you privately!"

"Meet me privately?" Tu Tian's eyes widened, and he muttered to himself, "Could it be that I, this old man, am truly a chosen one? I was just wondering how to trick him out, and now he's offering himself up!"

However, the Azure Flood Dragon King cautiously reminded him, "Humans plot against tigers, and tigers plot against humans. Be careful, this might be a trap set by an Ancient Desolate Family!"

Tu Tian calmed down and nodded solemnly. "You're right. Those Ancient Desolate Families and Holy Lands have been eyeing my Demonic Jar for more than a day or two!"

The Dog-headed Strategist asked, "So, should I go and reject him now?"

"Wait a moment!" Tu Tian stopped him. After a moment of hesitation, he looked at the Crow King. "Brother Crow, what do you think?"

The Crow King was startled. How would I know?

But he quickly remembered the divination Shen Ye had performed at the North Pole and instinctively looked towards Shen Ye.

Noticing his movement, Tu Tian then remembered that he seemed to have neglected the two young talents and quickly made amends. "Haha, this must be young brother Shen Ye, who shone so brightly in the Green Emperor's Tomb, right? Truly a hero in his youth!"

His words weren't mere politeness but a genuine reaction after learning what had happened at the Jiang Family recently.

Daring to strike at an Ancient Desolate Family truly suited his taste. As for displaying the combat power of Six Prohibitions or even Seven Prohibitions across a Major Realm, it filled him with envy!

His own grandson was already quite good, but when you compare goods, you throw away the inferior; when you compare people, you die!

Not only was there a huge gap in strength and character, but even their looks and demeanor couldn't compare!

If Tu Fei had his conditions, why would he need to trick and deceive to marry a Saintess? It would be as easy as picking things up!

The more Tu Tian thought about it, the more disgruntled he felt. He made up his mind that once Tu Fei returned, he would lock him up to cultivate!

"You flatter me, Senior!" Shen Ye smiled slightly and turned to look at the Crow King. "We can go!"

If it didn't involve high-level entities or specific events, but merely calculating good or bad fortune, he wouldn't even need to use the Destiny Orb.

The Crow King nodded repeatedly, then looked at Tu Tian and repeated, "We can go!"

Tu Tian was a bit dumbfounded. Are you playing parrot here? Has your true form mutated?

"Brother Crow, what's gotten into you?"

The Crow King laughed heartily, "What Your Highness means is what I mean! Believe me, if Your Highness says we can, then we definitely can!"

A strange glint flashed in Tu Tian's and the Azure Flood Dragon King's eyes. The Crow King's trust was excessively out of line. It was hard to believe such words came from an ancient demon.

But they were both old and shrewd, so naturally, they wouldn't say anything to spoil the mood.

Tu Tian followed with a hearty laugh, "Then we'll go! With half an Extreme Dao Emperor Armament in hand, and Brother Crow, a king, holding the line, what's there to be afraid of… cough, what the hell is there to be afraid of from the Jiang Family?!"

Although it would take some time for the news from the Northern Plains to reach the Eastern Barrens, and those powerful figures from the Golden Family might not necessarily spread such embarrassing news, to avoid any complications, Tu Tian quickly contacted Jiang Rui.

Two days later, in the Northern Region Holy City, at the Illusionary Food Manor.

Jiang Rui's eyes were shadowed, and he exuded an aura that warned others to stay away. "Those damned bastards, how dare they treat me like this! I'll settle accounts with them sooner or later!"

Just then, a spiritual ripple came from outside the palace.

Jiang Rui concealed the gloom in his eyes, put on a smile, opened the palace, and stepped out to greet them.

Tu Tian strode in, took a quick look around, and clicked his tongue in wonder. "Tsk, tsk, it's actually the highest-grade Immortal Banquet! This banquet alone must cost tens of thousands of catties of Source to pull off!"

"Haha! Since I'm asking Brother Tu to do me a favor, I naturally can't be stingy!" Jiang Rui said grandly.

Although he had initiated the meeting with Tu Tian, he wasn't entirely unguarded.

If Tu Tian had a screw loose and truly intended him harm, unless he could kill him in one blow, someone would quickly intervene in this Holy City, teeming with powerful experts!

As a fellow powerful expert, he didn't believe he was much worse than Tu Tian. Even if Tu Tian had three or five powerful experts hidden on him, it would be absolutely impossible to kill him in one blow!

What truly made him wary was Tu Tian's Extreme Dao Emperor Armament, which was why he had chosen this meeting location.

If Tu Tian dared to use an Emperor Armament to forcibly detain him, the entire Holy City would be reduced to ashes. That consequence was not something a powerful expert could bear!

Tu Tian understood this point as well and wasn't in a hurry to act. He played along with Jiang Rui, saying, "Though you're so polite, I still have to say, powerful demon experts aren't that easy to kill. Don't be too hasty!"

Jiang Rui shook his head slightly. "Let's put aside the matter of killing for now. I actually asked Brother Tu out today to discuss another important matter!"

Tu Tian immediately became alert. "I'm telling you, I'm not refunding any money!"

"A powerful expert of his standing, with such limited vision!" While Jiang Rui inwardly scorned him, he also relaxed considerably and chuckled, "I am not a stingy person. Whether the matter succeeds or not, that Source will be Brother Tu's!"

Tu Tian chuckled, picked up the "Immortal Wine" from the table, and poured it into his mouth. "Now that's what I like to hear!"

"Crude! Barbaric!" Jiang Rui subtly criticized Tu Tian's actions in his mind, while on his face, he looked serious. "I want to join you all!"

Tu Tian, who was gargling with "Immortal Wine," suddenly spat out a stream of water and coughed repeatedly. He asked in disbelief, "Did I just hear that wrong? You said 'join'?"

Jiang Rui forced a smile. "You didn't hear wrong. I just said I want to join you all!"

"Are you alright? You're a perfectly good powerful expert from an Ancient Desolate Family, and you want to become a bandit?" Tu Tian's eyes turned strange, then became wary. "Could it be that you want to infiltrate our Thirteen Great Bandits to wipe us out in one fell swoop?"

Jiang Rui forced another smile. "Isn't my cousin one of you?"

"That's different, completely different!" Tu Tian shook his head repeatedly. "Brother Jiang Yi, though from an aristocratic family, hasn't picked up any of their bad habits. Instead, he's incredibly righteous and heroic, just like us!"

Jiang Rui's mouth twitched. This bandit was actually looking down on the Ancient Desolate Families?

Jiang Rui took a deep breath. "To be honest with you, our dealings were discovered by the Jiang Family's Holy Lord faction. They used it as an excuse to strip me of all my authority within the family. I won't rest until I get my revenge!"

It was laughable, really. His collusion with the Thirteen Great Bandits could be considered a crime, yet many within the Jiang Family actually hoped the real bandit, Jiang Yi, would return, or at least maintain good relations with him even if he didn't!

Why was this?

Simply because the Thirteen Great Bandits were united and incredibly powerful. Without considering their deeper foundations, the combined strength of the Thirteen Great Bandits was even greater than that of an average Holy Land!

He now saw through the world: villains always lived more freely than "good people."

That's why he planned to retreat to advance, preparing to earn the title of one of the Fourteen Great Bandits!

Thank you to Dragon Book Friend, who ran exceptionally fast, for the 100 reward.

The power has been out since 4 PM yesterday, and my power bank is almost dead. I'm practically melting from the heat.