Follow Me Out of the City If You're Not Afraid to Die

After saying this, Lin Xiao turned and left.

As Lin Xiao departed, everyone in the Pacification Office hall looked questioningly at the Pacification Envoy.

"My lord, this Lin Xiao is young, and his martial arts realm can't be that high. Why did you agree to such an absurd request?"

"If we remedy the situation now, we might still be able to appease the people of the Ding Province martial world. But if we let Lin Xiao run wild like this, I'm afraid the situation will spiral out of control."

The Pacification Envoy shook its head. "This Lin Xiao is someone His Majesty values. Do you really think we can just hand him over to those martial artists to deal with as they please?"

"If we do that, we'll be facing His Majesty's wrath."

"Don't think that just because Ding Province is located in a remote area, far from the center of power, His Majesty doesn't have the energy to bother with us. His Majesty sending Lin Xiao to Ding Province to take office this time may be a signal."

"If we continue to do nothing, His Majesty's blade might fall on our heads one day."

"My lord, is His Majesty really going to take action against Ding Province?"

A chiliarch asked with some fear.

The Pacification Envoy nodded. "I wouldn't say one hundred percent, but I'm at least seventy percent certain."

"His Majesty, as the Emperor, has schemes and methods that are unmatched by previous emperors. Every move His Majesty makes may contain great significance."

"The martial world is currently in chaos, the White Lotus Sect is constantly making small moves, and the major martial arts forces also harbor ulterior motives. If we take one wrong step, it could very likely lead to great chaos in the entire Central Plains."

"Therefore, once the Emperor takes action, the methods will definitely be ruthless."

Everyone who heard the Pacification Envoy's words felt a sense of dread.

They were all afraid of the Emperor's blade falling on their heads.

Walking out of the Pacification Envoy's hall, Chang Le and Xue Shan hurried to greet him.

"My lord, how did it go? What was the Pacification Envoy's decision?"

Lin Xiao said calmly, "I requested a military pledge from the Pacification Envoy, to resolve this matter alone."

"What?"

"My lord, you want to resolve the matter of those troublemaking martial artists alone?"

"My lord, you're mistaken!"

"This humble subordinate just learned that these martial artists have invited Qiu Li, the leader of the Ding Province Iron Palm Gang."

"It is said that Qiu Li has cultivated his Iron Sand Palm to perfection, is known as invincible with his palms, and his strength has reached the Profound realm, reaching the second rank of the Grandmaster Realm. In all of Ding Province, even the Grandmaster experts of One Sect, Four Gates have to give him some face."

When Chang Le spoke of Qiu Li, a look of fear appeared on his face.

This was a well-known veteran expert in Ding Province.

Although the Iron Palm Gang's power was not as great as One Sect, Four Gates, it was only slightly weaker.

"Heh, this is even more interesting. Then I will go and meet this Qiu Li."

After speaking, Lin Xiao walked directly towards the outside of the Pacification Office.

At this time, all the martial artists outside the Pacification Office knew that when Lin Xiao came out of the Pacification Office again, it would be the time for both sides to resolve their grievances.

The tightly closed gate of the Pacification Office slowly opened, and a figure appeared before everyone's eyes.

The sound of weapons being drawn rang out.

Instantly, a murderous aura filled the entire street in front of the Pacification Office.

In a restaurant far away from the Pacification Office, several young men and women stood quietly.

"Interesting things are about to happen. It seems our trip to Ding Province City wasn't in vain."

These young people were the geniuses of One Sect, Four Gates.

The leader, dressed in white, with handsome features and a folding fan in his hand, gave people a feeling like a spring breeze.

He was the direct disciple of the Azure Cloud Sect, one of One Sect, Four Gates, and was also known as the number one genius of Ding Province, Liu Yuyang.

Next to him, a young man holding a long saber with a cold expression was a genius of the Wang family, one of the Four Gates, named Wang Nan.

It was said that Wang Nan had extremely high talent in the saber, practiced the saber at the age of seven, reached the Acquired Realm peak at the age of twelve, broke into the Innate Realm at the age of seventeen, and mastered the family's unique Overlapping Wave Saber Technique at the age of nineteen.

This year, he was twenty-two years old, and his strength had reached the fourth level of the Innate Realm. It was predicted that he would definitely become a Grandmaster Realm in the future.

The other person was a woman with a proud and frosty temperament, who was a genius of the Zhao family, one of the Four Gates.

Her name was Zhao Xinxin.

Zhao Xinxin had extremely high talent in music, and had studied under the Phantom Sound Sect since she was a child. This time, upon hearing about the family competition, she had specially rushed back from the sect.

Just in time for the Ding Province Martial Meet, she accepted Liu Yuyang's invitation and came to Ding Province City together.

Moreover, there were rumors in the martial world that the Azure Cloud Sect and the Zhao family intended to form a marriage alliance, and the two parties to the marriage were Liu Yuyang and Zhao Xinxin.

The two could be considered well-matched, one being the direct disciple of the Azure Cloud Sect, the number one sect in Ding Province.

The other was the apple of the Zhao family's eye, one of the Four Gates in Ding Province.

However, Zhao Xinxin did not like Liu Yuyang, because she had fallen in love with the Phantom Sound Sect's eldest senior brother.

Although Liu Yuyang was very outstanding, he was still far behind the Phantom Sound Sect's eldest senior brother.

The geniuses recorded on the Hidden Dragon Rankings are all under the age of thirty.

Once they exceed thirty, they are removed from the list.

Don't let the current brilliance of the Hidden Dragon Rankings' geniuses fool you; in reality, the previous generation of geniuses who were removed from the list have already begun to contend for dominance on the Grandmaster Realm rankings.

This martial world has no shortage of geniuses.

Each generation of the Hidden Dragon Rankings has one hundred and eight individuals, and every year, some are removed due to age, while others take their place. Over time, various forces have accumulated countless geniuses.

Some geniuses who were once incredibly dazzling on the Hidden Dragon Rankings, after being removed due to age, focused on cultivation, and their strength became even more terrifying, gradually becoming the backbone of various forces.

Of course, the most terrifying are the top ten monsters of each generation of the Hidden Dragon Rankings.

Those monsters will later become hegemons who dominate one side, or become successors of their respective forces.

There was once a Hidden Dragon Rankings monster who consistently held the top spot before being removed at the age of thirty.

He was known as the Astonishing Rainbow Sword and was a genius of the transcendent Sword Pavilion.

It is said that he has now become the Sword Pavilion's Junior Pavilion Master, and once the Sword Pavilion Master steps down, he will become the new Sword Pavilion Master, complementing Ye Xuanqing, the current number one on the Hidden Dragon Rankings.

The Sword Pavilion, as a transcendent force in the Zhenwu Continent and the leader of all swords, shows the extent of its power.

Moreover, the current Pavilion Master is even a Shattered Realm powerhouse, a supreme expert on the Heavenly Rankings, who can stand on equal footing with the Wu Kingdom's Emperor.

He is known as the Sword Emperor, meaning the Emperor of Swordsmanship.

The other two include Liu Yuyang's junior sister, a true disciple of the Azure Cloud Sect who admires Liu Yuyang.

The other is a genius from a force slightly weaker than One Sect, Four Gates.

At this moment, Zhao Xinxin spoke, frowning slightly, "Who is this Lin Xiao? How dare he openly oppose the Ding Province martial world? Doesn't he know that the Ding Province court has the weakest control over the Ding Province martial world?"

"Isn't doing this tantamount to courting death?"

Liu Yuyang closed his folding fan, smiled, and shrugged, saying, "Who knows? Maybe he's just a reckless fool who doesn't know the depths."

"We just need to watch the show."

"Lin Xiao, you've finally come out. How is it? Have you thought it through? Are you ready to admit your mistake to us, haha..."

A burst of unrestrained laughter came.

Several martial artists from the pugilistic world looked at Lin Xiao with disdain.

Lin Xiao glanced over them and said indifferently, "A bunch of rabble from the pugilistic world, mere ants, how dare you be so presumptuous? Those who aren't afraid of death, follow me out of the city. Today, this official will let you know who is the master of this world."

"Boy, don't be arrogant. Since you're looking for death, this old man will grant your wish outside the city later."

A burly man wielding a broad-backed saber suddenly shot up and rushed out of the city.

Lin Xiao looked at Chang Le and Xue Shan, "If you two aren't afraid of death, follow me. If you are, then wait here."

Xue Shan didn't say a word and directly followed Lin Xiao away.

Chang Le stood there, hesitated for a moment, his expression changed, and finally, he stepped forward and followed.

The neigh of a horse rang out.

It was speeding towards them from afar, and as it was about to pass Lin Xiao.

Lin Xiao reached out without turning his head, grabbed the reins, used the force to spin in the air, and straddled the horse's back. The movement was very dashing, causing those who saw it to praise him.

This horse was the one he rode from the capital to Ding Province.

He had left it in Chen Family Village, and Chang Le had sent someone to retrieve it later. It was delivered today.