Black Eagle Guard

As the foremost academy on the Azure Wave Continent, Black and White Academy owed its status not only to the Sacred Domain Liang Family standing behind it, but also to one crucial person—the academy master, Liu Wuxie.

Ge Changqing, one of the four chief stewards of Myriad Treasures Tower, knew better than anyone what kind of existence Liu Wuxie was.

He had lived in the same era as Liu Wuxie and knew full well how terrifying he was.

In that era, Liu Wuxie had been invincible beneath the heavens.

Even the Sacred Domain Liang Family had to show him due respect.

As the saying went, the strong were lonely. Liu Wuxie had swept across the forces of the Azure Wave Continent, with no one able to stand against him. In the end, he set his sights on the Sacred Domain Liang Family.

With his strength alone, he swept aside the Liang Family's Eight Venerables and Four Protectors.

Even when the Liang Family Patriarch stepped in, he still suffered a narrow defeat.

Left with no choice, the Liang Family Old Ancestor was forced to appear and enter the Liang Family Forbidden Ground with Liu Wuxie.

No one knew who had won or lost that battle.

They only knew that not long after Liu Wuxie left the Liang Family, he went to Black and White Academy and became its academy master.

With Liu Wuxie joining it, Black and White Academy entered an unprecedented golden age.

Many disciples joined Black and White Academy solely to catch a glimpse of Liu Wuxie's bearing.

For the past ten years, Liu Wuxie had not shown himself, and all affairs of Black and White Academy had been left to the five scholars. Now that Ge Changqing had heard Liu Wuxie had personally transmitted a message, how could he not be shocked?

"No..." After a long while, Ge Changqing came back to his senses. "Chief Liang, are you certain Academy Master Liu personally transmitted the message?"

It was not that Ge Changqing refused to believe it. Would someone like Liu Wuxie truly make such a fuss over a mere Liu Family?

Yes!

The Liu Family was one of Soaring Dragon City's three great families, but only within Soaring Dragon City.

How vast was the Azure Wave Continent? There were countless cities and towns, and families stronger than the Liu Family were too numerous to count. Could a small family like theirs even be considered worthy of mention?

Not only did Ge Changqing find it hard to believe, even Liang Simeng felt the same.

But what could disbelief change? Liu Wuxie had indeed personally transmitted the message. That was an unchangeable fact.

"Elder Ge, it was indeed the academy master." Liang Simeng knew just what kind of existence Liu Wuxie was. Even her father would treat him with utmost respect, let alone her.

"No wonder!" Ge Changqing's furrowed brows relaxed. "No wonder the Liu Family could be wiped out right under my nose without a sound. The only one capable of doing that was Academy Master Liu himself."

Though Ge Changqing still found it difficult to believe, it was of no use. After all, this was the only explanation that made sense.

Yet from beginning to end, he could not figure out how the Liu Family had offended Liu Wuxie.

"Forget it!" Ge Changqing waved his hand lightly. "Let us treat this matter as though it never happened."

"Mhm!" Liang Simeng nodded. "Elder Ge, once the disciples are selected tomorrow, I will return to the academy. Sorry for the trouble during this time."

"Chief Liang, there is no need to be so polite." Ge Changqing smiled warmly. "Myriad Treasures Tower and Black and White Academy have always enjoyed a close relationship. It is only natural for us to help each other."

"By the way!" After pausing, Ge Changqing asked, "Who meets Black and White Academy's standards this time?"

"For now!" Liang Simeng looked out the window. "Aside from Liu Kai, who has already died, there are Yang Xuan of the Yang Family, Zhao Xiong of the Zhao Family, and Zhang Shiqing of the Zhang Family."

"That girl from the Zhang Family?" Ge Changqing was slightly startled. "I have met that girl before. Two years ago, she was already at the Ninth Level of Qi Condensation. I never expected that after lying low for two years, she would finally reach the Mystic Spirit Realm."

As though recalling something, Ge Changqing said meaningfully, "Now that the Liu Family has been destroyed, not only has the Zhang Family produced a Zhang Shiqing, but I also heard that the father-and-son-in-law pair have an unusual relationship with that boy Pan from Black Eagle Prefecture. Replacing the Liu Family is only a matter of time."

Qin Jishi?

A complicated look flashed through Liang Simeng's beautiful eyes.

Ge Changqing took in her expression completely. "Chief Liang, do you know that father-and-son-in-law pair from the Zhang Family?"

"I do not know them!" Liang Simeng denied it. "Even if he knows Pan Xu of Black Eagle Prefecture, so what? He is ultimately nothing more than a mortal."

Ge Changqing: "..."

Azure Wave Imperial Capital, Northern Commandery!

As the most prosperous city on the Azure Wave Continent, the Azure Wave Imperial Capital's splendor went without saying.

The entire imperial capital was divided into five commanderies, each spanning thousands upon thousands of miles.

Black Eagle Prefecture was a transcendent force situated in the Northern Commandery, holding considerable status throughout the imperial capital.

Outside the enormous sect stood a sky-piercing pillar that soared into the clouds. At its summit stood a black eagle with its mighty wings spread wide, its beak like an iron hook and its talons like steel blades.

The three enormous gilded words, Black Eagle Prefecture, were carved into the sky-piercing pillar, radiating an immense sense of oppression.

Within the prefecture, before a magnificent palace, a hundred flowers competed in splendor, birds sang amid fragrant blossoms, and golden canaries in cages beneath the trees chirped merrily from time to time.

Yihe Hall was the residence of Black Eagle Prefecture's Second Madam. More than twenty maids stood on either side of the palace, while pieces of porcelain periodically flew out from within and shattered on the ground with crisp, pleasant sounds.

The maids trembled all over. Every time a piece of porcelain broke, their heartstrings quivered with it.

"Elder Sun, what did you say? Our Liu Family... our Liu Family was exterminated?"

Inside the palace, Sun Baitan stood to one side with a gloomy expression. Before him, a mature woman radiating majesty, with a voluptuous figure and bewitching charm, was burning with rage.

This beautiful woman was Black Eagle Prefecture Lord's Second Madam, Liu Qiang's younger sister, Liu Benlian.

"Second Madam!" Sun Baitan spoke in a low voice. "According to the news I received, the Liu Family truly... truly was exterminated."

When Sun Baitan had left Soaring Dragon City and had yet to return to the Northern Commandery, he received news of the Liu Family's extermination. It had left him utterly shocked.

Although his trip to Soaring Dragon City had left him thoroughly humiliated, he was still incomparably shocked upon hearing that the Liu Family had been exterminated.

No matter what, it was Second Madam's maternal family. Upon learning the news, Sun Baitan did not dare hesitate in the slightest. He hurried back to the sect and informed Liu Benlian of the matter.

Liu Benlian flying into a towering rage was entirely within Sun Baitan's expectations. If it had been anyone else, they would have reacted the same way...

Smash!

After receiving confirmation, Liu Benlian viciously hurled the cup in her hand to the floor.

"Who... Who exactly did this..." Liu Benlian's fair face was incomparably twisted. Boundless killing intent shrouded the great hall, and even someone like Sun Baitan could not help but feel an inexplicable chill...

Though Liu Benlian was a woman, she was a Heavenly Dipper Realm expert and held an exalted position in Black Eagle Prefecture.

Sun Baitan could imagine what a violent storm would follow once she erupted in fury.

In only a short while, the once elegant palace had become a complete mess.

Huff, huff, huff~

In her fury, Liu Benlian's chest heaved violently as her heavy breathing echoed through the surroundings.

After a long time, once she had calmed herself, Liu Benlian's voice turned cold to the extreme. "Elder Sun, you said earlier that the one who opposed my Liu Family was called Qin Jishi? And that he has ties to the Young Prefecture Lord?"

"That is correct!" At the mention of Qin Jishi, killing intent radiated from Sun Baitan's body. "The Young Prefecture Lord must share an unusually close relationship with him. Otherwise, how could I have suffered such humiliation?"

"Second Madam!"

Sun Baitan pondered for a moment, narrowing his eyes. "You suspect this matter is connected to him?"

"That is right~" Liu Benlian clenched her fists. "If that brat can have ties to the Young Prefecture Lord, then he may also have ties to others. Whether or not he was the one who exterminated my Liu Family, he must die..."

"Second Madam, what do you mean?"

"Have the Black Eagle Guard handle it."

"The Black Eagle Guard?"

Sun Baitan frowned. "Second Madam, mobilizing the Black Eagle Guard requires the Prefecture Lord's token. They have always recognized the token, not the person."

"Of course I know that." With a flick of her wrist, Liu Benlian tossed over a Black Eagle Token.

Sun Baitan: "..."

Looking at the Black Eagle Token in his hand, Sun Baitan's eyes filled with shock.

The Prefecture Lord had actually given the Black Eagle Token to Second Madam? No one understood better than him what that represented.

It seemed that choosing to stand with the Second Young Master might have been a wise decision.

"Go. Remember, I want to see him alive, and I want to see his corpse if he is dead."

"Understood!" A cold glint flashed through Sun Baitan's eyes. "Qin Jishi, this time, I will slice you into a thousand pieces."

When the Black Eagle Guard acted, it was equivalent to the Prefecture Lord's will. Even if Pan Xu learned of this, he could only swallow his grievance. Would he dare question his own father?