The Jiang Family's Attitude, Jiang Yi's Secret Protection

A few days later in the Jiang Kingdom of the Star Luo Empire, the border guards intercepted a messenger and ordered two soldiers to search him.

The messenger spread his arms to be searched, but when a soldier opened his mail bag, the messenger turned pale with fright and reached out to grab it, only to find himself surrounded by over twenty soldiers from the wall and a dozen more from the ground.

Seeing this, the messenger immediately behaved and let them inspect the letters inside; one soldier picked up a letter addressed to the King of the Jiang Kingdom.

The soldier glanced at the messenger and asked in a stern tone, "Who sent you to deliver this?"

The messenger trembled at the question and replied, "This letter was assigned to me by the post office in Nuoding City, Heaven Dou Empire, before I was sent here."

Seeing that he did not seem to be lying, the soldier told the messenger to wait at the foot of the wall, then mounted a horse and galloped toward the Jiang King's Mansion.

The soldier shouted all the way, "Secret letter for the Jiang King's Mansion, make way!"

People on the street quickly stepped aside to clear a wide path, and the soldier rode his horse to the exterior of the Jiang King's Mansion, where he pulled out the letter and knocked on the door.

A servant opened the door from within and asked, "Who goes there?"

The soldier held the letter high above his head with both hands and said respectfully, "This is a letter sent from Nuoding City in the Heaven Dou Empire."

Hearing this, the servant asked, "Who sent it?"

The soldier replied, "A man named Yu Xiaogang handed the letter to the Nuoding City post office in the Heaven Dou Empire; I know nothing else."

The servant took the letter, glanced at the envelope, and handed it back to the soldier, telling him that the King had gone to the training ground and that he should go there to present the letter.

The soldier put the letter away, turned his horse around, and galloped toward the city gate.

Wuling Training Ground: one of the top-tier, massive training grounds ranked second among the five major training grounds of the Star Luo Empire; the generals who graduated from here were all capable of commanding armies of over ten thousand men.

Jiang Liuyu was currently training alongside the soldiers in the barracks; there was not a single general who did not train with his men, and even if there were, they were merely the battalion guarding the training ground.

Jiang Liuyu had hair reaching his waist; believe it or not, he was a man whose hair was longer than a woman's.

The soldier carrying the letter went to the city gate to tell the messenger he could leave, then whipped his horse to speed toward the training field.

The guards patrolling outside the field saw a horse charging toward them and the commanding officer raised a hand to block the way.

The soldier carrying the letter pulled the reins to a halt, and the commanding officer asked, "Who goes there?"

The soldier dismounted, grabbed the reins, and bowed, "I have a letter for the King."

The officer stepped forward to inspect the man's appearance before leading him into this place that every military commander dreamed of entering.

Jiang Liuyu had just walked into the command tent and was wiping the sweat from his face with a towel when the commanding officer entered and bowed, "Your Majesty, someone outside requests an audience and carries a secret letter."

Jiang Liuyu wrung the water out of his towel and said, "Let him in."

The soldier approached, held the letter high above his head with both hands, and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, I am a guard general from Jingdu City. This was received by a messenger from Nuoding City in the southern part of the Heaven Dou Empire."

Jiang Liuyu sat on his command throne and said coldly, "A letter from Nuoding City in the southern Heaven Dou Empire? What kind of letter is it? Present it."

The soldier handed the letter to the King, who placed it on the table and opened it; Jiang Liuyu froze the moment he saw the opening lines.

Jiang Liuyu picked up the letter and read it; the signature was Yu Xiaogang, a name he did not know, though he had heard of his beastly reputation.

At the very end of the letter were two large characters: "Jiang Huai." The letter slipped from Jiang Liuyu's hand and fell to the ground.

With a "whoosh," the Jiang King rushed out of the command tent, where a prized horse was waiting; Jiang Liuyu leaped onto its back, yanked the reins, and charged out of the training field.

A few days later, in Nuoding City.

Jiang Huai was cultivating on the mountain behind the Notting Junior Academy; he had found a very secluded spot behind several trees that no one but Gu Yue and Tang San could find.

Jiang Liuyu watched Jiang Huai cultivate from the shadows, a black-gold, archaic longsword circling around the boy.

Jiang Liuyu stared at the sword for a long time, as he felt he had seen it somewhere before.

In reality, when the first ancestor of the Jiang Family achieved the title of Sword God, that sword was the Jinxu Longyuan Sword; the name of the sword had been given by the Angel God back in the day.

In Yu Xiaogang's office, he was brewing tea while a man clad in the battle armor of the Star Luo Empire's Jiang Kingdom sat in his own chair.

Two soldiers stood guard outside the office, and inside, Yu Xiaogang served the brewed tea to Jiang Liuyu.

Yu Xiaogang was surprised that he had come in person, and Jiang Liuyu sniffed the fragrance of the tea and said, "I have seen my son; he is quite good. I will not disturb his current life, but later, when he grows up and goes to an advanced Soul Master Academy, tell him his identity after he finishes the Spirit Master Tournament. I will wait for him in the Jiang Kingdom. Also."

Jiang Liuyu took out his personal token and placed it on the table, then took a sip of tea and said, "Yu Xiaogang, you may come to my Jiang Kingdom in the future, and Jiang Huai will become the heir to my Jiang Kingdom, the Crown Prince."

Yu Xiaogang asked in surprise, "Is the Jiang King so certain that he is your son?"

"The aura of his bloodline proves his identity. Tomorrow, I will send someone to bring you the family sword techniques; you are to teach them to him. Also, tell him that his parents are still alive and that he has an older sister."

Yu Xiaogang nodded and said, "Understood, Your Majesty."

"Isn't it a bit early to call me Your Majesty?"

Yu Xiaogang smiled, "If the King trusts me enough to have me pass on the family sword techniques to your son, it means you trust me. Since that is the case, why shouldn't I call you Your Majesty directly?"

"You have a keen eye. I will have the people protecting my son from the shadows meet with you, but you must not let Xiao Huai know who they are."

A few days later, Jiang Liuyu led his team back to the Jiang Kingdom; as soon as he arrived, he went straight to his capital. Upon entering the inner palace, Jiang Liuyu told the Queen that their son was not dead and was still alive.

Before long, a woman walked out of the Jiang Kingdom's Royal Academy, mounted her horse, and left the Jiang Kingdom, leaving the Star Luo Empire behind.

In Yu Xiaogang's office at the Notting Junior Academy in Nuoding City, the woman met with Yu Xiaogang; the moment she appeared, Yu Xiaogang recognized her.

The woman was none other than Jiang Yi, the eldest daughter of the Jiang Kingdom's monarch, Jiang Liuyu—a woman with a soul power as high as the seventy-eighth level, the Soul Saint realm.

Jiang Yi's soul power directly surpassed that of both Flender and Liu Erlong, though Yu Xiaogang was confident that the Golden Iron Triangle could stand against Jiang Yi.

However, Sword Soul Masters are extremely noble soul masters across the entire continent; even the most dilapidated sword can defeat enemies of a higher rank.

Moreover, this is Jiang Yi, who has studied the secret techniques of the family. It is said that a Title Douluo from the continent was once defeated by Jiang Yi.

Furthermore, it was a level 95 Title Douluo from Martial Soul Hall. At the time of the defeat, Jiang Yi was only level 75.

Yu Xiaogang could not help but say to himself: Blade of Sword Practice, terrifying to this extent.

Chen Xin, the Sword Douluo of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, was a student of Jiang Qingfeng. It is said that Jiang Qingfeng is a person with significant influence throughout the entire Star Luo Empire.

Even Jiang Liuyu must bow and salute upon seeing him. Chen Xin once used a skill learned in the Jiang Family to slay a level 97 Title Douluo with a single strike.

Of course, that was also a Title Douluo from Martial Soul Hall. The Pope of Martial Soul Hall at that time was Qian Xunji, and Qian Daoliu was wary of Jiang Qingfeng, ultimately suppressing his anger.

However, Chen Xin had just entered the Title Douluo realm. It is conceivable that once the secret techniques of the Jiang Family are mastered, one could challenge a Peerless Douluo while at level 95.

The main reason is that the inheritance left by the Sword God is relatively complete, and the Jiang Family also possesses a piece of soul guidance technology that has not yet been developed. It is said to be a major project reserved for the next Jiang King to implement.