Master Shen and Mercenary Tao's Scheme

Bu Chen immediately began his secluded cultivation.

On the other side, the group, knowing that Bu Chen had entered seclusion, fell into a slight panic. Aside from Jiang Yun, Bu Chen was the backbone of everyone. Now that Jiang Yun had left everything to the Martial Alliance members to handle, most had relied on Bu Chen, yet he had gone into seclusion instead.

This put everyone in a difficult position. Although Bu Chen had temporarily handed the heavy responsibility of the Martial Alliance to Bu Fan, it was clear that Bu Fan struggled to command respect; everyone trusted Bu Chen's capabilities more.

Bu Fan knew he couldn't convince everyone, but that didn't stop him from issuing orders. As for the doubts others held toward him, he would slowly improve that in the days to come. He wanted to prove himself to everyone, and at the same time, prove to Jiang Yun and his brother that his own abilities were equally outstanding.

"Bu Fan, although Lord Jiang Yun and Vice Alliance Leader Bu Chen trust you and have let you lead us for the time being, we will only trust your ability for now. However, if your performance cannot satisfy us, we cannot follow your commands."

The person speaking was an elder who had helped create the Martial Alliance. Having followed Jiang Yun from the very beginning and knowing Bu Fan's past performance, he gave Bu Fan a warning in advance: if Bu Fan could not convince them, they would not listen to him.

"That's right. If you handle things poorly, Bu Fan, I might as well take over!"

"I agree. Bu Fan, I hope you can handle this well; this is a heavy burden!"

The crowd began to chime in with their own opinions.

Bu Fan did not cower. He stepped forward and said, "Everyone thinks my brother Bu Chen is very capable, but today I want to tell you all that both of us brothers are outstanding. I, Bu Fan, am no weaker than anyone else. I will prove it to you all, but if anyone dares to act in defiance, don't blame me for being impolite!"

After speaking, Bu Fan suddenly shattered the table in front of him, startling the crowd into silence.

Jiang Yun, hiding in the shadows, watched Bu Fan and thought, This kid actually knows how to intimidate the crowd. Not bad, he has a bit of Bu Chen's style. I hope he can stand on his own two feet soon!

He did not reveal himself, leaving these troubles for Bu Fan to handle. When he learned that Bu Chen had temporarily handed the Martial Alliance over to Bu Fan, he was two parts surprised. Although he had always urged Bu Chen to focus on martial arts, he knew Bu Chen wouldn't let go so easily.

He knew that the development of the Martial Alliance could not leave Bu Chen for the time being, and the fact that the Martial Alliance had reached this point was indeed largely due to Bu Chen. Although his vision was significantly higher than theirs, the Dragon Ball World also had many clever people—like Bulma's family, whose intelligence could be called monstrous; Bulma had finished reading all of her father's books by the time she was a few years old.

Now that Bu Chen had handed the affairs of the Martial Alliance to Bu Fan, it was clearly because he wanted Bu Fan to be able to stand on his own, which showed how much Bu Chen valued him.

In the days that followed, Bu Fan managed the Martial Alliance in an orderly fashion and even led from the front to repel several attacks from the Crane School, gradually earning the respect of the others.

"This damn Martial Alliance has caused many of the tasks that used to be brought to us to be posted at the Martial Arts Alliance instead. Cutting off someone's wealth is like killing their parents. Send word to have Mercenary Tao return!"

Master Shen said angrily, crushing the iron ball he was holding into scrap metal.

"But, to have Uncle-Master Mercenary Tao return for such a small matter, won't others think we are bullying the weak?"

A disciple under Master Shen hesitated as he spoke. The image of Mercenary Tao's demonic face surfaced in his mind, and he couldn't help but shiver.

"Why are you still standing there! Go!"

Master Shen said impatiently.

"Yes!"

The disciple retreated respectfully.

Not long after, Mercenary Tao, having received the news from Master Shen, returned. Looking at Master Shen, one could see a small black hat, hair and beard curling upward, sunglasses, and a green vest; Master Shen's attire and appearance looked exactly like an ancient advisor.

Mercenary Tao, on the other hand, had a thin build. He would flick his braid at whoever he saw. He looked somewhat like Master Shen and wore a pink vest. He didn't look like much, but he was the world's number one expert, a demon in the eyes of others. It was rumored that his fee for killing someone was one hundred million.

Such a figure was not only terrifying in the eyes of others, but even to his own sect members, this Uncle-Master was undoubtedly a cold-blooded demon. A disciple had once been cruelly killed by Mercenary Tao just for commenting on his braid.

This led to Mercenary Tao being feared by everyone in the Crane School, but that did not deny his strength; it was rumored that he had already surpassed his brother, Master Shen.

"Brother, is there anything you need me for, calling me back this time?"

Mercenary Tao flicked his braid and asked.

"Do you know about that Martial Arts Alliance?"

"Martial Arts Alliance? Is that the force that has risen in the last two years?"

Although the Martial Alliance had snatched away quite a bit of the Crane School's profits over the past two years, Mercenary Tao hadn't paid much attention to it since they didn't accept assassination missions; it didn't affect him anyway.

"Yes, that's them. They have seriously threatened our interests over the past two years and have even severely affected our recruitment of disciples. Now, anyone interested in martial arts goes to the Martial Arts Alliance."

Master Shen said coldly.

"Then why don't I go and kill them all? Kill them until not a single one is left!"

Mercenary Tao was filled with killing intent, enough to make one's blood run cold. One could only imagine how many people he had killed over the years.

The nearby disciple trembled, thinking, This is truly a demon.

Hahaha!!

The air was filled with the laughter of the two!

On the other side, Bu Fan did not know that a crisis was approaching. He was currently patrolling to prevent people from the Crane School from launching a sneak attack. The people of the Crane School could be said to have the same character as Master Shen; under his tutelage, they were no longer martial artists, having already walked down a crooked path.

At this moment, a figure landed in front of the Martial Arts Alliance, and he had arrived by flying. If fans of the previous life's Dragon Ball had seen this scene, they might have thought it unreasonable.

But that was not the case. In the original work, Mercenary Tao, while pursuing Kid Goku, used a pillar to chase him down. This was both to show off and to save his ki. If he had flown thousands of miles to find trouble with Kid Goku, his ki would have been mostly exhausted by the time he arrived. If he were then killed in a counterattack, wouldn't it be like a meat bun hitting a dog—never to return?

This misled many into thinking that Mercenary Tao did not know the Flight Technique. But as the younger brother of Master Shen, how could Mercenary Tao not know this skill? In fact, Mercenary Tao's strength was even higher than Master Shen's. As an assassin who often had to travel to various places to kill, the Flight Technique was a very convenient skill.

This was a real world; what was shown in the original work was only a part of it. If you truly believed that what was shown in the original was everything, you would definitely pay the price. Never underestimate anyone.