The Mountain in Tang San's Heart

Thanks to his keen spiritual perception, Jiang Mingyang had sensed Tang San and Xiao Wu before they spotted him and Ma Hongjun.

Seeing these two "old acquaintances," Jiang Mingyang led Ma Hongjun toward them at an unhurried pace.

When Xiao Wu saw Jiang Mingyang looking her way, she waved at him with the easy familiarity of an old friend.

Then she pulled Tang San over to meet Jiang Mingyang and Ma Hongjun.

In fact, this was only the second time Tang San and Xiao Wu had met Jiang Mingyang.

But unlike their first meeting, they now knew much more about Jiang Mingyang.

They also held Jiang Mingyang in far greater awe.

That awe had not come from anything Jiang Mingyang had done.

Rather, it had arisen naturally after they arrived in the capital of the Heaven Dou Empire and learned about him by chance.

Jiang Mingyang was the son of Jiang Tianyang, the foremost figure in the Heaven Dou Empire's military, and possessed level-nine Innate Soul Power.

There was no hiding that fact. Among the top powers, information about Jiang Mingyang had never been scarce.

A top-tier genius who had yet to fully mature held almost no sway on the continent.

But that did not mean such a genius was of little importance.

On the contrary, a top-tier genius represented a faction's future.

Since Jiang Mingyang was a top-tier genius with close ties to the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, the Heaven Dou Empire naturally promoted him.

The aim was to steady morale and assure the empire's leaders that their next generation had a future.

Thanks to that promotion, Jiang Mingyang's name was certainly well known throughout the capital, whatever else might be said.

And because Jiang Mingyang was always away traveling or training, few people had actually met him.

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