Inside the main hall of the Duke of the State's Estate.
Jiang Jingcheng and Shen Yun sat on either side of the seat of honor, with three people seated below them.
At their head was an elderly man in gray robes who looked to be in his fifties, his back straight and his presence steady.
Below him sat a young man and woman.
Both looked barely into their twenties, dressed in neat, close-fitting martial attire, each with a longsword hanging at the waist.
At that moment, they were looking around curiously.
Indeed, they had spent almost their entire lives in the Dragon-Tiger Sect and rarely ventured outside, so naturally, their surroundings aroused their curiosity.
Especially...
This was their first time seeing such a magnificent estate.
Had their master not brought them here, they would never have known that Jiang Jingcheng, the current Duke of the State, had actually... come from their Dragon-Tiger Sect too.
"Eldest senior brother, I received your message yesterday!"
Jiang Jingcheng looked at Zhongli Chen with an embarrassed expression. "I didn't expect you to make the trip yourself!"
"Heh, if I hadn't come myself, I'm afraid you'd have found another excuse to turn me down!"
Zhongli Chen chuckled. "Master was worried a message wouldn't be enough to bring you over, so... he sent me to Capital City to make this trip in person!"
As he spoke, Zhongli Chen grew serious. "Junior brother, you know our Dragon-Tiger Sect is responsible for maintaining order when Hidden Edge Mountain opens this time!"
"Mm!"
Jiang Jingcheng nodded lightly.
"Ah, the Martial World is a chaotic place to begin with!"
Zhongli Chen sighed. "Whenever Hidden Edge Mountain opened in past years, fighting was inevitable. This time, it's causing an even greater stir, and more people are coming!"
"Quite a few martial artists