Novel Full Chapter 873: 358: Visitors from Nanhai (Part 3)
Chapter 873: Chapter 358: Visitors from Nanhai (Part 3)
“That’s right, the personnel allocation within the Luofeng Alliance has already been rearranged.
“While you were busy preparing for the wedding banquet, I have completed the handover of various matters in Tianyu City.
“Now, I am about to become the Deputy City Lord of this Luofeng Alliance.
“Correspondingly, Alliance Leader Wu is about to take office as the City Lord of Tianyu City.”
This was a given and there wasn’t much to say about it, as the group engaged in conversation, heading back to Luoxia City.
In the following days, Su Mo was primarily busy with welcoming and sending off guests.
The various figures from Dongcheng left first, and the Chiefs of the escort agencies also departed from Luoxia City.
Those who joined Su Mo’s Donghuang Escort Alliance were all preparing to return and set sail again, and the news of this spread across the land with their departure.
Next up were the figures from the Southwest.
However, not all of them left; figures like Feng Baichuan from the Heavenly Blade Sect and Wan Cangxin from the Wusheng Hall stayed behind.
Because they all knew that Su Mo would be taking on disciples after the wedding banquet.
They thought they might as well wait here.
Sure enough, within a few days of the wedding banquet ending, Su Mo held the disciple accepting ceremony.
Of course, this event couldn’t compare to his wedding in terms of grandiosity.
It was held within the Ziyang Escort Agency with a few dozen tables set up.
Friends and relatives from around, Jianghu friends, were invited to witness the event.
That day, Su Mo sat at the head position, with Yang Xiaoyun sitting beside him.
Previously, Xu Lu calling her “Master’s wife” was somewhat informal, but now it was proper in every sense.
Today, there were two disciples formally joining, one was Xu Lu and the other was Zhaodi.
As the hour arrived, the two knelt on the ground, performed the formal rites, and offered tea to their master.
The onlookers couldn’t help but discuss in hushed tones.
“That older one seems to be around the same age as Su, the Chief.”
“Su, the Chief, is the top martial artist in Donghuang; naturally, age doesn’t matter.”
“But what about the younger one? What’s their background being able to become a disciple under Su, the Chief?”
“This is something you might not know. This is an orphan girl Su, the Chief, rescued while traveling through Zhongfu City.
“There were bandits who massacred their village, leaving only this child, whom Su, the Chief, took away.”
“I see… so being able to become a disciple of Su, the Chief, is a blessing after a disaster.”
While everyone was engaged in conversation, suddenly a voice was heard.
“I see the Chief is already taking disciples at such a young age?
“And the number one in Donghuang…
“How can a tender young lad claim the top spot in the mighty Donghuang?
“I say traveling to Donghuang is a waste of time.
“But you didn’t believe it.”
“Did you really believe their exaggerated claims?
“In literature, there’s no first; in martial arts, there’s no second.
“Throughout the entire Tianxia martial jianghu, who dares to claim they are number one?
“He might be young, but to arrogantly claim superiority here is to be a frog at the bottom of a well.”
“Alright, this place is clearly a small backwater, no need to mock.”
“But Donghuang doesn’t live up to its name, one would think it desolate, yet here is this imposing city. It’s truly surprising.”
The conversation between these two had no attempt at being discreet.
Needless to say, not only could nearby people hear it, but so could Su Mo.
He was about to drink his tea, but upon hearing them, couldn’t help but glance at the speakers.
Not that he couldn’t stand hearing bad things about himself due to his big reputation.
But because their words suggested they were not from Donghuang.
This naturally made him curious.
Looking up, he saw a man and a woman standing in the crowd, each carrying a saber.
Their attire was not much different from Donghuang cultivators.
This made him hesitate, wondering if, after the discipleship ended, he should invite these two to chat.
Although Luoxia City was near Nanhai, few people came to Donghuang from Nanhai, and these two were different from Manager Zhan from that day.
They were clearly cultivators from Nanhai, able to enter Donghuang to train, yet what were their identities?
Their banter was arrogant—were they unaware or just frogs at the bottom of wells?
While these thoughts spun in his mind, he hadn’t expected his glance to be seen as a challenge.
“Hmm? He’s looking at me, does he disagree?”
The man glanced at the woman beside him.
The woman frowned slightly, “Don’t start any trouble. Our mentor said the purpose of coming to Dongcheng is to witness the martial arts here and refine ourselves, not to stir trouble.”
“Hahaha.”
But the man burst into laughter, “This Chief of the Escort Agency, being of Jianghu, by taking disciples believes his martial skills are high.
“Let’s test what we’ve learned today.”
As soon as he finished speaking, people around them shot them angry glares.
The people were taking disciples, and they were just rambling.
Were they planning to use Su, the Chief, to validate their skills?
No matter whose pupils they were, such behavior was a bit much.
The young man seemed to enjoy the attention, smiling without commenting further, just gathering finger strength and making a feint.
Buzz!
Amidst a faint buzzing, the finger strength shot out.
However, it wasn’t aimed directly at Su Mo, but at the teacup in his hand.
It seemed he intended to showcase his mastery of finger strength in front of everyone to shatter Su Mo’s teacup.
This would intimidate first, showcasing his own skills, and preventing Su Mo from being worthy of disciples.
Upon seeing this, Su Mo felt momentarily speechless.
The two from Nanhai, their finger strength wasn’t bad.
But their arrogance was too much, acting like naïve youngsters.
Their actions were laughable, diminishing Nanhai’s reputation unwittingly.
He was disinclined to care, drinking tea, casually flicking a finger.
In a silent moment, two forces momentarily collided in mid-air, promptly dissipating.
However, the young man’s face instantly turned pale, retreating a step, blood oozing at his mouth’s corner, eyes filled with shock.
Without daring another glance at Su Mo, he grabbed his companion’s hand:
“Misjudged, he’s an expert, let’s go quickly!
“Or we might not be able to leave!”
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ps: Not feeling quite right today, rested a bit in the afternoon, so just a single update… no face to ask for monthly votes, will resume normal updates tomorrow.