Ultimate True Lord

the next day.

Jiang Ming received a very unexpected message.

Last night, not only did Feng Zhao, the second-in-command of the Xuan Yin Sect, get into trouble, but Liu Ya, an elder of the Cang Shi Sect, also mysteriously disappeared.

When the news spread, the three major factions immediately turned their attention to the five major families, believing that the other side was deliberately retaliating against old grudges.

A year ago, the five major families' groups were inexplicably ambushed on their way out of the city. At the time, everyone in the five families suspected that it was the work of Green Pine Mountain, one of the three major sects. However, Green Pine Mountain had never done such a thing.

The two sides harbored their resentment and remained deadlocked for a year.

Originally, this martial arts competition was intended to ease tensions between the two factions. However, no one expected that overnight, one of the three major sects would lose a second-in-command and another would go missing.

Suddenly, the long-suppressed conflicts were completely ignited.

Luo Jiuying, the leader of the Xuan Yin Sect, and Zhang Ling, the leader of the Cang Shi Sect, both stepped forward and made a strong statement, demanding that the five major families give an explanation.

Furthermore, this morning, two masters of the sect leader level personally set off to enter Wangyue City and escort the teams of the three major sects out of the city.

This was clearly to guard against the five major families making another move in secret.

The five major families repeatedly denied any wrongdoing, insisting that they were not responsible. However, at this critical juncture, the three factions were consumed by rage and refused to listen to anything.

Even if the five major families claimed that other forces were behind it, they could not produce complete evidence to convince the three factions; it was all just empty talk.

The incident happened in Wangyue City, and in the eyes of the three factions, the five major families are inextricably linked to it!

Jiang Ming wasn't really affected by this confusing situation.

The only thing that surprised him was Elder Liu of the Cangshi Sect, who had gone missing. Elder Liu's disciple was none other than the blue-clad youth he had killed at the Gray-Clad Gang headquarters!

Later, when the news reached Cangshimen, it was also said that the young man had gone missing.

These two, master and apprentice, were truly of the same ilk; they both mysteriously disappeared a few months apart.

What a coincidence! We can be master and disciple again in our next life.

Jiang Ming's mind raced, and he remembered how he had wiped out the Gray-Clad Gang. He had done it swiftly, leaving no useful clues behind.

Previously, Xiong Ping, the leader of the Gray-Clad Gang, had sent his trusted men to investigate tall, powerful martial artists skilled in palm techniques. This group had been almost entirely wiped out when Jiang Ming destroyed the Gray-Clad Gang's headquarters.

The remaining one or two who slipped through the net were later found and dealt with quietly.

Even if the Cangshi Sect sent people to investigate the Gray Clothes Gang, they could only deduce from some scattered clues that the Gray Clothes Gang members had previously been attacked by mysterious people.

However, without specific physical or martial arts characteristics, any investigation will be in vain.

Following these vague and ambiguous clues, even after several years of investigation, it would be impossible to find the real culprit.

Therefore, Jiang Ming was not worried at all that the Cangshi Sect could find him.

Moreover, he deliberately left a clay sculpture of the Yuanzhen Sect at the murder scene to mislead the public.

Perhaps the Cangshi Sect will follow the clues and eventually find their way back to the Yuanzhen Sect leader. Then, with both sides becoming suspicious of each other and fighting amongst themselves, no one will bother to investigate Jiang Ming's matter anymore.

I wonder if, at this very moment, the Cangshi Sect has already clashed with the Yuanzhen Sect in the shadows?

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Since that day, the situation in Wangyue City has become even more tense. In particular, the merchant caravans of the five major families leaving the city are somewhat worried about being ambushed and retaliated against by the three factions. For a time, the air was thick with the smell of gunpowder.

However, these things have nothing to do with Jiang Ming.

He continued to spar with Master Liu every few days, and spent his days at home practicing his rapidly improving Crescent Moon Step. Occasionally, he would also go with Wen Jin to drink with Young Master Yu, Su Yan, and chat about poetry and literature.

Jiang Ming didn't bother copying famous poems from his previous life; instead, he acted more as a listener. After all, if someone asked him to compose a poem on the spot and he immediately gave himself away, it would be incredibly embarrassing.

After these few drinking sessions, he had come to realize that Su Yan's alcohol tolerance was indeed terrible. Most of the time, he could only manage one or two glasses before his face turned red and he started acting out in a drunken frenzy.

He would get angry and tell everyone to get out, shouting in his drunken ramblings that the young ladies from the families who were always surrounding him should get as far away as possible.

A moment later, he became incredibly enthusiastic, reaching out to put his arms around Jiang Ming and Wen Jin's necks, calling them "Brother Wen" and "Brother Jiang" repeatedly. He said he wanted to go sightseeing with his friends and even wanted to visit the bustling city.

The world is so vast, it would be a great pity not to visit it at least once.

He lamented that he wished he weren't the eldest son of the Su family.

At these times, Wen Jin and Jiang Ming would offer words of comfort, helping Su Yan to calm down after drinking. But after a while, Jiang Ming had a strange feeling in his heart.

Su Yan's face, flushed like a peach blossom after drinking, coupled with the occasional glimpses of his expression, made it seem as if he were coaxing a stunningly beautiful woman throwing a tantrum, rather than comforting a drunken young master from a noble family.

In terms of appearance, Su Yan was definitely the most handsome person Jiang Ming had seen since he transmigrated to this other world, regardless of gender.

Even Luo Qingyin, who is recognized as the most beautiful woman by the three major sects, seems to be less beautiful than Su Yan because she always wears a veil over her face.

Time flies, and another half month has passed.

Jiang Ming's schedule has been packed lately, and he sometimes feels frustrated and irritable. His hands are itching to do something.

But one night, after he went out hunting, he discovered something even more interesting.

Jiang Ming's Crescent Moon Step, a light-footed skill, possesses the special effect of being undetectable, allowing him to conceal his presence and make no sound to the greatest extent possible. In the dead of night, he is like a ghost in the city, silently wandering the streets.

Sometimes, he would deliberately follow someone traveling at night until they reached their destination, just to see if they would notice him. Several times in a row, he didn't notice.

Only once, a master of soft energy was traveling when he vaguely sensed something. But when he looked back, there was nothing there. Upon reaching his destination, the martial artist even felt as if he had encountered a ghost and was inexplicably frightened.

Just started.

Jiang Ming still plays this stress-relieving game of stalking others.

Later, he felt it wasn't exciting enough.

So, late at night, a petty thief scaled the wall and entered the house, stealthily opening the door and entering the bedroom to steal valuables. Seeing that he was about to succeed, he excitedly made off with the money.

A cough would suddenly be heard from the darkness in a corner of the courtyard.

The owner was instantly awakened and stared at the thief beside the bed, both looking at each other in disbelief. The two immediately started fighting, both ending up with bruises and swelling on their faces.

In the shadows, Jiang Ming watched with unusual delight, a twisted smile unconsciously appearing on his face.

Later, this situation escalated into a truly disastrous turn of events.

A wealthy family was attacked in the middle of the night by a lover who brought his mistress to the next room for some lewd pleasure. The homeowner, who had been sound asleep, was suddenly slapped awake and opened his eyes to hear lewd sounds coming from the next room.

He was instantly enraged and charged forward to attack someone.

The adulterer, the adulteress, and the victim were all entangled in a tangled mess, surrounded by a group of bewildered servants who didn't know what to do.

Jiang Ming, on the other hand, sat on the rooftop watching the show, munching on sunflower seeds with great interest. He would occasionally comment that the victim's fighting skills were really not good, as he had actually been pinned to the ground and beaten by the adulterer.

During this period, his psychological distortion was significantly alleviated, but his behavior seemed to be becoming increasingly abnormal.