The Earth won't allow someone as awesome as me to exist!

Quite a few magical artifacts!

Upon hearing this, the Duke of Long's eyes lit up, a flash of greed crossing his gaze.

No matter who you are, how could you not be tempted by a celestial artifact?

The Mountain and River Lamp alone is already this terrifying, and now Qin Chuan actually has quite a few immortal artifacts in his possession...

After greed comes fear.

With so many magical artifacts in his possession, how could he not inspire fear?

However, for the Duke of Longguo, the most urgent task is to restore his own realm. Relying on the Mountain and River Lamp to restore his strength is only a matter of time.

"All the immortal artifacts in the world belong to the martial arts world. Qin Xian should hand them over. However, he has made contributions after all, so let's consider these immortal artifacts as a reward for him and let him use them for a while." The Duke of Longguo appeared very generous.

It was as if these immortal artifacts originally belonged to him, and now, only because of Qin Chuan's merit, he was temporarily giving them to the other party to use.

"The Duke is wise!" Long Kunpeng said first.

"The Duke is wise!"

Others immediately echoed this sentiment.

The Duke of Long smiled with satisfaction: "I will be in seclusion for the next period of time, and no one is allowed to disturb me."

"Yes!" Long Kunpeng replied.

And so, the Duke of Longguo took the Shanhe Zhan back to his residence.

Even now, Long Xiang was still somewhat worried: "Would Qin Xian take advantage of Grandpa's seclusion to launch a surprise attack on our Duke's mansion?"

In private, they would still call the Duke "Grandpa," "Great-Grandpa," etc., because this made it seem like they were the core of the Duke's mansion.

"Dragon and Elephant, why do you have such worries?"

Long Kunpeng completely disregarded the so-called Qin Xian: "This is the Duke's Mansion. My grandfather was personally appointed by the leader. What, does he have the audacity to dare to storm into our Duke's Mansion?"

"Besides, our government has three thousand retainers; why should we fear a mere Qin Xian?"

The Duke's mansion has a large number of retainers, reaching around three thousand, and their strength is extremely formidable.

After all, this is the Duke's mansion, and not just any Tom, Dick, or Harry can become a retainer; there are certain requirements regarding the level of sophistication.

Long Yuan scoffed, "Uncle, Qin Xian wouldn't dare. He'd probably have to be respectful to us. After all, he's just a martial artist. If it weren't for the fact that his Mountain and River Lamp could heal Great-Grandpa this time, why would our Duke's Mansion need to take him seriously?"

"I hope so..." Long Xiang couldn't help but feel a little worried, but considering that this was the Duke's mansion, even if Qin Xian was presumptuous, he probably wouldn't dare to do anything reckless.

Moreover, even if they really act recklessly, the Duke's mansion's strength should not be underestimated.

Time passed day by day, and soon a week had gone by.

Huo Chen was starting to get restless.

After the Mountain and River Lamp was taken away, he also begged Zhang Heping to restore the other dragon veins first, as this was related to the lifeline of the Dragon Kingdom's martial arts.

However, after waiting for a week, there was still no movement from the Duke's mansion, and the remaining dragon veins had not been restored.

My worst fears have come true.

"Grandpa, is the Duke really not going to care about these dragon veins anymore?" Huo Shuihe was clearly surprised.

Although her grandfather had mentioned this possibility before, she still held a sliver of hope, feeling that the Duke's Mansion should be concerned about the entire martial arts world.

But a week has passed, and it's obvious that the Shanhe Zhan has already been taken over.

Huo Shuihe felt extremely distressed because she realized that the faith she had followed had collapsed at this moment.

Huo Chen did not answer; silence was the best response.

About ten minutes later.

"Get the car ready!"

"Grandpa, where are we going?"

"The Duke's Mansion!"

A few hours later, the chariot stopped in front of the Duke's mansion.

Huo Chen and his granddaughter got out of the car and wanted to enter the Duke's Mansion.

"What is it?"

The guards at the Duke's mansion all had an arrogant attitude, and even though Huo Chen was in military uniform, they didn't take him seriously.

There was no other way; this was the Duke's mansion, and even marshals and generals had to treat everyone with utmost respect.

Huo Chen wasn't angry. He said, "I am Huo Chen, and I request an audience with the Duke!"

The guards exchanged a glance, and then one of them went in to report.

A short while later, the butler came out. He glanced at Huo Chen and smiled, "Marshal Huo, please come in."

There were still many guests in the courtyard, all of whom were looking at Huo Chen and Huo Shuihe with great respect.

No matter what, Huo Chen was the Grand Marshal of Martial Arts that night, and his status and position were undeniable. Even the guards of the Duke's Mansion wouldn't dare to offend him easily.

"Marshal Huo, what brings you here?"

Zhang Heping was still in the Duke's mansion when he saw Huo Chen, and he gave a half-smile.

Huo Chen's face turned cold when he saw Zhang Heping. He said, "I have come to see the Duke."

"Hehe, the Duke has been in seclusion for some time and hasn't had time to see you," Zhang Heping said with a hint of schadenfreude.

He knew perfectly well why Huo Chen had come, but the Duke had already gone into seclusion and no one was allowed to disturb him, including his descendants like Long Kunpeng.

"Then I'll wait here!"

Huo Chen had already decided that he would not leave easily if he could not see the Duke.

"Whatever you want," Zhang Heping shrugged.

After all, the other party was a marshal, which was his superior, so he couldn't very well kick him out.

There's only one week left until Chinese New Year.

Qin Chuan and his sister Qin Lan departed for Hong Kong Island today.

As for the fact that the Mountain and River Lamp was seized, Qin Chuan naturally didn't know about it until now, and even if he did, he wouldn't care.

However, anyone who dares to take what belongs to them will never have a good ending.

Whether he was a duke or had three thousand retainers, in Qin Chuan's eyes, he was nothing more than someone who could be killed with a single sword strike.

For Qin Chuan, the choice to travel to Hong Kong Island was once again by cruise ship. As far as Qin Chuan was concerned, he didn't care about the mode of transportation to Hong Kong Island, as long as he could reach his destination. Moreover, with his current strength, he could take his sister to Hong Kong Island with his own spiritual energy without relying on any means of transportation, or even faster.

"Brother, it's been so long since we've had a proper New Year's celebration like this. If only Mom and Dad were still here."

When her parents were mentioned, Qin Lan's beautiful face was filled with sadness.

"We'll celebrate Chinese New Year together every year from now on," Qin Chuan said, rubbing his sister's head.

In this world, his sister is the most important person to him.

No one is allowed to bully their younger sister!

This is why everyone said Zhang Lecheng's crime didn't deserve death, but Qin Chuan still wanted to kill him, because the other party had touched his sore spot.

Qin Chuan is not the kind of person who kills innocent people indiscriminately. He can usually ignore the sarcastic remarks of many ants. How could a dignified cultivator in the Tribulation Transcending stage care about the words of some ants?

But not my younger sister!

Anyone who dares to touch this taboo will be killed!

Upon hearing this, Qin Lan, like a little girl who had just eaten candy, happily held up her little finger:

"Let's pinky swear."

Upon seeing this, Qin Chuan couldn't help but chuckle. Who would have thought that a powerful old monster undergoing tribulation would actually make a pinky promise?

"Okay, pinky promise."

"Pinky promise, a hundred years from now, never to be broken..."