From a slave to the Great Qian Martial Saint

"How should I address you?"

A burly man who looked to be in his thirties led Chen Shi and Xiao Fengxiao to see Zou Shichang, while the others remained at the city gate to continue the inspection.

On the way, the big man casually asked a question.

"My husband and I are newcomers to the business world, and our names are not worth mentioning, but..."

Chen Shi paused slightly, then smiled and said.

"Now I do have a name, you may have heard of it, brother."

"Oh? Tell me about it, brother."

"Dragon and Tiger Duo".

"Dragon and Tiger..."

The burly man frowned slightly; it did indeed look somewhat familiar.

After a moment's thought, he suddenly widened his eyes.

Aren't those the two people with bounties on their heads at the city gate?

Looking at Chen Shi and Xiao Fengxiao again, a hint of fear crept into his eyes.

In one night, they slaughtered more than two hundred members of the Chang Le Gang!

Putting aside his exceptional martial arts skills, his ruthlessness alone makes him a formidable figure in the martial arts world.

"snort!"

Xiao Fengxiao snorted and rolled her eyes at Chen Shi.

This title is awful, yet Chen Shi insists on spreading it.

"So you're the Dragon and Tiger Duo, my apologies for not recognizing you."

The burly man snapped out of his daze and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

Fortunately, a fight didn't break out at the city gate just now; otherwise, given the ferocity of the Dragon and Tiger Duo, they would have had no chance of survival.

As for reporting to the government, there's a saying that matters of the martial arts world should be settled within the martial arts world itself. We are all people of the martial arts world, and under normal circumstances, we would not take the government route.

Furthermore, the notice only mentioned the arrest, but made no mention of the reward, clearly it was just for show.

The big man wasn't stupid; he wouldn't risk offending those two ruthless devils for this.

After calming down a bit, I was puzzled again. That woman clearly had a fox-like face, so how could she be called the Dragon and Tiger Duo?

But then it dawned on them that the government must have been careless and misheard "fox" as "tiger".

Such rumors and misinformation are common in the martial arts world; they are not surprising at all.

"By the way, may I ask which school you two studied under?"

Halfway there, he had kept quiet the whole time, but the big man couldn't help but ask again.

"Well..."

Chen Shi hesitated slightly, thinking about what name to come up with.

If, by some chance, the name they made up happens to be a sect that actually exists in the martial arts world, then it will be difficult to explain.

"Hidden Moon Pavilion".

Before Chen Shi could decide, Xiao Fengxiao casually mentioned a name.

"Azure Moon Pavilion? Never heard of it."

The burly man muttered something to himself, then chuckled and asked.

"May I ask who these two esteemed teachers are?"

"What kind of master is he? He's just a decrepit old man. Everyone who knows him calls him the Old Man of Chuyun."

"Izumo So..."

The burly man frowned; he'd never heard of it before.

However, the martial arts world is so vast, how many sects and how many masters does he know? It's normal that he hasn't heard of them.

I didn't think about it too much.

"Heh, compared to that, my background is much simpler..."

After asking so many questions, it would be impolite not to introduce myself.

These two are ruthless killers, so the big man dared not be negligent.

The burly man continued talking to himself, and Chen Shi couldn't help but glance at Xiao Fengxiao.

Hidden Moon Pavilion, Cloud-Piercing Elder...

This name doesn't seem like something she made up on the spot.

Although Wuxing City, also a prefectural city, was not as prosperous as Yongqiu City, where the two great marquises resided, it was still extremely prosperous.

This was Chen Shi's first time here; in fact, it was also his first time leaving Yongqiu Prefecture.

While chatting casually with the big man, he looked around and unknowingly arrived in front of a large house.

The plaque above the main gate reads "Zou Mansion," which must have been the residence of Zou Shichang.

"What a huge house."

Looking around, Chen Shi exclaimed in admiration.

Although it cannot compare to the Marquis's mansion, it is still better than the mansion of Zhao Dacheng and his family, even though they are both merchants.

It seems that Zou Shichang has indeed made a lot of money.

"Of course. Among the grain merchants in Wuxing Prefecture, if Master Zou claims to be second, no one dares to claim to be first. This year, there is famine all over Jiangnan, and I heard that Master Zou has mountains of grain in his hands, which is all pure silver!"

The burly man spoke with great seriousness, repeatedly clicking his tongue in amazement.

"Mountains of grain."

Chen Shi smiled and glanced at Xiao Fengxiao.

Xiao Fengxiao was wearing a bamboo hat, but one could almost feel her sharp gaze.

As they were talking, the burly man led the two men into the mansion through a side door.

After passing through several connecting corridors and two hanging flower gates, we arrived at a side hall.

There were seven or eight men and women dressed in martial arts attire, sitting casually in various places.

"Zhang Sandao, weren't you supposed to be guarding the city gate? Why are you back slacking off?"

Upon seeing the burly man enter, someone made a joke.

"I'm not being lazy! I'm introducing two experts to Master Zou!"

The burly man quickly clarified, looking quite serious.

The others had also seen Chen Shi and Xiao Fengxiao, glanced at them, and couldn't help but sneer.

Where do all these masters in the martial arts world come from?

One or two random cats and dogs, whoever appears out of nowhere, dare to call themselves experts.

"What kind of experts could you, Zhang Sandao, possibly know?"

The person who had spoken earlier gave another disdainful snort.

"Don't believe me? Hmph."

Zhang Sandao snorted coldly and couldn't help but raise his head slightly.

"Have you ever heard of the Azure Moon Pavilion and the Cloud-Piercing Elder? These two are the direct descendants of the Azure Moon Pavilion and the esteemed disciples of the Cloud-Piercing Elder!"

"Azure Moon Pavilion? Cloud-Swallow?"

The group looked at each other and shook their heads.

"A rural sect from somewhere, I've never heard of it before."

"Never heard of that? That's alright. But have you ever heard of the Dragon and Tiger Duo?"

"Dragon and Tiger..."

Upon hearing this name, everyone was taken aback.

My bottom involuntarily lifted slightly off the seat, and my whole body tensed up instantly.

In the past two days, in the Wuxing area alone, there is probably no name more resounding than the Dragon and Tiger Duo.

He slaughtered more than 200 members of the Chang Le Gang in one night. His martial arts skills and ruthless methods were so high that even many veterans of the martial arts world couldn't help but turn pale at the mention of his name.

"Zhang Sandao, you don't mean to say..."

Everyone looked at Chen Shi and Xiao Fengxiao again, their eyes filled with strong vigilance.

"That's right!"

Zhang Sandao became increasingly arrogant, gesturing to Chen Shi and Xiao Fengxiao as he introduced them.

"These two friends of mine are the Dragon and Tiger Duo!"

"..."

Upon hearing Zhang Sandao's words, the side hall fell silent for a moment.

It wasn't until a moment later that everyone came to their senses, turned their heads away, and said nothing more.

The Dragon and Tiger Duo are not to be trifled with; there's no need to offend them.

Whether Zhang Sandao is bragging or not is none of their business.

"Brother Long, Sister-in-law Hu, please make yourselves at home."

Zhang Sandao grew increasingly smug and, with a smile, invited Chen Shi and Xiao Fengxiao to sit down.

Chen Shi nodded, found an empty seat and sat down. Xiao Fengxiao frowned. What "Tiger Sister-in-law"? It was vulgar and offensive! But she was too lazy to argue with Zhang Sandao and sat down next to Chen Shi.

"Quickly serve my brother and sister-in-law tea and snacks!"

Zhang Sandao shouted loudly, then took the teacup from the maid and personally served it to Chen Shi and Xiao Fengxiao with a beaming smile.

Seeing Zhang Sandao's servile demeanor, everyone else in the side hall looked on with disdain.

But no one said anything, lest they offend the Dragon and Tiger Duo.

As Chen Shi sipped his tea, he glanced at Xiao Fengxiao, who remained calm and unhurried.

That's right. They've already taken action against the Zou family, so why would they be afraid that Zou Shichang would run away?

"Quick! We found it!"

Wait patiently, and after about an hour, as it was getting late, a man suddenly rushed in and shouted.

"We've found those three!"