At the He family's residence in Lingcheng, He Jue received a message from the chief of the Green Water City's envoys. After reading it, he sneered, "A piece of groundless news has made them so nervous. It's speechless. Go ahead and reply to the message and tell them I understand."
"Yes, Elder."
After the servant left, He Jue did not mobilize anyone to look for information about Li Feng, but continued to practice. It was obvious that he had a negative attitude and wanted to get away with it.
At this moment, a grand voice sounded, "The He family of Lingcheng and Li Feng of Wancheng are here to visit."
He Jue was shocked. What was Li Feng doing in Lingcheng?
I just received the information from Li Feng that he passed by Lingcheng, and Li Feng came. This is not just passing by, he is going directly to find their family!
"Quick, send a message to Bishui City and tell them that Li Feng is here to cause trouble for the He family in Lingcheng."
The servant immediately went to summon him again.
This person really looked like he was here to cause trouble. He didn't even dismount his flying sword, but just hovered in the air. His voice could be heard throughout the city. Although he said he was visiting, he didn't look like he was coming for trouble. Instead, he had a menacing air.
He Jue and more than thirty other sword masters flew into the air on their flying swords, all looking at the newcomers with serious expressions.
The man who came seemed to be about seventeen or eighteen years old, and he exuded a powerful aura. Is this the realm of sword power? Is he a swordsman?
He Jue was also shocked!
"Impossible! How could you possibly advance to Sword Master? Didn't you practice the sword formation? This is impossible!"
"Who said that if you practice sword formations, you can't advance to Sword Master? If that's the case, what's the point of creating sword formations? It just speeds up your practice tenfold in exchange for increasing the difficulty of advancement tenfold. For a true genius, time is the most precious thing."
"But you're not a genius in cultivation, are you? You don't have an innate sword spirit seed, nor a natural sword soul. How can you be considered a genius?"
"Haha... pedantic! How can a genius in cultivation be judged only by the innate sword intent seed and the innate sword soul? Then the sword cultivation system of this world would not have been created. Well, there is nothing much to say to you frogs in the well. I came here to look for someone. My personal maid, Li Huan, was abducted by your He family about half a year ago. Hand her over to me immediately. I want her alive or dead." When he said the last sentence, the murderous aura became heavier. As the last word fell, the murderous aura was displayed through the sword force, and it seemed that a long sword dripping with blood appeared in the sky.
By this time, the He clan leader and other elders in Lingcheng had already confirmed that this man was the swordsman. They also confirmed his identity from their conversation with He Jue—Li Feng! The demon slayer of Bishui City, and the younger brother of the true disciple Li Yu.
Just a week ago, news came that Li Yu had been promoted to Sword Emperor. A week later, Li Feng appeared in front of them as a swordsman and asked for someone.
Didn't Li Feng's intelligence report say he had no hope of becoming a Sword Master? A seventeen or eighteen-year-old Sword Master! Damn you, hopeless! Whoever was responsible for gathering that intelligence should be killed.
"Master Li Feng, is there some misunderstanding here? We don't even know who Li Huan is."
"He Bing, he's your third-generation descendant, right? Ask him. If he still denies it, I don't recommend expelling the He family from Lingcheng!"
"You dare? We are a peripheral family power of the Jade Water Sword Sect. You don't have the authority to do that!"
"Why not? If you look for it, I can easily find several crimes that would warrant your extermination of my entire clan. Do you believe it? Don't forget, I am also a disciple of the Jade Water Sword Sect, and a swordsman at that!"
The clan leader thought to himself, why didn’t you tell me that you have a sister who is at the level of a Sword Emperor?
Sigh—this kid He Bing has hit a wall this time. I wonder if he can even survive?!
He surrendered, and He Bing was quickly brought in. He Bing was already terrified, trembling all over, incontinent, and his already unattractive appearance became even uglier because of fear.
"He Bing, who else is involved? Tell us everything!" the He clan leader asked angrily.
"No more, I'm the only one!"
He Bing had obviously been told what to do. He Lin didn't want to waste time and shook his head.
"I can tell the truth from lies. You are lying. If you dare to lie again, I will kill your entire He family!"
The elders were furious, but no one uttered a word. They just stared at Herlin, breathing heavily.
The patriarch trembled and asked
"Don't be honest, who are the people involved?"
“I, I…”
"Hurry up and tell me!"
"He Ci, He Jue, He Jian, He Ye, and He Ling! All five of them participated, along with more than a dozen of our followers."
"Bring them all up here!" the patriarch roared, shaking with anger.
These are the direct descendants of the clan leaders and elders present! Looking at Li Feng's aggressive appearance, he will be defeated here today.
Soon, five teenagers and a dozen followers were brought up.
"Master Li Feng, look..."
He Lin opened his eyes, looked at He Bing and asked
"Is Li Huan dead or alive?"
"Dead."
Herlin shook his head.
"You don't know, which means you're not the mastermind behind the kidnapping."
After glancing around, no one seemed to know, so he sighed.
"I told you that if you lie again, I will kill your entire He family. It seems you don't take my words seriously?"
As he spoke, sword energy surged within the hundred-foot sword intent field, and murderous aura filled the sky.
The patriarch said angrily
"It's already this late, who are you still trying to protect? Tell me, who else is there?"
He Bing looked at this scene and laughed like crazy.
"You hypocritical fellows, we have done this more than once or twice. Which of you has not received the women we sent? If you want to die, let's die together. And you, boy, you always want to kill the whole family. Who are you trying to scare? Don't you want to know whether Li Huan is alive or dead? You can't ask me about this. I don't know either. You have to ask our ancestor. He is the one who will take over in the end. Haha... If you have the guts, go find the ancestor?! Haha..."
He Lin sensed something and looked in one direction.
"So, this ancestor is the foundation of your He family? A junior swordsman? Nothing more than that!"
"The He family of Lingcheng is hiding the swordsman at home, and he hasn't reported to the Sword Sect. Where are the Lingcheng Collectors and Inspectors? Why haven't they reported to the Sect yet?"
Herling's voice once again spread throughout the city.
The major sword sects did have such regulations. Sword masters from aristocratic families were required to report to the sword sect after being promoted to sword master. Aristocratic families could not retain sword masters, and wealthy families could not retain more than one sword master. Otherwise, the entire clan would be exterminated.
However, due to the passage of time, the wealthy and powerful families continued to grow, and this law has long become meaningless.
But if you look into it carefully, it is indeed a serious crime. Especially since the other party has a sister who is a Sword Emperor, and especially since they are both staunch supporters of the civilian faction.
"Is this a plot to take advantage of our Lingcheng He clan?" The He clan leader was filled with thoughts.
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