Supreme Sword Sovereign

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Gu Han was somewhat surprised.

Previously, Murong Yan had told him that with this token, he was a distinguished guest among the Murong Family's honored guests. Today's experiences had confirmed her words. Otherwise, how could a cultivator with no background like him make someone as unfathomable as Murong Chuan go to such lengths to protect him?

Could it be...

This still wasn't enough?

Could he really eat, drink, and stay at the Murong Family's expense without paying?

"Young brother."

Murong Chuan suddenly brought up another matter.

"You should know about the Ten Kingdoms, right?"

"I do."

Gu Han nodded.

In the world,

There were naturally more countries than just the Great Qi Dynasty.

Great Jin, Great Qin, Great Chu, Great Yan, Great Wei... together with the Great Qi Dynasty, they were collectively known as the Ten Kingdoms, located within the Eastern Desolate Territory.

However, Sky Martial City was really too small, and Gu Han had never traveled far, so naturally, he knew very little about the other nine kingdoms and had never seen people from the other nine kingdoms.

All he knew was,

Each of the Ten Kingdoms had a Martial Academy!

And the borders of the Ten Kingdoms all bordered the Barbaric Wilderness Forest!

"So."

Murong Chuan smiled.

"Do you know that these Ten Kingdoms... are actually vassal states of the Jade Lifting Sect?"

"Jade Lifting Sect? Vassal states?"

Gu Han looked slightly surprised but was not particularly shocked.

Murong Chuan nodded inwardly.

If it were any other person of the same age, upon hearing such news, they would be greatly shaken and need a long time to digest this information. But Gu Han remained so calm. Not to mention anything else, just this mental fortitude alone surpassed most people.

For a moment.

He looked at Gu Han with even more respect.

In fact.

How could he know,

There was a Demon Lord residing in Gu Han's consciousness space, an entity from beyond the heavens. Compared to that, the fact that the Ten Kingdoms were vassal states of the Jade Lifting Sect was insignificant.

"Could it be..."

Gu Han seemed to think of something.

"The upper sects that everyone talks about... is that the Jade Lifting Sect?"

"Exactly!"

Murong Chuan smiled: "Although the Jade Lifting Sect is vast, it has its own rules and rarely interferes with the operation of its vassal states, hence the sect's name is rarely known."

"Then..."

Gu Han's mind stirred.

"This Martial Academy..."

"The purpose of establishing Martial Academies in each country is naturally to periodically send outstanding talents to the Jade Lifting Sect, like... someone like you, young brother."

"I understand."

Gu Han nodded.

"Murong Yan... must be a disciple of the Jade Lifting Sect, right? The reason people here fear the Murong Family so much is because of her?"

"It's not that simple."

Murong Chuan smiled.

"The young miss is indeed a disciple of the Jade Lifting Sect, but what people truly fear... is my Murong Family! All because our family's Old Fellow is one of the three Supreme Elders of the Jade Lifting Sect!"

Supreme Elder!

Gu Han suddenly realized.

No wonder!

Even someone as domineering as Liu Tong was so afraid!

With such an Old Fellow, the Murong Family was almost equivalent to half of the Jade Lifting Sect. Not to mention a mere noble of the Capital, even if you added up the entire Great Qi Dynasty, they would absolutely not dare to provoke the Murong Family!

Looking at the token in his hand,

Gu Han suddenly felt.

This gift was a bit too heavy.

"To be honest."

Murong Chuan was somewhat emotional, "This token in the young brother's hand is solely possessed by our Old Fellow, even the clan leader is not qualified to touch it. Since the founding of our clan, the Old Fellow has only given out eight such tokens, and the one in the young brother's hand... is the ninth!"

"Solely possessed?"

Gu Han was stunned.

"Then why..."

"This..."

Murong Chuan was somewhat embarrassed.

"Actually, the one in the young miss's hand... cough cough, naturally, the Old Fellow was too fond of her and made an exception to grant it."

He wasn't telling the truth.

This token.

It was obtained by Murong Yan after she pestered and nearly plucked all the beard hairs of the Old Fellow.

"So that means..."

On the side.

Ah-Sha blinked her big eyes.

"Does that mean we can stay in the Heavenly Grade Room for free?"

"That's just a side effect."

Murong Chuan's expression became serious.

"This token has another function!"

"Another function?"

"Indeed! If the owner of the token encounters trouble, they can use the token to summon all the high-level experts of the Murong Family nearby to assist them once! This is the greatest function of this token! This secret, apart from the Murong Family members, is scarcely known even within the Jade Lifting Sect."

"Assist?"

Gu Han was taken aback.

"Anything?"

"Anything!"

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"Of course!"

Murong Chuan said solemnly: "This is a rule set by the Old Fellow. All orders of the token's owner must be unconditionally followed by the Murong Family members, otherwise... they will be dealt with according to the family rules! Now you should understand why the Old Fellow has only given out eight tokens, right? If the entrusted person is not worthy, it would undoubtedly be a disaster for our Murong Family!"

"Then..."

Gu Han fell silent for a moment.

"The other eight..."

"Over the years, no matter what requests the owners of the tokens have made, big or small, difficult or easy, our Murong Family has fulfilled them according to the agreement. To this day, only the one in the young brother's hand remains, and in the world, only you, young brother, can command the Murong Family members to do one thing for you, of course, that includes me! For example..."

At this point,

He suddenly smiled.

"That Liu Tong offended you, if you want me to take action and exterminate his entire family, just wait here for a moment, and within half an hour, I will deliver the heads of the entire Liu family to you!"

"Exterminate his entire family?"

Gu Han's heart chilled.

"This Liu Tong must have some background, aren't you afraid they'll trouble you?"

"Trouble?"

Murong Chuan was somewhat disdainful.

"Not to mention a mere Liu Tong, even if I slaughter a few members of the royal family, they still wouldn't dare to do anything to me!"

In his words,

Confidence was fully displayed!

"How about it?"

He continued to tempt: "Whether it's Liu Tong or anyone else, as long as there are people in the Capital who want to harm you, you can use this token. Rest assured, apart from that... cough cough, there's no one in the Capital who can match me! Whoever you want to exterminate, you can!"

"..."

Gu Han realized.

This was an old fox with ulterior motives!

This token falling into the hands of outsiders was always a small but significant risk for the Murong Family. If he could use this opportunity to make him use up this chance in advance, it would naturally be for the best.

"Elder."

He was somewhat wary.

"I think... it's not bad to repay enmity with kindness..."

After learning the weight of this token, he understood just how significant the gift Murong Yan had given him was.

Not to mention anything else.

With this token.

He had effectively gained an extra life and naturally was not willing to squander it carelessly.

"..."

Murong Chuan was somewhat speechless.

Repay enmity with kindness?

How could you have the face to say such a thing?

"Enough!"

Seeing that temptation was futile, he chuckled and didn't take it to heart.

He had just mentioned it casually; if it worked, great, if not, then he would have to follow the Murong Family's rules honestly. As for using force against Gu Han in secret, he naturally wouldn't dare. Not to mention the iron laws of the Murong Family, just the thought of Murong Yan finding out about this, she would definitely not let him off easily.

Murong Yan...

Thinking of this somewhat quirky young miss, he chuckled bitterly to himself.

It's a good thing it was her.

If it were any other clan member who dared to give away the token so casually, they would probably have been slapped to death by the furious Old Fellow by now.

...

Meanwhile,

Inside the Liu residence.

"Outrageous!"

Liu Xun looked at Liu Tong, who stood below with a face full of unwillingness and resentment, his face ashen.

"This is too much!"

"Father!"

Liu Tong's eyes were bloodshot.

"I can't swallow this insult!"

"You have to swallow it even if you can't!"

Liu Xun glared at him fiercely.

"Do I need to tell you what kind of strength the Murong Family has? Not to mention you and me, even that person in the royal family... wouldn't dare to offend them lightly!"

"Then... we're just going to let this go?"

"Of course not!"

Liu Xun's gaze shifted, landing on Liu Ying, who looked somewhat dazed beside him.

"Niece, I heard that the kid is also from Sky Martial City?"

"Ah?"

Liu Ying finally reacted.

"Yes, his name is Gu Han, he is..."

Thereupon,

She recounted Gu Han's situation and experiences to the two of them.

"So..."

Liu Xun's face turned cold.

"Just a country bumpkin who got lucky! I thought he had some incredible background! Hmph, daring to make my son kneel to him, he's really asking for death!"

Liu Tong's kneeling,

Had also caused him to lose face.

"Uncle."

Liu Ying hesitated.

"But now he..."

"It doesn't matter!"

Liu Xun waved his hand.

"I refuse to believe he can hide in the inn forever! Didn't you say he's also going to the Martial Academy? Unless the Murong Family's people follow him every step of the way, otherwise... once he goes to the Martial Academy, there will be plenty of opportunities for us to act!"

"Alright!"

Saying this,

He stood up.

"These next few days, you should not go out. Stay at home and keep our niece company! Everything else can wait until the Martial Academy opens! By then, your cousin will also join the Martial Academy!"

"Cousin?"

Liu Tong was startled.

"Isn't he already designated as an upper sect disciple? Why would he still..."

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"Don't worry about it!"

Liu Xun shook his head.

"He has his reasons for going there! With him there, taking care of that little brat for you will be a piece of cake!"

With that,

He seemed to intentionally create a private space for the two of them and did not linger any longer, departing directly.

"Niece."

After Liu Xun left,

Liu Tong looked at Liu Ying, stammering.

"About today's incident, I..."

"Nephew, there's no need."

Liu Ying suppressed the irritation in her heart and comforted softly: "I remember everything you've done for me. It's just that today's incident was too sudden... and it's not your fault."

"Niece..."

Looking at the beautiful face of the lady,

Liu Tong's eyes went straight, and he subconsciously reached out to hold those pale, soft hands.

"Nephew!"

Liu Ying quickly dodged, somewhat angrily.

"Please respect yourself!"

"Eh, eh!"

Liu Tong's heart was restless, his face flushed red, having been completely captivated by Liu Ying, and he had long since forgotten the humiliation he suffered today.

"Niece, rest assured!"

He patted his chest and promised.

"With my cousin there, once that kid enters the Martial Academy, I'll make his life a living hell!"

...

On the long street,

Fatty wandered aimlessly, bored out of his mind.

"Human tribulation, oh human tribulation."

His small eyes roved around, muttering to himself.

"Fatty's human tribulation, what could it be!"

"Damn it, I should never have listened to that Old Fellow! What nonsense human tribulation, I almost became food for a Demonic Beast without anything happening! If I had known, I would have stayed comfortably at home as the young master, wouldn't that have been delightful!"

As he grumbled,

The conversation of a master and servant nearby suddenly reached his ears.

"With your talents, young master, once you enter the Martial Academy, you will surely shine!"

"Hahaha, naturally! I've been diligently cultivating in Yue Mountain City just for this day!"

"..."

"Eh?"

Fatty's eyes shifted.

"Martial Academy?"

"Interesting."

"Since I have no clue about my human tribulation, why not... go have some fun first?"

With that,

He eyed the spirited young man not far away, his small eyes narrowing into slits, and chuckled twice, quietly following.

"You there, brother."

"You and Fatty here, we have quite the fate!"