Ten Thousand Sword Masters

After Zhang Jianyun got home from get off work, Tang Guanshan came to find him.

"Xiao Fan of the Green Fang Gang and Qin Long of the Flying Dragon Gang have invited me to dinner. I'm a little uneasy about it. Sir, could you come with me?" Tang Guanshan asked cautiously.

"They invited you to dinner?" Zhang Jianyun asked in surprise.

"Yes, I received the invitation yesterday. I estimate that some of their friends from Shi Haijing will be present at the banquet," Tang Guanshan said.

"If that's the case, then why don't they invite me?" Zhang Jianyun pondered.

After thinking for a moment, Tang Guanshan said, "Perhaps they are worried that your presence will cause a conflict with their friends from the History Realm, so they invited me to give me a warning."

"So you came to call me, so I'm supposed to come uninvited?" Zhang Jianyun said with a smile.

"My lord, if I am intimidated by the experts from the History Realm they have invited at the banquet, things will definitely not proceed smoothly afterward," Tang Guanshan said quickly.

After thinking for a moment, Zhang Jianyun asked, "Where is the banquet hall located?"

"At the Green Fang Gang's base."

"Okay, I'll go with you."

Before long, the two arrived at the Green Tooth Gang's headquarters.

"Chief Tang, I've been waiting for you for a long time." Xiao Fan came out of the reception room to greet him. "Lord Zhang, I didn't expect you to come too. Please come in."

Upon arriving at the reception room, Zhang Jianyun saw a banquet table set up in the center of the hall, with three people already seated there.

"Chief Tang, it's been a long time." The speaker was Qin Long, the leader of the Flying Dragon Gang, dressed in yellow, a burly man in his thirties.

"Long time no see," Tang Guanshan said softly.

"Please sit down, Lord Zhang and Chief Tang," Xiao Fan invited.

After everyone was seated, Xiao Fan said, "Let me introduce you to Lord Zhang, who is sitting next to Chief Tang. He is a newly recruited soldier of Cangxi Pavilion this year, and he has already reached the Historical Realm at a young age."

As soon as he finished speaking, the two middle-aged men sitting next to Xiao Fan and Qin Long looked at Zhang Jianyun, their eyes flashing with a gleam.

"Let me introduce you, Lord Zhang. This is my friend Lu Feng, also a figure in the History Realm. This is Luo Tao, a friend of Chief Qin Long, also a figure in the History Realm," Xiao Fan said.

"Nice to meet you." Zhang Jianyun nodded to Lu Feng and Luo Tao.

"Lord Zhang, you are the youngest person I have ever met who has reached the realm of historical records," Lu Feng said.

"Lord Zhang, may I know your age?" Luo Tao asked.

"I'm 19 this year," Zhang Jianyun replied.

Upon hearing this, Lu Feng and Luo Tao exchanged glances.

"Truly a promising young man, I, Lu, toast you." Lu Feng said, raising his glass to Zhang Jianyun.

Zhang Jianyun also raised his glass, gestured, and then finished his drink.

"Lord Zhang, you are already a figure of historical significance, and you will leave Cangxi Town sooner or later. Why bother with those trivial matters of the martial world?" Lu Feng said after drinking.

As soon as Lu Feng finished speaking, the atmosphere in the room instantly shifted, becoming somewhat suffocating.

Zhang Jianyun stretched out his palm and placed it on Tang Guanshan's shoulder: "Tang and I are close friends despite our age difference. Before I joined Cangxi Pavilion, Tang treated me differently and took good care of me."

"I'm a grateful person, so I wanted to fulfill some of Chief Tang's small wishes before leaving Cangxi Town."

After Zhang Jianyun finished speaking, the suffocating atmosphere in the room intensified, and silence descended.

Xiao Fan and Qin Long's gazes swept back and forth between Zhang Jianyun and Tang Guanshan, trying to confirm the relationship between Zhang and Tang.

After a long silence, Xiao Fan finally spoke.

"Brother Tang, our three gangs have existed in Cangxi Town for many years. We have always helped each other. We are interdependent. The leaders of each gang have had a very good relationship, and the members respect each other even more."

"This situation is hard-won, and we should cherish it."

"We can also work together to create a better future, and I will follow Brother Tang's lead."

"Haha~"

Hearing Xiao Fan's words, Tang Guanshan laughed a few times. "Xiao Fan, if you were a hunting dog and you encountered an injured black-boned chicken in the forest, would you eat the chicken or join forces with it to escape the forest?"

"Brother, I'm not a hunting dog, I'm a cheetah that bites, and I'm not injured," Xiao Fan said with a smile.

"Guan Shan, we've known each other for many years, and I don't think you're the kind of person who wants to dominate everything," Qin Long said.

"In a small river, there were several small fish living freely. Suddenly one day, one of the fish mutated into a tiger barb. Do you think this tiger barb will continue to live with the other small fish, or will it eat them one by one?" Tang Guanshan said, as if telling a story.

"Other small fish may also turn into tiger barbs," Xiao Fan said.

"But they are not tigerfish after all," Tang Guanshan said calmly.

"Actually, they can turn into tigerfish at any time," Xiao Fan said.

"There's a price to pay for turning into a tigerfish," Tang Guanshan said cheerfully.

"Didn't that tiger barb fish pay a price?" Xiao Fan asked.

"The price it pays is bearable."

Silence fell over the reception room as soon as Tang Guanshan finished speaking, with only the sound of a few maids carrying dishes as they came in.

The footsteps were very light, yet they seemed to echo throughout the entire living room.

"Guan Shan, eating too much fish will cause the tiger barb's belly to burst," Qin Long said calmly.

"No, tiger barbs have a very strong digestive system," Tang Guanshan said with a smile.

"Then the only solution is to turn the other small fish into tiger barbs as well," Lu Feng said.

"Of course, as long as the little fish pays the price," Tang Guanshan said.

"Xiaoyu and the others have decided to pay this price," Xiao Fan said somewhat coldly.

As soon as Xiao Fan finished speaking, Lu Feng picked up his chopsticks and took a piece of fish.

"These little fish are so tempting, I can't resist picking them up and eating some. Lord Zhang, you should try some too." Lu Feng said, shooting the fish he was holding with his chopsticks at Zhang Jianyun.

Snapped!

Zhang Jianyun lightly tapped the table, and the chopsticks in front of him jumped up, catching the fish meat that Lu Feng shot at him in mid-air, and then hovering in the air.

Slowly raising his hand, Zhang Jianyun picked up the chopsticks, put the fish in his mouth, chewed a few times, and praised, "This fish tastes good."

Lu Feng and Luo Tao were both stunned by Zhang Jianyun's move.

"You...you've reached the middle stage?" Lu Feng asked with difficulty.

"Um."

Zhang Jianyun's voice was very low, but to Lu Feng and Luo Tao it sounded like thunder.

"How is this possible? Shouldn't you have just broken through to the Historical Realm?" Lu Feng said incredulously.

"I broke through last year," Zhang Jianyun said casually.

"Impossible. Even if you broke through last year, it's impossible to reach the mid-stage in just one year," Luo Tao said, somewhat bewildered.

"I am a genius," Zhang Jianyun said calmly, as if he were stating a trivial matter.

I like the Ten Thousand Swords Master.