I'm here in the martial arts world just to find love.

Qin Shaoling was truly surprised that Jiang Chao, who was hailed as the "Qilin Zi of Jiangnan," had never heard of the famous Langya Academy.

"this……"

Jiang Chao smiled awkwardly and didn't offer any further explanation.

His title of "the prodigy of Jiangnan" has nothing to do with his talent, but rather with his family background.

Jiang Chao guessed that his name was most likely spread by his mother, Yu Wushuang, to protect him, or for some other reason.

With his family's wealth and influence, who in the martial arts world would dare to spread his name without permission?

Seeing that Jiang Chao truly did not know, Qin Shaoling did not probe further, but instead explained:

"Langya Academy is a place of sages and virtuous men. Unlike us martial artists who only know how to fight and kill, the scholars in the academy often kill without shedding blood. They are best at using their pens as swords, attacking with words..."

Judging from Qin Shaoling's words, he seemed to be quite wary of scholars.

Even... a little fear?

Could there be some other story behind this?

Just as Jiang Chao was about to ask a question, the girl named Qin Yueyao suddenly walked over.

The young woman glared at Qin Shaoling first, then bowed gracefully to Jiang Chao, "I apologize for misunderstanding you earlier, Young Master Jiang. I hope you won't take offense."

Jiang Chao was somewhat surprised.

His first impression of the girl wasn't very good.

He still vividly remembers the girl's eyes and tone at the time, how she treated him as an accomplice to murder and relentlessly pursued him.

"...It's alright."

Under the other person's gaze, Jiang Chao shook his head, then couldn't help but ask, "Has the misunderstanding between you and your brother been cleared up?"

  

The hatred of killing one's father and wiping out one's entire family—it's all because of the same father and the same Qin family.

Judging from the hatred shown by the girl at the time, Qin Tianxiong, who died under Qin Shaoling's gun, must have had completely opposite attitudes toward his daughter Qin Yueyao and his son Qin Shaoling.

Otherwise, it would have been impossible for the brother and sister to have such drastically different feelings towards Qin Tianxiong.

"Um."

Qin Yueyao nodded, a hint of sadness in her clear eyes.

"I never imagined that my father was such a person, and my other brothers... Although they were my father and brothers, they deserved to die for harming the people and bullying men and women."

"These principles will not change because they are my closest relatives."

"My sixteenth brother is right, he did nothing wrong."

The girl spoke these words with a serious and firm tone, which made Jiang Chao look at her with new respect.

It was as if I were getting to know her all over again.

"...It's good that you think that way. I thought you two siblings would become enemies because of this."

Jiang Chao laughed.

"It won't lead to them becoming enemies."

The bright-eyed, white-toothed girl shook her head and looked at Qin Shaoling.

"But I still can't forgive him."

Jiang Chao: "..."

I really don't care about the feud between you two siblings.

As for the Qin family in Qingzhou City, the matter is over for me.

Don't tell me anymore...

Jiang Chao wanted to leave, but he couldn't. The girl, who had traveled all the way from Qingzhou City in Jiangnan Prefecture to Yunzhou, clearly had a lot to say along the way.

He glanced furtively at Qin Shaoling, only to see the former sixteenth young master giving him a helpless look.

The meaning was clear; there was nothing he could do.

In fact, Jiang Chao could have simply ignored what the other person was saying and left.

With his abilities, the girl couldn't stop him at all.

but……

On one hand, Qin Yueyao is Qin Shaoling's younger sister, and it seems that Qin Shaoling feels quite guilty towards this girl.

Therefore, both emotionally and logically, Jiang Chao could not afford to be too cold towards the other party.

On the other hand, Jiang Chao is going to the capital to assist the new emperor, which will inevitably involve dealing with scholars who read the classics.

Jiang Chao not only disliked martial arts, but also disliked reading. He found classical Chinese texts and the Four Books and Five Classics extremely difficult to understand and could not appreciate their enjoyment.

As for poetry... those seemingly beautiful verses were not his original works.

In short, Jiang Chao felt that he could never be a proper scholar in his life.

Therefore, getting to know scholars is very important.

Although the other party was a woman, she was also a scholar. With the help of a scholar, Jiang Chao believed that his upcoming trip to the capital would not be so difficult.

Jiang Chao patiently listened as the girl poured out all the things she had been wanting to say for a long time. Finally, he flattered her with the principles she had read in books, and the matter was considered closed.

Yunmeng Mountain has exceptionally beautiful scenery.

But after a while, it can get a bit tiresome.

After discussing it with the others, Jiang Chao decided to set off.

Before setting off, Jiang Chao took Qin Shaoling down into the sealed pit once again.

Through the pit created by the black dragon, they arrived at the entrance to the underground palace ruins in the lower level of the underground river.

According to the original plan, after this martial arts tournament, the seven major sects and the four great families would come here again to investigate.

But later, something happened, and these people lost interest in the place. There was no further activity until the martial arts tournament ended.

Before Jiang Yunyao left, Jiang Chao casually mentioned it, and Jiang Yunyao said she didn't know either, but perhaps someone knew the origin of that underground palace.

Knowing what was hidden inside, he warned Jiang Chao not to covet the underground palace, lest he bring trouble upon himself.

Although Jiang Chao verbally agreed, he was actually quite curious.

The underground palace was simply too captivating to him.

It was as if this underground palace existed solely to wait for him.

otherwise.

He wouldn't be able to sense the existence of this mysterious underground palace across an entire underground river.

"This stone door is too heavy; the two of us can't move it at all."

Qin Shaoling looked at the huge stone gate and shook his head.

Jiang Chao rubbed his wrist, thought for a moment, and wondered if he should try it without using his bloodline power?

The last time he came here, he never used the power of his bloodline.

"Step back a little, let me try again. If it really doesn't work, we'll go upstairs and not waste any more time here."

After saying that, Jiang Chao began to unbutton his shirt.

Qin Shaoling was slightly taken aback by his actions.

"Ah Lang, what are you doing?"

Jiang Chao said, "Just watch."

After saying that, he didn't wait for Qin Shaoling to ask anything more.

To prevent his clothes from tearing like last time, Jiang Chao took off his outer robe and pulled his arms out of his inner shirt, revealing his muscular chest.

Then, with a low shout, the martial arts true energy flowing through his limbs and bones was forced into his dantian.

Activating bloodline power requires consuming a large amount of martial arts true energy.

Of course, it can also deplete one's qi and blood.

The last time Jiang Chao fought that black dragon, he consumed his vital energy.

Although his qi and blood are still abundant, he is no longer in a state of perfect yang. Therefore, he can only use his martial arts true qi, which is 30% higher than before.

The true energy was compressed and condensed within the dantian, and was finally released by Jiang Chao in an instant.

Invisible waves of true energy exploded within Jiang Chao's body.

Meanwhile, under Qin Shaoling's gaze, Jiang Chao, who was originally about the same height as him, visibly grew taller!