I Can See Your Combat Power
Chapter 1871 - 302: Cunning

Chapter 1871: Chapter 302: Cunning

Zhongzhou, An’s Divine Court

For the majority of the disciples of the An Clan, An Yuanxi stepping down as the Feather God of the Wind Department and returning equates to failure.

This signifies that the former Saint Child has officially lost all his brilliance and has returned to the starting line shared with ordinary clan members.

After all, those who were once inferior to him have now become Fierce Realm cultivators, and once there is no gap in great realms, reverence is hard to generate.

For the proud disciples of the An Clan, the twice-failed Feather God An Yuanxi is no longer their first choice to follow.

To this, An Yuanxi is indifferent because the message he brought back is far more important than his personal glory or disgrace.

An Jingtian’s stubbornness is unprecedented in his life, and worse, the other party has no anticipation of the worst outcome; he understands that this is the illusion given by the An Clan’s millennium domination of Zhongzhou.

He must find someone with more influence to explain the pros and cons to Qionghua Star Lord, and this person cannot be himself.

Because even if he could meet Qionghua Star Lord, his speech would not be respected, not because the content isn’t good, but because if the other party recognizes his speech, it would be denying An Jingtian.

In the An Family, the relationship between people is more important than reason, so he cannot win this argument.

But he is very afraid of An Jingtian’s cleverness, resulting in the worst outcome for this matter.

This is not a trivial matter like excluding or crushing some declining sect without a king; if not handled well, it could become the root of turmoil in Xiehe and cause the ranks of the sacred land to be rearranged.

Therefore, he must pass the information to someone who can truly influence An Yushu, such as the high priest or chief divine official of the Bright Divine Temple.

This is not making a fuss, but rationality, so after returning to the Divine Court, An Yuanxi did not immediately seclude himself but went to the Bright Divine Temple.

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Nothing is more joyous than what was lost and regained.

The water level of Lingjiang has receded to its original riverbed, and in the distance, the boundless fertile fields covered with silt. Although the silt on both sides reeks, it reveals the true foundation’s budding form.

Unparalleled Academy would naturally be established on Red Cloud Mountain, as learning requires a somewhat cool environment.

But the people of Unparalleled City now have larger space and no longer need to be confined to a small mine.

Of course, the citizens of Unparalleled City do not yet understand what the situation beyond the mountains has to do with them.

Having survived natural disasters, once they discovered that the misty fairyland did not inflict any real harm, they carried on with eating and drinking as they should, only that recently, lighting objects became scarce, and the municipal hall even awarded plaques and houses to artisans who developed spotlights, driving other artisans envious.

Because it was not anything particularly difficult, it was just that someone got ahead and obtained the long-dreamed treatment first?

Now, these artisans finally believed that the rumors circulating outside were not groundless; they flocked to the municipal hall, inquiring about exactly what the standard was from the municipal officer.

The young municipal officer scratched his head, saying anything original and beneficial to people’s livelihood and welfare could earn the same treatment, and the specific details were with Master Artisan Ou Yu.

Now, some craftsmen, extremely confident in their skills, no longer loitered under walls, crowding around Ou Yu daily, poring over the code and asking, looking to find what they could do.

At this time, Unparalleled City was still a land full of opportunities, almost every artisan could find a direction they excelled in and begin research ahead of others.

This also made the local residents of Unparalleled City enviously red-eyed.

But just as these people were about to stir up any trouble, Yun Xiu enacted decrees as the mistress, ordering all the retainers of the Tang Luo mansion to report to the municipal hall for task assignments, clean Yanqing Street, and repair houses.

This provoked an uproar among the original residents of Unparalleled City, many young generations complained bitterly, hoping to be exempted from such toil, but were taken by their own elders by the necks to the municipal hall to claim tasks.

To this, the young ones naturally couldn’t understand, even when having their throats metaphorically choked by fate, they still argued vehemently.

"Dad, those are jobs meant for laborers; I still need to train and cultivate!"

"Cultivate what? Don’t forget your identity. Hurry and take off your training clothes, get a shovel, and clean the street."

"Dad, at least I’m a refined martial artist now; doing this is really embarrassing. Don’t you care if people look down on your son? If I make a name for myself later, how will others perceive me?"

"If you can get into the garrison or municipal hall, then you’d have made it big; if not, stay obediently in Unparalleled City and serve as a retainer to the Lord for life. Understand?"

"Those of us who practice martial arts can’t serve as retainers all our life! Ouch, ouch, don’t hit, don’t hit, Dad, stop hitting!"

"Listen up, you brat!"

The old man, sweating from the chase and panting, glared at his son fiercely, "I don’t understand martial arts, but I do know one thing: those martial artists of big families outside, trying their best to get into the city, into the academy. It takes hundreds to get in one, now you’re already in the city. When you have children later, they too can go to the academy, learning the same things as those family young masters, achieving the same success. Do you know why? Because I’m a retainer to the Lord!"

"Today, I’m telling you, little brat, loud and clear: It’s not just me who’s the Lord’s retainer, you’re also the Lord’s retainer! No matter how successful you become, always remember this fact. Now, change your clothes, take a shovel, and come with me to the municipal hall to get a task. If you’re late, watch your hide!"

Home has never been a place to reason, nor a place for showcasing strength.

Although the young ones were utterly reluctant, they had to follow obediently behind their fathers, covering their faces tightly with sunshade cloth.

But upon arriving at the municipal hall, they found many young people like them with covered faces.

But their elders seemed afraid that others wouldn’t know they were there to get tasks, shouting at the top of their lungs and vying for the dirtiest and most tiring tasks as if it were a great honor.

The councilor in charge of overseeing task assignments, Shen Dafa, seeing the familiar faces crowding forward, helplessly said, "Madam said, if you find cleaning Yanqing Riverway too tiring, you can regain your freedom as citizens. It’s hot outside; don’t overwork yourself into harm."

"Look at what the councilor’s saying!"

Several old faces came close, winking and saying, "This is the Madam recruiting retainers to clean their own courtyard. Even if we old ones die from exhaustion, our sons will take over. Back when we went up the mountain, it was agreed, the young ones eating Young Luo’s grain would be Luo’s retainers for life, this can’t be reneged."