Martial Master

“Elder, how could you ask us to notify Ji Hongchen to go to his room in the middle of the night? Hmph, don’t you worry about the impact? Can’t it wait until tomorrow? I was about to change shifts, and now it seems I have to stay on duty for another day.”

Two guards walked out from a corner, dressed in black armor and cloaks, their figures hidden in the darkness, making it impossible to see their faces. Yet, their words were laced with barely restrained anger.

“Shh, keep your voice down. If the Elder hears, watch your head,” one of the guards warned.

“What are you afraid of? Do you think the ancestral land is really under the Elder's control? Here, the Elder is powerless. We are all listening to our own masters; what does the Elder count for?” the guard continued to complain.

“Alright, just complain a little less. This is still the Ji family’s ancestral land, and the Ji family’s ancestor is personally overseeing it. If they really wanted to deal with you, it would be just a word from them. Don’t go looking for trouble.”

“Fine, I was just complaining a bit,” the guard muttered.

Qin Chen concealed himself in the void, listening to the guards’ conversation, his heart jolting.

“Ji Hongchen?”

Why did the Elder ask these two to notify Ji Hongchen to come to her room?

Ji Hongchen was someone Qin Chen was very familiar with; she was the leader of the Law Enforcement Hall in the Northern Celestial Region and managed the affairs of the Law Enforcement Hall there. Back then, Qin Chen had clashed with several of her subordinates and was wanted crazily.

He didn’t expect Ji Hongchen to have returned to the Martial Domain!

But it made sense; as a prodigy of the Ji family, how could she remain stationed in the Northern Celestial Region forever? Sooner or later, she would return to the Martial Domain to take charge of the Ji family’s affairs.

What excited Qin Chen was Ji Hongchen’s other identity—she was Ruyue’s aunt!

Back when Ji Hongchen was in the Northern Celestial Region, she was a Half-Step Martial God. Now, after so many years, with the Ji family's foundation and strength, she must have made a breakthrough. Yet, even with such a breakthrough, there were rarely opportunities to enter the Ji family’s ancestral land.

After all, this place had already become a stronghold for the Demon Tribe; how could people easily come and go?

But now Ji Hongchen appeared here, which only left two possibilities. The first was that she was also here for the baptism.

However, Qin Chen had not heard any news about this. If Ji Hongchen was here for the baptism, then Ji Ruyue wouldn’t be unaware, since Ji Hongchen was also Ji Ruyue’s aunt.

If that wasn’t the case, then the only other possibility remained—Ruyue!

Ji Hongchen and Ji Ruyue had a very good relationship. Ruyue had even said that Ji Hongchen was one of the people in the Ji family who cared most about her. Was it possible that Ji Hongchen entered the ancestral land because of Ji Ruyue?

These thoughts flashed through Qin Chen’s mind, instantly stirring his excitement.

If Ji Hongchen came for Ruyue, she would naturally go to see Ruyue, and he just needed to follow Ji Hongchen to see Ruyue.

With this in mind, it felt as if a lightning bolt had struck in Qin Chen’s mind, and he suddenly thought of a plan.

Buzz!

He stepped out from the void, abruptly appearing behind the two.

“Eye of Breaking Seals!”

“Illusionary Sealing Cage!”

“Mental Storm!”

A third eye suddenly opened in the center of Qin Chen’s forehead, and terrifying waves of mental and soul impact surged toward the two like a tidal wave.

At the same time, the Spatial Law was unleashed to its limits by Qin Chen. Buzz, an invisible barrier appeared in the void, temporarily sealing off this space.

“Who goes there?”

The two guards, being at the early stage of the Nineth Level Martial God, naturally possessed terrifying strength. They quickly reacted and were about to shout.

However, Qin Chen showed no mercy, aiming to subdue both of them in an instant. The two had never expected to be attacked even in the Ji family’s ancestral land, and before they could utter a sound, two terrifying forces had already entered their minds.