The next day, the Dragon Country delegation departed London in three groups as planned.
Qi Wufu led the majority of members on a special flight to Yan Jing. Jiang Wuming, along with Wu Yong, Chief of Staff of the Loulan Legion, flew to a northern airport before traveling by car to the ancient city of Loulan.
Accompanying them were the Grand Elder of the Buddhist Sect, Yuan He, the sect leader of Kunlun, Yun Tianjian, and his strongest successor, Ye Kunlun.
Zhuge Lingjun remained in London and proactively visited the Roman family’s manor. Ostensibly a visit, it was in fact a show of force.
If any member of the Dragon Country delegation encountered any issues during their return journey, he would hold the Roman family responsible and make them pay a heavy price!
Under such circumstances, not only did the Roman family not dare to make any rash moves, but they also specifically contacted secular governments under the name of the War God Hall, warning all countries to ensure the safe passage of the Dragon Country delegation’s special flight, or face dire consequences!
Clearly, the Roman family understood that various secular countries had intervened in the Global Martial Arts Congress to varying degrees, aiming to sow discord within the War God Hall and weaken its influence over the world.
The Roman family’s warning was unambiguous: if the Dragon Country delegation encountered problems on their return journey, and Zhuge Lingjun took action against the Roman family, the War God Hall would retaliate against those who initiated the incident!
At ten o’clock in the morning, London local time, Qi Wufu led his contingent onto the passenger plane bound for Yan Jing.
Qi Wufu, the commanders of the five major legions, and the dean of the Yan Jing Martial Academy occupied first-class seats. Ren Xiaoyao remained at the British Royal Hospital to recover from his injuries before returning to Dragon Country.
The Dragon Country Ministry of War had dispatched personnel to guard him and left medical staff to attend to him.
“Old Lin, you’re not yourself today. You’ve been frowning since morning, looking preoccupied. Are you worried our plane will be shot down?”
Qin Yuanzheng, head of the Eastern Region Legion, teased Lin Mingyuan, head of the Southern Region Legion, as they boarded the plane.
“Yuanzheng, stop joking.”
Lin Mingyuan was listless, his brow still furrowed.
“Worried about your kid?”
Qin Yuanzheng asked with a wry smile.
He had a good relationship with Lin Mingyuan and knew that Lin Mingyuan had received a disciplinary action because of Jiang Wuming’s gambling match with Tiger.
And all of this was caused by Lin Mingyuan’s son, Lin Xiao!
On that day, Lin Xiao, as a public servant of the Ministry of War, went to supervise Jiang Wuming and Tiger’s life-or-death battle on-site, resulting in dereliction of duty.
Afterward, the Ministry of War not only dismissed Lin Xiao from his post and sent him to guard the ancient city of Loulan, but Lin Mingyuan was also disciplined as a result.
“What do you think?”
Lin Mingyuan’s worries caused his brows to knot even tighter. “That kid Lin Xiao was dismissed and sent to the ancient city of Loulan precisely because of Jiang Wuming. Now, Jiang Wuming is going to the ancient city of Loulan with Wu Yong. If my little rascal doesn’t know his place and continues to provoke Jiang Wuming, it’ll be over!”
“This…”
Qin Yuanzheng didn’t know how to respond.
As the head of the Eastern Region Legion, he was well aware that the ancient city of Loulan, due to its unique magnetic field, was essentially isolated from the outside world, unable to receive any external information.
This meant that apart from a few high-ranking officials, no one in the entire Loulan Legion knew what Jiang Wuming had done in the past period, let alone the significance of Jiang Wuming to the Dragon Country martial arts community today!
Under such circumstances, if Lin Xiao, in his ignorance, were to find trouble with Jiang Wuming, it would be akin to plucking a hair from a tiger’s head!
And having a good relationship with Lin Mingyuan, he had met Lin Xiao many times and knew that Lin Xiao was an arrogant and narrow-minded person, very likely to pick a fight with Jiang Wuming.
“Yuanzheng, I know your son Xiao Zhi and Jiang Wuming are both members of the Zhanlong Hall, and their relationship is excellent. Furthermore, your Qin family has always firmly supported Jiang Wuming, so Jiang Wuming also has a good relationship with your Qin family. How about you help me give Jiang Wuming a heads-up? If my son doesn’t know his place, ask him to be lenient?”
Lin Mingyuan looked pleadingly at Qin Yuanzheng.
“Alas… Old Lin, you should have some understanding of Wuming by now. He’s the type who doesn’t offend others unless they offend him. In other words, as long as your Lin Xiao doesn’t provoke Wuming, Wuming won’t do anything to Lin Xiao, but if Lin Xiao actively provokes Wuming, no one can stop him.”
Qin Yuanzheng said with a wry smile, “Not to mention anything far away, just recently, Wuming caused a stir in Yan Jing city, forcing even Ye Zheng of the Ye family to bow down!”
“Alas…”
Upon hearing this, Lin Mingyuan knew Qin Yuanzheng was speaking the truth and sighed heavily, his worries deepening.
Seeing this, Qin Yuanzheng secretly felt fortunate that, at the reminder of his precious grandson Qin Xiaozhi, he had been among the first to stand by Jiang Wuming. Not only did he avoid these troubles, but the Qin family was also likely to benefit from this in the future!
While feeling fortunate, Qin Yuanzheng added, “By the way, Old Lin, why don’t you contact Wu Yong? If you have Wu Yong warn your son, wouldn’t that suffice?”
“Heh… do you think Wu Yong and Zheng Yuandong would listen? They can’t wait to use this opportunity to have Jiang Wuming discipline those troublemakers in the Loulan Legion,” Lin Mingyuan complained.
“That’s true. If it were us, we would do the same,” Qin Yuanzheng suddenly realized and then comforted him, “Old Lin, you don’t need to worry too much. Perhaps your son has learned his lesson after being tempered in Loulan for so long?”
“I hope he has learned his lesson and doesn’t provoke Jiang Wuming, otherwise I’ll skin him alive!” Lin Mingyuan said indignantly.
This time, Qin Yuanzheng fell silent, faintly sensing that Jiang Wuming’s trip to Loulan might trigger some events.
Because he knew very well that apart from Qin Xiaozhi, the descendants of the heads of the other four major legions were all undergoing training in the Loulan Legion.
Two hours later.
A car drove into the ancient city of Loulan, and a communications soldier headed directly to the Legion Commander’s office.
Due to the special geographical location of the ancient city of Loulan, it could not receive external information. The legion had set up a communication base tens of kilometers away specifically for contacting the outside world.
According to the regulations of the Loulan Legion, any external information had to be reported to the Legion Commander first, and the Legion Commander would decide whether to disseminate the information based on the situation.
“What did the Marshal arrange for Wuming to come here for?”
Zheng Yuandong, the commander of the Loulan Legion, was very surprised upon learning of Jiang Wuming’s arrival at the ancient city of Loulan and then asked, “Did Chief Wu Yong say anything?”
“Legion Commander, Chief Wu Yong said that you should not leak the news of Jiang Wuming’s arrival here, and temporarily do not publicize what happened at the Global Martial Arts Congress. Everything will be discussed when he returns,” the communications soldier relayed truthfully.
“What is this guy up to?”
Zheng Yuandong pondered upon hearing this.
There was no answer.
But he knew very well that Jiang Wuming’s arrival would become the biggest event in the Loulan Legion in twelve years!
Because Jiang Zhan was like a god in this place!
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