Nangong Yusong, the person in charge of the Nangong family in the East China Sea, breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he didn't have to deal with the Long family, he could kill anyone else without needing to inquire.
Nangong Yu gathered his men, preparing to ambush Long Xiao and Xiao Ming. Long Xiao and Xiao Ming had dinner and ate some fruit at the revolving restaurant before preparing to leave.
Elder Cui escorted Long Xiao and Xiao Ming out of Zhenhai Tower and was about to drive them home.
Xiao Ming pointed to his stretched Lincoln and said, "No need, Elder Cui, we have a car."
Seeing Xiao Ming's stretched Lincoln, Elder Cui chuckled and said, "This car is good, it looks impressive and can carry a lot."
"Exactly, Elder Cui understands me best," Xiao Ming said with a smile.
Watching the two drive away, Elder Cui said to a young man beside him, "The Nangong family will surely cause trouble for Young Master. Notify the Dark Dragon Guards in the East China Sea to protect the Young Master's safety and eliminate the Nangong family's foothold in the East China Sea."
The young man nodded without speaking and turned to leave.
Zhenhai Tower was some distance from Mang Mountain. Long Xiao and his companions' car traveled west along the Yellow River for more than ten kilometers before crossing the Yellow River and heading towards Mang Mountain.
Just after crossing the Yellow River Bridge, Long Xiao noticed several cars tailing them.
Before Long Xiao could speak, Xiao Ming said, "Brother Long, someone is following us."
"Let them follow. Let's not go back to Mang Mountain No. 1 for now, and take them to Xiping Mountain."
At an intersection, the stretched Lincoln turned and headed towards Xiping Mountain.
The cars on the road became fewer and fewer, and the trees and wasteland on the roadside became more and more numerous. Gradually, there were no more houses by the roadside when Xiao Ming stopped the car.
The cars following behind, seeing Xiao Ming stop, drove straight over and surrounded Xiao Ming's stretched Lincoln.
The car doors opened, and a group of people holding long sabers alighted from several cars.
Nangong Yu, who was leading the group, took out his phone, looked at the photo on it, and said, "It's these two. No mistake, kill."
Just as the group was about to attack, two Hummers screeched to a halt. The car doors opened, and eight young men alighted, surrounding Nangong Yu and his men.
Xiao Ming had just taken out his Black Iron Cleaver and was about to make a move when he saw people arriving and quickly put the Black Iron Cleaver back under the car seat.
Ever since he was called a descendant of a human chef, Xiao Ming did not dare to take out this Black Iron Cleaver easily before he fully understood the situation.
"We are from the East China Sea liaison office of the Nangong family. Who are you?" Nangong Yu stepped forward and asked.
The young man leading the group looked at Nangong Yu and said, "Nangong Yu, you have offended someone you shouldn't have. You will all die."
"Are you from the Long family? Do you really want to go to war with the Nangong family?" Nangong Yu asked.
"War? I wouldn't say that. It's unlikely the Nangong family will go to war with you because you offended the Long family," the young man said with a smile.
"How is that unlikely? We are acting on behalf of the Nangong family's second young master."
"You mean the Nangong family's second young master deserves to die?"
"I didn't say the second young master deserved to die."
"Boss, stop wasting time with them, let's kill," someone beside him reminded the young man leading the group.
The young man nodded and said, "Kill."
As soon as the eight young men made their move, Nangong Yu knew it was completely over.
Among all the masters of the Nangong family in the East China Sea, Nangong Yu had the highest cultivation, but with his strength, he couldn't defeat any of these eight young men.
The fight ended quickly. Long Xiao looked at the corpses on the ground and said to the young man leading the group, "Thank you, brother."
The young man smiled and said, "You're welcome, it's what we should do."
After saying that, the eight young men got into their cars and left. Long Xiao nudged Xiao Ming and said, "Let's go too."
Xiao Ming pointed at the corpses on the ground and said, "Brother Long, if they are all dead, then there will be no one left at the Nangong family's foothold in the East China Sea."
Long Xiao knew what Xiao Ming was planning and said, "Don't cause trouble. This matter has nothing to do with us. Let's go, lest we have to explain to the police when they arrive."
The elimination of all the masters at the Nangong family's foothold in the East China Sea caused quite a stir. Various forces were speculating about who was responsible.
Nangong Tianming, upon receiving the news, was so frightened that he fled back to the Nangong family overnight, not even daring to go to the capital.
Nangong Ming, Nangong Tianming's father, was so angry when he saw his son flee back that he almost beat him up.
The Nangong family was a prestigious martial arts family with a prominent lineage in China, known for their immense martial prowess. He never expected to have such a cowardly son.
When Nangong Tianming explained the whole story, Nangong Ming fell silent. He hadn't expected that the person his son had offended was related to the Long family.
Nangong Ming had been to Zhenhai Tower in Donghai City and had also dined at the revolving restaurant. As the eldest son of the Nangong family, he did not have the right to dine alone at the revolving restaurant; he went with his father.
Nangong Tianming indeed did not have the right to dine at the revolving restaurant, and it was wrong of him to barge in. However, the Long family shouldn't have killed all the members of the Nangong family in the East China Sea just because he barged into the revolving restaurant.
"I'm so angry! The Long family is too overbearing. I must let them know that the Nangong family is not to be trifled with!" Nangong Ming was furious.
"Dad, who are that young man and that child, and why were they able to dine at the revolving restaurant?" Nangong Tianming asked.
"Isn't it obvious? They are from the Long family," Nangong Ming said, glaring at his son.
The Long family was indeed formidable, but if he didn't seek an explanation from the Long family, the Nangong family would essentially declare that they feared the Long family and would be looked down upon in China.
After careful consideration, Nangong Ming decided to go to the capital with Nangong Tianming to finalize the engagement with the Luan family and, incidentally, to seek an explanation from the Long family.
Long Xiao and Xiao Ming returned to Mang Mountain No. 1, preparing to rest, when Lin Wei called Long Xiao over.
"Long Xiao, I just received news that there have been strange phenomena in the southwestern region recently. It is said that a Fire Qilin has appeared."
The "Record of Exotic Beasts" in "Dragon's Treasury" had an introduction to the Fire Qilin.
The Fire Qilin was somewhat similar to the 'Crimson Flame Worm' in that it was also an animal with fire attributes. However, the fire within the Fire Qilin was purer and more powerful.
Places where Fire Qilins appeared generally contained extremely pure fire-attribute qi.
"Grandpa, is this news accurate?" Long Xiao asked.
"Of course, it's accurate. Many people are already heading to the southwestern region to search for the Fire Qilin."
"I have two more days of exams. I'll set off after I finish," Long Xiao said.
Lin Wei told Long Xiao the exact location where the Fire Qilin appeared and had Long Xiao open the electronic map on his phone and point it out for him.
Long Xiao looked at the location pointed out by Lin Wei and felt very strange. Lin Wei seemed very familiar with the area where the Fire Qilin appeared.
"Grandpa, you seem very familiar with this area," Long Xiao said.
Lin Wei nodded and said, "Of course, I'm familiar with it, because this region is my hometown."
Long Xiao was surprised that Lin Wei came from the mountains in the southwestern region. Since Lin Wei was familiar with the environment, Long Xiao proposed that Lin Wei accompany him, and also visit his hometown.
Lin Wei hesitated for a long time before agreeing. The two of them agreed to prepare for two days and set off on the morning of the third day.