Chapter 185: The Descendants of Tang Qingming

After Jiang Xun had stayed in the room for a while, He Luyun came to Jiang Xun's room and even knocked on the door out of politeness, perhaps fearing that Jiang Xun might not be wearing clothes again.

"Tian Zeyan."

"Coming!" Hearing that it was He Luyun's voice, Jiang Xun got up and ran over to open the door.

"Follow me." After saying this, He Luyun turned and walked outside.

Jiang Xun immediately followed: "Where are we going, Master?"

"I am taking you to meet your senior fellow apprentices... Also, this is the list of contestants; I have specially marked a few people on it that you need to pay attention to."

"Has the registration already been completed?" Jiang Xun asked as he took the list.

"Mm." He Luyun nodded.

Jiang Xun put away the list and followed He Luyun to the garden outside the residence.

There were already five people standing in the garden, among whom was Cang Xingyan.

There were also two luxuriously dressed men and two women.

One of the women appeared to have a temperament a cut below the others; she looked very delicate and dainty.

The other woman was wearing a white silk inner garment with a cyan light gauze outer robe, the gauze embroidered with gold-threaded lines. In her hand, she held a long sword with a red gemstone embedded in the scabbard, the blade a solid color.

She had a cold and aloof air, and this temperament and facial expression actually resembled He Luyun somewhat.

"Master."

Seeing He Luyun, the five of them bowed and greeted her one after another.

"Mm." He Luyun nodded and turned to look at Jiang Xun: "His name is Tian Zeyan, from the Tianyu Dynasty; from now on, he will be your junior fellow apprentice."

"What a handsome junior fellow apprentice." Unlike her delicate appearance, the frail-looking woman seemed very outgoing.

"Don't underestimate him; his cultivation realm is even higher than yours." Cang Xingyan looked at the woman and smiled.

"Ah?" Hearing this, the woman looked at Jiang Xun in surprise: "I am Gufang Ninglin, from the Gufang Dynasty of the Western Regions, currently at the Nascent Soul Late Stage Peak. What about you?"

The Gufang Dynasty was a relatively small dynasty in the Western Regions, poorer compared to other dynasties, and even inferior to some kingdoms, so the people of the Gufang Dynasty naturally held a lower status here.

This was also the reason why Gufang Ninglin did not seem to have the same temperament as the others.

"Just at the Peak of Initial Stage of Transformation Realm," Jiang Xun said with a smile.

"Ah! I thought I finally had a junior fellow apprentice I could bully, but it turns out the junior fellow apprentice is even more formidable than me!" Gufang Ninglin looked disappointed upon hearing this.

It seemed she was the youngest junior sister among them.

"He Yu Dynasty, He Muyun."

The other man in green looked at Jiang Xun, cupped his hands, and smiled: "I am your Second Senior Brother."

"He Yu Dynasty?" Jiang Xun could not help but look at He Luyun.

"She is my master, and also my older sister."

He Muyun nodded and smiled.

"So that's how it is; I was wondering why you two look somewhat alike."

Jiang Xun nodded and smiled.

"Lingyun Dynasty, Ling Shangtian, the third."

The other man, dressed in yellow and black, looked at Jiang Xun and smiled.

"Greetings, Senior Brother... Wait? You are the one called Ling Shangtian?"

Jiang Xun had just finished greeting him when he suddenly felt something was off.

He was the one planning to break through to Void Refinement during the Top Ranking Challenge.

"Wha... what is it?"

Ling Shangtian was also startled by Jiang Xun's reaction... The Lingyun Dynasty and the Tianyu Dynasty shouldn't have any grudges, right?

Even if they did, this was his first time meeting this Tian Zeyan, so there shouldn't be any enmity.

"He is also participating in the Top Ranking Challenge; once the challenge begins, you two will be opponents," He Luyun said with a smile.

"Ah? It's not that I'm saying anything, Junior Brother, but you are only at the Peak of Initial Stage of Transformation Realm, and you just arrived at Tianwai Island; it is too risky to participate in the Top Ranking Challenge like this," Gufang Ninglin said upon hearing this.

"He defeated Yun Ruling, so he can participate," He Luyun said.

Everyone was stunned upon hearing this, and even the cold and aloof woman who had ignored Jiang Xun earlier could not help but take a few more looks at him.

"It seems our junior fellow apprentice is not a simple character either," Cang Xingyan said with a smile after recovering from his shock.

"Not at all, just a stroke of luck," Jiang Xun waved his hand and smiled.

"We are all fellow apprentices, no need to be humble; Yun Ruling didn't even last three moves against him before being defeated," He Luyun said, looking at Jiang Xun.

"Wow! That's amazing! Didn't Yun Ruling come out of seclusion at the Spirit Transformation Great Perfection? After eight years of seclusion, specializing in Divine Soul Attack, and Junior Brother defeated him in three moves?" Gufang Ninglin stared at Jiang Xun with wide eyes, her face full of disbelief.

"It seems there is one more formidable opponent this time," Ling Shangtian said, looking at Jiang Xun.

"Not at all, I am just going to gain some experience. If I happen to run into you, Senior Brother, I will have to ask you to go easy on me," Jiang Xun said, looking at Ling Shangtian with a smile.

"Rest assured, with me here, I guarantee you will have no problem entering the top eight," Ling Shangtian said, patting his chest with a smile.

"Then many thanks, Senior Brother," Jiang Xun said with a bow, then looked at Cang Xingyan: "And what number are you, Senior Brother?"

"Haha, I am your Fourth Senior Brother. My strength is lacking, only at the Spirit Transformation Late Stage. Since I am participating in this Top Ranking Challenge, I won't get in your way," Cang Xingyan said with a smile.

As the Second Prince of the Canghe Dynasty, with only the strength of the Spirit Transformation Late Stage, it was no wonder people said the Canghe Dynasty would be finished once the Holy Emperor died...

"This is our Eldest Senior Sister; she doesn't like to talk much. She is Tang Zhirou from the Tang Ming Dynasty," Cang Xingyan said, looking at the cold and aloof woman.

Tang Ming Dynasty?

That would mean, a descendant of Tang Qingming?

Tang Zhirou looked at Jiang Xun and nodded slightly, acknowledging him.

And the Tang Ming Dynasty was currently a vassal of the Lingyun Dynasty, so Jiang Xun could not help but look at Ling Shangtian again.

As a vassal dynasty, the Tang Ming Dynasty must be suffering under the exploitation of the Lingyun Dynasty, so wouldn't the relationship between these two be extremely tense?

"Junior Brother seems very clever, being able to tell at a single glance." Cang Xingyan saw Jiang Xun looking at Tang Zhirou, then at Ling Shangtian, and smiled, "Senior Sister and Senior Brother already have a marriage contract, and they will be wed before long."

"Ah, then that is truly congratulations, congratulations," Jiang Xun said immediately upon hearing this.

Tang Zhirou had no reaction and kept her cold face, but Ling Shangtian looked very happy: "Hahahaha, many thanks, Junior Brother. You must do us the honor of attending our wedding feast when the time comes. It will be held within the Lingyun Dynasty. Since we are like brothers, I will have to trouble you to help out a bit then."

"Easy to say, easy to say," Jiang Xun nodded repeatedly.

To be honest, the looks of these two were on par with each other; they could be considered a talented man and a beautiful woman.

"By the way, what is Senior Sister's current realm?" Jiang Xun asked while looking at Tang Zhirou; he could not discern Tang Zhirou's realm, which could only mean that Tang Zhirou's realm was much higher than his.

"Zhirou is already at the Void Refining Great Perfection now; compared to her, I am still far behind," Ling Shangtian smiled.

A Princess of a vassal dynasty having a higher realm than a Prince managing a royal dynasty, and still having to marry this Prince—Jiang Xun felt something was strange about all this.