Chapter 57

Dalian City.

The core of the Liang territory, a heavy town of Northern Jin, and also a large city rarely seen in the world.

Flourishing like flowers and cooking oil with fire.

It is unknown how many aristocratic families, sects, and martial arts magnates have gathered here.

The scattered silver-white hair was slowly tied up with a wooden hairpin; after grabbing a dark blue robe and putting it on, the man rubbed his temples and pushed open the door.

Sunlight fell into the room along the doorway, dispelling the darkness and also revealing the snow-white, round thighs on the bed, as the quilt fell to cover the exposed area.

The silver-haired man noticed this scene and said indifferently: "You've already come out to sell yourself, what are you pretending for?"

"Do you really think I don't know what you're thinking?"

"You want to make trouble."

"That's right, after all, only crying children get fed."

"Just look at the North; after this tossing, the treatment has risen linearly; not to mention lowering taxes, the imperial court also has to throw a lot of money, which is truly enviable."

A deep voice sounded: "That belongs to us people of Liang."

A middle-aged man walked over with his hands behind his back and in large strides.

The cuffs of his sleeves were embroidered with golden patterns, which were cloud patterns; the jade pendant hanging from his waist was also like flowing clouds, sometimes shining with light, continuously flowing, and the clouds were like living things, giving people an ethereal feeling; looking at it, one knew that this was definitely not a mortal object.

"Jin Wuming!"

"You have to fulfill your promise."

Jin Wuming sneered and said: "Impossible!"

"Just a cheap slut, and you want me to risk my life? How is that possible?"

"My younger brother is stupid, but I am not."

The middle-aged man's expression turned gloomy, and he said coldly: "That is the direct daughter of my Du clan."

"My only daughter."

Jin Wuming patted his stomach and mocked: "The Du clan of Dalian is famous all over the world."

"You are also a Pure Yang Grandmaster and the head of a clan, how can you be so naive."

"If I, Jin Wuming, want a woman, what kind of woman can I not get?"

"I slept with a rotten slut, and you want me to risk my life for you? Such childish rhetoric coming from your mouth, no wonder the Du clan of Dalian has declined, and for several consecutive generations, not even a single Earth Ranking Grandmaster has appeared."

"The Wang clan of Xiangzhou and the Lin clan of the capital, who are on par with you, have never lacked Earth Ranking experts; the two kings of the Wang clan are both on the Earth Ranking."

"Now, although the Great King is dead, the Little King is even better than his predecessor, having already ascended to the 9th place on the Earth Ranking, entering the North alone and suppressing the monsters and ghosts so they dare not breathe."

"With such prestige, who is not afraid?"

"Give me another ten years, and I will kill you like a dog."

"Even now, if I want to leave, you can't stop me."

Du Changwang's eyes were filled with haze, staring fixedly at Jin Wuming in front of him.

Jin Wuming laughed and walked away; what Du clan of Dalian, do they still think the Old Matriarch Du is alive?

Old Matriarch Du protected their Du clan for sixty years, but their Du clan is still such trash, without a single one who is promising.

If Du Changwang dared to make a move, he couldn't beat him head-on right now, but as long as he ambushed and assassinated, the Du clan of Dalian would sooner or later be killed by him.

Du Changwang watched Jin Wuming walk away; one hand was raised several times, having the intention to make a move, but in the end, he didn't dare to act rashly.

Jin Wuming is ranked 19th on the Human Ranking; this is already in the top twenty, and every one of them is an expert who will inevitably step into the Divine Marvel Realm and become a Grandmaster.

Many have already been able to break through, but for the sake of the Jixia Academy or other benefits of the Human Ranking, they have not broken through.

If Jin Wuming broke through, he wouldn't be able to beat him at all.

The top twenty of the Human Ranking are all heaven's pride, and they have already grown up.

Du Changwang took a deep breath and then exhaled heavily; he didn't look at the situation in the room, but turned and left, coming to a side hall, looking at an anxious man.

Without waiting for the other party to ask, Du Changwang said directly: "Jin Wuming does not agree."

The man sighed and said: "This is normal."

"Jin Wuming is still a few years away from the thirty-year limit; as long as those in front break through, or their age is reached, the probability of Jin Wuming's strength advancing further and rushing into the top ten of the Human Ranking is very high."

"This kind of person is arrogant; how could he be willing to get involved in the Liang territory dispute for the sake of a woman."

Du Changwang rebuked: "Don't talk about this hindsight."

"Since the Empress ascended the throne, she has been harsh to our Liang territory."

"She actually destroyed the checkpoints and fortresses, making our Liang territory and the North unobstructed."

"Not satisfied with this, she actually used our Liang territory's wealth to appease the barbarians of the North."

"Our Liang territory is suffering."

Du Changwang's expression was excited, his anger kept rising, and he continued to say angrily: "The business route opened up by our Du clan's predecessors, who were not afraid of danger and climbed over mountains and ridges, is now useless."

"No need to bypass the checkpoints, you can pass freely, and there is no tax."

"Nowadays, our Du clan's business has plummeted, especially those savages in the North, who actually don't do business with us anymore."

"The decline of our Du clan is all because of this Empress."

"Now it's good; every family is angry and has become restless, wanting to imitate the North and make trouble."

Du Changwang's anger suddenly disappeared completely, and finally, he sighed and said anxiously: "I also know that this is because the checkpoints were abandoned, and the Liang territory is flat; if something happens in the North, the Liang territory cannot be protected, so no one is willing."

"They want to block the Empress, but our Du clan is also a prominent family in Dalian."

"We have no ability to choose to stand by, and we cannot help the Empress; otherwise, how can our Du clan stand?"

"Being spurned by people in our hometown is self-destructing our foundation, and there is no way to survive."

"We can only walk to the dark with them, but the North dares to make trouble; they have 200,000 border troops, and the contemporary Earth Ranking has five people, not counting the older generation."

"The Hu style is prevalent, the people are fierce, and the martial artists are brave and ruthless; they are all like wolf cubs."

"Where does the Liang territory have so much capital?"

"The Empress wants to appease the North because the North has knives, and what do we have?"

"But those people are completely blinded by interests and don't even look at how much they weigh."

"The Du clan of Dalian, inherited for a thousand years, is afraid it will be destroyed in my hands."

"Second brother, send my daughter away and settle her down properly; Jin Wuming is young after all and doesn't know our Du clan's secret art; when his offspring is born, he certainly won't ignore it."

"As long as my daughter is alive, the Du clan will not perish."

"In the future, adopt an offspring, rebuild the Du clan, and look for some side branches; even if it doesn't return to today's glory, it can be considered to have survived this life-and-death disaster."

The man praised: "Jin Wuming's son rebuilding the Du clan, I think Jin Wuming will not stand by and watch."

"The world has underestimated big brother."

Du Changwang sighed: "I would rather not be smart and really be a fool with them."

"I keep deceiving myself, but I just can't do it."

"I can't give birth to the idea of being with them, because of that little interest, and being blinded by greed."

"I have let down the Old Matriarch."

"I let her down."

PS: After returning home, I found it too cold; I don't want to get out of the quilt during the day, and I have to get up at night, which is even colder; my hands are already frozen, so I bought an electric heater and wait for it to save me tomorrow; the heating comes on on the 20th, and every year I have to endure it hard, but this year I have become delicate; it is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but difficult to go from luxury to frugality.