In the main hall of the Black Swan Guard, Lu Xuan sat in the master seat, while Deputy Commander He Yan sat in the first position to his left.
Liang Cheng and Lu Yunqing were seated across from him, in the chairs on the right side, directly facing Deputy Commander He Yan.
Upon seeing Deputy Commander He Yan, both Liang Cheng and Lu Yunqing became visibly tense, careful not to show any disrespect.
Lu Xuan had no intention of hiding Liang Cheng and Lu Yunqing’s identities and got straight to the point with He Yan.
“Deputy Commander He Yan, these two are my younger brothers. Please arrange masters for them.”
Seated there, He Yan’s eyes flickered with surprise after hearing Lu Xuan’s words.
However, he did not hesitate for long and immediately responded to Lu Xuan’s request, voicing his thoughts.
“If Commander Lu has no objections, then let my disciple, Su An, take charge of guiding your two younger brothers.”
For the younger brothers of the Black Swan Commander to enter the Black Swan Guard was no trivial matter.
In fact, for others, it could be considered a tremendous opportunity.
Whoever was tasked with guiding the Commander’s brothers would essentially form a connection with the Commander himself.
This incredible opportunity was something He Yan didn’t need to think twice about; he directly assigned it to his own faction.
Su An was his disciple, and having him guide the Commander’s brothers was the best possible choice.
The martial world wasn’t just about fighting and killing; it was about human relationships and social intricacies.
This truth held firm even within the Black Swan Guard.
“Good. Then let it be according to Deputy Commander He Yan’s arrangement. My two younger brothers shall be guided by Su An.”
Su An was an Earth-rank Black Swan Guard, a master at the perfected Marrow Refining stage. Instructing Liang Cheng and Lu Yunqing would be more than sufficient.
Seeing that Lu Xuan had no objections, Deputy Commander He Yan immediately called out towards the door.
“Someone! Go find Su An and bring him here!”
In less than a moment, a man who appeared to be in his thirties walked in, dressed in the distinctive white uniform of the Black Swan Guard.
This person was Su An, the one who had secretly investigated the disappearance of the Earth-rank Black Swan Guard, Huang Shi, last time.
“Su An, these two are Commander Lu’s younger brothers. From now on, you will be responsible for guiding them.
First, take them to get familiar with the surroundings here.”
The Commander’s younger brothers!
Upon hearing his master’s words, Su An’s heart stirred with waves of surprise.
However, he showed no emotion on his face and calmly responded to He Yan.
“Yes, Master. This disciple will first take them to find lodgings.”
At this moment, Lu Xuan looked towards Liang Cheng and Lu Yunqing and spoke slowly.
“Liang Cheng, Yunqing, you two go with Su An for now.
I have some matters to attend to. I will find you when I have time.”
“Yes, Big Brother!”
“Alright, Brother Xuan!”
After Su An and the other two had left, He Yan finally began discussing serious business with Lu Xuan.
“Commander Lu, just yesterday, all of Luo Jinghe’s family members in Baidao Prefecture were assassinated by mysterious individuals.
This means we have completely torn face with the Luo family over in Qingling Prefecture.”
Deputy Commander He Yan felt a headache coming on just thinking about that old fox from the Luo family.
Luo Jin, head of the Qingling Prefecture Luo family, Imperial Inspector of An Province, martial arts teacher to Prince An, a warrior at the major accomplishment stage of Internal Breath cultivation.
That old fellow would definitely not let this matter rest once he found out.
After all, Luo Jinghe was his eldest son, the heir to succeed as the next head of the Luo family.
Luo Jinghe dying silently within the Black Swan Guard was one thing,
because Luo Jinghe had indeed harmed members of the Black Swan Guard, and there were copious amounts of correspondence between him and the Guard.
Under such circumstances, no matter how unwilling Luo Jin was, he could only grit his teeth and swallow his anger.
But now, things had taken a turn.
All of Luo Jinghe’s remaining family in Baidao Prefecture had been killed, heads separated from bodies.
That old fellow Luo Jin, having lost his son, was already enduring immense grief.
Now, the grandchildren Luo Jinghe left for Luo Jin had followed in their father’s footsteps, stepping one after another into the yellow springs of the afterlife.
Forget Luo Jin; anyone would likely be furious enough to drop dead on the spot.
Therefore, He Yan felt somewhat uneasy.
Putting aside Luo Jin’s strength at the major accomplishment stage of Internal Breath cultivation, just the title of “Prince An’s martial arts teacher” alone was enough to demonstrate the terrifying influence of the Luo family.
Prince An was the tenth son of the late Emperor, a true blue-blooded imperial scion.
Qingling Prefecture was Prince An’s fiefdom. Within Qingling, he maintained his own private army, and the number of martial arts experts under his command was beyond count.
It was said that Prince An’s strength was profound and unfathomable, his martial realm having broken through to that of an External Aura Grandmaster.
If he decided to back the Luo family, then serious trouble would be brewing.
Damn it!
That scoundrel Luo Jinghe, causing so much trouble even after death.
He Yan cursed inwardly.
Why were all of Luo Jinghe’s family members killed?
He Yan already had the answer in his heart; otherwise, he wouldn’t be cursing that scoundrel Luo Jinghe.
It was all because of that damned fellow, who abused his power as the Vice Prefect of Baidao Prefecture to act recklessly within the prefecture.
Nearly every major power in Baidao Prefecture had been squeezed dry by Luo Jinghe.
He estimated that those major forces, holding grudges, seized this tremendous opportunity presented by Luo Jinghe’s death.
They took the chance to slaughter every last one of Luo Jinghe’s remaining family members to vent their hatred.
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
In this world, debts always had to be repaid.
“Qingling Prefecture? The Luo family?”
“Pay them no mind. If the Luo family dares to come to Baidao Prefecture to cause trouble for this Commander,
Hmph, then this Commander naturally won’t let any of those Luo family members off either!”
Regarding He Yan’s worries, Lu Xuan remained completely unmoved, even feeling a flicker of murderous intent towards this Luo family from Qingling Prefecture.
Lu Xuan was considering whether to head to Qingling Prefecture right now and eradicate the Luo family, leaving no root or shoot.
He understood the principle of “uprooting the problem” very well.
Rather than wait for others to prepare to deal with him, it was better to strike first and eliminate all enemies beforehand.
If you solved the people causing the problem, then wasn’t the problem itself solved?
“As for that so-called Prince An, if he dares to intervene, then he can’t blame this Commander.”
Regarding the Luo family’s backer, that so-called Prince An,
Lu Xuan only felt slight caution towards his status, but that didn’t mean Lu Xuan would allow himself to be trampled.
If pushed to the brink, Lu Xuan wouldn’t mind conveniently finishing off that so-called Prince An as well.
At that point, Lu Xuan could simply take his family and hide deep in the mountains and forests.
Once Lu Xuan’s strength reached great accomplishment, he alone could face the entire Great Xia Empire.
He Yan discerned Lu Xuan’s meaning, his expression changing dramatically as panic set in. He hurriedly tried to reassure Lu Xuan.
“Commander Lu, Prince An is aware of our Black Swan Guard’s existence. He wouldn’t dare to openly cross us.”
