All of us are one

Chapter 70 Chishui Hall Master Ji Fan

Twin Islands, the eastern port.

A fleet of more than twenty ships slowly sailed into the harbor under the watchful eyes of port workers, merchants, and guards. The black flag with white lettering that read "Great River Alliance" surprised many people.

Twin Islands are jointly administered by the Divine Martial Kingdom and the Four Kingdoms Alliance. Normally, everyone on Twin Islands would unite against external forces and uniformly operate under the banner of the Divine Martial Kingdom.

It is truly rare to see a fleet like this, flying the "Great River Alliance" flag, so brazenly sailing into the port of Twin Islands.

At a restaurant not far from the port.

Many people sat at a table by the window, drinking and eating while watching the fleet of ships sail into the harbor.

A young man in white swirled the wine in his glass, gazed at the fleet in the port for a moment, and then said, "I received a message a while ago saying that the Great River Alliance has a fleet that has set sail, and that it belongs to the Red Water Hall."

"Judging from the size of the fleet, Chishuitang probably only sent a branch fleet," someone at the nearby table chimed in.

"The size of the fleet isn't important; what matters is whether the Chishui Hall Master has come..." The white-robed youth downed his drink in one gulp, then narrowed his eyes and said, "If the Young Master of the Great River Alliance returns home and the Chishui Hall Master comes to greet him personally, then we'll have to be extra careful."

"The leader of the Chishui Hall is a top expert. His personal visit to Twin Islands to welcome him shows great respect for that young alliance leader," the purple-clad youth at the same table remarked.

"That young leader is on the bounty list, and his bounty is only slightly lower than that of top experts." Someone said jokingly, "If we don't have some experts to protect him, and he is assassinated on his way back home, it will have a huge impact on the reputation of the Great River Alliance."

"More than just big? I reckon the Great River Alliance will have to disband!" the white-robed youth sneered. "I'm just afraid that when the Sword Saint of Broken Water returns home after losing his own child, he'll challenge the world with his sword once again."

"What, are you three great families of Jiangnan afraid?" the person at the next table asked with a smile.

Upon hearing this, the young man in white said coldly, "Your Dayan City is far away at the mouth of the Daxi River, separated from the Dajiang Plain by more than a thousand miles, so there is naturally nothing to worry about."

"More than twenty years ago, the Sword Saint of Broken Water challenged the world with his sword because of the death of Lady Liu. The three major forces of Vajra Temple, Flying Eagle Fortress and Wuling City all suffered casualties." The young man in purple sighed, "Originally, your Dayan City should have been next, but unfortunately the Medicine Saint of Hundred Flowers Valley stepped forward."

"Hmph." The person at the next table snorted coldly, without saying a word in rebuttal.

If it weren't for the intervention of the Medical Sage, Dayan City might have been next, given the good relationship between Qingfeng Temple and the Dajiang Alliance.

"A ship from the Great River Alliance has docked," someone suddenly said.

Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look at the port, where they saw a large ship anchored beside the dock, and then several people jumped off the ship.

The young man in white clicked his tongue as he saw the burly man at the head of the group, dressed in a light blue shirt that revealed his wheat-colored chest: "The leader of the Chishui Hall really came."

"Chishui Hall Master, Baisha Hall Master, Xiushan Hall Master, Huoyun Hall Master..." someone exclaimed, "The Great River Alliance has sent four hall masters and six branch masters."

"That's quite a move, one top-tier expert, three first-rate experts, and six second-rate experts," the young man in white exclaimed. "The fleet will probably need to keep one or two helmsmen."

Everyone fell silent upon hearing this.

The Great River Alliance truly lives up to its reputation as the number one power in the Great River Basin. The experts who came to welcome the young alliance leader alone are equivalent to seventy or eighty percent of the combat strength of a force.

"With so many experts here, the assassins from Killing Pavilion and Blood Rain probably won't make a move," someone whispered. "Without top-tier experts, the assassination is impossible to complete."

The young man in white picked up the folding fan beside him and tapped it lightly on his left palm: "The Killing Pavilion is alright, but the Blood Rain is another story."

Killing Tower is indeed an assassin organization, but it mainly acts as an intermediary, responsible for accepting assassination missions and issuing bounties. Blood Rain, on the other hand, is much more mysterious, and it is rumored that Blood Rain has its own trained assassins.

"Is it worth sending out a top assassin and more than six first-rate assassins just for 800 Blood Refining Herb Pills?" Some people didn't believe that Blood Rain would do a losing deal.

"The bounty has already risen to eight hundred coins, so fast?" someone asked in surprise.

"Eight hundred is just the stated amount; who knows how high the hidden bounty is?" The young man in white slowly stood up, opened his folding fan with a flick of his wrist, and said to his two companions, "Let's go; we should head back."

Upon hearing this, the young man in purple and the woman in white who hadn't spoken got up and left together.

Seeing this, the people at the other tables by the window also prepared to leave the restaurant. They had come here to observe the experts from the Great River Alliance. Now that they had confirmed who the experts were, there was no need to stay any longer. It would be better to send the message back first.

……

After half an hour.

Twin Islands, the headquarters of the Dajiang League.

Led by the head of the Chishui Hall, the group of ten arrived at the reception room of the residence, guided by Ling Heng, Leng Tong, and Wang Chen.

Upon entering the reception room, everyone saw Jiang Yanming, dressed in white, smiling as he watched them come in.

As Jiang Yanming looked at them, the ten people who had been led in also looked at him, their gazes filled with curiosity, surprise, and delight, but mostly scrutiny.

"Young Alliance Leader, this is Ji Fan, the leader of the Chishui Branch, one of the four top experts of our Great River Alliance," Ling Heng introduced to Jiang Yanming.

"Greetings, Master Ji." Jiang Yanming bowed.

"Greetings, Young Alliance Leader." Ji Fan returned the greeting with praise, "Young Alliance Leader, your physical body is exceptional, and your progress will surely be rapid after your Qi and blood condense into Qi."

Jiang Yanming smiled and nodded: "Thank you for your trouble, Master Ji."

During his time "imprisoned" in the room, Jiang Yanming learned a lot about the Divine Martial Kingdom from Leng Tong and Wang Chen. He also understood that physical strength was very important for the condensation of qi and blood, and that it could accelerate the speed of cultivation.

"This is Yu Hailin, the head of the Baisha branch..." Ling Heng continued to introduce Jiang Yanming.

soon.

Jiang Yanming then met the ten hall masters and branch leaders who had come, and then everyone took their seats in the reception room.

As the young leader of the Great River Alliance, Jiang Yanming naturally sat in the central seat.

Chishui Hall Master Ji Fan is a top expert, so he sits in the first seat on the left. Baisha Hall Master, Xiushan Hall Master, and Huoyun Hall Master sit in the second, third, and fourth seats respectively, followed by two branch hall masters.

On the right are Ling Heng, the deputy head of the main hall, Leng Tong, the branch leader of the main hall, and Wang Chen. Behind them sit four branch leaders.

"Young Alliance Leader, we have been ordered by the headquarters to welcome you back to the country," Ji Fan stated his purpose directly.

"I have already received a letter from Mr. Chen, and my luggage is ready to be packed. I can depart at any time." Jiang Yanming didn't waste any time. He had been looking forward to the Qi and Blood Condensation Method of Shenwu Kingdom for a long time and naturally hoped to set off and arrive in Shenwu Kingdom as soon as possible.

"Young Alliance Leader, please." Ji Fan stood up and cupped his hands in greeting.

"You're too kind, Master Ji." Jiang Yanming stood up and returned the greeting.

He didn't put on airs as the young leader of the alliance and was quite humble. He knew that Ji Fan and the others respected him because his father was the leader of the Great River Alliance!

Half an hour later.

With the support of many experts, Jiang Yanming boarded the largest ship in the fleet.

After resupplying, the Great River Alliance fleet weighed anchor and set sail from the port, heading towards the Shenwu Kingdom.

……

Ten days later, at dawn.

As the fleet sailed on the sea, Jiang Yanming woke up in his room feeling dizzy and throbbing in his head.

This wasn't seasickness; instead, it gave him a familiar feeling...