A moment later.
As Jiang Yuan pulled the red rope, the old woman hurriedly ran upstairs.
Because she was in such a rush, she was panting heavily when she pushed open the door.
"Young Master Jiang, may I know your orders?"
Jiang Yuan pointed to Suxin who was kneeling on the ground and said, "I've protected Suxin, tell the people behind you, no one is allowed to touch her!"
She immediately nodded, "Yes! Young Master Jiang, do you want to take her away or leave her here?"
"Leave her here! But no one is allowed to force her to do anything she doesn't want to do, understand?" Jiang Yuan said.
As his words fell, an invisible pressure descended upon her.
She instantly broke out in cold sweat, and her legs trembled slightly.
"Understood!" She nodded repeatedly.
Meanwhile.
On the third floor.
In a luxurious room.
A young and handsome man was sipping wine.
Suddenly.
His hand shook, and the wine in the glass immediately spilled onto the table.
His expression immediately became extremely serious.
"A'Da, is this the pressure of the true intent of martial arts?"
A middle-aged man covered in sword scars by his side nodded.
"Yes! Such strong martial intent, it seems that Jiang Yuan is a true genius! His actual combat power must be very strong!"
The young man said, "I didn't expect that such a genius would appear in such a small place. I heard that someone from the Sunset Sect had come to look at him and then refused to recruit him as an inner disciple. Such a genius was rejected, it seems it is really hard to enter the immortal sect!"
A'Da nodded, "Indeed, it is hard to get in. I once went to the Sunset Sect to apprentice, but I didn't even qualify to become an outer disciple."
"But now you have reached the Ninth Layer of Body Forging, just one step away from transcending the mundane."
A'Da shook his head, "This step, it's like a world apart. If you take this step, your lifespan will double, you can kill enemies with your qi, no different from immortals. But if you don't take this step, you're ultimately a mortal."
The young man also fell silent.
Even though their Wang family's influence spans several counties and has countless Ninth Layer Body Forging experts, so far no one has taken that step.
Just one step away, it's like the difference between mortals and immortals.
If you cross it, you transcend the mundane, equivalent to an immortal, you can look down upon the world.
But if you stop here, you'll turn into a pile of yellow dirt a hundred years later, all wealth and glory in the end will amount to nothing.
In their clan, there have been several people who have rashly tried to break through, but the result was either serious injuries, their spiritual veins damaged, forever stuck at this level.
Or their entire body's spiritual veins explode and die.
So far, all dozens of people who attempted to break through on their own, without exception.
This step, it's just too hard!
The patriarch of their family, who is above the mundane, was also because he joined a sect when he was young.
Later when he saw no hope of breakthrough, he returned to his hometown and started the great Wang family.
Just at this moment.
The woman who was just there came to the third floor and knocked on the door to enter.
She respectfully stood in front of the young man.
The Yunyan Pavilion is backed by the Four Seasons Chamber of Commerce, and is one of the largest sources of income for the Four Seasons Chamber of Commerce.
And the real owner of the Four Seasons Chamber of Commerce is the Wang family, the Northern Plains of Dalizhou, Wang Family.
This young man has a very big background, one of the direct descendants of the Wang family.
She respectfully reported to the young man the request Jiang Yuan had just made.
After listening to her report, the young man laughed, "Do as he says! Give him this face. It's just a woman, it's not worth offending this kind of genius."
"A'Da, you agree, right?"
"Yes!" A'Da nodded in agreement, "At his age, he has already comprehended the true intent of martial arts. His talent must be much higher than mine. Who knows how far he can go in the future, after all, he has attracted the attention of the Sunset Sect."
The young man said, "Go! Give Bai Suxin the best treatment. Everything here should be as per her wishes, understand?"
"Understood!"
The middle-aged woman bowed her head and agreed, then exited the room.
Outside the Yunyan Pavilion.
Jiang Yuan looked up at the position on the third floor.
"Young Master, what are you looking at?" Shu Xiaoxiao asked in confusion.
Jiang Yuan smiled and ruffled her hair.
"I'm looking at a high-level expert!"
"How high?"
"A bit shorter than me!"
"That's indeed high!" Shu Xiaoxiao nodded in understanding.
Jiang Yuan laughed, "Our purpose has been achieved, let's go!"
Now, he should know that I've discovered him! Jiang Yuan thought to himself.
Meanwhile, on the third floor, A'Da glanced at the retreating figure of Jiang Yuan.
"Young Master, we might have underestimated his strength!"
"Why do you say that?"
"He's discovered us!"
The young man's eyes flashed with a glint, "In that case, test his strength!"
"Alright!"
A few moments later.
"Something's wrong!" A'Da suddenly exclaimed.
He quickly stepped in front of the young man.
The next moment.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
He took several steps back, his face flushed.
"A'Da, what's wrong?" The young man seeing this scene became nervous.
His bodyguard had reached the limit of the mortal realm, at the ninth stage of body forging, a peak expert with a unified spirit.
He had never seen him suffer like this before!
But just now, it was clear that he had underestimated Jiang Yuan.
After a few moments, A'Da calmed the turmoil within him.
His expression was serious, "Young Master, we have indeed underestimated him! His strength may be beyond the eighth stage of body forging!"
"How does he compare to you?"
A'Da shook his head, "I have not truly fought him yet, so I do not know! But if we're talking about martial intent, he may be above me!"
"How is that possible! At his age, how can his martial intent surpass yours?" The young man muttered to himself.
Shock flickered in his eyes, no less than when he first heard about the Sunset Sect's visit to Lin'an City to assess talents.
A'Da replied, "For a real prodigy, age has never been a problem! He could attract people from the Sunset Sect to come down from the mountain to assess him, he must be extraordinary!"
The young man contemplated for a moment and then nodded. He found this reasoning quite convincing.
He also came to Lin'an County specifically because he heard about the Sunset Sect.
Now it seems, his trip was worth it!
As long as he fulfills Jiang Yuan's request and takes good care of Bai Suxin, he would consider this as earning some good karma.
On the other side.
Jiang Yuan was filled with confusion.
Is this the strength of a ninth-stage body forging expert?
How come I feel like his martial intent is not that strong?
Did I underestimate myself, or did I overestimate the strength of the ninth stage of body forging?
The brief test just now left him feeling bewildered.
The impression the ninth-stage body forging expert left on him was far inferior to the Leader of Blackwind Stockade.
Was the Bandit Leader too strong, or was he too weak?
Jiang Yuan pondered for a moment, then shook his head.
Forget it, let's not worry about this.
Unexpectedly, the Yunyan Pavilion is not simple.
The people behind it are not just the Four Seasons Chamber of Commerce.
There's an even stronger force behind them.
A bodyguard at the ninth stage of body forging, seems to have a very powerful backing.
I hope they're smart enough!