Chapter Fourteen: Recruiting Subordinates

  At the time when Sun Zhong's mind was wandering, Lü Er didn't think so much. Looking at the broken tree, she hurried to Xia Lin's side and looked at his hand with some concern, "Young Master, doesn't your hand hurt?"

  After Xia Lin finished adjusting her breath and stabilizing the blood gas in her body, she touched Lü'er's little head and smiled: "Don't worry, it's okay, you don't have to worry about it anymore. I've found my own way, and from now on, I'll go very far."

  "Ah, young master is the most formidable." Lü'er nodded heavily.

  These days, she has come to realize that this young master who had always been under her care and worry has now become a domineering man.

  "Brother Sun, you've arrived."

  Xia Lin turned his head and looked at Sun Zhong, he still had some impression of this person beside his father.

  "You can just call me Sun Zhong." Sun Zhong hastily waved his hand, and if he had any arrogance before, now he was deeply impressed. That ancient tree was not so easy to break through, after all. The young master's current strength was not weak, aside from his dazzling talent.

  Carp turns into dragon, it can be expected soon!

  "En." Xia Lin also didn't say much, "Looks like Father urged him, huh?"

  "Yes, the meeting has already started, the village head is stalling for time, you'd better hurry up and go." Sun Zhong said respectfully.

  "Alright, let's go. A mountain stronghold trial is so interesting, how can we not participate?"

  Xia's eyes flashed with a hint of sharpness, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth as he walked out first with Lu'er.

  Sun Zhong followed behind, looking at the proud young master in front of him, but he had already made a certain decision. As an outsider, to stand firm in Heifeng Gang, he must follow one of the Xia family disciples. Although he followed Xia Man, he was always uncertain about the future heir, so recently he has been hesitant about who to follow.

  But at this time, he was more determined than ever before.

  No matter whether Da Shao Ye can get the heir's identity or not, he will follow him anyway!

  At this time, all the disciples of the mountain stronghold on the table in front of it were enjoying the torment of summer to the point of collapse.

  Xia Man said that he should speak more carefully, and as a result, Xia Ling indeed spoke according to Xia Man's words, recounting every detail, just like an old lady's footbinding cloth, both smelly and long.

  After listening for a while, everyone's face had lost all its blood color.

  Too scary!

  I only knew that this master's martial arts skills were excellent, but who would have thought that his cooking skills are also quite formidable? This is simply a deadly rhythm!

  For example, the rule that brothers cannot kill each other was originally a simple six words, but Xia Ling actually talked about it from the first session of the Mountain Stronghold Trial to the last session! Each trial, which one had someone violate the rules, and which one didn't have anyone violate the rules and deserved praise, were all described clearly.

  The disciples of Heifeng Village almost collapsed when they heard this, but what Xia Ling said was also very reasonable. What's wrong with saying more details? So no one dared to refute.

  At this time, the Black Wind Gang disciples already knew that Xia Ling was delaying because he was waiting for Xia Lin to arrive. Everyone hated Xia Lin so much that their teeth itched, and they wondered why he hadn't arrived yet.

  Half a time later, the Black Wind Fort disciples were already resentful and could not get up. At this moment, there was only one expectation: Young Master, come quickly! If you don't come soon, I'm afraid we won't die from being robbed, but will die from Xia Ling Tang's endless chatter instead.

  It wasn't until he saw a certain figure appear that he finally finished speaking, his words trailing off as he stepped down from the stage.

  As they watched Xia Lin walking towards them from afar, everyone's eyes welled up with tears. There had never been a moment when they so eagerly anticipated the arrival of this young master.

  It's finally here, and it's not just the mountain stronghold disciples who are relieved, but also Xia Man. There has to be a limit to the chaos, looking at the situation earlier, I'm afraid it won't last much longer. Moreover, some of the small actions that Xia Ye did under his hands earlier, must have gone to greet that elder with the two-character surname again, and he really thought he couldn't see?

  But since Xia Lin has arrived, the mountain stronghold trial can now officially begin.

  He stood up calmly and walked to the front, Xia Man looked at the thousands of mountain stronghold disciples in front of him. This was the stronghold's military strength, as well as its future.

  "Gentlemen, I hereby declare that the trial of Heifeng Village has officially begun!"

  Xia Man's voice full of energy spread to every corner of the mountain stronghold, and the disciples' bodies shook as it finally began.

  "This time is not bad, the five disciples of Xia's family who dared to participate in the mountain village trial are all here. So, let's follow the usual practice and have each of the five disciples recruit 100 mountain village disciples first."

  As Xia Man finished speaking, Hei Feng Village finally became lively, and the first important link began.

  Mountain stronghold trial is downhill robbery, so the first step, must need manpower, therefore the first link, is to recruit one hundred mountain stronghold disciples, and these people, will be their own future most loyal assistants!

  Summer is approaching, and I can feel the atmosphere around me. The corners of my mouth are slightly raised, and it seems that this is the time for each person to show off their skills and have their subordinates follow them.

  Just as he was about to show off his skills, Xia Lin suddenly raised an eyebrow and looked up in the distance. In that direction... was Xia Cheng!

  Accompanied by a series of exclamations, a powerful aura burst forth from Xia Cheng's body and swept towards the surroundings.

  Xia Cheng stood tall in front of the crowd, with an air of pride and dignity!

  "Ninefold! Ninefold Forging Body!"

  "How is this possible? Just last time it was only seven layers of refinement, and in just three short months, you've actually crossed two more!"

  "Hey, I heard that Second Master's wife spent a fortune to buy the spiritual grass for Second Young Master. He was already at the Seventh Peak of Qi Refining, and with this, he directly broke through to the Ninth Level of Body Tempering."

  "What incredible strength."

  Xia Chengzhi was savoring this glory with satisfaction, and the halo-like feeling made him feel extremely comfortable in body and mind.

  Looking back at the unremarkable Xia Lin, Xia Cheng seemed to sense his despair and insignificance. What's the point of snatching away his Yuanling grass?

  What if it is upgraded to tempered body four times?

  The gap between Quadruple and Quintuple is enough to make anyone despair!

  Xia Lin's face was solemn, and he bowed his head in contemplation. It wasn't because he was overly sad, but because this deviated from the original plan.

  Now that Xia Lin has thoroughly mastered the ninth palm of Lingfeng Palm, he is confident that he absolutely has the upper hand in a battle with Xia Cheng!

  What about the ninefold refinement of the body?

  Can you break through two heavy weights in three months and master martial skills in a short period of time?

  So, as expected, Xia Cheng's mastery of martial skills is probably still at the level of the seventh stage of body refinement, and what about Xia Lin? Lingfeng Palm Ninth Palm is already very familiar, naturally not afraid of him.

  It's just that the aura of the 9th layer of Body Tempering itself is more shocking, and originally, Xia Lin planned to release his own 7th layer of Body Tempering aura to attract a hundred mountain bandit disciples. Now with Xia Cheng this big brand blocking the way, the effect will probably be greatly discounted. Rather than releasing it at this time, it's better to keep it in reserve.

  As for the hundred mountain stronghold disciples who followed him, they probably had to think of another way.

  At that moment, two more auras burst out, causing the people around to be shocked and frightened. After taking a closer look, Xia Lin understood - it was the Eighth Layer of Body Tempering!

  As expected, for the sake of this Black Wind Fortress's successor position, these guys are indeed very frugal in lowering costs.

  Two forged bodies eightfold, just like Xia Yang and Xia Yan.

  "It's interesting... It seems that this time's Mountain Stronghold trial will be very lively." Xia Lin looked at the distance with a faint smile.

  Xia Yang has an ordinary appearance and a relatively strong physique, which can be considered honest and down-to-earth. His innate talent is average, but he works extremely hard, and with the support of the Xia family's resources, he still managed to reach the 8th rank of Body Tempering. In comparison, Xia Dan, who has slightly better innate talent than him, is currently only at the 4th rank of Body Tempering.

  The heavens reward diligence; for those who work hard, it is still relatively benevolent.

  As for Xia Yan, she was only fifteen years old, with a tall and slender figure, wheat-colored skin, and an aura that completely overshadowed her older brother Xia Yang. Although the two belonged to the same Body Tempering Eighth Level, it was undeniable that Xia Yan's strength far surpassed Xia Yang's.

  As for this fiery fifth sister, Xia Lin still had some impression of her. He remembered that when he first saw the two siblings, Xia Lin always felt that their personalities were completely opposite.

  The domineering sister and the honest brother are really speechless.

  Seemingly noticing Xia Lin's gaze, Xia Yan glanced at him with a provocative look in her eyes, full of challenge towards this competitor. Xia Yang, on the other hand, smiled warmly and somewhat foolishly at Xia Lin, showing kindness.

  Xia Lin couldn't help but shake his head. These siblings were just competing, but he knew that these two were different from Xia Cheng, completely without malice.

  After all, not everyone is like Xia Cheng, with a scumbag father and learning a belly full of bad water.

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