After hearing what the young man said, the Chen family were all shocked.
"Lost?"
Everyone was in disbelief: "Who on earth are you competing with from the Hanshan Sect?"
Victory or defeat is a common thing in military affairs. It's not that the Chen family doesn't understand this truth.
Although they are proud of their family lineage, no one would think that their family is truly invincible.
What's more, the Chen family is in trouble right now.
But for a family member to lose to a disciple from a local sect, it was completely beyond everyone's expectations.
As far as they know, the leader of the Hanshan Sect has the highest level of cultivation and is only at the fourth level of martial arts.
Generally speaking, the other elders in the sect are at about the third level, and the young disciples are only at the first or second level.
The young man from the Chen family who spoke was at the third level of martial arts, with the training of a warrior.
With the Chen family's family secrets being infinitely more sophisticated than those of the Hanshan sect, even the leader of the Hanshan sect in the fourth realm, let alone the third realm, may not necessarily be able to defeat this young man.
What about a young disciple?
"It can't be possible. In this little Xiaohanshan sect, there is an astonishing talent. He is already in the fourth realm at a young age. He has the same cultivation strength as their leader?"
Everyone in the Chen family looked suspicious.
The young man smiled bitterly: "It's the same third realm as me, and it seems like I just broke through."
The people around were shocked again.
Under the same level, a member of my family actually lost to a disciple of the Hanshan Sect?
"I admit that I underestimated the enemy a little at first, otherwise I would not have lost."
Now that the words had been spoken, the young man simply confessed:
"But if we try it again, I'm not absolutely sure that I can turn defeat into victory."
He said slowly: "It's not that I disrespect my family's secret knowledge and undermine my family's prestige, but the secret knowledge and mental methods of Hanshan Sect are not inferior to our Great Wind Cloud Palm and Tornado Secret Treasures."
Everyone in the Chen family first looked at the young man.
The young man looked serious and solemn.
Some people's scolding words lingered on their lips and they couldn't say them out for a while.
A possibility suddenly occurred to them.
"The unique skill of Hanshan Sect is not limited to this."
Sure enough, the young man continued: "Because of the meritorious service, Hanshan Sect was taught by Chang'an City, and its martial arts foundation is now different from what it used to be."
"I see..." Everyone in the Chen family had complicated expressions, as if they were lost.
Everyone, you look at me and I look at you, and you can see the unspeakable emotions in each other's eyes.
They may have thought things simply before.
In other words, the city of Chang'an is oversimplified.
If it is true as what the young man said, then as long as Chang'an City is willing, it is entirely possible to support a small place like Hanshan Sect into Wangzhen Guan, or a giant like the Chen family once was.
Of course, having top-notch inheritance secrets is only the first step in the rise of Hanshan Sect.
They also need a deep economic foundation and outstanding successors, etc., which requires a certain amount of time to accumulate.
But who can guarantee that Chang'an City cannot give them these things?
If this development continues, the rise of the Hanshan Sect is inevitable.
If Chang'an City can create a Hanshan Sect, will there be a second, third or even more?
Everyone in the Chen family felt a sense of crisis in their hearts.
At this time, someone passed by from a distance.
He saw the young man from the Chen family and greeted him with a smile.
The young man forced a smile on his face and nodded in greeting.
The other party seemed to have something to do, so he didn't come close and left on his own.
"He is the Hanshan Sect disciple who defeated me, his name is Cao Feng."
The young man sighed and introduced to the elders of his clan: "Before, he and the Hanshan Sect captured a disciple of Wangzhen Guan.
Mr. Wu Yun from Chang'an handed over this Wangzhen Guan disciple to Cao Feng for interrogation, but Cao Feng gave him a hard time.
In the past, Hanshan Sect mainly followed the Forgetfulness of Truth concept and was often oppressed by Forgetfulness of Truth concept. Cao Feng took the opportunity to take revenge this time..."
Upon hearing this, everyone in the Chen family looked more serious than before.
After a long time, someone broke the silence: "Feng'er also said just now that he was defeated by that Hanshan Sect disciple after he underestimated the enemy for a moment. If we try again, the outcome is still uncertain.
Although the potential of Hanshan Sect has increased, its current power is always weaker than ours. We still have a chance in the future, right?"
He looked around at the crowd: "Of course it's right to guard against arrogance and impetuosity, but we don't need to belittle ourselves."
As the man spoke, he asked the young man: "Here in Chang'an, not to mention local forces like Hanshan Sect, who are the top masters?"
"I have only seen two seniors, Wu Yun and Xue Ying."
The young man replied: "Mr. Wu Yun has never taken action, but it seems unfathomable. Mr. Blood Shadow practices magic. When the Tang army attacked the city before, it seemed that he was no match for Du Kun, the general of Xuanwu of the Eastern Tang Dynasty."
The Chen family members around them all nodded slightly and looked at the middle-aged man with a long beard:
"Du Kun is at the sixth level of cultivation. Although he is blessed with the murderous spirit of the Tang army, he can't beat the third brother."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and the confidence that had been hit earlier was finally restored.
"At least as far as we know so far, the third brother can at least sit in the third position in Chang'an City, below the city lord and Mr. Wu Yun."
The middle-aged man with a long beard did not look relaxed:
"Have you forgotten the lessons learned in the past?"
With a majestic look in his eyes, he scanned the crowd: "The reason why our Chen family was suppressed by Dongtang was precisely because we were independent, self-respecting and high-profile. Do you still want to make the same mistake again?"
When the others heard this, they felt awe-struck.
"Jie Zhi, we have been blessed by Chang'an. We are all grateful, and have no plans to do our own thing in Chang'an City..." An old man said after considering his words.
Before he finished speaking, a shrill phoenix cry suddenly sounded in the distance.
Everyone turned around and saw a faint light of blood rising into the sky in that direction.
Chen Jie stroked his long beard with his hand and said with a serious expression: "Feng'er, is that Mr. Blood Shadow you are talking about, right?"
The young man looked at the looming light and shadow of the Blood Phoenix: "Yes, but it shouldn't have been so scary before..."
"Of course, with such a level of magic power, Du Kun cannot be his opponent."
Chen Jiezhi said flatly: "I'm not even sure I can beat him. If what you said is true, then he has improved compared to when he fought Du Kun before. In such a short period of time..."
A crisp female voice next to her suddenly asked: "Same as Hanshan Sect?"
"Yes." Chen Jiezhi's tone was meaningful.
The other Chen family members fell silent.
"We must abide by the rules here. Our clan's vitality was severely damaged before, and we can no longer afford to be hurt again."
Chen Jiezhi's words were serious and thoughtful: "Everyone must have the mentality and willpower of overcoming obstacles and starting from scratch when our ancestors established their families in the past. Do you understand?"
"Yes..." Everyone nodded.
The Chen family and others first applied to meet Mr. Wu Yun.
There was no obstacle to this. Zhang Dongyun, dressed in black and looking like an old man, met with Chen Jiezhi, the leader of them.
"Thank you to the generosity of the city lord, and thank you to Mr. Sir for your care. We have taken refuge in Chang'an, and we should serve in Chang'an to repay the kindness of protecting you. Chang'an has a destiny, and I, the Chen family, will do our best to do our best.
"
Chen Jiezhi bowed respectfully to the old man in black.
Zhang Dongyun looked at the other person up and down:
"If you bow your head to Dongtang as soon as possible, your Chen family can be saved, right?"