At this time.

At the entrance of the Xijiang Provincial Governor's Mansion.

A Ninja Guy had come to deliver gifts, named Cui Tairou.

A smile appeared on the face of Cui Tairou.

After all, this was the first step in establishing friendly diplomacy between Ninja Country and Dragon Country.

If he managed to handle this task well, it would mean that he could make a name for himself in the history of Ninja Country.

As for Dragon Country refusing, in the eyes of Ninja Country, that was simply inconceivable.

Although Ninja Country was not very large, they did everything very well in all aspects.

Now, all that was needed was to wait for Wang Ye to come to greet him, and the first step to establish friendly relations was about to begin.

However, at this moment, Cui Tairou heard a series of noisy voices coming: "Beat the crap out of them!"

"Beat the crap out of them?"

Cui Tairou was slightly startled.

Soon, Cui Tairou shook his head.

It must be that someone was causing a commotion on Wang Ye's inauguration day, thereby inciting public anger.

With this thought, a smile appeared on Cui Tairou's face, and he started to rub his hands together in anticipation.

This was fine as well.

Then when he entered the mansion later, he could help Wang Ye teach a lesson to the troublemakers. In doing so, he could gain some favor with Wang Ye.

The smile on Cui Tairou's face thickened.

This was a golden opportunity bestowed by heaven.

A group of people surged out from the entrance, coming towards where Cui Tairou was.

"So many people, have they all come to welcome me?"

Cui Tairou couldn't help but feel touched, Dragon Country certainly was a land of etiquette.

Just as Cui Tairou was considering how to greet them, those people had already reached his side. The first person knocked Cui Tairou to the ground, and another shouted: "Beat him up!"

"Beat him up!"

Cui Tairou, who was being punched and kicked, let out a series of ghostly wails and howls. It was not until then that he finally realized.

It turns out, there wasn't any problem inside the mansion; the target of their punches and kicks was himself.

And the "Beat the crap out of them" they had been shouting about, that "them" was him.

In the end, before Cui Tairou even got to see Wang Ye, he was severely beaten up by the martial warriors of Dragon Country, and Ninja Country's first attempt at establishing diplomacy with Dragon Country failed.

...

Outside Yun City.

By this time, Yun City had already evolved into a main urban area, surrounded by walls over two meters high.

All the people had moved into Yun City.

This resulted in a very open area outside Yun City.

At this moment, outside Yun City on a mountain, a group of elderly martial warriors who had just left Wang Ye's residence gathered here, all casting their gazes on a first-class warrior.

Someone asked the first-class warrior, "Boss, what next? How should that Wang Ye proceed, or are we truly not going to intervene?"

"Indeed!"

Another martial warrior joined in, "With his actions, won't our exclusive martial arts techniques become commonplace through his teachings? He's really acting recklessly!"

As these two martial warriors spoke, the others who also felt discontent voiced their dissatisfaction in turn.

The first-class warrior heard these warriors' words and shot them a fierce, discontented glance, responding, "Otherwise, what do you propose we do?"

"You must understand that this is the era they have created. Xu Heng was right," he said.

"This is not our era."

The first-class warrior's voice was somewhat somber; he looked into the distance, seemingly reminiscing about certain events, his expression tinged with regret, "Perhaps, if we had taken action back then and fought those invaders, we'd have a say today."

The image of a woman carrying a child, cornered and fleeing to where he lay dormant, flashed in the first-class warrior's mind.

With his strength, had he chosen to act at the time, he could surely have dealt with those people and saved the woman and child.

And that was merely one episode among many.

Beyond that, such events and scenes were plentiful in the memories of the first-class warrior, ready to surface whenever he wished to recall them.

"But…"

A warrior from behind also felt aggrieved, "We had our reasons too; we needed to strengthen ourselves. Only then could we handle the monsters from the higher-tier world that were soon to come. Without our involvement, ordinary people would stand no chance against such beings."

"Indeed."

"We all had our reasons!" the warriors clamored.

However, regardless of what these martial warriors said, the first-class warrior simply waved his hand, "Another point is, I have observed some of Wang Ye's recent actions myself."

"Some long-lost martial arts techniques, some broken and incomplete ones, he has restored them to completeness in his hands. Even those martial arts techniques that have been lost in your possession, in my view, Wang Ye has become more proficient in them after relearning than you ever were."

This first-class warrior, recalling what he had seen, pondered that even as a first-class warrior himself, he probably wouldn't be able to achieve the same feat.

"Therefore, Wang Ye's presence, his methods, might not be a bad thing for us, but rather a good one," he concluded.

Having said that, the first-class warrior did not elaborate further but turned his gaze upon the others and let out a sigh.

Then his gaze drifted into the distance once more.

This time, it seemed like he saw even more, and his expression grew more intense with the sight.

Given their current strength, could they truly handle those beings?

The first-class warrior pondered in his heart.

For some reason, despite his strength marking him as a first-class warrior, he felt lingering worries when he looked at what transpired in the higher-tier world.

...

At this time.

The higher-tier world.

Also known as Spirit Star.

Spirit Star, true to its name, was filled with Spiritual Energy.

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