Chapter Thirty-Six: The Four Great Families

  Gao Tianming sat alone in the coffee shop. At noon, he made a phone call to Wang Ziqing and asked him to come to the coffee shop, saying that there was something important he wanted to discuss with him.

  Holding a small spoon in his hand, he slowly stirred the coffee in his hand, and in his bright mind, he was organizing his words, thinking about how to talk to Wang Ziqiang next.

  Gao Tianming invited Wang Ziqing here today, with the intention of telling him about Murong Lie's matter last night. This is a powerful enemy, and this time he was lucky to have repelled the person, but Gao Tianming does not believe that Murong Lie will give up like this, so Gao Tianming must ask Wang Ziqing about Murong Lie's situation.

  Recalling the sword-fighting skills from last night, even Gaotianming felt a lingering fear. Murong Lie's background must be extraordinary, after all, even Wang Zixu's family only had internal energy techniques and no other matching attack skills.

  Gao Tianming was still thinking about something in his mind when he suddenly felt that his shoulder had been patted. Gao Tianming was startled awake and turned around to see that Wang Ziqiang had already arrived.

  "Hehe, I saw you were so absorbed in thought just now, what were you thinking about?" Wang Ziqing sat down on the chair opposite him and asked with a smile.

  Looking at Wang Ziqiang's relaxed smile, Gao Tianming couldn't help but smile too.

  "Last night I had a fight with some others, and this is the souvenir that's left," said Gao Tianming, holding out his right hand to reveal bruised index and middle fingers.

  Taking a glance at Gao Tianming's hand, Wang Ziqiang didn't pay much attention to it. He beckoned the waiter over and ordered a cup of coffee, saying: "Only injured your finger? Are there no injuries elsewhere?"

  Upon hearing Wang Ziqing's words, Gao Tianming's eyes twitched and he said: "You really wish that I was injured elsewhere too, don't you!"

  The prince smiled and said: "That's not it, I just feel that there is something strange. You can be injured by me, but only your fingers are injured. Are you a master of the Threefold Heaven?"

  Gao Tianming shook his head with a bitter smile, "Not Post-Heaven Threefold, but Post-Heaven Fourfold."

  "What? Quadruple summoning in two days?" Prince Wang's calm smile suddenly disappeared, and his emotions became somewhat agitated.

  Seeing the gazes around him, Wang Zong lowered his voice and asked: "What's going on? Did you encounter a powerful master of the Fourth Heaven in school?"

  When Wang Ziqing heard the question, Gao Tianming sighed and briefly told him about his participation in the dance party last night and his feud with Murong Lie. After listening, Wang Ziqing's eyebrows furrowed.

  After a moment of contemplation, Wang Ziqing said: "I haven't heard of Mu Rong Lie in school, it's also possible that he was too low-key, so I didn't hear about him. And according to what you just said, Mu Rong Lie is likely an important young master of the Mu Rong family."

  "Murong's family?" Gao Tianming heard the word "Murong's family", and asked in confusion: "Is it a family like yours?"

  When Gao Tianming compared his own family to the Murong clan, Wang Ziqi shook his head with a bitter smile and said: "The nature is similar, but the scale is vastly different. The Murong clan is one of the top four families in the world, along with the Dongfang clan, Duanmu clan, and Ouyang clan, known as the Four Great Families. There are countless masters within, and even more talented younger disciples."

  "East?" Hearing a familiar word, Gao Tianming asked in confusion: "I met someone named Dongfang Yanran yesterday, is she from the Dongfang family?"

  After his initial excitement, Wang Ziqing's emotions had also slowly calmed down, and he said: "The Dongfang Yanran you mentioned, I know him, he is from the Eastern aristocratic family."

  "Why can't I sense any signs of cultivation on her?" Gao Tianming didn't think of Dongfang Yanran as a member of a noble family at first, precisely because he couldn't sense any internal energy from her.

  Wang Zi Kong heard Gao Tian Ming's words and felt a bit helpless, "No one says that in a noble family, you must have martial arts skills. Some disciples who don't have the aptitude for martial arts will be sent to the outside world to take charge of the family business. Dong Fang Yan Ran belongs to this kind of situation, and it's said that her business acumen is extremely high."

  Recalling the time from proposing to holding this dance party, Gao Tianming nodded clearly and said, "Then tell me about the situation of the Murong family."

  The prince took a sip of the coffee in his hand and said, "The top four families have some similarities, the only big difference is probably the kung fu that has been passed down in their families. The highest level internal skill of the Murong family is an internal work called 'Jing Xing Jue', which is a mid-level Xuan-class internal skill, and they also have some low-level Xuan-class internal skills and many Huang-class internal skills. What really made them famous is their attacking skill, 'Li Jian Zhi'. This is a skill that can cultivate one's internal energy into a sword-shaped aura, extremely sharp, which can be cultivated during the fourth stage of later heaven, but to achieve great success, it must be after the fifth stage of later heaven or above."

  "Sharp Sword Style?" Gao Tianming nodded and said: "I've already experienced it last night, the intermediate-level secret book of Xuan level is indeed powerful."

  Wang Zikong's eyebrows rose slightly, and he said: "Did Murong Lie use the Lixing Finger on you last night? Then he must be a direct descendant of the family." Wang Zikong finished speaking and stared at Gao Tianming again.

  Gao Tianming felt a bit uneasy under Wang Ziqing's gaze and asked: "What are you looking at me like that for?"

  "No, I'm just checking if there's a piece missing from your body."

  Upon hearing Wang Ziqiang's explanation, three black lines flashed across Gao Tianming's face. "Thanks for your concern, I just sprained my finger, nothing else is wrong."

  "Hmm, so after he beat you last night, didn't he do anything else?"

  Gao Tianming shook his head and said, "No, after I defeated him last night, he escaped."

  "Hmm, after you defeated him, he...” Prince Qiong's throat suddenly felt like it was being pinched, “You defeated Murong Lie's sword last night?"

  Looking at Wang Ziqiang's appearance, Gao Tianming shook his head and said: "I didn't defeat Lixing last night."

  Wang Zi Kong heard Gao Tian Ming's words and let out a sigh of relief, "I knew it, how could the Fourfold with the addition of the Xuan-level mid-grade Sharp Sword Finger be defeated by you?"

  Gao Tianming nodded in agreement, saying: "That sharp sword is extremely formidable. I didn't dare touch the tip of his sword, otherwise my fingers wouldn't have been injured like this. I just dodged the sharp sword and defeated Murong Lie, but he still managed to escape."

  Wang Ziqing was smiling, but after hearing Gao Tianming's words, he froze again. This scene made Gao Tianming a bit worried, so he waved his palm in front of Wang Ziqing's eyes to see if there was any reaction.

  P.S: Because I have to go to evening self-study, so from now on, one more chapter will be published at 9 o'clock. Hope you all continue to support me.