Zhang San, please behave yourself!-Chapter 899 - 833: Source of the Rumors

On this day, a grand engagement ceremony was held within the Martial Marquis Manor.

Martial Marquis Manor hosted guests, and the Old Manor Master brought out good wine and meat to entertain Zhang San and his subordinate troops and martial artists. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

The Martial Marquis Manor had originally planned not to concern itself with external matters for the time being, so to keep the disciples in the manor, they had stocked up a large amount of wine and meat.

Tonight was the perfect time to revel!

However, the total number of people in Martial Marquis Manor was just over a thousand.

While Zhang San’s side had nearly five thousand people.

The kitchen was completely inadequate, and they even had to dig pits and make fires in many places to set up temporary cooking platforms.

For a while, the light of the cooking fires and the aroma-laden smoke rose up, spreading across the entire peak of Wolong Mountain.

The sound of people drinking, eating, playing finger-guessing games, and cheering echoed throughout the Martial Marquis Manor.

However, because the area around Martial Marquis Manor had been under strict control for years.

Even though some martial path forces received news that Zhang San had suddenly changed direction with a large force straight towards Martial Marquis Manor, they did not dare to approach, so they were never quite sure what was happening inside the manor.

Everyone only dared to look from a distance, unable to hear anything or see clearly what was happening.

It was only in the evening that some noticed fires blazing throughout Martial Marquis Manor, smoke billowing, and faint shouts being heard.

It was not hard to imagine what Zhang San, who had planned the western expedition against the Thirty-Six Nations of the Western Regions, destroying more than half of them, was doing with his men in Martial Marquis Manor at this moment.

Even though everyone knew that Martial Marquis Manor had immense strength.

All the martial artists in the world also knew that the martial artists of the Town Martial Office were not to be trifled with.

Otherwise, apart from the Heavenly Punishment Sect, which dared to stand up against them, all other martial path forces were very obedient when facing the Town Martial Office.

At this moment, within Martial Marquis Manor, the very happy Zhuge Longyin personally poured wine for Zhang San.

"Thank you, Deputy Chief Zhang."

"Old Manor Master, you’re too polite. From now on, we’re family."

Zhuge Longyin said in a low voice, "Actually, I’ve always been worried about Qingqing’s future. After all, this child has been without parents since her childhood and I’ve spoiled her. When I’m gone, she definitely won’t be able to take over Martial Marquis Manor. So, she does need a man who isn’t close to her own family but has strength and prestige."

Zhang San naturally had a deep understanding of the information about Martial Marquis Manor.

That’s why when introducing Wang Ziteng earlier, he specifically mentioned that Wang Ziteng was from the Five Surnames and Seven Families, but not very close to the Wang family.

In this way, as long as Zhuge Longyin could hold on for a few more years, Wang Ziteng and Zhuge Qingqing could have a child, who could be nurtured as the future heir of Martial Marquis Manor.

As for the future of Martial Marquis Manor, Zhang San had also disclosed it to Zhuge Wolong.

"Qing City Sword Sect, because it has three major core sword technique factions internally, is united externally but does have internal conflicts. So giving them three Officer positions can actually allow them to develop individually. One day, they will inevitably become the sword dao legacy of the Town Martial Office. The Qing City Sword Sect will then become a thing of the past. But Martial Marquis Manor is different; it is actually more suited for the military."

"So, after Martial Marquis Manor joins the Town Martial Office, I will allow those of you who want to join the military to go there."

Zhuge Longyin cupped his hands towards Zhang San, expressing gratitude.

He then took out a box from his bosom and placed it on the table.

"What is this?"

"The Seven-Star Repeating Crossbow. Actually, it works well; even an ordinary person can easily kill a Primordial Qi Realm martial artist with it. By infusing Qi into it when releasing the crossbow, it can increase the arrow’s power to possibly kill a True Core Realm martial artist. However, it is intricately complex internally, costly to manufacture, and the crossbow bolts need to be specially made. Also, it is relatively easy to damage during use. Otherwise, if there truly were such a miraculous item in this world that is powerful and low-cost to manufacture, my Martial Marquis Manor would have long been invincible."

Zhang San knew that despite the fame of the Seven-Star Repeating Crossbow, it couldn’t be without limitations and flaws.

"I’ve prepared six thousand of these. Three thousand can be equipped to your Divine Martial Army, and the remaining three thousand can be kept in reserve. Of course, you can choose to keep them for yourself; it’s up to you how to arrange them. Anyway, if someone asks me, all I know is I gave you three thousand Seven-Star Repeating Crossbows."

Zhang San found that conversing with smart people was straightforward.

Back then, even after giving so many hints, the Great Merciful Tree King still didn’t understand.

Looking at the Seven-Star Repeating Crossbow in his hand, Zhang San was curious: "How far can this thing shoot?"

Zhuge Longyin helped Zhang San load the bolts and told him, "An ordinary person can shoot up to a hundred steps. If Qi is infused, it can increase the power and shoot further. If you infuse it with Qi Gang, it can shoot up to eight hundred steps."

Upon hearing this, Zhang San couldn’t help but feel curious and looked around.

"Old Manor Master, where outside is there no patrolling disciple? I’m curious to test it."

"Haha, the surroundings of the Martial Marquis Manor have always been tightly guarded, but now many places have set traps and mechanisms. Plus, tonight’s a joyous occasion, so all the patrolling disciples have been withdrawn to drink together. There’s no one outside. Feel free to try!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang San was no longer worried about accidentally hitting someone during his test.

He picked up the Seven-Star Repeating Crossbow and shot a bolt outside the Martial Marquis Manor.

With a swoosh.

Zhang San immediately activated the Triple Combat Talisman on his eyes and found that by infusing a certain amount of Qi Gang, the crossbow bolt shot to a distance of as much as two thousand steps.

Though it’s true that not everyone could cultivate Qi Gang.

But if this thing could be thoroughly researched, it could indeed lead to the creation of a new batch of Seven-Star Repeating Crossbows that would significantly enhance the combat power of cultivators.

At this moment, some individuals who wanted to further probe for intelligence on Martial Marquis Manor cautiously approached the manor.

Suddenly, an arrow shot with a bang onto a large tree where one had just hidden themselves.

The metal bolt pierced straight through a tree trunk thicker than a person’s head.

Seeing this, those who came to gather intelligence could be sure that a fight must have broken out within Martial Marquis Manor.

Otherwise, how could even the Seven-Star Repeating Crossbow bolts reach out here!

In a hurry to escape, they managed to sell the gathered intelligence for a good price.

Soon, one of the three major martial path powers in the Sword South Path, the Ethereal Palace of Cloud Mountain, obtained this information.

At that moment, the Palace Master of Ethereal Palace, Gong Jing, looked at the intelligence in hand and couldn’t help but let out a cold laugh.

"The Qing City Sword Sect must have encountered something. Martial Marquis Manor is also being attacked by Zhang San and his men. Two out of the three major martial path powers in the Sword South Path have already been eliminated. It’s the time for my Ethereal Palace of Cloud Mountain to rise."

"Come, execute the previous plan and disseminate all the unfavorable intelligence we’ve collected on Zhang San."

"As long as the Town Martial Office can’t establish a foothold in the Sword South Path, and the other two major sects suffer setbacks, then from now on, Sword South Path will be my domain under Gong Jing! Hahaha..."