Chapter 162: The Dragon Squad Arrives

Ouyang Yuluo's heart trembled, a wave of bitterness washing over her.

Tonight, she had come to realize just how many beautiful women surrounded Ling Xiao.

Whether it was Mu Yiren or Gu Mingyan, both were absolute paragons of perfection. In comparison, she was truly not worth mentioning!

Even though she had prepared herself mentally long ago to stop pursuing Ling Xiao, now that it was truly certain they would never meet again in the future, she still could not help feeling a sense of loss.

"I understand, Mr. Ling. I hope you remain safe and sound in the future! Goodbye!"

After bowing deeply, Ouyang Yuluo turned and walked out of the villa.

Watching her retreating graceful figure, Gu Mingyan narrowed her eyes, a smile that was not quite a smile playing on her lips.

"My! Young Master Ling's charm is truly boundless! Not even a day has passed, and Young Master Ling has captured yet another heart!"

Ling Xiao glanced at her sideways.

"Would it kill you not to speak nonsense?"

...

By the riverside, several Mercedes-Benz G-Wagons rapidly drove into the embankment area.

A crowd had already gathered on the embankment, holding flashlights and anxiously waiting for something!

Seeing the G-Wagons approach, the crowd immediately cheered with excitement and rushed toward the vehicles.

The cars stopped, and the man who had descended from the airplane also stepped out, appearing on the scene.

As he watched the crowd rushing toward him, his eyes grew slightly red.

Reaching him, the crowd immediately dropped to their knees in prostration!

"Greetings, Great General!"

The man hurriedly stepped forward and helped Elder Su, who was at the very front of the crowd, to his feet.

"Elder brother, I am your second brother; how can I accept such a grand kowtow from you?"

Elder Su wept tears of joy and said:

"It is only right! Dinghai, you are now revered as a Great General of the Dragon Group. I would be overjoyed even just to kowtow to you!"

This man was none other than Su Dinghai of the Su family!

A Great General of the Dragon Group, and a Martial Supreme expert!

He was the greatest reliance upon which the Su family dominated the Jiangnan region!

"Elder brother, I am sorry. It is I who have arrived late, causing the third brother to fall and subjecting all of you to such a severe calamity!"

"It does not matter. As long as you have returned, that is enough! With your return, our Su family is saved!"

"Rest assured, Elder brother. I will make that brat Ling Xiao know the cost of making a move against the Su family! I will show him no mercy!"

"Good! Elder brother awaits your good news!"

Su Dinghai shook his head.

"Elder brother, let us not rush into this matter just yet. Before that, I have an even more important task to attend to!"

"What task?"

Su Dinghai's eyes narrowed slightly, flashing with a murderous intent!

"First, I shall take back our Su family's estate! How can those filthy limbs of lowly ants be allowed to pollute the Su family's residence?"

"Elder brother, follow me. Tonight, I shall restore the glory of the Su family!"

"Good! Good! Elder brother has been waiting for this very day!"

Elder Su was moved to tears of joy. The members of the Su family were even more speechless with excitement, each and every one of them misty-eyed.

How much suffering had they endured over these past few days?

For the Su family members, who had always lived in pampered luxury, this was nothing short of a nightmare!

But now, everything was right again!

When Su Dinghai returned, it meant that the Su family would rise once more!

...

Almost at the exact same moment, two Rolls-Royces pulled up in front of the gate of Ling Xiao's villa.

Several elderly men stepped out of the vehicles, dressed in white robes embroidered with golden threads depicting five-clawed golden dragons, looking majestic and extraordinary.

Approaching the villa gate, they rang the doorbell, causing the people inside to frown slightly.

"At this hour, and in this rain, who could possibly be coming to see us?"

Gu Mingyan's expression turned somewhat solemn.

"They are experts! Four at the sixth-tier Martial Saint realm! Two at the eighth-tier Martial Saint realm!"

Ling Xiao, on the other hand, remained completely indifferent. His expression was almost never disturbed by the outside world, save for the most important people by his side.

"Xiu'er, open the door."

"Yes, Young Master!"

Xiu'er quickly stepped forward, opened the door, took one look, and her pupils constricted slightly with shock.

The white-robed elders smiled kindly yet with a hint of dignity.

"Hello, may I ask if this is the residence of Major General Ling?"

Xiu'er nodded.

"Then may we trouble you to announce us? We are members of the Dragon Group's Elder Council, and we wish to pay a visit to Major General Ling!"

Xiu'er nodded again.

"Then please come in."

"Thank you!"

The elders were quite polite indeed!

They were true veterans of the Dragon Group, well-traveled and experienced, entirely devoid of the arrogance found among the younger generation.

Upon entering, after a brief glance around the living room, their gazes locked directly onto Ling Xiao, and they walked straight toward him.

"Major General Ling, it has been a long time! The last time we met was at the Ghost Valley, when we conferred upon you the rank of Major General!"

Ling Xiao nodded and pointed to the sofa beside them.

"Sit."

The elders did not take offense at Ling Xiao's lack of formal courtesy and seated themselves on the sofa.

Xiu'er brought tea for the elders, who accepted it, cast a glance at Ling Xiao, and could not help a trace of admiration flashing in their eyes.

Compared to the other Major Generals of the Dragon Group, Ling Xiao's demeanor simply outperformed them by miles!

Sitting right there, he naturally exuded the aura of a great general, completely surpassing those other Major Generals!

And yet, he was only eighteen years old at this moment!!

To reach such a level at so young an age meant that Ling Xiao would undoubtedly attain even greater heights in the future!

As veterans of the Dragon Group, seeing China possess such an exceptional talent naturally filled them with immense gratification.

"Presumably, Young Master Ling already knows the purpose of our visit."

While reading the newspaper, Ling Xiao replied indifferently,

"Is it about Kongtong?"

"Hehehe... Indeed!"

"The matter concerning Kongtong is somewhat peculiar. Jiangzhou is a great distance from the Ghost Valley; how did you manage to suddenly summon eighty thousand Ghost Valley disciples at a moment's notice and thoroughly defeat Kongtong? Do not tell us that your Ghost Valley possesses the ability of instant teleportation! Even a Martial Emperor cannot achieve such a feat!"

Ling Xiao said casually,

"I have already stated this matter previously. If you can uncover any trace of large-scale troop deployment by Ghost Valley prior to the Tournament of a Hundred Sects, penalize us however you wish! If you cannot find any, there is no need to ask further. Because even if you ask, I will not tell."

The elders chuckled once more.

"Young Master Ling is truly straightforward. Since that is the case, we will be able to report back to the higher-ups of the Dragon Group. Next is the second matter!"

"We heard that during the battle to annihilate Kongtong, Young Master Ling did not bring out a single elder-level figure from Ghost Valley! Yet Young Master Ling slew numerous Kongtong experts, including the Grand Elder and the Sect Master of Kongtong! They were all Martial Supreme experts! Does this mean that Young Master Ling has already attained strength surpassing the Martial Supreme realm?"

"Correct!"

"As expected!"

The smiles on everyone's faces grew even wider.

An eighteen-year-old in the Martial Supreme realm—Ling Xiao's aptitude was truly extraordinary! It seemed China would soon give birth to a Martial Emperor expert in the future!

A truly joyous and celebratory occasion!