Tang Zhong got off the plane and his gaze swiftly surveyed the entirety of the Winter Capital.
After he left the airport, he could see the people of Bei Country coming and going outside.
Now, Tang Zhong’s goal was to find Inoue Kazuo and take back the Tang Sword that belonged to the Tang Family.
Everything else was secondary.
At that moment, a woman clad in tourist attire burst out next to him, smiling cheerfully at Tang Zhong, a young woman from Bei Country: "Excuse me, tourist, are you from Xuan Country?"
"Yes!" Tang Zhong nodded.
He needed a guide now, as Bei Country was vast, and to find Inoue Kazuo, he had to make use of a guide to locate Inoue Kazuo’s address.
He hadn’t yet spoken when he overheard whispering nearby.
At the gate of Bei Country’s airport, many guides were at this moment eyeing Tang Zhong and discussing amongst themselves, in hushed voices that nevertheless reached Tang Zhong’s ears. With Soul Transformation, he could hear very clearly.
"Have you seen? Another person from Xuan Country. These Xuan Country people’s brains are a bit silly, Xuan Country’s so great, but they choose to come to our broken Bei Country for travel, I really don’t get it!"
"Just shut it, will you? These Xuan Country folks are just plain rich and stupid. If they don’t come, whose money are you going to make? Haven’t you seen what’s happening in Luo Country recently? Seems like because of some surveillance thing, nobody’s going there anymore, the country’s GDP is gone, if they don’t travel, how are we supposed to get money to spend, huh?"
The female guide approaching Tang Zhong was one of them, deciding to throw caution to the wind to strike up a conversation after seeing he was from Xuan Country.
As soon as she heard Tang Zhong say he was from Xuan Country, she became excited: "Really? Can I be your guide? Whether you’re heading to Hokkaido or Two Water Mountain, I can take you, but we do charge a fee!"
"The fee is no issue!" Tang Zhong said.
The guide from Bei Country heard this and her eyes instantly lit up: "That’s wonderful, as long as you pay us, wherever you wish to go, I can take you!"
The other guides around them watched the scene enviously.
"I’m going to find someone from the Inoue Financial Group!" Tang Zhong declared.
The female guide’s face changed abruptly upon hearing this: "What do you want with the Inoue Financial Group?"
"To kill them!" Tang Zhong said with a smile.
The female guide, upon hearing this, had her pupils contract instantaneously, looking at Tang Zhong with disbelief: "Sir, do you realize what you’ve just said?"
"Of course, to kill the Inoue Financial Group. If you want to hear more details, I’ll tell you, I’m going to kill Inoue Kazuo. Of course, as long as you take me to them, I will pay the fee!" Tang Zhong said with a laugh.
"Crazy!" the female guide muttered under her breath.
In Bei Country, talking about killing the Financial Group was simply lunacy.
The other guides nearby, upon hearing Tang Zhong’s words, also looked at him as if he were mad.
Tang Zhong couldn’t be bothered with them; his purpose now was to find Inoue Kazuo and reclaim the Tang Sword that belonged to the Tang Family.
But from where should he start searching for the Inoue Financial Group?
Suddenly, Tang Zhong looked up and saw on the distant giant glass curtain wall a piece of news being displayed.
It was a Bei Country newscaster announcing a piece of news.
Tang Zhong, being proficient in multiple languages, had no trouble understanding the language of Bei Country.
The general message from the newscaster was about a shrine ceremony taking place the next day on Two Water Mountain, where Inoue Kazuo of the Inoue Financial Group was to personally attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Seeing this, Tang Zhong smiled. He had not expected to obtain information so effortlessly; surprisingly, he had quickly learned the whereabouts of Inoue Kazuo.
Since he would be there tomorrow.
Then Tang Zhong would wait for him on Two Water Mountain!
It was as Tang Zhong was preparing to set out for Two Water Mountain.
From a distance, Tang Zhong sensed something amiss. Even from afar, he felt a surge of Sword Qi.
The so-called Sword Qi was an aura released from famous swords, and it was nearby him.
Quickly, Tang Zhong’s gaze settled on a young man walking amidst the crowd.
Dressed in Bei Country attire, he appeared to have a piercing gaze, but behind him was a long case.
The Sword Qi was emanating from the case, meaning there was a sword inside—at least a famous one, right?
What sword could it be?
Tang Zhong’s eyes narrowed together.
But at that moment, Tang Zhong also felt another surge of Knife Qi, the energy released from famous knives.
And this aura wasn’t just in one place; at this moment, it completely enveloped Tang Zhong.
"This..." Tang Zhong’s eyes slightly narrowed.
Why were there so many famous swords and knives appearing?
Xuan Country had its famous swords.
Bei Country had its famous swords, some which Tang Zhong was aware of, such as the Caozhi Sword.
But how could they appear here?
This was indeed strange.
Suddenly, Tang Zhong remembered the news about Two Water Mountain. Could these people be here to attend a ceremony at a shrine on Two Water Mountain?
Regarding such shrines, Tang Zhong had some understanding; there were many in Bei Country!
But even for a shrine ceremony, there was no need to bring so many swords, right?
Better listen to what the people around are saying!
Immediately, Tang Zhong pricked up his ears and heard many things.
"This time, the ceremony at the shrine on Two Water Mountain... I heard, there really is a divine presence within the shrine!"
"I know, I’ve witnessed the power of that deity. That’s why for this shrine ceremony, I brought our family’s knives with me!"
As he listened, he couldn’t help but frown. Indeed, it was a shrine ceremony. But did these so-called shrines truly house deities?
Tang Zhong certainly didn’t believe it!
He was determined to see for himself.
But soon, he overheard the crowd and his brow furrowed.
"I heard Mr. Inoue is also here, and for the deity’s ceremony, he even brought a weapon he had kept in his collection. It seems he obtained it from someone in Xuan Country, and it’s called the Tang Sword!"
Using the Tang Sword for a ghostly deity’s ceremony—it belonged to the Tang Family!
Tang Zhong’s fists clenched tightly. That item could only belong to the Tang Family; he had to retrieve it.
If nothing unexpected happened, Inoue Kazuo would go to Two Water Mountain tomorrow. All he had to do was wait for him there, so off he would go!
However, what intrigued Tang Zhong even more was what exactly resided within that so-called shrine.
That people so vehemently claimed it was a divine presence. Did this world truly have such deities?
Only the visit to Two Water Mountain tomorrow would reveal the truth!