Music flowed through every corner of the hall, while handsome and beautiful waiters served wine and food.
In the hall, prominent figures from all sides were chatting with one another.
“Old Li, what are you doing hiding over here alone?” a deep voice sounded.
A tall, muscular middle aged man in a suit walked over with a smile. Li Dawei looked up and could not help but smile.
“Ye Zhong, you big city mayor, you really came early today.”
“It is rare for so many old friends to be here. How could I not come early?” the burly man laughed.
Just from his appearance, he looked more like a military martial artist than a mayor. After the Great Nirvana period, there were only six base cities in all of China. Each city mayor was a major figure, with a status even higher than provincial governors before the Great Nirvana period.
Now each base city had two top leaders. One was the mayor in charge of civil affairs, and the other was the highest military commander of the base city. The highest military commander of Jiangnan Base City was concurrently held by Li Dawei.
“I heard you went to Mingyue Community a few days ago,” Ye the Mayor said with a smile. “Any results?”
“Luo Feng is still very patriotic,” Li Dawei replied with a faint smile. Then his gaze shifted and he said, “Look, the Xu family has arrived.”
Ye the Mayor turned to look as well and said casually, “The Xu family? I heard that this Inspector Luo Feng is dating a girl from the Xu family. Oh, that must be Xu Xin. No wonder Luo Feng likes her, she is indeed quite good.”
The Xu family arrived in a group of three.
Leading them was an elderly white haired man with a slightly plump build. On either side were a woman in her thirties with a noble aura wearing a black evening gown, and Xu Xin herself in a purple evening dress.
A woman’s greatest asset is youth.
Xu Xin was already young, and in a shoulder revealing evening dress that highlighted her figure, she looked even more charming and striking.
“She is dating Luo Feng. Are you not unhappy about it?” Li Dawei teased.
“You can also find a pretty young girl from your Ye family and try to snatch Luo Feng away from her,” he added with a grin. “He is only nineteen, an invincible War God. Maybe in the future he will become a being beyond War Gods. If you do not act now, there will be no chance later.”
The mayor glanced at him helplessly.
“You old soldier, you really have no proper military demeanour.”
In a corner of the hall, Xu Xin was chatting quietly with her aunt while holding a wine glass.
“Who is talking with grandpa over there?” Xu Xin asked softly.
“It is Lei Yufeng, the son of the Thunder Dojo inspector,” her aunt replied in a low voice.
At the same time, the Xu family head, Xu Yunguo, was smiling as he spoke with a long haired young man.
“Yufeng, your father has not arrived yet?” he asked.
“This is the Extreme Limit Dojo inspector welcoming banquet. Since Inspector Luo has not arrived yet, it would not be appropriate for my father to come too early,” the young man replied loudly enough for nearby people to hear. Some Extreme Limit Dojo members immediately frowned in displeasure.
Chairman Zhou Zhengyong glanced over.
“This Lei Yufeng is too arrogant,” supervisor Yu Sen could not help but say in a low voice. “This is our inspector welcoming banquet, and he shows no respect.”
“The Thunder Dojo has always been at odds with us. It would be strange if he showed respect,” Zhou Zhengyong said coldly. “Ignore him. Our new inspector is an invincible War God. As long as Luo Feng is here, in Jiangnan Base City, we will always suppress them.”
Yu Sen nodded and smiled.
The Thunder Dojo and the Extreme Limit Dojo were the world’s two major super martial organisations.
The Extreme Limit Dojo was slightly stronger, but the Thunder Dojo was not far behind.
From ordinary students to top geniuses, both sides competed for recruitment. Even Luo Feng had once been invited by the Thunder Dojo.
Martial artists constantly compared themselves.
You build a training camp, I build one too. You have inspectors, I have them too. From the lowest level to the highest, they were always rivals. Their only true opponent was each other.
Even their two founders were eternal rivals.
Thunder God, the world’s second strongest, number one in blade techniques, and known for the strongest body and fastest speed.
And Hong, the undisputed number one strongest on Earth.
Logically speaking, with Thunder God’s strength, he should have been able to surpass Hong. Many martial artists thought so. Yet for so many years, Hong remained unquestioned as number one.
“Elder Xu, who is this?” Lei Yufeng asked, his eyes lighting up as he looked at Xu Xin.
“This is my granddaughter, Xu Xin,” Xu Yunguo said with a smile.
Lei Yufeng immediately stepped forward and said with a smile, “Miss Xu Xin, hello. My name is Lei Yufeng.”
“Hello,” Xu Xin replied slightly startled.
Just as he was about to continue speaking, the entire hall suddenly stirred.
“The Inspector Luo has arrived.”
“That is an intelligent flying warship. Last time our organisation was offered one for 260 billion yuan and even then the Extreme Limit Dojo refused to sell.”
“Inspector Luo is coming out.”
“He is so young.”
Murmurs spread as everyone moved toward the entrance.
Xu Xin and her aunt also walked over. On the hundred metre red carpet, a young man in a black suit walked forward with a faint smile. Everyone’s gaze was fixed on him.
At that moment, his invisible aura was overwhelming. As a powerful spiritual念师, even his gaze caused people’s minds to tremble.
“Inspector,” Chairman Zhou Zhengyong and the three supervisors were already waiting at the entrance.
“Chairman Zhou,” Luo Feng said as he stepped into the hall.
“Inspector, let me introduce you to some important guests,” Zhou Zhengyong said, leading him toward the Xu family head, Xu Yunguo.
Luo Feng immediately recognised the white haired elder. He had seen him from afar before.
“This is the Xu family head, Elder Xu Yunguo,” Zhou Zhengyong said.
“It is an honour to meet Inspector Luo. Your reputation precedes you. Seeing you in person, your youth is truly astonishing,” Xu Yunguo said with a beaming smile. “Youth and strength combined like this, your future is limitless.”
Many people sneered at this praise.
Clearly treating him as a future son in law.
“Elder Xu flatters me. It is my honour to meet you,” Luo Feng replied with a smile.
“Inspector, over here,” Zhou Zhengyong said, preparing to introduce another guest.
“No need.”
Luo Feng suddenly walked directly toward Xu Xin. But as his gaze swept past the long haired young man standing beside her, his brows furrowed slightly.
A man naturally has possessiveness. Seeing a stranger standing next to his girlfriend made him instinctively unhappy.
“Please move aside,” Luo Feng said, looking at Lei Yufeng.
Lei Yufeng felt Luo Feng’s gaze press down on him like a mountain. His breath caught, his mind went slightly blank, and he instinctively stepped back several paces.
Only then did Luo Feng stand in front of Xu Xin and wink slightly.
Xu Xin smiled and naturally hooked his arm.
“Let us go,” Luo Feng said.
The two walked back toward Zhou Zhengyong together.
The entire hall erupted in shock.
At such an occasion, this action was clearly a public declaration of their relationship.
Many people looked disappointed. Quite a few had been hoping to use marriage ties to build connections with Luo Feng.
Elder Xu Yunguo and his daughter both smiled.
But Lei Yufeng’s expression turned ugly.
…
Under Zhou Zhengyong’s introductions, Luo Feng met many important figures.
Each one held enormous influence in China, and all treated him with great respect.
“Inspector, there is one last person,” Zhou Zhengyong said quietly. “This one is extraordinary. He is the group leader of Unit Two of the strongest special military department in the country, ‘Huashan’. His teacher is the founder of Huashan, Jia Yi, a being beyond War Gods.”
Huashan.
“What a strange name,” Luo Feng said softly with a smile.
“It was set by Jia Yi,” Zhou Zhengyong replied. “He is one of only a few beings beyond War Gods in China. His status is extremely high. Naturally, the department he founded has many privileges.”
Zhou Zhengyong then led Luo Feng toward a middle aged man.
Just as Luo Feng was about to speak, a loud and thunderous laugh echoed through the entire hall.
“Haha, Inspector Luo, I am late. My apologies.”