Chapter 1422: Chapter 1422

Now that they can’t provoke Tang Ming, getting him into the Dragon Group so he can’t stay in the city is also something that would greatly please the Ming Group.

"Brother Yan, the envoy has already left. Do you have any other business here?"

Yun Feiyang looked at Yan Nantian playfully: "Or are you planning to stay for a meal?"

"I think he still wants to get beaten up."

Tang Ming sneered coldly, staring at Yan Nantian with a hostile gaze.

"Hmph, we’re leaving too."

Yan Nantian snorted coldly, quickly got up, and left the Dark Group’s base with Fu Tianyou.

"Young brother, since they’ve left, I’ll head back to heal as well."

Yun Feiyang quickly clutched his chest and walked out.

Tang Ming raised his hand, wanting to speak but stopping himself. Now isn’t the time to help Yun Feiyang heal.

"Director Zhou, what’s the deal with that candidate?"

After the others left, Tang Ming looked at Zhou Xiong with confusion.

"Sigh! Actually, every martial arts competition is not just a test between the nine families to decide resource allocation, but also a process for the Dragon Group to secretly assess the potential of the various family’s newcomers."

Zhou Xiong sighed, looking at Tang Ming helplessly: "Those selected by the Dragon Group must enter for training within a certain period and become interns."

"Those mysterious people were indeed from the Dragon Group."

Tang Ming suddenly understood and felt relieved. This matter seemed unrelated to him since he wasn’t a member of the Dark Group now.

"After this martial arts competition, Wan Yong from the Wan Family faction of the Ming Group was selected by the Dragon Group and has already entered for training. Meanwhile, our Dark Group hasn’t handed you over even though you were the one they had their eye on."

Zhou Xiong rubbed his temples, looking at Tang Ming with difficulty: "Because you weren’t one of the nine families, we didn’t want to go against your wishes at the time, so we didn’t take it seriously. But now, they’ve actually sent someone to demand you."

"They want me, so what does that have to do with me?"

Tang Ming shrugged indifferently, yawning as he spoke: "I’m not part of the few families, and I only participated in the martial arts competition to help out. I’m now the head of the Liu Family, the tenth family, unrelated to the Ming Group and Dark Group factions, so I needn’t get involved in your matters."

"Be that as it may, as a son-in-law of the Su Family, you’re already considered part of the Dark Group faction. And since you’re the head of the Liu Family, the higher-ups have even more authority to ask you to do things. Otherwise, the Liu Family won’t be recognized."

Zhou Xiong sighed, gritting his teeth: "Are you really unwilling to join the Dragon Group?"

"Of course I’m unwilling."

Tang Ming hurriedly shook his head, firmly saying: "I have too many ties in the city, and there are many important matters waiting for me. If I join the Dragon Group, what freedom will I have in the future?"

Tang Ming couldn’t let go of many things. Liu Mengting and the other women are one aspect, but more importantly, he had to wait for Xia Wei’er.

Once everything stabilizes, he plans to find that Rainbow Cloud Peak to bring Xia Wei’er back. Moreover, if Xia Wei’er returns to find him gone, she would surely be heartbroken.

"That’s true. Once you join the Dragon Group, the responsibilities are heavier, and personal matters are almost impossible to resolve."

Zhou Xiong nodded, understandingly looking at Tang Ming: "Don’t worry, I will convene a meeting of the heads of all the families immediately to see if we can select another suitable candidate. But you should be mentally prepared; a young nine-star martial master like you is not someone the Dragon Group will easily let go of."

"Then I’ll head home for a good sleep and wait for news."

Tang Ming stretched, and after several days and nights of battling with Yan Nantian, he was filthy and needed a good wash and rest.

"You can head home first. Once we have a result, I’ll call you immediately."

"You better notify me by text; otherwise, I might have my phone off while sleeping, and you won’t reach me."

Tang Ming waved his hand and walked away in large strides.

Before leaving, Tang Ming asked Zhou Xiong to tell Yun Feiyang that after the Azure Dragon left, he would help heal him to avoid any flaws being noticed.

A major battle shook the entire Imperial City, and no one expected that the Ming Group, which had stood firm for many years, would almost be destroyed by Tang Ming.

Especially since, while the Ming Group was preserved, several martial masters were inexplicably assassinated, causing everyone to fear Tang Ming.

After Fu Tianyou left the Dark Group base, he immediately convened a meeting of the family heads of the four families in the Ming Group faction.

"That Tang Ming is truly lawless, wantonly slaughtering Ming Group members, and even Azure Dragon didn’t blame him. What does that mean?"

Wan Changfa pounded the table, his face grim.

"I also feel the envoy seems to favor Tang Ming. Given the Ming Group’s losses, killing Tang Ming outright wouldn’t be excessive."

Zhao Jincheng furrowed his brows and agreed.

"What’s the use of saying this now? After this incident, the Ming Group is severely weakened and has lost the ability to suppress the Dark Group. In the future, they might even be overpowered by them."

Fu Tianbao sighed hopelessly.

"Hehe, Brother Fu, this is the result of Fu Tianyou managing the Ming Group. It seems even worse than when Wan Changshou was in charge, doesn’t it?"

Wan Changfa sneered triumphantly.

"What do you mean by that?"

Fu Tianbao’s face turned cold as he looked at Wan Changfa, displeased: "You were the ones who begged my brother to take the vice-director position of the Ming Group, and now there’s a problem, you’re bringing up old grievances. Is that amusing?"

"I’m just speaking the truth."

Wan Changfa stared firmly at Fu Tianyou: "When my brother was in charge, although we lost some bases, nothing happened!"

"Brother Fu, don’t get angry."

Zhao Jincheng quickly interjected, helplessly saying: "You can’t blame Brother Wan for having an opinion. Look at what happened under Fu Tianyou’s management of the Ming Group, from inexplicably offending the Heavenly Cloud Palace, destroying the Martial Arts Inspection Team and the Sun and Moon Group, to now even having the Ming Group’s headquarters wiped out."

"The most horrifying part is the loss of so many martial masters, an irreparable damage."

Qian Weiguo immediately joined in the complaint: "Knowing that Tang Ming is a nine-star martial master, provoking him was courting disaster, wasn’t it?"

"Are you all done talking?"

Fu Tianyou, who had remained silent, suddenly slammed the table: "All of you are just armchair strategists, criticizing after the fact! If you were so capable, why didn’t your families take over the Ming Group back then?"

"Fu Tianyou, why are you shouting? What right do you have to be angry here?"

Wan Changfa was momentarily taken aback, then furious once he realized.

"I’ve been fighting on the front lines against Tang Ming. Do I not have the right to criticize you guys hiding in the background?"