Chapter 323: Scenery of Southern Countries

On the 16th day of the first lunar month, Gaoliu County was still in the midst of heavy snow, while Wu State was lush with vegetation and drizzling.

Hua Kai, Tang Lei, Hua Peng and four others entered Meili City. It was the first time they had seen such a water town-like city.

The Wu family was a third-rank family. The country was not very large, and the population was only more than 100,000, which was even smaller than that of Gaoliu County. But the people here lived quite richly. Many farmers planted mulberry trees and raised silkworms. Ordinary families bought these silks and made them into silk. The noble families sold them to the north, and civilians wearing silk could be seen everywhere here.

Following the route given by Xue Pan, Hua Kai found the Wu family in Meili City, on a small island of about a thousand acres.

The small island was full of the Wu family's expanding clansmen for thousands of years. Hua Kai hired a boat and arrived at the gate of the Wu family compound with horses.

Perhaps because of the abundance of water in Meili City, Hua Kai saw that there were many people practicing archery here. Most of them practiced archery and swordsmanship. He did not see any of the most common long weapons in the north, such as guns, halberds, and spears.

After telling the guard at the gate of Wu's house about his origin, the guard quickly went to report, and soon Xue Pan came out with a burly young man.

"Are you the head of Mr. Xue's family? I heard that you are also the Holy Son of Qi... Let's have a competition if there is a chance?"

The young man looked only two or three years older than Hua Kai, and Hua Kai felt that the other person's aura was also in the Xiantian realm.

"Haha! Head of the family, this is Mr. Wu. Mr. Wu is very good at archery and has the style of King Wu. His name is well-known in the whole southern country." Xue Pan saw this and stepped forward to introduce Hua Kai.

"So it's Mr. Wu. Please forgive the Hua family for disturbing you. Mr. Wu wants to spar with me." Hua Kai looked at the other person's muscles. There were thick calluses on the base of his right hand and the five fingers. This was another martial arts fanatic like Tang Lei.

Without using the [Eye of Truth], Hua Kai, as a master of Yin and Yang, only felt it slightly, and knew that the other person's qualifications should be S-. Judging from his appearance, he is very likely to be the heir of Wu.

"You look so frail, but I didn't expect you to be a man. Let's go and have a fight first!" Master Wu said as he was about to take Hua Kai into the mansion for a fight. Tang Lei and others behind Hua Kai were a little unhappy.

Hua Kai was the head of the Hua family. Not only did the other head of the family not come to greet him in person, but he also challenged him directly. This was completely disregarding the Hua family!

"Not everyone can challenge our head of the family. Let me fight with you for a few moves!" Tang Lei stepped forward and said to Master Wu.

"You? You are also in the Xiantian realm! You look good. Then I will defeat you first, and then fight with your head of the family." Master Wu said easily.

Xue Pan stepped forward to explain to Hua Kai, but Hua Kai raised his hand to stop him: "Let's go and watch the competition first! I have heard that Wu State has a strong martial arts culture. Today, I know that Wu State is powerful after seeing Master Wu."

In fact, Hua Kai is not disgusted with this kind of martial arts fanatic. Although the Wu family is only a third-grade family, it has a great influence in the South. The various families and clans support the Wu family very much, so someone has summarized a strange thing.

As a second-grade country, Yue State is several times stronger than Wu State, but the two countries have been fighting for many years and Wu State has the upper hand. Every time Yue State invades Wu State, it suffers heavy losses.

As the second largest country in the world, Chu State has invaded a second-grade Yue State many times, but it has suffered heavy losses and has not been able to conquer it for many years.

As the first largest country in the world, Qin State has more defeats than victories in wars with Chu State. This is really a strange rule. From this point, it can be seen that Wu State should not be underestimated.

Master Wu brought Hua Kai and his group to the training ground in the Wu Mansion. The training ground was located in the center of the Wu Mansion and was built very tall and classy. Seeing someone practicing in the training ground, many people from the Wu Mansion gathered around.

Master Wu stepped onto the martial arts field, and there was a burst of cheering from the audience, which showed that he was very popular among the Wu family.

Tang Lei followed him onto the stage, and a servant carried a heavy-looking sword. Tang Lei couldn't help but show a serious look.

"Wu Guangyi of the Wu family, the first level of the Xiantian realm, the weapon [Ghost Head Sword] weighs 219 pounds, please teach!" Wu Guangyi raised his hand to signal.

"Tang Lei of the Hua family, the third level of the Xiantian realm, the weapon [Green Dragon Crescent Blade] weighs 199 pounds, please teach!"

Both sides stood up and reported their realms and weapons to each other. This was a friendly battle. At this time, there were already thousands of people around the stage. Most of them were shouting Wu Guangyi's name, and occasionally some people were cheering for Tang Lei.

Hua Kai and the Hua family watched quietly from the audience, feeling the prosperity of the Wu family's martial arts. This martial arts style is different from that of the Wei Kingdom. The Wei Kingdom advocated personal force to uphold justice and revitalize the country, while the Wu Kingdom completely worshipped the strong, which is why the Wu family has such a high prestige in the Wu Kingdom.

In the martial arts arena, Wu Guangyi took the lead in attacking Tang Lei. Although his realm was lower than Tang Lei, he was not timid at all. The [Ghost Head Knife] weighing more than 200 kilograms seemed to have no weight in his hand, and he rushed towards Tang Lei at a high speed.

The first time the two met Wu Guangyi, they felt that they were not as strong as the other party. The [Ghost Head Knife] he held was much shorter than the [Green Dragon Crescent Blade], and the moves were much more flexible, so they began to look for opportunities to get close.

But Tang Lei suppressed the other party in strength, realm, and weapon level, and had many years of experience in killing enemies at the border. How could he let him get close easily? After the two fought for ten rounds, Wu Guangyi was obviously exhausted.

"Fight!"

Wu Guangyi roared, and his blood surged instantly, his face flushed, and even his muscles looked three times stronger. His moves became more and more fierce, and Tang Lei began to get serious at this time, using various martial arts of [Green Dragon Crescent Blade] continuously, and the two of them fought passionately.

"Yier, stop it!"

At this time, a voice came from the back of the martial arts hall. The audience below the stage made way for a way, and a middle-aged man in gorgeous brocade came over.

After Tang Lei and Wu Guangyi exchanged a move, they withdrew from the battle circle at the same time. They watched the middle-aged man walk to Hua Kai.

"Father, I haven't lost yet!" Wu Guangyi looked at the middle-aged man and said unwillingly.

"This fierce general is a horse general at first glance. If it is a horse battle, you may not be able to resist for three rounds. You have used your innate skills, and the opponent has not used up all his strength. The outcome has been decided." King Wu came to Hua Kai and said with a smile.

Although Wu Guangyi was not convinced, he knew that he could not defeat Tang Lei, and said to Tang Lei beside him: "You are really strong, I lost today!"

Tang Lei put away his weapon, and the fact that the other party could take the initiative to admit defeat made him like Wu Guangyi suddenly: "You are not bad, we will have a chance to fight again in the future!"

The audience heard the conversation between the two and applauded and cheered for them. Wu Guangyi was the first prodigy of Wu State, and someone could defeat him. This made them look at Tang Lei with a little more admiration. It was rare for two innate realms to compete in Wu Mansion.

"Master Hua, I didn't expect you to be so young! I was busy with family affairs today and couldn't greet you in person. I asked Yi'er to greet Master Hua on my behalf. I didn't want him to make this trouble again..."

"King Wu, there is no need to do this. Young Master Wu is a rare prodigy in the world. It is normal to learn from each other. I am sorry for disturbing the Wu family." Hua Kai said to the other party with a monarch's courtesy.

King Wu turned aside and dared not accept Hua Kai's gift. He could feel the strong aura of [Ice Will] around Hua Kai. The other party looked about 20 years old. His willpower was stronger than that of the general foundation-building great perfection. He had a great chance of achieving the Golden Core in the future.

"Haha! The head of the Hua family is really enviable. With talents like Mr. Xue and Tang Mengshi, it will not be difficult for the Hua family to establish a country in the future. Please enter the inner courtyard for a chat!" King Wu extended his hand to invite.

Not all countries in this world have royal palaces. Most third-grade families do not build royal palaces, and even some second-grade families do not build royal palaces. This is related to their family history and internal and external relations. Some third-grade families like to be called city lords after establishing a country.

Entering the inner courtyard of Wu Mansion, Hua Kai and others were first sent to a courtyard to wash, and King Wu would host a banquet for them later.

All families like to make friends with powerful families, so that they can survive better in this world.

Today, Hua Kai and seven other Xiantian Realm people came to Meili City together. This is almost the same as the high-end combat power of Wu State. Seeing that everyone in the Hua family rode divine horses, King Wu had to pay attention to the Hua family.

Hua Kai came to the other courtyard arranged by the Wu family. Although it did not look as luxurious as the palace of Lu State, there was a small river flowing through the courtyard, and countless beautiful small fish could be seen in the river. This place has the unique beauty and tranquility of the south.

While everyone was washing up, Hua Kai entered the [Family Secret Realm Space] and found a [Hot-blooded Mad Knife] in the [Weapon Shop]. The top level of ordinary weapons is most suitable for Wu Guangyi. If Wu Guangyi's weapon was not too far behind Tang Lei just now, the hot-blooded state would be enough for Tang Lei to use his full strength.

After a while, the servants of the Wu Mansion invited Hua Kai and others to the banquet. At the banquet, King Wu placed his table and stool parallel to Hua Kai at the top position. The innate people of the Hua family sat on one side of Hua Kai, and Wu Guangyi sat in the first position below King Wu.

"The head of the Hua family came to visit us today. Please forgive me for the poor hospitality. I know the purpose of the Hua family. The Wu family can sell 600,000 shi of grain. In addition, I have asked the people of Meili City to cut the grass you need. It is not difficult to collect one million kilograms of grass within ten days." King Wu spoke first as the host.

"Thank you, King Wu! I got a knife by chance, named [Hot-blooded Crazy Knife]. I think it is very suitable for Master Wu. I will give it to Master Wu today!" Hua Kai took out the [Hot-blooded Crazy Knife]. Wu Guangyi stood up from his seat when he saw it. He could not see the King Wu next to him who kept giving him a look.

Wu Guangyi took the [Hot-blooded Crazy Knife] from Hua Kai and threw out three knife flowers. His knife skills were really amazing.

"What a great knife, it's many times better than my [Ghost Head Knife]. Master Hua, you are so generous. If you need any help in Wu, just let me know. There is nothing I, Wu Guangyi, can't do!" Wu Guangyi said happily, his eyes couldn't leave the [Hot-blooded Crazy Knife]. He didn't see that his father's face had turned as black as the bottom of a pot!