The Legend of Min Hong

"Sorry to make you all worry, I was simply comprehending the Dao of Death…"

Min Hong turned his hands around and they instantly went pale and bony, like that of a person who had lost all their life force, and with a thought, his hands were restored;

"But I am still very far off from reaching Intent Level…" He lied through his stupidly white teeth…

"You guys can go on with your teachings… Keep up the good work…"

He said as he walked towards the third structure which was a large mansion… This mansion was every bit as luxurious as luxuriousness gets…

"I wonder how much of our resources these guys have spent on restructuring this district…"

Min Hong's heart ached at the amount of wealth that had been spent [or wasted] on the district;

"Well, it's not like they would tear it down after you have left…" Little Ming suggested;

"Moreover, since we are going to keep recruiting disciples from the sect, this place might as well stand as long as the sect itself stands, so spending this much on it isn't a bad thing either…"

Little Ming added, as Min Hong gave her another bite of the new spirit fruit he just brought out…

Min Hong reached the front of the mansion and saw two enforcers guarding it, and they were all too familiar to Min Hong and were even more serious than those at the district gates…

The mansion was simply built like four structures backing the four cardinal points, with a four tall turrets facing outwards, seemingly on the lookout for any incoming threat…

But the strange thing was these turrets weren't only for security measures, they also served as pillars holding the corners of these structures into a perfect square…

There was a massive relaxation, meditation and training ground at its center, as well as a small but exotic garden…

The moment these enforcers saw Min Hong, their faces became solemn and the female enforcer actually looked tidied, buffed up with cosmetics shimmering everywhere…

She looked every bit presentable and pretty, but still battle ready, and when Min Hong looked to her, she responded with a bow that gave Min Hong a clear line of sight into her V-Neck robes which presented her bulbous, smooth and glistening globes to Min Hong like a devoted worshipper offering a dual sacrifice…

Min Hong took a mental note of some things and walked past them with a smile, and just as he entered the mansion, he knew for sure, that this mansion was currently standing atop the Qi Gathering Formation…

The air here was thick, moist and for some reasons actually light and invigorating; even Little Ming took a deep breath of the air in here… Gong Yi's group also did the same…

When Min Hong entered, he saw the Mu twins giving a set of disciples, instructions; and he suspected that these disciples must be some of the rats of the Mu Clan who had long infiltrated the sect…

The Mu Twins instantly caught sight of him and their faces beamed with huge smiles;

"I knew there was no way in hell anything bad could have happened to you!"

Mu Li was the first to reach Min Hong and after a strong hug and a Viking handshake from Mu Bai, Min Hong replied;

"I can see you have done a lot with the place…"

"Oh, the nature of our missions back in the clan had gotten us exposed to several luxurious places and their structures, so we just decided to pick the best of them all and merge them into a single masterpiece…" Mu Li said;

"It took twenty expert builders who were adept at using their Intent Level Earth Dao to raise the structures…"

"So, all we had to do was show them the layout plan of how we wanted the district to be and everything else was up to their capabilities…" Mu Bai added;

"Though it took them an entire week which was much more than I expected, but we still got it done on time…" Mu Li smiled proudly at their accomplishments;

"I can see you guys are busy, so just give me a layout summary, so I won't end up in someone else's bedroom…"

Min Hong asked as Little Ming snorted stunning everyone in the area…

"Well, this building you are currently standing in is facing the outer court, and is three floors high; the ground floor belongs to our Intel gathering division…"

"The floor above us belongs to our personal guards/enforcers, while the top floor is a living area for I and Mu Bai…" Mu Li explained;

"The building on your left hand side facing the Enforcement Hall area, belongs to the outer ring of the core members of our group; Xiao Chun, Ma Dong and the rest…"

"The other one on the right facing the Treasure Hall area, belongs to the inner core members of our group, and that is where Princess Cui is currently residing, until you want us to move her to the main apartment…"

"It will also be the residence where Fei Long would stay if he returns…"

"Kun Chao and Kun Lin also stay there…" Mu Li explained;

"Why are you all sharing rooms?" Min Hong asked in confusion;

"Hehe, each of these floors is enough to house two people without seeing each other for ages…"

"They are like extremely spacious personal apartments; with personal bath, kitchen, bedroom, living room and a meditation area that are large enough to accommodate three people without being cramped…" Mu Bai added this time;

"Then the last building which is facing the inner court belongs to you and your mistresses…"

"Mistresses!?"

Ki Ting blurted, and it was only then that everyone realized that there were actually four figures standing behind Min Hong, and they were all donning core court outfits…

"Err…Fei Hong, should we take this conversation somewhere else?"

Mu Bai asked, not in any way fazed or impressed by the presence of these core court disciples; something which made Little Ming who was observing the scenario very smug…

Not that Mu Bai or Mu Li didn't know who these core court disciples were, but they just didn't care nor were they impressed…

Min Hong had shown them so much surprises, level of talent, scheming tactics and ambition for them to be impressed by people who they thought had short sighted goals and ambitions; in fact, Long Sha had better sway over them than these guys…

"There's no need… Moreover, you will be seeing them a lot in recent time to come…" Min Hong then turned around;

"This is Mu Li; head of Intel gathering of our group, and this is Mu Bai; Head of talent recruitment of our group…"

"Guys, meet my friends from the core court; Gong Yi, Xiao Gui, Ki Ting and Rin Chen…"

Min Hong introduced the parties to one another, but after giving themselves some greetings that were neither offensive nor welcoming, the Mu Twins got back to their explanation…

"The ground floor of the main building is a large and long meeting hall; where general meetings with the important members of our group would be held…"

"The first floor however would be the living area for the ladies including our Aunt Rou, and the top floor belongs solely for your private self…" Mu Li finished;

"The main building is also the largest of them all, not in length because the mansion is a perfect square, but in depth…"

"Each floor is the same as the rest, but the main building is deeper than the rest…"

"There is also a training, meditating and cultivating area in the middle, as well as a small garden…"

"Then finally, the entire district is structured in a way that makes it easily upgradeable, should in case some upgrades are needed in the future…" Mu Li finished;

"All in all, we wanted it to be a place you will love and probably move into...

"Furthermore, we would love if our first meeting since leaving the outer court is held here…"

"Alright… Help the Princess move into the main apartment and join the ladies…"

"Then have her meet me at the meeting hall…" Min Hong instructed;

"Alright…" Mu Bai went to work instantly leaving only Mu Li to explain the rest;

"Behind the mansion is our library, storage facility and den…"

"Den?" Min Hong was stunned;

"Yeah, it is where we keep our carriages and the beasts pulling them as well as the She-wolves…"

"The library as it is stated is where we keep out techniques, gathered Intel, maps, and also secret information…"

"It is also guarded by a Peak grade Silver Tier three in one formation; Defense, illusory and entrapment…"

"A similar formation is also placed atop our storage facility where we keep our weapons, armors, and other stuffs you will notice when you get there…"

"These formations have only two keys which can be used to open both…"

"One is always with us and you will have the other one…"

Mu Li gave Min Hong an octagonal tag which looked like it simply needed to be activated with Qi and slotted into a hole…

"Though the formations are a little on the weak side capable of only withstanding anything below the Saint Stage, but that was all we could afford with the little resources we have…" Mu Li toned down a little towards the end…

"Take this… Send someone over whenever you are running low on resources"

Min Hong handed his core court badge to Mu Li before asking;

"Where is Tong Tian?"

"Oh… About that…" Mu Li frowned slightly;

"What happened?" Min Hong also frowned;

"He has been training like cray for the past three days without sleeping, eating or even bathing!" Mu Li let out a frustrated sigh;

"We have tried to convince him on multiple occasions, and one time we pushed a little hard, we become his training targets." Mu Li added with a sigh;

"Alright, I'll go talk to him, you can return to your tasks" Min Hong consoled Mu Li…