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Chapter 314: Arrival in the Capital, Preparations for the Midyear Competition
Chapter 314: Arrival in the Capital, Preparations for the Midyear Competition
Tomorrow is June 14th, and the group from Celestial Capital City is preparing to set off for the Capital.
The leader of the group is Ou Yangchuan, appointed by Zhenren Shangxuan.
This time, for the Midyear Grand Tournament in the Capital, Su Chen will undoubtedly be at the center of the storm.
Ou Yangchuan is familiar with Su Chen and can provide the most direct and substantial help to him.
In a certain sense, this can be considered a form of favoritism from Zhenren Shangxuan towards Su Chen.
Su Chen looked at the list of people going to the Capital.
Many of those listed were there just to watch the spectacle, to put it nicely, they were there to enjoy the show.
After seeing the list, Su Chen couldn’t help but go to Mr. Ouyang.
"Mr. Ouyang, why do I see that many people on this list aren’t disciples of our sect?"
Ou Yangchuan smiled, finding nothing unusual about it.
"These are wealthy families from the city, with plenty of extra money, who want to broaden their horizons in the Capital.
Traveling with our group also ensures their safety.
Didn’t you notice many people last year during the year-end assembly?"
Last year, when they went to the Capital, Su Chen didn’t travel with them due toGuFeng.
On the way back, they did travel together for half the journey.
But at the time, he didn’t really pay attention to these details.
"Can I bring my mother and younger sister along?"
Su Chen couldn’t help but ask, and Ou Yangchuan naturally nodded in agreement.
This wasn’t a big deal; even if more people joined, it would only mean adding one more carriage.
With this result, Su Chen immediately returned home.
His mother didn’t want to travel, thinking it would cost a lot of money, especially in the Capital.
After some discussion, only his younger sister decided to go with him to the Capital.
His younger sister rarely went out and indeed needed to broaden her horizons.
They prepared overnight, and his mother gave his younger sister many instructions.
Like not to spend money recklessly and not to ask Su Chen to buy this and that.
At 9 AM, the group set off together.
The entire group was quite large.
Besides those going to the Capital, there were many cargo caravans as well.
These caravans also wanted to travel together.
Following the group from Celestial Capital City, they wouldn’t have to worry about safety along the way.
Demons or people with ill intentions wouldn’t dare to approach.
Su Chen and his younger sister got into a spacious carriage.
Upon learning that this was Su Chen’s younger sister, the people around them treated her with more courtesy.
Su Chen had only discussed bringing his family to Celestial Capital City with a few familiar sectmates.
Most people still didn’t know about it.
Having been in Celestial Capital City for over a year, Su Chen’s performanceOnTheFrontLine has changed manyPeople’sOpinionAboutHim.
Even those who didn’t know much about him knew that he was highly regarded by the upper echelons of CelestialCapitalCity.
Of course, his younger sister wouldn’t face any unfriendly looks.
Sitting next to Su Chen, his younger sister was initially a bit reserved.
She knew that if it weren’t for Su Chen, she wouldn’t have had any interaction with these people.
In the spacious carriage, Gu Feng, perhaps to show goodwill, satNextToHisYoungerSister.
The two of them chatted softly.
Seeing this, Su Chen didn’t interfere and let his younger sister chat with Gu Feng.
When he had a chance, Su Chen went to another carriage to talk about the upcoming Midyear Competition with Mr. Ouyang.
As Elder Shangxuan had said, the Yunyang Sect was targeting him this time.
Even if he was confident, he shouldn’t be careless.
If anythingUnexpectedHappenedToHim, it wouldn’t just affect him.
Celestial Capital City would also be entangled in various rumors.
At that point, he would truly be seen as a disciple that Celestial Capital City intentionally hyped up.
From Mr. Ouyang, Su Chen could sense that the upper echelons of CelestialCapitalCity weren’t entirely confident in him.
But Zhenren Shangxuan and the others still trusted in him.
To ensure his performance was stable, the sect had already sent people to gather information in the Capital.
Information about potential opponents would be relayed to Su Chen.
This way, he would know his enemy, and even if he were to lose, it wouldn’t be too disgraceful.
"Don’t put too much pressure on yourself. The rules of this competition are already unfair to you.
Gu Feng also said that he would be very troubled facing a treadmill battle.
Don’t pay attention to the idleChatterOutside. Saying that the sect is abandoning you is baseless talk.
Not to mention your talent and potential, which we’ve long recognized.
Even if you lack martial abilities, Celestial Capital City has always protected you.
Just as you protect everyone on the front lines.
Disciples who contribute to the sect should be well-protected by the sect.
Relax, it’s just a minor trial."
Faced with Mr. Ouyang’s reassurance, Su Chen didn’t know what to say.
Actually, he wasn’t under much pressure.
He was very clear about his own abilities and strength.
The things the Yunyang Sect was hoping for wouldn’tHappen.
After more than four hours, the caravan reached the first relay station.
The carriages stopped to rest, and some merchants who were heading to a nearby town directly left the group.
Everyone got off the carriages to stretch their legs and relax.
The horses also needed to rest and be fed some horse grass.
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Some of the horses were in poor condition, and they were directly replaced at the relay station.
Su Chen went to see his younger sister, worrying that she might not be used to traveling far.
He looked around and found that she and Gu Wei had already become quite close.
The two women were holding some snacks and chatting happily.
It was a waste that he had worried so much about her. At this moment, Su Chen didn't even realize that he was the topic of their conversation.
From the carriage, they chatted all the way until they got off.
Seeing Gu Wei listening so intently, his younger sister became more and more enthusiastic as she spoke.
During their conversation, Gu Wei would occasionally mention Su Chen, talking about some of his situations.
It sounded like she was just casually bringing him up.
But only she knew the real truth.
"Mother still hopes that my brother can find someone who is more virtuous and considerate, hoping that my future sister-in-law will be able to understand his needs and take care of my brother."
"It's much better now. Before, every time my brother returned from Yunyang Sect, he always looked so tired."
"With a sister-in-law, my brother won't be so tired."
Gu Wei, who was beside them, seemed deep in thought and couldn't help but ask after some consideration.
"What does it mean to be virtuous and considerate?"
Upon hearing this, his younger sister also shook her head.
"I don't know either, and that's just Mother's idea.
I also don't know what my brother is thinking.
Wei, if you meet a suitable woman, remember to introduce her to my brother~
If it works out, consider it as your repayment to him~"
During their previous casual conversation, Gu Wei also mentioned some things between her and Su Chen.
Last year, when they came from Heavenly Wind Valley, Su Chen won against Long Yunyun and brought back the Mountain River Pool qualification, which he gave to Gu Wei.
Gu Wei had always wanted to repay Su Chen, but she never knew how to return this favor.
Moreover, her personality was a bit tsundere.
Although she was grateful, whenever she spoke about it, it always felt a bit off.
Seeing that his younger sister and Gu Wei were getting along well, Su Chen didn't stop their interaction.
Gu Feng, who was traveling with them, also noticed their closeness and seemed not to oppose it.
Once, when he passed by, he even gave his younger sister a gift.
Perhaps this was a man's way of softening up.
Gu Feng was acknowledging his past mistakes in his actions and behavior.
Su Chen could see this.
During the rest of the journey, the two of them began to occasionally interact.
Through their conversations, Gu Feng gained a deeper understanding of Su Chen.
He once thought that Su Chen, a disciple driven out of Yunyang Sect, should be as Yunyang Sect described.
Greedy for credit, lowly in character, and without any talent or ability.
In terms of strength, Su Chen was vastly different from his initial impression.
In terms of character, Su Chen didn't show any signs of lowliness.
Regarding talent and potential, Su Chen's confrontation with Situ Sanping was clear as day.
Celestial Capital City had those kinds of forcefully boosted strength techniques and elixirs.
But the side effects were very obvious.
When Su Chen took action that day, there were no signs of side effects at all.
He had also sought verification from Zhenren Shangxuan, and Su Chen hadn't learned any related techniques or obtained that kind of elixir.
On June 18th, the people of Celestial Capital City had already arrived in the capital.
Their arrival immediately attracted a lot of attention.
In the current Great Zhou Dynasty, the conflict between Yunyang Sect and Celestial Capital City was basically the hottest topic.
The arrival of the warriors from Celestial Capital City naturally drew more attention.
Since last year, the strength of Celestial Capital City's sect had been rapidly increasing.
In the past, only Yunyang Sect in Great Zhou had the ability to advance the frontlines.
But now, Yunyang Sect started to retreat, and the frontline defense line had withdrawn over a hundred li.
Because of Su Chen, the conflict between Yunyang Sect and Celestial Capital City gradually became public.
Yunyang Sect even publicly stated multiple times that Celestial Capital City was using someone they had driven out to suppress Yunyang Sect's reputation.
Many people believed these statements, and many others didn't.
Upon arriving in the capital, Su Chen asked Gu Wei to help take care of his younger sister.
Meanwhile, under Mr. Ouyang's arrangement, Su Chen, Gu Feng, and two senior brothers participating in the midyear competition discussed and exchanged ideas.
Mr. Ouyang had already obtained a booklet.
The content inside was the collected information about the participating disciples from various sects.
It seemed that the sect was somewhat worried about this competition.
Mr. Ouyang analyzed the potential opponents for everyone, especially focusing on the ten most threatening ones to Su Chen.
The group didn't talk for too long. After noon, Mr. Ouyang led them to eat something.
The rest of the time was left for everyone to rest.
The midyear competition would start at 9 AM the next day.
After a night's rest, Su Chen felt well-rested and wasn't overly anxious.
However, to outsiders, Su Chen was restless and extremely worried at this moment.
On Yunyang Sect's side, besides Zhao Li, the head of the branch, Elder Sun Xue also came.
For the midyear competition, sects usually only arranged for middle-level leaders like branch heads to come.
Yunyang Sect indeed sent four people to participate in the midyear competition.
Fu Jianyun and Liu Xingwan, as the challenged ones, couldn't go and fight Su Chen.
The task of revealing Su Chen's true strength fell onto the other two disciples.
Chapter end
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