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Chapter 351: We Are Willing to Do Anything for Survival
Chapter 351: We Are Willing to Do Anything for Survival
Upon hearing Su Chen's words, the villagers seemed to relax a little.
If Su Chen had ill intentions, he would be even more terrifying than demonic beings.
After all, the great and lesser demons had not yet found their hiding place.
The villagers acted quickly, and fearing that Su Chen would have to wait too long, they finished packing in just a quarter of an hour.
They followed Su Chen all the way to Longevity City.
Along the way, the villagers trailed behind Su Chen.
to answer whatever Su Chen asked.
In the past, no martial artists had ever visited their small village.
According to the villagers, before Su Chen, hardly any powerful martial artists had ever been there.
So, Lan Wuxiu's claim that many people went there to seek treasures was completely unfounded.
The idea that there were treasures in the village was a lie she made up herself.
Su Chen only asked questions and did not show any signs of anger or joy.
Ten li was not far for Su Chen, but it was still quite tiring for the villagers.
Moreover, these people had been hiding in the secret cave under the stove, and they might have prepared some food beforehand.
But after hiding for several days, their food supply was probably almost gone.
As they passed by a small river, Su Chen asked them to fetch some water.
Just like before, he gave them the medicine residue of the Rebounding Pill.
While it didn't do much to satisfy their hunger, it could at least restore some of their energy.
Compared to before, it took three to four times longer.
As the time approached noon, the group finally arrived at the north gate of Longevity City.
At the city gate, Lan Wuxiu was waiting anxiously.
Seeing Su Chen returning with the villagers, especially with her little sister among them, the anxiety in her heart finally dissipated.
Lan Wuxiu wanted to greet them, but as soon as she took a step forward, two long spears blocked her way.
She had sold herself to Qingxue Building and was not allowed to leave the city.
Su Chen led the villagers into Longevity City.
As expected, Lan Wuxiu was also from that small village.
But when she saw the crowd, she maintained a certain distance.
"Big Sister~"
Seeing Lan Wuxiu, her little sister's face lit up with a smile, and she wanted to run over and hug her.
Lan Wuxiu waved her hands repeatedly, signaling her not to come closer.
"Big Sister is dirty, little sister, just stand there and let Big Sister take a good look at you."
The flirtatious look in Lan Wuxiu's eyes faded.
Instead, she showed only love for her little sister.
"Why haven't you grown taller in such a long time?
Did your big sister send you money? Did your aunt buy you meat?"
Hearing her big sister's words, her little sister hesitated for a moment before explaining.
"Last month, my aunt was bitten to death by a demon. I've been living alone at home."
Lan Wuxiu nodded, seemingly unsurprised by this.
Living on the outskirts and being bitten to death by demons was a common occurrence.
"Big Sister will give you some money. You go and eat something with everyone first, and Big Sister will come to see you later."
As she spoke, Lan Wuxiu tossed a purse of money to her little sister.
The villagers were indeed hungry, so they decided to go and eat something.
After the villagers left, Lan Wuxiu's eyes regained some of her flirtatiousness.
She guessed that Su Chen wouldn't leave; he needed her to provide some explanations.
"Longevity City is full of martial artists. Why did you lie to me?"
Lan Wuxiu bowed respectfully towards Su Chen.
"Before, I saw you helping the Bai family's child.
Their lives are so cheap, yet you still saved them. I guessed that you were a kind-hearted person.
I wanted to ask a martial artist to save my life, but even if I served customers day and night, it would take me a year or more to save up that much money.
If I deceived others, I was afraid they would find out and take revenge on my little sister.
Instead, I would only harm her more."
Su Chen understood.
To put it bluntly, good people are the ones who get pointed at with guns.
"So, you took advantage of the fact that I wouldn't harm you, right?
You should know that no one likes being deceived."
"Before I said those words, I also thought about it.
But a person like you wouldn't harm my little sister.
If you were angry, you would only take it out on me.
Whatever you want, I will accept it."
Staring at Lan Wuxiu for a while, Su Chen turned and left.
But when Su Chen left, Lan Wuxiu continued to speak.
"Please, in the future, don't trust others so easily, especially us, the dust of the wind.
We are willing to do anything for survival.
If you are willing to let me serve you, please come to Qingxue Building to find me.
There are many secret passages in Qingxue Building, and even if my sect comes looking for me, I can easily escape~"
"Thank you for the reminder, but that's enough."
Su Chen replied without turning back.
"I am dirty, and it's right for you to despise me."
Hearing this, Su Chen stopped and turned to look at her.
"Actually, compared to many people, your heart is not as dirty.
If I were in the same situation as you, for the sake of my little sister, I would also make a similar choice."
After saying this, Su Chen didn't say anything more to her.
He continued to explore Longevity City.
At dusk, Su Chen and the other senior apprentices returned.
Gathered in the tavern, they discussed their gains from the day in Longevity City.
After a round of conversation, it turned out that everyone's experiences were quite similar.
Basically, they had no significant gains.
They heard some rumors, spent time verifying them, only to find they were all false.
Upon learning about Su Chen's encounter that day, several senior apprentices couldn't help but laugh.
"Among those people's words, it's hard to find even a single truth."
"Su Chen, this time you might think they had their reasons, but next time, you might still get deceived.
In the eyes of such people, they only see their own interests."
Su Chen didn't argue; he just listened quietly.
What his senior apprentices said was generally true; many people who had fallen into the secular world often had no truth in their words.
The two days of rest passed in a flash, and in just three more days, the Shadowplain Battlefield would commence.
Master Mu Quan also started urging everyone to focus.
Although only Su Chen and Gu Feng would enter the Shadowplain Battlefield, the others should also try to maintain their condition.
Only then would they experience the benefits of this training.
Members of the Cloud Yang Sect and the Skyveil Order had also arrived in Longevity City that day.
The Great Zhou Imperial Family sent the Crown Prince to lead their delegation.
They traveled together with the members of the Skyveil Order.
That night, under the organization of the Great Zhou Imperial Family, the three sects gathered together.
Although only five people would participate in the Shadowplain Battlefield, the number of people gathered at this moment was almost fifty.
The Cloud Yang Sect had brought seventeen people, and the Skyveil Order had nearly twenty.
It wasn't easy for the Skyveil Order to obtain such an opportunity.
So, taking advantage of this chance, even though only one person would participate in the Shadowplain Battlefield, they still arranged for more disciples to come and observe.
In this comparison, the Celestial Capital turned out to be the sect with the fewest attendees.
The five young participants stood at the forefront.
The Crown Prince of the Great Zhou Imperial Family stepped forward to deliver a speech.
In his speech, he offered some advice to the crowd.
But these things had already been heard by the five participants from their sect elders.
When the topic finally turned to the main subject, Su Chen understood what the Crown Prince was trying to say.
He wanted everyone to strive and achieve results, bringing honor to the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Although the Shadowplain Battlefield wasn't a direct competition like the Grand Competition of the Seventeen Nations, there was still competition among the various countries.
Of course, it wasn't a competition with major powers like the Jin Kingdom or the Chu State.
If the Great Zhou Imperial Family could outperform countries of similar strength, they would be content.
During the conversation, Su Chen seemed to attract the most attention from the disciples.
Many eyes were fixed on Su Chen, especially from the Cloud Yang Sect's side, where almost everyone was looking at him, except for a few.
Over two years ago, Su Chen was still a disciple of the Cloud Yang Sect.
On the front lines, Su Chen had become quite famous, and many people knew of him.
During that time in the Cloud Yang Sect, Su Chen usually took on reconnaissance missions.
His enthusiasm back then was seen as foolishness by many of the direct disciples.
It was also around that time that rumors of Su Chen's greed for credit started to spread.
Over the past two years, these disciples of the Cloud Yang Sect had heard many rumors about Su Chen.
From initial disdain to subsequent doubts.
Until this year's mid-year competition, news spread that Su Chen had won effortlessly.
Defeating Situ Sanping, Wen Yuanlang, and other powerful opponents to earn a spot in the Shadowplain Battlefield.
Before coming here, these disciples of the Cloud Yang Sect had wanted to see Su Chen and tease him a bit.
They wanted to see if Su Chen had become exceptional, having surpassed them all.
entering the room, they indeed saw him.
But they seemed unable to speak, standing behind Su Chen as if afraid to say anything.
The disciple whom they used to bully didn't show any fear in front of top disciples like Fu Jianyun and Liu Xingwan.
Furthermore, everyone noticed something.
When Gu Feng was talking to Su Chen, it seemed as if Su Chen was the senior apprentice.
During the Crown Prince's speech, Gu Feng seemed to be seeking Su Chen's opinion, listening to him and nodding frequently.
Not only the disciples of the Cloud Yang Sect were paying attention to Su Chen.
Liu Xingwan's gaze also kept shifting towards Su Chen.
After the conversation, the Crown Prince of the Great Zhou booked two private rooms in the tavern.
With so many people this year, one private room was too crowded.
The core members naturally occupied the larger room.
Although it was for unity, it was also a dinner to boost morale.
During the banquet, most people conversed with their own sect members.
The Crown Prince's ability to liven up the atmosphere was mediocre, and the overall ambiance was awkward.
At the fourth quarter of the ninth hour, the banquet concluded, and everyone returned to their accommodations, awaiting the start of the Shadowplain Battlefield.
On the way back to their lodgings, Liu Xingwan gently held Zhao Li's hand.
In their conversation, they also mentioned Su Chen.
The relationship between Zhao Li and Liu Xingwan had become increasingly close.
Things they couldn't discuss before were now spoken without hesitation.
"After seeing Su Chen today and observing his conversation with Gu Feng, I must say I'm deeply moved.
Xingwan, I have some thoughts, so please don't get angry when you hear them."
Liu Xingwan nodded, maintaining her previous posture.
"During that Late Summer Purge, is it possible that Su Chen's contributions exceeded yours?"
(Chapter End)
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