Before this, Chong Xuan Sheng’s friends had all claimed to be busy with this and that, with no time to attend the Huang He Grand Tournament as spectators.
It turned out they had kept it hidden, intending to give Jiang Wang a surprise.
In Chong Xuan Sheng’s words, on the day his beloved friend made a name for himself, how could they not be present?
They should witness Jiang Qingyang’s glory together.
In fact, they had arrived in Wo Country several days ago, but had kept a low profile until now.
They arrived the day before the main competition of the Huang He Grand Tournament, appearing suddenly with gongs and drums to welcome him, and firecrackers to echo.
Looking around, there was no place in the entire Guanhe Platform as lively as Qi Street.
Of course, there was also no place as awkward as this.
The awkwardness was not just from the firecrackers, gongs, and fireworks.
It wasn’t even just the cringeworthy so-called “congratulatory remarks” composed by the great scholar Xu Da—besides himself, only Zishu was willing to chant along.
Wang Yi Wu, Chong Xuan Zun, and Jiang Wang standing together was inherently awkward.
Walking together, they couldn’t even manage half a sentence.
In fact, the three of them had indeed walked back in silence, with an extremely low pressure in the air.
And when Chong Xuan Sheng’s stout figure squeezed into this picture, the word “awkward” was no longer sufficient to describe it.
Li Longchuan, Yan Fu, Xu Xiangqian and the others all knew about the animosity between Chong Xuan Sheng and Wang Yi Wu.
Zhao Wuyan was originally going to return to the Dragon Gate Academy, but was relentlessly pestered by Xu Xiangqian, and also wanting to look after Zishu, she came to the Guanhe Platform. Although she didn’t know the details of the situation at this moment, with her intelligence, she could guess a few things were amiss.
Thus, they were all silent.
In this situation, it had to be Chong Xuan Sheng.
A smile quickly blossomed on his fat face.
“Surprised? My brother!”
He squeezed up to Chong Xuan Zun in one step, utterly sincere: “Among the young people of the Chong Xuan family, you, brother, are the most promising! How could your younger brother not support you coming to the Huang He Grand Tournament to bring glory to our country?”
He extended his two large hands, tightly grasped Chong Xuan Zun’s hand, and shook it vigorously: “Brother, I’m here to spectate!”
Wang Yi Wu…
Wang Yi Wu was expressionless.
Chong Xuan Zun smiled lightly, and subtly withdrew his hand, placing it on Chong Xuan Sheng’s shoulder: “Good brother, I’m truly happy you could come!”
“Can there be any falsehood in the feelings between us brothers?” Chong Xuan Sheng looked at him with genuine emotion: “To help you cheer, these gongs, these drums, these fireworks, the appearance of so many people… your foolish brother has spent quite a bit of Dao Yuan Stone. Between brothers, talking about money harms feelings, just give me two thousand Dao Yuan Stones to cover it!”
“Good brother.” Chong Xuan Zun patted him twice forcefully, indicating his emotion.
Then he turned back and said to the Tianfu Army soldiers who had been following him: “You all, treat this fat brother of mine and his friends well. Do not be rude.”
With that, he cupped his hands to Li Longchuan, Yan Fu, and the others: “The great battle is imminent, I need to cultivate diligently. Please forgive me for the neglect!”
It was as if he truly believed these people had come to cheer for him.
His demeanor was flawless.
Li Longchuan, Yan Fu, and the other noble sons of powerful families naturally responded with a set of practiced courtesies.
Only then did Chong Xuan Zun stride forward, his white robes fluttering, walking into Qi Street.
He had evidently developed a set of strategies for dealing with Chong Xuan Sheng.
If he was willing to respond, he would. If he wasn’t willing, he would skip it, as if he hadn’t heard anything, and nothing had happened.
Things like Dao Yuan Stones and such were like wind whistling past his ears.
And Wang Yi Wu still walked beside Chong Xuan Zun with that almost constant pace. He didn’t interact with anyone else.
And from beginning to end, the glib Chong Xuan Sheng didn’t say a word to Wang Yi Wu or exchange a glance.
Of course, it wasn’t that he lacked eloquence or had a thin skin.
It was just that towards Wang Yi Wu, he really had nothing to say.
Some things were unforgivable.
Regardless of the reason.
He had something to say, but not now, and not under these circumstances.
But who could discern Chong Xuan Sheng’s mood?
Turning around, the fat fellow looked at Jiang Wang with a half-smile.
“Jiang Qingyang, it’s only been a few days since we last met, and you’re getting along quite well with my cousin… Is it a case of regretting not meeting earlier?”
“Tsk!” Xu Gao E also jumped out: “That day in the Tianfu Secret Realm, to help you, I went head-to-head with that horse-faced Wang, fiercely suppressing his arrogance. Unexpectedly, today, you are talking happily and traveling together hand in hand! Jiang Wang, ah, Jiang Wang, I didn’t expect you to be so fair-faced and yet have such an unstable stance!”
This fellow was even more egregious in distorting the truth.
Leaving aside the fact that in the Tianfu Secret Realm that day, they could at best be considered a weak group huddling together against powerful authority, even today, there was such a dazzling Chong Xuan Zun between him and Wang Yi Wu. What hand in hand? They were traveling together by a fart.
Jiang Wang even caught a glimpse of Wang Yi Wu, who hadn’t walked far, already turning halfway back, evidently angered by the term “horse-faced Wang”. Chong Xuan Zun had to forcefully pull him along to get him to leave.
He pushed forward with both hands, like driving piglets, driving his group of friends: “Let’s talk back at the courtyard, don’t block other people’s way here.”
He pushed this one, then that one, truly not wanting to be stuck at the entrance of Qi Street and continue to lose face.
He also gave instructions to Qiao Lin in his busy schedule: “Qiao Lin, the gongs and drums and firecrackers and such, quickly get people to help put them away.”
Xu Xiangqian was pushed for a while, then suddenly reacted with self-awareness: “Hey! Are you perhaps afraid that we’re embarrassing you?”
“No, no, how could that be?” Jiang Wang said, pushing and coaxing: “Let’s go back to the courtyard and talk in detail hand in hand. I still need your opinion on the battle strategies for this Huang He Grand Tournament!”
Xu Xiangqian suddenly stopped and turned his head.
He looked at Zhao Wuyan with a look of lament: “Senior Sister Zhao, it seems I can no longer keep a low profile.”
Zhao Wuyan looked at him expressionlessly.
Xu Gao E radiated divine light, his forehead gleaming: “With my guidance, these twin prodigies of Ganma Mountain are sure to make a name for themselves throughout the world!”
“Zishu.” Zhao Wuyan looked at Zishu: “How about we go find your Senior Brother Yin Wenhua? I remember he’s also at the Guanhe Platform.”
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Wang Yi Wu was pulled away by Chong Xuan Zun after much persuasion, avoiding a fight with Xu Xiangqian.
“Truly a villain who has achieved his ambition. Now everyone dares to talk back to me!” Wang Yi Wu said angrily: “After the Huang He Grand Tournament, I must have another match with that Jiang Wang.”
Based on my observation of Jiang Wang these past few days, you might not even win now.
Of course, Chong Xuan Zun could only keep these words in his heart and changed the subject: “I’ve told you before, and I’ll tell you again now. Whose trouble you seek is your freedom. But what happened at the East Street intersection should not happen again.”
Wang Yi Wu knew he was in the wrong and didn’t say anything.
Not saying anything was equivalent to agreeing.
Chong Xuan Zun was about to say something more.
“Yi Wu?” a voice sounded from the second floor.
Ji Zhaonan stood by the railing, his gaze falling down.
Wang Yi Wu looked up: “Senior Brother!”
“You’ve come to spectate? Master allowed it?” Ji Zhaonan asked consecutively.
“More or less,” Wang Yi Wu said vaguely.
“More or less?” Ji Zhaonan furrowed his brow: “When I was fighting against someone earlier, why didn’t I see you?”
Wang Yi Wu was sullen for a while, then said stiffly: “I just arrived not long ago.”
After thinking for a moment, he added: “I didn’t know anyone dared to challenge you.”
Ji Zhaonan looked at him quietly for a moment, then turned and said: “Come with me.”
Wang Yi Wu glanced at Chong Xuan Zun, then silently went upstairs.
This was the last day before the main competition of the Huang He Grand Tournament.
For many people, it was unforgettable.
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