The newcomer was a middle-aged man with a refined face and three long strands of beard. He appeared silently, startling Long Chen and Mo Nian.
This was a Heavenly Saint expert, and among them, he was among the most powerful. He had suppressed his aura to the extreme. Before he appeared, Long Chen and Mo Nian hadn't sensed anything at all.
After the middle-aged man appeared, he smiled slightly, waved to Lu Ziqiong and the others, then looked at Long Chen and Mo Nian, cupped his hands and said,
"Ziqiong really doesn't understand any better. You two distinguished guests arrived without notifying us. Truly negligent."
Lu Ziqiong and the others were shocked. The middle-aged man was the current head of the Lu family and the Vice Sect Master of the Zichen Sect, yet he was so polite to Long Chen and Mo Nian.
Long Chen cupped his fists and said, "Senior, you're too kind. We just arrived in Demon Suppression City, and thanks to Miss Lu's high regard, we came to watch a martial arts match. But we didn't expect to get ourselves involved too."
But no matter what, we brothers still owe Miss Lu's kindness. As for everything else, we're just idle and unintellectual—not very sharp, but sometimes we can see things clearly, so we don't like to cause trouble for others. When
it came to reading people's expressions and discerning people, Long Chen excelled at these areas, and he had experienced this far too many times.
This deputy sect leader was clearly a shrewd and resourceful person. His appearance was definitely no coincidence. In fact, when Long Chen and his companion clashed with those idiots from the Ironblood Sect, this deputy sect leader had already started making arrangements.
Through conflict, the rift between the Zichen Sect and the Iron Blood Sect gradually intensified, leading to the martial arts duel between Lu Ziqiong and Hu Yifei.
However, Long Chen couldn't figure it out. With the Deputy Hall Master's cultivation, it was impossible for him not to see Hu Yifei's true strength, yet he still tacitly accepted Lu Ziqiong fighting him. This was basically sending Lu Ziqiong to his death.
Now, he appeared here calmly and effortlessly, as if nothing had happened. Clearly, he didn't care about Lu Ziqiong's life or death at all. Long Chen was instantly annoyed and blocked all the way back with a single sentence, so as not to waste his words.
Long Chen's meaning was clear: I have nothing to do with your Lu family, I just owe Lu Ziqiong a favor. As for your dirty dealings, I can't be bothered with you, and don't even think about using me as a pawn.
The phrase 'not wanting to cause trouble for others' is just a sarcastic phrase, meaning you shouldn't cause us trouble either.
The deputy sect master of the Zichen Sect laughed heartily and said, "That's not a problem. There's no such thing as trouble or not."
You have come from afar, and our Zichen Sect is one of the four great city guards of Fumo City. Naturally, we should receive you warmly; otherwise, wouldn't that be a loss of manners?
If you two don't mind, why not come to my sect for a chat?" The Sect Leader has already prepared a banquet. I'm here to treat them. You two won't put me in a difficult position, will you? 1
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Hearing that the Sect Leader had personally prepared the banquet, Lu Ziqiong and the others were even more shocked. Even they rarely get to see the Sect Leader, yet the Sect Leader actually wanted to host a banquet for the two of them.
Long Chen and Mo Nian exchanged a glance, both feeling that this deputy sect master had such strong mental resilience. Long Chen had already made his words so clear, yet he pretended not to notice and continued to invite them enthusiastically. That already said a lot.
The Zichen Sect was a pit he absolutely couldn't jump into. Although Long Chen feared no one, he didn't want to be exploited.
Long Chen shook his head and said, "Senior, I appreciate your kindness. Since I need to prepare for the battle against Cao Shaoqing, I need to find a place to rest."
Besides, the venue has already been arranged. The Yuling Clan had already prepared a banquet, but I declined it. However, I couldn't refuse the retreat they had prepared for me, otherwise it would seem too rude. Yutong
and Yufei were clearly not good at lying. They stared wide-eyed at Long Chen. Fortunately, they weren't foolish enough to ask anything they shouldn't have said on the spot.
The Deputy Hall Master of the Zichen Sect chuckled and said, "Oh my, so the Yuling Clan got ahead of us. Haha, we were prepared for banquets and retreats, even weapons and pills."
But since you promised the Yuling Clan, we won't force you. But if you have any needs, just have Ziqiong pass on the message to me. I won't say much, but as long as my Zichen Sect has it, I definitely won't refuse." After
speaking, he turned to Lu Ziqiong and said, "Ziqiong, this is an honored guest! He is the youngest dean in the history of Lingxiao Academy, the number one academy in the world. Don't neglect him, or people will laugh at our Zichen Sect for not knowing how to treat guests."
"Lingxiao Academy?"
Although Mo Nian had mentioned before that it was the world's number one academy, their minds hadn't fully adjusted, and by then Lu Ziqiong's battle had already begun, so their attention had been diverted.
Now, upon hearing the words 'Lingxiao Academy,' Lu Ziqiong and the others were shocked. Although the academy had become legendary, as local powerhouses, they had never seen the person who inherited this legacy.
But no matter when, whenever it comes to the oldest academy in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, regardless of race, Lingxiao Academy is the best.
Even the sons of playboys like Lu Chengfeng knew the name Lingxiao Academy. But when they heard about the Number One Academy under Heaven before, their minds were confused and they hadn't thought of the name. Now, their mouths hung open in disbelief as they stared at the man, who was about their age, even younger, and was actually the legendary director of Lingxiao Academy.
Long Chen shook his head and said, "Senior, you're exaggerating. I'm just a branch dean, and getting the position is just luck—not worth mentioning." "
Dean Long Chen is too modest. I heard that Lingxiao Academy has already secured a stronghold this time, and establishing roots in Emperor Tian is just around the corner."
The Deputy Sect Master of Zichen Sect turned to Lu Chengfeng and the others and said, "Learn from them. They're younger than you but many times stronger than you. Let's see their attitude, then look at you." Lu
Chengfeng's face immediately showed shame. Thinking of all the provocations he'd made against Long Chen before, he wished he could crawl into a hole in the ground.
Long Chen had said before that with his strength, he couldn't last three moves against him. He had been unconvinced before, but now he understood that three moves was already a huge compliment for him. In fact, he couldn't even last a single move.
Even Lu Ziyu's face flushed. Previously, just like Lu Chengfeng, she didn't think highly of the two of them, thinking her sister was making a mountain out of a molehill. Now, besides feeling ashamed, she admired her sister's judgment to the point of total respect.
"Senior, we—" Long Chen pointed at Yu Tong and the other person.
The Deputy Sect Master of Zichen Sect slapped his forehead and said, "Oh, oh, I'm really sorry. I'm getting old and just talkative. Go ahead, don't pay attention to me."
Ziqiong and Ziyu, you two stay with Director Long Chen. If you need anything, just let me know anytime. Long
Chen originally wanted to refuse, but seeing Lu Ziqiong's excited face, he couldn't harden his heart and could only leave with the two of them.
Watching Long Chen and Mo Nian leave, the smile on the Deputy Sect Master of Zichen Sect gradually faded. After a brief pause, he turned and left.