Su Chen felt speechless in his heart and whispered, "Elder Yuan."
"You don't recognize ?" The other party seed a bit dissatisfied, glaring at him with a pair of tiger eyes.
"Er," Su Chen hesitated.
"Alright, Old Yuan, don't tease the younger generation." Sang Hanhai shook his head.
Elder Yuan snorted coldly, "How did that little brat Yuan Chenyang act as a teacher? You were his student for a period of ti, yet he didn't even ntion to you."
Su Chen suddenly realized, his scalp turning numb. "So you are the famous Third Chief Inquisitor of the Adjudication Court, Yuan Poshan!"
Old Yuan really hadn't ntioned this person's specific na to him.
According to the original situation, this person was supposed to be his patron, so it was sowhat awkward now.
"I'm not going to eat you. You're not even afraid of Xia Hanshi, so why are you afraid of ? My reputation is much better than his." Yuan Poshan's tone was hard to read, carrying a hint of jealousy.
Su Chen smiled bitterly and remained silent.
"Su Chen, you can go back first. Co again when you have ti," Sang Hanhai smoothed things over.
Su Chen hastily took his leave, hurrying away under Yuan Poshan's gaze.
"Little brat, ran away quite fast." Yuan Poshan looked displeased.
"He is just a junior, why take your anger out on him?" Sang Hanhai sighed.
"It's not taking my anger out, I'm just a bit upset." Yuan Poshan shook his head.
"If you are upset, go find Xia Hanshi," Sang Hanhai pointed out Yuan Poshan's thoughts. "Since you can't beat him, bullying his student is a bit shaful."
"When did I bully him?" Yuan Poshan also felt baffled. "Old Sang, why are you always defending him?"
"Wait, why was he here?" Yuan Poshan finally reacted.
"It's regarding the Saint Word Stone from Nanfeng. He ca over earlier to remind not to forget to give a copy to Nanfeng after it is decoded. The current City Lord of Nanfeng is your student, right? He still rembers this favor," Sang Hanhai explained.
"Moreover, he is a Heaven-Bestowed Class Decoder. In just three short days, he has already helped decode this class completely."
"There's such a thing?" Yuan Poshan was stunned, then said with disappointnt, "Little Yuan has communicated with many tis, emphasizing that this matter was not Su Chen's fault, and he had no other choice either. His words, both implicit and explicit, were full of defense for him."
"And that little girl I just took in as a disciple also spoke up for him. This kid is indeed quite good."
A glint of light flashed in Sang Hanhai's eyes. "Do you want to snatch him back? That old geezer Xia Hanshi has an obsession, don't let this seedling be ruined in his hands. After all, he has Double Red Gold talent."
Yuan Poshan frowned for a long ti, but still shook his head. "Forget it. No matter what, it was Su Chen's own choice. Furthermore, Little Yuan is now the City Lord of Nanfeng, and with more and more talents appearing, a Red Gold talent isn't considered too rare."
"A Double Red Gold talent is still rare." Sang Hanhai laughed. "Isn't it just because your hands are tied after accepting their favor? Back then, if you truly wanted to fight for it, you definitely wouldn't have let Yuan Chenyang take over the position of Nanfeng City Lord."
Yuan Poshan did not argue. Which was more important, a Red Gold seedling or the City Lord position?
It was hard to asure, but with Xia Hanshi added to the equation, the choice beca very easy.
"Let's stop discussing him." Yuan Poshan reached his hand into his pocket and actually took out a Saint Word Stone, handing it over to Sang Hanhai.
"Take a look, I just found this."
"You just brought it over like this?" Sang Hanhai looked annoyed, snatching it away and carefully handing it to the staff mber beside him.
"It won't break anyway." Yuan Poshan did not care at all, turning around and leaving. "Rember to notify if there's any news."
'This big shot probably won't hold a grudge against ,' Su Chen thought as he boarded the hovercar, glancing back at the Class Decoding Departnt.
When he ca, Yuan Chenyang had ntioned this matter, patting他的胸脯 guarantee that he wouldn't let his teacher make things difficult for him.
'He probably just wanted to tease a bit,' he mused.
While he was thinking, the panel gradually appeared—
【The Saint had a very pleasant chat with the Scholar and the Sage, and decided to further weaken the second requirent of the class from "Personally saving a thousand people" to "Personally helping a hundred people."】
'Saving changed to helping? And weakened to a hundred people.' Su Chen couldn't help but feel surprised. In this way, the difficulty had decreased quite a lot.
However, there was no reaction regarding the most troubleso requirent of "Not killing any living beings". If this remained unchanged, fulfilling all other requirents would be useless.
His old friends only had this much face.
To his surprise, however, the panel had not finished—
【As the conversation between the three ended, the Saint sensed a gaze looking down from above. Looking up, he saw the Crimson Fla Responding Thunder Great Exalted sitting steadily above, and suddenly felt a sense of reverence.】
【He then discovered that you hadn't killed anyone in an entire lifeti, not even living beings with slightly lacking spirituality. This was truly purely completely virtuous, so he decided to erase the requirent of "Not killing any living beings".】
'Purely completely virtuous?'
Su Chen's expression turned strange, but thinking carefully, it was true... in his past life, he was indeed purely completely virtuous!
'Oh... wait, I seed to have killed mosquitoes before, but those shouldn't count as living beings with spirituality.'
The Saint was turning a blind eye, only looking at his past life and ignoring his present life.
The corners of Su Chen's mouth curled up into a smile. With the Crimson Fla Responding Thunder Great Exalted inside, who wouldn't have to show respect when they ca?
The hovercar stopped in front of the hotel. Before even getting out, Su Chen saw three burly n wearing black suits standing by the entrance.
They didn't look like hotel security, glancing around left and right, as if they were looking for soone.
He originally didn't pay them much mind. He greeted the driver and then got out of the car.
Who knew, the gazes of those three imdiately locked onto him. They exchanged glances and nodded at each other, seemingly confirming his identity.
'Looking for ?'
Su Chen noticed their little movents and stood still.
After confirming his identity, the three walked forward. The leader's attitude couldn't be called casual, but it wasn't exactly polite either. "Excuse , are you His Excellency Su Chen?"
Their Life Magnetic Field intensity wasn't low; they were all Professionals, even if they were only at the First-Tier. Su Chen observed the n, "It's , and you are?"
"We are following orders to invite you to attend a banquet," one of them replied.
"Whose banquet?" Su Chen asked. Why did it feel like everyone in Yingfeng knew him?
The man standing in the center raised his voice slightly, speaking with a rather arrogant tone, "Our master—Chu Yunze."
"Hmm." Seeing the proud and honored expressions on the three n's faces, Su Chen shook his head and said, "I just arrived in Yingfeng not long ago, so this na is a bit unfamiliar to ."
"Furthermore, I'm not familiar with your master either."
The expressions of the three n turned sowhat unsightly. The person on the left said in a low voice, "Our master will also be joining the Adjudication Court this year, and he also has a Red Gold talent. He heard of your na, which is why he specially sent us to invite you."
'I see,' Su Chen understood. It was probably about pulling people into so small circle or faction.
He didn't have much interest, waving his hand to refuse, "I'm sorry, gentlen, I still have things to do today, so I won't be going."
"Your Excellency," seeing that he was about to leave, the three hastily stepped forward and stood in a row.
"Are you trying to force to go?" Su Chen found it sowhat amusing.
"It's a misunderstanding, please listen to , Your Excellency." The leader explained, glancing around suspiciously like a thief. Many entering and exiting guests had already noticed them and were frequently looking their way.
"Actually, this banquet is hosted by our master on behalf of a certain esteed personage," he said in a low voice, conveying a hint. "That personage is also entering the Adjudication Court this year."
"A certain esteed personage?" Su Chen heard the hint in their words.
Entering the Adjudication Court this year, and having a status above their master... Su Chen had a faint guess, but still acted oblivious, "What do you an?"
The n exchanged glances, feeling sowhat frustrated. He truly ca from a small place.
"You must have also heard that a personage with an Ink Jade talent is entering the Adjudication Court this year," he hinted further.
"I've heard of it, so what?" Su Chen looked at him.
The other party's eye twitched slightly, and simply spoke bluntly, "Today's banquet is hosted by that personage with the Ink Jade talent, Lord Chu Xuan. Our master is rely inviting guests on his behalf."
Finally getting so understanding of that person with the Ink Jade talent, Su Chen nodded in realization, "So it's him. What does that have to do with ?"
"Sigh, how can you just not understand?" The n were getting sowhat anxious. Being insignificant figures, speaking of upper-class secrets gave them a certain sense of pride.
His voice was almost inaudible, "The Adjudication Court is not completely peaceful and stable either. There are many factions, generally united around the four Core Seeds. In the past, when newcors entered, they would either have to join them or face collective ostracization."
"Lord Chu wishes to string everyone together so we can engage in mutual aid."
'Before even entering, he has already begun recruiting those with potential in this batch. How profound,' Su Chen thought.
He couldn't help but sigh with emotion. Once inside the Adjudication Court, they would likely be completely roped in by the other factions. Therefore, the period before their entry was the optimal ti.
"I understand, but I still have things to do." Having gathered the information he wanted, Su Chen prepared to push past the three n.
"I've heard that you are searching for Mist Demon Beads?"
Since he was still unwilling to go, the three n grew anxious and could only play their trump card.
"Oh?" Su Chen stopped. He had only told those from Nanfeng, as well as Bu Siqi, about this matter.
The possibility of Bu Siqi leaking the information was not high, so it was likely soone from Nanfeng had let it slip.
He didn't actually mind, since it wasn't a secret anyway. He simply sighed to himself at the thoroughness of their work, to have even researched this up.
"What do you an, are you threatening ?" Su Chen's expression turned serious.
"No, no—" the other party waved his hand and explained, "Our master has already prepared them. As long as you are willing to attend, they will naturally be presented to you with both hands."
"Tsk," Su Chen couldn't help but feel surprised. He thought for a mont and said, "Since your master is so polite, it wouldn't be appropriate for to decline. Then I will make the trip."
"Please." Only then did the three breathe a sigh of relief. In their hearts, they felt helpless. This guy was immune to both persuasion and coercion, forcing them to bring out the benefits before he was willing to go.
Although Mist Demon Beads weren't considered exceptionally precious in Yingfeng, they were still rather rare. Before they arrived, their master had admonished them not to bring up this matter if they could use his na to invite him over.
What a pity, they still weren't able to hold back from using it.
It was no longer early. Su Chen had boarded the hovercar they prepared and set off towards the banquet's location.
Yingfeng's nightlife was far more colorful than Nanfeng's. The artificial sun gradually turned into a moon, and the towering skyscrapers appeared even more brilliant.
And the most famous money-squandering establishnt in all of Yingfeng was naturally—Zijin Huadu.
Located near the center of Yingfeng, it occupied a massive area. The middle ten floors of the central section were hollowed out, and at this mont, they were almost entirely filled with hovercars of various shapes.
In the top-floor private room, Chu Yunze stood before the French windows, gazing down at Yingfeng's night scenery. He wore customized wine-red clothing and had his arms crossed, sporting a relaxed and indifferent expression.
"To think that there are four people with Red Gold talent among this year's participants. What a massive outbreak."
There were quite a few people in the private room, all chatting amongst themselves, and none of them were old. Bringing up this topic sparked a wave of sighs, "Indeed. In the past, having just one or two would cause quite a sensation."
"It has been twenty years since the invention of the 'Vault Light'. Since then, cities have sprung up everywhere, life has beco more stable, and the population has been increasing. Computing the ti, this should rely be the beginning, and more and more talents will erge in the future."
"Yes, it's all thanks to Yingfeng—" soone agreed.
"Brother Pang, once we enter the Adjudication Court, please take care of us."
The number of people in the room wasn't small, but upon closer inspection, they could roughly be divided into two groups.
In the center of each group was a young person subtly surrounded by the rest. One of them looked nervous and cramped; when soone toasted him, his eyes avoided their gaze, coping with the situation in a rather pathetic manner.
The other person possessed an arrogant expression, raising his glass and asking from afar, "Brother Chu, aren't we starting yet?"
"Brother Pang, don't be anxious. Su Chen hasn't arrived yet." Chu Yunze turned around with a gentle expression.
"Su Chen?" Pang Xingwen frowned slightly. "Let's just start first, why must we wait for him?"
"That wouldn't be good. After all, he is Chief Inquisitor Xia's student," Chu Yunze shook his head.
"Heh, Chief Inquisitor Xia has quite a few students. This one might not stay normal for long." Pang Xingwen dismissively mocked. "I heard he ca from the Refugees and modified his material. With such a narrow worldview, he probably doesn't dare to interact with us."
"Don't say such things anymore. Whatever the information says, that is what it is," Chu Yunze frowned. "A Double Red Gold talent is worth roping in. The greater our power, the higher the possibility of having the Adjudication Court make an exception."
"If it weren't for Chu Xuan in this batch, perhaps Su Chen could have also made the Adjudication Court make an exception and add an extra seat for a Core Seed."
In this batch, Su Chen's value was almost above everyone else's.
"Heh," Pang Xingwen's expression was gloomy.
As they were speaking, Chu Yunze's heart stirred slightly. Looking down and opening the virtual screen, a smile involuntarily appeared on his face. "He's here."
But after reading the complete ssage, his smile couldn't help but fade away.
'This world is becoming more and more familiar,' Su Chen thought to himself as he stepped out of the hovercar, imdiately greeted by an elegant female attendant.
They were dressed gorgeously, but their attire wasn't particularly revealing. Their hip-hugging skirts reached down to their knees, revealing smooth, straight calves.
The decor here was luxurious, and everyone coming and going appeared to be dressed in suits and leather shoes on the surface.
Following the guide, Su Chen went straight up to the top floor. As he pushed open the heavy door to the private room, pairs of eyes imdiately locked onto him.
"Brother Su!" Soone shouted loudly, instantly breaking Su Chen's attention. It was a frivolous-looking young man with long, narrow cheeks.
He approached enthusiastically. "We've finally waited for you."
"And you are?" Su Chen was puzzled.
"I am Pang Xingwen." He handed over a wine glass filled with a rippling red liquid. He was very passionate, waving his hand for soone to close the room's door.
Reaching out his hand towards the seemingly constrained, green young man, he introduced to Su Chen, "This is ng Qi."
"Greetings, Your Excellency." ng Qi was sowhat flustered, nodding repeatedly.
Su Chen nodded in response.
"And that is Chu Yunze. He invited you." Pang Xingwen pointed at the 'show-off' approaching them. "This place is all his family's property."
"Brother Su, I have admired you for a long ti," Chu Yunze greeted with a smile, then clarified, "What do you an my family's? It's jointly operated by several families. My family only holds one share."
The local tyrant of Yingfeng—Su Chen now had an impression.
"As for everyone else, I won't introduce them one by one. They hail from various cities, and almost all of them have Brilliant Silver talent." Pang Xingwen was quite casual, but the expressions of the others turned slightly sour.
Su Chen smiled as he greeted them, "I am Su Chen. Nice to et you all."
The crowd's expressions then relaxed slightly.
Pang Xingwen inwardly mocked, but outwardly laughed, "All four Red Gold ranks in this batch are right here."
'Four Red Gold tiers? All of them ca?'
Su Chen couldn't help feeling surprised. Before they had even entered the Adjudication Court, he had already intercepted the absolute majority of their core strength.
"Brother Chu, Brother Su is already here, what about Boss Chu?" Pang Xingwen urged.
Chu Yunze frowned slightly, pacifying him, "Don't be impatient. We haven't even exchanged a few words yet."
The banquet had basically begun. Quite a few people gathered around Su Chen to make conversation, while Pang Xingwen's side had slightly fewer people.
After greeting a few more people, Su Chen squeezed over to Chu Yunze's side and whispered, "Brother Chu, where are the Mist Demon Beads?"
A forced smile appeared on Chu Yunze's face. "They have already been prepared. When you leave later on, I will have soone bring them to you."
"Give them to now." Su Chen explained, "I'm afraid I might get drunk later and forget about this matter."
Chu Yunze shot him a deep look, and could only say, "Alright, I'll have soone bring them."
Chu Yunze wasn't trying to deceive him. Shortly after, soone delivered a tal box.
Su Chen cracked it open to take a quick peek. Inside sat an ash-white bead the size of a lychee, with grayish-white mist swirling about inside.
"Thank you for your generous gift, Brother Chu." He took the bead out and pocketed it.
"Tsk, why did you specifically prepare a gift for Brother Su?" Pang Xingwen drew closer, half-joking and half-serious. "What, am I not worthy of receiving a gift?"
Chu Yunze gave him a glance. Before he could speak, the private room door was pushed open once more.
Everyone subconsciously looked over. Chu Yunze also rose to his feet.
Not wanting to stand out, Su Chen also stood up with them.
A figure strode in confidently. His appearance wasn't particularly striking, but his calm expression naturally exuded a sense of imposing presence.
"Boss Chu, you've finally arrived," Pang Xingwen called out with feigned enthusiasm.
'So this is Chu Xuan?'
Su Chen observed him, getting a faint sense of threat from the man. His strength was impressive.
Chu Xuan glanced at Pang Xingwen and rely gave a faint nod. His gaze swept over to Su Chen, pausing for a mont before moving away.
"Sorry to keep everyone waiting," he spoke out as he looked around.
'To think that soone like him was raised in a lower-tier city. He isn't simple.' Su Chen privately praised him in his mind. He had already gathered a rough understanding of this person from his conversation with the others just now.
He haled from a city nad 'Jinyu', which was rich in a certain tallic material. He had been hidden by the Fourth Chief Inquisitor for many years, and only delivered today.
As for his class information and such, everything was unknown, but there were rumors that he possessed a top-tier class.
He had arrived in Yingfeng as early as three months ago. In just a brief period, he had already won over the local tyrant Chu Yunze, as well as a large portion of Yingfeng's younger generation.
Even many of those who were already in the Adjudication Court were prepared to secretly follow him.
"What are you saying, Boss Chu," everyone chorused.
There were quite a few people eting Chu Xuan for the very first ti. After exchanging a few sentences, their gazes had already filled with reverence.
After three rounds of drinks, Chu Xuan specifically approached Su Chen, carrying a sigh, "After hearing of your matters a few days ago, I specially exhorted Yunze to definitely invite you here."
"Sigh—" Su Chen looked deeply helpless, "Brother Chu had seized on my weakness, so I had no choice but to co."
Chu Yunze softly sighed.
Chu Xuan's expression instantly sobered, but then he quickly laughed, "Yunze always has his ways."
His desire to chat seed to have been reduced considerably. After dropping off two sentences, he walked off towards the others.
After waiting a while longer, Su Chen rose from his seat to take his leave, drawing so peculiar gazes. However, no one stopped him.
Hesitating for a few monts, Chu Yunze ultimately stood up, "I will have soone escort you out."
"Instead of getting a warm reception, he forced a smile and offered a cold shoulder, and even snatched so things on the way out."
As they watched Su Chen leave, among the core sub-group, Pang Xingwen sneered, "For a person like him, we should just show off our strength to make him yield. Being overly polite will only make him push his luck and step all over us."
"He simply isn't willing to follow , so being on good terms with him isn't wrong." Chu Xuan shook his head, his gaze apathetic.
"But Old Chu said that he might also compete for the Core Seed," Pang Xingwen implied.
Chu Xuan's tone remained as flat as before, "The Adjudication Court wouldn't break the rules for his sake."
Walking out of the main doors, the ones who had delivered him here had already started up the hovercar.
There was only a single driver sending him back. Su Chen sat in the backseat, his seemingly groggy eyes abruptly becoming lucid.
The scenes from within the private room flashed across his mind like a movie.
'That Pang Xingwen was enthusiastic on the surface, but covertly harbored hostility towards . I don't know where it ca from...'
'Chu Yunze's advances and retreats were appropriate; he looked sowhat like a normal person.'
'That ng Qi perfectly fit the normal mindset of soone from a small town moving to a big city. However, he had a Red Gold talent after all; wasn't he offered preferential treatnt in his own city? How strange...'
'As for Chu Xuan...' Su Chen recalled the main character from tonight. He didn't seem arrogant, and he could mingle well with the rest.
After tonight, it was highly likely that quite a few people had a good impression of him.
Although he grew a bit cold towards him later, Su Chen had completely rejected his recruitnt, so it was completely understandable for him to react like this.
Placing a question mark next to Pang Xingwen in his mind, Su Chen turned his thoughts back to the Saint's requirents.
'Help a hundred individuals... Soone must need sothing for to be able to help them. I wonder if forcing help onto them counts...'
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