67: Chapter 67: All sides covet it, but none are enough to fight it.

Gu Chen and the other two walked out of the teleportation array as it was getting dark.

The square was much emptier than during the day; those who remained were the winners from various battlefields, each bearing the marks of combat!

Gu Qingshan carried his war blade, walking with a spring in his step!

This was the feeling!

"My battlefield was so satisfying! One blade, one kill, like chopping vegetables!"

Gu Chen smiled. "Brother Qingshan, I told you not to always stay in the back mountain, but you wouldn't listen. Now you know, right?"

"That's different! It's so relaxing with the Old Ancestor!"

Gu Chen hadn't expected that Brother Qingshan, who used to love charging to the front, had become so Zen-like.

He didn't know what benefits the Old Ancestor had given him to make him turn out like this, but he didn't care. Anyway, he was the Young Lord; in the future, everyone would have to listen to him!

Ru Shuang walked at the very back, her steps slightly unsteady.

Her battlefield had been the most difficult; she had relied entirely on her grandfather's guidance in her mind to make it to the end.

Her white clothes were stained with dust, and her hair was a bit disheveled!

But that face remained so beautiful that one could not look away.

Gu Chen turned his head to look at her. "Are you injured?"

Ru Shuang shook her head. "No, just a little tired."

Gu Chen took a Medicinal Pill from his Storage Pouch and handed it over. "Eat this Medicinal Pill; you'll recover quickly."

Ru Shuang took the Medicinal Pill, glanced at it, and her hand trembled!

"This is?!"

An Imperial Rank healing pill!

When her grandfather saw it, he felt his scalp tingle!

How could this kid have everything!

That was an Imperial Rank healing pill, and he seemed completely unconcerned. What was going on?

Could it be that his family specialized in Alchemy?

No wonder he was so rich, no wonder he was so lavish with his spending!

"Eat this Medicinal Pill and have a sleep, and you'll be fine."

Ru Shuang opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end, she didn't say it!

She swallowed the Medicinal Pill, and a wave of warm spiritual energy spread from her abdomen!

It flowed through her entire body in an instant, and her exhaustion was swept away!

She looked at Gu Chen, and that indescribable feeling in her heart grew even stronger.

Just how many more good things did this person have?

...

Tianque City, Zuixian Restaurant.

Gu Chen booked the top floor; pushing open the window allowed him to see half the city.

After eating the Medicinal Pill, Ru Shuang's complexion was much rosier. She sat by the window, her gaze drifting toward Gu Chen involuntarily.

Gu Qingshan and Li Shuangxu were in the lobby downstairs, asking the waiter about the Genius Tournament main event.

Everything looked calm.

But outside the city, it was not calm at all!

The three quasi-emperors of the Zhao Family had arrived!

Patriarch Zhao Wuji led the team in person, followed by two white-haired Elders. The three of them stood in a triangular formation in a valley thirty miles outside the city!

The space lockdown array had already been set; not even a fly could fly out within a hundred-mile radius!

"Patriarch, that kid is currently at the Zuixian Restaurant." Zhao Kun returned from the city and knelt on one knee!

Patriarch Zhao Wuji opened his eyes. "Keep a close watch. The moment he leaves the city will be the time of his death!"

"Yes."

Zhao Kun retreated.

In the valley, Patriarch Zhao Wuji closed his eyes to rest, waiting for the best opportunity!

He did not make a move directly; after all, attacking within the city would inevitably harm innocents.

The city contained many descendants of Imperial clans; if innocents were harmed, those forces would likely fight the Zhao Family to the death!

Facing many strong enemies was naturally not a good thing, and besides, the Genius Tournament was held outside the city; he couldn't hide in the city forever!

Patriarch Zhao Wuji's aura of a third-level quasi-emperor spread faintly, causing the surrounding air to freeze!

The two Elders behind him said nothing, also waiting!

Waiting for the prey to leave the cage!

As soon as he left the city, the three of them would lock onto the target and strike to kill!

With three quasi-emperors attacking at the same time, even if he had a guardian, it would be too late to save him!

Opposite the Zuixian Restaurant, on the second floor of a teahouse!

Several middle-aged men dressed in plain clothes sat by the window, their eyes scanning the entrance of the Zuixian Restaurant from time to time!

They were scouts from the Nangong Family!

Nangong Lie sat in the corner, holding a jade talisman, his expression not looking good!

"The Grand Elder said not to make a move for now." An old man in gray next to him whispered.

Nangong Lie was puzzled. "The Zhao Family is already preparing to act, and we aren't? If we wait for that kid to die at the hands of the Zhao Family, the ultimate emperor weapon will belong to the Zhao Family!"

"What's the rush?"

The old man in gray narrowed his eyes.

"With three quasi-emperors from the Zhao Family, can that kid even leave the city alive? Even if he dies, the ultimate emperor weapon won't disappear into thin air. We can just snatch it then!"

"But!"

"No buts!" The old man in gray interrupted him. "Just keep watching, don't alert the enemy!"

Nangong Lie didn't speak.

He was unwilling!

But he dared not disobey the Grand Elder's order!

After all, the three quasi-emperor experts of the Zhao Family were not to be trifled with. If they attacked rashly, let alone snatching it!

Maybe the two families would start fighting!

It wasn't just the Nangong Family.

In the inn opposite the teahouse, there were several other groups of people!

Everyone's gaze was fixed in the same direction.

The Zuixian Restaurant.

That young man at the first level of the Sovereign Realm was currently the most dangerous person in the entire Tianque City.

Some wanted his life, some wanted his money, and some wanted his sword.

After all, he had caused such a stir at the auction; many people looked at him as if he were a fat sheep!

"That kid is currently a fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered." In the inn, a middle-aged man laughed.

"Tsk tsk, this level of attention, not even Imperial clans get this much!"

The person next to him chimed in, "Who's to say? A bumpkin from the Eastern Region who thought he was something special just because he had a few coins. Now you know, right? In the Central Plains, having money without strength means death!"

"It's a pity for that girl on the beauty ranking who is also suffering along with him."

"Do you think that girl will die?"

"Die? The girl is so pretty; maybe those people will keep her for themselves."

"Hahaha, that makes sense!"

Laughter echoed in the inn; no one thought that Gu Chen could leave alive.

A first-level Sovereign Realm cultivator facing three quasi-emperors of the Zhao Family!

How could he survive?

...

Top floor of the Zuixian Restaurant.

Gu Chen sat by the window, holding a teacup, his gaze looking toward the distant horizon.

He knew everything.

It wasn't a guess; Jian Wuji had told him!

"Thirty miles outside the city, three quasi-emperors, they have set up a space lockdown array."

Jian Wuji's voice sounded in his mind, his tone not nervous at all.

Gu Chen asked, "Can we fight?"

"Yes."

"How many can you fight?"

"All of them."

Jian Wuji's answer was very brief, but Gu Chen understood.

All of them?

Could it be that even combined, they weren't enough for Uncle Jian to fight?

What kind of monster had the Old Ancestor chosen for him?

He smiled!

"The Old Ancestor was right, just do it!"

Ru Shuang looked at his smile and couldn't help but ask, "Young Master Gu, what are you smiling about?"

Gu Chen turned to look at her. "Nothing, I just think tomorrow's competition should be quite interesting."

Ru Shuang was stunned for a moment.

Tomorrow's competition?

What exactly was this person thinking?

In her mind, her grandfather's voice rang out, "Girl, this kid is not simple. I can sense quasi-emperor experts outside. He isn't running, nor is he anxious, and he still has the heart to drink tea. Either he is a fool, or he has a trump card."

Ru Shuang asked in her heart, "Grandfather, what do you think he is?"

Her grandfather was silent for a while. "I think he is a fool with a trump card."

Ru Shuang: "..."

That was as good as saying nothing.