279: Zhuang Siwei and his family came to visit

This was Su Duo's home, and his home too; he had lived here for nearly ten years.

How could he not have feelings for it?

"Uncle, I will seriously consider what you said, but I just interviewed for a position at the Mall, so I'll wait for their news first."

"Alright."

... The next day.

Lin Feng could clearly feel that there were fewer passengers these past few days, but the pills were selling very quickly.

Currently, his sales progress was almost entirely achieved:

【New Upgrade Martial Pill Sales Progress (10/10), New Advancement Pill Sales Progress (6/10), New Healing Pill Sales Progress (10/10), train exclusive water Sales Progress (24/30), steamed bun Sales Progress (4/10).】

Yesterday, Ximen Chuifeng bought a New Advancement Pill before getting off the train, so it's estimated that soon, his Crimson Flame Ant will also become a Fourth-Order Fierce Beast, just like Little Ice Fox.

However, Ximen Chuifeng's own combat power was lacking, and his physical body was also somewhat weak, unlike Wang Yi, who had undergone special training year-round.

Today should be the day of the martial arts competition between the Three Great Powers of 155 Fortress.

Just as Lin Feng expected, 155 Fortress was bustling with excitement at this moment... Inside 155 Fortress, the City Lord's Mansion.

The triennial martial arts competition of such a large scale had always been hosted by the City Lord's Mansion, and this time was no exception.

The Director of the Beast Taming Bureau and his disciples, the Principal of the Martial Artist Training Base, as well as the Vice Principal and directors, had all arrived. The entire venue was very spacious. Besides the contestants and these important figures, other martial artists could come to watch the competition simply by paying an admission fee.

The Three Great Powers' martial arts competition was always a grand event in 155 Fortress.

"Principal Liu looks to be in radiant health; surely Liu Chen will take first place in this competition, right? Hahahaha."

After they were seated, the Director of the Beast Taming Bureau began to speak with Principal Liu.

These words made Principal Liu's heart bloom with joy, for who wouldn't want to hear others praise their son?

However, he had to maintain some composure: "The competition hasn't even started yet; I don't know what place this child will ultimately achieve."

The City Lord was not with them; he was busy arranging the venue and setting the rules.

He would probably only come to sit here once the competition officially began.

Gu Mingzhu and Wang Yi were already preparing in the contestant area. This time, a total of four contestants were selected from the City Lord's Mansion after registration, and the Beast Taming Bureau also had four.

Similarly, the list submitted by the Martial Artist Training Base, where Liu Chen was, also contained four names.

Xiao Yue was prominently among them.

Although Xiao Yue's rank was high, his popularity was very poor. No one was willing to talk to him, leaving him isolated.

Gu Mingzhu was actually very restrained, knowing that this was a competition venue and she couldn't bring shame to the City Lord's Mansion; otherwise, she would have long since gone up and thoroughly scolded Xiao Yue.

What right did a scoundrel who relied on stealing others' cultivation to reach Level Seven have to participate in this competition?!

Hmph!

No matter what others thought, Gu Mingzhu simply refused to accept it.

If she had the luck to draw Xiao Yue as her opponent later, she would definitely beat him until he was searching for his teeth all over the martial arts arena!

Soon, after the referee announced the competition rules, the martial arts competition officially began.

Gu Mingzhu did not draw Xiao Yue in the first round; instead, she drew a contestant from the Beast Taming Bureau... Meanwhile, Outside the Bastion, the Guild.

It was morning, and Zhuang Sanming had not yet received notice from the Mall, so he was doing chores at home.

Mother Su was much better now, no longer crying all day; she would occasionally go out for a walk and see the sun.

Tomorrow, Father Su and Mother Su were returning to work at the Mall.

"Sanming, you've worked hard these past few days."

Mother Su also felt sorry for this child, Zhuang Sanming; he was already very miserable, having lost his parents when he was young and living with their couple ever since.

"It's no trouble, Aunt. Would you like tea or water? I'll pour it for you," Zhuang Sanming said.

"I can do it myself," Mother Su said, shaking her head.

Zhuang Sanming didn't insist. He knew that although Mother Su appeared normal, she was still very upset inside.

Just like him at this moment.

How could he forget how his cousin died?

It was for him... As he was speaking, there was a sudden knock at the door.

"Who is it?" Zhuang Sanming subconsciously responded, then stood up and said to Mother Su, "Aunt, I'll get the door."

"En," Mother Su nodded.

Their family didn't usually close the door during the day, but ever since Zhuang Siwei's uninvited visit last time, Zhuang Sanming had gotten into the habit of keeping the door closed whenever he wasn't going out.

Moreover, the neighbors wouldn't be visiting these days, so the person knocking now couldn't possibly be... Zhuang Sanming had guessed correctly; standing outside the door was indeed Zhuang Siwei.

But besides Zhuang Siwei, there were two other people.

Zhuang Siwei's parents had also come.

"Cousin, open the door quickly! My parents came to see you and even brought you things!" Zhuang Siwei said to Zhuang Sanming, grinning as he clung to the door.

Zhuang Sanming immediately lost all desire to open the door.

"You all go back; I don't need anyone to visit," he said.

"Hey, Cousin..."

"Sanming, this isn't right. We came to see you out of good intentions; you should be polite, shouldn't you?" Father Zhuang didn't expect Zhuang Sanming to act this way, so he put on the air of an elder.

Zhuang Sanming could treat Zhuang Siwei's actions as childish antics, but he couldn't be so impolite to his parents.

As long as they used this point well, they could control Zhuang Sanming.

However, to their surprise, Zhuang Sanming didn't care about politeness at all: "I said I don't need anyone to visit; please go back!"

Still coming to see him?

Heh, why didn't they come earlier or later, but only after Su Duo died?

Although his childhood memories were already blurry, he remembered some things very clearly.

He was only a few years old then, his parents both dead. His father's side only had one younger brother, who was Zhuang Siwei's father.

It should have been Zhuang Siwei's family who took in Zhuang Sanming, but they righteously refused.

Zhuang Sanming still remembered what they said at the time:

—What? Let our family adopt this child? No, no, our family can't even feed ourselves, how can we support someone else's child?

—We have no money, not enough food, we can't provide it.

—Why should our family be responsible for him? My brother didn't leave me anything before he died.

—He's not small anymore, he's five or six years old, he can totally support himself!

Kicking someone when they're down, it was nothing less.

Zhuang Sanming wouldn't give them a good look.

"Sanming, is that your uncle and aunt?" Mother Su heard the commotion from inside and came out.

Father Zhuang and Mother Zhuang saw Mother Su and quickly put on smiling faces: "Oh, dear sister, our two families are relatives after all; we came to see you all."

"Oh," Mother Su responded faintly.

"Please open the door for us; at least let us put the things down," Father Zhuang said.