Chapter 22: The Contest Begins
"What do you say, you say it again?!" Hebian Tongchuan didn't think that Lin Chen would refuse, after all, no matter how you look at it, you have to be better than Hebian Zemu. But maybe Lin Chen didn't understand the gap between Hebian Zemu and himself, so he would be like this.
Hebian Tongchuan slowly stood up again, directly ignoring the riverside Zemu who was already breathing fire in his eyes, and said to Lin Chen, "Lin Chen, let me ask you again, are you willing to be my subordinate? Now I have gathered twenty three-star hunters under my command, and there are not a few hunting kings and hunting emperors. With your strength and the cultivation of the Hunter Emperor, your achievements in the future will definitely be extraordinary! As for my fifth brother, although there are also a few good players, how can they compare with mine?"
Tongchuan by the river sat down calmly again, he believed that Lin Chen was a smart person. I've already said this, as long as people with some brains know how to choose. Moreover, no matter how Lin Chen looks at it, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, unless Lin Chen's brain is pumped, he will refuse.
"Lord, Lin Chen rejected you just now, and you should be beheaded according to the usual practice!" Wu Laosan, who was holding his broken arm on the side, looked at Lin Chen resentfully, he didn't want the other party to climb the big tree of Tongchuan by the river like this, otherwise he was afraid that there would be no day of revenge in this life.
"Wu Laosan, what's the matter with you, get down, be embarrassed!" This time it was Renji Hebe who spoke on the side, he and Hebian Tongchuan have always had a good personal relationship, and at this time, he was naturally happy to see Hebian Tongchuan subduing a subordinate with good future prospects.
"This is!" Wu Laosan was about to say something, but after meeting the gaze of Tongchuan by the river, he immediately shut up and stood in the corner of the hall, but his gaze at Lin Chen was still resentful.
Of course, Lin Chen didn't take Wu Laosan seriously at all, this kind of small role just taught him a lesson, there is no need to really take it to heart, otherwise he will not be tired to death every day.
"Young master, I don't know if there is anything else going on with the villain down there, if not, I'll go down!" Lin Chen didn't pay attention to the riverside Tongchuan at all, and didn't even look at it, just turned around and respectfully saluted the riverside Zemu on the chairman's side.
"Ah, it's okay, it's okay!Hahaha, Huailiu, you take Lin Chen down. Wait for me in the side hall first, I'll go over later" Hebian Zemu was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Lin Chen to choose his side so decisively, after all, in his opinion, he was not the opponent of Hebian Tongchuan in terms of status and strength. Even if Lin Chen really chose the riverside Tongchuan in the end, he wouldn't really stop anything.
But now that Lin Chen has chosen himself, he has nothing to fear. Even if Kawabe Tongchuan and Kawabe Renji unite, he is not afraid, and besides, he has always faced their joint attack!
"You hum, I don't know how to lift, let's go!" Hebian Tongchuan was originally sitting in his position very calmly, and he was also angry at this time, but he was very famous Since Lin Chen had made a decision, it was impossible for him to really take any excessive actions, at least not today.
Not to mention that it is not good for his reputation to kill or abolish Lin Chen, he will be said that he is intolerant, and Zemu by the river alone will not let him get his wish. Although he and the fourth brother have always been able to suppress the fifth child when they join forces, but that is only in words, and the real action is at most a fight between subordinates, and there is still a little room for each other.
"Hmph, arrogant people don't live long!" Renji Hebe was also very surprised by Lin Chen's choice, but he was much smarter than Hebian Tongchuan, so he just hastily put down a cruel word, turned around and left the small courtyard with his subordinates following Hebian Tongchuan.
As for Kawabe Zhixing, who has been watching the play and not speaking, he was the last to leave, and before leaving, he muttered to Kawabe Zemu for a while, no one knew what he was talking about, but judging from the expressions of the two, there should have been some kind of agreement.
Kawabe Zeki in the hall looked at the back of Kawabe Jisung who was leaving, his eyes flashed, and he didn't know what he was thinking. But then Riverside Zemu walked out of the hall quickly and headed for the side hall.
"Squeak" The camphor wood hollow wooden door was gently pushed to see, and the figure of Zemu by the river appeared in the house. Lin Chen and Zhang Huailiu, who were originally sitting, hurriedly got up and saluted, but there was no arrogance at all.
Zemu by the river walked a few steps quickly, helped him up before Lin Chen bowed, and then fixed his eyes and carefully looked at the ordinary young man in front of him, and said three good words in a row!
And Zhang Huailiu on the side was very surprised by the reaction of Hebian Zemu, he had followed Hebian Zemu for many years and had never seen him like this. Obviously, Lin Chen is not simple than he imagined, otherwise Zemu by the river would not attach so much importance to it, so Zhang Huailiu solemnly glanced at the young man next to him again, and secretly rejoiced that he had befriended him at the beginning, instead of forming evil.
"Huailiu, you go out first, just guard under the steps outside, no one is allowed to come in without my permission" Riverside Zemu is a member of the big clan after all, even if he is excited, he will control his emotions very well, so after two breaths, Riverside Zemu became the Riverside Zemu that Lin Chen was familiar with again. A handsome face, a little gentle affinity, and it seems to be confident about everything at any time.
"Yes, young master" Zhang Huailiu glanced at Lin Chen again, turned around and left the side hall, closed the wooden door of the side hall, Zhang Huailiu stood under the stone steps, turned his head to look at the house, even if he couldn't see anything, but he understood that Lin Chen and himself were no longer a person of the same world.
"Lin Chen, if I'm not mistaken, you should be a monk!"
Lin Chen was still thinking about how to explain the scene just now in order to gain the trust of Hebe Zemu, after all, a twelve-year-old boy abolished an experienced two-star hunter with a single blow, this matter was a little strange no matter how you looked at it.
It's just that I didn't expect Riverside Zemu to have seen through everything at all, and he was so calm. Now that Zemu by the river can see it, presumably a few of them should also see it with Tongchuan by the river, maybe this is the main reason why they are fighting for Lin Chen so fiercely, and they even don't hesitate to turn their faces in front of them. You must know that robbing someone in front of others is more hateful than killing your parents.
"Young Master Wise" Lin Chen knew that he couldn't hide it now, so it was better to admit it directly. From the words of a few people in Tongchuan by the river just now, Lin Chen could see that he should not have any trouble, and even should be beneficial.
"Well, since you can advance to Kaiyuan and become a monk, you naturally can't be equal to ordinary subordinates. Lin Chen, let me ask you, would you like to represent me in the Qishan Competition? Of course, I may not be the only one to be sent by my side, but if you can participate, then my chances of winning will be greater. And in return, no matter what the final result is, you can get a Qi Transformation Pill, what do you think?" Riverside Zemu got straight to the point, since Lin Chen admitted that he was a monk, then everything below was easy to do.
Maybe Lin Chen didn't know what the Qi Transformation Pill was before coming to Riverside City, but after meeting Lu Renjia, Lin Chen still knew something about the cultivation realm, and among them was the Qi Transformation Pill.
The Qi Transformation Pill is a kind of pill that monks usually take when cultivating, which can speed up the speed at which monks absorb star power and refine. Because this elixir is relatively simple to refine, and the medicinal effect is only effective for monks in the early Kaiyuan Dynasty, there are generally some in the mortal tribes that are not monks.
The Qi Pill can be taken by ordinary people to prolong life and prevent all diseases, and it is regarded as a holy medicine in the mortal world. However, this kind of holy medicine was just the lowest level of elixir in the cultivation realm.
"Deal!" Lin Chen didn't hesitate at all, he originally planned to participate in the Qishan Competition this time, as for whether he represented Hebian Zemu or the Lin tribe, he didn't care at all. What Lin Chen cared about was those sects that were hidden behind him, and the Qi Transformation Pill was exactly what Lin Chen needed now, so Lin Chen didn't have to think about anything at all.
"Okay, happy!" Riverside Zemu laughed, took out a small porcelain bottle from his body with a smile on his face, and gently threw it to Lin Chen.
"This is the Qi Transformation Pill, you can take it first, I believe it should help you improve your strength. There is still half a month before the start of the Qishan Competition, and I will make proper arrangements for you during this time!"
Lin Chen took the porcelain bottle and looked at the thumb-sized milky white pill in the bottle, and the faint medicinal fragrance emanated, which made people feel refreshed when they heard it.
In the next time, Hebian Zemu and Lin Chen started a family routine in the side hall, and even offered to pick up Lin Chen's parents to come to Yunyun, in fact, these are just the means of the big tribe to gather their subordinates!
Half a month passed in a blink of an eye, and no one had seen Lin Chen again in this half a month, and the news that Lin Chen was a young monk also spread among some small groups of people in Riverside City.
However, Zhang Huailiu keenly found that in the past half a month, it was not only Lin Chen who disappeared, but also the emperor hunter who had been secretly protecting Zemu by the river.
Everything seemed to be calm, until the day of the Qishan Competition, the reality finally cleared the haze that had been shrouded and gradually revealed.