Chapter 196 - Day Of The Martial Arts Contest

The day of the martial arts contest finally arrived and the one hundred battle platforms were already surrounded by countless onlookers. It was crowded with people, but no one was dissatisfied about this because this was the same venue and atmosphere since the founding of the Silver Wing Empire.

"I heard that the arrogant young patriarch of the Liu Family will join in this contest. I don"t know what kind of wine he drank in Wine Master Jiu"s store that it actually made him join this annual martial arts compet.i.tion. He must have gone crazy or maybe he was forced by the patriarch himself."

"Are you talking about Liu Mengdi? He"s such a joke! I heard that he"s still an early stage 3rd-rank Crusader realm at the age of twenty-one. It might be high compared to other youths, but for someone heavily nurtured by the Liu Family, his talent seems fairly ordinary. How did he have the guts to join the compet.i.tion this year?"

Liu Mengdi sat together with his father and some of his subordinates. The Liu Family also sent a few of their young elites to partic.i.p.ate in the contest, but they didn"t sit together with their young patriarch.

Seeing the behavior of his so-called family members, Liu Mengdi snorted in his heart. "Just watch closely. I will show everyone that I am the only one deserving to become the patriarch of the Liu Family!"

Liu Mengdi was one of Jiu Shen"s first customers and he was even forced by the latter to buy his wine during their first encounter. However, he was now one of Jiu Shen"s most loyal customers and he was also a frequent visitor of his store.

This guy had been putting up an arrogant facade in front of everyone to make them feel that he was a silkpants young master. However, no one knew that this was actually just an act that he had been putting up since he was young. Liu Mengdi knew that his uncles were vying for the position of his father, and they would do anything to get it, so he devised a plan together with his father to fool the rest of the world. And now, he was planning to let everyone know who the true Liu Mengdi was!

In a different spot, the patriarch of the Beiming Family, Beiming Liqiang, led his young elites to their seats. The faces of the youths behind him were rigid. It was as if they were soldiers who were about to join a war.

More notable sects and n.o.ble families arrived with their young disciples and young elites, but the most noticeable were still the disciples of the three great n.o.ble families and the elites brought by the imperial family.

"Look! It"s Wine Master Jiu"s group! They are on top of flying swords again!"

Following that shout, everyone raised their heads to look at the sky. They saw more than twenty flying swords descending to the ground. Even though they already saw this during the registration, the crowd still felt surprised at this. No one was able to achieve this kind of precise control in true essence, so this sword technique made everyone admire Jiu Shen.

"That pretty lady... She"s the prettiest woman I"ve seen in my life. I would be willing to die if I could make her mine."

"Are you tired of living?! Can"t you see that she has a close relations.h.i.+p with Wine Master Jiu? I wouldn"t even be surprised if I found out that she is his wife..."

Everyone"s gazes weren"t focused on the youths behind Jiu Shen. They were looking at the new member of his group. She was a tall young lady with long purple hair. She was wearing a long white dress that stuck closely to her body, exposing her curvy figure and bountiful a.s.sets. The men could not help but fantasize when they saw this woman. Who is she? What is her relations.h.i.+p with Jiu Shen? No one knows.

"Is that Wine Master Jiu"s daughter? She looks cute. Like father like daughter. The heavens is truly unfair! Sigh."

Jiu Shen walked calmly despite the crowd"s piercing gaze. Everyone could see that he was carrying a young girl with short white hair in his embrace. They could not help but speculate in their hearts when they saw this little girl. Is this little lolita Wine Master Jiu"s daughter? If that"s the case, then the woman beside him should be his wife...

Jiu Shen continued walking wordlessly. He didn"t know what the crowd was thinking, but even he learned about it, he would still not give an explanation and just remain silent. Who gives a d.a.m.n about them?

Emperor Elyk went forward and greeted Jiu Shen with a smile. He also took a brief look at the purple-haired young lady beside him and the little girl in his embrace. Could they really be a family? Emperor Elyk was curious, but he didn"t speak about it.

"Wine Master Jiu, come with me. I"ve already prepared the seats for your group." Emperor Elyk said.

Jiu Shen nodded his head at the emperor to express his thanks.

Emperor Elyk grinned when he saw that. He then led Jiu Shen"s group to the area just right beside where the Silveria Imperial Family were seated.

The crowd frowned when they saw how courteous the emperor was to Jiu Shen, but no one said a word. They were afraid of the emperor"s might and they didn"t want to offend him just because of a sitting arrangement.

Elder Kuan of the Xue Family snorted in his heart when he saw this. "Enjoy your high and mighty positions now since it won"t be long before my Xue Family will trample you all!"

"Xue Tong, are you confident that you can beat the fourth prince? He should be the strongest compet.i.tor in this martial arts contest." Elder Kuan glanced at the young man beside him. This was Xue Tong, the son of Supreme Elder Xue Yangkun!

Xue Tong"s bearing took a drastic change after his sudden growth in strength. He wasn"t the same blindly arrogant young master anymore. His cold pair of eyes turned warmer as he looked at Elder Kuan.

"Strongest? Elder Kuan, I must admit that the fourth prince is indeed strong, but if we had the same level of cultivation, I could defeat him in less than ten moves!" Xue Tong said with confidence. If it was before, he wouldn"t even dare utter such bold words, but after the special training he had undergone in the Undying Corpse Sect, his confidence was sky-high!

Elder Kuan smirked when he heard his reply. He had seen the astonis.h.i.+ng growth of Xue Tong, and he was also confident about his strength.

"Even with Xue Tong"s growth, it might still be hard for him to defeat the fourth prince at this moment, but this is not a problem. It wouldn"t take long for him to surpa.s.s the fourth prince"s level after a few more months of training. I"m just worried that the Silveria Imperial Family would no longer be there to see the growth of our Xue Family! Hahahha!" Elder Kuan guffawed in his heart and he could not conceal the cold smile on his face as he looked at where the emperor was seated.