Chapter Twenty-Three: Another Three-Year Agreement

In another courtyard, Su Chen also did not go to the martial arts training ground for morning lessons.

He sat cross-legged on the ground, and wisps of greenish-yellow energy emanated from his body.

The "Taixu Daozhang" truly lives up to its reputation as an ultimate imperial scripture, possessing extraordinary profoundness. Overnight, Su Chen's cultivation level increased by two minor realms, reaching the sixth level of Body Tempering.

To advance three minor realms in such a short period of time is undeniably fast.

Perhaps because Su Yang's speed is too fast, Su Chen's speed seems like a tortoise's pace, but in fact, this is the normal cultivation speed of a martial artist.

After calming the restless energy within his body caused by the breakthrough, Su Chen stood up and stretched.

At the same time, a dark figure appeared in the room.

The dark figure spoke in a hoarse voice, like a broken bellows: "Young Master, have you made your decision?"

Su Chen wasn't surprised by the sudden appearance of people and voices. Instead, he walked to the table, poured himself a glass of water, and then said, "Elder Li, does my father really want me to go to the Great Xia Academy?"

"It is indeed the head of the family's intention. He has already arranged everything for you. This is the letter of introduction, young master. If you have made up your mind, then set off today."

After taking the envelope from Elder Li, Su Chen remained silent for a moment before saying, "Alright, staying in the Su family all the time is not conducive to my cultivation, and it is simply not enough to catch up with Xu Wan's pace. Let's set off today."

Having made up his mind, Su Chen spoke decisively and succinctly.

Actually, Su Chen still had some doubts about why his father, whom he had never met, suddenly asked him to go to the Great Xia Imperial City to study. However, the old man who suddenly appeared in front of him last night was indeed a servant of the Li family.

Bearing the imperial blood of the Li family, he could clearly sense the contractual restrictions on the old man's body. This was proof that the servants of the Li family had been loyal to the main branch of the Li family for generations, and it could not possibly be fake.

"However, I still need to talk to my uncle, Mr. Li, please give me some time."

"Young master, you are too kind. This old servant is just a servant, and everything is up to your wishes."

Although the old man was very respectful to him, Su Chen did not actually treat the old man as a servant, partly due to his personality.

Secondly, this old man is actually a true martial arts master!

He is a grandmaster-level expert whose cultivation surpasses that of a primordial martial artist!

When Su Chen first learned of Elder Li's cultivation level, he was also extremely shocked. He never expected that his father would have a Grandmaster servant by his side!

As for his own father, who could make a grandmaster a servant, how strong must he be? Su Chen found it even harder to imagine.

This made him somewhat curious about his father, whom he had never met.

......

Su Yang arrived at the martial arts arena, checked in, and then collected his daily dose of Qi Gathering Pills from the Pill Hall.

Even a mosquito's leg is still meat. After converting the pills in his hand into martial arts points, Su Yang had nothing to do.

Nowadays, he can be said to be somewhat out of place among the younger generation of the Su family.

With a cultivation level of the seventh level of the Acquired Realm, he would rank among the top five in the entire Su family.

Moreover, his combat strength has already been proven; he is even stronger than Su Ya, the second-best expert in the Su family.

He felt even more that staying in the Su family was pointless.

He yawned, eliciting gasps from countless fans, but just as Su Yang turned to leave...

But then they saw Su Chen appear in the training ground.

He wondered to himself, what was he doing at the martial arts arena?

Since his cultivation stagnated, Su Yang has rarely been seen appearing in the martial arts arena. Unless it's a test, Su Yang is usually locked in his room, so today's appearance is quite unusual.

Unperturbed, Su Yang wasn't worried about Su Chen discovering anything when they met.

The cauldron inside the other party's body has fallen into a deep sleep, and Su Chen alone has absolutely no chance of discovering that he is the masked expert!

As expected, Su Chen walked towards them, and just as Su Yang had anticipated, the two passed each other calmly without any incident.

But after passing by Su Yang, Su Chen couldn't help but feel a little puzzled, because he suddenly felt that the figure of his cousin Su Yang really resembled that of the bandit who attacked him in the Hundred Thousand Mountains!

Turning around as if possessed, Su Chen's pupils dilated at the sight of Su Yang's back! The resemblance was even stronger!

Su Chen felt a pang of anxiety as he thought of the masked man. A surge of hatred welled up within him, but then, as if he had just remembered something, the hatred vanished completely.

Su Chen shook his head self-deprecatingly, sighing inwardly at how unrealistic his thinking was. Not to mention that his younger brother Su Yang's cultivation level was nowhere near that of the masked man.

The fact that Xu Wan was saved by Xia Qianqiu means that Xia Qianqiu should have killed the masked man without a doubt. It's ridiculous that he still doubts his own brother!

Unaware that his cousin Su Chen had just nearly mistaken him for a bad guy.

Su Yang did not leave the training ground, but instead went to the stone stool he liked to squat on and squatted down.

He felt there was going to be a good show to watch today.

Indeed, Su Chen's appearance was not only seen by Su Yang, but also by the younger generation of the Su family who were practicing martial arts in the training ground.

They all stopped what they were doing and looked at him.

Even more so, some whispered among themselves.

"That piece of trash Su Chen actually dares to come to the martial arts arena? Is he out of his mind?!"

"Who knows? Maybe he hit his head."

"If I were him, I would have given up martial arts long ago, and I wouldn't feel ashamed."

"Three years to reach the third level of Body Tempering, in this Tianshui City, no! In the entire Great Xia Dynasty, he is probably the only one who has achieved this!"

A chorus of mocking laughter filled his ears, but Su Chen remained unperturbed.

Things are different now; he's not the same person he used to be, so why should he be angry?

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