Chapter 1001: Stepping onto the Stairs

Chen Chuan turned around and walked towards the center with Cheng Zitong.

When he passed by those guests, there were people from the Processing Bureau, Defense Department, City Patrol, and even Wuyi College. They all greeted him, but the titles they used were different, such as "Teacher Chen", "Director", "Captain", "Supervisor", etc.

When they saw Cheng Zitong wearing decorative sunglasses and walking with Chen Chuan, some felt jealous and cursed him, some felt envious, some tried to curry favor with him, and there were all kinds of mentalities.

Liu Yin didn't know why, but as he watched Chen Chuan approach, he felt a surge of emotion in his heart. He raised his hand in salute. His peers standing next to him subconsciously followed suit, at least inspiring the majority of the group. Although it looked a little crooked and untidy, no one cared at the moment.

When Chen Chuan saw this, he stopped for a moment and raised his hand to salute his peers. This made Liu Yin and the young people behind them even more excited.

However, when they saw Cheng Zitong, they did not have so many complicated emotions. Instead, they felt that they saw themselves in Cheng Zitong, the elder, and felt that this elder had done what they could not do, and they felt a sense of satisfaction in their hearts.

After Chen Chuan walked over from this side, he finally came close to Cheng Zhou. The height difference between the two was almost a head, so he did not walk too close, but stopped a few steps away.

Some of Cheng Zhou's family members and elders from other families who were beside him didn't feel anything at a distance, but when he arrived in front of him, they suddenly felt an unusual sense of oppression, especially the fighters present, who felt it even more strongly.

Even though Chen Chuan was now able to control his aura so that no part of it leaked out, they could still feel the obvious contrast between strong and weak from Chen Chuan's external body rhythm and external information.

They knew clearly that the person standing in front of them was a fighter.

The more a person practices martial arts, the more he knows how important a fighter is and how big the gap is between himself and such people.

That was the peak they had wanted to climb all their lives but had never been able to reach, and could only look up at it. So at this moment, when such a person stood in front of them, they became a little cautious, even a little restrained.

Chen Chuan said to Cheng Zhou, "Mr. Cheng, I just returned from Haidong Road yesterday and didn't have time to change clothes before rushing here. I hope you can forgive me if I'm being rude."

Cheng Zhou carefully considered his words before replying solemnly, "Director Chen, your words are sincere. I am deeply honored that you have shown me such a kindness."

Chen Chuan raised his hand and gestured backwards, and immediately several servicemen came over with a pulley cart carrying a large box half a person's height.

He picked up a gift list from the table and handed it to the person next to him who was welcoming the family, saying, "I came here in a hurry and didn't have time to prepare much, so I'll just take this set of "Dangu Qilue" and a Suiyuan bow as a birthday gift."

Everyone present could understand the latter item; it must be a bow and arrow of considerable value. But they had no idea what the former item was. Only a few seemed to have heard of it, but were unsure.

Fortunately, they can now search through the realm. After searching for a while, many people learned the answer and couldn't help but gasp.

"Dangu Qilue" is a compendium of Dan books that has been out of print since the Middle Ages.

This list of books seems to be about alchemy, but in fact, alchemy and martial arts were inseparable at that time. Many of them are records of martial arts in the world compiled by the imperial family at that time, which record and excerpt many kinds of superb fighting essentials in the world at that time.

Of course, if all the books recorded were laid out, they would be enough to fill an entire warehouse.

However, the real essence does not require so much. If this box contains all of them, its value will be immeasurable.

As for the Suiyuan bow, it was stated on the gift list that it was a hunting bow, used exclusively for hunting in the old days. However, it was also an alienated weapon, and when used with a special bow and arrow, it could be used to hunt some small and medium-sized creatures of the fusion land. However, now that there were firearms, it could not be used unless one was specialized in this.

But before joining the rebels, every member of the Cheng family mastered the skill of archery, so now the three brothers of the Cheng family all retain this skill, especially Cheng Zhou, who is very famous in this area, so it is obvious that this bow and arrow was given with great care.

After Cheng Zhou looked at it, he bowed and said solemnly, "Director Chen, thank you for the generous gift. Please come in and chat." As he spoke, he turned sideways and extended his hand toward the door, as if inviting someone in. The Cheng family members behind him immediately made way for him.

Chen Chuan glanced at the mansion, then looked at Cheng Zitong and said, "Teacher, please go first." Cheng Zitong said, "Okay."

However, he deliberately left Cheng Zitong half a step behind, and the two of them walked in together, and the guests also rushed in.

When they reached the door, Chen Chuan paused slightly, as if he had thought of something. Everyone paused, puzzled. He then pulled out an invitation from his coat and gestured to the greeter.

"I heard that you need an invitation to enter Cheng's house, otherwise you can't get in. Fortunately, I remembered to bring it with me when I came."

Of course, the invitation to the Chengzhai was given to all the upper echelons of the Central City. After all, the old man had spent most of his life in the Central City. Although he had not reached the highest position, he was not far from the top. Whether the upper echelons came or not was their business, but face and courtesy were required. Therefore, this invitation was also sent to Chen Chuan in advance.

Cheng Shang stepped forward and said with a smile, "Director Chen, you're joking. Director Chen, we are all very happy to welcome you. Besides, the Cheng family has always been harmonious. How could we refuse someone just because of an invitation?"

Chen Chuan hummed, looked at Cheng Zitong and said, "Teacher, I'm afraid that student has misunderstood."

Cheng Zitong said, "Really? It's the teacher's fault. I didn't explain it to you, Xiaochuan. Look at what happened. I want to apologize to you."

Immediately, a family receptionist came up and took the initiative to take it. "It's us who didn't explain it clearly to Director Chen. And this isn't your fault, Third Brother. It's all our fault for not handling it properly. We have to apologize to Director Chen. And Third Brother, this is our fault."

As he spoke, he bowed deeply to Chen Chuan, then to Cheng Zitong, and said sincerely, "Third brother, we are negligent."

At the back, Ni Qianqian nudged Captain Li with her elbow and then gestured to the front, "See? See? See?"

Captain Li returned the look, "I see, I see."

As for the others, they were also watching the scene in front of them. They had already known more or less about Cheng Zitong's affairs before, and now they were watching with a bit of amusement in mind, but at the same time, they felt that something seemed to be changing from today on.

After Chen Chuan and Cheng Zitong entered the house, they walked forward under the guidance of the Cheng family. When they arrived at the hall, Cheng Zitong walked towards his table, and Chen Chuan naturally followed him there.

The Cheng family's receptionist quickly said, "Director Chen, please come in and take a seat."

Cheng Zitong had already sat down at this time.

Chen Chuan asked, "Teacher, what are you doing?"

Cheng Zitong looked up and said, "Teacher, my seat is right here."

Chen Chuan nodded. "Since the teacher's seat is here, the students should be here too." He looked around. "I wonder if you can add another seat for me?"

At this time, all eyes were focused here, especially the younger and older members of the Cheng family who could only sit outside. They suddenly felt a throbbing in their hearts, and some people who felt the same way couldn't help but want to cheer out loud.

The Cheng family members were at a loss for words and could not help but look at Cheng Zhou, the only person who could make the decision. Cheng Zhou then said to Cheng Zitong, "Xiao Tong, come sit inside."

Cheng Zitong originally wanted to say that there are Cheng family rules here, so if I go in, won’t I break the rules?

But looking at his old father's face with many more wrinkles, he thought for a moment and finally didn't say anything. He stood up again and said, "Okay, Xiaochuan, we're not feeling comfortable here, are we? Why don't we go inside? It'll be easier to talk behind closed doors, right?"

Many people present thought, "No, it's fine to talk here." However, the Cheng family breathed a sigh of relief.

Chen Chuan nodded, and then he and Cheng Zitong followed him to the main hall, and his seat was arranged at Cheng Zhou's main table. Cheng Zhou extended his hand to invite him, and this time he did not refuse. He thanked him and waited for Cheng Zhou to sit down before he sat down.

Cheng Zitong took off his sunglasses, smiled, and sat down at Qiao Linhu's table.

Cheng Zhou picked up the sweet dew on the table with both hands and said, "Director Chen, thank you for taking the time to come and celebrate my birthday. I'd like to offer you a toast."

Chen Chuan picked up the cup, said "Please, old sir", and took a sip.

Cheng Zhou put down his drink and said, "Director Chen, if my guess is correct, the Skyline China Unicom incident has been quite eventful these past few days, right?"

Chen Chuan took a look and said, "Is Mr. Cheng also paying attention to this matter?"

Cheng Zhou said, "Although I've been retired for twenty years, I can still see all the changes in the central city with my old eyes." He pointed to his eyes, "If the skyline was so easy, we wouldn't have been stuck for so many years."

Chen Chuan said, "There are some obstacles, but Mr. Cheng, don't worry. They have been handled. Even if there are any more, the two central cities can handle it."

Cheng Zhou said, "Director Chen, you just gave me a set of books and a bow. I like them very much. If I were younger, I would be overjoyed and would definitely treat Director Chen as a close friend. But I just heard that the skyline was safely connected, and I think the best gift would be for Director Chen to tell me about it in person."

He said slowly, "The gift I received only brought joy to one person, but the gift given by Director Chen brought joy to millions of people. How can I not be happy?"

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(End of this chapter)