As the time reached 12:40, everyone finally sat down at the dining table.

Chu He replaced the dining table with a bigger one a few days ago, otherwise the previous table could not accommodate nine people.

Now this dining table can easily seat more than ten or twenty people.

Soon a quiet breakfast began.

Except for Chu He who was cheerful, everyone else was silent, staring quietly at the bowls in their hands.

The atmosphere was simply eerily quiet.

Among them, Li Ruxue couldn't help but make eye contact with Hoshino Chinatsu. Both of them couldn't help but think of the love affair in the past few days. Their faces suddenly turned red, and they turned their heads away, drinking the tonic soup absent-mindedly.

…

"Zizi, regarding the martial artist surnamed Chu, my subordinates have investigated more than a dozen martial artists surnamed Chu in the past few days, but none of them is the one who took the secret treasure."

Min Lao watched Lin Xiao talk about what he had investigated in the past few days.

"Keep looking, search other cities, Yundu, Tiandu, Longdu... until you find him."

Lin Xiao sat in front of the floor-to-ceiling window with a gloomy face. In the past few days, he not only visited the places where he used to be, but also focused on investigating the current forces in the imperial capital.

However, he discovered that the current imperial capital seemed completely different from before.

"yes!"

"By the way, son, I have one more thing to report!" the old man continued.

"explain!"

"My subordinates also found out about a martial artist named Chu, but..." As he spoke, Min Lao's face became strange, and he seemed to be hesitant to speak.

"If you have to fart, hurry up, stop dragging your feet."

Looking at Min Lao, Lin Xiao, who only wanted to find the secret treasure, didn't have the patience.

"I heard from other warriors that a mysterious warrior appeared in the imperial capital today. He's extremely powerful, even an SSS-rank... and that warrior's surname is Chu, so everyone calls him Senior Chu."

"SSS level? You're just bragging! Do you really think it's so easy to find an SSS level?"

After hearing the news, Lin Xiao didn't believe it.

There are only a handful of SS-level strong men in the world, and they can even be counted on two fingers.

Even some time ago, he also knew that Senior Du Gu of the Imperial Capital Martial Arts Association had broken through to the SS level and was currently the strongest fighting force in the entire Dragon Country.

Now that an SSS-level person suddenly appears, it is hard for him to believe.

Ten days haven't passed yet, and an SSS-level strongman has appeared in the capital? You must be kidding!

"Just investigate for a while and let me know if you have any news."

Lin Xiao thought about it and decided that if the other person's surname was Chu, then he would really have to investigate further.

After all, the secret treasure was found by a man named Chu, so he must find the secret treasure.

As for the other party being SSS-level? Lin Xiao disagreed. There was definitely some water in it.

How could it be so easy to reach the SSS level?

It's nothing more than some ordinary people who have never seen the terror of a real SSS-level warrior, and they boast about it as an SSS-level warrior.

"yes!"

Soon, Min Lao left.

䀴After he left, Xiao Tingwan walked in.

"Zizi, I have found out the information you are looking for. The reward for the five sects' competition is a top-grade spiritual herb."

"Top-grade spiritual herbs? Hiss… These five sects are really generous!"

After hearing that the reward for the five-faction competition was a top-grade spiritual herb, Lin Xiao couldn't help but be a little surprised.

That's a top-grade spiritual herb, a rare find, yet the five sects actually gave it out as a reward?

"Since it's a top-grade spiritual herb... hehe, then Wan'er, come with me and see how the five sects' competition goes."