Chapter 44: Western Warm Pavilion, Gathering of Talents

  Xu Yang held Xu Yu's hand with his left hand and Song Tinglan's hand with his right hand, walking towards the drum tower in the north of the city.

  "Brother, who do you want to win?" Xuyu asked, one small hand held by Xuyang, the other hugging a fat ball, looking up with a small face.

  The fat ball, after being carefully combed and dressed by the two little girls, has changed its appearance. The original grey and white dirty fur was tidied up to be neat and clean, restoring its original pure white color, making the whole body look like a snowball, becoming much more beautiful.

  Of course, this comes at a cost. The fat ball was tossed around by the two girls until it was on its last breath. Now that it's in Xǔ Yú's arms, it doesn't even have the strength to struggle and has become much more docile.

  "Neither of these two factions is any good," Xǔ Yáng said calmly, "It's just dogs biting each other, who wins or loses has nothing to do with us."

  "Why?" Xǔ Yóu asked with her face upturned, "Brother didn't you used to be part of the Qímén hard training team? I thought you would support Qímén."

  Xu Yang didn't tell Xu Yu about the Qi Men dispatching a mysterious assassin to kill him. His sister was still young, and Xu Yang didn't want her to experience the cruelty of this world too early. He only said meaningfully: "It's not that simple."

  Xu Yu wanted to ask again, but the crowd in front was already bustling with people. Unbeknownst to her, they had already walked to the northern city's drum tower.

  "There are so many people." This was Xu Yang's first impression, not only were the ringside seats packed with several layers of people, but also the stone slabs at the street corner and the nearby pavilions were all crowded with onlookers.

  "Brother, there are so many people, we can't see," Xu Yu pouted, "and don't even know who's winning or losing now..."

  Xu Yang's left hand gently rested on Xu Yu's shoulder, a surge of suction emerged, and in an instant, Xu Yu was lifted into the air, sitting on his shoulders.

  "Can you see now?" Xǔ Yáng asked with a smile.

  "Hmm, it's a bit far away, but I can see it," Xǔ Yuè said with a smile, "Brother, you can't see it, what to do?"

  Just then, a middle-aged man wearing the Li family's guard uniform walked over, clasped his fists together and bowed to Xu Yang: "Young Master Xu Yang, my young master requests your presence."

  Lí Wàng? Xǔ Yáng followed the direction of the guards and looked up to see, on the second floor of a wine tower beside the stage, a noble young master Lí Wàng in white clothes with a spring breeze-like smile, raising his cup to toast him.

  Xu Yang did not decline, gently putting down Xu Yu and following that guard towards the wine building.

  On the attic, Li Wang smiled and withdrew her gaze.

  The building called "Hongyun Building" has a second floor with a western warm pavilion, which is an excellent location to watch the arena. Looking down, the entire arena can be seen at a glance, and the two people fighting on it have clear expressions on their faces.

  Behind Li Wang's back, seven or eight young masters were sitting around the wine table. One of them said: "Young Master Hou, if you don't return to your seat, you'll be fined three cups of wine!"

  Li Wang turned around and walked back to his seat, smiling: "I apologize for keeping you all waiting. However, I will introduce a young talent to make up for the delay, how about that?"

  "'Young genius?' The young man who called out to Li Wanggui burst into loud laughter. 'Although Lin Yuan City is large, those who can be considered "young geniuses" in my eyes are only a handful, and they're all already seated here! Who is this "young genius" that Young Master Hou is talking about?'"

  This young man named Ge Wei Feng was born with an extraordinary bearing, with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes. With just one glance, he exuded a unique aura that captivated people's hearts.

  As the legitimate son of the Ge family's current head, Ge Weifeng naturally has a reason to be proud. At a young age, he is already a mid-term master among the Xuan Shi, possessing the "Upper Four Extremes" Ice Extreme Xuan Vein, with combat strength surpassing that of his peers, and is the outstanding talent among the younger generation in Lin Yuan City.

  As mentioned earlier, light, darkness, thunder and ice are stronger than the other four elements in combat, so they are called "upper four elements".

  "Wei Feng's words are not wrong, who is that young talent? I, Chu Mingde, also want to see him." The youth who spoke up had a dark complexion and sat there like an unshakeable stone pillar.

  Chu Mingde comes from the Chu family, which is not as famous as the Xu, Ge and Yu families, but it is also a strong family with top masters of Xuanmen, comparable to Qimen Daochang, Huoyun Daochang and other forces. Chu Mingde cultivates the Earth Extreme Xuan Pulse, and now he is also a mid-term cultivation in Xuanmen.

  Originally, among the people at this wine table, those present were all well-known powers in Lin Yuan City, with bright futures as legitimate sons of wealthy families. In a few decades, they may all become masters of their own households.

  The small door of the warm pavilion was gently knocked open, and a guard in green uniform came in to report: "Young Master Xu Yang has arrived."

  "Haven't you asked yet?" Lei Wang said with a smile.

  "Xu Yang, is this the Xu Yang who rose to fame overnight at that antique appraisal conference?"

  "It was that abandoned child of the Xu family, a mere mystic apprentice. His talent for alchemy is passable, but his strength is too weak, how can he be qualified to sit with us?"

  In hushed whispers, Xu Yang had already stepped into the warm pavilion.

  Many young people looked over and felt a bright spot in front of their eyes. They saw that Xu Yang's appearance was elegant, his steps were like the wind, and he stood like a pine tree. Although he was dressed in simple and plain clothes, he had an extraordinary temperament that stood out from the crowd.

  Xu Yang led Xu Yu's small hands into the attic, slightly taken aback: "It turns out that Young Master Hou is entertaining guests, disturbing your pleasure, truly a sin."

  "Xu Yang, you're too polite. Everyone here is a young genius from Lin Yuan City, my friends. You are also my friend, so it's not an imposition to speak freely. Li Ming, take a seat."

  Ying Xiangyang nodded and ordered a guard from the Li family to bring over a high-backed chair covered with brocade.

  Xu Yang smiled slightly and had not yet responded when a voice interrupted: "Wait!"

  Lai Wangxun looked in the direction of the sound, and it turned out to be Chu Mingde from the Chu family. He glared at him and said: "Xu Yang, the young master is a nobleman with a humble heart, but I don't have such tolerance! You're just an abandoned son of the Xu family, what virtue do you have, how dare you sit with us?"

  Across from Chu Mingde, a pale youth with eyebrows and eyes slightly similar to Xu Yang furrowed his brow: "Brother Chu, why be so serious."

  Chu Mingde recognized the pale youth as Xu Zhengxin, the eldest son of the Xu family's main house. He didn't want to be too presumptuous, so he waited for a moment before sitting down. However, just then, Ge Weifeng, the eldest son of the Ge family with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, stood up and coldly smiled: "Brother Xu, this is unreasonable. Xu Yang's status is lowly and doesn't deserve to be on par with us. If we let him sit down, it would be a humiliation to our identities. This concerns our dignity, how can we not take it seriously?"

  "Hehe, alright, let's not argue anymore," said Li Wang, pressing down with both hands. "Xu Yang is a rare talent in the Dan Dao, and although his physical strength is slightly weaker, he has already qualified to sit down just based on his alchemy skills alone. Moreover, everyone can see that Xu Yang's body is now filled with energy, emitting a faint aura of mysterious power, clearly indicating that he has advanced to the Xuan Shi realm, worthy of being called a young genius."

  Everyone took a closer look, and indeed, Xu Yang had broken through the Xuan Tu realm boundary. Seeing it on Li Wang's face, everyone no longer opposed Xu Yang taking a seat, but each of them still had some doubts in their hearts.

  The reason is simple. These people had already condensed their Xuanhuan and advanced to the rank of Xuanwu one or two years ago, so naturally they looked down on Xu Yang, a newly promoted Xuanwu.

  "Thank you, young master, for your kind intentions. However, I came here solely to find a good spot to observe the gambling match. As for befriending the talented individuals present, I, Xu, have not the slightest interest." With that, Xu Yang smiled faintly and calmly spoke these words, before pulling along the two little girls, Xu Yu and another, towards the window seat.

  Xu Zhengxin silently cursed, but saw that Chu Mingde was closest to Xu Yang, and strode over in large steps, saying: "Hmph! You think this is some kind of place? Young Master doesn't even want to give you face, so get out!"

  Chu Mingde's fist suddenly rose, and invisible ripples flashed in the air. His fist suddenly thickened by a circle, with the power of Tu Xuan spreading out, its momentum was heavy. He planned to directly punch Xu Yang, making his tendons break and bones fracture, spitting blood from his mouth, and directly falling from the window to the street!

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