Whose Surprise Was the Bigger Surprise?

The elder introduced Shi Biao to Chu Xinghe, and Shi Biao was also the main person in charge of this caravan.

Of course, the main person in charge's primary job is to cooperate with Chu Xinghe.

There was absolutely no need for the Grand Elder to give any further instructions.

Shi Biao slapped his forehead and said, "Elder, please rest assured, we will follow Senior Brother Xinghe's orders. Senior Brother Xinghe's words are the highest command of the sect!"

The Grand Elder nodded in satisfaction and left.

Shi Biao stood respectfully beside Chu Xinghe, showing no disrespect whatsoever because Chu Xinghe was young.

Just kidding... What does the name Chu Xinghe represent?

Shi Biao didn't know before, but can't he see Qin Xiangqian's rise?

Since the Grand Elder summoned him back to the sect to work, Shi Biao has spent the last few days getting to know Senior Brother Xinghe quite well.

You wouldn't believe it until you learned about it; it's truly terrifying.

Although Senior Brother Xinghe is still officially recognized as the Grand Elder's personal disciple in the sect, he is being groomed to be the Future leader of the Vast Heaven Sect.

Shi Biao even overheard some elders reprimanding their disciples, saying, "If you don't work hard enough, how Future you assist your Senior Brother Xinghe in taking the sect to the next level?"

Listen to this... a Future assistant to Senior Brother Xinghe?

Good heavens... this is tantamount to directly designating the Future sect leader...

Moreover, Shi Biao had heard countless stories of the amazing feats that Senior Brother Xinghe had accomplished.

Each and every one of these items is something you could brag about for a lifetime!

Shi Biao was initially curious: how would the sect reward Senior Brother Xinghe all he had done?

But upon asking, there was no reward?

Shi Biao was even more shocked after hearing this!

No reward is the greatest reward!

Think about it, if a disciple does something and the sect rewards him/her, then at most he/she is just a sect worker, and there's nothing wrong with working and getting paid.

Just like myself, every time I make a contribution to the sect, I receive a reward, which serves as an incentive for me to achieve even greater glory.

But it would be terrible if Senior Brother Xinghe didn't get a reward!

Who wouldn't need a reward? Only the Future sect leader wouldn't need one. The sect will all be yours eventually, what reward would you get?

Therefore, Shi Biao knew that this was the only chance in his life to defy fate.

As long as I can rely on Senior Brother Xinghe, this towering tree, I will surely be able to rise to the top.

"President Shi, I don't know much about this caravan, so I'll have to leave the management decisions to you."

"Senior Brother Xinghe, you can just call me Xiao Biao..."

Xiao Biao

You look like you're almost as old as my second uncle, is it appropriate to call you Xiao Biao?

In the end, Chu Xinghe had no choice but to call Shi Biao by his name.

In response to Senior Brother Xinghe's instructions, Shi Biao said, "Senior Brother Xinghe, please rest assured. I will arrange everything for the Senior Brother Xinghe perfectly. If you have any questions, please come to me anytime. I, Shi Biao, will do anything for you!"

The caravan will depart for the Gathering Star Kingdom tomorrow, and Chu Xinghe also instructed Shi Biao to make all the necessary preparations today.

Soon, the entourage arranged by the Grand Elder also arrived.

Good heavens! It turns out that all of them are disciples from this batch of newly initiated disciples. They were all so excited that their pants were soaked with sweat when they heard that they could go out with Senior Brother Xinghe.

Moreover, the Grand Elder thoughtfully arranged for all the disciples to be from the Gathering Star Kingdom, which could be seen as giving them a chance to go home and visit their families.

When it comes to Kaoshan Village, Chu Xinghe doesn't have many good memories.

My memories of Kaoshan Village back then can be summed up in one word: miserable. However, there were still many kind folks in the village who had been kind to me.

Now that he has this opportunity, Chu Xinghe is very willing to go back and see them, and if possible, help them again.

I remember Chu Erzhuang always dreamed of cultivating, but back then his talent was too poor, so he never had the chance.

So what if you lack talent? Just take drugs!

What medicine doesn't my Medicine King Palace have? From Evil Repeller Pills to hemostatic powders, everything is available. With all sorts of potent medicines, even pigs can fly, let alone Erzhuang!

Did Chu Dongmei dream of becoming rich when she was a child?

Dongmei, don't worry, Xinghe has everything arranged perfectly for you when it comes to money. You just need to see what you like, Xinghe will buy it all for you. There really aren't many things in this world that we can't afford, so you should cherish them!

Thinking of his childhood friends in the village, Chu Xinghe smiled.

But then again, what exactly is this surprise you've arranged, Elder...? Why am I getting more and more panicked the more I think about it?

However, apart from the group of people arranged by the Grand Elder, Chu Xinghe made a special trip to the Artifact Refining Palace to find Feng Yuzheng.

"Yuzheng, you've been cultivating for so many days, it's time to clear your head and go out for a walk with your senior brother!"

"Okay!" Feng Yuzheng readily agreed.

Chu Xinghe looked satisfied.

I've been reflecting on my past failures over the past few days.

Where did the problem lie? The main problem was that I didn't keep a close eye on the Ouyang Lineage, which gave them the opportunity to dig up my own ancestral graves.

If they had kept a closer eye on them, would Ouyang Ling have risen to power? Would Ouyang Ming have risen to power?

We absolutely cannot make the same mistake again.

If you left Feng Yuzheng at home, can you guarantee what kind of trouble he'd cause?

If the Grand Elder's surprise is followed by Feng Yuzheng's surprise, how am I supposed to survive?

So bringing Feng Yuzheng along, although it means we can't use up the sect's resources during this period, has the advantage of stability.

We must learn from our mistakes.

Bringing Feng Yuzheng along, Chu Xinghe also specifically instructed Ouyang Ming to take it easy and rest as much as possible after just getting back; there's no need to push himself so hard!

Ouyang Ming pondered Senior Brother Xinghe's words.

Senior Brother Xinghe, are you hinting at something...? I, Ouyang Ming, have become arrogant lately because of my rise to power... Senior Brother Xinghe, please rest assured, I will definitely change myself during this period and work even harder.

When Chu Xinghe returned home to rest that evening, he noticed that Senior Brother Feng Fei's expression was rather unpleasant. It seemed that Senior Brother Feng Fei had been unhappy for the past few days. What was going on?

"Is Senior Brother Feng having some troubles?"

"N-nothing... Junior Brother Xinghe, you should get some rest. We have to leave early tomorrow morning."

Are you sure you don't want to tell us?

"It's nothing much, just a small matter..."

"Sure?"

"Sigh... It's just a personal matter, junior brother, don't ask anymore, just get some rest."

Good grief, personal relationship issues? So it's because of a woman, Senior Brother Feng...

What? You got dumped? No way...

Senior Brother Feng is handsome and kind, and is being groomed as a Future successor by the Grand Elder. What kind of amazing woman could possibly give Senior Brother Feng Fei such a headache?

Well... it's their personal relationship, so we shouldn't pry too much, right? After all, unrequited love is like a eunuch going to a brothel...

Could it be that Senior Brother Feng Fei has taken a liking to Wan Lin?

Holy crap! If that's the case, we're doomed!

Forget it, I promised I wouldn't ask!

I had a good dream all night, and in it I dreamt that Senior Brother Feng pointed at Wan Lin and asked her, "How many good sisters do you have, and who is each of them?"

Early in the morning Chu Xinghe finished packing everything and, before leaving, pulled his Senior Brother Feng Fei aside and whispered, "Senior brother Feng? You're not Wan Lin, are you?"

Feng Fei was speechless... Are you kidding me?

Good... it's not Wan Lin... that's good then.

I, Chu Xinghe, am not a gossipy person. If it's not Wan Lin, then who is it? Ouyang Ling? Or some other junior sister?

Filled with doubts about Senior Brother Feng, Chu Xinghe boarded the carriage prepared for him by Shi Biao, and the caravan set off from the Vast Heaven Sect in a grand procession.

The Grand Elder personally came to see Chu Xinghe off, saying, "Xinghe, you will soon see a surprise!"

Chu Xinghe smiled broadly!

A surprise? Hmph! Touching his Qiankun Ring, Elder, you'll soon hear about a surprise too!

Let's see whose surprise is bigger!

The caravan sailed out of the Haotian Mountain Range in a grand procession, showing that Gathering Star Kingdom had truly spared no expense this time.

The number of top-grade spirit stones in his own Qiankun Ring was enormous, and so were these materials as well. What was Gathering Star Kingdom planning? Did they need so many resources and spirit stones?

But who cares... let's put resources aside for now, they're definitely not getting any spirit stones this time.

The first day was incredibly peaceful; Chu Xinghe sat inside the carriage as steady as a mountain.

What? Lost your ring? Don't be ridiculous. We just left the Vast Heaven Sect. If you lose it now, what if the Vast Heaven Sect mobilizes to search for it, and they find it?

We need to find some remote, desolate place to throw them away, but just riding in a horse-drawn carriage is a bit boring.

But it's unrealistic to expect a few bandits to jump out and rob us.

Look, the Vast Heaven Sect's banner is on the first carriage. Good heavens, along the way, not only have bandits been caught off guard, but many small sects have even swept the road clean beforehand. You can hardly see a speck of dust, let alone bandits.

They're bandits; they rob to make a living, they're not a suicide squad.

Robbing the Vast Heaven Sect's caravan?

Out of boredom, Chu Xinghe asked Shi Biao about it. In response to his Senior Brother Xinghe's question, Shi Biao said that the Vast Heaven Sect had only been robbed once in history.

Enraged, the sect launched an attack, slaughtering everyone within a three-thousand-mile radius of the robbed location.

I heard that even the earthworms in the mountain village have to be dug up and split vertically!

Therefore, there was absolutely no possibility of having a few bandits come to help with the fun.

All along the way, the Haotian Caravan kept chanting "May Heaven bless Vast Heaven!" as they traveled. Five days passed in this way, and the journey was already halfway complete.

Chu Xinghe stepped down from the carriage, a smile on his face, and took off the Qiankun Ring that the Grand Elder had given him from his finger. Then, he found a place where no one would notice and simply threw it away.

To be honest, Chu Xinghe was also heartbroken to lose so many top-grade spirit stones. Originally, Chu Xinghe was thinking of just selling them himself...

But upon closer inspection, that won't work!

I'm also a disciple of the Vast Heaven Sect. If I were to steal these spirit stones, they would still essentially remain with the Vast Heaven Sect. So, can that be considered a loss?

So I had no choice but to painfully throw it away.

After dropping the ring, Chu Xinghe waved his hand and sped off, heading far away from the crime scene!

Under Chu Xinghe's command, the caravan sped forward, and as they got further and further away from the crime scene, Chu Xinghe smiled.

Hmph! This one's in the bag!

Just as Chu Xinghe lay down to enjoy the fruits of his victory, Feng Yuzheng suddenly appeared out of nowhere and jumped onto the carriage, looking at his Senior Brother Xinghe with a smug expression.

"Senior brother, I saw you accidentally drop something just now. Look... I picked it up for you!"

Chu Xinghe took a closer look... and almost vomited blood...

The Universe Ring!