At the border pass adjoining the Southern Wind Star Domain, the place had long since become a seething sea of voices.
The gathered crowd could roughly be divided into two groups.
One group consisted of people who had voluntarily rushed over from the various planets of the Duanbei Star Domain after hearing that Chu Sheng had arrived.
Their eyes burned brightly as they craned their necks in anticipation.
They wanted to see with their own eyes what kind of bearing the Number One Heavenly Prodigy of Star Sea, renowned throughout the Star Alliance, truly possessed.
The other group had been specially assembled by Yuan Tianxiong.
His purpose was to use such a grand spectacle to prop Chu Sheng up on a pedestal until he was riding a tiger and unable to dismount.
With so many pairs of eyes watching here,
could Chu Sheng possibly refuse the heavy responsibility of capturing the Great Yan Crown Prince alive?
If he had been older and steadier in temperament, that might actually have been possible. After all, one only needed a thick enough skin.
But how old was Chu Sheng?
Nineteen—the age when one's blood ran hot and one's spirit soared, when face mattered more than life itself.
This way, it could be guaranteed that he would never refuse the mission.
Moreover, Yuan Tianxiong had already prepared himself to bleed heavily.
But so long as the plan proceeded smoothly, what did it matter if he bled a little?
It was not his blood being spilled anyway...
Meanwhile.
"Yun Qi, you're confused—"
Mu Ting had barely begun speaking when Chu Yunqi beside her cut her off.
"Shut up. Don't say another word."
Mu Ting choked on her words and anxiously waved a hand.
"Hey, I didn't mean to bring up that mess—uh... no, I didn't