Another Prodigy?

At the critical moment, Chen Changan and Big Yellow finally appeared.

The expressions on everyone's faces were quite something when they saw the man and dog.

After all, you didn't see a pairing like that every day!

"It's him!"

"It's him!"

Liu Chengfeng and Liu Mengyan's expressions changed.

Wasn't this the Old Ancestor Chen they had seen at the Chen Family that day?

He was here?

He'd actually come along too?

"Who is he? Who is he?" the Liu Family Head asked in a deep voice.

"He was the Old Ancestor Chen Zhengyuan spoke of at the Chen Family that day."

"Chen Changan!"

Liu Chengfeng's voice rang out. Perhaps he was so terrified that he practically roared those two sentences.

"Old Ancestor Chen?"

"What's going on? The Chen Family has an old ancestor?"

"Holy crap, I remember now. When the Chen Family came to the Great Zhou Kingdom, they said they had an old ancestor who'd been taken away by a powerful expert."

"Right, right, I remember! Nobody really took it seriously back then. We thought the Chen Family was just bragging. If they really had an old ancestor like that, why would they have come here?"

"Could he really be the Chen Family's old ancestor? But he looks only a few years older than Chen Yunxuan."

"And his cultivation... Nascent Soul Realm First Layer?"

The appearance of the Chen Family's old ancestor was explosive news. Everyone watched Chen Changan, their voices buzzing with speculation.

Cheng Yushu was also completely baffled. How had another old ancestor suddenly appeared in the Chen Family?

He didn't look like much, either.

Aside from being ridiculously handsome, he seemed utterly unimpressive. Cheng Yushu couldn't sense the slightest threat from him.

Chen Changan paid no attention to what the others were saying and instead looked toward Chen Yunxuan.

Chen Yunxuan's performance had pleasantly surprised him.

There was a reason he'd let Chen Yunxuan face this alone. One reason was that Chen Changan had to find the Fetal Pearl, but that wasn't the real reason.

For Chen Yunxuan to truly grow, he had to face all kinds of crises on his own.

You couldn't just talk about tempering someone. It had to be put into practice.

"Sorry to trouble you, everyone."

"This junior of mine from the Chen Family may need to take up some of your time."

"If you're not in a hurry, please wait a while," Chen Changan said with a faint smile.

"You're the Old Ancestor Chen?" Uncle Liu asked, his brows knitted. For a moment, he had no idea how to respond.

"What? Is there a problem?" Chen Changan asked with a smile.

Chen Changan was so calm, as if he didn't take any of them seriously. Uncle Liu didn't dare make a rash move, and could only look toward Cheng Yushu for guidance.

Cheng Yushu was also starting to feel like his head couldn't keep up.

He'd come here on behalf of the Cheng Family just to pay a visit. Why the hell had he been dragged into all this?

The Great Zhou Kingdom's King didn't care what Chen Changan was like. His entire attention was fixed on Big Yellow.

A dog that could speak!

This had to be the dog that could talk!

What should he do?

What on earth was he supposed to do?

Rely on the Cheng Family?

No. The Cheng Family probably couldn't be counted on.

The Great Zhou Kingdom's King glanced at Cheng Yushu and saw that he looked troubled too.

He couldn't wait. He absolutely couldn't keep waiting.

Things had reached the point of no return. The Great Zhou Kingdom's King didn't want to sit around waiting to die.

If he couldn't rely on the Cheng Family, then he could only rely on himself.

"Send word: have the two hundred thousand troops outside move out."

"First, find a way to kill Chen Yunxuan. Then attack the Old Ancestor Chen and the Big Yellow Dog."

"No matter what it takes, have everyone swarm them. I refuse to believe he can kill all two hundred thousand of them at once."

With no other choice, the Great Zhou Kingdom's King could only resort to overwhelming numbers.

Two hundred thousand people swarming at once—no matter how powerful you were, you couldn't kill two hundred thousand people in an instant, could you?

Even if they couldn't kill the Old Ancestor Chen, they could find a chance to kill Chen Yunxuan. At least then it wouldn't be a total loss!

Otherwise, all those people in the Imperial Family would die for nothing!

"Uncle Liu, let's go."

Cheng Yushu's sudden words only made the Great Zhou Kingdom's King more determined to fight to the death.

Just as he'd thought, Cheng Yushu wasn't going to get involved in this mess.

After all, there was no need for the Cheng Family to invite trouble. Even if the Imperial Family was wiped out, they could always support someone new as the ruler of the Great Zhou Kingdom.

Cheng Yushu and Uncle Liu's departure made the atmosphere even more tense.

Big Yellow glanced at Chen Changan and asked, "You're just going to let them leave?"

"Why not? They're opponents for Yunxuan to deal with. Let him handle them himself."

"My strength is too great. It wouldn't be appropriate for me to act," Chen Changan said with a smile.

A trace of disdain flashed in Big Yellow's eyes.

Your strength is too great? Your combat power might defy the heavens, but Chen Changan had only just started cultivating. His cultivation was only at the Nascent Soul Realm First Layer.

In terms of combat power, he still wasn't a match for Uncle Liu. He just couldn't be killed.

"Did you see that?"

"I saw it."

"Holy crap, the Big Yellow Dog spoke?"

"It's an illusion, it has to be. How could a dog talk?"

"Did it mutate?"

"That makes sense. This dog must be a mutant!"

Big Yellow's ability to speak left everyone dumbfounded. Many of them didn't even consider that he might be a high-level demon beast.

After all, nothing like that existed in their understanding of the world.

That was the meaning of the saying: the ignorant fear nothing!

"I don't care whether you're the Old Ancestor Chen or a fraud with only Nascent Soul Realm First Layer cultivation."

"And I don't care why the dog at your side can talk."

"Today, the Imperial Family will not let you have your way, or allow you to leave here smiling."

"Even if we die, we'll drag you down with us!"

The Great Zhou Kingdom's King's sudden roar took everyone by surprise.

The Cheng Family had left. Why had he suddenly grown a backbone?

Could it be that—

"Oh no, the King must be planning to take everyone down with him!"

"Damn it, how did a perfectly good engagement banquet turn into this?"

"Let's go, before we get caught in the crossfire. Hurry, we need to get out of here!"

"Exactly, let's go! If we don't leave now, it'll be too late!"

Only now did the guests think to flee. But it was already too late.

The two hundred thousand troops outside the palace had long been assembled and ready to move. They were only waiting for the King to give the order.

"He seems to look down on you a little," Big Yellow said with a grin, watching Chen Changan.

"I think the one he looks down on is you," Chen Changan replied, completely unconcerned.

"Hm? You may have a point."

"But I'll say this in advance: I'm not going to act unless I have to. So you'll have to handle this yourself."

Big Yellow just wanted to enjoy the show. Something this interesting would be boring if he stepped in.

"Then I'll do it."

"But first, help me keep order. Don't let them cause trouble."

"Let's see what this second Fetal Pearl does!" Chen Changan said with a smile.

"No problem."

Chen Changan smiled faintly, then circulated his cultivation technique. In an instant, the surrounding spiritual energy surged toward his body like a rising tide.

"What's going on?"

"W-why has the spiritual energy suddenly disappeared?"

"It's him! He's actually cultivating?"

"What? He really is cultivating? Could it be... he really only has Nascent Soul Realm First Layer cultivation?"

"Looks like that must be it!"

"But isn't he absorbing spiritual energy way too fast? I feel like all the spiritual energy in the entire capital disappeared in an instant!"

"Terrifying!"

"Another prodigy! There's another one!"