Asking Ji to Do Us a Favor

Chen Shijian's face turned ashen. He hadn't expected Chen Lie to be so reckless, allowing the East River Province Government to get involved in such a trivial matter.

He glared at Chen Gequn: "You've really raised a fine son. He's clearly capable, yet he's unwilling to lend a hand to his cousin. He's so narrow-minded. In my opinion, his martial arts career has reached its limit; he can't achieve anything greater."

Chen Shijian snorted coldly and left the banquet with a flick of his sleeve.

"Grandfather!"

Upon seeing this, Chen Ye quickly expressed his gratitude and chased after them.

Chang Guirong, who was eating at the table, saw Chen Shijian leave without looking back, and quickly pulled Chen Guangqun to follow him.

"Dad—Dad, why did you suddenly leave?"

They chased after her all the way to the square outside the Chuandu Grand Banquet before Chang Guirong finally asked.

Chen Shijian stopped and turned to look at Chang Guirong, his face grim. He said, "That little brat Chen Lie actually told the Provincial Governor that we were harassing him and interfering with his martial arts practice."

The Provincial Governor said that the authorities would intervene and issue a warning to us; if we approached him again about this matter, the authorities would definitely take further action.

"What... what should we do?"

Upon hearing this, Chang Guirong immediately lost her temper.

She might be willing to go to any lengths to pester him, but if she doesn't repent after being warned by the authorities, what good will come of it?

"They've already gotten the authorities involved, what else can they do?"

Chen Guangqun's expression was also grim; he hadn't expected things to escalate to this point.

"What will Ono do if we just give up now?"

His current Blood Qi Value is less than 200 calories. If he tries to Ranked Martial Artist, he can probably only get into the worst key martial arts university at best, and it will be difficult for him to even get into a slightly better one.

Besides, his marriage in Sunan Province was also difficult to explain—"

Chen Shijian immediately retorted angrily, "I've said it before, don't lie about things like this."

My old friend still believes Ono is the Martial Leader.

"How about this?" Chen Guangqun thought for a moment and said, "Let's find a good Martial Arts Hospital first and have Xiao Ye check up on his condition."

If the situation is truly dire, then we should hurry and search for resources, first seeking guidance from renowned masters to help Xiao Ye Ranked Martial Artist.

As for the marriage in Sunan Province, it's still far from settled, so let's ask Dad to mediate and call it off!

"What? You're just going to give up like this? No way!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Ye immediately refused, saying, "Mom, Grandpa, we can't listen to Dad. These past few days, Ruan Liusu and I have been chatting on Green Bubble, and we've developed a deep affection for each other. How can we just give up like this?"

Chen Shijian asked in a deep voice, "Xiao Ye, are you sure you and the woman have developed deep feelings for each other?"

"Of course!"

Chen Ye immediately said.

Normally, he would send hundreds of messages and the other party might only reply for two or three days. But these past few days, as long as the woman wasn't practicing martial arts, she basically replied to every message he sent.

Such a significant change must be because the other person has developed feelings for him.

"Dad, since Xiaoye has said so, why don't you arrange for him to meet the girl from Sunan Province? What if she doesn't care about Xiaoye's martial arts achievements?"

Chen Shijian thought for a moment before saying, "Alright, then I'll contact my old friend and give it a try!"

Chen Ye and his family returned home with heavy hearts.

The banquet proceeded as scheduled in the hotel lobby.

After greeting the guests at the table, Feng Yuelan came up and said, "Isn't it a bit much to ask for official intervention?"

After Chen Ye's family left, Chen Gequn simply said, "That's good, at least we don't have to keep arguing."

Due to their urgent martial arts training, the members of the Provincial Youth Genius Group only sat with Gu Tian for a short while before leaving the hotel with most of the Guan Cai group members.

Feng Yuelan was busy running around, and had just sat down at a neighboring table when she heard someone ask, "Yuelan, Chen Lie arts have improved so rapidly, has he really encountered some Outer Stars master who gave him guidance?"

"Yeah, my kid's about to be a senior in high school, but he's still stuck in Ordinary Class. If Chen Lie really has any martial arts secrets, we should ask him to share them with everyone."

Feng Yuelan said, "Even the Provincial Governor said there are no such experts Outer Stars. Do you not believe the Provincial Governor?"

"The Provincial Governor is Martial Arts Grandmaster; his words are law. How could we not believe him?"

However, I just heard from the Provincial Governor that Chen Lie's change was due to Enlightenment.

Although I don't know what Enlightenment is, Chen Lie's martial arts are so advanced now, surely it wouldn't be a problem for him to take half a day to share his martial arts experience with the children?"

"This----"

"Don't worry, it'll only take up this afternoon. There aren't many of us whose families have Martial Arts Student at the Blood-Qi Stage."

"I'll ask my son later." Feng Yuelan didn't dare to agree directly.

Soon, the banquet came to an end, and many guests began to leave.

Lu Qingchan, who was sitting at the table with her parents, was a little restless. Sometimes she looked around, and sometimes she lowered her head to pick up food.

Beside Lu Qingchan, Chen Xingyao and Feng Shanshan were talking non-stop.

Lu Qingchan then looked at Chen Xingyao and asked, "Yaoyao, are you aware of your brother's martial arts prowess?"

Chen Xingyao, who was talking to Feng Shanshan, immediately said, "I'm not sure, my brother is over there, you can go ask him!"

"No!" Lu Qingchan shook her head repeatedly.

Xu Yunyan, who was standing next to her, raised an eyebrow and said, "Yaoyao, aren't you surprised at all that your brother's martial arts have improved so quickly lately?"

"What's so strange about that? My brother is naturally amazing!" Chen Xingyao replied.

Xu Yunyan found it strange. Did Chen Lie really have some special physique, or was Chen Lie simply hiding his true abilities?

In just six months, he went from having less than 1 unit of Blood Qi Value to becoming the Three-Province Martial Champion —that's simply impossible.

Her nephew, Xu Yuanhao, was highly talented and practiced martial arts diligently, but he didn't even make it into the top ten in the Three-Province Martial Tournament.

Chen Lie, however, quietly took first place; the difference in their rankings must be significant.

Six months ago, she would have definitely thought that Chen Lie was not good enough for her daughter and would have opposed Lu Qidong's matchmaking efforts between the two.

But now, she is satisfied with Chen Lie in every way, except that Chen Lie is a little too outstanding.

The Provincial Martial Leader was already more than a match for her daughter, but now another Three-Province Martial Champion had arrived. Compared to him, her daughter seemed somewhat unworthy of Chen Lie, which truly troubled her.

With almost half the guests gone from the hotel, Chen Lie's parents were now free.

Because they all knew each other, Chen Lie's uncles Chen Chaoqun, Lu Qidong, Feng Mingli and Feng Xueli, as well as Wei Hongye, were all seated next door.

Chen Gequn walked over to Wei Xi's side and greeted everyone.

"Big Brother, Brother Wei, and Qidong, thank you so much for coming today!"

Chen Chaoqun said, "Gequn, you've really made a name for yourself this time! Your son has turned out great!"

Our whole family is so proud to have produced a Three-Province Martial Champion!

"Brother, you flatter me!" Chen Gequn said.

Wei Hongye said, "This is no exaggeration. She's the number one martial artist among the younger generation in the three provinces. Honestly, no amount of praise is too much. If Ranran that ability, I'd be laughing in my sleep."

Wei Ranran nearby, snorted, "Just talk, why drag me into this? Does joining the Genius Group mean I can't even handle a compliment?"

The people around burst into laughter.

Chen Gequn then turned to Chen Liedao, "Chen Lie, why don't you offer a toast to our elders?"

Chen Lie nodded, and with a wave of his hand, a staff member brought him a glass of wine.

"Esteemed elders, thank you for taking time out of your busy schedules to attend this banquet. Enough said, let's enjoy the wine."

With that, Chen Lie raised his glass and drank it all in one gulp.

Chen Chaoqun, Lu Qidong, and others also had a drink.

At this moment, Feng Shuangshuang's mother, Yang Huixian, who is also Chen Lie's aunt, said, "Chen Lie, I remember, I can go to your house specifically to ask you to give Shuangshuang and Shanshan some pointers on martial arts."

I know you're busy and your martial arts practice must be very demanding, so I haven't bothered you. But surely you have some free time today?

"I think there's no better time than now. Why don't you give those two sisters some pointers this afternoon?"

"Okay." Chen Lie nodded.

At this moment, Auntie also said, "Since that's the case, is it alright to instruct Zhijie as well, Chen Lie?"

"Okay, let's go together then!" Chen Lie replied.

Xu Yunyan then stood up and said, "Chen Lie, Qingchan has been talking about you a lot lately."

"Is it alright if I give Qingchan a one-on-one martial arts lesson later?"

Lu Qingchan blushed and couldn't help but say, "Mom, what nonsense are you talking about? When have I ever mentioned him so often?"

Xu Yunyan smiled but didn't say anything.

Lu Qingchan stepped down from her seat and came to Chen Lie's side, saying softly, "Chen Lie, congratulations on winning first place in the Three-Province Martial Tournament."

Chen Lie hummed in agreement and said, "You've made considerable progress too."

Lu Qingchan smiled and said, "It's so-so, nowhere near as good as you."

"It's meaningless to compare yourself to others in martial arts; just compete with yourself."

That makes a lot of sense.

Lu Qingchan hesitated for a moment before speaking again, "Um—do you have time after the banquet? I—"

Before she could finish speaking, a clear, cold voice suddenly rang out.

"Chen Lie!"

Chen Lie looked in the direction of the sound and saw a beautiful, tall girl standing on the red carpet below the stage, looking at Chen Lie.

The people around were all taken aback.

"This girl looks familiar..."

"Isn't this Ji Lingxuan, the Yunchuan Province Martial Leader, who used to be the subject of so much propaganda in Cloud River Province?"

"It really is her! It's Ji Lingxuan, the former number one martial arts genius of Three Rivers?"

Why did you suddenly come to East River Province, and to this kind of place? Are you here to cause trouble?

"That's actually possible. I watched the live stream of the Three-Province Martial Tournament, and to be honest, I didn't really understand how Chen Lie won in the later parts."

"Perhaps Ji Lingxuan underperformed during the martial arts competition and, feeling resentful, came to disrupt Chen Lie's banquet?"

After seeing Chen Lie, Chen Lie Ji Lingxuan slowly walked towards him.

"I'm sorry, Chen Lie, I didn't know you were having Enrollment Banquet today, so I didn't bring a gift."

"It's alright, I don't need any gifts!" Chen Lie raised his hand.

Chen Gequn and Feng Yuelan were puzzled. They had naturally watched the live broadcast of the Three-Province Martial Tournament and knew that the girl in front of them was their son's ultimate opponent.

Furthermore, they were very familiar with Ji Lingxuan's name even without watching the Three-Province Martial Tournament.

Could it be that he's genuinely dissatisfied and has come to challenge us?

"Chen Lie, this student is—"

"Dad, Mom, this is Ji Lingxuan from Cloud River Province. She wants to see me about something."

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Upon hearing that these two were Chen Lie's parents, Ji Lingxuan said, "Uncle, Aunt, I made an appointment with Chen Lie. I've come here to exchange martial arts ideas with him."

I didn't know Chen Lie was having Enrollment Banquet today, but that's okay, I can wait for him!

Upon hearing this, Feng Yuelan quickly replied, "Hello, Ji classmate, it's nice to exchange martial arts ideas."

Martial arts progress only through exchange. Please sit for a while; you've come all the way from Cloud River Province, so I won't keep you waiting long!

"Thank you, Auntie!"

Ji Lingxuan nodded and followed Feng Yuelan to a seat.

Lu Qingchan's expression darkened; she understood that Chen Lie's circle had now risen to the highest level in Chuanzhong.

She seems to have fallen out of Chen Lie's social circle.

His interactions with Ji Lingxuan were naturally positive and constructive, while his interactions with himself were probably meaningless social interactions.

The expressions of the many relatives and friends present also changed. The fact that the Yunchuan Province Martial Leader, the former number one martial arts genius in Chuanzhong, had traveled thousands of miles to exchange martial arts skills shows that Chen Lie's martial arts achievements have reached a very high level.

"Chen Lie will be instructing the children in martial arts later. Is there enough time?" a relative asked.

Feng Yuelan said, "I'm really sorry, but this student Ji came all the way from Yunchuan Province. We can't keep her waiting for so long. How about next time?"

Chen Lie's two aunts exchanged a glance. They naturally knew it wasn't appropriate to keep Ji Lingxuan, who had come from afar, waiting. While sighing inwardly, they wondered when they would have to wait again.

"No need to wait until next time, let's do it now. It's a good opportunity to ask Ji for a favor."

As soon as Chen Lie spoke, several parents of Martial Arts Student at the Qi and Blood-Qi Stage urged their children to step forward.

Yang Huixian instructed her two daughters, "Shuangshuang, Shanshan, you two go quickly. If you have any questions about martial arts, feel free to ask."

Ji Lingxuan from Cloud River Province is probably no less skilled in martial arts than Chen Lie, and she certainly has unique insight.

Especially you, Shuangshuang, don't be so shy, just ask what you need to ask.

Opportunities like today will probably not come again!

"Good!"

Feng Shanshan nodded emphatically.

Perhaps because Chen Lie had such a terrible image in her mind before, she felt almost no awe towards Chen Lie, the Three-Province Martial Champion.

But Ji Lingxuan is different. She has been the champion of Cloud River Province Martial Leader for several consecutive months and is known as the number one martial arts genius in Chuanzhong.

She had always admired this martial arts prodigy from a poor family when she read the news, and now she could finally see Ji Lingxuan in person.

A short while later, six people, including Feng Shuangshuang, Feng Shanshan, Feng Zhijie, and Lu Qingchan, came out.

Chen Lie glanced at Ji Lingxuan, who was sitting upright beside him, and said, "Ji, could you do me a favor and give some pointers on martial arts to the children of my relatives and friends?"