He hardly needed to think to know it definitely had something to do with Saintess Jinling.
These outstanding talents of the Eastern Emperor Sect's previous generation, or even the generation before that—how could they not harbor other thoughts toward Saintess Jinling? Even Zhang Chulong wanted to get his hands on something, let alone these people from the Eastern Emperor Sect.
Unfortunately, Saintess Jinling had always kept herself pure and held herself aloof. She was neither warm nor cold toward their affections, leaving them frustrated. Yet since no one had won Saintess Jinling's heart, no one said anything.
But now, Yang Chen had appeared.
Yang Chen's appearance shattered this balance!
Any clear-eyed person who was not a fool could see the subtle relationship between Yang Chen and Saintess Jinling. Saintess Jinling clearly took better care of Yang Chen.
Many found that difficult to accept, and absolutely could not permit it.
That was how the current scene had come about. The way everyone looked at Yang Chen carried faint hostility. They did not know where this Yang Chen had sprung from, but asking them to admit that he was stronger than them was impossible.
"Little Friend Yang, you came at just the right time. For the second contest, each faction must send fifty elite contestants. Little Friend Yang, I thought of you long ago. You must bring glory to our Eastern Emperor Sect. We absolutely cannot let the Imperial Dao Sect gain any advantage," Ye Xu said.
As for Nengshi Great Emperor, no one had seen him, which was perfectly normal. All such trivial matters were handled by Ye Xu. That was what a sect master was supposed to do.
Hearing Ye Xu's words, Yang Chen nodded. "Thank you for your high regard, Ye Xu."
With that, he stood among the crowd