Xiao Meng's Loyalty Value

Chen Feng's expression shifted slightly at those words, then he smiled and said, "Since Senior Sarutobi is so kind, I'll gladly accept. I also hope to spar with the young talents from the various villages."

Sarutobi Hiruzen smiled and nodded. "Very well. I'll have someone add another slot and notify you when the time comes."

"Then I'll trouble you."

Chen Feng replied politely.

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Kakashi and said, "Take the two guests to rest first. There are still quite a few empty houses in the Sarutobi Clan compound, so arrange for them to stay there."

"Yes."

Kakashi answered, then led Chen Feng and Xiao Meng away.

Watching them leave, Sarutobi Hiruzen picked up his pipe again, placed it in his mouth, and muttered softly, "Dao School..."

After leaving the Hokage Office Building, the three followed Sarutobi's instructions and found a residence within the compound as a temporary place to stay.

Kakashi said, "You two can stay here for now. Other daily necessities will be delivered later."

Chen Feng nodded. "Thank you."

Kakashi said, "I still have some matters to handle. If there's nothing else, I'll head back first. I'll explain the Chunin Exams to you in more detail in a couple of days."

"Please, go ahead."

Chen Feng replied casually.

Kakashi nodded slightly, said goodbye, and left the courtyard.

After he departed, Chen Feng and Xiao Meng entered the house, looked around casually, and each chose a bedroom.

At that moment, Xiao Meng's eyes flickered as she said, "Someone is watching nearby, and there's more than one."

"They should be Konoha's Anbu. We're outsiders of unknown origin who suddenly came here. It would be strange if no one kept an eye on us. As long as they don't provoke us, there's no need to mind them."

Chen Feng said calmly.

Xiao Meng nodded and said indifferently, "As you wish. I'll cultivate in the side room. If anything happens, just call out loudly."

As soon as she finished speaking, a wave of Clear Qi spread out, and her figure vanished.

Chen Feng smiled. "She's pretty cold."

Although Xiao Meng was the guardian he had drawn, that did not mean she was a puppet that only obeyed orders.

On the contrary, Xiao Meng was a person with strong thoughts and personality, a living, breathing person with all the usual joys, anger, sorrows, and pleasures.

It was only that, most of the time, those emotions were hidden beneath her cold exterior.

Emotions could be concealed, but the heart would not lie. As the system's host, he understood this guardian's situation perfectly well.

With a thought, a blue panel appeared in his mind, recording all kinds of information about her.

Name: Xiao Meng

Summoner: Chen Feng

Cultivation: Innate Eighth Stage

Cultivation Method: Blending Light with Dust (Minor Mastery)

Ten Thousand Rivers Autumn Water (Major Mastery)

Heart Like Still Water (Major Mastery)

Skill: World Losing Color (Minor Mastery)

Nine Heavens Sounds of Nature (Fifth Layer)

Loyalty Value: 65

Looking at this information, Chen Feng silently calculated that the Innate Realm shown on the panel should correspond to jonin in this world.

The various supreme arts she possessed were clear at a glance, but the Loyalty Value was especially interesting.

Naturally, this number represented Xiao Meng's degree of loyalty toward him. He remembered that when he had first summoned her, the number seemed to be sixty. Now it was sixty-five, which counted as some improvement.

If her Loyalty Value reached eighty, he could randomly share one of her supreme arts.

And if the value reached one hundred, it would mean absolute affection and trust. Even if he put her in all eighteen positions, she would not resist.

However, Xiao Meng had a cold temperament. Reaching that goal would probably not be easy...

Two days passed in a flash. Kakashi arrived as promised and roughly explained the process of this examination.

The Chunin Exams were divided into three rounds. The first was a written test, mainly testing the basic knowledge a ninja needed to possess. Since Chen Feng was from the Dao School, he was directly exempted from this round.

The second round would take place in the Forest of Death. Only those who completed the assigned mission could successfully advance.

These ordinary missions would certainly be accompanied by all kinds of danger. In previous examinations, this round had always had the highest number of casualties.

After two rounds of selection, those remaining would basically be the elites among the genin. Next would be fair one-on-one battles to select the most outstanding candidates, who would earn the title of chunin.

Chen Feng naturally knew all of this, even the specific contents of the examination, but he still listened carefully to Kakashi's explanation.

Two more days later, the first round of the Chunin Exams ended. This round alone eliminated half of the participants.

Of the original one hundred and fifty-plus contestants, fewer than eighty remained, with Konoha having the largest number among them.

Early that morning, Kakashi came again. Team 7's three members accompanied him, and with their protagonist aura, they had naturally passed the first round without issue.

After meeting him, Naruto said proudly, "Big Brother Chen, we all passed the first round!"

Chen Feng nodded and smiled. "Congratulations."

Naruto grinned with narrowed eyes, then asked, "Teacher said that you're entering the Chunin Exams too, Big Brother?"

Chen Feng said, "I'm just taking a look. Whether I pass or not depends on fate."

At that moment, Kakashi took out a scroll, handed it to him, and said, "You'll need this for the second round, so I'm giving it to you first."

"Hey, why does Big Brother Chen get his first?"

Naruto pouted slightly in complaint.

Kakashi glanced at him and said meaningfully, "If I really gave it to you, you'd probably be crying before long."

"What do you mean?"

Naruto frowned, unable to understand.

Kakashi did not explain further. He glanced at the position of the sun and said, "It's getting late. Hurry over there."

Chen Feng naturally had no objections. He answered and was about to leave with them.

Just then, as a surge of Clear Qi rose, Xiao Meng's figure appeared. She said, "I am the Dao Child's guardian. I must accompany him."

Hearing this, Kakashi froze slightly, looking troubled.

In principle, allowing Chen Feng to join the examination was already an exception. If Xiao Meng, who could rival an Elite Jonin, also participated, how were the other examinees supposed to compete?

However, the Third Hokage had given special instructions, so he could not directly refuse.

Seeing his hesitation, Chen Feng suggested, "How about this? Let Xiao Meng follow in secret. As long as she doesn't interfere lightly, it shouldn't count as breaking the rules. What do you think?"

Kakashi considered it for a moment, then could only nod in agreement. Soon afterward, he led them to the next examination venue, the Forest of Death...