However, just as Sun Jiangman was about to lash out, Sun Da got up from the ground and pulled her back.
"Big sister, the Aristocratic Family Assembly is important. You don't need to fight him. If you get hurt because of this, we'll ruin everything. Don't worry, I'll be fine."
Upon hearing this, Sun Jiangman calmed down and glanced at her younger brother in surprise. She was surprised that Sun Da could still calmly analyze the situation after suffering such humiliation. Considering everything that had happened on the way, she suddenly felt that her younger brother had grown up and become more sensible after this trip!
"Um?"
Kang Zuoqing was preparing to stretch his muscles when Sun Da unexpectedly said those words. He looked at him in surprise and said, "I didn't expect Liu Xu's little tagalong to have grown up so much. I underestimated you."
"Kang Zuoqing, don't be arrogant, Brother Xu will deal with you!" Sun Da said fiercely.
"Is that so?" Kang Zuoqing laughed, a cruel yet confident look on his face. "Do you believe me? I'll beat Liu Xu to a pulp at this Aristocratic Family Assembly."
"Bah!" Sun Da sneered, "You think you can?"
In the distance, Gu Chen shook his head to himself. This Sun Da had just performed well, and he thought he had made some progress, but now he was acting impulsively and was extremely brainless.
As expected, upon hearing this, Kang Zuoqing's expression turned cold, and he immediately took a step forward. Boom!
A colossal wave surged forth, unleashing a torrent of energy from Kang Zuoqing. This energy, layered upon each other, crashed towards the crowd like a tidal wave!
Apart from Gu Chen, Sun Da, Sun Jiangman, and Uncle Ma Sister-in-law Hua were all blown about by the sudden gust of wind, staggering backward and turning pale instantly!
"Your Yunyao Cultivation Technique has reached its peak?"
Uncle Ma looked at Kang Zuoqing in shock!
Suddenly, he understood why Kang Zuoqing had such confidence!
The top-tier martial art passed down through generations of the Kang Family, the Yunyao Cultivation Technique, is incredibly powerful. It is said that in the past few hundred years, only a mere ten people have been able to master it to the highest level, and each of them can reach the mid-to-late stage of the Grandmaster Realm!
Uncle Ma's words shocked Sun Jiangman and Sun Da. If this was true, then the Tiger Ranking competition might really belong to Kang Zuoqing! Among the young martial artists from aristocratic families participating this time, perhaps none of them could master their family's martial arts! If Kang Zuoqing could, then he could indeed disregard Liu Xu!
This achievement is already a first-rate act of genius!
"That Kang Zuoqing is so arrogant."
Wei Zizhou also witnessed this scene and immediately muttered, "They don't even give the Sun Family any face? That Sun Da is the second young master of the Sun Family, right? They just started hitting him like that, he's really damn domineering."
For Wei Zizhou, both the Sun Family and Kang Family were families he could not reach, so he could only comment from afar.
Who is Liu Xu?
Just then, Gu Chen's voice rang out calmly.
"Liu Xu?" Wei Zizhou was taken aback by Gu Chen's question and paused for a moment before replying, "Liu Xu, the eldest son of the Liu Family, is ranked fifth on the Tiger Ranking. He's extremely powerful. At the last Aristocratic Family Assembly, he was roughly on par with Kang Zuoqing."
"Understood." Gu Chen nodded.
Seeing Gu Chen's apparent urge to walk forward, Wei Zizhou was immediately alarmed and exclaimed, "You country bumpkin, what are you going to do? This level is not something we can interfere with!"
"Oh?" Gu Chen said calmly, "Why?"
"I know you're at the Late Bone-Forge Realm, but Sun Jiangman is also at the Late Bone-Forge Realm. Didn't you see that she could only swallow her anger and dare not make a move? This shows that Kang Zuoqing's strength is stronger, or even surpasses this level! After all, Kang Zuoqing has always been a prodigy on the Tiger Ranking, so it's not surprising that he has reached the Grandmaster Realm."
Wei Zizhou said, "Furthermore, even if your cultivation levels are comparable, can your cultivation technique compare to Kang Zuoqing's? The Kang Family has a lineage of techniques, and I've heard that Yunyao Cultivation Technique. If you go and step forward now, that's just acting like a hero, it's foolish!"
"Oh?" Gu Chen remained unmoved.
"Listen to me, your goddess is now deciding to let things go. Let's just go up the mountain..."
However, before he could finish speaking, Wei Zizhou stopped.
He realized that Gu Chen seemed not to have heard him at all and directly charged onto the platform.
"Jiangman, Uncle Ma."
Gu Chen said calmly.
"Gu Chen?!"
When they saw Gu Chen, Sun Jiangman were stunned. They had never expected that Gu Chen would appear on Leisurely Mountain.
Gu Chen nodded to them and said, "Long time no see."
A look of surprise flashed across Sun Jiangman's face. Actually, there was another reason why she hadn't gone up the mountain these past few days: she was waiting for Gu Chen to arrive! She had thought that Gu Chen wouldn't come to Tong City, but she didn't expect him to suddenly appear at this time.
Sun Da stared blankly at Gu Chen, then subconsciously asked a question. After all, this was Leisurely Mountain, and without a guide, it was impossible to get up here! He was already quite annoyed that Sun Jiangman had refused to come up the mountain before.
Gu Chen glanced at Sun Da, ignored him, and turned to Uncle Ma, saying, "Uncle Ma, since there's a local tyrant like Wild Dog ruling the mountain, we might as well go up there to rest."
Local tyrant stray dog?
Upon hearing this, everyone around gasped. It was one thing for Gu Chen not to know Kang Zuoqing's identity, but couldn't he sense his astonishing aura? How dare he say such a thing!
Sure enough, as soon as he said that, Kang Zuoqing's face darkened, and then an astonishing aura swept over him, directly confronting Gu Chen!
But the next moment, his gaze narrowed sharply!
Because he discovered that Gu Chen remained completely unmoved!
Under his aura, not even his robes were stirred!
How could that be!
"Who are you?" Kang Zuoqing looked at Gu Chen, a cold glint in his eyes.
"This has nothing to do with him!"
Sun Jiangman sensed the murderous intent emanating from Kang Zuoqing and immediately stepped forward.
She still remembered what Gu Chen had told her: since he saved her last time, Gu Chen had lost his virginity and cultivation, so a conflict with Kang Zuoqing would not benefit Gu Chen at all.
She was actually quite happy that Gu Chen agreed to come to Leisurely Mountain.
But Kang Zuoqing had no intention of paying any attention to Sun Jiangman; his cold eyes were filled with murderous intent.
"It's nothing." Gu Chen smiled lightly, shook his head at Sun Jiangman, and then said calmly, "Young Master Kang, I didn't hear what you said just now. I only heard a dog barking. Why don't you have your men translate it for you?"
Kang Zuoqing's face instantly turned ugly at Gu Chen's disdain!
"You're courting death!" Kang Zuoqing's eyes flashed, and without caring who Gu Chen was, he raised his hand and unleashed a burst of energy from a distance!