Chapter 22 Royal Autumn Hunt
“Damn it.”
Ye Nantian originally wanted to take this opportunity to get rid of Ling Chen, but he didn't expect the resistance to be so great. These people stopped him from taking action against Ling Chen one by one. Now he no longer has the chance to kill Ling Chen.
At this point, no matter how reluctant Ye Nantian was, he could only take a step back and say, "Today, for the sake of Mr. Qin and Prince Tai, I will spare your life. If I find evidence that you are colluding with the Demon Sect and practicing the Demon Sect's secret techniques, then even the Great Luo Immortal will not be able to save you."
After saying that, he also carried the injured and unconscious Yun Tianhe and rushed out of the training ground.
Yun Tianhe was seriously injured. Ling Chen's sword was almost fatal. If he was not treated in time, his life would be in danger.
After Ye Nantian left, Ling Chen thanked Ziyun Zhenren and the other two one by one, "Thank you three seniors for helping me."
“You should thank Mr. Qin and Prince Tai, otherwise Ye Nantian would not give up so easily.”
Taoist Ziyun said.
"No need, I just talked a few times. If Ye Nantian really wants to fight, I really can't fight him here." Qin Shan shook his head. After all, this is the place of Shenyi Sect. As a guest, if he fights with Ye Nantian, it will undoubtedly affect the relationship between Shenyi Sect and the black market. If it really comes to that, he probably won't fight for Ling Chen and Ye Nantian.
"No matter what, I was able to be saved today because of the protection of the three seniors. Ling Chen will remember this favor in his heart."
Ling Chen knew that even if it was just one sentence, it showed his attitude. Without this sentence, Ye Nantian would not let it go.
"I didn't expect that Prince Tai would actually speak up for Ling Chen. I remember that you are a good friend of Ye Nantian."
Qin Shan looked at Prince Tai with some doubts; the latter's change of attitude was surprising.
"You can't say that. Even if he is a good friend, I can't watch him wrongly accuse a good person. He is a deputy sect leader, but he actually attacked the younger generation of the sect. This is not in line with the ethics of the martial arts world."
"Besides, I don't want to see the number one genius in the martial arts world fall and die like this. That would be such a pity. I am doing this to save talents for my Wind Country."
Prince Tai looked righteous and awe-inspiring.
"Prince Tai really distinguishes between public and private affairs, and is a wise and holy monarch."
Ling Chen felt that these words were a bit high-sounding, but after all, the other party had saved him, so he couldn't destroy him at this time.
"This is my responsibility." Prince Tai looked very responsible, and his expression became slightly serious. "By the way, Ling Chen, I actually have one more favor to ask of you."
"Just say it." Ling Chen's expression was slightly serious.
"At the end of this year, our royal family will invite young talents from all over the Wind Country to hold a large-scale autumn hunt. I hope that you will be able to attend and fight for me."
"The Royal Autumn Hunt?"
Ling Chen was stunned. He didn't expect that Prince Tai would suddenly make such an invitation.
"The Royal Autumn Hunt is a fine tradition of the royal family. In the past, it seemed that only the royal family and the disciples of the princes could participate. Now it has been expanded to include the young talents of the entire Wind Country?"
Qin Shan was also slightly surprised. He obviously knew a thing or two about the autumn hunting activities of the royal family of the Wind Kingdom.
“Previous autumn hunts were just formalities. This time, we are gathering the best talents from all over the country. This is not only to train the royal family and princes, but also to strengthen the exchanges between the geniuses in our Wind Kingdom.” Prince Tai said with a smile.
"The top three young talents in the Autumn Hunt will receive very generous rewards, and the first place in the Autumn Hunt will receive the King's Token , and will be honored as the king of the younger generation of our Wind Country."
"If that's the case, it will be a good experience for the younger generation." Qin Shan and Master Ziyun's eyes lit up. In this way, this autumn hunt will be interesting.
"Ling Chen, this autumn hunt will determine the king of the younger generation of the Wind Country. If you don't participate, your position as the number one genius in the martial arts world will be in jeopardy."
Qin Shan also said with a smile.
"The title of the No. 1 talent in the martial arts world is just an empty title. The Five Kingdoms are so vast, and there are more than tens of millions of talents. I don't deserve the title of No. 1 because I have never really fought with them."
Ling Chen shook his head. His title of the number one genius was actually largely due to the reputation of his father, Tianyu Supreme. Genius is a matter of talent, which is vague and illusory. Who can be sure of the strength of talent? In fact, they are all geniuses, so who would be willing to admit defeat?
The number one genius is not the same as the king of the younger generation.
A king is respected for his strength, a genius for his talent.
"But since it's Prince Tai who invited me, I'd better obey his command." Ling Chen wanted to think about it again, but after all, he owed Prince Tai a favor, so he couldn't refuse this matter.
"That's good. With Young Master Ling Chen representing me in the battle, I will definitely win the Autumn Hunt. I will be waiting for you at the palace."
Prince Tai showed a very bright smile on his face, and then said goodbye and left.
"I was wondering why Prince Tai would suddenly help me, it turns out he had this plan." After Prince Tai left, Ling Chen muttered to himself.
"Do you really think that Prince Tai helps you just to let you participate in the autumn hunt?" Qin Shan narrowed his eyes.
"What else?" Ling Chen looked slightly surprised.
"Maybe not," Qin Shan's expression was somewhat meaningful. "If he really had this purpose, wouldn't Yun Tianhe be a good candidate? There is absolutely no need for him to offend Ye Nantian, who has a good relationship with him, just for this purpose."
"Then why is he doing this?" Ling Chen frowned slightly.
"I don't know about that."
Qin Shan spread his hands and said, "I think it's not that simple, or maybe I'm overthinking it."
"Now, I don't seem to have any value to be used. Even if Prince Tai really has some plan, there is no need to go to so much trouble ." Ling Chen did not have too many doubts. He had no background now and was just an ordinary disciple. There was no need for Prince Tai to have any ideas about him.
"Then I'm just worrying too much."
Without saying much, Qin Shan also said goodbye to Ling Chen, "I still have things to deal with. If you have anything important in the future, you can come to Wucheng to find me."
"Mr. Qin, I will definitely repay you in the future." Ling Chen clasped his fists in gratitude.
After saying goodbye to Ling Chen, Qin Shan also left the training ground with several deacons from the black market.
At this time, many disciples on the square were leaving or dispersing. In the huge training ground, besides those scattered disciples, only Ling Chen and Master Ziyun were left.
The two walked out of the square and onto the path leading to Wuchen Courtyard.
"I just don't understand why Ye Nantian hates me so much? He is a great sword master after all, why is he showing such a sinister face today?"
Ling Chen was a little confused. Yun Tianhe might want to kill him out of jealousy, but it was unreasonable for Ye Nantian, a great sword master, to make things difficult for a junior like him.
"Ye Nantian doesn't hate you, but your father Ling Tianyu." Master Ziyun shook his head. "Ye Nantian has amazing talent in swordsmanship and is a top-notch swordsman in the martial arts world. But when he was at his most ambitious, he lost to your father Ling Tianyu in an important competition."
"He worked hard to train, but all he got in return was failure after failure. It can be said that he was suppressed by Ling Tianyu all his life and had no chance to make a breakthrough. No one knows how much resentment he has accumulated."
"Tianyu Supreme has fallen. Now he can only pour his hatred on you. Moreover, if there were no insiders to coordinate the great changes three months ago, it would not have caused such great destructive power, resulting in the death of more than half of my Shenyi Sect's masters."
A cold light flashed in Master Ziyun's eyes.
"So what you mean is, apart from my mother, is it possible that Ye Nantian is a spy of the Holy Witch Cult?" Ling Chen's pupils shrank slightly.
Now in the eyes of everyone, Liu Xiling still couldn't get rid of the biggest suspicion, so Ling Chen excluded her.
"It's hard to say. You can't just say this. Without evidence, nothing can be concluded."
True Man Ziyun shook his head, and then looked at Ling Chen, "But you still have to be careful. It's not just Ye Nantian. I think there are problems with many elders of the Divine Will Sect now."
"I know that. I'll be careful."
Ling Chen nodded. He had known that there was something fishy about what happened three months ago. Most of the remaining elders of the Shenyi Sect had problems, and most of the elders who were inclined to his father Ling Tianyu's faction had died in that great change.
The rest were either old hands or spies. The current Shenyi Sect was in a state of chaos and disarray, and its reputation had plummeted. It was no longer the dominant sect in the martial arts world. I'm afraid many martial artists had already considered Shenyi Sect a second-rate sect.
"You almost killed Yun Tianhe this time, and the conflict between you and Ye Nantian's faction has completely intensified. I will keep an eye on Ye Nantian. He lost face today, so he probably won't attack you again in the future. But there's no guarantee that his disciples won't."
True Man Ziyun looked at Ling Chen with a serious expression, "Although Yun Tianhe is known as one of the four genius disciples, he is only the youngest disciple of Ye Nantian. Above him, there are three senior brothers and sisters, all of whom are stronger than Yun Tianhe."
"Especially Ye Nantian's eldest disciple Long Yang, who is ranked in the top ten of the Heavenly Ranking. With your current strength, ten of them combined are no match for him."
"really."
Ling Chen nodded. The Heavenly Ranking was the authoritative ranking of the strength of the young talents of the five nations. It was jointly launched by the black market and the Wanxiang Sect and updated every quarter. As long as one was under 30 years old and had reached the martial artist level, they could be included in the Heavenly Ranking according to their strength ranking.
Among Yun Tianhe’s three senior brothers and sisters, two are on the Heavenly Ranking. Even the weakest one is not an opponent he can handle.
The enemies are stronger than each other...
Defeating Yun Tianhe was just the beginning. To survive in such a harsh environment, one had to constantly improve one's own strength and not slack off for even a moment.
