Chapter 83: Youngsters Think Differently

He Yi was a young powerhouse on the Latent Dragon List; a genius in the true sense. Even if his mind might not be the sharpest, he was a genius too. Such a genius absolutely could be compared to ordinary cultivators. Earlier, he said that the cultivators present probably wanted to challenge Chen Chao. He was not talking about himself, because he felt that his cultivation realm was too high and his reputation was too great. If he were to personally take action, it would be meaningless and he would also be accused of bullying the weak.

However, even he himself did not expect that the young man in black opposite him would be so wildly arrogant, to actually choose to fight him without him taking the initiative to mention it.

This was something he had not even considered.

"Do you know what this means?"

He Yi's face turned slightly cold. With a face full of pride, he said calmly, "You'll make this sparring session become meaningless like this."

Chen Chao smiled and said, "Will you take action after I defeat those people? If you'll take action, wouldn't I still be fighting you in the end? Since I'll be fighting with you in the end, why wouldn't I choose to fight you right from the start?"

Out of all the cultivators present, He Yi had the highest cultivation level. If he fought until the last man, he would definitely take the stage. In that case, why not choose him right at the start?

He Yi said, "You know that it's not the same thing."

If he were to win against those young cultivators first, and then force He Yi to take action, even if he lost in the end, Chen Chao's reputation would still be good. Everyone would recognize him as a decent young man. It was just that he was still a certain distance away from being a true genius, that was all. However, if he were to fight He Yi from the beginning and lose, Chen Chao would be accused of overestimating his own abilities and would not leave behind any good reputation. With the previous incidents combined, his reputation would fall to a terrible state.

Chen Chao was totally unconcerned as he said, "Just take it that I'm seeking fortune amidst danger."

He Yi smiled and said, "I originally didn't want to take advantage of you. But since you have this idea, then I'll play with you."

He was a genius on the Latent Dragon List, he naturally would not feel any fear. After saying that, he headed out of the hall without any hesitation.

Being challenged by Chen Chao, if he chose to avoid the fight, it would be even more humiliating than losing.

Seeing He Yi leave, the young people at the banquet stood up one by one and walked out of the hall to watch the match. Chen Chao simplified all the troubles tonight by turning it into this sparring match. It looked simple, but it was actually extremely difficult. He Yi was not a qi refiner like Guo Xi. Although his cultivation realm was also Divine Trove, he was definitely harder to deal with than Guo Xi. In the first place, martial artists were at a great disadvantage when facing immortal cultivators in the early stages of cultivation.

This match would not be easy for Chen Chao.

And after this sparring match, Chen Chao's reputation would definitely welcome a huge polarization, regardless of victory or defeat.

Xie Nandu came to Chen Chao's side. Glancing at the young man who appeared different from usual tonight, she frowned and asked, "It's just a trivial matter in the first place, why do you care so much?"

She was referring to why Chen Chao was doing these things.

Based on her understanding of Chen Chao, she knew that he was not a person who liked to be high-profile. His actions in the hall earlier were more or less different from his character. At least, the difference was not insignificant.

As for the reason, she already knew.

Chen Chao replied calmly, "Just think of it as me wanting to go crazy for a bit."

Xie Nandu asked softly, "Did you have a similar attitude at the South Lake back then?"

Being exposed by someone in a casual manner, Chen Chao's face turned red and he said a little embarrassedly, "Did I say it before? I don't remember it anymore."

He Yi thought the young man in front of him was just being stubborn. Looking deep into the imperial city, he said rather emotionally, "Rest assured, we are in the imperial city tonight, I won't kill you. Even if I really have this intention, I wouldn't do such a foolish thing here too."

The dispute at the imperial banquet was a problem between young people. No matter how big a commotion it caused, it would not attract the attention of the truly important figures too. However, if he killed someone in the imperial city, it would be seen as provoking the Emperor. That would be a huge problem. No matter how weak the Great Liang Dynasty was, a martial artist like the Great Liang emperor needed to be respected from start to finish.

In other words, if this were not the imperial city of Great Liang, Chen Chao would find it difficult to escape death tonight.

Chen Chao said, "In return, I won't try to kill you tonight either."

He smiled slightly at He Yi, and it seemed like he really meant it.

He Yi shook his head without saying a word. He just stretched out his hand and a gust of wind arose in the arena. His Dao robe fluttered slightly, with waves of indescribable qi activity surging within his Dao robe.

Chen Chao pressed the hilt of his saber and looked up at He Yi. He did not say a word and began to run.

He had done this sort of thing many times before. Hence, when he ran, he inexplicably remembered those demons in the mountains. Among the demons in Tianqing County, he was known as the demon king with a notorious reputation. Except, he did not know if he would still have a chance to go back there again in his lifetime.

Thinking up to here, he actually became sentimental.

Fortunately, in the next moment, he already snapped out of it. Looking at He Yi, it was as if he saw the most ferocious demon in the mountains.

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The Virtuous Sun Palace was actually a very low-lying palace in the imperial city. This palace was surrounded by many palaces on higher ground, it was just separated by a great distance. It was clearly difficult to see the plaza from those palaces. Normally, there would also be no one who would bother to look at the plaza in front of the Virtuous Sun Palace from these palaces.

But tonight was not an ordinary night. The Great Liang emperor stood in front of a certain palace, looking at the plaza in front of the Virtuous Sun Palace. Although they were separated by a great distance, it was not a difficult feat for the Great Liang emperor.

Many things had happened tonight, from the Empress summoning Chen Chao, to that Ning Family youth playing the fool in the Virtuous Sun Palace, to the foreign cultivators' probing, Xie Nandu speaking out, and to the young man returning to the Virtuous Sun Palace. But, there was not a single incident that he did not know about. Thinking about what the young man had said at the banquet, the Great Liang emperor could not help but reveal a smile. He was very satisfied with the young man's responses at the banquet. Regardless of what he was trying to achieve with those responses, having them was enough.

This is the situation he wanted to see.

Teenagers should ultimately have the recklessness and showiness that comes with youth.

"This child is really good, We like him very much. What about you, what do you think..."

The Great Liang emperor suddenly spoke, his voice light. Except, he did not finish his sentence and stopped abruptly.

It was already midnight at this time, the Empress was weak and had already fallen asleep. Li Heng, the servant that he trusted the most, was outside the Virtuous Sun Palace at this moment. Before coming here, he had dismissed everyone around. There was actually no one around at the moment.

His voice wandered in front of the empty palace like a wandering soul.

He had already lived through such days for a very long time. But in reality, the Great Liang emperor was still somewhat unaccustomed to it. What he liked were the days where he used to ride horses and hunt in his fiefdom.

The Great Liang emperor was silent for a long time before saying with some sadness, "We forgot, you've been gone for many years."