"Enough, Shang Xie, what are you talking about!"
Su Luo looked at him with disgust, "At most a month, and you make it sound like a farewell to life and death. You should say that to Xiao Guo."
Tang Xiao Guo's face turned red when she heard this, "Sister Su!"
At this moment, Xiao Jingchen also smiled and bid farewell to everyone, "Thank you all very much. I wish you a pleasant journey. I'm also going to find Rong'er. Farewell for now, and I'll see you at the Heavenly Pride Competition."
Four people disappeared from the team in the blink of an eye.
Just then, Li Tianjue's sound transmission jade pendant also rang. He took it out and answered, and it was indeed the Great Elder's voice, "Tianjue, have you reached Sheng Ye City? We will arrive in another hour."
"Great Elder, we just arrived too."
Li Tianjue and the Great Elder communicated a few words, saying they would wait for them in the city and go to book inns for everyone first.
Because various forces converged in Sheng Ye City, even though Li Tianjue and the others were not picky, they had to visit three inns before they could book a suitable one. Su Luo added another twenty percent to the room rate, and only then did they successfully secure the upper and lower floors, with a total of twelve rooms, but they still had to squeeze in.
"I didn't expect so many people, we almost didn't have a place to stay."
Su Luo looked at the relatively spacious courtyard, feeling fortunate.
After a while, the Great Elder, the Second Elder, and more than twenty Qing Xu Heavenly disciples also arrived at the inn.
"Hahaha, Tianjue, Su girl, was your journey smooth?"
The Great Elder said with a smile. All the disciples behind him looked at Li Tianjue and the others with shining eyes, standing at attention.
Li Tianjue smiled and said, "There were no major incidents. I met a friend on the way, but he just left."
The Second Elder was unconcerned, completely unaware of what Li Tianjue and the others had discovered on their journey. He exhorted the disciples, "We've finally reached Sheng Ye City. The preliminaries are in three days. This is your first time participating in the Heavenly Pride Competition. You must show the strength of Qing Xu Heavenly disciples and strive for good rankings. Do you have confidence?!"
The outer disciples, led by Qin Yuanshu, shouted in unison, "We have confidence!"
The Great Elder was very satisfied and waved his hand, "Good, then disperse. Everyone rest first and build up your energy. Those who don't have enough rooms, Yuanshu, take everyone and distribute them, squeeze in for now."
Qin Yuanshu said, "Yes, Great Elder."
Just as the Great Elder and the others were about to leave with Li Tianjue and the inner disciples to discuss some matters privately, someone called out, "Su, Sister Su!"
Su Luo looked in the direction of the sound and saw an outer disciple with a fair complexion and a slightly shy demeanor.
"Are you calling me?" she asked.
"Yes, Sister Su! I, I am Lin Yao."
He looked at Su Luo excitedly and took two steps forward, "Sister Su might not recognize me, but I have been grateful to you for a long time. My being able to participate in the Heavenly Pride Competition this time is all thanks to Sister Su for revising the rules of the Resource Hall, which gave us outer disciples more resources and allowed us to progress rapidly."
As soon as he said this, other outer disciples also shouted, "Yes, we are all very grateful to you, Sister Su!"
"Sister Su, you are too kind!"
"Please accept our bow!"
The outer disciples bowed in unison, making Su Luo feel a little embarrassed. She quickly said, "Alright, I've received everyone's good intentions. I hope everyone will give their all this time and achieve their best results!"
Lin Yao suppressed his excitement and said loudly, "Sister Su, don't worry, we will definitely do our best."
The crowd echoed in unison, making the Great Elder and the Second Elder chuckle.
After a while, it finally quieted down, and everyone left.
Entering the room on the third floor, Su Luo thoughtfully pulled the two elders to sit down and poured them tea. The Great Elder said cheerfully, "Su girl, your great-grandfather hasn't seen you in two months, and he missed you dearly."
Su Luo smiled sweetly, "I miss you and Grandpa Grandpa too. I'll cook tonight and make something delicious for you and Grandpa Grandpa to try."
"You are such a considerate girl." The Second Elder smiled from ear to ear.
After a brief chat, Li Tianjue got to the main point, "Two Elders, we had some discoveries on the way, and the problem is very serious, concerning the Grand Beginning Holy Land and the Dark Demon Ridge..."
After listening to him, the two elders looked at the silver tube on the table, and their expressions immediately turned grim.
Whether it was true or false, this matter could not be taken lightly.
The Great Elder stroked his beard and said solemnly, "If it's aimed at this Heavenly Pride Competition, whether it's the Grand Beginning Holy Land or the Dark Demon Ridge, they must have prepared for a long time. It's already difficult to discover their conspiracy, and it's likely impossible to prevent it in advance."
He glanced at the Second Elder, who continued, "I think so too. It's too difficult to stop them, we can only guard against it. Fortunately, Tianjue and Su girl, you have already destroyed this batch of Stormy Soul Stealing Needles, and the major forces will be much safer. As for other matters, we can only take it one step at a time."
Everyone nodded. The Great Elder added, "The preliminaries are in three days, but the content of the finals is still kept secret, and no one knows. Tianshu, your father is one of the judges, why don't you ask him?"
This was one of the benefits of being one of the Six Great Forces.
Whether it was Qing Xu Heaven or the host, the Grand Beginning Holy Land, as well as the Longevity Palace and the Six Desires Sect, they all had their own sources of information and important connections. To know the key inside story of the competition, the Bei Ming Royal Family, as one of the organizers, would definitely know best.
Chu Tianshu scratched his head and complained, "My father refused to tell me before, but now that it's about to start, if he doesn't tell me, I'll be anxious with him. I'll ask first, Elders, please wait a moment."
After speaking, he also took out his sound transmission jade pendant and quickly connected.
"Father, it's your son..."
The gentle and loving voice of Emperor Bei Ming quickly sounded from the sound transmission jade pendant, "Tianshu, my child... you never actively contact your father when there's nothing, why do you think of me today? Oh, you should have reached Sheng Ye City by now. Are you trying to ask your father about the competition content..."
Chu Tianshu swept away the envious glances of everyone and said seriously, "Not at all, Father. Your son just misses you and Mother. It's just that I'm participating in the Heavenly Pride Competition, so I have a situation to consult Father about. I heard that the Dark Demon Ridge will be participating this time?"
So circuitous.
Su Luo and the others secretly laughed, and then heard Emperor Bei Ming exclaim in surprise, "Dark Demon Ridge? That's impossible. The competition organizing committee has not received any news of the Dark Demon Ridge registering to participate. How could that be? If the Dark Demon Ridge were to come, your father would never agree to you participating, it's too dangerous."
"Your son is fine. By the way, Father, your son also wants to ask..."
"Ask what? You mischievous boy, didn't you say you missed your father, but it turns out you're here to inquire about news?"
"Father~! I am your biological son, will you tell me or not?"
"I can tell you, my good son, but you have to promise your father to quickly bring back a Crown Princess! You're not young anymore, and you don't even have a woman you like. There are rumors in the palace that you might be gay, otherwise last time your mother arranged for you to meet the youngest daughter of Marquis Lu Yuan, and you actually..."
"Father, please stop talking!"
Listening to the conversation between Chu Tianshu and Emperor Bei Ming, everyone covered their mouths, trying hard not to laugh.