Chapter 349: The Tales of Zhang Chen

The 2 walked out of Qingyun Alley and stepped onto the primary road. it was solely after they’d walked one other block that they lastly took off their robes.

Simply as they have been about to seek out an inn to quiet down, they heard a commotion from the group earlier than they witnessed a big group of individuals dashing in a single course. A lot of them have been shouting “Hurry, go have a look!”

“Do not let him get away!”

“Ahhhhhhhhh!”

“…”

The 2, feeling curious, approached an previous man promoting melons at a roadside stall and requested, “Sir, what’s occurring?”

The previous man chuckled and mentioned, “Oh, I heard that Zhang Chen, the top disciple of Ascending Dragon Academy, is right here. Everyone seems to be dashing to get a very good take a look at him.”

“Zhang Chen?” Chu Liang mentioned, turning to have a look at the rising crowd. “I did not anticipate him to be this common.”

Actually, this highlighted the restrictions of being a disciple of an immortal sect.

Within the Divine 9 and Terrestrial Ten or the world of immortal cultivators, Zhang Chen wasn’t as well-known as these prodigies. Nonetheless, among the many frequent individuals of the Yu Dynasty, he had a big and dependable following.

This was as a result of Ascending Dragon Academy was deeply rooted within the frequent folks, supported by the Yu Dynasty, and recruited college students extensively. The perfect students from throughout might attempt to enter the academy. A lot of its excellent disciples went on to grow to be officers, giving again to the individuals.

The prodigies of immortal cultivation have been nonetheless distant figures to the frequent individuals, however the college students of Ascending Dragon Academy might instantly affect their future welfare, thus garnering extra consideration.

And Zhang Chen was the preferred head disciple amongst latest generations of the academy.

“Hey, in fact,” the previous melon vendor mentioned instantly after listening to Chu Liang’s phrases. “Zhang Chen is exceptionally proficient and really kind-hearted. Everybody hopes he’ll grow to be an official within the imperial court docket sooner or later and convey us blessings. If it wasn’t due to my stall, I might go see him myself.”

“Wow.”

Upon seeing their response, the previous melon vendor felt a bit puzzled and requested, “Have not you heard his story?”

“His story?” Each Chu Liang and Yun Chaoxian have been intrigued.

“Actually?” Ren Hongdao blinked. “What in regards to the story of you giving your garments to defend an auntie from the rain…”

“That is true too, however the auntie was really our headmaster’s spouse,” Zhang Chen mentioned with a wry smile. “The headmaster had secretly accompanied some friends to a brothel, and when his spouse discovered, she stood within the rain, refusing to depart till he returned. As disciples, we did not dare say something, so I coated her with my garments and rushed to tell the headmaster.”

“The headmaster’s spouse did not get a lot rain on her, as a result of the headmaster obtained the message and returned shortly after. He ended up kneeling within the rain for many of the evening, whereas she had already gone again inside to sleep.”

“When this story unfold from the academy, it become the story of ‘Strolling within the Rain in Plain Garments,'” Zhang Chen laughed.

“I see,” Ren Hongdao mentioned with a nod.

Rumors have been clearly to not be trusted simply. Even when they’d some fact to them, they won’t be completely correct. By exaggerating one a part of the story and concealing one other, the reality might grow to be one thing fully completely different.

…

“Isn’t this a bit underhanded?” Li Fujian requested, Zhuge Guanxing with concern.

“We solely unfold information of Zhang Chen’s location to gradual them down,” Zhuge Guanxing replied. “We didn’t really harm them, so what’s the hurt in that?”

“That’s true, however…” Li Fujian scratched his head as he spoke, “I nonetheless respect my Eldest Senior Brother very a lot.”

“In a contest, there needs to be no distinction between seniors and juniors,” Zhuge Guanxing mentioned with a smile. “Guidelines could be set afterward, however once we’re all dealing with the identical trial, we should give our greatest to win. Your Senior Brother is the strongest when it comes to energy, and Zhang Chen is probably going essentially the most crafty. Their mixture is formidable. And not using a little bit of crafty ourselves, how else can we hope to win?”

“That’s true,” Li Fujian agreed. “Can we discover Li Feiyu’s location?”

Though they’d pinpointed Donghuai Metropolis earlier, discovering a extra exact location was troublesome. In spite of everything, divination wasn’t foolproof.

“Wait a second.”

Zhuge Guanxing took a deep breath, fashioned a finger seal along with his left hand, and tossed three black-gold copper cash into the air along with his proper hand. When the cash fell, he tossed them once more, repeating the method a number of occasions.

He then opened his eyes gently and uttered the phrase, “Fireplace.”

“Fireplace?” Li Fujian was puzzled.

“The divination studying revealed that the primary factor is hearth. The particular person we’re in search of will seem in a spot related to hearth tonight.”