C5 I'm Afraid You Can't Afford to Lose

City Lord's Mansion, in the study.

Lu Chen placed the book on the wooden table and rubbed his temples. He felt a little tired.

"Young master."

Beside him, Uncle Fu whispered.

"Muh Wan only got close to you because of the power and influence of Prince Zhan's Mansion. After the fall of the old master, the situation in Prince Zhan's Mansion has deteriorated. The Muh family has deliberately distanced themselves from the Prince Zhan Clan. Now, Muh Wan is even more so because of her special physique. She was chosen by the Lishan Sect and would join the Lishan Sect soon. Her future was limitless. The Muh family was even more arrogant, and they didn't even care about the Prince Zhan Clan anymore."

After thinking for a while, Uncle Fu decided to tell them what he was thinking.

As he spoke, he observed Lu Chen's expression.

The tiredness on Lu Chen's face disappeared and was replaced by indifference, "Everyone has the right to choose."

Muh family was considered a big family in Tianhuang City, but in the entire Celestial Illusion Dynasty, they were like ants. Back then, because Prince Zhan became a family in Tianhuang City, the Muh family had some connections with him. He contacted Prince Zhan and asked him to help expel the cold poison from Muh Wan's body.

Prince Zhan was a righteous man and agreed to it.

Muh Wan and Lu Chen also knew each other at that time.

After that, Muh Wan had stayed in Prince Zhan's Mansion for a year.

During that period of time, Muh Wan and Lu Chen did not know what was going on. They kept calling each other big brother and even gave Lu Chen a jade pendant.

Today, Lu Chen saw Muh Wan. She was no longer the same as before.

"I have returned the jade pendant. Since this is the path she chose, then the friendship between us will end here." Lu Chen was very decisive.

"The Muh family is standing with the other two families. They will definitely attack you, young master..."

Uncle Fu was worried.

"Don't worry, Uncle Fu. I have a plan."

Lu Chen was very confident. In his eyes, the three families were never the biggest threat.

"Mother and the others have returned?"

Lu Chen asked.

Uncle Fu nodded. Mrs Lu had already returned to Prince Zhan's Prefecture with Lu Xin.

After all, Prince Zhan's Prefecture was Prince Zhan's fiefdom. It was personally bestowed by the previous king. Even the current king would find it very difficult to take it away. After the decline of Prince Zhan's Mansion, the remnants of Prince Zhan Clan basically all came to Prince Zhan's Prefecture.

"How's the situation in Prince Zhan's Prefecture?"

Uncle Fu's expression turned ugly, "The situation in Prince Zhan's Prefecture is very chaotic. Although Second Master is holding on, he won't be able to hold on for long."

Lu Chen's Second Uncle, Prince Zhan's younger brother, was struggling to hold on in Prince Zhan's Prefecture. He didn't want to give up.

Taking into account the safety issue, Mrs Lu and Lu Xin also returned to Prince Zhan's Prefecture. Only Lu Chen stayed here for the time being.

"I will settle the matters in Tianhuang City as soon as possible. After that, I will go to Prince Zhan's Prefecture to help second uncle."

A trace of cold light flashed across Lu Chen's eyes.

Left Prime Minister had colluded with the high ranking officials of the royal family, slandering the Prince Zhan Clan. He would never give the Prince Zhan Clan any chance to live.

However, Lu Chen did not despair.

His memory of cultivation in his past life had been awakened for hundreds of millions of years. In his mind, there was a secret inherited technique that even the Races in the Universe was envious of. As long as he was given time, his strength would definitely increase.

In this world, the strong were respected, and the strong were respected.

As long as he was strong enough, even if Left Prime Minister had any tricks up his sleeve, he would have nowhere to hide.

Most importantly, when he was at the peak of Celestial Illusion Dynasty, the grievances of Prince Zhan Clan would naturally be washed away. The name of his father's betrayal would also be washed away.

"Strength."

Lu Chen sighed.

...

The streets were filled with people, and the sound of peddlers peddling could be heard.

"Have you heard? Not long ago, Lei Ming went to City Lord's Mansion, but when he came out, he was carried out by someone." Someone whispered to each other.

" What's going on? "

Immediately, many people gathered around.

"Lei Ming broke into the City Lord's Mansion and angered the City Lord. I heard that the City Lord personally attacked and severely injured him." The man who spoke earlier continued.

"Impossible. Lei Ming has already reached the sixth level of the Body Tempering. A month ago, I saw him defeat a rogue cultivator at the peak of the sixth level."

"That's right. City Lord should be at the fifth level of the Body Tempering. Even if he breaks through, it's impossible for him to defeat Lei Ming."

Obviously, many people didn't believe it.

"Eh? Isn't that Lei Ming? We'll know when we ask."

In the distance, in a square in front of a property of Lei family, Lei Ming had just walked out and was instantly surrounded by people.

"I say, Lei Ming, is the rumor true?"

"Lei Ming, you were defeated by the City Lord?"

The noise made Lei Ming stop in his tracks. He furrowed his brows in displeasure and said, "Everyone, today is the annual examination for the younger generation of Lei family. If there's nothing else, please do not disturb us."

At this moment, everyone realized that many of the Lei family's younger generation warriors had appeared on the square.

"Eh?"

Everyone looked at each other in dismay.

However, some of them could see some clues from Lei Ming's expression.

There would be a test for the younger generation of the Lei family every year. It was nothing more than a comprehensive test of strength, combat skills, and so on.

The higher the grade of the test, the more resources one would get.

Of course, those top geniuses of the Lei family didn't need to participate in the test.

Lu Chen and Uncle Fu had just walked out of a chamber of commerce. There was a trace of a smile on his face. He had successfully found the materials he needed.

"En?"

He saw the situation on the square in front of him and subconsciously moved closer.

The Lei family's test had already begun. The first test was strength. In the center of the square, there was a Strength Stone Tablet. A few disciples carried out the test in sequence.

"Tomorrow will be the Genius Banquet, and the location will be in the Lei family. Today, the Lei family is openly testing the young generation in the square. Is this a show of power?" Uncle Fu said in a cold voice. He didn't have a good impression of the three major families.

Lu Chen smiled but didn't say anything.

How could he not understand what the Lei family was thinking?

Right at this moment, someone recognized Lu Chen, and the crowd immediately burst into an uproar.

"It's the City Lord."

"Why is the City Lord here?"

Ordinary people still had a trace of respect for the City Lord, but when the people of Lei family saw Lu Chen, their eyes were filled with contempt.

Lei Ming, in particular, gave Lu Chen a fierce glare. He walked to the front of the Strength Stone Tablet and threw out a punch.

Boom!

A deafening sound was heard. The Strength Stone Tablet trembled. Layers of light emerged one after another, causing the surrounding people to cry out in alarm.

"Not bad, seven layers of light. Your strength is rarely seen amongst those at the sixth level of the Body Tempering."

An elder of the Lei family commented with a smile on his face.

One should know that in the previous tests, the one with the most light was only at the fifth layer. Lei Ming immediately unleashed seven layers of light, causing a huge commotion.

"As expected of the rising star of the Lei family. Truly amazing."

"It's said that the Lei family has already contacted the major cultivation sects in the Celestial Illusion Dynasty. Lei Ming might be sent to the major cultivation sects to cultivate."

Under the attention of the crowd, Lei Ming walked to Lu Chen's side.

"Lu Chen."

Lei Ming glared at Lu Chen, "Do you dare to compete with me in terms of strength? The loser will shout 'I am a pig' three times in front of everyone."

Everyone felt relieved.

Lei Ming was taking revenge. He had already indirectly admitted to the rumors from before.

"Why should I agree to it?" Lu Chen grinned.

"Are you... afraid?" Lei Ming provoked.

"Yes, I'm afraid you won't be able to afford to lose."

The elder's facial expression changed when he heard this.