Douluo: A Century-old Legend I Am the Second Uncle Chenxin

Chapter 760: Transaction! Reason for the list

In Tianshi City in the northern part of the Sanjiang River Basin, on the top of a towering building, an old man with gray hair and an ordinary middle-aged man stood side by side, their sleeves fluttering in the wind.

They are none other than the Vice-President of Chunqiu Pavilion, Space-Time Douluo Shi Shouyu, and the Vice-President of Tianzhi Tower, Thousand-Faced Douluo Zhou Yingdong.

Shi Shouyu opened his lips slightly, his voice carrying a bit of leisure: "The banquet at the Chen family should be getting lively now, right? Have you arranged some people to observe it?"

Zhou Yingdong smiled slightly, with a hint of pride in his eyes: "Of course, my son will take charge personally."

Shi Shouyu frowned slightly and stroked his beard. "Your Eight-sided Linglong Martial Spirit is indeed amazing, but if it is against a Titled Douluo, I'm afraid it won't be so effective. After all, there are a lot of Titled strongmen gathered there now."

Zhou Yingdong seemed confident: "With my son's Soul Douluo strength, combined with his head soul bone, he is enough to disguise himself in front of the Title Douluo. As long as they don't use insight-type soul skills, they will never be able to find him."

"What's more, there are so many guests at the Chen family banquet today. There are hundreds of people present. He will be fine if he blends in among them."

He paused and added, "Let's take a step back. Even if we are recognized, they will still give us some face."

"After all, we are just here to join in the fun. We haven't done anything inappropriate, and we won't easily embarrass him."

After hearing this, Shi Shouyu nodded slightly: "Since he is your son, you should know your limits."

"Besides, we just made a deal with the Chen family, they won't turn against us easily."

Changing the topic, Zhou Yingdong mentioned the Tianjiao Ranking: "That Chen Xiaojun is easy to deal with. His information has been revealed in public. It's just that we linked them together and his ranking is a little higher."

"But is it really okay for us to deal with Xiaoyi this way?"

"The information is so brief, and there is not even a picture of the person. This is the first time in history that such a thing has appeared on the list."

Shi Shouyu sighed softly, his eyes deep: "It's the first time, so what? We are selling information. Who will know if there is one more or one less? What's the harm?"

"What's more, the Martial Soul Fusion Skill Ranking also operates in this way."

"Besides, although the information we released is small, it is already shocking enough. Someone with a keen eye can read a lot of the content. The fact that the Chen family allowed us to release it is already the bottom line."

"Alas, if it weren't absolutely true, I would find it hard to believe that at such a young age, you could have such astonishing strength."

Zhou Yingdong pondered for a moment, his tone full of emotion: "In terms of strength and record, there are amazing talents on the previous Tianjiao list who can do it, such as Qian Daoliu, the Saint of the Spirit Hall."

"But the key is that Xiaoyi is only ten years old, but she is already a Soul Sect master, and can even defeat a Soul Saint and a Soul Emperor together. Moreover, she is... too young. This talent and potential strength are enough to eclipse all the geniuses in the world."

Shi Shouyu took a deep breath and said, "Because of this, we need to be more cautious and not offend such a future peerless strongman easily."

"Besides, the current Chen family is no small matter."

Zhou Yingdong nodded in agreement: "Indeed, the Chen family has at least five Title Douluo, who are powerful and influential. If something happens, they can quickly pull in a large group of people."

"These families in Douhun City are really troublesome. Isn't it the case with Bu Ren Building? It's a living example, happening right next to us."

He paused, as if he was organizing his thoughts, "Moreover, according to our intelligence and speculation, the health condition of Chen Zixiu, the old man of the Chen family, may have taken a turn for the better, and there are signs that he is recovering."

When Shi Shouyu heard this, his expression suddenly became serious. He frowned and thought, "Why do you think so?"

Zhou Yingdong put down the teacup in his hand, his eyes flashing with a sharp light, "Just a few days ago, a man and a woman visited the Tiandou Palace at night, and that night, the guardian of the Tiandou royal family, Ming Wang, actually showed up in person."

A hint of surprise flashed across Shi Shouyu's eyes. "Are you sure that man is Chen Zixiu?" Zhou Yingdong said slowly, "The man's figure is somewhat similar to Chen Zixiu, and he claims to be from the Chen family. But the only person who can get the Ming King to come out to receive him is probably Chen Zixiu, the old man of the Chen family."

Shi Shouyu touched his chin, pondered for a moment, and then continued to ask: "So, Chen Zixiu is in a good mood to go out because his injuries have healed. What about the woman who came with him? Do you know her identity?"

Zhou Yingdong shook his head. "I don't know. I only know that she covered her face with a veil and a bamboo hat. They had a long secret conversation with the royal family. I don't know exactly what they talked about."

Shi Shouyu took a deep breath and said, "It seems that the Chen family has many secrets and is making a lot of moves."

"Yes, but the four main cities in the Sanjiang River Basin are close neighbors after all, and sometimes they have to take care of each other." Zhou Yingdong interjected.

Shi Shouyu nodded slightly, his eyes revealing a bit of determination: "So, we should avoid them if we can, and try not to provoke them, which is the best policy."

………………

Soon, Chen Xiaojun reappeared and came back. Xixi raised her eyebrows in surprise: "You're back so soon?"

Chen Xiaojun took the exquisite booklet of the Tianjiao Ranking and gently stroked the cover with his fingertips.

"As soon as Grandpa saw me holding the list, he sent me a message, saying that we could discuss it after the banquet."

Xixi was stunned for a moment, then she relaxed and a playful smile appeared on the corner of her mouth: "Huh? It seems that your guess is correct."

Chen Xiaojun nodded, with a bitter smile on his face, "Yes, Grandpa obviously hasn't seen the list yet, but he has already noticed the changes."

"This move is tantamount to 'here is no silver here', it's too obvious."

Xixi chuckled, "That's it. I think my foster uncle will handle things more experienced and smooth than you."

Chen Xiaojun couldn't help but laugh when he heard this. He put his hand on his forehead and said, "Yes, yes, Aunt Thirteen, you are right."

Xixi smiled even more and continued to ask: "Have you ever thought about what kind of deal this would be?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Xiaojun slowly sat down, his eyes flashing with thought, "Transaction compromise involves nothing more than three points: leveraging, gaining, and giving."

"For Chunqiu Pavilion and Tianzhi Tower, let's not talk about 'borrowing momentum' for now. What they 'gained' is to have Xiaoyi's name appear on this list."

He paused, and then continued, "As for 'contributions', the information on this list has been deliberately blurred, becoming obscure and confusing, even including... me—"

"You?" Xixi interrupted in confusion.

Chen Xiaojun smiled slightly, opened the book with his fingers, turned to the page where he was ranked fifth, and explained, "Yes, if you look carefully at my record on the list, it only records my round-robin battle at Chang'an College. What about what happened after that?"

He raised his eyes, his gaze deep.

Xixi suddenly realized, "Oh, that's right, since they already know Xiaoyi's achievements, it's impossible that they don't know that you killed the Blood Scythe Soul Saint."

"No wonder they moved you up two places in the rankings."

Chen Xiaojun smiled calmly, "Well, it really is a good deal."

(End of this chapter)