He didn't expect Wu Long to come up with such an answer, that the domestic situation was too complicated?
As someone from the Wu family, he felt the same?
That's not right!
Li Chonglou frowned and asked, "Brother Wu Long, isn't your Wu family at least one of the top powers in the country? Even with your status, you can't handle it?"
Wu Long shook his head and said, "I can't handle it. Don't even mention me, even Brother Ying definitely can't handle it!"
Li Chonglou wanted to ask more, but Wu Long clearly didn't want to dwell on the topic. He changed the subject, "That's why I set up the main base abroad, and most of my current base members are also from abroad."
Wu Long said with some confidence, "Perhaps I don't have much influence domestically, but abroad, my base still has some authority. Have you heard of the Wushen Group?"
"No."
Li Chonglou's blunt answer caused Wu Long's expression to falter, and his newfound confidence vanished instantly.
"Ahem, perhaps Brother Li doesn't often go abroad on missions, so it's normal that you haven't heard of it."
Li Chonglou ignored his embarrassment and asked, "Then why do you want me to go to your base?"
Wu Long subconsciously replied, "Of course, to discuss the forbidden zone."
After saying that, he realized it and added, "Of course, if Brother Li is interested, I can also introduce you to my base in more detail."
Wu Long blinked his eyes, the meaning was obvious.
Li Chonglou didn't refuse immediately and silently calculated his schedule.
Wei Yin's matter would take at least two more days, and after completing this task, he also had to go to the Lost Land. He had originally planned to go to the forbidden zone first, as both were places where he could improve his strength.
But after hearing Wu Long's words, he suddenly realized that he seemed to be ignorant of many things domestically.
After this competition, he always felt that there was a level above him that he didn't know about. The key was that this level of people was not at his level, but were very likely those who truly stood at the pinnacle of the world!
Now the Wu family had only shown a tip of the iceberg, but what he saw was an unfathomable behemoth! If he were to rush in like this...
Li Chonglou directly shook his head.
Wu Long froze, "Brother Li, what do you mean?"
Li Chonglou looked at Wu Long and said seriously, "Brother Wu Long, I am also interested in what you said, but I have my own matters to attend to in the coming period, and I probably won't have time."
Wu Long paused for half a second, then smiled and patted Li Chonglou's shoulder, "That's alright, Brother Li. It's not too late to find me after you're done. Besides, the forbidden zone won't open that quickly; it will take at least three to four weeks or even over a month."
"Brother Li shouldn't be busy until then, right?"
When Li Chonglou heard this, his tense heart immediately relaxed. He would spend at most two weeks in the Lost Land, as his company was also in a period of growth, and if he were away for too long, problems might arise.
So Li Chonglou also smiled and said, "That won't be the case. After it's over and if there's news, I'll trouble Brother Wu Long."
"Don't worry, I'll contact you then!"
The two reached an agreement, and Wu Long had not yet participated in the subsequent matches to score points, quickly shifting his attention back to the arena.
Li Chonglou was still secretly learning others' secret techniques.
It wasn't until close to eight o'clock that the competition ended, with almost everyone appearing exhausted.
When Uncle Quan announced the final rankings based on everyone's scores after three rounds, Li Chonglou surprisingly made it into the top ten, while Wu Long only secured the fifteenth position.
"Brother Li, congratulations!"
Wu Long cupped his hands and congratulated Li Chonglou. Li Chonglou just smiled and didn't take it seriously.
In the later matches, for some reason, Wu Ying no longer paid attention to him. Before the final rankings were announced, he left the hall directly, though he still secured first place.
Uncle Quan also left silently, and everyone departed in exhaustion, but almost everyone secretly glanced at Li Chonglou before leaving.
It wasn't until he and Wu Long walked out of the doors together.
Mu Qi and the other four were already waiting outside. Wu Long, whether he didn't want to interact too much with them or for other reasons, simply greeted Mu Qi and the others and left directly.
Mu Qi walked up to Li Chonglou and asked, "Brother Li, are you alright?"
His performance in the last match had deceived most of the cultivators, let alone ordinary people like Mu Qi, who all believed that Li Chonglou had used some trick to knock Ying Shen off the stage.
Of course, it was also implied that he himself was seriously injured, otherwise, he wouldn't have lived up to the title of Ying Shen!
Li Chonglou could clearly sense the concern in Mu Qi's eyes, not the ambiguous kind, but genuine, heartfelt concern.
They had only known each other for half a day, and Mu Qi's reaction showed her character. Li Chonglou felt a warmth in his heart and couldn't help but shake his head, "Don't worry, I'm fine."
Mu Qi clearly didn't believe him but realized that Li Chonglou didn't want to talk about it, so she changed the subject, "Brother Li, I've thought about it. After we go out, you can have your company people come to my company. We'll sign some cooperation contracts, and then they probably won't bother you anymore."
Li Chonglou initially wanted to refuse, but then he thought that he would be leaving Shangjing for a while, and having Mu Qi, a local, help look after things would also be a safeguard, so he nodded.
"Then thank you."
Mu Qi shook her head, "It's my problem. If I hadn't brought Brother Li in, Brother Li wouldn't have gotten into this trouble. This is what I should do."
At this moment, An An and Si Si also spoke one after another, "We've also talked to Qi Qi. Brother Li, you can also send people to our companies to sign some contracts. With us here, we guarantee they won't have any malicious intentions!"
Mu Qi nodded and thanked her two best friends, while Li Chonglou saw through the two's little schemes.
Regardless of how one looked at it, he had reached the top ten in this competition. This was a gathering of the most promising young people in all of Shangjing, and achieving such a result in such a group was invaluable!
The value was self-evident!
Simply signing a few contracts could tie him to them, or even make him owe them a favor. This was truly a shrewd business move!
However, Li Chonglou also saw that the two might not be doing it solely for this reason; it might also be a natural progression, so he didn't take it to heart and thanked them with a cupped fist.
Mu Qi then asked, "Does Brother Li want to go anywhere else for fun? We know Fengtian best."
Li Chonglou shook his head, "No, I have things to attend to. I need to go out first."