Chapter 1 Curiosity

Thinking of this, Chen Xiao became even more curious. What kind of power was the Temple of the Gods, and why did it have such a profound foundation?

Qi Qingfei, who was following behind Chen Xiao, also looked preoccupied, but what she was thinking about was clearly not as grand as Chen Xiao's concerns.

"Mr. Gongsun, do you think they won't let us in since none of us have invitation letters?"

Qi Qingfei asked with a worried look.

"Uh, this... probably not..."

Gongsun Yi scratched his head and said ambiguously, "My name, Gongsun Yi, is engraved in the Temple of the Gods, so I'm considered somewhat famous. They should give me some face, and so many people have come this time, it's impossible for everyone to have an invitation letter, right?"

As it turned out, Gongsun Yi was wrong, and very wrong at that.

Everyone in line had an invitation letter, and those who didn't have one were genuinely not allowed in by the special envoy of the Temple of the Gods!

Chen Xiao, Lin Zicong, and Qi Qingfei were, unsurprisingly, stopped.

"I'm sorry, the Temple Master has ordered that anyone who has not received an invitation letter for this martial arts tournament is not allowed to participate. Please forgive us."

Unexpectedly, the special envoy of the Temple of the Gods spoke in a gentle and very polite tone.

But politeness was useless; not being allowed in was not being allowed in!

"Respected Special Envoy, I am Gongsun Yi, ranked twenty-eighth on the Heaven Ranking. These are my good friends. Could you please give us face and let us in?"

Gongsun Yi stepped forward to reveal his identity and pull strings. He even unleashed a powerful move, pulling out several magazines with very yellow and violent covers from his arms and trying to stuff them into the special envoy's hands.

Seeing this scene, Li Ziqing and Lin Zicong were speechless and wished they could pretend not to know this person. He was, after all, one of the top thirty on the Heaven Ranking, how could he do such a degrading thing?

But Chen Xiao smiled knowingly. He recalled when he was in Medicine King Valley, and Chu Qingbai had bribed the people of the Tianyuan Sect using a similar tactic.

Sure enough, the special envoy of the Temple of the Gods was also susceptible to this. As soon as they saw the magazines, their mouths almost watered.

"Mr. Gongsun, is this for me?"

"Of course!"

"Thank you, Mr. Gongsun!"

The special envoy grabbed the magazines, eager to start enjoying them on the spot.

Gongsun Yi tentatively asked, "Respected Special Envoy, what about my friends..."

"Oh!"

The special envoy raised his head and shook it. "They don't have invitation letters, they can't come in."

Gongsun Yi: "..."

If they can't come in, why did you accept the magazines? Are the special envoys of the Temple of the Gods so amazing? Do they have no shame?

"Hey, you in the front, can you hurry up? Everyone is waiting in line!"

Chen Xiao and the others had been delayed for a long time, and the people behind them started to urge them impatiently.

"Are you talking to me?"

Gongsun Yi turned his head and glared coldly.

The person was so frightened by his gaze that he didn't dare to speak.

But Chen Xiao felt that it was not a solution to waste time like this, so he and the others left the line first.

Qi Qingfei and Lin Zicong looked dejected. They had come to participate in the martial arts tournament with great enthusiasm, but now they couldn't even get through the door, so they were extremely disappointed.

"Mr. Chen, what should we do now? How about we force our way in?"

Gongsun Yi suggested.

Chen Xiao glared at him: "What happens after we force our way in?"

Chen Xiao came here because he had important matters to attend to, to find the Cangwu Abyss. If he forced his way in now, he wouldn't be able to do anything proper unless he destroyed the entire Temple of the Gods first.

"I was just saying."

Gongsun Yi smiled sheepishly. He also knew that this suggestion was not reliable.

Just then, someone in the distance suddenly called out, "Chen Xiao!"

Looking in the direction of the voice, they saw a disheveled middle-aged man walking towards them with a beaming smile.

The man had a characteristic big round face, and was none other than Lu Datou, the Western Wrongdoer, one of the Four Absolutes of the Heaven Ranking!

"Oh, isn't this Lu Datou? Mr. Chen, do you two know each other?"

Seeing that the person was Lu Datou, Gongsun Yi couldn't help but ask in confusion.

"Yes, I have some acquaintance with him."

Chen Xiao nodded lightly, then went to greet him.

Lin Zicong and Qi Qingfei were excited when they heard that the person was actually Lu Datou.

They had seen Yang Potian yesterday, and today they had seen Lu Datou. They had already seen two of the Four Absolutes, and they felt that the trip was worthwhile.

A person's name is like the shadow of a tree, and the Four Absolutes of the Heaven Ranking were the most famous during their growing up.

In their minds, the Four Absolutes were like gods, so they now had a feeling of seeing their idols.

"Kid, I didn't expect you to come to participate in the martial arts tournament too. Then my trip here wasn't in vain!"

Lu Datou was very affectionate when he saw Chen Xiao. In his heart, he had already regarded Chen Xiao as his junior relative.

And Chen Xiao more or less had some of this feeling, so he was also very happy to see Lu Datou here.

After exchanging greetings, Lu Datou couldn't help but ask, "Kid, aren't you here to participate in the martial arts tournament? Why aren't you going in, what are you doing standing here?"

"Uncle Lu, it's not that I don't want to go in, it's that they won't let me in. I didn't receive an invitation letter!"

Chen Xiao said helplessly.

"You don't have an invitation letter, right? It's okay, I have a way!"

As he spoke, Lu Datou also took out a few magazines from his arms, exactly the same as Gongsun Yi's.

Qi Qingfei and Lin Zicong were speechless... The halo of idol on Lu Datou instantly disappeared, and they both wanted to shout in their hearts: "The house collapsed!" (meaning their idol's image was ruined)

"Senior Lu, it's no use, I've already tried this trick. The Temple of the Gods is quite strict this time, and the special envoys don't fall for this."

Gongsun Yi reminded him.

"What? They don't fall for this anymore? I'm glad you reminded me early!"

Lu Datou carefully put away the magazines, "Otherwise it would have been a waste. These are all the latest issues, and I haven't even read them yet!"

Qi Qingfei and Lin Zicong were even more speechless, and the tall image of the Western Wrongdoer in their minds instantly became shorter.

"Don't worry, kid, if this trick doesn't work, I have other tricks!"

Lu Datou waved his hand towards the line, "Hey, buddy, over here, don't wait in line, come over here, I have something to tell you!"

Then, a burly man with a beard walked out of the line and walked towards them.

This man looked strong and sturdy, but he gave the impression of being somewhat simple-minded, and his eyes were also staring straight ahead, like a blockhead.

Especially when his eyes fell on Qi Qingfei, he was even a little shy, as if he had never seen a woman before.

"Old Tie, my friends want to participate in the martial arts tournament, but they don't have invitation letters. Can you help me think of a way!"

Lu Datou said to Old Tie.

"This is easy!"

Old Tie said carelessly, patting his chest, "Leave it to me."

Then he touched all over his body, but couldn't find anything, so he asked, "Does anyone have paper on them?"

The others shook their heads, not knowing what he was going to do.

"Do you think this will work?"

Lu Datou had a flash of inspiration and took out the magazines.

When Old Tie saw them, his eyes lit up instantly, and he complained, "Damn, Brother Datou, why didn't you take this good stuff out earlier?"

Then, in full view of everyone, he started reading with relish...