Chapter 1 "Family"

“Little Gu, this thing of yours is too precious, I can’t accept it.”

Xu Fang quickly shook his head, “When we usually gamble, it’s just for unimportant things, at most adding some worldly possessions like money.”

“Worldly possessions…”

Gu Shen felt rather helpless after hearing this. He really didn’t have any worldly possessions on him.

He originally wanted to take out some red silver.

But after searching through his Pure Land, purple silver was already the lowest quality mithril he had.

Xu Fang smiled and said, "How about this, if you lose the bet, you'll take us around Nagano properly... The previous recruitments were all rushed. After this is over, we plan to stay in Snow Forbidden City for a few days."

"That's a must."

Gu Shen said gently, "Since we're both from Qinghe, I'll arrange your food, drink, accommodation, and transportation while you're in Nagano."

Xu Fang laughed and asked, "If you win the bet, what would Brother Gu want?"

“That’s easy to say." It really was like that.

Shi Mei smiled wryly and said, "You're overthinking it. Qihe has scanned the Heart Lake of all Qinghe disciples complexly."

That was actually bad news.

Qihe said, "Since Uto is dead, I can just find a new teacher. When the Gu family delegation arrives, I will personally introduce him for you."

"I see."

"Good. That youngest Xie Zheng, his aptitude is indeed very good."

Therefore, there would usually be an eighth-order transcendent to oversee the arena.

Gu Shen blinked and said, "That kid's talent is pretty good, a B+ grade elemental type. It is said that the Eighth Arbiter Uto was quite fond of him, and he should be able to become a disciple in the next two years."

Acting mysterious.

In fact, that small courtyard on Qilao Mountain, with the care of Cui Cheng and the Huazhi Group, must be doing very well now.

Qihe was unwilling to put the welfare home where he grew up in danger.

Xu Fang agreed readily, then asked in confusion, "Little Gu, did your family come to Nagano with you?"

Qihe’s status was too high, directly arranging it would be inappropriate and attract too much attention.

The dojo had ten arenas. These youngsters’ “recruitment trials” were very direct… It was just seeing whose fist was harder.

Many Awakened were willing to stay in their hometowns because they couldn't bear to leave their families. They hid the "mystery of transcendence" and protected their hometowns.

"Ha... Haha...."

Chu Ling yawned, watching the entry and exit under the arena, his expression unchanged. The whole person looked messy, with no spirit.

Mu Shi felt and said: "Now I will contact Li and Xu in his capacity, and write emails to Li Qingsui and Shi Meixi." Is it due to fate?

Gu Shen pointed out the location of those two youths to Shi Mei.

Qihe pointed to an inconspicuous little fellow, he smiled and said: "It should be that child, I am more optimistic about him."

"Something's wrong?"

A gentleman loves money, but he earns it in a proper way. Although Qihe claimed not to be a gentleman, he was not to the point of forceful robbery or coaxing.

In just a few seconds, the fate of these people changed. Mu Shi couldn't help but laugh after seeing it: "Who is taking care of whom?"

Gu Shen smiled slightly: "I just want to make a friend. It has been a long time since I met old people from my hometown. If it is convenient in the future, when my brother returns to Qinghe, you may wish to go to my hometown to have a look and help take care of my 'family' when you have time."

Because within the Tribunal today, there was no so-called "Eighth Arbiter faction" anymore.

Chu Ling thought for a while, but did not agree. He looked at Su Hang seriously and said, "However, you don't have to worry. I am different from you. I don't look at rankings, I only look at whether the *yin yuan* (predestined affinity) is suitable. If I feel the *yin yuan* is suitable, I will naturally want it, and if I feel it is not suitable, even if it is ranked first, I will not take a second glance."

"Okay... then I'll have to trouble you."

"Tell you in advance... I want the first place in this recruitment trial."

"Indeed, they are very young, the oldest is around seventeen or eighteen years old, and the youngest is only seventeen or eight years old."

Su Hang frowned, he didn't want to have too much contact with this Chu Ling.

Shi Mei sent a mental message, with the contact information of several young people on it.

Su Hang looked over. Every year for recruitment, transcendents from various districts of East Continent would come here... These transcendent instructors from small places would bring their disciples to the headquarters and wait here for the recruitment results.

The world of transcendents was full of dangers.

He seemed to point casually, but it stunned Gu Shen, and then he shook his head repeatedly: "He is optimistic about 'Liu Quan', that child's aptitude is not good, he has not even passed the evaluation test of the Baiba Tribunal, and he is also a mental type, the initial duel is completely at a disadvantage."

There was no need for Gu Shen and Lao Yu to take care of him at all.

Nagano still had countless opportunities waiting for talented young people.

In addition to these instructors, many Nagano transcendents were also interested in "recruitment".

"There are indeed examiners, but their status is not as high as that of the Arbiters."

Chu Ling smiled awkwardly.

But Gu Shen didn't know all of this had happened.

Behind Chu Ling was very likely the rising star of Nagano, Mu Qingyang! The future head of the Seven Great Families!

At this moment, the spectator seats were almost full. For safety, Shi Mei asked more questions.

Qihe said lightly: "They are probably all from the Qinghe Tribunal. Since he is a transcendent instructor, he should train one or two disciples to join Nagano every year. That youngest one must be his most proud disciple."

"Qinghe transcendents have always been united. We come from small places, so we must stick together to keep warm."

Uto had almost killed all the top-ranked experts in that lineage before betraying and leaving.

After all, it was rumored that Shi Mei was recommended by Xu Fang.

Su Hang said expressionlessly, "Calculate it yourself, how many years has it been? Has the Fourteen Arbiters Dojo ever recruited disciples? This recruitment was pushed by Mu Qingyang, right? If you don't recruit anyone again, the Fourteen Dojos will be disbanded due to insufficient numbers."

Of course, despite his dislike, they were both Arbiters, and he didn't want to offend Chu Ling either.

Gu Shen nodded after hearing this, and said, "It's reasonable." "Speak straight if you have something to say."

Qihe opened his mouth with a smile, and at the same time transmitted his voice, "Shi Mei, I may need to trouble you a bit."

Sure enough.

If you want to stay in Nagano, joining the Tribunal is not the only way.

Shi Mei smiled and did not refuse.

"Um... they have no blood relationship with me, nor are they transcendents."

Su Hang said lightly, "Anyway, your dojo is not really recruiting people, so don't compete with me for this kind of thing."

That was not a good person to become a disciple under! "Brother Su Hang."

"I heard that when the headquarters 'recruits', high-level people may send out powerful people to act as 'examiners' to review whether the recruitment process is reasonable."

Becoming an Arbiter was supposed to be an incomparably glorious thing, but after Chu Ling became an Arbiter, he closed his doors and did not see any visitors all day long, and he did not challenge the top-ranked Arbiters every year... This was the reason why Su Hang did not like Chu Ling. He was challenged every year by the Arbiter who was one place lower, but Chu Ling did nothing and wasted the challenge opportunity directly!

He even felt that Qihe's saying "I will take care of them" was a joke.

"You don't need anything?"

Fortunately, Shi Mei felt that Xie Zheng's location was found. That little fellow was safe and sound, and was not affected by the "defection" storm, mainly because he was too young. He was still practicing in the Eighth Tribunal Dojo and had not been officially accepted as a disciple, nor had he been taken out to participate in tasks.

"Indeed. Shi Mei's expression was a bit subtle."

Chu Ling smiled and transmitted his voice, pointing his chin towards the spectator seats on the side of the dojo.

But he didn't want to take the pendant as a bet.

But the Li and Xu families were different. The status of the Seven Great Families was also high enough, and these two were usually responsible for the "Merger" project, which was exactly the time when they needed talents. If these people could perform well in the "Merger" mission, then they would naturally receive the punishment they deserved and more resources.

Qihe had a very good candidate in mind, that was Zhong Fan.

Those who have not passed the "recruitment" of the three major systems have no relationships. Uto, after hearing this name.

Although they were in the same Tribunal system. "Okay, I will take care of him."

Su Hang looked at this serious guy very sympathetically and said nothing.

"I recruit disciples... seriously."

If he really didn't care about the ranking, he even wanted to fall to eleventh place on his own initiative!

The competition between initial-stage transcendents was actually quite dangerous. If they really let go and competed, without powerful people watching over them, it was likely to cause death.

Shi Mei said indifferently: "If there really is one, they will report to us in advance, so don't worry... How can a real big shot care about this kind of small trial?"

Chu Ling put his cheek on his hand and asked, "Is there anything special about this year's recruitment? Will it attract a high-level 'examiner'?"

Gu Shen thought for a while and said, "So after I came to Nagano, I didn't bring them with me."

"What do you mean by something's wrong?"

Qihe just smiled and didn't say much. "That Gu Shen is not a good person."

"Is that what you should be worried about?"

Mu Shi immediately understood: "You want to introduce that little fellow to Zhong Fan? That is indeed a good choice."

The affiliated families under the Seven Great Families also had huge industries, and they also needed to look for young and excellent transcendent geniuses.

"Didn't you feel that the spectator seats are a bit off?"

Gu Shen said solemnly, "Brother Gu, I know several young people from Qinghe who came to Nagano to make a living. I will give you their contact information... Although they are not considered powerful people, after all, they are from the same hometown. You are fighting alone in Nagano. If you feel that you have no support behind you, it is good to have a few acquaintances to take care of you."

This news had not spread outside East Continent, only high-level people knew it, and a small person like Gu Shen naturally had no chance to come into contact with the truth.

"What are you saying, your business is my business."

The match schedule has been arranged, and the trial here officially begins.

"Ahem, that youngest 'Xie Zheng' was sent to Nagano by me last year... I may still need Brother Gu to take care of him."

But this Shi Mei was a freak, a weirdo.

"Okay, okay, let's get back to the topic. Who do you think will go further, 'Lian Du' or 'Guan Ji'?"

Gu Shen thought for a while and said, "So after I came to Nagano, I didn't bring them with me."

"What do you mean by something's wrong?"

Qihe just smiled and didn't say much. "That Gu Shen is not a good person."

"Is that what you should be worried about?"