Translator: CinderTL
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Hua Ying brought Li Chunjun into the living room inside the courtyard.
Here, Li Chunjun met Miss Zhou Yi.
"Chunjun, you're here!"
As he entered, Miss Zhou personally welcomed him, greeting him with a bright smile.
She appeared to be under thirty.
However, the governor of Guangzhou was already over fifty; no matter how young his sister looked, she must be over thirty.
With the means of the cultivators, there are various elixirs that can preserve one's youthful appearance.
Although she was not young, her looks, which seemed to be under thirty, along with a figure that was almost perfectly proportioned, exuded a kind of allure that only a mature woman could possess. Every gesture showcased the charm of a grown woman to the fullest.
"Chunjun, you are truly amazing."
Zhou Yi circled around Li Chunjun, examining him.
With the elevation of his life level, Li Chunjun's body had undergone repeated enhancements.
These enhancements made his physique increasingly approach perfection.
Zhou Yi's eyes sparkled with admiration.
She even subtly swallowed hard.
However, after a brief moment of lingering on her, Li Chunjun quickly shifted his attention to the other two groups of people in the room.
Among these two groups, those qualified to sit here seemed to hold status and identity not inferior to Zhou Yi's. Judging by the fierce aura emanating from the few people standing behind them...
It was clear that they were figures from the board, just like Zhou Yi, who could afford to have top martial artists as bodyguards.
Sure enough, one of them spoke up, "Alright, Director Zhou, this time your people took out all of our selected candidates without leaving a single one behind. Shouldn't you give us an explanation?"
"An explanation."
Zhou Yi shifted her gaze from Li Chunjun to the speaker: "Zhao Tong, you can't be that unable to accept defeat, can you? If you want to blame someone, blame your chosen candidates for being too useless, which is why they were killed by my Chunjun with just a few punches."
"If that's how you want to put it, don't blame me for bringing Blood Fang into this."
The middle-aged man named Zhao Tong snorted coldly.
"Blood Fang?"
Zhou Yi raised an eyebrow: "For someone who has already reached the peak, to let him go back to the Summit Tower is to completely disregard Master Qing."
"Master Qing is a person who values rules, and is there a rule in the Summit Tower that says someone who has reached the peak cannot go back to the Summit platform?"
Zhao Tong leaned back slightly: "If you think it's hard to deal with, you can always find someone else."
"You think I can't find anyone?"
Zhou Yi sneered.
"You can definitely find someone, but the Summit Battle starts in three days. In such a short time, I don't believe you can persuade an Innate Realm martial artist to be willing to go to the peak platform."
Zhao Tong said confidently.
To some extent, an Innate Realm martial artist is considered half a cultivator.
They might seek out high-level Qi refiners to become body cultivators, but for the families of cultivators...
Forget about the families of cultivators; even for a first or second level Qi refiner, finding an Innate Realm martial artist to help them in a life-and-death arena is not an easy task.
Let alone with only three days left.
He could persuade Blood Fang to step in because this Innate Realm martial artist owed him a favor in the Summit Tower.
It was precisely because of this card that Zhao, as a director, was quite strong in matters related to the Summit Tower.
"Alright, alright, we are all on the same side. Why make it so contentious? If Master Qing finds out, he will only laugh at us."
At this moment, another person in the room acted as a mediator.
He glanced at Zhao Tong: "If you have any demands, feel free to put them forward. Let's discuss it; if it's reasonable, Xiao Yi will give you some face."
Zhou Yi remained silent.
Seeing this, Zhao Tong smiled and said, "Actually, I'm not the only one dissatisfied; there are several other directors as well. Even Old Zhang here must feel quite regretful, after all, it took you a lot of effort to bring Du Kang out, and now he hasn't even made it to the arena before being taken down. You must feel uncomfortable about it, right?"
"Alas, what discomfort is there?"
Director Zhang waved his hand: "Du Kang has a great reputation; he was already famous ten years ago. After ten years, I thought he would be close to Innate Realm, but I didn't expect him to be so useless. Such a waste, if not killed by Li Chunjun, he would have died at the hands of other opponents in the Summit Battle."
"If it were as casual as you say, you wouldn't be sitting here with me."
Zhao Tong turned his gaze to Li Chunjun, a hint of greed in his eyes: "Since Li Chunjun killed my people, then just compensate me with him..."
Before he could finish, Zhou Yi interrupted, "Zhao Tong, do you think that's possible?"
"Director Zhou, I'm doing this for your own good."
Zhao Tong looked at Li Chunjun: "Look at this kid, since he arrived, he hasn't shown any manners, looking all unruly. If he follows you, he might not listen to you. It would be better to give him to me first, let me teach him properly, and when he learns to behave, I can return him to you, how about that?"
"Impossible!"
Zhou Yi replied without hesitation: "He's just an Innate Realm martial artist; don't forget, my Chunjun is also an Innate Realm martial artist."
"Haha, there are distinctions even among Innate Realm martial artists. One is a young brat, while the other has been tempered by iron and blood, forged through battles in the Summit Tower. Which Innate Realm martial artist do you think would be superior?"
Zhao Tong said calmly: "Of course, if you really don't want to... then let's put it another way... I'm also quite interested in that piece of land your Zhou family bought..."
"Well said."
At this moment, Li Chunjun suddenly spoke up.
As Zhao Tong frowned, he continued, "There are indeed distinctions among Innate Realm martial artists, and I am very curious to know just how high the level of the Innate Realm martial artist you mentioned is."
Zhao Tong fell silent but turned his gaze to Zhou Yi: "I told you, this young man is quite unruly, but he hasn't learned what it means to be obedient yet."
"I think that's great. The essence of a martial artist should be to strive for progress. A martial artist who has lost the will to advance can hardly exert any strength."
Zhou Yi stood firmly on Li Chunjun's side: "Moreover, my Chunjun is a twenty-year-old Innate Realm martial artist! And with the Summit Battle approaching, once he transitions to a cultivator, how could he possibly be inferior to either of us?"
"Haha, calling him my Chunjun so affectionately, but in reality, you still can't bear to part with the benefits in your hands, even willing to let this young man fight to the death with the battle-hardened Blood Fang."
Zhao Tong turned his gaze to Li Chunjun: "Young man, do you understand? Your life is your own; one must rely on oneself. If you are willing to come to my side, I can talk some sense into Miss Zhou, and I believe she wouldn't mind letting you go with me..."
"You have grievances."
Li Chunjun interrupted: "You have grievances because I killed Xu Zhengyi, which embarrassed you. After you finally persuaded the other directors to let Du Kang, Tan Li, and Vincent encircle me, the result was that I killed all three of them, and your revenge goal was not achieved, so you are even angrier."
Zhao Tong frowned.
"Since you're angry..." Li Chunjun stared at him. "Why not let it out?"
(End of the Chapter)
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