Ch. 229 - He Beat Me Up....

"Nancang City..."

Chen Shu leaned back in his seat and muttered to himself.

As the provincial capital of Nancang Province, and a first-tier city in Huaxia, its prosperity was far beyond anything Nanjiang City could compare to. The number of geniuses there was also much higher than in the other cities.

Every year, the number of students from Nancang City who got into Huaxia Academy was even higher than all the other cities in the province combined.

"Chen Shu, Nancang City is a big city. Don't... let your true nature loose too much!"

Xu Xiaoyu wanted Chen Shu to rein himself in a little. She really didn't want them to arrive perfectly fine, then become unable to go home...

Who could she even take it up with then?

"What do you mean, let my true nature loose?"

Chen Shu spoke with an innocent face. "The moment I arrive, the people of Nancang City will roll out the red carpet for me."

The three of them boarded the train to Nancang City with entirely different feelings.

At the same time.

Although Chen Shu was only a senior high school student, on the day he left, all the major high schools in Nanjiang City hung up lanterns and decorations and laughed their hearts out.

The oppressive pressure that belonged to the Bandit had vanished completely!

Every senior high school student was rejoicing. They could finally study in peace.

At the same time, they silently began praying for the students of Nancang City...

That evening.

The three of them got off the train and arrived in the provincial capital, Nancang City!

Looking at the brightly lit metropolis, Chen Shu smiled faintly and couldn't help thinking evilly:

If I really dropped an Explosion Potion in the city, what would happen...

"Nancang City, I, Nanjiang's... Chen Shu, have arrived!!"

Chen Shu was preparing to announce the Bandit's arrival.

Then he suddenly remembered how, when he returned from Capital City, he had just finished shouting before the police stopped him for questioning...

Following the principle of keeping a low profile, he did not shout out his usual title.

The passersby moving through the train station all looked over, then shook their heads. Another one of those social-confidence freaks.

"Huh? Where'd they go?"

Chen Shu turned around and saw that Xu Xiaoyu and Xia Bing had already vanished.

"Holy shit, wait for me!"

He immediately spotted the two of them about to get into a car.

"Driver, Nancang Hotel!"

The three of them got into a taxi, planning to head back to the hotel first and put down their luggage.

Chen Shu asked, "No, seriously, why did you two run so fast?"

"We were... a little hungry!"

Xia Bing answered. You were about to announce your identity, damn it. How could we not run first?

After another hour's drive, the three of them arrived at the hotel.

Right beside it was Nancang City's Spirit Fighting Arena, which was also the venue for this Beast Taming Competition.

The three of them checked in and put their luggage in their respective rooms.

Shen Wushuang had already arranged everything properly. He was determined to make sure Chen Shu was satisfied.

"Let's go!"

Chen Shu looked at the two of them and said, "As team captain, I'm issuing my first order!"

"What?"

The two of them looked over at the same time. The competition had not even started yet, and he already had a plan?

"Well, Xiaoyu, tonight you're treating us to dinner!"

"..."

Xu Xiaoyu's mouth twitched. What exactly was I expecting?

Did I actually expect Chen Shu to say one serious thing?

...

The three of them arrived at a hotpot restaurant. Since they were all familiar with one another, the mood was actually pretty harmonious.

While Chen Shu was eating with great enthusiasm, he suddenly heard a familiar voice.

"Brother Longxu, it's been ages since we've seen each other!"

He raised his head slightly and immediately saw the people at the table beside them.

It was actually Xia Yan from Daxing City!

Beside him were five other people, clearly the teams representing two cities in the competition.

Since Xia Yan had an S-rank contract spirit, it was only natural that he could represent Daxing City.

"Yo! Little Xia, long time no see. How'd you get even trashier?"

Chen Shu's expression was calm as he directly greeted him.

When Xia Yan heard that familiar voice, his body could not help trembling, and the shadow in his heart appeared once again.

No fucking way I'm this unlucky, right?

His expression stiffened. Slowly, he turned his head and looked behind him.

Sure enough, a boy with a bright, sunny smile was looking at him.

Although the other party looked incredibly friendly, Xia Yan's heart turned to ice.

"Brother Yan, your friend isn't very friendly."

Li Longxu frowned. He heard the provocation in Chen Shu's tone.

According to the rules, people who took the initiative to mock others were all weak supporting characters. To him, they were nothing but stepping stones.

"Friend, you need the power to back up that arrogance!"

Li Longxu slowly stood up, his face calm and his eyes full of pride.

For him to call Xia Yan his brother, he naturally also had an S-rank contract spirit.

"Brother Longxu, don't be impulsive!"

Xia Yan instantly snapped awake and immediately grabbed Li Longxu's hand.

He spoke firmly. "We're leaving!"

As someone who had been through it before, he knew that if they faced Chen Shu now, it usually would not end well.

"What's wrong? He's only a Level 9 Beast Tamer!"

Li Longxu did not move at all. He was a Level 9 Beast Tamer with an S-rank contract spirit. Among people his age, he had truly never acknowledged anyone else.

Chen Shu grinned. Though he did not speak, it made Xia Yan's heart sink.

Seeing the tension start to rise between the two sides, Xia Yan had to do something!

Xia Yan leaned close to Li Longxu's ear and said one extremely simple sentence: He beat me up!

The moment he heard those words, Li Longxu's expression froze. In the end, he left the hotpot restaurant with obvious wariness.

Chen Shu shook his head as he watched the six of them flee in panic.

I only said hello!

...

"I'm saying, Xia Yan, do we really need to be this scared?"

Li Longxu arrived outside the restaurant and asked, "I don't believe he has an SS-rank contract spirit!"

"Brother Longxu, trust me. His contract spirit is basically about the same as SS-rank!"

Xia Yan sighed. Even though more than a month had passed, he still did not dare fight Chen Shu.

"No way, right? I haven't heard about an SS-rank appearing in Nancang City."

Li Longxu's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief.

What SS-rank meant went without saying. Even Huaxia Academy would fight to recruit someone like that.

If someone's very first contract spirit was SS-rank, anyone could imagine how terrifying that would be.

Even Fang Si could only make her Scarlet Flame Dragon evolve into SS-rank after becoming Silver-rank.

"If it were SS-rank, maybe I wouldn't be this scared..."

Fear filled Xia Yan's eyes as he slowly said, "His contract spirit is just an F-rank Slime!"

"F-rank?! Bullshit!!"

In an instant, Li Longxu and the other two from Zhonghan City all cried out in shock.

An F-rank Slime beating up an S-rank contract spirit? Even sci-fi novels wouldn't dare write that, right?

"It's true. I'm not the only one. Everyone suspected it before, but I personally saw his contract spirit's information..."

Xia Yan's eyes were full of despair. The moment he saw Chen Shu, the depression started coming back all over again.

Li Longxu shook his head and said, "Impossible! He must have found some way to modify the Panel information, right?"

"Whatever the situation is, it's not something a normal human can possess. Stay away from him!"

Xia Yan sighed. Right now, he had no thoughts of provoking Chen Shu.

Unless he had absolute confidence in victory, he would only be asking for trouble.