Chapter 53
So many years have passed, Qian Duoduo, you're still as shameless as ever!
"Sparrow, your older sister thinks you're chubby and round, so how about I call you 'Round Round'?"
After leaving the back mountain of the Shen family, Nian Qiuhua and Shen Wuming still had matters to attend to in the clan, so they stayed there.
Shen Shu'an walked along Qingcheng Street with Xuan Yi and the newly joined Guiyin Sparrow.
Upon hearing Shen Shu'an's words, Guiyinque looked down at its fluffy, round little belly and immediately accepted the nickname happily.
"Chirp!"
Humans, yes, sparrows are round!
Shen Shuan immediately laughed and placed Yuanyuan on her left shoulder.
Yuanyuan stood up straight and immediately began looking around.
Suddenly, his attention was drawn to a restaurant in front of him, and his little head and whole body leaned forward.
Xuan Yi, who was standing beside him, noticed this and subtly offered a helping hand with his invisible magic. He then turned to Shen Shu'an and said, "You ate breakfast in a hurry today, would you like to eat some more? I saw the front..."
As Xuan Yi spoke, he looked up at the restaurant signboard ahead, hesitated, and then uttered the name: "Gaga Xiang, Restaurant?"
Shen Shuan barely managed to suppress her laughter, almost bursting out laughing on the spot, thus saving face for Xuan Yi.
"Okay, Yuanyuan, let's go."
As she spoke, Shen Shu'an took the lead and walked towards the restaurant. She had already noticed the curious look on the hermit sparrow's shoulder.
"Chirp chirp!"
Wow, people, it smells so good there!
Upon entering the restaurant, the two did not choose a private room upstairs, but instead sat down in the lobby downstairs.
Shen Shuan ate one small steamed bun after another, and she really enjoyed it.
"This restaurant truly lives up to its name!"
Shen Shuan sighed during a break from his meal, and Yuanyuan, who was standing on the table, earnestly echoed his sentiment.
"Chirp chirp!"
People are right!
The human and the sparrow exchanged a glance, and their chubby little faces broke into smiles.
Hey.
Xuan Yi also subtly curled the corners of his lips, picked up a piece of Linglong cake, and put it in his mouth.
Just then, a surprised voice suddenly came from a table not far away.
"Brother Chen, what did you say? All five major sects of the Eastern Continent will participate in this year's Sacred Bright Sect Grand Competition?!"
As soon as the man spoke, several tables of guests around him looked up at the same time.
There was a tall, fat man sitting and talking with a short, thin man.
Noticing the stares around them, the short, thin man who had been speaking to the tall, fat man lowered his voice: "Hiss, what are you yelling about? Do you understand what's confidential?"
"Do you even know what 'rumors' are?!"
However, as he spoke, he looked up slightly, noticed the attention around him, cleared his throat, and said with some pride, "Ahem, not only that, I also know that the Dragon Clan will participate in this year's Holy Bright Sect Grand Competition."
"What?"
Upon hearing this, the tall, stout man was even more surprised. He asked in confusion, "Brother Chen, isn't the Dragon Clan supposed to be aloof from worldly affairs, not involved in the affairs of major sects, not concerned with power struggles, and not embroiled in dynastic changes?"
Seeing the tall, stout man ask the question, the thin man smiled slightly and said, "Yes, but this year is different!"
As he spoke, he lowered his voice, and everyone around him strained to listen intently.
"This year, the Holy Bright Sect has a dragon clan disciple who will participate in the grand competition!"
"Hiss, a dragon clan disciple? How could a dragon become a disciple of the Holy Bright Sect?"
Shen Shu'an: "?"
No way, how come I ended up getting caught up in this mess while just having a meal?
I feel a slight sense of melancholy.
Even Xuan Yi slightly raised his eyes to look at the two people who were still talking not far away.
A few seconds later, he turned back to Shen Shu'an, who was losing her appetite, and whispered in the Dragon Language, "The Holy Bright Sect is building momentum for you, and also for the Grand Competition."
"Shen Shu'an, are you confident for the competition? Our Dragon Clan has indeed received an invitation, and dragons from Dragon Island will be going."
Shen Shu'an became serious upon hearing that it was a serious matter.
She swallowed the last bite of rice carefully and replied in the same dragon language, "Are you going? Is Uncle Wu going? Xuan Yi, get me some dragons with high cultivation levels, so we don't lose points."
Xuan Yi: "?"
Didn't I ask you? Why are you asking me again?
But after thinking for a moment, he replied, "I know that the sect leader of the Holy Bright Sect, the Void Mirror Divine Lord, is at the Integration Stage, but I don't know whether she is at the peak or the middle stage of the Integration Stage. I plan to bring Uncle Wu, Uncle Chen, and Uncle Yan with me."
"So, will it make you lose face?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Shu'an pondered for a moment and then said with satisfaction, "Not bad, not bad. It seems I won't lose face for my... cough cough, for the Dragon Clan."
Uncle Wu is at the mid-stage of the Integration Realm, while Uncle Chen is at the peak of the Refinement Realm, just one step away from the Integration Realm.
Xuan Yi remained silent, only continuing to gaze quietly at Shen Shu'an: "And you, are you confident?"
"As for me," Shen Shuan smiled slightly, displaying the demeanor of a master, "leave it to me. In recent days, I have already achieved minor mastery of the Mountain Splitting Fist, Ice Shattering Palm, and Flowing Cloud Step."
"Furthermore, I have recently gained some understanding of the sword techniques that my master taught me."
Shen Shu'an wasn't lying; although the Heavenly Rank Sword Technique was indeed difficult and extremely hard to comprehend.
However, she has already learned all the basic sword techniques. If she didn't rely on points, she could have mastered them even after studying hard for several months.
But she has points!
Shen Shu'an chuckled inwardly: "Hehe, if I have a shortcut, I'll definitely take it. All that's left is to get the points. Then I'll watch my Heavenly Rank technique crush everyone."
Yuanyuan had finished eating by then. Although she couldn't understand what the two were saying, she was still impressed by what they were saying.
She tilted her head and smiled slightly, mimicking Shen Shu'an's mannerisms.
Shen Shuan: "꒰( ˶•̀ ᗜ •́˶ )꒱"
Yuanyuan: "(⌯'▾'⌯)"
Xuan Yi: "..."
Just as Xuan Yi was about to say something more, a commotion broke out outside the restaurant, with loud shouts coming from outside.
"No, what's wrong with Qingcheng? They don't even take care of the birds at home, and the rain in Baicheng has gone all the way to Nanzhou."
"It's been raining every day, and the boys in our town are all exhausted."
"These past few days, drying wheat has been exhausting; everyone's got leg cramps, hand cramps, and even butt cramps. Shouldn't you Qingcheng do us a favor?"
Shen Shu'an: "?"
Yuanyuan: "?"
Xuan Yi: "?"
The people in the restaurant: "?"
Everyone looked up in unison, gazing out of the restaurant.
Several burly, dark-skinned men in tattered clothes blocked a group of elderly men with white hair in the middle, their faces full of resentment.
Shen Shuan's expression changed drastically the moment she saw it clearly.
Oh my god, aren't those her maternal grandfather, the Qian family patriarch, and the Chen family patriarch?
Xuan Yi and Yuan Yuan recognized the group at the same time, and their faces showed surprise.
The two people and the bird immediately stood up and rushed towards the door.
"Fairness? What fairness do you want?"
"What does the rain in your Baicheng have to do with our Qingcheng? Who said it must be rained by the birds of our Qingcheng?"
"If you're so capable, go find that cloud and that rain and demand justice!"
Old Master Qian crossed his arms and held his head high, showing that he might lose in height but not in spirit.
As soon as these words were spoken, Nian Guoyao and Chen Wanli, who had been looking at each other with shame, immediately looked up and stared at Qian Duoduo in shock.
Wow, after all these years, Qian Duoduo, you're still as shameless as ever!
Even Shen Shuan and his group's expressions changed, and they silently slowed their pace.
After leaving the back mountain of the Shen family, Nian Qiuhua and Shen Wuming still had matters to attend to in the clan, so they stayed there.
Shen Shu'an walked along Qingcheng Street with Xuan Yi and the newly joined Guiyin Sparrow.
Upon hearing Shen Shu'an's words, Guiyinque looked down at its fluffy, round little belly and immediately accepted the nickname happily.
"Chirp!"
Humans, yes, sparrows are round!
Shen Shuan immediately laughed and placed Yuanyuan on her left shoulder.
Yuanyuan stood up straight and immediately began looking around.
Suddenly, his attention was drawn to a restaurant in front of him, and his little head and whole body leaned forward.
Xuan Yi, who was standing beside him, noticed this and subtly offered a helping hand with his invisible magic. He then turned to Shen Shu'an and said, "You ate breakfast in a hurry today, would you like to eat some more? I saw the front..."
As Xuan Yi spoke, he looked up at the restaurant signboard ahead, hesitated, and then uttered the name: "Gaga Xiang, Restaurant?"
Shen Shuan barely managed to suppress her laughter, almost bursting out laughing on the spot, thus saving face for Xuan Yi.
"Okay, Yuanyuan, let's go."
As she spoke, Shen Shu'an took the lead and walked towards the restaurant. She had already noticed the curious look on the hermit sparrow's shoulder.
"Chirp chirp!"
Wow, people, it smells so good there!
Upon entering the restaurant, the two did not choose a private room upstairs, but instead sat down in the lobby downstairs.
Shen Shuan ate one small steamed bun after another, and she really enjoyed it.
"This restaurant truly lives up to its name!"
Shen Shuan sighed during a break from his meal, and Yuanyuan, who was standing on the table, earnestly echoed his sentiment.
"Chirp chirp!"
People are right!
The human and the sparrow exchanged a glance, and their chubby little faces broke into smiles.
Hey.
Xuan Yi also subtly curled the corners of his lips, picked up a piece of Linglong cake, and put it in his mouth.
Just then, a surprised voice suddenly came from a table not far away.
"Brother Chen, what did you say? All five major sects of the Eastern Continent will participate in this year's Sacred Bright Sect Grand Competition?!"
As soon as the man spoke, several tables of guests around him looked up at the same time.
There was a tall, fat man sitting and talking with a short, thin man.
Noticing the stares around them, the short, thin man who had been speaking to the tall, fat man lowered his voice: "Hiss, what are you yelling about? Do you understand what's confidential?"
"Do you even know what 'rumors' are?!"
However, as he spoke, he looked up slightly, noticed the attention around him, cleared his throat, and said with some pride, "Ahem, not only that, I also know that the Dragon Clan will participate in this year's Holy Bright Sect Grand Competition."
"What?"
Upon hearing this, the tall, stout man was even more surprised. He asked in confusion, "Brother Chen, isn't the Dragon Clan supposed to be aloof from worldly affairs, not involved in the affairs of major sects, not concerned with power struggles, and not embroiled in dynastic changes?"
Seeing the tall, stout man ask the question, the thin man smiled slightly and said, "Yes, but this year is different!"
As he spoke, he lowered his voice, and everyone around him strained to listen intently.
"This year, the Holy Bright Sect has a dragon clan disciple who will participate in the grand competition!"
"Hiss, a dragon clan disciple? How could a dragon become a disciple of the Holy Bright Sect?"
Shen Shu'an: "?"
No way, how come I ended up getting caught up in this mess while just having a meal?
I feel a slight sense of melancholy.
Even Xuan Yi slightly raised his eyes to look at the two people who were still talking not far away.
A few seconds later, he turned back to Shen Shu'an, who was losing her appetite, and whispered in the Dragon Language, "The Holy Bright Sect is building momentum for you, and also for the Grand Competition."
"Shen Shu'an, are you confident for the competition? Our Dragon Clan has indeed received an invitation, and dragons from Dragon Island will be going."
Shen Shu'an became serious upon hearing that it was a serious matter.
She swallowed the last bite of rice carefully and replied in the same dragon language, "Are you going? Is Uncle Wu going? Xuan Yi, get me some dragons with high cultivation levels, so we don't lose points."
Xuan Yi: "?"
Didn't I ask you? Why are you asking me again?
But after thinking for a moment, he replied, "I know that the sect leader of the Holy Bright Sect, the Void Mirror Divine Lord, is at the Integration Stage, but I don't know whether she is at the peak or the middle stage of the Integration Stage. I plan to bring Uncle Wu, Uncle Chen, and Uncle Yan with me."
"So, will it make you lose face?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Shu'an pondered for a moment and then said with satisfaction, "Not bad, not bad. It seems I won't lose face for my... cough cough, for the Dragon Clan."
Uncle Wu is at the mid-stage of the Integration Realm, while Uncle Chen is at the peak of the Refinement Realm, just one step away from the Integration Realm.
Xuan Yi remained silent, only continuing to gaze quietly at Shen Shu'an: "And you, are you confident?"
"As for me," Shen Shuan smiled slightly, displaying the demeanor of a master, "leave it to me. In recent days, I have already achieved minor mastery of the Mountain Splitting Fist, Ice Shattering Palm, and Flowing Cloud Step."
"Furthermore, I have recently gained some understanding of the sword techniques that my master taught me."
Shen Shu'an wasn't lying; although the Heavenly Rank Sword Technique was indeed difficult and extremely hard to comprehend.
However, she has already learned all the basic sword techniques. If she didn't rely on points, she could have mastered them even after studying hard for several months.
But she has points!
Shen Shu'an chuckled inwardly: "Hehe, if I have a shortcut, I'll definitely take it. All that's left is to get the points. Then I'll watch my Heavenly Rank technique crush everyone."
Yuanyuan had finished eating by then. Although she couldn't understand what the two were saying, she was still impressed by what they were saying.
She tilted her head and smiled slightly, mimicking Shen Shu'an's mannerisms.
Shen Shuan: "꒰( ˶•̀ ᗜ •́˶ )꒱"
Yuanyuan: "(⌯'▾'⌯)"
Xuan Yi: "..."
Just as Xuan Yi was about to say something more, a commotion broke out outside the restaurant, with loud shouts coming from outside.
"No, what's wrong with Qingcheng? They don't even take care of the birds at home, and the rain in Baicheng has gone all the way to Nanzhou."
"It's been raining every day, and the boys in our town are all exhausted."
"These past few days, drying wheat has been exhausting; everyone's got leg cramps, hand cramps, and even butt cramps. Shouldn't you Qingcheng do us a favor?"
Shen Shu'an: "?"
Yuanyuan: "?"
Xuan Yi: "?"
The people in the restaurant: "?"
Everyone looked up in unison, gazing out of the restaurant.
Several burly, dark-skinned men in tattered clothes blocked a group of elderly men with white hair in the middle, their faces full of resentment.
Shen Shuan's expression changed drastically the moment she saw it clearly.
Oh my god, aren't those her maternal grandfather, the Qian family patriarch, and the Chen family patriarch?
Xuan Yi and Yuan Yuan recognized the group at the same time, and their faces showed surprise.
The two people and the bird immediately stood up and rushed towards the door.
"Fairness? What fairness do you want?"
"What does the rain in your Baicheng have to do with our Qingcheng? Who said it must be rained by the birds of our Qingcheng?"
"If you're so capable, go find that cloud and that rain and demand justice!"
Old Master Qian crossed his arms and held his head high, showing that he might lose in height but not in spirit.
As soon as these words were spoken, Nian Guoyao and Chen Wanli, who had been looking at each other with shame, immediately looked up and stared at Qian Duoduo in shock.
Wow, after all these years, Qian Duoduo, you're still as shameless as ever!
Even Shen Shuan and his group's expressions changed, and they silently slowed their pace.