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Luo Xiu stayed alone in the guest room. After resting for a while, it was already close to evening. Chu Hongling came to find him at this time.

"Junior Brother Luo Xiu, I'm sorry, but there are so many elders in our family and I haven't been home for a long time, so I was dragged around by the elders and was delayed for a while." Chu Hongling felt a little sorry for leaving Luo Xiu alone.

"It's fine." Luo Xiu did not take it to heart.

"There's still some time until dinner. Why don't I take you around?" Chu Hongling suggested.

Since he had nothing to do, Luo Xiu was happy to agree.

The Chu Clan was quite large, so Chu Hongling brought Luo Xiu and traversed the courtyard and landed. Along the way, they chatted about family matters, and occasionally when they met seniors, they greeted them with a different kind of leisure.

The two of them conversed as they arrived at the backyard of the Chu Clan.

There were a lot of female servants in the Chu Clan, hence the backyard was also very big. Other than the decorations of the flower garden, there was even a small lake with various aquatic plants as well as a pavilion in the middle of the lake.

Luo Xiu and Chu Hongling had come to the small pavilion in the center of the lake to rest.

The last rays of the sun shone on the lake's surface, covering it with a layer of crimson gold. The last rays of the sun shone on the lake's surface, covering it with a layer of crimson gold.

Chu Hongling stood by the side of the pavilion and leaned against the railing. The night wind blew over gently, and her long hair that was like a waterfall was gently lifted.

The world was peaceful and the years were peaceful. It was as though time had quietly frozen at this moment.

Luo Xiu looked at the girl's back, and in that moment, he also felt a sense of tranquility, as though he was in a dream.

After a long while, Chu Hongling finally opened her lips and broke the silence: "It's been three years. Every single blade of grass and every tree, every single person, is exactly the same as they were three years ago."

Luo Xiu muttered to himself for a bit, and said: "It's the same as before, isn't it rare?"

"You don't understand."

Chu Hongling smiled and shook her head, within that smile, was actually a hint of bitterness: "Do you know why I left Chu Clan three years ago?"

Luo Xiu shook his head. Of course he didn't know.

"Three years ago, I was about to turn thirteen. According to the customs of Great Zhou Dynasty, at the age of thirteen I could start practicing martial arts and becoming involved in martial arts. At that time, Chu Clan already had a plan to nurture the young generation, and every month, Family would allocate a certain amount of resources to help the young generation grow. However, the power to allocate resources to the family was always in the hands of my uncle. "

Chu Hongling's thoughts seemed to drift back to three years ago, "At that time, my father and eldest uncle had an argument, hoping that eldest uncle would allocate a portion of the resources to me. It was grandfather who had passed the position of Family Head to father all those years ago. Big Uncle harbored hatred within his heart, and now, he has repeatedly emphasized the position of the eldest son, in fact, it is for the sake of opposing father ? "

Luo Xiu nodded, Chu Zhengyang had mentioned this when he was recounting their disputes during the day.

"Later on, when father could not win against uncle, I knew that I could not obtain any resources to nurture me. But in this era, if I could not become a Fighter, I would not be able to survive. Thus, I ran away from home in anger and went to Burning Sun Sect alone to become a disciple."

Chu Hongling tried her best to feign indifference, but Luo Xiu could still hear the bitterness in his words.

A thirteen year old little girl, walking alone to Burning Sun Mountain a thousand miles away to become her disciple for help. Just this kind of courage and perseverance was not something that many of her peers could compare to!

Chu Hongling suddenly laughed, her laughter was somewhat sorrowful and somewhat helpless: "I never thought that when I returned here three years later, my uncles' schemes would still exist. If this goes on, my Chu Clan would sooner or later be swallowed up by the Pan Family!"

The Pan Family was the only Family that was able to contend with the Chu Clan. The two families had a long history and had always fought over resources and benefits, the two families often fought in the past and some of their elders were injured by the other party. As time passed, the conflict between the two families became more and more irreconcilable.

Luo Xiu sighed, and said: "If that's the case, then this so called youth competition, will probably not be that simple."

Chu Hongling frowned and pondered for a while, then said: "Indeed, most likely his Pan Family is trying to use this opportunity to probe our background. "If they show weakness, I'm afraid they will immediately start a dispute."

Luo Xiu nodded, his gaze suddenly falling upon Chu Hongling: "There is no need to be so worried, as long as we win out of this competition, won't it be fine?"

Chu Hongling raised his eyes and coincidentally looked right into Luo Xiu's eyes. After a moment of hesitation, she roughly understood the meaning of Luo Xiu's words.

"Sister Hongling, something's wrong!"

Just then, a little girl's shout came out. The two of them turned their heads at the same time and saw Chu Yingying rushing to the pavilion at the center of the lake in a hurry.

"Ying Ying, what happened?" Chu Hongling asked softly.

"It's my brother. He and my father are not satisfied with our uncle's decision to take all this month's resources for himself. In a fit of anger, they challenged Chu Haoxuan. Chu Yingying's tone was filled with anxiety.

"Bring me there quickly!"

After Chu Hongling finished speaking, she followed Luo Xiu and walked quickly towards the backyard.

At this time, a lot of people had already gathered at the backyard of Chu Clan. Other than the two parties, Chu Zhengshan and her son, Chu Zhenghong and Chu Haowen, quite a few other people from the other rooms had also arrived.

All of you, stop! The competition has yet to begin, but we, your families, have already started fighting.

A dignified voice landed, and the gathered people automatically opened a path, following that, Family Head Chu Zhengyang slowly walked out, and arrived in front of everyone.

"Second Brother, you are wrong, according to Fourth Brother's words, he wants Hao Wen and Hao Xuan to compete, and the victor will represent our Chu Clan, so that we can choose the best candidate, right?" Chu Zhengshan said with a malicious smile.

Chu Zhengyang frowned slightly: "Fourth Brother, what's going on?"

"second brother, Eldest Brother insisted on giving this month's quota to his son, saying that his son is his son's representative, that he has to properly increase his strength before coming out to fight, I can't be angry, and will let Hao Wen compete with his son. If he wins, then he will give all the quota to Hao Wen."

"Yes, that's it." Chu Zhengshan nodded her head fully as she agreed.

Chu Zhengyang looked at the two juniors and sighed inwardly. Chu Zhenghong had been forced into a corner and she had no other choice, his son only had High Level Martial Disciple s and Chu Zhengyang's son was already at the Beginner Martial Envoy. There was no suspense at all when it came to victory or defeat.

It seemed like he had been forced into a corner, so he decided to go all out. But at this time, he had no chance of winning!

"Second Brother, since Fourth Brother is unwilling to accept Hao Xuan coming out to fight, in order to choose the most suitable Representative, I feel that there's no harm in letting his son come to challenge him."

Chu Zhengshan smiled sinisterly, "As long as his son wins, I will give all the quotas for this month to his son without any hesitation. If I lose, then all the quotas will be given to my son. So, everyone has no objections, right? "

Chu Zhenghong was so angry that his face was flushed, he knew that she couldn't win against her son, so she agreed to it.

"Uncle's words are reasonable!"

Suddenly, a female voice came out from behind the group, followed by Chu Hongling, Chu Yingying and Luo Xiu. The three of them went into the backyard.

"Hongling!"

Chu Zhengyang anxiously scolded.

Chu Zhengshan glanced at Chu Hongling, who she had always disliked, and arrogantly nodded: "Second Brother, this time, your daughter is much more reasonable than you."

Chu Zhengyang was feeling extremely anxious, when she suddenly heard Chu Hongling speak. "However, Uncle, since this is to choose the most suitable candidate to represent the Chu Clan, then I think that all of the young generation of the Chu Clan should have the qualifications to challenge the, right?"

"Oh?"

Chu Zhengshan raised her eyebrow, she looked around and finally ridiculed: "Of course, but other than Haowen, who else wants to challenge me? "Hao An, are you interested?"

Chu Haoyan, who was standing next to her father, shook her head when she heard this. She didn't even remember to say "no".

"Haha" Chu Zhengshan laughed proudly, "After all, it's still a problem between Haowen and Hao Xuan."

Chu Hongling smiled, she suddenly stepped forward and stood in front of Chu Zhengshan, staring straight into his eyes: "Uncle, did you forget, Hongling is also a disciple of Chu Clan!"

The moment he said this, everyone in the hall was shocked!

Although everyone in the Chu Clan knew that Chu Hongling had been a traitor since she was young, it was still the first time in many years that she had gone against an elder in this kind of situation!

Chu Zhengyang was also shocked, she was just about to shout to stop her daughter, but suddenly she moved, the words close to her mouth, and swallowed it back down.

Chu Zhengshan's expression changed slightly as she glanced left and right. When she discovered that everyone was looking at him, she could only suppress the flames in her heart, "You? A little girl, it's not your turn to speak! "

Chu Hongling's eyes flashed, and asked in a clear voice: "Just because I'm a girl, I can't speak? Just because I'm a girl, I'm not surnamed Chu! Isn't the one flowing on me the Chu Clan bloodline!? Am I not a disciple of Chu Clan!? "

These words were loud and clear, causing everyone to be moved. In an instant, discussions broke out among the crowd.

Seeing that the time was right, Chu Zhengyang added fuel to the fire: "Eldest Brother, do you dare to answer these questions in front of father's memorial tablet!?"

At the same time, he saw the crowd pointing at him. Under the pressure, he could only change his words: "Alright, since you are considered a disciple of the Chu Clan, you have the right to represent the Chu Clan. However, Hao Xuan is unable to fight against four opponents with two fists, you can challenge him, but Hao Xuan can only accept one match. "

Chu Zhenghong and Chu Zhengyang looked at each other. On their side, there were two challengers.

Chu Hongling was not troubled, she walked to the front of Chu Hao's body and said: "Elder Cousin Hao Wen, I heard that you are not feeling well today, and is not convenient to fight in, so tonight, we will have to rely on Hongling to take the field, is that alright?"

Chu Haowen was startled, he was clearly free from pain, why would Chu Hongling say that he was not feeling well?

However, Chu Zhenghong knew that Chu Hongling did not care about his son's face, and thought that his son had no chance of winning anyways, so she might as well take a gamble, "Then it's up to Hongling to step down from the stage."