Seeing this, Gu Tianning said earnestly: "In addition to this final competition, I also learned that the Luo family is very likely to be after the final. Immediately propose a competition with my Gu family."

"At that time, if Gu Xuanzhang obtains the ten-thousand-year ice core, his strength will be greatly increased. He will be able to gain an advantage in the competition between the two."

Gu Xuanzhang also said at this time: "Uncle, I am not doing this for my own benefit, but for the sake of the entire Gu family."

Gu Tianzhong frowned, hesitating for a moment.

At this time, Fade Chen sneered, and said, "It's ridiculous to have to find some high-sounding reasons just to speak out for myself."

"What did you say?" Gu Xuanzhang was furious, and stared at Fade Chen fiercely.

Fade Chen said: "I said you are selfish and hypocritical."

"What are you talking about for the two big competitions, what are you talking about for the interests of the Gu family? In the final analysis, it's not that you want the ten-thousand-year ice core."

"A bunch of nonsense—" Gu Xuanzhang was very angry.

Gu Tianning said at this moment: "This is for the overall benefit, not Xuanzhang's decision alone."

Fade Chen sneered and asked back: "Why is it necessary to give the ten-thousand-year ice core to Gu Xuanzhang for the overall benefit?"

"Because Gu Xuanzhang is the strongest, he has a ten thousand year ice core, which can enhance his strength the most and help our Gu family win the competition." Gu Tianning suppressed his anger and said out loud.

Fade Chen said: "Who said Gu Xuanzhang is the strongest?"

"If you want me to say, my strength is stronger than his. I got the ten-thousand-year ice core, which can enhance my strength and win the competition."

"Nonsense!" Gu Xuanzhang shouted angrily.

Fade Chen sneered and said: "Hehe. If you say you can win the championship, it is for the sake of the overall situation. When I say that I can win the championship, it is just nonsense. What kind of standard is this?"

Gu Duhe, who had been standing aside all this time, couldn't help standing up at this moment, and said to Fade Chen: "Chen, you are too self-righteous. Your strength is not at the same level as Gu Xuanzhang's. You really think you can beat Gu Xuanzhang. Is it cousin Xuanzhang?"

"Hehe, the words of the defeated general are not worth mentioning." Fade Chen sarcastically said.

"You—" Gu Duhe was so angry that smoke was coming out of his head.

Seeing that the scene was getting more and more chaotic, Gu Tianning yelled: "Fade Chen, what do you want?"

Fade Chen looked at Gu Tianning's cold gaze, and said firmly, "It's very simple, each depends on his ability."

"You—" Gu Tianning was furious and was about to lose his temper.

At this moment, Gu Tianzhong spoke up, and said: "If the Patriarch refuses, then let Fade Chen withdraw and participate in the finals as a casual cultivator. I believe that with his current strength, there should still be many people worthy."

As soon as these words came out, Gu Tianning, who was about to be furious, sank down, stared at Gu Tianzhong fiercely, and said through gritted teeth: "Gu Tianzhong, don't forget, you are still from the Gu family?"

Gu Tianzhong said in a deep voice: "Of course I haven't forgotten that I am from the Gu family. But please, Gu Tianning, don't forget that the reason why my Gu family has been able to stand in Nanyan City for thousands of years is due to external and internal fairness. Justice, not selfishness at the expense of others."

"You - okay, fine, let's do it according to our own abilities!" Gu Tianning stared fiercely at Gu Tianzhong, remained silent for a few seconds, and finally said out almost gritted his teeth.

Although he was very dissatisfied with Chen Fei's words, he was very clear about Gu Tianzhong's words.

If Chen Fei was really allowed to participate in the finals as a casual cultivator, Gu Xuanzhang would be the only one left in the Gu family's power, and it would be almost impossible to compete against the Luo family and Nanyan College.

Moreover, it is a good result that Chen Fei, a casual cultivator, does not help each other. If Chen Fei held a grudge and instead helped his opponent, it would be even more difficult for the Gu family.

Therefore, after comprehensive consideration, Gu Tianzhong still took a step back and did not continue to force Fade Chen.

Gu Xuanzhang glanced at the gloomy Patriarch, then looked at Fade Chen, and sneered, "Things who are self-righteous, when the finals come, I will let you know what it means to rely on one's own ability."

"I'll wait." Fade Chen said calmly with a calm face.

Then, turning around, the three of them left together.

In the hall, looking at the back of Fade Chen leaving, many Gu family members in the room began to curse.

"An outsider is an outsider, and there is no sense of collective honor."

"If it wasn't for my Gu family, how could he, a foreign boy, have the opportunity to participate in the city competition. I don't know what is good or bad."

"The same goes for Gu Tianzhong, for an outsider, he did so!"

"It's really gutsy, our Gu family gave him a chance, and he came back to threaten us?"

………

Amidst the noise, Gu Xuanzhang looked at Gu Tianning who was frowning, and said proudly: "Patriarch, even without the help of Fade Chen, I am confident that I can win this final."

Gu Tian nodded and said, "Xuan Zhang, I believe in your strength."

"However, this time, two people from the Luo family entered the finals, and three people from Nanyan Academy entered the finals. Our Gu family only has two people."

"And Fade Chen is still so dull. If the other party joins forces, I'm worried—"

Speaking of this, Gu Xuanzhang's face showed a bit of sadness.

He is very confident in his own personal strength.

However, as the Patriarch said, once the other party joins forces and he is alone, he will be in a situation of fighting alone, and it will be difficult to win the championship.

After a while of silence, Guduhe suddenly stood up and said, "Patriarch, I have an idea."

"What idea, say?" Gu Tianning said.

Gu Duhe cupped his hands and said, "That's it. Since the person surnamed Chen is unwilling to help, then we can only find someone else. And among the ten finalists this time, only one is not The casual cultivator of the background force——Zi Dao."

"I watched the preliminaries of that Zidao, and they all defeated the enemy within ten strokes. His strength is very good, definitely above that of Fade Chen. If he can get his help, cousin Xuanzhang will definitely win the championship by then .”

Hearing this, the eyes of Gu Tianning and Gu Xuanzhang lit up at the same time.

"Zi Dao, it's really good."

"Immediately send someone to invite Zidao into the mansion for a detailed discussion."

………

In the next few days, other projects of the City Competition are in full swing.

Among them, Han Jing from Nanyan Academy successfully won the championship in the category of refining medicine. However, everyone is discussing that Chen Fei, Master Du's direct disciple, did not participate in the medicine refining competition. If he participated, he would definitely win the championship.

After all, not long ago, he had just defeated Han Jing and refined a three-star elixir.

Of course, these discussions did not last long, because the most watched martial arts final was about to begin.

On the day of the final, almost half of Nanyan City gathered in the north of the city to watch the final match.

At ten o'clock in the morning, the city lord Gu Zhennan and the leaders of the major forces appeared and brought the ten finalists to the top of a mountain.

Standing on the top of the mountain, Gu Zhennan pointed to a valley inside and outside the index, and said: "Then you are the Frost Valley, and it is also the place where the city competition finals will be held."

"The rules of the competition are very simple. I buried a million tokens in Frost Valley. Ten of you enter it, and then I will block the valley, and you can freely search for tokens in it. Three days later, I will open the valley, and the competition is over. "

"At that time, count the number of tokens in each person's hands, and the one with the most number will win the championship. The rest will be arranged in this way. If the number is the same, there will be an extra match on the spot. The two will compete, and finally the champion and runner-up will be determined. Understand?"

Several contestants nodded and said, "Understood!"

However, at this time, the casual cultivator Zidao stood up and said, "Excuse me, City Master Gu, in this Frost Valley competition, I see that many people are from the same force. What should I do?"

Gu Chengzhu said lightly: "You can also find your own allies."

As soon as these words came out, Zi Dao's face darkened, as if his expression was not very good-looking.

The people around were also discussing for a while.

"A casual cultivator like Zidao still has the strength to fight in the group arena. In this kind of free battle, he will suffer."

"The finals are almost all the stages of the major forces. This has been the case in the city competitions for hundreds of years. This Zidao is still inexperienced, and he didn't find a force to take refuge in beforehand!"

"This year, do you think the champion will be the Luo family or the Gu family."

"Not necessarily, I think Nanyan Academy is quite strong this year. The top three in the Martial Arts Department have all been selected, maybe the champion is theirs."

"Impossible! Although Nanyan College has a large number of people, it is not a family like the Gu family and the Luo family after all, and its cohesion is still not as good as them. Moreover, Lu Huai, Xing Han and Jiang Yuanpu seem to be dissatisfied with each other. If the three It’s hard to say who will get the token if they join forces. The Gu family and the Luo family are different, they have already selected their own seed players. The Gu family is Gu Xuanzhang, and the Luo family is Luo Zijin.”

"I see!"

………

Amid the discussion, the Gu family looked towards Zidao, and Gu Han stood up and said, "Zidao, you should understand by now! If you agree, our previous agreement still counts now."

Zi Dao thought for a few seconds, finally nodded, and said, "Okay, I promise you."

Hearing this, all the members of the Gu family showed smiles on their faces.

Gu Xuanzhang took a few steps closer to Zidao, and said: "When the competition starts, you assist me."

"I understand!" Zidao nodded.

When the onlookers saw this scene, they couldn't help showing a look of surprise, and there was a lot of excitement.

"Zi Dao, is this being wooed by the Gu family?"

"It looks like this must be the case!"

"After the preliminaries, many forces went to recruit Zidao, but they didn't expect that the Gu family succeeded."

"With Zidao, there is another member of the Gu family, and this time there is a good chance of winning the championship!"

"Yeah, the Luo family is behind this time."

………

After the discussion, Gu Chengzhu glanced at the ten contestants and said, "Do you have any other questions?"

Almost all ten people shook their heads and said no.

But at this moment, Fade Chen suddenly stood up and asked aloud, "City Master Gu, I want to ask a question."

"You said?" Gu Zhennan looked at Fade Chen.

Fade Chen narrowed his eyes slightly, and said, "In the finals, can you kill people?"