19: Chapter 19 The Autumn Grand Competition, Together

On the second day after the people from Qianqiu Mountain stopped to stay at Yingyang Pass, Li Yuan received a notification from Vice General Wang.

Only then did Li Yuan realize that Liu Weihe intended to take him along to Lingshan Kingdom.

On one hand, Liu Weihe wanted to find someone to help.

With someone to assist with matters along the way, and he was already quite familiar with Li Yuan.

On the other hand, the journey to Lingshan Kingdom involved traversing a long stretch of desert.

Li Yuan had a thorough understanding of that kind of terrain.

He could help the team avoid unnecessary trouble.

Although the team sent by Qianqiu Mountain this time included four Seventh-Grade Martial Artists and one Eighth-Grade Martial Artist, they still needed to be vigilant about things that required attention.

As a Corpse Collector at Yingyang Pass, Li Yuan knew he could not simply refuse requests from above.

Of course, if he was truly unwilling, they did not have the power to stop him.

But right now, Li Yuan was actually interested in going out for a trip.

After receiving this news, Li Yuan immediately went to retrieve the treasure map he had obtained earlier.

That treasure map contained the whereabouts of the legendary Tai Xuan Divine Art!

By relying on looting corpses to improve, Li Yuan had already reached the Eighth-Grade.

He should be qualified to attempt to search for it now.

This Cultivation Technique, which even Ninth-Grade Experts fought desperately to pursue, was certainly no ordinary worldly item.

After briefly checking the location on the treasure map, it seemed that the place was even further north.

When the time came, he would need to find an excuse to leave and look for an opportunity to be alone.

For now, going along to Lingshan Kingdom was fine.

He could go and see this Autumn Grand Competition, and witness it with his own eyes.

Although his mind held the martial arts experience of many experts, he had not truly seen much with his own eyes.

After confirming he would go, Li Yuan was called back to the City Lord's Mansion to stay for two days.

He would wait until the day after tomorrow to depart directly with the Qianqiu Mountain team.

After tidying up, Li Yuan returned to the City Lord's Mansion once again.

He had once worked as a servant here, so he was quite familiar with the City Lord's Mansion.

"Li Yuan? You don't want to be a Corpse Collector anymore, so you're begging to come back and be a servant?"

As soon as he walked into the mansion, Li Yuan heard a somewhat familiar voice.

The person speaking was named Luo Wen, the manager of the servants in the City Lord's Mansion.

He was very unhappy that Li Yuan had left the City Lord's Mansion to join the army.

The point of his displeasure was that he had not given his consent for Li Yuan's departure.

In his view, as the manager of the servants in the City Lord's Mansion, all the servants in the mansion were under his authority.

Yet Li Yuan had requested the City Lord in front of others to join the army directly.

In Luo Wen's eyes, the authority of his position as manager had been undermined.

Seeing Li Yuan return today, his mouth opened with nothing but sarcastic remarks.

Besides, other than this reason, he could not think of any other reason why Li Yuan would return carrying luggage.

He must have been unable to stay in the army, which was why he had returned with his bundle.

Upon hearing the voice, Li Yuan turned his head to glance at Luo Wen.

The current Li Yuan had lost any interest in arguing with people like them.

Even if they were sarcastic or mocking, it was very hard for him to get angry.

"Did the City Lord arrange anything for you to do? If not, from now on, the cleaning of the latrines will fall to you."

Just as Luo Wen finished saying this, Liu Weihe happened to walk out from the inner room to look for Li Yuan.

Hearing this, he stepped forward and slapped Luo Wen twice.

"You stay in the City Lord's Mansion every day, do you have no discernment at all? Li Yuan is now my personal attendant, so everyone speak with respect. Clear out your manager's room and give it to Li Yuan."

The sudden slaps left Luo Wen completely stunned.

It seemed the slaps were so heavy that the flesh on his face had lost all sensation.

Upon regaining his senses, they realized that Li Yuan's return this time was the Second Young Master's idea...

Liu Weihe was different from the City Lord's other children; he was highly likely to be the next head of the family.

The entire foundation of the Liu family would likely be inherited by him.

Li Yuan had actually gained the favor of the Second Young Master!

The few servants following Luo Wen immediately knelt on the ground with a thud.

"Come with me to the backyard to meet some people first; it will be more convenient for you when you are in the team."

Liu Weihe did not say anything more to Luo Wen and the servants.

He turned to Li Yuan and led him to meet the people from Qianqiu Mountain.

For this year's Autumn Grand Competition, Qianqiu Mountain was the main Sect in charge, and the ten young people participating in the competition were also selected by Qianqiu Mountain.

The outcome of the competition would be accompanied by a wager of cultivation resources.

Every defeat in the competition would result in a large amount of cultivation resources being lost to the opponent.

Of the cultivation resources being brought, fifty percent this year were provided by the imperial court, and the other fifty percent were covered by Qianqiu Mountain itself.

For Qianqiu Mountain, this Autumn Grand Competition could not be taken lightly.

Winning or losing was not just a matter of face; such a large amount of resources could even affect the Sect's operations for the next year.

Before going to meet the people, Liu Weihe asked Li Yuan to change his clothes first.

He needed to look sharp; wearing shabby clothes would make him lose face.

He had already prepared a set of guard attire for Li Yuan.

Li Yuan went to change, and after changing, he looked at himself in the bronze mirror.

He looked a bit too handsome.

After hesitating for a moment, Li Yuan slightly adjusted his posture to avoid attracting too much attention.

As a personal attendant, it would not be good to steal the spotlight from his master.

Although this Second Young Master Liu was a bit arrogant, he was relatively easy to get along with.

After suffering a loss that day, he had become much more willing to listen to advice.

Once everything was ready, Li Yuan headed to the backyard to find the Second Young Master Liu.

Li Yuan knew clearly that he was going there to get to know the people.

So that when he needed to address someone, he wouldn't be embarrassed and not know how to speak.

As for the people from Qianqiu Mountain, they were from a major Sect and would not spend much effort on him.

Li Yuan was very satisfied with this way of hiding his identity.

He walked quickly to the backyard, where the usually quiet resting area was now set up with several tea tables.

Liu Weihe was waiting under the eaves.

Upon seeing him, Li Yuan walked over quickly and stood by his side.

He then began to introduce the important people in this group to Li Yuan.

First was the Eighth-Grade Expert, Elder Xue Song of Qianqiu Mountain.

He was the strongest in the team, so his status was naturally the most noble.

But he was not the team leader; Xue Song had no interest in handling those trivial matters.

Next were the three Seventh-Grade experts, who were also Elders of Qianqiu Mountain.

The team leader was one of them, surnamed Wang, Elder Wang.

Besides these few, there were also three Hall Masters accompanying them, who were said to have the strength of Sixth-Grade Perfection.

After introducing these Elders, the rest were his peers.

They were Liu Weihe's Senior Brothers, Senior Sisters, and Junior Sisters.

For the Autumn Grand Competition, only ten people were needed to participate in the martial arts competition.

But there were no fewer than thirty young Martial Artists traveling together this time, right?

Li Yuan asked softly, and Liu Weihe smiled: "Is it strange for young people to want to join in on such a lively event?"

While the two were talking, not far away, Liu Weihe's two Senior Sisters were looking in this direction.

"Senior Sister, look at the guard beside Junior Brother Weihe, doesn't he look a lot like that person..."