138: Head to Cangyun City

After walking out of the hall, Mu Qingling's eyes were somewhat dazed; she wasn't quite sure what exactly had happened.

Upon returning to the courtyard, Mu Qingling informed Su Chen of the matter.

"In that case, I will go as well. There is still half a month left of the originally agreed-upon one month."

Su Chen's voice was calm as he spoke indifferently.

He had originally come out to take on Disciples and travel, so he wasn't afraid of wasting time.

Upon hearing Su Chen's words, Mu Qingling's face was filled with surprise and joy.

When she had told Su Chen, she had intended it as a farewell, because in Mu Qingling's view, if she were to go to Cangyun City, Su Chen would most likely not go with her.

After all, Su Chen was not her follower.

Therefore, Mu Qingling felt that their connection had come to an end.

However, after hearing Su Chen's reply, hope was reignited in Mu Qingling's heart.

With more than ten days left, she had to perform well within this time.

However, after spending this time together, Mu Qingling was still a bit unclear about Su Chen's intentions.

She did not know what Su Chen's requirements for taking on Disciples were.

At first, Mu Qingling thought that Su Chen valued Aptitude, but later she discovered that Su Chen did not care about this at all.

Could it be character?

Or perhaps some other aspect?

Mu Qingling's heart was filled with doubts.

Time passed quickly.

The next day, early morning.

Everyone from the Mu Family gathered at the entrance, preparing to head towards Cangyun City.

When they saw Su Chen beside Mu Qingling, their expressions were somewhat strange, although they all knew that Mu Qingling would not keep a gigolo.

However, thinking back to Zhao Rong's words earlier, they couldn't help but subconsciously think in that direction.

Mu Hua stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said: "Your Excellency has been at our Mu Family for many days, and I haven't visited you. Please forgive me."

"May I ask who you are?"

Su Chen's aura was restrained, and not a trace of cultivation could be felt. This meant that either his strength was far superior to his, or he had no cultivation at all.

Su Chen said indifferently: "Just a wanderer."

Mu Hua frowned slightly; was he not planning to tell him his background?

Although Mu Qingling's cultivation was not weak, she was ultimately quite young and had not experienced the harsh realities of human nature. Could she have been deceived by the person in front of her?

Judging from Mu Qingling's previous statements, this person should be at least at the Void Refining Stage, but why would such a person be so low-key?

These strange things made Mu Hua feel somewhat uneasy.

The Mu Family was already in a miserable state, and he did not want to add any more trouble. However, seeing Mu Qingling's humble appearance, he restrained himself and did not say anything more.

Mu Qingling's position within the Mu Family was currently very important, so he would let her be.

Mu Hua smiled, then didn't say anything more and directly led everyone towards the direction of Cangyun City.

Su Chen naturally followed along the way.

Through his observations during this time, Su Chen discovered that Mu Qingling was actually a very ordinary girl; at least relative to him, she was truly very ordinary.

Both her personality and habits were extremely mediocre.

However, there was one point about her that greatly attracted Su Chen.

Reliability!

It was that, for any matter entrusted to her, Mu Qingling would definitely do her utmost to accomplish it.

She had a sense of responsibility and accountability; although she was a woman, her spirit was comparable to a man's, and in many places, she was not inferior to men at all.

Someone like this was very suitable to be the Senior Sister of the Lingxiao Sect, because she could set a good example.

Su Chen did not plan to take in too many Disciples for the Lingxiao Sect; he was prepared to take the quality-over-quantity route, and having a reliable and stable Senior Sister was also quite good.

Therefore, a faint thought arose in Su Chen's heart: why not just take Mu Qingling as a Disciple first?

He could slowly look for other Disciples later.

However, there was still half a month left, so Su Chen was not in a hurry.

In one day's time, everyone arrived at the imperial palace of Cangyun City.

Su Chen had always been like an invisible person, walking with the Mu Family members. If not for Mu Qingling speaking to Su Chen from time to time, everyone would have almost forgotten about his existence.

Inside the imperial palace.

The people from the Mu Family were arranged by the royal family to stay in a palace.

The Cangyun Empire had been established for only about fifty years, and its strength was mediocre.

Therefore, the imperial palace was not magnificent; on the contrary, it looked extremely ordinary, at least compared to other powerful Empires, the gap was too large.

They rested for a day, and the next day at noon, the King of Cangyun began to summon them.

Mingyang Hall.

Many people were already seated inside; they were all top-tier forces within the Cangyun Empire, and basically, they were all experts starting from the Nascent Soul Stage.

Two people sat in the highest positions; they were the King of Cangyun and an ordinary-looking middle-aged man.

"To have Manager Su make a special trip for such a small matter, next time just give an order for such things, and I will immediately send you the information on the forces of our Cangyun Empire."

The King of Cangyun's expression was incomparably humble, and he even gave off the feeling of a subordinate.

There was no other reason; the person in front of him was a manager from the Su Family of the Jinghong Empire, who had come to their Cangyun Empire to count the number of forces here.

The current Su Family was the king of the Eastern Region, and their strength was incomparably powerful. It was normal to be as humble as possible in front of them.

Su Yu smiled faintly and said no more. He scanned the people in the hall with an incomparably calm gaze.

He had come to the Cangyun Empire under the instructions of the Su Family to simply conduct a census of the forces in this area. He needed to roughly know how many Nascent Soul Stage forces and Soul Transformation Stage forces were in the Cangyun Empire, and then report the situation back to the Su Family.

Seven Soul Transformation Stage forces, thirty-five Nascent Soul Stage forces; this was the overall strength of the Cangyun Empire.

In the entire Eastern Region, the Cangyun Empire was considered relatively weak.

Su Yu asked at this moment: "Wasn't it said that there was another Soul Transformation Stage force in the Cangyun Empire? Why don't I see them?"

The King of Cangyun was stunned. Before he could speak, Lin Yun'er, who was on the side, took over the topic and said:

"My Lord, that Mu Family only has Mu Hua at the Early Stage of the Soul Transformation Stage, and their strength is extremely mediocre. It's all the same whether they are here or not."

As soon as she finished speaking, the King of Cangyun glared fiercely at Lin Yun'er.

At a time like this, how could a junior like her interrupt?

Lin Yun'er immediately lowered her head in fear. She had been anxious just now, fearing that Su Yu would remember the Mu Family, making it less simple for her to destroy the Mu Family later.

Thinking of this, she gritted her teeth.

Damn it!

If it weren't for Su Yu's sudden arrival, she might have already destroyed the Mu Family.

Although she was in the imperial palace, she was very clear about the news from Jinling City; she knew that the old master of the Mu Family had already passed away.

This news was told to her by Zhao Rong of the Mu Family. The moment she learned the news, she had prepared to go there.

But as luck would have it, Su Yu arrived at this time.

From yesterday to today, such a long time, who knows how many people from the Mu Family had already fled.

Even if she wanted to destroy the Mu Family, she could at most destroy a portion of them.

Damn it, damn it!

Although she was very angry in her heart, her face was full of humility.

Although she was arrogant towards others, she dared not show any disrespect in front of Su Yu.

Su Yu did not dwell on it too much. A force at the Early Stage of the Soul Transformation Stage really didn't make much difference whether it was included or not. He had come to collect rough data, not precise data.

Just at this moment.

Several more people walked into the hall. The person leading them was Mu Hua, who stepped forward and bowed respectfully:

"Mu Hua of the Mu Family pays respects to Your Majesty."

Su Yu immediately looked towards him. Early Soul Transformation Stage; this should be the eighth Soul Transformation Stage force in the Cangyun Empire.

His eyes flashed, and he looked at the person beside Mu Hua.

But the next moment, Su Yu stood up abruptly, his eyes filled with disbelief.

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