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Upon hearing Chen Changsheng's words, Gu Dashan was so shocked that his eyes almost popped out.

Dugu Cheng narrowed his eyes, and his gaze toward Chen Changsheng instantly turned as cold and piercing as an ice pick.

A barely perceptible cold snort escaped from his throat.

However, instead of getting angry, Nangong Yue covered her mouth and smiled sweetly:

"What an interesting junior brother. It seems that the days in the inner garden will not be so boring in the future."

"Then I won't keep you entertained any longer. The welcoming banquet this evening is no small matter; there might be a fierce battle. Senior Brother Dugu and I need to go to the Pill Pavilion first to prepare some elixirs just in case."

"Take care, senior sister."

Nangong Yue winked playfully at Chen Changsheng, then turned away, leaving behind a lingering, fading fragrance.

Chen Changsheng stopped and glanced sideways, admiring her graceful figure from behind, his eyes filled with undisguised amazement and admiration...

She possessed unparalleled beauty and noble bearing, yet she lacked even the slightest hint of arrogance from those of high-ranking families.

On the contrary, she is so gentle and intelligent, truly a wonderful woman that men find hard to resist.

However, her background is probably anything but simple.

As he was pondering, a heavy, oppressive hand pressed down on Chen Changsheng's shoulder in an extremely unfriendly manner.

Chen Changsheng withdrew his gaze and turned around, meeting Dugu Cheng's icy eyes that seemed to spit fire. He immediately smiled slightly and said:

"Senior Brother Dugu, what can I do for you? Speaking of which, if you don't follow soon, Senior Sister Nangong will be far behind."

Nangong Yue had already walked quite far away, but she didn't even turn her head once, seemingly unaware that Dugu Cheng hadn't followed.

Anyone with eyes can see that these two are not the perfect couple that everyone admires.

It was clearly Dugu Cheng who was pursuing her one-sidedly.

Dugu Cheng's eye twitched violently, a glint of superior contempt and sinister glint flashing in his eyes. He lowered his voice and warned:

"Your name is Chen Changsheng, right?"

Junior Brother Chen, although I don't know what shady methods you used to sneak into this top-tier class, as your senior brother, I'll teach you some manners.

Now that you're in Class One, behave yourself and remember your place!

Stay away from Nangong Yue from now on, the farther the better!

"If I ever catch you speaking to her in that flippant tone again, I have plenty of ways to make sure you can't stay in the Cangwu Martial Academy, hmph!"

After uttering these harsh words, he glanced at Chen Changsheng and Gu Dashan with a gloomy expression, then turned and left.

He quickly chased after Nangong Yue in the direction she had left.

In Dugu Cheng's eyes, Gu Dashan was just the son of a martial arts elder, while the newcomer Chen Changsheng was a low-level rogue cultivator with no background. So he warned him without any scruples.

Chen Changsheng glanced sideways at the hurried departing figure, and shook his head with amusement.

"This guy's eyes are practically glued to the top of his head."

"Brother Changsheng, he's used to being arrogant in the inner garden, everyone's used to it."

Gu Dashan looked angry and somewhat troubled.

Normally, it was one thing for Dugu Cheng to give others a hard time, but this time he was clearly threatening Chen Changsheng, which made Chen Changsheng furious.

But when he thought of the overwhelming power and terrifying cultivation level behind the other party, he swallowed his words.

They were terrified of bringing disaster upon Chen Changsheng.

"It seems that this Senior Brother Dugu has quite an extraordinary background," Chen Changsheng mused.

Gu Dashan glanced around and lowered his voice, saying, "Brother Changsheng, his father is the city lord of Cangwu City! Not only that, his cultivation talent is also among the best in the Martial Academy. He's only nineteen years old this year, but he's already at the third level of the Foundation Establishment stage. He can do whatever he wants among the younger generation, and no one dares to mess with him."

"The city lord's son? Foundation Establishment Level 3? Ha, no wonder he's so arrogant."

Chen Changsheng chuckled softly, then raised an eyebrow and asked, "Has he been pursuing Senior Sister Nangong all along?"

"That's right, Senior Sister Nangong is beautiful and kind-hearted. There are countless disciples in the inner garden who admire her."

However, due to Dugu Cheng's status and methods, ordinary people dare not even take a step closer.

"Brother Changsheng, the way you were flirting with Senior Sister just now really gave me a fright. You must be careful of Dugu Cheng in the future; although his cultivation is high, his heart is extremely narrow-minded."

"I can tell."

Chen Changsheng shrugged and laughed it off, clearly not taking the other party's threat to heart.

He then asked, "And what is Senior Sister Nangong's background? Judging from her demeanor and bearing, she could never have been cultivated by an ordinary wealthy family. Why would she come to the Martial Academy to cultivate?"

Gu Dashan shook his big head: "I don't know much about that either. I only know that she is a distant relative of Elder Gu Canghai. More than half a year ago, when the Martial Academy publicly recruited disciples, she entered the True Inheritance Garden in the same batch as me."

She never mentioned where her ancestral home was.

However, Senior Sister Nangong is even more amazing than Dugu Cheng. She's only eighteen years old this year, yet she's already at the fourth level of the Foundation Establishment stage. She's undoubtedly the number one genius among the younger generation of our Cangwu Martial Academy!

During their casual conversation, the two arrived at the accommodations arranged by Gu Canghai.

It was a secluded courtyard in a quiet corner, with a tranquil and elegant environment.

Although it wasn't large, it had all the necessary tools for cultivation, which was much better than Chen Changsheng had expected.

After settling in briefly, Chen Changsheng sat cross-legged on the bed and closed his eyes to rest.

For the past six months, he has been enduring hardships and sleeping outdoors, and has not had such a peaceful rest for a long time.

With that, he closed his eyes and regulated his breathing until evening, until Gu Dashan knocked on the door outside the courtyard.

"Brother Changsheng, have you rested enough? The new lord's welcoming banquet is about to begin, we should set off!"

Chen Changsheng opened his eyes, let out a long sigh, and quickly got up and pushed open the door: "Let's go, let's meet the powerful figures in this city."

At the very center of Cangwu Martial Academy is a lush forest of purple bamboo.

Deep within the bamboo forest stands a majestic hall exuding a solemn and ancient aura.

Large gatherings and ceremonies within the Martial Academy are all held here.

Tonight's welcoming banquet for the new lord will be held in this main hall.

When Chen Changsheng and Gu Dashan entered the main hall side by side, there were less than a quarter of an hour left before the scheduled start time of the banquet.

However, within the spacious and magnificent hall, less than one-fifth of the seats were occupied, and the vast majority of them were elders and deacons from the Martial Academy's main family. None of the various local sects that had received invitations had arrived beforehand.

This was clearly not because they were delayed on their journey, but because they were deliberately procrastinating due to their status, in order to show their contempt for the new head of the Martial Academy and to intimidate him.