"I will wait for you. Let's see how you struggle after four hours."
Gu Haoran's lips curled into a cold smile. With a wave of his sleeve, a dense green light flashed and his figure instantly disappeared.
Seeing Gu Haoran's figure disappear, Chu Chen was very clear that this guy must have escaped into a void somewhere and was waiting for him to leave the market.
The corner of Chu Chen's mouth twitched slightly. He wasn't worried about his situation, but when he turned around, he was slightly stunned.
He saw that the bustling crowd in the market suddenly quieted down. All the disciples who were trading almost simultaneously turned their gazes over. Those gazes were filled with shock, astonishment, and heartfelt admiration.
These people deeply understood how strong Gu Haoran was. A cultivator at the Spirit River Realm was an invincible expert that was worlds apart from them.
At any other time, this was a terrifying expert that could make one's heart tremble. However, under the pursuit of such an invincible expert, Chu Chen was calm and collected. Not to mention other things, just this temperament alone was enough to make people admire him.
"Everyone, go about your own business. Don't worry about me."
Seeing that everyone's gazes were still on him, Chu Chen waved his hand at everyone with a faint smile on his face. He didn't look like he was being chased by an invincible expert at all. He walked leisurely in the market.
After a moment of silence, half of the students in the marketplace actually bowed towards Chu Chen at the same time, their faces filled with respect as they shouted in unison, "Greetings Senior Brother Chu!"
Among all the teams that were qualified to participate in the intermediate alchemist competition, nearly 30% of the teams had received favors from him.
Either they had been led by him rampaging through the Storm Valley and obtained a large amount of top quality spirit herbs, or they had coincidentally gotten a great bargain when he "sold" spirit herbs in exchange for one spirit herb.
It could be said that if it wasn't for Chu Chen, these people wouldn't have been able to enter the competition at all.
When these people saw that Chu Chen had actually succeeded in snatching the medicine tablet from Gu Haoran's hands, everyone was completely shocked!
Who was Gu Haoran? That was an unattainable existence like a god. Ordinary students would not even dare to make a sound in front of him, let alone resist!
However, Chu Chen was different. In front of that terrifying and despairing expert, he had actually managed to forcefully pull a tooth from the tiger's mouth and scheme for Gu Haoran's medicine tablet … Most importantly, he had actually succeeded!
"Senior Brother Chu is indeed Senior Brother Chu. You can even contend against a freakish expert like Gu Haoran."
"A team of the Soul spring stage turning the tables against the heaven-defying experts of the Spirit River stage … Am I dreaming, someone pinch me!"
"It has always been the ancient sect's team that snatched other people's tablets. Now, their life tablet has been snatched by a disciple of the Spirit Spring Realm. This is too unreal!"
…
Exclamations of amazement resounded in all directions. Under the admiring and respectful gazes of the crowd, Chu Chen remained calm and indifferent as he nodded at the crowd in acknowledgment.
Of course, in addition to these students who admired Chu Chen to the extreme, there were also some students who were quick-witted. They quickly thought of Chu Chen's current dangerous situation and immediately whispered to each other, worrying about Chu Chen.
"This is not good. Although the marketplace is officially recognized as a safe zone by the medicine palace, there are restrictions here. Every student can only stay here for a maximum of four hours a day. After four hours, they have to leave. At that time, what will Senior Brother Chu do? "
As soon as the voice fell, the bustling marketplace instantly quieted down. Those students who were full of admiration and respect for Chu Chen also calmed down and frowned.
In the midst of the worried voices, an abrupt voice suddenly sounded from the crowd with a sense of determination and firmness. A skinny disciple with a childish face stood out.
"No matter what, the opportunity to participate in this medicine refinement competition was given to us by Senior Brother Chu. We have to protect Senior Brother Chu even if we have to risk our lives!"
The crowd was stunned for a moment. The next moment, another voice rang out.
"That's right. Anyway, with our strength, even if we continue to participate in this medicine refinement competition, we won't be able to go far before being eliminated. Why don't we think of a way to help Senior Brother Chu, and repay Senior Brother Chu's kindness!! "
"Why don't we leave together with Senior Brother Chu when the four hours are up and fight Gu Haoran to the end!"
"We swear to protect Senior Brother Chu and follow Senior Brother Chu to the end!"
"We swear to protect Senior Brother Chu and follow Senior Brother Chu to the end!"
…
The orderly shouts resounded through the sky, causing the entire marketplace to boil.
Such a fervent scene even stunned the black-clothed instructors around the marketplace. They all looked at Chu Chen with astonishment.
They never would have thought that a mere Earth Courtyard disciple would have such high prestige in the hearts of these students. It was almost as if he had the power of a "leader". This was a power that even Huangfu Yin and Zhao Yeyuan, who were the eldest senior brothers and sisters, did not have!
In the frenzied atmosphere, a faint smile appeared on Chu Chen's face. He waved his hand slightly to signal for everyone to quiet down. His clear voice instantly suppressed all the noise.
"First of all, I would like to thank all of you. I appreciate your kind intentions, but I don't need your help for now. If I need your help, I will look for you. So, everyone can disperse for now and go deal with your own tasks."
"Senior Brother Chu, but you …"
After hearing Chu Chen's words, everyone was slightly stunned. The leader of the group, a small and childish student, was about to say something when he saw Chu Chen smile and wave his hand. "Don't worry, I will deal with it myself first."
"Uh … Alright then. Then I hope Senior Brother Chu can turn danger into safety." The small student did not say anything else. He respectfully bowed and turned to leave.
Seeing this scene, the rest of the students also bowed and left. They began to carry out the normal transaction of medicine tablets.
Chu Chen's following actions exceeded everyone's expectations. He actually strolled around the marketplace and began to carefully look at the types of medicine tablets being traded. From time to time, he would chat with the disciples who were exchanging medicine tablets.
Not long after, just as Chu Chen was indifferently looking at the medicine tablets being traded by the surrounding students, there was a slight sound that pierced through the air. A white shadow quickly swept onto his shoulder and revealed the chubby figure of the little hamster.
"Uh … I'm so tired."
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