In the morning three days later, Ye Chen received a call from Gu Yingying.
The day of the Tiannan Martial Arts Competition had arrived.
His parents had gone to work early in the morning, so only the father and daughter were left at home. The little girl was very attached to her father, so Ye Chen thought about it and decided to bring her along.
Ye Chen carried the little girl while the little girl carried the Patriarch of Hell. The weird duo went out after breakfast.
Old Master Gu and the rest drove to the outside of the district early in the morning. They were shocked when they saw Ye Chen carrying Mengmeng in his arms.
They were going to fight, not to go on a vacation.
However, since Ye Chen did not say anything, it was not their place to ask. They could only get Ye Chen into the car.
It was the old master's driver, Ah Hu, who was driving.
"Daddy, where are we going?" The little girl sat next to Ye Chen while carrying the Patriarch of Hell. Her big, watery eyes could not stop blinking.
Meanwhile, the Patriarch of Hell had his eyes on Gu Yingying. He was close to drooling.
What a beauty!
Xiao Yezi was not moved by such a beauty. Did he cultivate until his brain was damaged, or was he sick?
Ye Chen slapped his head and subsequently looked at Gu Yingying next to him. "Where are we going?"
"Swallowtail Town, the junction of the three Tiannan provinces. Most of the locals were refugees from all over the country during the famine back then. They have different dialects and cultures, so it's considered a no-man 's-land."
Gu Yingying smiled and said, "Since the three provinces are strict, we could only choose this place."
Ye Chen nodded to show that he understood and asked, "Then, the other organizations should be moving, right?"
"They're all moving out."
The old master took over the conversation and said in a low voice, "Our Gu family won three department-level positions and one ministerial-level position in the martial arts competition last year. We got one-tenth of Tiannan's market share in the business world …"
Although he knew that the martial arts competition would not be that simple, Ye Chen could not help but be shocked.
He did not expect the martial arts competition to be so influential that it could decide the department-level and even ministerial-level candidates.
As they were speaking, the patriarch struggled out of Mengmeng's embrace and ran into Gu Yingying's embrace, wagging his tail and acting cute.
"Wow, what a cute puppy."
Gu Yingying could not help but hug it in her arms.
The patriarch could not stop rubbing himself in her embrace. Gu Yingying, who did not realize that she was being taken advantage of, was giggling.
Ye Chen resisted the urge to slap him to death.
This damned dog …
…
The car drove at a moderate speed. After nearly two hours, they finally entered Swallowtail Town.
Through the car window, the first thing Ye Chen saw were mountains that towered into the clouds. They were surrounded by clouds and mist. Meanwhile, most of the buildings by the road were bungalows and brick houses. They were basically two or three stories tall.
From this, it could be seen that Swallowtail Town was rather backward. He also understood what it meant to be a lawless zone.
The car eventually drove into a bungalow. According to Gu Yingying, there were quite a few bungalows like this in Swallowtail Town. They were all funded by the bosses of Tiannan. It was considered a place to rest.
As soon as the car stopped, a group of people rushed over from afar. The leader was a middle-aged man with a slightly plump figure.
After the few of them got out of the car, the middle-aged man welcomed them passionately, "Ms. Gu, you guys are finally here. Welcome, welcome."
Gu Yingying nodded at him politely and subsequently introduced, "This is Mayor Sun and this is Master Ye. They're our Gu family's distinguished guests."
Ye Chen glanced at him and nodded calmly as a greeting.
Never had he thought that Mayor Sun would grab Ye Chen's hand as if he was greeting his leader. He was very passionate. "Oh, it's you, Master Yang. Nice to meet you."
He took the lead to clap as soon as he said that.
The people standing behind him followed suit and clapped too. However, they could not help but take a good look at Ye Chen. They lost interest after noticing that his attire and appearance were rather ordinary.
Gu Yingying only asked after they got to know each other, "Master Ye, would you and your daughter like to go in and rest?"
"No need. You guys go ahead. I'm planning to walk around nearby," Ye Chen said while shaking his head and smiling while carrying the little girl.
Since he was here, he must experience the local culture and bring his daughter for a ride.
Gu Yingying was getting someone to bring him there.
Mayor Sun, who was standing aside, said while wiping his mouth immediately, "Since it's rare for Master Ye to come to our Swallowtail Town, it's only natural for me to be a good host. How about this? I'll get someone to accompany Master Ye."
"Come out, Ah Xue."
Subsequently, a delicate-looking young lady in her early 20s walked out of the crowd. She looked at Ye Chen rather shyly.
"Master Ye, let Ah Xue accompany you. To be honest, we're a little xenophobic here. It won't be that troublesome with Ah Xue around."
Mayor Sun smiled and could not stop signaling Ah Xue with his eyes. What he did not notice was that Gu Yingying and the old master had a strange expression on their faces after he said that.
A Martial Dao master was afraid of being bullied by the locals? The ignorant were truly fearless.
Ye Chen agreed, not knowing whether to laugh or to cry. Subsequently, he walked around the town aimlessly while carrying the little girl under Ah Xue's lead.
There were more people in the town, especially cars. There were many barbecue stalls and fruit stalls by the road.
Ah Xue seemed to have noticed his doubt, so she explained immediately, "M-Master Ye, w-our town doesn't usually have so many people. It's because big bosses like you guys are here for the martial arts competition that there's a lot of traffic."
"Who said I'm a big boss?" Ye Chen said while smiling.
Ah Xue's cheeks flushed and her voice was as soft as a mosquito. "Uncle told me that you guys are from the big city and you're rich. A meal here is equivalent to my annual salary."
Ye Chen smiled and said nothing.
"Sister, my daddy isn't a boss. I wore out my shoes and broke my school bag. I don't have money to buy a new one."
The little girl shook her head innocently. She had no idea that her father was filthy rich now.
Ah Xue felt like her heart was hit 10,000 times when she looked at the children's brands on her.
'I don't even have money …'
Ye Chen patted the little girl's head and carried her to the road to buy some food.
The little girl looked at Ah Xue and looked at the drumstick in her hand. She handed the drumstick to Ah Xue after some hesitation. "Sister, I'll buy you a drumstick."
"N-no."
Ah Xue shook her head immediately.
"Sister, just take it. I can't even finish it. I'm trying to lose weight," the little girl said sincerely.
Ah Xue looked at Ye Chen and eventually took the drumstick. She said while smiling, "Thank you, little girl."
Ah Xue was no longer nervous after hearing what the little girl said. She got along well with the little girl.
Soon, they stopped walking all of a sudden when they passed by the east side of the town.
Ye Chen lifted his eyes to look at an open-air square less than 100 meters away from him. There was a stage in the middle of the square. Two strong hunks with bare upper bodies were fighting while sweating profusely.
Meanwhile, many people gathered around the stage. There would be cheers coming from time to time.
"Is that a ring?" Ye Chen asked.
Ah Xue wiped her mouth and introduced, "Master Ye, this has been our town's tradition for years. During the Tiannan Martial Arts Competition every year, many locals would go up to fight.
The goal is to show off their skills so that the bosses will value them and choose them to be their bodyguards or something.
I heard that the top three will get a prize. The first prize is 100,000, the second prize is 50,000, and the third prize is 10,000. "
Ye Chen nodded after hearing that. He lost interest after watching from far away for a while. Although the crowd was cheering, it was nothing in the eyes of an expert.
He shook his head and planned to go back after carrying the little girl. At that moment, an extremely surprised voice came from the crowd.
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