My Five Bigshot Seniors: I am The Most Coddled Junior!-Chapter 358 - 38: Arrival at Tianqi [First Update]

"What? You don’t plan on leaving?" Lou Mingyu ignored Song Xinrong’s teary eyes and asked coolly when he saw that the two had no intention of leaving.

Zhong Hanyang’s body tensed up for a moment. He felt extremely embarrassed. This was the first time he had been treated like this, and unfortunately, the other party was Lou Mingyu. He dared not act rashly. Glancing at Gu Qingqing, who seemed indifferent on the side, a glimmer of darkness flashed across his eyes.

"Brother Lou, although you and Junior Sister Gu are both the Sect Master’s direct disciples, we didn’t do anything wrong. Besides, this is not your domain. Isn’t it a bit excessive for you to just drive us away like this?" Song Xinrong carefully looked at Lou Mingyu, lifted her chin, and spoke with a righteous air, as if Gu Qingqing and Lou Ding were bullying her and Zhong Hanyang.

Seeing Song Xinrong’s ability to twist words again, Gu Qingqing remained very calm, merely giving Lou Mingyu a look, meaning, "See, I told you her face-changing skills are strong. See it now?"

Lou Mingyu indeed witnessed it, and was rather surprised. Of course, he was more surprised by Song Xinrong’s courage to act like this in front of him, clearly showing she didn’t understand his situation well.

"Zhong Hanyang, do you think I’m being excessive?" He narrowed his eyes, his tone calm but with a teasing drawl at the end that made Zhong Hanyang involuntarily shiver.

Upon hearing Lou Mingyu say this, Zhong Hanyang immediately remembered the fear from previous years under Lou Mingyu’s dominance. His body trembled, and his heart constricted for a moment.

Though he felt bad for Song Xinrong, he really wasn’t a match for Lou Mingyu, especially since Lou Mingyu never played by the rules. He was really afraid that Lou Mingyu might beat him and Song Xinrong here, which would be even more humiliating!

"Brother Lou, we didn’t mean that. We disturbed you today, and we’ll leave first." He said it with a hard face, then without looking at Lou Mingyu’s expression, he pulled the reluctant Song Xinrong away.

Since Lou Mingyu appeared, Gu Qingqing had been standing by the side watching the play. Seeing Zhong Hanyang so afraid of Lou Mingyu, she felt a bit curious and turned to blink her big eyes at Lou Mingyu.

"A few years ago, I hadn’t gone out for training and was in the sect. I challenged all the other direct disciples who were about the same age as me from the various Peak Masters. It seems that Zhong Hanyang was beaten by me too many times, so he’s more afraid of me." Seeing Gu Qingqing looking at him, Lou Mingyu thought for a moment and explained.

Gu Qingqing nodded in understanding, imagining Zhong Hanyang being beaten by Lou Mingyu, a slight smile on her lips. She gave Lou Mingyu a thumbs-up. "Great show of strength, Senior Brother!"

"Mischievous!" Lou Mingyu glanced at her and said indifferently.

Gu Qingqing stuck out her tongue and, seeing Jun Wu coming over, hurriedly went over.

Tianqi City isn’t far from the Langya Immortal Sect. With sword flight, it’s just a day’s journey. After Gu Qingqing’s group gathered, they checked their belongings and then set off for Tianqi City.

After they left, Song Xinrong and her group also departed, heading for Tianqi City, two groups, one following the other, but with the same destination.

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Tianqi City is located in Louyun State, ranking second among its five cities. Louyun State is much stronger than Tianlin State, where Gu Qingqing and her group stayed before. Therefore, although both Purple Sunset City and Tianqi City rank second in their respective state capitals, their strengths are completely different.

Moreover, Tianqi City is much more prosperous than Purple Sunset City, with complex and intertwined local powers, offering both cooperation and checks and balances with each other, unlike Purple Sunset City’s tripartite division among the Ye, Sheng, and Bai families.

It’s also close to Tianqi Forest, attracting a large and lively crowd.

Gu Qingqing and her group arrived in the morning, and when the city gates opened, the queue to enter stretched long like it had no end.

As disciples of one of the four Immortal Sects, they had certain privileges, such as not needing to queue when entering cities in the four major states, just needing to show their Identity Jade Token. So Gu Qingqing and her group walked right up and showed their Identity Jade, the guards at the gate saw it and respectfully made way for them to pass.

After entering, they could still hear discussions coming from behind them.

"Who were those people just now? How come they didn’t have to queue to enter the city?"

"In the Immortal Realm, only disciples of the four Immortal Sects have such privileges. Judging by the patterns on those clothes, they might be from the Langya Immortal Sect."

"Langya Immortal Sect’s disciple robes are quite uniform. Those people were wearing purple clothes, possibly direct disciples of either the Sect Master or the various Peak Masters of the Langya Immortal Sect."

"Wow, that’s impressive. A direct disciple isn’t something just anyone can become, no wonder they look so distinguished."

"Exactly, exactly, I just saw that the young gentlemen were all very good-looking, and the lady they were escorting looked extremely beautiful, too. I’ve never seen anyone prettier than her in my life."

"Langya Immortal Sect’s recruitment test happens once every three years. This year’s has concluded; next time, I must strive to enter the Langya Immortal Sect, even if just as an Outer Disciple!"

"..."

The disciples of the four Immortal Sects often go out for training, and each sect has different attire, making them relatively easy to recognize. Especially with Tianqi City being close to Tianqi Forest, it’s common for sect disciples to come for training, so it was easy to identify Gu Qingqing and her group by their sect attire and guess their identity. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

Soon after Gu Qingqing and her group entered, Song Xinrong and Zhong Hanyang also arrived. They similarly showed their Identity Jade and entered Tianqi City, once again stirring up a wave of discussion.

After arriving, Gu Qingqing’s group first sought a place to stay as usual. Lou Mingyu had been here before, and although it’s been some time, he was more familiar with the place than Gu Qingqing’s group. He quickly found a suitable inn for the five of them to settle down.

"Since we’ve just arrived in Tianqi City today, take some rest first. After we eat, I’ll take you to Tianqi Forest to get familiar with it." Lou Mingyu glanced over Gu Qingqing and the others, stating his plan and offering some advice.

"Alright, thank you, Senior Brother."

Gu Qingqing shared a room with Jun Wu, nodded, and returned to the room with Jun Wu.

Although she didn’t exert herself too much during the journey, Gu Qingqing still felt a bit uncomfortable, so the first thing she did after reaching the inn was take a bath. Once feeling clean, her mood improved a lot.

The noon meal was simple, taken together at the inn. After eating, led by Lou Mingyu, they left the city and headed straight to Tianqi Forest, not far from the outskirts of the city.