Inheriting a security escort agency, the game begins with escorting the eldest princess.

Chapter 40 Gu Jingchen

Upon hearing of the Tang Dynasty's defeat, Li Jingzhong frowned, his face filled with worry. The thought of the Prince of Kao Shan returning to the capital and dealing with him caused him great distress.

Upon hearing that Li Wuji had reached the Grandmaster level, Zhao Jingzhong was utterly devastated.

Why did he break through?

At that moment, he felt threatened, and it seemed that some plans needed to be brought forward.

"Is Chu Sheng still alive?"

"He's alive. He's left Zhenyue City and gone to the Human Academy," Qingming said.

"Leave a small team to monitor Chu Sheng, and the rest of you keep a close eye on King Kao Shan. We need to know his every move. Also, send someone to the Tang Dynasty to contact Prime Minister Wei."

"In addition, our family will be in seclusion for a period of time. Unless there are any particularly difficult issues, you can make your own decisions."

Qingming bowed deeply, accepted the order, and left.

Zhao Jingzhong walked deeper into the mansion, a cold glint flashing in his sinister eyes. "Chu Sheng, Li Wuji, once you've mastered our divine skills, it's your death day."

Inside the Cloud Inn.

Nie Kuang stood behind Chu Sheng, his former arrogance gone. He had instantly transformed from the world-renowned Mad Blade into Chu Sheng's number one fanboy.

Gone is his former domineering nature; he's now a complete simpleton, honest and kind-hearted, with a pleasant voice.

"Young master, the martial artists outside are just a bunch of ants. If you find them annoying, I'll go and take care of them all." Nie Kuang knew that the martial artists outside the Cloud Inn were after Chu Sheng, so he offered to help him out.

Chu Sheng said, "They're just a bunch of rabble; why bother mobilizing such a large force?"

Ling Shuo was puzzled. "Young Master, you said you were waiting for someone. Are you waiting for Kuang Dao? Or is it someone else?"

Chu Sheng slowly put down his teacup. "Indeed, there is someone else, but he has arrived."

When Ye Yun, who was crouching in the corner, heard Chu Sheng say that the person he was waiting for had arrived, she immediately realized that her master had come. "Chu Sheng, can you let me go now?"

"What's the rush!"

"Ling Shuo, take her with you."

Chu Sheng arrived outside the Cloud Inn and looked into the distance. A powerful surge of true energy swept through the void, and a figure landed on the summit of a mountain not far away. He soared into the air, put his hands behind his back, and rushed towards the summit.

Nie Kuang narrowed his eyes, gazing at the distant mountain peak. "This is the aura of a Grandmaster."

"Young Master intends to fight a Grandmaster?"

"I admit that you are very strong, but although there is only one word difference between Grandmaster and Great Grandmaster, the difference is like heaven and earth. The gap between the two is an insurmountable chasm."

Ling Shuo glanced at Nie Kuang, "Senior Kuangdao, are you worried that Young Master won't be able to defeat him?"

"Is it possible that you, young master, are also a Grandmaster?"

Nie Kuang: "?" You say the young master is a grandmaster? Don't be ridiculous. When has such a young grandmaster ever appeared in the martial arts world?

Ling Shuo said, "What you're talking about is from the past. Now, you are a true Grandmaster."

At this point, he looked at Ye Yun and said, "I've always wanted to ask you, how could a ninth-rank martial artist like you dare to assassinate a grandmaster? Can you tell me what your thought process was?"

Ye Yun: "?" You say he's a grandmaster? Impossible, absolutely impossible.

Ling Shuo ignored Ye Yun and said to Nie Kuang, "You said earlier that the young master's victory was unfair. If the young master really wanted to kill you, you would be dead by now."

Nie Kuang stared at Chu Sheng, who was confronting Gu Jingchen in the void, and was shocked. It turned out that the young master was already a grandmaster and his cultivation was terrifying. He had held back when he fought me earlier.

His eyes flashed with gratitude. Ling Shuo was right. If Chu Sheng had gone all out, he would have become a corpse.

"Gu Jingchen is the number one thief in the martial arts world. He hasn't been seen in the martial arts world for a very long time. It is said that he stole the national treasure of the Great Qian royal family. He was besieged by the nine royal elders and was seriously injured. After that, he disappeared from the martial arts world."

"Thirty years have passed in the blink of an eye. I never expected to run into you here."

"He's considered a top figure in the martial arts world. Anyone who can get him to help must have a powerful background."

At that moment, Ye Yun, standing beside the three, suddenly spoke up, "Is it possible that he came for me?"

Ling Shuo scoffed, "You little thief, do you think you're worth a Grandmaster's attention?"

Ye Yun retorted defiantly, "He's my master, what do you think?"

Is it your master?

Ling Shuo suddenly realized why Chu Sheng hadn't let him hurt Ye Yun—it turned out that keeping her around was for Gu Jingchen's sake.

"You'd better let me go, or my master will tear you to pieces in a moment."

"Hmph, if you want to tear us to pieces, your master should have beaten the young master first." Ling Shuo said coldly, "Don't yell at me. At least you're still in my hands. If you make me unhappy, I'll use this big iron rod on you."

Ye Yun's resentful gaze fell on Ling Shuo. If Chu Sheng hadn't pressed her pressure points, Ling Shuo would have been tormented to the point of wishing for death.

This moment.

On the distant mountain peaks.

Chu Sheng and Gu Jingchen faced off. The latter was not as calm as he had imagined. Sensing the aura emanating from Chu Sheng, he knew that this young man's strength was extremely terrifying.

Gu Jingchen roamed the world and dominated the Three Kingdoms, having seen countless young prodigies, yet none could compare to Chu Sheng.

To reach the Grandmaster realm at such a young age, with such abundant and inexhaustible true energy within his body, gave him an extremely dangerous feeling; it was simply illogical.

"Master Chu, hand over my disciple and the treasures you possess, and I will allow you to leave."

Chu Sheng smiled and said, "You've come for the Wordless Heavenly Book?"

Gu Jingchen said, "I have no interest in the wordless book. Someone invited me to retrieve a treasure, it's that simple."

"To be able to get a Grandmaster to come personally to seize the treasure, the other party must be someone extraordinary." Chu Sheng smiled and said, "I'm a little curious, who exactly is it that could persuade you to come?"

"No comment!"

Chu Sheng said, "Since that's the case, I'm afraid I can't hand your disciple over. She broke into my room at night, attempting to kill me and steal my treasure. How can I let her off so easily?"

"Young man, you've become arrogant just because you have some skill? You know nothing about the martial world."

"I don't need to know about the martial world, all I need to know is that my strength is greater than yours!" Chu Sheng's figure flashed, and he launched the first attack on Gu Jingchen, striking out with a palm, his surging true energy transforming into a palm wind.

Gu Jingchen did not dodge, but chose to compete with Chu Sheng in internal strength. Everyone knew that his strongest points were internal strength, lightness skill, and hidden weapons. However, after entering the Grandmaster realm, he rarely used hidden weapons.

In terms of internal strength, he has never lost to anyone.

Chu Sheng is so young, just entering the Grandmaster realm. How powerful can he become with less than 60 years of internal energy?

Boom!

Boom!

Gu Jingchen didn't take Chu Sheng seriously. After a collision, an explosion rang out, and pillars of earth shot up, even cracking and collapsing the mountain range, as if it would be razed to the ground in the next second.