Thinking of this, Chu Tian became angry.
This old guy had been mocking him all the way.
So, he directly opened his mouth and said.
"Damn it... you don't care about me! Is it fun to play the pig eating the tiger?"
Old Yang took a gulp of wine, took a sip, and gave Chu Tian a sideways glance.
After speaking, he continued to drink on his own, letting Chu Tian glare at him.
Seeing the atmosphere turn awkward, Wei Jin quickly said, "These past few years, Elder Yang has almost wiped out the entire southwest region's [Death Giant Scorpion] for you. He did it just to get you that life-sustaining item. Otherwise, if you had slept for three years and couldn't swallow any food, how could you have lived until now!"
Chu Tian was stunned and lowered his voice, asking, "Is that what Jing'er fed me? The taste is also wrong!" He had tasted the stuff in Old Yang's waterskin. It smelled fragrant but had a fishy, pungent taste that was hard to swallow.
"That's because Elder Yang also made a trip to the extreme northern ice plains and brought back three ten-thousand-year-old Scarlet Moon Profound Flowers. They have the effect of cleansing and refining marrow, and are also known as the most fragrant flowers in the world, naturally capable of removing that fishy, pungent odor. Coupled with the powdered horn of the Moon-Gazing Rhinoceros, and simmered with various potent demonic beast meats, that's what you drank. For this... Elder Yang found an excuse to exterminate the entire Moon-Gazing Rhinoceros tribe! Furthermore, after returning from the extreme north, Elder Yang was infected with the Plague Ice Toxin. If it weren't for Hao, who was waiting outside the extreme northern ice region, flying him back, and for my father, Elder Li, and Elder Qin to join forces to help him remove the poison, you probably wouldn't be seeing him now."
As Wei Jin spoke, Old Yang waved his hand. "What's the point of saying all this? This kid is ungrateful! If I had recovered my strength, how could the Plague Ice Toxin have invaded my body."
As soon as Old Yang finished speaking, Chu Tian felt embarrassed. It turned out that in the three years he was unconscious, Old Yang had done so much, even traveling from the southwest region all the way to the extreme northern region, and even deep into the extreme northern ice plains. In the system's map, Chu Tian had once zoomed in on the map of the extreme northern ice plains, where it was marked with the words 'Extreme Danger'. Moreover, listening to Old Yang, his strength seemed to have been damaged before. Although Wei Jin said he had sealed his strength, after unsealing it, he was only a few tiers stronger than before. Compared to now, the aura he exuded three years ago when he unsealed his power on the city wall was like that of a child.
Feeling awkward, Chu Tian didn't know what to say. After thinking for a moment, he broke the silence and asked, "Why must we participate in the Four City Holy Assembly?" He asked Old Yang directly, as he had insisted on participating as soon as he entered.
"For a thousand years, I'm the only one on the Sea of Death who broke through to the God of War level at the age of thirty. Do you know why?" Old Yang was clearly not angry with Chu Tian. Hearing his question, he took a sip of wine and retorted.
Chu Tian shook his head, "Because you are a peerless genius?"
"Haha..." Old Yang laughed and said, "What peerless genius? Because... I ate the [Soul Gathering Marrow Refining Dust Purifying Pill] left behind by my ancestors! It was brought back by our Yang family's ancestor from the previous Holy Assembly! If I were a peerless genius, this single pill would have directly sent me to the Saint Body realm! And I, Old Yang, was once just a common waste with ordinary talent. Tell me... should I participate in this Holy Assembly?"
Wei Jin was shocked when Old Yang finished speaking. He had always regarded Old Yang as his pursuit goal. When he heard that Old Yang was originally just a waste, and only became a peerless genius after eating the [Soul Gathering Marrow Refining Dust Purifying Pill], breaking through to the God of War realm by the age of thirty... He suddenly felt as if his faith had been shattered. He didn't know how it felt.
Chu Tian, on the other hand, widened his eyes. Such a powerful item? However, on second thought, he said, "If it's such a powerful pill, why doesn't Hurricane City keep it for themselves? Why are they giving it out as a reward?"
Old Yang's eyes widened. "Who says they are rewarding it? This is something my ancestor desperately brought back from the trial grounds! There are countless treasures in there! If I weren't too old, I would definitely go in and search for them. Alas!" Old Yang drank his wine and shook his head, feeling that he was born at the wrong time and had no chance to participate in this Four City Holy Assembly.
"That doesn't make sense either. If the trial grounds are so powerful, why don't Hurricane City keep it for themselves? Why give slots to the other three cities?" Chu Tian once again exercised his good habit of asking when he didn't understand.
"Because... without the City Lord's Seal of any one city, the trial grounds cannot be opened," Wei Jin said. "This is also why my father said that if you didn't wake up before the assembly began, or even reach Hurricane City, I should prepare to meet the enemy. If one main city, without its City Lord's Seal, does not arrive when the trial grounds are opened, it will cause the assembly to be unable to commence, directly incurring the wrath of the other three cities. It is said that ten thousand years ago, the City Lord of Forgotten City, Gu Ao Tian, felt that Hurricane City was operating with a hidden agenda and refused to participate. This caused the Holy Assembly of that era to pass its opening deadline. Three days later, outside Forgotten City, Gu Ao Tian was attacked by three powerful individuals. Gu Ao Tian, holding the Seal of Forgetting, possessed the strength of an early God of War, but after a battle that lasted only 1 minute, his head was severed. Afterwards, the combined forces of the three cities arrived at Forgotten City and besieged it for three days. Ultimately, Forgotten City was breached. Except for the civilians, all the officials and their families... were completely slaughtered."
Wei Jin's expression turned grim as he spoke. Chu Tian's jaw dropped. Could it be... that every city had hidden experts? If he hadn't woken up, and Wei Jin hadn't taken the Myriad Beast Seal to Hurricane City, wouldn't that have been sending him to his death? Moreover, if the other party was still angry, and came to massacre the city, the combined forces of the three cities would not be a joke. Wei Jin had entrusted the city defense mission to his son and had also instructed him to hold on until he woke up. Such trust, as if he could turn the tide once he woke up.
"......" Chu Tian was speechless. Finally, he asked the question that was on his mind. "Why do you trust me so much?"
Wei Jin was stunned. After considering for a moment, he turned and took out three scrolls from under the desk behind him. He handed them to Chu Tian and asked him to open them. Chu Tian, filled with doubt, slowly unrolled the scrolls and found that they were official documents from the three main cities: Clear Water City, Hurricane City, and Forgotten City. In the bottom right corner, there was also a square imprint. After looking at them back and forth several times, Chu Tian saw nothing special. Moreover, he didn't recognize the writings on them. Although his understanding was clear, the characters were not.
At this time, Old Yang walked over. He took a blank scroll from the side. "Take out your Myriad Beast Seal and press an imprint on it." Chu Tian obediently summoned the Myriad Beast Seal and pressed his imprint on the blank scroll. Then, Old Yang, with a mouthful of white wine, "Pfft, pfft, pfft, pfft..." Four mouthfuls later, the four scrolls became damp. "Stack them up and look against the light!" After saying that, he stood aside and continued to drink his wine.
Making it all seem so mysterious, Chu Tian was once again curious and stacked the four scrolls. "Where should I look? Look at the seal!" Old Yang said irritably as he saw Chu Tian randomly scanning the scrolls. At this moment, the four imprints were combined. Through the hazy light, Chu Tian discovered that there were two complete characters within the seal.
"This is..." Chu Tian's voice lingered. Wei Jin and Old Yang waited for him to read out the two characters. After a long pause... "...It's... it's... what characters?" The two who were concentrating intently almost fell to the ground when Chu Tian finished speaking. "You can't read?" Wei Jin's eyes widened even further! "Uh..." Chu Tian felt embarrassed.
At this moment, Dong Dong walked in carrying a large plate of meat. As she walked behind them, she craned her neck to take a look. "Chu Tian." After saying that, she walked towards a nearby table with the meat. "Hey!" Chu Tian responded. Dong Dong turned her head, frowned, and said, "It's Chu Tian!" Chu Tian also frowned, "Hey! It's me!" "Oh my, it's... Chu Tian!" Dong Dong placed the plate of meat on the table. Chu Tian was taken aback and glanced at Wei Jin. He thought to himself: Wei Jin, this kid, didn't find a girl with a problem with her brain as a wife, did he? But he didn't say it out loud and replied again, "It's... me!" As soon as he said this, even Wei Jin, who had always been stern and unsmiling, burst into laughter! Dong Dong, hearing this, puffed up her cheeks and stomped her feet heavily as she walked in front of Chu Tian, making him flinch and instinctively move his neck backward. He thought: Is she going to hit me? If she hits me, should I fight back or not? Then he saw Dong Dong raise her hand and point forcefully at the imprint on the scroll in front of him, saying word by word: "Chu... Tian..." "Chu Tian..." He echoed, like a well-behaved baby who had just learned to read. "Ah? What... you say these two characters are pronounced: Chu Tian?" Dong Dong shrugged at him. She then turned to look at Wei Jin and Old Yang, spreading her hands and pointing to her head, drawing a circle with her finger.