Super God Grandmaster
Chapter 308 - 308 296 Hard to Forget

Chapter 308: Chapter 296: Hard to Forget Chapter 308: Chapter 296: Hard to Forget After ambushing the Zen Master, a few calm days passed. However, Su Hong knew that this serenity was only ephemeral. Everything was beginning, to resolve this crisis, they had to defeat the Mutant Winged Dragon.

Qiao Fanfeng had already returned, these days, activities in Immortal City began to get busy.

Su Hong called upon Qiao Fanfeng and Ren Xiongbei, who had just returned. He had to consider what to do next carefully.

Ren Xiongbei said, “I don’t know when the Mutant Winged Dragon will enter the Central Plains.”

Su Hong said, “I think they are already eager.”

Ren Xiongbei followed, “Sect Leader, how do you think they will deal with us? One by one, or a full-out war with us?”

“Nine out of ten times it will be a full-scale battle, and the most probable location is Immortal City.”

Ren Xiongbei looked at Qiao Fanfeng, surprised by the Sect Leader’s confidence, “Haven’t they considered striking by surprise?”

Su Hong said, “Mutant Winged Dragon holds himself in high esteem. Eighteen years ago, we directly defeated it in Immortal City, and because of me, it probably can’t swallow its pride. It hates Immortal City and the Demon Domain, which will lead it to choose a decisive battle in Immortal City.

It prefers a life-or-death fight, just as it directly challenged Wasteland City, the city most capable of defending against it. Breaking Wasteland City is equivalent to breaking the entire Wastelands. In their view, to deal with the Demon Domain, they only need to capture Immortal City, and then the entire Demon Domain would be basically under their control. That’s them.”

Ren Xiongbei felt like it made a lot of sense.

After all, Su Hong and the Mutant Winged Dragon had been sworn brothers for over a decade. He somewhat understood it in this respect.

Qiao Fanfeng said, “The Sect Leader still understands the Mutant Winged Dragon very well.”

“My sworn brother prefers to risk everything for a win. Decisiveness in battle,” Su Hong continued, “But not every time, it will be so lucky.”

“It’s just that we don’t know what they are preparing to deal with us,” said Qiao Fanfeng.

Su Hong said, “Indeed, this is also my concern. Many of our disciples have not experienced a battle for over a decade. This time, the ambush on the Heavenly City Sect just proves this point. The disciples of the New City Sect surrounded Zen Master. Three hundred disciples on each side guarded it, but the six hundred disciples of the Heavenly City Sect were still breached. This is due to lack of experience.”

Ren Xiongbei said, “But this is not something that can be remedied in a day or two.”

Qiao Fanfeng said, “Yes, it’s hard to make up for it in a short time. Only through practice can it gradually improve.”

“So, I suggest a mainly defensive strategy, first look at the strength of the Dragon Slaying Clan, and then decide upon the situation,” said Su Hong.

Ren Xiongbei said, “We also have to be sure whether they will come to Immortal City.”

“Rest assured, my sworn brother hates me deeply, he will definitely come.”

“If we can use the advantage of Immortal City to defeat them, that would be quite good.”

“It’s hard to say right now, but we must hurry up and prepare.”

Ye Chen was nearing Crane City.

Fang Ziren said, “We are almost at Crane City. We can rest there tonight and go up the mountain tomorrow.”

Although it had been five years, Ye Chen was still somewhat familiar with the place. The changes weren’t very big. He hadn’t expected to come back here again. Looking at the familiar streets, he was quite sentimental, especially since his mother was no longer here.

Fang Ziren continued, “It’s been more than a decade since the last Demon World Conference was held, and this Demon World Conference is especially important. Almost all the sects in the Demon World that can be named are in attendance.”

Jiang Zhuge asked, “Have you told Su Hong? Did they agree to let us participate?”

“Rest assured, they all agreed. They agree very much.”

Soon, they saw an ancient city. But there seemed to be more people today, probably because disciples from various sects in the Demon World gathered in recent days and were all appearing in Crane City at the same time, making it suddenly bustling.

At this time, Fang Ziren ran into people from the Qingxuan Sect, he quickly separated from Ye Chen and the others, saying, “I’ll go meet some acquaintances over there, we can eat dinner together at the Solitary Goose Inn later.”

Jiang Zhuge said, “Alright, we also need to make arrangements.”

“Alright then, I’ll see you later.”

Jiang Zhuge led the New City Sect disciples with Ye Chen into the street, saying to Ye Chen, “Ye Chen, Li Mo and I are going to make arrangements.”

Ye Chen stopped, and said, “Zhuge, we shouldn’t bring our disciples up to Immortal City.”

Jiang Zhuge was somewhat puzzled.

Ye Chen explained, “Think about it, with so many disciples from Demon World suddenly rushing to Immortal City, perhaps they aren’t prepared for us. We only need a few people to go up. Let them rest in Crane City, and if necessary, we can go up the mountain later.”

Upon hearing this, Jiang Zhuge felt it made some sense, saying, “Right, how could Immortal City possibly arrange so many people all at once.”

“Yeah, let’s arrange for our disciples. Find a good inn with food and accommodation, so they can live better in Crane City than in Immortal City.”

“Ok.”

“We’ll keep in touch.”

Jiang Zhuge said, “Li Mo, leave the arrangements to me, and keep Ye Chen company.”

Ye Chen smiled lightly, “Who needs company? You think I’m a three-year-old child?”

“But you’re the leader of the New City Sect. There might be members of the Dragon Slaying Clan in Crane City. If they find out who you are, they might try to kill you.”

After listening, Ye Chen smiled and said, “Even if they really show up in Crane City, they wouldn’t dare to be so blatant. With so many disciples from the Immortal and Demon Domains here, if they were to cause trouble, they would be asking for death.”

“Hey, Li Mo, stick close to the sect leader.”

Li Mo hurriedly followed him.

Jiang Zhuge pointed ahead, “I’ll arrange the disciples over there.” Taking the disciples, he moved ahead.

Li Mo followed with two disciples. Ye Chen couldn’t refuse them if he wanted to and could only give a faint smile, “I’m hungry, let’s eat.”

Li Mo knew that Ye Chen had been in low spirits since Ling’er’s death, keeping silent and not talking much, very different from his usual joky self. Especially his actions during the last ambush on the Dragon Slaying Clan, seemed more like a release of his emotions.

They went into an inn.

Ye Chen said, “Alright, order whatever you want.”

Li Mo said, “The sect leader has given the word. Order whatever you fancy.”

The ones who heard it chuckled.

“Don’t laugh. Don’t be shy, just eat.” Ye Chen sat by a window, Li Mo sat opposite him, and the other four disciples sat next door.

Li Mo poured Ye Chen a cup of tea. Ye Chen stared out the window at the bustling streets filled with people, more than ever before, mostly sword-bearing martial artists.

Suddenly Li Mo said, “Ye Chen, there’s something I’ve been wanting to say but don’t know if it’s appropriate.”

Interrupting Ye Chen’s contemplation, he turned and asked, “What is it?”

“I know Ling’er’s death has hit you hard. You’ve been down for quite some time now, because of her. But people can’t come back to life, it’s already been a while, you should try to move on. You shouldn’t keep it bottled up. People ought to look forward, right? Whatever has happened, happened, why not let it go? I believe Ling’er wouldn’t want to see you like this in heaven either.”

Ye Chen looked at him, “Do I look distressed?” There was some doubt in his expression.

“You used to be humorous, but now I see you joke less since we returned from Wasteland City. It seems you like being quiet in solitude more. But you can’t live your life like this forever!”

“No, I won’t.”

“Actually, I was just like you. In the beginning, I couldn’t accept it either. Who could accept something like this? But what’s done is done. Whether we like it or not, we have to accept it, is that not right?”

Ye Chen had a sip of tea, “Seriously, don’t worry about me, I’m fine.” He said so, but he still couldn’t forget Wei Yiling. Even though he hadn’t dreamed about her in the past few days, the first thing he did when he woke up in the morning was think about her.

“Ah, when it comes to this, you’ll have to pull yourself out. If Ling’er were here, she’d want to see you happy, not always with a long face.”

“Thank you.”

At this moment, the waiter brought up the food. It was sunset, and a ray of light came through the window, falling on the table and casting a red glow on their faces.

“After all, you’re the young leader of our New City Sect, and you’re a skilled martial artist. When we get back to the Central Plains and reach the Immortal City Sect, you’ll surely surprise many. You’re such a young leader.”

“What are you trying to say?”

“I heard that the best way for someone to get over a past relationship is to start a new one.”

Ye Chen looked at him, “I see you’ve heard a lot.” He gave a faint smile.

“I don’t know if it’s true or not, but I hope you can move on from your previous relationship soon. You can’t stay trapped in the past forever, right? Sooner or later, you need to move on. The Immortal and Demon Domains are filled with beautiful girls who are talented in martial arts. I believe with your abilities, finding a new flame will be easy.”

“It seems you should consider a new job, like a matchmaker for the New City Sect.”

“I know you’re teasing me, but I truly want you to be happier. You can’t always be alone, lost in thought as if you’re not interested in anything, or you’ll go mad.”

“Who says I’m not interested in anything?”