Eternal Life: I Have the Favor System-Chapter 207 - 148: Complete Victory

"They’ve singled you out."

Guo Wei and Lord Xu said in unison.

Chu Lingguang’s expression froze. On second thought, he realized his earlier idea had been fanciful.

"Lord Xu, you’re the one who brought them here," Guo Wei said. "You must understand what kind of talk will spread—about you, about me, and about the entire Great Yuan—if Lin Guang loses a month from now."

"Master Guo, I am in a difficult position myself," Lord Xu said slowly. "On my way here, I learned that you were the one who offended them in South City. Even if they hadn’t come to me, they would have come for you. They’re dead set on ruining your reputation."

"You’re a respected local official, yet you let a pack of animals run wild in front of my master, and you still have the gall to say that?" Hei Hu retorted furiously.

Having passed the Daoist Examination and earned an official title, not to mention having witnessed Yang Shaorong’s skill at the Governor’s Mansion, Hei Hu now spoke with great confidence. For Master Guo’s sake, he had both the courage and the standing to talk back to Lord Xu.

"Silence! You cannot blame Lord Xu for this."

Guo Wei and Hei Hu were playing good cop, bad cop.

"Lord Xu, I don’t care about the Court’s reputation," Chu Lingguang said bluntly. "I only care about how my master feels. I just fought Jier Khan, and though I won, it wasn’t an easy victory. For Samba to be able to travel with the delegation in the Imperial City, one can only imagine his strength. I don’t want my master to bear this pressure with me."

"Insolence!" Guo Wei snapped. "How can a man of Martial Arts disregard the Court’s reputation?"

He knew, of course, that Chu Lingguang cared for him. But for his student to say such a thing in front of Lord Xu... If he didn’t reprimand him immediately, word might get out and affect Chu Lingguang’s future prospects.

"Master Guo, I was indeed wrong to bring Mahmoud and the others to see you without your consent," Lord Xu said. "If the Court’s reputation is damaged, I will be unable to shirk the blame. How about this: while we still have a month, I will use all my resources to find out everything I can about Samba’s strength and Martial Arts style. You, in turn, can focus on diligently training Chu Lingguang, striving to ensure he can defeat Samba in a month’s time."

"I’ve been to the Turkic lands and have seen the experts of the Aika Tribe," Guo Wei said seriously. "Though Mahmoud’s punch just now didn’t get the better of me, Samba is hailed as the number one young warrior of the Aika Tribe. With his current strength, he could at least take the top spot in a regional Provincial Examination. So, Lord Xu, do you understand what I’m saying?"

"This..."

Lord Xu, Chu Lingguang, and the others were all stunned.

They only knew Samba was strong—otherwise, Mahmoud wouldn’t have set the match for a month away—but they had never expected him to be *this* strong.

The top of the regional Provincial Examination.

That meant if Samba were to participate in the Martial Arts Examination for the Provincial Examination at the Qiling Governor’s Mansion, his strength would be enough to defeat Yan Zhen.

Perhaps Guo Wei was exaggerating.

But the mere thought that Samba could be compared to Yan Zhen put immense pressure on Chu Lingguang.

"Master Guo, I have no other solution right now."

Lord Xu was at his wit’s end. After pacing back and forth a few times, he seemed to remember something and said excitedly, "Master Guo, why don’t you take Chu Lingguang back to your martial school? You might have an unexpected breakthrough."

Guo Wei’s expression froze.

Chu Lingguang and Hei Hu both flinched. Guo Wei had never once mentioned where his martial school was from. The two of them had vaguely guessed that his school was a taboo subject, so they never dared to ask.

Now, hearing Lord Xu bring it up and seeing the look on Guo Wei’s face, they both realized something was wrong. At the same time, their curiosity about Guo Wei’s martial school was piqued. Both of them wanted to hear how Guo Wei would describe it.