Chapter 975: Chapter 975 Zuixiao Building

    The Transmission Array was very large, enough to hold thousands of people. Once everyone was on the array, Gao Yuan activated it.

    With a flash of light, everyone disappeared into the array.

    A few seconds later, at the Transmission Array in Xia Chuan City at the northernmost edge of Yuxing County, light flickered, and Gao Yuan and hundreds of others appeared within the array.

    In Xia Chuan City, they needed to fly tens of thousands of miles to reach the border city of the next county, where they could take another Transmission Array.

    With Gao Yuan and the guards from the Commandery Prince’s residence alongside them, there wasn’t much danger. Even when encountering blind demonic beasts, the guards quickly dispatched them.

    After flying for a day and a half, they reached Tengyang City, the border city of Yongjiang County.

    Traveling from Yuxing County to Skyfire Dynasty’s capital, Skyfire City, requires crossing four counties, estimating about five days of travel.

    Using the Transmission Arrays doesn’t take much time, but traveling between counties requires flying a certain distance, some being shorter and others longer.

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    Five days later, in the Skyfire Dynasty’s capital, outside of Skyfire City’s outer city Transmission Array plaza.

    Gao Yuan led Qin Hao and the others out of the array, where there were people specifically tasked to receive them outside.

    Upon seeing Gao Yuan and his group, a person in the plaza approached and said, “Mr. Gao, please follow me.”

    Gao Yuan slightly nodded and said, “Everyone, don’t leave the group. Once we settle in, you can explore as you wish.”

    Qin Hao observed the Transmission Array plaza, noticing it was crowded with people. Many groups had already arrived. Looking at other groups of young talents, he noticed that the top ten talents from each county were generally at mid-stage or late-stage Grandmaster Realm.

    Typically, those who achieve the top ten ranks in their counties are the main disciples of prominent families or sects. Due to their good talent, they receive the best training and resources from their families or sects, hoping to nurture an expert to strengthen the family or sect.

    About half an hour later, Qin Hao and his group arrived at the accommodation arranged by the dynasty, where all the young talents from each county were housed in large, standalone courtyards, each allocated its area.

    In the main hall of Gao Yuan’s residence, he addressed the group, “The competition takes place in five days. At that time, I’ll lead everyone to the large martial arts arena in the capital. For these few days, if anyone wants to explore the capital, you can do so, but try to keep a low profile.”

    Everyone nodded in agreement. Although many of them were the main disciples of prominent families or sects, this was the capital, where nobility and aristocracy were everywhere.

    Apart from the nobility and aristocracy, there were many experts here. Even though everyone’s abilities were quite formidable, Gao Yuan did not want them to cause trouble within the capital.

    After advising everyone, Gao Yuan assigned each of the ten individuals a separate courtyard and pavilion.

    Qin Hao, Xian Yin, and Ling’er were assigned to a single courtyard. After the assignments, everyone gradually left.

    Gao Yuan said to Qin Hao, “I have some matters to attend to and may not return for these few days. I’ll be back the day before the competition. Mr. Qin, I know your character, but try to keep a low profile here.”

    Qin Hao nodded slightly and said with a smile, “Mr. Gao doesn’t trust me? I can’t change who I am. I won’t provoke others unless they provoke me first.”

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    After leaving the hall, the courtyard assigned to Qin Hao and the two others was right next door.

    All the courtyards for those from Yuxing County were adjacent. Inside the pavilion, Xian Yin went to tidy up the room, while Qin Hao and Ling’er sat in the living room sipping tea.

    Soon, someone entered their courtyard and knocked on the door.

    “Come in,” Qin Hao said.

    A young man entered, smiled at Qin Hao, and said, “Mr. Qin, I am Liao Chengcai from Kangshui State in Yuxing County. We’re planning a gathering and would like to invite you three to join us since we all hail from Yuxing County.”

    At that moment, Qin Hao used his Divine Sense to see the other nine people waiting outside the courtyard.

    He nodded slightly, “Alright, I’ll go call Xian Yin.”

    One minute later, Qin Hao, Xian Yin, Ling’er, and Liao Chengcai went outside. Seeing Qin Hao, the others eagerly greeted, “We’ve heard so much about you, Mr. Qin.”

    “You overstate it. I don’t have much of a reputation,” Qin Hao chuckled awkwardly.

    To be honest, when Qin Hao initially saw their abilities, he was a bit surprised. They were all uniformly at mid-stage or late-stage Grandmaster Realm, meaning those prominent families and sects were deeply concealing their strength.

    After all, these families and sects have their concerns. If everyone knew, it might make opposing forces wary, leading them to assassinate their talented disciples.

    “Mr. Qin is too modest. We’ve all heard of your esteemed name in Yuxing County,” Dong Mengqi, the only female in the group, said.

    Liao Youcai laughed and suggested, “We haven’t invited Princess Gao yet. Mr. Qin, since you’re familiar with her, why don’t you invite her?”

    Qin Hao didn’t decline. They approached the pavilion of Gao Yuan’s courtyard, where Qin Hao entered, finding Gao Linglong busy cultivating in her room.

    He requested an attendant, “Please inform Princess Gao that Qin Hao wishes to see her.”

    “Please wait a moment, Mr. Qin.” The maid serving Gao Linglong went upstairs.

    Soon, Gao Linglong descended the stairs with a smile, “Mr. Qin, you were looking for me?”

    Qin Hao said, “Liao Chengcai and the others plan to get together this afternoon, and they invited me along with asking me to extend the invitation to you. I heard you were cultivating?”

    Gao Linglong chuckled dryly, “I’m not sure I’ll make the top five, just trying to sharpen my skills at the last minute.”

    Qin Hao said, “Cultivating doesn’t help much at this point; mindset is key. Relax a bit, come along?”

    Gao Linglong nodded slightly, “Alright, let’s go together.”

    The group of fourteen left the area and reached the street. Someone asked, “Does anyone know where a good restaurant is around here?”

    Most of them hadn’t been to the capital before.

    A handsome, burly young man said, “I’ve been here a few times; Zuixiao Building is good. Why don’t we go there? I’ll treat you all to lunch.”

    “Let’s go to Zuixiao Building, but Mr. Fan shouldn’t pay for lunch alone. We should each contribute something.” The group knew the capital was expensive, and not being from poor families, they couldn’t let someone else bear the cost alone.

    “Yes, everyone can chip in for the meal. Let’s go to Zuixiao Building.”

    The group headed towards Zuixiao Building. The streets were crowded but not congested due to their width.

    After about twenty minutes, they arrived outside Zuixiao Building. It was a well-known establishment in the capital, bustling with business inside.