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When Du Shaofu returned to the courtyard, he had just taken a bath when he saw the butler coming from the backyard. He told Du Shaofu that the Patriarch and Second Master had asked him to pay a visit.
"Eldest Uncle, second uncle, are you looking for me?"
When Du Shaofu arrived at Du Zhenwu's study, his eldest uncle Du Zhenwu and second uncle Du Zhixiong were already sitting up straight in the study room, and as if they were discussing something in low voices, and their expressions slightly congealed.
Seeing Du Shaofu come over, Du Zhixiong gestured for him to sit down and talk, then asked: "Shaofu, you have been living in seclusion these few days, and we always don't know where you are. Are you busy cultivating? You are much stronger now.
Du Shaofu sat on the chair next to Du Zhixiong, slightly nodded, and said: "There's nothing to do anyways, so I'm cultivating in the back hill.
"Have you forgotten that the competition between the younger generation of the five great families is coming up in three days?" A smile appeared on Du Zhenwu's slightly congealed face, as he looked at Du Shaofu and asked softly: "How are your preparations going?"
"Is it three days later?"
Du Shaofu had truly forgotten. Recently, when he was cultivating, he had forgotten about the competition between the younger generation of the Stone City's five great families. As he thought about the lightning pool of Ye Family, he wiped a smile on his face and said, "I've been preparing for it."
Du Zhenwu was looking at Du Shaofu, and he found there was no hint of nervousness in that sharp and deep gaze of Du Shaofu. Instead, it was a look of anticipation, which made him feel a little doubtful in his heart. Could it be that this boy truly had absolute confidence?
Du Zhenwu's brows twitched, and said: "Han Hu from Han Family, Bai Tianman from Bai Family and Qin Xiaolu from Qin Family are not your match. I know your cultivation is not weak, but this time a small change has occurred, so you have to pay attention."
Hearing that, Du Shaofu immediately asked: "Did anything special happen?"
Du Zhixiong continued: "Yes, some special circumstances have occurred. This time, you are the only participant of the Du Family, and you represent our Du Family."
"Why is there only me?"
Du Shaofu immediately became suspicious. According to what he heard about in the past few years, he knew that the number of participants from each family of was limited to fifteen, and this number could be smaller, but couldn't be larger.
Each time, the number of participants from each of the five great families was fifteen, which would never be smaller. Even if some of them had no hope of winning, they would regard the competition as a trial, which would be of great benefit to their future cultivation.
Du Zhenwu smiled helplessly at Du Shaofu, and said: "You still have the nerve to asked, do you remember that Du Yan, Du Chong, Du Hao and the others all were injured by you? Even until now they had only recovered fifty to sixty percent of their strength, so it's impossible for them to participate the competition.
Du Yu and Du Xue had great potential. However, if they participate, then they will lose their opportunities to participate in the competition next year. You also know that everyone can only participate once. Du Yu and Du Xue are the hope of winning the competition of our Du Family next year, so allowing them to participate in this round is truly a type of loss.
And after your second elder uncle and I discussed it with each other, we decided to let you represent our Du Family to participate the competition, but it would also cause your pressure to increase greatly. Judging from the situation where you offended Bai Family, Han Family, and even Qin Family, it is extremely likely that you will be besieged and attacked by people from other families. "
Du Shaofu began to think about this. With regards to the rules of the competition among the younger generation of the five families. Except being unable to deliberately kill others and use power and methods that did not belong to one's own, there were no other rules. It was a complete free-for-all, and whoever could stand on the platform at the end would be the winner, and only the final victor would be able to enter the lightning pool to cultivate.
Due to these rules, the teamwork of the participants of a family was especially important. It was said that two fists cannot fight against four hands, and even the aroma of wine feared that the alley was too deep. No matter how strong one was, if one was surrounded by enemies, he would still suffer.
"So, do you have confidence? If you really can't do it, let Du Yu, Du Xue, and the others go as well. At least, they can help you block some of the pressure." Du Zhixiong looked at Du Shaofu's thoughtful expression, thinking that he had no confidence in being able to win. He knew very well that once he was besieged and attacked by others, the consequences would be obviously awful.
"No need, I'll go alone. It's a bit easier."
Du Shaofu raised his head, with a smile on his face, and it seemed that he was not too worried.
"Shaofu, this cannot be a joke. Even if Ye Family can stop a family for you, I believe that the remaining two families will also probably besiege and attack you." Du Zhenwu reminded Du Shaofu.
"Uncle, I will try my best. If they want to attack me, then they need have the ability to do so." Du Shaofu smiled lightly.
"Alright, since you actually feel confident, as your uncle, I naturally believe in you."
Du Zhenwu looked at the sharp and clear eyes of Du Shaofu, then nodded his head, and continued to speak to Du Shaofu: "Also, you have to pay attention to Cao Qitai from the Qin Family, since this Cao Qitai might be your strongest opponent."
"Why is there someone with the surname Cao in the Qin Family?" Du Shaofu did not understand.
"This Cao Qitai is Qin Xiaolu's fianc? and can be considered as the person from the Qin Family. He is not very old, so he is qualified to participate as well. Not only must you pay attention to his strength, you must also pay attention to his identity."
Du Zhixiong explained, "We have received news that this Cao Qitai is still young but his strength is extremely strong. Furthermore, he is the son of the prince of Floating Cloud County, Cao Tianmang."
"Floating Cloud County." Du Shaofu's gaze moved slightly. Floating Cloud County was a county not limited to Stone City, and it contained over a dozen cities that were larger than Stone City.
In the Empire, the cities were controlled by the counties, and the counties were controlled by the palaces, which were directly under the control of the Empire.
In Du Shaofu's impression, Stone City had always seemed to be a unique existence. It was said that when the empire was first established, even though the Stone City was a small border city, it was not controlled by the county, nor by the palace. After a long time, no one knew the reason. They only knew that even though Stone City was a city of an empire, no one was able to control it.
"The empire we live in is called the Stone Dragon Empire. The Floating Cloud County is next to our Stone City. In these past few years, the Floating Cloud County has always had the intention of annexing our Stone City, however, due to the existence of the Thunderbolt Demon Lion of Ye Family, they didn't dare to make a move. This time, Floating Cloud County has interfered with the competition among the young generation of the five great families, and also has an alliance with Qin Family. I suspect that there might be another purpose behind him. Due to the change of the Thunderbolt Demon Lion of the Ye Family, not only do other families want to make a move, the other forces will also not be able to stay idle." Du Zhenwu could not help but sigh lightly after he finished speaking.
After he chatted with his eldest uncle and second uncle for a while, Du Shaofu finally left the study and returned. After he returned to the courtyard, he actually saw his alcoholic father, who was rarely at home;
Du Shaofu took out a thin blanket from his room and placed it on his drunk father, and then wiped his face with a hot towel. After that, he returned to his room.