Chapter 98: Too Deep Into the Play, Actor

Xu Chu naturally also participated in the Xu Family's grand competition; he mainly wanted to gain some practical combat experience.

After all, when fighting outsiders, they don't care about your life or death; every move is lethal.

The Family grand competition, on the other hand, stops before serious injury; it's very safe and suitable for him.

The rewards are secondary; after all, with Xu Qingzhou giving him extra guidance, he doesn't lack those things.

Most of Xu Qingzhou's attention was also on Xu Chu; who made him a Heavenly Chosen as well? It's just that his cultivation was a bit lacking, still only at the Late Stage of the Qi Gathering Realm.

Xu Chu's first opponent was at the Middle Stage of the Qi Gathering Realm. They fought fiercely for dozens of rounds before Xu Chu narrowly won.

"Brother, your magical power is profound; I am ashamed of my inferiority," his opponent said courteously before stepping off the stage.

In fact, he felt a little secretly pleased in his heart. After all, Xu Chu was a Realm higher than him, and yet he fought with him for so long, which meant he was also quite formidable.

Xu Chu quickly replied, "You're too kind, Brother. You are also very strong; I just narrowly won."

After a short rest, Xu Chu welcomed his second opponent. This time, it was someone at the same Realm as him, the Late Stage of the Qi Gathering Realm.

They still fought fiercely for dozens of rounds, and Xu Chu narrowly won. The third opponent was also the same.

One or two times might be a coincidence, but if this kid does it every single time, then it's not a coincidence; it's intentional. He is deliberately hiding his strength.

Only Xu Qingzhou, who had been observing him the whole time, discovered this point.

"This kid is as steady as ever, still hiding his strength even in his own Family's grand competition."

Xu Chu's thinking was very simple: never expose his true combat strength. This way, if someone wants to target him, they will be careless, and he will have a high probability of counter-killing.

It was afternoon.

In Xu Chu's third match, his opponent was a clan member at the early stage of the Naling Realm.

He habitually fought fiercely for dozens of rounds. Just as he felt it was time to narrowly win, he noticed several pairs of eyes watching around him. He suddenly realized.

"Oh no! I got used to fighting fiercely for dozens of rounds and narrowly winning, I didn't even notice this time was different from before; his opponent is at the early stage of the Naling Realm! No wonder I felt a little bit of pressure."

After discovering this problem, Xu Chu began to slowly show signs of fatigue.

"Bang!"

After a collision, Xu Chu was sent flying, his arm trembling, wearing a look of pain.

"Brother, you are amazing! I lost."

A hint of regret and pity even flashed in Xu Chu's eyes. This acting fooled everyone; they all thought his strength was indeed inferior to his opponent.

Only Xu Qingzhou, who knew him inside and out, understood that he had deliberately lost because he didn't want to expose his true strength and attract attention.

"This kid's acting is becoming more and more superb."

Because it was a double-elimination system, Xu Chu entered the loser's bracket.

This time, he summarized and improved upon his previous mistake, refining his acting skills.

When facing opponents lower in Realm than himself, he would win a bit faster. If they were at the same Realm, he would fight fiercely for dozens of rounds and narrowly win. This was more in line with reality.

Thus, in the end, Xu Chu 'regrettably lost' once again to a Naling Realm opponent, falling on the way to entering the top eighty, ending his first Family grand competition.

He even wore a look of regret before leaving.

"Damn it! I was still just a bit short. In the next grand competition, I must break into the top thirty!!"

Hearing this, Xu Qingzhou, who had watched from beginning to end, held his forehead, lowered his head, and pursed his lips.

He suddenly thought of two songs from his previous life, "Too Deep into the Role" and "Actor."

"Pfft…"

In the end, Xu Qingzhou couldn't hold back and laughed out loud.

The Third Elder beside him asked, "Clan Leader, what's wrong?"

"Nothing, I just thought of something happy," Xu Qingzhou replied.

The Third Elder was taken aback and asked again, "Could it be that the Clan Leader's wife is pregnant?"

"That's not the case; stop thinking nonsense and just watch," Xu Qingzhou said speechlessly.

This Third Elder is quite fond of gossip.

Without Xu Chu, this steady and acting-skilled Heavenly Chosen, Xu Qingzhou's interest in the grand competition waned significantly, and he often arrived late and left early.

The Xu Family's grand competition lasted for three days and finally ended.

As expected, the fifteen members of the Bandit Suppression Squad took the top fifteen spots.

Xu Qingzhou personally presented generous rewards to the thirty Xu Family prodigies standing on the high platform.

"Keep working hard; the Xu Family will rely on you in the future."

Xu Qingzhou looked at them and encouraged them one by one.

"Yes! We will definitely do our best to serve the Family!!"

At this moment, all thirty of them were excited and thrilled.

In their hands, they held the generous rewards personally given by Xu Qingzhou, and below the stage, numerous clan members cast envious and admiring gazes.

After presenting the rewards, Xu Qingzhou turned around and said loudly.

"Everyone knows that our Xu Family has a Bandit Suppression Squad. They are the most outstanding young people in the Xu Family; they are the future of the Xu Family."

"Among the top thirty in this grand competition, they took the top fifteen spots. For the remaining fifteen people, you can choose to join the Bandit Suppression Squad, or you can choose not to. The choice is yours."

As soon as Xu Qingzhou finished speaking, several people immediately shouted.

"Clan Leader, I am willing to join!"

"I am willing too!!"

The members of the Bandit Suppression Squad were all personally selected by Xu Luo, and the personnel had never changed.

Everyone knew about the existence of the Bandit Suppression Squad, and that they would receive more resources and guidance. At the same time, they also had to frequently go to the Demon Cloud Mountain Range to fight against brutal bandits, which was full of danger.

Some clan members were full of fighting spirit and willing to take risks to become stronger. They were very eager to join the Bandit Suppression Squad, but had never had the opportunity.

Other clan members preferred and were more suitable for managing some Family affairs; there was no need for them to join.

Xu Qingzhou gave them the opportunity to choose.

Of course, only the top thirty from the Family grand competition were eligible to choose whether to join or not.

In the end, thirteen out of the fifteen were willing to join the Bandit Suppression Squad.

Xu Qingzhou was very pleased.

Evaluating the strength of a force is not about how many people it has, but about how many high-end combatants it has.

Therefore, the Xu Family must cultivate as many Heavenly Prodigies as possible to develop faster and go higher.

After the new members of the Bandit Suppression Squad were confirmed, Xu Luo simply guided them for a few days before directly taking them to the Demon Cloud Mountain Range.

Practical combat is the fastest way to improve strength.