After the old man walked over, he chided, "Chizuru, why haven't you changed that temper of yours after all these years? You didn't even ask them and just casually ordered them to leave?"
Mochizuki Chizuru wanted to explain, but she didn't know how. Having experienced the feeling of death, she was extremely wary of the Silver-haired Man in front of her. She found it hard to imagine someone approaching her silently and instantly rendering her unable to resist.
And she couldn't refute the old man's words; indeed, she had been rude and acted without asking any questions!
"I…" Seeing Mochizuki Chizuru hesitate, the bearded old man walked over to the kimono-clad woman, glaring at her. He knew what kind of person his daughter was.
"Everyone, I apologize on behalf of my daughter!" the old man said with a smile.
As the saying goes, one doesn't hit a smiling person. Seeing the old man's demeanor, everyone couldn't hold a grudge anymore.
However, Mo Fan, who seemed to enjoy the drama, said, "Old man, your daughter is really insensible. It's a good thing you showed up early, otherwise..."
The bearded old man was slightly stunned, probably not expecting Mo Fan to speak so out of turn.
Upon hearing this, Mochizuki Chizuru was so angry her wooden clogs almost shattered. She glared fiercely at Mo Fan, then turned her gaze to Lin Chen, her eyes filled with apprehension.
"Everyone must be members of the Chinese National Team here for training, right? Counting the time, you should be arriving soon!" Wangyue Meigan didn't escalate the conflict and went straight to the point. He had witnessed Lin Chen's actions earlier and was very curious about Lin Chen's strength. He couldn't even comprehend the strength of the Chinese National Team members!
Hearing the old man's inquiry, Ai Jiangtu, as the captain, stepped forward and handed his identification badge to the sturdy old man.
The old man didn't look at the badge, which made Ai Jiangtu very puzzled. He asked, "Aren't you going to check it? Aren't you afraid we're impersonating?"
"To impersonate, one must have the ability. I don't think anyone would be foolish enough to impersonate National Government Team members to challenge the powerhouses of our Twofold Guardianship Pavilion!" the old man replied with a smile.
"You're quite confident in your people!" Ai Jiangtu said.
No sooner had Ai Jiangtu finished speaking than a blond Little Japan man walked out from inside the gate. He had clearly overheard the conversation and, with an incredibly confident smile, said to Ai Jiangtu, "Throughout the entire Little Japan, there are only a few who can compete with our Twofold Guardianship Pavilion team. How could we not have this confidence? Whether you are real or fake, fight us, and we'll know how many rounds you can last!"
"Oh?" Lin Chen walked out and said with a sneer, "According to you, the strength of your Little Japan academy is nothing special!"
As he spoke, he turned to look at Mochizuki Chizuru, a cold smile appearing on his face.
"You..." Mochizuki Chizuru was about to retort but didn't know how.
Just then, Wangyue Meigan interjected, "Please arrange a place for our guests to rest first. I will make proper arrangements for the competition. Before that, please show them proper hospitality as hosts and take them for a tour of our Twofold Guardianship Pavilion."
As soon as he finished speaking, Wangyue Meigan motioned for everyone to enter the Twofold Guardianship Pavilion.
China's territory is vast, and China's position in the World is among the top, which is incomparable to these small, isolated places.
This was perhaps why Wangyue Meigan treated the Chinese National Team members so courteously.
After everyone entered, Lin Chen stopped in front of Mochizuki Chizuru as he passed by and instructed, "By the way, we have a few female companions who will arrive later. Please wait for them here and bring them in when they arrive! As the saying goes, 'no discord, no concord.' For your face, I won't fuss too much!"
Hearing Lin Chen's words, Mochizuki Chizuru's forehead was covered in black lines, and her voice was filled with the flames of anger as she said, "Do you take me for a doorkeeper maid?"
Lin Chen raised an eyebrow and said, "Remove the 'do you take me for,' the fact is already very clear!"
"You..." Mochizuki Chizuru's face was flushed with anger. If she couldn't defeat Lin Chen, she would have already wanted to teach him a lesson, but thinking of Lin Chen's unpredictable methods and Wangyue Meigan's instructions, Mochizuki Chizuru still held back.
On the National Government Team's side, they had been observing Lin Chen's response. They used to think Lin Chen was the type who was ruthless but spoke little, but now they realized Lin Chen was not only ruthless but also had a venomous tongue. A few simple words had a way of infuriating people to death, truly an eye-opener for them.
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Upon entering the West Guarding Pavilion, the entire West Guarding Pavilion castle base began to rise, and the depressed areas between the walls and the base transformed into rivers and lakes, irregularly distributed around the West Guarding Pavilion. Except for the side facing the cliff, there were rivers and lakes on the other three sides.
The water in the rivers and lakes was quite clear; one could see some fallen leaves floating on it, stones beneath the water, and even the shadows of leaves reflected on the stones.
The water should be very deep; it only looked as shallow as a stream because of its excessive clarity.
There were wooden corridors on the water, winding directly over the surface, twisting and turning, with numerous small pavilions. It took a while to walk before one could directly enter the lower section of the West Guarding Pavilion.
The Guarding Pavilion was divided into three tiered sections: upper, middle, and lower. The lower section had many halls and passages, intricate like a maze, with symmetrical and similar fortress houses in all four directions—east, west, south, and north. Without someone to guide them, it was truly impossible to distinguish one area from another.
Following the steps between those fortress houses, one could reach the middle section.
The middle section contained everything: museums, libraries, training grounds, meditation rooms, lecture halls, grand halls, palaces, equipment rooms, forging rooms, potion rooms... all of them high-class! And the upper section housed military conference halls, watchtowers, guard corridors, and magic array towers, etc. Except for some important figures from Osaka and the Guarding Pavilion mages, no one else was allowed into the upper section.
The most stunning was still the middle section; it truly had every luxurious facility imaginable, absolutely a perfect place for mages to cultivate, basically everything one could want.
The blond man and Mochizuki Chizuru gave everyone a brief tour, and soon they reached the direction near the cliff.
The sky bridge suspended between two mountains led directly from a large watchtower in the upper section.
If the upper section was not allowed to be entered, this meant that the East Guard Pavilion city on the opposite side of this mountain was also forbidden.
Most importantly, the connection between the two sister Guarding Pavilions was not a corridor, but rather left and right drawbridges.
In other words, the West Guarding Pavilion needed to lower its drawbridge, and the East Guard Pavilion also needed to lower its drawbridge, for the entire corridor spanning the mountain gorge cliff to be fully passable.
"Is the Guarding Pavilion on the opposite side not open?" Mo Fan, quite curious, immediately asked.
"That place is forbidden!" the blond Little Japan man replied.
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