Chapter 100: Take Him Down As Soon As Possible

Wearing his Grand Commander uniform, Long Aofei walked into the banquet hall, his face glowing with radiance, accompanied by his assistant.

Everyone present, upon seeing that the highest commander of the Exorcism Army had arrived, stopped what they were doing one after another and hurriedly went to greet him.

Xing Mochuan did not dare to be negligent either; he took a few quick steps forward to meet him and said respectfully, "I didn't know the Grand Commander would grace us with his presence. Please forgive me for not coming out to welcome you sooner!"

Long Aofei immediately waved his hand, his gaze passing straight over the crowd to land on Zhou Chu, and said, "No need for formalities. Everyone, please be at ease; just treat me as a guest! I came today specifically to congratulate this College Entrance Exam Top Scholar."

As he spoke, he strode toward Zhou Chu.

"Little Chu, I didn't expect us to meet again so soon!" Long Aofei laughed heartily, stepped forward, and gave Zhou Chu a direct hug.

The people present, seeing Long Aofei being so familiar with Zhou Chu—not only giving him a hug but also calling him by his nickname—could not help but show expressions of surprise.

Even Xing Mochuan was the same upon seeing this scene.

Due to the principles of military confidentiality, the fact that Zhou Chu had previously cleared four Demon Caves at the Calamity Front and received two Honor Medals had not spread throughout the city.

Therefore, it was normal for the guests present not to know why Long Aofei and Zhou Chu were so familiar with each other.

At this moment, Xing Mochuan hurried over and asked, "Grand Commander, do you know Zhou Chu?"

Long Aofei paused for a moment and said with a smile, "Of course I know him. Zhou Chu is my nephew. His parents were veteran figures in the Exorcism Army back in the day."

Upon hearing these words from Long Aofei, the crowd immediately broke into a buzz of discussion.

They had not expected the College Entrance Exam Top Scholar to have such a background, and the people present began to size Zhou Chu up again with looks of surprise and a hint of curiosity.

Xing Mochuan was also slightly stunned, then nodded in a dazed manner.

He also had not expected that Zhou Chu would have such a profound background.

His parents were actually highly influential figures in the Exorcism Army.

No wonder this child was so outstanding; it turned out he had inherited his parents' excellent genes.

In this case, he had to make Zhou Chu his son-in-law no matter what.

If there was an opportunity, he must urge his daughter well; he had to win Zhou Chu over no matter what.

Being able to establish a connection with someone from the military was something that made even him, a City Lord, feel that his face was glowing.

Xing Mochuan's heart was inadvertently feeling a bit smug at this moment.

His eye for talent was indeed unique; he hadn't expected to actually stumble upon such a precious gem.

The He Family was too deeply bound by their own decaying traditions and was ultimately short-sighted, actually wanting to bring Zhou Chu into their family through a matrilocal marriage.

Moreover, Xing Mochuan could see that He Laijin and Liu Lanzhi, this husband and wife, were not satisfied with this future son-in-law.

Especially He Laijin; this old fellow could never hide anything, and whatever unhappiness he had in his heart had long been written all over his face.

The expression he had when looking at Zhou Chu was one of pure disdain.

It was perfect; the He Family treated Zhou Chu like a dog, but he, Xing Mochuan, would treat Zhou Chu like a treasure.

If he could become his son-in-law, it would be a matter of great prestige in Tianhua City, and even the entire Shenxia Kingdom, in the future.

And perhaps he could even use this relationship to help Tianhua City gain more support in many aspects.

Xing Wanying was also standing to the side with bright, sparkling eyes. She leaned over to Xing Mochuan and whispered, "Dad, so Brother Zhou Chu's background is this impressive."

"I knew it. How could he be so outstanding? Didn't the He Family want Brother Zhou Chu to marry into their family before? That's just having eyes but failing to see. Hmph, simply detestable!"

Xing Mochuan nodded and said, "That's right, Wanying. You must seize the opportunity well and win Zhou Chu over as soon as possible. This is a golden opportunity that would be hard to find even with a lantern."

Xing Wanying's cheeks flushed slightly, and she couldn't help but pout coquettishly: "Oh, Dad~ what are you saying."

Who doesn't like or love seeing outstanding people?

Xing Wanying was beautiful, had a great figure, and her work and strength were both excellent; she was also the daughter of the City Lord.

It could be said that those pursuing her could line up from the City Lord Mansion to the city gates.

Although she was a recognized model of a strong woman at school, deep down she was still a little woman.

Although Xing Wanying was three years older than Zhou Chu, she was a total "little brother" enthusiast.

And Zhou Chu was an outstanding and handsome younger brother, which made Xing Wanying like him from the bottom of her heart.

Xing Mochuan had wanted to ask something more, but then he thought that this was an internal military matter, so he dismissed the idea of asking.

Long Aofei hugged Zhou Chu's shoulder like a brother and lowered his voice to say in his ear: "Nephew, the military merits have all been deposited into your Officer Card."

"You kid, the Military Merit Value you obtained this time is higher than most Lieutenants of the same rank."

"If I hadn't tried my best to suppress it, those big shots in the military would probably have been fighting over you by name!"

Zhou Chu had previously been harboring resentment over Long Aofei secretly monitoring and following him.

But upon second thought, he felt it was normal.

After all, everyone's background in the military had to undergo a certain test, not to mention that he had wiped out four Demon Caves in one go.

If he were in Long Aofei's position, he would also have to investigate thoroughly.

Regardless, the Exorcism Army was the vital force maintaining the safety of all of Shenxia, and everyone in it had to be sufficiently reliable.

Therefore, Zhou Chu let go of his grudge.

He would temporarily act as if he didn't know about what happened before; as long as it didn't endanger him or his family, he could temporarily choose not to pursue it.

Long Aofei did not stay at the banquet for too long and soon left early.

Later, seeing that it was getting late, Zhou Chu thanked Xing Mochuan for his hard work in preparing the event and prepared to take his leave.

After all, he had an appointment with Su Yan tomorrow morning to report to Shenxia University together.

As soon as Xing Wanying saw Zhou Chu was leaving, she hurriedly tried to persuade him to stay: "Brother Chu, I think you should just stay here tonight. It just so happens that I'm going back to school tomorrow too, and I can help you with your enrollment procedures along the way."

"As for the daily necessities needed for school, leave it to me. This sister will definitely help you get everything fully prepared. I absolutely won't let you lose face as the College Entrance Exam Top Scholar."

As Xing Wanying spoke, she patted her chest, causing a surge of waves to ripple across her front.

In the end, Zhou Chu politely declined Xing Wanying's kindness, saying he had important things to prepare at home.

Xing Wanying had originally thought about taking this opportunity to cultivate the relationship between the two, but for the sake of long-term considerations, she felt she shouldn't be too hasty.

If she did too much, it would very likely cause the other party to feel repulsed.

Although this City Lord's daughter had never been in a relationship, she had seen plenty of cautionary tales and was certainly not the type to be a brainless romantic.

As the saying goes, a man pursuing a woman is separated by a wall, while a woman pursuing a man is separated by a layer of gauze.

However, given Xing Wanying's personality, if she met someone she liked, she would not mind taking the initiative at all.

In the end, Xing Wanying still insisted on driving Zhou Chu home.

With no other choice, Zhou Chu could only agree.

Seeing that Zhou Chu had agreed, Xing Wanying felt a surge of joy in her heart, hurriedly went to change her clothes, and then personally drove her own car to take Zhou Chu home.

……

As soon as he returned home, Zhou Chu began to pack his things and then cleaned the entire house from top to bottom.

Looking at this home where he had lived for eighteen years, now that he was about to leave, Zhou Chu could not help but feel a complex mix of emotions.

Right, taking advantage of this opportunity, he could just test the effects of Soul Entanglement.

Without further ado, Zhou Chu first used Soul Entanglement once on Gadi inside the Hero Tomb.