The System Arrives: Leading My Clan to Become the Strongest

87: Zhang Feizhou attended the meeting and was greeted by the city lord.”Hmm, where are Jiang Chenghe and the others?”

After staying in the courtyard for a long time, Jiang Suhai noticed that Jiang Chenghe and his wife had not appeared, which made him feel somewhat puzzled.

Since coming to Qingyun Mountain, he had spent most of his time in seclusion, so he was unaware of Jiang Chenghe’s situation.

Hearing his grandfather’s confusion, Jiang Chen was also somewhat speechless.

Ever since his parents took the Aptitude Pill, they had been in seclusion frequently. Now, they were even occupying an Immortal Cave alone and had not come out for who knows how long.

Jiang Chen could only smile helplessly, his tone carrying a hint of wry amusement:

”Them? Ever since they took the Aptitude Pill, it’s as if they’ve burrowed into the Immortal Cave. They’ve devoted all their thoughts to Cultivation, wishing they could even eat their meals inside.”

Jiang Suhai was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, and then he became furious.

”Cultivation? What kind of Cultivation? They don’t even want their own daughter for the sake of Cultivating!”

Seeing the furious Jiang Suhai, Jiang Chen hurriedly stepped forward to soothe him, reaching out to pat his back with a helpless yet slightly amused tone.

”Grandfather, calm your anger. They also want to become stronger quickly to help the Jiang Family and don’t want to be a burden anymore.”

Jiang Siyao also seemed to understand partially. She let go of Jiang Chen’s neck, tugged at Jiang Suhai’s hem, and said in a soft, sweet voice:

”Grandpa, don’t be angry. Daddy and Mommy will come back to see Yao’er often. They haven’t abandoned Yao’er.”

Looking at the little girl’s upturned face, Jiang Suhai’s anger instantly dissipated by more than half. He sighed, bent down to pick up Jiang Siyao, and gently tapped her nose with his fingertip.

”You little girl, you certainly know how to speak up for your parents.”

He turned to look at Jiang Chen, his expression still carrying a bit of dissatisfaction.

”Strength is meant to be cultivated, but you can’t put the cart before the horse! Yao’er is still so young; as her parents, they should spend more time with her.”

Jiang Chen smiled and nodded in agreement: ”Yes, yes, yes.”

But he thought to himself: They are the parents and I am the son, what can I say? Even if the parents are wrong, it’s not the son’s place to criticize them!

The next day, Jiang Chen arrived at the Family square.

At this moment, several Elders and various people from the clan had gathered together to watch.

In the square, ten youths stood motionless, showing no sign of fluster despite the crowd pointing and talking around them.

”Clan Chief.”

”Clan Chief.”

”Greetings, Clan Chief.”

Seeing Jiang Chen’s arrival, the Elders and the Clan Members bowed one after another. This was their Clan Leader of the Jiang Family. The reason their Jiang Family could develop so well and their strength could increase so quickly was all thanks to this young Clan Chief before them.

Therefore, when Jiang Chen arrived, every single one of the Clan Members showed respect from the bottom of their hearts.

”Good, everyone quiet down.”

Jiang Chen pressed his hands down, and the entire square instantly became silent without a single sound.

”The fact that you can stand here proves that you are the strongest among your peers. For the upcoming period, follow me to The Capital to participate in the Qingfeng Martial Meet. Do you have confidence?”

Jiang Chen said as he looked at the ten Clan Members in the square.

The ten youths in the square looked up upon hearing this, their eyes bursting with fervent light, and their youthful faces were full of determination.

The ten young men and women stepped forward simultaneously, cupped their fists, and shouted loudly:

”We will not fail the Clan Chief’s expectations and will spread the fame of my Jiang Family!”

Their voices were loud and clear, soaring into the clouds, prompting the Clan Members around the square to cheer and applaud thunderously.

Looking at this group of vibrant Clan Members, the corners of Jiang Chen’s mouth curled into a satisfied arc.

With a wave of his hand, ten Storage Pouches engraved with the Jiang Family mark flew into the air and landed precisely in the hands of each youth:

”Inside are healing Medicinal Pills, Fasting Pills, and Protective Talismans. They will be useful on the road.”

These Medicinal Pills were continuously refined by Ling Xuanye during this period, while the Protective Talismans were obtained from the Qingyun Pavilion.

The youths took the Storage Pouches, and feeling the spiritual energy fluctuations coming from within, the excitement on their faces grew even stronger.

At this time, the Fifth Elder walked quickly to Jiang Chen’s side and whispered:

”Clan Chief, it’s getting late. It’s time to set off.”

Jiang Chen nodded and took out a flying boat, which expanded as it met the wind, instantly transforming into a flying boat the size of a two-story building.

”Let’s go.”

Jiang Chen released his spiritual energy, leading the ten Clan Members and the Fifth Elder onto the flying boat. The flying boat then shot off toward the distance.

Watching the departing Clan Chief and the others, the Grand Elder and the rest did not come back to their senses for a long time.

On the flying boat, the Jiang Family Clansmen who were riding a flying boat for the first time were all full of excitement.

One by one, they clung to the railings of the flying boat, leaning out to look at the mountains and rivers passing rapidly below, their crisp exclamations of wonder rising one after another.

”Wow! That mountain is so high! In the past, even standing on the peak of Qingyun Mountain, I couldn’t see what the mountaintop looked like!”

”Look at that river, doesn’t it look like a silver ribbon?”

Jiang Chen leaned against the cabin door, listening to the chattering of the youths behind him, his eyes rarely softening a bit.

The Fifth Elder stood by his side, holding a longsword, and smiled: ”These children are leaving Qingyun Mountain for the first time, so it’s inevitable they’d be excited.”

”It’s no matter.”

Jiang Chen said calmly, ”Going out to see the world is better than being trapped in the Family.”

While speaking, Jiang Chen took out a sound transmission stone and sent a message.

Tianfeng City.

Huangfu Jinyuan took out his sound transmission stone and was surprised to find it was a message from Jiang Chen.

With only a few days left until the Qingfeng Martial Meet, Jiang Chen had not replied to him, so he thought Jiang Chen wasn’t planning to go. He didn’t expect that at this final moment, Jiang Chen would send a message saying he was leading the Jiang Family Clansmen to participate.

Huangfu Jinyuan rubbed the sound transmission stone with his fingertip, a hint of a smile flashing in his eyes, and then he carved a line of words on the stone: ”I have prepared some wine and am waiting for you.”

He put away the sound transmission stone, turned to the black-clad guard standing behind him, and said in a deep voice:

”Pass down the order that we are hosting a distinguished guest today. Take out that jar of Drunken Immortal Brew that has been aged for a hundred years, and have the kitchen prepare a few signature dishes of Spirit Food. Make sure everything is handled properly.”

The black-clad guard bowed to receive the order and retreated with light steps.

Huangfu Jinyuan stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the sun gradually setting in the west, his eyes deep.

Meanwhile, on the flying boat, Jiang Chen received the reply from the sound transmission stone and casually put it into his storage ring.

The Fifth Elder glimpsed his movements and asked curiously:

”Clan Chief, is someone meeting us in The Capital?”

”No, an old acquaintance.”

Jiang Chen nodded slightly, his gaze sweeping over the youths who were still excitedly playing on the flying boat, and added:

”We’ll go to Tianfeng City first. All of you, restrain your temperaments and don’t cause trouble.”

Hearing this, the youths immediately quieted down and responded in unison: ”We follow the Clan Chief’s orders!”

The flying boat pierced through the clouds and sped toward the direction of Tianfeng City.

Before long, they arrived at the gates of Tianfeng City. Jiang Chen did not have the flying boat enter the city directly; instead, they disembarked at the city gate and he led the Clan Members into Tianfeng City.

Shortly after, Jiang Chen led the group of Clan Members to the City Lord’s Manor. At the entrance, Huangfu Jinyuan saw Jiang Chen’s arrival and immediately came forward to welcome them.

”Clan Leader Jiang, you’ve finally arrived. Please, come in. These must be the young talents of the Jiang Family behind you.”

While inviting Jiang Chen in, Huangfu Jinyuan also used his eyes to observe the Jiang Family Clansmen who had come with Jiang Chen.