mily, he realized that the faint spiritual energy he could sense before had vanished instantly, as if he had entered a vacuum.And similarly feeling something was off was also Xiaolan. As a naturally a..."Mr. Chen, what's wrong with you"

Chen Ping's companion, Zhao Wuji, also sensed the faint killing intent emanating from Chen Ping. He asked in puzzlement.

"It's alright!" Chen Ping shook his head.

Zhao Wujī seeing that Chén Píng did not speak, stopped asking further.

After waiting for a while longer, all of the auxiliary soldiers had arrived, yet there was still no sign of Mr. Shi. In the end, Zhao Wuji and Chen Ping could only enter first.

Now the hall in the Hufu Pavilion was packed with people, and each one was no ordinary person. Some were talking to each other, while others sat with their eyes closed in meditation.

Among these people, Chen Ping also found some familiar faces. There was Hu Bazi, the tomb robber, and Cheng Kun from the Pleiades Sect. However, Chen Ping didn't know whether they had come with their families or been invited individually.

However, there were no figures from the Bai family or Qin family among these people. Neither Bai Xiushan nor Qin Xiaohan appeared here. It should be that neither the Bai family nor the Qin family was qualified yet.

After another half hour or so, the entire noisy hall suddenly fell silent. A middle-aged man walked in, followed by four people in uniform behind him.

The middle-aged man exuded a powerful aura that made people afraid to look directly at him. After everyone saw the middle-aged man, they all stood up straight.

And when Chen Ping saw the middle-aged man who walked in, his eyes widened in shock, his face full of amazement.

It wasn't that Chen Ping knew this middle-aged man, but the four people in uniform behind him, Chen Ping had seen them before.

These four people were the ones Chen Ping met for the first time in Kyoto when he encountered Long Wu. They were the same four people who appeared after being saved by Long Wu, and among them was Captain Xing.

When Chen Ping saw the skills of these four people, he had already regarded them as immortals. However, now these people turned out to be just subordinates of someone else.

"Mr. Shi……….."

Everyone shouted at the middle-aged man.

"Haha, sorry about that, had a little something come up, got here a bit late..."

Then Mr. Shi let out a hearty laugh and waved his hand, signaling everyone to sit down.

"Mr. Chen, this is Mr. Shi I was telling you about. He now represents that special department."

Zhao Wujie whispered to Chen Ping.

Chen Ping nodded. He didn't need Zhao Wuji to introduce him; Chen Ping could already tell.

The four bodyguards behind Mr. Shi alone are probably too powerful for many people here to handle.

The celebration began. Mr. Shi, holding his notes, started with some official remarks. Although no one particularly enjoyed listening, everyone sat quietly.

After saying some pleasantries, Mr. Shi swept his gaze over Chen Ping and smiled slightly: "Our international competition this time has achieved such remarkable results, and we were able to defeat that arrogant Watanabe Ichiro. This is all thanks to Chen Ping's efforts. The martial arts world should learn from Chen Ping. Don't always focus on your immediate petty gains; you should put the country first."

"I know you folks from the Sects and Clans are used to freedom, disliking being bound by government rules. I don't force it, after all, everyone has their own aspirations. But I hope that in the Martial Arts world, you won't fight each other for resources. I heard many Sects and Clans chased after Chen Ping for a single Dragon Crystal. Isn't the resource you get from our annual Martial Arts Trials enough"

Now that Chen Ping has joined the Protectorate Hall, he is an official of the court. I believe all of you present know the consequences of killing Chen Ping.

Mr. Shi's words instantly caused a stir among the crowd below.

Long Jingguo's face was full of gloom. He never expected that Chen Ping, this guy, would join a small Protectorate Pavilion and get lucky, even alarming Mr. Shi and getting him to speak up for him.

The crowd from the XUanyuan family was shocked at the same time. Xuanyuan Kai had just said he wanted to find Chen Ping for revenge, and now the person above directly said such words, how could they deal with Chen Pingnggu, save my apprentice. As long as your Yaoshenggu is willing to lend a hand, the terms are up to you!""Hmph, even if you gave me mountains of gold and silver, I wouldn't let that Long Xiao be treat...