NOVEL NEXT Chapter 38
Chapter 38: Arrival of the City Lord’s Personal Guards
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Lu Yu frowned at the approaching Song Xiaotian.
Although Song Xiaotian wasn’t releasing his aura and was in fact, suppressing it, Lu Yu still felt some pressure.
Inside Lu Yu’s body, his health vitality surged. If his opponent made any move, he would be ready to face him at his full strength.
As the surrounding onlookers watched this scene unfold, they also started whispering and gossiping.
“What is the patriarch of the Song family trying to do? Will he pursue this matter further with the new dojo master?”
“That’s possible. After all, he did beat up Song Lin and Song Ding. That was considered a slap to the Song family’s face.”
“Will the new dojo master be able to handle it if the Song family patriarch decides to pursue this matter further?”
“How can he handle it? He’s the Patriarch of the Song family, a well-known influential figure in the Federation. Even the City Lord wouldn’t dare to offend him, let alone a mere dojo master.”
“…”
At this moment, Song Xiaotian was also secretly observing Lu Yu.
A person with the ability to slay an A-class Fearsome Beast, the Scarlet Shaggy Mammoth, would no doubt have tremendous strength. At the very least, he would be an Intermediate Great Martial Master.
After observing for a while, Song Xiaotian felt that Lu Yu was indeed very exceptional.
Song Xiaotian arrived and stopped in front of Lu Yu. His face immediately softened and he said with a smile,
“Those people under me have deeply offended you. I’m sorry.”
“Also, I will remember how you saved my daughter’s life. I came in a hurry today and didn’t prepare anything. I will definitely thank you with generous rewards in the future!”
When he heard this, Lu Yu let out a sigh of relief. After learning that Song Xiaotian didn’t mean any harm, he was able to put his mind at ease.
When Song Xiaotian mentioned saving someone’s life, Lu Yu immediately thought of the woman he saved at the outer wall. It seemed that she was Song Xiaotian’s daughter. No wonder he was here today.
“You’re too kind.”
Lu Yu smiled and said, “It’s just a coincidence that we ran into each other. We’re all defenders of the city. If we can help each other out, it’s only right for me to do so.”
Lu Yu understood that in human society, there existed many open conflicts and hidden infighting among humans.
However, at the end of the day, everyone was part of humankind. They had to band together to survive under the threat of overwhelming numbers of various Fearsome Beasts.
As and when the need arose, they should still help each other out, and close ranks to fight in unison.
Of course, Lu Yu wouldn’t let Song Lin and Song Ding, who were intentionally making trouble for him, get away with their misdemeanors. He would definitely not hold back against them.
When the passersby overheard their conversation, they began chatting in great surprise again.
“Who would have thought that the new dojo master was the savior of the daughter of the Song family’s patriarch! No wonder the patriarch’s attitude to him is so polite.”
“He has really good luck to be able to save the precious daughter of the Song family’s patriarch. In future, with the protection of the Song family’s patriarch, everything he does will go smoothly for him!”
“Wow, it feels so good to be thanked by the Song Family’s Patriarch!”
“That Song Lin and Song Ding are really courting death. Of all the people they could have chosen to provoke, they had to choose the savior of the daughter of the Song family’s patriarch. They must be tired of living.”
“I think Song Lin and Song Ding are done for this time.”
“It’s best if it’s over for them. That Song Ding has been bullying us in all sorts of ways, indiscriminately collecting protection fees. We can tolerate it if he only collects once a month, but he could actually collect seven or eight times. It’s really ridiculous.”
At this moment, when Song Xiaotian heard Lu Yu’s words, he couldn’t help nodding his head slightly, and his impression of him was elevated a few more notches.
Song Xiaotian immediately became interested in Lu Yu all of a sudden. He decided to investigate his background thoroughly when all this was over.
“I’ll definitely repay your kindness next time. I still have something to attend to, so I’ll take my leave first. Please carry on with your renovations.” With these words, Song Xiaotian bade him farewell and left.
Lu Yu nodded slightly in acknowledgment and didn’t say anything more.
Under the heavy security provided by the main Song family’s guards, Song Xiaotian left in a flourish.
As soon as they left the premises, Song Xiaotian immediately turned to the caretaker and said, “Go and find out more about Lu Yu. If appropriate, we must recruit him into our Song clan!”
“Yes, sir!”
The caretaker replied and swiftly departed.
As they watched Song Xiaotian leave, the onlookers continued to chat and gossip for a while before finally dispersing little by little.
Meanwhile, at the renovation site, Lu Yu asked the workers to pick up where they had left off.
There were only 7 days until the heroes’ commendation ceremony. At the time, Lu Yu would make an appearance. It was bound to attract a certain amount of attention.
If he could get the dojo done up within 7 days, then the dojo could open for business in tandem with the ceremony.
With the immense popularity of the commendation ceremony, it was easier for Lu Yu to attract a group of capable people with unique talents.
The newly established Central Dojo could also be given a much needed leg-up to ensure its success.
As for the previous worker who had been wounded, Lu Yu had offered him the necessary compensation and comfort.
Then, he hired a few more workers to speed up the renovation work.
7 days passed quickly.
Finally, on the morning of the last day, the workers completed the renovation work of the Central Dojo.
The whole building looked brand new.
As Lu Yu walked in, he nodded with satisfaction when he noted how every aspect had been well taken care of.
There were 10 floors in all, and the floor area on each floor was not small.
At least in the early stages, it was enough for the Central Dojo’s operational needs.
As for the rest, he could slowly build some more buildings on other land and expand to suit his needs.
Meanwhile, news of the commendation ceremony had already spread throughout the city.
There would be a Town Hall Meeting for the citizens at the Central Square the next day. The commendation ceremony would be held at the same time.
All the martial arts practitioners and ordinary people in the city wanted to attend such an important meeting.
However, even though the Central Square was not small and could accommodate many people, it was still far from enough to hold all the citizens of the city.
As such, they had to implement restricted entry. Only those who received the invitation could attend.
All sorts of people with high status were given priority, followed by powerful martial arts practitioners, and finally, a small number of ordinary people with outstanding contributions.
In the end, after all the slots for the shortlisted guests were filled, the remaining slots would be opened up for balloting by the majority of civilians and low-level warriors. It all depended on their luck whether they could obtain an invitation.
However, at this point, there were already very few slots left, so it was very difficult to win an open slot. One needed very good luck to be able to land one.
It was after all, a great honor for ordinary citizens to be able to successfully ballot for a chance to participate in this meeting.
Among the lucky winners, all were overjoyed and all of them showed off their invitations.
At this moment, in a restaurant,
Giovanna was working as a server and was busy serving the customers.
At the entrance of the restaurant, a group of the City Lord’s personal guards arrived.
Seeing the City Lord’s personal guards, all of the customers and workers in the restaurant were astonished.
The City Lord’s personal guards were a very high ranking troop. They usually only carried out special missions and it was extremely rare to see them out on the streets. Why would they suddenly appear at such an ordinary restaurant?
Seeing this, many waiters became a little scared. They were afraid of getting into trouble and hid as far away as possible.
When Giovanna saw them, she simply went up to them with a polite smile. “Hello, I am the waitress of this restaurant. How may I be of assistance to you?”
The leader of the team nodded with a stony countenance and said, “I’m looking for someone. May I know where is Giovanna? Please let her know we are looking for her.”
Giovanna was stunned when she heard his words. These guards, the City Lord’s personal guards, were looking for her? However, she didn’t do anything wrong, so why were they here, specifically looking for her? And they had to deploy the City Lord’s personal guards to get her too?
As the surrounding guests watched their exchange, they were shocked as well. Dozens of City Lord’s personal guards came here just to look for one person? Who on earth was that Giovanna, that she would attract that much attention from them?