Fantasy: The Clan Chief Lies Down, His House Is Full of Emperors

Xu Chu naturally participated in the Xu Family Grand Competition, mainly to gain more practical experience.

After all, when fighting outsiders, they don't care about your life or death; every move can be fatal.

The family competition is a safe and suitable option, as it keeps things within reasonable limits.

The rewards were secondary; after all, with Xu Qingzhou giving him special treatment, he didn't lack those things.

Xu Qingzhou's attention was mostly on Xu Chu, since he was also a chosen one, only his cultivation was a bit weak, still in the late stage of Qi Gathering.

Xu Chu's first opponent was a mid-stage Qi Gathering Realm cultivator. They fought fiercely for dozens of rounds before Xu Chu narrowly won.

“My cousin’s magical power is profound; I am ashamed to admit that I am no match for him,” his opponent said politely before stepping down from the stage.

Actually, I was secretly pleased. After all, Xu Chu was a level above me, and the fact that I had fought him for so long meant that I was quite capable.

Xu Chu quickly replied, "You're too kind, cousin. You're very capable too. I only won by a narrow margin."

After resting for a while, Xu Chu faced his second opponent, this time a late-stage Qi Gathering Realm cultivator of the same level as him.

They fought fiercely for dozens of rounds, with Xu Chu narrowly winning. The same thing happened with the third one.

Once or twice could be a coincidence, but if this kid does it every time, then it's not a coincidence, but rather intentional; he's deliberately hiding his true abilities.

Only Xu Qingzhou, who had been observing him, noticed this.

"This kid is as cautious as ever, even holding back when participating in his own family's competition."

Xu Chu's idea was simple: never reveal his true combat strength. That way, if someone wanted to target him, they would be careless, and he would have a high probability of turning the tables.

By the afternoon.

Xu Chu's third opponent was a clansman in the early stage of the Nascent Soul Realm.

As was his habit, he fought fiercely for dozens of rounds. Just when he felt that time was almost up and he should win by a narrow margin, he noticed that there were several pairs of eyes watching the battle around him, and he suddenly realized what was going on.

"Damn it! I'm used to winning by a narrow margin after dozens of rounds of fierce fighting, and I didn't even notice that this time is different from before. He's an opponent in the early stage of the Nascent Soul Realm! No wonder I felt a little bit of pressure."

After discovering this problem, Xu Chu began to show signs of fatigue.

"boom!"

After the collision, Xu Chu was thrown back, his arm trembling and his face contorted in pain.

"Brother, you're amazing! I've lost."

A hint of regret and pity even flashed in Xu Chu's eyes. This acting fooled everyone, making them believe that his skills were indeed inferior to his opponent's.

Only Xu Qingzhou, who knew him inside and out, understood that he deliberately lost to avoid revealing his true strength and attracting attention.

"This kid's acting skills are getting more and more superb."

Because it was a double-elimination tournament, Xu Chu was placed in the loser's bracket.

This time, he summarized and improved upon his previous mistakes, refining his acting skills.

When facing an opponent of lower cultivation level, it's more realistic to win a little faster; when facing an opponent of the same cultivation level, it's more realistic to fight for dozens of rounds and win by a narrow margin.

In the end, Xu Chu once again narrowly lost to a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator, falling short of entering the top eighty and ending his first family competition.

He looked regretful before he left.

"Damn it! I still fell short by a little bit. I'm definitely going to break into the top thirty in the next competition!!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Qingzhou, who had been watching from beginning to end, put his hand to his forehead, lowered his head, and tightened his lips.

He suddenly thought of two songs from his past life: "Too Immersed in the Role" and "The Actor".

"Pfft..."

In the end, Xu Qingzhou couldn't help but laugh out loud.

The Third Elder, who was standing nearby, asked, "Clan leader, what's wrong?"

“It’s nothing, I was just thinking about something happy,” Xu Qingzhou replied.

The Third Elder was taken aback and asked again, "Could it be that the clan leader's wife is pregnant?"

"No, that's not true. Don't overthink it. Just enjoy the show," Xu Qingzhou said speechlessly.

These three elders quite enjoy gossiping.

Without Xu Chu, the cunning and charismatic chosen one, Xu Qingzhou's interest in the competition waned considerably, and he frequently arrived late or left early.

The Xu family competition lasted for three days and finally came to an end.

Unsurprisingly, the anti-bandit squad of fifteen members secured a place in the top fifteen.

Xu Qingzhou personally presented generous rewards to the thirty outstanding members of the Xu family who were standing on the high platform.

"Keep up the good work, the Xu family will be counting on you from now on."

Xu Qingzhou looked at them and encouraged them one by one.

"Yes! I will do everything in my power to serve my family!!"

At this moment, all thirty of them were excited.

They held the generous rewards personally given to them by Xu Qingzhou, while below the stage, many clansmen cast admiring and longing glances their way.

After presenting the awards, Xu Qingzhou turned around and said loudly.

"As everyone knows, our Xu family has a bandit suppression team. They are the most outstanding young people in the Xu family, and they are the future of the Xu family."

"Of the top thirty in this competition, they got the top fifteen. The remaining fifteen of you can choose to join the anti-bandit squad or not. The choice is yours."

As soon as Xu Qingzhou finished speaking, several people shouted.

"Chieftain, I'm willing to join!"

“I do too!!”

The members of the anti-bandit squad were all personally selected by Xu Luo, and the personnel have remained unchanged.

Everyone knows about the existence of the bandit suppression team, and they will receive more resources and training. At the same time, they will often have to fight against the ruthless bandits in the Demon Cloud Mountains, which is fraught with danger.

Some members of the tribe were eager to join the bandit suppression team, willing to take risks to become stronger, but they never had the opportunity.

Some clan members prefer to manage clan affairs and don't need to join.

Xu Qingzhou gave them a choice.

Of course, only the top thirty in the family competition are eligible to choose to join or not.

Ultimately, thirteen out of the fifteen men were willing to join the anti-bandit squad.

Xu Qingzhou was very pleased.

The strength of a faction is not determined by the number of its members, but by the number of its high-end combatants.

Therefore, the Xu family needs to cultivate as many outstanding talents as possible in order to develop faster and reach greater heights.

After the new members of the bandit suppression team were confirmed, Xu Luo simply taught them for a few days and then took them directly to the Demon Cloud Mountains.

Real-world experience is the fastest way to improve your skills.