Chapter 644: The Whole Town Turns Out! (1/2)
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
”Young Master Wang Chong has come back!”
As Xu Gan was speaking, a loud and sharp shout came from the distance. A sharp-eyed figure on the city gate had noticed Wang Chong's group and immediately begun to shout.
Boom!
The quiet capital was suddenly filled with shrieks of delight.
”Young Master Chong is back!”
”Light the firecrackers!”
”Everyone, let's greet him at the city gate!”
”The young hero of the south has returned!”
”Brother Chong is mine! Don't fight over him with me!”
……
The entire capital was astir, the sounds of firecrackers filling the air. As if this was some sort of signal, countless people began to surge out of the city gate, all their faces flushed with excitement.
”Wang Chong!”
”Wang Chong!”
”Wang Chong!”
……
The cheers for Wang Chong echoed to the heavens, mixed in with the ecstatic screams of young women. Let alone Bai Siling and Zhao Yatong, even Wang Chong was left wide-eyed.
”You can't see it? You have quite a lot of girls that like you!”
An icy and bitter voice came from behind Wang Chong. Huang Qian-er, her massive sword slung on her back, was giving him a cold glare.
”Heheh, I didn't expect to be this welcomed,” Wang Chong said.
These words elicited a cold snort from all three girls at his side.
Although they always maintained a distance that was neither close to nor far from Wang Chong, not knowing whether they counted as friends or more than that, there was one thing that all three agreed on: Wang Chong was their own exclusive property.
The trio would permit any of their group to get close to Wang Chong, but any other girl was forbidden.
Wang Chong gave an awkward laugh and quickly fell silent.
”Young Master, over here!”
A familiar voice attracted Wang Chong's attention. Turning his head, he saw two figures riding horses toward him.
”Brother Guo, Brother Chai! Why did you come?”
Wang Chong's eyes brightened in surprise as he turned his horse in the direction of the newcomers. These two were his friends from Kunwu Training Camp, Guo Feng and Chai Zhiyi.
The Guo Clan and the Chai Clan were founding families of the Great Tang and wielded incredible authority. Guo Feng and Chai Zhiyi, as heirs to their clans, were not people that ordinary people could even hope to meet, much less be welcomed by.
Wang Chong hadn't expected them to be waiting for him at the city gate.
”Hahaha, we heard that Young Master Chong was returning to the capital. Brother Chai and I were waiting here for a while.”
Guo Feng clasped his hands and smiled.
”The great feat Young Master accomplished in the southwest has made countless people anxious to meet Young Master Chong. We wanted to be first, so we waited at the city gate,” Chai Zhiyi added with a smile.
”Worthy brothers, you're too polite.”
Wang Chong clasped his hands in greeting. He had originally believed that this pair were being polite, but he quickly realized that they hadn't been exaggerating.
”Young Master Wang! Young Master Wang, over here!”
A burst of shouts rang out in the air as the crowd around the city gate became restless. By the time Wang Chong had turned his head, a massive crowd had surged out. The Zhang Clan, the Lu Clan, the Huang Clan, and the Cheng Clan had all come out.
Before Wang Chong could come to his senses, there was another burst of shouts.
”Young Master Chong is back! Young Master Chong is back!”
Following behind the four sword-smithing clans were the countless people from the capital's great clans. Wang Chong was very unfamiliar with most of these people, but when he saw the emblems on their clothes, he immediately recognized them…
These people were from the clans who had exchanged their clan experts for Wootz Steel swords.
It appeared that even these clans had come to celebrate the victory in the southwest.
”Young Master Chong, our clan head has invited you. We hope that Young Master Chong can pay a visit to our estate.”
”Young Master Chong, this is a small courtesy from our clan. We hope that Young Master accepts it.”