As Chu Chen and Zhang Yuyan walked back to the villa, Zhang Yuyan was already holding onto Chu Chen's arm.

Their actions looked quite intimate, resembling a young couple.

Under the bright moonlight, their shadows were stretched long, appearing as if they were a couple who had been together for a long time.

The next morning, Chu Chen reluctantly bid farewell to Zhang Yuyan.

Seeing the girl's somewhat reluctant gaze, Chu Chen felt a pang of heartache.

Watching her gradually disappearing figure, Chu Chen finally let out a gentle sigh.

At this moment, Lu Hongfei reminded, "It's getting late, we should head out. The gambling egg competition is about to start, and don't worry, Yu Yan will be back in a few days."

Chu Chen was taken aback, but quickly recovered and said nervously, "I'm… I'm not upset."

Lu Hongfei laughed at this, as it was the first time he had seen Chu Chen so flustered, like a student who had done something wrong.

Even with Chu Chen's usual confidence, he blushed in embarrassment.

Ji Mingyue and others smiled knowingly.

Only Wang Lu, looking puzzled at Chu Chen's flushed face, said, "Brother Chen, did you catch a cold?"

Hearing this, Chu Chen felt even more awkward. He waved his hand and said, "No, let's go, or we'll be late." With that, he hurriedly walked ahead.

Everyone else, watching his somewhat embarrassed figure, couldn't help but smile.

Chu Chen entered the Gambling Egg Pavilion just in time.

Shi Huai'an couldn't help but mock, "We thought you were too scared to come."

Chu Chen scoffed and said, "What's there to be afraid of? Gambling eggs is the easiest thing for me."

"Hmph, you're so arrogant. Let's see if you can make it to the finals today."

"Is the final that hard?"

Just as Shi Huai'an was about to retort, Zhang Fugui interrupted, "It's getting late. Please proceed to the third floor for today's contest." With that, he went upstairs.

Shi Huai'an's face turned red with anger, his eyes filled with resentment towards Zhang Fugui.

This was clearly intentional, as when the two quarreled, Zhang was present. He said nothing all the while, only to speak up when Shi Huai'an was about to retort, making his motives obvious.

In reality, Zhang Fugui did this on purpose. After all, Chu Chen was from Cyan Dragon City, and being a disciple of Long Batian, his status in Cyan Dragon City was extraordinary.

Shi Huai'an was from Qilin City and merely a Gambling Egg Master. In terms of identity and status, he couldn't compare to Chu Chen.

Unless Zhang Fugui lost his mind, he naturally knew who to side with.

Soon, the first round of the competition began. This time, there were groups of ten, with one hour to compete. The top twenty-five would be decided based on the total value of the ten Beast Taming Eggs.

Shi Huai'an was in the first group. Among the remaining nine, three exchanged glances with him before quietly following behind.

Seeing this, Dong Hanyang frowned and said, "It seems they did their homework last night."

Chu Chen waved it off indifferently and said, "Ignore them, they're just clowns."

Dong Hanyang nodded, fully aware of Chu Chen's capabilities, though he didn't quite know how Chu Chen masked his soul power fluctuations.

With Chu Chen, they were already invincible.

As Shi Huai'an and his group began the competition, he first selected his ten Beast Taming Eggs.

This process took half an hour, and in the following half hour, he helped the three behind him choose their eggs.

After the competition ended, Shi Huai'an's ten Beast Taming Eggs were appraised first.

He had one Epic Level Upper Grade, one Perfect Level Upper Grade, two Perfect Level Middle Grade, one Perfect Level Lower Grade, one Outstanding Level Upper Grade, two Outstanding Level Middle Grade, one Outstanding Level Lower Grade, and one Ordinary Level Middle Grade, totaling at 173,250,000.

The other three performed well too, though they didn't have any Epic Quality eggs, they found several of Perfect Quality, with total values ranging between fifty to seventy million.

Soon, the second group began. The strongest there was Cang Jie from Vermilion Bird City, employing the same strategy as Shi Huai'an by choosing eggs for himself first, then helping others.

Clearly, they had planned their strategy.

Cang Jie's Beast Taming Eggs were valued at 86,340,000.

The third and fourth groups followed suit.

The strongest in the third group was Hu Shi from White Tiger City, with a total egg value of 79,850,000.

In the fourth group, the strongest was Wei Xishan from Cyan Dragon City, with a total egg value of 112,530,000.

Chu Chen and Dong Hanyang were in the fifth group, along with Feng Guangshi from Black Tortoise City.

This time, Chu Chen aimed to mess with them again by altering his tactics.

Chu Chen and Dong Hanyang didn't pretend anymore, choosing Beast Taming Eggs together. Besides their prearranged signals, Dong Hanyang performed some rule-abiding tricks.

Like pretending to hesitate, or pointing at a particular egg.

And Chu Chen would promptly pick them up, though these were eggs Chu Chen had reviewed earlier, and they were of decent quality. Even if they weren't, he didn't mind.

Because he had already selected an Epic Level Upper Grade Beast Taming Egg, which alone guaranteed his spot in the top twenty-five.

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