Chapter 540: Chapter 540

The semifinal competition was overshadowed by Wu Dong's incident, and the process further choked many hearts.

Wu Dong had turned into a murderous demon and was naturally disqualified. Bai Ling had a bye this round while Zhao Xiaohua directly conceded; therefore, Lin Chen and Bai Ling entered the final without a fight.

Since it was the last day, Kunlun had prepared a vegetarian feast.

The invitees were all contestants and clan leaders from various major families.

The banquet hall was located in a side chamber, and when Lin Chen arrived at dinner time, it was already packed with people.

As Lin Chen walked into the great hall, he suddenly realized that people were looking at him strangely.

One could say that Lin Chen, as a dark horse entering the finals, should have garnered considerable popularity by now. Yet, upon his arrival, those young heirs from different clans had cold expressions, and even people he was somewhat familiar with seemed to be avoiding him.

"Chen, come over here."

Without even thinking, Lin Chen knew it must be Bai Ling's doing. Just then, not far from him, Zhang Yu waved at Lin Chen from a table.

Next to Zhang Yu, an empty seat was obviously reserved for Lin Chen.

Lin Chen smiled and was just about to head over, when suddenly, a figure snatched the seat first.

"The early bird does not beat the wise one. Just so happens there's an empty seat here," a chubby youth said with a smile.

This chubby youth was looking at Lin Chen mockingly, a smug expression on his face.

"Hu Fatty, that seat was reserved for Chen by me; who allowed you to sit there?" Zhang Yu said discontentedly.

Hu Fatty snorted coldly, "First come, first served. I never heard that seats could be reserved. And does he even qualify to sit here?"

At Hu Fatty's words, a burst of laughter rang out around them.

Lin Chen glanced at the seat label, which indeed listed it for 'Heirs of the Eight Great Families'.

Looking at the other tables, none had such labels—clearly, this tag was made specifically for him.

Hu Fatty pointed to a remote small table not far away and scoffed, "Lin Chen, that spot suits you better."

"Hu, what do you mean by that?" Zhang Yu's face suddenly changed upon hearing Hu Fatty's words.

Hu Fatty sneered, "Lin Chen is just a little peasant from the village; that table fits him best."

"Exactly, just a few days ago, he was shamelessly claiming to be Li Muqing's boyfriend. Her best friend even debunked that, they don't know each other at all."

"Hahaha, now I truly know what 'a toad lusting after a swan's flesh' means." another person mocked from the side.

From a distance, Bai Ling watched this scene unfold with a sinister smile on his face.

Everything was as he had arranged, he wanted Lin Chen to lose face completely.

But just as Bai Ling was feeling smug, suddenly a clear voice came from a nearby table, "Lin Chen, come sit with me!"

Everyone turned towards the voice and were stunned—the speaker was none other than Li Muqing, known as a peerless beauty with special abilities.

Those who had just mocked Lin Chen for being delusional about getting the swan looked instantly foolish.

"Li Muqing actually invited Lin Chen to sit beside her; with such treatment, who would believe they have no connection!"

Lin Chen gave a faint smile and patted the chubby guy on the shoulder, "Fatty, you're stout and rotund but surprisingly nimble when it comes to grabbing a seat. It must feel great to play the lapdog, huh? Tell your master for me; we'll settle this score together tomorrow."

After that, Lin Chen walked towards Li Muqing's seat under the envious gaze of the other guys.

Seeing Lin Chen actually sitting next to Li Muqing, everyone was nearly driven mad with jealousy.

Lin Chen walked up to Li Muqing,

seeing this scene, all the surrounding boys were stunned.

Recently, Li Muqing's best friend debunked rumors, claiming there was absolutely no relationship between Li Muqing and Lin Chen.

"This guy is dead meat. Muqing will definitely lose her temper,"

"Yeah, I bet a slap is unavoidable."

Everyone was waiting to see Lin Chen embarrassed. However, the following scene almost made everyone's eyeballs pop out.

Li Muqing just blushed slightly and smiled, "Mr. Lin, I really owe you one. Everything's fine now, thank you."

The disciples looked at each other with baffled expressions, wondering if Li Muqing's brain had gotten muddled from a previous injury. She had clearly been chest-bumped yet she was thanking Lin Chen.

Pfft, several people instantly spewed out what they were drinking.

"This guy is too bold, managing to justify himself in this situation."

At this moment, Bai Ling's expression grew darker and darker. Originally, he wanted to embarrass Lin Chen by relegating him to the most marginal seat, but unexpectedly, at Li Muqing's invitation, Lin Chen was sitting in the VIP section, right next to the heartthrob Li Muqing.

Lin Chen glanced around at the people at his table. The banquet attendees were the top talents of the supernatural realm. It was incredibly outlandish for someone anonymous and unaffiliated like Lin Chen to be sitting here.

"Lin Chen, this is a high-class banquet of Kunlun. Watch what you say and do, or don't blame me for having you thrown out," Bai Ling said coldly.

"Bai Ling, that's enough. Lin Chen is my friend, and if you kick her out, then I'm leaving too," Li Muqing retorted, dissatisfied.

Bai Ling's face grew even darker upon hearing Li Muqing's words.

And the people around were even more shocked; Li Muqing would rather offend Bai Ling for Lin Chen's sake—nobody would believe they weren't close!

At that moment, a girl beside Li Muqing asked with a glowing smile, "I heard Mr. Lin is exceptionally skilled in medicine. Can you cure the blemish on my face?"

"Mr. Lin, one of my breasts is smaller than the other. Can you do something?"

The table Lin Chen was sitting at had been meticulously arranged by Bai Ling, and all the guests here were beautiful women.

Although Bai Ling was a disciple of Daoism, he had a particular fondness for women. Initially, he wanted to enjoy being surrounded by many beauties as the host.

However, he could never have dreamt that Li Muqing would invite Lin Chen over, stealing all the limelight from him.

Now, it was Lin Chen who was surrounded by the beautiful women, while he was left hanging.

Just then, Zhao Xiaohua and Tang Bao'er also walked into the banquet hall. Although there were a few empty seats, each time they approached, they were told they were taken.

Of course, all this was Bai Ling's doing. He intended not only to leave Lin Chen with no place to sit but also to embarrass him and his friends publicly.

Seeing no places, the two had to sit at the most remote table.

Lin Chen noticed this and leaned forward slightly, "I'm sorry, my friends are at that table over there. I need to go over."

Having just promised several girls to treat their problems, they couldn't let Lin Chen leave when he suddenly declared his departure.

"Mr. Lin, please don't leave. Let's make Bai Ling move to another table, and let your two friends squeeze in here."

"Exactly, Daoist Bai, it's unseemly for a monk like you to sit among a bunch of women. You should move to a different table!"

The girls chimed in one after another, effectively giving him the boot.

Bai Ling, with his face turning a livid shade of blue, found himself bombarded by several women, and even with his thick skin, he was too embarrassed to stay any longer.

He pointed a finger at Lin Chen, "Kid, you've got guts. We'll meet at the martial arts field tomorrow."