Chapter 23: The Teacher Takes You Through the Back Door

Qingshan High School.

Unlike other days, the moment Chen Yan arrived, he attracted the attention of many; the looks many people cast toward him were filled with envy and awe.

Defeating a Qi-Blood Warrior with pure physical strength alone was a story that sounded like a legend within the Small Town.

Yet, Chen Yan had achieved it in front of everyone.

Chen Yan sat at his desk, and from time to time, classmates would come to talk to him; even though most students felt disdain in their hearts for sycophancy, they understood that Chen Yan was no longer a person on the same level as them.

Hu Yuan arrived at the Classroom entrance and saw Chen Yan at a glance; his expression suddenly became full of Hesitation, but in the end, he lowered his head and sat at his own desk.

His father, Hu Zeyuan, had repeatedly urged him this morning to personally hand a gift inside his schoolbag to Chen Yan, but he could not bring himself to do it.

Thinking of how his previous apology had been directly ignored by Chen Yan, he found it even more impossible to do.

At this moment, his heart was filled with regret.

After a while, Zhang Qingsi arrived at the Classroom; he sat quietly at his desk with a calm and indifferent expression, as if he had never experienced the event of being defeated by Chen Yan at all.

Only, the look in his eyes when he glanced at Chen Yan carried a trace of mockery.

Time passed slowly until eight o'clock in the morning, when the broadcast sound rang out.

"Yu Zhiwen of Class One, Gao Yuan of Class Two, Zhang Qingsi of Class Three, report to the back of the Teaching Building immediately."

The moment the voice fell, the expressions of the students in the class changed slightly.

Zhang Qingsi, however, Stood Up, raised his head, walked to the podium, and said with a Smile to everyone:

"Hello everyone, I am very happy to have spent this semester with you all. Afterward, I will be going to study in the True Martial Class organized by the Xian. See you all later."

After Zhang Qingsi finished speaking, there was first a silence in the class, followed by a burst of cheers.

"Brother Zhang, you are going to the Xian?" Hu Yuan was the first to stand up.

"Yes, everyone in the school who has achieved Awakening of Qi and Blood will go." Zhang Qingsi smiled, his peripheral vision sweeping over Chen Yan:

"In the same class as Chu Xuansheng."

Clatter!

Various exclamations erupted instantly within the class.

"Holy Crap, Chu Xuansheng!"

"Brother Zhang is truly awesome!"

"Brother Zhang, will we still be able to see you?"

"To be classmates with Chu Xuansheng, I'm so envious."

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While everyone was lost in exclamation, Chen Yan's brows furrowed, and he was stunned for a moment, but Chen Yan quickly calmed down, stood up directly, and walked out of the Classroom.

He wanted to go find the Principal and ask for clarification.

Seeing Chen Yan's back, Zhang Qingsi narrowed his eyes, but he still continued to chat briefly with his companions.

"What is Chen Yan going out for?"

"He doesn't think the spot for the True Martial Class would be his, does he?" Hu Yuan stood up, his mouth splitting into a grin:

"He didn't even undergo Awakening of Qi and Blood."

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A nameless Anger emerged in the depths of Chen Yan's heart; he clenched his Fist, he was going to ask the Principal, why exactly?

Luo Puxin had told him that once he obtained the True Martial Prize Money, he could enter the True Martial Class, and Wang Yang had said the same.

But why was he eliminated?

"Chen Yan."

A man's voice rang out at the corner of the Teaching Building; Chen Yan looked over and saw it was Chu Feiyuan.

Chu Feiyuan walked toward Chen Yan:

"Are you going to find the Principal?"

Chen Yan frowned slightly and nodded.

"It is like this." A trace of a Smile appeared on the corner of Chu Feiyuan's mouth:

"This is the first time the Xian has organized a True Martial Class, and your school has three spots. I originally wanted you to go, but the spots were sent to the Xian, and the higher-ups said you had not undergone Awakening of Qi and Blood."

As Chu Feiyuan spoke, he patted Chen Yan on the Shoulder:

"This is the regulation, and I have no way to change it, but I feel that you must think it is unfair in your heart, so I came over to talk to you. I even argued with that person from the Xian for a long time yesterday..."

Chu Feiyuan said, slowly shaking his head.

Chen Yan's Mu Jin changed slightly, and just as he was about to speak, Chu Feiyuan continued:

"You think, I, Chu Feiyuan, am at least a member of the Chu Family. Do you know the Chu Family?"

"I know." Chen Yan nodded. He certainly knew the Chu Family; they were a major power in Luoshan County, and one could say the Chu Family was the true leader of Luoshan County.

"Sigh." Chu Feiyuan gave a bitter laugh:

"That person also knows I am from the Chu Family. You know, everything depends on power, but they simply wouldn't give me face. Moreover, a rule is a rule; if you haven't undergone Awakening of Qi and Blood, no matter how strong your strength is, it's useless."

After Chu Feiyuan finished speaking, he just looked at Chen Yan like that:

"If you keep making a scene, it will be difficult for my Chu Family as well, sigh..."

"I understand. I can still study at Qingshan Gao." Chen Yan said in a low voice.

"That's right." A look of satisfaction appeared in Chu Feiyuan's eyes:

"It's the same wherever you study; the key is the person!"

Chu Feiyuan said, shaking his head as he walked downstairs, leaving Chen Yan standing there quietly alone.

Until Chu Feiyuan left, a trace of Anger appeared in Chen Yan's eyes, and his peripheral vision glanced toward the position where Chu Feiyuan had left, carrying a hint of Shade.

If Chu Feiyuan said those words to others, they might actually believe him.

But he, Chen Yan, knew that it was all fake.

Luo Puxin is the Chief Instructor of the True Martial Class; the rules he spoke of do not state that one must have the Awakening of Qi and Blood to go to the True Martial Class.

While Chu Feiyuan was deceiving him, he also mentioned a person with immense influence, and claimed that if he himself caused a scene, it would be difficult for the Chu Family...

Not a single sentence contained the word "threat," yet every single word was threatening him, Chen Yan.

Time passed slowly, and Chen Yan breathed deeply.

Ding-a-ling.

The bell rang.

On the Playground, a black sedan drove past the edge of the Playground under the gaze of Principal Zhang Yue and Teaching Director Xia Dong.

In the car, Gao Yuan and Yu Zhiwen were looking out the window.

Gao Yuan saw Chen Yan laughing and waving his hand.

In the passenger seat, Chu Feiyuan followed his gaze and looked over.

On the Teaching Building, Chen Yan was laughing and waving his hand.

Yu Zhiwen looked at Chen Yan on the Teaching Building, pursed her lips, and then shifted her gaze away.

In her heart, she felt it was ridiculous; others might not know, but because her grandfather was a warrior in the past, he had wider connections and knew what the qualifications for entering this year's True Martial Class were.

Chen Yan had been deprived of his qualification, and now that he knew nothing, he was truly pitiful.

But, what did that have to do with her?

The True Martial Class was the greatest opportunity for students of their generation; for Chen Yan to miss it meant that the gap between him and her would only grow larger in the future.

Chu Feiyuan placed the sunglasses he had been wearing on his forehead over his eyes, and a faint smile appeared at the corners of his mouth.

It seemed Chen Yan was still quite sensible.

After all, he was just a boy from a Hometown, with poor vision and shallow thoughts.

Gao Yuan was curiously examining the decorations inside the car, touching things here and there, and Zhang Qingsi, who was sitting beside him, frowned slightly and whispered:

"Tu Bi."

"Hey, it's my first time riding in a sedan," Gao Yuan said with a laugh, touching his head.

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"Chen Yan."

Wang Yang had arrived at Chen Yan's side at some unknown time, watching the departing black sedan together with Chen Yan.

"Your spot has been replaced," Wang Yang said with an ugly expression, his speech somewhat stuttering and unclear.

"Mm, it's fine, teacher," Chen Yan said with a laugh; he could feel Wang Yang's current state of mind.

"You aren't going to fight for it?" Wang Yang asked.

Chen Yan did not make a sound, just quietly looking at the Bronze Statue on the Playground.

"How can you not fight for it!"

Suddenly, a low voice rang out.

"They are bullying you; do you intend to bully yourself as well?" Wang Yang looked at Chen Yan earnestly:

"Are you truly so weak and easy to bully?"

Chen Yan opened his mouth and hurriedly said:

"Wang Laoshi, that is the Chu Family."

"I didn't tell you to go against the Chu Family; it's just a spot, why would you associate it with the entire Chu Family? If you hit the son of the Zhen Wu Si Chief, does that mean you are already going to be enemies with the entire Zhen Wu Si, the entire Xia Country, and the entire world?"

Wang Yang gripped Chen Yan's arm tightly; his eyes looked cloudy, but at this moment, they revealed a Fierce Light like that of an eagle:

"If you don't fight for a moment, you will miss out for a hundred lifetimes; if you give up an inch, it is an entire horizon!"

"In the True Martial Class, the instructors are all Second-Stage Warriors; some have Horizontal Refinement, others have SoulRefining, and they all eat Beast Meat, and can exchange grades for Medicine Bath."

As long as your grades are good, you will have Qi Blood Martial Technique Origin Crystal and Breathing Method Origin Crystal.

And you don't even want this!?"

Chen Yan opened his mouth wide, and something flickered in his pupils as he looked at Wang Yang.

Then he saw Wang Yang speak with unprecedented intensity:

"Do you really want to continue having me, a person who can't even achieve the Awakening of Qi and Blood, as your teacher?

I can't even beat you!"

In his mind, Wang Yang's voice echoed continuously; after a moment of confusion, Chen Yan's gaze gradually became firm.

"I understand, I cannot stop fighting!"

Wang Yang nodded, and a Smile gradually appeared on his face; if Chen Yan had continued to be weak, he would have been truly, deeply disappointed.

"What do you plan to do?" Wang Yang asked.

"I will go to challenge the gym; I want to tell them that I, Chen Yan, am qualified to enter the True Martial Class."

Chen Yan said in a low voice:

"I want to beat Zhang Qingsi again!"

Wang Yang was stunned; he had not expected that a single sentence of his would cause Chen Yan to come up with this plan.

No!

Wang Yang looked at Chen Yan; this kid must have already thought of this plan just now.

Good kid, even acting against me?

"This plan won't work; doing this will truly make enemies," Wang Yang hurriedly held Chen Yan back.

"Then I will go to the Zhen Wu Si and demand fairness from the higher-ups." In his mind, Chen Yan thought of Luo Puxin; this was what he most wanted to do.

Going to challenge the gym was really a bit reckless; no one would do that, right?

He could not let go of any opportunity to become stronger, especially when that opportunity was originally his.

"That won't work either; the Chu Family's influence in the Martial Officer Town is deeply entrenched. If you don't find the right person, it will be bad." Wang Yang shook his head.

Chen Yan Frown, looking at Wang Yang, only to see Wang Yang wink at him and Laughter:

"Let's go, they are taking the back door."

"Teacher will also take you through the back door."