Chapter 42: The Miserable Zhang Qingsi

"Brother, brother, it's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding, ha."

To the side, Zhou Lu looked at Chen Yan in fear, wearing a forced smile, and hurriedly ran off while pulling along his sister, who was on the verge of crying from fright.

Fight?

Fight my ass.

Wu Chuhua was ranked twentieth, in the top five of Er Gao, and he had been kneed by that guy until he started questioning his life.

Chen Yan laughed, looking at Wu Chuhua with a smile:

"Zhang Tie, you've become weak."

Wu Chuhua was still lying on the ground, the intense pain slowly subsiding, but saliva was unconsciously flowing from his mouth; now, he didn't dare to look at Chen Yan.

After a while, Wu Chuhua finally recovered his strength, packed up his belongings in the room, and looked at Chen Yan as he left:

"Chen Yan, when you fought me last time, were you just playing with me, or were you already that strong back then?"

His heart was full of questions; that day, Chen Yan had clearly been fighting him with all his might, and hadn't even taken his Qi Awakening Failure to heart.

Before Chen Yan could answer, Wu Chuhua shook his head and left directly.

If Chen Yan's progress speed could be this fast, then he might as well go die.

Wu Chuhua took a deep look at the courtyard he had been living in, touched his still-aching stomach, looked at the other Xiao Yuan, and his Mu Guang flashed.

He shouted in a low voice in front of one courtyard:

"Those inside, get out here!"

Creak—a disheveled Youth opened the courtyard gate and looked at Wu Chuhua, who was carrying his luggage, his Mu Guang shrinking:

"Wu Chuhua, were you kicked out by someone?"

The Youth named Zhang Qingsi was full of astonishment, and upon thinking of something, his expression turned ugly:

"You can't challenge me; I bought this. If you want to challenge someone, go challenge Li Shaowu."

Wu Chuhua laughed:

"Screw your mother, if you want to live in a house, go snatch one. This is the rule of the True Martial Class. You have someone backing you from above, but I have my Brother!"

As Wu Chuhua said this, he placed his bedding on the ground.

*Slap! *

Amidst Zhang Qingsi's fearful Mu Guang, his entire person was lifted by the neck by Wu Chuhua and thrown far away.

"The True Martial Class is for becoming strong, not for climbing social ladders and comparing Wealth. You Waste, no matter how much money you spend, it won't change the fact that you are a Waste."

Wu Chuhua ignored the gloomy-faced Zhang Qingsi and walked into the courtyard.

Left alone, Zhang Qingsi was still looking at the courtyard that originally belonged to him with a dark expression; he clenched his Fist, but was helpless.

…………

"Every student who replaced someone else has to pay five hundred thousand?" Inside the spacious living room, Chen Yan asked in surprise.

"Yes, it's a rule set by Instructor Luo. Those like Zhang Qingsi can avoid being kicked out of the True Martial Class, but every family has to pay five hundred thousand."

Gao Yuan drank some boiled water and laughed honestly:

"All this money will be used to cultivate True Martial Class students. Zhang Qingsi was originally in a four-person room, and then he spent three hundred thousand to buy a Xiao Yuan in the Experimental Zone from Li Shaowu.

Li Shaowu is a student from their family's Martial Arts Hall."

As Gao Yuan spoke, he was full of Xi Shu; he knew Zhang Qingsi's family had Wealth, but he hadn't expected them to be this rich.

Wealth can even make ghosts push millstones.

Chen Yan nodded. Chen Yu had already returned to the Xue Xiao, and he invited Gao Yuan in to briefly ask about the rules of the True Martial Class.

He hadn't expected a County Town Martial Class to have such a large scale; no wonder excellent students had food expenses of several thousand a day.

So Luo Puxin had been shearing so much wool from these wealthy gentry in the Xian.

With nearly twenty people who used connections to get into the True Martial Class, each paying five hundred thousand, it added up to over Ten Million.

Ten Million, what kind of concept is that?

Terrifying.

"In the True Martial Class, everything depends on points. If you defeat Wu Chuhua and get the house in the Experimental Zone, you will be directly rewarded with fifty points. These fifty points are enough for you to perform Observation and Imagination on the Origin Crystal for the Horizontal Refinement Breathing Method for fifty hours.

Points can also be exchanged for teachers' explanations, and can be exchanged for Ice-Attribute Medicinal Herbs and Beast Meat; everything can be exchanged."

Gao Yuan grinned:

"Also, there is going to the Qingshan, the Chu Family Xuyang District. Staying for One Hour is two points. It is dangerous, but everyone can call for Rescue. If you call for Rescue more than ten times, you will be subject to Elimination.

I stayed for One Hour yesterday and almost used up one chance. Tomorrow I'm going to the Blood-Sniffing Room to sniff blood; do you know about sniffing blood..."

Gao Yuan kept talking. Like Chen Yan, he was born into poverty and only saw the world of martial artists after entering the True Martial Class.

Chen Yan nodded; Luo Puxin had told him about these things.

The Chu Family Xuyang District had many dangers, but it also tempered one's survival and combat abilities.

The True Martial Class didn't just conduct lectures and training in a conventional way.

Instead, it directly exercised the students' combat capabilities.

Chen Yan had to go to Qingshan; he needed Ice-Attribute Medicinal Herbs that could enhance his cultivation.

Although Luo Puxin didn't think he could find any.

But Chen Yan had the Po Saint Tree, and the Po Saint Tree had a very strong ability to distinguish things in the wild.

"Gao Yuan, if you go to the Blood-Sniffing Room tomorrow, call me." Chen Yan intended to see his guest out, stood up, and said this.

"Ah?" Gao Yuan was somewhat surprised:

"Chen Yan, didn't you already suffer a Qi Awakening Failure?"

Wu Chuhua could testify to the fact that Chen Yan suffered a Qi Awakening Failure; it was estimated that everyone would know soon.

Chen Yan's expression was low, but a trace of struggle appeared in his eyes.

Gao Yuan opened his mouth, sighed, and said:

"The possibility of Awakening again after a Qi Awakening Failure is very small, but, you... sigh..."

He let out a sigh; he understood Chen Yan's thoughts.

Still unwilling to give up, wanting to try again, but it was highly likely to be useless.

Suddenly, Gao Yuan looked at Chen Yan with some sympathy.

But he quickly reacted.

No, why am I sympathizing with him?

With one punch from him, I reckon I'd be down.

After Gao Yuan left, Chen Yan inspected this two-story small building; there was indeed a Cultivation Room on the first floor.

Walking into the Cultivation Room, its inner walls were made of special Green Stone, with excellent soundproofing.

Chen Yan spat out a red mist, his body pressed slightly, his right fist gathering momentum; Chen Yan's Mu Guang turned cold and stern in an instant, his whole body carrying an overwhelming, unstoppable aura.

Accumulating power, accumulating more power.

The 【Red Gang Body-Casting Canon】 linked the power of his entire body's Tendon, Bone, and Skin, and the flowing power surged and operated.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...

Yet, fine air vortices could be seen appearing at his fist, rotating counter-clockwise.

Boom!

A punch was thrown out again, the air vortex at the fist violently exploded in the opposite direction, and the surging wind waves flowed continuously within the Cultivation Room.

"Still not enough."

Chen Yan murmured, he was still very far from Shen Yiwei.

Continue practicing the punch!

If Shen Yiwei knew of this thought of Chen Yan's, he would surely be extremely speechless.

What level are you, and what level am I?

The next day.

Specialized cafeteria staff delivered food to Chen Yan's door; seeing that the owner of the courtyard had changed, the other party was surprised.

After a breakfast of Beast Meat, the Constitution Energy within the Po Sheng Realm surged instantly.

A meal costing over eight hundred, naturally it had such an effect.

Chen Yan then saw Gao Yuan waving at him in front of the courtyard, and the two went to the Blood-Sniffing Room together.

"Chen Yan, you look like you're very tired."

Gao Yuan was surprised; did Chen Yan not sleep all night?

Chen Yan did not speak; last night there was another 【Technique】 Character Sacred Fruit, but the 【Force Array】 Character Sacred Fruit did not grow out.

He currently still felt extremely exhausted.

But exhaustion is better than being powerless, right?

You have a direction to work hard toward, a goal to pursue; that is very happy.

Chen Yan revealed a Smile.

As the morning light first broke, the gorgeous, brocade-like rays intertwined, slowly rising and illuminating the entire Yigao.

The sun rises in the East and sets in the West every day; it is burning, it has a direction, it should be happy.

Chen Yan thought as such.

On the road.

Chen Yan saw an acquaintance, Yu Zhiwen.

The other party was walking along happily with several other girls; seeing Chen Yan, she hesitated, but still spoke:

"Chen Yan, since you've entered the True Martial Class, then cultivate well."

Chen Yan nodded:

"Mn, you work hard too."

Yu Zhiwen was slightly stunned, nodded, and left.

In her heart, she was no longer on the same level as Chen Yan; what face did he have to tell her to work hard?

Working hard is something the Strong Ones say to the weak.

However, she was arrogant and did not wish to say anything.

People each have their own Fate.

Teacher Xia Dong was right.

"Yu Zhiwen, our Qingshan High School's First Heaven's Pride, can only rank in the upper-middle here, not as strong as you," Gao Yuan said with a grin.

Yu Zhiwen hadn't gone far; hearing this sentence, she paused again. She frowned and looked at Gao Yuan, wanting to ask, but didn't pay much attention to it.

The two groups parted ways.

"Who is that person?" beside Yu Zhiwen, a girl asked.

"The one who was replaced by Zhang Qingsi," Yu Zhiwen said.

"What's his name? He's quite handsome," the girl said with a smile.

Can handsomeness be eaten as a meal?

Yu Zhiwen was speechless and swept a faint glance at the other party: "His name is Chen Yan."

"Chen Yan, a Heavenly Pride!" the girl suddenly exclaimed loudly.

Yu Zhiwen was stunned, not understanding her meaning; Chen Yan is a Heavenly Pride, then what about her?

"Don't you know?" the girl looked at Yu Zhiwen strangely:

"Chen Yan arrived just yesterday and already beat up Wu Chuhua, snatching the other's house; I heard he kicked Wu Chuhua until he called him 'Daddy'."

Yu Zhiwen's pupils constricted, her red lips parted slightly, and she stood stunned on the spot, as if a thunderclap had rung out in her mind.

The next moment, she hurriedly looked back, only to see Chen Yan and Gao Yuan had already turned the corner.

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"Chen Yan, you defeated Wu Chuhua, record fifty points."

In front of the Blood-Sniffing Room, Chu Feiyuan looked at Chen Yan with a cold voice.

He knew about the other party defeating Wu Chuhua; the True Martial Class point sheet had already added Chen Yan's fifty points.

Chen Yan was actually a genius!

This was what truly shocked Chu Feiyuan.

Although he was dissatisfied with Chen Yan, Chu Feiyuan also understood one thing.

That was that giving Chen Yan the Chu Family Contract was very important; it was originally a method for the Chu Family to establish prestige, and the Chu Family had already planned to waste this contract.

As it turned out, this contract itself actually still had value.

Then it should be given even more.

Thinking of this, the coldness in Chu Feiyuan's eyes gradually dissipated:

"Chen Yan, the previous matter was indeed a bit of a misunderstanding, you also know..."

"It's fine, Teacher Chu, this matter is also my fault, I didn't want to add trouble to the Chu Family, it's just..." Chen Yan laughed very honestly.

Yet coldness spread in his heart; this person deserved to die.

Chu Feiyuan was stunned, feeling very gratified in his heart; he was sensible.

He hadn't misjudged him.

Very good.

"Hmm, by the way, you are a Horizontal Refinement Prodigy, why do you want to go to the Blood-Sniffing Room?" Chu Feiyuan laughed.

"Teacher, Chen Yan says he still wants to try Awakening," Gao Yuan laughed from the side.

Chu Feiyuan nodded:

"Trying again after a Qi Awakening Failure will only cost a greater price."

Chen Yan did not speak, his eyes carrying stubbornness.

Chu Feiyuan nodded:

"Very well, you may go in."

He had advised him; it was Chen Yan himself who wanted to waste the points.

Wasting them was fine too; the other party would have no other way, and then he would offer the Chu Family Contract and give some private benefits for free—wouldn't this Chen Yan be eternally grateful to him?

"Alright then, you two go in. You decide how long to stay, but once the points are used up, someone will call you out."

Chu Feiyuan spoke with a laugh.

After Chen Yan and Gao Yuan walked in, Chu Feiyuan looked at a teacher beside him and said:

"Check which number seat Chen Yan is in, and guide some impure blood energy to his side."

That teacher was startled:

"Impure blood energy?"

"Yes." Chu Feiyuan laughed:

"This Chen Yan must be proud in his heart; if I give him the contract directly, he might think it's only natural. Give him a little difficulty, then give him the contract."

"A kid from the Hometown kneeling down in gratitude is a normal reaction."

That teacher was an Executor of the Chu Family; he understood at this moment, but felt secretly angry in his heart—he himself had been tricked by the Chu Family in such a muddled way back then.

Although that was the case, he couldn't say anything, so he had to hurry off to adjust it.

Chu Feiyuan narrowed his eyes.

The True Martial Class's Blood-Sniffing Room was not originally arranged by the Chu Family, but because the Chu Lan matter was caught by Luo Puxin, the Chu Family had to sacrifice such large resources.

Walking into the Blood-Sniffing Room, Chen Yan was surprised in his heart.

The Chu Family's Blood-Sniffing Room was different from the one he encountered at the Martial Officer Department; the first impression was that it was small.

It was about the size of a restaurant, and inside it was not a field of red mist, but looked like a restaurant.

There were over fifty private rooms in total, and only one person could sit in each room.

The walls were built of Green Stone, with complex Grain Marks carved upon them.

Suddenly, within the Po Saint Realm, yellow light surged.

This was Formation Energy, which required the Holy Tree to be upgraded before it could be absorbed.

Passing by several rooms, Chen Yan saw an acquaintance again.

Zhang Qingsi looked at Chen Yan with heavy eyes; this person whose spot he had taken had actually already defeated Wu Chuhua.

And he himself had to pay money to be able to attend the True Martial Class.

Stifled, complicated, and hard to speak of.

Zhang Qingsi met Chen Yan's gaze, and only spoke when Chen Yan was about to pass by:

"Chen Yan, I offer thirty thousand to buy your house."

Chen Yan ignored him, and Zhang Qingsi Stood Up:

"Chen Yan, you had better not refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit."

Beside Chen Yan, Gao Yuan was squinting and laughing, but Chen Yan suddenly turned around.

Bang!

Zhang Qingsi only felt his brain go blank for an instant, his whole body fell backward, and a sharp pain came from the bridge of his nose.

So fast, I didn't even see Chen Yan make a move!

Zhang Qingsi's pupils dilated in horror, but the next moment, he became extremely enraged.

"Chen Yan!" Zhang Qingsi let out a Low Roar, full of Rage.

He Stood Up and locked eyes with Chen Yan, but seeing the cold light blooming in the other's Pupil, fear rose in his heart again.

"Waste, what are you roaring for, have some shame!" A Male Student in a nearby booth Stood Up and mocked Zhang Qingsi:

"You're clearly just a Waste with some money at Jia Li, what use are you?"

That Male Student was another student whose spot had been usurped.

"Exactly, a pure Waste."

"Wu Chuhua is absolutely right."

"You really think you have talent? It's just because you have a good father. Get lost quickly, don't pollute the air."

All around, people were cursing angrily. Zhang Qingsi covered his Nose, blood spilling from between his Fingers, glared fiercely at Chen Yan, ran out of the Blood-Sniffing Room, saw Chu Feiyuan, and spoke with grievance:

"Teacher Chu, Chen Yan attacked me!"

Chu Feiyuan nodded:

"Then you can challenge him."

Although he was secretly plotting against Chen Yan, his goal was to sign a contract with Chen Yan.

Zhang Qingsi was Stun, his expression changed, and he whispered:

"Teacher Chu, I want Chen Yan's house. I'll have my dad give you Fifty Ten Thousand."

After he finished speaking, Chu Feiyuan's expression turned cold:

"If you want the house, go fight for it yourself. This is the rule of the True Martial Class.

What are you trying to do by giving me money?"

Chu Feiyuan was furious. Chu Lan had just been removed for lining his own pockets; was this Zhang Qingsi an idiot?

Luo Puxin didn't care about transactions between students, but if a teacher got involved, the other party would strike ruthlessly.

All around, the other students and teachers looked toward Zhang Qingsi, mocking him.

Zhang Qingsi's face turned to Paleness; at this moment, he didn't dare say a word and hurriedly ran away.