Chapter 42 (1/2)

Book 1 - What Is A Genius

Chapter 42 - The Secret Exchange.

Translated by: toomuchnoob

In the sky, the spa.r.s.ely spread stars s.h.i.+ned, seeming like resonant teardrops which were about to fall.

He Yiming left the celebration and roamed in the Cheng residence. He was astonished by the fact that the area occupied by the Cheng Residence was not the slightest bit less than that of the He family.

It should be known that the He family resided under the feet of mountains outside the county town, whereas the Cheng Residence was situated inside the county town.

One outside and the other inside although seemed identical in terms of area, in terms of true worth, the difference was akin to that of heaven and earth.

He Yiming deeply sighed. He was quite moved. Although He family was able to rise quickly relying on their martial strength, in terms of wealth, they couldn’t even begin to compare with the Cheng family.

After walking for a short while, the people around him became exceedingly spa.r.s.e before he unexpectedly encountered a high wall.

Shaking his head, He Yiming bitterly smiled and was about to leave when his ears vaguely caught onto something. Subsequently, he lowered his body, and like a racc.o.o.n, quietly and breathlessly, rushed behind the bunch of rocks nearby.

His movements were extremely nimble. Even his clothes were stuck to his body as he moved. Even if he had moved quicker, no sound would have been produced.

Just as he had properly hidden, a figure appeared on the wall.

The individual only revealed his head as he looked around for a few moments. Spotting no one keeping watch nearby, he nimbly jumped over.

He Yiming watched the man through the gap between the rocks.

The man was wearing a black, skin-tight outfit, but his face was not covered. However, his face was completely unfamiliar. He Yiming had never seen it before.

However, after witnessing the recent actions of the man, He Yiming couldn’t help but become extremely curious.

Going by the influence of the Cheng family in the county town, could there still be a thief that was planning to rob them? This seemed rather inconceivable.

To He Yiming, although Cheng family’s martial strength seemed dull, in any case, the Cheng family represented the power of the authorities. Even the stupidest of the thief would not dare to eye them.

As He Yiming thought up to this point, he immediately gave up on arresting this man, and instead curled up his body even more. He wished to see for himself the reason behind this man’s visit.

Sure enough, that man after coming down didn’t leave immediately, and instead quickly hid in a dark corner.

As He Yiming evaluated the position where that man had concealed himself, he couldn’t help but feel ashamed.

That position was a truly good spot for hiding, and his position behind rockery was far incomparable to it.

After a short while, the man still had not made any movements but He Yiming was feeling somewhat impatient. True that he came outside to escape from the festive atmosphere inside, but he couldn’t remain outside too long. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to avoid a harsh scolding.

He was calculating in his heart if he should capture that man and interrogate. It seemed a much better option than foolishly waiting.

However, as soon as he made up his mind to act, he heard sounds of approaching footsteps.

Feeling slightly excited, he immediately stopped.

A figure could be seen approaching in staggering steps. The smell of alcohol could be smelled from afar, and from the footsteps of this man, it seemed that this man could crumble down any instant. Clearly, this man was completely drunk.

He Yiming glanced at the man’s face and immediately recognized the man’s ident.i.ty.

This man was actually the Xu family’s member who had been behind Xu Xiangci and Xu Right. However, according to his eldest brother, this man was not a core member of the Xu family, but a sponger whom Xu family had managed to attract.

The reason He Yiming remembered him so clearly was because the former’s stature was exceedingly pet.i.te. He was not taller than He Yiming despite being a fully-grown man. An individual with such a stature was naturally quite eye-catching. In fact, one would find hard to forget such a person.

In Tian Luo country, every clan would not only just raise their young disciples with utmost care but would also try to attract people with appropriate strength. Although such people had many t.i.tles, they were basically Spongers.

Of course, truly significant people would never come to a small, insignificant area such as Tai Cang county. In the county, the people attracted by the three influential families were only the cultivators at the fifth layer or below.

Once one’s Internal Energy reached the sixth layer, his status immediately would increase by hundred folds and he would immediately leave the county to look for better employers in other regions.

He family didn’t attract any spongers and relied on the servants trained inside the family itself to be their primary battle strength. However, rarely would a servant raised inside the family yield quality results in the Internal Energy cultivation. The third layer was already the limit for them. Furthermore, only about twenty in every hundred reached the third layer.

It was not that He family didn’t wish to attract spongers, but the family’s foundation was too shallow and didn’t have the resources to support these spongers.