Chapter 351: Compulsory Face-Slapping (1/2)
”Haiz.”
Still being sleepy, Miaomiao dragged his feet, plodding toward the boulder.
Many failed candidates mocked and booed Miaomiao as the latter's lazy attitude insulted their hard work and their dedication.
One of them was a 20-year-old 3rd-stage cultivator, who managed to score 501 points and barely passed the first exam. He checked Miaomiao's cultivation base and laughed.
”I've been receiving guidance from a senior inner disciple for 3 years, and I learned the nature of this test! It's not about your cultivation base, but it's the efficiency and the purity of one's Qi and Essence. The point judges one's Qi quality and efficiency. Any moron that hasn't opened and cleaned their meridians properly is doomed to fail!”
The other successful candidate, who was also a 3rd-stage cultivator, also chimed in, ”Correct! I was born with 72 meridian channels, and I only scored 572 points! I've seen many 4th-stage cultivators hit that boulder, but nine-tenth of them failed. It's not about the cultivation base, it's about one's foundation and true potential!”
”Hahaha! This fellow Daoist is correct. Most young 4th-stage cultivators are silkpants brats that got their power by consuming a lot of pills. Those people registered for the exam through the casino, so what did you expect? They're just a bunch of spoiled wastrels from rich families. None of them worked as hard as us!”
The crowd gazed at the two men in admiration as they agreed with their statements. They praised and saluted them while they looked at Miaomiao and Gan Ning in disdain.
Miaomiao ignored all the cliché comments as he had been busy daydreaming, thinking about the eyebrow-twitching moments and the white tiger's complications.
As Miaomiao's feet were slow, Gan Ning cut the line and stood before the assessment boulder. He had been wanting to try it once, but he always failed to attend the examination event as he always overslept or forgot about the exam date.
”Let me try first! I've been wanting to do this!”
Without waiting for Miaomiao or the elder's approval, Gan Ning gathered his yang essence into his right fist and punched it with all his might.
The impact caused a loud bang, and dust was blown by the wind.
The result was shown a second later.
2,108
”…”
The crowd fell into silence, looking at the score in disbelief. The know-it-all critics earlier rubbed their eyes twice, doubting the result and their eyesight.
The score was higher than the requirement, which was enough to prove Gan Ning's status.
Upon seeing his score, Gan Ning burst into laughter, ”Holy crap! Boss. Look at my score! I didn't know I'm this strong. I'm probably a real genius.”
He didn't forget to peer at the two esteemed cultivators, who had insulted Miaomiao and Gan Ning. He smirked and flipped a finger, gesturing them to go screw themselves.
Miaomiao smirked and raised his eyebrows, looking at the score and the elder's reaction. As he had expected, the two supervisors widened their eyes and stared at Gan Ning in astonishment.
'Yeah, that's how the soon-to-be great general's strength should be. A counterpart of a great general is supposed to be special!'
Miaomiao wasn't surprised. Still, he was proud of the noisy dude.
”Good work. Now, back off. It's my turn.”
Gan Ning leaped to the side, opening the path for Miaomiao.
Unfortunately, someone from the crowd jumped up and landed before Miaomiao, cutting the line. He cupped his fist and bowed to Gan Ning.
He was a short man, whose height was merely 150cm. His disproportion face and two upper front teeth, extended out of his mouth, making his face similar to a mouse.
”This junior is Yuan Yin, the son of Yuan Shu! I would like to extend my invitation to you, sir! Please visit my father's manor, so we can have some tea and discuss our dao. Also, could I know the name of the esteemed senior?”
This person was rude. Not only did he cut the queue, but he also ignored Miaomiao and attempted to recruit Gan Ning. Moreover, the name of this man's father sounded familiar.
He had YUAN as his surname.
Yuan Shu and Yuan Yin
Miaomiao, as a Romance of the Three Kingdoms fan and a Chinese, knew these names by heart as they appeared in both school history books and the novel.
Yuan Shu was a half-brother of Yuan Shao, aka Yuan Shaoqing in this world. In Miaomiao's world, this man found Zhong Dynasty amid the civil war, but his forces got owned by Sun Ce and Cao Cao later on.
Still, the relationship between Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao made this family interesting. Even though they were relatives, Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao competed with each other after Dong Zhuo had been killed by Lu Bu. Both men played big roles in sowing the chaos throughout that period by inciting nearby warlords to attack their brother's forces, which resulted in hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians being killed.
Miaomiao grinned as he found Yuan Yin, the son of Yuan Shu, obnoxiously cute. He wondered what the Yuan Clan was up to when the thorn of Yuan Shaoqing was here.
'Okay, what's this fool planning? Should I let it slide, or should I intervene?'
Miaomiao was finally sobered. He stepped back and watched this drama unfold.
Meanwhile, the corner of Gan Ning's face twitched as he disliked the no-name man from the Yuan Clan. He waved his hand to shoo the short ratman.
”I'm busy, and I don't need to tell you my name! Now, scram and let my lord take the test! You're on the way!”
Yuan Yin's face distorted in anger, but he swallowed his pride and receded, ”This junior shall withdraw. If you happen to change your mind, please contact me.”
”Who cares? Now, go. Shoo! Shoo!”
”…”
Yuan Yin clicked his tongue and glanced at Miaomiao. Before he left, he turned to the boulder and sent a palm strike at it.
BOOM
The boulder was knocked back by a millimeter, and the score shocked the crowd once more.
1,271
Yuan Yin revealed his cultivation base of the 3rd-stage, but his power output was a lot stronger than common cultivators.
The ratman glanced at his score and humbly bowed toward the two supervising elders, after which he walked down from the platform with his arms crossing behind his back.
The demeanor of the ratman looked impressive from the onlooker's perspective. Even the two elders nodded in admiration.
”Yuan Yin from the Yuan Clan, pass!”
The crowd cheered and praised Yuan Yin. Even the two critics earlier gave the ratman a thumbs up.
”See? See that? That's the power of someone who has been threading their foundation carefully! I sensed a great amount of yang Qi from that palm strike just now! It was so pure and pristine that put that brute's power earlier to shame! That was Qi's power, not ESSENCE, yet it was so destructive!”
”Yeah, that's the genius from the prestigious Yuan Clan for you. Not only they are strong alchemists, but their descendants are also talented cultivators! I doubt anyone can display the power of pure Qi like that! Oh, right. I doubt this ”Boss” of that guy can put a dent in that boulder. I bet he will hurt himself. Look at his pretty face and fair skin! He should be ashamed to be born as a man. Someone like him belongs in a brothel, selling his ass and rod for those ugly grandmas!”