496 An unmistakable 36E (1/2)
”Why? Is Seven Duke Wolf planning on stepping beyond his authority to interfere with the two-faction collective training? It looks like I'll need to find time to have tea with Seven Duke Wolf and have a chat?”
The red-goateed old man's eyes narrowed slightly. His eyes suddenly turned as sharp as a sword.
The man in shades immediately jumped in fright. For the great man in front of him to 'have tea' or 'chat', it would cause reverberations throughout China once again despite how lightly he put it.
He hurriedly said, ”Sorry, sir. I didn't make it clear! Ye Youtian may have been a wolf cub of Seven Duke Wolf, but he has already broken away! His participation in the collective training selection and his final entry has nothing to do with Seven Duke Wolf!”
The red-goateed old man gave a nonchalant glance at the man in shades and said, ”Is it so easy for the Seven Duke Wolf's wolf cub to break away?”
The man in shades nodded in reply, ”With Seven Duke Wolf's style, he would rather slaughter a worthless wolf cub than let it go. Although Ye Youtian is a progeny of the Ye family, his talent is rather ordinary when compared to Heartless Ye and his sister. That sly old fox of the Ye family has already disavowed him. So logically speaking, Ye Youtian has no way of escaping Seven Duke Wolf's clutches. But strangely, the Mù family had produced fifteen kilograms of glass coral in exchange for Ye Youtian's life.”
”Fifteen kilograms of glass corals? That isn't a small amount.”
The red-goateed old man asked, ”Why would the Mù family do so?”
His subordinate glanced at the information and an odd expression suffused his face. He whispered, ”According to our investigations, it was not the Mù family trying to protect Ye Youtian. Instead, it's the oldest daughter of the Mù family, Mù Hongyi, who secretly stole fifteen kilograms of glass coral from the Mù family's treasure vault. Apparently, Mù Hongyi had done so...for eros...”
”Eros!?”
The red-goateed old man lowered his head and glanced at the distant Ye Jiaquan and said with a fuming smile, ”Are you kidding me?”
”Sir, you misunderstand!”
The man in shades panicked in horror as he hurriedly explained, ”Si... Your Excellency, you are mistaken. The reason of eros was done so by Mù Hongyi not because of the ugly looking Ye Youtian but because of Chen Lingcun's brother, Chen Duqu. Mù Hongyi has been pursuing Chen Duqu for five whole years to no avail. It recently seemed to bear some fruit and after knowing that Chen Lingcun wanted to protect Ye Youtian, Mù Hongyi immediately stole fifteen kilograms of glass coral to give to Chen Lingcun. She claimed that it was 'one of the dowries of your sister-in-law'... In short, it's because Chen Lingcun wanted to save Ye Youtian.”
The red-goateed old man cursed angrily, ”Punk, can't you directly say the last sentence? Must you tell such a complicated story? Instead, you missed a salient point—Why would Chen Lingcun save Ye Youtian?”
The man in shades gave an embarrassed smile and said, ”Yes, Si... Ahem. Because of Seven Duke Wolf's orders from before, Ye Youtian had taken on the alias of Ye Jiaquan and infiltrated Gaia. He had accidentally exposed his identity during Gaia and Zeus's battle exchange. According to our information, Ye Youtian and Chen Lingcun happen to be rookies of Gaia's Annihilation division this year. Chen Lingcun might have saved Ye Youtian mainly because of their good relationship in Gaia. As for Ye Youtian participating in the selection, it is likely that he had done so to accompany Chen Lingcun. It was unexpected that he would enter the top ten...”
When the red-goateed old man heard those words, he mused, ”Gaia again? If I didn't remember wrong, Shi Xiaobai that has caused quite a stir recently is also from Gaia?”
The man in shades said with a nod, ”It's not only Shi Xiaobai. Mu Yuesheng, Wen Hezheng, and Kevin on the organization collective training's name list are Gaia rookies as well. Although Wen Hezheng and Kevin's qualifications are still being discussed at a meeting, it is unlikely that Azure Emperor Jiang would change a rule he set easily, considering his personality. As such, including the two from the academic faction, out of the twenty people for the two-faction collective training, it is possible that six of the rookies come from Gaia or were formerly Gaia rookies... Something might be amiss with this matter...”
”Somewhat interesting.”
The red-goateed old man sucked at his cigar and said, ”Gaia was a powerhouse in the hero faction three decades ago but it has waned in recent years, eventually becoming second-rate. If not for One-Pun and Hisith holding up the organization, they would have been devoured by the seven major organizations who are coveting 'Gaia's heritage'. Who knew that they would cause such a stir this time. Could it be a dead cat bounce?”
The man in shades closed in and repressed his voice and asked, ”Is there a need to send Dragon team to investigate it thoroughly?”
”There's no need,” said the red-goateed old man with a shake of his head. ”I had some ties with Gaia in the past, so I'll let it pass.”
”Yes!”
The man in shades did not dare speak further. He had no right to sway something the chief had decided.
While the duo was discussing the matter, the host had already finished introducing Ye Jiaquan. He had even rushed to introduce the remaining two people who appeared.
”Lu Hu and Zhan Peng...”
The man in shades hurriedly introduced the last two rookies.
And in the stadium, the host had already left. The yellow-browed elder that had left the stadium silently walked out once again. With the microphone in hand, he spoke slowly with a thick northeastern accent, but whatever he said was dry and uninteresting about the expedition.
The old principal of Peihua University had looked rather impressive when he appeared but once he began giving a speech, his awe immediately diminished. The audience was also rendered speechless but they did not dare express it on their faces.
However, the red-goateed old man cursed without fear, ”For Peihua University to dare get Illiterate Wen be its principal, it will be doomed sooner or later.”
The moment the red-goateed old man said those words, the yellow-browed elder immediately cast his gaze over. Despite only pausing on him for a second, it made the man in shades break out in cold sweat. He could not help but shrink his neck back in fear.
A banter between great figures was not something a tiny shrimp like him could withstand, even if it was a gaze!
At that moment, the red-goateed old man said suddenly, ”Why are there only nine?”
The yellow browed elder had already begun his shoddy speech but there were only nine rookies present—Chen Lingcun, Mù Yaotian, Princess Xiao Xiao, Zhu Shiye, Wei Long, Petite Yu, Ye Jiaquan, Lu Hu, and Zhan Peng.
The man in shades faltered for a moment before he immediately said, ”Bunny Cao is missing...”
The old man asked, ”Why isn't Bunny Cao here?”
His subordinate said with a placative smile, ”I...I do not know... Bunny Cao had finished the finals half an hour ago. It doesn't make sense for her lack of attendance...”
The red-goateed old man shot a glance at the man in shades before extinguishing his cigar. He placed the remaining bit into the pocket on his chest before saying, ”Then, let's go back.”
”Yes!”
The man in shades hurriedly nodded. With the participation of old Principal Wen in the expedition ceremony that followed, it would probably become rather 'uninteresting'. It was equivalent to going through the boring motions and there was indeed no value to watching it any further.
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