Chapter 21: The Definition of Genius (2/2)

“Put your clothes on as fast as possible and disappear in three minutes! Many people are still waiting in line outside! Why haven’t you started putting on your pants yet? How long do you plan on dangling that thing in front of me? You think it’s big? If it doesn’t disappear from my sight within thirty seconds, I will cut it off, soak it in formalin, and put it on my desk as a decoration!”

Although Qianye had already seen a lot in the Yellow Springs Training Camp, he was still completely defeated by this demon on earth. Putting on his clothes faster than he ever had in his life, he escaped in a hurry.

When Qianye fled from the hospital, he suddenly had a bizarre thought. Why hadn’t he asked that beautiful demon for her contact information?

The moment that Qianye thought that, he startled himself. He wasn’t certain whether or not he had stayed in the training camp too long. Having left so suddenly, even his mental processes were currently somewhat off.

Just when Qianye walked out from the inner barracks, he saw Shi Yan, who had been waiting for him all along.

Seeing Qianye, the man who was normally as silent as a rock grinned as he laughed, then slapped Qianye’s shoulder. “Nicely done, kid!”

Qianye instantly felt confused.

Shi Yan slapped himself in the head. “Ah! Look how forgetful I’ve become! You got accepted by Red Scorpion!”

“Red Scorpion?” Qianye didn’t immediately realize what that meant. He carefully recalled the names of the special corps that were recruiting this time around. There didn’t seem to be any lower or mid ranked corps named Red Scorpion, and there also weren’t any upper ranked corps with that name.

Suddenly, Qianye’s heart throbbed intensely, moving to the extent that he kind of stuttered, “Y-you’re talking about that Red Scorpion?”

“Exactly! That Red Scorpion. The Red Scorpion Corps that has always ranked in the Empire’s top five!”

Qianye held his breath. An immense amount of joy had entirely overwhelmed him! He never expected that he would be able to join either of the two top-notch elite corps, Broken Winged Angel or Red Scorpion. His performance in the origin power test couldn’t be considered all that great, after all. Twenty cycles of origin tide was just the minimum prerequisite.

“You will need to check in at Red Scorpion’s headquarters three days from now. The time frame’s a little tight, but that should be enough for one night of preparation. Let’s go, I’ll take you out to drink!”

Shi Yan was excited to the point that he seemed like a different person than normal, immediately dragging Qianye out of the camp. Just as the two were taking a few steps out of the exit, Wei Potian came out of nowhere and blocked Qianye’s way.

Qianye sized Wei Potian up from head to toe with a somewhat strange expression and suddenly asked, “Do you like getting beaten up?”

Wei Potian was trying to look cool by crossing his arms over his chest, and his expression immediately became astonishing when he heard what Qianye said. He even felt the urge to puke blood. Qianye’s expression, however, was entirely serious, and he did not seem like he was ridiculing or teasing Wei Potian.

Even though they have only met very briefly, Wei Potian had roughly figured out Qianye’s temperament. Qianye clearly had actual suspicions about that, and was especially blunt about them.

That was what really drove Wei Potian mad!

“Lin Qianye! I’ve been chosen by Broken Winged Angel. At this examination, I’m the only one who joined Broken Winged Angel!” Wei Potian boasted.

Qianye smiled. “And? Do you want to go another round? From my perspective, you just like to get beaten up.”

The color of Wei Potian’s face was green at times and red at others as he spoke angrily, “If you have what it takes, let’s change the way in which we compete! Come, come, come… true men are also heroes of liquor. Tonight, let’s compete over how much we can drink. How about it? Do you dare?”

“What else do you have to lose?” Qianye wasn’t impressed.

His voice one octave higher than it usually was, Wei Potian shouted, “If I lose, I’ll immediately undo my belt!”

Once these words were spoken, the entire area around them suddenly went quiet! The movement of the bustling crowd seemed to become a beat slower as everyone focused all kinds of odd looks onto Wei Potian.

A few men with brawny bodies and masculine faces became interested in Wei Potian, their gazes full of lust A few young men with fair skin even threw sultry glances at Wei Potian.

Qianye was momentarily speechless. Thanks to Wei Potian, he had also become the center of attention.

The corner of Shi Yan’s mouth twitched slightly. The number of times that his expression had changed today was probably greater than it had in the past year. His gaze fell onto the insignia on Wei Potian’s belt buckle, and he instantly recognized it as the insignia of the direct line of Far East Wei clan. He also discovered that Qianye had something on his neck that he didn’t have before—a necklace with an eagle’s head inscribed on the plate.

Connecting this with the bet that Wei Potian had proposed, Shi Yan vaguely understood the sequence of events.

The Wei clan was a large aristocratic family with a long history and tradition. They came from the far east, having intermarried with the Jadestone Wang clan for generations. Their forces and influence permeated two provinces. The Wei family was neither close to nor distant from Lin Xitang. There weren’t many friendly ties, nor were there any grievances. Concerning this kind of rich and powerful family, even if one were unable to become allies with them, they should at the very least avoid becoming their enemy.

“Let’s get out of here first!” Shi Yan promptly dragged Qianye away, rapidly leaving the scene that had such a strange atmosphere.

Once night fell, Shi Yan took Qianye to a bar in the city. Not long after they sat down, Wei Potian suddenly appeared without being invited.

He brutishly sat facing Qianye, slapping the table forcefully and shouting, “Lin Qianye! Did you think that I wouldn’t be able to find you if you hid here? My Wei family has quite a few people in the city of Xiangyang.”

“Just what exactly are you trying to do?”