Chapter 164: Has The Demon King Fled?
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Sixth ranked mystical flame!
Eight Waste Destruction Flame!
When Xu Que saw this, he nearly fell back from the chair he was resting on.
He had struck it rich! This mystical flame was ranked sixth in terms of strengths. It could only be purchased from the system store for 10,000 act tough points!
Apart from being extremely powerful, it has a special ability as well!
[Eight Waste Destruction Flame]:Adapted from the series, Fight Breaks Spheres/Battle Through The Heavens, this is the most powerful flame belonging to the Yan Clan. After successive generations of forging this mystical flame, it has reached a fiery spiritual stage where it can no longer be altered. It can however transform into a huge pair of flaming wings, increasing flight speed!
Based on the introduction of this mystical flames, it was very obvious that its main strength resided in the fact that it was able to conjure a huge pair of flaming wings!
It can be said that when Xu Que uses these wings, along with his current movement speed, his flight speed would be unrivalled!
"Hahaha! Looks like my fortunes turned good! Indeed, this mystery bag didn't disappoint!" Xu Que was so elated that one might mistake him for a crazed man. Using his thoughts, he inducted the Eight Waste Destruction Flame into his body.
Boom!
Xu Que instantly felt intense heat radiate across his body. When he looked down, he saw a black mystical fire appear within his dantian region!
The new mystical flame joined the Bone Chilling Flame and the Molten Green Lotus as the three mystical flames swirled within his dantian. Each of these flames occupied a particular region and would never interfere with each other.
Considering the safety aspects of deploying his wings within the house, Xu Que decided not to do it here since he was in no rush to test it out. He then scanned the items within his inventory and noticed another new item!
It was one of the items he had received from the mystery bag, "300 Tang Poems"!
[300 Tang Poems] : Item cannot be sold. This book contains the vast collection of poems composed during the Tang dynasty. The Tang dynasty was well known for their poetic abilities even up till today, having achieved the pinnacle of poem recital during that time. This volume includes the works from Li Bai, Du Fu, Wang Wei, Li Shan Yin and other great composers!"
"Fuck!"
After reading the introduction, Xu Que's lips curled upwards.
So this was truly just an ordinary book of poems.
Since they were just an ordinary collection of poems, why did you include it within the mystery gift bag?
Tell me, can this volume of poems combine together with any mystical flames?
Look, other people received useful gifts "300 Children Songs"from Journey to the West. The title of both books are even similar. But that book can be taken apart and put together to form the great sanskrit scriptures!"
"Forget it. At least I gained by acquiring the expensive Eight Waste Destruction Flames. That would give me another way to act tough!"
At last, Xu Que ejected himself from the system store and consoled himself after seeing the book he received. At this point, he no longer had to mood to open more gift bags!
After receiving the Eight Waste Destruction Flames, he was extremely glad. But seeing the volume on Tang Poems dampened his mood significantly. Once again, he felt like luck wasn't on his side today and he felt like he had finished using up his luck of the day. Hence, he decided to stop wasting time and open the remaining bags another time.
"Whoosh!"
Xu Que then stood up from the chair and started packing his items. When he was done, he stood right before the empty room;and stroked his chin as if he was deep in thought.
"If I leave without saying a word, that might not be too good. But if I tell them that I'm leaving, they won't let me leave. Besides, they will even call me Dirty Demon King again. Hm… forget it. I shall leave some words!" He whispered to himself as if he had finally arrived at a decision. But what should he write?
As it will be his final words of farewell and as the current supreme leader of the Heavenly Explosion Faction, he had to leave words with dignity as well as character.
After pondering over what to write for almost half a day, Xu Que had a flash of inspiration.
With a turn of his hand, he retrieved an entire bunch of Star Miscanthus. Using the pointed tail end of the plant, he lit it up creating sparkles all around the room. He then started writing large words across the white washed walls.
Before long, he had finished writing several lines of words. Upon examination of these words, Xu Que nodded his head in satisfaction. At the same time, he hesitated for a second before retrieving a piece of paper and wrote more words onto the paper.
At last, when he was finished, he retrieved a spell token from his system inventory and placed it atop the letter.
This spell token was the Divinatory Thousand Swords Spell!
With the nine God Powered Cannons, along with this Divinatory Thousand Swords Spell, this tribe would be able to defend itself even if the entire horde of demonic beasts returned.
This was his last responsibility as the Shaman Demon King.
Afterall, he's like the wind. He wanted the entire world… No! He wanted the entire universe to watch him act tough. How could he be tied down to such a small tribe for all his life?
He had to leave regardless of his attachment.
Besides, leaving a mark that indicated he had been here was extremely befitting of a man like him!
On the cover letter which he had written were the words, "Su Ling'er my dear!"
"Chiya!"
Seeing that the sky had just begun to turn bright, Xu Que pushed open the door to his room.
It was early in the morning and a gentle breeze blew across, chilling him as he left.
The entire Sky Demon Tribe stronghold was extremely quiet. Everyone was still sleeping after having a long night of drinking. Some people were within their own houses cultivating. Hence, nobody was on the streets!
"Whew! Goodby then, Sky Demon Tribe!" Xu Que exhaled before walking over to the cave which was filled with protective enchantments. After taking several turns expertly, he walked out and arrived at a forest.
Looking up at the clear skies, Xu Que's lips curled into a smile. The Eight Waste Destruction Flames flickered within his dantian before transforming into boundless energy and filled his meridians.
"Boom!"
At the next instant, a pair of black-colored flames formed behind his back. Each of column of flame was taller than him and was extremely hot. The columns then transformed into a large pair of flaming wings!
These flaming wings were strangely black and looked like they were smoke. The heat radiating out from the black flames were so strong that the air around the flames were swirling around and were filled with immense power!
Xu Que thought something within his head before one of his flaming wings fanned a huge gust of wind.
Controlling these wings felt extremely natural to him as if he had been born with them and had lived with wings all his life.
With a loud "boom", Xu Que's wings started to move before he shot up into the sky like a cannonball.
As he soared in the skies, his shadow on the ground became nothing more than a small black dot as he disappeared into the skies.
Xu Que was only discovered to have left on the second day in the morning.
Su Xiao Qi knocked on his door and realized that there wasn't any replies. She then kicked the door open.
When she walked into the room, she saw that the walls were lined with several squiggly and ugly looking words. After she had read those words, she remained rooted to the ground, unsure of what to do.
At the next moment, her eyes turned wet as she shouted out loudly, "Darned monkey! This cursed monkey!" She then hurriedly rushed out of the house to report the matter to Su Ling'er.
When Su Ling'er and the rest of the elders had heard the news, they hurriedly rushed into Xu Que's room and were stumped as well.
"The Demon King, his majesty… Has left?"
"Why?"
"Did he go off to handle something urgent?"
"Why didn't he say goodbye?"
Everyone's faces turned grim. What was happening?
When the entire race was in danger and were caught between life and death, the Shaman Demon King remained by our sides. He single handedly defeated the evil Beast King and thwarted his plans to kill us without ever thinking of backing down.
Now that we are victorious, why did he left?
Chapter 165: It's Time For Me To Showcase My True Acting Tough Skills!
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Run away?
That's only something losers and failures would do!
But he's our powerful and awesome Shaman Demon King, his majesty. He clearly won the war for us, so why was there a need to run away?
Everyone present were thrown into confusion. When they looked up, they could see the few lines of scribbles he had left behind. He had used the Star Miscanthus to write those words and thus the writings on the wall were glimmering. To them, the splendor and magnificence of the Shaman Demon King was the same as these words on the wall.
After carefully looking at the words left behind, someone started reading it out aloud.
Farewell Once Again, Sky Demon Tribe.
Author: Heavenly Explosion Faction's Great Sage Equal To Heaven, King of Demons Sun Wu Kong
Gently, I take my leave,
Just as I have gently came;
I gently wave my hands,
And bid farewell to the western clouds.
The golden willow by the river banks,
Is the bride to the setting sun,
The reflection on the surface of the river,
Shall forever live in my memories…"
Up to this point, someone exclaimed, "It's a farewell poem!"
However…
Something seemed off about it!
An old man frowned as he spoke out, "The golden willow by the river bank? There aren't any golden willow trees planted along our rivers!"
"And also the western clouds! I've been living here for 710 years but I've never seen clouds looming over the west?" Yet another old cultivator spoke out after thinking.
"Right! And also… Bride of the setting sun! Who was he speaking of? It can't be that the Shaman Demon King wants a concubine for himself right?" Someone else then asked in shock.
As soon as these words were spoken, Su Ling'er blushed a deep shade of red and looked down in embarrassment. Her heart was coyly scolding, "This silly monkey, he's always so inappropriate. Even after becoming the Shaman Demon King, he's still this way…"
"Good poem! What a good poem! He's painted such a lovely picture of our tribe domains, even though we all know it's so hideous that birds won't even come here to shit…"
"The Demon King's ability to express himself in poetry is absolutely incredible!"
"Wait a second! Have you seen the title of the poem? Farewell again Sky Demon Tribe? Again? Has the Shaman Demon King left us once before?"
"Not necessarily! I've always felt like the Shaman Demon King looked extremely familiar and intimate. As if I've seen him in my dreams…" A demonic human with the body of a peacock spoke out in between blushes.
"Shameless! Kong Xiao Jiu, you actually fantasized about the Shaman Demon King in your dreams?" Someone else asked and scolded him.
"I... I'm a male!" Kong Xiao Jiu replied indignantly before a look of stubborness flashed across his eyes, "In my next life, I shall become a female peacock and then… I shall be a concubine to the Shaman Demon King!"
Everyone remained silent as they pondered the meaning of the poem before breaking out in animated discussion. They were talking about how the Shaman Demon King had such wondrous literary talents.
Su Ling'er still carried a strange expression on her face. When she walked to the table, she saw a letter under the spell marker!
He had written the letter to her!
She started to open the letter slowly.
'Ling'er, this Great Sage is going to save the world! I shall leave the race to you. With this Divinatory Thousand Swords Spell, you will be safe. Remember! You owe me a favor. When I return, I definitely will cook noodles for you. Wait for me!'
'Yours sincerely, a man who's like the wind, Sun Wu Kong!'
When Su Ling'er read the last line, her face turned a deep shade of red. When she saw the way he ended the letter by referring to himself as 'a man who's like the wind' she let out a giggle.
All her memories of their time together flashed in her head.
When they first met, he was just a red butt monkey not worthy of a second glance.
The next memory that flashed in her head was of him saying. "Be good, little rabbit", and the way his face softened when he was trying to calm Xiao Yu down.
When he was refining pills, Su Ling'er recalled that confident expression on his face along with his passion for alchemy. She almost fainted as her heart melted, recalling him that way once more.
During the Lightning Tribulations, he displayed his valiant and heroic side along with his comical side when he chased after the lightning clouds.
When the Beast King assaulted them, it was him who stayed behind and vanquished the Beast King single handedly. In fact, it seemed like the Infant Transformation leader wasn't a match for him at all.
And now, he had finally left. He was exactly how he described himself, a man like the wind.
He had left quietly just as he had came quietly. With a wave of his sleeves, he didn't leave with the clouds, but…
He left with her heart.
…
At the same time, Xu Que had been travelling for an entire day using his terrifying looking flaming wings heading towards the Imperial City.
Originally, he was about six or seven days away from the city but with this pair of fiery wings, after travelling for just a day and a night, he could already see the Imperial City from where he was.
Looking through the fluffy clouds ahead of him, he could tell that the entire city wasn't that huge. It was the size of a dozen football fields. The streets were wide and spacious and was clearly bustling with activity. He could also see that the topmost part of the Imperial Palace was glowing splendidly with gold rays of light. In addition, a certain powerful aura radiated from it.
The palace looked like it had hundreds or maybe even thousands of rooms!
Just looking at the Imperial Palace was enough to make anyone sigh in amazement!
Afterall, this was the Imperial City of the Fire Nation. Xu Que's inherited memories from the previous owner meant that he was extremely familiar with this place and yet this was the place which brought him the most heartache.
Today, he finally returned with the motivation to revive Xiao Rou and to seek revenge upon the Fire Nation to quench his anger!
"Heh... I wonder if the Flaming Sun Princess and Zi Xian managed to retrieve the map of the Fire Nation's Imperial Tombs or have they already betrayed me?"
Xu Que stopped in midair and whispered to himself.
Several seconds later, a smile appeared on his face. He then called out for the system in his head, "System, cancel the effects of my Disguise Puppet and restore my original body. I wish to keep this particular Human Skinned Mask in my inventory for future use!"
"Ding! The Disguise Puppet effect has been cancelled!"
Whoosh!
Xu Que's body was then enveloped in a bright ray of light.
At the next moment, he was once again a young and dashing man in his black robes. At this point, he was on the road leading up to Imperial City.
Just before he entered the city, he chose to wear the Human Skinned Mask of Hu Ge. He then took a short walk around the to see if he had been betrayed.
(T/N : Reminder: Xu Que called himself Hua Wu Que while he was wearing the mask of Hu Ge and had used this same appearance when he met the Flaming Sun Princess and Zi Xuan earlier in the novel.)
If Zi Xuan and the Flaming Sun Princess had given him up, there would be posters all around the city with his face on it. Not using any disguise would lead to someone to discover his identity and recognize him.
If nobody recognized him, that would be more convenient. Still, he decided to wear the mask of Hu Ge anyway and walked into the city.
Thinking up to this point, Xu Que smiled as he walked around, ready to attract the attentions of anyone who would notice him.
Just as he was thinking of this, he saw a tea shop up ahead which was packed with people. In the midst of the crowd, he saw a young man and woman who looked very refined and educated as if they belonged to a renowned sect!
"Ai, I wonder why all these people are gathering within this tea shop?" Xu Que's eyes gleamed as he spoke.
If he had been betrayed, the commoners probably wouldn't recognize him. But this pair of lofty looking young man and woman would probably recognize him.
Besides, with so many people congregated within the tea shop, something big must be happening.
Xu Que kept his hands behind his back as he looked up to the sky at a 45 degrees angle and whispered, "Fuck me good. I've finally seen so many people. The more people, the better. Hahaha! It's time to showcase my true acting tough skills!"
Chapter 166: Do You Believe That I Will Scold Them?
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Xu Que walked behind a large willow tree and realized that nobody had seen him yet. He thus entered the system store and spent a single act tough point to dress himself as a student!
When he walked out from behind the tree, his entire demeanor had changed drastically.
Anyone would straight away get the impression that he was an educated, refined and elegant young man.
Soon after, Xu Que suppressed his cultivation level as well.
Afterall, the highest cultivation level in the entire group was of the Golden Core Stage, level 1. Hence, Xu Que adjusted his cultivation level to that of the Core Bearing Stage. When he was ready, he started taking large strides and wore a wide smile across his face. He fanned himself and walked over to the tea shop in a dignified manner.
"How outrageous! You… How can you spit anywhere you wish? There are so many people here and your spit has stained my shoes"!
"Where did you came from, you imbecile? You interrupted my tea drinking session. If you don't wish to die, scram now!"
All of a sudden, an argument had broken out in the tea shop.
A weak looking student had gotten involved with several brute looking men seated outside of the tea shop.
Xu Que had witnessed everything. The student was about to enter the teashop when he walked past the table. At this point, the brute coincidentally spat on the ground and had dirtied the student's shoes.
Anyone caught in such a situation would be angered for sure.
However, there were about five or six men seated by the tables. All of them were of the Core Bearing Stage. The student was alone and had an extremely low cultivation level as well. He was only of the Foundation Building stage, level 3.
When the young people within the tea shop witnessed a scene like that unfold, they all looked away and pretended not to notice anything. Some of them even gloated in the student's misfortune. It seemed like they enjoyed watching the weak get bullied.
One of the young teenagers couldn't hold his laughter in, "The Eastern College is well known for producing useless pieces of trash. To think they actually dared to send someone here. Aren't they worried they would be a butt of jokes?"
"Look at him! He's so afraid, he's going to cry. Haha!"
"Let's ignore him. After we're done with our meal, we should enter the city."
"That's right. We have to attend Madam Ya's personal party tomorrow morning. We mustn't be late!"
"Haha! We won't be the only ones attending the event. It's been said that the greatest sect throughout the five nations, Sky Incense Valley along with other powerful sects will be present as well."
"Ai, the competition is stiff! Afterall, in a few days time, the Flaming Sun Princess would choose her Prince Consort. Madam Ya's event tomorrow is just an appetizer for what's to come!"
"Since tomorrow's event is being hosted by Madam Ya, you can be sure to meet the Flaming Sun Princess there too. If anyone is able to distinguish themselves tomorrow and leave an impression on her, he would find himself in a favorable position. Afterall, it's truly a few days more before the Princess will make her decision!"
At this point, Xu Que was flabbergasted!
Madam Ya's event was a very common occurrence. But Flaming Sun Princess choosing her Prince Consort? What on earth was going on?!
Could it be that I've been betrayed?
"This… Brother, please excuse me!"
Just as Xu Que was reeling from shock, his eyes fell onto the body of the weak looking student. It was the same student who had been bullied earlier.
Xu Que's eyebrows twitched as he asked, "Do you recognize me?"
"Ah?" The student paused in shock before he shook his head, "This humble subject doesn't recognize you!"
"Look at me carefully. Look at my face... yes, this handsome looking face. Are you sure you don't recognize me?" Xu Que didn't believe him the first time and stuck his face forward for the student to get a better look.
The weak looking student took a step back before clasping his hands in a salute and forcing a bitter laugh, "Forgive this ignorant student, but how do I address you?"
"Have you heard of Hua Wu Que?" Xu Que asked suspiciously.
The student was taken aback once again but spoke politely, "Your humble subject is Tang Liu Feng. I'm a student of Eastern College but I've never heard of Hua Wu Que!"
You've never heard of the name? And you don't recognize my face?
Xu Que could finally relax. It seemed like he wasn't a wanted criminal here. But... This Flaming Sun Princess was looking for another Prince Consort? What was she trying to do?
While he was deliberating in his head, he looked at this weak looking student and his heart stirred.
"This kid looks dumb and foolish, and is quite pitiful as well. Maybe I should help him out and at the same time, find out about the recent events in the Imperial City."
When he finished deciding on what to do next, Xu Que clasped his hands in a salute, "This humble subject is Li Bai and studied in Tsinghua University!"
The weak looking student looked somewhat bewildered and confused, Tsinghua University? He's never heard of anything like that before!
At last, out of courtesy, he hurriedly clasped his hands once again, "Pleased to meet you, Brother Li. "
Xu Que eyed the table filled with those brutish looking men before looking at Tang Liu Feng and smiled, "Brother Tang, I saw that the table of men there were rude to you. Why don't I help you vent some of your anger on them? Then the pair of us can find a place to drink tea together and have a chat. How about that?"
"Ah?" Tang Liu Feng was taken aback before he hurriedly waved a hand, "There's no need Brother Li. Those men have high cultivation levels and are pretty unreasonable. We shouldn't go looking for trouble. Why not we take a walk now and find a place within the city to seat?"
"Ai, there's no rush for that!"
Xu Que waved a hand and insisted as well. He wore a mysterious looking expression as he spoke out, "We are the educated and refined lot of the nation and should watch out for each other. Your problem is my problem as well. I shall help you speak out your grievances."
"This…" Tang Liu Feng opened his mouth to speak.
However, Xu Que interrupted him, "Brother Tang, do you believe that I can go over there and scold them but they will not be angry with me? Instead, they will laugh like idiots."
"Ah? Brother Tang, you must not do that. Those men..." Tang Liu Feng stopped mid sentence, extremely startled. This refined looking man wanted to scold those brutish guys seated by the table. Didn't that mean he was itching for a beating from those men?
However, even before he could finish speaking, sounds of mockery and taunts were shouted out at the pair of them from behind.
"Hehe... where did this ignorant brat came from?"
"To associate himself with the garbage of Eastern College, it must mean that he's no better. Probably a wastrel himself!"
"I don't believe that you'd dare to scold those ruffians over there. Just a mere Core Bearing Stage. That would be equivalent to a newborn calf who's unafraid of the tiger!"
Sounds of mockeries and taunts continued ringing out.
When Xu Que and Tang Liu Feng turned their heads to look, they saw two pairs of man and women walking over slowly. They were dressed like students as well but looked extremely wealthy!
It was perfectly normal for women to appear in such situations at this time.
In this era, there were many women studying in colleges as well. In fact, there were women who held high positions in court. Afterall, the Empress of Water Nation was a woman!
To sum it up, this era emphasized more about strengths and capabilities than gender.
After meeting the two pairs of men and women, Tang Liu Feng's eyes seem to avert their gazes as he looked down, not daring to look at them. He then whispered to Xu Que, "Brother Li, we should go. These are students from Bright Saint College."
Xu Que's eyebrows twitched when he heard that. According to his memories, Bright Saint College was the college directly endorsed by the Fire Emperor. Those who could attend this college indicated that they were highly qualified and were extraordinary students. When they graduate, they would become nobilities of the nation.
Anything with relations to the Fire Emperor, Xu Que wouldn't be pleased about. Hence he smiled and shouted out, "Where did these silly playthings came from? Please scoot off to whichever hole you came from. Don't disturb me."
"You…" The few of them opened their eyes in shock and were clearly upset!
However, Xu Que had no regard for them whatsoever. He looked at Tang Liu Feng and laughed, "Brother Tang, watch closely. If I scold that group of people and they still laugh, lunch is on you."
"Ai, brother Li…" Tang Liu Feng opened his mouth.
"Keep watching!" Xu Que then turned around and walked towards the table of brutes seated down who had been taunting them.
Tang Liu Feng was left by himself with the two pairs of young men and women as their faces were filled with astonishment!
Are this kid's brains rotten? Or is he sick of living?
He actually dared to go?
Chapter 167: Curse Them 'Till They Laugh
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"Haha! This kid is doomed!" Watching the shadow of Xu Que walking over, a young man from Bright Saint College sniggered coldly.
"He did look rather refined and respectable. Looks like he's just another kid who doesn't know his place!" The young woman beside him shook her head.
Tang Liu Feng was startled. He never expected this 'brother Li Bai' to be so daring and do exactly as he said he would.
By the time he finally snapped back to his senses, Xu Que had already reached the table filled with brutes as he stared down at them.
The tough looking brutes were taken aback by this as well as they frowned.
One of them looked rather displeased, "Kid, what are you looking at?"
Xu Que gave a frown as he shook his head. He then pointed at the plate of steamed fish and growled, "That's my fish!"
Your fish?
It was such a strange statement that the brutes were startled by this before they turned upset.
"Thud!"
One of them slapped the table in rage and shouted out, "Bullshit! Are you looking for death kid? You dare to come here and cheat others for a free meal!"
The angry shout attracted the attention of almost everyone in the tea shop. Their attentions were roused as they turned their heads to look.
Tang Liu Feng stood some distance away and watched everything unfold. His emotions were in a whir and he felt extremely anxious, just like ants over a heated stove. At this point, he took a step forward, having decided to pull Xu Que away
Just as he was about to walk over, he was blocked by the young man from Bright Saint College.
"Student of Eastern College, stay out of it. That kid is obviously looking to die. Mind your own business."
"That's right. It's rare that we have such an interesting sight to watch. If you dare to ruin the experience for us, don't blame me if I get nasty on you." The pair of young men were smiling threateningly. One stood in front of Tang Liu Feng while the other stood behind.
The other pair of young women were smiling as they watched on in excitement.
Xu Que stood by the side of the table as he bent down and whispered to the brutes, "I can prove that this fish is mine. When I speak to the fish, it will reply me. If you don't believe, you can try!"
The few of them seated by the table were stumped by this.
What? Talking to a fish? Besides, isn't this a plate of steamed fish? Is this kid mentally deficient?
The few of them were about to give this strange kid a thorough thrashing and yet they noticed that everyone around was watching them. All of a sudden, they were filled with curiosity and also enjoyed the attention they were receiving from everyone.
This was a perfect opportunity for the brutes to become the talk of the town. How could they let it slip?
After exchanging glances at each other, they knew what they wanted to do next.
One of them squinted as he laughed out, "Alright then. Try it!"
Try? Try what?
Everyone around watching had no idea what was going on. From the start of the conflict to this point, they could only hear the brutes talking and didn't hear a single word of what Xu Que had said. He was speaking too softly.
Apart from the few brutes seated by the table, nobody knew what was happening. However, everyone was curious and thus continued watching.
Right at this point, Xu Que took a step back as he tensed his back and stared at the fish on the table before shouting angrily, "Screw your mom, you foolish quadriplegic! If you have the guts, you get up right now!"
"Hssss!" Everyone watching sucked in a breath of cold air.
Is this kid a retard? He's just a Core Bearing Stage and he dared to scold five other Core Bearing Stage brutes? Isn't he afraid of being beaten to death?
Tang Liu Feng was stumped as well, as he opened his eyes wide in shock. He really did dare to scold them? He's doomed. Something bad is going to happen.
The few Bright Saint College students were astonished as well as their expressions turned to one of mocking laughter.
"Pu-hahahaha!!!" The brutes by the table broke out in hilarious laughter. One of them was even pounding the table in a hilarious fit of laughter.
Tears were even rolling down their cheeks.
They didn't believe for a second that Xu Que could communicate with a fish. From the way they saw it, this kid who looked so elegant and refined was just someone with severe mental disability. He actually started cursing at a dead fish and even scolded the fish like he was actually angry with it.
Xu Que was of the same cultivation level as all of them but he had such a dignified and refined demeanor about him before all of this began. And yet he actually did something so foolish in front of everyone. These brutes started to feel extremely proud of themselves that they were receiving everyone's attention. Additionally, they were also having fun with this foolish kid.
Indeed, everyone around watching were at a loss for words as their faces revealed looks of shock.
What was going on? These few fierce looking brutes didn't get angry after someone cursed at them? And they even laughed like idiots?
What was going on?
Could it be… That these few brutes are actually idiots?
The onlookers were stumped as Tang Liu Feng and the other Bright Saint College students were appalled.
Did they see a damned ghost? That kid really scolded the brutes until they started laughing!
The entire area was silent except for the continuous laughters from the brutes. Xu Que had a hand on his hips, as the other hand pointed at the plate of steamed fish. From the perspective of everyone else, he seemed to be pointing straight at the brutes.
Before long, Xu Que then continued scolding, "Laugh, that's right. Get up and laugh in my face! Laugh until you turn into a retard!"
"Hahahaha!!!" Their laughters were renewed by Xu Que's scoldings as they looked extremely foolish.
"Your mother is a handicapped retard!"
"Hahaha!"
"Why aren't you speaking? Are you afraid of me? You cheap whore!"
"Hahaha!"
"If you have the guts, get up and beat me!"
"Hahaha!"
Seeing such a strange scene before their eyes, the onlookers were filled with question marks in their heads and were stumped.
"What magic is that little brother using? It's fantastic!"
"It's too strong! He could actually curse someone and make them laugh uncontrollably. I'm guessing it's a sort of strange spell which had been lost through the ages!"
"Right, it must be a spell which is able to control the emotions of people. We have to be careful not be enchanted by him!"
The people within the tea shop broke out in hushed discussions. Their faces were filled with wary and severity.
Tang Liu Feng and the other Bright Saint College students were utterly shocked. They still couldn't figure out how Xu Que managed to do something like that, it was too powerful!
At this point, Xu Que had started to tire from the harsh scolding as he exhaled loudly. He then bent down and whispered to the brutes once more, "Sorry for disturbing the few of you. Looks like I've recognized the wrong fish. When you're free one day, come down to Bright Saint College and I shall treat you to lunch! Farewell!"
When the few brutes heard this the smiles on their faces froze.
Bright Saint College? Looks like this kid is somebody and we cannot mess with him!
The few of them hurriedly stopped laughing and politely clasped their hands in salutes, "Safe travels younger brother!"
"Eh, there's no need to walk me off!"
Xu Que then nodded his head before turning around to leave. Under the the watchful eyes of everyone, he walked towards Tang Liu Feng. The view of him walking away pridefully from the table of brutes had left a deep impression on everyone watching.
At the same time, a series of system notifications rang out in his head!
"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for successfully acting tough. The reward is 40 act tough points!"
"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for successfully acting tough. The reward is 50 act tough points!"
"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for successfully acting tough. The reward is 80 act tough points!"
"Impossible! How did you do that? Did you use any spells on them?" As soon as he got to Tang Liu Feng, the Bright Saint College student asked him, extremely shocked.
Xu Que looked at them before sniggering, "Ignorant juniors. It's such a small matter. Why would I need to use spells on them? In actual fact, those men are mentally handicapped but they're extremely frustrated that nobody can tell their true nature. Hence, when people scold them like the true mentally retarded people they are, they will express true joy!"
"Rubbish! I don't believe you for a second!" The few of them replied. That was too ridiculous!
"It doesn't concern me whether you believe me or not. But you've seen it for yourself. All you have to do is try it to know if I'm telling the truth!"
When he finished speaking, he looked at Tang Liu Feng before nodding, "Come on brother Tang, you owe me lunch!"
"Ah… Oh!" Tang Liu Feng finally came to his senses as he chased after Xu Que as they made their way into the city!
The Bright Saint College students watched as Xu Que and the frail looking student walked off. Their brows were creased tightly, as if not believing what Xu Que had said.
In their confusion, they started to walk towards the tea shop. Just at this point, he walked past the table with the group of brutes and scrutinized them.
When the brutes felt that they were being stared at, they turned rowdy once more and shouted out, "What are you staring at?"
The two pairs of young men and women paused in shock as they exchanged glances with each other. They then turned towards the aggressive brutes and hesitated before shouting loudly.
"Screw… Screw your moms? You… You bunch of handicapped retards!"
Chapter 168: The Previous Prince Consort
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The brutes paused in utter disbelief. They didn't even say anything wrong and these students started cursing at them?
Were the students these days so crazy? Did they have a death wish?
At this point, the ruffians were angered.
One of them stood up and shouted out, "Son of a bitch! You should die!" before slapping the student right across his face.
"Piak!"
The Bright Saint College student were stumped. Indeed, they didn't expect this brute to be so quick and thus didn't have enough time to dodge the slap.
The loud and crisp sound of a slap rang out within the entire tea shop and attracted the attention of everyone once more!
There were countless of students within the tea shop and some of them recognized these students from Bright Saint College. When they realized that they had been beaten, they were stupefied.
"My god! The students from Bright Saint College has been hit!"
"Fuck me, this is a huge deal!"
"Haha! They've just thrown away their dignity! Bright Saints College, Fire Nation's most reputable college, the cream of the crop, were beaten up by thugs from the streets, pu!"
"Haha! Just thinking about it makes me feel like laughing out!"
Several students within the crowd covered their mouths, trying to suppress their laughter as they gloated in the misfortunes of these students.
Some of them however frowned. Afterall, everyone there were students. Seeing their fellow students being bullied this way, it wouldn't be good if nobody went to their aid!
At this point, several students stood up and scolded the brutes, "You bunch of peasants! How dare you act in such an atrocious manner in broad daylight? Don't you have any regard for the laws of the Emperor?"
"Emperor your mum! These kids started cursing at us first." The brutes rebutted.
Everyone around had no words to reply, including those Bright Saints College students who gave looks of indignance.
Based on what! It was obvious that kid was scolding you so viciously and the few of you were laughing like fools. Now we can't scold you anymore? You're obviously bullying us!
"How outrageous! I shall fight it out with you!" The students from Bright Saints College couldn't take it lying down any longer as they conjured several spells and clashed head on with the brutes.
"Heh, you bunch are too lawless. Come on then! I shall beat you to death!" The few thugs were enraged as well as they too conjured several spells and started fighting.
Boom!
Spells clashed against one another as blood spilled out from wounds.
Both sides engaged in a fight while their methods became more lethal by the passing minute as the fight intensified.
…
The person who was guilty of starting the fight between those two sides had long entered the Imperial City. He was seated within an expensive restaurant, having a meal to his heart's content.
Tang Liu Feng sat across Xu Que as a sumptuous meal sat atop the table. His face was contorted in a bitter and apologetic look, "Brother… Brother Li, can I borrow some spirit stones from you later?"
"Nope!" Xu Que picked up a chicken drumstick and rejected him without hesitation!
Tang Liu Feng forced a bitter smile, "Brother Li, the amount of spirit stones I have on me isn't enough to afford such an expensive meal…"
Xu Que's eyebrows twitched as he looked up at Tang Liu Feng and realized that he looked rather poor. Afterall, he wasn't truly going to make him pay. At this point, Xu Que shook his head, "It's fine. I shall pay for this meal. Just enjoy it!"
"But that won't do. A man must abide by his words. Since I've lost the bet with you, I have to pay for this meal!" Tang Liu Feng replied seriously. It looked like he was a person who held himself to high moral codes.
Xu Que rolled his eyes, "Let's do it this way then. I shall help you pay for this meal, but you must promise to do me two favors. First, tell me what's going on with Flaming Sun Princess and why is she looking for a Prince Consort."
"Oh?" Tang Liu Feng paused in shock before replying, "Don't tell me brother Li doesn't know about the Princess and her search for a Prince Consort? That means you came from another nation?"
"Cut the crap and tell me now. If not, you have to think of a way to pay for this meal." Xu Que glared at him, thinking to himself, 'Or do you expect me to tell you, big brother came here to steal from the Fire Nations and ruin all their plans?'
'
"Gulp… But many people already know about this. Six years ago, the Flaming Sun Princess already had a Prince Consort. However, some time later, the Emperor announced to everyone that this Prince Consort was too weak and frail. In fact, he was diagnosed with impotence and thus didn't manage to consummate his marriage to to Princess. Finally, he had died a year ago!"
"What?" Xu Que slammed his fists down on the table in rage.
I am really no better than a dog. This shameless dog Fire Nation Emperor is extremely vile! Forget the fact that he told everyone I was dead, how dare he tell everyone that I was impotent? Besides, it was extremely obvious that in my previous life, I had broken your daughter's body in!
"Brother Li, you… What's wrong?" Tang Liu Feng was startled by Xu Que's sudden outburst as everyone cast their glances over to the table they were in.
Xu Que exhaled deeply and cleared his throat before shaking his head, "It's nothing! Continue."
Indeed, the look of anger on his face was evident as killing intent started to radiate out from him.
Tang Liu Feng's heart trembled as he continued in a hushed voice, "Since the Prince Consort has died and the Flaming Sun Princess is still a virgin, she decided to choose another Consort this year. Additionally, this was also the year which the three great sects of the five nations would recruit disciples. This event only happens once every century. Hence, this was the most appropriate time for the Princess to do this."
"Haha! Will they be looking for another Consort with innate talents?" Xu Que sniggered coldly.
Tang Liu Feng paused with a suspicious look etched across his face, "Why would brother Li say this? Could it be that the previous Prince Consort was someone of outstanding origins as well?"
"Of course! The previous Prince Consort was an outstanding man. Besides, everything below his waist was extremely awe inspiring and formidable. It's nothing like what the Fire Emperor said about him being impotent!" Xu Que started speaking out loudly and proudly.
However when these words fell onto Tang Liu Feng's ears, his expression changed as he clutched his chest and replied, "Brother… Brother Li, how do you know that the previous Consort wasn't impotent?"
"Fuck, what's that expression and that look in your eyes supposed to mean? You're a prim and proper student but your thoughts are so dirty? The reason I know he wasn't impotent was because the Prince Consort was from my Heavenly Explosion Sect. I knew him and have seen him on wild trysts with many beautiful women."
"Heavenly Explosion Sect? There's such a sect in existence?"
Tang Liu Feng raised his eyebrows suspiciously before nodding his head, "I understand now. Maybe it was precisely because he indulged too much in sex and thus weakened his body and died at a young age!"
"..." Xu Que's lips curled upwards as he continued eating his meal, too lazy to argue with him any longer.
At the same time, he was thinking deeply. If the Fire Emperor had declared the Prince Consort to be dead, wouldn't he deliver a huge blow to his face by showing up in front of everyone? Heheh... that sounded like a good idea!
Xu Que smiled slyly.
Tang Liu Feng didn't speak as well as he ate his meal in silence. However, halfway through, he seemed to have thought of something as he abruptly raised his head to look at Xu Que, "Oh right, Brother Li, you haven't told me about your second request."
"Hm, the second favor… You can decide then!" Xu Que replied since he couldn't think of any other requests.
However, Tang Liu Feng wasn't pleased as he replied, "Brother Li, that won't do. Since I've already made a promise to you, I have to fulfill it. If you have any other favors, please ask away!"
"..." Xu Que rolled his eyes once again, "Alright, then… You should change your name."
"Change my name?" Tang Liu Feng was stumped.
"Yes, change your name." Xu Que nodded his head, as he picked up a cup of tea and drank it before continuing, "Change your name to Tang Bo Hu!"
(T/N : Tang Bo Hu was the name of a perverted scholar acted by Stephen Chow.)
Chapter 169: Take Your Sister! Check Your Sister!
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"Change my name? That can't do! That, I can't ever do!" Tang Liu Feng insisted that he would never ever change his name to Tang Bo Hu. Instead, he started giving a whole load of excuses saying his name was chosen by his parents and it was a special gift from the previous generation and shouldn't ever be taken lightly.
Xu Que heard this whole tirade and decided not to speak anymore. He just continued eating and drinking. When he was done, he footed the bill and walked to an inn to stay for the night.
Tang Liu Feng had chosen to stay in the room right beside him and the pair of them had agreed to attend Madam Ya's event together the next day.
Nothing much happened at night except for the fact that some guests in the inn were discussing about the incident of the day. Several Bright Saints College students had been beaten up by some street thugs and suffered severe wounds. One of them even had his appearance scarred. After the thugs had defeated the students, they spat on the ground and fled.
"Chiya!"
When Tang Liu Feng heard this, he pushed opened the door and stood outside in utter astonishment and anxiety.
And yet Xu Que, who was guilty of starting the entire thing was sleeping soundly on his own bed without a single care in the world.
He had dreamt of Xiao Rou. He dreamt that they met within the Soul Pagoda. He also dreamt that he met Su Ling'er and the rest of them. That dream was amazing.
On the morning of the next day. Xu Que was rudely awakened by that irritating rasping and knocking of his door. He jolted awake from his bed in annoyance, "Tang Bo Hu, do you believe me when I say I'll come out and beat you?!"
Tang Liu Feng paused in shock, "Brother Li, you instructed me to wake you up no matter what, remember? Also, I really don't wish to change my name…"
"..."
Xu Que paused as he recalled his plans to attend Madam Ya's event. Realizing that there were going to be many people there, it was also going to be perfect for him to act tough. Immediately, his fatigue and restlessness wore off.
He got changed in simple clothes before opening the door and exiting his room. After Xu Que and Tang Liu Feng had their breakfast, the pair of them headed towards the Great Lake of Imperial City.
"Brother Li, the event hosted by Madam Li will be held by the Great Lake, it's going to be amazing! With a venue like that, we can allow our poetic talents to express themselves freely and we might even be inspired to compose a poem or two!" Tang Liu Feng was rattling on about how the scenery by the lake was very pretty and introduced the different landscapes to Xu Que as if he was a foreigner to this place.
Xu Que laughed but didn't speak. His eyes scanned across the familiar yet foreign streets.
Imperial City, the Great Lake, his impression of this place was extremely deep.
According to the memories of this body, Little Xu Que from all those years was playing by the lake when he was noticed by the passing Fire Emperor. He was thus taken in to become the Prince Consort.
And today, he had returned back to this place where it all began. Xu Que was filled with regrets as he sighed out.
Before long, the pair of them had reached the lake.
The water from the lake was clear as sunlight reflected off its the surface. There was a jade bridge adorned with precious rocks in the middle of the lake that led to Madam Ya's compound.
Xu Que had heard of Madam Ya and knew who she was.
Recalling back to the first time he entered the palace, he had seen Madam Ya around. As the sister of the Fire Emperor, her status was extremely lofty and high. Hence, when Xu Que was married to the Princess, she was present as well. In the entire Palace, she received the second most attention after the Princess.
When it came to his impression of Madam Ya, Xu Que could describe her as a beautiful woman who had aged extremely well. She was very graceful and extremely attractive!
Since this middle aged beauty was the Fire Emperor's sister, her status in society was very high. Everyone knew that she enjoyed poetry and songs and often held such banquets where she would invite talented students to discuss poetry and lyrics.
However, this event was very different from her usual banquets. There were many more people attending.
The reason was because Flaming Sun Princess would grace the event today. Hence, many students wanted to be there as well to bask in the fame and glory. Most importantly, these students wanted to impress her with their literary talents and leave an impression on her.
When Xu Que arrived with Tang Liu Feng, there was already a long queue by the side of the lake. They were all waiting to cross the bridge which led to the middle of the lake to reach the island that was the venue of Madam Ya's event.
Xu Que then noticed that each of them were holding onto a golden invitation.
He started to feel slightly uneasy, as if a bad feeling was creeping up on him. Xu Que's lips curled upwards as he looked towards Tang Liu Feng. He wanted to ask if the golden invitation was necessary to be granted entry.
Right at this point, that kid whipped out an invitation from within his robes. He then looked at Xu Que innocently, "Ai, Brother Li, where's your golden invitation? Quickly take it out. They will check to see if you have it before letting you in."
"..."
"Take your sister!"
"Check your sister!"
Xu Que's face turned black as he remained silent.
What a rubbish friend. If a golden invitation was needed, why didn't he say earlier? What should big brother do without one?
Forget it. Things have already gotten to such a stage. There was nothing he could do anyway.
Xu Que's expression turned stoic as he asked, "Brother Tang, let me take a look at your golden invitation."
Indeed, it seemed like Tang Liu Feng had finally wised up as he reacted suspiciously and asked, "Brother Li, don't tell me you came without a golden invitation?"
"Hehe with my status, why would I ever need a golden invitation?" Xu Que replied as his eyebrows twitched. He then thought, "If I were to take out my Prince Consort tile, I'll show you what use a stupid invitation is."
When Tang Liu Feng heard his reply, he immediately understood that Xu Que didn't have an invitation.
"Brother Li, without an invitation, it's going to be very troublesome. You should go to the entrance and answer three questions. After you're done, you should ask three questions that are difficult to answer. If not, you wouldn't be granted access." Tang Liu Feng smiled bitterly as he spoke.
When Xu Que heard this, his eyes lit up, "Are you serious? I just have to answer three questions and then ask another three questions to be granted entry?"
"Eh, that's the rule of Madam Ya's events. As long as you pass this test, you can automatically become a VIP and can enter without a golden invitation. After that, you would never need an invitation again for all future events! But. . It looks like nobody has succeeded yet today." Tang Liu Feng nodded his head as he spoke.
Xu Que was elated. All he had to do was to get through this easy hurdle in order to become a guest? And nobody has succeeded yet today? Hahaha! With the system around, what question can I not answer?
Sorry, but this is one situation where I'm going to act tough!
"Come, brother Tang, let's get us in!" Xu Que then started pulling Tang Liu Feng towards the entrance, away from the line.
"Ai, ai, ai, brother Li, stop tugging on me! My pants are dropping…" Tang Liu Feng was struggling against Xu Que's firm grip. Afterall, he was just a Foundation Building Stage cultivator and had zero resistance against Xu Que. He was just like a chicken to him and was thus dragged away.
The pair of them reached the entrance and were immediately stopped by a pair of students. One male and one female.
"Please join the queue!" A pretty faced student smiled as she told them.
Xu Que smiled as he replied, "Little sister, time is life. This humble subject refuses to waste his life standing in line. Hence, I've decided to answer the questions and gain myself permanent VIP status!"
Tang Liu Feng's eyes opened wide when he heard this. You obviously don't have an invitation and you don't wish to queue? But… This reason sounded rather philosophical. Time is life and he didn't want to waste his life standing in line. In fact, it was hard to argue against this line!
When the few students around heard this, they paused in shock.
The female student then asked in a surprised tone, "Are you sure you wish to attempt the questions? If you fail, even if you have an invitation today, you would never be able to attend all future events!"
"To be perfectly honest, this humble subject enjoys questions that are extremely difficult and challenging. I take these questions as a way of deepening my wisdom and knowledge. In fact, the reason I came here today was to challenge myself, to see if I can answer these questions. Whether or not I would be barred from all future events is no big deal for me!" Xu Que replied formally.
Tang Liu Feng who was standing beside him almost fell backwards in shock as his eyes gaped wide open. He never expected Xu Que was someone like that!
When the few students heard this, their respect for Xu Que rose considerably!
So this young master Bai came here just to pursue wisdom and knowledge and not for social reason. What an admirable person!
This was the hallmark of a true student, to constantly be in pursuit of wisdom!
At this point, the female student started to take a liking towards Xu Que as she nodded her head and laughed, "Young master is such a rare specimen of students, this humble subject is in full admiration! The three questions today was set by Madam Ya herself and are placed on the board over there. Young master can proceed that way to look at the questions. However, each question has a time limit and you have to answer it within ten seconds. If you fail to do that, you would be considered to have failed the test!" As she spoke, she pointed towards a board by the side of the main gate. It was a wooden board which was covered by a red satin cloth!
At this point, a student took out a large gong and hit it.
"Qiang!"
The sound reverberated across the entire lake!
All the students present jumped up in shock as they looked over.
Chapter 170: Only You Were Carrying An Umbrella
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"Madam Ya's gong has sounded?"
"Fuck, is someone trying to take the entry test?"
"Let's go take a look. The last time someone took the test was a year ago. Young master Mo was a student from Bright Saints College and failed it. Since then, nobody else dared to answer the questions!"
"Young master Mo was one of the four most talented students from Bright Saints College. A year ago, when he attempted the test, he answered three questions within two seconds each. It's such a waste that he ultimately failed it!"
"Who is this person attempting the test this time? Could it be the most talented student amongst the four of them from Bright Saints College, young master Zhao?"
"That's possible. Afterall, the Flaming Sun Princess might attend the event today. It's been said that the four great students would be present as well!"
"Wah! This is such a rare sight to see!"
"Let's move closer to get a better look…"
Across the Great Lake, students were all startled as they craned their necks and squinted their eyes to get a better look of the entrance where the test was to be conducted.
To these students whose life revolved around pens and paper, witnessing someone attempting the test was even more exciting than watching a pair of elite cultivators fight against each other.
Xu Que had been startled by the sound of the gong and was glaring at the person who hit it angrily.
After the student noticed that he was being stared at by Xu Que, a chill ran down his spine and he hurriedly entered the compound in fear.
Tang Liu Feng noticed that everyone's attention was upon him. He shivered slightly and felt weak in his knees.
He felt like he had just been kidnapped by a pirate ship. He had originally came with plans of just queuing up and using his golden invitation to gain entry. He would then find a quiet corner to sit down and have some food. He would stay till the end of the event and thus fulfill his own personal mission of being present for such a grand event.
Afterall, he wasn't on good relations with the students from Bright Saints College. He wished to remain as low profile as possible and avoid being seen by anyone.
And now, the gong had just been hit. Even if he wanted to hide, there was nowhere for him to hide.
Tang Liu Feng stood firmly rooted to the ground as he looked at Xu Que in agony. His heart was almost crying, "I was so happy to be here today. Why did my stupid mouth have to tell him about the test? All of a sudden, he said he wanted to take it. It's uncomfortable being here. I am about to cry…"
Xu Que didn't even notice him at this point as he stood outside the entrance of the compound, basking in the attention of everyone. From time to time, he would even pretend to be an extremely respectable scholar, looking up at the skies, deep in thought.
His mind was filled with the system notifications as his act tough points soared!
"Young master, let's begin!" the female student spoke.
"Great!"
Xu Que nodded his head as his face turned serious. He then strode over towards the wooden board in a dignified manner, looking extremely imposing and awe inspiring.
At the same time, he called the system out, ready to cheat in this test!
Everyone looked at Xu Que and were stumped.
"Eh? Why is it the white robed man who's trying to take the test?"
"Based on his appearances, it doesn't look like he's from our Imperial City?"
"Look! He's with a student from Eastern College!"
"Hahaha! That can't be. Could he be a student from Eastern College? If it's really true, how would they have the guts to attempt the test?"
"They really overestimate themselves. How can an Eastern College student ever be worthy?"
"Could it be that the Eastern College students didn't receive Madam Ya's invitation and are hence trying to take the VIP entry test?"
"Hahah! That sounds very possible!"
Everyone were stumped as they cast astonished glances over. Before long, they all broke out in laughter. This was indeed an interesting scene. A nameless nobody had come out just to seek attention.
Someone revealed a look of utter disappointment as he shook his head, "That's such a shame. I had assumed that it was one of the four great students who had come to take the test."
"That's difficult. One of the four, young master Mo had already failed. It looks like nobody in Imperial City will take this test lightly!"
"Indeed. This test has too many consequences and too much risks. Just failing it would mean the person would become the butt of jokes!"
"Not necessarily. Look at this white robed kid. He knows fully well that he wouldn't be able to pass and yet he's still trying. We should learn from his determination. Hahaha!"
At last, laughter started to break out across the entire lake.
Tang Liu Feng was looking down as if trying to find a hole in the ground so that he could squeeze himself into it and hide. He was too embarrassed to meet the eyes of anyone!
Xu Que however, was looking up proudly with his chest stuck out. Step by step, he walked over in confidence, ready to act tough.
When he reached the wooden board, he pulled away the satin cloth covering the question.
"Whoosh!"
He tugged off the red cloth before flinging it high into the air making it float gently down to the ground.
His movements were all fluid and very intentional, without the slightest hesitation.
As soon as the red cloth was pulled away and revealed the board, everyone stopped laughing as it turned silent. Their eyes focused onto the wooden board and the golden words written on it.
Xu Que glanced once and read every single word. He didn't even have time to ask the system for he was too elated!
Damn it! This question is too easy, right?
"If a person takes 15 minutes to eat a bowl of rice, how long would 8 people take to eat 8 bowls of rice?"
Isn't this just a simple riddle? How can such a question be difficult for big brother here? What kind of silly joke is this?
Xu Que looked at the question and was very clear of the answer.
However, to everyone around, such a question wasn't really a test of intelligence. It was more of reflex and a person's reaction.
As soon as the red cloth was lifted, a person would spend two second reading the question. He would then have another eight seconds left to think and answer!
Hence, many people could answer the questions without a problem but with the time constraint of ten seconds, the difficulty level rose. The testee had to be able to think quickly on his feet!
"Ai, this question… I know it too!"
"Haha! I know the answer as well! If a bowl of rice takes 15 minutes, 8 bowls of rice would take 120 minutes. It's obviously testing our mathematical skills!"
"It's too easy. If I had known, I might have given it a shot as well!"
"No, you're wrong. This is a trick question. Indeed, 120 minutes is correct. But you've forgotten that 120 minutes is the same as 2 hours. So if your answer is 120 minutes, you're wrong. The proper answer should be 2 hours."
"Fuck, so that's the answer!"
"Looks like Madam Ya's questions aren't very easy with the time constraints."
Everyone finished reading the questions and knew the answer to it almost immediately. It was two hours!
"Young master, 10 seconds is up. Please write your answer out on the board. If not, you would be taken to have failed!" The female student reminded Xu Que.
Xu Que's lips curled upwards as he stepped forward. Using a sliver of core energy, he concentrated it onto his fingers and wrote the answer on the board.
15 minutes!
Everyone fell into deep silence. Immediately after, everyone broke out in laughter!
"Haha! This kid is wrong!"
"The answer is 2 hours, not 15 minutes idiot!"
"I have nothing to say. With such a low level of IQ, where did he get the confidence to attempt the test?"
"The students of Eastern College are really trash!"
"Hahaha!"
Sounds of taunting laughter rang out across the entire lake.
Tang Liu Feng's face turned pale as he wanted desperately to jump into the lake. He felt that he had lost too much face today.
"Brother Li, your… answer is wrong!" He looked at Xu Que and told him resentfully.
Xu Que shook his head and looked around at everyone laughing. He sucked in a deep breath of air and shouted out, "All of you shut up. You bunch of retards, which one of you here said the answer was 120 minutes?"
As he lashed out at the crowd, everyone froze in shock.
Soon after, a student seemed to be angered as well, "It was me who said it. What's wrong? 120 minutes is closer than your answer!"
"Did your mother keep her placenta until it was extremely old before deciding to give birth to you, hence your mental retardation? Oh no, compared to the people behind you, you're half a retard at best! Now, I wish to ask, which one of you here said the answer was two hours?" Xu Que asked mockingly as he faced the crowd.
At this point, the crowd seemed to be rather riled up.
Another student stepped forward and smiled coldly, "It was me! This question is very easy. Two hours is the right answer. Anyone can guess that and still be correct!"
Xu Que sighed, "Indeed, God has sprinkled intelligence over all of humankind…"
When the student heard this, he revealed a satisfied grin, having been praised.
Xu Que then continued, "God has sprinkled intelligence over all of humankind… But only you were carrying an umbrella!"
The student paused and everyone else were taken aback as well.
Intelligence sprinkled over all of humankind? Only you were carrying an umbrella? Didn't that mean he didn't receive any intelligence from God?
That student then realized what Xu Que meant and raged out.
Even before he could reply, Xu Que then looked at the rest of the crowd and asked, "Who else agreed that the correct answer was two hours? Those who did, your brains are severely damage! You're even worse off than that half retard!"
When these words were spoken, the entire crowd was extremely furious.
"Outrageous! You dare to insult us."
"What a humiliation to the educated!"
"You answered the question wrongly and don't dare to face the consequences."
"Obviously, you became angry after knowing you are wrong. What a person undeserving of respect!"
Everyone shouted out across in anger as they scolded him.
Xu Que seemed to ignore their scoldings and looked towards the female student, "Little sister, why don't you tell them the correct answer!"
The female student forced a smile, "Congratulations young master. The correct answer is indeed 15 minutes!"
Chapter 171: Big Brother, Why Don't You Rise Up To Heaven?
Translator: Translation Nation Editor: Translation Nation
What?
The correct answer was fifteen minutes?
Everyone around were shocked.
"What? Is that possible? How could the answer be fifteen minutes?"
"That's impossible!"
"How did they work the answer out?"
"The question obviously stated 8 people would eat 8 bowls of rice and each bowl took 15 minutes. Why was the final answer 15 minutes?"
"Is there some internal secret going on?"
Everyone started shouting out, clearly unhappy. They even said there was some internal secret and the answer was going to be correct regardless of what Xu Que said.
Even Tang Liu Feng was stumped as he looked at the answer written by Xu Que on the board. He then looked at the question as his brows furrowed while he concentrated hard. At the next moment, he got it. He then shouted out excitedly, "So that's the reason, I understand now."
Everyone paused once more as they looked at Tang Liu Feng.
"Understand? You're just an Eastern College student, understand my ass! There definitely is something strange going on here. Something is corrupted!" Someone laughed out icily.
Tang Liu Feng was furious as he shouted out, "The answer to this question is indeed fifteen minutes. Brother Li isn't wrong. A bowl of rice…"
"Wait a second!"
Seeing that Tang Liu Feng was going to explain the logic behind the correct answer, Xu Que interrupted him. He then spoke formally, "Brother Tang, when it comes to acting tough, maybe you should allow me to do it!"
"Acting tough? Why do I have to act tough?" Tang Liu Feng asked, surprised.
Xu Que shook his head and didn't reply. He glanced down at the crowd and spoke in a taunting voice, "With such low level of IQ, how do you dare to despise Eastern College? A person takes fifteen minutes to eat a bowl of rice. So eight people eating eight bowl of rice, isn't that just one bowl per person? Why are you adding the time? Looks like all of you are nothing more than a trash can!"
"..."
The entire crowd turned silent at once!
Everyone's expression froze and they were completely taken aback!
Right! A person eating a bowl of rice only takes fifteen minutes. So when eight people eat eight bowls of rice, it's the same fifteen minutes.
Once they realized this, everyone's faces turned red and they looked down in embarrassment.
This was the group of people who were the most indignant and fierce. One of them even asked if this was a scandal and whether there was internal secrets going on. At last, their pride was completely shattered and their faces were slapped. In fact, most of them were blushing a deep shade of red, as their cheeks felt hot. Their IQ had really been undermined!
This question wasn't particularly difficult as well. If they had more time, most of them would be able to answer it correctly.
However with only ten seconds, most of them didn't get it. This was coupled by the fact that Xu Que was mocking them now, causing most of them to be angry and yet they had to grit their teeths and accept that his answer was correct.
Since Xu Que had answered the question correctly, they were all left speechless.
"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for successfully acting tough. The reward is 40 act tough points!"
"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for successfully acting tough. The reward is 60 act tough points!"
"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for successfully acting tough. The reward is 70 act tough points!"
The system notifications rang out continuously in Xu Que's head.
Right at this point, the female student then looked at Xu Que, "Young master, if you're ready, please reveal the second board and answer the next question!"
"Your questions are too simple. There's no level of difficulty whatsoever. I'm disappointed!" Xu Que sighed as he stretched out to unveil the next question.
When everyone heard this, their lips curled in dissatisfaction.
However, nobody dared to speak out against him this time. They glared at him, hoping that he would make a mistake so that they could taunt him once more.
It was a pity that they wouldn't be given the chance to do so!
As soon as the second board was unveiled, the next question could be read.
"In a strictly watched examination, a pair of students submitted answer scripts that were exactly the same. When the leading examiner discovered this, he didn't think that they had cheated. What's the reason?"
When they had finished reading the question, they paused in shock.
Submitted answer scripts that were exactly the same? And the examiner didn't think that they had cheated?
What's there to consider? It must be that the examiner had been bribed!
Actually, a situation like this had happened several times before. When they were taking their examinations, they would notice several examiners who acted strangely as though they had been bought over.
There was nothing to be done!
This was the world of cultivation. Do you think it was so easy to cheat?
Of course, there were many methods for examiners to detect cheating. However, it was also impossible for them to detect every single instance of cheating, since the students were often very innovative in their methods. Hence when a pair of answer scripts were exactly identical, they would always be suspected of cheating. If the examiner didn't raise this up, it was very normal to assume that the examiner had been bribed!
Hence, to most normal students, the answer to this question must be that the examiner had been bribed.
Even before any of them to open their mouths to speak, Xu Que had already written the answer on the board.
"Because they both submitted blank answer scripts!"
"..."
Everyone were on the verge of shouting, 'The examiners had been bribed' yet when they saw the answer Xu Que had written, they shut their mouths!
The students in charge of the test paused and looked at Xu Que in surprise,
In actual fact, after knowing the answers to these two question, a person would find that the test wasn't particularly difficult. A testee would just have to think out of the box and be quick in order to succeed! The difficulty with such questions is that within the first few seconds, most students would think in the wrong direction and thus fail to answer the question correctly.
This educated and refined looking youth dressed in white robes looked like a foreigner and was even together with an Eastern College student. Nobody expected him to have such a sharp and disciplined mind to solve these two questions effortlessly.
"This person isn't simple. Let's hurry and inform Madam Ya!" The pair of students spoke to each other before entering the compound hurriedly.
Outside the entrance, the female student looked at Xu Que in surprise as she nodded her head, "Congratulations young master. You've answered the second question correctly!"
Xu Que shook his head and replied in a sad voice, "Ai, there's nothing to congratulate me for."
When everyone around heard this, they raised brows as their hearts froze. Ai, what was going on with this kid? Didn't he answer the question correctly? Why was he acting this way? He even said there was nothing to congratulate him for. Could it be that he wasn't confident of getting the third question right?
Tang Liu Feng was stumped as well since he had never seen Xu Que in such low spirits. He then asked, "Brother Li, what's wrong? Are you worried about the final question? Don't worry. If you don't get this right, we shall attempt it again next time!"
The few students by the entrance looked over and encouraged him as well, "Young master, there's no need to feel this way. Although the third question is going to be slightly more difficult, with your sharp mind, you wouldn't have any problems solving it!'
"Ai!" Xu Que then sighed out once more as he placed his hands behind his back and looked up at the sky with his face inclined at 45 degree angle. He looked rather lonely and sad.
His eyes squinted as he whispered, "I've roamed around the world for many years in pursuit of wisdom and philosophy. I've begged for a worthy competitor, someone to rival me and yet it's impossible. It's so lonely!"
As he finished, he then turned towards the crowd and spoke in an emotional sorrowful voice, "Please tell me, apart from being so good looking, why am I so intelligent? Why? Don't tell me that in this life, nobody can ever hold me back?"
In that second, everyone were stumped!
Tang Liu Feng almost fell to the ground face first!
This kid wasn't worried about solving the third problem but he was fretting about how he was unrivalled in this world?
You begged for a worthy competitor but couldn't find one? Apart from being handsome, you're smart too? Nobody can hold you back in this life?
Fuck me!
Big brother, why don't you just rise up to heavens then?