156 Do You Take Me For A Clay Doll?
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9am, the thirtieth of September.
The chiefs office of Lingzhou Citys Martial Arts Department (MAD).
Duan Tianhe was all smiles over the phone, and laughing heartily from time to time while slapping the table.
Cheng Dongfeng poked his head in from outside the door in surprise then, and looked with concern toward Duan Tianhe as he hung up, exclaiming in surprise, Whats going on with you, Old Duan?
Have you lost your mind?
I did hear that your wife is moving here to Lingzhou City soon did that hurt you so much?
Duan Tianhe pretended as if he did not hear Cheng Dongfengs sarcasm at all, and walked forward to place both his hands upon Cheng Dongfengs shoulders, his eyes seemingly ablaze with two radiant flames.
What?
Cheng Dongfeng freed himself and stepped back, casting Eight Trigrams Steps and even releasing his True Qiif Duan Tianhe would dare to do anything out of line, he would not hold back.
I feel good. I feel so damned good perhaps you arent aware of what major event recently happened in the martial world, did you?
Duan Tianhe was a little speechless at that, too. What was with that look?
I have a wife and Im straight, please!
Then, completely ignoring Cheng Dongfengs reaction, he smiled and added, Deputy Zhou just called, saying that Minister Wang had just visited the five sacred grounds of martial arts, and made them yield with overwhelming force!
Now, all five sacred grounds have agreed to provide the MAD with secret cultivation methods. Moreover, they would be sending a divine-tier elite each to guard each corner of the nation, and send the disciples of their faction into the wider world to gain experience and cultivation.
For real?
Cheng Dongfeng exclaimed in delight. Now that martial arts have become so widespread that even the old lady selling vegetables at the stall down the street is a martial artist, it would not be impossible for every citizen to practice martial arts. With their extensive legacies, the secret cultivation manuals that the sacred grounds could provide would definitely push the common use of martial arts up to an era of rapid development.
And if they really did send their elites to cover certain provinces, it would definitely ease the burdens on the military and the MAD, and significantly reduce civilian casualties!
Meanwhile, Duan Tianhe returned to his desk and took a sip of hot his wolfberry tea from his Thermos flask. Those two points certain works in favor of the country and her citizens, he laughed, but the most exciting news is
Halfway through his sentence, he deliberately paused and continued chugging down his tea, and only continued when he saw Cheng Dongfeng becoming impatient. The sacred grounds would be offering a quota of entrants into their Secret Realm. According to Deputy Zhou, the first batch of candidates would be picked from the MAD and the military.
This time, Cheng Dongfeng was even more shocked.
Still, he frowned after his initial surprise, calming down as he mused to himself, A permission to enter a Secret Realm how precious is that? Not even the disciples of the five sacred groundsaside from core disciples, that is, would have to pay a severe price to enter, dont they? Are the five sacred grounds really that generous?
We wouldnt know.
Duan Tianhe replied. Still, they are a martial arts faction of the country, and now that disaster is at hand, is it not reasonable that they work a little? By the way, contact Jiang Hethe higher-ups have already given him a place in the quota.
Jiang He?
Cheng Dongfeng muttered as he whipped out a phone. He did mention that he was heading to Jiangnan, but I wonder if hes at home Let me make a call.
***
In his sports car, Jiang He was groggily jolted awake by his phones ringtone.
He took a look at the caller before answering, Master Cheng, why have you thought of calling so early in the morning?
Where am I?
Ive no idea. Ive started driving to Jiangnan, and fell asleep right after I left the village Hold on, Ill check where I am.
Over on the other end, Cheng Dongfeng turned quiet, whereas Jiang He opened the car door and got off, checking left and right before looking up at the hotel in front of him.
Unable to resist a chuckle, he said, Im already at Jiangnanunmanned vehicles are such a joy. Ive literally woke up to find myself in front of the hotel where I booked a room.
But werent highways supposed to be difficult these days? Theres supposedly Ferals wreaking havoc everywhere and they tend to attack vehicles driving at night, but I felt nothing
Cheng Dongfeng was still silent over at the other end.
Oh right. Why did you call me, Master Cheng? Ill be hanging up if theres nothing
There is, actually.
Cheng Dongfeng then told him about quota of entry into the Secret Realms.
Jiang He had wanted to refuse at first, since the best advantage of entering the Secret Realm was the quick improvement of his cultivation and perception towards the universe. He could achieve those by planting some crops as well.
Nonetheless, he eventually agreed to it after some thought.
Alright, since you guys at the MAD insist on putting me on the quota, Ill go through the trouble. I did hear that the microworlds in the Secret Realms are worlds that elites opened, and Ill just consider that I was going on a trip.
Cheng Dongfeng was left silent once more.
What the heck?
On the other hand, Jiang He was at a loss for wordsCheng Dongfeng was the one who had called him in the first place, could he not make himself clear? Why was he silent every few exchanges?
Hanging up, Jiang He walked through the car park but did not enter the hotel immediately. He stood at the edge of the car park and surveyed his surroundings, finding crowds passing through with every single person appearing busy.
Some of the pedestrians qi were quite strong and had clearly reached the level of martial artists. Jiang He even noticed one rank-six martial artist, several rank-five martial artists, and one B-class Awakened heading to the hotel behind him.
After all, the hotel Caesar behind was one of Jiangnan citys finest hotels. Since many martial artists would have earned a killing by now, all of them would naturally want to enjoy themselves.
In Jiang Hes memory, when he studied at Jiangnan and took part-time jobs, he had delivered vegetables to the kitchen of this hotel. His dream then was to earn big bucks and lavish himself for a night at a grand hotel like this, and now, if he were willing, he could buy up to ten such hotels.
Life is like a dream indeed!
Lighting himself a cigarette, Jiang He thought, The martial artists here clearly outnumber the ones at Lingzhou City but that makes sense. Even if this is a city, how could an unknown and unfamous city like Lingzhou City compare to Jiangnan City?
First and foremost, the populations contrasted significantly already.
The greater a citys base population, the more Awakened and martial artists would rise. Moreover, Jiangnan had many martial arts clans, which was why it made sense that their number of martial artists as well as standard of martial arts were higher.
After having his cigarette, Jiang He prepared to head into the hotel to check in.
His hair was a mess after having slept in the car for the night, and having always been demanding about personal image, Jiang He wanted to wash-up and then
Have breakfast.
He was famished after having slept until now since his six-oclock dinner last night.
Be that as it may, before he could make two steps, a sudden sharp screech of a car brake could be heard. A yellow sports car then force-slid past Jiang Hes body and stopped at a nearby parking slot.
Jiang He frowned but decided not to pursue the matter.
After all
There were too many of such clich plots in novels. Would he not be too clich if he played along?
And yet, the car door opened and a mumble could be heard from inside. Damn it, are you trying to die? Dont you have eyes growing on that big body of yours? Dont you know how to move aside when you see a car coming?
The voice was small, but could Jiang He be fooled?
Then, just as Jiang He was about to wreck the car with a single punch, a young man dressed in a suit exclaimed in surprise when he saw Jiang He, What the hell? Arent you Jiang He?
???
Jiang He turned to the youth in confusion.
This kid
Knows me?
On the other hand, that youth frowned after his exclamation, and turned towards the other person in the cara beauty who dressed exceedingly seductively. Hold on He murmured, taken aback. We didnt invite Jiang He to the class reunion, did we? Why is he here?
Jiang He:
What the hell?!
Class reunion?
Sports cars and beauty?
Could the plot really be that clich?
A memory surfaced in his mind then. After seconds of staring at the youths face, Jiang He did find him familiar but he completely had no memory of that seductress. She looked like your usual online celebrity and you could see that she had gone through plastic surgeries on a single glance, and he would never have recognized her even if he was acquainted with her before.
And since they were classmates, wrecking their car was a little inappropriate. Even so, reluctant to get caught up in a clich plot, Jiang He promptly said, Sorry, youve got the wrong person. Im not Jiang He.
He turned, trying to leave.
However, in the youths eyes, the sight of him was just like a down-and-out classmate who had no face to acknowledge a successful person. After all, Jiang He did look a little shabby with his messed-up hair, and sporting clothes of mixed brands was it not?
Giving chase, the youth caught Jiang He by the shoulder, chuckling, Stop pretending, you are Jiang He. What? How long has it been since graduation, and you, the former Romeo of our university is already forgetting his classmates?
What I!!!
Jiang He gritted his teeth, slightly annoyed now.
Then, the youth added, Although we didnt call you up for the class reunion, come join us since youre here anyway dont worry, I know your family is poor, so we wont ask you to pay at the reunion.
The vein on Jiang Hes temple was already bulging.
On the other hand, the youth seemed pleased with Jiang Hes rage and pulled the seductress to himself, smirking, By the way, do you remember Liu Xue? She once wooed you when you were the schools Romeo.
The seductress giggled coquettishly then and leaned into the youths arms, pouting, Oh, Young Master Wang, why would you mention my dark history? My heart must have been bewitched to fall for
Slap!
Jiang He landed a back hand on the seductress, slapping her down on the ground.
In turn, she screamed bloodcurdlingly, clutching her face, Aaaaah! My nose, the nose which cost me a hundred thousand dollars Ah, my eyes. they looked lopsided now I spent eighty thousand to slit those eyelids!
Jiang He then knocked her unconscious with a kick before looking up at the youth.
His face dropped, but he yelled despite feeling cowed, How dare you hit my girlfriend, Jiang He? Youve gone too far
Slap!
Jiang He left that Young Master Wang or whatnot on the floor with another slap, and straddled him as he landed a few more punches. Despite holding back, Young Master Wangs face was now swollen like a pigs and he was bleeding all over.
Rising to his feet and pulling a toilet roll to clean his hands, he dumped the tissue on Young Master Wangs face, smirking, Ive told you people you got the wrong guy. Im not Jiang He, and yet youd still insult me. Did you really take me for a clay doll?
9am, the thirtieth of September.
The chiefs office of Lingzhou Citys Martial Arts Department (MAD).
Duan Tianhe was all smiles over the phone, and laughing heartily from time to time while slapping the table.
Cheng Dongfeng poked his head in from outside the door in surprise then, and looked with concern toward Duan Tianhe as he hung up, exclaiming in surprise, Whats going on with you, Old Duan?
Have you lost your mind?
I did hear that your wife is moving here to Lingzhou City soon did that hurt you so much?
Duan Tianhe pretended as if he did not hear Cheng Dongfengs sarcasm at all, and walked forward to place both his hands upon Cheng Dongfengs shoulders, his eyes seemingly ablaze with two radiant flames.
What?
Cheng Dongfeng freed himself and stepped back, casting Eight Trigrams Steps and even releasing his True Qiif Duan Tianhe would dare to do anything out of line, he would not hold back.
I feel good. I feel so damned good perhaps you arent aware of what major event recently happened in the martial world, did you?
Duan Tianhe was a little speechless at that, too. What was with that look?
I have a wife and Im straight, please!
Then, completely ignoring Cheng Dongfengs reaction, he smiled and added, Deputy Zhou just called, saying that Minister Wang had just visited the five sacred grounds of martial arts, and made them yield with overwhelming force!
Now, all five sacred grounds have agreed to provide the MAD with secret cultivation methods. Moreover, they would be sending a divine-tier elite each to guard each corner of the nation, and send the disciples of their faction into the wider world to gain experience and cultivation.
For real?
Cheng Dongfeng exclaimed in delight. Now that martial arts have become so widespread that even the old lady selling vegetables at the stall down the street is a martial artist, it would not be impossible for every citizen to practice martial arts. With their extensive legacies, the secret cultivation manuals that the sacred grounds could provide would definitely push the common use of martial arts up to an era of rapid development.
And if they really did send their elites to cover certain provinces, it would definitely ease the burdens on the military and the MAD, and significantly reduce civilian casualties!
Meanwhile, Duan Tianhe returned to his desk and took a sip of hot his wolfberry tea from his Thermos flask. Those two points certain works in favor of the country and her citizens, he laughed, but the most exciting news is
Halfway through his sentence, he deliberately paused and continued chugging down his tea, and only continued when he saw Cheng Dongfeng becoming impatient. The sacred grounds would be offering a quota of entrants into their Secret Realm. According to Deputy Zhou, the first batch of candidates would be picked from the MAD and the military.
This time, Cheng Dongfeng was even more shocked.
Still, he frowned after his initial surprise, calming down as he mused to himself, A permission to enter a Secret Realm how precious is that? Not even the disciples of the five sacred groundsaside from core disciples, that is, would have to pay a severe price to enter, dont they? Are the five sacred grounds really that generous?
We wouldnt know.
Duan Tianhe replied. Still, they are a martial arts faction of the country, and now that disaster is at hand, is it not reasonable that they work a little? By the way, contact Jiang Hethe higher-ups have already given him a place in the quota.
Jiang He?
Cheng Dongfeng muttered as he whipped out a phone. He did mention that he was heading to Jiangnan, but I wonder if hes at home Let me make a call.
***
In his sports car, Jiang He was groggily jolted awake by his phones ringtone.
He took a look at the caller before answering, Master Cheng, why have you thought of calling so early in the morning?
Where am I?
Ive no idea. Ive started driving to Jiangnan, and fell asleep right after I left the village Hold on, Ill check where I am.
Over on the other end, Cheng Dongfeng turned quiet, whereas Jiang He opened the car door and got off, checking left and right before looking up at the hotel in front of him.
Unable to resist a chuckle, he said, Im already at Jiangnanunmanned vehicles are such a joy. Ive literally woke up to find myself in front of the hotel where I booked a room.
But werent highways supposed to be difficult these days? Theres supposedly Ferals wreaking havoc everywhere and they tend to attack vehicles driving at night, but I felt nothing
Cheng Dongfeng was still silent over at the other end.
Oh right. Why did you call me, Master Cheng? Ill be hanging up if theres nothing
There is, actually.
Cheng Dongfeng then told him about quota of entry into the Secret Realms.
Jiang He had wanted to refuse at first, since the best advantage of entering the Secret Realm was the quick improvement of his cultivation and perception towards the universe. He could achieve those by planting some crops as well.
Nonetheless, he eventually agreed to it after some thought.
Alright, since you guys at the MAD insist on putting me on the quota, Ill go through the trouble. I did hear that the microworlds in the Secret Realms are worlds that elites opened, and Ill just consider that I was going on a trip.
Cheng Dongfeng was left silent once more.
What the heck?
On the other hand, Jiang He was at a loss for wordsCheng Dongfeng was the one who had called him in the first place, could he not make himself clear? Why was he silent every few exchanges?
Hanging up, Jiang He walked through the car park but did not enter the hotel immediately. He stood at the edge of the car park and surveyed his surroundings, finding crowds passing through with every single person appearing busy.
Some of the pedestrians qi were quite strong and had clearly reached the level of martial artists. Jiang He even noticed one rank-six martial artist, several rank-five martial artists, and one B-class Awakened heading to the hotel behind him.
After all, the hotel Caesar behind was one of Jiangnan citys finest hotels. Since many martial artists would have earned a killing by now, all of them would naturally want to enjoy themselves.
In Jiang Hes memory, when he studied at Jiangnan and took part-time jobs, he had delivered vegetables to the kitchen of this hotel. His dream then was to earn big bucks and lavish himself for a night at a grand hotel like this, and now, if he were willing, he could buy up to ten such hotels.
Life is like a dream indeed!
Lighting himself a cigarette, Jiang He thought, The martial artists here clearly outnumber the ones at Lingzhou City but that makes sense. Even if this is a city, how could an unknown and unfamous city like Lingzhou City compare to Jiangnan City?
First and foremost, the populations contrasted significantly already.
The greater a citys base population, the more Awakened and martial artists would rise. Moreover, Jiangnan had many martial arts clans, which was why it made sense that their number of martial artists as well as standard of martial arts were higher.
After having his cigarette, Jiang He prepared to head into the hotel to check in.
His hair was a mess after having slept in the car for the night, and having always been demanding about personal image, Jiang He wanted to wash-up and then
Have breakfast.
He was famished after having slept until now since his six-oclock dinner last night.
Be that as it may, before he could make two steps, a sudden sharp screech of a car brake could be heard. A yellow sports car then force-slid past Jiang Hes body and stopped at a nearby parking slot.
Jiang He frowned but decided not to pursue the matter.
After all
There were too many of such clich plots in novels. Would he not be too clich if he played along?
And yet, the car door opened and a mumble could be heard from inside. Damn it, are you trying to die? Dont you have eyes growing on that big body of yours? Dont you know how to move aside when you see a car coming?
The voice was small, but could Jiang He be fooled?
Then, just as Jiang He was about to wreck the car with a single punch, a young man dressed in a suit exclaimed in surprise when he saw Jiang He, What the hell? Arent you Jiang He?
???
Jiang He turned to the youth in confusion.
This kid
Knows me?
On the other hand, that youth frowned after his exclamation, and turned towards the other person in the cara beauty who dressed exceedingly seductively. Hold on He murmured, taken aback. We didnt invite Jiang He to the class reunion, did we? Why is he here?
Jiang He:
What the hell?!
Class reunion?
Sports cars and beauty?
Could the plot really be that clich?
A memory surfaced in his mind then. After seconds of staring at the youths face, Jiang He did find him familiar but he completely had no memory of that seductress. She looked like your usual online celebrity and you could see that she had gone through plastic surgeries on a single glance, and he would never have recognized her even if he was acquainted with her before.
And since they were classmates, wrecking their car was a little inappropriate. Even so, reluctant to get caught up in a clich plot, Jiang He promptly said, Sorry, youve got the wrong person. Im not Jiang He.
He turned, trying to leave.
However, in the youths eyes, the sight of him was just like a down-and-out classmate who had no face to acknowledge a successful person. After all, Jiang He did look a little shabby with his messed-up hair, and sporting clothes of mixed brands was it not?
Giving chase, the youth caught Jiang He by the shoulder, chuckling, Stop pretending, you are Jiang He. What? How long has it been since graduation, and you, the former Romeo of our university is already forgetting his classmates?
What I!!!
Jiang He gritted his teeth, slightly annoyed now.
Then, the youth added, Although we didnt call you up for the class reunion, come join us since youre here anyway dont worry, I know your family is poor, so we wont ask you to pay at the reunion.
The vein on Jiang Hes temple was already bulging.
On the other hand, the youth seemed pleased with Jiang Hes rage and pulled the seductress to himself, smirking, By the way, do you remember Liu Xue? She once wooed you when you were the schools Romeo.
The seductress giggled coquettishly then and leaned into the youths arms, pouting, Oh, Young Master Wang, why would you mention my dark history? My heart must have been bewitched to fall for
Slap!
Jiang He landed a back hand on the seductress, slapping her down on the ground.
In turn, she screamed bloodcurdlingly, clutching her face, Aaaaah! My nose, the nose which cost me a hundred thousand dollars Ah, my eyes. they looked lopsided now I spent eighty thousand to slit those eyelids!
Jiang He then knocked her unconscious with a kick before looking up at the youth.
His face dropped, but he yelled despite feeling cowed, How dare you hit my girlfriend, Jiang He? Youve gone too far
Slap!
Jiang He left that Young Master Wang or whatnot on the floor with another slap, and straddled him as he landed a few more punches. Despite holding back, Young Master Wangs face was now swollen like a pigs and he was bleeding all over.
Rising to his feet and pulling a toilet roll to clean his hands, he dumped the tissue on Young Master Wangs face, smirking, Ive told you people you got the wrong guy. Im not Jiang He, and yet youd still insult me. Did you really take me for a clay doll?
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