Zhang Qi said disdainfully, "What? What rumors?"
Qin Hao hurriedly replied with a laugh, "Ahaha, nothing much. Just the rumored Lightning-Type martial artist with an F-Rank Talent, haha!"
"Oh, so there are rumors? How come I've never heard them?"
At that moment, an elderly man nearby came over to Zhang Qi and whispered, "Young master, this year's top scorer in the college entrance exam has an F-Rank Lightning-Type Ability, and he seems to have broken through to Martial Artist Fourth Tier."
"Tch, he's just a top scorer in the college entrance exam. What's so amazing about that? I have a Metal-Type Ability with an SSS+-Rank Talent. If you'd taken last year's exam, I'd probably have eliminated you ages ago, and you still call yourself a top scorer!"
Zhang Qi introduced himself with a smug look on his face.
Qin Hao narrowed his eyes slightly but said nothing more. After all, this was Liu Qianqian's cousin.
Liu Qianqian wore a wry smile and felt terribly awkward.
She wondered what her cousin would do when he learned that Qin Hao's ability had a Legendary Talent, and that he had more than one ability.
"Well? Has that kid arrived?"
Just then, a middle-aged man in a military uniform came out of the building. He was Liu Qianqian's father, Liu Nengwu.
"Dad, he, he's here. This is Qin Hao!"
After introducing Qin Hao to Liu Nengwu, Liu Qianqian lowered her head, her pretty face flushed.
Seeing that this was his future father-in-law, Qin Hao's eyes darted around, and he hurriedly said with a smile, "Greetings, Uncle."
"Hmph, who the fuck are you calling Uncle? And are you the one who was acting like a pervert on the phone just now?"
"Ahem, Uncle, I really didn't mean to do that. You really can't blame me!"
"Hmph, forget it, forget it. Do you know what talent rank our Qianqian has?"
Qin Hao hurriedly replied, "An SSS-Rank Talent and an Ice-Type Ability. She's a super genius and beautiful too. She's practically the girl of my dreams!"
Standing to the side, Liu Qianqian's face turned even redder.
"Hmph, so you do know. Then what about you? What league are you in, to dare fall for my daughter?"
Liu Nengwu frowned as he asked.
Qin Hao still answered with a smile, "Uncle, my talent is trash. It's just an F-Rank Talent, and my ability is Lightning-Type. But I'm no ordinary trash. I'm the fighter jet among trash! I'm definitely worthy of Qianqian."
Liu Nengwu was utterly speechless. He hadn't expected this kid to be so bizarre and so bold.
Most people, hearing him say that, would surely have been unable to hold back and would have revealed their Legendary Talent straight away.
But this kid just called himself trash, and a fucking fighter jet among trash at that.
"Hahahaha, a fighter jet among trash? So what? Aren't you still trash?"
Hearing Zhang Qi say that, Liu Nengwu finally realized that this kid was fucking calling everyone below a Legendary Talent trash.
It was a roundabout way of saying, "Everyone here is trash!"
Qin Hao, meanwhile, still looked completely calm, without a trace of panic.
"Ahem, all right. We're going to an open-type A-Rank Otherworld this time. I assume everyone knows how dangerous it is in there!"
Liu Nengwu didn't want to waste any more words on Qin Hao. Although the kid had indirectly called his talent trash, he was still a little pleased.
After all, the kid's temperament reminded him of his own younger days. He was enough of a sly old fox.
Everyone nodded, then climbed into a military vehicle together and drove toward the mountains outside H City.
After an hour on the road, they arrived at the foot of a mountain.
With no road beyond that point, they had to get out and take the mountain path.
Qin Hao walked beside Liu Qianqian, reaching out to take her hand every now and then, but she refused him every time.
"Oh, stop it. My dad's right there!"
After she refused him, Liu Qianqian's voice rang out.
Although she had spoken very quietly, everyone present was a martial artist with extremely sharp hearing, so naturally they heard her.
Zhang Qi hurriedly dropped back.
"Hey, Qin Something-Hao, right? I'm telling you, if you bully my cousin again, I'll beat you up."
Up ahead, Liu Nengwu and the Zhang family's steward, who were leading the way, both shook their heads with wry smiles.
Qin Hao paid him no mind and continued with a smile, "Oh, Cousin, that's a bit much. We're all family!"
As Qin Hao spoke, he secretly watched Liu Nengwu's expression.
Seeing that Liu Nengwu said nothing, he grew bolder. "Besides, my future father-in-law hasn't said anything, has he?"
At those words, Liu Nengwu's mouth twitched. He thought the kid really made him want to slap him.
Liu Qianqian, standing nearby, was terribly embarrassed. She also stole a glance at her father and, finding that he said nothing, felt even more secretly delighted.
Zhang Qi, however, didn't understand for a moment and hurriedly said, "Kid, what nonsense are you spouting? Who's your future father-in-law, and what the hell does that have to do with me?"
"Oh, Cousin, it's fine. It doesn't matter that you don't understand now. You'll gradually understand later."
Zhang Qi stood there looking puzzled, a hundred question marks floating over his head.
Qin Hao, meanwhile, grew bolder still. He caught up to Liu Qianqian, then reached out his hand and boldly took hers.
Seeing this, Zhang Qi, who was standing where he was, understood instantly. He glanced at Liu Nengwu and saw that Liu Nengwu said nothing at all.
"Fuck, who the fuck is family with you? Qianqian is mine."
He muttered under his breath, then came over to Qin Hao and Liu Qianqian and pulled their hands apart.
"Hmph, kid, stay away from my cousin. With that lecherous look of yours, I suspect you're up to no good."
Liu Qianqian, standing to the side, burst out laughing.
Qin Hao narrowed his eyes slightly and thought, Damn, this cousin is no ordinary guy. Looks like he likes Qianqian too. No, I have to educate him about how close relatives can't marry.
After traveling for another ten-odd minutes, the group reached the mountainside.
There, on the mountainside, stood a spatial gate radiating white light.
"All right, we're here. I'll say this one more time: once we're inside, you must follow orders. Understood?"
Liu Nengwu said.
"Understood!"
With that, the group jumped into the gate of white light.
Their vision blurred, and they arrived in another world.
As soon as they entered, they found themselves inside a great hall.
This hall was the Chinese military's outpost in this otherworld, established to prevent the demonic beasts there from breaking out through this exit.
Another reason was to prevent martial artists from other countries from silently infiltrating Chinese territory through the exit.
After all, an open-type otherworld like this had more than one exit. Almost every country in the world had one or more.
Of course, the entrances and exits to every otherworld were controlled by the national military.
Anyone entering or leaving an otherworld had to undergo a thorough inspection.
The same applied even to open-type otherworlds like this one.
"Kid, I'm telling you, you'd better stay close in a bit. Otherwise, you might die."
Zhang Qi said this to Qin Hao, then hurried after Liu Qianqian, who was ahead of them.
Qin Hao smiled and shook his head, then followed...