Geniuses and Trash!

"It's true. A lot of people are talking about it, and besides..." Seeing that Nalan Chaoge did not take it seriously, Guo'er grew anxious.

"We're all law-abiding citizens. Wouldn't it be even better if it were true?" Nalan Chaoge smiled meaningfully and turned to walk outside.

"Young Master..." Guo'er hurried after him.

The two crossed the inner residence and arrived at the outer Training Ground, where a group of Nalan Family disciples was training. At that moment, they seemed to be gathered around, studying something.

"Wow, is this a second-grade medicinal herb, the Fire Dragon Fruit? This is my first time seeing a second-grade herb!"

"This is a genuine second-grade medicinal herb. Cheng Zhou and I found it by chance when we entered the Magical Beast Mountain Range as a team!"

"Brother Su really is lucky!"

"Luck, my ass. We fought for it with our lives!" a slightly burly Big Man said with a laugh.

"Brother Su, did you suddenly return from the border because something important happened?"

"It's nothing. It's just..."

"A second-grade medicinal herb?"

A pleasant voice suddenly interrupted their conversation.

Immediately afterward, Guo'er and Nalan Chaoge appeared before them.

"Oh, little Guo'er. What is it? Did you miss your brother?" Su Han was a Two-star Dou Shi and served as an adjutant under Nalan Su.

He had always followed Nalan Chaoge's father, Nalan Su, in guarding the border. Why had he returned for no reason today?

Everyone knew that Su Han liked Guo'er. Moreover, Su Han had never thought highly of Nalan Chaoge, who had always been trash.

"Ahem, Brother Su Han, don't talk nonsense. I already belong to Young Master!"

"That trash... What did he do to you?" Su Han stepped forward, grabbed Guo'er's hand, and asked in astonishment.

It was as if a pig had rooted through a cabbage he had always been protecting.

Whoosh!

Everyone was stunned by Su Han's words.

This guy actually dared to openly call Nalan Chaoge trash in the Nalan Family. Did he not know that Nalan Chaoge could already cultivate?

And that his talent was astonishingly heaven-defying!

In just one month, he had reached the level of a Dou Zhe!

"Brother Su, I won't allow you to talk about Young Master like that!" Guo'er glared at Su Han angrily.

"I won't say it if he can defeat me!" Su Han said disdainfully. "Guo'er, don't worry. Young Master is already thirteen. In two years, he'll hold his coming-of-age ceremony. At that time, I'll challenge him. Once I defeat him, I can make one request. Then we can be together!"

"Um, excuse me. Is the trash you're talking about me?"

Nalan Chaoge could no longer stand it. His teeth ached.

He truly had not expected a Nalan Family disciple to openly try to steal his woman on Nalan Family grounds.

"Young... Young Master..."

Everyone looked at Nalan Chaoge in terror.

That idiot Su Han had really gotten himself into deep trouble this time.

He actually declared that he liked Young Master's woman right in front of Young Master. Was he tired of living?

Su Han, however, showed no change in expression.

He was Nalan Su's capable deputy, and he had grown accustomed to slaughter on the battlefield. A soldier's bloodiness made him speak bluntly.

"Oh, so it's Young Master. How could that be? The title of trash wasn't coined by me. Young Master, your words are more than Su Han can bear. Back when I followed General Nalan Su, everyone called you that! General Su never refuted it!"

Su Han kept calling him General Nalan Su, clearly showing that he did not take Nalan Chaoge seriously.

A Dou Shi under thirty was enough for Su Han to be proud of, even among commoners.

"Who is Nalan Su?"

Nalan Chaoge's words were even more shocking. He actually publicly asked who his own father was.

"Good, very good. You truly live up to the name of trash!" Nalan Su was the person Su Han admired most. He had never expected to see him publicly looked down upon by his trash son today, and waves of anger rose within Su Han.

Trash should have the awareness of trash.

In truth, there had always been a rumor circulating in private that Nalan Su had already given up on Nalan Chaoge and intended to take Su Han as his Adopted Son.

When he learned that Nalan Chaoge lacked cultivation talent, Nalan Su had already abandoned him.

That was why a mighty Dou Wang did not think about his trash son, instead focusing solely on taking an Adopted Son.

On the contrary, Nalan Jie had risked his life to find a Fifth-order Magical Beast for Nalan Chaoge.

Nalan Su's Adopted Son would also count as a Young Master of the Nalan Family.

That was why Su Han dared to openly confess his feelings to Guo'er.

A wild boar turning into an elephant, a pheasant turning into a phoenix!

"Su Han, you're not allowed to speak about Young Master like that!" Guo'er stepped forward and stood in front of Nalan Chaoge.

Nalan Chaoge calmly watched Su Han. No matter where one went, the kind were always bullied.

He even felt a little sympathy for Xiao Yan, who had once been a genius before falling into disgrace as trash.

"You just said you wanted to challenge me at my coming-of-age ceremony. Very well. I accept. But in two years, you'll first have to be worthy of catching my eye. Right now, I have my eye on that second-grade Fire Dragon Fruit in your hand. Name your price!" Nalan Chaoge said arrogantly.

"Young Master, you can't! Su Han is already a Two-star Dou Shi, and he has experienced countless battles..."

"Don't worry, Guo'er. I'll spare this trash's life!" Su Han laughed heartily, completely unconcerned about saying such things in front of Nalan Chaoge.

A sharp gleam flashed through Nalan Chaoge's eyes. This was no longer arrogance or conceit. It was sheer contempt for everyone else.

"You want a second-grade medicinal herb? Aren't you able to cultivate now? If you have the ability, go hunt for one in the Magical Beast Mountain Range yourself. Relying only on the Nalan Family's prestige is no skill for a man!" Su Han spat out a mouthful of phlegm.

On the Dou Qi Continent, strength was revered. People did not care much for the power and authority of nobles and officials.

After all, any powerful expert was someone every faction competed to recruit.

As for power and status, if one place would not keep you, another surely would.

"I was already planning to take a stroll through the Magical Beast Mountain Range, but I have an urgent need for this right now. Name your price. I've accepted your coming-of-age challenge, and I'll be going to the Magical Beast Mountain Range in a few days. Do I count as a man now? Brother Su, name your price!" Nalan Chaoge said mockingly.

"Brother Su, Young Master really needs this herb. Please sell it to him!" Guo'er also looked at Su Han pleadingly.

"A second-grade medicinal herb sells for a thousand gold coins on the market. For Guo'er's sake, I'll sell it to you today!" Su Han reluctantly glanced at his "honor," but the temptation of gold coins was even greater.

After transferring ten thousand gold coins, Nalan Chaoge took the second-grade Fire Dragon Fruit and walked back into the inner residence without looking back.

"Remember the coming-of-age ceremony. I'll show you the difference between a genius and trash!"

"Oh no, Brother Su, hurry and apologize to Young Master! You made him angry!"

"Young Master is already a Dou Zhe, and he achieved it in only one month!"

"And Young Master even killed Mu Family's Young Master Mu Lu!"

Watching Nalan Chaoge leave and hearing the Nalan Family disciples' words, Su Han was dumbfounded. In only a few months, that trash had truly risen?

Wouldn't that mean his chance of becoming Nalan Family's Adopted Son was ruined?

How could that be?

So what if he was a genius? A dead genius was worse than trash.

Looking at Nalan Chaoge's departing back, Su Han quietly calculated something in his heart.