Lin Yongtian lowered his head to look at his phone. It was almost time for him to get off work.
He remembered this student clearly.
His name was Xu Zhiming, and he had worked extremely hard at practicing martial skills.
But what was the use of hard work? With no talent and no background, after graduation, he would not even be able to find an iron rice bowl job like Lin Yongtian's.
When Xu Zhiming broke through Level Five, he came to ask for his reward. Lin Yongtian fobbed him off by saying he would apply for it. Xu Zhiming came several times afterward, then came again after breaking through Level Six.
So young. Once the money had gone into Lin Yongtian's pocket, how could he possibly give it back?
Could he have broken through Level Seven?
A flicker of excitement crossed Lin Yongtian's heart. If Xu Zhiming had broken through Level Seven, he could make another fifteen hundred yuan this month.
"Student, what are you here for?"
Xu Zhiming glanced at Lin Yongtian.
He clearly remembered how this man had made things difficult for him. He still had not received the rewards for Levels Five and Six.
"I'm here to collect the reward for placing in the top ten."
"And the rewards for breaking through from Level Five to Level Nine Martial Artist."
Lin Yongtian smiled and spat the cigarette butt from his mouth onto the floor.
"Student, there are only ten Level Nine Martial Artists in the school. I don't remember you being one of them."
Xu Zhiming spread open his hand, revealing a token engraved with the number 6.
At the sight of it, Lin Yongtian slammed his hand onto the desk and shot to his feet, glaring coldly at Xu Zhiming.
"Where did you steal that token from? There are only ten of those in the school!"
"A student like you, who steals other people's things, is unworthy of being a student at our school!"
Lin Yongtian knew very well that the token was real.
But he did not believe Xu Zhiming could have fought his way into the top ten.
Six people had come today to collect potions, yet none of them had mentioned Xu Zhiming.
It was not that they had not mentioned him. They had said Xu Zhiming was fighting Yu Qingqing.
"Give me the token!"
Lin Yongtian reached out, intending to snatch the token from Xu Zhiming's hand.
Instead, his hand was effortlessly caught in Xu Zhiming's grip.
He was a Level Nine Martial Artist, with qi-blood as high as eleven points. He thought he could easily handle Xu Zhiming.
He applied a little force.
The next instant.
He felt a tremendous force bearing down on him, and heard his palm crack.
Lin Yongtian's face immediately turned pale.
"Hisss... It hurts! Let go, let go!"
Xu Zhiming snorted coldly.
He remembered Lin Yongtian very clearly—how the man had made things difficult for him when he came to collect his rewards for breaking through Levels Five and Six.
He would take back what had originally belonged to him.
Lin Yongtian clutched his hand. This person was far stronger than him.
Could he really be sixth place?
"Teacher, do you need me to provide you with more proof?"
Lin Yongtian stared coldly at Xu Zhiming.
"Xu Zhiming, you assaulted a teacher. I'll report this to the school leadership."
"You'll be expelled from the school."
Xu Zhiming looked at him coldly.
He still dared to threaten him?
"You tried to seize my belongings. I only acted in self-defense."
Xu Zhiming recalled the rumors about Lin Yongtian. He seemed to be related to the principal. It looked like the rumors were true.
He had followed every procedure and broken no rules whatsoever.
Lin Yongtian met Xu Zhiming's gaze. Looking into those unruffled eyes, an inexplicable chill rose in his heart.
Calm. Far too calm.
Xu Zhiming treated his threats as though they were nothing.
That filled Lin Yongtian with anger.
Even students in the top ten with qi-blood exceeding fifteen points would be polite when they saw him.
How did Xu Zhiming dare?
"What if I refuse to give it to you?"
"Are you sure?"
Xu Zhiming raised his head and glanced at the surveillance camera.
Lin Yongtian stared at the token in Xu Zhiming's hand, unable to make up his mind.
After thinking it over, he decided Xu Zhiming had most likely still stolen it.
Even if Xu Zhiming truly had that kind of strength, Lin Yongtian could simply claim he did not know.
"I don't believe you're sixth place. You definitely stole that proof."
Xu Zhiming looked at Lin Yongtian calmly.
"Stole... stole what?"
At that moment.
A voice came from nearby.
Xu Zhiming turned to look.
The man was thin and wore gold-rimmed glasses.
It was his homeroom teacher, Zhang Wei.
Zhang Wei was panting heavily.
He had been busy today. Once he finished his work, he went to the Martial Arts Hall to look for Xu Zhiming.
When he heard that Xu Zhiming had gone to collect the reward for the top ten, he hurried over at a run.
Luckily, he had arrived at just the right time.
Lin Yongtian was not at all impressed by Zhang Wei's appearance.
Just a teacher with no power, no influence, and no background, who had only gotten into Yunshui First High School through his own efforts.
Lin Yongtian had no interest in even getting acquainted with him.
"I've already applied to Teacher Huang Yilong from the school's Special Training Class for Xu Zhiming to enter the Special Training Class."
"This is the proof. It contains a video of Xu Zhiming defeating Yu Qingqing, who was in sixth place."
Lin Yongtian looked at the phone.
On the screen.
Xu Zhiming held a blunt spear, electric light flickering along its shaft.
The spear struck Yu Qingqing at tremendous speed, sending his obese body flying backward. He seemed to have been sent flying twice.
Lin Yongtian completely panicked.
In terms of qi-blood, he was not as strong as Yu Qingqing.
If Xu Zhiming could defeat Yu Qingqing so easily, he could deal with Lin Yongtian just as easily.
Based on the strength Xu Zhiming displayed in the video, he could rank among the top five in the school.
Had he provoked a genius ranked in the school's top five?
An awkward smile appeared on Lin Yongtian's face.
"Xu Zhiming, Teacher was only handling matters according to school rules."
Xu Zhiming stared at Lin Yongtian coldly without saying a word.
"Teacher Lin, the rewards the school gives to the top ten..."
Zhang Wei said with a smile.
Lin Yongtian nodded repeatedly. He needed to make amends.
Thinking about it, he should not have gone into the school's potion warehouse to pick out potions to sell.
If he had spent more time scrolling through his phone, he definitely would have known about what Xu Zhiming had done.
He would send Xu Zhiming away first, then tell his uncle and find an opportunity to deal with Xu Zhiming.
Lin Yongtian handed Xu Zhiming this month's resources for tenth place.
"These are your potions for this month: two bottles of Monster Beast Essence Blood and three bottles of Energy Potion."
Lin Yongtian endured the pain in his palm and spoke with a smile.
"What about the rewards for Levels Five through Nine?"
The smile never left Lin Yongtian's face, while inside, he cursed without end.
"They haven't been approved yet. Since you defeated Yu Qingqing, you must both be Level Nine Martial Artists. Applying for the rewards will still take some time."
Xu Zhiming accepted the rewards but did not leave.
"I applied for the rewards for Levels Five and Six last year and earlier this year. Why haven't I received them yet?"
Lin Yongtian narrowed his eyes.
"Student Xu Zhiming, don't push your luck. I've already agreed to give them to you. I'll give you everything next month."
"Do you know who my uncle is?"
"It wouldn't matter even if your uncle were Li Gang!"
Zhang Wei saw that Xu Zhiming would not let the matter rest today unless he saw the rewards that should have been his.
He grabbed Xu Zhiming and tried to pull him away, only to discover that he could not budge him.
"Xu Zhiming, come with me. I have something very important to tell you."
Xu Zhiming looked calmly at Lin Yongtian, reached into his pocket, and took out his phone, turning off the recording.
"I want to see my rewards tomorrow."
After saying that, Xu Zhiming left with Zhang Wei.
He knew Zhang Wei would not take the initiative to seek him out unless he had something to do.
Since he had come here to find him, it had to be something important.
On the way to the Martial Arts Hall.
Students passed by from time to time.
Xu Zhiming and Zhang Wei walked side by side.
"You're something else, kid. Without making a sound, you've already made it into the top ten."
Xu Zhiming smiled faintly but did not reply.
"I came to see you today for two things. The first is that you can enter the Special Training Class and start attending tomorrow."
"The second is that the school will hold a Three Cities Joint Examination on the first of next month. The three cities are Yunshui City, Jinyan City, and Rong City."
"In this Three Cities Joint Examination, those in the Top 100 in Qi-Blood..."
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