Is Your Godfather Li Gang?

Lin Yongtian looked down at his phone—it was almost time for him to get off work.

He remembered this student well.

He recalled the name was Xu Zhiming, a kid who trained in martial arts with great effort.

But so what if he worked hard? No talent, no backing—after graduation, he wouldn't even land a stable job like this one.

When he broke through to Level Five, he came asking for a reward. Lin Yongtian brushed him off with a promise to apply for it. The student came a few times after that, and when he broke through to Level Six, he came looking again.

Truly naive. The money had already gone into his own pocket—how could he possibly give it out?

Could he have broken through to Level Seven?

A flicker of excitement crossed Lin Yongtian's mind. If he broke through to Level Seven, that meant an extra fifteen hundred this month.

"Student, what are you here for?"

Xu Zhiming glanced at Lin Yongtian.

He remembered clearly how this man had made things difficult for him—the rewards for Level Five and Level Six still hadn't been given.

"I'm here to claim the reward for ranking in the top ten."

"And the rewards for my breakthroughs from Level Five to Level Nine Martial Artist."

Lin Yongtian laughed, spitting the cigarette butt from his mouth onto the floor.

"Student, there are only ten Level Nine Martial Artists in this school. I don't recall you being one of them."

Xu Zhiming opened his hand, revealing a token engraved with the number six.

Seeing this, Lin Yongtian slammed the table, shot to his feet, and stared coldly at Xu Zhiming.

"Where did you steal that token?! There are only ten of these in the entire school."

"A student who steals from others doesn't deserve to be a student of this school!"

Lin Yongtian knew the token was real.

But he refused to believe Xu Zhiming could have made it into the top ten.

Six people had come today to collect their medicinal doses, and none of them had mentioned Xu Zhiming.

Well, not exactly—they'd said Xu Zhiming was fighting Yu Qingqing.

"Give me the token!"

Lin Yongtian reached out, trying to snatch the token from Xu Zhiming's hand.

But his hand was easily caught by the other.

He thought that as a Level Nine Martial Artist with a blood vitality of eleven points, he could easily overpower Xu Zhiming.

He applied a little force.

The next moment.

He felt a tremendous force hit him, and he heard a crack from his palm.

Instantly, Lin Yongtian's face turned pale.

"Hiss... pain, let go, let go!"

Xu Zhiming let out a cold snort.

He remembered Lin Yongtian very clearly—how he'd been harassed when he came to claim the rewards for breaking through Level Five and Level Six.

He would take back what was rightfully his.

Lin Yongtian clutched his hand. This kid's strength far exceeded his own.

Could he really be the tenth-ranked student?

"Teacher, do you need me to prove it further?"

Lin Yongtian stared coldly at Xu Zhiming.

"Xu Zhiming, you assaulted a teacher. I'll report this to the school administration."

"You'll be expelled from this school."

Xu Zhiming's eyes turned cold.

Still daring to threaten him?

"You tried to take my property. I defended myself."

Xu Zhiming recalled the rumors about Lin Yongtian—that he was the principal's relative. It seemed they were true.

He had followed every procedure. There was no violation.

Lin Yongtian locked eyes with Xu Zhiming, staring into those calm, unruffled eyes. For some reason, a chill crept up his spine.

Calm. Too calm.

His threats meant nothing to him.

That realization ignited a surge of anger in Lin Yongtian's chest.

Even among the top ten, students with over fifteen points of Qi and Blood would treat him with courtesy.

How dare Xu Zhiming?

"What if I don't give it to you?"

"Are you sure?"

Xu Zhiming looked up and glanced at the surveillance camera.

Lin Yongtian stared at the token in Xu Zhiming's hand, uncertain.

After thinking it over, he felt it was very likely that Xu Zhiming had stolen it.

Even if Xu Zhiming actually had that kind of strength, he could just claim he didn't know.

"I don't believe you're number six. Your credentials are definitely stolen."

Xu Zhiming watched Lin Yongtian calmly.

"Stolen... stolen what?"

Just then.

A voice rang out.

Xu Zhiming turned to look.

A thin figure with gold-rimmed glasses.

Homeroom teacher Zhang Wei.

Zhang Wei was panting heavily.

He'd been busy today, and by the time he finished his work and went to the Martial Arts Hall to find Xu Zhiming—

He heard Xu Zhiming had gone to claim the top ten rewards, so he rushed over all the way.

Good thing he made it just in time.

Lin Yongtian wasn't impressed by Zhang Wei's arrival.

A teacher with no power, no connections, no background—someone who only got into Yunshui First High School by his own merit.

He didn't even have any interest in getting to know him.

"I've already applied to School Special Training Class teacher Huang Yilong for Xu Zhiming to enter the Special Training Class."

"This is the proof. Inside is a video of Xu Zhiming defeating the sixth-ranked Yu Qingqing."

Lin Yongtian looked at the phone.

In the footage.

Xu Zhiming held a blunt spear, its shaft flickering with electric light.

The long spear struck Yu Qingqing at extreme speed, sending his bulky body flying backward—it flew twice.

Lin Yongtian was completely panicked.

In terms of Qi and Blood, he wasn't as high as Yu Qingqing.

If someone could defeat Yu Qingqing that easily, they could handle him just as effortlessly.

Based on the strength Xu Zhiming displayed in the video, he could rank in the school's top five.

He'd provoked a genius in the school's top five?

A forced smile crept onto Lin Yongtian's face.

"Xu Zhiming, the teacher was just following school rules."

Xu Zhiming stared coldly at Lin Yongtian, saying nothing.

"Teacher Lin, about the top ten rewards from the school..."

Zhang Wei said with a smile.

Lin Yongtian quickly nodded. He needed to make amends.

Thinking back, he shouldn't have gone into the school's medicine vault to pick potions to sell.

If he'd just scrolled through his phone more, he'd definitely have known about what Xu Zhiming did.

First, get rid of Xu Zhiming, then tell his uncle to find a chance to teach Xu Zhiming a lesson.

Lin Yongtian handed Xu Zhiming the tenth-place monthly resources.

"These are your potions for this month: two bottles of Monster Beast Essence Blood, three bottles of Energy Potion."

Lin Yongtian endured the pain in his palm and forced a smile.

"And the rewards from level five to level nine."

Lin Yongtian kept smiling, but inside he was cursing endlessly.

"They haven't been approved yet. Since you defeated Yu Qingqing, you're definitely a Level Nine Martial Artist. Applying for the rewards will still take some time."

Xu Zhiming took the rewards but didn't stop there.

"Level five and level six rewards—I applied for them last year and earlier. Why haven't I received them yet?"

Lin Yongtian's eyes narrowed slightly.

"Xu Zhiming, don't push me too far. I've already agreed to give them to you. You'll have them all by next month."

"Do you know who my uncle is?"

"Your uncle being Ling Gang means nothing!"

Zhang Wei could see that Xu Zhiming wouldn't let this go today without getting the rewards that should have been his.

He grabbed Xu Zhiming, pulling him away toward the distance, but found he couldn't budge him.

"Xu Zhiming, come with me. I have something very important to tell you."

Xu Zhiming stared calmly at Lin Yongtian, reached into his pants pocket, pulled out his phone, and stopped the recording.

"I want to see my rewards tomorrow."

With that, Xu Zhiming and Zhang Wei left.

He knew Zhang Wei wouldn't seek him out without a reason.

Coming here to find him meant there was something important.

On the way to the Martial Arts Hall.

Students occasionally passed by.

Xu Zhiming and Zhang Wei walked side by side.

"Kid, you're something else. Quiet as a mouse, and now you've already cracked the top ten."

Xu Zhiming gave a faint smile and didn't respond.

"I came to find you today for two things. First, you can enter the Special Training Class. You can start attending tomorrow."

"Second thing: on the first of next month, the school will organize a Three Cities Joint Examination. It'll be Yunshui City, Jinyan City, and Rong City."

"In this Three Cities Joint Examination, the top hundred in qi and blood..."

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