Nong Si Niang stood and scolded him. "Xia Shen Guang, don't disrupt the lesson. What's wrong with you? It's just a rumor—and it concerns Mr. Hao Yu and Little Miss Wen. What's it got to do with you? I've heard of people picking up money, but never people picking up trouble. If you've got guts, go pick a fight instead."
Xia Shen Guang looked coldly at Nong Si Niang. "For the Nong family's sake, I'll pretend I didn't hear that. Even Nong Sanniang wouldn't dare speak to me like that. Mind your own business."
Nong Si Niang put her hands on her hips, looking as if she wasn't afraid of him. "Quit boasting. My sister could kill you with one swing of her hoe."
Qing Feng stood. "Xia Shen Guang, the teacher is teaching. Please don't disrupt the lesson."
Xia Shen Guang glanced at Qing Feng. "I don't like talking to useless people. If you can last ten moves against me, I'll give you the time of day."
Qing Feng clenched his fists. Given his standing, he was respected wherever he went, and he had exceptional talent for cultivation. Otherwise, Ancestor Half-step Qing Chen wouldn't have taken a liking to him. But compared with Xia Shen Guang, he was far behind. Even as a Half-Ancestor, Qing Chen couldn't match the Xia family's foundation.
When he first arrived at Yixian Academy, Qing Feng had been full of confidence, convinced he was peerless among his generation. How many of his peers had reached the Enlightenment Realm? Yet after fighting Xia Shen Guang and Wang Xiao Fan, he'd come to terms with reality. They were all in the Enlightenment Realm, and on the surface seemed evenly matched, but their true strength was worlds apart.
That was also why he was so eager to