Chen Yong had been helping manage Class Nine and Class Fourteen.
He had work responsibilities of his own, so he was surely busy and might even run into trouble.
Li Yuan decided to call and ask. If Chen Yong had encountered any trouble, he could at least offer some advice.
The call connected, and Chen Yong described the situation in the two classes.
They were more obedient than expected. The students of Class Nine and Class Fourteen were all cultivating diligently.
The students had felt their strength improve.
That improvement brought positive feedback, making them feel good and giving them even more motivation.
The students in the Parallel Classes had also begun to develop that inner drive.
After saying all that, Chen Yong brought up Gu Yu.
"The school arranged for Gu Yu to intern under you. Logically speaking, he should have been watching over Class Nine and Class Fourteen these days.
"I went to find him. Guess what happened?
"He outright said his task was cultivation and that he had no time to guide students.
"Then what the hell was he interning for?"
Chen Yong complained over the phone, clearly voicing his dissatisfaction.
Li Yuan was not surprised to hear this.
That Grandmaster had sent Gu Yu to intern at Lingshan No.1 High School merely to give him a setback, not to delay his progress.
In the eyes of that Grandmaster and Gu Yu, all Gu Yu needed to do was find another opportunity to compete with Li Yuan, win, and naturally step down from the situation.
For Gu Yu, it was simply a special form of tempering.
If he had to spend his energy teaching students, Gu Yu would only find it a waste.
All his time had to be spent cracking the Cloud Extreme Fist.
He was confident that he could completely decipher it in half a month at most.
Those variations of the Cloud Extreme Fist would no longer leave him at a loss.
Gu Yu had even begun considering what sort of state he should be in when he won.
Li Yuan had said at the time that he would need two months before he could win.
Thinking about it now, Gu Yu still felt that answer had looked down on him far too much.
When he won their match, even he, someone who disliked mocking his opponents, was prepared to throw out a few sarcastic remarks.
After ending the call, Li Yuan headed toward the training area.
He walked along, taking in the scenery around him.
Since starting work, this was his first time going out for practical training.
Although he had never been to Qijia Town, he had long heard of the place.
The place where he now stood was not the real Qijia Town at all, but a new city built using Qijia Town's name.
More than forty years ago, a pack of Blood Wolf Fierce Beasts underwent a mutation, becoming even more vicious in temperament.
Their physical strength also surged dramatically.
According to the threat rating system for Fierce Beasts, this pack of Blood Wolves should have been rated B Grade.
After mutating, their rating abruptly rose to S Grade.
Qijia Town was close to the border and did not have a large population, only a little over 160,000 people.
Within a week, the pack of Blood Wolves bit more than twenty thousand people to death.
Fortunately, the evacuation had been swift and the Border Guard Martial Artists had fought bravely. Otherwise, even more people would have died.
The martial artists dispatched by the border guards had also suffered grievous losses that time.
The two Ninth Grade martial artists leading them had both died in that disaster.
It was said that those two Ninth Grade martial artists had been top geniuses of their time and were already close to touching the threshold of Grandmaster.
Heaven envied their talent, and they slept forever in Qijia Town.
The Blood Wolf mutation disaster had not ultimately been ended through human effort either.
The remaining lives of those mutated Blood Wolves had already been short.
Perhaps their mutation had drained away their vitality.
After a little over twenty days, the Blood Wolves weakened and died, and the disaster came to an end.
After that incident in Qijia Town, the old city district was abandoned.
A new city was built behind the town.
The original Qijia Town area became a training ground for martial artists.
This area was an inward-curving section of the defensive line.
Border Guard Martial Artists were stationed on three sides. Fierce Beasts roamed here, but the danger level was relatively low and the situation remained controllable.
Most of those who came to train in Qijia Town were from the younger generation.
Before truly entering the borderlands and facing Fierce Beasts, many people would come to Qijia Town once.
Of course, coming to Qijia Town for training did not mean absolute safety.
There was always danger when facing Fierce Beasts, and people died here every year.
Li Yuan bought some compressed food in the New City District.
These things were easy to buy in Qijia Town and were sold everywhere.
After all, seventy percent of those who came to Qijia Town were here for training.
Of the remaining thirty percent, a small portion were locals, while the rest were doing business.
After buying his supplies, he went to register before setting off.
Entering the borderlands for training required a record.
At ten o'clock, Li Yuan entered the Border Management Office.
After reporting his identity for registration, he found that this identity had already received one entry approval.
He had a photo taken and received a pass card.
The design of the pass card looked especially similar to the school badge of Lingshan No.1 High School.
There was a photo in the middle, with the name, gender, place of origin, and ID number written below.
Li Yuan looked at the pass card.
Beneath his photo were the three words "Wuling Education."
The ID number was also the number for the virtual identity of "Wuling Education."
It seemed that he really needed to keep a low profile during this training trip.
Using a false identity to wander around was not malicious in itself.
But if the matter blew up, it would be quite inappropriate and could easily cause Director Zeng some trouble.
Some matters were minor if they were not put on the scale.
Once weighed, they could become heavier than a thousand jin.
Li Yuan carefully checked that he had brought everything he needed.
What came next was real combat training.
He would keep the training period within twenty days.
He needed to return to Lingshan City several days early, then head to the Youth Martial Tournament venue with Director Zeng and the others.
Before entering the training area, Li Yuan planned to call Deputy Director Zeng Chang first.
He had only obtained this training opportunity because Director Zeng had looked after him.
He would call to report his progress and show his respect.
Besides, once he entered those dangerous places where Fierce Beasts lurked, the signal would not be nearly as stable.
The call connected. As soon as Li Yuan heard Director Zeng's voice, he immediately reported his recent situation.
A deputy director of the Municipal Bureau had countless affairs to handle, so Li Yuan naturally did not waste words or disturb him for long.
"Alright. Be careful and stay safe."
After hearing the report, Deputy Director Zeng Chang gave a routine reply telling him to stay safe.
Yet there was a trace of desolation in his tone.
"Director Zeng, did I fail to do something properly, or has something happened?"
Li Yuan was already thirty years old and could hear the information hidden in another person's tone.
After a moment of silence on the other end, Deputy Director Zeng Chang spoke.
"Jin Fan obtained Chishan City's qualification. This year, he'll represent Chishan City in the Youth Martial Tournament..."
The moment he heard that, Li Yuan understood why Deputy Director Zeng Chang sounded that way.
After he took the Youth Martial Tournament qualification, many organizations in Lingshan City had expressed dissatisfaction.
They blamed the Municipal Education Bureau for failing to manage Lingshan No.1 High School properly.
Jin Fan, who had originally been selected, was a core competitor.
If Lingshan City failed to achieve a good ranking in the Youth Martial Tournament, it would not receive policy support.
All that blame was being prepared for the Municipal Education Bureau.
Under that pressure, Deputy Director Zeng Chang had taken a gamble, betting that Li Yuan was highly capable.
But now, Jin Fan was not skipping the Youth Martial Tournament. He was competing for neighboring Chishan City instead.
If Lingshan City performed worse than Chishan City, they would have to bear the blame!
It was not as though Li Yuan could muddle through merely by taking a spot in the top thirty.
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