More Than 2,000 Blood Qi

At this time, Feng Yuelan and Chen Xingyao were also invited to Wei Hongye's office.

Wei Hongye quickly got up to greet him.

"Yuelan, please have a seat!"

Upon seeing Wei Hongye, Feng Yuelan quickly said, "Commander Wei, you're too kind."

Wei Hongye said, "If I'm asking for your help, how can I not be polite?"

Don't be shy, or I won't be able to open my mouth.

"Help?" Feng Yuelan asked, puzzled.

"That's how it is--"

Wei Hongye recounted the whole story to Feng Yuelan.

Feng Yuelan then understood, looked at Wei Ranran, and said, "This must be Ranran?"

At Wei Hongye's instigation, Wei Ranran greeted Feng Yuelan, saying, "Hello, Aunt Feng."

"You've grown so much in the blink of an eye! Girls really do change a lot as they grow up; you've blossomed into such a beautiful young woman," Feng Yuelan said.

Wei Ranran gave Feng Yuelan a perfunctory thank you.

Wei Hongye then said, "I've booked a table at the Military Banquet Hotel. Let's go have a meal together in a bit."

Chen Gequn said, "Commander Wei, there's no need to go to so much trouble to book a banquet. We can just have a simple meal."

"Gequn, do you think it's so easy to find members for the Provincial Youth Genius Group?"

These are the most outstanding teenagers among the millions of teenagers in the province. Many pharmaceutical groups in the province want to find members of the Provincial Youth Genius Group to be their spokespeople for their new medicinal liquids and supplements. Even if you offer tens of millions of Star Dollar, they may not be willing to do so.

You have no idea how much effort I put into finding the other two members of the Genius Group; I spent ten days specifically on this matter.

"Chen Lie agreed to vouch for Ranran, so I naturally have to thank him handsomely. Otherwise, what would become of me?" Wei Hongye said.

"Dad, is Uncle Chen also serving in the East River Province?" Wei Ranran asked.

"Your Uncle Chen did indeed serve in the East River Province more than ten years ago, but he was forced to retire after injuring both legs in an operation."

"Oh." Wei Ranran nodded.

"Since you're new here, you can ask your Chen Lie for advice on the East River Provincial Genius Group, so you won't be completely clueless when the time comes."

Chen Lie has been a member of the East River Provincial Genius Group for a month now, so he must be quite familiar with the Genius Group by now.

"So Chen Lie has only been a member of the East River Provincial Genius Group for a month?"

The fact that Chen Lie had only been a member of the East River Provincial Genius Group for a month showed that his strength was not as high as she had imagined.

I estimate that his Blood Qi Value are at most a little over a hundred calories higher than hers.

Her current Blood Qi Value is over 990 calories, less than 10 calories away from four digits.

If it weren't for the need to maintain her 3.5 times Strength Value, her Blood Qi Value would have already exceeded four digits half a month ago.

In an instant, Chen Lie's importance in Wei Ranran's heart dropped significantly.

Someone like Chen Lie would definitely be a marginal member of the East River Provincial Genius Group, one of the bottom few.

With this in mind, Wei Ranran's attitude became much more casual. She said, "Dad, my friends are still waiting for me. I'll go tell them and we'll go to the Military Banquet Hotel later."

"You've just arrived in East River Province, where did you come from?"

"These are some friends I met at the Genius Training Camp."

"You can just send a message; you don't need to make a special trip."

"It's not far, Dad, it's just next to the Military District Training Ground. I'll be right back."

"Alright then, since there's still some time before lunch, why don't you take your little sister Yaoyao to the military training grounds?"

If she sees any martial arts resources she needs near the training ground, just buy them.

"Yaoyao?" Wei Ranran, puzzled.

Wei Hongye immediately said, "Your Uncle Chen's daughter, Chen Xingyao."

Wei Ranran glanced at Chen Xingyao and said, "Alright, Yaoyao, you can come with me."

Chen Xingyao at her parents.

Chen Gequn said, "Yaoyao, why don't you go with Ranran to take a look?"

The military region's training grounds are fully equipped; you might find them useful.

"Okay." Chen Xingyao nodded.

Feng Yuelan then said to Chen Lie, "Chen Lie, why don't you go with your sister?"

She knew that those who could practice martial arts at the Military District Training Ground were all children of military generals with distinguished backgrounds, and she was afraid that her daughter, who had never seen anything like this, would cause gossip.

My son is now a member of the Provincial Youth Genius Group. He's seen the world and is also able to protect his younger sister.

"Good!"

Chen Lie nodded, got up, and followed Wei Ranran and Chen Xingyao out of the office.

"Yaoyao Yao Yao, how old are you this year?"

After leaving the office, Wei Ranran asked Chen Xingyao.

"I'm 15," Chen Xingyao replied.

"15 years old, should only be in the first year of high school? How are your Blood Qi Value?"

"Fine.

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Wei Ranran nodded and looked at Chen Lie: "Chen Lie, do you know how much Blood Qi Value the most powerful member of the East River Provincial Genius Group has?"

"More than two thousand calories," Chen Lie said.

"Over two thousand? Has no one broken three thousand?" Wei Ranran asked.

"Probably not," Chen Lie simply said.

"It seems that the East River Provincial Genius Group is quite different from the Yunchuan Provincial Genius Group. The Yunchuan Provincial Genius Group definitely has more than one member with a Blood Qi Value exceeding 3,000 calories," Wei Ranran said.

As they talked, Wei Ranran made her way to the training ground.

Upon arriving at the training ground, Wei Ranran said, "Yaoyao, I'll go say hello to my friends. There are all sorts of martial arts resources here, such as supplements, medicines, and Psionic Crystal Card. Take a look and see if there's anything you need."

There are also training equipment inside; you can take a look.

"Okay."

Chen Xingyao nodded, then walked into the training ground and looked around casually.

Inside the training ground were several unmanned resource trading points. After Chen Xingyao moved on to the next.

Chen Lie said from the side, "Most of the things here are not suitable for you."

"Brother, what martial arts resources do I need right now?"

"We need a hundred-year-old Spirit Medicine to increase both Blood Qi Value, as well as Strength Value."

The martial arts techniques you cultivate will allow your strength to improve extremely quickly, provided you have the necessary resources.

Chen Xingyao responded with an "Oh".

After walking around the training ground for about half an hour, Chen Xingyao arrived at the Martial Arts Exchange Venue of Trading Market, where there were many young teenagers.

Exchange Arena, Wei Ranran was talking to her new friends from the Genius Training Camp.

"Qingying, I'm having dinner with my dad's comrades later, so I won't be participating in the martial arts exchange."

"Okay then, let's make time again sometime."

The girl opposite Wei Ranran nodded.

"Um— Qingying, didn't I ask you before to vouch for me after I passed the Provincial Youth Genius Group assessment?"

I'm letting you know in advance, but it's not necessary. My dad has already found a member of the Provincial Youth Genius Group to vouch for him.

"Really? Congratulations! If you ask me to vouch for you, you'll have to wait another ten days or so. Once you've found enough people, we can participate in the Provincial Youth Genius Group assessment together."

"Okay! I'll be going now."

"Um!

As soon as Wei Ranran turned around, she saw Chen Lie and his sister not far away.

A boy behind the girl opposite Wei Ranran saw Chen Lie and immediately walked up to him.

"Brother Lie, what a coincidence! I never expected to run into you here."

"Oh." Chen Lie nodded and glanced at the boy. "Xu Congjin?"

"It's me." Xu Congjin nodded repeatedly. "Brother Lie, didn't you join the Provincial Youth Genius Group? What are you doing here?"

"I'm here to take care of some business," Chen Lie said.

Xu Congjin said, "Brother Lie, Sister Ying and the others are here too--"

As he spoke, Xu Congjin pointed to the people behind him, including Lu Qingying and Zhao Jinghao from the Genius Training Camp.

Chen Lie responded with an "Oh," but since he wasn't close to these people, he naturally didn't step forward to speak.

"Chen Lie? What are you doing here?"

Lu Qingying saw Chen Lie and couldn't help but ask.

Wei Ranran in surprise, "Oh? You two know each other?"

"Of course I know him. Two months ago, Brother Lie was our leader at the Genius Training Camp. Under his leadership, we were united as one."

Lu Qingying immediately retorted angrily, "Xu Congjin, do you have any shame? Have you forgotten that post with thousands of replies insulting you on the Genius Training Camp Forum is still on the homepage?"

Xu Congjin just chuckled and didn't take it to heart.

Lu Qingying pointed at Chen Liedao, "Chen Lie, I'm warning you, this isn't the Genius Training Camp anymore."

Chen Lie glanced at Lu Qingying: "What's the difference between Genius Training Camp and a private one? What do you mean by that?"

"What I mean is, once we leave the Genius Training Camp, dealing with you will be a piece of cake!" Lu Qingying sneered.

God knows how indignant she was under Chen Lie's oppression for the past two months, but there was nothing she could do. The Genius Training Camp is all about strength; no matter how powerful your background is, it's useless.

"What kind of 'easy as pie' technique is this? Shall we have a duel?"

Lu Qingying snorted coldly and said nothing more.

Wei Ranran also noticed the feud between Lu Qingying and Chen Lie at this moment, and felt very puzzled.

"Qingying, put aside your grudges for now, my dad is waiting."

After saying a few words to Lu Qingying, Wei Ranran quickly led Chen Lie away from the training ground.

After leaving the training ground, Wei Ranran couldn't help but ask, "Chen Lie, I didn't expect you and Lu Qingying had such a big grudge."

"It's not a holiday, it's just a struggle for interests."

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"Then you'd better be careful. Qingying's talent is exceptional. At only 17 years old, her Blood Qi Value has already exceeded four digits."

After joining the Provincial Youth Genius Group, they'll definitely surpass you and their abilities will exceed yours. Who knows, once they do, they might retaliate against you.

Chen Lie hummed in agreement, but didn't say anything more.

A short while later, Chen Lie arrived at Wei Hongye's office.

Seeing that everyone was present, Wei Hongye said, "Alright, let's go now. Ranran's mother is already waiting at the Military Banquet Hotel."

As he spoke, Wei Hongye ordered his soldiers to arrange a Military Airship.

The group arrived at the Dongchuan Military Banquet Hotel by airship.

After disembarking from the airship, Wei Hongye led the way, inviting Chen Lie and his family into the hotel.

Inside the hotel, a middle-aged woman was waiting in the lobby.

Upon seeing Wei Hongye, he immediately went up to him.

"Old Wei, is this the one you were talking about—"

"Yes, the Gequn family. Their son is extraordinary; at such a young age, he's already a member of the Provincial Youth Genius Group."

After Wei Hongye finished speaking, he added, "Gequn, Yuelan, this is your sister-in-law, Hu Weixia, do you remember her?"

"How could I forget? Hello, sister-in-law," Chen Gequn said, stepping forward.

Hello, Gequn.

Hu Weixia nodded, her gaze sweeping over Chen Lie: "Is this the genius among you who joined the Provincial Youth Genius Group?"

He is indeed a handsome man; please come inside.

Hu Weixia quickly ushered the group into the private room.

After everyone was seated, Wei Hongye realized there was one more person.

"Yun Shu is here too?"

"Uncle, hello."

A girl of about sixteen or seventeen greeted Wei Hongye.

"Oh, Yunshu came to visit me today, and since you mentioned it, I brought Yunshu along too," Hu Weixia said.

"Okay, please sit down. I'll arrange for the hotel to serve the dishes right away."

Wei Hongye waved his hand, gesturing for Chen Gequn and Feng Yuelan to sit down.

He then introduced her, saying, "This is my niece, Zhou Yunshu."

"I know Yun Shu. Commander Wei, no need for introductions. I'm colleagues with Yun Shu's mother," Feng Yuelan said.

"That's quite a coincidence."

Zhou Yunshu greeted Feng Yuelan with, "Hello, Aunt Feng."

Feng Yuelan smiled and nodded.

"Yun Shu, Dongchuan Province Key High School, how is it? Is there a big gap between it and Cloud River Province's Martial Arts High School?" Wei Ranran looked at Zhou Yunshu at this moment.

"Sister Ranran."

Zhou Yunshu nodded to Wei Ranran: "The difference is quite big, but it's not too bad."

"Anyway, there's a significant gap between the East River Province Genius Training Camp and the Yunchuan Provincial Genius Group."

In the Yunchuan Province Genius Training Camp, there are no fewer than ten people with Blood Qi Value exceeding 900, while in East River Province, including myself, there are only three.

"If the Yunchuan Provincial Genius Group is willing to accept me, I will never transfer to East River Province under any circumstances."

Wei Ranran shrugged.

Zhou Yunkang nodded in agreement, then turned to Chen Lie, her eyes flashing, "Senior Chen Lie, what a fine beggar!"

Chen Lie nodded and said "Mm".

"Chuchu, Chuchu's father, did you invite senior Chen Lie to act as a guarantor for Sister Ranran?" Zhou Yunkang asked.

"Yes, I happened to run into Chen Lie at the military region today, and he was willing to help." Wei Hongye nodded.

"Yun Shu, you're just like me. You've only been in East River Province for half a month, but you already know quite a few people, including Chen Lie," Wei Ranran said.

I am currently a student at Dongchuan Province Key High School.

There is a sculpture of Chen Lie, a senior alumnus, in the square of the school's Elite Campus. Chen Lie is a representative of the Provincial Key High School.

"It's not just me, in all the Provincial Key High School schools in East River Province, who doesn't know that senior Chen Lie is Grandmaster Seed?"

"Wait, what did you say? Grandmaster Seed?"

Wei Ranran was immediately startled.

"Senior Chen Lie was recognized as Grandmaster Seed in the East River Provincial Genius Group."

"Didn't you see the announcement that all the major official media outlets in East River Province were promoting a few days ago?" Zhou Yunkang asked.

"I'm in the Genius Training Camp, how could I have time to pay attention to these things?"

Wei Ranran looked at Chen Lie with undisguised astonishment on her face. "Um, Chen Lie, are you a Grandmaster Seed member of the East River Provincial Genius Group?"

Wei Ranran knew the huge difference between the Grandmaster Seed members and the ordinary Genius Group members.

In Yunchuan Province, Grandmaster Seed all have two times your Blood Qi Value and four times your Strength Value.

It was someone she needed to look up to.

Chen Lie nodded and said, "Yes."

Wei Ranran suppressed her shock and asked, "May I ask what your Blood Qi Value is?"

"More than two thousand calories."