Using His Own Methods Against Him

Lanjing covers an area of 1.83 million square kilometers and has a resident population of nearly 500 million. Due to its large population, the Lanjing Martial Artist Association has ten branches in ten key cities of Lanjing.

Including the headquarters of the Lanjing Martial Artist Association branch and the Blue Star Martial Artist Association Headquarters, there are a total of twelve Martial Artist Association in the entire Lanjing.

Blue Star University is located in the most prosperous area and is very close to the Lanjing Martial Artist Association. The airship flew for about twenty minutes and arrived at the square outside the Lanjing Martial Artist Association.

After disembarking from the airship, Chen Lie asked Ruan Liusu, "Although your maternal grandfather is the president of the Lanjing Martial Artist Association, he might not even be in the Martial Artist Association now, right? Shouldn't you ask him beforehand?"

"I already asked you when you went up to the Duel Platform with that Wu Yiyi!"

Besides, my grandfather isn't at the Martial Artist Association Plaza either. After receiving my message, he said he'd be waiting for me at home.

My maternal grandfather's house is right behind the Lanjing Martial Artist Association.

Ruan Liusu spoke, she led Chen Lie around the Blue Star Martial Artist Association and arrived at the back of a courtyard with eight entrances and eight exits.

Upon arriving at the courtyard, Ruan Liusu instructed Chen Lie, "This is my maternal grandfather's house. My maternal grandfather's name is Cheng Miangan. In a little while, you can call him 'Grandpa' just like I do."

"Wait, your maternal grandfather, you want me to call him maternal grandfather too?"

Chen Lie frowned, his gaze fixed on Ruan Liusu.

Ruan Liusu's eyes darted away, and she muttered softly, "If you feel it's inappropriate, you can think of another way to address me."

After saying this, Ruan Liusu walked straight to the courtyard gate without looking back.

Two guards stood watch at the gate of the courtyard. Upon seeing Ruan Liusu, one of them stepped forward and asked, "Are you Miss Liusu?" "Yes, I am!" Ruan Liusu replied gracefully.

"Hello, Miss Liusu, Chairman Cheng is currently discussing matters with guests in the hall, but he has instructed that you may go in directly."

Ruan Liusu nodded slightly, called Chen Lie, and went directly into the courtyard.

Upon entering the courtyard, Chen Lie found the environment elegant and calming. From the courtyard gate to the main hall, there was a distance of about a mile, with two Martial Arts Arena set up along the path.

The younger generation living in this environment have a clear advantage in martial arts compared to those from the top ten provinces on Blue Star.

When Chen Lie arrived at the hall with Ruan Liusu, he saw two people sitting in the main hall, talking and drinking.

Ruan Liusu walked straight into the hall and called out to the older of the two men, "Grandpa, I'm here!"

A man in his fifties or sixties, sitting in the main hall, immediately stood up and walked over to Ruan Liusu. "Oh? It's Susu! Come here quickly!"

The man, who looked to be in his fifties or sixties, very warmly pulled Ruan Liusu to his side.

"Susu, how have you been at Blue Star University lately? Have you encountered any difficulties in martial arts?"

"If you need any martial arts resources, just let us know!"

Ruan Liusu said, "Grandpa, I came with my classmates!"

"Oh?"

Ruan Liusu's maternal grandfather looked up at Chen Lie, who had walked into the hall with Ruan Liusu, and his gaze swept over him.

Chen Lie also saw Ruan Liusu's maternal grandfather, a man who was probably in his fifties. But since he was Grandmaster, his actual age must be much greater than he looked.

After all, Ninth-Order Martial Artist has cultivated innate Innate Primordial Qi generally has a lifespan of around 170 years.

In his previous life, when Chen Lie was over seventy years old, he looked like he was only in his forties or fifties.

Unless Ninth-Order Grandmaster has suffered fatal injuries during a life-or-death battle and excessively depleted their life potential, they generally only age rapidly after the age of seventy when their qi and blood decline.

"Chen Lie, this is my maternal grandfather," Ruan Liusu introduced.

"Hello, Chairman Cheng," Chen Lie greeted him.

Ruan Liusu's maternal grandfather, Cheng Miangan, the vice president of the Blue Star Martial Artist Association, glanced at Chen Lie, nodded, and then looked away. At this moment, the middle-aged man who had just been discussing matters with Cheng Miangan in the hall also stood up.

"President Cheng, since you have things to do, I won't bother you any longer."

"Provincial Governor, why don't you sit a little longer?" Cheng Mianqian.

The middle-aged man shook his head. "No need, you should just focus on taking care of your granddaughter."

Chen Lie followed the sound and looked at the middle-aged man.

When he saw the middle-aged man's face clearly, a surge of overwhelming hatred instantly welled up in his heart.

Although more than seventy years had passed, Chen Lie recognized the middle-aged man at a glance.

The person before him was Outer Stars Yan Zhaoxian, a member of the Blue Star Political Council and governor of Lanjing Provincial Governor's Office, who had caused his family to be destroyed and forced to flee to other planets for more than fifty years in his previous life. He was Yan Zhaoxian a top-tier ninth-level martial arts Grandmaster.

Chen Lie vividly remembered how this powerful figure manipulated the laws of Blue Star, declared him Traitor Star Crime, branded him as Outer Stars spy, and subjected him to years of intense manhunt throughout Blue Star.

That period was the darkest time of Chen Lie's life. Like a rat in a ditch, he was deprived of sunlight and even finding food was a problem. A cold glint flashed in Chen Lie's eyes. In his previous life, he had no chance against such a top figure on Blue Star. However, in this life, everything was different...

Just as the middle-aged man was about to leave, he suddenly sensed a faint killing intent.

"Um?"

Ninth-Order Grandmaster's senses are incredibly sharp; the middle-aged man instantly pinpointed the source of that killing intent.

Instantly, his gaze sharpened as he looked at Chen Lie, and the aura of Ninth-Order Grandmaster surged towards Chen Lie like Mount Tai pressing down.

Chen Lie instantly felt a suffocating force sweep over him. Under this immense pressure, his blood and qi stopped circulating instantly, his blood pressure soared, and he almost burst his blood vessels.

"You actually showed murderous intent towards me just now? You wanted to kill me? Do you know me?"

The middle-aged man calmly questioned Chen Lie.

The overwhelming aura of Ninth-Order Grandmaster was released. Chen Lie, with his Dragon Tendon Flood Dragon Bone, five elements internal organs, and thirteen times the Strength Value, could barely endure it. However, Ruan Liusu next to Chen Lie did not have such a strong physique and almost fell to the ground.

Upon seeing this, Cheng Miangan quickly shielded his granddaughter and asked, "Provincial Governor, what are you doing?"

Cheng Miangan's words made the middle-aged man withdraw his Grandmaster aura, Chen Lie instantly breathed a sigh of relief.

"This junior just showed murderous intent towards me; he wanted to kill me."

The middle-aged man pointed at Chen Lie and spoke calmly in a measured tone.

"Want to kill you? Impossible. What level is he at? Even if you stand still, he has no ability to harm you."

"Besides, have you met him before? Otherwise, why would he want to kill you if you have no grudge against him?" Cheng Miangan retorted.

The middle-aged man looked at Chen Lie carefully and confirmed that he had never seen Chen Lie before and had no grudge against him whatsoever.

However, as a Ninth-Order Grandmaster Martial Artist, he couldn't possibly misperceive that fleeting killing intent directed at him.

He glanced at Chen Lie again. "Perhaps my perception is wrong. Farewell!"

After speaking, the middle-aged man waved his sleeve and walked out of the hall.

Having experienced the pressure of Ninth-Order Martial Artist, Ruan Liusu took a while to recover and hurriedly asked, "Grandpa, who was that person just now?" Cheng Miangan chuckled and said, "A member of the Blue Star Political Council, and also the governor of Lanjing Provincial Governor's Office."

A Ninth-Order Grandmaster was more than ten years younger than my maternal grandfather.

"A Grandmaster, indeed! How can he be so capricious?" Ruan Liusu couldn't help but ask.

Cheng Miangan without saying a word, but instead gave Chen Lie a meaningful look.

He had actually sensed some of Chen Lie's killing intent just now; the governor of Blue Star Provincial Governor would not speak without reason.

Even the most talented teenager is worlds apart from a powerful figure like the Governor of Lanjing Province. Could he have gone mad from practicing martial arts, daring to show murderous intent towards a Ninth-Order Grandmaster?

"Susu, did you encounter some difficulties in martial arts and need your grandfather's guidance this time?"

"No!"

"Oh? What's the reason?"

"It's about that matter. Didn't you say you wanted me to bring the person over for a meeting? Well, I've brought him now!"

Upon hearing this, Cheng Miangan immediately pulled Ruan Liusu aside, Innate Primordial Qi to shield himself from the surrounding sights and sounds.

"What do you mean? Susu, is this the guy your family introduced you to?"

Cheng Miangan asked Ruan Liusu with a serious expression.

Ruan Liusu nodded and hummed in agreement.

"I didn't see anything special about that kid either. Your father and grandfather have really lost their minds."

"At this age, you're already being introduced to potential partners? I'm really going to go to southern Jiangsu and give them a piece of my mind!"

"Grandpa, don't say that. Chen Lie is still very capable. Chen Lie even won the Northwest General Star during military training, and his Mental Power talent is also excellent."

"I'm worried that you'll neglect your martial arts training. After all, the golden period for martial arts training is only a few years."

"No, I know my limits. I can't afford to neglect my martial arts," Ruan Liusu said.

"Alright!"

Cheng Miangan removed the audiovisual shield and returned to the hall to sit down.

This time, he carefully examined Chen Lie and asked, "Kid, where are you from?"

Chen Lie replied, "East River Province."

"How old are you this year? What level have you reached in martial arts?"

"Around 18 and a half years old, he's in the internal organ Organ Refining Stage martial arts."

"18 and a half years old? In the Organ Refining Stage?"

Cheng Miangan did some mental calculations. At eighteen and a half years old, at the Organ Refining Stage, in Lanjing, he could only be considered a lower-tier genius, far from being amazing. Ruan Liusu, who was next to him, said, "Grandpa, please stop asking these pointless questions."

I'm here today because I need your help with something.

"What is it? Tell me, and whatever your request, Grandpa promises to fulfill it," Cheng Mianqian.

"That's how it is..."

Ruan Liusu recounted the whole story to her grandfather.

After listening, Cheng Miangan nodded and said, "I understand. It means this kid has clashed with one of the top ten geniuses on the Qi and Blood Qi Ranking and wants you to stand up for him?"

"If you're so capable, go get revenge yourself. Isn't this just being a kept man?"

Ruan Liusu immediately said, "What? Getting revenge is one thing, but Chen Lie will definitely get revenge in the future too."

But now the other side has used the power of the Martial Artist Association to suppress him, causing Chen Lie to miss out on a spot in the Super Genius Class. Can this be considered a normal conflict?

"So what do you want?" Cheng Miangan.

"It's very simple, use their own methods against them."

Huo Jinghong used his connections with the Blue Star Martial Artist Association to suppress others, so we will retaliate in kind.

I just used the Communicator on the airship to search, and it turns out he's still issuing a statement in East River Province, where Chen Lie is located, criticizing Chen Lie. Isn't that humiliating?

"Then we'll use the same methods. First, we'll confiscate all the support Blue Star provided for him at Starry Sky University, and then we'll issue a public reprimand to him in his hometown," Ruan Liusu said.

Cheng Miangan shook his head and said, "Susu, the top ten geniuses on the Blood Qi Ranking are all precious gems of Blue Star, and are the objects of the official's best efforts to protect. Even if I personally agree to your request, it will be difficult for other decision-makers within the Martial Artist Association to approve it."

Besides, we can't just cut off someone's resources for no reason and issue a public reprimand, can we?

Ruan Liusu pouted. "You just said you would do whatever I asked, but now that I've said it, you're making excuses!"

Furthermore, we did not punish Huo Jinghong for no reason.

The Martial Artist Association has regulations stipulating that competition among Martial Arts Student should be healthy. However, he used his power and connections to place a Region-Level Genius should have been in the Super Genius Class into an Key Class. This is his crime."

Cheng Miangan heard his granddaughter say this, he nodded and said, "Alright, then Grandpa will overstep his authority for you this once."

However, I also know Huo Jinghong. He is a genius who has reached the Great Extreme Realm of Blood-Qi Stage, a candidate for the Administrator of Blue Star, and has many privileges. Even if he makes a mistake, he can be exempted from most of the punishment. The decision-makers of the Martial Artist Association will definitely favor geniuses.

"At most two months later, if the criticisms and other issues are noticed by other decision-makers in the Martial Artist Association, the report will definitely be withdrawn, and the official support from Blue Star for the top ten geniuses on the Blood Qi Ranking can only be stopped for one month."

"A month is fine too."

Ruan Liusu knew, of course, that top geniuses enjoyed great privileges on Blue Star. As long as the goal of venting anger was achieved, it was fine. Expecting Blue Star to severely punish a genius who was ranked in the top ten of the Blood Qi Ranking was unrealistic, unless the other party had really done something to betray the mother star.

"Also, Grandpa, Chen Lie should have joined the Super Genius Class, but because of Huo Jinghong, he's still in the Genius Class. Can you think of a way to help him?" Ruan Liusu added.

"You, you're just like your mother!"

Cheng Miangan glared at Chen Lie with an unfriendly expression.

His daughter, Ruan Liusu's mother, fell in love with Ruan Liusu 'Ruan Liusu father and refused to listen to him, insisting on going to Sunan Province with him.

Because of his obstruction, Ruan Liusu's mother was cut off from her family for quite some time.

The granddaughter's behavior is exactly like her daughter's.

They're already protecting an outsider before anything's even started.

"Grandpa..."

"Alright, I'll see this through to the end. I agree."

Cheng Miangan shook his head. After all, she was his granddaughter whom he hadn't seen for many years, and he really couldn't refuse her request.

"However, I cannot directly interfere in the affairs of Blue Star University."

But I know the president of Blue Star University, who, like me, also serves as the vice president of the Blue Star Martial Artist Association.

It seems he's on an inspection tour of the Northwest Frontline now. I'll mention it to him when he gets back.

"Thank you, Grandpa!"

Ruan Liusu immediately beamed with joy and turned to Chen Lie, giving him a "it's all set" gesture.