This Kid Was Sneaky Enough!

This kid had dared to humiliate him like that just now. There was no way this matter would end so easily.

If this kid's strength was not as tough as his mouth, he would make sure the kid died a miserable death.

However, Xu Ye chose to ignore him once again.

Zhao Heng might have decent talent and considerable strength.

But before Xu Ye now, he was nothing more than children playing house.

He had even killed a Meridian Opening Level Eight cat demon. What was a mere Zhao Heng?

Other than his status, what was so remarkable about this guy?

Once he became a member of the Demon-Suppression Bureau, whether in status or strength, he would not fear Zhao Heng.

So why waste words with him?

At that moment, Du Yuanxiu and Lü Tao at the very front saw two promising candidates come up in succession and could not help nodding to themselves.

Lü Tao said, "This year's assessment isn't bad! Two people above Meridian Opening Level Five actually showed up."

Du Yuanxiu nodded. "Indeed, not bad. But unfortunately, they're both children of aristocratic families or official households. Not a single ordinary person."

As members of the Demon-Suppression Bureau, they were also part of the officialdom.

They saw many things with perfect clarity.

No matter how strong the children of officials or aristocratic families were, their sense of belonging toward the Demon-Suppression Bureau was weak.

What they would become in the end was hard to say.

At this point, Lü Tao smiled faintly. "Yeah."

After saying that, he paused slightly before adding, "It would've been great if Old Xu's son had come to take the assessment."

He would never forget that scene from before.

Xu Ye had smashed a Meridian Opening Level Eight cat demon to death with his bare fists.

With that strength and that ruthless edge, he would have taken first place in the assessment the moment he arrived.

"What are you thinking? Old Xu only has one son." Du Yuanxiu glanced at Lü Tao.

"I was just saying," Lü Tao said awkwardly.

At that moment, Du Yuanxiu stopped wasting words and nodded. "Qualified. Next... Xu... Xu Ye!"

The instant Du Yuanxiu read that name, his expression changed drastically.

Xu Ye?

Could it really be such a coincidence?

Lü Tao was also stunned and looked at Du Yuanxiu. "Could they share the same name?"

What was going on?

Xu Ye had come to take the assessment too?

No way!

The two men were both startled and amazed.

And just after Du Yuanxiu called Xu Ye's name—

Xu Ye did not waste any words and slowly walked forward.

When Lin Yuyan saw Xu Ye step out, she murmured, "So your name is Xu Ye."

She nodded to herself and committed the name to memory.

When the people around them saw Xu Ye step forward, they also broke into cries of surprise.

"It's him!"

"I'd like to see just how capable he is!"

"Yeah! He's that bold, so he should be pretty strong, right?"

Everyone had witnessed Xu Ye's earlier conflict with Zhao Heng.

They had never seen anyone so bold before.

Thus, they were very curious just what gave Xu Ye the nerve to be so arrogant.

Yet their words were laced with mockery.

They did not take Xu Ye seriously at all.

After all, there were only so many capable young people in White Cloud County. Would they not know them?

Zhao Heng was even more sneering, utterly dismissive of Xu Ye.

A lowly person like this had never been worthy of his direct regard.

At that moment, Xu Ye ignored every strange look and arrived at the front.

"Xu Ye, it really is you!" Seeing Xu Ye come forward, Du Yuanxiu and Lü Tao's expressions shifted slightly in shock.

It was not someone with the same name. It really was Xu Ye.

"Uncle Du, what a coincidence." Xu Ye smiled and greeted him.

Du Yuanxiu quickly recovered from his shock and stared at Xu Ye. "Why did you come here?"

"To take the Demon-Suppression Bureau assessment," Xu Ye answered honestly.

"You know what I mean." Du Yuanxiu frowned.

Xu Ye smiled. "Uncle Du, you also know that in these troubled times, I have to choose someone to rely on. Other than the Demon-Suppression Bureau, where else could I go?"

Hearing this, both Du Yuanxiu and Lü Tao fell silent.

Indeed, in this world that devoured people without even spitting out their bones, the Demon-Suppression Bureau truly was the best choice.

But after only a moment of silence, Du Yuanxiu said, "Xu Ye, I understand what you mean, but do you know that entering the Demon-Suppression Bureau does not only bring benefits? It also has its downsides. Have you forgotten what happened to your father?"

People died in the Demon-Suppression Bureau too.

Xu Ye nodded. "Of course I know."

Du Yuanxiu said, "If you had a special pardon order, you could enter the Demon-Suppression Bureau without taking on dangerous missions or fighting for your life, and that would be one thing. But you're entering through the assessment. If you join the Demon-Suppression Bureau that way, you won't receive that kind of treatment. Just like your father, you could be sacrificed at any time."

Xu Ye nodded again. "I know."

"You know, and you still came? Your father only had you as a son. If something happens to you too, what will Zhizhi do?" Du Yuanxiu frowned and tried to persuade him earnestly.

"It's precisely because of Zhizhi that I have to come," Xu Ye said.

He did not want anyone else to threaten him with Xu Zhizhi's life again.

"You..." Du Yuanxiu was rendered speechless, not knowing what else to say.

"Uncle Du, I've already made up my mind. Don't try to persuade me anymore," Xu Ye said upon seeing this.

Seeing that, Lü Tao spoke up as well. "Chief Du, Xu Ye must have his own reasons for saying this. Stop trying to talk him out of it."

At those words, Du Yuanxiu sighed. "Since you've said that, I won't try to persuade you. Just make sure you've thought it through."

Xu Ye nodded slightly. Naturally, he understood Du Yuanxiu's good intentions.

At that moment, Lü Tao said, "Then begin!"

Xu Ye nodded slightly and did not say anything further.

He raised his hand and casually threw a punch at the stone stele.

The stele let out a muffled boom. Then brilliant light burst forth, and a line of words emerged.

Meridian Opening Level Six!

"Holy shit!"

"Meridian Opening Level Six?"

"How is that possible? He's also at Meridian Opening Level Six?"

"Who exactly is he?"

When Xu Ye's test result appeared, everyone in the great hall erupted into an uproar.

They stood dumbfounded, completely stunned.

How was this possible?

This kid was also at Meridian Opening Level Six?

Who exactly was he? Why had they never heard of him?

Nearly everyone ran through every young expert they knew in their minds.

There truly was no such person.

That only made them more confused.

Since when had White Cloud County produced someone like this?

"Meridian Opening Level Six? Who is he?" At that moment, it was not just everyone else who was shocked.

Even Lin Yuyan was stunned beyond measure.

She might not have known every young expert in White Cloud County as intimately as the treasures in her own home, but she knew most of them.

Yet there was no one named Xu Ye among them!

Where had this guy come from?

"How is that possible? Who is he?" Zhao Heng's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief.

He stared fixedly at Xu Ye, utterly unable to accept it.

This kid was completely unknown. What gave him the right to possess Meridian Opening Level Six cultivation?

Where had he come from?

For a moment, almost everyone was unable to accept this fact and began wildly speculating about Xu Ye's identity.

Unlike everyone else's shock, Du Yuanxiu and Lü Tao were somewhat surprised.

By their estimation, Xu Ye should at least have been at Meridian Opening Level Eight.

What did it mean that this guy had displayed only Meridian Opening Level Six strength?

Playing the pig to eat the tiger!

The same phrase surfaced in both their minds.

The two exchanged a glance and sighed inwardly. This kid was sneaky enough!