54: Chapter 54: Three Denials in Succession, a Huge Gain! What's illogical about that?

Tianjiao Camp, Medical Building.

Chief Instructor Meng Xiaochuan paced back and forth outside a sealed room, his expression grave.

It was not until he felt the energy fluctuations from within gradually stabilize that he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"It was worth my day and night of keeping watch."

"The rumors from back then were truly not false. This Dong family lad... is extraordinary! I fear it won't be long before the title of the strongest prodigy in this Tianjiao Camp is stripped from that little girl of the Sima family."

A faint smile appeared on Chief Instructor Meng Xiaochuan's face. As the Chief Instructor of the Tianjiao Camp, he naturally hoped for the birth of even stronger prodigies.

Having ambition is a good thing; otherwise, what is the point of practicing martial arts!

Da da da—! The sound of hurried footsteps rang out.

Instructor Zhao Gang walked over quickly, the expression on his face making Chief Instructor Meng Xiaochuan's heart skip a beat.

"Surely nothing could have gone wrong in the Tianjiao Camp in just this short amount of time I was away, right?"

Upon seeing Chief Instructor Meng Xiaochuan, Instructor Zhao Gang immediately said in a very serious tone: "Chief Instructor, something has happened!"

Upon hearing these words, Chief Instructor Meng Xiaochuan's breathing nearly stopped. For some reason, a young figure suddenly appeared in his mind... Could it be, that thing again!?

"What's the situation?"

"Instructor Zhao Lieyang has been severely injured and has just been sent over for emergency treatment! Although his life should be saved, his internal organs have all suffered varying degrees of damage, and his Innate Realm power has already dissipated throughout his body! If he doesn't have a stroke of luck in the future, I'm afraid... he will never make another inch of progress in his life!"

After hearing this, for some reason, Chief Instructor Meng Xiaochuan actually breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it wasn't what he thought.

After all, Instructor Zhao Lieyang was a dignified Innate Realm expert and quite accomplished in blade techniques! How could a mere kid in the Aperture Opening Realm compare to him?

"Did another exotic beast comparable to the Innate Realm appear? How could he be so careless? Has that beast been killed?"

"This..." When Instructor Zhao Gang heard this, although he deeply agreed in his heart that the guy who attacked was a beast, it was still a student of the Tianjiao Camp, so it was naturally impossible to take action against him.

Seeing Instructor Zhao Gang's hesitant appearance, Chief Instructor Meng Xiaochuan frowned slightly and said with some anger: "Could it be that it escaped? Are you a group of Xiantian Realm martial artists incapable of taking down a single exotic beast!?"

"Naturally not, this is a long story..." Instructor Zhao Gang repeated to Chief Instructor Meng Xiaochuan what the other instructors had told him just now.

As expected, Chief Instructor Meng Xiaochuan's reaction was exactly the same as his when he first heard it! "What! Are you sure the situation you described is true!?"

"Instructor Zhao Lieyang was beaten into this state by Lu Qingyun, and now Lu Qingyun is still auctioning off the rankings for the major examination!?"

Although Chief Instructor Meng Xiaochuan was very unwilling to believe it, he knew that his subordinates would not make up such lies to tease him. Furthermore... since it was that Lu Qingyun causing trouble, everything suddenly became much easier to accept!

"You stay here, I'll go over and take a look!" "I want to ask him, who gave him the guts! How dare he do such a thing on my turf!"

...

"I did it! What are you going to do about it! Come and hit me!?"

"If you can't afford it, don't cause trouble here. The passing spots are cheap, five million each, go buy one of those! Why are you yelling at me here!"

Outside the camp, two people were at daggers drawn. And what they were fighting over was the last spot in the top fifty.

Although only those ranked in the top twenty received rewards such as cultivation techniques, most people would continue to climb the rankings of the major examination after passing! Because the ranking of this major examination had a certain relationship with the final assessment, naturally the higher, the better.

Lu Qingyun did not participate in their dispute. He was just a heartless money-collecting machine; whoever paid got the spot! There was no sentimentality to speak of!

Of course, the only sentimentality he had with these Tianjiao Camp members might be the few times his fist had made intimate contact with them.

In the end, it was settled! The last spot was sold. Lu Qingyun looked at the recorded numbers and names, his mouth grinning almost to his ears.

Since it was currently the major examination, on-site transactions were naturally impossible. So everything would be redeemed afterward. Of course, Lu Qingyun wasn't afraid that anyone would fail to fulfill their promise. If there were... then he would just keep a tab and settle it slowly later.

"A huge haul! The wool on these aristocratic family disciples is truly thick!" Lu Qingyun thought happily.

If there were a few more opportunities like this in the future, he could completely take off! Just the income from this one time, by estimation, reached as much as six hundred million! If this were exchanged for cuiqiao pills... his experience points would soar!

And just at this moment, a tall figure quietly landed behind him.

Suddenly, Lu Qingyun put away the playful smile on his face and said solemnly: "What are you all standing here for!" "So unorganized and undisciplined!" "The instructors have been waiting for so long, hurry up and line up to report your information! Yes, I'm talking about you, Sima Lan!"

"Isn't it just third place? Everyone makes mistakes, just win it back next time."

Immediately afterward, he looked at the instructor waiting to register the information and, from a distance, gave a very polite and apologetic smile.

This sudden scene left all the Tianjiao Camp members confused. But when they saw the figure behind Lu Qingyun, they suddenly all became serious and stood straight. Each of them picked up their assigned backpacks and lined up, and there was not a single sound in the entire area.

Seeing this, Lu Qingyun nodded with satisfaction. Then he walked forward very decisively, wanting to squeeze into the crowd! However, at this moment, a hand suddenly patted him on the shoulder.

Chief Instructor Meng Xiaochuan's expression held some doubt, and he leaned into Lu Qingyun's ear and asked: "You... knew I was here from the very beginning?"

"Hiss—! Chief Instructor Meng! When did you arrive!" Lu Qingyun turned his head back, and the expression on his face, after a brief pause, presented a pie chart distribution of three parts surprise, four parts astonishment, and three parts confusion.

This confirmed to Chief Instructor Meng Xiaochuan that this guy had known he was there from the very beginning! A dignified Yu Kong Realm martial artist like him being sensed by a kid in the Aperture Opening Realm was truly strange!

However, the current situation left him no time to worry about these unimportant matters. He gently squeezed the hand he had placed on Lu Qingyun's shoulder.

"I heard you were very impressive during the major examination. Blocking the camp entrance to rob the entire Tianjiao Camp membership, beating up instructors, and openly buying and selling major examination rankings—I'm not wrong, am I?" "I remember, you seemed to promise me... not to cause trouble, right?"

Chief Instructor Meng Xiaochuan gritted his teeth, the strength in his hand on Lu Qingyun's shoulder growing greater and greater. But Lu Qingyun's expression did not change in the slightest. He immediately gave a triple denial. "It wasn't me, I didn't do it, don't talk nonsense!"

Crack—! A crisp sound came from Lu Qingyun's shoulder. Chief Instructor Meng Xiaochuan subconsciously let go, and when he realized what happened, he discovered that he had used too much force and had crushed Lu Qingyun's scapula!

But even though his bone was broken, Lu Qingyun still maintained that calm expression, not even blinking an eye, and explained earnestly: "You must have made a mistake somewhere; how could an honest kid like me do such a thing."

Crack, crack— Lu Qingyun shook his shoulder, making a few crisp sounds as he healed the shattered bone. This made Chief Instructor Meng Xiaochuan's eyelids twitch!

He temporarily moved his gaze away from Lu Qingyun, and after glancing around a few times, his eyes lit up. He strode forward and grabbed a student in the ranks who was only at the early stage of the Aperture Opening Realm. After opening his backpack, he casually took out a few beast materials, all of extremely high quality!

"You mean to tell me that he, an early-stage Aperture Opening Realm student, has beast materials in his backpack that are all at least from the Tongqiao Middle Stage! The number of points is enough to rank in the top twenty. You tell me, is this reasonable?"

"Chief Instructor Meng! I don't like hearing you say that. Why can't I, Wang Zhi, kill high-level exotic beasts? Do you understand what a Child of Destiny is! I walked two steps and ran into a severely injured beast, and I killed it on the spot—how is that unreasonable?"

Wang Zhi immediately shouted. He was truly anxious. Because he had spent a full twenty million to buy this spot! If it weren't for Lu Qingyun, he wouldn't even have met the requirements to pass! If it were really voided, not only would that twenty million go down the drain, but the honor of being in the top twenty of the major examination would also be gone!

Hearing this explanation, which practically rubbed his intelligence on the ground, Chief Instructor Meng Xiaochuan was almost angered to the point of laughter. He could, of course, use his status as Chief Instructor to directly declare this major examination invalid! But if he did that... there was no solid reason, as this was completely a case of one willing to beat and one willing to suffer! It was just that this situation had never happened before, so they hadn't placed any restrictions on it.

Moreover... Chief Instructor Meng Xiaochuan remembered Lu Qingyun, who hadn't made a sound after having his scapula crushed just now. Defeating the entire Tianjiao Camp membership with his own strength, fighting against a Xiantian instructor and nearly killing him! All these things, without exception, showed the magnitude of Lu Qingyun's potential!

"Forget it, it's just a major examination; we'll just improve the rules next time."