217: The terrible collective assessment
Master Sun sneered, walking away with resentment and a hint of regret.
He had observed Chu Qing's performance just now:
Everyone else was panicked, despairing, and afraid.
Only Chu Qing was calm.
He even cheered The Crowd on.
Beating the students seemed like venting anger, but in reality, he was trying to calm The Crowd down.
What a pity:
Those students were too useless.
They didn't realize Chu Qing's intentions at all.
"This kind of person... is a true Prodigy!"
"Unfortunately, I, the fatty, and Director Liu have all offended him."
"If Director Liu doesn't speak up, I... can only continue down this path."
Master Sun left.
The vast Hall Number Nine became even more chaotic.
Someone muttered, asking Lead Big Brother what to do.
And Lead Big Brother looked utterly bewildered.
What to do?
If I knew what the hell to do, would I be panicking like this?
This time, the opponent is Lotus Leaf Temple!
How many Noble families and Powerful in Zhou City are connected to Lotus Leaf Temple?
There are also many experts in Lotus Leaf Temple.
Even without the support of the Powerful, they might not be able to defeat them.
What's more terrifying is:
The backer of Lotus Leaf Temple is said to be an 'eccentric person'.
Eccentric people are terrifying.
Unpredictable.
They would rather not provoke them, and certainly can't afford to; even if the Noble families behind them gave their full support, they still couldn't afford to provoke an eccentric person.
So... this time, it's over.
Dealing with Lotus Leaf Temple would incur a massive backlash from the Powerful.
Give up?
Half of The Crowd would be randomly dismissed publicly.
Without the identity of a martial arts academy student, the fates of many young men and women would not be too pleasant.
What to do?
At this moment:
Da Congming suddenly said, "I want to transfer schools!"
"One hundred taels of black gold can get me into another school."
"If I go to another school, I won't have to take the assessment."
Da Congming stumbled and ran off.
The other students' eyes lit up:
That's right.
Although one hundred black gold is precious.
But, selling one's life, selling a smooth future, is worth it.
One by one, the students got up and started making arrangements.
Even the students who were spitting blood got up.
They staggered, heading straight for other schools, looking for Martial Instructors to pull strings.
Master Sun had been observing.
When he learned that the young men and women had all run off and transferred schools, he immediately smiled.
"Run, all of you run; the entire Hall Number Nine will only have Chu Qing left."
"By then, he'll be doing the assessment task alone."
"If he... doesn't die, who will?"
Master Sun was happy.
He brought up Director Liu's name and greeted the other Martial Instructors.
"After this assessment is over, we'll dismiss them back."
"After all, they are all Young Masters of a Prominent Family; if they really all die, there will be trouble."
Those Martial Instructors naturally happily accepted these students.
Finally:
In the vast Hall Number Nine, only Lead Big Brother and a few loyal subordinates remained.
Everyone else had run off.
A subordinate said;
"Brother, let's go too!"
"Yes, if we don't leave now, we really won't have a chance."
"This assessment is certain death!"
Lead Big Brother looked blankly at his subordinates and said after a long time:
"In three months, I went to great lengths, used all my connections, just to get into the martial arts academy."
"And then, I've always been in Hall Number Nine."
"Although there are all sorts of dissatisfactions here, this place is my second home."
"If I leave, Hall Number Nine will be empty."
The subordinates advised:
"Brother, there's still Chu Qing, and there's still Nangong!"
"With those two still here, Hall Number Nine won't be disbanded."
Lead Big Brother mumbled, "But I'm Lead Big Brother!"
"When faced with difficulties, I should help you solve them."
"If I also run away, how can I still be Lead Big Brother?"
The subordinates rolled their eyes.
It's a matter of life and death, and you're still thinking about being Lead Big Brother?
Are you even a qualified Lead Big Brother?
They all tried to persuade him.
Finally, Lead Big Brother gritted his teeth and said:
"I'll go ask Chu Qing to see if he has a solution."
The subordinates rolled their eyes.
"Brother, Chu Qing is good at causing trouble."
"What ideas could he possibly have?"
"This is all his fault."
"Without him, why would we encounter such big trouble?"
The Crowd grumbled, none of them supporting the idea of going to find Chu Qing.
Lead Big Brother sneered, "This kind of assessment task couldn't have been prepared for Chu Qing."
"The higher-ups wanted us to do it a long time ago."
"Chu Qing is just an excuse."
"Everyone, don't forget, every single person in our Hall Number Nine and Hall Number Ten represents a Powerful Family."
"They want us to use the power of our Family backgrounds to deal with Lotus Leaf Temple."
Many subordinates understood.
"That's right, in our Hall Number Nine, no two people are from the same Powerful Family."
"In terms of the number of Noble families that can be influenced, our Hall Number Nine has the most."
Eventually:
A few subordinates, at Lead Big Brother's call, went to find Chu Qing.
At this moment:
Chu Qing was in his room, guarding Nangong.
After he had just replenished some Secret medicine for Nangong, her clothes suddenly swelled up.
"Oh no, it's going to burst!"
Chu Qing had experienced this before, so he quickly retreated and went out the door.
Crack!
As soon as he closed the door, Nangong opened her eyes.
The next second, her silk robe exploded.
Silk fragments fluttered like butterflies.
Nangong's tendons and bones resonated.
Her long hair fell, covering her body.
One minute... ten minutes... twenty minutes... Chu Qing finally heard Nangong's voice.
"Qing Ge... come in, I succeeded!"
Chu Qing went in.
He saw a pile of broken silk robes on the ground.
Nangong's long hair was draped over her shoulders, wearing a Red Robe, with her back to him.
"Qing Ge... look at my dragon tendon!"
Whoosh!
Nangong's top fell off.
Revealing her pale back and a thin red string.
Chu Qing's head felt dizzy.
What was this girl trying to do?
Was this something he was allowed to see?
He swallowed hard.
The next second, a large Dragon tattoo appeared on Nangong's spine.
The great Dragon had nine claws, Dragon horns, and Dragon scales, lifelike, swimming up and down as if real.
Pale skin, red string, golden tattoo, black long hair.
Formed a shocking picture.
Gulp!
Chu Qing swallowed hard.
Nangong lowered her head, her earlobes flushed red, and said, "Qing Ge, you can touch it."
"The one on your back should be the same as mine!"
A few minutes later:
Chu Qing came out of the room, feeling dazed.
He didn't know if he had actually touched that great Dragon tattoo.
He only vaguely remembered that his finger had traced something.
"Nangong... Young Master of a Prominent Family."
Her identity combined with her appearance gave people a sense of nobility that couldn't be defiled.
However:
Today... he seemed to have defiled her?
Bah!
Of course not!
"I just looked at the form of the dragon tendon."
"Yes, I was just studying martial arts, studying the dragon tendon."
"Everything is for the Martial Dao!"
At this moment:
A few people came from a distance.
It was Lead Big Brother.
Seeing Chu Qing, Lead Big Brother immediately clasped his fists and bowed, saying:
"Chu Qing, please save me!"
Chu Qing looked bewildered.
A few minutes later, Lead Big Brother recounted the Hall Number Nine's situation.
Finally, he said pitifully:
"Chu Qing, if you could solve the Huangniu Town assessment, you can definitely handle Lotus Leaf Temple."
"Tell us what to do, everyone in Hall Number Nine will listen to you!"
Chu Qing was silent, then said after a moment, "How many people are left in Hall Number Nine?"
Lead Big Brother weakly said, "The three of us, plus you two."
"Five people!"