167: Xue Zhengying's identity issue

Chapter 167: Xue Zhengying's Identity Problem

Wu Xian took a long time to recover, recalling the Xue Family members' descriptions of Xue Zhengying.

He was a Genius Spirit Master who entered the Gold Tier League at twenty years old, proficient in all types of scrolls, and could easily achieve Soul resonance with various scrolls.

Previously, he thought this description was somewhat exaggerated.

Now, he had witnessed it with his own eyes.

“Second Brother Xue truly lives up to his reputation!” Wu Xian couldn't help but give a thumbs up, secretly amazed.

In the worldview of cultivation novels, Xue Zhengying would definitely be a Heaven-Defying existence like a certain Sacred Body or a born Dao Seed.

He was naturally close to all kinds of Dao arts and Law powers.

After all, scroll Soul resonance is essentially the comprehension and tacit understanding of the Law Veins behind the scroll.

From a certain perspective, “Comprehension Ability” is the standard for measuring whether a player is excellent.

No wonder Xue Zhengying attracted so many Clubs to vie for him back then; who wouldn't want such a Heaven-Defying Genius player?

“It's alright.”

Xue Zhengying humbly waved his hand, seemingly not finding anything to be proud of in the matter.

“So Shifu-jie means… let Second Brother join our Club?” Wu Xian asked excitedly.

“Exactly,” Xue Lingling nodded excitedly, “With an experienced player like Second Brother leading us, we can avoid many detours in our future development.”

Hearing this, Wu Xian was overjoyed, “But how do we resolve Second Brother's identity?”

“That is indeed a problem,” Xue Lingling pondered, “This trip out is to go to the Alliance and ask if Second Brother's player status can still be restored.

If not, we can only quickly fight our way up from the Play-in Tournament.”

Wu Xian analyzed knowingly, “If it really doesn't work, we'll just throw some money at it.”

“Don't worry~ I understand.” Xue Lingling chuckled softly.

“But how do we explain Second Brother's resurrection?” Wu Xian asked worriedly.

“We already thought of a reason before leaving,” Xue Lingling said, “We'll say that after being trapped in the Zerg Otherworld back then, he didn't die but accidentally drifted to another city, and due to severe injuries and amnesia, he only recently found his Family.”

Wu Xian pondered and nodded, “Then how do we explain Second Brother's youthful appearance?”

“Simple, just say that while struggling to escape in the Zerg Otherworld, he indiscriminately ate many unknown Spiritual Plants, accidentally achieving eternal youth.”

“Overall, it seems quite reasonable, it just depends on whether the Alliance believes it,” Wu Xian analyzed.

“He's standing here alive and well; they'll have to believe it even if they don't want to.”

After Xue Lingling finished speaking, she hurried to set off for the provincial capital.

“Take me with you?” Wu Xian asked excitedly, “Your disciple has never left Yaoyang City in his entire life.”

“Alright.”

Xue Lingling smiled blankly, motioned for Wu Xian to follow, and entrusted the Club's affairs to Zhou Qi and Wang Xiaocong… In the familiar shack in the Shantytown.

Zhao Qinghe covered his mouth and nose with a look of disgust, not understanding why Bai Shiqi insisted on living in such a dilapidated place.

Even if it was to thoroughly research Wu Xian's path, he shouldn't be so dedicated, right?

“I say, Brother Bai, the Ghost King Club's promotion match is coming soon, what are you still doing here researching these scraps?” Zhao Qinghe's eyes showed some incomprehension.

“Wait a moment~ wait a moment,” Bai Shiqi said excitedly, “I've felt strange since early this morning, like I've found something. Believe me, this time I'll definitely figure out Wu Xian's cost-cutting trick!”

“Really?” Zhao Qinghe became interested.

After all, their biggest problem right now was that they couldn't compete with the other party's prices.

If they could master this trick, it would be of immense benefit to the entire Family and the entire Dojo, and it would definitely be a great achievement when they returned.

“Haha, the feeling is getting stronger and stronger!”

Bai Shiqi fiddled with the scraps in his hand, looking as if he were possessed.

Zhao Qinghe observed and studied with great interest from the side, but did not see any profound mystery.

Until Bai Shiqi's excited laughter abruptly stopped, “Uh… I'm so dizzy…”

Clang!

Watching Bai Shiqi faint before him, Zhao Qinghe was momentarily stunned.

“My goodness!”

Zhao Qinghe, realizing what had happened, immediately picked up Bai Shiqi and ran to the hospital, while checking Bai Shiqi's physical condition.

Soon after, a black line shot up from his head.

What feeling? What great discovery?

It was clearly severe distortion and pollution erosion, causing hallucinations.

It was simply outrageous!

...Yaoyang City South Station.

Wu Xian cautiously followed the Xue Family siblings, boarding the spatial high-speed train to the provincial capital.

Having never left the city in his life, he was full of curiosity about the outside world.

Rumble… The high-speed train gradually started and accelerated, passing through a long elevated section before entering a strange tunnel entrance.

Seeing the twisting space within the tunnel, Wu Xian realized that this was actually a special spatial tunnel.

Just as Shifu-jie had said before, cities today were indeed pieced together by special spatial means.

“How long will this trip take?” Wu Xian asked curiously.

“An hour at most.” Xue Lingling teased, “No need to be so nervous; Dongfeng City, the provincial capital, is no different from our Yaoyang City, except that it's more prosperous and larger in scale.”

Xue Zhengying on the side also chimed in, “If you're interested, little brother, I'll take you around properly after we finish our business. Speaking of which, I wonder what the provincial capital looks like now?”

“Not much has changed,” Xue Lingling said, “However, a few decent Clubs have risen.”

“Is that so?” Xue Zhengying's eyes flickered, and he said with a hint of complexity, “What about the Sword Edge Club and the Dragon Clan Club? How have they developed over the years?”

“They've long declined,” Xue Lingling sighed softly, “The Club presidents have changed two or three times, and not a single capable president has been able to revive the Clubs.

In my opinion, the rise of these two Clubs back then was purely due to the two Scroll Master Seniors. Now, those two are said to have led their Families into the Dojo Divine Domain system.”

Hearing this, Xue Zhengying couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion, “President Sun and President Li's scroll quality was indeed impeccable; it's no surprise that they were incorporated into the Divine Domain system.”

Wu Xian listened on the side, completely bewildered, “Sword Sovereign Club and Dragon Clan Club? Are those the two Clubs Second Brother served in back then?”

“Yes,” Xue Zhengying nodded, “If there's an opportunity, I might re-create a set of [Spirit Sword Sovereign] and [Sea Demon Dragon]; these two old partners would be more convenient to use.”

“Spirit Sword Sovereign, Sea Demon Dragon?” Wu Xian was secretly surprised.

These two series were undoubtedly extremely popular scrolls in Tianfeng Province in recent years.

The [Shattered Sword True Spirit] that Du Yifan held was a lower-tier scroll in the Sword Sovereign series, while Spirit Sword Sovereign was one of the most powerful upper-tier scrolls in this series.

“Little Brother Wu also knows? It seems they've sold well over the years.”

Xue Zhengying smiled in surprise, unable to hide the pride on his face.

After all, he was the one who generated the popularity for both of these series back then.

Especially the two “flagships,” Spirit Sword Sovereign and Sea Demon Dragon, which he had taken all the way to the national competition.

Unfortunately, due to Family reasons, he was trapped in the Zerg Otherworld and couldn't lead his two old partners to the end of the national competition.

Xue Lingling echoed, “These two series do sell quite well. Many of the top Spirit Masters in their thirties and forties still rely on Spirit Sword Sovereign and Sea Demon Dragon to make an impression.”

Amidst their chatter, the train unknowingly exited the spatial tunnel and arrived at Dongfeng City Station in the provincial capital.

The moment he disembarked, looking at the bustling, well-dressed crowds in the station, Wu Xian was filled with emotion.

This scale, this sense of technology, this luxury—it was definitely airport-level!