Chapter 22
You Should Keep Your Promise
Even with a score of 70 or 80, Xiang Tianyou could still get into Class B. But if he got a zero, he would most likely be assigned to Class C, which would be almost the same level as Yang Ding.
The father and son were completely panicked; their future was ruined.
"Dad, Ye Rou is the chief judge for close combat. She must have deliberately messed with me."
Xiang Bin shook his head. "Not necessarily. Your aunt is there; she wouldn't dare to be so arrogant."
"Who could it be?"
"We haven't done anything to offend the principal or Governor Zhou, and the dean and I are still friends."
"Why should the governor bother arguing with us? It's just that Ye Rou has abused her power, and we have to file a complaint."
Xiang Tianyou turned to look at Yang Ding, who was chatting and laughing with Mao Jian, his face revealing murderous intent.
Xiang Bin nodded, agreeing with his son.
"Don't panic. I'll find a chance to ask your aunt later. If Ye Rou really did this on purpose, then I definitely won't let Yang Ding off the hook."
"What can you do to Yang Ding?"
"Hmph, don't forget you have to go help out at the farm tomorrow. The martial arts academy's admission list won't be released until the first of next month, so there are five days in between."
"Your father is at the mid-level of the first rank; killing him is as easy as crushing an ant."
On the judging panel, the head of discipline made things worse, like an ant on a hot pan, and huddled up to the dean of the martial arts academy.
"A challenge is allowed by the rules, so it's not fair to give Tianyou 0 points. His talent is quite good."
"You should go find the principal; he's more familiar with the governor. I wouldn't dare to get involved with him."
She moved closer to the principal and repeated what he had said.
"Don't worry, I'll ask around for you later."
The discipline master didn't dare to go directly to Zhou Ruoxi, lest he anger the governor and his whole family be kicked out of Jiangling City.
Zhou Ruoxi appears to be exceptionally beautiful and elegant, but as the leader of the armed forces in Jiangling City, everyone knows that she can be ruthless and cold-blooded when she wants to be.
Her most famous feat was when she was seventeen, she used her powerful water-based abilities to drain all the moisture from the body of an opponent who had challenged the Zhou family, turning them into a dried corpse.
Zhou Ruoxi watched the game for a while, but she couldn't bear to watch any longer, so she left first, accompanied by the principal.
"If it weren't for the need for manpower to defend the city, I wouldn't even look at any of these things. They're not much better than ordinary people."
"Governor, you've worked hard. That Xiang Tianyou has good potential and is the nephew of the discipline director. Perhaps we could promote him?"
Zhou Ruoxi sneered, "That guy is obviously an idiot. He's jealous that Yang Ding married Ye Rou. He should take a piss and look at himself in the mirror. It's good to put him in Group C so that the two stupid dogs can tear each other apart."
The principal was puzzled, but dared not ask.
He speculated that it must be related to Ye Rou, because according to the old rules, she should have married into the ruling class of Jiangling City.
In other words, members of the Zhou family or allies of the Zhou family can enhance both the family's strength and the family's bloodline talent.
Regardless of gender, the gifted youth program is highly sought after. After several generations, each member will be a genius-level awakener, completely disregarding the empire's deterrence.
Ye Rou is not only highly talented, but also beautiful. Zhou Ruoxi's younger brothers, older brothers, and even uncles have long had their eyes on her.
However, the Zhou family dared not confront the empire head-on, and could only rely on Ye Rou's fiery temper to fight back. As it turned out, the girl got pregnant.
Since all parties involved have accepted this, the matter can only end here.
But the Zhou family understood that the Empress intended to weaken the power of local warlords.
"When the admission list is announced, the new academic system will also be announced. Anyone who dares to back out at the last minute will be punished as a deserter."
"Okay," the principal replied quickly.
On the roof of the office building, ten large armed drones were parked, and eighty law enforcement officers were on high alert.
Zhou Ruoxi boarded the middle drone, and the principal stood below waving goodbye. Only after the drone disappeared into the horizon did he dare to straighten a few strands of hair.
"She's a real devil. Anyone who marries her is in for a world of trouble."
Yang Ding only knew that he had probably been accepted, but he didn't know that Xiang Tianyou had been given a score of 0.
When he returned to the classroom after lunch, he saw Xiang Bin brutally beating Hu Feng. The ruler broke, so he picked up a stool and smashed it. Hu Feng was beaten until he cried out for his parents.
But he was an orphan, without parents.
"Counselor, please, please stop hitting them!"
"I promise to correct any mistakes I made."
"I'm kowtowing to you, it hurts so much."
Xiang Bin's face turned ashen. Without uttering a word, he threw away the broken stool and picked up a brick from the ground.
"What's going on?" Yang Ding asked in a low voice.
One classmate replied, "I don't know, we'll go straight to Hu Feng when we get back and beat him to a pulp."
Yang Ding rushed over and grabbed the brick from Xiang Bin's hand, saying, "Counselor, you'll kill someone!"
"Get out of here!"
Yang Ding held on tightly to the brick, and Xiang Bin tried several times but found that he couldn't gain any advantage.
But he was in a fit of anger and didn't think much about it.
"Do you think the law enforcement won't hold anyone accountable for murdering an ordinary person?" Yang Ding advised.
"Nobody cares about trash like you." Xiang Bin released the brick in his hand, pointed at Yang Ding's nose, and said, "I'm beating this fatso because of you."
Thinking about going to the farm tomorrow, Yang Ding didn't want to become a suspect for the enforcement team, so he suppressed his anger and said with a smile, "Counselor, don't be angry. I'm where I am today because of your help, aren't I?"
"Go back and ask your wife."
Xiang Bin shook off Yang Ding and stormed off.
"Counselor, counselor, I'll bring fruit to your door tonight to apologize."
After shouting, Yang Ding immediately resumed his cold expression.
As he passed by Hu Feng, he tossed him another Qi-Nourishing Pill.
Hu Feng lay on the ground and inhaled the pig manure directly into his mouth, not caring that his lips were covered in pig manure. Dignity was a luxury for him.
He endured immense pain, staring blankly at the ceiling, utterly despondent.
At that moment, he had the idea of jumping off the building to commit suicide.
"It's meaningless, life is fucking meaningless."
Yang Ding returned to his dormitory. Ye Rou came out of the kitchen, jumped excitedly into his arms, hugged his neck, and laughed, "Honey, congratulations! You'll definitely get accepted with these scores."
"My skill points don't seem to be high."
"It doesn't matter. The supplementary students have the highest proportion of punching power. They can generate more than 600 jin of force, which is almost the same as a martial arts awakener."
Ye Rou looked at him with deep affection, and Yang Ding could clearly sense that she was holding back her feelings.
"Then you should keep your promise."
"No, you'll hurt the baby."
No, it won't.
After Yang Ding finished speaking, he kissed Ye Rou's beautiful neck. After a short while, Ye Rou couldn't resist anymore.
"Could you be a little gentler later?"
"Absolutely, my wife and my children will be treated with gentleness."
"Fire, fire, fire is on."
Yang Ding carried Ye Rou to the kitchen, turned off the stove, and then went to her bedroom.
【Affection Level: 15%, +3%↑】
[Cultivation Progress: 15.6%↑, +3%]
While kissing Ye Rou, Yang Ding sighed, "It's better to hold it in."
[Ding, congratulations host, you have broken through to the lower second rank cultivation level.]
[Muscles and bones have been tempered; punching power is 3200 jin.]
[The second level of the Soul-Severing Spear Technique, the Three-Step Shaking and Blocking Technique, has been unlocked, gaining 5% experience.]
Please practice diligently, engage in more real combat, and accumulate combat experience.