"Brother Fei, I heard that Beauty Fang got her maidservant to send you a gift. Is that true?"
"I heard that too. Fang Qi has never treated anyone this nicely. It looks like you have finally won her heart by showing your prowess and teaching that rascal Ren Jie a lesson."
"Brother Fei is our role model. News has already been spread throughout the academy."
In the main entrance of the Jade Imperial Academy, there were about seven or eight people clustered around Gao Fei as he walked towards the academy. He had a muscular build and was full of smiles, similar to a hero who returned from a victorious battle against a million troops.
Gao Fei was surrounded by his sidekicks and some classmates whom he was closer to. As he listened to their compliments, Gao Fei felt as though he was floating on air.
"That rascal deserved a punishment. I have spread the word that I will beat him up every time I see him. That puppet family head really thinks that he is somebody. Miss Fang has invited me over for tea. That's all I'm going to tell you. Hahaha…" As Gao Fei talked about Fang Qi's invitation, he was thrilled to bits. He could not even control his laughter when he spoke about the incidents that made him happy.
"Humph!" At that point in time, a snort was heard from not far away. That sound made Gao Fei and his gang stop in their tracks.
There was a posh-dressed youth who was very unhappy as he watched Gao Fei and his gang enter. He was handsome, yet his face was slightly pale. It was obvious that he overindulged in wine and sex from a young age.
"Why are you snorting, Su Yu? I am going to Miss Fang's for tea. I doubt you have ever entered her house before. Miss Fang said that she wanted to thank me personally for standing up for her. You stand no chance." Gao Fei looked at Su Yu unhappily. They were not from the same class, but they were both persistent pursuers of Fang Qi. The Su family was originally merely a large merchant family in the Jade Capital. Logically speaking, they were no competition for the lineal descendants of the five biggest aristocratic families. However, Su Yu's sister married the third prince two years ago.
Although they were not truly considered to be imperial relatives, they still had some ties with the imperial family. In the next couple of years, the Su family had grown and expanded rapidly. Su Yu's status had risen with the progress of his family. Amongst the pampered children in the Jade Capital, Su Yu could more or less be considered a prominent figure.
Su Yu gently waved the folding fan in his hand and looked at Gao Fei in disdain. "Who was the one who ran away to hide after hearing that he had beaten Ren Jie to death? What? Are you acting heroically now?"
"I, Gao Fei, will do anything for Fang Qi. I am not afraid of doing anything. Who are you to compete with me? Let's go." The muscles on Gao Fei's face twitched indistinctly. Although it was acceptable for the young generation of the family clans to fight, it would be different if death occurred. Moreover, someone had helped to analyze the situation for him. Ren Jie was ultimately the family head of the Ren family. The Ren family would definitely not let him get away with it that easily. Upon hearing that, Gao Fei was flustered and ran away immediately. In the end, when he had escaped to his family's secret villa thousands of kilometers away from there, he found out that Ren Jie was fine. Fang Qi was thankful to him too.
Gao Fei obviously could not mention that now. Furthermore, thinking about how he could be the first person in the class or even the academy to be invited to Fang Qi's house, he was beyond elated. He did not have the mood to argue further with Su Yu. If it was some other day, it would be almost impossible to avoid a conflict between them.
After Gao Fei finished speaking, he strode off with his gang.
"What is he being so pretentious for? The only reason he has this opportunity is that he is in the same class as Ren Jie. If our young master was there too, he would not receive the opportunity to stand up for Fang Qi and earn the jackpot."
"That's right. He ran away faster than anyone then. Now he is back to show off his prowess."
"Young Master, what are we here for? I heard that there are quite some people searching for Ren Jie. Miss Fang hates Ren Jie so much. Whoever manages to teach Ren Jie a lesson will definitely be in her good books."
"Yes, Young Master. I heard that there are quite a number of people rushing back to the Jade Capital to find an opportunity to teach Ren Jie a lesson."
"Bam!" Su Yu opened his fan and looked at Gao Fei and his gang in disdain as they left. "Gao Fei happened to be in the classroom then. However, there were not many people in the room then. Many news about what happened are merely rumors. In actual fact, Ren Jie was merely knocked unconscious by Gao Fei using a stool. Yet that gave Gao Fei his undeserved benefit. These guys do not think with their brains. I have bought some precise information. Although Ren Jie has returned home for two days, he is on the way back to the academy. He will be back soon. When he returns, I will stop him at the entrance of the academy to teach him a lesson and humiliate him thoroughly. The entire academy will know about that then."
"This is a smart move, Young Master. In this case, everyone will know what you have done for Miss Fang. Miss Fang will definitely be touched."
"Humph! Gao Fei was that happy just by a tea invitation. When that time comes, Miss Fang will be so touched that she will definitely promise to marry you."
As Su Yu listened to their flattery, Fang Qi's face emerged in his mind. If he managed to marry Fang Qi, there would be no more obstructions to him inheriting the Su family. Moreover, Fang Qi was more attractive than all the women he had toyed with combined. That thought made his heart race like a wild horse.
At the same time, he was also deliberating how he was going to humiliate Ren Jie when he beat him up later.
Merely beating him was not enough to showcase how much stronger he was as compared to Gao Fei. That would not leave a huge impression on Miss Fang, either. Should he beat Ren Jie until he was willing to beg for Miss Fang's forgiveness? Or should he make Ren Jie imitate the cry of beasts?
No, no. He should step on Ren Jie's head and declare loudly that he was standing up for Fang Qi. In that case, not only would he be able to stand up for Fang Qi, his status within the circle of pampered children in the Jade Capital would also rise.
That was the academy, after all. As long as he did not kill him, the family clan would not get involved. Yes. That was what he was going to do. He would step on his head and make a speech. What would he say later on?
"He is here. He is here, Young Master. That seems like the spiritual beast carriage belonging to the Ren family head…" Su Yu was deep in thought, imagining how he was going to reassure Fang Qi and humiliate Ren Jie. Suddenly, he heard his sidekick shouting.
Demonic beasts that could be controlled and manipulated were known as spiritual beasts. Influential organizations would define spiritual beasts as the second generation of demonic beasts that were tamed and raised from birth. Those were the true spiritual beasts. However, that kind of spiritual beast was rare. There were only a few people in the Jade Capital who could use spiritual beasts to pull their carriage.
When it came to that, Ren Jie managed to experience the epitome of enjoyment right after he had transmigrated. Otherwise, he would not have arrived at the academy in such a short span of time.
Looking from afar, one could see a mud-yellow halo. Within the circle of light, a vague image of a two meters tall, five meters wide large beast could be seen approaching at rapid speed. The spiritual beast was bound by restrictive spells and surrounded by Dharma spells to cover and oppress it and prevent its strength from affecting others. That resulted in its original appearance to be covered as well.
However, its strength was obviously phenomenal. It pulled the family head's carriage, which spanned almost twenty square meters, was comprehensively furnished with various facilities and was akin to a small house. Yet, it managed to move as though it was sliding through the air. From a distance, one could see that the spiritual beast carriage was gradually decelerating as it reached the entrance of the academy.
"Ren Jie, do you think you can hide?" Su Yu brought a gang of people and stood in the middle of the entrance of the academy to block the path of Ren Jie's carriage. Afterward, he closed his fan and said, "You rascal! Your mother gave birth to you but didn't raise you. Didn't you say that you will kill anyone who said anything about your mother? Come on! Fight me!"
Using his fan, Su Yu pointed to the spiritual beast carriage not far away from him which was gradually approaching a complete stop. "Today, I'll show you the consequences of harassing Miss Fang. Get your ass down now," Su Yu said.
"That's right. Get your ass here obediently now."
"Who is Miss Fang? How could a useless person like you attempt to curry favor with her? Who are you to spread rumors and slander the person Young Master Su likes?"
Ren Jie had returned to the academy from the Jade Capital. After the outburst in the conference hall and the two days and one night spent reading in the library pavilion, Ren Jie was gradually getting accustomed to his new lifestyle. He had no choice but to get accustomed to it. After all, he had transmigrated here and became the current Ren Jie.
When he was contemplating his future, he felt that the cart was gradually reaching a stop. Then, he heard a clamoring outside.
Su Yu. Ren Jie had a vague impression of him in his mind. Su Yu was not in the same class as Gao Ren, Gao Fei, Fang Qi and him. They were in the first year A1 class while Su Yu was in the first year A5 class. He was one of Fang Qi's constantly present pursuers.
Ren Jie did not have to lift the curtains. He could detect everything within a twenty meters radius with his divine sense. It was normally impossible for those in the Body Refinement Realm to unleash their divine sense. In the Body Refinement Realm, cultivators could only use their divine sense to understand about their bodies internally. They could do that once they had reached the fifth level of the Body Refinement Realm and possessed the ability to perform endoscopy on themselves using their divine sense.
Only when they reached the True Qi Realm would their divine sense leave their bodies and detect their surroundings. Normally, those in the first three levels of the True Qi Realm could only detect the happenings three to five meters away from them. When they were about the sixth level, they could then detect up to about ten meters away from them. Only those who reached the ninth level of the True Qi Realm would be able to detect to about twenty meters away from them.
When using the divine sense to detect your surroundings, everything around you would be clearly presented in a holographic, three-dimensional image in your mind as long as your divine sense was strong enough. From Ren Jie's understanding, changes to one's divine sense were not directly due to improvements in one's ability. In the cultivation process, as one's ability improved, their realm would follow suit. The improvements to one's realm ultimately led to improvements to one's divine sense.
Although there was no clear indication currently about the association between one's divine sense and realm, there were many instances that showed that those who possessed a higher realm would have strong divine senses. After hearing the Five Saints discussing Dao for fifteen minutes, Ren Jie could clearly feel the changes to his realm. Because of the improvements to his realm, his divine sense was approaching the extent of those at the ninth level of the True Qi Realm and he could detect everything within a twenty-meter radius around him.
It was precisely due to how strong his divine sense was that he could block out the clamor by Su Yu and his sidekicks and hear some of the conversations of the crowd that surrounded him.
"Wow! This is interesting. He was stopped right as he came back."
"This is nothing. He is not the only one finding trouble for Ren Jie."
"He deserves that for harassing the goddess of our hearts. If my family clan was strong enough, I would give him a beating too."
"Miss Fang has said that she does not want to be bothered by Ren Jie anymore. She would be thankful to anyone who could help her. I heard that she has invited Gao Fei over for tea."
Hearing those words, Ren Jie became extremely infuriated. He had just had a rebirth and he did not have the feeling to care about how the previous dumb Ren Jie pursed Fang Qi and ended up getting beaten. However, it was obvious that Fang Qi was the person behind the whole incident.
If the previous incident just ended as it was, Ren Jie would simply cast it aside. That was because he would no longer follow the manner the previous Ren Jie handled matters and would not live like him anymore.
But Fang Qi had targeted him and created all these troubles for him. F*ck. Is she messing around with me? It looks like I have to teach this woman a lesson.
"What happened? Are you too scared to come out and decided to hide inside the carriage like a timid mouse? Since you're so scared, I'll let you off if you croak thrice like a toad and crawl into the academy," Su Yu said from outside the carriage.
"Uncle Beast, barge in." F*ck. Trying to cause a clamor? Ren Jie did not spare a moment of deliberation and ordered Uncle Beast to barge in.
"Boom…" Without any warning or hesitation, Uncle Beast, who was maneuvering the spiritual beast carriage, directed the carriage to accelerate immediately after hearing Ren Jie's orders.
"Ah… Ah…"
"What's that…"
"Quick, run…"
"Ah… Bam…"
"Bam…"
A commotion stirred outside. The accelerated spiritual beast carriage was not as terrifying as it was at full speed, but any movement by it was terrifying enough. In Ren Jie's words, the terror caused by that carriage was akin to that of super-cars such as the Lamborghini and Ferrari. Even if it merely accelerated for a few meters, the impact of a crash was terrifying.
Fortunately, the people in that universe were not as fragile as ordinary human beings on Earth. Thus, there were no deaths. However, everyone was knocked into the air, Su Yu included.
The crash created a pandemonium. Some had fractured bones. Su Yu was the first to be hit and he took the impact full on. His arms were broken and it was obvious that some ribs were fractured too. Blood splattered from his mouth right after he landed on the ground.
"Splat… Ren… Jie… You…"
"What about me? Good dogs don't get in the way. Those who get in the way are not good dogs." Fight evil with evil. Pampered kids should be punished by even more pampered persons. Ren Jie did not bother wasting his saliva trying to argue with them. He took the most direct and effective route. Afterward, he lifted the curtain of the spiritual beast carriage and threw a few gold checks out. "Use this for your medical bills. If it was not for the academy's reputation, I would have made you croak like a toad for three days in front of this door. Uncle Beast, let's go."