"Isn't this the genius of Wuzhou, Ding Hao," Zhou Genwei said sarcastically as he came in?
Ding Hao was the reason that he was demoted to the border village. Zhou Genwei wanted Ding Hao dead.
He knew that Ding Hao had received the celestial blessing, and he was a superior level one genius. Plus, Lord Ling admired this man. He wouldn't dare harm him.
"General Zhou, how are you?" said Ding Hao as he fed some beast meat to Minion without standing up.
Ding Hao was annoyed.
He tried to hide from Zhou Genwei during the day, but he bumped into him again here. 'What luck.'
Zhou Genwei was raging inside for the fact that Ding Hao showed no respect to him. 'Being snobbish aren't we?'
Although he did not dare harm Ding Hao, he had every right to interrogate him.
"Genius Ding, thanks to you I'm patrolling the border now. Please show your card."
Under Heaven's Will System Ding Hao had the celestial blessing. He need not fear Zhou Genwei, but he was afraid that Zhou Genwei might confiscate his card.
Thus, Ding Hao remained still and said lightly, "General Zhou you already know who I am. Why do you need to check my card then?"
Zhou Genwei sneered, "There's no need to check you just because I know you? Who do you think you are? Who knows if you had counterfeited some card and used it!"
Ding Hao's card hung around his waist. He said, "General Zhou, you can see that my card was given by Lord Ling himself. If you suspect the authenticity of it, please ask Lord Ling!"
Zhou Genwei couldn't nitpick as the card that was given by the Lord himself, but he continued to search for a fault. "Why did you come to the border? I suspect that you are here to buy prohibited medicine. Pour out everything that is in your storage pouch now!"
There was no prohibited medicine in Ding Hao's storage pouch, but there were lots of banknotes. He couldn't pour them out in the public.
Ding Hao was not afraid of Zhou Genwie, as he had the protection of Heaven's Will. He gave a contemptuous laugh and said, "Zhou Genwei, let me ask you, what gives you the qualification to investigate me! Geniuses have special rights. You didn't investigate the people here, and you focus on a superior level one genius. What is your motivation? Let me tell you, you are not qualified to investigate me!"
"Superior level one genius!" The people around him gasped.
Ding Hao didn't want to show his true identity, but there were advantages to revealing his identity now. Superior level one was respected everywhere. He should be treated with respect. Even Zhou Genwei's officers did not support his behavior.
"Superior level one." Liu Yunkun and Di Hu who sat beside him couldn't help but look at Ding Hao differently.
Zhou Genwei had already turned red, but if he left now, he would be the laughing stock.
Zhou Genwei sneered, "It is not up to you to decide whether I am qualified or not! Let me tell you, I can investigate you anytime I want! What's so great about superior level one! You are just an Innate Stage level three cultivator, arrest him!"
At this very moment, he decided that Ding Hao was hiding prohibited medicine and thus wanted to arrest him. His officers, however, were no idiots. If they offended a superior level one genius, they might have to die. Zhou Genwei might have someone important supporting him, but they didn't.
Ding Hao said, "Zhou Genwei, you are a tyrant. I remind you, you will suffer the consequences of your decisions. General Zhou, you've done so many evil things. I advise that you do some good deeds and collect good points for yourself. You may be able to turn it around. If not, I'm afraid your future generation will suffer the sins you committed.
The crowds were mostly Innate Stage practitioners. The officers tended to bully them when they conducted business here. Everyone was happy to hear what Ding Hao had said to the general.
Zhou Genwei, who was trying hard to suppress his anger, grew enraged the moment he heard Ding Hao's words and the crowd's laughter. He pulled out his steel sword and shouted, "Ding Hao, how dare you!"
He was trying to intimidate Ding Hao by showing his authority and winning some dignity.
At that very moment, Liu Yunkun stood up and smacked on his Spiritual Treasure Pouch. A stream of light flashed from the Spiritual Treasure Pouch. It all happened very fast. There was a metal sound, and Ding Hao saw the steel sword break into two halves.
In an instant, the air in the eatery froze. Everyone was looking at Liu Yunkun and his tiny saber in shock.
It made a loud 'clunk' the next second.
It was Liu Yunkun's tiny saber that broke Zhou Genwei's willow-leaf saber in half! The tiny saber was hanging in the air and watching Zhou Genwei like a hawk.
"Celestial teacher!" Everyone gasped.
Everyone in Jiuzhou knew that celestial teachers were powerful but not many had the chance to witness just how powerful they were. Liu Yunkun's formidable power was astonishing. He didn't have to hold the tiny saber. It was hanging in the air, and it was aimed at anyone that his mind instructed it too!
"Please forgive me, celestial teacher." The once arrogant Zhou Genwei was now scared out of his wits. He was cursing Ding Hao for not letting him know sooner that he had befriended a celestial teacher and embarrassed him!
Ding Hao guessed that Liu Yunkun would lend a hand if he revealed that he was a superior level one genius.
A genius with superior level one celestial gene was a future student of Jiuzhou Academy, which made him a junior. He had to help.
Liu Yunkun said in a righteous manner, "You're being unreasonable! Your duty was to patrol the border, fight against the beasts, investigate demonic immortals, and protect the people! But you are bullying the people using your power. You evil general! Would you like to break into halves like your sword?"
Zhou Genwei was kneeling on the floor and wailing, "Celestial teacher, I was only trying to scare him."
Ding Hao said, "Brother Liu Yunkun, he was originally a general in Wuzhou. But he failed to fulfill his duty. The people complained to the city lord, and Lord Ling banished him to the border village. But he remains the same: bullying the people! I would have been dead if not for you, Brother Liu!"
How Ding Hao wished that Liu Yunkun would kill Zhou Genwei right this moment, but Liu Yunku was a righteous celestial teacher. He wouldn't kill for no reason. Liu Yunkun said with force, "I will remember your name, Zhou Genwei. If you continue to bully the people, bully the students of Jiuzhou Academy, I will not forgive you!"
Liu Yunkun knew that investigation was part of his duty, although he was bullying the people. The only reason that Liu Yunkun did that just now was that Zhou Genwei pulled his sword. Liu Yunkun was afraid that he would harm a future student of the Jiuzhou Academy.
Zhou Genwei kowtowed and said, "I understand."
"Scram!"
Zhou Genwei and his troops got off the premise as quickly as they could.
It was dark out.
Zhou Genwei and his troops ran and stopped after running for a while. He raised his head. You could see his eyes were filled with hatred even in the dark. "Ding Hao this is not over yet! I didn't know that he had befriended a celestial teacher…"
Then he ordered one of his officers, "Go to Wuzhou tonight and send a letter to the young prince in the City Lord's Residence! I will write the letter now!"
Zhou Genwei turned his head to look at the eatery with hatred in his eyes.
In the eatery.
Liu Yunkun smiled and said, "Brother Ding, I didn't know that you are a genius with superior level one celestial gene. Why didn't you attend the Jiuzhou Academy? You can attend without taking the exam. Would you like me to introduce you to a celestial master?"
Ding Hao was slightly embarrassed. "Senior Liu, you should know that although I have a superior level one celestial gene, it is a growth-type celestial gene which means that I have to take the exam."
"A growth-type celestial gene…" Liu Yunkun and Di Hu were slightly disappointed.
Liu Yunkun said, "That is unfortunate, but don't worry. As long as you work hard, maintain the best condition, and continue to be awakened, you can maintain your superior level one celestial gene!"
Although Liu Yunkun was being honest, he sounded unconvincing in the end. He was only trying to console him. Maintaining a superior level one celestial gene was quite a challenge.
Di Hu chuckled, "Now I know why you went to the border to eat spiritual rice."
Ding Hao nodded, "That's right. I'm trying my best to achieve better conditions."
Liu Yunkun sighed, "About the spiritual rice. I only have it once a month. Although it was delicious, the effects were not as good."
Ding Hao nodded too. "Indeed."
…
In Wuzhou City.
"What?! Ding Hao went to the border village!"
The young prince was shocked to receive the news. He thought that Ding Hao was home practicing in seclusion all this while.
"I've said before that this kid is sneaky!" Ding Juncai had just achieved the Innate Stage level three. After he was awakened, he grew very fast, and he became very strong.
The young prince became uneasy as he read the letter from Zhou Genwei.
"He too has already achieved the Innate Stage level three, and he befriended a celestial teacher from Jiuzhou Academy. Darn it!"
Ding Juncai was shocked too, "Wasn't he at Innate Stage level one not long ago? How did he get to level three so quickly?"
You must know that Ding Juncai had been working very hard on cultivating day in and day out. He hadn't rested for a moment and was only able to achieve Innate Stage level three. However, Ding Hao didn't cultivate, he was busy earning money. How did he get to Innate Stage level three?
The young prince asked, "Could you be mistaken?"
The officer said, "Reporting to the young prince, I saw it with my own eyes. He is Innate Stage level three. He was very arrogant too. He was feeding his dog as he was talking to General Zhou."
Ding Juncai asked, "Was it a yellow dog?"
"Yes!"
Ding Juncai clenched his teeth and said, "That mean Ding Hao! He killed my family, snatched my celestial gene, and even stole my pet! I'm going to kill him!"
The young prince said, "But now he has befriended a celestial teacher! Furthermore, he is a celestial teacher from Jiuzhou Academy! All I can dispatch are the people with Innate Stage higher level or those who have completed the Innate Stage!"
Ding Juncai said with much hatred, "That piece of trash must have worked hard to earn lots of money and buy prohibited medicine from the border village to improve his condition! Are we going to let him do it?"
"Of course not!" The young prince was furious too.
The first of every state would receive a three levels promotion!
"I will not let him surpass me!" The young prince ordered, "Go back and investigate! What is the relation between him and the academy student? And watch what he does every day. Arrest him if he tried to buy prohibited medicine!"