Chapter23:TalentofanErrandBoy
“Doyouhaveanythingonyou?”CarefullylookingatSuYi,DharmaProtectorWangraisedhiseyebrowsandasked.
“No,Ihavenothingonme,”SuYipattedhisbody,hereallydidnotbringanythingwithhim.
“Thismatterisabitspecial.AfterreturningtoSacredMountainIwillcheckitthoroughly,”DharmaProtectorWangsuspectedthatthisyouthmayhavesomesortoftreasurewhichwouldcausetheYuanTestingStonetoshatter.
Butafterthinkingonceagain,howwouldayoungmasterofasmallfamilyinasmallremotecityhavethatleveloftreasure?Theremaynotbeevenasingleinterspatialbagintheentirefamily.
“DharmaProtector,thenwhatabouttheresultsofmytest?AmIqualifiedtoenterSacredMountain?”SuYiopenedhismouthandasked.
HearingSuYi’squestion,SuJingTing,LiuZongYuanandtheyouthsinthearealookedatWangQuanDe,waitingforhisresponse.
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“Thisissuchapity,reallysuchapity.”
FacingSuYi,WangQuanDesighedandsaid,“FromtheYuanTestingStone,youhavethewindattributewhichisextremelyrare.”
“Windattribute,specialattribute!”
Hearingthewords,SuJingTing,LiuZongYuanandtherestchangedtheirexpressions.
Metal,Wood,Water,Fire,andEarth,otherthanthesefiveelements,therewerestilltwomorespecialelementsintheworld.Onewasthelightningelementandtheotherwaswind.
Rumorssaythatmartialartistswhichhaveaspecialelementwillsurelybecomeextremelystrong.
ButtheappearanceofoneofthisspecialYuanQiattributesisvery,veryrare.
“ThoughyouhavethewindattributeYuanQi,atthesametime,youhavetheearthattribute,waterattribute,andfireattribute.Thesefourattributesarenotonlychaotic,havingnomainattribute,thereareeventwoattributeswhichrestricteachotheramongtheremainingthreeattributes.”
DharmaProtectorWanglookedatSuYi,feelingpityandsaid,“Atyourage,havingalreadyenteredtheYuanSoulRealm,evenatSacredMountain,itisalsonotausualoccurrence,butitissuchapitythatyourYuanQiattributesarechaoticandrestricteachother.Yourfuturecultivationwillnothavetoomuchprogress.”
Hearingthewords,SuJingTingandtheupperranksoftheSuFamilyallfeltpity,thehighertheirhopes,thegreatertheirdisappointment.
LiaoZongYuan’seyesalsoshowedquiteabitofdisappointment.
“Trashwillalwaysbetrash!”
SuWeiwhowasnotfarawaywasslightlynervousatfirstbuthearingDharmaProtectorWang’swords,thenervousnessinhiseyesimmediatelychangedintomockery.
So,whatifhelostyesterday?HehasCommanderGradeTalent,destinedtohaveabrightfuture.Howcouldthatpieceoftrashcomparetohim?
“HereallyisintheYuanSoulRealm!”
Manypeoplepresentwereshocked.SuYihadactuallyenteredtheYuanSoulRealm.
Especially,HeSan,MoBuFanandSongWuQiu.Wavesroseandfellintheheartsofthesethreepeople.TheyhadneverimaginedthatthejinxwasalreadyintheYuanSoulRealm.
“Thencanyoutellmedirectly,amIabletoenterSacredMountain?”SuYi’sheartrightnowhadalsofallen.Withhistalent,hewasactuallysuchapieceoftrash.Inanycase,hewasalreadyintheYuanSoulRealmandhefeltthatthe“SupremeChaoticYuanTechnique”shouldnotbelikethis.
“YourtalentisstillnotenoughtoenterSacredMountain.IfyoureallywanttoenterSacredMountain,youwillbarelybeabletobeanerrandboy,”DharmaProtectorWangsaid.Thiskindoftalentdoesnothavemuchfuture,goingintoSacredMountainhewouldbedestinedonlytobarelybecomeanerrandboy.
“Ithoughthewouldbesomethingunthinkable.Intheend,heonlyhasthetalentofanerrandboy.”
“TheSuFamilyonlyhasSuWeiwhoisstrong,SuYiisstillonlyarichplayboy!”
Inthesurroundings,soundsofdiscussionstraveled,thereweremockeryandridicule.
“DharmaProtector,theYuanTestingStonehadamalfunction,couldIretakethetest?”SuYiinhaleddeeplyandasked.TheYuanTestingStonedidhaveanabnormality,maybethetestresultswereduetotheinterferenceofthemysterioussphereoflight.
SacredMountain,thatwasaparadiseforcultivators,SuYireallywantedtogoanddidnotwanttopassupsuchachance.
“TheYuanTestingStonedidhavesomeproblems,butthetestresultswereatthefront.Therewouldbenomistake.YourtalentwasdefinitelynotenoughtoenterSacredMountain,”DharmaProtectorWangwasabitsurprised.Thiswasthefirsttimehehadmetsomeonewhowantedtoretakethetest.YoumustknowalltheyouthswhotookthetestinfrontofpeoplefromSacredMountainwereallnervousandcautious,noneofthemwerelikethis.
Furthermore,thoughtheYuanTestingStonemaynotbeanextremelyvaluabletreasure,itstillcouldnotbesimplyobtained.
Thistime,DharmaProtectorWangonlybroughtonepieceandcametothecity.Evenifhewantedaretest,thatwouldalsobeimpossible.
“No,thisisnotfair.ItisobviousthattheYuanTestingStonehadsomeproblems.WhydidyousaythatIdonothavethetalent?”SuYishookhisheadslightly,lookedatWangQuanDeandsaid.
“Ihavesaidthattherewouldbenoproblemswiththetestresults,thentherewouldbenoproblems.Youonlyhavethetalentofanerrandboy.Youwillnothavemuchofafuture!”WangQuanDestaredatSuYi,hisgazestartedshowingdisplease.HewasaDharmaProtectorofSacredMountain,howcouldheallowayouthtospoutnonsenseandsuspecthiswords.
“SuYi,backoff.Donotspoutnonsense!”
SeeingthatDharmaProtectorWangwasalreadyunhappy,SuJingTingscoldedSuYi.InfrontofanexpertfromSacredMountain,hewouldnotallowrebuttals.
“Hooo.”
SuYicomposedhimselfandinhaled.
SinceSacredMountain’sDharmaProtectorhadalreadysaidso,whybotherforcingittohappen.
EventhoughSuYidonotwanttomissoutongoingtoSacredMountaintocultivate,butsuckinguptosomeone,thatwasnothispersonality.
“NotbeingabletogotoSacredMountain,thensobeit.TherearemanyplacesIcouldgointhisworld,notonlySacredMountain.”
SuYifacedWangQuanDe.Histhinfigurewasnotasuprightasaspear,buthiseyesshowedresolution.Hesaid,“ButDharmaProtectorWang,nothingisfinal.Anythingispossibleintheworld.Thereisnothingwhichcanbecalledthetalentofanerrandboy.Maybeoneday,IwouldshowDharmaProtectorWangwhatIcando!”
Ontheplatform,aladyaround16-17yearsoldwassmiling.Hersoftlipswerethecolorofcherries,hereyebrowslikeafinestrokeinabeautifulpainting,hereyescouldnotresistbutglanceafewmoretimesatSuYi,asifshewascurious.
HearingSuYi’swords,SuJingTing,LiuZongYuan’sfaceschangedcolor.ThiswasaclearactofchallengingDharmaProtectorWang.
“Hehe.”
HearingSuYi’swords,WangQuanDewasslightlystunned.Hisfacefellslightly.HesmiledandsaidwhilelookingatSuYi,“Averagetalentandsucharrogance.I,WangQuanDesaythistoday,withyourtrashtalent,oneday,ifyouareabletoentertheYuanSpiritRealm,I,WangQuanDewouldtakebackmywordsinfrontofeveryone.”
“SuYi,youarewaytooaudacious.Thistimeoncewegobackyouwillbepunishedseverely.Nowhurryup,kowtowandapologizetoDharmaProtectorWang!”
SuJingTingstaredatSuYiandscoldedhimfuriously.Hisfacechangedcompletely.ThisSacredMountainDharmaProtectorhadalreadybecomeangry.
“DharmaProtectorWang,thischilddoesnotknowbetter.Pleasedonotbotherwithhim,”LiuZongYuanimmediatelyapologizedtoWangQuanDe.
“DharmaProtectorWang,thislittlebastardhasbeenlackingineducationsinceyoung.Whenwegoback,Iwillpunishhimseverely!”SuJingTingapologized,hisforeheadalreadyfilledwithcoldsweat.
“Noworries,noworries,”WangQuanDetoleratedhisanger.Arguingwithayoungboy,thiswoulddamagehisreputationandimage.
SuYisnickered.Fromwhathecouldsee,maybeSacredMountainwasnotasgoodashethought.
“Theson-in-lawgreetsfather-in-law.”
Afterward,SuYilookedatLiuZongYuanandbowed.