Chapter 167: Xue Zhengying’s Identity Issue
Wu Xian took a good while to recover, involuntarily recalling the previous descriptions of Xue Zhengying by the Xue Family members.
A genius Spirit Tamer who entered the Gold Tier League at twenty, proficient in various types of Scroll Paintings, and able to easily achieve Soul Resonance with various Scroll Paintings.
Previously, he thought this description had some bragging element to it.
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 smacking his lips.
In the worldview of a cultivation novel, Xue Zhengying was absolutely the kind of heaven-defying existence like some sacred body or innate Dao seed.
Innate affinity for various Daoist Magic and Law Power.
After all, the essence of Scroll Painting Soul Resonance is comprehension and rapport with the Law Network behind the Scroll Painting.
From a certain perspective, “comprehension” is the standard for measuring whether a player is excellent.
No wonder Xue Zhengying attracted so many clubs to compete for him back then—who wouldn’t want such a heaven-defying genius player?
“It’s nothing much.”
Xue Zhengying humbly waved his hand, seemingly not feeling there was anything proud about it.
“Then Master Sister’s meaning is… to have Second Brother join our club?” Wu Xian asked eagerly.
“That’s right,” Xue Lingling nodded excitedly, “With a player as experienced as Second Brother leading us, our subsequent development can avoid many detours.”
Hearing this, Wu Xian was overjoyed, “But how to resolve Second Brother’s identity issue?”
“This is indeed a problem,” Xue Lingling pondered, “This trip out is precisely to go to the Alliance and inquire if we can restore Second Brother’s player identity from back then.
If it really doesn’t work, we’ll have to hurry and fight our way up from the Bubble Matches.”
Wu Xian understood and analyzed, “If it really doesn’t work, just throw some money at it.”
“Don’t worry~ I get it.” Xue Lingling chuckled helplessly.
“But how to explain Second Brother’s situation of dying and coming back to life?” Wu Xian asked worriedly.
“I’ve already thought of a reason before leaving,” Xue Lingling said, “We’ll say that after being trapped in the Insectoid Otherworld back then, he didn’t die, but accidentally ended up in another city, and due to severe injuries causing amnesia, he only recently found his way back to the family.”
Wu Xian nodded thoughtfully, “Then how to explain Second Brother’s young appearance?”
“Simple, say that while struggling to escape in the Insectoid Otherworld, he randomly ate quite a few unknown Spirit Herbs, accidentally gaining eternal youth.”
“Overall, it seems pretty reasonable; it just depends on whether the Alliance believes it.” Wu Xian analyzed.
“With the person standing here alive and kicking, they have to believe it even if they don’t.”
After Xue Lingling finished speaking, she hurriedly set off for the provincial city.
“Take me along?” Wu Xian asked eagerly, “This disciple has grown up so big but has never left Yaoyang City.”
“Sure.”
Xue Lingling paused and smiled, signaling Wu Xian to follow, and handed over the club affairs to Zhou Qi and Wang Xiaocong.
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Shantytown, in the familiar shack.
Zhao Qinghe covered his mouth and nose with a look of disgust, not understanding why Bai Shiqi insisted on living in such a rundown place.
Even if it was to research Wu Xian’s arrival path clearly, was it necessary to take it this seriously?
“I say, Brother Bai, the Ghost King Club’s Promotion Match is coming up soon, and you’re still researching these scraps for what?” Zhao Qinghe’s eyes showed some incomprehension.
“Wait a bit~ wait a bit,” Bai Shiqi looked excited, “This morning I felt something odd, like I got a sense of it—believe me, this time I can definitely figure out Wu Xian’s clever move for compressing costs!”
“Really or fake?” Zhao Qinghe couldn’t help but get interested.
After all, their biggest problem right now was that they couldn’t match the other’s prices.
If they could master this clever move, it would be immensely beneficial for the entire family and the entire Dojo, and an absolute great merit upon returning.
“Haha, the feeling is getting stronger!”
Bai Shiqi fiddled with the scrap material in his hands, acting like he was possessed.
Zhao Qinghe watched and studied eagerly on the side, but saw nothing marvelous or profound.
Until Bai Shiqi’s excited laughter abruptly stopped, “Uh… my head feels so dizzy…”
Clang!
Seeing Bai Shiqi faint right in front of him, Zhao Qinghe was momentarily dumbfounded.
“Damn it!”
The reacting Zhao Qinghe immediately picked up Bai Shiqi and ran to the hospital, while checking Bai Shiqi’s physical condition.
Soon after, a black line shot up on his forehead.
What feeling? What big discovery?
Clearly, it was severe Twisted Pollution erosion causing hallucinations.
Just so outrageous!
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Yaoyang City South Station.
Wu Xian followed nervously beside the Xue siblings the whole way, boarding the space high-speed train to the provincial city.
For him, who was leaving the city for the first time in his life, the outside world was full of curiosity.
Rumble…
The high-speed train gradually started and accelerated, entering a peculiar tunnel entrance after a long elevated section.
Seeing the space-twisting scenery inside the tunnel, Wu Xian realized that this was actually a special Space Tunnel.
Just as Master Sister had said before, the cities today were indeed pieced together by special space means.
“How long does this trip take?” Wu Xian asked curiously.
“At most an hour.” Xue Lingling teased, “No need to be so nervous—Dongfeng City, the provincial capital, is just a bit more prosperous and larger in scale than our Yaoyang City, no real difference.”
Xue Zhengying on the side also chimed in, “Little Brother, if you’re interested, after handling the main matters, I’ll take you around properly. Speaking of which, I don’t know what the provincial city is like nowadays?”
“Not much change,” Xue Lingling said, “But a few decent clubs have risen up.”
“Is that so?” Xue Zhengying’s eyes flickered slightly, saying with a hint of complexity, “What about Sword Edge Club and Dragon Club? How have they developed these years?”
“They declined long ago,” Xue Lingling sighed lightly, “The club presidents have changed two or three times, yet not one decent president has been able to pull the clubs back up.
In my view, those two clubs rose back then purely thanks to those two Scroll Painter seniors at the time—now those two are said to have led their families into the Divine Domain System.”
Hearing this, Xue Zhengying couldn’t help but feel deeply emotional, “The Scroll Painting quality of President Sun and President Li is indeed top-notch; being included in the Divine Domain System was expected.”
Wu Xian listened in a fog on the side, “Spirit Sword Venerable Club and Dragon Club? The two clubs Second Brother played for back then?”
“Yes,” Xue Zhengying nodded, “If there’s a chance, I could get a new【Spirit Sword Venerable】 and【Sea Demon Dragon】—using these two old pals would be even smoother.”
“Spirit Sword Venerable, Sea Demon Dragon?” Wu Xian was secretly surprised.
These two series were undoubtedly the hottest Scroll Paintings in Tianfeng Province in recent years.
The【Broken Sword True Spirit】 that Du Yifan had back then was a low-level Scroll Painting in the Sword Venerable series, while Spirit Sword Venerable was one of the most powerful high-tier Scroll Paintings in that series.
“Little Brother Wu knows them too? Looks like they’ve sold well these years.”
Xue Zhengying smiled in surprise, unable to hide the pride on his face.
After all, back then, these two series were ones he personally built up the popularity for.
Especially the two “flagships,” Spirit Sword Venerable and Sea Demon Dragon, which he had taken all the way to the national tournament.
Unfortunately, later due to family reasons, he got trapped in the Insectoid Otherworld and couldn’t take the two old pals to the end of the national tournament.
Xue Lingling agreed, “These two series have indeed sold well—many top-tier Spirit Tamers in their thirties or forties are still relying on Spirit Sword Venerable and Sea Demon Dragon to hold the scene.”
In the midst of casual chat, the train unknowingly exited the Space Tunnel and arrived at Dongfeng City station in the provincial capital.
The moment he got off, seeing the bustling, brightly dressed crowds coming and going in the station, Wu Xian felt deeply moved inside.
This scale, this tech sense, this luxury—straight-up airport level!
