Ch 181 - Ch 185

Chapter 181

Cai Cai said coldly: "Indeed, a God Tier Consolidating Equipment Scroll design can be said to be priceless . However, it is still just a design . As a Consolidating Equipment Master yourself, you should be clear that having a design is one thing, and actually creating it is another matter . Do you mean to tell me you have the ability to create this Scroll? Do not joke with me . "

Zhou Weiqing shook his head and said: "Of course not, I definitely do not have the ability currently . However, Principal, I do want to tell you two things . "

"First of all… in the near future, I have a hundred percent confidence of being able to create this God Tier Consolidating Equipment Scrolls . Do not ask me why, as that is my own personal secret, and I'm sure you aren't willing to bet . Secondly, although I am currently unable to create the scrolls, that doesn't mean my teacher isn't able to . Oh right, I forgot, there is a third thing . I forgot to mention that the design in your hands is just the first of a set . As for this set… in the Consolidating Equipment Master world, there is something that everyone has heard of but no one has witnessed personally – Legendary Consolidating Equipment Set . "

"What did you say?" Cai Cai finally lost her cool, standing up suddenly and staring at Zhou Weiqing . Her eyes seemed to glitter as she stared at him, an intense pressure emitting forth from her body .

A thick aura of Heavenly Energy seemed to surround him . Although it did not seem as irresistible as Ming Wu's, Zhou Weiqing could still clearly feel that her cultivation level was way above his own .

Seeing her stand up, Zhou Weiqing sat back down coolly instead, his fingers drumming lightly on the arms of the chair as he smiled faintly and said: "I am just telling advising you, Principal, that you shouldn't let the Fei Li Empire treat a possible God Tier Consolidating Equipment Master as an enemy… especially one who has a Legendary Consolidating Equipment Set . Such a scenario, I'm afraid you might not be able to take responsibility . Furthermore, in this world, a God Tier Consolidating Equipment Master will never be alone . I think you know what I mean . "

Looking at Zhou Weiqing, Cai Cai's expression was rather ugly as her eyes glittered, staring at him . She had never expected that this little fellow from the Heavenly Bow Empire would actually be able to take out a God Tier Consolidating Equipment Scroll Design, and even proclaiming that it was part of a Legendary Set! Naturally, she knew what that entailed, and if what Zhou Weiqing said was true, when he grew to his full power, he could possibly bring irreparable damage to the Fei Li Empire just through his power alone . Furthermore, just like he said, a God Tier Consolidating Equipment Master was not alone… and even worse, for his teacher to be able to bring up someone like Zhou Weiqing, and to even give him a Legendary Consolidating Equipment Set Design, it was definitely someone with much status and power, perhaps even a group or family! In such a time when Consolidating Equipment Scrolls were in short supply, it would be literally suicide for the Empire to offend such high level Consolidating Equipment Masters . To do so for just Zhou Weiqing, Cai Cai was definitely not about to do that .

However, in the next few moments, Cai Cai calmed down, taking her seat once more and giving a cold laugh . Throwing the design back to Zhou Weiqing, she said coldly: "Are you trying to throw me off with just a piece of paper? If this is just something that you or your teacher picked up somewhere by luck, wouldn't that make me a laughing stock?"

Zhou Weiqing thought to himself: What a problematic person to deal with . Luckily, I'm well prepared .

Nodding, Zhou Weiqing gave a confident look as he said: "You're right, Principal . As they saying goes, seeing is believing . I believe you should have noticed what the God Tier Consolidated Equipment was in the design right?"

Cai Cai inclined her head and said: "A pair of hammers…"

Just as she finished speaking, Zhou Weiqing's right hand waved outward, though not in her direction . A thick dark gold light sprang forth, instantaneously enveloping Zhou Weiqing's entire body .

"Consolidating Equipment God Protective Aura?!" This was the second time Cai Cai had lost her composure and exclaimed out loud since meeting Zhou Weiqing . The next moment, she saw a pair of exaggeratedly huge hammers appear in Zhou Weiqing's hands . As soon as they appeared, there was no need for Zhou Weiqing to show further, and Cai Cai knew it was definitely a God Tier Consolidated Equipment . After all, that aura wasn't something that any ordinary equipment could display .

Zhou Weiqing struck the hammer on the table lightly, causing a soft *bang* . When he lifted it back up, the solid table had a mark left on it . The mark seemed to hold strange elaborate meanings, though it only came from the inscriptions on the hammer shaft .

"Principal Cai Cai can verify that with a Zong Stage Consolidating Equipment Master . He will tell you what it means . Ah, I can tell you now as well, what it means is it is the first of a Legendary Consolidated Equipment Set… and there are a total of ten in the entire set . "

As he said that, Zhou Weiqing kept the hammers with the wave of his hands, at the same time retrieving and keeping the design sheet which was on the table . Standing for a second time, he glanced at Cai Cai, whose brow was furrowed in deep thought, and turned to leave . As he did so, he thought to himself: I'm hungry, I'm going to eat now! Who asked you all to try to pressure me, threaten me! Hmph, I'll scare you all away . Zhou Weiqing did not hesitate to show his hammers in order to win the battle of spirits with Cai Cai, letting her know that even though he came from Heavenly Bow Empire, he wasn't someone she could easily bully . He wanted to show that he had a background that wasn't easily trifled with, even for the Fei Li Empire . Only then could he reverse his untenable position into one where he had a driving seat of sorts . Furthermore, he was not totally lying . Indeed, this time if he was really chased out, when he grew to his full power, he would definitely take revenge on the Fei Li Empire . This was undoubtedly the truth, as he was not some goody goody two shoes .

"Wait a while . " Just as Zhou Weiqing was about to reach the door, Cai Cai suddenly called out to him .

Zhou Weiqing turned back around, his face expressionless and calm as he said: "Ma'am Principal, is there anything else?"

Cai Cai smiled and said: "Student Zhou Weiqing, in the future when you create Consolidating Equipment Scrolls, can the academy reserve some… as well as our Fei Li Empire?"

Zhou Weiqing shrugged and said: "Why not?" After saying that, he pulled on the door and left swiftly .

In truth, he had a strong urge in his heart to just reject her outright, and not give her the face to back down simply . However, he knew that he had already scored the minor victory, and her position was after all just much stronger than his . This was the Fei Li Empire, and he was still going to study in the academy for four more years . Furthermore, it was just him and Shangguan Bing'er alone here, and it would definitely be unwise to alienate the entire upper echelons of the academy, and cause himself more trouble . As such, he finally let her have the face, after all overall he had gotten the upper hand in this round . If he truly wanted to totally beat or suppress this woman, it would only be possible one day when his power was totally beyond hers .

After Zhou Weiqing had left her office, Cai Cai still stood there silently . After a while, she finally shook her head and sighed, muttering to herself: "It looks like the Heavenly Bow Empire will have the chance to rise up . I'll have to tell the military headquarters to perhaps give some aid to them . As for this little brat, I'll have to keep my eye on him . God Tier Consolidating Equipment Master… Legendary Consolidating Equipment Set… Zhou Weiqing, you have indeed made me look at you in a different light . "

By the time Zhou Weiqing reached the canteen, most of the people had already finished eating . Shangguan Bing'er sat alone at a table, silently waiting for him . Kou Rui stood at the side not far from her, and Yan Zhexi was also actually standing together with him . With Shangguan Bing'er's beauty, there was naturally no shortage of people trying to approach her, but the two of them stopped all of them . Normally, this would have been impossible, but the nobles had just been warned by the academy authorities yesterday .

"Bing'er, you haven't eaten yet?" Zhou Weiqing saw two plates of food on the table, and asked curiously .

Shangguan Bing'er smiled faintly and said: "I wanted to wait and eat together with you . "

After arguing with Cai Cai, Zhou Weiqing had felt a little tired in his heart . However, looking at Shangguan Bing'er's peaceful gaze and hearing her words, he felt a warmth calm his heart . No matter what or when, she was there to support him, any amount of suffering and fatigue on his part was worth it!

"Let's eat then . " Zhou Weiqing gazed deeply at her, and did not attempt to seize the opportunity to tease her . At this moment, his heart was filled with love and warmth, feeling the need to protect this girl in front of him forever .

Kou Rui and Yan Zhexi both left quietly when they saw Zhou Weiqing reach the table, and as the other students slowly drifted out of the canteen, it seemed to Shangguan Bing'er and Zhou Weiqing that they were alone in the world .

After their lunch, the two of them headed to the main square on the academy grounds, finding a bench and basking in the sun . "Bing'er, are you tired after this morning's test?"

Shangguan Bing'er said: "No, I'm not tired . How can us Heavenly Jewel Masters be tired so easily? How was your test?"

Zhou Weiqing said rather helplessly: "Looks like I have a high chance of cleaning the toilet . "

Shangguan Bing'er furrowed her brow and was just about to say something, but Zhou Weiqing held a finger to her red lips . "Do not worry for me, I will handle it . Now your mission is… an afternoon nap . "

Domineeringly pulling her into his arms, he let her lean into her arms, smiling in satisfaction .

Shangguan Bing'er did not tell him about what happened with Difuya earlier, as she knew very clearly his temper . If Zhou Weiqing found out what happened, he would not let things go easily . Now, leaning on him, she felt a sense of security, and as they relaxed under the warm sun rays, her long eyelashes slowly closed, and soon enough, her breath settled and evened .

It was only when it was time for the afternoon class when Zhou Weiqing woke her up . Although he did not sleep, hugging her through the noon period, he felt rested and his mind refreshed, with a sense of clarity .

Chapter 182

Although his past two days had been filled with much danger, he had at least gotten through it relatively unscathed . For now, the Heavenly Demon Sect and the Academy would not come after him, and as long as he kept a lower profile, there shouldn't be any major problems . The most important thing now for him was to quickly purchase the various materials and ingredients for him to continue creating Consolidating Equipment Scrolls . After all, these scrolls were just pure profit, and he needed to keep earning as much as he could so that he had the finances when he eventually returned to the Heavenly Bow Empire .

The other reason why Zhou Weiqing had taken it upon himself to create Consolidating Equipment Scrolls for his classmates was a form of training . Just simply following the steps or the previously designed Scrolls which Huyan Aobo had taught him, there wasn't much to improve besides increasing experience in creating them . However, to custom design and create Consolidating Equipment Scrolls for others, it was a whole different ball game . It would need him to actually fully understand the basics, to design everything from the start . For example, among the six sets of scrolls he had created yesterday, the one which had taken him to longest to create was the one he had custom designed and created for Kou Rui . In fact, almost half the entire time he had used was spent on that set .

Ever since he had entered the Fei Li Military Academy, Zhou Weiqing had increasingly recognized the true importance of a Consolidating Equipment Master . Previously, he had known they were important in theory, but had not recognized the extent until he had witnessed it for himself . As such, becoming an outstanding Consolidating Equipment Master was now of even more importance to him than even becoming a powerful Heavenly Jewel Master . After all, only an outstanding Consolidating Equipment Master would be able to recruit many powerful Jewel Masters to stand by his side… and this was just exactly the key to the Heavenly Bow Empire's growth in the near future . Although the Fei Li Empire was much stronger, it was not his home, and in Zhou Weiqing's heart, no country in the world could replace the standing of the Heavenly Bow Empire . That was the beauty of one's motherland .

"Dearest, it's time for class…" Zhou Weiqing dipped his head down and kissed Shangguan Bing'er on the cheeks .

Shangguan Bing'er opened her eyes blurrily to see a mouth heading down towards her, and in shock she quickly dodged aside . Jumping up, she remembered where they were, and blushed deeply as she told Zhou Weiqing: "Little Fatty, this is in academy grounds, you should control yourself…"

Zhou Weiqing was delighted, saying: "Does that mean… when we're home later at night, I do not need to control myself…?"

Shangguan Bing'er giggled and said: "Enough of that, I'm immune to your tricks now . Let's go to class now, come on!"

The class in the afternoon was personal military training, and was held right in the main square . Personal military training was to build up their solo fighting capabilities, and not just in terms of Jewel Masters fighting . Among other things, there was fighting styles, hand to hand combat, hiding and concealment, ambushes, sniping and assassinations, luring the enemy and other various individual combat tricks and capabilities . In the Fei Li Military Academy, this was one of the most important classes . Every year, this was one of the three most important exams to pass, with the other two being battle analysis and strategy, and they had to be passed with a single try . For other classes, there was still the opportunity of a re-exam, while if any student failed any of this three main classes, they would be expelled from the academy .

The Fei Li Military Academy Main Square was extremely huge, and the commoner class one's students were gathered on the left side of it . On the other side, there was another class gathered there… clearly they were also there to take the personal military training class . It was a senior noble class of around 40 or so students, and many of them looked towards Zhou Weiqing's class when they gathered .

"Form Squad… Attention!" Ming Hua's voice rang out, and all twenty nine of the commoner students immediately arranged themselves into two rows . Zhou Weiqing and Ma Qun naturally ended up at the back of the rows .

When Zhou Weiqing looked at Ming Hua, his eyes lit up . She had changed into a rose red attire, with her hair tied behind her head . At this point, she no longer had any hint of her previous seductive look, but had a valiant, battle ready look, full of fighting spirit .

Ming Hua's gaze swept across the faces of her students, and after confirming that they were all present, she nodded and said: "This morning's test will be graded and returned to you within two days, though I believe many of you know how you have done deep in your hearts . I do not care what school you are from previously, but from now on, you are part of our illustrious Fei Li Military Academy, and you will study hard according to my requirements . Otherwise, I will not hesitate to expel anyone who fails at the end of the year . The students who do not finish their entire four years will not be allowed to mention that they are from our academy . Class Monitor…"

Zhou Weiqing quickly stepped forth . "Here!"

Ming Hua glanced at him and said: "Lead everyone to run ten rounds around the main square . You all have fifteen minutes to complete the rounds, and those who do not finish within the stipulated time will have to run another ten rounds . "

"Yes . " Zhou Weiqing agreed . The main square was about eight hundred metres per round, though that was quite some distance, but to him, the ten rounds would be as easy as taking a stroll .

"Teacher, do we Elemental Jewel Masters have to run as well?" At this moment, a soft, timid voice sounded out . It was a young girl, one of the students whom Zhou Weiqing remembered vaguely as one of the rare Elemental Jewel Masters in the class . She was of the Water Attribute, and her name was Ye Tingxue . Her looks were just above average, and she was a gentle, timid girl, her frail appearance seeming as if a gust of wind would blow her over .

Ming Hua glanced at her and said passively: "I said everyone, didn't you hear?"

Ye Tingxue was startled into almost crying . She was a two-Jeweled Water Attribute Elemental Jewel Master, and though her physique was stronger than an ordinary human with her Heavenly Energy, she knew it would be impossible for her to run eight thousand metres in fifteen minutes . With the addition of the ten rounds penalty, she would be in deep trouble .

It wasn't just her . All the six Elemental Jewel Masters in the class revealed troubled looks on their face .

"Attention! Right Turn . " Zhou Weiqing shouted out loud, glancing at Ming Hua . He laughed in his heart, thinking to himself: Is this the 'problem' you have set me? You have severely underestimated me!

"Ma Qun, Kou Rui, Yan Zhexi, Shangguan Bing'er, each of you bring along a Elemental Jewel Master classmate, while I will bring two . " Zhou Weiqing called out, before picking two of the male Elemental Jewel Master youths . His method was rather simple, grabbing each of them under his arms, before running at the head of the class .

The four he had called out did not hesitate – Shangguan Bing'er went to Ye Tingxue, while Yan Zhexi and Kou Rui each quickly went for the last two female students . As for Ma Qun, he was too slow, left with the last student who was a rather heavyset male . Ma Qun scolded inwardly: Ugh, I'm just a little too slow, such a disadvantage! However, he did not hesitate as well, pulling that classmate along as he ran on . As for the rest of the Physical Jewel Masters, they naturally had no problem running, and all twenty nine of them charged forth along the running track .

A hint of surprise appeared in Ming Hua's eyes . She had not expected Zhou Weiqing to react so quickly, and with a wry twist to her mouth, she stood there recording the rounds .

As Zhou Weiqing ran, he called out to the rest: "Our commoner class one is an entire group which works as one together . No matter what we do, we cannot leave anyone behind . If we are on the battlefield, our backs are given to our most trusted comrade in arms . Perhaps, we are still unable to reach that state, but let us work towards that together . Everyone just needs to remember that we are one . One for all, and all for one! 1" As he said that, he thought to himself: The best will be for all of us to move over to our Heavenly Bow Empire together too! Heh heh!

Before long, they had completed the first round . Just as they were starting on their second round, all of a sudden, there was a loud 'Aiyah' sound, and one of the students fell down .

Although Zhou Weiqing was right in front, he has been keeping track of his classmates behind him . Turning around, he saw one of his male classmates fallen on the floor, his hands clutching his belly, his face a mask of pain . In front of him lay an arrow without the arrowhead .

"Stop!" Zhou Weiqing shouted loudly, and all of them stopped, turning to the other class also going through the lesson at the other side of the main square .

The noble class was currently practicing their archery, and their target was about a hundred yards or so away, while their entire class was at the side of the main square . No matter how you looked at it, it was impossible for them to have shot in this direction . Even if there was no arrowhead, but being shot at such a close distance, one could imagine the pain .

The next moment, on of the noble students shouted over mockingly: "Aiyyaahh… I'm so sorry, my arrow went astray . This junior, are you okay?"

The teacher of the noble class was not around, and they had been practicing their archery by themselves . After saying that, the noble student continued mockingly: "A moving target is indeed much more fun than a boring set target . If you all are interested, you can try! Haha!"

His words caused the rest of the noble students to laugh uproariously, while the commoner students glared angrily at him .

Ming Hua was currently in the midst of recording the rounds ran, and was also startled by the sudden incident . Luckily, the arrow had no arrowhead, or the student might have been heavily injured or killed .

"Bastards, are you asking for death?" Ming Hua shouted angrily .

The noble students were rather afraid of her . After all, the name of 'Flower of Hades' Underworld' was notorious, and they immediately quietened down .

Right at that moment, Zhou Weiqing walked towards Ming Hua, murmuring something in her ears . Ming Hua furrowed her brow for a second in thought, before nodding to him . All of a sudden, she turned and walked off . Some of the more quick thinking members of the commoner class one revealed evil smiles as soon as they saw that .

Zhou Weiqing returned to his classmates, picking up the arrow and walking to the noble student who had spoken and calling out in a fake, kindly voice . "Senior, here is your arrow . I've picked it up for you . " His words were slow and with a hint of flattery, as if trying to fawn on the noble senior; and he had a big smile on his face . All of a sudden, he flicked his hand, sending the arrow forward .

At that point, he was fifty feet from the noble students when he threw out the arrow . To the surprise of the commoner class one students, the arrow seemed to be even faster than when shot from the bow earlier, and it sped through the fifty yards in the blink of an eye .

A loud pained cry sounded out as the arrow shot forth right into the noble student who had just turned around, and furthermore, it embedded itself right deep into an unmentionable place…

Chapter 183

"Ahhhh!!!" The scream seemed inhuman as the noble student jumped up almost two metres into the air, his entire body shuddering while in mid air while his cries were like that of a pig being butchered .

Zhou Weiqing stared at noble students in shock, exclaiming in surprise: "Aiiyahhh, what is going on? I was so kind to help you pick up the arrow, why did you use your buttocks to receive it?! That must be some special martial arts you have trained in… Respect, much respect, it is amazing! Just too amazing!"

Everybody stopped, shocked . The students of commoner class one had a very strange look on their faces . Looking at the honest looking smile on Zhou Weiqing's face, all of them were delighted snidely in their hearts, but at the same time feeling a cold in their heart . That was indeed the smile of the devil!

Ma Qun muttered: "Is this the legendary 'Breaking the Chrysanthemum' 1?? Boss Zhou, you are too savage!"

Zhou Weiqing glanced at him and said: "You can eat anything, but you can't anyhow spread rumours!"

"I was just returning the arrow to him . Who knew that this dear Senior of ours had such a powerful martial arts, to actually use that body part to receive the arrow… What has that got to do with me?"

Right at that moment, someone among the noble students shouted out: "Shoot the bunch of common bastards!" And the other noble students actually picked up their bows and shot towards the commoner students .

Although all the commoner students were Jewel Masters, yet the nobles still looked down upon them . In their eyes, for these lowly commoners to retaliate against them, it was unforgivable . Despite the arrows in their hands being mere training arrows, with over forty of them firing, it was still a rather powerful and frightening sight . This was especially so with them being so close to each other, and immediately the commoner students were aghast, with some of the more quick thinking ones dropping down and covering their heads, reducing their likelihood of being shot . Some others just glared angrily at the noble students .

After all, although these commoner students were Jewel Masters, very few amongst them actually had Consolidated Equipment or Stored Skills .

Right at the moment, a sudden figure flashed like a shadow, and everyone else could only see a green brilliant light in the air, and the rain of arrows disappeared .

Shangguan Bing'er landed softly beside Zhou Weiqing, her hands full of arrows, not a single one missing .

Ever since they had entered the Fei Li Military Academy, Zhou Weiqing had drawn all the attention, and everyone had overlooked Shangguan Bing'er as just a pretty face . Now, as she displayed her power, only then did everyone realise that this beauty who had been under Zhou Weiqing's protection could more than hold her own ground .

Catching an arrow in mid air was not as simple as firing one, not to mention the fact it was a whole rain of arrows . Not only did it require an unbelievable speed, it was also the vision, judgement, type of movement, consciousness; all of that together in an impressive mix . Furthermore, when she did so, she still looked amazing and it seemed so easy, as if she had done something trivial .

"You all are too much! We're all schoolmates, and yet you actually fired arrows at us . What happens if someone gets hurt!?" Shangguan Bing'er was very even-tempered and seldom got angry . However, this time, seeing how far these noble students had went, she couldn't help but take action .

Zhou Weiqing was also amazed . In terms of long distance, straight-line running, with his Demonic Right Leg he was able to keep up with Shangguan Bing'er . However, in terms of short distance, dodging and rapid changes in movement, he was far from her capabilities . After all, Shangguan Bing'er was a three-Jeweled pure agility Heavenly Jewel Master .

However, the noble students did not seem to hear her words, and already their second salvo of arrows had already been launched . It was as if they had already fixated upon the commoner class one students as their targets .

Shangguan Bing'er moved swiftly once more in a flash, she threw out the arrows in her hand, and they flew out in, separated in mid air, and all everyone heard was a continuous chain of *ting* *ting*, as each and every one of the arrows she threw out actually struck an enemy arrow .

This time, even the noble students started, shocked . Was this even humanly possible?!

"Boss, what do we do?" Kou Rui asked Zhou Weiqing softly .

Zhou Weiqing said coldly: "Beat them up! Whoever doesn't take action, you can get lost from our class now, our commoner class one does not have useless cowards!" As he said that, he charged forward in front of everyone . While in mid air, he actually managed to catch up to the arrows which had collided in mid air and were falling down, catching some of them and flung them out . Another few cries of pain sounded out .

"Beat them up!" Ma Qun roared in anger, charging closely behind Zhou Weiqing . The other commoner students were already boiling in rage from the attack; after all, which of them had not been bullied by nobles from young, even after they had become Jewel Masters? Currently, being used as targets by these arrogant nobles, they couldn't contain the anger anymore . With Zhou Weiqing at their head, all twenty nine of the students, even the Elemental Jewel Masters, charged forth towards the noble students .

A distance of fifty yards, Zhou Weiqing closed the gap in two large bounds . Seeing him charge forth so quickly, the noble students tried to shoot him . Alas, who was Zhou Weiqing? He and Shangguan Bing'er had definitely not wasted their two years in the Heavenly Bow Unit . He was at the core a Heavenly Jewel Master Archer, and in terms of just archery alone, it was possible that there wasn't anyone in the Fei Li Empire who could match him!

Arrow after arrow reached him, was caught in his hand, and flung back to their source . By the time he had reached the nobles, almost half of them were already on the floor .

Amongst the noble students, barely a quarter of them were Jewel Masters, and most of them were not of high cultivation level . In fact, this class was one of the weakest amongst the entire second level classes . Shooting arrows from afar was still something they could handle, but once it came to close combat, they were almost pushovers in comparison .

Zhou Weiqing was the first to smash into the enemy lines, almost like a tiger dashing into a crowd of sheep . He did not even make use of any Heavenly Energy, in fact reining in some of his physical prowess . Even so, every noble student he struck flew back!

There were eleven Jewel Masters in total amongst the noble students, but none of them were three Jewels . The highest cultivation level amongst them was two Jewels, and they were also all either Physical Jewel or Elemental Jewel Masters, with not a single Heavenly Jewel Master . As Zhou Weiqing flew deeper into their crowd, he activated his Touch of Darkness Skill .

This was one of his first few Skills, and was also one that he was most practiced and well versed at . As the darkness tentacles shot forth from the ground quietly, in such a chaotic mess, almost nobody noticed him releasing the skill . Before any of the eleven noble Jewel Masters had released a single skill or Consolidated Equipment, they had been gripped by the tentacles and bound together . With their cultivation level, they were unable to resist his skill . For ordinary Jewel Masters, even a five or six Jeweled Master would be hard pressed to give Zhou Weiqing a lot of trouble .

What happened next was naturally our dear Zhou Little Fatty charging amongst the rest of them like a bull in a china shop . His strength was tyrannical, and one strike caused the eleven Jewel Masters to fly apart, all injured to different extents . How could they possibly put up any other resistance after that?

"Beat them up!!!"

By this time, the rest of the commoner class one reached, the anger burning in their hearts causing them to forget their fear, and Zhou Weiqing's ferocity also sparking the excitement in their hearts .

In a matter of moments, the entire main square was filled with chaos, cries of pain sounding out all around .

Without question, it was a one sided massacre, and before long, all forty of the noble students were fallen on the ground .

Ming Hua was hidden at the side, staring dumfounded . Earlier, Zhou Weiqing had just told her that he wanted to teach them a little lesson, and asked her to hide away for a while . This had originally only been a minor conflict between two students, but somehow it had escalated into a mass battle in a blink of an eye . Such a clash between classes was unheard of since the start of the Fei Li Military Academy!

Seeing all the noble students had been knocked down onto the ground, groaning away in pain, Zhou Weiqing stopped . Looking around at the main school building, he immediately shouted out: "Everyone, stop now! It's time! Quick, everyone lie down on the ground and roll around . "

"Huh? What? Boss, what are we doing?" One of the male students asked curiously .

Zhou Weiqing said exasperatedly: "Are you a fool?! We are the victims! How can it be that the victims are fine, and the culprits are beaten up?"

Ma Qun was the first to fall down onto the ground, laughing with glee in his heart . This Boss Zhou is certainly bold, beating up these nobles and acting the victim in the next instant! I love it!

As comprehension slowly dawned upon the class, they quickly followed suit . Although many of them felt this was rather shameless, none of them wanted to be expelled from school after all, and they all listened to Zhou Weiqing's instructions, falling onto the ground and rolling around . Only the few female students were too embarrassed to do the same, looking at Zhou Weiqing pitifully .

Zhou Weiqing: "Alright, fine, the girls can just sit on the floor . However, you all need to cry and call out… as loud as possible . Boys, all of you roll around as much as possible! Make yourselves as dirty as possible! Oh right, quick, use some of their blood and rub it over yourselves! We need to cry out, as if in greater misery!"

As he said that, the class monitor had led by example . Rolling around on the ground, crying out aggrievedly at a huge volume .

Shangguan Bing'er's voice drifted into his ear: "You better not dirty your clothes too much, if not you wash your own clothes later!"

Only then did Zhou Weiqing stop his plan to wipe mud and blood onto his clothes, but his cries just turned more real . If anyone heard it, it was so sorrowful that they would weep in compassion! Such a skill was something he had trained since young age under the 'tutelage' of his father, Admiral Zhou . Currently, he took up his act once more, his experience in acting showing!

Influenced by their monitor's amazing acting, all of the commoner class students starting crying out exaggeratedly . The entire main square of the Fei Li Military Academy seemed like a battlefield, filled with pained cries and sobbing .

At the side, Ming Hua closed her eyes helplessly . The only thought in her mind was: Holy Heavens! How am I going to clean up this mess…

Just like what Ming Yu had predicted previously… Zhou Weiqing's arrival had indeed made things at the academy really… interesting .

Chapter 184

One hour later, both Zhou Weiqing and Ming Hua were standing in the Principal's office . Along with them were two others, one was the noble student who first had his buttocks pierced by Zhou Weiqing's arrow, while the other was the class teacher of the noble student class .

At the moment, the only sound was the noble student's moans . Perhaps because this fellow had been struck in such a position, he had gotten relatively lucky during the beating earlier, as no one else touched him . At least, he had gotten off without any other bruises or broken bones .

Principal Cai Cai's expression was her usual calm, and her expression was unreadable . "Alright, tell me what went on?"

The noble student immediately cried out: "Principal, it's him! He instigated those commoner bastards to beat us up! And…and… he … he used an arrow to shoot my buttocks… he shot it all the way in… so deep!"

As soon as he said that, not just Cai Cai, Ming Hua and the noble class teacher's faces changed, even Zhou Weiqing's face twitched as he held in laughter .

Zhou Weiqing thought to himself in his heart: Bro, please do not say it in such a misleading manner… what shot it all the way in…

"Get out!" An angry light sparked in Cai Cai's eyes and she said solemnly .

The noble student wanted to say something else, but was quickly forced out by his class teacher .

Silence fell upon the entire office, so much so that even a pin dropped would have been heard . Cai Cai turned her gaze to Zhou Weiqing and said: "I never expected that we would meet so soon again, Zhou Weiqing . Speak then, what happened . "

Zhou Weiqing used his sleeve to wipe his 'tears' as he said mournfully: "Principal, you must give us commoner students justice! You've heard that senior calling us commoner bastards… you can see what kind of attitude they have towards us . At that time, we were listening to Teacher Ming Hua's instructions to run around the main square's running track . At first, there was no issues, but all of a sudden, the seniors suddenly shot an arrow at one of our classmate . Even then, we did retaliate, and I even returned him the arrow . Who knew that the seniors suddenly said that moving targets are more fun than a set target . After that, they started shooting at us . I have to admit my mistake after that; as the class monitor, I needed to protect my classmates, as such I braved the arrow rain to argue with that . Who knew that the seniors said I was inciting trouble and starting beating me until I fell down . Under such circumstances, my classmates ran over to try and stop the fight, but was also beaten by the seniors . Alas, I have to say that these seniors do not have good physiques, although they were beating us up, they even fell down . Of course, I also have to admit that when we were being beaten, some of us resisted in self defence . Luckily, Teacher Ming Hua returned at the right time, otherwise I'm afraid…"

As he said that, our Class Monitor Zhou started sobbing, tears streaming down his cheeks . If the noble class teacher hadn't seen the injuries on his students, he might have even believed Zhou Weiqing .

Cai Cai looked towards Ming Hua and the male teacher and said: "Ming Hua, Wu Zhengyang, what about you two? What happened? As teachers, why weren't you there during class, allowing the two classes to fight?! Such a terrible situation has never happened in all the long history of our academy!"

Ming Hua lowered her head, with an aggrieved, wrong expression on her face, but did not say anything . Zhou Weiqing quickly said: "Principal, you cannot blame Teacher Ming Hua for that . Her 'Aunty' 1 came, and she had to go to the toilet . You know…"

Ming Hua and Cai Cai both flushed red, both glaring at him angrily . Cai Cai said angrily: "Why do you know everything huh? You get lost too!"

Zhou Weiqing quickly said: "Wait a minute, Principal . How about this? Although this situation isn't our class' fault, the noble seniors were still injured . I will pay all their medical fees, and will also bear all the punishment . Please do not punish my classmates, after all they were only dragged into the matter to save me . I'll also pay for my classmates' medical fees . " As he said that, he placed a wooden box containing a set of Mid Level Consolidating Equipment Scrolls on the table . He then gave a polite bow towards Cai Cai before leaving the office .

The male teacher, Wu Zhengyang, furrowed his brow and said: "Principal, I have also looked into the situation and understood what happened simply . This situation is indeed started by my students, and it is their fault for starting it . However, these commoner students are indeed too savage . Out of the over forty students in my class, more than twenty have bones broken, and a few of them were severely injured . Even if they were in the wrong, there was no need to be so savage . The words of that student cannot be believed, when I reached the main square, although the commoner students seemed miserable, but their wounds were not serious at all . In the end, all of them managed to walk off themselves, while my students had to be carried away . "

Ming Hua gave a cold laugh and said: "Teacher Wu, are you trying to say that my students should have been carried away, both sides to the point of death, before the situation is fair?!"

Wu Zhengyang said angrily: "Ming Hua, do not try to obscure the matter! Even if this situation has a wrong-doer, it is on both sides! Furthermore, my students have taken such a loss and injuries! All of them are from noble families, and if this isn't handled properly, it might give our academy a bad reputation . "

"Enough…" Cai Cai interrupted Wu Zhengyang, saying passively: "I have already heard enough . Here is my decision . "

Both Ming Hua and Wu Zhengyang immediately had a stern expression on their faces .

Cai Cai said sternly: "The noble student who started everything with the first arrow shall be expelled from the academy . As for the rest of the noble students, they will be given a big warning mark . If they break any other school rules, they will not be given another chance and expelled instantly . As for Zhou Weiqing, he will also be given a warning mark . As for the rest of the commoner class one, they will be given a scolding . "

"What? Principal, that is not fair!" Wu Zhengyang cried out angrily: "My students' wounds are so heavy, yet their punishment is heavier! Principal, you…"

A cold light flashed in Cai Cai's eyes and she said coldly: "Wu Zhengyang, are you questioning my decision? Yesterday, Dean Xiao gave the order for the noble students not to touch the commoner students, and even gave a serious warning to their heads . Yet, today this happened . What does that mean? It means that these noble students aren't taking us seriously . If we do not deal with them seriously, where will our authority be? Since you already said that the matter started with your student, then what else is there to say? Furthermore, Ming Hua had a reason to not be there… but what about you? What is your reason for not being with your students during class times? If you were there, would this have happened? You now have two choices, the first is to take a pay cut for a year, and be investigated by the academy . The other is, I will allow you to tender your resignation . "

When she said those words, Cai Cai's tone was stern and resolute, a cold light dancing in her eyes .

Wu Zhengyang's face changed quickly, and he finally said weakly: "As per Principal's instructions . "

"Leave then . " Cai Cai waved her hands . Wu Zhengyang turned to leave, and as he did so, Ming Hua could clearly see his body quivering a little .

After Wu Zhengyang left, only Ming Hua and Cai Cai were left in the office . Ming Hua sat down onto the chair, saying exasperatedly: "Sister Cai Cai, that little brat Zhou Weiqing is just such a trouble maker . How could you let him off so easily?"

Cai Cai said: "What else could I do but to let him off? Whether or not he was faking it, at least in terms of the basic reasoning, he is still on the side of reason . Hua Hua, you really had it today?"

"No, that little rascal was just talking rubbish . " Ming Hua flushed red .

Cai Cai's brow furrowed . "That Zhou Weiqing is really not anything good as well . If not for the fact he is a Consolidating Equipment Master, I would have sent him to the Heavenly Jewel Master Academy . Go back and give him a serious warning, if he causes trouble again in school, I won't forgive him so easily . "

As she said that, Cai Cai opened the wooden box that Zhou Weiqing had left behind, taking out a scroll to have a look . "Mid Level Consolidating Equipment Scroll… He sure is willing to spend on that . I heard that he also sold two sets to Ye Paopao this morning . Hua hua, you need to keep a close eye on him, and if he causes trouble again, I will deal with him seriously!"

…

When Zhou Weiqing returned to the class, he was greeted by cheers and hails like a returning hero .

"Boss, you are just too great! I have always wanted to beat up those noble bastards! This time I really had a great time, I even broke two of their legs . "

"Haha, indeed! That felt so good . Especially when those teachers ran over to see us crying on the ground, and thought what had happened to us . "

"Damn, I was too kind! I should have used Heavenly Energy when hitting them . Next time, if there is another opportunity, I shall not let it go!"

If the original relation between Zhou Weiqing and his classmates was just a matter of getting benefits from him, then this brawl had changed it . Everyone seemed closed to one another, especially after Zhou Weiqing had led them in that final acting scene that was still so fresh in their minds . They were also given the image that following Zhou Weiqing not only meant no worries for Consolidating Equipment, Skill Storing, but also being free of bullies! In that instant, Zhou Weiqing's image and presence in their hearts grew immensely .

"Little Fatty, is everything okay?" Shangguan Bing'er asked concernedly .

Zhou Weiqing laughed heartily and said: "It's all settled, do not worry, there should be no big problems . After all, they were the ones who started the trouble . In any case, if any teachers ask you about your injuries or status, all of you just insist that you sustained internal injuries . Hmph . Whoever dares to provoke and come after our class, we will let them get more than what they bargained for . Only if we hit them where it hurts, then will they learn to fear us . Alright, since we can leave early today, let's all leave then . Remember to train and cultivate hard when you return to your dorm rooms; if you want to feel good like today, the most important thing is strength! After all, might is of extreme importance in this world . As for Consolidating Equipment and Skill Storing, do not worry about it as you can leave it to me, you all just have to concentrate on cultivating hard .

"Yes, boss!" Everyone shouted out almost at the same time, giving Zhou Weiqing a scare . In the next instant, the entire class was filled with joyous cries . That cry of boss was indeed heartfelt .

Chapter 185

After milling with their classmates for a while, Zhou Weiqing and Shangguan Bing'er left the academy . He knew that this turn of events would spread his name even further throughout the academy, and the noble students would hate him even more . WIthout question, this would bring him some more trouble, but at the same time, it would also hasten the process of bringing the commoner students to his side . Alas, he would not know until the time came whether or not how many of them would actually follow him back to the Heavenly Bow Empire . Well, he had planted the seeds and placed his bets, and he could only take things step by step from now on . The ultimate key still lay in him improving his Consolidating Equipment Master level . With his Spatial, Time and Wind Attributes combination, with sufficient Heavenly Energy, it was possible for him to start working towards becoming a High Level Consolidating Equipment Master . As for being a Consolidating Equipment Grandmaster, it would at least require him to be at minimum the four-Jeweled cultivation level, while a Zong Stage Consolidating Equipment Master would have to be at least six-Jeweled . That was something that would not be possible in a short period of time .

"Bing'er, let's find some place to buy more materials for Consolidating Equipment Scrolls, I've finished all of my current materials…" Zhou Weiqing told her .

Shangguan Bing'er said: "Then we need to go home first… look at you, all dusty and dirty, how can you go out and buy things like that!"

Zhou Weiqing looked at Shangguan Bing'er who was also covered in dust, and grinned: "Bing'er, shall we two bathe together?"

Shangguan Bing'er looked at him exasperatedly and said: "You can bathe together with Da Huang and Er Huang!"

Very quickly, both of them returned to their home . Naturally, such manual work like drawing water was taken up by Zhou Weiqing; there was a well in the courtyard where he could draw the water from . He first helped Shangguan Bing'er draw a bath full of water so she could start bathing first . Of course, this fellow had thoughts of peeking, but Shangguan Bing'er's hearing was too good, and she had been well trained and experienced in the Heavenly Bow Unit, and his success rate was just too low .

By the time he had drawn a bath for himself, he returned to his room, grabbed hold of the little white tiger Fat Cat, and threw it into the bath .

"Wuuu Wuuuu" Fat Cat cried angrily, struggling to get out, but Zhou Weiqing had quickly stripped off his clothes, jumped in and hugged it .

"Little Fat Cat, it's time for you to get a bath! You're much cuter when you're washed a nice clean white! Sigh… Bing'er refuses to take a bath with me, so I'm left with you to join me . After all, you're at least a female . Arrghhh, how can you bite me! See if I don't smack you good…"

After playing around for a while, Zhou Weiqing finally finished his bath . As soon as he opened the door, Fat Cat bolted like a bolt of lightning back into the room, ignoring Zhou Weiqing's calls .

Zhou Weiqing was wearing a fresh set of clothings, and he twisted his mouth in disdain and said: "It's just a bath, what's there to be embarrassed about . "

Shangguan Bing'er stood in the courtyard combing her long hair, and said to him exasperatedly: "You're bullying little Fat Cat again! You're so bad, hmph . Be careful one day it turns big and beats you up!"

Zhou Weiqing grinned and said: "No it won't, Fat Cat's my beloved pet . No need to fret, it will forget by the time we return . " As he said that, this rascal looked upon Shangguan Bing'er's fresh beauty after her bath, and couldn't help but take a big gulp of saliva . Moving closer, he tried to get intimate with her, but she quickly sidestepped him swiftly .

"Wuuu wuuu, wuuu wuuu…" Fat Cat cried out angrily in the room, scratching the walls with its claws . Ahhh! AHHHH! I want to kill that shameless rascal!

Zhou Weiqing said to Shangguan Bing'er: "We should bring Da Huang, Er Huang and Fat Cat along when we go out, just in case those noble students try to take revenge, we will still be able to fight back . "

Shangguan Bing'er nodded and headed back in with the Spatial Ring to store Da Huang and Er Huang . As for Zhou Weiqing, he grinned and headed back into his room .

"My dear Fat Cat, come on, come to bro's embrace… Bro will bring you out to play!"

"Wuu wuu . " Fat Cat turned its head around, ignoring him .

Zhou Weiqing gave a humph and said: "Hurry up, don't make me repeat myself, or when we return tonight, I'll give you a biology lesson!"

Fat Cat glared at Zhou Weiqing for a moment, but gave up in the end, jumping onto his shoulder unhappily before dropping down into his arms .

After the bath, Fat Cat smelled good, and was soft and comfortable in his arms . Twitching a little, it settled comfortably, and did not make any other sound . Only then did Zhou Weiqing walk out satisfied .

The reason why he wanted to bring along the two Icy Soul Heavenly Bears and Fat Cat was due to his fight with Ming Wu . He had truly realised how weak he was compared to many in the world . The two bears were at least Zun Stage Heavenly Beasts, and in terms of combat potential, they were no weaker than he or Shangguan Bing'er . As for Fat Cat, it was even stronger, having given him many surprises before . With them along, if any unforeseen dangers arose, they would at least be better able to react and escape .

In such a large city like the Fei Li City, it was definitely not difficult to find a place to buy things . After asking around, Zhou Weiqing quickly found a suitable place .

Right in the east of the city, there was an area where all Jewel Masters gathered to trade, and was commonly called the Jewel Master Trade Center . It was set up by the Fei Li Empire, and was used by all Jewel Masters to trade for all their requirements, and had almost everything stocked up . In fact, even the Skill Storing Palace sold Skill Storing qualifications here .

The Jewel Master Trade Center was not a single building, but was an entire area . Within this area, there were over a hundred shops selling various goods or materials that Jewel Masters required, just like a bustling market area . It was barely 2 kilometres from the academies, after all the academy students were also a big portion of the market .

"Hello, may both of you please show your membership cards?" Zhou Weiqing and Shangguan Bing'er had just reached the entrance of the Jewel Master Trade Center when they were stopped by the employees . The entire Trade Centre was surrounded by a tall wall enclosure, and the only way to enter was through the four large doors each on a side of wall . The one they entered through was the south door .

"We need membership cards to buy from this place?" Zhou Weiqing asked the employees curiously .

The employee saw their academy uniforms and smiled, saying: "Yea, all the guests purchasing anything from this area require a membership card . It also acts as a gold storage card, and all transactions here can only be done using it . This is to prevent anyone from causing trouble in the area, especially in the auction houses . It is extremely easy to register for a membership card, with the membership fees of a basic level member being a thousand gold per annum . The membership fees are waived for Heavenly Jewel Masters, however no matter what, there is a requirement to top up at least ten thousand gold coins . If you top up more than a hundred thousand gold coins at once, you will be upgraded to a mid level member; so on and so forth . " Seeing that Zhou Weiqing and Shangguan Bing'er were wearing commoner uniforms, he did not elaborate further on the expenses of a high level member or beyond .

Zhou Weiqing said exasperatedly: "They sure know how to earn money! Well, we'll register for two mid level member cards . "

The employee was rather surprised that commoner students would have so much on them, but quickly and efficiently registered the cards from them . Zhou Weiqing planned to buy quite a lot of things, so he decided to top up two hundred out of the five hundred thousand he had gotten from Ye Paopao today, in preparations for his massive purchases later .

Holding the blue mid level membership cards, the two of them finally entered the Trade Center .

The buildings of the shops within the Trading Center all looked alike, all two-storey little buildings with a red roof and white walls, rather unique from the rest of Fei Li City . Of course, they did differ in size, but none of them actually had names, with just a big number in front of their shop . The lanes in the Trade Center were rather wide, paved in brick . Horse carriages were not allowed in here, as such there was a lot of space on the roads, and on the crossroads there were some simple but elegant carvings erected, adding some culture to the overall look .

Zhou Weiqing and Shangguan Bing'er had just started looking for a shop to enter when they were attracted by a small crowd in front of them . There weren't that many people in the trading center, but they saw a crowd of several dozens when they turned a corner .

"Let's go have a look as well . " Zhou Weiqing pulled Shangguan Bing'er forward excitedly . Although their fees seemed rather exorbitant, he still had quite a good impression of the entire area, at least there was some guarantee of the quality of items purchased, at least in terms of no fakes .

As the two of them quickly walked towards the crowd, Zhou Weiqing was able to easily see what was going on due to his height advantage . It was a shop, numbered 76, and there was a sign hung outside the door, with the words – 'High Level Consolidating Equipment Master Yun Li, Lower Level Zun Stage Heavenly Jewel Master – Accepting Followers . '

Under the sign, there was a long wooden desk, and the person seated behind was a man of around thirty years of age . He was dressed in a Heavenly Jewel Master robes, with short black hair and relatively handsome features . His eyes had an arrogant hint in them, and as he sat on the chair looking upon the crowd .

On the table, there was also a small wooden sign, with this written upon it: "Followers Requirement: 3 Jeweled or higher Heavenly Jewel Masters, or Five Jeweled or above for other Jewel Masters . Priority for Lifetime followers, those below thirty years of age, or ladies . Accepting five followers in total . "

This was the first time Zhou Weiqing and Shangguan Bing'er had seen something like this, and they were extremely curious . Zhou Weiqing turned to a middle aged man near him and asked: "This big bro, what does he mean by that? I can understand accepting followers, but why are there so many restrictions? What does Lifetime Followers mean, and are there different sorts?"

The middle aged man said in reply: "Master Yun Li is the youngest High Level Consolidating Equipment Master in our entire city; naturally he has the draw to have more stringent requirements for his Followers . There are two types of Followers usually, the first is Temporary Followers, and the other would be Lifetime Followers . For the former, they would only sign a temporary contract, sealed by a Darkness Attribute Heavenly Jewel Master, and would only be a follower for a certain stated period of time . As for Lifetime Followers, as the name suggests, it would be similar to the lifetime bonds that entail entering the Skill Storing Palace . Naturally, the higher level or higher the potential of a Consolidating Equipment Master, the higher the requirements they have for Followers . Master Yun Li is still so young, and will definitely become a Grandmaster or even a Zong Stage Consolidating Equipment Master in the future . "

"To become his follower is definitely an honour . Little brother, you are also a Jewel Master right, but it's likely that your cultivation level isn't sufficient for Master Yun Li . What a shame, Master Yun Li has just started his look, and it's likely that before long, those who want to apply will likely flock here, and must pass Master Yun Li's test first…