To survive in this world, you need a background and a powerful backer.
Under Bai Yuze's reprimand,
The menacing investigators turned pale and quickly put on fawning expressions, apologizing in hushed tones. They were clearly aware of how terrifying this little devil of the Bai family was.
Immediately, they dragged away the half-conscious Qiong Baicang, leaving a bloody trail on the ground where his old face, which was bleeding from the head, had been bruised.
"Brother-in-law, you're really something. I heard that this old dog used to act like a bully at Donghua University because he saved Principal Jiang's life when he was young. Nobody dared to mess with him, and he even dared to insult the scions of powerful families. I've been on the receiving end of him a few times before. But after he offended you, only three days later, this old dog has met his end."
Bai Yuze winked at Chen Beiyuan beside him, his expression one of utter admiration. Then, he lowered his voice and whispered:
"Brother-in-law, should I ask the court to give him a good talking-to? With the crimes he committed, he'll be out for at least a hundred years. But that would be too lenient, like sending him to retire. Or, I could have him sent to the front lines to reclaim wasteland for the empire..."
"Reclaiming wasteland".
As the name suggests, it was to open up new territories and domains for the Donghua Empire on the front lines.
Most of them are cultivators who have committed serious mistakes. In order to make use of their waste, the empire will put them in specific "shackles" and form a "cannon fodder squad" to risk their lives to investigate the movements of ferocious beasts and alien races and make contributions to the empire.
It can be said that once they were sent to "reclaim wasteland," almost none of them survived.
Keep using it until it dies, then we'll talk about it.
Once you die, all debts from your life are wiped clean.
Chen Beiyuan knew very well that Bai Yuze had this ability.
Because the person in charge of the Imperial Court is Bai Yuze's third uncle.
With just a word, Qiong Baicang's fate would change, and he could be directly assigned to the Imperial front lines.
Do you want to retire in prison?
Don't even think about it, I'd better go to the front lines and serve my country.
And this is the influence of top-tier families.
A single sentence can change a person's destiny.
Over the years, Qiong Baicang has offended many scions of powerful families. Even if Bai Yuze doesn't take action, someone will still try to get him.
Chen Beiyuan neither said yes nor no, but looked at the grinning Bai Yuze and suddenly blurted out:
"What did you do this time?"
Unsolicited kindness is either a sign of malice or theft.
This little devil from the Bai family is never this attentive under normal circumstances.
What could I possibly have done wrong?
Bai Yuze tilted his head back, wearing an arrogant expression that said, "How could this be?"
Under Chen Beiyuan's gaze, however, the expression on his face gradually turned into an embarrassed smile, and he rubbed his hands together awkwardly.
"Actually, there are still some things to take care of. Brother-in-law, you know my sister is coming back soon. Before she left, besides telling me to keep an eye on you at the academy, she also told me to cultivate diligently. But I've been busy with other things these past few years, which has caused my cultivation to fall behind. I haven't broken through to the fourth-rank battle general yet..."
"My sister's coming back, and she's really going to kill me. You'll have to put in a good word for me then, she always listens to you..."
To be honest, an eighteen-year-old at the peak of the third-grade battle spirit level is quite a genius.
In comparison, Chen Beiyuan, who is also eighteen years old, is already at the peak of the fifth-rank war general.
That really is a pile of shit.
Chen Beiyuan knew very well that his brother-in-law's talent was not weak; he was a top-tier talent, but he was just too fond of playing around. Otherwise, he would have already broken through to the fourth-rank warrior level.
"It depends on your performance."
"Don't do that! If you don't protect me, my sister could really kill me. I've heard that she's already broken through to the sixth-rank Battle King level and, while training in the far north, she's taken in a seventh-rank ferocious beast as her battle mount. With my physique, she could kill me in a heartbeat..."
"...."
...
Just as Qiong Baicang was being forcibly dragged away and sent to the Imperial Court of Justice.
Lin Xiao, the chosen one, was forcibly expelled from Donghua Academy under the watchful eyes of the academy's senior members.
He had been "on leave of absence" before, but he had been staying at Donghua University.
Now that his biggest backer has fallen, naturally no one will treat him with any courtesy.
Faced with several high-ranking members of the academy whose cultivation was as high as the seventh-grade Battle Emperor, even if Lin Xiao were as stubborn as he was, he couldn't possibly fight them head-on. In the end, he could only choose to endure...
Outside the academy, Lin Xiao, looking disheveled and covered in black, foul-smelling egg liquid, had lost all the high spirits he had displayed after successfully transforming into a dragon; instead, he resembled a stray dog.
He gritted his teeth, almost breaking them, his eyes fixed on the tightly closed gates of Donghua Academy, his hands clenched so tightly that his nails dug deep into his flesh.
"No matter how talented you are, in the eyes of those big shots, it's ultimately insignificant."
"Without strength or background, they can be easily crushed with just a word."
"From beginning to end, Chen Beiyuan never took me seriously. With just a word, he could command his countless wolves to attack me."
"Those big shots would choose to abandon me, a genius born from the bottom, in order to befriend him."
"If I want to fight against Chen Beiyuan, I must find a powerful backer who can rival the Chen family of Donghua. Otherwise, I will only face death."
Lin Xiao originally thought that after successfully transforming into a dragon, he would have a new world to explore and no longer be bound by any constraints.
But he was clearly overthinking it!
The successive blows of dimensional reduction profoundly taught him this lesson.
Talent is not everything.
In this world, you need connections and powerful backers!
A genius who never grows up is nothing.
These days, countless geniuses die in corners or in sewers.
Who dares to say that these deceased geniuses weren't necessarily inferior to him?!
But they all died on the way because they had no background or powerful connections, so others had no scruples when they attacked them...
Suddenly, his pupils contracted, turning into dangerous needles, and goosebumps rose all over his body as he felt a strong sense of threat.
Suddenly, a figure appeared silently behind him.
The hoarse voice was like a cold, venomous snake flicking its tongue:
"Mr. Lin Xiao, please come with me. Young Master Lin wants to see you!"
Young Master Lin?!
Not a member of the Chen family!
Could it be...?
The killing intent in Lin Xiao's eyes vanished abruptly, and his movements in secret paused, as if he had guessed something.
"Okay, I'll go with you."
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