Cosmic Demon

Chapter 194: At your level, you are not qualified to talk to me about the overall situation!

Lao Liang is really unethical, he actually attacked his own apprentice!
Qin Shi's mental power spread throughout his body, and his reaction was extremely quick. He responded instantly, blocking with his right arm and kicking forcefully.

His skin was stretched taut, and his muscles were pulled and moved, like soldiers lined up in formation. Bundles of muscle fibers were entangled like thousands of twisted steel wires, and he was ready to take on Lao Liang's sudden and powerful attack head-on!
The deadline for passing the imperial examination is like wearing a precious robe!
The originally lustrous and flawless body, like white jade, was suddenly covered with a layer of faint bright color!
Boom!
A dull sound shook the house, and strong winds shot out like sharp arrows. If Lao Liang hadn't controlled the field, it would have been enough to destroy this small dormitory.

"Lao Liang's kick was not very powerful, but his use of strength was quite clever."

Qin Shi's right arm felt slightly numb. He knew that Lao Liang was suppressing his physical fitness, keeping it at about the amateur level, but with the blessing of the Hundred Phases Refining Strategy, that leg rose up like a tornado from the ground, and the spiral of force cut rapidly, hitting his body like an electric drill.

boom!
Qin Shi's eyes settled slightly. He had already made running the self-cultivation furnace a habit. All his bones and bones resounded at once, like a power furnace that had been started, pumping out power continuously!
His blood quickened, his muscles and bones trembled, and the unparalleled force pushed him forward, allowing him to withstand Lao Liang's attack and repel him!

Then he clenched his five fingers together, making a sharp sound that exploded the air, and his fists swallowed thousands of air currents, like a giant whale leaping out of the sea, suddenly smashing into Lao Liang's chest!

"Well done!"

Lao Liang's eyes were surprisingly bright. He saw that Qin Shi's punch combined the swiftness of wind and the explosion of fire.

The combination of the two is like the sound of a steel cannon, which is not only fast and fierce, but also contains an extremely subtle bombing force.

This shows that Qin Shi did not fall behind in the practice of Bai Xiang Lian Shi, and fully grasped the subtleties of "being as fast as the wind" and "aggressive as fire", and tried to integrate them.

Lao Liang stepped lightly, and the solid cement was like tofu, leaving two deep marks. His hands seemed to be sealed, and in an instant he looked very empty!

It seems like one punch could defeat it!
"As still as a mountain? No!"

Qin Shi subconsciously thought that this was a defensive move in the Baixiang Lianshi, as still as a mountain.

The heavy punch, like a cannon, hit Lao Liang, but it did not have the effect of crushing him.

The tyrannical force is like the wind blowing through the trees, making only a rustling sound but unable to uproot them.

"Qixu Rulin!"

Qin Shi understood that being still as a mountain is defense, while being slow as a forest is defence.

His punch was like a drop in the ocean, causing Lao Liang to lock his hands tightly.

Then the opponent spun up and down, like pushing a big mill, clinging to it with great strength, as if to crush his tendons and bones inch by inch!

"The most terrifying thing about Xu Rulin is not his defense, but his subsequent attack!"

Qin Shi suddenly realized, and he tried to contract the twelve tendons in his body to forcibly break Lao Liang's locking technique.

However, Xu Rulin's mental strength made Lao Liang's whole body seem empty, and any force that poured into it could not cause any serious damage.

"Its slowness is like a forest because of the emptiness. Hundreds of trees form a forest, and their roots are deep in the ground. Strong winds can shake them, but they cannot blow them down."

Qin Shi's thoughts flashed through his mind. While resisting Lao Liang's millstone strength, he focused his mind on thinking about how to counter it.

In less than half a second, he understood what to do.

Directly releasing the accumulation of the furnace in the body, the hot and boiling breath filled the air. Ninety-nine points of vitality pushed Qin Shi forward, making him clench his left hand and throw another punch!
The air seemed to be rubbed by high temperature, emitting a burning smell. Under the extremely violent instant acceleration, Qin Shi's fist was like a ball of exploding fire!

The force of this punch was very strange and the sound was not loud. Even Lao Liang didn't notice it. By the time he realized something was wrong, the punch had already hit his face!

"It's so easy to figure out the essence of the Hundred Phases Refining Technique!"

Lao Liang sighed, saying that having an overly talented apprentice is not a good thing, as it will make it difficult for the master to feel a sense of accomplishment.

His vitality suddenly surged, like the roar of a tsunami, rolling up raging waves and allowing him to move towards his professional field.

The venue is open!

Qin Shi’s fist suddenly stopped!
Like a cicada trapped in amber!
"Master Liang, you are bullying the weak."

Qin Shi blinked and said.

"Otherwise, I'll really give you a black eye! You kid, do you know how to respect your teacher?"

Lao Liang said unhappily.

He sat back in his chair. The two of them fought in a small space. Although they were restrained by the aftermath of the field, they still made a mess on the ground, with tables and chairs overturned, papers flying everywhere, and the whole place was a mess.

"I thought, Master Liang, you wanted to test your apprentice, so you planned to perform well."

Qin Shi pretended to be aggrieved and said in a nice way.

"You."

Lao Liang pointed his finger, then removed the life field and sighed again:

"It's a good thing I sent you to the Nanhuang Gym. Otherwise, in a few years, I wouldn't be able to bully the weak even if I wanted to."

Qin Shi picked up the fallen wooden chair, sat down like a primary school student, and took the initiative to ask for praise:
"Master Liang, I guess your disciple hasn't slacked off in his practice of the Hundred Phases Training Technique?"

Lao Liang nodded, smiling with satisfaction:
"It was only after I turned thirty that I began to master the Wind, Forest, Fire and Mountain, and then I realized that the essence of the Hundred Phases Refining Technique is the principle of mutual generation and mutual restraint. Wind extinguishes fire, fire burns the forest... You don't even need to teach me, I can figure it out directly. You are truly better than me!"

Qin Shi silently accepted the compliment.

He looked at Lao Liang's atrophied left leg, which was obviously much smaller than his right leg, and said:

"Master Liang, do you need me to find some therapists for you? You need to take good care of yourself before you can recover."

Lao Liang shook his head:
"How can those therapists compare to Xiao Shuang from Jinse Impression? I'll go get a card later and add two hours a day, that should be enough."

Go to the foot massage parlor to regulate your body...

The corner of Qin Shi's mouth twitched. If he didn't know Lao Liang's character clearly, he would have regarded him as disrespectful.

"Come to think of it, Xiaoshuang has always wanted to thank you, but never had the chance. Before you go back to Tai'an, ask him to treat you to a meal."

Lao Liang suddenly spoke.

"Brother Shuang thanks me?"

Qin Shi was puzzled.

He had a deep impression of Yan Shuang, the male technician No. 69 of Jinse Impression, who had a handsome face that was good enough for him to go into the adult entertainment industry.

The two of them didn't have much in common, so he just followed Lao Liang to learn, and when he was trying to break through the muscle barrier, he would occasionally experience the rigorous and refreshing massage skills.

"His hometown is Yancheng. His father's name is Yanjun. He used to be the richest man in Yancheng."

Lao Liang seemed to know the inside story and said softly:

"The Qin family started their business in Mang Village, doing breeding and cold chain, dealing with everything from illegal to illegal. Yan Jun was unwilling to cooperate, so he was kidnapped and disappeared. Yan Shuang took his mentally ill mother to hide in Jiuchang Street and barely escaped.

He has no talent for martial arts, and he came to me before, wanting to follow me in the old martial arts path. Unfortunately, although he tried very hard, he had little success. "

hiss!
Qin Shi took a deep breath. Could it be that Brother Shuang was getting the script of the revenge hero?

"But his hands are extraordinary. I will introduce him to Lao Gu who sells magic oil, so that he can learn some medical skills and craftsmanship."

Lao Liang said:

"If you feel too tired from practicing in the future, you can ask Xiaoshuang to give you a massage. He is at least an expert, and is definitely much better than the therapists on the market."

Qin Shi nodded. He didn't expect that Brother Shuang was so talented.

"Besides, he is certified as a first-level meditation master."

Lao Liang added.

"Why doesn't Shuang go to school? With a meditation master certificate, there's a high chance that he'll be admitted to a top-notch school."

Qin Shi asked.

The martial arts path is the popular career choice, and the number of suitable talents for the psychic path is far less than the former.

Every year, admissions officers at first-rate universities like Qiguang Hengda and Jiakai University of Science and Technology almost come to blows over competing for students in the psychic department.

There may even be a phenomenon of dissatisfaction among employees.

After all, Hengzhou is a spiritual desert. "Yan Jun's father, Yan Sheng, and Qin Renying's father, Qin Xie, were good brothers. When Qin Xie returned to the village to start a business, he was also funded by Yan Sheng.

But they had a falling out for some reason. The Yan family had something that the Qin family had always wanted, but they didn’t find it from Yan Jun.”

Lao Liang understood it very well and said helplessly:

"If Xiaoshuang goes to school, he will definitely not be able to hide from the Qin family. He is not alone, and he has a mentally ill mother. He has had a difficult life in the past few years."

Qin Shi curled the corners of his mouth and could empathize with Lao Liang.

If this happened in ancient times, when a knight broke the law with force, Lao Liang would have probably drawn his sword in anger.

"How about I talk to Teacher Lin and arrange a fake identity for him. I'm quite familiar with Director Lin of the General Affairs Office of Qiguang Hengda University."

Qin Shi was willing to help, it was just a small thing.

What's more, he still has two accounts to settle with the Qin family of Yancheng.

"I'm making you owe me a favor again."

Lao Liang felt a little embarrassed.

Generally speaking, the master should support the apprentice.

In his case, it was the master who asked the apprentice to do things.

"I am now the top 100 in Hengzhou. I am honored. Tai'an Metropolitan Area wants to nominate me as a supernova. Qiguang Heng is eager for me to find them. Master Liang, please rest assured. I will talk to Lin Xiaohan from the General Affairs Office first."

Qin Shi's tone was flat. He always remembered Qi Wuxiang's classic saying: When I am strong enough, the world will make way for me.

From the current perspective, this should be the case in Tai'an.

Even if the Qin family of Yancheng personally took action, they would not dare to do anything to him.

No matter how famous a pioneer family is, they have to consider their own weight if they want to compete with the Inspection Department and the Education Commission.

……

……

In Tai'an Metropolitan Area, at the Government Affairs Office Building, a high-level meeting will be held today.

Security arrangements were made inside and outside the building four hours in advance. The first step was a carpet search to confirm the situation. Then, multiple overlooking points and observation points were set up, with personnel stationed in groups of five to maintain supervision.

The members of the Operations Department, who were in charge of part of the security work, cast a big net into the vast ocean of the Administrative Affairs Office building to see if they could catch a few big fish or small shrimps.

"I haven't seen such a big scene in many years."

Wei Zheguang, who was guarding Building 9, muttered softly.

He had just started working and had not seen many scenes. He was not quite used to such a serious and tense atmosphere.

"You must be joking! This is the General Representatives Meeting held every six years, Brother Wei! It is a major meeting to decide the future development plan of the Tai'an Metropolitan Area and formulate strategies!"

Old Feng, who was communicating with the machine soul and setting up the electronic eye, said.

He was holding something that looked like an incense burner and muttering something to the bulky electronic device, as if praying for a blessing.

"I heard that there are representatives not only from Tai'an, but also from Central City."

Wei Zheguang frowned. Although Hengzhou New Star was centered in the central city and all government orders came from the Governor's Office, they generally maintained the unspoken rule of non-interference.

Since Hengzhou has a vast territory, but due to the double blockade of electronics and energy, its development level is relatively shallow. There are a large number of polluted areas and life-forbidden zones. With restricted transportation, the city can only maintain a situation of independent governance.

Therefore, it was quite strange that the central city sent people to attend the general representative meeting of Tai'an Metropolitan Area.

"Maybe they are discussing matters after Hengzhou is unsealed."

Old Feng scratched his head. After he calmed the machine soul, the electronic equipment started to work. Many reconnaissance eyes buzzed up like bees and scattered to the designated area, forming a surveillance picture with no blind spots.

"But Old Tan from your Operations Department mentioned this to me last time. He said that the Governor's Office is planning the 74th expansion and is preparing to build seven more fortress cities and open up more than five transportation lines."

Wei Zheguang narrowed his eyes. Is this a major development operation?

In Hengzhou's history, dozens of campaigns have been launched, some successful and some failed.

The purpose is simple, to respond to the national policy of Dongxia, to ensure that the recovered new stars are no longer polluted, and to stably suppress the reproduction of the populations of the dependent creatures.

"It means that Hengzhou will soon enter a full-scale wartime state."

Wei Zheguang couldn't help but get excited. With every major development, resource quotas for various departments, especially the front-line ones, would be opened up. This was good news for activists like him who were eager to make progress.

He looked at the black cars in the picture that were driving into the basement like a long dragon. Those were the big shots who had the power to allocate resources.

……

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Administrative Office Building, Conference Room 1.

After about twenty minutes, dozens of seats outside were filled.

Everyone was dressed in formal attire, looked serious, rarely talked to each other, and seemed overly quiet.

Their eyes were all fixed on the tall red door on the right that was several meters high.

That's the meeting room.

According to the usual rules, the General Representatives Meeting is convened after the heads of the Inspection Department and the Education Commission have discussed and confirmed that they are in the same direction before they come out to vote.

At this moment, the atmosphere in the meeting room was even more depressing than outside, and even a little tense.

There were nine single sofas in total, and on them sat Chen Ruofu from the Inspection Department, Fang Butang from the Education Commission, and Inspector Xu Sheng, who was the chief examiner of the Top 100 competition.

There are also Zhou Shu from the Central City Education Department and Li Min from the Hengzhou Martial Arts Association.

"Is it the common opinion of Minister Chen and Commissioner Fang to choose Qinshi as the supernova of the Tai'an Metropolitan Area?"

Zhou Shu lowered his head, held the teacup in his hands, and said in a deep voice:

"Have you ever considered changing someone? To some extent, Dangyang East Suburb has not been fully incorporated into Tai'an. Qin walked out of Jiuchang Street, so he should be a Dangyang person. If Tai'an Metropolitan Area wants to nominate a supernova, it can find a more 'pure' Tai'an person."

Chen Ruofu glanced sideways and said:

"I've said it once. Qin Shi deserves to be selected as the supernova of Tai'an. He is the first in the top 100 competition, and his achievements are beyond doubt. He is also a student of our Tai'an Xinyi Middle School and a benchmark for all students. There is no better candidate than Qin Shi!"

Zhou Shu thought of the order from the Education Department and could only make his tone stronger:
"Minister Chen, I think..."

"I don't want to hear what you think! Representative Zhou, it's not your turn to interfere in Tai'an's political decisions! Your opinion is useless!"

Fang Butang, who always likes to be a good guy, was tough for once.

"Commissioner Fang, the Central City Education Department will not interfere in Tai'an's internal affairs, but the great expansion is imminent, and this is the strategy set by the Governor. According to the principle of unified allocation of resources during wartime, the Education Department can decide the resource share of the Tai'an Metropolitan Area in the next six years, especially the Education Committee."

Zhou Shu was not to be outdone. Since he dared to enter the government building and attend this general representative meeting, he was naturally well prepared and had bargaining chips in his hands.

"I hope you two will put the overall situation first and not hinder the progress of other Tai'an students because of personal feelings."

Chen Ruofu sneered when he heard this. He stood up, stood under the huge Hengzhou map, and said unceremoniously:

"With your rank, you are not qualified to talk to me about the overall situation! I will tell you one last time, Tai'an's overall situation is most important to Qin Shi! The Education Department wants to interfere, but I, Chen Ruofu, will play with you to the end. Six years can be long or short!

If Tai'an is deliberately suppressed in the Great Development, my voice may not reach Haizhou or the Imperial Capital, but it will definitely reach the Governor's Office!"

Fang Butang also stood up and pointed at Zhou Shu:

"No outsiders are allowed to attend the meeting! This is the rule of Tai'an! Please leave here. By the way, I want to tell the person behind you that the light of the sun of martial arts will never become dim because of a few floating clouds.

Zhou Yuanchen has lost, who else can the Education Department choose?"

(End of this chapter)