Zi Hui

When Qing He left, Zi Hui walked toward Xueming and stood at his side. Then, he handed a medicine bottle to Xueming and explained that the medicine inside was the Revitalizing Medicine which was best used for healing injuries. At first, Xueming was reluctant to accept it. But when Zi Hui argued that he would like to give it to him as the first gift of friendship and he would not feel good if rejected, Xueming had no reason to say no after realizing that he was not rich. Although he had obtained a certain amount of items from the previous journey, they were just enough for his personal use for a short while. Another reason was Zi Hui’s seemingly sincere gesture.

After receiving the medicine bottle from Zi Hui, Xueming said a word of thanks before opening the closed cork. The fragrance of the medicine spread all over the place, demonstrating that it must be a high-value medicine. Although Xueming did not want to take such an expensive medicine because he already had another injury-curing medicine in his dimensional bag, he had no other choice but to accept it as Zi Hui was right in front of him. Therefore, Xueming immediately swallowed a pill of Revitalizing Medicine. After just one breath, the pain all over his body subsided greatly. The bones in his fractured right arm—able to move for a bit after the scorching heat flowed through—quickly reconnected once the Revitalizing Medicine started to take effect. Only the internal pain remained.

... The medicine in this bottle is really great. This young man is probably a descendant of a very wealthy large family.

"Well, we both are friends now, but I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is ... Zi Hui."

Xueming nodded with a smile, "Long is my family name, and Xueming is my name. You can call me Xueming."

"Good, Good...! Xueming, Xueming." Zi Hui nodded with joy before slapping him on the back. Then, he spoke loudly for everyone in the area to hear. "Now, I, Zi Hui, and Xueming are friends. If anyone thinks of bullying my friend I, Zi Hui, will consider him as my enemy as well.” After his words, everyone became quiet. Many people looked at Xueming with envy because Zi Hui was a grandchild of the Governor of Purple Jade City Lord. Becoming friends with a powerful person like this was such a good fortune.

Even though many people were envious, there were some people who were so shocked that their faces turned white. They were none other than the two brothers of the Yong family ... Yong Kang and Yong Qi who were helping each other carry their brother's unconscious body out of the scene.

"Xueming, are you here to enroll in the Azure Dragon Academy?" Zi Hui asked.

"Yes, I would like to take the entrance exam of the Azure Dragon Academy."

“Me too. Shall we walk inside together?”

Xueming nodded before walking beside Zi Hui heading for the queue line. But then, the recruiting officer who saw the incident walked towards the two of them.

"I didn't know that young master Zi Hui would come to register today."

"Oh, I wasn't originally planning to apply today, but I happened to see my friend who was about to register.” Zi Hui opened his hand toward Xueming.

“And this little friend’s name is…”

"Long is my family name, and Xueming is my name.”

"Oh, Young Master Zi and the little friend Long. Please come this way.” Zi Hui followed the outer disciple staff to the registration desk.

"Would it be okay to cut in line ... like this?" Xueming felt that he was about to jump the queue of the other cultivators.

"Hmm, it wouldn't be good if it’s cutting in line." Zi Hui turned to Xueming with a wide grin. "But we're not doing that. This is a special arrangement between the Azure Dragon Academy and the Purple Jade City."

“Special arrangement,” Xueming said quietly with curiosity.

"Well, just follow me now. I assure you that we are doing nothing wrong at all." When Zi Hui firmly insisted, Xueming did not ask any further questions and only followed Zi Hui quietly.

Yet, just before Zi Hui was about to register, he received a message via the Qi air, causing Zi Hui to excuse himself. But he did not forget to instruct the officer walking in the front to take care of Xueming on his behalf. The outer disciple of the Azure Dragon Academy responded politely, before ushering Xueming to the guest room behind the registration desk. Then, the officer proceeded to check his qualifications and filled out the registration documents for Xueming by himself.

Finishing the registration much faster than expected, Xueming couldn't help but wonder. Therefore, he asked the officer about the special reason Zi Hui had previously mentioned. After being told that the descendants of the city governor from the large old family, as well as the nobles of the Purple Jade City, could apply through a special channel without having to queue up like ordinary cultivators, Xueming felt suspicious of Zi Hui's status. But since the officer did not mention it, he assumed that Zi Hui must come from a noble family or be an offspring of an influential family of the Purple Jade City like Li Biao's Li family.

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While Zi Hui and Xueming were conversing, at the liquor bar Qing He returned to kneel in front of Zi Zheng who was furrowing his eyebrows tightly, pondering about something in mind.

"Qing He, you said that the outer disciple of the Azure Dragon Academy used the Blood-Burning skill, and when his power was depleted, he was attacked by that young man in the last moment?”

"Yes, Sir. At first, I was confused because during the final clash I was rushing in to help the young man as the Master had commanded. But then, the unconscious figure of the outer disciple of the Azure Dragon Academy flew and got in my way, making it impossible for me to see the young man’s attack clearly."

"Hmmm ... but I still wonder why the attack of the young man who was about to be defeated could be so intense and fast like that. How could his delayed attack posture hit the opponent first? I’m still curious."

"Well, at first I thought the young man must have any other hidden power. During that time, I secretly used my Qi to examine his body but couldn't find anything special. I only found that his blood was slightly hotter than the average cultivator.”

"Well, maybe I was too far away at that time. I saw as if that boy could release the Qi energy from his fist.”

"I’m confident that is unlikely because to be able to radiate the Qi from the body, the person must be at least at the Pulse Harmonization level. However, that young man is still only at the second level of the basic Qi. "

“Alright, I’m done with you.” When Zi Zheng’s words ended, Qing He's figure disappeared like a ghost again.

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After finishing the registration for the Azure Dragon Academy’s entrance exam earlier than expected, Xueming now had more free time in the morning. Thus, he chose to walk to the main commercial area of the Purple Jade City.

Dazzling shops lined up on both sides of the street. There were shops selling weapons, armors, clothes, magic items, books, liquor bars, as well as many other shops. But the one that Xueming really was interested in was pharmacy because the medicine he needed at this moment was not the Healing Medicine but the Qi Stimulating Medicine--essential for the cultivators in the basic Qi level. Plus, he wanted to know about the medicine bottle with only one bizarre pill collected from the cave in the Beast Forest—what kind of medicine it was exactly.

After deciding which pharmacy he preferred, Xueming went straight inside to exchange the Healing Medicine obtained from the cave in the Beast Forest for the Qi Stimulating Medicine. Yet, because the Healing Medicine was for curing normal injuries, its whole bottle could only be exchanged for a few Qi Stimulating Pills. But Xueming realized that there was some of the Revitalizing Medicine that he got from Zi Hui left. So he took it out and gave it to the store clerk.

As soon as the clerk saw the medicine bottle, he gasped because it had a stamped symbol of the Purple Jade City Governor. Plus, the Revitalizing Medicine was a high-grade medicine; even just one pill was equal to one hundred Qi Stimulating Pills. His showing of a medicine bottle this time gave Xueming an unexpected yield. Plus, the store clerk tried to compensate for the difference in the first exchange that he had taken advantage of Xueming by using the below-average exchange rate. This caused Xueming to receive a total of 150 Qi Stimulating Pills, even Xueming himself gasped at the value of the Revitalizing Medicine that Zi Hui had given him.

Although he was still curious and excited about the many pills of Revitalizing Medicine he just received, Xueming did not forget the reason for this visit. He took out a medicine bottle from the dimensional bag. Although the bottle looked normal, when its cork was opened, the hot air immediately spread out. The fresh scent that bloomed after the pulled cork dazzled the store clerk. He looked at the bright red pill in front of him before thinking of the medicine bottle belonging to the Governor's house which Xueming had shown him earlier, making him not dare to take advantage of Xueming again.

"Young Master, the medicine that you took out is quite a rarity. It is the Elemental Medicine. If evaluating its color and smell, it should be the Fire Elemental Medicine. But the matter of quality is beyond my humble ability to assess. And if you would like to trade it, I'm afraid the shop won't be able to satisfy you, little friend.” The store clerk returned the pill back into the bottle before pushing it back toward Xueming. "I suggest that in a month from now the Black Wood Tower—the number one auction tower of the Purple Jade City—will hold a big auction held only once per year. I think Young Master's pill should be presented at the auction. I believe that you could exchange it for something that would better satisfy you."

“Ah… Thank you for your kind advice.” Xueming respectfully replied and bowed to him, before putting the medicine bottle into his bag and leaving the pharmacy with delight.