Chapter 110: Overwhelming Everyone Else
After practicing cultivation all night, Xiao Qingyang felt refreshed and incredibly comfortable.
There were no classes in the morning, so Xiao Qingyang decided to stay in his dormitory. However, he suddenly remembered his shop on the StarNet and the potions he owed to his customers. He felt a twinge of guilt, but quickly returned to normal.
As the saying goes, "Without many debts, worries are few." Xiao Qingyang was currently in such a state.
In the past, whenever he owed potions, Xiao Qingyang would find a way to catch up and fulfill his obligations. However, after a month of training, the number of owed potions kept increasing. If he were to make them all, he probably wouldn't have time for anything else this semester.
There were still many other things he needed to do, and he simply didn't have enough time to produce so many potions.
Therefore, Xiao Qingyang chose to deceive himself and pretend to forget about his debts on StarNet. He continued to move forward at his own pace, not daring to even open the back end of Starnet.
At this moment, a notification sound came from Xiao Qingyang's terminal. He glanced at it and found that it was an unfamiliar communication number.
After hesitating for a moment, Xiao Qingyang answered the call. On the other end, a furious and reproachful voice came through, as if he had committed an unforgivable crime.
Xiao Qingyang calmly ended the call without saying a word. He didn't even recognize the voice on the other end. It was probably a wrong number.
However, that communication number dialed again, but this time Xiao Qingyang didn't even answer it. He immediately ended the call.
The other side was persistent and kept calling Xiao Qingyang over and over again, but he rejected every single call.
Eventually, Xiao Qingyang got tired of repeatedly ending the calls and added that number to his block list.
As a result, the dormitory fell into complete silence.
Meanwhile, in a luxurious mansion in the Imperial Capital, a middle-aged man stared fixedly at the terminal on his wrist, as if he were looking at his archenemy.
He dialed a certain communication number once again, but instead of the sound of the call being connected, a sweet female voice said, "The communication you dialed cannot be connected at the moment. Please try again later."
The middle-aged man couldn't believe his ears and stared at the terminal in astonishment. It wasn't until this voice repeated three times in total that he snapped out of it and violently threw the terminal away.
"Dad, did he answer? What happened?" Xiao Qinglan stood beside him, anxiously asking.
Xiao Honghui trembled with anger, his fury evident on his face, even more pronounced than before. It was clear that being added to the blacklist by the other party infuriated him beyond control.
"Evil spawn! This evil spawn! I should have killed him outright when he was born!" Xiao Honghui shouted in hatred.
Seeing him in such a state, Xiao Qinglan knew for sure that he hadn't been able to reach Xiao Qingyang. She immediately threw herself into her mother's arms, sobbing.
After apologizing to Xiao Qingyang in front of the whole class yesterday, she felt humiliated and couldn't face her classmates. She felt like they were all laughing at her.
So, she contacted her parents yesterday, asking them to find a way to take her away.
But even after leaving the school, the scene in the classroom still filled her with resentment. And it was all because of Xiao Qingyang. She would never forgive him; otherwise, she wouldn't be able to swallow her pride.
That night, Xiao Qinglan locked herself in her room and cried all night long, to make her parents feel even more sorry for her and to vent her anger. She didn't come out until morning, with her eyes swollen and as red as walnuts.
Sure enough, when Xiao Honghui and Qian Yuqi saw their precious daughter like this, their hearts ached terribly. They anxiously asked her what happened at school and if someone had bullied her.
Xiao Qinglan exaggeratedly recounted how Xiao Qingyang conspired with the whole class to bully her, crying as she spoke. Qian Yuqi, who was also moved to tears, shed tears alongside her.
"What kind of karma have we brought upon ourselves? We were never unkind to him in the beginning. Why would he bully our daughter like this?"
Qian Yuqi, who was naturally beautiful and even more pitiful when she cried, made people feel sympathy. Otherwise, Xiao Honghui wouldn't have been so bewitched as to abandon his wife and son.
Now, seeing his wife and daughter in tears like this, Xiao Honghui became even more furious. He immediately dialed Xiao Qingyang's communication number, ready to call him back and give him a severe lesson.
At this moment, Xiao Honghui had probably forgotten that he had already kicked his son Xiao Qingyang out of the Xiao family, severing all ties with him. He still thought that Xiao Qingyang was the kind of kid who would let him scold and beat him without fighting back.
As a result, Xiao Honghui's anger reached its peak when Xiao Qingyang hung up the call and added him to the blacklist. He looked as if he was about to explode.
Seeing Xiao Honghui so enraged, Xiao Qinglan and Qian Yuqi felt a great sense of satisfaction deep inside.
The worse the relationship between Xiao Qingyang and Xiao Honghui became, the more relieved they felt. This made it even more impossible for Xiao Qingyang to return to the Xiao family.
However, Xiao Qinglan and Qian Yuqi would not simply let the matter of her being "bullied" rest. As long as Xiao Qingyang remained at the Royal Military Academy, they would not have peace.
"Dad, he didn't even answer your call. He really doesn't care about you. How can I go back to school like this? He will definitely continue to bully me. I don't want to go to school anymore," Xiao Qinglan cried even harder, insisting that Xiao Honghui give Xiao Qingyang a harsh lesson. Otherwise, she couldn't bear this humiliation.
"Don't cry, my dear. Dad will definitely give you justice and make that wicked child never dare to bully you again," Xiao Honghui said hatefully.
If Xiao Honghui's anger towards Xiao Qingyang had previously stemmed from Xiao Qinglan's words, being ignored and added to the blacklist had escalated his fury.
With Xiao Honghui's assurance, Xiao Qinglan and Qian Yuqi were satisfied. They eagerly anticipated seeing how Xiao Qingyang would suffer, and the more he suffered, the happier they would be.
Meanwhile, after blocking the annoying unknown number, Xiao Qingyang felt content with the tranquility that followed. He had made up his mind to stay in the dormitory for the morning. However, when a video call came in, he reflexively reached for the reject button. But upon recognizing the familiar caller ID, he forcefully stopped his finger from pressing it and answered the call instead.
It was Long Jingze calling, inviting Xiao Qingyang to observe their training at the Supernatural Ability Training Ground.
Long Jingze knew that although Xiao Qingyang was a pharmacist, he also had an interest in martial arts. He hoped that Xiao Qingyang could learn some combat skills to have a certain level of self-defense.
Although Long Jingze was confident that as long as he was there, he could definitely protect Xiao Qingyang, nothing in the world was absolute. What if he couldn't reach Xiao Qingyang in time?
Therefore, having self-defense abilities was still necessary.
Xiao Qingyang had initially planned to stay in the dormitory for the morning, but upon hearing Long Jingze's invitation, he instantly cast aside his previous decision and excitedly prepared himself before heading to the Supernatural Ability Academy's training grounds.
As the number one person in the Royal Military Academy, Long Jingze had his own exclusive training ground, which was also the main training ground for members of the Pterosaur Squad.
It was Xiao Qingyang's first time at the Supernatural Ability Academy, and everything seemed fascinating to him, especially witnessing the various colossal "creatures" fighting and biting each other. It felt like watching a scene from the animal kingdom.
"Yangyang, over here." Long Jingze personally came out to greet Xiao Qingyang and led him to their dedicated training room.
At this moment, Luo Haoyu, Bai Mingzhe, Guan Qingtian, and Zhao Yehan were training inside. Sweat dripped from their foreheads and slid down their cheeks. It was evident that they were working hard, but not a single person complained.
"Hey, Qingyang!" Everyone greeted Xiao Qingyang.
"Good morning," Xiao Qingyang replied with a smile.
"You can watch here for a while. Once I warm up, I'll come over and teach you," Long Jingze said warmly as he arranged for Xiao Qingyang to sit in the spectator area.
Xiao Qingyang obediently nodded in agreement.
Long Jingze rolled up his sleeves and beckoned to Luo Haoyu and the others with a gesture of his finger. He said, "Come warm up with me."
Luo Haoyu and the others glanced at Xiao Qingyang in the audience and then at Long Jingze, whose smiling face couldn't hide his true intentions. They exchanged glances and saw the same thoughts in each other's eyes. They immediately launched an attack towards Long Jingze together.
Normally, it was the big boss who tormented them, but today, with Xiao Qingyang's presence, the big boss had a somewhat lovesick expression. Perhaps his combat power would be greatly reduced. How could they miss such a good opportunity? They must bring the big boss down in front of Qingyang to avenge their past grievances.
However, the four of them underestimated Long Jingze's strength, or rather, Long Jingze was clearly performing beyond normal today. He quickly defeated all of them, leaving them lying on the ground unable to get up.
"What the heck? The big boss is too much! He knocked me down so quickly. I've lost all face, haven't I?" Bai Mingzhe wished he could find a hole to hide in.
Normally, at least there were no other people around, so even if they lost, only they themselves would know. After all, as long as they faced the big boss, there was no winning, so it wasn't embarrassing.
But with Xiao Qingyang present today, it was simply too humiliating.
"The big boss's strength has increased again. When will we be able to bring him down again? Just once is enough," Guan Qingtian said in a "hopeless" tone.
"We underestimated the strength of a person in heat. With Qingyang here, the big boss's combat power has obviously increased. Tsk tsk..." Luo Haoyu made himself more comfortable lying on the ground and commented to everyone.
At this moment, the big boss was like one of those males who wanted to show off their strength in front of their females. His combat power soared, and then he happily ran off to show off.
In fact, it was true. Long Jingze was stimulated by Xiao Qingyang's presence, which pushed him to perform well in front of him, to show off his skills and let Yangyang see how amazing he was. That's why he managed to defeat everyone faster than usual.
Of course, Long Jingze's own strength was already in a state of overwhelming, but today it was even more so.