What Long Chen didn't expect was that he actually knew this person—Pan Mingxiong, the first person he could name after entering the Immortal Realm.
Back when Long Chen was in line, he asked a woman about the situation. The woman took pity on Long Chen and not only answered his questions without hesitation, but was even willing to lend him immortal crystals as a registration fee.
This left Pan Mingxiong annoyed. Whether he was jealous of Long Chen being more handsome than him or simply looked down on people from the lower realm, he ended up getting slapped hard by Long Chen for being outspoken.
Then both of them were disqualified from the assessment. Long Chen took a different path to enter the academy, while this guy was stripped of his qualification and actually entered the academy.
At that time, Pan Mingxiong said he had an older brother here, apparently ranked among some top expert on the Divine Daoist List, but those two law enforcement disciples ignored him and were directly driven away.
Now, seeing him dressed in the Divine Academy disciple's uniform, sitting here with a few disciples drinking together, he still wore that arrogant attitude, looking at people through his nose—exactly the same as when Long Chen first met him.
At that moment, he was looking at a woman in the corner. She was dressed plainly, her aura not strong, and she was eating a bowl of noodles with her head down.
The people around her were all rich and feasting, but she was hiding in a corner eating noodles, seeming rather shabby.
Long Chen sized up the woman and was momentarily stunned. Her lower abdomen was slightly rounded—she was actually pregnant.
As soon as Pan Mingxiong spoke, the woman's face flushed red, as if she wanted to leave, but she hadn't finished her bowl of noodles and couldn't bear to leave, hesitating for a moment.
"If your aptitude isn't up to par, just get out of the academy. Don't embarrass yourself here.
If you don't have enough talent, you still expect your child to prove your pride? Haven't you heard of dragons begetting dragons, phoenixes begetting phoenixes, and the son of a mouse only digging holes?
Look at how you eat. You disgusted others, do you know? Hurry up and get lost, what are you waiting for? You're just as annoying as those lowly bastards from the lower realm. Pan Mingxiong said with a look of disdain.
The woman was so angry she trembled all over, tears streaming down her face, but she still stood up, ready to leave.
At that moment, a cold laugh rang out: "I'm really puzzled. You're an idiot who can only turn food into poop—what right do you have to mock someone who turns food into life?" "
Pfft..."
Mu Qingyun, Zhong Ling, Zhong Xiu, and the others following Long Chen also heard Pan Mingxiong's words and were all furious. But Long Chen's words made them all laugh.
Mu Qingyun was laughing uncontrollably. Long Chen was always like this—his funny moments came without any warning, catching everyone off guard. Zhong Ling was even more smiling so hard she couldn't straighten up.
"Who the hell is it? Step forward." Pan Mingxiong was furious, stood up, and shouted angrily.
At that moment, Long Chen walked in. The moment he saw Long Chen, his eyes widened instantly, followed by a look of wild joy.
"Good kid, I was just asking someone to look for you everywhere, and you actually barged into the door yourself." Pan Mingxiong hadn't expected to run into Long Chen here.
Seeing Long Chen still wearing that shabby black robe, still looking as dejected as when they first met, he suddenly recalled the humiliation he had suffered back then, and murderous intent surged within him.
You have to know, last time Long Chen slapped him, and he lost his qualification for the assessment. He had to rely on someone to pull strings through connections, spending an unknown amount of money and pulling strings to get in.
The slap Long Chen gave not only made him lose face, but also cost him a huge fortune. Now, seeing Long Chen, his eyes turned red.
"Brother Xiong, has this kid ever offended you? Brother, come help you teach him a lesson. The disciple who had been drinking with him stood up, rubbing his fists eagerly and saying.
"No need, today I'll show you your brother Xiong's true methods. I'm going to skin this kid alive, hahaha..." Pan Mingxiong grinned viciously as he charged at Long Chen.
Mu Qingyun, Zhong Ling, Zhong Xiu, and the other disciples standing behind Long Chen all showed expressions of pity on their faces.
"Smack!" Sure enough,
Pan Mingxiong was slapped by Long Chen so hard that half his face caved in, the bone-cracking sound that made one's teeth ache and gave people goosebumps.
Pan Mingxiong was sent flying like a spinning top, while Long Chen's right foot flashed like lightning, slamming hard into Pan Mingxiong's tailbone. Pan Mingxiong's body instantly went blank like a shrimp, his eyes bulging like goldfish's eyes.
"Ah..."
Pan Mingxiong let out a piercing scream. He was kicked like a cannonball, shooting out the window. The shrill scream grew from near to far, flying far and wide. The sound grew farther and farther away, until it finally faded away.
No one knew if it was because he had flown too far or if Pan Mingxiong had fainted halfway, which was why he fell silent.
The disciples who had stood up earlier to back Pan Mingxiong were stunned, their eyes filled with terror.
"Birds of a feather, let's go."
Bang boom knock.
Long Chen kicked three times in a row. The three heads screamed miserably and were kicked away, each with broken bones and tendons—it was truly terrifying to listen to.
When Long Chen lifted his foot to help the last person, the man hurriedly reached out his hand: "Brother, I won't trouble you. I'll do it myself." The
man took off his shoes, gave himself a hard smack on the butt, then imitated others by screaming and jumped out the window.
Long Chen was stunned, still not understanding what was happening. This guy had already escaped. Who would have thought he was a bit clever, narrowly avoiding a disaster?
Zhong Ling and Zhong Xiu, the two girls, were already laughing uncontrollably. They had known Long Chen for less than a day, yet their laughter was even more than in the past few months combined.
The onlookers dining nearby were too frightened to make a sound. Those who came here to eat were all from the Divine Academy—disciples, servants, stewards, and so on—but they had never seen anyone as ruthless as Long Chen.
Especially when they saw Mu Qingyun smiling behind Long Chen, they seemed to respect him even more. After all, Mu Qingyun's reputation in the Divine Academy was quite prominent, and many people knew her.
Seeing her standing behind Long Chen, with an air of being led by him, these people couldn't help but secretly speculate about his identity.
"Sister, you can eat here without worry. If the money comes in openly, you should eat with a clear conscience. In this world, there's no hierarchy or status. Just be yourself and don't mind those idiots." Long Chen smiled at the pregnant woman.
At first, the woman's face was pale from fear, but seeing Long Chen flash a toothy smile, she no longer looked fierce and had transformed into a warm boy next door.
"Thank you," the woman quickly greeted.
"Waiter, add two servings of marbled beef for this sister, a broad-tailed knife fish, and a white-cut snow chicken. We'll settle that on my bill later." Mu Qingyun said to the waiter hiding in the back.
"Senior sister, I've almost finished eating, I can't eat that much..." the woman hurriedly said.
"It's okay, if you can't finish it, you can take it home to eat. You can skip it yourself, but you can't let the child in your belly slip away." Mu Qingyun said with a smile.
The woman's eyes instantly reddened, but she held back her tears and bowed to Mu Qingyun in thanks.
Mu Qingyun and Long Chen went upstairs again, arriving thereIn a private room, Mu Qingyun asked Long Chen to be the head of the table, but Long Chen refused no matter what, so Mu Qingyun had no choice but to sit at the head seat.
Just as everyone sat down, a group of disciples dressed in law enforcement uniforms walked in.
"May I ask if Mentor Long Chen is here?"
The law enforcement disciple actually walked in with a smile, his voice extremely polite.