Chapter 12

Tang Yan giggled to himself, feeling satisfied with the trouble he had stirred up. "That sure felt good," he said, scaling the school fence to enter the premises.

The school, called Heavens Followers, was created and managed by the Sky Floating City's biggest sect, the Sky Sword Sect. On the surface, the school appeared to be a institution for nurturing studious children from fairly rich families. However, its original aim was to identify and recruit talented cultivation geniuses.

Students interested in martial arts and cultivation were scheduled for different classes, joining martial clubs and groups such as the Class Families. Most average students who gained admission to the school by chance would try their luck in these clubs, while only a few preferred a normal mortal life, a path the previous Tang Yan had chosen.

Outside the school gate, Chen Xi stood frozen in surprise, still trying to process the unexpected encounter with Tang Yan. "Tang Yan... Isn't he the oldest person who has repeatedly stayed in his last year twice? It's also said that his identity is mysterious, and he has a strong sister looking after him without his knowledge."

Chen Xi muttered to herself, trying to understand what had just happened. "He was this strong, but I didn't sense a bit of Qi in every move he made. He also mentioned body cultivation... Body cultivation is only achieved when one reaches the realm of Qi condensation, because the internal organs would have been strengthened by then. Still, you would be able to sense the Qi flow in his moves."

Chen Xi comforted herself, slowly tidying up her appearance. At that moment, Yan Fan slowly emerged from the bushes, trying to run away with Fu Chen.

"Stop!" Chen Xi's sharp, loud voice made them weak in the knees.

"Who are you to leave after spying on me? Or do you think I haven't noticed you for the past few months?" Chen Xi asked, disdainfully zipping up her tracksuit.

"This must be a misunderstanding, Classmate Chen. We only come here to practice, that's all," Yan Fan replied.

"Yes, we only come here to practice, and not spy. It's just that Miss Chen is always coincidentally here too," Fu Chen added.

Chen Xi raised an eyebrow. "Is that so?"

Both Fu Chen and Yan Fan shivered, knowing their cover had been blown. If Chen Xi was angered further, they might end up with broken bones. Judging from the fight between her and Tang Yan, they knew they couldn't survive if they were in her place.

"You better be. Also, is that Tang Yan in your class?" Chen Xi asked.

"Yes, but we don't have anything to do with him. We just came here to deliver something to him," Fu Chen replied, still shaking.

Chen Xi felt strange seeing Fu Chen's reaction. It wasn't like she was scary, she thought to herself.

"Alright, you may leave, but remember not to spread a word about what you saw tonight," Chen Xi said, sighing.

Upon hearing her words, Yan Fan and Fu Chen breathed a sigh of relief and ran away as if their lives were at risk.

Inside the school, Tang Yan went around the school offices, trying to see if there was anything of interest. He visited the classes and desks of the students on the list, taking note of their tastes and habits.

He got himself another list, writing down what he found and his opinion on their tastes.

Second-class family:

[Lin Family's Lin Fengwu]

Taste: likes attention and uses plum perfume, also neat and organized

Comment: very sure she didn't arrange her things herself, but quite modest.

Rating: 55

[Xu Family's Xu Jin]

Taste: smell of cigarettes, rough by observation, likes Loli girls

Comment: stupid and unreasonable, have to teach him how to behave and not ruin the reputation of Loli lovers

Rating: 40

[Jie Family's Jie Bao]

Taste: perverted talks, likes to

Comment: as said, not much to care about, that's my opinion, I hate fatso's, they're all perverted, need to be taught a lesson. Tang Yan concluded

Rating: nothing to rate about, except money

First-class family:

[Bai Family's Bai Wanxue]

Taste: gentle (by the feel of her seat), loves to read

Comment: need to meet her in person to be sure, something doesn't smell right, she also has a twin sister named Bai Wanyi, whose desk is next to hers, also seems like they are also martial arts cultivators

Rating: 60

[Gu Family's Gu Xiaoyu]

Taste: likes pink color, fierce (by the feel of her seat)

Comment: I wonder who's more fierce between her and Sisi, that little sister of mine who seem meek sure is violent, I'm sure of it my Intuition is always spot on,I'm pretty sure that she'll have an innocent face, need to keep distance till the method to appease such a grown tigress is found. A first-level Qi formation at that should be worth taming.

Rating: 60

[Zhou Family's Zhou Leng]

Taste: likes to show off, likes cars and parties a lot

Comment: he sure knows how to show off. He's also a martial artist of the second stage of Qi formation, judging from the remains of Qi on his seat. He should be a martial artist.

Rating: 59 (couldn't help but deduct one point for being a male martial artist)

After noting his opinion on the long paper sheet, Tang Yan continued to stroll down the hallway to the chairman's office. He then sat on the chairman's seat, trying to visualize the look, posture, and attitude of the chairman.

He took a cup from the table. "How dare you disobey my rules?" he said in a calm manner, trying his best to hold his laughter.

Finally, he couldn't bear it and started laughing. "It must be fun to be a high official, just like the old times with those emperors, anytime they encounter a problem, trying to act cool."

Tang Yan thought to himself, "Maybe I should one day build a place as big as an imperial palace with ancient constructs. Must not follow this era's bullshit design, too complicated and lacks art touch."

"I should probably start cultivating before thinking about this," Tang Yan said, still chuckling to himself.