Chapter 102: Complaining

At the entrance of the city government office building, two winged lion statues that were more than a meter tall were placed on either side.

There was a height difference of a few meters between the entrance and the square. There were more than ten steps joining the two locations.

30 warriors walked down the steps from the center in groups of three to five.

Some were chatting and laughing with their friends, while others had bitter expressions on their faces as they complained to the people around them.

Ren Pingsheng’s strength suppressed all the warriors present. Although the people who were shortlisted by him were extremely unwilling, they could not win against him. In the end, they still followed his arrangements.

“Lei Bojun, why are you looking so worried? Your strength is one of the best among us,” An Yuhong asked with a smile.

Lei Bojun frowned and said in a low voice, “I’m not worried about the beast tide. It’s a problem relating to two of my disciples.”

“Oh? Tell me about it.” An Yuhong’s interest was piqued.

All these years, because of the incident with Liu Qingqing, she had been teased by the other school heads. This had already become a sore point for her. Every time she thought about it, she felt terrible.

In addition, she cared a lot about her reputation, so even if she had misjudged her abilities, she still let Liu Qingqing stay in the martial arts school to cultivate.

When she heard that there was some problem with the disciples of the Tongbeiquan School, she instantly felt much better.

Lei Bojun paused for a moment and sighed. “Sigh! At our age, there’s basically no hope of achieving further breakthroughs in our martial arts abilities.”

“That’s true.” An Yuhong nodded.

Lei Bojun sighed and said, “In recent years, what I’m most concerned about is how to smoothly hand over the Tongbeiquan School to the next head. However, none of my core disciples have any hope of taking on this position in the short term. Now, they are even having internal conflicts.”

“Isn’t it good to let nature take its course? How can it be so easy to find a qualified successor?” An Yuhong covered her mouth and laughed. “My Flowing Cloud Sword School is in a worse situation. We don’t even have a disciple who is a warrior candidate. At the very least, you have a warrior candidate, Wu Yunsheng.”

“Those who haven’t entered the warrior realm are still considered ordinary in the end. There’s not much difference between being a warrior candidate or not.” Lei Bojun shook his head.

“Even so, there’s still some hope,” An Yuhong comforted him.

The two of them took turns to speak, and it started to sound like they were just complaining to each other.

In a small city like East Lake City, it was indeed rare for someone to reach the warrior realm in a few years. The various martial arts schools and warrior clans were most concerned about nurturing a successor who could shoulder the responsibility.

However, there were times when there were just not enough talented people around. There were many factions that did not have a qualified successor after more than 10 or even 20 years, especially in small cities.

Once the older generation supporting the faction passed away, if the successor was not strong enough, they would end up just like the Li clan in the south of the city. They would become a prime target that attracted the attention of various parties.

Chen Yiming swept his gaze across the entrance and saw 30 warriors walking out. He quickly hid himself.

With 30 warriors gathered together, he did not dare to spy on them at all. Otherwise, he would easily be discovered.

“What happened? Why would they gather so many warriors?” Chen Yiming wondered.

Although he did not know most of these 30 people, from the aura they emitted and the expressions they had when they talked to each other, they were definitely people of the same level.

Almost all the warriors in East Lake City had been summoned to the city government’s office building.

This was an unusual situation, and Chen Yiming didn’t dare to act rashly.

“It looks like I can only give up on the idea of ambushing Lei Bojun for the time being. I’ll observe the situation for a while first,” Chen Yiming decided.

After thinking it through, he quickly left.

…

The moon set and the sun rose.

Another day had arrived.

Chen Yiming made a trip to the company in the morning. He first observed the situation around a few detective agencies in the business district. He compared this with his company and realized that his company was already on the right track.

After taking a quick look around, Chen Yiming entered the shop.

The store was noisy, and the sofas were filled with customers who had come to ask about the cost.

Shen Jia, who had been poached by Chen Yiming from their original faction, was leading a team of beautiful receptionists to answer each of the customers’ questions.

Chen Yiming called Shi Changyi and Wei Chaoyuan to a private room.

After closing the door, Shi Changyi said excitedly, “Boss, we did it.”

“I saw it too.” Chen Yiming nodded.

He had directly attacked and severely injured the Flying Scorpion Sect’s Zhou Weidong, causing the company’s reputation in East Lake City to soar. Many of those in the same line of work had joined the company, so the company’s business was naturally booming.

Wei Chaoyuan was much calmer and asked, “Boss, why did you suddenly come over? Is there something you need us to do?”

“I’ve already broken through to become a warrior candidate. From now on, when you are recruiting, you can publicize this information,” Chen Yiming said calmly, his expression unchanged.

“Really? That’s perfect.” Shi Changyi clenched his fists and said, “I’m discussing with my father about handing over a portion of his business to our company. He keeps rejecting me saying that our company is not strong enough. This time, there’s no reason for him to refuse.”

“Sure. You guys can decide on the details of the company’s business. Spend what you need to and expand the company as necessary,” Chen Yiming replied, “I know you two did well. I’ll give you a big surprise in the future.”

A warrior candidate was only below the ten-over warriors in East Lake City. His strength was enough to support a large company.

Chen Yiming was confident that the speed at which his company was expanding would not be able to keep up with the speed at which his cultivation level was increasing.

Therefore, he did not have to worry about the company being suppressed and bought over by other large corporations after it expanded.

At this moment, Shen Jia suddenly knocked on the door and walked in. She looked anxious and worried.

“What’s wrong?” Chen Yiming asked.

Shen Jia leaned over and whispered, “Boss, Su Xiuming suddenly came to look for you. His expression didn’t look too good.”

Chen Yiming nodded and left the room.

In the main hall, Su Xiuming was sitting alone on the sofa. The customers who had come to ask about the prices had long since disappeared.

Su Xiuming was a disciple that was part of Lin Yixuan’s faction. At this moment, he was wearing a martial arts training robe, and his eyes were cold. He gave off the impression that he had been sent to a lousy place to perform an inspection and did not seem to take Chen Yiming seriously at all.

“If you have something to say, say it quickly. Don’t get in the way of my company’s business,” Chen Yiming said as he looked at him.

So what if they were fellow disciples? Since the other party did not give him any face, there was no need for him to give him any face either.

He was just a clown who had undergone seven transformations and thought that since he had joined the faction of the future school head, he did not need to take his fellow disciples who were about to leave the school seriously.

When Su Xiuming heard this, his expression changed slightly, and the veins on his forehead started to bulge out.

“You have to remember that as long as you don’t leave the school officially, you will still be a disciple of the school,” he said in a low voice, “Eldest Senior Brother has something to announce. Hurry to the school.”

With that, he turned around and left.

From the start to the end, Su Xiuming didn’t give Chen Yiming any explanation.