Chapter 110: Guess What?
Before the awakening assessment, he accepted Jiang Tian as his apprentice?
Xue Tanxin and Ye Linfang looked at Zhou Shang's expression, clearly surprised.
At this moment, Zhou Shang waved toward Xue Ruyan in the direction of the kitchen, signaling her to come over.
Xue Ruyan saw Zhou Shang's gesture, said something to Jiang Tian beside her, and then walked over.
Zhou Shang adjusted the barrier, creating a gap to let Xue Ruyan in before continuing.
"To prevent you from thinking that I'm making things up, let your granddaughter be a witness," Zhou Shang pointed at Xue Ruyan and spoke to the two of them.
Xue Tanxin and Ye Linfang frowned and looked at their granddaughter, who had a surprised look on her face. At that moment, they realized that the situation might be different from what they had imagined.
Zhou Shang continued, "When I first returned to Yue City, I met my former student, Huang Hui. That was also the first time I met Jiang Tian."
"At that time, a terrible incident occurred in Yue City. The evil followers of the Starry Sky Sect, who worshipped the Red Pig Clan, had rented an abandoned factory to perform a ritual to summon their so-called gods."
"These cultists recruited many innocent citizens under the guise of a training school, including Jiang Tian, who simply wanted to become a chef at the time."
"The cultists of the Starry Sky Sect started killing the innocent civilians they had tricked and began their ritual to summon their gods. Unfortunately for them, Jiang Tian was in the last classroom at the time."
Hearing this, Xue Tanxin couldn't help but ask, "Could it be that this child managed to escape and was stimulated, awakening his special talent as a chef ahead of time?"
Ye Linfang, standing beside him, suddenly realized something and added, "Did he awaken early? Or is it some special talent? It's indeed extraordinary, but it still wouldn't be enough to enter the Xinhuo Bureau."
Early awakening of talent is rare, but it doesn't necessarily indicate exceptional combat ability.
At this moment, Xue Ruyan spoke up, "Grandfather, grandmother, I think what Grandfather Zhou meant is that if Jiang Tian hadn't been in the last classroom…"
"Those innocent citizens wouldn't have survived."
"I didn't expect Jiang Tian was also involved in the Yue City Starry Sky Sect incident…"
Zhou Shang nodded slightly in agreement with Xue Ruyan's words.
Xue Tanxin and Ye Linfang became even more confused.
What does Jiang Tian have to do with this incident?
Why bring it up now?
Zhou Shang understood their reaction.
If someone wasn't familiar with Jiang Tian, they wouldn't understand his terrifying potential.
Jiang Tian's talent was beyond common sense, almost as if he didn't belong to this world.
Zhou Shang continued, "I was in Yue City at the time, and Huang Hui was the governor of the Patrol Mansion, so naturally, I followed him to the abandoned factory."
"That factory, disguised as a training school by the Starry Sky Sect, was filled with cultists, all with the strength of a Level 1 Awakening."
"The sect leader at the time had already performed the ritual and had successfully attached a Red Pig Clan arm to his body. He was at Level 2 Awakening."
Xue Tanxin and Ye Linfang frowned.
They both despised the Starry Sky Sect as much as anyone else.
Xue Tanxin sneered, "A so-called god-summoning ritual? Disgusting. They're neither human nor beast. The best fate for them is death."
"Alien races love using traitors like these," Ye Linfang added with contempt. "They're nothing but tools for those monsters."
Xue Tanxin sighed and asked, "Why bring this up? What does it have to do with Jiang Tian?"
Ye Linfang nodded, "If he survived this ordeal, it means he was able to outsmart and evade the Starry Sky Sect cultists. His ability to survive in such a situation already shows potential."
"If that's the case, perhaps he does have some qualifications for the Xinhuo Bureau."
"After all, he must have been at the 0th Level of Health Preservation at the time."
"He was facing a group of cultists with Level 1 strength, and their leader was at Level 2."
"For him to survive against such overwhelming odds is already impressive."
But as Xue Tanxin and Ye Linfang thought more about it, something felt off.
If Jiang Tian had simply survived, why would Xue Ruyan say that his presence saved the innocent citizens?
If Jiang Tian hadn't been in the last classroom, could he have protected all those civilians?
And why did Huang Hui and Jia Chen swear blood oaths?
A ridiculous thought began forming in their minds.
Xue Tanxin's eyes widened in realization. "Could it be that Jiang Tian awakened early, fought the Starry Sky Sect cultists, and held them off until the patrol guards arrived?"
Ye Linfang's expression changed. "Is that it? If so, then he definitely qualifies for the Heaven-level archives in the Xinhuo Bureau!"
Originally, they thought Jiang Tian's talent was only in cooking, but now it seemed his combat ability was also astonishing.
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Zhou Shang smiled and shook his head.
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Xue Tanxin and Ye Linfang stared at him, confused.
"Why are you smiling?" Xue Tanxin scolded.
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Zhou Shang sighed.
"I can't blame you. Even I wouldn't have dared to believe this before."
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"But your reaction confirms something."
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Zhou Shang turned toward the kitchen, where Jiang Tian hummed a song while cooking.
He then looked back at Xue Tanxin and Ye Linfang.
"This child's talent is beyond normal human imagination."
"Even the two of you can't begin to fathom how terrifying he is."
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Xue Tanxin was stunned.
Ye Linfang frowned.
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Zhou Shang spoke slowly, his voice carrying weight.
"The patrol office discovered the Starry Sky Sect hideout only because Jiang Tian used a cultist's phone to report them."
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Xue Tanxin and Ye Linfang blinked.
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"When Huang Hui, I, and a group of patrol guards arrived…
There were no survivors."
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Silence.
Pure silence.
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"Only corpses."
"Jia Chen later found Jiang Tian's message on the cultist's phone."
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"He was furious—because the cultists not only killed innocent people…
They had also stolen his tuition money."
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"So, this high school student—who was still at the 0th Level of Health Preservation—
Killed all 23 Level 1 cultists."
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"And he personally executed the Level 2 cult leader."
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"All of them."
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Ye Linfang and Xue Tanxin stared in shock.
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"He didn't awaken early.
He did all of this while still at Level 0."
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Zhou Shang's eyes gleamed as he spoke his final words.
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"Now... guess what his blood energy value was at Level 0?"
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Their hearts pounded.
And for the first time, Ye Linfang and Xue Tanxin felt a chill run down their spines.