After accompanying Teacher Yang Xi to buy a car, Zhou Hong did not stay with her and returned to Tianhe Residential Area.
“Where were you all morning!” Qiao Xiaoyu asked, seeing Zhou Hong return, with a look of confusion.
“Went out with Liu Hua,” Zhou Hong casually offered an excuse.
“But I called Liu Hua, and he said he wasn't with you.”
“Ah…!” Zhou Hong was momentarily stunned, not expecting Qiao Xiaoyu to have called Liu Hua. How was he going to explain this now?
Zhou Hong hesitated for a moment, then decided to tell the truth. After all, he had nothing to hide, and he wasn’t out fooling around with another woman.
“I accompanied Teacher Yang Xi to buy a car. I didn’t tell you the truth because I was afraid you would misunderstand.”
“Oh, oh, there’s nothing to it. But when did your relationship with Teacher Yang Xi become so good?” Although Qiao Xiaoyu said it was nothing, she was a bit puzzled in her heart.
“I treated her mother for kidney disease before.”
“Oh! Don’t misunderstand me, I was just asking casually, not trying to control you.”
“Hehe, even if you did, it would be normal. After all, it’s one spouse, one wife here.”
Qiao Xiaoyu couldn’t help but roll her eyes, thinking, it’s as if you’re not from this country.
Just then, Qiao Xiaoyu received an image on her WeChat. The image showed two marriage certificates, and the photos on the certificates were of Qian Jie and Qin Mengxue.
“Ah!” Qiao Xiaoyu was startled upon seeing Qin Mengxue and Qian Jie’s marriage certificates and immediately called them.
“Hello, Mengxue, did you and Qian Jie register your marriage?” Qiao Xiaoyu asked in a hurry.
“Wuwuwu, this morning, under family pressure, I registered my marriage with Qian Jie,” Qin Mengxue said, crying on the other end of the line.
“Where are you? I’m coming to find you.”
“By the river…!”
“Please don’t do anything rash!” Qiao Xiaoyu was shocked. She had a bad premonition that Qin Mengxue might drown herself.
“Xiaoyu, in our next life, we’ll still be the best of friends,” Qin Mengxue said, crying.
“Mengxue, please don’t be impulsive,” Qiao Xiaoyu was on the verge of tears.
“Xiaoyu, I wish you and Zhou Hong a happy wedding soon, a lot of healthy children, and a lifetime of happiness.”
“Mengxue, I’m begging you, where are you now? I’m coming to find you. Please don’t do anything rash. Everything will pass,” Qiao Xiaoyu pleaded, crying.
“It’s no use. My fate is destined to be this bitter. See you in the next life, my good sister,” Qin Mengxue said, then hung up the phone and immediately turned it off.
Zhou Hong quickly went to comfort her, saying, “Xiaoyu, don’t worry, I’ll help you find her. She’ll be fine.”
“But we don’t even know where she is.”
“Don’t worry, leave it to me. I can find her. Even if she really dies, as long as her body is found in time, I can do everything I can to revive her.”
“Don’t joke around.” Qiao Xiaoyu didn’t believe Zhou Hong’s tall tales.
“Heaven and Earth Unlimited Tracking Technique.” Zhou Hong no longer procrastinated and instantly cast a spell. Sure enough, at a glance, he saw Qin Mengxue sitting on the bank of a river, tears on her face.
“Wait for me at home, I’ll bring her back,” Zhou Hong said, and quickly left Tianhe Residential Area.
Zhou Hong arrived at the bank of a river at the fastest speed possible.
As expected, Zhou Hong saw Qin Mengxue sitting by the river, lost in thought. She didn’t seem in a hurry to jump into the river, and was still crying silently. At this moment, she needed someone to guide her, otherwise, if she had a moment of desperation, she would really jump in.
“Qin Mengxue!” Zhou Hong shouted and rushed forward.
“Zhou Hong, how did you know I was here?” Qin Mengxue seemed surprised to see Zhou Hong appear.
“Don’t worry about how I know you’re here. Maybe you’re not meant to die, and I just happened to come out looking for you and saw you here.” Zhou Hong walked up, not explaining much to her.
Qin Mengxue’s eyes dimmed.
Zhou Hong sat down beside Qin Mengxue.
“Talk to me,” Zhou Hong said with a smile. He wasn't afraid of Qin Mengxue jumping into the river anymore. With him here, he could pull her up before she even touched the water.
“You and Xiaoyu are already living together, aren’t you?” Qin Mengxue didn’t resist and suddenly asked.
“Yes.”
“I’m so envious of her,” Qin Mengxue said with a sigh.
“There’s nothing to be envious of. I believe you can also find a great man in the future.”
“There’s no chance anymore. I’m already married now.”
“So what if you’re married? This Qian Jie is already a eunuch. Is it really worth it for you to die for a eunuch?”
“But…!”
Zhou Hong patted Qin Mengxue’s shoulder and comforted her, saying, “Look forward. I’ll teach you a body-tempering method.”
Zhou Hong decided to impart the body-tempering method to Qin Mengxue as well.
“What do you mean?”
“I have a body-tempering method. If you learn it and practice it every day, it can change your foundation and make your physique suitable for martial arts cultivation, and then you will become a genius.”
Qin Mengxue was slightly stunned, doubting if what Zhou Hong said was true.
“Xiaoyu has already started learning. She practiced this technique last night and this morning. Liu Hua is also learning it. If you start now, you won’t fall too far behind them. One day, you too can become a powerful martial cultivator, and then you can control your own destiny.”
“Mmm, mmm.” Qin Mengxue nodded repeatedly, even though she didn’t know if Zhou Hong was telling the truth.
Afterward, Zhou Hong taught Qin Mengxue the body-tempering method.
“Are you still thinking of jumping into the river to commit suicide now?” Half an hour later, Qin Mengxue had mastered it, and Zhou Hong asked her with a smile.
“No, thank you, Zhou Hong.”
“You’re welcome. When your physique improves in the future, I’ll personally teach you powerful martial arts.”
“Zhou Hong, you’re so good to me. Will Xiaoyu be angry when she finds out?” Qin Mengxue asked with some worry.
“I haven’t held your hand, nor have I kissed your lips. What’s there to be angry about? Call Xiaoyu now and tell her not to worry.”
“Okay.” Qin Mengxue immediately called Qiao Xiaoyu to report that she was safe.
Of course, she also told Qiao Xiaoyu that Zhou Hong had taught her the body-tempering method.
Qiao Xiaoyu was not angry when she found out. Instead, she happily told Qin Mengxue that they would work hard together in the future.
Qin Mengxue was very happy. She had initially worried if Qiao Xiaoyu would be jealous, after all, Zhou Hong was her man, how could he so easily pass on such an important thing to another woman? She didn’t expect Qiao Xiaoyu to be such a good sister and show no signs of anger.
“Alright, Qin Mengxue, since you’re fine, I’ll be leaving now.” Seeing Qin Mengxue and Qiao Xiaoyu endlessly talking on the phone and even discussing their experiences with the body-tempering method, Zhou Hong decided to leave.
After Zhou Hong left, he did not go home.
He had used spells several times in the past few days, depleting all the spirit pills he had accumulated, especially the ones he got in Kyoto. Therefore, Zhou Hong had no spirit pills on him anymore.
If he had to use spells again in the future, he would have to consume his vital energy.
Zhou Hong felt a bit depressed. Even with thirty million yuan, he couldn’t buy a single spirit pill.
Although very few people could harm him with his current strength, spirit pills were still very important to him.
“It seems I need to think of another way, to find a place where I can find something with spiritual energy and refine it into spirit pills,” Zhou Hong said to himself.
If Zhou Hong had a large supply of spirit pills, then Qiao Xiaoyu and Qin Mengxue, Liu Hua, and the others wouldn’t have to work so hard on body tempering and could quickly embark on the path of martial arts cultivation.
They would even rise quickly. There was nothing that a handful of spirit pills couldn’t solve. If there was, then two handfuls.
As for Zhou Hong himself, the spirit pills he needed now were primarily for using spells. Otherwise, they had little other use. If used for true cultivation, spirit pills of this level were useless. The few spirit pills he obtained from Kunlun Mountain last time would be considered too low-grade to feed chickens on the Zi Xiao Continent.
“It’s been almost a month since I came to Earth,” Zhou Hong thought to himself as he walked along the riverbank.
“Dad, Mom, eldest brother, second brother, are you all doing well?” Zhou Hong’s thoughts turned to his family on the Zi Xiao Continent, and he couldn’t help but murmur to himself.
“I don’t know how my soul transmigrated to Earth,” Zhou Hong sighed after a long time. He still had no idea how he had come to Earth. Otherwise, Zhou Hong would definitely find a way to see if he could go back the same way.
Even if it meant being struck by lightning, he could try again by getting struck by lightning to see if he could return. Unfortunately, there were no clues at all.
The only thing Zhou Hong could remember now was that before he transmigrated to Earth, he had received an invitation from Fairy Yaochi. She had designed a new set of underwear and asked Zhou Hong to go and admire it.
After that, he couldn’t remember anything else. Zhou Hong even suspected that Fairy Yaochi, that wicked woman, had harmed him.
But it didn’t seem likely. Because on the Zi Xiao Continent, Zhou Hong was universally loved, admired by all women, and countless beauties asked him out for dates every day.
Fairy Yaochi, who claimed to invite him to admire underwear, was actually lusting after Zhou Hong’s body.
“Forget it, forget it. There’s no clue, no way to return.” Zhou Hong could only sigh helplessly. He couldn’t just go and get struck by lightning for no reason, or jump off a cliff to try.
Moreover, Zhou Hong already had a girlfriend in this world. If he really returned to the Zi Xiao Continent, what would happen to Qiao Xiaoyu?
Zhou Hong could only live one day at a time now.
Just then, Zhou Hong’s phone rang. He thought it was Qiao Xiaoyu calling, but when he took it out, it was the dean of the Martial Arts Academy.
“Hello, Dean, why are you calling me all of a sudden?” Zhou Hong answered immediately.
“Zhou Hong, what are you doing at home this weekend?” the Dean hurriedly asked.
“Playing with women at home, what’s up?” Zhou Hong joked.
The Dean felt a bead of sweat trickle down his forehead and quickly urged, “The provincial college martial arts competition is being held in a few days, so you need to train harder.”
“Oh, I know.” Zhou Hong didn’t take it to heart. For him, participating in the martial arts competition was as easy as peeing.
“By the way, Zhou Hong, next Monday morning, the Martial Arts Academy will hold a pre-competition mobilization meeting. You must attend.”
“I don’t need any mobilization. Just notify me when it’s time to compete.”
“That won’t do. This mobilization meeting is very important. I’ve also invited the captain of the Jinshi City Criminal Investigation Bureau, Changsun Qinghe, to attend. There will even be news media from Jinshi City present. Don’t say I didn’t tell you. Bring your family with you that day. This is a very glorious event, and your relatives can also bask in the glory.”
“Speechless!” Zhou Hong felt a bead of sweat trickle down his forehead.
The Dean didn’t say any more and hung up.
After hanging up Zhou Hong’s call, the Dean called the next genius, Qian Jie, because he was notifying them according to their rankings on the genius list.
At this moment, in the Qian family in Jinshi City.
Qian Jie received the Dean’s call and answered.
“Qian Jie, how is your body now?” the Dean asked with concern.
“Hmph, Zhou Hong, I will kill him one day,” Qian Jie snorted slightly.
The Dean didn’t waste any words and could only express sympathy for Qian Jie’s situation. He directly asked, “A pre-competition mobilization meeting will be held next Monday. Can you attend?”
Qian Jie had no mood at all. Although he had registered his marriage with Qin Mengxue this morning, he had nothing below the waist except a pipe. What was the point of marrying a beauty if he couldn’t use the pipe?
Just as Qian Jie was about to refuse, his grandfather quickly snatched the phone and said, “Dean, Qian Jie will definitely attend as scheduled. His injury should be healed by next Monday. He’s fine, just applied some ointment at the hospital.”
“Well, that’s good. I won’t talk to you anymore. I need to notify the other students on the genius list.”
After hanging up, Qian Jie quickly asked, “Grandpa, I’m like this, and you still want me to participate.”
“Are you really stupid or pretending to be stupid? The pre-competition mobilization meeting will have the Jinshi City television station present. Once it’s broadcast on television, countless large and small families in Jinshi City will see it. How can our family miss such a glorious event? Even if your condition is poor, you must attend for the sake of the family. Not only that, but you also need to bring your wife, mother-in-law, father-in-law, and others to attend together, and publicly announce your marital relationship with Qin Mengxue. This will also prevent people from speculating that you are a eunuch. By the way, you also need to ask Qin Mengxue to cooperate with you and let others know that she is very satisfied.” Qian Jie’s grandfather said with a slight smile. To salvage some reputation for his grandson, he could only do this.
“Very satisfied with what?” Qian Jie seemed to not understand.
“Are you really stupid or pretending to be stupid? Ask Qin Mengxue to cooperate with you and indicate that you have consummated your marriage, and that she is very satisfied. That way, no one will suspect you are a eunuch.”
“Oh!” Qian Jie nodded, feeling a bit depressed. At this thought, he couldn’t help but grit his teeth in hatred for Zhou Hong.