Chapter 111: Life and Death Test

Chapter 111: Life and Death Test

Chapter 111: Life and Death Test (Please subscribe)

"Zhang Lingfeng?"

Zhou Changqing looked unhappy. Zhang Lingfeng was actually sitting by the river fishing. Looking at his leisurely look, it seemed that after winning the first place, he no longer took all his competitors seriously.

"Changqing, tell him loudly that you are ranked ..."

Old man Zhou looked very proud, but before he could finish his words, he quickly saw the Dharma Warrior badge that Zhang Lingfeng had just hung on his chest.

He was originally a Dharmakāya warrior, but later his functions deteriorated and he was injured, so his combat power could no longer reach the Dharmakāya level. However, his Dharmakāya was still there, and ordinary catfish monsters could not hurt him at all when biting him.

"Grandpa, he's the top-ranked martial arts student in this year's senior year."

Zhou Changqing said with a flushed face.

His little strength is nothing compared to Zhang Lingfeng.

He also knew that his grandfather always liked to brag about his achievements, but this time he hit a wall.

"Even if you get first place, you shouldn't waste your time here. Don't think that you can do whatever you want after becoming a Dharmakaya warrior. Only after you truly awaken the power of the Dharmakaya can you be considered a qualified Dharmakaya warrior."

Old man Zhou was very stubborn. As he spoke, he took out a fish fillet knife and scratched the back of his hand hard, leaving a white mark for Zhang Lingfeng to see.

Zhang Lingfeng knew what Old Man Zhou wanted to say, and he quickly rubbed the protruding stone with the back of his hand, leaving white marks clearly visible.

Old man Zhou swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth.

Zhou Changqing fled away, riding on a flying skateboard and quickly disappeared from sight.

"Your grandson seems to have been pissed off by you."

Old Man Xu reminded.

Old man Zhou often boasted to them about how great his grandson was. Now that he was humiliated, the old men around him were secretly happy.

Old man Zhou's face flushed red, and he said stubbornly: "The success or failure of the moment is nothing. Knowing shame will lead to courage. My grandson will surpass him sooner or later."

"Unless he fishes here every day."

Old man Xu pointed at Zhang Lingfeng and laughed.

Zhang Lingfeng hesitated to speak. He wanted to say that the more I hide here to fish, the less likely Zhou Changqing would be able to beat me. However, his words irritated Old Man Zhou, and he did not want to escalate the situation, so he shut his mouth.

He showed the badge to Old Man Zhou mainly because he didn't want the other party to complain.

He could understand why everyone around him would be filled with righteous indignation and couldn't help but lecture him whenever they saw him wasting his time.

The biggest reason for this is not that people are kind-hearted.

Instead, as a martial arts student, one enjoys many benefits in today's society, such as receiving training resources and living allowances, as well as participating in qualifying competitions, and receiving bonuses for winning several games in a row.

People cannot tolerate that some people choose to give up while enjoying the benefits that they cannot obtain, and they cannot tolerate that rare cultivation and living resources are given to such people.

Especially for someone like Old Man Zhou who had participated in battles on the front lines and had been injured, he simply could not tolerate the appearance of a parasite like Zhang Lingfeng in society.

Now that he knew that Zhang Lingfeng had won first place in the final exam and that even his proud grandson was no match for him, Old Man Zhou could only sulk alone.

He was puzzled in his heart, wondering how his grandson, who practiced diligently, could lose to a guy who liked to waste time.

So after hearing what Old Man Xu said, he said to Zhang Lingfeng: "If you have the ability, come here to fish every day, and we will accompany you."

"As long as you don't mind me being an eyesore, I'll come here every day."

Zhang Lingfeng nodded.

"Young man, don't take it seriously."

Old Man Xu kindly reminded.

"It's okay. The school is on vacation. Apart from going to the Dharma Hall to practice for two hours every day, I have plenty of time to come here."

Zhang Lingfeng looked indifferent.

"Don't regret it then."

Old man Zhou snorted coldly.

"I can't thank you enough!"

Zhang Lingfeng smiled.

Old Man Zhou felt that Zhang Lingfeng was making fun of him, so he kept silent. He thought to himself, "My dear grandson, I will help you hold back this opponent. You have to fight for me."

"But this guy, fishing is so casual, maybe he will get bored after a few days. No, I have to find a way to make him addicted. I have to teach him how to fish. As long as he can catch a few fish and come back empty-handed, I don't believe he won't get addicted."

Old man Zhou has a lot on his mind.

"Since you're talking about gratitude, I'll teach you a few tricks. For fishing, you must first learn how to make a nest and cast the line. You must also know the depth of the water and the living habits of fish."

Old man Zhou changed his previous angry look, took the initiative to come over, and taught Zhang Lingfeng step by step how to cast the fishing line, when the fish will take the bait, how to make a nest, etc.

"What kind of fish food are you bringing? The fish here won't eat this stuff."

"And there's something wrong with your bait."

"Come on, since you and my grandson are classmates, I'll give you a set of bait and these fish materials for you to use in making a nest."

"Fish here are scarce, so you have to feed them enough, otherwise they won't take the bait."

Old man Zhou was very enthusiastic. He not only helped Zhang Lingfeng to make a fishing nest, but also helped Zhang Lingfeng change the bait. When the fish took the line, he also instructed Zhang Lingfeng on what steps to take.

Teaching by hand is even more caring than treating your own grandchildren.

"Thank you, senior!"

Under the command of Old Man Zhou, Zhang Lingfeng caught a mutated African fish that weighed more than 30 kilograms. Its scales were raised and as hard as armor, its eyes were blood red, and its mouth was full of yellow spots.

The fish meat needs to be specially processed before it can be eaten, and ordinary people cannot cut open its scales.

"Great, great. I'll have someone prepare the fish for you later. You can take it home and pickle it, then dry it into dried fish for you to chew."

Old Zhou provided Zhang Lingfeng with one-stop service.

"Okay, thank you, senior."

Zhang Lingfeng looked grateful.

"Hey, silly boy, why are you still thanking him?"

Old man Xu sighed as he watched. Zhang Lingfeng successfully caught a big fish on his first fishing trip. It would be strange if he wasn't addicted.

He also knew Old Man Zhou's purpose. He really wanted Zhang Lingfeng to come fishing every day. If he had known this earlier, he should not have said too much. Now he didn't know what to do.

"Uncle Zhou taught me how to fish, so of course I have to thank him. I've never caught such a big fish in my life!"

Zhang Lingfeng explained.

"Hehehe, some people are just jealous of our closeness. Don't listen to their nonsense. Let's make an appointment. I'll wait for you here every day. I'll prepare a nest for you in advance. This will save a lot of time and ensure that you can return with a full load every day."

Old man Zhou put his arm around Zhang Lingfeng's shoulders and said.

"Old Zhou, that's too much!" Old man Xu really couldn't stand it anymore.

"We are talking, why are you butting in?"

Old Zhou said angrily.

"Uncle Zhou, I'll trouble you from now on. I promise to come here every day."

Zhang Lingfeng looked grateful.

"It's okay. We'll be a family from now on. But I'm curious about your strength. What's your current combat power? Can you tell me?"

Mr. Zhou wants to find out Zhang Lingfeng's background.

"My physical fitness is relatively poor. Although I have activated my skin, my combat power is only 67.1."

Zhang Lingfeng said readily, and even showed Old Man Zhou his assessment results. The combat power value of 67.1 almost made Old Man Zhou roll off the river bank into the river.

His face was filled with shock, and he said to himself, "My goodness, my mother, she is more than twice as good as my grandson."

"67.1 is pretty good. In the past, people who could reach your combat power were at least geniuses from Shenwu University. Even if you don't practice for a year, few people can catch up with you. If I were you, I would be like you, fishing here every day, and not practicing at all."

Old man Zhou forced a smile.

"You're right. I heard a poet say that when life is good, you should enjoy it to the fullest, and don't let the golden cup face the moon empty. I have already won the first place, so I need to take a good rest."

Zhang Lingfeng felt like he had found a good friend he hadn't seen for many years, and he and Old Man Zhou felt a sense of mutual understanding.

"Not bad, not bad, that's what people should do."

Old man Zhou praised.

So in the following days, Zhang Lingfeng would report to Yan Fei's Fashang Hall every day, play various games secretly, and then go to the river to find Old Man Zhou to fish together.

Old Man Zhou did what he said. He always made a good fish nest for Zhang Lingfeng, even bought him a new and more comfortable lounge chair, installed a parasol, and prepared some juice and dried meat for Zhang Lingfeng to enjoy.

There were a few times when he couldn't catch any fish, so he secretly had someone throw a few big fish into the river. Every time Zhang Lingfeng caught a fish and pulled it in, he would shout like a cheerleader, attracting the attention of others, hoping to make Zhang Lingfeng addicted to it and spend the past month fishing.

At the same time, he bought medicine for Zhou Changqing, asked a telepath to baptize Zhou Changqing, and tried every way to improve Zhou Changqing's strength.

Zhang Lingfeng accepts everyone who comes.

After fishing, I would do a square dance every day, and then go home to play games for two hours and repeat this process.

Soon a week passed.

With the assistance of Yan Fei and Old Man Zhou, Zhang Lingfeng's Lying Flat value increased at a rate of about 60 every day.

At the same time, his free and happy week also caused a small commotion in the eyes of some people.

First, the shadow.

As a master of the hidden killing department.

Shadow received the mission to protect Zhang Lingfeng's safety. The information showed that Zhang Lingfeng was the hope of Nancheng and a rare Dharma Realm warrior among the senior high school martial arts students.

I originally thought that the person I was protecting this time would become a rare and powerful person in the future, and would lead South City to eliminate all alien creatures in the large radiation zone.

Unexpectedly, after a week, this guy was either playing games, fishing by the river with a group of old men, or dancing in the square in the community. He only went to the Fashang Hall to practice for two hours every day. According to his observation, Zhang Lingfeng did not study or practice in the Fashang Hall at all. He was either reading comic books or novels. Occasionally, he wrote seriously and thought he was making a summary. After a closer look, he realized that he was making a life plan, and the content was all about how to enjoy himself in the future and where to go to play.

From beginning to end, he didn't show the slightest desire to contribute to humanity.

And I am actually protecting such a thing.

Shadow couldn't help but report the situation to the organization, hoping that the organization would send someone else. Zhang Lingfeng could waste time and indulge in fun all day, but he couldn't.

Spending your time on such people is a waste of life.

No matter how talented Zhang Lingfeng is, as long as he does not correct himself, he will never be able to grow to the point where Nancheng will rise.

What's more, Shadow has protected people with monstrous-level cultivation talents before. All the people he protected in the past were ambitious and determined to eradicate all alien creatures and make contributions to mankind.

Everyone is eager to practice, afraid of wasting every minute and every second. As long as there is a possibility of advancement in cultivation, they will hold on to it tightly.

Is there anyone like Zhang Lingfeng who wastes his time and talent?
To be honest, let alone protecting someone like Zhang Lingfeng, Shadow wanted to teach Zhang Lingfeng a lesson several times.

However, the organization soon gave him feedback, asking him to protect Zhang Lingfeng and ensure that Zhang Lingfeng was not threatened in any way. Shadow was so angry that he destroyed all of Old Man Zhou's fishing gear that night.

At the same time, Wang Dashan was also informing Xu Songlin about Zhang Lingfeng's condition.

"Master Ao said before that as long as Zhang Lingfeng's physical fitness reaches 6.0, he can let Zhang Lingfeng compete with all the martial arts students in Jiangbei Province for the top . But if Zhang Lingfeng always has this attitude, even if he is extremely talented, Master Ao will not be able to guide him in his training. People like Master Ao have seen all kinds of geniuses."

After Xu Songlin learned about Zhang Lingfeng's behavior at this stage, he was a little overwhelmed.

"I've thought about it many times and talked to him, but it's always the same old thing."

Wang Dashan felt helpless.

If Zhang Lingfeng doesn't practice much and doesn't get good grades in the assessment, they can still rank him based on his grades and let him see the difference of not practicing.

It turned out that this guy was so talented that he could get the first place without much practice. He also successfully opened the Dharma image, which shocked everyone.

Because of this, Wang Dashan never gave up on Zhang Lingfeng and paid great attention to Zhang Lingfeng, and of course Xu Songlin was the same.

If Zhang Lingfeng could compete with all the martial arts students in Jiangbei Province in the college entrance examination next semester, let alone enter the top 20, as long as he could enter the top 30, he would be able to bring glory to Nancheng, allowing Nancheng to obtain more training resource subsidies, and perhaps the threat of the large radiation zone could be resolved.

"Perhaps he lacks a life-and-death test."

Xu Songlin thought for a moment and said.

"A life and death test?"

Wang Dashan was stunned.

"No matter how exciting and dangerous the ranking competitions and assessments in the Star Realm are, they are not real fights. Only by letting Zhang Lingfeng experience life and death once will he realize the importance of strength, and then he will change his ways and work hard to cultivate."

Xu Songlin said.

"How would you like to arrange it?"

Wang Dashan asked in confusion.

"There is a martial arts student named Qiu Kui in Xingkong University. Her combat power has reached 75.0. She just returned from the front line after performing meritorious service. She is practicing the Lone Wolf Sword Technique and is full of murderous aura and brutality. It is just right for Zhang Lingfeng to experience the pleasure of death."

Xu Songlin said.

"It's a good idea, but the Seven Star System Alliance has already sent people to protect Zhang Lingfeng. This matter..."

Wang Dashan's eyes lit up.

"I will arrange everything. This time I want Zhang Lingfeng to stay in the Dharma Hall and practice obediently!"

Xu Songlin is full of confidence.

As the city lord, he naturally knew that Zhang Lingfeng was protected by the Seven Star System Alliance, so before arranging Qiu Kui to pretend to assassinate Zhang Lingfeng, he had to communicate with the relevant department personnel first to avoid any misunderstandings.

(I won’t finish this chapter, it doesn’t feel like a big update. It’s past three in the morning, so I’m going to bed.)
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