#189 - On the eve of the battle

Qi Yun began to explain, "This is a unique item in our advanced instructor area. It's not alive; it's called a robot..."

After Qi Yun's explanation, everyone completely understood what the robot was for.

"What ingenious craftsmanship!"

"To be honest, I've lived for so long and never seen such a delicate design."

"Just who is this Instructor Qin Bu Yi? Being a prodigy himself is one thing, but how does he also possess such extraordinary skills?"

"Brother, you don't understand, do you? Can geniuses be compared to ordinary people like us? Can they be thought of with normal thinking?"...

Bai Yu followed the crowd into the arena where the battle between Qin Bu Yi and the Great Ming Academy would take place.

Each seat was separated by about ten feet.

After Bai Yu sat down, he waited for a while.

Then he heard the announcement from outside.

"The Great Ming Dynasty, His Majesty Ying Gan has arrived!"

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"The Great Ming Dynasty, Third Prince Ying Zhi has arrived!"

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"The Great Ming Academy, First Dean He Yan has arrived!"

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"The Great Qin Dynasty, Crown Prince Qin Yu has arrived!"

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"The Great Qin Academy, Advanced Instructor Ranked First, Lin Han has arrived!"

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"The Great Ming Academy, Advanced Instructor Ranked First, Instructor Qin Bu Yi has arrived!"

The arrival of the first few people announced, except for Ying Gan, the ruler of the Great Ming Dynasty, caused quite a stir.

The remaining announcements, whether it was the Third Prince or He Yan, only garnered attention from a small portion of the crowd.

As for the Great Qin Dynasty's side, the scene was completely silent.

The two countries were currently at war, with border conflicts occurring year after year, inseparable from the provocations of the Great Qin Dynasty.

The entire Great Ming Dynasty held no goodwill towards the Great Qin Dynasty.

When the announcement came from outside that Great Ming Academy's Advanced Instructor Qin Bu Yi had arrived,

The scene instantly erupted, and everyone's gaze turned towards the entrance.

As everyone eagerly awaited, Qin Bu Yi and Ying Gan entered the battle arena.

The crowd on the scene began to whisper amongst themselves:

"Do you see the young man following beside His Majesty Ying Gan? That's Instructor Qin Bu Yi."

"So young! When I was his age, I didn't even know what I was doing."

"Instructor Qin Bu Yi is so handsome. I wonder if he has a partner. If not, perhaps I could consider it."

"You? Consider a peach! It's not up to you to consider. According to inside information, the Sixth Princess of Great Ming, Ying Le, has already taken a liking to Qin Bu Yi."

"Really? If that's the case, wouldn't Qin Bu Yi become a驸马 (imperial consort)?"

"Why do all the good things happen to these geniuses? Right now, I just want to say to Ying Le, 'Auntie, I don't want to work hard anymore!'"...

Qin Bu Yi and his group arrived at the most luxurious private room in the battle arena.

Ying Gan looked at Qin Bu Yi and said, "Instructor Qin Bu Yi, this is our first real meeting and conversation, right?"

Qin Bu Yi replied, "Your Majesty, yes."

Ying Gan sized up Qin Bu Yi and praised, "Indeed, heroes emerge in their youth! When I was as young as you, my cultivation was only at the Combination Realm."

"At that time, I already felt like I was a genius among geniuses."

"Compared to you, I really feel a bit ashamed."

"Haha, but when I think about it, it's not just me who should feel ashamed. Among the people I know, ninety-nine percent of them would feel ashamed in front of you."

Qin Bu Yi said, "Your Majesty is too kind. My achievements are insignificant. Instructor Bao Shui also broke through to the mid-stage of the Tribulation Realm at a young age, didn't he?"

Bao Shui, who was behind the group, blushed slightly when he heard Qin Bu Yi mention him.

Just as Ying Le and the others were wondering why Bao Shui was blushing, Ying Gan said, "Instructor Bao Shui is not young anymore. If we were to talk about seniority in the mortal world, he would have to be at least a grandfather."

Qin Bu Yi asked in confusion, "Instructor Bao Shui told me before that he's not even thirty years old this year."

Ying Gan looked at Qin Bu Yi and laughed loudly.

Ying Le and the others finally understood why Bao Shui was a little embarrassed. Yu Jin said to Bao Shui:

"Bao Shui, a person can only have one of face and age. You chose age but neglected face."

Ying Le teased, "Bao Shui, you're old enough to be Qin Bu Yi's grandfather. How can you even say you're not even thirty?"

Bao Shui glared at Yu Jin and Ying Le and said, "You two aren't much younger than me either. An old geezer and an old hag, how dare you talk about me?"

Ying Le pointed to her skin, which was as tender as an eighteen-year-old girl's, and said, "You call me an old hag! Bao Shui, if I couldn't beat you, I would really want to beat you up."

Yu Jin pointed to his skin, which could also be pinched to produce water, and said, "Bao Shui, you call me an old geezer? Have you ever seen such a young and handsome old geezer?"

Bao Shui looked at the two and didn't show any weakness, saying, "So what if I say I'm not even thirty? I'm talking about my appearance. What's wrong with that?"

Ying Le and Yu Jin were speechless.

After a while, Ye Hui and Wang Dan's voices came from the corner: "Wang Dan, we're still young. I just turned fifty this year."

Wang Dan said, "I'm a little older than you. I just turned fifty-five this year. Unlike them, pretending to be young!"

Bao Shui, Ying Le, and Yu Jin unanimously turned their attention to Ye Hui and Wang Dan, saying in unison, "What did you two just say?"

Ye Hui and Wang Dan shivered and didn't dare to speak anymore.

After Qin Bu Yi and the others sat down, He Yan asked Qin Bu Yi:

"Little Friend Qin, this place has changed so much from last time. It's become even more luxurious. I remember there were quite a few things called cockpits last time."

Qin Bu Yi replied, "It's because the Blue Family Head, Lan Wenhao, learned that the competition with the Great Qin Academy was going to be held in the advanced instructor area."

"Therefore, in these three days, in order to show off the Great Ming Academy and the Great Ming Dynasty, Lan Wenhao used the entire clan's strength and spent a fortune to build it."

In reality, the Blue Family didn't spend as much as Qin Bu Yi said.

For the Blue Family, these things were not cheap, but they could afford them.

Qin Bu Yi said this to gain some benefits for the Blue Family in front of Ying Gan.

Sure enough, after Qin Bu Yi finished speaking,

Ying Gan took over the conversation and said, "It's rare for the Blue Family to have such intentions. Pass it down, reward the Blue Family with five hundred million low-grade spirit stones."

Five hundred million low-grade spirit stones are equivalent to the entire wealth of a mid-stage Mahayana Realm cultivator.

However, for Ying Gan, who was a Half-Immortal Realm expert and the ruler of the Great Ming Dynasty, this amount of spirit stones was basically a drop in the bucket.

Lan Wenhao was currently outside directing the overall situation and didn't enter the private room with Qin Bu Yi and the others.

Qin Bu Yi stood up and said, "Brother Wenhao is busy outside right now. I thank Your Majesty on behalf of Brother Wenhao."

Ying Gan smiled and said, "Instructor Qin Bu Yi is too polite. It is the Great Ming Dynasty's good fortune to have subjects like you."

"Instructor Qin Bu Yi, let me ask you, do you have absolute confidence in winning this battle?"