1673 Do You Like Peaches?
At the edge of the Sword Storm Plain.
âWhy were there so many people?â
Wang Teng saw the crowd beside Yue Qiqiao after he walked out of the rain. He was stunned.
âEveryone is waiting for you.â Yue Qiqiao sized up Wang Teng curiously. She wanted to see if Wang Teng was a human. If not, how could he be so talented?
âYour gaze is weird.â Wang Teng was puzzled.
âYour Sword Storm ranking is out,â Yue Qiqiao said seriously.
âHuh?â Wang Teng was surprised. Judging by their expressions, his ranking was not low. He couldnât be bothered to check and asked directly, âWhat position am I in?â
âWang Teng, youâre ranked 99999th on the Sword and Storm Ranking. The academy even rewarded you with 30,000 points. Itâs already announced.â
Before Yue Qiqiao could reply, Round Ballâs voice appeared in his mind.
âAn announcement?â Wang Teng was stunned. He felt a slight vibration from his smartwatch just now but he had Round Ball and it didnât alert him so he didnât pay much attention to it.
â99,999! You broke the record!â Yue Qiqiao exclaimed.
â99,999? Thatâs not high at all. How did I break a record?â Wang Teng was taken aback once again, and his surprise became even more evident on his face. âMoreover, theyâre rewarding me with 30,000 points. How did this happen?â
Everyone: â¦
Yue Qiqiao: â¦
How is 99,999 not high?
How high do you want to be?
Why do I feel that heâs boasting again?
âIn the past, the highest ranking for freshmen was 100,000!â Miao Tao explained.
â100,000? Thatâs only a difference of one place. Itâs nothing,â Wang Teng responded.
âNo, you donât understand,â Miao Tao shook his head. âThe difference between being ranked 100,000th and 99,999th is vast. If you canât enter the top 99,999, you canât.âMiao Tao shook her head.
Wang Teng nodded in deep thought. He turned to Yue Qiqiao and asked, âWhatâs your rank?â
â127,600! Iâm far behind you,â Yue Qiqiao said.
âJunior Sister Yue, your ranking isnât low either. You have surpassed 80% of the freshmen,â a young man said.
Wang Teng glanced at the person who spoke and then looked at Yue Qiqiao. He understood something and a hint of amusement curved up at the corners of his mouth.
Yue Qiqiao saw Wang Tengâs expression and knew that he was thinking about something strange. She rolled her eyes uncontrollably.
âEven this senior said that you can surpass 80% of the freshmen. It looks like your swordsmanship is not bad,â Wang Teng praised.
âIt doesnât sound right to me,â Yue Qiqiao said.
âYouâre judging me unfairly,â Wang Teng replied.
Yue Qiqiao was speechless.
âIâm quite envious that the academy rewarded you with 30,000 points,â Miao Tao said. âWhen we first arrived at the academy, we had to complete numerous tasks just to earn a few points. Itâs still fresh in my memories.â
âIndeed, itâs not easy to earn points in the academy, which is why many people try to improve their rankings on various leaderboards. Unfortunately, only a small number of them manage to break records,â the young man said with a sigh, seemingly reminded of his own painful experiences from the past.
For a moment, everyone looked at Wang Teng with jealousy.
Yue Qiqiao was no exception. She knew that Wang Teng had previously been rewarded with 30,000 points, and now he received another 30,000, totaling 60,000 points. This amount was already several times more than what most new students had.
This was the best interpretation of winning at the starting line.
âI was just lucky. I didnât expect to break the record,â Wang Teng shook his head and replied calmly.
This was the truth. The Five-element Sword Domain was just a domain that had evolved from the Golden Lightning Sword Domain. He had also created the five-element fist before so he was familiar with the merging of Forces. In the end, itâs just a matter of course, nothing extraordinary.
The record was broken accidentally.
He couldnât believe it himself.
Wasnât the Sword Storm Ranking a little too easy to break?
Fortunately, he didnât say it out loud. If not, Miao Tao and the others might think heâs boasting.
For now, they thought that Wang Teng was being humble so they didnât say anything.
âHow do I address you?â Wang Teng looked at the female martial artist who had previously warned him and realized that he didnât know her name yet.
âMiao Tao!â Miao Tao smiled and replied.
âGood name,â Wang Teng praised.
âWhatâs good about it?â Miao Tao asked.
âErm⦠peaches are delicious!â Wang Teng raised his eyebrows and said.
Miao Tao: â¦
Yue Qiqiao: â¦
Everyone: â¦
To hell with being delicious.
Was he teasing her?
This guy had some nerve. He dared to flirt with his senior sister.
Whatâs more, he did it in front of so many people.
All male martial artists cast an admiring glance at Wang Teng. Miao Tao was not an ordinary female martial artist. When she got angry, even they were afraid of her.
What would happen to Wang Teng after he teased her personally?
They were waiting for Miao Tao to flare up in anger!
But, what happened next stunned them.
âDo you like to eat peaches?â Miao Tao asked provokingly.
Everyone was dumbfounded. They couldnât believe that Miao Tao just said that.
Wang Teng: â¦
How should he reply?
It felt a little dangerous!
Especially when he saw the other partyâs provocative gaze, he felt that he was playing with fire.
Yue Qiqiao smiled as she watched this scene.
âCough, Iâm leaving. See you again!â Wang Teng noticed that the atmosphere wasnât right so he immediately took out his spacecraft and flew inside in a hurry.
âSeniors, Iâm leaving too.â Yue Qiqiao nodded at Miao Tao and hurriedly followed Wang Teng.
Everyone looked at the spacecraft as it flew away. Then, they glanced at Miao Tao strangely.
âWhat are you looking at?â Miao Tao glared at them and asked angrily.
âMiao Tao, I didnât expect you to go after younger guys. You didnât even spare your junior brother,â the young man from before teased.
âBullshit, canât you see that he was the one who flirted with me first?â Miao Tao scolded.
âBut you responded.â The young man was speechless.
âCome on, heâs so handsome and talented. Why canât I reply to him?â Miao Tao rolled her eyes. âIâm not a nun.â
Everyone: â¦
Well said, they couldnât refute it at all.
âYouâre just attracted to his good looks,â the young man said contemptuously.
âYouâre right. Iâm feasting my eyes on him. You men like beautiful women, so why canât we women like handsome guys?â Miao Tao sniggered.
âOf course! We never said you canât go after handsome guys. If you can win over Junior Wang Tengâs heart, we will call you a heroine,â the young man said with a wry smile, giving Miao Tao a thumbs up.
âHmph, Iâll show you what Iâm capable of,â Miao Tao snorted lightly. Though she felt a bit nervous inside, she didnât show any signs of backing down.
In truth, she was just talking big. She didnât have the guts or confidence to take Wang Teng down.
She couldnât see through Wang Teng at all. He even dared to tease her. Normal freshmen wouldnât dare to do this.
She felt that if she flirted with him recklessly, she might be the one losing out.
How scary!
She didnât want to admit it, but she wasnât as good-looking as Yue Qiqiao.
Even Yue Qiqiao seemed a bit overshadowed by Wang Tengâs presence, let alone her.
âWeâll wait and see then,â the young man chuckled.
After joking around for a while, they wanted to leave. Suddenly, they saw several spacecraft flying in from a distance.
Multiple figures appeared in mid-air and landed at the edge of the Sword Storm Plain. They walked towards the stone plate.
âWhy are they here?â Miao Tao and the othersâ expressions changed slightly.
âTheyâre probably attracted by Wang Tengâs ranking. After all, he broke the record,â the young man said grimly.
âMiao Tao, why are yâall here? Have you seen Wang Teng?â A young man with a long sword behind his back asked when he saw Miao Tao and the others.
âHe just left.â Miao Tao ignored these people and left immediately after replying to him.
âHe left? It seems I arrived a step too late,â the young man with the long sword on his back frowned and murmured. He looked at the stone plate and saw Wang Tengâs name at the 99,999th position. All doubts were dispelled. He turned around and left, saying, âSince weâre in the same academy, there will be another chance to meet.â
The others left too. They came and left quickly.
Wang Teng didnât know that he had attracted so many people just because he broke a small record.
If he knew, he would be glad that he left quickly.
Otherwise, getting involved with this group of people would surely lead to many more troubles.
On the spacecraft, Yue Qiqiao hesitated before asking, âDid you grasp a new enlightenment just now?â
âItâs just a small gain.â Wang Teng sat on the sofa in the lobby of the spacecraft and smiled at her.
âI didnât expect you to break the record.â Yue Qiqiao didnât ask further. âIâm afraid many people will be alerted.â
âIt doesnât matter. My existence has already stirred many people,â Wang Teng said with a calm expression.
Before he arrived at the stellar academy, many people already knew his name and his achievements. No matter how low-key he tried to be, it might not make much of a difference. Itâs like the wind blowing when the tree desires stillness.
From the moment he ascended to the Star Rankings, âlow-keyâ and âdiscreetâ were probably out of reach for him.
Hence, it was better to keep a high profile and do whatever he wanted.
âTrue,â Yue Qiqiao nodded thoughtfully and smiled. âItâs not a bad thing. The bigger your reputation, the more advantageous it will be for the things we need to do later on.â
âYouâre quite smart.â Wang Teng smiled. He hadnât thought of this, but Yue Qiqiao did.
âOf course. I have some talent in doing business,â Yue Qiqiao said proudly.
âThen go ahead and make the most of it. If you can handle it well, I donât mind leaving everything to you,â Wang Teng said with a meaningful look in his eyes.
Yue Qiqiao was elated. If she was in charge of everything, she would be able to earn more points.
Was this good opportunity falling into her lap like this?
It was unbelievable just thinking about it.
âReally?â She couldnât help but ask.
âIt depends on your performance,â Wang Teng answered.
âDonât worry. I wonât disappoint you,â Yue Qiqiao said confidently.