Chapter 49: Meng Hongchen: Let him go and let me take over! (2600 words)
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The silver-haired girl was none other than Meng Hongchen. There was a hint of curiosity and inquiry on her pretty face, and she slightly closed the book "A Rich Lady Falls in Love with a Handsome Young Man" in her hand.
"Genius... Is he more talented than that guy Xiao?"
She fell into a brief moment of contemplation, and her slender, white legs under her silver-white dress slowly stopped shaking.
Meng Hongchen thought so and tilted her head slightly.
Her fair and colorful face was revealed next to the colorful cover of the vernacular novel.
"What kind of genius is worthy of Grandpa's time and personal visit..."
Meng Hongchen pondered for a moment, picked up the drink on the armrest of the soul guidance chair, and took a sip, with some confusion in her eyes.
Jing Hongchen looked at his granddaughter and smiled kindly.
"I can't tell how talented he is without seeing it with my own eyes."
"But Grandpa has a feeling that the other party's potential is likely to be comparable to or even surpass Xiao... Otherwise, with Xuan Ziwen's temperament, he would never write a recommendation letter like this."
If Xuan Ziwen had written the recommendation letter in more detail, listing out his advantages in terms of innate level, martial soul, and cultivation, Jing Hongchen would not have taken it so seriously.
But it was just those few words.
This made Jing Hongchen feel more and more strongly that "this boy's talent is incomparable to ordinary geniuses."
Xuan Ziwen once set the record for the youngest eighth-level Soul Engineer, which shows that his talent is quite good.
But ever since Jing Hongchen's grandson, Xiao Hongchen, broke the record for the fastest breakthrough to the fourth-level Soul Engineer in the Sun and Moon Empire, he always shows off in front of Xuan Ziwen.
He claimed that he could break the record of level four and would be able to break the record of level eight in the future.
Jing Hongchen clearly remembered that when Xiao Hongchen broke through to the fourth-level Soul Engineer, he sighed and condescendingly said to Xuan Ziwen, "No one here has the talent to beat me."
"Teacher Xuan, you are the goal I am pursuing. Don't let me be promoted to the eighth-level Soul Engineer while you haven't even reached the ninth level... Work hard, Teacher Xuan."
Xiao Hongchen would hang around in front of Xuan Ziwen from time to time. Although Xuan Ziwen didn't take it too seriously, he still felt that his ears were disturbed.
Combining these, a thought emerged in Jing Hongchen's heart that perhaps the talent that Xuan Ziwen found might be more talented than his grandson, Xiao Hongchen.
"Grandpa, I heard that Teacher Xuan went out and found a genius. Is he trying to benchmark me and put some pressure on me?"
The handsome and noble Xiao Hongchen walked up to Grandpa and smiled softly, "There are differences between geniuses."
"It seems that my outstanding talent in the field of soul guidance technology has doubled the pressure on Teacher Xuan. He just found someone with a little talent and wanted to increase my strength."
He thought Teacher Xuan Ziwen was also confused for a moment. Xiao Hongchen sighed silently and said lightly.
"How can an ordinary genius be compared with me..."
Meng Hongchen couldn't stand it anymore and said angrily: "Brother, can you restrain yourself a little? Look at your current appearance, it's almost written on your face that 'I am the number one genius.'"
"Hey, Meng, we brother and sister are the greatest geniuses in the empire in thousands of years," Xiao Hongchen smiled.
"Hey, stop it."
Meng Hongchen stretched out her right hand, with her palm blocking her delicate and fair face: "Just go and be the number one genius, don't drag me along."
After saying that, she took out another comic book and started reading it.
As the jewel in the crown of the head of Illustrious Virtue Hall, she is also extremely talented in soul guidance technology, and her martial soul is the Vermilion Clear Ice Toad with a special ice attribute.
But, she is also a veteran face control freak.
In addition to practicing engraving the core magic array, she likes to read some handsome two-dimensional boys in comics, as well as the sweet love stories between rich ladies and handsome young men in vernacular novels.
Xiao Hongchen casually lifted his hair with a wanton smile on his face.
"Grandpa, I'd like to go with you to see the potential players that Teacher Xuan Ziwen brought back."
He felt that compared to himself, ordinary geniuses were just good enough with a little potential.
Jing Hongchen knew his grandson's character and it would be difficult to correct him in a short period, so he didn't say much and nodded slowly.
"Meng, do you want to come with me?"
Xiao Hongchen walked to his sister's soul guidance chair, glanced at the comic in her hand, and commented: "This plot is really cliché, and the painting style is also very ordinary."
Meng Hongchen rarely agreed with his words and closed the comic book.
"Well, the characters should at least be drawn better than their smiles; otherwise, I can't even read them. I won't buy comics published by this comic company anymore."
Xiao Hongchen was stunned. 'What does that mean? Isn't my noble appearance enough?' He has a bunch of "fans" in the academy who are holding the banner for him.
Meng Hongchen put the storybook novel into the storage ring, then stood up from the soul guidance chair, took out a small mirror, and adjusted the blue bow tied on her silver hair.
"Grandpa, I'll go with you to have a look."
She was also a little curious about what kind of talented student Teacher Xuan Ziwen, whom Xiao Hongchen regarded as a target, would choose.
Jing Hongchen called Lin Jiayi and walked towards the entrance of Mingdu City with his grandchildren.
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Mingdou Mountains, high in the sky.
Xu Sheng, accompanied by Huo Yuhao, who had finally fallen into a coma due to exhaustion from constantly practicing the Purple Cloud Wing and Xuan Ziwen, flew towards Mingdu.
"Yuhao is a tough kid. He is talented and hardworking. When he tried to fly just now, he must have drained all of his soul power."
Xuan Ziwen sighed. He believed that if he faced that situation, he would not be able to do that and would choose to land early.
Xu Sheng chuckled: "Otherwise, Yuhao's body is very strong. He could have taken drugs, but he didn't. His belief is not much different from mine when I was young."
Xuan Ziwen is now certain that as long as Huo Yuhao is given some time, he will be able to surpass Xiao Hongchen who is always hanging around in front of him.
By then, it will be seen that Xiao Hongchen is still dishonest and dares to claim that he is invincible among his peers. He is simply floating in the sky. Someone should suppress his arrogance.
A few hours later, the three landed outside Mingdu City.
Xuan Ziwen and Xu Sheng supported the comatose Huo Yuhao and walked into Mingdu. However, as soon as they entered after verifying their identities, they saw two familiar short and fat figures.
It was Jing Hongchen and Lin Jiayi.
The two looked at Xuan Ziwen, smiled as warmly as the spring breeze, and then strode towards Xuan Ziwen.
Xuan Ziwen was stunned.
What's going on? He was a little confused. The hall master and Director Lin ran towards him so happily. What were they trying to do?
"Ziwen, we've been waiting for you for a long time."
"Master, what's the matter?"
"It's nothing, I just care about you. Seeing you return, I feel relieved."
Jing Hongchen held Xuan Ziwen's hand and glanced at Huo Yuhao without leaving a trace. He instantly felt his extraordinariness. His mental power alone was far beyond that of soul masters of the same level.
So he put on a friendly smile and started the handover ceremony with Xuan Ziwen.
"Ziwen, you must be tired after going out. Go back and have a good rest. I will take care of the rest."
Jing Hongchen said this with a smile as he smoothly reached out and supported Huo Yuhao.
The operation is quite smooth, and there is no sign of deliberateness.
Xuan Ziwen hadn't figured out what was going on yet, so he shook his head and said, "I'm not tired. I just went back to Heaven Dou City to worship my ancestors; the workload isn't that heavy."
Jing Hongchen said with a pleasant face: "How can you be so careless about your health? You are a very important scientific researcher in our Illustrious Virtue Hall."
"This hall master thinks you are tired. Lin Jiayi, send Ziwen back to rest."
Lin Jiayi immediately understood, and he and Xuan Ziwen put their hands on his shoulders like two good brothers with a deep friendship.
Then the two of them walked towards Illustrious Virtue Hall, pulling each other.
Xu Sheng smiled and said, "Master, Yuhao's soul power is overdrawn. Let's take him to a place to recuperate. His talent will not disappoint you. It can even be said to be incredible."
Jing Hongchen listened to Xu Sheng's description of Huo Yuhao's performance over the past few days, with an expression of shock that could not be concealed on his face.
"Good! That's great. With such a compatible martial soul, coupled with our training and guidance, he will have a stronger sense of belonging and identity with the empire, just like Ziwen. He will become a pillar of the empire in the future."
Xiao Hongchen, who was not far away, saw his grandfather and Xu Sheng whispering to each other through encrypted soul power, and couldn't help but shrug.
He didn't think that the ordinary geniuses brought back by Xuan Ziwen would suppress him.
At this time, Jing Hongchen waved over here: "Meng, come quickly, help Grandpa carry this child back to Illustrious Virtue Hall."
"Teacher Xu Sheng and I have other things to deal with."
Meng Hongchen came over reluctantly, her lips pursed, "Grandpa, he's a boy; how can I possibly help him? Xiao, go and help him."
The voice stopped abruptly.
Meng Hongchen walked closer, and when she saw Huo Yuhao's handsome face, her eyes widened, and she couldn't help but cover her lips.
So, so beautiful... much more handsome than that guy who laughs.
How could a boy have such fair skin and such long eyelashes? It's a pity that he fell asleep and she doesn't know if his eyes look good or not. She guesses they must be very beautiful.'
"Okay, Meng, if you don't want to, forget it. Let Xiao help the child back to Illustrious Virtue Hall."
Jing Hongchen did not force her and was about to use his soul power to lift Huo Yuhao and send him in the direction of Xiao Hongchen.
A pleasant and clear shout came from Meng Hongchen.
"Wait Grandpa, put him down and let me do it!!"
With a look of deep joy on her face, her attitude changed 180 degrees. She walked forward quickly with light steps and picked up Huo Yuhao in a princess hug.
As a four-ring soul master and fourth-level Soul Engineer, Meng Hongchen had no difficulty in carrying him.
Of course, this depends on how good-looking the other person is.
In the original novel, Miss Meng, who is a top beauty-obsessed girl, was so excited at the first Soul Master Competition that she only took a glance at Wang Dong.
She was obsessed with Wang Dong's looks and couldn't help herself, and she couldn't help but want to stick to him.
If Huo Yuhao's first ring had not absorbed the soul of the Snow Empress, causing his appearance and temperament to develop into the "male version of the Snow Empress," Meng Hongchen's attitude would not have changed instantly.
Meng Hongchen looked down at Huo Yuhao in her arms, and the corners of her lips couldn't help but curl up into a beautiful arc: "Hehe. I was fantasizing about the handsome young man a few days ago, but I didn't expect that I would get him now."
A circular device appeared on her back, followed by a water-blue halo. The next moment, it condensed into a pair of metal wings.
"Grandpa, Teacher Xu Sheng, Brother, you guys chat while I take him back first."
Jing Hongchen waved at her with a smile: "Go back, Meng, remember to prepare some nourishing food for him."
Illustrious Virtue Hall is still very wealthy, and the ingredients are all of the highest quality. After all, they have trained so many high-level Soul Engineers, and there is a steady flow of funds just from selling various soul guidance devices to the imperial army.
The blue flying soul guidance device on Meng Hongchen's back unfolded, activating her soul power, and she ran straight home carrying Huo Yuhao.
Xiao Hongchen looked at his sister's happy expression, stroking his chin, and always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't put his finger on what it was.
"Grandpa, what do you think of the person that Teacher Xuan brought back? Can he have 30% of my talent?"
As Xiao Hongchen just walked to Jing Hongchen, he heard Xu Sheng say.
"Master, it's hard to find a three-legged frog, and it's even harder to find a student with Yuhao's talent."
Xiao Hongchen was stunned when he heard this, hesitated for a moment, but still couldn't help but speak.
"Teacher Xu Sheng, you may not know that my martial soul, the three-legged golden toad, is almost... similar to a three-legged toad?"
Xu Sheng suddenly felt a little apologetic, and suddenly said: "Oh, Xiao, the teacher knows your martial soul, but I didn't think of you for a while."
Xiao Hongchen laughed and said, "It's okay, Mr. Xu. You are right. Three-legged toads are hard to find, especially those like me. They have been rare since ancient times."
Seeing that he was still as arrogant as ever, Xu Sheng patted his shoulder and said earnestly: "Xiao, you have to work harder in the future."
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Xiao Hongchen was somewhat puzzled. He did not like to hear this sentence. Not to mention that he worked very hard, the key point was that from this sentence, he could vaguely sense the doubts about the number one genius.
"He may be more talented than you."
"I don't believe it." Xiao Hongchen shook his head firmly. He was very confident in his talent.
His grandfather was a ninth-level Soul Engineer and his martial soul was a three-legged golden toad. His qualifications and educational resources were already top-notch. Xiao Hongchen could never have imagined that anyone of his peers would surpass him in the field of soul guidance devices.
Xiao Hongchen looked at Jing Hongchen, frowned slightly, and asked: "Grandpa, did you feel that Meng's reaction was a little strange when she hugged that person just now?"
Jing Hongchen thought for a moment and said, "No, Meng likes to read comics anyway and thinks Yuhao is better looking than her illustrations."
"Maybe she liked it, so she took it and flew away."
Xiao Hongchen hadn't gone to see what Huo Yuhao looked like just now, but when he heard these words, alarm bells started ringing in his head.
He knew his sister's character best. Except for a few close girlfriends at school, she spent most of her time with him and had almost no communication with other boys. The key point was that the other boys were not very good-looking.
So Xiao Hongchen also discovered that this made his sister fantasize about some handsome...
But, is that boy that good-looking, more handsome than me? Xiao Hongchen didn't believe it again.
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