Not A Cultivator

All this time he only thought about earning a bit of money. Much less thinking about getting rid of Scholar Jin, Qian Hui was too busy thinking of how he could leech Young Master Tao's money without working.

Qian Hui quickly wiped the sweat on his forehead while quickly thinking of a way. But Scholar Jin was too powerful, there's no way he could create a plan to get rid of a supreme expert in this short amount of time. Even if he was given days, there's also no guarantee he could do it.

Then an idea appeared in Qian Hui's mind, if he could not think of one, then why not just discouraged Tao Zhen from getting rid of Scholar Jin.

"Young Master Tao, why do you want to get rid of Scholar Jin?"

"Isn't it obvious? I want to embarrass that bastard, Feng Zhi Yan. But Scholar Jin protected him like his own son. If not, would I be so concerned about that scholar?", Tao Zhen said.

"Then what young master really want is to get rid of Feng Zhi Yan. Then, do we even need to get rid of Scholar Jin? Aren't you deviating from the original goal? Sure, he protected Feng Zhi Yan closely, but that does not mean we have to get rid of him too. I strongly suggest young master to not think about getting rid of Scholar Jin anymore.", Qian Hui said.

The other Tao Zhen's followers were displeased upon hearing Qian Hui's explanation. [Your explanation seems plausible. But, do you think we can get rid of Feng Zhi Yan without getting rid of Scholar Jin first?! Isn't that the whole reason we talk about Scholar Jin in the first place?]

On the other hand, Tao Zhen who has been convinced by Qian Hui's brilliance carefully consider every word. A short while later, he said, "Just as you said, Scholar Jin is too powerful for us to handle. I'll drop the thinking of getting rid of him."

"Good!" Qian Hui smiled widely. He quietly made a 'V' sign behind his back. [Haha! Not only I don't have to think of any plan, I also received money for it!]

"Then, let me rephrase the question. How do I get rid of Feng Zhi Yan?" said Tao Zhen.

Once again, Qian Hui's smile turned upside down. If Qian Hui thinks he could just get away by discouraging on getting rid of Scholar Jin, he could not be any more wrong. The main problem still persisted, getting rid of Feng Zhi Yan who was backed by Scholar Jin was not easy at all.

Actually, Qian Hui had several ideas, one of them was to expose Feng Ao Xiu's true colour. If everyone knew he was not a cultivator, the Cloud Moon Palace will gladly kick him out.

However, as Feng Ao Xiu's former bodyguard, Qian Hui knew better than anybody just how clever Feng Ao Xiu is. Feng Ao Xiu was under the guise of Feng Zhi Yan, so first he needs to tell everyone that Feng Zhi Yan was Feng Ao Xiu all along, then tell everyone that Feng Ao Xiu has a broken meridian. But this process was very delicate, if he did it incorrectly, Feng Ao Xiu could take advantage and turns the situation around just like with the Ah Duo's case.

Qian Hui was in a predicament. While he may have betrayed Feng Ao Xiu, he's still not willing to offend his former master, at least not now. So, Qian Hui could only take the only option left for him, to discourage his new master for making a move against his former master.

Qian Hui carefully said, "Feng Zhi Yan is protected by Scholar Jin. Young master, do you really think we can get rid of him without getting rid of Scholar Jin first? Let's just not make a move on him, okay!"

All of Tao Zhen's follower were baffled.

[That's what we've been saying all along!!! We should get rid of Scholar Jin first!]

[What the heck!! He's paid one gold tael, and he's just suggesting to give up?!]

However, Tao Zhen comprehend it differently. When Qian Hui said, "Let's just not make a move on him", he meant to give up, but Tao Zhen took it as not making a move on him directly. So, Tao Zhen asked, "If I should not make a move on Feng Zhi Yan or Scholar Jin, then who should I make a move on?"

[Why is this person asking so many questions?] Qian Hui was very displeased, but keeping up his facade of a loyal follower. He said it casually, "Except the two of them, who else here that cannot be bullied by Young Master Tao? If you wished to, you can get rid of all of them."

Tao Zhen's followers were also displeased [Who else here doesn't know that?!] .

One of Tao Zhen's follower could not help but speak up to Qian Hui, "You're only speaking about the obvious thing! Everyone here knows about what you're saying. In fact, do you have any plan at all?"

Then, he said towards Tao Zhen, "Young Master Tao, I think the new guy doesn't have anything. I suggest that you should kick him out of our group right away?"

Tao Zhen's hands were trembling like he was in anger. He pointed his finger to Qian Hui's face, "This... this is... You..."

[This is it, the new guy is useless. He will definitely be scolded by Young Master Tao, I just knew it!] thought the follower.

"Brilliant!" Tao Zhen shouted. He continued, "It is a very good plan, indeed!"

"See, I told you!" said the follower to Qian Hui. "I knew it. I knew from the start that you're not... Wait! What?!"

[What plan?! Isn't he only speaking the obvious thing? Why has it become a good plan?] the follower thoughts were in a jumble. He helplessly asked Tao Zhen, "I don't know what plan you're talking about, Young Master Tao."

"You guys, don't know?" Young Master Tao asked, looking at all of his follower.

All of them shook their heads in unison.

Tao Zhen frowned, knowing that none among his followers were smart enough to understand the plan Qian Hui mentioned. Little did he know, that Qian Hui was also confused as to what plan he mentioned.

"The plan is to get rid of everyone other than Feng Zhi Yan and Scholar Jin." Tao Zhen explained. "Just like he said, I can bully whoever I want, except these two. So, we should just get rid of every other candidates we could get our hands on, then we blame it on Feng Zhi Yan. When it comes down to when Cloud Moon Palace has to make a decision, they will definitely get rid of Feng Zhi Yan rather than us, to avoid offending Feng Ao Xiu."

The follower listened carefully and said, "But, Young Master Tao... While this plan makes sense, it's dangerous. Even if we took out the ones from the influential families, we may still offend more than 900 candidates working together."

"So what? It's easier to offend these 900 commoners rather than one Scholar Jin. Or, do you have better ideas?" said Qian Hui as he took the opportunity to take the credit for the creation of the plan.

"Young master, don't listen to him. He's..."

"Shut up!" Tao Zhen scolded, "This plan is final. Rather than complaining, you should train your brain to be more useful!"

The follower shrank and did not dare to say anything.

While Tao Zhen and his men working out to perfect their plan, Feng Ao Xiu along with the other 900 candidates arrived at the entrance of the Supreme Martial Palace. To their surprise, there were no enemies at all. Nothing obstructed them in any possible way.

"So, if we enter this door, we passed. Right?"

"That's what they said..."

The unofficial leader of the group was a bit uneasy, but he started walking. As he was only a few steps in front of the giant door, he was greeted by a senior guarding the door.

"I'm Liu Sheng, the future disciple of Cloud Moon Palace. I've been summoned here. Esteemed senior, can you please open the door."

The senior replied, "We did not lock the door, you just need to push it open and went inside. But, please enter the door one by one."

As the unofficial leader, Liu Sheng thanked the senior. Then, he immediately tried to push the door open. But, the door won't budge.

"Umm... Senior, are you sure the door's not locked?" Liu Sheng asked.

"Yes, I'm sure. If it's still locked, I promise that you will automatically pass the test."

"Senior, are you sure this door is meant to be pushed? I did not have to pull, right?" Liu Sheng asked again.

"You can just look at the door's angle that it is meant to be pushed open. I also guarantee that I entered the Supreme Martial Palace everyday by pushing it."

Again, Liu Sheng tried to push the door open by using all his might, but to no avail.

Another candidate tried to open the door, but he met the same conclusion as Liu Sheng, the door cannot be opened.

Soon, more than 100 candidates has tried to open the door, but it won't even budge.

It turns out this is the real part of the test.

Elder Zhou along with the other elders were watching from afar as the candidates struggle. Elder Zhou's eyebrow were twisted in an uncomfortable position as he said, "That's weird, I've been watching that Liu Sheng from the start of the test, he should be strong enough to open the door. Also, more than 100 have attempted to open the door, but why no has succeeded?"

A senior near him was anxiously holding it the entire rime, he couldn't help but reported. "Elder Zhou, the tool for the door has been set for the hardest settings."

"What? The hardest setting... No wonder, they can't open it. Quickly lower it down!" said Elder Zhou.

The senior shook his head, "I can't, it can only be changed by the person who has his Qi registered by the tool."

"You don't need to tell me. I know that." said Elder Zhou. "That's why find that person and tell him to change it."

"It's not possible..."

"Why?"

"Reporting to Elder Zhou, the one who make the decision to change it to the hardest setting and the one who has his Qi registered to the tool is none other than Elder Chen."

Elder Zhou sighed, "So, it's Chen Jing! Where the hell is he? How could he make trouble... Wait... Chen Jing is..."

"That's right, Elder Chen was slapped to death by Scholar Jin just a few hours ago."