Douluo Continent: The Peerless Tang Sect - Sharingan Intercepts Tianmeng

Chapter 32, Table 32: Are you going to eat there?

After Zhang Zhao arrived at the East China Sea Junior Soul Master Academy, he was able to enter the office of Vice Dean Bai Qingshan without any hindrance, thanks to his status as a government employee.

However, Bai Qingshan was not in the vice dean's office at that time, so he inquired and went to the dean's office.

When he heard Xiao Qiang's name outside the door, he knew he hadn't gone to the wrong place this time.

"Who are you?"

Upon seeing Zhang Zhao suddenly open the door and walk in, Principal Zhao Yuanbu frowned.

Without wasting any words, Zhang Zhao immediately released his spirit rings. Five spirit rings—two yellow, two purple, and one black—surrounded his body, demonstrating Zhang Zhao's strength.

Upon seeing Zhang Zhao's five spirit rings, especially the black ten-thousand-year spirit ring, the principal, who had been sitting and drinking tea, immediately stood up. The arrogance on his face disappeared, replaced by a gentle smile.

Upon seeing Zhang Zhao's ten-thousand-year soul ring, even though he didn't know the other party's identity, Zhao Yuanbu was certain that neither he nor his family could afford to offend this person.

Although he was only a five-ring Soul King, his black ten-thousand-year Soul Ring had already proven his identity to some extent.

Those who can obtain a hundred-year spirit ring as their first spirit ring prove that their family was relatively well-off from the beginning. At the very least, they were not worried about food and drink, and were considered rich second-generation in the eyes of ordinary people.

Excluding very few special cases, it's almost certain that someone with a thousand-year-old spirit ring as their third spirit ring comes from a minor noble family.

Those whose fifth spirit ring reaches the ten-thousand-year level are at least the young master of a medium-sized noble family, or even born into a great noble family.

It should be noted that even the so-called four major families of Donghai City, including their patriarchs, cannot gather a single ten-thousand-year soul ring.

According to Zhao Yuanbu's knowledge, in the entire East Sea City, it seems that only the city lord, a seven-ring Soul Saint, has a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring, but even that Soul Saint city lord's fifth Soul Ring is only a thousand-year Soul Ring.

Those whose fifth spirit ring is a ten-thousand-year spirit ring practically have the words "born of a great noble family" etched on their faces. Once he understood the situation, Zhao Yuanbu knew how to speak.

"Sir, what brings you to the East Sea Soul Master Academy? I am the grandson of the Great Elder of the Zhao family, one of the four great families of East Sea City. If you require my services, I am willing to dedicate the entire strength of my clan to your cause." Zhao Yuanbu bowed slightly to Zhang Zhao. It was the first time he had ever seen someone with a fifth soul ring that was already ten thousand years old, and he couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive.

"I'm here to see Bai Qingshan."

Bai Qingshan? Wait, did he mention Xiao Qiang before?

Did Xiao Qiang accidentally offend someone, or did he manage to curry favor with someone else?

"Sir, are you looking for Bai Qingshan?"

Zhao Yuanbu's mind raced, and he glanced at Bai Qingshan, his face now filled with confusion.

The reason he viewed Bai Qingshan this way was to tell Zhang Zhao that this person was the Bai Qingshan he was looking for. However, the reason he didn't say that Bai Qingshan was Bai Qingshan was because he was unsure of Zhang Zhao's attitude towards Bai Qingshan.

If he guesses randomly and chooses the right option, then everything will be fine. Even if he can't get on Zhang Zhao's good side, at least it won't harm him. But if he accidentally says the wrong thing, someone whose fifth spirit ring is already a ten-thousand-year spirit ring, even if he kills him, his family won't dare to say or do anything to him.

Therefore, he chose to tell Zhang Zhao that the person in front of him was Bai Qingshan without expressing his opinion. Although this would not achieve anything, at least it would not be wrong.

The message has been conveyed. Whatever attitude Zhang Zhao has towards Bai Qingshan, I will follow Zhang Zhao's lead and treat Bai Qingshan the same way, with the main goal of not seeking merit but avoiding mistakes.

The ability to read between the lines and accurately choose sides is something that these small families in these areas learn from a young age.

Zhang Zhao wasn't a particularly intelligent person; otherwise, he wouldn't have ended up with a job where he could just laze around and do nothing, despite his father's high rank. Fortunately, while his comprehension was poor, Zhao Yuanbu had strong communication skills.

Furthermore, given that Bai Qingshan bowed to him, it was impossible for him not to know who Bai Qingshan was.

"My lord, I am Bai Qingshan. May I ask what brings you here?"

With people around him recognizing him, whether it's a blessing or a curse, there's no escaping it. Bai Qingshan can't wait to find out the situation before making a choice like Zhao Yuanbu did.

"Senior, I cannot accept such courtesy. I am Zhang Zhao, and my father is Zhang Er, the Censor-in-Chief and Vice Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices... Ah, sorry, I'm used to it."

Hearing Zhang Zhao's words, Bai Qingshan already had a guess, but just to be on the safe side, he still needed to confirm. "Young master, you've come to see me for...?"

"Oh, is that so? Lord Xiao Qiang asked me to deliver some things."

"Lord Xiao?" Bai Qingshan and Zhao Yuanbu said in unison, both of them hardly believing their ears.

"Young friend Zhang, you mean Lord Xiao?" After confirming the situation, Bai Qingshan's tone shifted towards that of an elder.

"Yes, it is Lord Xiao. Lord Xiao recently became a disciple of the Red Dust Hall Master. Such talent is truly a model for us all. My admiration for Lord Xiao is like a surging river, never-ending."

Bai Qingshan: "..."

Zhao Yuanbu: "..."

Seeing Zhang Zhao's somewhat exaggerated expression, the two of them raised their eyebrows almost imperceptibly. However, as the strongest of the three, no one would be so foolish as to say that Zhang Zhao was acting fake at this moment.

"Ahem, what does he want from you, old man?" After confirming the situation, Bai Qingshan, despite having the weakest soul power among the three, already displayed the demeanor of a senior.

Although his cultivation level hasn't reached that point yet, it seems his status is close to it.

"Lord Xiao asked me to deliver something to you. Also, this is a long-range soul communication device produced by Mingdetang. Lord Xiao asked me to have you confirm the contents after I deliver it."

"A storage soul tool? Inside this..." Bai Qingshan took the soul tool from Zhang Zhao, injected a wisp of soul power into it, and then took out eight bottles of pills and a black card.

Bai Qingshan was still unsure what level of pills were in those eight bottles, but he recognized the card.

In Douluo Continent, cards are divided into five levels: white, yellow, purple, black, and red, with white being the lowest and red the highest.

A black card can't possibly store less than a million gold soul coins, because anything less than a million would be considered a purple card.

In other words, the cash that Xiao Qiang gave him alone was worth millions.

Bai Qingshan looked at the things on the table, then at the table itself, and finally fixed his gaze on Zhao Yuanbu.

The implication is clear: Do you want to eat the table?

(End of this chapter)