CHAPTER 244: CHAPTER 244: THE RELUCTANTLY WORKING QIN XIAOZHU

Time passed, and half a month went by.

The news of Qin Chuan becoming an emperor spread like a tidal wave across the entire Purple Cloud Domain.

It even started spreading to several neighboring domains.

This gave Qin Chuan a slight sense of crisis—what if it reached the Red Ming Domain prematurely?

You must know, the Martial Emperor is not to be taken lightly!

If the big shots in the Red Ming Domain get wind of this, they will certainly investigate his family to avoid offending them by accident.

Then they would definitely find out about Qin Zi, eventually circulating his portrait to warn future generations not to offend him.

By that time,

when Qin Zi goes to the Red Ming Domain, the young people there will treat him with respect, even grovel, who would dare to pick a fight?

And with no one picking fights, Qin Zi won’t have a chance to show them up.

So how can he earn those boasting rights?

If Qin Zi gets along smoothly in the Red Ming Domain, then his previous efforts to lay the groundwork would be in vain, wouldn’t they??

"No, absolutely not!"

Qin Chuan took a deep breath, a fierce look on his face. In the last battle against the Demon Emperor, his boasting points were almost exhausted.

Only 55 points remained.

He was on the verge of complete bankruptcy.

Moreover, now that he has broken through to Martial Emperor, having reached the pinnacle level of the Human Race, even if he kept a low profile, his fame would gradually spread, and as he grows stronger, his fame would only increase.

This means that,

in the future, there will be fewer and fewer young people showing off in front of Qin Zi, making it increasingly difficult for him to earn those boasting points!

If that’s the case!

How can he not reap the benefits from the Red Ming Domain this time?

"I need to find an excuse to send Qin Zi to the Red Ming Domain before the news spreads over here."

Qin Chuan made up his mind.

Then, he began to take action and went straight to the residence of the Purple Cloud Palace Master.

"Senior."

The Purple Cloud Palace Master, as usual, was polite and now also showed a bit more reverence.

"I want to know if there have been any grand events in the Red Ming Domain recently, as I wish to send Qin Zi there for training."

Qin Chuan said bluntly.

"Training?"

The Purple Cloud Palace Master pondered for a moment and asked:

"Is Senior in a hurry to train Qin Zi because of the three-year agreement with the Lu Family? Rest assured, even if Lu Qian and Qin Zi fight three years later, he wouldn’t dare to win!"

Yes, he wouldn’t dare to win!

The Lu Family previously made the three-year agreement with Qin Zi precisely because of their vast influence, intending to bully Qin Zi.

Now that Qin Chuan has powerfully become an emperor, the Lu Family not only doesn’t dare to win but even dares not mention it!

Three years later, if Qin Zi doesn’t go to challenge the Lu Family, they will pretend to forget about it, but if Qin Zi goes, he will surely win—if the Lu Family doesn’t want to be wiped out, they can only let Qin Zi win!

So, why doesn’t the Lu Family directly make amends and cancel this three-year agreement?

In fact, they don’t want to provoke Qin Chuan’s temper. After all, some matters are like powder kegs; it’s best not to mention them.

The Lu Family has adopted an ostrich strategy.

They believe as long as they don’t initiate trouble later on, with the magnanimity of a Martial Emperor, he wouldn’t go around settling old scores recklessly.

And this is indeed the case.

Qin Chuan is incredibly busy and doesn’t have time to bother with them. As long as the Lu Family doesn’t act out, he doesn’t care.

"I don’t really care about that so-called three-year agreement. However, Qin Zi genuinely needs to grow faster."

Qin Chuan’s eyes were deep:

"Everyone has their own mission, and if he continues to grow at this pace, he might not be able to bear his mission."

The Purple Cloud Palace Master’s body jolted with shock!

Suddenly, he felt a sense of mystery, but he still couldn’t fathom what kind of mission Qin Zi might have.

Moreover, Qin Chuan was here, and he had already achieved Martial Emperor level—what could require Qin Zi?

Although puzzled, he did not ask, as he knew questioning would not yield answers.

After some thought, he said in a deep voice:

"Senior, not long ago I received a message from the Red Ming Academy, stating that the Red Ming Palace Master is preparing to take on disciples."

"The Red Ming Palace Master is also a Martial Emperor, so his disciple recruitment is undoubtedly significant. It’s said that he put in great effort to create a trial space, and passing its test is the only way to become his disciple."

"However, such trials are quite perilous—while there’s no stated limit on cultivation level, Qin Zi’s level is indeed quite low right now..."

After hearing this, Qin Chuan’s eyes lit up.

Who cares if his cultivation is low!

As long as there’s an excuse to send Qin Zi to the Red Ming Domain, that’s enough. What Qin Zi does afterward is not important.

The significance of becoming a Martial Emperor’s disciple is even less important.

I’m an Emperor myself!!

"Senior, you weren’t thinking..."

Upon seeing Qin Chuan’s expression, the Purple Cloud Palace Master was surprised and anxiously advised:

"Senior, please reconsider! The trial space crafted by the Red Ming Palace Master must be extraordinary, and the competition will surely be fierce—if anything happens to Qin Zi in there..."

He felt a twinge of concern.

After all, he was the one who had informed Qin Chuan of this matter. If Qin Zi were to truly perish in the trial, he couldn’t escape blame.

And someone who has suffered a grievous loss like this would be hard-pressed not to lose his mind and take it out on him.

"Cultivation is like rowing against the current; if you don’t advance, you fall back. Every strong practitioner has grown through challenges and hardships."

Qin Zi waved his hand with a righteous air: "We martial artists fear no battle!"

In his words, there was a sense of grandeur, mixed with the unique dignity of a Martial Emperor.

Instantly, the Purple Cloud Palace Master shut his mouth, left speechless.

Because he had a premonition that if he spoke one more word, he might end up getting beaten.

...

Soon, Qin Chuan returned to his residence and casually mentioned this to Qin Zi.

Qin Zi immediately jumped up.

"Dad! This isn’t right, I’ve already got a master, how can I go and take the Red Ming Palace Master as my master too?"

"Besides, even if that Red Ming Palace Master is a Martial Emperor, you’re no less than him, so why should I go to him when I have you?"

"Could it be that the Red Ming Palace Master has more depth than you, more knowledge, and more wisdom?"

"No, no, no! He’s nowhere near you! No matter how you compare, he can’t even be one-tenth, no, one-hundredth of you!"

"Since he’s no match for you in any way, why should I consider making him my master? The Red Ming Palace Master? He’s not worthy!!"

Qin Xiaozhu held his head high, speaking righteously, justifying himself all the while flattering his father.

But Qin Chuan saw through it; this little brat was clearly afraid of the danger and was chickening out!

Indeed.

Qin Xiaozhu isn’t a fool. How could he not know how intense the competition for becoming a Martial Emperor’s disciple is?

The risk is too high.

The Red Ming Palace Master’s recruitment drives talents from all across the southwestern domains, with hundreds of domains sending countless prodigies to attend.

Add in the talents native to the Red Ming Domain, and it’s a mixed bag. With Qin Zi’s current level, he can hardly hold his own...

His low cultivation level restricts his ability to shine.

However, what Qin Chuan decides is not something Qin Xiaozhu can evade so easily!

Besides, you, little piglet, have already depleted all of my resources; you still want to laze around without contributing?

Dream on!

With profound eyes, Qin Chuan looked at his convenient son and asked calmly, "Xiao Zi, are you... afraid?"

"Not at all,"

Qin Zi quickly denied.

"Hmm."

Qin Chuan nodded, then patted his head, saying in a low voice:

"If it’s just that you don’t want to go, dad won’t force you. But I hope you’re not avoiding it out of fear."

"If you’re afraid, then dad... will be very disappointed."

After saying this, he turned and walked towards the door, his figure appearing somewhat weary.

Qin Zi stared at that retreating figure blankly, a strong sense of guilt welling up inside him for some reason.

He had deceived his father!

He had let his father down!

Clenching his fists, he wrestled with himself for a moment, then shouted, "Dad, I’ve decided, I’ll go and take a look!"

With his head held high and full of spirit, he exclaimed, "Afraid? No way, afraid of what? What could possibly scare me?"