Chapter 297 - A True Man Does What Should Be Done and Refrains from What Should Not Be Done! (2/2)

A person who had the qualification to reach the divine beast level would have the rights to enjoy all the benefits of the inner hall, even if he was only at an amateur grade in the outer hall.

Have the potential to become a divine beast? Bai Sheng did not think that Qin Fen has the potential, but he might be able to become an amazing master of martial arts.

In that case, who has that potential? Bai Sheng’s mind flashed a young man’s figure. Perhaps only Shang Guan Chuan Qi of this generation has the chance?

“Up to you.” Bai Sheng sighed. There were so many young people that had talent in martial arts, the Sacred Martial Hall would never force anyone to make a choice, “In that case, do you plan to join Sacred Martial Hall after you leave the army or after this recruit tournament?”

Qin Fen placed his attention on Zhao Huzi’s face, “General, can I leave the army after this recruit tournament end?”

Zhao Huzi shrugged his hands and shoulders, “Of course! Being able to join the Sacred Martial Hall is also glory for our military.”

“Oh.” Qin Fen nodded. “According to the enlistment law, veterans should be entitled to benefits. For example, those rewards…”

“Not for your situation.” Zhao Huzi shook his head, “Veterans that leave voluntarily are considered against the rules of military. Although we will not stop you, you will not receive those rewards as you will have broken the rules.”

Qin Fen placed his attention back to Bai Sheng’s face again, “So Mr. Bai, if I chose to leave the army after this recruit tournament, will the Sacred Martial Hall compensate my losses?”

Bai Sheng smiled, this was his first time as an examiner encountering such an arrogant person, aside from the rumored woman. He only intended to become an amateur grade at the outer hall, but he’s demanding for compensation from the Sacred Martial Hall?

“If you choose to join fully, Sacred Martial Hall will double the compensation. If you choose the amateur grade, Sacred Martial Hall will not give any compensation. Don’t forget that there are countless people in the world who are willing to pay a lot of money to join the Sacred Martial Hall. They don’t even have a chance.” Bai Sheng kept a straight face, there was no longer any amiable smile.

Qin Fen nodded. It wasn’t much different from what he had anticipated. Sacred Martial Hall was almost a transcendental existence. Countless people wanted to enter but they couldn’t. They did not lack anything, including talented martial artists.

“I understand.” Qin Fen put his attention back on Zhao Huzi’s face, “General, I assume that I will accumulate military merits after this recruit tournament, right? Will I be promoted?”

“Major.” Zhao Huzi gave him a clear-cut answer, “You performed very well this time. I will try to get you to the major rank.”

Major? Bai Sheng was very surprised . An 18 years old major? To become a major after the recruit period?! Furthermore, he did not graduate from the military school, he was only a grass-roots soldier!

Qin Fen was also very surprised, he would have been satisfied with the rank of first or second lieutenant. No one imagined that General Zhao would promise him a major rank.

“This is the best I can give.” Zhao Huzi sighed, “You have only been in the army for a short period of time, so the highest rank I can get you is major. Unless you continue to perform meritorious service in the future or further your study in the military academy, you won’t be able to get a higher ranking until you have broader connections and higher skills.”

Qin Fen smiled and shook his head. It seemed that General Zhao misunderstood his meaning. He thought Qin Fen was unsatisfied with his proposal.

“So if I left the army with a major rank…”

“You will get a lot of rewards.”

“Got it.” Qin Fen looked determined, “Mr. Bai, I hope I can retire from the army as planned.”

Bai Sheng couldn’t believe his ears. He looked at Qin Fen carefully. How could a man that was so calculative of money develop the strength he had today? He gave up the huge benefits he would get from the Sacred Martial Hall so that he could get his rewards from the army. How could a person be able to throw such a strong punch when he can’t even make a good decision for himself?

Qin Fen ignored Bai Sheng’s strange eyes. A person who lived a good life like him would never be able to understand the hardships of people who used to live in the bottom of the society. Even if he had experience and studied a lot, he would never be obsessed with money, because he had financial support.

Qin Fen learned this law from his experience: He needed to be rewarded in return for what he did.

Participating in the army and joining recruit tournament was his work, therefore it was reasonable for him to get the rewards. There was no reason to work for free.

“Young man, if you choose to join fully…” Bai Sheng couldn’t help but try to persuade him, “The benefits are far greater than the benefits you get from the military.”

“Mr. Bai.” Qin Fen nodded politely and said, “Although I am very short on money, I never exchange some of my own things for money. Speaking of this, I was offered good pay to be a cowherd boy during my high school period. Back then, I had a good figure because I worked hard. But I declined that offer.”

Bai Sheng wanted to laugh and weep at the same time. This was the first time he heard someone compare the experience of being offered to be a cowherd boy with fully joining Sacred Martial Hall. This young man was really interesting.

“Zhongzhou has a saying.” Qin Fen slowly stood up, “A true man does what should be done and refrain from what should not be done! I serve the army, so I am entitled to get the reward. That’s it…”

Qin Fen got up and bowed to Bai Sheng. He then took a big step out of the conference room.

Zhao Huzi looked admiringly at Qin Fen’s back. This was the first time in many years, he saw such a young man willing to reject the temptation of the Sacred Martial Hall.

Zhao Huzi thought again, with a faint sigh in his throat. This young man was blinded, he rejected the most direct path to the peak of martial arts.

Qin Fen looked up at the blossoming white clouds in the sky and quietly reflected on his answer. If he had not dreamt about the grandmaster, would he be able to reject the offer from Sacred Martial Hall?

“Yes!” Qin Fen’s eyes became firm, “I don’t think I can reach the peak of martial arts when my fist loses its freedom!”

Bai Sheng stood behind Qin Fen and heard him talking to himself. His eyes flashed a light he never had before, and he murmured what Qin Fen said “The fist that loses its freedom is unable to reach the peak of martial arts… ”

Fist that loses its freedom… fist that loses its freedom… Bai Sheng suddenly realized that Qin Fen grew taller.

Bai Sheng seemed to have an illusion in front of him for a moment. Qin Fen’s figure seemed to overlap with Song Wendong’s figure. Song Wendong’s figure gave the exact impression as Qin Fen! Confidence! Heroic spirit! And also determination!

So similar! Too similar! Bai Sheng shook his head, What happened? How was it possible for him to see a figure of the divine beast level martial artist on an eight-star young martial artist? Was he influenced by what Qin Fen said just now? Or was it because of his aura of power that had already exceeded his star-class?

Qin Fen turned to look at Bai Sheng who was stronger than him, “Is there anything else you want to say?”

“Well.” Bai Sheng took a copy of a manuscript from his arms and handed it to Qin Fen, “Read this here and return to me half an hour later. This is the test topic to enter the Sacred Martial Outer Hall. Anyone with the invitation will be given half an hour to read in advance.”

Qin Fen took the book, he seemed to have seen the word “Wu” on it before. He recalled that he saw the word “Wu” in the room that day he met Song Jia. Both the words looked similar.

However, the word “Wu” in the room that day could not be looked at. A person might become deeply attracted to it. Worst case scenario, he or she may even get an internal injury or go mad after looking at it for a long period of time.

But this word “Wu”? Qin Fen stared at the cover. The power of martial art was less than the one on that day.

If the word “Wu” on the day was the universe, then this word “Wu” was only a basin of water.

This word “Wu” would not cause any problems, instead, it would help you grow.

Bai Sheng looked at Qin Fen with a worried face. What does this young man want to do? Was he attracted by the word “wu”? If that’s the case, I’m afraid that he won’t even need to go to the Sacred Martial Hall.

Any young people that were attracted by this word “Wu” would suffer internal injuries and vomit blood.

The cover of this book was also a test! Bai Sheng slowly closed his eyes. It seemed that Qin Fen was attracted by this word “Wu”, how unfortunate… if he could pass this test then he would be considered qualified. But until then, there hasn’t been a young man that had not vomited blood when they saw this word “Wu”.

“This word ‘Wu’…” Qin Fen scared Bai Sheng when he started talking. He was surprised to find that Qin Fen had already separated his mind from the word “Wu”, and there was no sign of internal injury.

Bai Sheng stared carefully at Qin Fen’s face, he wondered if the young man swallowed his blood forcefully back to his stomach to cover up the internal injury.

Bai Sheng stared at Qin Fen for a few seconds and confirmed that this young man was normal and had not been injured. Otherwise, he would still smell blood even if he had swallowed.

“What happened to the word “Wu”?” Bai Sheng was very curious. How could this young man not be injured? Wasn’t his strength at eight-star?

“This word “Wu”…” Qin Fen made a “tsk” sound, “The person wrote this using the oscillation that was formed by his true energy. The frequency is amazing!”

Bai Sheng stared at Qin Fen. What did he say? I was only able to see what he said after entering the Sacred Martial Hall for half a year!

Had this kid taken the book for even five minutes? No! Was it three minutes? He actually saw it in such a short period of time! The main problem is, he has not even entered the Sacred Martial Hall yet!

“It’s amazing.” Qin Fen gasped in admiration, “I have already learned so much from this word “Wu”. I suddenly got a lot of inspiration.”