Invincible Little School Doctor

Chapter 1528: Chapter 1528: Old Friends Reunion? (Third Update)

”Isn’t the Greenstone Society supposed to select talents? How is this different from choosing the strongest?” Liu Sheng asked, somewhat puzzled.

”Don’t be so hasty, I’m not finished yet!” Zhu Wenjing said with a playful hum, ”The changes in the rules of the matches are just one part; the criteria for judgment have also changed!”

”Compared to the matches in the previous two days, this time, several masters in the Nascent Soul Late Stage have been added as judges. These judges will analyze and evaluate each participating cultivator. Whether you make it to the next round is not determined by defeating your opponent, but by the decision of the judges.”

Upon hearing this, Ye Haochuan smirked and said, ”In that case, wouldn’t it be easy to rig the results?”

The outcome of a match is something everyone can assess subjectively. But this so-called talent selection can be argued from both sides.

If someone bribes these judges in advance, they can easily pass to the next round.

”The judgments are personally instructed by Sect Master Ye, and all the judges are masters in the Nascent Soul Late Stage. How could they be easily bribed?” Zhu Wenjing said dismissively.

”If it’s not to cheat, then why change the competition method?” Ye Haochuan countered.

Zhu Wenjing frowned a little and said, ”How would I know? Maybe they got bored with the old rules and want to try a new method!”

”You really are adorably naive!” Ye Haochuan teased, patting Zhu Wenjing on the head with a light laugh, ”If it remained a contest among peers, the judging criteria would be simple: whoever wins has better talent. Back then, if someone forcibly claimed that the loser had better talent, who would believe it? If the ages differ, it becomes a different story; a loss can be attributed to being younger. Who can verify the truth?”

”By your logic, wouldn’t the Greenstone Society be one big fraud?” Zhu Wenjing pouted and said, ”I think it’s just your mindset that’s too pessimistic. How could the Xuanmen be as bad as you say?”

Ye Haochuan scoffed and said, ”If it’s really that fair and just, why do most of the talents come from elite families? Are there no geniuses among ordinary people?”

Ye Haochuan’s words did seem a bit far-fetched. There are geniuses among ordinary people, but their numbers are scarce, and ordinary people have limited access to cultivation resources, making it much harder for them to rise compared to elite families.

But, there is one point he got right. There is indeed some background manipulation in the Greenstone Society.

Zhu Wenjing seemed to ponder over this point as well and couldn’t think of any words to counter, turning her head away and ignoring Ye Haochuan.

Ye Haochuan intended to tease her a bit more but was interrupted by a deafening voice that suddenly rang out.

”Those under twenty, to the left arena. Those over twenty, to the right!”

The voice came from a burly man with muscles rippling on his body. His face full of fierce lines, paired with his lion-like roar, made him seem quite intimidating.

Everyone trembled at his words and quickly ran to their designated positions.

Ye Haochuan didn’t recognize this burly man and didn’t pay much attention to him. However, the young man standing behind him did catch his eye.

This young man was Long Yang whom Ye Haochuan had seen in the booklet. Since he suspected he was the masked man, Ye Haochuan had been specifically looking for him in the previous two days of matches.

What puzzled Ye Haochuan was that, for some reason, he never found Long Yang’s presence.

In fact, not only was Long Yang absent, but among the five great talents, only Ji Tianyu had appeared.

It’s worth mentioning that Zhu Wenjing later told him that the five great talents actually didn’t need to participate in the early matches. However, Ji Tianyu insisted on participating from the first round.

Based on his previous interactions with Ji Tianyu, Ye Haochuan could roughly guess Ji Tianyu’s thoughts. He probably wanted more practical combat experience to enhance his abilities.

Because of this, Ye Haochuan’s admiration for Ji Tianyu rose to another level.

No need to mention the five great talents; they are recognized as geniuses. It’s reasonable for them not to participate earlier. But with Long Yang being a Core Formation Mid-Stage at twenty-eight, his talent isn’t particularly strong, so why does he also have the privilege to skip the early rounds?

”Could it really be because of corruption?” Ye Haochuan thought with a light laugh in his heart.

Long Yang seemed to sense Ye Haochuan’s gaze and, slightly startled, returned it with a smile.

Just from this one response, Ye Haochuan was almost certain that this guy must be the masked man from back then.

After the last battle ended, the masked man mentioned that the next time they meet, they might fight side by side. Yet, they met again during the Greenstone Society’s competition.

Long Yang didn’t speak to Ye Haochuan, but instead followed the burly man to the area designated for participants over twenty.

Here, there was also an arena, larger and higher than those used before.

The burly man stepped onto the arena and announced today’s match rules. These rules were exactly as Zhu Wenjing had described, so Ye Haochuan didn’t pay much attention.

At the end of the announcement, suddenly, a great expert in the Nascent Soul Late Stage appeared on the arena.

Seeing the face of this cultivator, Ye Haochuan couldn’t help but smile.

Damn, is today the Greenstone Society or an old friends’ reunion?

Ye Haochuan couldn’t help but indulge his mischievous side in his heart.

This sudden appearance wasn’t just anyone; it was Ye Family’s expert Ye Xian, who had once saved Ye Haochuan!

Although he saw Ye Xian, Ye Xian seemed oblivious to his presence. At this moment, Ye Xian appeared somewhat distracted, looking around on the arena as if searching for someone.

Soon, a rather arrogant figure slowly approached.

Ye Xian’s face first lit up with joy, but then quickly furrowed.

He swiftly leaped beside the figure and asked, ”Brother Xin, why are you here? Wasn’t Brother Yi supposed to be the judge for this round?”

”My older brother has other matters to attend to and has temporarily entrusted me with today’s judgment!” the figure replied courteously.

Upon hearing this, Ye Haochuan, noticing a scholarly aura about the figure, immediately knew who it was.

Yang Sen’s three sons are Yang Zhong, Yang Yi, and Yang Xin. Apart from these three, there couldn’t be anyone else at the Institute of Extensive Learning who Ye Xian would call brother.

Given the name includes the character ’Xin,’ he was most likely the Faithful Venerable, Yang Xin.

Realizing this, Ye Haochuan couldn’t help but glance at Yang Xin a few more times. Yang Xin seemed devoid of Yang Yi’s arrogance and was instead humble and courteous. His every move was pleasing to behold.

Damn, born from the same father, how can the difference in character be so vast?

Ye Haochuan mused inwardly.

If Yang Yi were like Yang Xin, there wouldn’t be repeated trouble over trivial matters.

He even suspected, could it be that Yang Yi was a bastard child, birthed by Yang Sen’s mistress in secrecy? Otherwise, how could he resemble neither his father nor his brothers?