Chapter 9: The Violet Bow (Three)

  Before Zhou Weiqing even started drawing his bow, the Xiao Se's squad leaders had already begun to jeer. One of them shouted: "Don't bother, just call out for your grandfather instead! Being able to acknowledge our squad leader as your grandfather is already a blessing for you!"

  Zhou Weiqing turned his head towards the captain and asked in a pretending-not-to-have-heard tone: "What did you say I should call?"

  The team leader subconsciously said: "Grandpa."

  Zhou Weiqing laughed and readily agreed: "Ah, you're really clever. However, having a grandson like you is an ancestral sin."

  "What did you say?" The captain only then realized that he had been fooled by this big-headed soldier who looked very silly. He suddenly stood up. At the same time, Zhou Weiqing coldly laughed and with a burst of strength, the Purple Heaven Bow with its characteristic cow hair gold stars was instantly drawn to full moon shape.

  The team leader who had just stood up was about to scold, but happened to see the Purple Moon Bow being pulled by Zhou Weiqing, and for a moment, his mouth was wide open, with an expression of unbelievable color in his eyes. It wasn't just him, all the team leaders on Xiao Xi's side had the same expression. Xiao Xi himself looked like he had seen a ghost, with a face full of surprise. To know that, without heavenly power cultivation, it is almost impossible to pull open the Purple Moon Bow.

  Zhou Weiqing drew the Purple Moon Bow to its fullest extent, but instead of releasing it, he remained motionless, maintaining his stance. The previous foolishness, sorrow, and anger had all disappeared, leaving only a playful glint in his eyes as he shouted at Xiao Se, "Kneel down and call me Grandfather!"

  As soon as Zhou Weiqing spoke, the deputy captains of Xiao Xi's squad all rushed up and surrounded him in a circle, looking like they were about to take action against him.

  But at this moment, a hint of killing intent flashed in Zhou Weiqing's eyes. Under the cover of his sleeve, the icy jade pearl that had been wrapped around his right wrist suddenly appeared and connected instantly.

  The moment Tianli and Tizhu communicated, Zhou Weiqing only felt that the Purple Star Bow in his hand was as light as nothing, and his whole body was filled with an unspeakable powerful force. Subconsciously, his hands exerted force again. Suddenly, a cracking sound was heard, and with a "pa" sound, the Purple Star Bow in his hand was directly broken off.

  With a casual toss, Zhou Weiqing threw the Purple Star Bow to the ground like he was throwing away trash. He clenched his right fist and examined it in front of his eyes, even blowing on it slightly. He said disdainfully, "I thought it was something good, but it broke with just one pull. Is this really a bow?"

  The hairless team leaders who were about to take action were completely stunned by Zhou Weiqing's move. That was the Purple Star Bow made of hundred-year-old star wood! Just as Ma Li, the team leader, said earlier, among them, those who could draw this bow were few and far between, let alone break it. How terrifying must one's strength be to achieve that? For a moment, there was complete silence, not a single person dared to make a move.

  "That's enough. What are you doing? Do you want to be court-martialed?" Shangguan Bing'er's icy voice rang out, and those hairless squad leaders immediately dispersed down the slope.

  Shangguan Bing'er took a glance at the Purple Heaven Bow, which had already been broken into two pieces on the ground. A hint of surprise also flashed across her blue eyes. Then she turned to Xiao Se and said: "Commander Xiao, I think there's no need for further proof now, right?"

  Xiao Se's face turned iron-green, that was absolutely pale with a hint of white and grey. He never thought he would be played by Zhou Xiaopang, a new recruit, in front of Shangguan Yuer, and even more so, ruining his own Purple Bow.

  However, he ultimately suppressed the anger in his heart and said with a forced smile: "So Brother Zhou is actually hiding his true abilities, I was blind to it. Congratulations, Captain, on finding a qualified personal soldier. Since even the Purple Star Bow can be drawn to its limit, there's no need to prove anything else. Captain, in a few more days, the new recruit camp will begin. I'll go take care of the new recruits' matters first." With that, he took his ten hairless squad leaders and was about to leave.

  "Xiao Team Leader, I remember you haven't fulfilled your promise yet. You neither knelt down nor called me Grandfather. Are you leaving just like that?" Zhou Weiqing said with a sarcastic tone.

  He glanced at him, and suddenly this guy also smiled, with a very sly smile. "Brother Zhou, I just said that the Purple Bow can be used as a bet. Later, I said it was to call you, how could you? You didn't say what to do, nor did you agree to kneel down. If you want to listen, then I'll call you three times, Little Fatty Zhou. As for the bet of the Purple Bow, it's also your own destruction, what does it have to do with me? Let's go." While speaking, he swung his hand and turned around to leave with his people.

  "Pfft. What's wrong?" Zhou Weiqing looked at Xiao Se's departing back, saying somewhat exasperatedly. After all, he was still a bit young and hadn't noticed the wordplay from Xiao Se earlier, this guy was obviously more cunning than he had imagined.

  On the other side, Xiao Se walked out of the military tent with a smile on his face that had disappeared, his face was iron-green, and his teeth were chattering. "Get me to investigate this Zhou Xiaopang. I want to see where this guy came from, did he come from the imperial family?"

  The former captain who had called Zhou Weiqing "Grandfather" whispered, "Boss, I think this kid is just a bit stronger than usual, no need to make a big deal out of it. Tonight I'll go to his camp and help you vent your anger."

  Xiao Se let out a cold hum, "Do you think anyone can pull off the Purple Bow? If I'm not mistaken, this kid should be a Body Jewel Master, and his Body Jewel is mainly used to amplify strength. I almost know all the Imperial Jewel Masters of the Tian Gong Empire, but this kid is not among them. Investigate carefully for me, don't let any clues slip away."

  "Yes."

  Xiao Se left, and Shangguan Bing'er let Mao Lie take his subordinates away. As they were about to leave, Mao Lie gave Zhou Weiqing a thumbs up from a subtle position, with obvious admiration in his eyes. It was clear that Xiao Se's defeat made him extremely happy.

  Everyone left, and in the central military tent, only Zhou Weiqing and Shangguan Bing'er were left.

  "Zhou Xiaopang, you can communicate with Tianzhu?" Shangguan Bing'er asked with a surprised expression, and since no one else was around, she didn't need to deliberately hide her thoughts.

  "Ah, yes! It was done last night. You taught me that method of collecting and releasing the Sky Pearl, it's really simple, I picked it up quickly. Then I tried communicating with the Intention Pearl and the Body Pearl, it went pretty smoothly."

  Shangguan Bing'er fell silent. Was the cultivation of the Imperial Pearl Master really that easy? Of course not, especially for a Heavenly Pearl Master, whose cultivation was even more difficult. She was known as the number one young genius girl in the Tian Gong Empire, and it had taken her five whole days to master the art of collecting and releasing the Heavenly Pearls when she first started practicing, and it took her ten days to communicate with her own Intent Twin Pearls. But this guy, who appeared to be honest but was actually very cunning, had managed to complete it in just one night. Although she didn't want to admit it, she also understood that her reputation as a genius should be yielded.

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