Chapter 19: The Qi Family
Wow~"
"Hello distinguished guests, welcome to the No. 0372 combat power evaluation agency, I am the No. 033 artificial intelligence Lily of the institution, and I am very happy to serve you." Zhou Hong and the fat man had just stepped into the door of the institution when they saw a scene of light and shadow projected in the void in front of them, a bit like the holographic projection they had there; Light and Shadow was a woman in her twenties in professional attire, with a smile on her face, bowing slightly towards them, and a pleasant voice came out of her mouth.
"Huh? Oh, hello, I just want to understand, how to operate this combat power assessment? Zhou Hong was stunned for a moment when he saw a scene of light and shadow greeting him as soon as he entered the door, but he immediately reacted and opened his mouth to reply politely to the light and shadow.
"Hey~ This is a dirt bun that has never seen the world, it's quite polite," another burst of ridicule came, this was the second ridicule Zhou Hong heard today, and it hadn't been long since Hong Shao's ridicule last time, which suddenly made Zhou Hong feel quite puzzled...... "Could it be that everyone in Polestar City likes to laugh at others so much?" It's really not ......."
Zhou Hong sighed in his heart, complained silently, and then looked in the direction where the mockery sounded.
I saw a young man standing not far away with his hands behind his back and wearing a jujube red robe that was somewhat similar to an ancient battle robe, of course, it was also with a sci-fi color, but the style design of the dress made Zhou Hong look a little similar to the ancient battle robe; The mockery came from the man's mouth.
The man still looks very young, Zhou Hong estimates that he may be about 18 or 9 years old, if it weren't for the unstoppable mocking look on his face, with his tall and slender figure, sword eyebrows, starry appearance, and this jujube red robe, he would have a bit of a majestic master's appearance; But now...... Hehe~ Zhou Hong shook his head gently.
Based on Zhou Hong's experience of breaking through the sea of corpses and blood in the wild in the past two years and experiencing deceit, it can naturally be seen at a glance that this "little kid" in front of him is just a "greenhouse flower" with an empty appearance.
There are three people on the other side, and standing next to this young boy is an old man who is slightly shorter than him, with the same straight waist, a full head of silver hair and a red face combed backwards, which can be worthy of the image of a "crane hair and a childish face", especially his dark eyes flashed from time to time A trace of essence flashed, indicating that this is still a master of martial arts or an expert in cultivating qi.
The old man was wearing a set of off-white cardigans, with his hands in his sleeves, because he heard the sudden ridicule of the young man next to him, he looked in the direction of Zhou Hong and the fat man together, and under the four eyes, Zhou Hong could immediately judge that the old man in front of him was far from being comparable to the young man next to him.
"Hmm...... This is a master," Zhou Hong judged in his heart; As for the old man opposite, when he saw Zhou Hong, his eyes flashed, and he quietly looked up and down at the dusty young man in front of him, with his vicious eyes and the experience and intuition of the four martial artists, he was confident that he could judge a person's strength at a glance.
"This kid in front of him is dressed in strange clothes, his demeanor is rusty, he should be here for the first time, it will not be a person from our civilization or a higher civilization, judging from his dusty clothes, there are many damage and dark blood stains on his clothes after the battle, this is a person who has really been on the battlefield and experienced life and death battles, and there are probably a lot of strangers who have been slashed and killed, otherwise the smell of blood on his body would not be so ......"
The living environment in the wild is cruel, and the threat is not just from zombies, mutated plants or mutated animals; After the end of the world, the global climate has slowly become disordered, sometimes the high temperature will reach 5 or 60 degrees Celsius, and sometimes it will suddenly drop to minus 3 or 40 degrees Celsius, coupled with the occasional continuous days of heavy rain, blizzard and other weather, all of which always threaten the survival of human beings in the wild.
After two years of walking in the wild, Zhou Hong's skin is much darker than that of ordinary people who stay in gathering places or human cities for a long time, but he looks stronger and more masculine from the outside, and the most important thing is to make his breath more restrained, like a sober but quiet tiger, ready to strike a fatal blow to the enemy at any time while lying still; Zhou Hong, who is now in the eyes of the old man, undoubtedly gave him such a feeling.
Whether it is Zhou Hong's steady standing posture, breath, firm and indifferent expression and the smell of blood on his body, it makes the old man feel that the person in front of him is not simple, even if it is the fat man behind him, judging from his breath and posture alone, he is also a master, far from being comparable to the unsuccessful grandson beside him.
Thinking of this, the old man showed a kind smile to the other party from afar, and before Zhou Hong and the fat man on the other side did not speak, he preemptively spoke: "Hehe~ Old man Qi Tianyun, is a bad old man from the orange-level civilization Qi family, this time I specially brought my two unsuccessful grandchildren here to test the level of strength, presumably the purpose of the two little friends is also like this, right?" After speaking, he enthusiastically walked over and stretched out his hand to the other party.
Seeing that the old man on the other side suddenly reported to his home, and enthusiastically walked towards him and stretched out his hand, Zhou Hong felt a little surprised, but he still stretched out his hand to shake the old man, and opened his mouth back: "Old Qi is polite, my name is Zhou Hong, from a ...... Well...... Red-level civilization, this is my brother next to me, named Hao Pang, this time we are thinking of testing our strength. ”
"Hehe, it turned out to be Zhou Xiaoyou and Hao Xiaoyou from the red-level civilization, fortunately, the old man's grandson was offended by his words just now, and he asked Zhou Xiaoyou not to go to his heart" After speaking, he arched his hand to Zhou Hong and the fat man; Qi Lao's speech or actions were a bit crepe, which made Zhou Hong and the fat man feel a little awkward.
But after thinking about it, the other party is an old man who has lived for such an old age, and it is normal for the old man to have a little different behavior and habits from ordinary young people, so he didn't care much about the awkwardness; It was mainly because of Qi Lao's opening that Zhou Hong suddenly realized that the old man was helping his grandson apologize to him for his disrespectful words just now, which suddenly made Zhou Hong feel a little crying and laughing.
From the very beginning, Zhou Hong didn't take the ridicule of Qi Lao and his grandson to heart just now, it was like two unequal species——— for the ridicule of an ant, would the elephant take it to heart, but seeing that Qi Lao in front of him could still come over seriously to apologize to himself, he couldn't help but have a little admiration for Qi Lao in his heart——— this is an old man who can bend and stretch and take into account the overall situation.
Thinking of this, Zhou Hong also learned from Qi Lao, arched his hand to him, and said: "It's easy to say, this is unpleasant, I didn't take it to heart in the next book," Qi Lao heard this, and really laughed, and then waved behind him, and shouted: "You two, don't you come yet?" Zhou Hong saw two young men who were still standing in Qi Lao's original position in the distance and didn't plan to come over.
"Are these two Qi Lao's grandsons......" and this time Zhou Hong finally focused his attention on the third man; It's not that Zhou Hong is deliberately ignoring him, it's really this person...... How to say that? It's so nonexistent, it's obviously a handsome and handsome face, but it always gives people the illusion that they will forget or even recall it soon after seeing it, and Zhou Hong can't tell what it feels like and why it's like this.
Anyway, whether it is compared to Qi Lao, who has a pair of intimidating eyes, a calm and calm demeanor, and a crepe words and deeds, or another grandson of Qi Lao who is wearing a jujube robe and is full of arrogance, this Qi Lao's second grandson gives people the illusion of "a very vague impression and a very low sense of existence".
This is a young man who looks calm and gentle, wearing clothes that are not flashy or even a little monotonous and simple, and his gestures are no different from ordinary people, without a trace of master's meaning in it; But Zhou Hong did not underestimate him because of this, because from the "crisis sense" that he has always been relatively accurate, he can feel that this person is very dangerous......
"Hehe~ This is the old man's two unsuccessful grandchildren——— Qi Jie and Qi Yan, why don't you see Zhou Xiaoyou and Hao Xiaoyou soon? Among you young people, it's still easier to talk, hehe~" Seeing his two grandsons walking up, Qi Lao happily introduced to Zhou Hong and the fat man.
I saw that the man in the battle robe who was a little younger and had a stinky face was full of reluctance, but he didn't dare to disobey his grandfather's orders, so he had to say with a black face: "Tu Baozi, remember clearly, ...... master"
"Smack!"
Who knew that before he finished speaking, he received a solid slap on the head from Qi Lao, and then Qi Lao's shouting came: "Rabbit cub!" Speak well! ”
"Cut~ Qi Jie!" The man in the battle robe who was slapped on the head didn't dare to have any emotions, but he reported his name in a very bad tone, and then glared at Zhou Hong after the report, turned around and walked back to the original standing position, crossed his hands to his chest and leaned against the wall with his eyes closed.
“…… Qi Yan, "The remaining grandson of Qi Lao was like gold, so he stopped talking after reporting his name, and stood quietly behind Qi Lao without leaving.
However, Qi Lao turned his head and glared at Qi Jie from a distance, and then turned his head and smiled at Zhou Hong: "Hehe~ The old man's unsuccessful little grandson has a bit of talent in practicing martial arts, and at the age of 18 this year, he is already a martial artist at the peak of the second stage, and he is also a leader among his peers, this mentality will inevitably be a little arrogant and unstable, and I hope Zhou Xiaoyou will not be surprised, hehe~"
Having said that, it could be seen from the proud and smug look on Qi Lao's face that he was very satisfied with his little grandson, at least he had never shown such a look to his other grandson, Qi Yan.
In Qi Lao's heart, Qi Jie is a real martial arts genius, at the age of 18, he is already a second-stage peak martial artist, and another grandson, Qi Yan, is not as talented in martial arts as his younger brother Qi Jie at all, and he is a fourth-stage martial artist at the age of 22; His martial arts talent is mediocre, and he is too old to have the potential to improve, so he naturally puts his expectations on his little grandson, a martial arts genius.
"Hehe, Qi Lao was too worried, and he didn't go to his heart," Qi Lao offered his hand, Zhou Hong said with a smile, and intentionally or unintentionally glanced at Qi Yan, who was silently standing behind Qi Lao, hey...... This kid...... It's quite hidden......