A lucky cat fell from the sky.

Chapter 47 Big Shot

Upon hearing Zuo Liu's words, Wu Cheng took two steps back, wondering what was wrong with this old man. He had only known him for a few minutes and was already asking him to have tea.

Could it be that this old man has some kind of sexual orientation problem?

Seeing Wu Cheng retreat, Zuo Liu also took two steps forward.

Wu Cheng was startled. It seemed his guess was right; the old man was indeed mentally unstable.

However, this old man must be very powerful. Just from the moment he used his aura to suppress people, Wu Cheng could sense that this old man was definitely beyond the Martial Apprentice realm.

At least Wu Cheng is definitely no match for him now.

"Tea is fine, but I have important matters to attend to right now. How about another day... oh no, another day?" When Wu Cheng mentioned another day, he suddenly thought of a joke he saw online and felt a chill run down his spine. He wondered what this crazy old man might think if he used that word.

Zuo Liu also knew that Wu Cheng was just being perfunctory.

He was a little unhappy.

He was, after all, the deputy minister of the Linzhou Martial Arts Department, and even the executive minister, whose strength had reached the level of a peak Grand Martial Master. Yet, he was politely rejected by a mere novice who had just begun learning martial arts.

You have to understand, in Linzhou, who is qualified to be invited to tea by him? Even the most prominent figures in Lin'an, the capital of Linzhou, are vying to invite him to tea.

"What can happen to you?"

"Senior, I came to the Martial Arts Department building to verify my victory through a video of defeating a Martial Apprentice. I defeated one two days ago..."

"Oh, so that's what it was about. I've made the decision; you've already approved it," Zuo Liu said.

What? It's approved already?

Wu Cheng was displeased. "How can this old man speak so arrogantly? Anyone who didn't know better would think that the Military Department building belongs to this old man."

"Senior, don't joke around. I heard the verification process is very strict."

“Who’s joking with you?” Seeing that Wu Cheng didn’t believe him, Zuo Liu grabbed Wu Cheng and said, “Come with me, I’ll take you to meet the people on the assessment committee.”

Wu Cheng was being held by Zuo Liu and couldn't break free no matter what he tried. He wanted to spend some gold coins to buy time, but then he heard Jin Wanliang say, "Kid, you should go with him. You'll get what's coming to you."

Wu Cheng stopped struggling and followed Zuo Liu to the entrance of the assessment committee of the Longqiu branch.

Zuo Liu kicked the door open with his foot.

At this moment, the three examiners on the assessment committee were asking Lu Dongyang and Xiong Da questions. Seeing Zuo Liu enter, the three of them stood up in unison: "Minister..."

"Please sit down," Zuo Liu said casually. "I brought this young friend here for the assessment. This young friend has the strength to defeat a martial arts apprentice."

"By the way, just now, this young friend defeated this martial arts apprentice on the cloud platform. You can watch the video."

“Okay, we will definitely go and see,” said Gu Quan, the middle-aged man in the center of the three examiners.

"What do you mean you'll definitely go see it? Are you just trying to fool me?" Zuo Liu said. "What I want is to go see it now and get it approved and certified immediately."

“But Minister, on our side…” Gu Quan comes from the Gu family. Although he is not a direct descendant of the Gu family, he is quite loyal to the Gu family. Lu Dongxuan and Gu Qiushuang have a close relationship. Gu Qiushuang specially asked him to give the Lu family the green light.

"Unacceptable." Zuo Liu waved his hand impatiently. "You think this kind of garbage will pass? Did you take bribes?"

Zuo Liu didn't actually know that Lu Dongyang and the others hadn't come to submit martial apprentice applications, but rather to verify their strength. He mistakenly thought that Xiong Da had come to verify his martial apprenticeship, so he immediately rejected Xiong Da.

Gu Quan's expression changed, and the other two examiners also felt a chill in their hearts.

What does Zuo Liu do? He's the executive deputy minister of the Linzhou Military Department! How could they dare to contradict Zuo Liu?

Even though they had indeed received some benefits from Gu Quan before, they no longer dared to go easy on Lu Dongxuan in building up her power.

The three of them picked up the defective stamp and stamped a black stamp on the power development application that Lu Dongxuan handed over.

Zuo Liu was finally satisfied and patted Wu Cheng on the shoulder: "Where's your application?"

Wu Cheng exclaimed, "I didn't write an application!"

"Did you hear that? He didn't write an application. Who among you is better at writing? Write one for him. By the way, this young man's name is Wu Cheng. He has already defeated two martial arts apprentices before even reaching the power exchange stage."

“You’re not developing young people like these, but instead developing trash. If that’s the case, I think your Longqiu branch should just shut down.”

Gu Quan and the other two were sweating profusely.

However, it also made sense why Zuo Liu valued Wu Cheng so much.

Despite not reaching the Martial Apprentice level, they defeated two Martial Apprentices in succession; their potential was truly immeasurable. The three of them simultaneously resolved to cling tightly to Wu Cheng's coattails.

Gu Quan, in particular, not only wrote Wu Cheng's application to become a martial arts apprentice, but also secretly changed Lu Dongxuan's application to develop the Longqiu University Judo Club into Wu Cheng's application.

In this way, Wu Cheng unknowingly acquired his first power.

Master He, who was standing to the side, was completely dumbfounded the whole time.

He brought a lot of money with him when he accompanied Wu Cheng to verify the video. The purpose of that money is self-evident.

But to his utter surprise, Wu Cheng passed the verification so easily.

More importantly, he also gained the appreciation of Zuo Liu.

Wu Cheng had never heard of the name Zuo Liu, but Master He had.

What does it mean to be the executive deputy minister of the Linzhou Military Department?

That's a high-ranking official of a state, a regional governor. The Jiuyuan Kingdom has nine states in total, and the Martial Department is the largest. As the Executive Deputy Minister of the Martial Department of Linzhou, Zuo Liu should be considered one of the top fifty people in the Jiuyuan Kingdom, or even one of the top thirty people.

The Jiuyuan Kingdom has a population of 3 billion, and Zuo Liu's ability to enter the top 30 is something that hundreds of millions of people look up to with awe.

He secretly resolved to follow Wu Cheng closely, even if Wu Cheng told him to shake his head and make a sound, he would do it without hesitation.

Follow Zuo Liu to the tea room in the military building.

Zuo Liu came to a tea table and personally brewed tea for Wu Cheng.

This fine Biyun Peak tea must be worth 100,000 yuan per cup. Wu Cheng held it to his nose and smelled it; a refreshing fragrance wafted into his nostrils.

"Good tea." Wu Cheng praised, and with a wave of his hand, he put the jade tea pets on the tea table into the cat house.

It feels really great to earn gold coins while drinking tea.

Zuo Liu saw this but didn't say anything. He felt that the young man's move wasn't out of greed, but rather to show off in front of him.

Moreover, even he couldn't figure out how Wu Cheng did it. It seemed that he just waved his hand and the tea pet on the table disappeared. With his eyesight, if he hadn't noticed the tea pet disappearing, he really wouldn't have known what Wu Cheng had done.