You Say You Believe in Science, But You Fly on a Sword - Chapter 43
Chapter 43: Huaxia Daoist Academy
Just the day before, Xie Yingqing, feeling impulsive, rarely went out shopping alone.
As she walked to a relatively secluded alley entrance, a black sedan pulled up in front of her and stopped.
The sedan’s windows were one-way, and the license plate was disguised with a fake one. The engine had been modified, accelerating from 0 to 100 kilometers in just 1. 5 seconds; clearly, it was prepared for a getaway.
As Xie Yingqing curiously looked at the mysterious black sedan that had stopped in front of her, four strongmen emerged from the car, slamming the doors shut before quickly approaching her.
Each strongman was about 1. 9 meters tall, carrying steel pipes as thick as their forearms, their faces masked; without a word, they attacked Xie Yingqing.
By now, Xie Yingqing understood the strongmen’s intentions.
Clearly, they wanted to cripple and abduct her!
As for the purpose…
Besides Su Qin’an, she couldn’t imagine who else it could be for.
However, she wasn’t an ordinary woman.
She was the Daojian Sect Saintess.
Before Su Qin’an had the system, her cultivation base consistently surpassed his.
Even without using spiritual energy, she could easily defeat these ordinary people.
So, the bodyguards assigned by Liu Qiming to protect Xie Yingqing saw that before their own people could react…
A seemingly frail young girl in a white coat suddenly leaped into the air, delivering four consecutive kicks within a second, creating four afterimages in the air. The four strongmen were all sent flying backward, one of them crashing into the car, causing it to shake and slide sideways half a meter.
And none of the four got up immediately!
It showed just how powerful Xie Yingqing’s four kicks were.
The bodyguard captain put himself in their place.
These strongmen were armed, and judging by their appearance, they seemed professionally trained; it wouldn’t be easy for his men to defeat the four of them.
Protecting Xie Yingqing from harm was even more of a fantasy, given how close she was to them.
But who knew that Xie Yingqing, who looked like she’d cry for a long time after a single punch, would… send four strongmen flying with just four kicks?
Seeing the situation turn sour, the driver pulled out a handgun, aiming at Xie Yingqing and emptying the magazine.
Seeing the situation turn sour, the bodyguard captain, however, was too far away to stop the driver from shooting.
Then, an unforgettable event happened to the bodyguard captain.
Just when he thought Xie Yingqing was about to die, the bullets, entering within a centimeter of Xie Yingqing, behaved as if they had hit water, even creating vortices that dissipated their force.
Simply put, after the vortices appeared, the bullets became harmless, dropping to the ground…
The bodyguard captain rubbed his eyes, then stared incredulously at Xie Yingqing.
“How… did she do that? ”
In the time it took him to rub his eyes, Xie Yingqing had somehow appeared beside the driver, pulling him out and delivering a beating.
It has to be said, a delicate young girl beating up a big, burly strongman, that scene…
In short, the bodyguard captain found it quite jarring.
“You dared to attack me! You dared to kidnap me to threaten Qin’an! You dared to…”
The young girl became angrier, even finding time to pull over other strongmen who tried to escape or attack.
Of course, she didn’t use her full strength, otherwise, she would have killed them instantly.
The bodyguard captain fell into deep thought and finally decided to report to his superiors.
In any case, it was impossible for those five strongmen to be killed by Xie Yingqing, a young girl?
…
After hearing the subordinate’s report, Liu Qiming also fell into deep thought.
“Could this young girl be… an heir to an Ancient Martial Arts legacy? ”
Liu Qiming said hesitantly, “Vortices… could it be the legendary True Qi? ”
The bodyguard captain looked bewildered, “Minister, what are you talking about? ”
Liu Qiming coughed lightly, “Nothing. What about those men? Did you bring them back? ”
The bodyguard captain nodded, “Yes, are you going to see them now? ”
Liu Qiming coldly snorted, “Of course! Daring to commit crimes in the Imperial Capital, I see they’re asking for death! ”
The bodyguard captain shivered, then followed him.
…
In the prison, Su Qin’an and Xie Yingqing stood at the cell door, watching the five men huddled in the corner.
The five men now looked at Xie Yingqing with extreme fear, as if they had seen Liu Bei’s monkeys.
When Liu Qiming and the bodyguard captain entered, the bodyguard captain, upon seeing Xie Yingqing, also trembled involuntarily.
He would never forget the sight of those men beaten to near death by Xie Yingqing.
If not for a few of his men noticing the situation and shouting to stop, whether these few could even make it alive to the prison was unknown.
Going to prison was, surprisingly, the best outcome for them at the time!
The clerk standing outside the cell immediately greeted Liu Qiming, “Minister! ”
Liu Qiming nodded, “Good. Did they talk? ”
The clerk nodded, “They were very cooperative. After waking up, they vied with each other to confess, and they were extremely thorough, even… saying some other things. ”
The degree of cooperation from these people was among the best he had seen in all the cases he had handled.
Others usually refused to speak, while these few were eager to reveal everything, even more cooperative than the staff.
“Hmm? ” Liu Qiming said with interest, “What did they say? ”
“… ”
The clerk handed the record to Liu Qiming, “You should read it yourself! ”
Su Qin’an and Xie Yingqing watched Liu Qiming’s expression first turn grim, then black, then red, before he slammed the record against the wall, “Unconscionable! These ingrates! ”
“Old Liu, what’s going on? ”
Su Qin’an asked, “What’s the matter, making you so angry? ”
“I really… you should see for yourself! ”
Su Qin’an took the record and read it with Xie Yingqing.
“I knew these people weren’t that simple! ”
Xie Yingqing said, “People at the provincial level are involved? ”
The five men huddled in the corner heard Xie Yingqing’s soft and sweet voice and involuntarily shivered again…
“Old Liu, the ideological education was unsuccessful! ”
Su Qin’an said, “These people are either undercover agents or were bribed; in short, they’re no good! ”
Liu Qiming agreed, “They’re indeed no good. We’ll put them all in with full board and lodging! We don’t need those cadres anyway! But it’s good that Xie girl is okay this time! ”
He still didn’t mention Xie Yingqing taking down those five men in seconds.
According to novel plots, Ancient Martial Arts families generally stay out of the world, and the people of these families have bad tempers and don’t like their strength to be known.
In that case…
It’s better not to say anything.
“Old Liu, you… since you got me a degree, can you get one for Yingqing too? ”
Su Qin’an asked, “She’s got quite a bit of attention now, and I’m afraid that people might search for her information and find nothing. ”
Liu Qiming patted his chest, “No problem, leave it to me! ”
Xie Yingqing was stunned, “But I don’t know anything about research; will the university professors agree? ”
Liu Qiming smiled, “What does not knowing research matter? Our Chinese universities aren’t only for people who do research! ”
Liu Qiming’s efficiency was as high as ever.
Three days later, Xie Yingqing’s student record appeared at…
Huaxia Daoist Academy.