Peerless Immortal Emperor in City

"You're going too far!"

Wang Ruoxi couldn't hold back any longer. She stood up, looking at Li Yuting indignantly, and said, "What gives you the right to talk about him like that? Who do you think you are!"

Qin Heng was her lifesaver. Now, out of nowhere, someone has the nerve to call Qin Heng useless, and I certainly won't agree!

"Heh." Li Qiuting also sneered. She glanced at Wang Ruoxi dismissively and said, "Little junior, finding a boyfriend nowadays isn't just about him being tall and handsome. Some people might look alright, but in reality, they're just worthless!"

Having said that, she didn't wait for Qin Heng or Wang Ruoxi to respond and turned to leave, as if looking at them any longer was a waste of time.

The crowd, seeing no more excitement, also dispersed.

However, many people cast a disdainful glance at Qin Heng before leaving and even muttered a few mocking words.

"TSK TSK. This guy looks pretty tall, but I didn't expect him to be such a coward. His girlfriend is practically being bullied, and he doesn't dare say a word."

"Why isn't he speaking up? He was quite vocal in front of Senior Qiuting, wasn't he? 'Tomorrow, I'll make Tianhuo Real Estate go bankrupt!' HA HA HA! What big talk!"

"All that glitters is not gold. Senior Qiuting is absolutely right. Such a pretty junior, following such a worthless guy—it's really too bad."

"Don't worry. Looking at them, they're probably high school sweethearts. They won't last long in university. HEH HEH. When that time comes, this junior..."

They all looked down on Qin Heng. They thought he was all show and no substance—someone who looked the part but was actually useless. As for the aura of being a Beijing University student, it might carry some weight outside the university, but within its walls, nobody really cared about such a trivial thing.

"They! How can they be like this!" Wang Ruoxi stamped her foot in anger. She knew how formidable Qin Heng was, and hearing these people's words made her furious.

"Qin Heng! Why don't you say something? They're just talking nonsense! You're clearly so outstanding, so incredible!"

In Wang Ruoxi's eyes, Qin Heng was extremely formidable, like an Immortal being, incomparable to anyone. He possessed a kind of unmatched excellence, and now he's being ridiculed by this crowd. It really is so undeserved, so unfair!

"Heaven and Earth are not benevolent; they regard all things as straw dogs." Qin Heng, still appearing completely calm, looked at Wang Ruoxi and smiled. "Do you know what the next line is?"

"The Sage is not benevolent; he regards the people as straw dogs?" Wang Ruoxi was a bit confused. She didn't understand why Qin Heng had suddenly started talking about the Tao Te Ching and asked curiously, "What's the matter?"

"For me, they..." Qin Heng pointed at the people around them and said indifferently, "are just straw dogs, mere ants. Their voices don't deserve to be heard by me, let alone be of any concern to me."

The insights of ordinary people were too shallow; they were simply incapable of understanding or knowing Qin Heng's strength. Therefore, their opinions were meaningless to him.

However, his words angered quite a few of those listening.

"FUCK! This kid is so arrogant! Who do you think you are, daring to call us ants? New junior, do you know what it means to respect your seniors?"

"Such arrogance! The youth of today are getting more and more out of hand; it's unbelievable! Daring to call your seniors ants? Kid, which department are you from?"

A few people laughed coldly nearby, squinting at Qin Heng as if warning him. Many others looked at him with pity.

His university life is basically over, they thought. Those guys are from the student union. The Beijing University student union has a lot of power; it'd be way too easy for them to deal with an ordinary freshman. Even if he isn't expelled, he'll face all sorts of trouble, never have any peace, and might even be forced to drop out. Trouble really does come from the mouth! That phrase is spot on!

Qin Heng glanced at them indifferently, too lazy to bother. He had secured his admission to Beijing University through means so powerful they had even overridden the president; these mere student union members were insignificant trash, far beneath him. It's not worth wasting time on this. I should head to registration first, he thought.

Since the School of Literature and the Department of History had different registration points, Qin Heng and Wang Ruoxi parted ways. He arrived at the School of Literature's registration point and, from a distance, saw the tall and stunning figure of Li Qiuting. She was one meter seventy-eight, with a slender figure, exquisite curves, and striking beauty—a girl like that was extremely difficult to overlook.

I didn't expect her to be in the Department of History too, Qin Heng thought. It looked as if she was in charge of registration for new history students, standing at the registration point and greeting them with a smile.

"What are you doing here?" Li Qiuting frowned immediately upon seeing Qin Heng. "If you're here to apologize for your arrogant outburst earlier, wait a moment. I'm still busy helping new students enroll."

"I'm a new student in the Department of History." Qin Heng took out his admission notice, placed it on the table, and said indifferently, "Just follow the procedure."

"What!?" Li Qiuting shot up from her seat, staring at Qin Heng incredulously. "You're in the Department of History? How could our department have trash like you!?"

Li Qiuting's voice was loud, instantly attracting the attention of many people, who all looked over. It was well-known that she had a strong sense of justice. She also felt a deep sense of belonging to the Department of History and was always good to her juniors. So why would she suddenly call someone trash? That's highly illogical, they wondered.

Since Li Qiuting generally had a good image in everyone's mind, most people subconsciously blamed Qin Heng. He must be absolute trash to have provoked such an emotional reaction from her, they concluded.

However, in the crowd, a middle-aged man with graying temples heard Li Qiuting's exclamation. His eyebrows furrowed as he looked over and caught sight of Qin Heng. His pupils shrank suddenly; he was clearly in great shock. He swiftly took out his phone and opened a WeChat chat labeled "Immortal Xu He." Scrolling through the message history, he quickly found a message sent a few days prior by Daoist Xu He from the Jade Emperor Palace on Mount Tai—it included a student photo of Qin Heng.

There was also this message: "This is a supremely important individual who is about to enroll in Beijing University's Department of History. He must not be slighted in any way!"

The middle-aged man looked at the message, then the photo, then back at Qin Heng standing at the registration point. Recalling Li Qiuting's earlier words, he couldn't help but shiver.

"Professor Liu, what brings you here?" a student in the crowd recognized the middle-aged man and asked with a smile. "Are you here to personally check on the new student registration for the Department of History?"