From Evil Sect Leader to Doctor-Chapter 397 - 371: After Seeing 1,000 Sails

Xu Chunliang returned to Dongzhou Restaurant; the snow was falling heavily. Dongzhou rarely sees such heavy snow. Seeing the snowy ground, Xu Chunliang, on a whim, wrote in the snow with his finger — "The falling plum blossoms are as chaotic as the snow."

After writing it, he took a photo, intending to send it to Mei Ru Xue, but seeing that it was nearing midnight, he decided not to disturb her.

Only then did he notice many unread messages on WeChat, among them was one from Huang Wanglin. Elder Huang invited him to dinner the day after tomorrow with Xie Boxiang and told him to bring Pu Jian along.

Xu Chunliang guessed this meal was meant to mediate things on the spot. Since Elder Huang was willing to get involved, he had to agree.

Xu Chunliang quickly replied to Elder Huang, lest he seem disrespectful. In fact, Huang Wanglin’s message had already been sent over two hours ago.

The focus training for Xu Chunliang took place next to Shuimu, where Europe Business School had rented a lecture hall for short-term courses.

This is a common approach for some specialized training in the country. Renting a university classroom makes it seem formal, adding credibility, instantly elevating the learning atmosphere.

Xu Chunliang had already obtained the necessary documents, entered the campus with a pass, and found their training classroom according to the map.

This training had over fifty participants, none of whom knew each other. Anyway, it was all about signing in and attending classes, and most had already paid, except for people like Xu Chunliang who had received special scholarships.

The first class was taught by a blond-haired, blue-eyed foreigner, entirely in English. For Xu Chunliang, this was choosing hell mode right from the start.

Saying he just recognized the twenty-six alphabets would be an overstatement. In fact, some letters recognized him, but he didn’t recognize them. For instance, the uppercase ’I’ and lowercase ’l’ puzzled Xu Chunliang. Why complicate uppercase and lowercase so much? Chinese culture is more straightforward—write big characters in a big way and small characters in a small way; it’s much more intuitive.

Xu Chunliang resisted the urge to sleep, attending the class half-heartedly, hoping the second class would be taught by a black-haired, black-eyed compatriot. However, to his surprise, the second class teacher was thoroughly black, including the skin.

This black brother also spoke fluent English, leaving Xu Chunliang completely speechless. If all the focused learning was like this, he was doomed. This was more incomprehensible than oracle bone script. If he ever ran a school, he would use classical Chinese as the teaching language and switch all scripts to oracle bone script. Even Chinese professors would be clutching dictionaries without a place to look up.

Fortunately, the lecturers didn’t look at students or ask questions, rambling on their own. These special professors knew their classes were just a formality, as the students below were their patrons.

Xu Chunliang looked around. The elder sister on his right sat upright, completely focused, while the elder brother on his left was nodding off. Unsure whether it was due to last night’s exertion or similar English proficiency as his own.

Perhaps realizing that Xu Chunliang was watching him, the guy opened his eyes, yawned, and glanced at Xu Chunliang.

Xu Chunliang smiled at him; staring at others wasn’t polite, so it counted as greeting.

The other person also smiled, took out his phone, brought up his QR code, and stretched it over from under the table.

Xu Chunliang added him as a friend and found his name quite grand—"Read Through A Thousand Sails."

Xu Chunliang’s WeChat name was his real name. He had considered calling himself the Five Poison Sect Leader but gave it up for being too ostentatious.

After being added, "Read Through A Thousand Sails" sent him a message — Chen Qianfan, male, thirty-three, loves traveling and food.

Xu Chunliang found this guy interesting and replied, Xu Chunliang, male, twenty-two, loves women.

If you ignored the gender, it was like a blind date between the two.

Chen Qianfan found his reply amusing and quickly sent another message, saying, you and I share a common interest.

Those attending this training were generally not ordinary people. They shared in common that their diplomas were lacking; otherwise, who would spend money to mix with undergraduates.

Xu Chunliang was the youngest of the group. Chen Qianfan, at thirty-three, was also considered young, while there were more than a dozen in their forties in the class.

Xu Chunliang realized that the international continuation education business was quite profitable. Based on the price Mo Han had disclosed to him earlier, obtaining a degree from undergraduate to master’s would cost about two million. With the fifty-plus people here alone, the conservative revenue was a billion.

Moreover, this Europe Business School doesn’t just run one class. They have fast-track courses, 2+2, 4+0, and options for full-time overseas study. Reportedly, they now enroll over two thousand students annually.

Xu Chunliang had to admire Luan Yuchuan’s money-making abilities. To such people, everything is business, proving that wherever there’s a demand, there’s a market. Many, like himself, had skills but lacked qualifications.

Xu Chunliang quickly searched for Chen Qianfan. Almost every student in these training courses could be found with some information online, and sure enough, he spotted his photo.

Chen Qianfan, Chairman of Qianfan Health Group, a top domestic expert in andrology, developer of Five-Whip Rejuvenating Wine, holds multiple international patents and inventions, leader in traditional Chinese medicine andrology.

Continuing down, Xu Chunliang found this guy’s education showed a master’s degree with a doctoral study in progress, graduated from Europe Business School. Xu Chunliang couldn’t help but glance at this guy. You wouldn’t know it, but this guy can really bluff. We’re both here for our first day of training, so how are you already a master’s graduate? And still a doctoral candidate?

Aren’t I studying for my bachelor’s? Is it possible I have a different pace because I got a scholarship compared to those who paid their way?

With the phone in hand, I have the world.

While Xu Chunliang was checking Chen Qianfan’s information, Chen Qianfan was also looking up Xu Chunliang. He found a few with the same name, but none matched his younger classmate.

Xu Chunliang’s current social status hasn’t reached the point where big data would pay particular attention to him.

After enduring the whole morning, the class finally ended. They had a two-hour break at noon, and there were still two more classes in the afternoon. Everyone received meal coupons for the student cafeteria.

Chen Qianfan and Xu Chunliang walked together: "Xiaoxu, let’s go to the cafeteria together?"

Xu Chunliang smiled and nodded. It was his first day at the training, so skipping class wouldn’t be good. After getting familiar with Chen Qianfan, he could ask him to sign in on his behalf. Grandmaster Xu had already started strategizing how to use people effectively.

Chen Qianfan inquired about Xu Chunliang’s job. Xu Chunliang didn’t mention his main job and only told him he was from Dongzhou Huichun Hall.

Chen Qianfan had actually heard of Dongzhou Huichun Hall and was somewhat surprised, saying, "Can I ask what your relationship is with Mr. Xu of Huichun Hall?"

"He’s my grandfather!"

Chen Qianfan immediately got excited: "What a coincidence! My dad sought treatment from Mr. Xu back then."

Now it was Xu Chunliang’s turn to be surprised. According to what he found on Baidu, Chen Qianfan was from Shu in the southwest. Why would he travel all the way to Dongzhou for treatment?

Chen Qianfan said: "I have five older sisters. Thanks to the secret formula Mr. Xu gave my dad, I was born. Mr. Xu is a great benefactor to me."

Xu Chunliang chuckled to himself. He never heard before that his grandfather had such secret remedies.

When they arrived at the cafeteria, Chen Qianfan insisted on paying. Although the boxed meal wasn’t worth much, it showed he was very generous.

Before eating, Chen Qianfan took out two small bottles of liquor from his bag. It was his group’s specialty—Five-Whip Rejuvenating Wine. This product line was his path to wealth.

Xu Chunliang mentioned that he didn’t drink it. It wasn’t because he disliked the wine but because he simply didn’t need it. Even if the wine was as good as advertised, he had no use for it now. He didn’t dare to use it. For a person cultivating, his current untouched physique was very precious.

Seeing Xu Chunliang not drinking, Chen Qianfan didn’t insist. He opened a bottle himself, took a sip, and said, "I’m not boasting, but the wine I developed not only enhances virility, but also beautifies and rejuvenates. If I didn’t tell you my age, would you guess I’m thirty-three?"

Xu Chunliang glanced at Chen Qianfan. To be honest, he didn’t look that young. If he didn’t reveal his age, he seemed around forty.

Chen Qianfan said: "In our group, everyone says I look like a twenty-something. The young ladies in our group look at me with admiration."

Xu Chunliang chuckled, not wanting to burst his bubble. Those young ladies admired him not for his looks but for his wealth.

Chen Qianfan boasted even more enthusiastically: "Now when I go out, beautiful women often come up to chat with me..."

As he spoke, they saw a beautiful woman with a graceful demeanor carrying a tray, walking toward them.

Chen Qianfan wasn’t sure if she was heading for them at first. But as she got closer, he smiled at her, and she replied with a polite smile. Chen Qianfan nudged Xu Chunliang with his foot and whispered, "See, I wasn’t lying, was I?"

Xu Chunliang held back his laughter and nodded.

The beautiful woman approached them, and Chen Qianfan greeted her proactively: "Hi!"

The woman smiled and said, "Hi!"

Just as Chen Qianfan was about to invite her to sit down, she had already sat down next to Xu Chunliang and said, "What a coincidence!"

Chen Qianfan felt a bit awkward. So it turned out the beautiful woman knew Xu Chunliang and wasn’t approaching him at all.

Xu Chunliang had long recognized her as Gao Xiaobai and had been quietly listening to Chen Qianfan boast without revealing it.

Realizing he had become a third wheel, Chen Qianfan noticed Gao Xiaobai’s glance at the small wine bottles on the table, causing his face to flush. Chen Qianfan quickly put them away, saying to both of them, "I’m full. You two carry on, I’ll head back to rest for a bit."

Xu Chunliang laughed and said, "Take it easy, Brother Chen."

Gao Xiaobai politely nodded to him.

After Chen Qianfan left, Gao Xiaobai said, "Thank you for helping my brother."

Xu Chunliang replied: "It’s no big deal. Even if it wasn’t your brother, if I saw a stranger being bullied by two adults, I’d still help."

Gao Xiaobai said: "You’ve become a lot bolder now."

Xu Chunliang laughed heartily: "Was I timid before?"