X-Dragon Era

After meeting up with the two girls, Xin Yun was ready to head home, but the fatty silently followed along. At first, Xin Yun didn't notice, thinking he was just going the same way, but unexpectedly, even after the three of them put away the dragon, the fatty was still trailing behind them, even leaving the campus and heading towards the villa together.

Eventually Xin Yun felt something was off, stopped, turned around, and said to the fatty not far away, "Hey... why are you still following me?"

Looking surprised at Xin Yun, the fatty scratched his head and said, "I'm your follower, who else would I follow if not you?"

"Ah!" Xin Yun exclaimed in shock, "What in the world are you talking about, didn't we just agree? If you couldn't hold out for ten seconds, you couldn't keep pestering me."

Upon hearing Xin Yun's words, the fatty scratched his head honestly and said, "You did say that, but I didn't agree, I just said I didn't believe you could defeat me within ten seconds and I was willing to try, but I never agreed to anything else."

"I...you..." Hearing the fatty's words, Xin Yun started to stutter, looking for help towards Yi Luo Xiang and Yan Qingying, but unexpectedly, Yi Luo Xiang pondered for a moment and nodded affirmatively, "I've thought it over, and the truth is indeed as he said, you proposed the bet, but he never agreed."

"I... I... Goddammit!" Xin Yun blurted out a string of 'I's and finally couldn't hold back a curse, looking helplessly at the innocent-faced fatty, completely despairing inside.

As Xin Yun looked frustrated, Ke Zhan clenched his fists tightly. He knew... to become a certain type of person, you have to be with that type of person. This was what Ke Zhan's grandfather had taught him, and this principle had been personally verified by his family for generations.

If you want to be an official, you must associate with officials, if you want to become a millionaire, you must associate with millionaires, and likewise, if you want to become an expert, you must be with experts. As long as you can truly integrate into that circle, everything else is just a matter of time.

Ke Zhan wasn't someone inexperienced in the world, hence he knew that just relying on talent and ability wasn't enough to become a real expert. Only by following the experts, learning from their experiences and lessons, could you possibly become one of the experts. If you build a good relationship, and they teach you a few moves, that could be beneficial for life.

Therefore, when Xin Yun defeated him thoroughly in an instant, and the defeat left him with nothing to say, he had already decided, no matter what, he would stick with Xin Yun, even if it meant being shamelessly persistent.

Looking at the fatty's innocent face, Xin Yun finally gave in. After all... the guy wasn't harming him, but wanting to follow him; he didn't even have a reason to get angry.

Xin Yun scratched his head in distress and said helplessly, "Fine, you're free to do whatever you want, I can't control it. But you're not allowed to follow me anymore, otherwise, I really will get angry."

"Yes..." Hearing Xin Yun's words, the fatty's eyes lit up, and he quickly responded with a bow to Xin Yun, then turned around and ran off.

Watching the fatty's retreating figure, Xin Yun was stunned. How did he become so agreeable all of a sudden? Pondering this, Yi Luo Xiang said with a smile, "You... eventually, you still got caught by that kid's trick, and now it's too late for you to deny it."

Hearing Yi Luo Xiang's words, Xin Yun suddenly realized the truth. True, Xin Yun had given an order, and the fatty had followed it, essentially confirming their roles as master and servant. Otherwise, why would Xin Yun have any right to command someone, and why would the fatty listen?

Looking at Xin Yun's frustrated face, Qingying calmly said, "Let him be. Haven't you always said, 'A fence needs three stakes, a good man needs three helpers,' and his strength is indeed quite good, with a lot of potential for development."

Without a word, Xin Yun gave Qingying a look, feeling extremely annoyed inside. With Yi Luo, Qingying, and Ming Xuan already with him, he didn't need any other helpers. He really had no desire to deal with gangs and power structures.

When one's strength reaches the level of the Nine Great Experts, it isn't something that can be overcome by sheer numbers. And now that Xin Yun had already secured three of the future Nine Great Experts, there was no need to establish any kind of power base.

After returning home and having dinner, Yi Luo and Qingying, not in the mood to play, each went back to their rooms to cultivate. As for Xin Yun, disturbed by the fatty, he found he couldn't settle down to cultivate, at least not for the time being.

Sitting on the bed with a frown, Xin Yun pondered. Many things, it seemed, had to be considered in advance. Although he did not plan to form a power base again, the world was such that it admired the strong. So far, so good, but as Xin Yun and the others rose in prominence, more and more followers would inevitably appear.

If he didn't think of a solution and make arrangements in advance, there would be continuous trouble down the line.

This wasn't narcissism. In fact... in his previous life, Xin Yun was a follower himself, a follower of Yi Luo. The main reasons for following someone else were not only admiration but also learning, and to protect oneself by borrowing power.

Once you became someone's follower and showed enough loyalty, the strong person being followed might well give guidance and rapidly improve your strength. Most importantly, you could use the prestige and power of the person you followed to protect yourself; the stronger a person was, the more followers they would have.