Chapter 57 Old Liu's Double Standards

Liu Ruyan frowned. "You said Eagle-Eye admitted he was dead?"

Liu Qingming nodded. "Yes, our boss said it with his own mouth—Chen Xiao is dead, and his name can be removed."

Immediately afterward, Liu Qingming patted Chen Xiao on the shoulder. "When I first heard this tragic news, I couldn't believe it, especially since I knew how strong you were!"

"As it turned out, our boss said you took on the Tang family single-handedly and were killed by a nuclear blast!"

"And he saw it with his own eyes, which was why I believed it. I truly never expected to see you again!"

"A nuclear blast? At least make up a more believable story!"

The chubby man nearby ran over, casting a skeptical look at Chen Xiao.

In his mind, a nuclear blast was the ultimate existence capable of destroying everything!

The nation of Yamato had suffered two of them in the past and still hadn't fully recovered to this day!

No matter how strong Chen Xiao was, it was impossible for him to survive a nuclear blast!

Liu Ruyan also shook her head. "You must have remembered incorrectly. No one can stay alive under a nuclear bomb..."

She fell into deep thought for a moment before continuing, "I still remember the day of the nuclear blast vividly. A terrifying mushroom cloud appeared right above the Tang family estate. With that level of firepower, let alone a human being, even a wall of copper and iron would be completely melted down."

"Therefore, it's impossible for anyone to walk out of there alive."

Liu Qingming began to waver under their words, turning to Chen Xiao for verification.

Chen Xiao smiled faintly. "I was indeed present, and the nuclear blast certainly hurt..."

"Holy shit, don't scare me like that!"

The chubby man gasped, his face filled with terror.

Liu Ruyan was also somewhat flustered. "Are you serious?"

As for Liu Qingming, he immediately began rummaging through his backpack, finally pulling out a white newspaper.

"This is the un-countersigned version. Let me check it again."

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Ruyan snatched the newspaper directly from his hands.

Her pupils constricted instantly at first glance!

Because the position of the first-place rank, including all information and battle records, had been completely crossed out.

And that person was none other than Chen Xiao!

Rank: First
Name: Chen Xiao
Current Location: Jiangnan City
Historical Battle Records: Slaughtered the Lin Family, cut a bloody path through the Jianghe Granary, and took on the Jiangnan Tang Family single-handedly.
Combat Power Evaluation:
1. Confirmed holder of dual supernatural talents, with the highest reaching SSS-tier.
2. Proficient in water manipulation, suspected of possessing transformation abilities.
3. Physical body capable of resisting most conventional heavy weaponry.
(Deceased, deleted)

Chen Xiao naturally saw this information as well and pouted.

Pretty thorough...

This Eagle-Eye Press was even more formidable than he had imagined, managing to list almost everything he had done during this period.

"How is this possible? The Tang family is so vicious; that's not what they told the outside world!"

The chubby man was filled with indignation, standing with his hands on his hips to condemn them.

Liu Ruyan's hands were trembling. "The Tang family... really dropped a nuclear bomb just for the sake of one person?!"

This was simply defying the heavens!

Didn't the Tang family publicly claim that the nuclear bomb was used because a traitorous human demon had appeared?

And yet, the truth was that it was solely to kill Chen Xiao?

And they hadn't even managed to kill him!

Chen Xiao smiled faintly and remained silent.

In truth, the power of a genuine nuclear bomb far exceeded the explosion of that day.

It was just that outsiders saw that terrifying mushroom cloud and uniformly referred to it as a nuclear bomb.

He snatched the newspaper from Liu Ruyan's hands, intending to take a closer look.

Liu Qingming quickly gestured that it wasn't necessary, then pulled an official version from his backpack.

"Chen Xiao, this one is much more complete. The boss just updated it."

Chen Xiao raised an eyebrow. "I don't have any core supplies on me."

Liu Qingming shook his head. "Stop teasing me. Since you wanted these things, how could I possibly charge you money?"

Liu Ruyan massaged her temples, her composure somewhat shattered.

He had given her no face whatsoever just a moment ago, yet he turned right around and handed the information to Chen Xiao for free.

However, upon careful thought, it seemed quite reasonable.

Putting aside the fact that these two were old acquaintances, based solely on Chen Xiao's strength as the number one on the rankings, obtaining such information was effortless.

Chen Xiao returned the un-countersigned newspaper to Liu Qingming and took the latest version to study it.

Rank: First
Name: Li Tailong
Current Location: Dachang City
Historical Battle Records: United the eight major factions of Dachang, executed a third-tier New Human.
Combat Power Evaluation:
1. Direct successor of Mount Shu, the only one of the current generation.
2. Transcendent swordsmanship, sword energy transforming into a rainbow.
3. Suspected of mastering a secret technique to enhance blood-qi.
...

Rank: Second
Name: Yang Baiying
Current Location: Dachang City
Historical Battle Records: Assisted Li Tailong in uniting Dachang, fought a hundred opponents single-handedly during the battle of the Sun family.
Combat Power Evaluation:
1. Confirmed holder of dual talents, up to SSS-tier.
2. Suspected of awakening an elephant.
3. Excels at shattering enemies with sheer force, physical body capable of resisting some conventional heavy weaponry.
...

Rank: Third
Name: Gu Xu
Current Location: Liangzhou City
Historical Battle Records: Slain the Rat King of Daping City alone, fought ten S-tier awakened individuals single-handedly.
Combat Power Evaluation:
1. Confirmed holder of SSS-tier talent.
2. Suspected canine-type.
3. Excels at tracking enemies, assassination, and reconnaissance.
...

Rank: Fourth
Name: Li Yuanfeng
Current Location: Cangzhou City
...

Rank: Fifth
Name: Lin Shengyan
Current Location: Dachang City
...

Rank: Sixth
Name: Wang Xuan
Current Location: Liangzhou City
...

Rank: Sixth
Name: Zhou Fangyun
Current Location: Daping City
...

After scanning through the list, he didn't recognize a single name.

Chen Xiao felt somewhat helpless.

However, the person ranked first did catch his attention.

Li Tailong?

In his past life, he seemed to have never heard of such a person.

Could he have been wiped out in the early stages?

It was entirely possible!

Otherwise, appearing with the identity of a direct successor of ancient martial arts, he couldn't possibly be doing this poorly!

In his past life, the little monk had ranked in the top thirty of the global combat power list!

Global!

This was the potential of a direct ancient martial arts successor!

As the apocalypse progressed, they would only grow stronger and stronger.

Moreover, Chen Xiao discovered a clue: in this Sanjiang combat power ranking, awakened individuals from Jiangnan and Jiangbei were rarely seen in the top thirty.

The highest-ranking among them belonged to "White Sheep," one of the ten sons of the Tang family!

He ranked twenty-first!

Yet this person had left absolutely no impression on him whatsoever.

His strength was probably just mediocre.

He might not even be as good as his dear brother-in-law...

That's right, shouldn't Jiang Yunhan be on the rankings?

Chen Xiao swept his gaze further down the list and indeed found a few familiar names.

Rank: Thirtieth
Name: Jiang Yunhan
Current Location: Jiangbei City
...

Rank: Thirty-first
Name: Dashan
Current Location: Jiangbei City
...

Clearly, the Eagle-Eye Press had failed to capture Jiang Yunhan's true strength.

They still listed him as an SS-tier talent, but according to Chen Xiao's guess, that fellow had probably already stepped into the SSS-tier!

Putting down the newspaper, Chen Xiao nodded at Liu Qingming. "It's quite detailed. But when you go back, do not reveal the fact that I am still alive."

Liu Qingming nodded nervously. "But, the others in our department..."

Chen Xiao smiled faintly. "Rest assured, I know what I'm doing."

Knowing what he was doing meant: if he ran into any blind fool, he would simply slaughter them on the spot!