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The three people walked for a little while and this time, they arrived at the alley where Xiao Chen had been previously ambushed! This road was a path going to the villa area. Although it couldn’t be said that it was a road that must be taken and could be detoured if using a car, it was the shortest road if one was walking.

Xiao Chen didn’t know why, but when he entered the alley, he suddenly felt burst of uneasiness! When he was walking this way the day before yesterday, Xiao Chen didn’t feel any particular feeling, so it definitely wasn’t a psychological shadow. There was only one conclusion left; there was danger!

There was definitely someone ambushing over here, moreover, the target seemed to be himself!

Last time, Xiao Chen had felt someone tailing and only then discovered the enemy. But this time, Xiao Chen had just entered the alley and immediately discovering the anomaly!

Evidently, Xiao Chen’s current Spiritual Knowledge perceptivity had been enhanced along with the enhancement of his strength.

“Tian Lao, have you detected it?” Xiao Chen asked in his subconscious.

“En, sensed, but the enemy’s strength isn’t too high. It is only slightly fiercer than the previous one!” Tian Lao’s voice faintly echoed in Xiao Chen’s mind.

“Eh……” Xiao Chen inherently believed that if Tian Lao saying that the enemy’s strength wasn’t too high, it meant that having a fight was possible with Xiao Chen’s current strength. However, the words Tian Lao said afterwards made Xiao Chen thoroughly speechless.

Slightly fiercer than the previous one? Then what was the rank of this expert?

“It should be a recently promoted Fourth Layer Inner Strength Martialist, only a bit stronger than the one you previously faced.” Tian Lao said: “But what you ran into is still something that should be run away from, so think up a method to run away.”

“It’s possible for me to run, but what about the two before my eyes?” Xiao Chen bitterly smiled. At present, Cheng Mengying and Jin Beibei had already entered the alley. If he called for them, it would undoubtedly alert the enemy. Him running by himself was an issue, not to mention them!

But if he didn’t call for them to run, then wouldn’t the enemy take them hostage to compel him to submit, or possibly directly injure them? Although Xiao Chen didn’t think that there were people daring to touch Cheng Clan’s young lady, he still wasn’t clear on who the secret manipulator was at present. Granted that the opposite party did move his hand, then what if Cheng Clan wasn’t able to find the person?

Therefore, Xiao Chen didn’t dare take the gamble. The Young Lady hadn’t been unkind to him these past few days. Although she had a slight proud and lovable princess disease, she was the Young Lady, so Xiao Chen could understand.

What’s more, even if Xiao Chen ran, he wouldn’t necessarily be able to run away, Fourth Layer Inner Strength Martialist, even if just promoted to Fourth Layer, was still a honest-to-goodness four times of an ordinary person’s explosive power. It was feared that overtaking him would be no effort at all.

Just as he was thinking this, a black shadow appeared before them without even a warning sign and blocked their path!

“You……who are you?” Cheng Mengying was walking in the front, so when the black-clothed men appeared, it frightened her into jumping and subconsciously asking.

The black-clothed person actually didn’t pay attention to Cheng Mengying. Instead, he looked towards Xiao Chen, took out a photo out from his pocket and gave it a look, only then asking: “Are you Xiao Chen?”

“No.” Xiao Chen subconsciously replied.

“No?” That black-clothed person was obviously dazed for a moment. He looked at Xiao Chen once more, then looked at the photo again. Subsequently, he wrinkled his brows and abruptly said: “You want to deceive me? The person on this photo is obviously you! Do you think that I, Sha Dage, am easy to deceive?”

Xiao Chen didn’t expect that this black-clothed person would take his thoughtless words of defense so seriously. However, the black-clothed person’s following action also made Xiao Chen baffled.

This person……seems a bit stupid?

Moreover……this person is called ‘idiot’¹? Apparently, it seems like he is a little stupid.

“Let me take a look?” Xiao Chen pretended to say in doubt and extended his hand.

Sha Dage watched Xiao Chen’s action and it didn’t appear to be fake, so he put out his hand and handed over the photo to Xiao Chen: “Take a good look. If this isn’t you, then who is it?”

Cheng Mengying and Jin Beibei dodged to the side. The two people didn’t know this Sha Dage’s origins, but very tacitly didn’t open their mouths and speak. Rather they quietly watched on the changes because the two of them hadn’t made clear their current situation.

“Oh, so it turns out that you’re searching for my brother. This is my elder brother’s picture.” Xiao Chen looked at the photo and immediately replied.

“Your elder brother?” Sha Dage stared blankly at him.

“My twin brother.” Xiao Chen said with a nod.

“This is your elder brother? You aren’t Xiao Chen?” Sha Dage seemed like he didn’t believe Xiao Chen’s words one bit.

“Nope. If you don’t believe me, ask them.” Xiao Chen pointed at Jin Beibei and said. Believing in Jin Beibei, with this young- girl’s intelligence, he felt that she could definitely find a way of explaining.

“Yes oh, this one is Cheng Clan’s young lady Cheng Mengying. She is Xiao Chen’s previous fiancée. Xiao Chen had his engagement broken off by Cheng Clan, so how can he be together with us? Aren’t you also a Martialist? The matters of the Aristocratic Families level, you should have heard of, right? What do you think?” Jin Beibei said while pointing at Cheng Mengying.

“Oh, then since the elder brother had his engagement broken, he was replaced by his younger brother?” Sha Dage still had a little logical thinking. It was just that he had started cultivating since childhood and hadn’t come into contact with the world. Thus, his whole person seemed stupid and was given the nickname ‘Sha Dage(Idiot)’ by other people.

“Yes, you’re really intelligent.” Jin Beibei extended five fingers to praise him.

“Then where did your brother go?” Sha Dage nodded, believing it 70-80%, then turned his head to look at Xiao Chen and asked.

“My elder brother heard that someone was out to kill him, so he ran away.” Xiao Chen replied: “Why are you searching for him?”

“Of course, I am……” When Sha Dage spoke up to here, he suddenly vigilantly looked towards Xiao Chen: “You want to fish for my words?”

“Of course not. Since you’re looking for him, so I must at least make clear on whether you are a friend or enemy. Or else why would I tell you my brother’s whereabouts?” Xiao Chen began acting stupid and dazed. Speaking these kind of fool-like words required one to use a fool’s tone to perform.

“I heard that there were people looking for trouble with him, so I came to lend a hand. I am his friend.” Sha Dage said in a deadly earnest manner.

“Oh, so it’s like this……then let me think about the time before my brother left, so that I can think clearly about where he went……” Xiao Chen nodded with the appearance that he didn’t harbor doubts in the slightest.

“Right, think about it.” When Sha Dage heard these words from Xiao Chen, he promptly nodded and responded. The mission he had this time was exactly to kill Xiao Chen. This was his first mission to gain experience after he finished his apprenticeship, so he naturally wanted to fully complete it. Only then would he obtain his clan’s approval.

As Xiao Chen pretended to contemplate, he was secretly complaining of hardships in this heart. Tricking this Sha Dage for a while doesn’t mean I can trick him forever. If I wait until this idiot calls the Master behind him, then he would know that I’ve said a bunch of nonsense. At that time, I’ll die more tragically!

“Help me carry this for a while. These things are heavy and is disturbing my train of thought.” Xiao Chen temporarily couldn’t think of a solution, so he could only stall for time by doing random things.

“Okay!” What made Xiao Chen not know what to feel was that Sha Dage had unexpectedly nodded his head in agreement and reached out to take and carry the bags in Xiao Chen’s hands.

Xiao Chen was thinking of countermeasures as he was walking. This present enemy made him feel that it was a very thorny problem, causing him fear to move his hands and legs……

In a distant place, Lou Zhenming, Thin Monkey, Ma Gangchuan, and Lei Dianfeng, in addition to a crowd of hooligans, sat behind a hidden public restroom. They were still and unmoving, waiting for Cheng Mengying to walk by! According to the route that Lou Zhenming had calculated beforehand, there was a 99% chance that Cheng Mengying and Jin Beibei would walk this way!

Because their car had broken down and they couldn’t call for a taxi, it was unlikely for them to take the longer route.However, this present road was the shortest route, moreover, this uninhabited alley was the best location for Ma Gangchuan to lead those hooligans to start!

“Huh? Brother Ming, isn’t that Xiao Chen?” Thin Monkey was using an infrared binocular to pay attention to the alley entrance. Seeing Cheng Mengying and Jin Beibei both walk over, he also saw behind them, surprisingly, Xiao Chen and an unfamiliar man behind them.

“Xiao Chen? How come he came?” Lou Zhenming stared blankly. He also picked up a binoculars to take a look and saw that Xiao Chen really was there!

“I don’t know. I just saw him handing over two bags to the man on the side……” Thin Monkey replied.

“It can’t be that Jin Beibei, that demoness, felt that those books were too heavy, so she caught a young man at random, right?” Lou Zhenming said speculatively.

“That’s possible.” Thin Monkey nodded. After all, no matter how intelligent Thin Monkey was, it was impossible for him to guess Xiao Chen and Cheng Mengying’s relationship. In his opinion, the only possibility was the one Lou Zhenming had guessed: “Moreover, that huge statured person seems to be a migrant worker. Maybe Xiao Chen became too tired to hold, making her search for a migrant worker?”

In their opinion, Xiao Chen was in a completely different world than Cheng Mengying and Jin Beibei. It was impossible for them to have any interactions.

“Who knows? It’s possible. Regardless of that huge statured guy, Xiao Chen……heihei, since you didn’t walk the path heaven gave and instead came into hell, I, your father, don’t need to look for an opportunity to find trouble with you because you sent yourself in. Let’s see if you’ll be able to escape becoming crippled this time!” A sinister smile flashed on Lou Zhenming’s face, then he said to Ma Gangchuan: “In a moment, bring the people to cut that kid to death! He’s the person who wounded your brother!”

“Understood!” Ma Gangchuan nodded.

On one hand he could become the hero saving the beauty, on the other, he could teach Xiao Chen a lesson; it really was killing two bird with one stone. Waiting for until Xiao Chen was beaten senseless, then appearing could scare Cheng Mengying.

Only, what made Lou Zhenming didn’t think of was that every word he uttered had been heard by Tian Lao, who was in Xiao Chen’s body! Although Xiao Chen was a Second Layer Qi-Training Truth Cultivator and his six senses were heightened, even if his hearing was promoted again, he still wouldn’t be able to hear due to the distance, not to mention how clear Tian Lao had heard.

“Little Chenzi, there’s someone who wants to take care of you in the front!” Tian Lao’s voice sounded right next to Xiao Chen’s ear.

“I know, what’s wrong?” Xiao Chen was confused for a moment, but immediately said: “Isn’t it this guy before us?”

“Heihei, it isn’t. It’s your old acquaintance!” As Tian Lao was speaking, he passed on the words that he had heard to Xiao Chen! Even though Tian Lao didn’t want to become a telephone receiver, he had no other choice. There was not one bit of benefit if Xiao Chen died, so he could only secretly mention it this once.

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“Since you guys are treating, I can’t just do nothing. Although these drinks aren’t worth much money, it shows my regards.” It was evident that Deng Xiaokun was also poor and didn’t have much pocket money. As he was talking, he suddenly noticed that Tang Tang was looking over an exercise book and couldn’t help but be puzzled: “Tang Tang, what are you doing? This exercise book was just given out today; you didn’t just start it right?”

“It’s not me, it’s bookworm Xiao Chen! He’s already finished first year’s algebra exercise book.” Tang Tang didn’t know how she should explain. What words could she use to describe her current mood? Astonishment? Shock? Fury? Excited to death should be fine……

Xiao Chen had not only completed it, but his accuracy had unexpectedly reached 100%. At least in the five chapters of exercises that Tang Tang had already reviewed, she still hadn’t discovered an error; all of it was correct! If not for Tang Tang watching Xiao Chen write as if he were drawing, Tang Tang would have even thought that Xiao Chen had copied the answer booklet!

This was because Xiao Chen had omitted the procedure for many calculation topics and directly wrote the answers. But Xiao Chen obviously didn’t copy, so it was definitely the result of doing mental arithmetic.

“****! You completed it?” Deng Xiaokun looked at Xiao Chen as if he were a monster: “As expected! This damn Second High is pretty hard to advance in. However, you don’t have money nor relations, so you definitely rely on genuine talent!”

Xiao Chen shrugged his shoulders, thinking in his heart ‘Nonsense. What genuine talent? Before today I didn’t even know anything, but now I’m a genuine talent?’ But Xiao Chen didn’t explain. This matter couldn’t be explained clearly to Deng Xiaokun.

Tang Tang was probably the person who knew most of his secrets, but Xiao Chen trusted Tang Tang very much. From beginning to end, he felt that Tang Tang was a very able-to-make-friends girl.

“Finally found a mistake, wahahahahaha!” Tang Tang suddenly cried out in happiness, seeming like she had discovered a new world. This made Deng Xiaokun and Xiao Chen a bit dumbfounded. What fuss was there to make about finding a mistake?

“Xiao Chen, you aren’t omnipotent; you can also make errors!” As Tang Tang was speaking, she proudly pointed at the question and answers that weren’t in harmony and said to Xiao Chen: “Do you need elder sister to explain to you?”

“Sure.” Xiao Chen felt that it was a bit odd. For these topics, even though he had done them quickly, they all went through two times of calculations in his mind before writing down. It was reasonable to say that there shouldn’t be any wrong, so Xiao Chen didn’t feel very ashamed to ask and learn.

“This problem should be like this……like this……then like this……en, then you get the answer……huh? How can it be wrong? And the same as your answer?” Tang Tang demonstrated the question to Xiao Chen once, but the result was obtaining the exact same answer as Xiao Chen, making Tang Tang baffled.

“This……I’ve also calculated the same answer. The answer key might be wrong.” Deng Xiaokun said.

“Pu……” Tang Tang immediately became dumbfounded: “Top student Xiao, I admire you.”

“Top student Xiao? This name……isn’t too good……” Xiao Chen said with a suffering face.

“Why?” Tang Tang felt that it was a bit strange.

“I recently read a web novel called 《School Beauty Personal Bodyguard》, which had a character called ‘Grandmaster Xiao’……who was oppressed……” Xiao Chen replied.

“……！#￥&（）！” Tang Tang didn’t know what she should say. Xiao Chen was already like this, but still had time to read these entertainment web novels?

However, Tang Tang had finally experienced what was called ‘genius’ today. A ‘genius’ was better than top students and talents. After all the difference was in initial starting point, one was acquired through a great deal of work, one was innate; immediately above that starting point.

Deng Xiaokun didn’t know about Xiao Chen’s information, so even though he was astonished, it didn’t feel to weird to him. In his knowledge, if Xiao Chen wasn’t a top student, how would he be able to enter Second High?

When Cheng Mengying saw Xiao Chen, Tang Tang, and Deng Xiaokun all gorge themselves, she wasn’t happy in her heart. Don’t you know that this Young Lady is also very hungry?

“Beibei, let’s eat!” Cheng Mengying felt that she might as well eat the dishes she had packed for dinner at noon right now! Actually, the majority of the students would eat some biscuits or instant noodles just before evening classes. Very little would gorge themselves in a lunchbox like Xiao Chen.

“Ah? Cousin Mengying, isn’t this the food you left for your dinner?” Jin Beibei blankly stared.

“I’ve decided to eat it now and starve for dinner.” Cheng Mengying fiercely said.

“Oh……” Jin Beibei nodded and didn’t ask further. She immediately picked up her chopsticks and started eating. She was a foodie and said while eating: “Delicious, delicious!”

“……” As Cheng Mengying watched Jin Beibei gorge herself, she didn’t know why, but she didn’t have much appetite. It was as if the things in front of her weren’t as delicious as the instant noodles that Xiao Chen made.

In a blink of an eye, it became time for students to be dismissed. Xiao Chen carried a pile of review materials and left the classroom with Tang Tang and Deng Xiaokun. However, Lou Zhenming and Thin Monkey didn’t leave. Rather, they waited for after Cheng Mengying left, then the two people leisurely got up and left.

“Has it been settled?” Lou Zhenming glanced at Thin Monkey and asked.

“It’s been handled¹. A practitioner has been found to join the factory workers. He is absolutely professional and there will definitely be nothing going wrong for a short while.” Thin Monkey said while nodding.

“Then let’s go, the opportunity to fully show off our capability has come.” The plan Lou Zhenming had this time had gone through perfect designing. Every step had been thought over multiple times, ensuring that carrying it out would be without err.

Cheng Mengying and Jin Beibei a bag of review materials each and walked to Jin Beibei’s Beetle in the parking lot. As usual, Jin Beibei was about to start the car so that they could go home……yi? How come it won’t start?

Jin Beibei tried to start up the car several times but the car still didn’t start, making Jin Beibei have some doubts: “Cousin Mengying, the car seems broken.”

“Broken? How can it be broken? Does it not have gas?” Cheng Mengying was slightly confused. She didn’t expect the car to have a problem.

“It can’t be, I filled it up with gas to the brim just yesterday!” Jin Beibei also puzzledly looked at her own car.

“Then could it be that the battery has no electricity?” Cheng Mengying knew a bit of knowledge on cars, but it was the simplest knowledge.

“No, the car still has electricity. Look, the radio can still be turned on……” As Jin Beibei was speaking, she turned on the radio.

“Forget it, let’s call a taxi home.” Cheng Mengying could only say, as she also didn’t have any solutions.

“We can only do this. It’s too late today, tomorrow I’ll call a 4S store to come and tow.” Jin Beibei nodded and got out of the car with Cheng Mengying.

Although these two were practitioners of inner strength from childhood, they were still girls in the end. As each person carried a bag of review materials, both felt that it was a bit heavy. Fortunately, it wasn’t far from the school gates.

But when the two people arrived at the school gates, they looked on foolishly at the same time! Where was there a taxi? At the school gates, the stopped cars were all guardians who were picking up their child. There was simply no place for a taxi to stop!

Last time when Cheng Mengying and Xiao Chen caught a taxi to ride, it was because Xiao Chen and Ma Gangmen had fought one round, thus missing the dismissal rush hour. But now, if they wanted to call for a taxi, they could only walk a kilometer and avoid these cars picking up students. They had to go to the intersection and call for a taxi, otherwise, taxis would rarely come over.

“Let’s walk?” Cheng Mengying had no other choice. Who asked them to be out of luck and unfortunately meet a broken down car?

“So heavy……won’t this tire me to death?” Jin Beibei lowered her head and looked at her books, then looked at her own chest: “My chest is really heavy and the books are heavier, I can’t go on……”

“Who let you develop such a large chest?” Cheng Mengying wasn’t happy when she heard these words: “Then how will you deal with it?”

“Yi? Brother-in-law?” Jin Beibei, who had keen eyes, suddenly beckoned in a direction and loudly called out.

Xiao Chen, Tang Tang, and Deng Xioakun had just split up at the school gates. Just as Xiao Chen prepared to go home, he suddenly heard a familiar voice call out “brother-in-law”. Wasn’t that Jin Beibei? Xiao Chen was currently a flamboyant Truth Cultivator; his six senses were incomparably acute and all of the sudden caught hold of Jin Beibei’s voice.

“Beibei, what nonsense are you yelling? What will you do if other people hear?” Cheng Mengying was a bit angry and ashamed, putting out a hand to cover Jin Beibei’s mouth.

Fortunately, the school gates were still very noisy from dismissal hour. There was laughing and scolding voices, voices of guardians calling for their child. Everything in disarray and nobody took note of what Jin Beibei yelled out. If not for Xiao Chen being sensitive, it was reckoned that if he were changed to an ordinary person, he would be unable to hear it!

Xiao Chen quickly walked over. Seeing that the Young Lady and Jin Beibei with a bag each, he asked somewhat puzzled: “What’s wrong? What are you doing over here? Not driving the car to go home?”

“The car broke down! Help us carry this back!” Cheng Mengying had been mad at Xiao Chen for a day today. Seeing that he had come over, she impolitely handed the book bag² in her hand over to Xiao Chen.

Xiao Chen smiled and immediately received it. Wasn’t a male servant supposed to do this? Lifting bags was something Xiao Chen was very good at.

“Brother-in-law, thanks!” Jin Beibei also handed over the book bag in her hand to Xiao Chen and smiled thievishly³, speaking in a low voice.

“Beibei!” Cheng Mengying was annoyed to the point of kicking Jin Beibei.

However, Jin Beibei quickly avoided it and said very aggrieved: “Cousin Mengying, this time Beibei call out in quietly and stealthily. It hasn’t been heard by others……”

“……” Cheng Mengying didn’t expect Jin Beibei to go as far as twisting her words and forcing her⁴ own logic. But it appeared that she had just questioned “what will you do if other people hear”. Now that Jin Beibei said that other people couldn’t hear, what could she do? She could only suffer unspoken grievances and after ‘hmph’-ing, she walked ahead.

Jin Beibei ‘hee hee’ laughed and chased after her. Xiao Chen followed closely in the rear as he carried two bags filled with books.

The three people walked together to the intersection, but discovered that the intersection didn’t even harbor taxis! After waiting ten minutes, they still hadn’t seen a taxi. Cheng Mengying’s legs started feeling numb, Jin Beibei’s chest wanted to sag down. As a result of the two girls talking it over, they continued waiting! This continued waiting wasn’t a solution though!

Actually, the taxis that would pass through this place had all been blocked from doing so by the coolies that Lou Zhenming had found and forced them to make a detour! Even though the taxi drivers were demanded to take a detour, they couldn’t make heads or tails of it. However, who would want to argue with a crowd of clearly not good people that had daggers and clubs on their belt?

There simply wasn’t enough time to run when encountering these people! Taxi drivers were people who went out to do business and held a money-seeking mentality, so who would be willing to offend these people? At that time, not only would their car be smashed, but they also might be smashed! The gains wouldn’t make up for the losses.

This was the reason why Cheng Mengying and Jin Beibei hadn’t seen a taxi pass by after waiting some time.

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“Young Master Qun, this……” Lang Guicheng was somewhat bewildered. Didn’t Yue Shaoqun want to teach Xiao Chen a lesson? How come he was speaking politely? Could it be that he wanted to use other methods to trap Xiao Chen? For example, making Xiao Chen mistakenly believe that Yue Shaoqun wanted to treat, causing him to order some luxurious dishes, then finally making Xiao Chen pay the bill?

But hadn’t this move already been used by Lou Zhenming and failed?

Yue Shaoqun waved his hand and stopped Lang Guicheng from speaking any further. Then, he said to Xiao Chen: “Fellow student, what do you think?”

“Yue Shaoqun, it can’t be seen that you are quite nostalgic. Used to sitting at this table? Then are you nostalgic about your fiancée?” Tang Tang had seen what had happened here from afar. She hurriedly ran over and directly turned to Yue Shaoqun, flaming him.

Yue Shaoqun was stunned for a moment. He turned his head and caught sight of Tang Tang leisurely sitting across from Xiao Chen. His face couldn’t help but slightly change, but it very quickly returned to normal. His original gloomy face instantly became a huge smile and he said: “Congratulations to you Tang Tang, you’ve found your new happiness! The matter between us is old and yellowed history, it’s best not to mention it.”

Yue Shaoqun gently and skillfully avoided Tang Tang’s ‘nostalgia’ question, instead taking this opportunity to thoroughly indicate his attitude. In other words, this was equal to him personally catching Tang Tang cheating and giving him a ‘green hat’¹, so him breaking up with Tang Tang was completely reasonable. In addition, after this, Tang Tang also couldn’t be entangled with Yue Shaoqun anymore. After all, this was an issue related to an aristocratic family’s face.

Tang Tang naturally could understand Yue Shaoqun’s meaning and coldly smiled: “Yes ah, Xiao Chen is my boyfriend and is very good to me. You congratulate me, but won’t treat me to a meal?”

“Treat, of course I’ll treat. Just now, I said that this meal would be paid by me. Whatever you want to eat, order!” Yue Shaoqun faintly smiled and said.

“Xiao Chen, let’s order some lobster and abalone again, then pack it for later!” Tang Tang took the menu and said without a trace of politeness.

Yue Shaoqun gave out an indifferent laugh. This bit of money was only a drop in the ocean to him. Taking advantage of today’s opportunity, he could thoroughly break off relations with Tang Tang, making him very happy! Actually, for these past two years, Yue Shaoqun had been trying to find out information he could use against Tang Tang the entire time. However, Tang Tang simply didn’t give him this chance and wasn’t too intimate with any male students.

Yue Shaoqun had originally pinned his hopes on Deng Xiaokun previously, but Tang Tang hadn’t given Deng Xiaokun an opportunity the whole time. This made Yue Shaoqun awfully disappointed, but who would have expected that Tang Tang was unexpectedly intimate with a country bumpkin that came down from his village?

It was very hard for Yue Shaoqun to understand Tang Tang’s tastes. Even if she had grown up into a pig, wasn’t she still a former aristocratic family daughter? In that case, what was this vision? But this had no relations with him. Whoever Tang Tang found didn’t matter, as long as his goal had been achieved.

Hearing that the opposite party was Yue Shaoqun, Xiao Chen absolutely wasn’t courteous. He directly called over the server and ordered a big pile of lobster, abalone, sea cucumber, and king crab. In any case, if they couldn’t finish it, they could pack it to go. Having a rich guy to treat, if it wasn’t free, then they wouldn’t eat!

It was so much that Xiao Chen had even bought the Young Lady’s dinner. Recently, the Young Lady didn’t have anything to eat in the mornings. Besides instant noodles, it was instant noodles. This made Xiao Chen feel a bit embarrassed at heart.

After hearing that Xiao Chen wanted to bring some for dinner, Tang Tang let out a small sigh.

It seemed that in Xiao Chen’s heart, Cheng Mengying was his goddess, something irreplaceable! Even though he had fallen to being Cheng Mengying’s servant, he still thought of pleasing her. Tang Tang truly didn’t know what to say.

While waiting for Tang Tang and Xiao Chen to pack it into a parcel and leave the cafeteria, Yue Shaoqun threw a card to the server without any trouble and made her go settle the bill. This bit of money was a small token regarding Yue Shaoqun. He was Yue Family’s eldest son and eldest grandson, as well as the sole descendant from the first wife. Having this status, the entire Yue Family’s wealth could be withdrawn and used.

“Young Master Qun, why didn’t you teach that Xiao Chen a lesson? How come you treated him to a great feast?” Lang Guicheng questioned confusedly.

“This reason is very bad. At most, it could only make him change tables and consider it as done. If it were pursued without reason, then it wouldn’t be my style.” Yue Shaoqun lightly said: “Moreover, I can take opportunity of this affair to break off relations with Tang Tang, finally completely cutting it off.”

“So it was actually like this! Young Master Qun is a gentleman, not haggling it over with them. If it was changed to Lou Zhenming, he would directly go and grab a stool.” Lang Guicheng was Yue Shaoqun’s attendant since middle school. He was fully aware of Yue Shaoqun’s hypocritical nature, but didn’t dare say anything about it and only spoke praises.

Yue Shaoqun faintly smiled and didn’t mind it. He was mulling in his heart, ‘After today’s matter, I can’t brazenly teach Xiao Chen a lesson, otherwise when other people see it, they would think I am feeling jealous because of Tang Tang. This wouldn’t be my true intention.’

Yue Shaoqun didn’t expect that there would be such a sudden occurrence this noon. This made him have a headache. There was gain, but there was also loss.

“Was that hypocrite just now Yue Buqun?” Xiao Chen carried a large amount of food and spoke happily. He hadn’t even spent a cent for lunch, yet still returned with a huge pile of food.

“He’s called Yue Shaoqun, not Yue Buqun.” Tang Tang glared at Xiao Chen: “Do you know him?”

“I’ve heard of him, but I’m not familiar with him; I haven’t had any previous dealings with him. If not for his name sounding like Yue Buqun, I wouldn’t be able to remember what he’s called.” Xiao Chen replied.

“I reckon that today’s affair will be spread out by Yue Shaoqun very soon. He doesn’t know who you are, but your Xiao Family and Cheng Family know.” Tang Tang muttered to herself, then said apologetically: “Me calling you my boyfriend was just a momentary impulse, but will probably bring you some trouble.”

“What trouble? I’ll be mingling with you everyday and will be unable to avoid trouble. This is just a small issue.” Xiao Chen paid no mind to it. In his opinion, if he showed intimacy with Tang Tang, Cheng Family people would feel relieved. They would feel that he and Cheng Mengying wouldn’t become more intimate as time passed as a result of being together.

“It could be me thinking too much. We are the abandoned children of our families, so supposing that even if they know, they would just treat it as listening to a joke.” Seeing that Xiao Chen was at ease, Tang Tang didn’t bother being puzzled by these matters.

When Cheng Mengying and Jin Beibei were leaving the cafeteria, Cheng Mengying happened to see Xiao Chen and Tang Tang merrily walking ahead of them with a large package and immediately fumed in anger! She wanted to throw the small lunchbox in her hand away!

Wanting to anger me to death! It was your fortune that this Young Lady felt that you were pitiful for eating instant noodles and steamed buns every day, thus packing up two dishes to prepare to let you eat in the evening. But you actually went with Tang Tang and pigged out and returned with so much? Is this the money that was made from selling breakfast this morning?

“It seems like brother-in-law has already eaten, oh!” Jin Beibei said.

“Of course the package I have for dinner isn’t to his degree! This Young Lady hasn’t eaten meat for several days and can eat a lot!” Cheng Mengying thought about it and didn’t throw away her package in the end. After all, this was the stuff that she was going to eat in the evening.

Returning to the classroom, Deng Xiaokun also happened to return back to the classroom from home. Seeing Xiao Chen and Tang Tang carrying several lunchboxes into the classroom, he was immediately dumbfounded.

“I say……it can’t be that some person treated you today, right? What did I miss?” In Deng Xiaokun’s understanding, Tang Tang was a miserly person and Xiao Chen was a poor devil. Could these two people spend money for a feast? It was definitely impossible, so the only conclusion was that someone had treated.

“There was this mental case named Yue Shaoqun who treated, so we called for a little more.” Xiao Chen gave a lunchbox to Deng Xiaokun, saying: “Here’s a little. We’ll eat the remaining before evening classes.”

“Yue Shaoqun? He treated you guys to a meal?” Deng Xiaokun took the lunchbox and his face slightly changed. He didn’t have the previous excitement when looking at the food, rather, he turned to look at Tang Tang: “Yue Shaoqun……did he find trouble with you?”

“It’s nothing. He just congratulated me on finding a new boyfriend, consequently treating me to a feast.” Tang Tang lightly explained.

“New boyfriend? When did you……get a boyfriend?” Deng Xiaokun’s face stagnated, becoming a bit unnatural.

“It’s Xiao Chen. Yue Shaoqun misunderstood on his own and I didn’t explain.” Tang Tang waved her hand: “He was merely taking advantage of this matter to cleanly break off our relationship. It doesn’t matter, I know that he’s been waiting very long for this opportunity. He just happened to run across me and Xiao Chen together today.”

“So it’s like this!” Deng Xiaokun immediately let out a sigh of relief and nodded, saying: “But this is a good deed, Yue Shaoqun, that guy, is a hypocrite. Seeing him makes me angry……right, does Xiao Chen know about the relations between you two?”

“He knows, I told him.” Tang Tang nodded, but actually didn’t say much. Deng Xiaokun didn’t know whether or not Xiao Chen knew Tang Tang’s previous matter.

Since it was Yue Shaoqun who spent the money, Deng Xiaokun wasn’t polite and grabbed two lobsters to eat. On the other hand, Xiao Chen continued to study. He wanted to finish the final few chapters in first year algebra and started to work on the exercises right away. As expected, Xiao Chen discovered that the way to solve these exercises all popped up in his head, making it smooth and easy!

Some topics were indeed beyond the scope of the chapter and surpassed the knowledge belonging to the chapter, but Xiao Chen had already completely looked over the first year algebra textbook. So, as long as it was an algebra topic from the first year, Xiao Chen could relaxedly solve it!

During the afternoon period, Tang Tang watched Xiao Chen’s pen flying on top of the exercises as if he were drawing a painting; his speed was faster than a celebrity signing sold books. Xiao Chen worked continuously and before evening classes started, he finished and threw away the oily pen in his hands, then put down the exercise book!

“Were you solving problems or doodling?” It was very hard for Tang Tang to understand; how could it be possible for Xiao Chen to only spend one afternoon to finish an entire exercise book from start to finish?

“Naturally, I was solving problems. It’s just that I haven’t checked whether or not they’re right or wrong.” Although Xiao Chen felt that he shouldn’t have made a mistake, it was still better to check over the answers once.

“I’ll help you look over it.” Tang Tang honestly didn’t believe that Xiao Chen had the ability to self-study all of first year algebra in a day and even finish the exercise book! If this was fine, then those bookworms should just drop dead.

“Great.” Xiao Chen happened to want to take a breather. Returning to reality from the sea of topics, Xiao Chen had this feeling of being from a lifetime ago. For the previous him, wasn’t it absolutely impossible to earn money in this style? But the current Xiao Chen was truly at the end of his rope.

Tang Tang took Xiao Chen’s exercise book and started comparing it with the answer key. Xiao Chen took out the feast that was packed from lunchtime and arranged them one after another. As he was doing that, Deng Xiaokun happened to come back from buying a drink.

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Lou Zhenming wasn’t the least bit surprised. This wasn’t something done once or twice; he and Deng Xiaokun were on bad terms. Deng Xiaokun did have the capability to use public authority to deal with personal enmity and Lou Zhenming just had to exercise his body.

It was just that he didn’t have too big of a conflict with Deng Xiaokun before. Now, it wasn’t the same. He was together with Xiao Chen, causing Lou Zhenming to feel very awkward.
Had Yue Shaoqun thought up a method to teach Xiao Chen a lesson yet?

The number of books this time were more than usual. Even though quite a few people from the class came, only when they went back and forth twice did they finish carrying all the books. On average, every student received at least 10 materials to review!

After the materials were distributed, the first day of the course officially began!

During class time, Tang Tang noticed Xiao Chen looking through the study materials with concentration, so she couldn’t help but be curious: “Xiao Chen, why aren’t you listening to class, but instead reading the review materials from first year?”

“I didn’t learn this before, so I want to start afresh in learning.” Xiao Chen bitterly smiled. Before, his image in school was a dandy young master. If he studied every day, then it would be weird. In fact, Xiao Chen would be trying to cultivate inner strength whenever he had time; he simply didn’t have the mind to be learning.

But now it was different. Since he didn’t have a family, then he could only rely on himself! Second High and First High were the same; every time there was an exam, the first ten people of the grade would receive a help via financial aid award. First place could obtain up to a 10,000 RMB award!

Although this 10,000 RMB was nothing in the eyes of the previous Xiao Chen, it was different now. Ten thousand RMB could buy a set of Body Tempering Medicine, which Xiao Chen desperately needed! Currently, Xiao Chen depended on selling breakfast to deal with living expenses. If he wanted to buy medicine, then he required another strange and odd path.

But Third Year’s exams were the hardest. The monthly examinations, in-between tests, final exam, simulation tests, all kinds of tests, there was a reward every time. This was the countermeasure the school came up with the encourage the students to do their best in studying and make those several top students continuously improve themselves. Then, make them do their best in the final grade promotion exam and strive for the top scorer for the college examination in the city, in the province, or even in the nation!

“Pfft……it can’t be, you’re learning beginning from First Year? Are you sure you can learn by yourself?” Tang Tang looked seriously at Xiao Chen’s ‘ Algebra Chapter One: What is a “set” ’ and immediately become unable to say anything good. It looked as if Xiao Chen truly hadn’t learned anything!

“En, I heard that the top scorer can receive a 10,000 RMB scholarship.” Xiao Chen nodded.

“You…..want to obtain the 10,000 RMB?” After Tang Tang heard Xiao Chen’s words, she immediately became astonished enough that her chin almost fell off: “I say, Young Master Xiao, my grades are pretty good, but I don’t dare to think about the top scorer’s 10,000 RMB award. This is something bookworm-level people vie for……”

“Heh……how would you know before even trying?” Xiao Chen gave a laugh and didn’t talk any further. In fact, he was currently a Truth Cultivator. In Tian Lao’s words, regarding new things, he had the ability to pick it up many times quicker than the average person. Since making a deep-fried breadstick was this way, then shouldn’t studying also be this way?

“Fine. If you have any questions, just ask me. At the very least, I am still one of the candidates for our age group’s top 10.” Tang Tang was defeated by Xiao Chen’s appearance.

“Great!” Xiao Chen nodded and was impolite: “Perfect, I don’t understand this problem. Can you explain it to me?”

“Okay.” Tang Tang actually didn’t decline and thought in her heart, ‘Why not take a look? What difficult problem could there be in the first chapter? If he runs into a difficult problem now, then how can he think of being first?’ But she didn’t want to attack Xiao Chen’s self-confidence and didn’t say much. She just picked up Xiao Chen’s question topic and gave it a glance. Immediately, she became slightly surprised and said: “Actually, this topic……goes beyond the scope of this chapter; you have to use knowledge from chapter three. Once you complete chapter three, you’ll be able to easily solve it, chapter three is like this……”

After she finished speaking, Tang Tang intended to speak simply about chapter three’s contents to Xiao Chen, but Xiao Chen actually waved his hands after being suddenly enlightened. He interrupted and said: “So it was like this! I’ll first completely look over first year’s algebra, then do another topic.”

“Do what you want……” Seeing that Xiao Chen didn’t need her explanation, Tang Tang didn’t insist. In her opinion, Xiao Chen’s self-confidence was currently over-inflated and it wasn’t good to attack him. ‘Let’s wait until he ran across a truly difficult question, then he’ll understand that studying isn’t easy.‘

During the morning, Xiao Chen was looking over the algebra book at lightning speed. Tang Tang couldn’t comprehend how Xiao Chen could read that quickly. How many definitions and formulas could he remember in the end?

When it was noon lunch break, Xiao Chen was still reading books. Tang Tang was a bit helpless and had no other choice but to call him: “Hey, Xiao Chen, are you going to eat lunch?”

“Ah? It’s already noon?” Xiao Chen was momentarily surprised. He returned to reality from the land of books, only then discovering that time had gone by very quickly. It was just like when he was cultivating; in a blink of an eye, several hours would pass by.

“Yes, bookworm Xiao. Even if you don’t want to eat, I still want to eat.” Tang Tang shrugged her shoulders. Since Xiao Chen was sitting on the edge, if she didn’t pass him, Tang Tang wouldn’t be able to get out.

“Sorry, I was too invested.” Xiao Chen closed the textbook, shook his head, and said: “Let’s go, lunch is my treat!”

“It can’t be that it’s a steamed bun buffet right?” Tang Tang said with a smile.

“How could it be? With that much money made in the morning, it’s only natural that we should eat a little better. Let’s go to the cafeteria.” Xiao Chen already thought up of another method of making money; taking exams! After reading the textbook for a whole morning, Xiao Chen had already confirmed Tian Lao’s words. Being a Truth Cultivator really is an extremely flamboyant profession! He had actually achieved eidetic memory; everything inside the textbook, if he had seen it once, it was as if it was engraved into his mind. Of course, this was nothing. What made Xiao Chen shocked the most was that he actually became proficient in the textbook’s definition and formula usage! Perhaps this was the comprehension ability of a Truth Cultivator.

“Alright. In any case, half is yours. Let’s go to the cafeteria to celebrate the success of our breakfast stall cooperation!” Tang Tang originally wanted to say that going to the cafeteria was a bit luxurious. But after thinking about it, half of the money was Xiao Chen’s, so she naturally wouldn’t refute Xiao Chen’s face.

The two people walked to the cafeteria. On the whole journey to the Second Floor, they passed the First Floor, which was the majority’s dining hall. One wouldn’t be able to order dishes. Instead, they could only purchase ready-made dishes, but the Second Floor’s standard was for the well-off students, similar to that of a restaurants’.

Tang Tang had come here before. However, ever since she was afflicted with her serious illness, changing into her current appearance, as well as breaking off relations with her family, she hadn’t come here. For a moment, she was filled with myriad emotions!

She hadn’t thought that she would stand here once more together with Xiao Family’s Young Master, Xiao Chen! Deng Xiaokun had invited Tang Tang over here before, but she hadn’t agreed.

Turning her head, Tang Tang discovered that Xiao Chen already selected a good table; it was in a very bright position that was right next to the window. Upon seeing Xiao Chen sit down, Tang Tang bitterly smiled! This place was actually the table that Yue Shaoqun had invited her to two years ago!

Formerly, although Tang Tang didn’t have any feelings towards Yue Shaoqun, she knew that aristocratic family juniors marriage was not their own choice. However, Yue Shaoqun was quite cultured and there were no scandals about him inside the school, so when he asked Tang Tang out for a meal, Tang Tang couldn’t not give him face.

But afterwards, when Tang Tang became seriously ill and turned into her present appearance, Yue Shaoqun didn’t even speak a single word to her and the engagement only existed in name.

After thinking about it, Tang Tang chose to sit down. She and Yue Shaoqun weren’t in love, so there wasn’t much need to avoid taboos. There was simply just some sorrow.

The server brought over a menu and Xiao Chen directly handed it over to Tang Tang. However, Tang Tang actually didn’t order an extremely expensive dishes. Rather, the dishes ordered were some three ordinary ones that would be served at a home. Then, she asked the server for two bowls of rice.

After she finished ordering dishes, Tang Tang went to the bathroom. Tang Tang had almost peed her pants this morning. She had wanted to go out many times, but seeing Xiao Chen’s concentrated manner, she bore it.

“Kid, don’t you know that this is our Young Master Qun’s seat? Is your *** blind, to be sitting here?” Just as Xiao Chen had thought of reviewing the algebraic formulas from before, a towering voice suddenly sounded!

Xiao Chen was momentarily stunned. Turning his head, he saw a medium sized guy wearing water-colored clothes, looking like a son from a wealthy family. But this elder brother-level son wouldn’t have even reached Young Master Xiao’s eyes before. Instead, he would be a little brother for running errands!

Of course, this person before his eyes also seemed to be an errand runner; running errands for some person named ‘Young Master Qun’.

“Does your *** grow eyes? What’s wrong with me sitting here? What problem is there? It was Director Xu that made me sit here a moment ago.” Xiao Chen had just come up to the Second Floor and didn’t think of offending anyone, but wasn’t scared of this guy’s words trying to make him give up his seat. After all, this could be considered his first time asking a girl out. Although the one invited was a buddy, Young Master Xiao didn’t want to lose face.

“Director Xu?” Lang Guicheng was dazed for a moment. He didn’t think Xiao Chen would pull out the card of the school’s guidance director, Director Xu! He was Yue Shaoqun’s little brother and for the past two days, Yue Shaoqun had been talking about methods to teach Xiao Chen a lesson. As Yue Shaoqun’s little brother, Lang Guicheng naturally had to share Boss’ worry!

Just as he arrived at the cafeteria to eat lunch, Lang Guicheng saw that Yue Shaoqun’s usual “special” table was occupied by someone else. Thus, he took the lead to drive out the person. As a result, he saw that it was Xiao Chen and immediately became very happy in his heart. This was like coming across a pillow while drowsy!

Only, Yue Shaoqun, who had been following closely in the back, wrinkled his brows. Although he wanted to teach Xiao Chen¹ a lesson, he was a hypocrite; his way of handling matters had to be perfectly justifiable! Even though this table was inside the school and everyone recognized that it was his, Yue Shaoqun’s, special seat, the issue was that the school didn’t inscribe ‘For Yue Shaoqun’s Special Use’ for him. So theoretically speaking, this table was for the school’s public use.

Yue Shaoqun didn’t want to use this reason to find trouble with Xiao Chen. He didn’t want to be thought of as a narrow-minded person, harming his perfect image!

But since his little brother had already taken the initiative, he, as the Boss, had no choice but to go up. However, he surprisingly spoke politely: “Fellow student, I usually sit here and I’ve become used to doing so. Could you please change seats, maybe to the side, how about it? In any case, the food hasn’t been served yet. This meal can be put onto my tab, I’ll treat!”

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When Tang Tang pulled Xiao Chen’s arm and ran, it happened that two cars stopped at the gate of the school. One of them was Jin Beibei’s Beetle and the Young Lady was sitting inside with a slightly unsightly complexion. Although she knew that Xiao Chen was going with Tang Tang to sell breakfast, upon seeing the two people holding hands, she couldn’t help but get into a bad mood!

Meeting up with Tang Tang for these several days?

“Damn cousin Mengying, did brother-in-law fall in love with someone else?” Gazing at Xiao Chen and Tang Tang, Jin Beibei opened her eyes wide: “But brother-in-law’s tastes are a bit heavy oh. Wasn’t that Tang Tang just now? I didn’t see clearly……”

“Beibei……” Cheng Mengying’s face became overcast with dark clouds as she turned her head and glared at Jin Beibei. Her gaze looked like she wanted to kill people: “If you say a few words less, no one would think that you were a mute!”

“Eh……cousin Mengying, it seems that you still care about brother-in-law. Then I’ll be cheering you on~ I feel that you have a superiority over Tang Tang.” Jin Beibei said: “Even if Tang Tang used to be Second High’s first school flower, that’s only in the past. When it comes time to X her on the bed, it is definitely impossible to paste a photo of her former self on her face every time. Cousin Mengying doesn’t need to…….cough cough……waaoooo……cousin Mengying is murdering her sister……”

Jin Beibei’s neck had been held onto by Cheng Mengying. Swaying around, Jin Beibei almost lost consciousness.

“Speak again and I’ll choke you to death!” Cheng Mengying angrily said: “Who am I caring about? I only think about this boy as a servant should be a proper servant. Running around to pick up girls, what can this be regarded as?”

“I won’t interfere, I’m afraid of being pinched.” Jin Beibei said with a face that thought the matter had nothing to do with her.

“Beibei, are you asking for a beating?” Cheng Mengying was angered into confusion by Jin Beibei’s words: “When it’s time you’re suppose to speak, you don’t speak. When you’re not suppose to speak, you speak arbitrarily. Are you doing this on purpose?”

“How can that be possible……” Jin Beibei spit out her tongue: “Cousin Mengying, what do you want to make me say?”

“Nothing……” Cheng Mengying really didn’t know what she wanted to say. Thinking about it, although Xiao Chen was her servant, she didn’t give him any salary. Him going out to earn money was reasonable.

Thinking up to here, Cheng Mengying didn’t think about blaming Xiao Chen. She just faintly said: “Come, let’s go to class.”

Inside the other car, the person seated was Yue Shaoqun. He was an intelligent person; he wasn’t impulsive when handling matters. Although he had promised Lou Zhenming that he would teach Xiao Chen a lesson yesterday, he actually didn’t immediately move his hand. Instead, he prepared to find a suitable opportunity.

Seeing Tang Tang pulling on Xiao Chen’s hand and running right now, he couldn’t help but wrinkle his eyebrows! If it was in normal times, he would express his gratitude to Xiao Chen! Although Yue Family had publicly renounced the marriage, Tang Family actually didn’t publicly acknowledge it, they had only tacitly accepted this matter. If one really wanted to bring things together, then Tang Tang was still his, Yue Shaoqun’s, fiancee!

But Xiao Chen was being pulled along by Tang Tang right now, so after this matter spread out, the engagement would absolutely be broken and he, Yue Shaoqun, could thoroughly throw off this burden! But right now, he still had to find a reason to deal with Xiao Chen. However, this reason absolutely could not be because of Tang Tang!

He wanted to throw off Tang Tang as soon as possible, so using Tang Tang as a reason? Clearly, that was impossible.

Xiao Chen had been dragged to the small supermarket at the school’s gates. Seeing the sparkling food before him, Xiao Chen didn’t stop walking. Instead, he kept walking until he was at the cheapest shelf. Then, he grabbed the biggest bread, as well as cheapest milk pouch, and turned to Tang Tang, saying: “Done, just these.”

Tang Tang naturally saw the prices of the things that Xiao Chen grabbed, but didn’t say anything. Instead, she felt very gratified. After Xiao Chen broke off from his clan, he didn’t keep any of his previous ‘Young Master’ temperament. This made Tang Tang feel that Xiao Chen truly was quite good.

Tang Tang also took the same things, then paid for both and left the small supermarket with Xiao Chen. Of course they weren’t holding hands when they left. Although Tang Tang was a tomboy, she actually still felt embarrassed.

When the two people were entering the classroom, Deng Xiaokun also happened to be arriving. Upon seeing Tang Tang and Xiao Chen holding bread and milk, he couldn’t help but be astonished: “Where is the soybean milk and deep-fried breadsticks? Did you guys change to selling snacks? Changed to selling bread and milk?”

“Xiao Chen is very fierce. He kneaded the dough very quickly and deep-fried breadstick sold out very quickly, so there was nothing leftover today and we could only buy things to eat.” Tang Tang replied: “But it’s fine, there is almost 100 more RMB earned than normal times!”

“It can’t be? Real or fake? Xiao Chen, when you were at your old home, it couldn’t be that you also had the background of a breakfast seller, right?” Deng Xiaokun knew Tang Tang sales situation. Selling almost more than 100 RMB than usual was in other words, selling out all of her dough. Did Xiao Chen turn into skilled worker in just one day?

“You’ve really guessed correctly; I formerly did sell breakfast at my old home.” Xiao Chen said without thinking about it. He naturally had no way to explain the matter about Truth Cultivators and his Young Master Xiao identity.

“Damn, no wonder Tang Tang called for you to go!” Deng Xiaokun was truly convinced that this was true as he said this with a bit of envy.

Xiao Chen previously couldn’t feel anything, but now that his six senses had increased by a large margin, all of the sudden, he could perceive a trace of envy and sourness in Deng Xiaokun’s tone. This caused Xiao Chen to be somewhat surprised, could it be……Deng Xiaokun liked Tang Tang?

Pondering up to here, Xiao Chen suddenly understood. No wonder Deng Xiaokun would help him out of his predicament, so it was because he liked Tang Tang! Tang Tang stood on his side, making him(Deng Xiaokun) have no other option but to choose this way! However, from what Xiao Chen saw, it was an unrequited love. Deng Xiaokun liked Tang Tang, but Tang Tang actually didn’t like Deng Xiaokun. These two people basically had no chance together, otherwise, there would be no need to wait until the present if there had been feelings sprouting between the two at an earlier time.

Actually, Tang Tang looked at Xiao Chen with somewhat strange eyes. This guy was the previous Young Master Xiao; how could he make breakfast? Who would believe it? Not even speaking about selling breakfast, he probably hadn’t even made breakfast at home before!

But it was also because of this that Tang Tang utterly admired Xiao Chen. This was a real man, flexible and able to adapt to circumstances very quickly, undefeated by circumstances.

“If you want to come, you can come. Our deep-fried breadsticks are in a state where ‘supply doesn’t meet demand’ and we could use more manpower.” Xiao Chen said with a smile.

“I wish I could, but this morning when I was doing my morning exercises, my dad found out that I wanted to sell deep-fried breadsticks and told me that he would throw me into a deep fryer to deep-fry me himself.” Deng Xiaokun shook his head. He didn’t have an impulsive nature. Even though he had helped Xiao Chen out of a predicament, it was completely due to Tang Tang.

Lou Zhenming brought Thin Monkey into the classroom, but seeing Tang Tang chatting with Deng Xiaokun and Xiao Chen happily, he put his nose in the air and let out a cold snort.

“Brother Ming, allow him to be smug for two more days. Once you settle Cheng Family’s Young Lady, pinching a bumpkin to death and playing will be the same!” Thin Monkey said as a result of making out Lou Zhenming’s thoughts.

“That’s right, this is the important matter! There are no problems on Gangchuan’s side, right?” Lou Zhenming nodded and asked.

“No problems. Gangchuan will take the lead tonight and be followed by a few coolies. These coolies are the real hooligans in society, but have no relations with Lou Family. They came from outside the city and Teacher Lei helped find them. Every one of them has close to a First Layer Martialist’s strength!” Shou Hou replied.

“That’s fine.” Lou Zhenming’s face exposed a pleased smile. Cheng Mengying is not a girl from an average family; she is Cheng Family’s Young Lady. Cheng Family is an Ancient Martial Family, so she definitely cultivates Inner Strength. Even if she doesn’t have much strength, it’s still cultivation. If a random group of useless people were used, then the Young Lady might be able to directly handle it herself.

Especially that little demoness Jin Beibei by her side, Lou Zhenming was unable to estimate that little girl’s strength. In the case that the little girl hits a little, those coolies may not be enough for her to hit! So to ensure safety, Lou Zhenming sought out Lei Dianfeng and asked him to hire some outside-of-the-city people that had near-First Layer Inner Strength!

And thus, it would also seem more real. Lou Zhenming’s strength was also near-First Layer Inner Strength, so if they engaged in a fight, it was definitely unlikely for him to immediately gain the upper hand. He would have to eat some sufferings, then obtain a narrow victory!

If he won like this, Young Lady Cheng would be more moved. Otherwise, if he quickly and easily settled it, besides obtaining immediate worship to him, Lou Zhenming, Cheng Mengying definitely wouldn’t be too grateful afterwards. But if it was a narrow victory, in addition to fighting and getting injured, Cheng Mengying would definitely not be able to not visit Lou Zhenming after the event, then sentiment would grow in the course of time.

As Cheng Mengying was sitting in her seat, Jin Beibei was whispering something to her but it was evident that Cheng Mengying wasn’t too interested. Chatting with Jin Beibei idly, Cheng Mengying’s gaze swept towards Xiao Chen’s direction from time to time. Seeing Xiao Chen’s hand holding the most cheaply-priced bread and milk, she had somewhat mixed feelings.

The resentment she had in her heart towards Young Master Xiao before had now become weak. If he had not pursued Shen Jingxuan and Lin Ke’er before her eyes, she probably would’ve had a better impression of him, right?

But thinking about Xiao Chen’s conduct and deeds from before, Cheng Mengying once again felt that Xiao Chen was just reaping what he had sown! If you had been good to this young lady before and a bit polite, you wouldn’t be in such dire straits right now and this young lady wouldn’t ignore you! Not to speak of buying you the most expensive bread and milk, you would also be given at least a school cafeteria card!

Class began and the teacher in charge, Teacher Wang, entered the classroom and turned her head in Deng Xiaokun’s direction, saying: “Deng Xiaokun, bring a few classmates with you and come with me to the materials room, so that we can bring back the prep materials for third year.”

After the third year in high school, it would be the college examinations and the review materials were quite a bit. Deng Xiaokun was the class’ sports committee member, so this sort of physical labor work would naturally be put onto him.

“Xiao Chen, Lou Zhenming, Chen Shouhou¹ (Thin Monkey), Zhang XX, Li XX……come with me.” Deng Xiaokun stood up and immediately called out several names. He had seen Xiao Chen’s strength before. It was pretty strong and was able to hit Ma Gangmen, who was still not discharged, into the hospital. In addition, Lou Zhenming and Thin Monkey, these two people, would be full of energy when not doing any physical labor. But now that Deng Xiaokun had Teacher Wang’s instructions, the two people naturally wouldn’t be let off.

And as for the several remaining people, they were enthusiastic guys that had relatively big strength, so this kind of work would normally fall on them.

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After the deep fryer was set up and started heated up, Tang Tang began to skillfully knead the dough. When the dough took on the form of a deep-fried breadstick, Tang Tang said to Xiao Chen: “Understand what’s going on? The process of kneading the dough isn’t difficult, you should try to learn it. The most important thing is controlling the deep-frying and I will be doing this part. We’ll put it off learning this until you’re skilled at the dough.

“Okay.” Xiao Chen was currently a Truth Cultivator, so his six senses were greatly improved. Very easily, he remembered the process Tang Tang used to knead the dough. While Tang Tang started to deep fry the first deep-fried breadstick, Xiao Chen began to knead the dough.

During the initial period of kneading the dough, Xiao Chen did his utmost to knead in accordance to Tang Tang’s method. However, after Xiao Chen kneaded a few dough balls, he actually unexpectedly discovered that he seemed to have a spiritual connection with the dough in his hand!

This kind of situation very mysterious. In short, whichever way his hand kneaded the dough ball, it was the best way of kneading. Xiao Chen was able to perceive everything that his hand did and this made him frightened enough to jump, still believing that it was just an illusion. But looking at his hands kneading the dough, Xiao Chen realized that it was plumper than how Tang Tang made it and its shape was extremely even, causing him to feel that it was very unexpected!

“Tian Lao, is this a Truth Cultivator’s ability?” Xiao Chen promptly asked after he recovered from the shock and thought of the matter of his six senses improving.

“Naturally, but this is my first time seeing someone using a Truth Cultivator’s ability to make food.” Tian Lao mockingly replied: “A Truth Cultivator is a incredibly high-end existence, how would they have spare time to make food?”

“This is something forced by life……” Xiao Chen’s face was quite thick: “Right, is that to say that I have a gift in cooking?”

“It is not that you have a gift for cooking, it’s just that you’ll be much better than an ordinary person in whatever new ability you learn. Because your six senses are powerful, you can perceive every minute change in the food and it’s the same with other things.” Tian Lao explained.

“So it was like this.” Xiao Chen didn’t feel that the matter of him cooking was in improper in any way. Instead, he was very happy. Originally, he had thought that he would take a few days to learn the skill. After all, he had never been in contact with it before, but now it seems that he made it better than Tang Tang.

“This is what you made?” Tang Tang incredulously looked at Young Master Xiao. Her eyeballs looked like they wanted to fall out: “This dough is what you kneaded? This is the breadstick that you made?”

“Yes……” Xiao Chen nodded.

“Young Master Xiao, don’t tell me that you previously also had the background of a stall vendor……” Tang Tang tossed the un-deep-fried breadstick that Xiao Chen made into the deep fryer and deep-fried the breadstick’s fullness out evenly. Tang Tang’s craftsmanship was pretty good, but it only due to practice, plus the fact that she was hardworking and had suffered hardships. Hence, she was the best-selling deep-fried breadstick stall on the early morning market street. However, when Xiao Chen’s breadstick went into the boiler, it was obviously that the number of people lining up increased!

Without him, this deep-fried breadstick wouldn’t come out too attractive. Its outward appearance was too eye-catching!

Not only that, but Xiao Chen’s making speed was also quick! This was due to Xiao Chen currently being equal to a Second Layer Inner Strength Martialist, so he had more strength than Tang Tang, greatly reducing the time needed to knead the dough. Adding his spiritual knowledge on the top of that, which allowed Xiao Chen to avoid repeating kneading the dough again due to a wrong step, his speed had an absolute dominance.

Watching Xiao Chen’s hands making a constant amount of un-deep-fried breadsticks, Tang Tang and her customers were stupefied. Wasn’t this speed a little too fast?

Xiao Chen’s speed was quick, but so was Tang Tang’s speed. After all, Tang Tang’s deep fryer was pretty large. In the past, Tang Tang was usually both kneading and deep frying the deep-fried breadsticks alone, so her speed naturally slow. But today, with Xiao Chen here kneading the dough and her deep-frying breadsticks, the speed naturally went up. However, even so, their supply didn’t meet the demand!

Today’s deep-fried breadstick being particularly good was actually real, but the marketplace often had this kind of phenomenon. That was, the more people gathered around a vendor stand, the more people would increase. Everyone likes to get in on the action, so when they see people line up for something, they would go over to see the outcome!

This was one of the reasons why there was a long queue at Tang Tang’s stall!

Tang Tang had held the idea that even if Xiao Chen wasn’t able to help, she would still give Xiao Chen his part of the profit. But now it seems that pulling Xiao Chen to become her partner was truly a wise action!

In just a little while, the number of deep-fried breadsticks that she would sell on an ordinary morning was completely sold out! It was just that the deep-fried breadsticks dough required yeast and Tang Tang didn’t make a lot of dough yesterday. Thus, this caused the yeast dough to be sold out very quickly, but the customers still lining up!

Upon seeing so much people line up, Tang Tang promptly cupped her hands and said: “Sorry everyone, the dough has all been used up. I will prepare some more tomorrow. Everyone that hasn’t bought anything yet can come again tomorrow!”

When these people saw that Tang Tang’s breakfast stall had sold out, although they were unwilling, they still went to other breakfast-selling vendors. Meanwhile, Tang Tang and Xiao Chen were already starting to put away the stall.

“Right, Young Master Xiao, it truly can’t be seen that you have this kind of gift.” Tang Tang was both startled and delighted. Every previous morning, she usually wouldn’t sell out all the yeast dough. The leftovers, besides using it to give Xiao Chen and Deng Xiaokun breakfast, would be put in her storing vehicle and the equipment at the nearby grocery store auntie. However, she didn’t expect that when it just hit six o’clock today, everything would be sold out.

“What I just learned was just sold. So, how much money was made?” Xiao Chen asked.

“Apart from the cost, there is a profit of 200; today is the day with the most profits. In the past, getting 150 would be good enough!” Tang Tang’s face was full of dangerous contentment. Seeing her appearance, it did not seem to have any resemblance to her former ‘BaiFuMei’¹ self at all.

“Haha, still pretty good.” Xiao Chen also wasn’t the former Young Master Xiao. Towards making profit off of this, he was happy. He knew that worrying about some things would not be of any use. Being able to make some profit is still profit and being anxious was useless.

Xiao Chen helped Tang Tang ride the tricycle, with her sitting on the vehicle’s back. There was actually the feeling of being those street married couples, a married couple combo that would do a small business. The husband in the front pedalling, the wife sitting on the back. Both going to set up a stall, then putting away the stall together.

The grocery store auntie had just opened business when Tang Tang arrived at the grocery store that she would usually store her tricycle and equipment. Upon seeing Tang Tang, the grocery store auntie smiled and welcomed her in: “Tang Tang, how come you’re done with work so early today?”

“There is another person today, causing the selling became a bit quicker, so I sold out at six o’clock.” Tang Tang pointed at Xiao Chen and said: “But there is no surplus auntie, there is no remaining dough to give to you.”

“Hehe, that’s all right, this old woman is only one person. I am poor and alone, so I don’t need to each much. If you give me some dough, I will steam a steamed bun to eat. If you don’t give me, I can eat something else. My grocery store earns enough money to use.” The auntie waved her hand and said with a smile: “You earning a little more money makes this auntie happy. Whenever I saw you, a lone girl, set up a stall first thing in the morning, auntie had heartache. But now, it’s fine because you have a boyfriend that can help you!”

“Ah……he……” Tang Tang this girl was rarely shy when the auntie talked, but just as she wanted to explain, the auntie continued to talk.

“Young man, Tang Tang is a good girl. Don’t look the fatness of a person, but their honesty, whether they are worth living with and if they can bear hardships!” The auntie turned her head towards Xiao Chen and said sincerely: “She isn’t like those gold diggers in society that look good, but are looking for local tyrants to be friends with all day long and searching for a ‘GaoFuShuai’ boyfriend. How could that be someone to live out one’s life with?”

When Xiao Chen heard the auntie’s words, he didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. In addition, he didn’t expect this auntie to be so modern. Whichever local tyrant or ‘GaoFuShuai’, she would all know, indeed fashionable. Xiao Chen intended to explain but was afraid that once the words came out, Tang Tang’s self-respect wouldn’t be able to bear it. Thus, he just nodded and said: “Auntie, I know……”

“I am just an old woman chattering away. Okay! You guys need to go to school, right? I won’t delay you, you guys should hurry up and go!” The auntie said as she waved her hands at Xiao Chen and Tang Tang.

The two of them bid goodbye to the auntie and left the grocery store. Only then did Tang Tang say: “Xiao Chen, auntie, this person, likes to chatter a lot. You don’t need to take it seriously.”

“No problem, aren’t the two of us buddies? It doesn’t matter.” Xiao Chen said with a laugh.

“That’s true, I was actually being pretentious. Let’s go to school.” Tang Tang glanced at Xiao Chen and asked: “Do you take the bus?”

“Do you normally take the bus?” Xiao Chen questioned back.

“The distance from here to the school is only 1 bus stop. It isn’t too far away, so I always walk.” Tang Tang replied: “Seeing that you’re an ‘11 way’ enthusiast, I will accompany you walking.”

“Eleven way?” Xiao Chen was a bit confused.

“The two 1’s represent two legs, so it is the ‘11 way’²!” Tang Tang said with a smile: “Have you never heard of this?”

“This analogy is quite high-end. Indeed, this my first time hearing this.” Xiao Chen previously would either drive or have a driver drive him to school, so he truly had not heard of ‘11 way’.

The two people walked to school together and the time was early morning. It was only when they just entered the school gate that Tang Tang abruptly stopped in her steps: “Ya! I forgot to leave you some breakfast. You seem to not have eaten yet right?”

“Haven’t you also not eaten?” Xiao Chen indeed had not eaten. With that many people lining up, he was embarrassed to leave himself a share.

“I am losing weight right now, but with your appetite, if you don’t eating, wouldn’t you starve by noon?” Tang Tang said as she looked at Xiao Chen: “I’ll go and buy you some steamed buns to eat.”

“No need, I’m not too hungry today.” Xiao Chen had discovered that when he didn’t cultivate, his food requirement wouldn’t be as intense. He didn’t cultivate yesterday, so at this moment his hunger wasn’t unbearable. Because he was busy for only one morning, it was normal for his stomach to be a bit empty.

“How about we be luxurious for once. Let’s buy a bread and milk and some western food!” When Tang Tang thought about today’s profit, she became a bit happy. Thus she teased Xiao Chen and didn’t wait for him to open his mouth. Instead, she pulled on Xiao Chen’s hand and ran towards the small supermarket near the school.

Xiao Chen was slightly distracted. Actually with his strength, he could easily break free, but probably because the one pulling him along was Tang Tang, he didn’t guard against it. If it were some other schoolgirl pulling his hand and running along, Xiao Chen would probably not adapt as quickly.

Although he had previously been a dandy young master, that was just his outside appearance, something that was nothing more than a facade for survival. When had he ever held hands with a girl before?

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Fortunately, in order to strengthen himself, Xiao Chen would tolerate anything. After going through the five hours by cultivating, the Body Tempering Liquid finished boiling successfully.

“Tian Lao, do I directly take it right now?” Xiao Chen asked after the electric earthenware pot gave out the alarm sound. This high-grade electric earthenware pot was as good as its price; not only could you select the temperature, but you could also time it and not be worried about overcooking.

“You can take it. However, once you do, you have to temper your body in order to completely absorb the medicine’s efficacy.” Tian Lao replied.

“Temper? Am I not already cultivating everyday?” Xiao Chen questioned as he unplugged the electric earthenware pot from its power source, then poured the boiled medicine into a bowl.

“Tempering and cultivating true virtue are very different. Cultivating true virtue is control of one’s breathing, absorbing the Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth and changing the essence of the Sun and Moon into one’s body’s YuanQi. But Tempering is the exercise of one’s body, that of which is called a Martialist’s Physique Cultivation.” Tian Lao said in response.

“Oh? In other words, I am required to move around, then I’ll be able to bring out the complete medicinal efficacy?” Xiao Chen inquired.

“Correct!” Tian Lao said: “The way you previously exercised will be how you temper yourself. I don’t need to speak about this to you, right?”

“I understand!” Xiao Chen held the bowl with medicine in both hands, then drank all of the medicinal liquid within the bowl down to the last drop. Afterwards, he began to temper his body according to how he formerly did when he tried cultivating Inner Strength!

When he formerly tried cultivating Inner Strength through Physique Cultivation, he had to know how to do a certain Body Technique. Xiao Chen had already practiced in it for several years and even though he didn’t make any progress, he had practiced it daily without breaks to temper his body. Presently he knew everything by heart, so after finishing the medicine, Xiao Chen immediately began moving in the room.

Exercising his body would inevitably bring about some noise. Before, Xiao Chen would go to the basement in order to not affect other people, but inside the villa it was different. Sounds of ‘ping ping bang bang’ suddenly attracted the attention of the young lady watching television downstairs.

When Cheng Mengying was finally annoyed by Xiao Chen’s noises, she directly pushed open the door to Xiao Chen’s room. Upon seeing Xiao Chen exercising, she couldn’t help but be momentarily distracted!

She originally wanted to scold Xiao Chen to calm down a little and not affect her watching tv, but upon seeing Xiao Chen exercising, Cheng Mengying couldn’t help but feel an aching in her heart! At this moment, Cheng Mengying finally understood why Xiao Chen had the strength to defeat Ma Gangmen!

It turned out that whenever Xiao Chen had free time, it would be used for exercising! This Body Technique was something Cheng Mengying was extremely familiar with because she also trained it. Seeing how incomparably familiar Xiao Chen was showing while practicing this Body Technique, Cheng Mengying realized how much efforts Xiao Chen put in whenever he had time to himself!

Being unable to practice Inner Strength was not his fault, but he still continuously strived, never giving up! Cheng Mengying wondered that if she had known this before, in the case that she knew this appearance of Xiao Chen’s, then would she like him?

Thinking up to here, Cheng Mengying couldn’t help but shake her head. There was no ‘if’; she and Xiao Chen already were impossible, thinking these matters had no significance.

“You…..have you been training daily before?” Cheng Mengying could not help but query.

“No……” Xiao Chen smiled, then said: “Just now when I drank medicine, my whole body felt the urge to start sweating. As a result, I began moving around.”

“Oh……” Although Cheng Mengying didn’t believe Xiao Chen’s words, she didn’t expose him. She had a general idea about Xiao Chen wanting to be low-profile. Perhaps if she spoke, Xiao Chen would care about losing face. After training for these many years and still not cultivating any Inner Strength, it would be a loss of face!

Hence, the young lady didn’t say anything. She closed the door and went back to sitting on the living room sofa!

After being in contact with Xiao Chen for a few days, it caused Cheng Mengying to change her views on him greatly. Seeing this side of Xiao Chen and comparing it to the rumors of Xiao Chen, it seemed that they were two completely different people! Cheng Mengying really couldn’t imagine it. Would ‘Young Master Xiao’ walk to and from school, just in order to save money? Would ‘Young Master Xiao’ actually haggle over the price with the convenience store boss just in order to save a few cents? Would ‘Young Master Xiao’ unexpectedly request to go to the morning market to sell breakfast？！

Shaking her head, Cheng Mengying didn’t know which to believe as the genuine Xiao Chen. However, Cheng Mengying believed in the principle of ‘seeing is believing’. Rumors, in the end, were rumors and what she saw was genuine.

After continuously exercising for an hour, Xiao Chen could feel a warm current coursing through his whole body’s meridians. The medicinal efficacy had already spread throughout his body, making Xiao Chen feel a type of indescribable warmth. He felt his body become lighter and relaxed by a lot and his meridians felt thicker and more solid!

What made Xiao Chen feel the most surprised was that on his body, there was unexpectedly a layer of thick black oily sweat and gave off a rank smell. Could it be that this was the legendary Bone Marrow Cleansing?

In the past, Xiao Chen had only heard of a similar situation in legends. In his knowledge, there was no one in his family who had used this method for Bone Marrow Cleansing. Perhaps it wasn’t that they didn’t know; maybe a Martialist wasn’t required to temper their body?

These things were unknown to Xiao Chen. After all, he wasn’t a Martialist. His knowledge on a Martialist was only a superficial understanding on their initiation Body Technique. He hadn’t even reached First Layer Inner Strength, so he was basically unable to understand the world of Martialists!

“Tian Lao, is this the discarded waste matter within my body?” Xiao Chen could not help but ask.

“Yes, indeed it is. Now you can take a shower!” Tian Lao replied: “This process is a three-day treatment. There were 5 treatments that were completed altogether on this first tempering! What you should currently be thinking about is making enough money to buy the four remaining auxiliary medicinal ingredients.”

Thinking of the money required to buy the medicinal ingredients, Xiao Chen became a bit low spirited. Depending on the meager income earned by selling breakfast, not even speaking of scraping together 50,000 RMB for one auxiliary medicinal ingredient, even the discounted 10,000 RMB friendship price was extremely difficult.

But Xiao Chen didn’t want to bother Cheng Zhongming. Although he would probably come, Xiao Chen didn’t want to prematurely reveal his goal and strength! In addition, the amount of people attentively watching Cheng Zhongming should be a lot. At least the Cheng Family wasn’t a block of iron. If Cheng Zhongming was the master, he wouldn’t be driven away by Xiao Family! Therefore, Xiao Chen had no choice but the guard against it!

After Xiao Chen took a hot shower, he lied down on the bed to take a rest. Without completing the tempering of his body, Xiao Chen could not continue cultivating, Third Layer Qi-Training was still unattainable and this made Xiao Chen feel a bit anxious.

The present circumstances were already urgent at a certain degree. If Xiao Chen didn’t have enough strength to protect himself, it was very likely that he would die under the next wave of the enemy’s attack.

Waking up dazed at the 3 o’clock in the wee morning hours, Xiao Chen rolled over and climbed out of the bed. He simply washed his face and rinsed his mouth, then got out of his room. After walking into the kitchen, he filled up the electric kettle with water and plugged it in. Setting it to ‘Keep Warm’, he then put instant noodles into a lunch box and added some flavoring. Because Xiao Chen remembered that the young lady didn’t like the dry vegetable package, he put it to the side.

After finishing all of these tasks, Xiao Chen started walking into the dim lights of the early morning. He walked out of the villa, then quickly began running in the direction of the morning market.

At this moment, there was no public transportation and Xiao Chen didn’t want to spend money on a taxi, so he kept running the rest of the way! Luckily, Xiao Chen was now Second Layer Qi-Training. Regardless of physical strength or endurance, both were much better than compared to before!

One has to know, a Second Layer Inner Strength Martialist isn’t a joke. This was equivalent to having twice the explosive force as an ordinary person. The Xiao Chen at this very moment could easily run up and back down Song Dragon Mountain.

By the time Xiao Chen had finished running to the morning market street, it was already 4 o’clock. The sky was gradually brightening up and on the morning market street, there were all sorts of business hawkers. Stalls were beginning to be set up, one selling fruits and vegetables, one selling chicken, duck, fish, and eggs, as well as one selling small pieces of fragmented goods. There was no lack of swindlers who would hang up a sheep’s head but sell dog meat. For example, there was something that was able to receive the information of several hundreds of television stations. In addition, there was a miraculous cleaning agent, mosquito repellant, dog frightener and so on.

Very quickly arriving at the selling breakfast area, Xiao Chen noticed Tang Tang’s chubby figure riding a tricycle¹. On the vehicle was a deep fryer, gas stove, and a bulky noodle-making table and she was beginning to arrange it on an open area.

Xiao Chen hurriedly ran over to lend a hand, snatching the gas stove out of Tang Tang’s hands.

“Xiao Chen? This early?” Upon seeing Xiao Chen show up, Tang Tang was immediately surprised! One has to know, when she and Xiao Chen had agreed on 4 o’clock yesterday, the meaning was to let Xiao Chen get out of bed at 4 o’clock. She didn’t expect that Xiao Chen would arrive here before 4 o’clock! Remembering that Xiao Chen lived in the villa area and that the distance wasn’t close to this place, he would have to get out of bed by at least 3 o’clock: “How did you get here?”

“Ran!” Xiao Chen arranged the gas stove and helped Tang Tang take and set up the noodle-making table. He was not able to do the rest, but this kind of manual labor was something easy for him.

“Ran?” Tang Tang was shocked. Originally, she already thought that Xiao Chen’s ability to adapt was really formidable. However, she didn’t think that he would run first thing in the morning to sell breakfast! At that time, she didn’t have this kind of perseverance right?

“I don’t have a car and in any case, I can’t call for a taxi either because the money earned isn’t enough to be spent.” Xiao Chen said as-a-matter-of-factly as he spread everything out: “Don’t look at me like that. When I go home at night every day, it is generally by running back. It’s a habit, so that I can economize a bit.”

“Young Master Xiao, I currently slightly admire you. You are a true man!” Tang Tang said with a sigh.

“Pft……true man? Sounds like the name of a healthcare product. If not for you being my buddy, the words you said would make other people misunderstand!” Xiao Chen teased. In front of Tang Tang, Xiao Chen was very open and didn’t feel any pressure.

“Haha, yes, we are buddies!” Tang Tang nodded. Then, she pointed at the oil barrel on the vehicle: “Help me pour the oil in!”

“Okay.” Xiao Chen used one arm to use the oil barrel and began pouring in the oil, which made a ‘gududu’ sound, into the deep fryer. The oil barrel was made of iron and adding on the weight of the soybean oil inside, it was at least 100 jin. Xiao Chen, who only used one arm to carry it effortlessly, made Tang Tang a bit surprised: “If I had not seen it myself, I wouldn’t have known that your arm strength was so large!”

“If I said I train by ‘shooting the airplane’², would you believe me?” Xiao Chen said with a smile.

“To Cheng Mengying’s picture?” Tang Tang was truly a tomboy because she was able to find the connection between these words.

“Cough cough……how could it be?” Xiao Chen coughed twice: “It might as well be your picture!”

“Your tastes are really heavy ah……” Tang Tang curled her lips as she naturally didn’t believe him, but wasn’t angry.

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Xiao Chen didn’t know why Cheng Mengying would suddenly get so angry, so he somewhat could make heads or tails of it, but who made her a young lady? Xiao Chen was silent for a moment, then said: “Fine, I’ll go out at 4 o’clock then come back at 7 o’clock to fix you breakfast. This will not interfere……”

“You……” Cheng Mengying became even more irritated by Xiao Chen’s reply. It wasn’t that she wasn’t an unreasonable person, but going out at 4 o’clock then coming back again at 7 o’clock? But she didn’t know how to retort. At this moment the young lady thought of Jin Beibei. If that little demoness was here, she ought to be able to cope with Xiao Chen, right? At this moment, she could only stamp her foot and hmph: “Do as you please! There’s no need to come back, this young lady isn’t that delicate! But because you delayed up this young lady’s meal, your food expenses will be dropped by 50 RMB and starting tomorrow, you won’t get any!”

Having 50 RMB deducted by the young lady, Xiao Chen could only bitterly smile. He shook his head and went into the kitchen to prepare hot water for the instant noodles. Ye Xiaoye was actually still in the kitchen blending her medicine, but it was evident that she was not going to boil it in the kitchen. After putting the correct proportion of water, she moved towards the stairs to go up.

Seeing Ye Xiaoye, Xiao Chen suddenly remembered that he needed some help from her. Thus, he said to her: “Ye Xiaoye, your electric earthenware pot, can you let me borrow it?”

“? What do you want to use it for?” Ye Xiaoye looked at Xiao Chen a bit strangely.

“I want to boil medicine.” Xiao Chen said.

Boiling medicine would have a medicinal smell and even if he were looked inside his room, there would be a slight smell. This was something that couldn’t be mask from other people. Of course, Xiao Chen also wouldn’t say that it would be used for truth cultivating and could only reply: “Recently my body hasn’t been comfortable, so I acquired several helping medicinal herbs.

“No good.” Ye Xiaoye oddly looked at Xiao Chen, but nevertheless indifferently shook her head.

“If I had money, I would buy one and not use yours.” Xiao Chen bitterly smiled and said: “Just let me use it this one time.”

There was the 200 RMB in Xiao Chen’s pocket that the young lady had just given him and adding the money from before, he actually could buy an earthenware pot.

“Don’t you know that medicinal ingredients cannot mix when boiling and manufacturing? My earthenware pot boils my own medicinal ingredients. If your medicinal ingredients are boiled in it, it will cause problems which are not good for either you or me.” Ye Xiaoye explained: “My medicinal ingredients are priceless. Each piece is very expensive; you wouldn’t be able to pay me back if you ruined it.”

Xiao Chen was distracted for a moment. He didn’t understand these things, but now it seems that he had misunderstood Ye Xiaoye. So there was actually this view when boiling medicine! But Ye Xiaoye didn’t lie, it was just that the Bitter Relief Fruit truly was very expensive. Xiao Chen indeed would not be able to compensate for the loss.

“Okay. Sorry, I didn’t know about this; I’ll go buy one.” Xiao Chen could only delay the plan for a day.

“I have an unused new one that I can let you use. You can go buy a similar one and give it back to me.” Ye Xiaoye lightly said after glancing at Xiao Chen.

“Thanks!” Xiao Chen gratefully said. He didn’t expect that Ye Xiaoye would lend him.

“It’s nothing.” Ye Xiaoye took her medicinal ingredients and mixed them well. Then, she carried the earthenware pot to get ready to go upstairs and said while walking: “Come with me.”

As Xiao Chen followed Ye Xiaoye and walked upstairs, Cheng Mengying actually was staring at Xiao Chen with a weird expression in her eyes. She could hear the conversation Xiao Chen and Ye Xiaoye had in the kitchen just now. Only, what made her somewhat puzzled was that how could Xiao Chen’s body not be feeling well? Could it be that walking back home from school every day had made him accumulate tiredness?

‘Have I been too demanding of him?’ Thinking up to here, Cheng Mengying felt ashamed in her heart, but suddenly another thought popped up; ‘That’s not right! That day in the gym, Xiao Chen was incomparably aggressive and his body seemed rather well. He beat the crap out of Ma Gangmen and there was not even a trace of having the appearance of his body having problems. Could it be that he was going to use the electrical earthenware pot to do other matters?’

The young lady subconsciously opened the backpack that Xiao Chen had thrown onto the sofa when he came hom. Then, she rummaged through the inside and actually found a pack of medicinal herbs!

This time, it looked as if Xiao Chen truly did want to boil medicine. ‘Is he really feeling uncomfortable?’ Cheng Mengying wanted to show concern for him, but after thinking about it, she let it be, so as to avoid Xiao Chen misunderstanding her for still liking him! Not right, she had never liked him!

Xiao Chen followed Ye Xiaoye to the front of her room door. Just as Xiao Chen was thinking of following in, he actually saw Ye Xiaoye turn her body around and said to him: “You don’t need to come in. It’s fine if you just stand here and wait for me.”

Obviously, Ye Xiaoye didn’t want Xiao Chen to see her room, so she made Xiao Chen stop.

However, Xiao Chen didn’t have the hobby of being a voyeur. Although he was somewhat curious about Ye Xiaoye’s room, he still stood where he was.

Ye Xiaoye entered the room and closed the door after her. After a moment, she came out holding a box and handed it over to Xiao Chen: “Here. Remember the model and brand, I want the exact same.”

“Many thanks.” Xiao Chen received the box, but after seeing the price tag on top of the box, the corners of his mouth couldn’t help but twitch for a little while! ****, nine-hundred ninety-nine……

Xiao Chen had seen a commercial before that had a slogan of 999 RMB. At that time, Xiao Chen thought, ‘what good things could 999 RMB buy?’ But now, 999 RMB for Xiao Chen was a sky-high amount of money!

“My medicinal ingredients requires a very high quality earthenware pot. Only this sort of earthenware pot is good, otherwise the result will not be good and it will be a waste of medicinal ingredients!” Ye Xiaoye said as if she had seen through Xiao Chen’s thoughts. Then, she explained: “Of course you don’t need to use it. Tomorrow you can go buy a cheap one at the farmer’s market. Maybe you won’t even need to use 99 RMB.”

Xiao Chen’s heart slightly trembled. What a big mouth he had, asking Ye Xiaoye to borrow an electric earthenware pot. However, if he blindly and casually bought one, wouldn’t that be foolishly wasting his medicinal ingredients? One has to know, the medicinal ingredients he possessed were very precious and had a big use.

Thinking up to here, Xiao Chen quickly said: “Wait until I earn enough money, then I’ll give it back to you!”

“Cheng Mengying doesn’t give you a salary?” Ye Xiaoye casually asked as she nodded.

“No……our relationship is quite complex. It’s something that I wouldn’t be able to give a good explanation for in a few words. Xiao Chen shrugged.

“Oh……” It was evident that Ye Xiaoye didn’t have the desire to get to the bottom of this matter, but she seemed to give a somewhat despising look at Xiao Chen. Now that there was nothing else to say as business was already done, she turned around to return back into the room.

As Xiao Chen carried the electric earthenware pot downstairs, he was surprised for a moment because he saw that his backpack was open.

And the young lady, from the start, did not have any suspicions: “What are you going to do with the medicine you bought? Does your body really have problems?

Although Cheng Mengying felt that it was unimaginable, Xiao Chen buying medicinal ingredients and borrowing an earthenware pot were true. Thus, Cheng Mengying had some doubts and finally could not bear but ask.

“It’s nothing serious. Recently, I’ve gone through great tribulations. It is a problem of mood; this medicine’s purpose is to clear the liver and stomach.” Xiao Chen casually explained.

“Oh.” Cheng Mengying nodded: “I believe that your adaptation is not bad.”

“Hehe, adaptation has a process!” Xiao Chen said with a smile.

“This young lady is starving to death, when will you soak the noodles?” Cheng Mengying asked.

“The water is done boiling, I’ll do it right now.” Xiao Chen turned to walk towards the kitchen with his heart full of warmth. The characters of the young lady and Ye Xiaoye were a bit similar; they were cold on the outside but warm on the inside. Moreover, both had a bit of a ‘young lady’ temperament.

Ye Xiaoye was very good to Xiao Chen and the young lady also quietly cared for him. This made Xiao Chen feel that his present life wasn’t bad.

After the noodles were soaked, Xiao Chen placed it onto the dining table and called Cheng Mengying to eat. Cheng Mengying put down the tv remote control in her hands, tidied up the hair on her forehead, then got up after making it into a bundle and chucking her hair to the side after tying it up.

This was the first time Xiao Chen saw the young lady without bangs. At this moment, Cheng Mengying gave the impression of being languid and willful. It turned out that the goddess’ daily life was the same as an ordinary person’s.

“What are you looking at! Have you never seen a beauty before!” Cheng Mengying felt uncomfortable from head to toe as she sensed Xiao Chen’s attentive gaze.
Xiao Chen shifted his gaze and ‘heihei’ laughed: “I discovered that me not pursuing you before was a mistake!

“Hmph! Now it’s too late!” Although these words came out of Cheng Mengying’s mouth, she was very happy in her heart. Cheng Mengying didn’t know why, but she very much cared about Xiao Chen’s recognition. Could it be because that he was her former fiance?

“Of course, Shen Jingxuan and Lin Ke’er also aren’t bad.” Xiao Chen said.

“Womanizer!” Just as Cheng Mengying was feeling happy, she heard Xiao Chen’s later words and became angry: “Do you think you are Xiao Family’s clan master, thinking about having 3 wives 4 concubines! Even aristocratic family clan masters wouldn’t dare to marry me or Shen Jingxuan!”

“Hehe……” Xiao Chen laughed. Indeed this was the case. In aristocratic families, although some men had wives and concubines, concubines were usually of humble birth, not an aristocratic family young lady.

“This doesn’t taste good! Give me yours!” After Cheng Mengying ate two bites of the instant noodles in the lunch box, she discovered that the flavor didn’t conform to her tastes. It was a sweet and spicy taste that she did not like, so she directly switched it with Xiao Chen’s beef-flavored instant noodles.

Xiao Chen was a bit dumbfounded. He pointing at the young lady who was eating several mouthfuls of the instant noodles: “Is this considered you taking small advantages?”

“En, this young lady is reluctantly letting you take account for it!” Cheng Mengying had gone back yesterday and thought about it. In fact, what Ye Xiaoye said was right, if this were to be considered an indirect kiss, then wouldn’t living in the same lodging be considered as having indirect sex?

Xiao Chen glanced at Cheng Mengying’s manner, not at all looking like she had taken a small advantage. She was eating with relish, making him suddenly somewhat speechless. He picked up chopsticks and ate the young lady’s old sweet spicy noodles.

‘……Indeed, this is not delicious. Next time I won’t buy this flavor.’ Xiao Chen thought.

Xiao Chen went to brush clean the lunch box. As for the young lady’s saliva, his heart had no dirty thoughts. He had already given himself a very good position. Currently expressing love and creating an ambiguous relationship with the young lady already wasn’t a realistic matter, therefore Xiao Chen simply didn’t think about these things.
After eating dinner, the young lady went back to watching tv and Xiao Chen to his room to boil medicine.

Decocting the medicine in his room, Xiao Chen was finally able to imagine Ye Xiaoye’s numerous pains. The room was full of a dense medicinal smell and even if he immediately opened the window, the smell wouldn’t disperse for a long time. Moreover, according to Tian Lao’s prescription, this auxiliary medicine would require five fours to boil and one auxiliary medicine could only be boiled three times. That is to say, Xiao Chen must endure this smell for five hours every day……

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This is Third Layer Inner Qi! Due to the reason of not being easy to cultivate, these family juniors, as long as they can cultivate Inner Qi, all hope to become Third Layer Inner Qi before the age of 20. By doing so, it is equal to taking the glorious road. Once one accomplishes this cultivation before 20, then one will be considered important by some senior of a family or sect and one’s future will be limitless!

And even if one cannot reach those senior’s requirement, after one returns, one will at least be a Seventh, Eighth, or Ninth Layer Inner Qi Martialist like Xiao Feng and Cheng Zhongming in those days. They studied under 1 person and when the 2 people came back, they came back with some skills and are currently first class Martialists.

Deng Xiaokun has two targets in his mind, first is for Deng Family, second is for his and Tang Tang’s matter! As long as he was cared for by those seniors, he won’t have to worry about returning back to Deng Family and becoming glorious!

One days’ time.

Everything passed with nothing extraordinary happening. The Young Lady and Jin Beibei drove away while Xiao Chen, Tang Tang and Deng Xiaokun went out of the school gate together.

“Xiao Chen, don’t forget about our agreement! Tomorrow morning at 5:00, come early to find me. If you don’t go, then don’t blame this older sister for looking down on you!” Tang Tang said as she waved to Xiao Chen.

“Don’t worry, I’ll definitely go!” Xiao Chen nodded. Then, he waved towards Deng Xiaokun: “Xiaokun, tomorrow we’ll bring breakfast to you!”

“Good!” Deng Xiaokun laughed, but his heart was filled with bitterness. Some matters could not be forced.

“****!” Watching Xiao Chen’s departing back, Lou Zhenming’s eyes were full of unwillingness. Am I going to let off this kid like this? Looking at his swaggering manner of walking, Lou Zhenming felt that this was sort of mocking him, mocking his abilities: “If I don’t kill this kid, I will feel unwell looking at him. In the long run, I will get a heart disease!”

“Yo Louzi, were you roasted by someone?” Yue Shaoqun’s voice rang out. Upon seeing Lou Zhenming’s flushed complexion, Yue Shaoqun thought that it resembled a boiled pig’s head, so as a result he came over to ask.

“Young Master Yue, ai, don’t raise it, how can it not be Xiao Chen that country bumpkin? Yesterday I sent out a wanted outlaw in order to kill him, but the result wasn’t good. Before he even caught sight of Xiao Chen, he was killed by an expert who acted righteously and minded others’ business!” Lou Zhenming’s voice was full of unwillingness. He said yesterday’s matter with Yue Shaoqun because for this sort of matter, there was no need to conceal. It is estimated that Yue Shaoqun could investigate it out himself.

“Holy crap! How can it be like this?” After Yue Shaoqun heard it all, he was shocked enough to choke on his words. He thought to himself that Lou Zhenming had really bad luck, having a person die like this: “Louzi, since you cannot move your hand, how about having elder brother help you?”

“En?” Lou Zhenming was slightly surprised for a moment, then rejoiced. Right, he was fettered by the rules of road, unable to move Xiao Chen, but that didn’t mean other people couldn’t. If Yue Shaoqun moved Xiao Chen, that was Yue Shaoqun’s matter and did not have any relations with him, Lou Zhenming: “Ok Young Master Yue, if you can help me kill Xiao Chen, I will definitely be your knight afterwards and follow whatever you order!”

“Killing him is no good. If he provokes me, I will teach him a lesson, but if I kill him, others will call me narrow-minded.” Yue Shaoqun waved his hand and said: “Ok, you do not need to manage this matter. I’ll go and ponder on how to manage this first.”

“Good, then many thanks Young Master Yue!” Lou Zhenming watched as Yue Shaoqun walked away, then disdainfully spat on the floor: “****, I might as well get a ***** to set up a signboard in a neighborhood. He truly is a ******* hypocrite! But teaching Xiao Chen is also good, at the very least it can quell the anger in my heart!”

Yue Shaoqun was truly a hypocrite. He did bad deeds, but actually did not want people talking about them. This was his Yue Family’s working style. It is said that from childhood, he utterly worshipped 《The Smiling, Proud Wanderer》’s Yue Buqun¹ and took him as an idol, wanting to become like Yue Buqun some day.

But his previous name was not Yue Shaoqun, it was Yue ShaoX. As for what the X was, only a few people currently knew. When he was very young, he changed his own name to Yue Shaoqun with the meaning that he was the younger version of Yue Buqun!

The reason that Yue Shaoqun wanted to help Lou Zhenming was not because he and Xiao Chen had a grudge, but it was entirely from wanting to win over Lou Zhenming. He would later govern Yue Family and if at that time Lou Zhenming was his little brother and supported him, then Yue Family’s words would have weight among the other families and would subsequently develop according to the situation.

Xiao Chen still did not go by car. Rather, he jogged in the direction of the villa area. Yesterday he met 2 killers, but today shouldn’t be so unlucky.

As expected, the journey was safe. As he passed the pharmacy from this morning, Xiao Chen subconsciously stopped and took a glance at the inside. The result was seeing Hong Yan’s quiet and exquisite figure. She was currently sitting with a cabinet behind her, peacefully reading a book. She was full of classical beauty, looking like a girl from a wealthy family in the olden days.

However, just as Xiao Chen gazed at Hong Yan, Hong Yan suddenly raised her head and looked out of the pharmacy’s windows. She also saw Xiao Chen and gave him a small smile.

It seemed as if his peeping had been discovered! This made Xiao Chen have some shame in his heart, but thankfully he had trained his face to become thick when he was still Young Master Xiao, even a machine gun firings wouldn’t be able to go through. He gave a slight smile back to Hong Yan, then waved his hand and left the pharmacy.

Hong Yan blinked and put down the book in her hand. Xiao Chen gave her a very special impression. Although this boy also liked her beauty and didn’t hide it, it didn’t make her feel disgusted. By comparison, when she previously met those young talents, it made Hong Yan feel that it was especially artificial.

“Young Lady Yan, don’t get too close this person, but don’t deliberately alienate him either.” At this time, Grandpa Chen’s voice resounded behind Hong Yan.

Hong Yan’s face became slightly red. She jumped in fright as if her thoughts were exposed by Grandpa Chen, so she was somewhat embarrassed: “Grandpa Chen, I just feel that he’s quite special.”

“He is special, but it’s because he’s special that you shouldn’t get close to him. Our level is very high already, but in this world there is some level of people that we cannot offend. Also, we would ordinarily not have any interactions.” Grandpa Chen sternly said.

“Ah……what is that level?” Hong Yan asked a bit surprised.

“I also don’t know, it’s only a legend.” Grandpa Chen said: “But Young Lady Yan may be able to come into contact with it in the future. This old man is only your initiation Master and still cannot come into contact with these things……”

After Hong Yan listened to Grandpa Chen’s words, she was somewhat lost in thought. Xiao Chen seemed to only be a student, what special status could he have?

After Xiao Chen left the pharmacy, he went to the convenience store and bought some packs of instant noodles and small side foods like salt brined eggs, then ran back home.

Today, shortly after Cheng Mengying came home, she saw Xiao Chen come home. Looking at the time, she thought about why Xiao Chen came home earlier today by nearly an hour. Immediately, she was somewhat unhappy: “Xiao Chen, where did you go yesterday? Today you also bought instant noodles, how come you came back so early?”

“I say, Young Lady, yesterday I was bargaining back and forth with a person. I wasted one hour, but was only given a 30 cents discount. Today, because I am a repeat customer, they gave me an automatic discount……” Xiao Chen said with a bitter face. He was thinking about the money in his pocket becoming less and less, so he was suddenly inspired and came up with this reason that had a bit of truth.

“Ah? Yesterday, you delayed for 1 hour just to save on 30 cents?” Cheng Mengying felt that it was a bit inconceivable.

“Of course! I say, Young Lady, you also know how poor I am. I don’t have an income, but I also cannot sit idly and eat!” Xiao Chen said with outreached arms: “These instant noodles are also not cheap! Eating this thing every day requires 30 to 40 Yuan, but you only give me 100 yuan. Not even speaking about taking a taxi, I even saved on the public transportation fee and walked back on foot……”

“Pu……” As Cheng Mengying watched Xiao Chen put on a miserable appearance, she could not help but laugh: “Real or fake? Is it really as exaggerated as you say? You actually walked back?”

“I guarantee a replacement if it isn’t real.” Xiao Chen let out a sigh: “This convenience store is simply located right between school and the villa area, I wouldn’t be able to purchase if I sat in a car!”

“Are you really Xiao Chen, Young Master Xiao?” Cheng Mengying didn’t laugh as she finally believed Xiao Chen’s words: “What happened to the 10,000 RMB that Jingxuan gave you?”

“Preparation for an emergency.” Xiao Chen had no choice in speaking about buying medicine. Deceiving Tang Tang had succeeded, but deceiving the Young Lady is not good. The Young Lady was once his fiancee and he feared that his commonly-seen materials were already by the Young Lady’s desk a long time ago. Whether or not he regularly drank medicine, she was already very clear on!

Moreover, although the Young Lady was a group with him, in the end she was a person from Cheng Family. It was not to say that the Young Lady would sell him out, but it was only that he feared the Young Lady pure disposition would accidentally speak it to the family elders. By then, his endurance would be in vain.

“Miser.” The Young Lady coldly stared at Xiao Chen’s eyes: “Beginning tomorrow, this Young Lady will give you 50 Yuan for food expenses and this won’t be in your debt.”

“50……fine.” Xiao Chen let out a sigh. In his heart, he was thinking ‘You are more of a miser! But this is better than nothing!’

Seeing Xiao Chen’s fading dissatisfied face, Cheng Mengying was a bit angry. If not for being afraid that Cheng Family’s people would find out, she would give him 100,000! However, her bringing Xiao Chen to the villa as a servant was to torture him, not to give him money to enjoy!

Cheng Mengying did not believe that Cheng Family’s people would not investigate. If Xiao Chen ate well and put on good clothing, then it was feared that Xiao Chen wouldn’t have many happy days left.

“Here, this is today and tomorrow’s food expenses, as well as tomorrow’s transportation money.” Cheng Mengying said as she opened her wallet, took out two 100 yuan bills and gave them to Xiao Chen.

Xiao Chen received it and impolitely put it into his pocket, then said: “There’s another matter. Tomorrow morning, I might go out a bit earlier, but I will put the instant noodles into a lunch box, put some flavoring and heat up some hot water. All you need to do is soak the instant noodles.”

“Why do you want to go out earlier?” Cheng Mengying said with a bit of surprise.

“To sell breakfast, make some extra money.” Xiao Chen smiled.

“You? Sell breakfast?” Cheng Mengying was frightened by Xiao Chen’s words: “Where are you going to sell?”

“Not far from the school vicinity there is a morning market street. I will go there to sell deep-fried breadsticks and soy milk.” Xiao Chen replied.

“You’re going alone?” Cheng Mengying didn’t think that Xiao Chen would suddenly raise such a request so it was hard to deal with.

“No, Tang Tang has already set up a shop there for a long time. I am going to go help, no need to worry.” Xiao Chen replied.

After hearing the two characters of ‘Tang Tang’, she didn’t know why, but the Young Lady felt an unknown fire rise. She stood up with the hands by her waist and stared at Xiao Chen: “Xiao Chen, are you rebelling? Didn’t this Young Lady already give you money? What breakfast do you want to sell? Don’t you know that you are this Young Lady’s exclusive servant?”

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“It doesn’t matter. What kind of Young Master can I be considered as, working as a servant right now? Don’t worry, I’m not as delicate as you imagine!” Xiao Chen shook his head and said with a smile.

“There really is no problem?” Tang Tang had just calculated a moment ago that her profits from selling breakfast actually wasn’t big. After all, she could not set up a vendor stand in the morning market. Other people all set up their vendor stall at 9:00, but Tang Tang could only set up a vendor stall until 5 minutes before 7:00 then go to school. Only having 2 hours, Tang Tang would be very busy alone. She also would not be able to sell much. After all, her labor was limited; she had to prepare many things but did not have enough manpower, so that also meant not selling out much.

Therefore under Xiao Chen’s insistence, Tang Tang’s heart moved a bit. If Xiao Chen really came to help, not even speaking about her previous profit doubling, if it was ⅓ more, Xiao Chen’s 1,000 RMB would not be a problem!

“Of course not.” Xiao Chen nodded while not knowing whether to laugh or cry: “In fact, I had accepted the situation at an earlier time. Otherwise, do you think that I would be so merry every day working as Young Lady Cheng’s servant? Moreover, according to my original personality, Ma Gangmen would not be the appearance he is right now, I fear that I would be the one having to lay on the hospital bed for a year!”

“Fine, there is a method to earn some money, but let’s see if you able to bear the hardship.” Tang Tang looked at Xiao Chen slightly doubtful.

“What method?” Xiao Chen did not fear bearing hardships. Was training every night for ten years not a hard thing? But Xiao Chen had withstood it. Outsiders would not know that Xiao Chen could endure hardship.

“This is it.” After Tang Tang finished speaking, she pulled out a bag out of her desk. The inside was filled with fried breadsticks and soybean milk.

“This? Is this my breakfast?” Xiao Chen was slightly surprised for a moment.

“Yes. Starting tomorrow, come with me to the morning market to sell breakfast!” Tang Tang replied: “I am currently depending on this kind of money-making, every day getting out of bed at 4:00, go to the morning market at 5:00 to open up my vendor and coming to school by 7:00. This kind, is it hard enough? Can you insist?”

“4:00……” Xiao Chen’s face revealed an embarrassed expression. It wasn’t that Xiao Chen couldn’t get up at 4:00, but rather, Xiao Chen cultivated every evening, so he basically did not sleep. What Xiao Chen cared about was time! The time for cultivation would not be much. If he had to get out of bed at 4:00, that would mean that Xiao Chen would be short of 2 hours of cultivation!

But thinking about it, in order to earn money, it would be worth it. But relying on selling breakfast, how much money could one make? It was calculated that one would be able to gain 10,000 RMB in one month, right? But Xiao Chen temporarily had no other method, he could only take one step at a time.

Although Xiao Chen wasn’t actually a dandy, he had never thought about earning money. After all, he was an Aristocratic Family junior, his everyday thinking was not about eating, drinking and being merry but rather cultivating Inner Qi. As for the matter of earning money, the family elders would take care of the family’s business, so he didn’t need to consider it.

What made Xiao Chen surprised was that Tang Tang unexpectedly relied on selling breakfast to survive. All of the money Tang Tang spent on rent and other expenses came from her selling breakfast! Although he had persisted in training every night for the past decade, when he knew that Tang Tang, who had once been a young lady, made her living by selling soybean milk and fried breadsticks, he was shocked!

Originally, the real unfortunate one wasn’t him; it was Tang Tang! But she was very strong. It was very difficult for Xiao Chen to imagine a girl waking up at 4:00 to go to the early morning city streets to sell breakfast, then go to school at 7:00……

“What’s the matter? Can’t get up?” Tang Tang looked at Xiao Chen, giving him a “I understand” kind of look.

“It’s not that I can’t get up, it’s just that if I wake up so early, I fear that the Young Lady won’t be so happy.” Xiao Chen shrugged. He found an excuse to make up for his hesitation: “After all, I am the man of the house, right?”

“Working for her for free, I won’t say anything. However, if she stops you from earning money, then she’s simply a slave owner! Maybe you should resign and we can do it ourselves!” Tang Tang angrily said after she heard his words.

“Pu……” Xiao Chen could not help but laugh: “Just us? It’s not a good idea right? It was Young Lady Cheng who helped me transfer school, I can’t be so ungrateful right?”

“Forget it, will you go or not?” Tang Tang thought that Xiao Chen still liked Cheng Mengying in his heart. If Xiao Chen did not like Cheng Mengying, then how could he work as her servant? For good or evil, Xiao Chen still had the background of a Young Master. Where had he ever handled this sort of matter? The only explanation was that Xiao Chen was very infatuated, so he was willing to be Cheng Mengying’s manservant.

Towards Xiao Chen’s past events of pursuing Shen Jingxuan and Lin Ke’er’s, Tang Tang did not understand, therefore she would involuntarily misunderstand this. Thinking of this, although Tang Tang felt that Xiao Chen was a bit worthless, she actually did not speak of it.

“Go.” Xiao Chen nodded: “Tomorrow I’ll go, what do you need me to do?”

“There isn’t much to do. The soybean milk is done at home by me and as for the fried breadsticks, when it comes time for me to fry them, you should watch and learn. When you have learned, we can coordinate together so that speed will quicken, and the money earned will naturally be more!” Tang Tang said.

“Okay, then where will I find you tomorrow morning?” Xiao Chen asked.

“It’s the behind the buffet place that you brought us, where there is many street vendors. I set up a vendor there every day!” Tang Tang replied: “If you can’t find me tomorrow, you can give me a call.”
Xiao Chen nodded, took down the address, then said: “Tomorrow morning, I will be on time.”

“Then I’ll wait for you.” Tang Tang smiled: “Young Master Xiao, don’t disappoint me!”

“Hehe, I won’t.” Xiao Chen had not discussed the issue of the money distribution with Tang Tang because he knew that Tang Tang definitely would not treat him unjustly.

Xiao Chen and Tang Tang’s whispering voices were not loud, but it had still attracting the attention of Deng Xiaokun who sat in front of them: “Hey, what kind of mystical things are you guys discussing? Using such a low voice that I can’t even hear?”

Deng Xiaokun wasn’t a Truth Cultivator, so his six senses were not as strong as Xiao Chen’s.Therefore, he did not clearly hear what Xiao Chen and Tang Tang had discussed.

“Xiao Chen said he wanted to sell breakfast together with me tomorrow.” Tang Tang replied.

“Ah?” Deng Xiaokun was slightly surprised for a moment. He didn’t think that Xiao Chen would go with Tang Tang to sell breakfast. In fact, Deng Xiaokun wanted to get up early to go with Tang Tang, but Deng Family’s dojo had a custom that all disciples of the Deng Family would have to participate in the morning practice. Deng Xiaokun was no exception, so it made him miss the opportunity to sell breakfast, so he could not help but have a bit of envy after hearing: “I really wanted to play with you guys, but it can’t be helped. My family has a custom and it is to get up early to do morning practice!”

Deng Xiaokun thought that Xiao Chen didn’t know much about the Inner Qi matters, therefore he didn’t say much, only saying that it was morning practice.

“This isn’t playing, it’s earning money.” Tang Tang sighed and said: “Xiao Chen urgently needs money, unlike you, Young Master Deng, who has something to eat and drink at home.”

“I……” Deng Xiaokun bitterly smiled. Sometimes he very much envied someone like Xiao Chen. The poor had their benefits, but for him, although he and Tang Tang were buddies, there always seemed to be something between them!
Previously, when Tang Tang had not turned into her current appearance, she was Yun Shaoqun’s fiancee. At that time Deng Xiaokun thought that Tang Tang in his eyes was unattainable. Even though Deng Family was an Aristocratic Family, it had a large disparity with the level of Tang Family.

Afterwards, when Deng Family was replaced by Lou Family, Deng Xiaokun thought that he and Tang Tang’s status had become farther apart! But when Tang Tang had become fat, engagement with Yue Family broken, and separated from Tang Family, Deng Xiaokun was grieved to discover that he and Tang Tang still seemed to have a thin barrier between them. Tang Tang had become an ordinary person, had to make money and run about every day, but he, in Tang Tang’s eyes, had turned into a Young Master.

In fact, Deng Xiaokun did not want to become a Young Master, he would rather be the same as Xiao Chen, an ordinary poor student.

Letting out a sigh, Deng Xiaokun said with a smile: “Then I wish you guys good luck. I support you in this, but before supporting, you guys shouldn’t forget about my soybean milk and fried breadsticks, you have to bring some for me!”

“Of course there’s no problem, freeloader!” Tang Tang laughed. Actually, towards Deng Xiaokun’s intentions, how could she not see them? However, previously when she was Yue Shaoqun’s fiancee, she had not thought in this direction from the start. Although they were classmates from childhood to now and could be considered childhood friends, Tang Tang had an engagement on her and only thought of Deng Xiaokun as her buddy.

But now, Yue Shaoqun had broken the engagement and Tang Tang had turned ugly. Although she was free, it was very hard for Tang Tang to position Deng Xiaokun as her buddy. Moreover, she did not think that Deng Family would allow her to marry in.

Deng Xiaokun could only let out a helpless shrug. Even though he smiled, his smiling face was filled with frustration.

But sometimes he would think, even if Tang Tang currently did not have an engagement on her, his father would definitely not accept it. There was the problem of Tang Tang and Yue Family having complicated relations, as well as Tang Tang currently was currently unable to get a high position and was unwilling to take a low position. All of this were obstructions for marriage.

Although Deng Family was currently not an Aristocratic Family, its core had not been damaged and was currently conserving its strength. What Deng Family needed was a marriage that could bring Deng Family back to glory, rather than marrying Tang Tang, who already had not many relations with Tang Family.

Of course, according to Deng Xiaokun’s disposition, he could forcefully do it and make the raw rice turn into cooked rice. By then, Deng Family could only agree, after all, Tang Tang was not an ordinary family’s daughter. Even if she had separated from Tang Family, it was impossible to do so even she wanted to.

Only, to this situation, Deng Family would become even more trapped. This was not something Deng Xiaokun wanted to see. Only if his strength rose by leaps and bounds and he achieved Third Layer Inner Qi, thus becoming an outstanding talent of the younger generation. If he stepped into Third Layer Inner Qi before the age of 20, he would have the opportunity to become an apprentice to a master. Once he was settled on one of those senior experts, his future would definitely have a meteoric rise.

Third Layer Inner Qi is the foundation laying stage of cultivation. Up to this stage, there could only be the use of any body forging panacea. Once it is used, it cannot reflect a Martialist’s aptitude and those senior experts could see whether or not one gained their cultivation through the use of a panacea. So if one took it, they would be directly eliminated!

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After retrieving the medicinal ingredients, the old man came out and put a small red colored fruit with the medicinal ingredients. Just, this small red colored fruit actually made Xiao Chen’s look stare, a storm was rising up in his heart!

Because he was very familiar with this small fruit; he had just see this yesterday! This small fruit was the same kind of fruit that Ye Xiaoye had put in the refrigerator! Yesterday, Xiao Chen felt that it was a bit strange that Ye Xiaoye had put a fruit while she was brewing medicine. Now he knew today that this thing was called ‘Bitter Relief Fruit’!

Zeze(Wow), this Ye Xiaoye really was a rich person, being able to afford such an expensive medicinal ingredient. It was also unknown on what kind of medicine she is brewing with it.

“Old grandfather, this Bitter Relief Fruit, how is it usually used in a prescription?” Xiao Chen asked with a composed face.

“There aren’t many uses, it will only be used in some special prescriptions. However, since you didn’t tell me, I won’t tell you.” The old man smiled at Xiao Chen. ‘You want to know? I stubbornly will not tell you.’

Xiao Chen was immediately struck speechless. He didn’t think that this old man would bear a grudge, but didn’t do anything. For his own curiosity, he could not expose his own secret, right?
Thus, Xiao Chen did not say anything, just picked up the securely wrapped medicinal ingredients and quickly walked out of the pharmacy.

After Xiao Chen left, Hong Yan turned around to look at the old man: “Grandpa Chen, this Bitter Relief Fruit, what it is? How could I’ve never heard of it?”

“Young Lady Yan, it is because this Bitter Relief Fruit is uncommon. In addition, people who buy this have no use for it, so I didn’t put it out for display.” The old man’s address towards Hong Yan unexpectedly changed. If Xiao Chen was still on the scene, he would be extremely astonished. It turned out that this old man and Hong Yan unexpectedly were not grandfather and granddaughter. The old man’s surname was Chen and Hong Yan’s surname was Hong!

“Oh? The person just now bought it……” Hong Yan was a bit doubtful: “Grandpa Chen, what use does the Bitter Relief Fruit have?”

“The specifics for the usage, I’m not clear on. Perhaps this thing originally is something that someone of my level cannot access.” Grandpa Chen said with a wry smile.

“Grandpa Chen, you were deceiving him?” Hong Yan looked at the old man a bit oddly. Before, when the old man wanted to slyly obtain Xiao Chen’s words, she didn’t think Grandpa Chen also wasn’t clear on the use of the Bitter Relief Fruit.

“Hehe, it can’t be counted as deceit. At least I know some prescriptions that require a Bitter Relief Fruit. However, the usage of these prescriptions, I also am not clear on!” Grandpa Chen said: “In the prescription that the young man from before brought, a few of the medicinal ingredients I have seen in those other prescriptions. But because I don’t know the use of the prescription, I wanted to ask.”

“So it was like this.” Hong Yan nodded: “Grandpa Chen really is a profiteer!”

“Haha, Young Lady Yan, for our line of work, benefit is supreme!” Grandpa Chen laughingly said.

“Then Grandpa Chen, why did you give him a discount?” Hong Yan thought that it was a bit weird.

“Consider it an investment.” Grandpa Chen said.

Hong Yan nodded while looking she understood but didn’t.

Xiao Chen put the bag of priceless medicinal ingredients directly into the deflated pocket. The remaining 200 RMB was the money that the Young Lady gave him. Xiao Chen could only use this money frugally. Originally, Xiao Chen wanted to go to the appliance store to buy an electrical earthenware pot, but seeing that the price was 299 RMB, the corners of Xiao Chen’s mouth could only twitch. The money he had on himself wasn’t not enough to buy it, so he could only go back afterwards and discuss with Ye Xiaoye on whether or not he could borrow her electrical earthenware pot for his own use.

“Tian Lao, isn’t the prescription that you gave me a bit too expensive?” Xiao Chen said with a bitter smile.

“Who would have known that the prices are like this now? Moreover, I rarely buy things within the secular world.” Tian Lao also didn’t think that his prescriptions’ medicinal ingredients would cost so much money, making things difficult for Xiao Chen!

“Whatever, it seems like I need to find a way to make some money. The purchase just now made me lose all my fortune, the distance from the fifth batch seems to be very long!” Xiao Chen let out a sigh. To tell the truth, the previous Xiao Chen had no concept towards money. But now, he was really a penniless heroic man!

It wasn’t that Xiao Chen hadn’t thought about borrowing money from Zhu Yingxiong, but it was simply because Xiao Chen understood Zhu Yingxiong. This guy’s pocket money wasn’t much, but if Xiao Chen opened his mouth, Zhu Yingxiong would definitely lend his help to Xiao Chen. However, Zhu Yingxiong would definitely also ask what he would do with the money. At that time, Xiao Chen didn’t want to deceive his own good brother, so he could only temporarily drop the thought.

“Little Chenzi, this is not the problem of the fifth batch. This fifth batch of medicine can only be taken before you reach Third Layer Qi-Training. Afterwards, the medicinal ingredients will become rarer and I fear that the price would be even higher!” Tian Lao said: “Most importantly, the things you can and cannot buy are another matter!”

“It can’t be?” Xiao Chen was surprised for a bit. Then, he immediately smiled bitterly. It seems like his road of being a vagrant had just started!

This made Xiao Chen think more on whether or not he should borrow money from Zhu Yingxiong once, but he couldn’t keep borrowing money right? First, let’s not talk about Zhu Yingxiong not having enough money, even if Zhu Yingxiong didn’t ask what he was going to do with it the first or second time, would he still not ask on the third time?

With a depressed look, Xiao Chen went into the classroom. Buying the medicinal ingredients had delayed some time, so Xiao Chen walked in right as the bell rang.

Originally, when Lou Zhenming saw that Xiao Chen did not come today, he felt it to be quite unexpected. Then, an excited speculation followed, could it be that Vicious Wolf had gotten rid of Xiao Chen before he was gotten rid of by the ‘Acting Righteously’ person?

Think about it for a bit, he felt that this was possible. As for not discovering Xiao Chen’s corpse, he feared that it was Vicious Wolf already dealing with the corpse, so it could not be discovered in the short term. However, when Xiao Chen appeared unharmed now, it made Lou Zhenming’s original lucky excitement mentality seem like it had been doused by a bucket of cold water!

“Damn, this kid actually has no problem?” Lou Zhenming whispered with a dark face.

“It seems like this kid has great good luck. Brother Ming, this matter can only be endured.” Shou Hou didn’t have any good solution. After all, Lou Zhenming had already given out the promise, so Ma Gangmen’s matter could only be let go. Finding trouble with Xiao Chen in the short term was impossible.

“Okay, let’s not talk about this country bumpkin. The ‘Hero Saving the Beauty’ matter, how is it going along?” Lou Zhenming asked.

“It’s been talked about with Ma Gangchuan. He said he would coordinate, but with that kid’s slow brain, I’m afraid he would be dazed when the time comes. However, having him help as an assistant ought to be no big problem.” Shou Hou said: “Right now, the most important problem is that we don’t have an opportunity!”

“Don’t have an opportunity? What opportunity?” Lou Zhenming asked with a bit of confusion.

“Brother Ming, it’s the opportunity to commit a robbery. Right now, Cheng Mengying goes to school every day with Jin Beibei together. Moreover it’s by car, so how can we rob? If we block the car, Jin Beibei, that violent girl, would probably dare to run us over!” Shou Hou did not dare to go and block Jin Beibei’s car, he had not lived enough!

Lou Zhenming nodded. He did not blame Shou Hou for being timid, it truly was something that Jin Beibei would dare to do! Running over is just running over, the reason to argue back could not be found! A robber being run over, what could you argue? If you go to Jin Family, not only would it be equal to admitting that the robbers were the ones that Lou Zhenming hired, but Jin’s old master would not necessarily be reasonable. According to Jin’s old master’s nature, Lou Zhenming would die a meaningless death by being hacked to death!

“Look for an opportunity, there’s no rush.” Lou Zhenming pondered for a bit, then said: “I do not believe that Jin Beibei will be with Cheng Mengying every day. There should be an opportunity! Make Ma Gangchuan prepare to be called at a moment’s notice.”

“Understood, brother Ming.” Shou Hou nodded.

Cheng Mengying looked at Xiao Chen coming to the classroom very late, eyes flashed with a trace of suspicion, where did this guy go? It shouldn’t be that he was looking for Tang Tang right? But seeing that Tang Tang had been here early, it couldn’t be that.

“Cousin Mengying, are you thinking of brother-in-law?” Jin Beibei asked while licking a lollipop.

“Yes, why do you think he came so late?” Cheng Mengying unconsciously responded, but after she finished speaking, she quickly changed her statement: “Who is thinking about him? Who cares whether he comes or not!”

“Sister Mengying’s mouth says yes but her heart says no!” Jin Beibei said while grinning: “Stop hitting me, I understand.”

Cheng Mengying raised her hand, then helplessly dropped it. She stared at Jin Beibei’s eyes and said: “Just eat your lollipop!”

“Why did you come so late?” Tang Tang also thought it was very strange. If Xiao Chen wanted to say that he had gotten up late, it wouldn’t work because Cheng Mengying had gotten here earlier than her, so it was impossible for Xiao Chen to not have gotten out of bed.

“I walked.” Xiao Chen said while smiling bitterly.

“You walked? It can’t be? You don’t have money?” Tang Tang suddenly thought of a reason: “It can’t be that after you treated us to the buffet yesterday that you became poor like this, right? To the point of not being able to take public transportation?”

“It’s not that bad yet. It’s just that I want to save money.” Xiao Chen said: “Right, Tang Tang, do you have methods for earning money?”

“You want to earn money?” Tang Tang was slightly surprised for a moment. She did not think that Xiao Chen would run out of money this quickly. However, after thinking for a bit, she said in a lowered voice: “Eating three meals a day can’t use up all your money right? Don’t find a job and keep your mind on studying. Your kind of Young Master is not the kind to bear hardships. Breakfast and lunch, I will help you solve and for dinner it’s impossible for Cheng Mengying to starve you, right?”

Xiao Chen took out of bag of medicinal ingredients out of his pocket, shook it in front of Tang Tang, and said a white lie: “I have been physically weak since childhood, being unable to cultivate Inner Qi, you also know right? I must take massive medications every month, but this is a considerable starting sum. If I don’t earn money, I’m afraid I won’t be able to afford it.”

Tang Tang suddenly understood, Xiao Chen being frail since childhood was not a secret, so she was not surprised: “So it was like this, you buying the medicine should cost a lot of money, right? A thousand RMB should be sufficient, right? I’ll clench my teeth and take out the money I have saved up……”

Although Tang Tang’s mouth had said that she couldn’t care less, she was calculating in her heart how much earlier she would have to get up starting tomorrow. In addition, how much more soybean milk and fried breadstick material she had to prepare, or else, subtracting from this month’s rent and expenses, there really would not be left with much money. Xiao Chen’s one thousand RMB medicine, truly would make her unable to make ends meet.

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Yesterday evening, Cheng Mengying didn’t know whether or not Ye Xiaoye lost her mind, but from inside of her room, there came a ‘pi-pa-pa’ sound and it was unknown on what she was doing. This made Cheng Mengying only fall asleep at 12 o’clock.

After eating breakfast, Jin Beibei’s car arrived and stopped at the door of the villa. Cheng Mengying threw Xiao Chen 100 RMB, then got onto Jin Beibei’s Beatle.

After Cheng Mengying left, Ye Xiaoye had just come in to eat breakfast and happened to see Xiao Chen picking up 100 RMB. Ye Xiaoye couldn’t help but let out a contemptuous gaze, perhaps she felt that Xiao Chen lived under someone else’s charity, living life without dignity!

But how could Ye Xiaoye know of Xiao Chen’s difficulties? Shrugging his shoulders, Xiao Chen did not pay any attention and went about his own business, immediately leaving the villa.

When Xiao Chen went to the convenience store yesterday, he had seen a relatively large pharmacy. On the inside, it seemed to sell medicinal ingredients. The scale didn’t seem small, but Xiao Chen resolved himself to buy the medicinal ingredients that Tian Lao had said.

“Mister, what do you want to buy?” Just as Xiao Chen pushed the door of the pharmacy and walked in, a melodious sweet-sounding voice like that of a yellow oriole bird rang out.

Xiao Chen looked up and saw a young girl wearing a white coat looking smilingly at him.

The young girl looked around 18 or 19 years-old and no makeup on face with a very clean and pure smile, making Xiao Chen have a very fresh feeling. This young girl was like a neighbor younger sister, causing Xiao Chen to involuntarily think of Lin Ke’er.

But in comparison, this young girl was outgoing, whereas Lin Ke’er was very shy.

When the young girl saw that Xiao Chen fixing his attention at her face, her face could not help but emerge a captivating red hue. However, seeing that Xiao Chen’s clothes was a school uniform, not resembling those degenerate lecher’s air, could it be that she misunderstood Xiao Chen?

“My….face, does it have something?” The young girl asked with some uncertainty.

“No.” Xiao Chen shook his head and realized that he had been a bit rude, making him feel secretly ashamed! Despite Xiao Chen having seen many beautiful women, he had to acknowledge at this moment that on this young girl, there was a sort of pure and clean beauty. It was very unique, resembling a clear spring. Although she was very pure, her temperament was syrupy-sweet: “Sorry, everyone loves beauty, I was under the impression that I was sitting in front of my computer screen looking at a goddess’ picture……”

Xiao Chen’s words made this young girl slightly startled! He…didn’t need to honest like this right? But precisely because of Xiao Chen’s honesty, it made the young girl feel no ill will towards him. Instead, she thought Xiao Chen truly was interesting. Besides, what Xiao Chen said wasn’t wrong, everyone loves beauty, who wouldn’t like other people’s praise?

“No problem……I am not a goddess.” The young girl said with a tinge of embarassment: “What……do you want to purchase?”

“I want to buy some medicinal herbs. Doesn’t this place have a specialized prescribing medicine master?” When Xiao Chen looked at the appearance of the young girl, he calculated that this girl should be this place’s clerk, only selling some finished medicines. But this sort of retrieving medicines person, every pharmacy should have a specialist in charge.

“I am that person!” The young girl was a bit unsatisfied by Xiao Chen’s low opinion. She stretched out her hand and said: “Give me the prescription!”

Xiao Chen was surprised, but still copied his prescription to give it to the young girl, wondering in his heart, ‘this young girl understands how to retrieve?’

The young girl casually received the prescription to take a look, thinking little of it in the beginning. But after looking at it, her complexion immediately became a bit strange and her expression when looking at Xiao Chen also changed!

Xiao Chen sensed the young girl’s eyes and immediately feeling a bit nervous at heart. What kind of look was this? Could it be that this prescription had a problem? It couldn’t be that this prescription was one of fortifying yang¹, right? Otherwise, why would this young girl have this sort of expression?

But Tian Lao would not deceive him, so Xiao Chen braced himself and asked: “What? Does the prescription have any problem?”

“You……are you sure you want to make up this prescription? Moreover, five batches?” The young girl looked up and down at Xiao Chen, making Xiao Chen have a kind of ‘blood-turning-cold’ feeling.

“What’s the problem?” Xiao Chen probed.

“Do you know how much money these medicinal herbs cost? Moreover……you actually want five batches?” The young girl was really unable to understand what Xiao Chen wanted to do: “Moreover, I simply don’t understand what you want to do with the prescription. What use these medicinal ingredients will do together? Are you sure you want these?”

“How much does it cost?” Xiao Chen became aware of the issue’s seriousness upon seeing the young girl’s tone and expression. It was feared that these medicinal ingredients were considerably valuable: “But I’m sure, I want.”

“These medicinal ingredients, according to the store price, add up to at least 20,000 RMB. Five batches is 100,000 RMB!” The young girl said: “You can’t recklessly decide to use the prescription from a dubious background. Of course, I do not mean to question you, but to help you!”

Xiao Chen looked at the outstanding young girl’s earnest appearance, but actually had no alternative. He did not think that the prescription would be so expensive! One batch was 20,000 RMB, so that meant five batches was 100,000 RMB. From what it seems, the 10,000 in his hands, was simply not enough for it!

‘What to do? Borrow money from the Young Lady? If I talk clearly, the Young Lady will definitely lend the money.’
However, the thing called Truth Cultivator, Xiao Chen was not ready to talk about it, even if it pertained to his own strength, he temporarily could not talk about it!

It wasn’t that he didn’t trust the Young Lady, but it was due to the Young Lady’s social experience not being enough. If she made a mistake when talking, then the gains would not make up for the losses².

“Yan Yan, this early and there is a customer?” An old voice rang out. Along with the ringing voice, a reading glasses wearing, white-bearded old man wearing a Tang Zhuang³ came out from the back of the shop.

“Grandpa, this customer wants medicinal ingredients, but his prescription……” Hong Yan gave the somewhat strange prescription to the old man: “I cannot understand it, but the medicinal ingredients inside it are very expensive.”

“Oh, let me take a look.” The old man received the prescription, stroked his beard, sat on a free chair, and carefully looked at Xiao Chen’s prescription.

But, although the old man’s facial expression showed no signs, within his heart, it was as if it were going through turbulent waves. Just, after reading it all, he actually looked at Xiao Chen while maintaining composure: “Young man, this prescription, where did you copy it from? Do you know the use of this?”

Xiao Chen’s heart slightly moved. He was an astute person; the old man wasn’t like the young girl Hong Yan talking about the price of the medicinal ingredients from before, that kind of useless stuff. Rather, he asked about the origin and function of the prescription. Could it be that this old man could understand what he read?

But it couldn’t be. This was a body quenching prescription of Truth Cultivating, how could this old man possible understand it? But Xiao Chen dared not to expose and only said: “This prescriptions’ origin, it is inconvenient for me to reveal. The function, also cannot be said…….”

Xiao Chen simply did not talk lies. For an old man like this, being able to understand is being able to understand, being unable to understand is still being able to understand. Xiao Chen didn’t need to lie; his lie would easily be punctured through.

“The value of this prescription, do you know?” The old man asked.

“Just now, Miss Hong said, one batch is 20,000 RMB, five batches is 100,000 RMB.” Xiao Chen replied.

“Hehe, Yan Yan, your calculation, does it include the value of this Bitter Relief Fruit⁴?”

“Grandpa, this Bitter Relief Fruit, I never heard of. Moreover, there isn’t any inside the store, so I did not calculate it.” Hong Yan shook her head, feeling somewhat embarrassed: “Grandpa, this medicine, is very expensive?”

“The price is a little matter. This Bitter Relief Fruit could be said to be something that money cannot buy!” The old man laughed: “If not for my old friend entrusting me with collecting, I would not have any, but I fortunately still have some surplus.”

After Xiao Chen listened, he immediately showed a pained face. The medicine price from before was already expensive, and now adding a Bitter Relief Fruit, it seemed that it would be more priceless than priceless. Thus, Xiao Chen could only weakly ask: “Old grandfather, this medicine, how much does it cost?”

“If you can tell me the origin and function of the prescription, I will give you five quotas for free!” The old man smilingly looked at Xiao Chen.

“This……” Xiao Chen’s heart went cold. Although the enticement was in front of him, Xiao Chen wasn’t a person for immediate gains. After a moment of hesitation, he decisively shook his head: “Grandfather, your good intention I will keep in my heart, but I truly cannot talk about it.”

“Hehe, then it can’t be helped. This medicine, Yan Yan already spoke about. Even without the Bitter Relief Fruit, it is 20,000 RMB. Adding on the Bitter Relief Fruit, it would be at least 50,000 RMB!” After the old man spoke up to here, he saw Xiao Chen’s bitter face and faintly smiled. Then, he changed the topic of the discussion and continued to say: “But this time, I can give you a discount; 10,000 RMB for the entire medicine.”

“Is this real or false?” Xiao Chen somewhat could not believe his own ears: “Old grandfather, are you joking with me? Is there no need for me to deliver anything?”

“No need, 10,000 RMB.” The old man shook his head.

Xiao Chen took a deep breath and solemnly pulled out an envelope out of his coat pocket. Although he hated to part with it, this being all the assets on his body, the old man’s ten thousand was already a discounted price!

Xiao Chen did not fear that the old man would lie to him. After all, Hong Yan had already said before, not counting the Bitter Relief Fruit, the medicine would be 20,000 RMB, but the old man only wanted ten thousand. It was obvious that this was a super-discount.

“Many thanks old grandfather. I will try to make money as soon as possible to come and purchase the other four batches of medicines. Today these belongings are I have on me, only able to purchase one medicine.” Although Xiao Chen was puzzled as to why the old man would give him a discount, Xiao Chen was sure that it was definitely due to the prescription that he had brought along. It quite probable that this old man had made out something, but Xiao Chen was not sure on what he finally made out.

The old man also wasn’t polite and received Xiao Chen’s ten thousand RMB. Then, he said to Hong Yan: “Yan Yan, you go get the other medicines on the list, I’ll go get the Bitter Relief Fruit!”

“Okay, grandpa.” Hong Yan’s look towards Xiao Chen was even stranger than before. Although she didn’t ask, when her grandpa looked at the prescription and didn’t say anything, instead inquired about the origin, it was clear that this prescription was not at all a useless prescription in his eyes. Moreover, her grandpa had unexpectedly given Xiao Chen a huge discount, making Hong Yan feel even more baffled!

Her family’s pharmacy prices weren’t expensive. On the contrary, it was very cheap. The price that Hong Yan had given to Xiao Chen was already was in accordance to the lowest price, but grandpa actually gave him half off, making Hong Yan a bit puzzled!

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“Brother, don’t worry. Whatever Brother Ming makes me do, I will do. If he makes me go east, then I definitely won’t go west!” Ma Gangchuan declared.

“Talking has no use. When the time comes. you have to act well. Nothing is stronger than that.” Ma Gangmen reminded.

One night’s time.

If one said it was short, it was not short. If one said that it was long, it also was not long. Under Xiao Chen’s efforts to cultivate, his body’s Yuan Qi revolved nonstop within his meridian channels, making them become even more vigorous! Last night, Xiao Chen had touched the edge of Second Layer Qi-Training and today, Xiao Chen intended to break through in one fell swoop.

Yuan Qi revolved over and over in circles and along with the Yuan Qi came a steady rise in strength. Xiao Chen seemed to feel it; the moment of breaking through wasn’t far off.

As expected, the Yuan Qi revolving within Xiao Chen’s body suddenly came to a stop, then rapidly rushed towards his Dantian. In a split second, all the Yuan Qi steadily flowed towards Xiao Chen’s Dantian. Xiao Chen felt as if his Dantian were going to explode. These strands of Yuan Qi were continuously being compressed within his Dantian!
This feeling felt no different than when Xiao Chen previously went from an ordinary person to a First Layer Qi-training Truth Cultivator. Therefore, although Xiao Chen was in pain, he wasn’t afraid. Thi was because Xiao Chen knew that he was about to break through!

“Hong……” Not long after, Xiao Chen’s body shook. Inside his body, it was as if something within his body broke. Bearing the vibration-pain, there was also a type of pleasant sensation that was instantly released after that depressed moment!

Broke through!

“Hu……” Xiao Chen let out a sigh of relief. Second Layer Qi-Training? That is to say, is my own strength equivalent to a Second Layer Inner Qi?

Somewhat not daring to believe it, he reached out his hand. Xiao Chen looked at his own unchanging hands. There was a sort of unreal feeling; his childhood dream was to wield a large amount of strength, but he now possessed it.

In three days, he went from an ordinary person to a Second Layer Qi-Training, which was equivalent to a Truth Cultivator with the strength of a Second Layer Inner Qi. If he did not personally experience it, Xiao Chen would have thought it to be talk in one’s sleep!

Even a genius was impossible to become a Second Layer Inner Qi Martialist from an ordinary person in three day. However, Xiao Chen had achieved this!

“Broke through?” Tian Lao’s voice resounded in Xiao Chen’s ears.

Xiao Chen treated Tian Lao as someone who appeared and disappeared whenever he wanted, so he was already accustomed to it: “Broke through. Tian Lao, my breakthrough speed, isn’t it a bit too fast?”

Though he was extremely happy, Xiao Chen was not a fool. This promotion speed could be described as unprecedented, but Xiao Chen actually achieved it. He could leave behind a legacy!

“Indeed, it is a bit too quick, but I also do not understand what the matter is thoroughly.” Tian Lao’s voice was slightly doubtful: “Theoretically speaking, your breakthrough speed is too quick. Even though I’ve seen many geniuses, without the assistance of some heavenly material treasure, it would be impossible to ascend to Second Layer Qi-Training in three days!”

“Oh? That is to say, with the assistance of some heavenly material treasure, it is possible to promote?” Xiao Chen asked.

“Of course that’s possible! The crucial point is that you don’t have one, so how are you promoting?” Tian Lao’s voice was very odd: “The environment for you isn’t any heavenly cave or blessed earth. The world’s Ling Qi is very thin, so you being able to break through so quickly, honestly is unimaginable!”

“Forget it, since you are unclear on this matter, then it isn’t necessary for me to think. At least there temporarily isn’t any harmful situation. Even if there was, at least it’s better than having no strength. If not for me possessing strength, then I fear that I would already be dead!” Xiao Chen thought it through clearly. Having strength was much better than not having strength at all. Even if there is a possible side effect, Xiao Chen would not hesitate. After all, side effects always come later on. If he didn’t have strength right now, then it was reckoned that he would be dead.

“That’s true.” Tian Lao solemnly replied, then seriously said: “Little Chenzi, you are currently already a Second Layer Qi-Training Truth Cultivator. Beginning from Second Layer Qi-training, you will start tempering your body. To put it bluntly, this is to lay a foundation for your future road. Although there is no short-term influence, I must remind you that you must finish First Step Body Temperting before you become Third Layer, otherwise there will be a major impact on your future road.”

“Okay, how do I temper my body?” After Xiao Chen listened to Tian Lao’s serious words, he did not dare to neglect them and promptly asked.

“Tempering one’s body requires a few medicinal herbs. After you purchase them, boil it in accordance to what I say, then use it to soak your body. You must do this five days in a row, and only then can you continue to cultivate, otherwise if…” Tian Lao did not continue to speak, but Xiao Chen understood his meaning. Otherwise, it was feared that his future advancement would be very limited.

“Okay, talk. I’ll write down and go buy it today.” Xiao Chen responded at once.

Tian Lao didn’t speak and simply sent the information into Xiao Chen’s mind. Those medicinal ingredients names and amount became something Xiao Chen was very clear on! At once, Xiao Chen looked for a sheet of paper, then wrote the name and amount of each medicinal ingredient needed.

After completing all of his, only then did Xiao Chen ask: “Right, Tian Lao, didn’t you say that a Truth Cultivator has more special abilities compared to a Martialist? I am currently already a Second Layer Qi-Training Truth Cultivator, what kind of special abilities do I possess?”

“The first few layers of Qi-Training abilities, didn’t I already transmit it to you? You can go take a look!” Tian Lao said up to here and suddenly reminded: “But I suggest that you only take a look at Second Layer’s. As for Third Layer and Fourth Layer, wait until you have the strength before looking at it, otherwise, the advantage will entice you and will have an influence on your temperament, thus becoming a major disadvantage to your future road of cultivating the truth!”

“I understand!” Xiao Chen nodded. He started to reading through the special abilities gained from becoming a Second Layer Qi-Training, but after taking a glance, he could not help but feel a bit disappointed! It was because the Second Layer’s special abilities were just an enhancement of his six senses!

Eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, consciousness!

The first five seemed to be of little use to Xiao Chen. After all, he is a Truth Cultivator with a very large amount of Spiritual Force. Thus, his perception is quite strong, so it seemed to be nothing but an increase in his foundation, just a strengthening!

The final sense ‘consciousness’ was very important. It could be used to distinguish the people harboring goodwill or malice towards oneself. Of course, the premise was that their strength could not be too high. Although Xiao Chen didn’t know how much he would be able to feel from stronger people, it probably wouldn’t be too much. It was most likely to be one or two layers above his own. Moreover, the definition of goodwill and malice was not clearly defined, making Xiao Chen very depressed.

“Tian Lao, how come this seems to have no advantages?” Xiao Chen asked a bit unwilling.

“What do you mean there’s no benefits? The increase in these six senses is something that a lot of people want but cannot get!” Tian Lao said resentfully towards Xiao Chen for not meeting his expectations and impatient to see improvement: “Your eyesight and ears being better than others is amazing! During a battle, the advantages are quite obvious, especially when someone is launching a sneak attack. You can hear the movement, thus, you can react ahead of time. The nose and tongue enhancement also has a huge advantage; if you smell or eat an unusual taste, you can discover it at once and will not be poisoned! As for the body, it improves your sense of touch, so it has a great help for when you become an alchemist. You will be able to feel the state of the drug ingredients within the Dan furnace. These benefits are endless, you cannot just look at it in the face!”

“Eh…….” After Xiao Chen heard Tian Lao’s explanation, he suddenly became a bit embarrassed: “Then it appears that you were a powerful before?”

“Of course I was very strong!” Tian Lao replied: “You can ask those Martialists, if any one of them whether or not they want to be perceptive. And you think it’s a bad thing!”

“Okay, my expectations were a bit too high.” Xiao Chen bitterly smiled: “In a while when I’m going to school, I’ll pass through the pharmacy. I’ll go buy some drugs to quench my body with then!”
Currently, Xiao Chen had a great fund of 10,000 RMB on his body. For buying some medicines, it was more than enough.

Early morning.

Because Xiao Chen had just broken through, there were no problems. Therefore, he got up early to go to the kitchen to prepare some boiling water for breakfast. However, he actually heard some sounds outside the living room window, so Xiao Chen crawled towards the window to take a look, but it turned out to be Ye Xiaoye giving her plants and flowers a watering!

This made Xiao Chen somewhat surprised. Ye Xiaoye got up so early just to water her plants and flowers? But Xiao Chen was not a nosy person. After he glanced at it, he minded his own business and went into the kitchen.

Xiao Chen was waiting for the water to be boiled. When it was about time to pour the boiled water, Cheng Mengying walked down the staircase while yawning and within her eyes, there was resentment.

Xiao Chen was wondering who was provoking Young Lady Cheng. Could it be due to a dream?

Cheng Mengying saw Xiao Chen within the kitchen, then asked: “Where’s Ye Xiaoye?”

“She’s outside playing with the plants and flowers, what do you need her for?” Xiao Chen asked weirdly.

“Calculating a debt!” Cheng Mengying turned, walked towards the door, and opened the door of the villa. As expected, she saw Ye Xiaoye watering her plants and flowers. Seeing her laid-back appearance made Cheng Mengying angry: “Ye Xiaoye!”

“？” Ye Xiaoye couldn’t make heads or tails from Cheng Mengying’s not-so-good expression.

“Within one day, pull out ⅘ of all the flowers! Otherwise this Young Lady will pull out your flowers as well!” Cheng Mengying said as she pointed towards the plants and flowers within the flower bed.

“You……are too excessive right? These were all planted; if they’re pulled out, they will die.” Ye Xiaoye creased her eyebrows: “Besides, I take up of half of the area. If you want to plant something, shouldn’t half be enough?”

“If you want to preserve your flowers, then don’t make so much noise at night!” This was Cheng Mengying’s goal, plucking all her plants and flowers was just a threat.

“At night?” Ye Xiaoye was slightly surprised for a moment. She finally understood why Cheng Mengying was so irritated. Looking at Cheng Mengying’s red eyes, it was obvious that she did not sleep well, so Ye Xiaoye knew that she was in the wrong. Fearing that Cheng Mengying would really pluck all her plants and flowers in her anger, she was forced to say: “There won’t be a next time.”

“Hmph!” Cheng Mengying turned back to the villa. Xiao Chen just happened to finish making the instant noodles, so the Young Lady sat down on the table and began eating the delicious instant noodles. By then, a lot of the anger within her heart was eliminated!

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“That’s impossible. If this person is Xiao Chen’s bodyguard, then Xiao Chen would have no reason to throw down his corpse and escape.” Lei Dianfeng shook his head: “At the present, Master Lou has blocked the news and is secretly investigating the identity of the black-clothed person who died along with him! But according to our speculation, the most likely thing is that after this black-clothed man saw Vicious Wolf, he wanted to get a bonus, so he fought. One has to know, Vicious Wolf is a wanted outlaw and the reward on him isn’t low. If I did not follow Young Master Ming, even I probably would have been tempted!”

“Oh? If the two people perished together, then that their strengths were about the same. How come this black-clothed man still dared to move his hand?” Lou Zhenming was a bit baffled.

“Humans die for riches as birds die for food. The strength of this black-clothed man was definitely higher than Vicious Wolf, but don’t forget how rich of a fighting experience that Vicious Wolf had! Even if the black-clothed person’s strength is high, Vicious Wolf could have won the fight because he had more fighting experience, so dying together still is possible!” Lei Dianfeng said: “As for the true strength of the black-clothed man, we must wait for the Worshipped One to come and personally examine!”

After a Martialist dies¹, within a short time, those who have high strength will be able to determine the corpse’s strength from a residual breath behind on the corpse. However, Lei Dianfeng clearly did not have this ability. Even if the entire Lou Family helped, only the Worshipped One had this ability!

“How can I be so unlucky?” Lou Zhenming was really speechless. He had found a wanted outlaw to strike Xiao Chen with great difficulty, but the result was the outlaw being killed by other people in vain. Moreover, his death was dubious, making Lou Zhenming very depressed!

But he could not start to Xiao Chen for a short time again. On one hand, wanted outlaws are hard to find and on the other hand, if he asked Lou Family to help him get rid of Xiao Chen, then it would bound to be information for Deng Xiaokun to use against him. The most taboo thing in this profession is being untrustworthy.

On the path of settling disputes, it was either fight a life or death battle, or negotiating a figure. Apologize or planning to have a fight. In the case that negotiating a figure or paying later on is ruined, who would want to negotiate a figure? They would directly go and fight a life or death battle!

This was clearly not in line with interests in this profession. After all, modern day underworld gangs also had interests as priority, not pure fierce fighting. Lou Zhenming did not dare to start this precedent.

At the same time as Lou Zhenming was depressed, in a recreational vehicle, the young man from the afternoon was quietly waiting for news. It was just that when he heard the news that the black-clothed man was killed by an outlaw, he was immediately astonished into not knowing what to say!

“What did you say? Our person and that outlaw Vicious Wolf died together?” The young man incredulously asked as he stared at the man who relayed the news.

“Young Master, it was Lou Family’s assistance. The spy we bribed passed over the news the moment he got it. That wanted outlaw was the help that Lou Family sought for.” A butler-like person stated.

“Lou Family’s help? They sought for an outlaw to get rid of my person? Why?” The young man frowned. He and Lou Family did not have any injustices or enmity. Lou Family’s hired spy was merely for inquiring for news, not for making use for whatever.

“This is also something I can’t think through. After all, why would Lou Family’s hired hand be a wanted outlaw? Whatever this outlaw was asked to do, not even talking about our hired hand within Lou Family that doesn’t have that high of a position, even if their status was high, they might not necessarily know. It was only heard that Vicious Wolf was hired to help Lou Family’s Young Master Lou Zhenming handle some matter.” The butler said.

“Help Lou Zhenming handle a matter? Help Lou Zhenming handle a matter, what matter does it have to do with my people? Killing my person, isn’t this like having an illness? When did I provoke him?” The young man’s face was livid: “Don’t tell me that he’s acting to get Xiao Chen get out of trouble? Or is it a coincidence?”

“This, I am also not clear on.” The butler shook his head.

“Investigate Lou Zhenming for me. Investigate his relationship with Xiao Chen in school!” The young man said with overcast calm and collected face.

“Understood, Young Master!” The butler replied with a nod.

This evening was destined to be a sleepless night. Lou Zhenming was in the hospital and very quickly obtained the information; the black-clothed man was a Peak Third Layer Inner Qi Martialist. As a result, Lei Dianfeng’s explanation actually possibly made sense. Generally speaking, a Peak Third Layer Inner Qi Martialist wanting to defeat a just-advanced Third Layer Inner Qi Martialist, had much assurance. It was probably that the black-clothed man did not expect to encounter a fighting master like Vicious Wolf!

An underground illegal boxer Martialist, how could he be an ordinary Martialist? That was a person with rich actual combat experience!

It was feared that Lou Family’s person never would have dreamed that black-clothed man’s combat experience was not weak and that the reason he died at the scene was not because of Vicious Wolf, but because of Xiao Chen!

“Teacher Lei, can you find another wanted outlaw?” Xiao Chen not dying made it hard for Lou Zhenming to disperse the foul odor within his heart. At the thought of Xiao Chen fooling him for that seafood banquet and running away, and then looking at Ma Gangmen’s barely alive appearance, Lou Zhenming wished that he could kill Xiao Chen as soon as possible!

“Young Master Ming, this is basically impossible, at least not within a short period of time!” Lei Dianfeng replied: “Although Lou Family is helping us cover this up, now that Vicious Wolf is dead, all the internal people within our Lou Family know, Vicious Wolf died on behalf of Lou Family sending help to us and even though everyone doesn’t know what Vicious Wolf came to do for us, if another wanted outlaw comes again, it won’t be the same. Therefore it can be said that if it was the case that Vicious Wolf had no problems and went away after killing, it was calculated that no one would notice, but if Xiao Chen was killed by a wanted outlaw, there would be no guarantee that no one would link us and the previous matter together! Our Lou Family is not all-powerful, there are definitely other families or gang’s spies! They will not let off any opportunity to attack our family.”

“Okay, I understand.” Lou Zhenming knew what could not be done, so no longer insisted, only somewhat depressed.

“Brother Ming, don’t get angry. I’m all right. This hatred, we will recompense it later. We can permit Xiao Chen to feel free for a period of time!” Ma Gangmen, upon seeing that Lou Zhenming was depressed, said to ease his anxiety.

“Gangmen, what you said is right. Later, we’ll try to find some solutions!” Lou Zhenming nodded. He temporarily gave up the idea of dealing with Xiao Chen and planned to discuss it again after a period of time: “Right! Guys, help me think; how should I pursue Cheng Mengying? The past and present are not the same. Now, there’s an annoying Jin Beibei. Now that she’s there, I cannot fully display my skills. This little girl’s mind is full of different cheats and schemes. If I’m not careful, I’ll be duped!²”

“Brother Ming, I feel that picking up girls has nothing more than a few methods. Since Cheng Mengying is Cheng Family’s Young Lady, the money offensive definitely won’t do, so the remaining methods are either moving her romantically or moving her by using ‘Hero Saving The Beauty’. Beauties like romance and heroes!” Shou Hou had great opinions. He is usually reputed as Lou Zhenming’s trusted advisor; whenever it’s time to produce some ideas, he’s the one with the brain.

“Romance……‘Hero Saving The Beauty’……” Lou Zhenming pondered over Shou Hou’s words. He thought that it was very reasonable. Indeed, things that can gain the favor of a girl are not more than these two points. For being romantic, there is Jin Beibei by Cheng Mengying’s side, so even if Lou Zhenming thought about being romantic, he couldn’t be romantic. No matter what he does, it could all be distorted by Jin Beibei, so Lou Zhenming thought about it a lot and could only start from the ‘Hero Saving The Beauty’ aspect: “You guys talk, how can I become the ‘Hero Saving The Beauty’?”

“Brother Ming, this ‘Hero Saving The Beauty’ thing is nothing more than running into Cheng Mengying when she is in a dangerous situation, coming forward and processing the danger, thus winning the Cheng Mengying’s favor.” Shou Hou said: “For example, if Cheng Mengying encountered a robbery or something.”

“Robbery?” Lou Zhenming’s eyes shone: “So there is this way to handle it! We can find two of my own people, pose them as robbers. Then, they go and rob Cheng Mengying. At that time, I will appear!”

“How about we give Teacher Lei a call and ask him to send over two people?” Shou Hou suggested.

“Out of question. I just told Teacher Lei that Lou Family’s gang is not strong enough. In the case that someone lets it slip and lets Cheng Family people know, then not only will Cheng Mengying dislike me, but will hate me!” Lou Zhenming beckoned his hand and said: “If Gangmen wasn’t injured, you and Gangmen could pose as robbers, but right now we’re missing a person. One robber is not enough shock, and your body is too thin, unlike a robbers’.”

“Brother Ming, although I am injured, my younger brother Ma Gangchuan’s stature is not inferior to mine. You have also seen him; making him substitute for a robber is possible!” Ma Gangmen said after he thought it through: “It’s just that my younger brother’s head was smashed by a brick when he was a child. He isn’t too bright, but it’s fine as long as you tell him the details of what he is to do. Otherwise, he’ll have a blank expression when it comes time.”

“Ma Gangchuan?” Lou Zhenming nodded. He remembered that Ma Gangmen’s younger brother steel tower-like appearance³. Ma Gangchuan’s mind wasn’t too bright and had dropped out of school early. He was currently helping Ma Gangmen’s father run a small casino. Because there was Lou Zhenming’s covering for them, the small casino business was very good. Ma Gangchuan acted as a hired thug in the casino and solely from his body being large, it was very scary when he scolded. Ma Gangchuan was also sturdier than Ma Gangmen, so making him pretend to be a robber was actually a good choice!

Although that guy seemed to have a foolish appearance, he was at least a person on his side, therefore Lou Zhenming approved: “Okay, Shou Hou, you and Gangmen plan something, I’ll go back first.”

“Okay, Brother Ming.” Shou Hou nodded in agreement.

After Lou Zhenming left, Ma Gangmen immediately called Ma Gangchuan to ask him to come over and the three people then discussed the ‘Hero Saving The Beauty’ plan.

Putting on a play, although Ma Gangchuan wasn’t an expert in it, he also knew that Ma Family’s casino today flourishing was because of their relationship to Lou Zhenming. Otherwise, how would they have the strength to open up a casino? This was the most important industry of an underworld gang, how could one casually let others manage it?

But because Ma Gangmen is Lou Zhenming’s henchman, Lou Family’s party would not make things difficult for Ma Family. Instead, when Ma Family’s casino ran into some problems, the first thing Lou Family did was bring people to drive people away. Therefore, Ma Gangchuan was very grateful, so he was incomparably careful about Lou Zhenming’s matters.

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