"There really is." Qin Mu lightly picked at the tip of his nose, a bit awkwardly saying, "Yesterday, when I got home, I was blocked by a few thugs from the Hungry Wolf Gang. I killed a few of them. Is this their revenge?"
What?
He killed a few the moment he got home yesterday?
Good heavens.
Guo Youwei now really had to reevaluate Qin Mu's personality.
Also.
The bet for this Martial Examination was secure!
This youth, Qin Mu, regarded his life as precious, but when it came to the matter of killing, he was definitely not one to be trifled with.
For the Martial Artist assessment, the thing most feared was panic for young people seeing blood for the first time outside the city.
Seeing a Vicious Beast, having the hands and legs trembling, fainting at the sight of blood—no matter how strong one was, they'd die in the Vicious Beast's mouth.
And in Qin Mu's current state, was there any possibility of panic?
Absolutely not!
Guo Youwei thought for a moment and then said disdainfully, "Hungry Wolf Gang? All the assets of such a small Gang put together aren't enough for a top hacker to order takeout. You cultivate well, I will handle the matter."
.Qin Mu turned and went back to the dorm.
Yang Ling had waited at the door for a long while. When she saw her son come back, she eagerly went forward to ask, "How was it? Did they find out the truth? Is everything alright?"
The furniture inside the villa was all complete.
Qin Mu pulled his mother to the sofa, not wanting her to worry.
"You see, I'm back, what could possibly be wrong?"
Phew~~~
Yang Ling thought so too and quickly patted her chest to calm herself:
"That was close! It really is the heavens blessing, it's your father's spirit in heaven blessing us!"
"That beast Zhang Zhi, knowing that framing me was unreasonable, wanted me to expose you as an accomplice to cover his tracks."
What?
Qin Mu's pupils suddenly contracted, yet he forced himself to remain calm and asked serenely, "Mom, does Zhang Zhi know my name? Does he know I'm a Quasi-Martial Artist? And he insisted you expose me, expose me for what? Stealing things?"
"Yes~" Yang Ling confessed, "Recently, the headquarters came down to audit the accounts and said we were short tens of tons of fierce beast meat products over the past few years. It must be the line leader colluding with the security department. I used to think they were good people."
Tons!
Mom really seemed to have no concept of wealth.
Low-grade fierce beast meat was sold by the jin on the market, but mid-grade fierce beast meat had to be sold by the gram!
At your factory, it's lost by the ton. This much wealth, even calculated at lowest-grade product, would be worth hundreds of millions!
A bit better quality, and the total value could even be in billions!
The chief of a security section and a line leader, with the audacity to swallow this fortune and hide it for several years?
And Guo Youwei had been right; there was high-level involvement behind it.
And there was another point.
The other party was most certainly after him alone.
Had he offended anyone with billions in wealth?
He may not have even met them.
Ling Qianxue!?
If he had met someone with substantial assets and with some conflict, it could only be this school beauty with a hidden wealthy identity.
Qin Mu was not one to jump to conclusions.
Ling Qianxue had the ability to do so, but the possibility was very low, less than 1%.
First, the meat factory of the fierce beast was not affiliated with Lingwu Group.
Secondly, Ling Qianxue wasn't flashy at school. She had the money, but he hadn't seen her spend much. The only possibility for her to steal her family's wealth would be if Ling Qianxue, this seemingly ordinary school beauty, gambled frantically every day after school, eventually accumulating massive debt, and not daring to tell her family, which led her to secretly acquire money… "Achoo~!"
In the Jiangcheng Martial Arts Hall lounge, Ling Qianxue sniffled, "Is the air conditioning that cold?"
"Where is that Wood?!"
"Why isn't he Cultivating after signing the Genius agreement?"
"Is he getting arrogant?"
Ling Qianxue couldn't wait for Qin Mu, so she could only Cultivate by herself.
Meanwhile, on the other side,
Qin Mu was cooking at home. The meals packed from the Martial Arts Hall - if left in the refrigerator for too long, he would eat them himself when he was hungry at night.
He ordered fresh meat from the shopping mall, having it brought directly to his door.
A meal was prepared.
Eight dishes and one soup.
"Big brother, did you rob a bank?" Xiao Yun gazed at the table full of dishes, none of which she recognized, and suddenly felt a little nervous.
Qin Mu directly reached out and pinched Xiao Yun's soft, chubby cheek.
"Eat with peace of mind, this is not something you need to worry about!
"Wuwu~"
Xiao Yun pouted, picked up her bowl, and ate heartily.
Tsk! I forgot.
Qin Mu snatched the rice bowl away: "There won't be staple food at home anymore. Eating meat can fill you up just the same. If you feel you're not full, eat more!
Yang Ling looked like she didn't recognize her own son.
"Xiao Mu, how much salary did you advance?"
Qin Mu thought for a moment: "Over a million, I guess."
Saying that,
He transferred a million to Yang Ling.
Pfft!
Yang Ling sprayed soup all out without having taken a sip and exclaimed in shock:
"A million~!?"
Qin Mu said casually, "Martial Artist salaries are very high, really, millions a month are normal.
Xiao Yun hugged a meat drumstick with both hands, took a big bite and chewed hard, "Big brother, why did my classmates say that a Martial Artist's starting salary is only one or two tens of thousands?
"Tsk, can your big brother be the same as an ordinary Martial Artist?"
Qin Mu then instructed, "Don't go to that old school anymore. There should be a school near the Martial Arts Hall. I'll arrange it for you in a few days. For now, stay at home."
Ah~??
Xiao Yun felt a bit awkward all of a sudden, but seeing the expression on her big brother's face, it seemed there was no room for discussion, so she could only bury her head and gnaw… After dinner.
Qin Mu went to the Cultivation room by himself.
He turned on the projector.
Two techniques of cultivation appeared on the screen.
Overview of Eighteen Styles of Bloody Battle, Application of Force by a Mentalist, and Combat Mode.
"The Mentalist one should be harder, right?
"Let's learn the saber technique first."
Qin Mu had no considerations for leveling up, and he didn't even need to worry about Body Cultivation. As for Cultivation Techniques, he only needed to learn the beginning; the rest could be completely left to the System.
Eighteen Styles of Bloody Battle.
A total of eighteen saber Moves, very direct.
It involved footwork, evasion, and how to deal with the Vicious Beasts while fighting as a saber technique of Martial Artist.
For the ordinary Martial Artists, the more complex or impressive a saber technique wasn't necessarily better.
The key was practicality: to quickly train an apprentice into a martial artist capable of fighting Vicious Beasts with a small number of moves.
In this respect, the Eighteen Styles of Bloody Battle performed well.
There was a demo on the screen by a Martial Artist with a powerful Aura, holding a battle saber.
"Saber technique, basic thirteen moves!
"Chop, hack, lift, cleave, pick, intercept, push, stab, slide, stir, collapse, point, draw."
"The basic Moves must be practiced 500 times daily!
"After completing the basics, there are five advanced Moves, watch closely!
The Martial Artist lunged forward, started with a lifting saber, spun and performed a horizontal slash, then pulled the saber back into a reverse guard.
Just as Qin Mu thought it was over.
"Thrusting Saber Move!" the martial artist roared.
Immediately. In an instant, the Martial Artist turned into a blur of saber shadows, charging straight out; his saber blade easily pierced through a five-centimeter-thick steel plate in front of him. "Hiss… A bit fierce!" Qin Mu was dumbfounded. "This kind of Aura and saber technique is something I've never seen in school. I saw him using a practice battle saber, yet it had such power. Is it all due to explosive force!?