"Come here," Su Qing said, beckoning to the little boy in the corner after sending Song Yun away.
The little boy drifted over, looking at Su Qing curiously: "Can you really help me fulfill my wish?"
"Of course. Tell me, little brother, what is your unfinished wish?" A gentle and radiant smile appeared on Su Qing's face as he suppressed the excitement in his heart.
How difficult could a child's wish be?
It would definitely be a piece of cake.
This was practically free energy for him!
The little boy said, "My biggest wish is to see all the Twelve Zodiac Bronze Heads returned to the country."
Su Qing's smile gradually froze.
Grass! It's a plant.
Are kids these days all so enlightened?
Looks like I can't take jobs helping people fight if they're older than fifth grade. Too risky.
"Tell your big brother the truth, are you deliberately making things difficult for me, Fatty Hu?" Su Qing felt a bit of a headache.
Is this really a dying wish you should have at your age?
The little boy looked at him with a pure face: "This is really my dying wish. I'm not making things difficult for you."
What bad intentions could a child have?
Su Qing fell silent. Five of the Twelve Zodiac Bronze Heads were still missing: the Rooster, the Dog, the Goat, the Snake, and the Dragon. Fulfilling this last wish was incredibly difficult.
However, he could also foresee that with such a high degree of difficulty, he would undoubtedly reap a huge reward upon completion.
"If you can't do it, then forget it." Seeing that Su Qing wasn't speaking, the little boy lowered his head in disappointment, preparing to leave.
"Wait! You're still young, you don't understand. A man can't say he can't!" Su Qing called out to stop him.
The little boy looked at him with confusion, "Why can't a man say he can't? But my dad says it all the time."
Su Qing: "…"
You're probably going to get killed by your dad.
"Never mind, you're still young, you don't understand. I'll take this task." Su Qing waved his hand and said.
A child has this level of awareness. Would it be inappropriate for him to refuse?
He was once a Young Pioneer, after all!
Now that he had money, he could spend a fortune investigating the locations of those five Twelve Zodiac Bronze Heads, and then figure out how to steal them back… no, that's retrieving them.
This was returning something to its rightful owner!
Besides, he didn't want to watch such a large sum of energy slip away.
He now possessed the Strength of Nine Bulls and Two Tigers and the Body of Copper Skin and Iron Bones; he was strong and not afraid of knives or guns.
But he still needed speed to steal things, so he had to use that final 0.2 units of energy.
Actually, there was a better way than stealing: he could choose to buy them. However, he didn't want to choose that option.
Spending money is impossible. These things belong to our own country; they were just stolen by a group of bandits. Why should we pay to buy them back from the bandits?
He'd rather go and get them back himself.
Hearing Su Qing agree, the little boy's previously dim eyes immediately lit up, filled with anticipation and expectation: "Really? You're not lying to me?"
"Why would I lie to a child?" Su Qing shook his head, then said, "Go back and see your parents first. Brother has work to do."
"I'll come find you after I see my parents." The little boy nodded excitedly and then floated away.
As soon as he'd gotten the child to leave, Su Qing took out the Creation Brush and wrote on the paper:
"Su Qing, a third-year traditional Chinese painting major at Jiangzhou Art Academy, possesses the speed of the wind."
Now, that was that. The Creation Brush's last 0.2 units of energy were also used up, back to square one overnight.
Su Qing then called Uncle Fu over. "Uncle Fu, I need to know who has the remaining five Twelve Zodiac Bronze Heads. I don't care how much it costs."
"Yes, young master." Uncle Fu agreed immediately, then asked, "Are you going home to rest tonight, young master? I'll have the kitchen prepare dinner."
"Yes, I'm going home. Prepare a lot of food; I have a friend coming over." Su Qing, this xia liu pei zi, was naturally eager to experience the upper-class lifestyle.
He'd just make up for the meal with Xue Ying at noon.
As for Zhao Fei and the other two, he'd put them aside for now. With a beauty like Xue Ying, who needed friends?
Friends and brothers could, at most, lend a hand when he was in trouble.
But a wife was different.
Besides, he planned to take those three good sons out for some fun next time, so they could enjoy themselves more.
After all, as Mr. Lu Xun so aptly put it.
Not showing off your wealth is like wearing silk robes at night.
Five-thirty in the afternoon.
North Gate of Jiangzhou Art Academy.
The youthful and beautiful Xue Ying and her three roommates stood by the roadside, attracting many gazes.
Xue Ying's three roommates, while not as stunning as her, were all beautiful women in their own right, each with their own charm.
Birds of a feather flock together.
A beauty's roommates are definitely beauties.
Su Qing's roommate... never mind, let's not talk about it.
"You scheming girl! You actually got there first. That's a high-level expert who knows magic!"
"Hehe, who told you guys not to make your move earlier?"
"Yingying is really hiding her true self. She got a boyfriend so quietly."
The three female drivers were envious of Xue Ying while joking around.
Although Su Qing only called Xue Ying, her three roommates insisted on going together to see the mansion.
He could only reluctantly agree.
"Su Qing's here." Xue Ying's eyes lit up.
The three female drivers immediately composed themselves and transformed into demure beauties; women were always so changeable.
A customized, extended Maybach business car drove over, its presence imposing.
The biggest advantage of this car was its spacious interior.
After the car pulled up, the rear window slowly lowered, revealing Su Qing's handsome face: "Get in."
The driver got out and opened the car door.
The four women demurely climbed into the car.
Then, amidst everyone's envious gazes, the Maybach slowly drove away.
"I don't envy him. I, in my humble state, can only envy his roommate. Even Xue Ying's roommate can ride in a Maybach. So, wouldn't Su Qing's roommate be even more awesome?"
"How great would it be if my roommate was also a hidden big shot? I could bask in some reflected glory!"
"I've already beaten my roommate to a bloody pulp, but he still won't admit he's a hidden rich young master. What should I do?"
"That means you haven't beaten him enough. Wait up, I'm going back to beat my roommate right now…"
Watching the taillights of the Maybach and hearing the discussion of the crowd, Zhao Fei and Xie An, along with a third, dejected figure, exchanged a sorrowful glance not far away.
Then, they simultaneously raised their hands to cover their faces.
They were done with love.
They no longer believed in the bonds of brotherhood.
"Damn! I don't want him as my son anymore!"
"From now on, we cut off the father-son relationship!"
"Don't even talk about father and son! No brothers either!"
The three of them each spoke a sentence, gnashing their teeth.
"Ding~"
Zhao Fei's phone rang. He took it out and saw a text message from Su Qing, and the three of them were overjoyed.
"After all, we lived together for three years. Su Dad still loves us; we're still Dad's good sons."
Oh my, how good this is~