As I was training one morning, Lin Xiaodong came to visit me in the glade I usually trained in the Zhou Mountains. As he arrived, he went straight to the point, completely ignoring the broken training pillars that littered about.
"The Annual Martial Arts Fair?" I was surprised. That happened?
"That's right, many martial arts masters and nobles will be there. As for the items that will appear there, there are no rare items, only extremely rare items!" Lin Xiaodong's expression was full of excitement.
My eyes lit up, "All right, let's go right now! My treat!"
Lin Xiaodong laughed and cheekily grinned, "Brother Ming, I really must ask. Where did you get so much money? Did you rob people? That's not good, your martial arts shouldn't be used for stealing."
"Hais, I guess I won't be using this then." I shook my head in pity as I took out a thick stack of cash, a shadow of a smirk slightly appearing.
Lin Xiaodong's eyes bulged as he froze in shock, "Gold banknotes?!"
Gold banknotes! These were considered as the currency for the rich and could be exchanged with the Chamber of Commerce for a thousand gold taels each.
This was the first time that Lin Xiaodong had ever seen such a rich currency, but if it were only that, he wouldn't have been so shocked. What shocked him was actually the amount of banknotes!
There were actually tens of them! No, a hundred in total! In other words, there was a total of one hundred thousand gold taels. With this much money, one could literally swim in gold!
"Brother Ming, tell me honestly. You didn't steal from a noble, did you? No, perhaps the kingdom's treasury?" Lin Xiaodong hastily asked, terrified.
"What nonsense are you spouting?" I denied immediately while I inwardly continued, 'I exchanged for one over the past few days!'
"My brother, my dearest big brother! It's not too late to turn back or else the kingdom will put a bounty on you!" Lin Xiaodong continued to persuade. Although he was sure that his brother had gotten lucky a few days ago, he thought it couldn't have been more than a thousand gold taels. But after seeing the exaggerated amount and possibly more, he was starting to have some suspicions.
"I really didn't steal anything!" I felt helpless. This guy sure has a wild imagination! But I had to defend my case, "No matter what, I'm still at Strength Training. In what way could I possibly infiltrate the treasury which was guarded by Pulse Condensation martial artists? If I did so, wouldn't I just be courting death?"
"Brother Ming, my big bro, don't play with me, tell me what happened." Lin Xiaodong still refused to give up.
In the end, I simply sighed in defeat, "Okay, I'll tell you, but you have to promise you won't say anything."
"It's a promise!" Lin Xiaodong immediately announced.
"Hmm... well, the truth is, a few days ago, I met with a strange old man. He said that he was in need of a successor with a good heart and a grand destiny. When he saw me, he said that I was the destined one he has been searching for over the years. He then taught me various techniques and money so I could help him save the world."
"Bullshit!" Lin Xiaodong felt like he'd eaten a fly, "Tell me the truth!"
"Really, this happened. If I were lying, how else would you explain all these banknotes?" I said shamelessly while waving about the stack of cash.
Lin Xiaodong was speechless. Indeed, other than this, there was no other way he could think of for Lin Ming to suddenly turn rich overnight. But if that were the case, then the world must have gone crazy. This was like taking a casual stroll on a bright and sunny day when out of nowhere, from the clear skies, lightning suddenly strikes you three times in a row, but instead of getting hurt, you remain unharmed and receive unfathomable power! It was the exact same chance!
"Now that you've understood, let's go shopping!" I smiled in triumph as I pulled the soulless Lin Xiaodong, proceeding to the fair.
...
Heading towards the fair, the usually talkative and lively Lin Xiaodong was nowhere to be seen as he remained blankly staring forwards, still in disbelief. Meanwhile, I remained quietly beside him, feeling a bit awkward. It was a lonely walk.
However, I knew we weren't alone. The Chaos Virtues Combat Meridians wasn't only a training manual that encompassed the Body Training Stage. It also contained another technique, 'True Primal Chaos Formula', a special method of circulating true essence. It could be used to temper the body and forge the bones, but another advantage it gave was higher perception.
Because of the heightened perception, I was able to sense several unfriendly gazes focusing towards me. For a moment, I was confused. I don't remember offending anybody though? But then, I remembered. Oh! That slim youth did say he had a big backer behind him. Ah, this is gonna be annoying...
As we walked along an alleyway, I suddenly stopped and place a hand on Lin Xiadong's shoulder. The fatty was immediately taken out of his stupor and was about to ask when he heard faint footsteps.
"Hehe, how unexpected, you have quite a high level of vigilance. You are called Lin Ming, right?" A slightly sharp voice sounded out as a rich-looking youth with the makings of an arrogant young master slowly walked out from a corner.
'Oh no, it's one of those unreasonable young masters...' I grumbled inwardly.
From behind, ten youths walked out. Eight of them were at Strength Training, while the remaining two were at Flesh Training. As for the rich-looking youth who led them, he too was at Flesh Training. Making a total of eleven people.
Among them, I could see the previous Yin-Yang duo wearing their signature black and white outfits that dared take advantage of me. Currently, however, sneers smeared their faces, itching to beat me up. Little did they know, they just marked themselves on my blacklist.
All of a sudden, Lin Xiaodong from the side paled as he gasped in terror, "Oh no, Brother Ming! The kingdom is really after you!"
I nearly blacked out in shock. You're still not over that?!
"Would it kill you to stop framing me?" I retorted in a low voice, glaring at him in annoyance.
As we whispered between the two of us, the rich-looking youth continued his speech.
"You sure are quite bold, to actually humiliate my underling in public and ignore my name! Not only that, you even dared claim to one day trample upon me, Wang Yigao! Today, I would like to personally witness how you plan to do just that!" The rich-looking youth said, his face suddenly turning savage.
"Huh?" I blanked. Wang Yigao? But I never even heard of...
"Ah! You were that Young Master who... cough, cough!" I suddenly coughed mid-sentence. Ahem, that was a close call. I almost let out that he was the young master who got thrashed by Lin Ming in the beginning. The first ever young master, to be precise.
Mm, I really need to be careful with my words. This was something that even the reliable system couldn't do anything about. I couldn't entirely be faulted for that though. I was just too surprised when I suddenly recalled and met this living stereotype who got scrapped after the first arc.
"Who? The Young Master who what?" Wang Yigao suddenly asked, wanting to know the rest of the statement.
"Who? Well, it was... oh my god, what is that?!" I pointed behind them with a horrified expression.
"What?!" The entire group simultaneously turned to look behind, but upon seeing nothing, they were confused. However, when they heard the sounds of hurried footsteps behind them, their faces suddenly turned red in embarrassment and realization.
They got tricked!
As I was training one morning, Lin Xiaodong came to visit me in the glade I usually trained in the Zhou Mountains. As he arrived, he went straight to the point, completely ignoring the broken training pillars that littered about.
"The Annual Martial Arts Fair?" I was surprised. That happened?
"That's right, many martial arts masters and nobles will be there. As for the items that will appear there, there are no rare items, only extremely rare items!" Lin Xiaodong's expression was full of excitement.
My eyes lit up, "All right, let's go right now! My treat!"
Lin Xiaodong laughed and cheekily grinned, "Brother Ming, I really must ask. Where did you get so much money? Did you rob people? That's not good, your martial arts shouldn't be used for stealing."
"Hais, I guess I won't be using this then." I shook my head in pity as I took out a thick stack of cash, a shadow of a smirk slightly appearing.
Lin Xiaodong's eyes bulged as he froze in shock, "Gold banknotes?!"
Gold banknotes! These were considered as the currency for the rich and could be exchanged with the Chamber of Commerce for a thousand gold taels each.
This was the first time that Lin Xiaodong had ever seen such a rich currency, but if it were only that, he wouldn't have been so shocked. What shocked him was actually the amount of banknotes!
There were actually tens of them! No, a hundred in total! In other words, there was a total of one hundred thousand gold taels. With this much money, one could literally swim in gold!
"Brother Ming, tell me honestly. You didn't steal from a noble, did you? No, perhaps the kingdom's treasury?" Lin Xiaodong hastily asked, terrified.
"What nonsense are you spouting?" I denied immediately while I inwardly continued, 'I exchanged for one over the past few days!'
"My brother, my dearest big brother! It's not too late to turn back or else the kingdom will put a bounty on you!" Lin Xiaodong continued to persuade. Although he was sure that his brother had gotten lucky a few days ago, he thought it couldn't have been more than a thousand gold taels. But after seeing the exaggerated amount and possibly more, he was starting to have some suspicions.
"I really didn't steal anything!" I felt helpless. This guy sure has a wild imagination! But I had to defend my case, "No matter what, I'm still at Strength Training. In what way could I possibly infiltrate the treasury which was guarded by Pulse Condensation martial artists? If I did so, wouldn't I just be courting death?"
"Brother Ming, my big bro, don't play with me, tell me what happened." Lin Xiaodong still refused to give up.
In the end, I simply sighed in defeat, "Okay, I'll tell you, but you have to promise you won't say anything."
"It's a promise!" Lin Xiaodong immediately announced.
"Hmm... well, the truth is, a few days ago, I met with a strange old man. He said that he was in need of a successor with a good heart and a grand destiny. When he saw me, he said that I was the destined one he has been searching for over the years. He then taught me various techniques and money so I could help him save the world."
"Bullshit!" Lin Xiaodong felt like he'd eaten a fly, "Tell me the truth!"
"Really, this happened. If I were lying, how else would you explain all these banknotes?" I said shamelessly while waving about the stack of cash.
Lin Xiaodong was speechless. Indeed, other than this, there was no other way he could think of for Lin Ming to suddenly turn rich overnight. But if that were the case, then the world must have gone crazy. This was like taking a casual stroll on a bright and sunny day when out of nowhere, from the clear skies, lightning suddenly strikes you three times in a row, but instead of getting hurt, you remain unharmed and receive unfathomable power! It was the exact same chance!
"Now that you've understood, let's go shopping!" I smiled in triumph as I pulled the soulless Lin Xiaodong, proceeding to the fair.
...
Heading towards the fair, the usually talkative and lively Lin Xiaodong was nowhere to be seen as he remained blankly staring forwards, still in disbelief. Meanwhile, I remained quietly beside him, feeling a bit awkward. It was a lonely walk.
However, I knew we weren't alone. The Chaos Virtues Combat Meridians wasn't only a training manual that encompassed the Body Training Stage. It also contained another technique, 'True Primal Chaos Formula', a special method of circulating true essence. It could be used to temper the body and forge the bones, but another advantage it gave was higher perception.
Because of the heightened perception, I was able to sense several unfriendly gazes focusing towards me. For a moment, I was confused. I don't remember offending anybody though? But then, I remembered. Oh! That slim youth did say he had a big backer behind him. Ah, this is gonna be annoying...
As we walked along an alleyway, I suddenly stopped and place a hand on Lin Xiadong's shoulder. The fatty was immediately taken out of his stupor and was about to ask when he heard faint footsteps.
"Hehe, how unexpected, you have quite a high level of vigilance. You are called Lin Ming, right?" A slightly sharp voice sounded out as a rich-looking youth with the makings of an arrogant young master slowly walked out from a corner.
'Oh no, it's one of those unreasonable young masters...' I grumbled inwardly.
From behind, ten youths walked out. Eight of them were at Strength Training, while the remaining two were at Flesh Training. As for the rich-looking youth who led them, he too was at Flesh Training. Making a total of eleven people.
Among them, I could see the previous Yin-Yang duo wearing their signature black and white outfits that dared take advantage of me. Currently, however, sneers smeared their faces, itching to beat me up. Little did they know, they just marked themselves on my blacklist.
All of a sudden, Lin Xiaodong from the side paled as he gasped in terror, "Oh no, Brother Ming! The kingdom is really after you!"
I nearly blacked out in shock. You're still not over that?!
"Would it kill you to stop framing me?" I retorted in a low voice, glaring at him in annoyance.
As we whispered between the two of us, the rich-looking youth continued his speech.
"You sure are quite bold, to actually humiliate my underling in public and ignore my name! Not only that, you even dared claim to one day trample upon me, Wang Yigao! Today, I would like to personally witness how you plan to do just that!" The rich-looking youth said, his face suddenly turning savage.
"Huh?" I blanked. Wang Yigao? But I never even heard of...
"Ah! You were that Young Master who... cough, cough!" I suddenly coughed mid-sentence. Ahem, that was a close call. I almost let out that he was the young master who got thrashed by Lin Ming in the beginning. The first ever young master, to be precise.
Mm, I really need to be careful with my words. This was something that even the reliable system couldn't do anything about. I couldn't entirely be faulted for that though. I was just too surprised when I suddenly recalled and met this living stereotype who got scrapped after the first arc.
"Who? The Young Master who what?" Wang Yigao suddenly asked, wanting to know the rest of the statement.
"Who? Well, it was... oh my god, what is that?!" I pointed behind them with a horrified expression.
"What?!" The entire group simultaneously turned to look behind, but upon seeing nothing, they were confused. However, when they heard the sounds of hurried footsteps behind them, their faces suddenly turned red in embarrassment and realization.
They got tricked!
