Chapter 104

As the days passed, in the following two days, Wang Yue secretly satisfied all the women in the family without telling his mother, and of course, he did not forget his mother-in-law Ling Xueyan and his sister-in-law Chen Chen.

After all, who knows how long this trip to Tianhai will take? Satisfying them before leaving will at least prevent them from missing me too much in the first few days.

As for the longing in my heart, there’s nothing I can do about it. After all, this trip to Tianhai isn’t for fun, and I can’t take them with me.

On the morning of the third day, Wang Yue, who had obtained the new knife from Yan Fangfei, set off with Zhang Hong, Li Gang, and the young couple Wu Li.

This time, they chose to take the ferry to Tianhai. It wasn’t that Wang Yue didn’t want to take an aircraft to fly there as quickly as possible, but rather that there were no civilian flights from Jinling to Tianhai. Only the aircraft of those martial arts forces could travel there. They needed to hide their identities, so they naturally couldn’t attract attention by flying.

As for the safety of the house after he left, he didn’t need to worry, because there was a force outside Jinling that was highly suspected to have been sent by his second aunt to protect it, and inside, after his hard work over the past two days, the women who had been with him earlier had all advanced to the Returning to the True Realm.

Such strength would make any one of them virtually invincible in Jinling, let alone more than ten.

The ship Wang Yue and his group were on was a large cruise ship, much larger than the giant yacht he had taken on his last voyage. It was over a thousand meters long and resembled a small village.

Once on the ship, Wang Yue separated from Zhang Hong and the other two. Although he had already taught Zhang Hong and Li Gang the art of disguise, and their appearances were now quite different from before, Li Gang’s physique was too eye-catching and easily recognizable. If he stayed with them, it would be difficult to sever ties with them after destroying the Zhang family.

At this moment, Wang Yue had already transformed into the appearance he had previously set. He looked like a short, ordinary young man in his twenties, the kind you wouldn’t notice in a crowd.

It’s early July, right in the middle of summer vacation, so the ship is packed with people. Some are going to Tianhai to pick up their children who are studying there, some are taking advantage of the holiday to bring their children to Tianhai to play and broaden their horizons, and some are Tianhai students studying in Nanjing who are going home for the holidays.

The vast majority of these students are majoring in medicine and various scientific research fields. Their real purpose in coming to Nanjing to study is not the university they attend, but rather to be drawn by the legendary female doctor Miao Qingluan and the cutting-edge technology expert Yan Fangfei.

The two women were renowned and could be considered two living advertisements for Jinling.

However, the students from other places felt cheated when they arrived, because although Miao Qingluan and Yan Fangfei held the titles of visiting professors at various universities, they had never taught a single class at any school.

The cruise ship sailed out of the harbor and gradually disappeared into the distance.

Wang Yue sat in a small restaurant on the edge of a children’s playground, observing the three women discreetly.

The three women were probably mother and daughters. The mother was in her thirties, with medium-length hair and a very beautiful appearance. Even by Wang Yue’s standards, she would be over 90 points in terms of looks, especially her big, bright eyes. She was dressed formally, with a white undershirt, a black short-sleeved suit jacket with a small collar, black straight-leg trousers, and black mid-heeled leather shoes. She looked graceful and had a very capable air about her.

Standing at around 1.7 meters tall, with a curvaceous figure and ample breasts and hips, she possessed an alluring, almost criminally attractive quality simply by standing there quietly.

The two daughters were twins, with identical appearances. Like their mother, they had big eyes, were beautiful and cute, and wore the same pigtails and Lolita-style white dresses, making it impossible to tell them apart.

Seeing them, Wang Yue couldn’t help but think of his two older cousins.

The two girls looked to be thirteen or fourteen years old, no longer children, but they were having a great time in the children’s playground, clearly indicating that they rarely went to such places.

Wang Yue noticed them not because of their beauty, nor because of the mother’s mature sexiness and the daughter’s pure cuteness. After all, he had all these styles at home, and none of them were inferior to the three of them.

The reason Wang Yue was attracted to them was that when he saw the adorable twins, he felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity, just like when he saw the beautiful policewoman Xin Xiaoxiao.

In the past, when facing Xin Xiaoxiao, Wang Yue thought it was because he was a womanizer and felt a sense of familiarity when he saw a beautiful woman, but now he was sure that was not the case.

In terms of attractiveness, the mature and sexy mother was much more attractive than the two naive young girls, but he only felt that way about the two young girls, not the mother.

This puzzled Wang Yue, who had nothing else to do on the ship, so he decided to investigate it thoroughly.

With Wang Yue’s strength, if he were to observe someone discreetly, even if the person being observed was also at the Transcendent Realm, they might not be able to detect it.

But the two little girls, who were having a great time, noticed his attention. One of them turned around and gave him a sweet smile.

Wang Yue’s heart skipped a beat: How did they discover him? Could it be that these two girls, only thirteen or fourteen years old, are actually two hidden Transcendent Realm experts?

However, Wang Yue quickly dismissed the thought. This was too absurd. How could there be such a small Transcendent Realm cultivator in this world? Apart from himself, even the most sacred martial arts places could not cultivate one. Otherwise, why would his second aunt only send two Returning to True Realm cultivators to Jinling to secretly protect the three major families?

Then there’s only one possibility: they didn’t discover anything, and just felt the same way he did with them, which is why they smiled at him.

Since that’s the case, there’s no need to observe secretly anymore. Wang Yue immediately got up, walked outside the railing, and looked at the two little girls up close.

Sure enough, when he came over, the little girl who had been smiling at him immediately waved and said, “Big brother, do you want to come and play with me?”

Wang Yue smiled and shook his head: “Big brother doesn’t want to play, you guys play.”

Hearing Wang Yue talking to his daughter, the mature and beautiful young woman next to him turned around and smiled at him.

Wang Yue smiled back, then turned his attention back to the children’s playground.

Despite being surrounded by beautiful women, he’s completely clueless when it comes to flirting with them.

But precisely because of this, the mature and beautiful young woman took another look at him.

The book subtly reveals that this mature and beautiful young woman is named Zhou Yifei. Not only is her appearance and figure exceptionally stunning, but she is also a highly capable lawyer who is single and raising two beautiful twin daughters. As a result, she is surrounded by countless suitors.

Some of the more clever ones, unable to win her over, turned their attention to her two daughters, planning to take a roundabout approach: first win over the daughters, and then use them to win over their mother.

Although her two daughters are innocent and naive, they have an innate keen eye for people. They can tell at a glance who is genuinely good to them and who is approaching them with ulterior motives.

At this moment, they actually took the initiative to greet a stranger, which was absolutely unprecedented. Therefore, she couldn’t help but be curious about this young man who was so ordinary in appearance and figure.

Despite her overtures, the young man merely responded with a polite smile, showing no intention of taking the opportunity to speak to her. This made Zhou Yifei feel that he was different from everyone else.

However, she is not the kind of self-centered woman who thinks that “men who pursue her are annoying and men who don’t pursue her are cheap,” so she would not do something as brainless as testing whether her charm has declined.

I thought this encounter would just pass by uneventfully, and we would be separated by vast distances from now on, never to meet again.

However, after the two little girls got tired of playing in the amusement park, they came out and took the initiative to call out to Wang Yue: “Big brother, come and sit with us, okay?”

“Okay.” Wang Yue readily agreed and sat down at a four-person table in the restaurant with the mother and her two daughters. The beautiful young woman sat on one side with her daughter, while the girl who had been talking to Wang Yue sat next to him.

“Big brother, my name is Zhou Pingping, this is my mother, and this is my younger sister, Zhou Tingting.” The girl, who had been very proactive, introduced her family of three and then asked, “Big brother, what’s your name?”

“Graceful and elegant, your name truly reflects your beauty,” Wang Yue praised, then said, “My surname is Wang, and my name is Tiezhu.”

Upon hearing Wang Yue introduce himself, the mother and her two daughters stared in astonishment: What kind of name is that? What era is this? How can someone still be called that?

Wang Yue smiled slightly and said, “I was frail and sickly since I was a child. My family was afraid that they wouldn’t be able to raise me, so they named me Tiezhu (Iron Pillar), which is a kind of auspicious meaning.”

“Brother Tiezhu, your name must have been given to you by your father, right? My sister and I were also named by our father.” Zhou Tingting, who hadn’t spoken until now, suddenly said, then her tone became low: “Dad loves us so much, but he hasn’t come back for a long time. Mom said he went to a very far place.”

“Tingting!” Zhou Yifei was both helpless and surprised that her youngest daughter had opened up to someone on their very first meeting.

Although her two daughters are twins, they have quite different personalities. The older daughter is cheerful and outgoing, while the younger daughter is much more shy than her sister and doesn’t talk much.

But her perception was stronger than her sister’s; sometimes she could even tell what others were thinking at a glance.

Now, Zhou Tingting is completely unguarded with this young man she is meeting for the first time, which shows that she already considers him one of her own.

This is really strange, because so far, apart from herself, their father, and her sister Zhou Pingping, this young man named Tiezhu is the first person to enjoy this treatment.

Aside from the word “fate,” Zhou Yifei couldn’t think of any other reason to explain her daughter’s unusual behavior.

“Mom, please don’t blame Tingting,” Zhou Pingping said. “She probably felt that Brother Tiezhu was very kind to her, which is why she told him these things. Actually, I felt the same way.”

“Really?” Wang Yue said, “Me too. The moment I saw you, I felt like you were my own sisters. I felt an indescribable warmth, which is why I stayed here to observe you more and see if I had made a mistake. I didn’t expect you to feel the same way.”

“But why is this happening?” Zhou Pingping couldn’t help but look at her mother. In her heart, her mother was the most amazing person in the world, and there was nothing she didn’t know.

“I think this is fate between you two,” Zhou Yifei said ambiguously, feeling quite puzzled herself.

She was a well-informed person and naturally knew that some blood relatives could have this feeling. However, Wang Tiezhu and her two daughters were not related at all.

She was quite certain that she had no relatives with the surname Wang within three generations, and that she felt no affinity whatsoever towards this Wang Tiezhu.

The daughters’ fathers do have relatives with the surname Wang, but they don’t look like them at all. The names are wrong, the ages are wrong, and the appearances don’t match up at all.

So she could only attribute it to “fate,” after all, some people are just naturally drawn to each other, and that’s the idea of ​​”love at first sight.”

“Brother Tiezhu, are you also from Jinling?” Zhou Pingping quickly accepted this explanation, after all, it was her mother who said it, so she became even more enthusiastic towards Wang Yue.

“No, I’m a businessman who travels all over the country. I’m just passing through Jinling this time, and then I’m going to Tianhai to do some business.” Wang Yue shook his head and said. He was going to Tianhai to do something earth-shattering. Although he would change his appearance and take on a new identity there, it wouldn’t be good if his whereabouts were discovered and the mother and her two daughters were implicated. So he simply made up a lie.

“Brother Tiezhu is in business? That’s wonderful!” Zhou Pingping said happily. “My mother is the best lawyer in Jinling. If you sign a contract with someone or have any legal issues, you can ask my mother for help. You definitely won’t get ripped off.”

“Really? I didn’t expect Auntie to be so amazing.” Wang Yue looked amazed. He wasn’t good at flirting with women, but when it came to winning their hearts, he was an expert.

Sure enough, upon hearing Wang Yue’s exclamation, both girls showed a smug look on their faces. Zhou Pingping said, “Of course, who in Jinling doesn’t know Zhou Yifei, the top lawyer?”

Zhou Yifei was a little embarrassed, not because of her daughter’s praise—she was very confident in her professional abilities—but because of how Wang Yue addressed her.

The young man’s age was somewhat awkward; he was about ten years older than his daughters and about ten years younger than himself. It wasn’t quite appropriate for his daughters to call him “brother” and for him to call himself “auntie,” but it was equally inappropriate for his daughters to call him “uncle” and for him to call himself “elder sister.”

As a top lawyer, Zhou Yifei is always very meticulous in her work, but she was helpless in this situation and could only let them call her whatever they wanted.

Is Zhou Yifei, the top lawyer, very famous?

As a native of Nanjing, Wang Yue said he had never heard of this name before.

This is not surprising, after all, martial artists have a transcendent status, especially powerful forces like the three major families of Jinling, who have no need to deal with lawyers.

However, his future mother-in-law, Ling Xueyan, might know this lawyer Zhou.

Afterwards, Wang Yue chatted with the mother and her two daughters again.

Through the two girls, Wang Yue learned that they had gone to Tianhai for vacation. Zhou Yifei was a very career-oriented woman, but she cared more about her two daughters than her career.

She is a good mother.

Wang Yue couldn’t help but think of his mother, who also valued her children above all else.

Then he realized that he already missed his mother even though they had only just separated.

It is said that a good man should have ambitions beyond his hometown, but Wang Yue is very attached to his family, so perhaps he cannot be considered a good man.

From the way the mother and her two daughters moved, Wang Yue could tell that they were not ordinary people. Although their cultivation level was probably not very high, they were definitely martial artists.

No wonder they dared to go to Tianhai, a place that was both unfamiliar and chaotic, without any men accompanying them.

As for the two girls’ father, Zhou Yifei was unwilling to say much, only saying that he went to a faraway place a long time ago and has not returned yet.

With the resurgence of spiritual energy and the emergence of martial artists, the pace of technological progress has indeed slowed down considerably. However, compared to hundreds of years ago, there have still been significant changes. For example, the cruise ship that Wang Yue and his group were on was not only larger in size but also much faster, comparable to the high-speed rail of hundreds of years ago.

The nearly 10,000-kilometer waterway from Jinling to Tianhai was completed in less than two days.

For the past two days, Wang Yue has been spending time with the two young girls, Zhou Pingping and Zhou Tingting, as well as their beautiful young mother, Zhou Yifei.

With a beautiful woman by my side and two little bundles of joy, what I initially thought would be a very boring trip became quite interesting.

However, Wang Yue was just happy and didn’t have any ulterior motives. Although Zhou Yifei’s looks and figure were on par with Yan’s mother, she was, after all, a married woman who seemed very loving. Wang Yue was very principled in this regard and would never try to break up someone else’s family.

Of course, exceptions exist for couples like Xu Yanran and Chu Kuo, because they weren’t a loving couple to begin with, so there was no need for him to interfere.

As for Zhou Pingping and Zhou Tingting, these two girls are already over thirteen years old and have indeed developed quite well, even more so than Wang Xin’er. However, they are too naive and their minds are still those of two children. No matter how beastly Wang Yue is, he can’t bring himself to have any designs on them.

In truth, Zhou Yifei has protected her two daughters too well, to the point that they have never been exposed to any dark side of life.

This is actually not a good thing, but fortunately Zhou Yifei has realized this, which is why she took them to Tianhai to broaden their horizons during the holiday.

When it was time to disembark and say goodbye, the two girls actually cried their eyes out, unwilling to let Wang Yue go. In the end, Zhou Yifei had to use some forceful means to finally drag them away.

Wang Yue didn’t feel much, because he wasn’t some “wandering merchant.” Once he returned to Jinling, he would have plenty of opportunities to meet them again, and he could even bring them home to live with him.

Right now, it’s more important to focus on the important things.

Zhang Hong and Li Gang also met Wang Yue, but they did not speak to each other, pretending not to know each other, and parted ways at the dock.

Having lived two lives, this was Wang Yue’s first time visiting Tianhai. However, apart from the different people, the higher level of martial artists, and a few iconic buildings, it wasn’t much different from Jinling, and it didn’t inspire any desire in Wang Yue to explore further.

After wandering around a main street in Tianhai for a few minutes to make sure no one was paying attention to him, Wang Yue slipped into an empty alley. When he came out again, his appearance and attire had completely changed.

At this moment, he was neither as handsome as the original nor as ordinary as “Wang Tiezhu.” Instead, he was a sinister young man with narrow eyes and a hooked nose, who was clearly not a good person.

Coupled with his all-black outfit and the deliberately chilling aura he exuded, he radiated an aura that kept strangers at bay.

After changing his appearance, Wang Yue’s first stop was the Lingyun Pavilion branch in Tianhai, where he wanted to try and get some advanced martial arts techniques.

He had even prepared the items for exchanging martial arts techniques, which were some trinkets he had obtained from Yan Fangfei.

Yan Fangfei’s technological abilities are far superior to what the outside world knows about her. However, some of her research results are too advanced and powerful for the three major families to handle. Therefore, Su Mengyun instructed her to keep them secret and store them away.

Yan Fangfei had no objection to this. What she enjoyed was the research process, not the glory after achieving any results. She didn’t care whether the results were put into production or stored away in the warehouse to gather dust.

What Wang Yue brought this time was only the lowest-grade portion of her warehouse.

Yan Fangfei has been researching these things for almost ten years, and only now have they had the opportunity to see the light of day. If they had any spirit, they would probably be moved to tears.

Tianhai is one of the ten super cities in the human race’s territory, and the Lingyun Pavilion branch here is much more magnificent than the one in Jinling.

However, the service here was just like in Jinling, with no signs of the big store bullying customers. As soon as Wang Yue entered, a young man who looked like a shop assistant came up to him.

“Welcome, esteemed guest. How can I help you?” the shop assistant said warmly.

Without wasting words, Wang Yue got straight to the point: “I want to buy some martial arts techniques, the higher the level the better, but I don’t know where to go to choose them?”

“Buying martial arts techniques? Please follow me.” The shop assistant’s eyes lit up, and he became even more enthusiastic than before. Before, his enthusiasm was just a routine response to Lingyun Pavilion’s requirements, but now it came from the heart. After all, this was related to his performance and bonus—martial arts techniques were all very valuable, and even the lowest-level martial arts techniques were far more valuable than ordinary commodities.

Following the shop assistant, Wang Yue took the elevator directly to the top floor, where high-end cold and hot weapons, martial arts techniques, and even secret arts and cultivation methods were sold.

The person in charge of this floor was an old man who looked to be in his sixties or seventies, wearing small glasses, and looked like an old scholar.

“Mr. Han, this gentleman wants to buy martial arts techniques, the higher the level the better. Could you please take a look?” The shop assistant who brought Wang Yue up approached the old scholar and said respectfully.

“The more advanced the better?” The old scholar Mr. Han looked at Wang Yue with great interest and asked, “May I ask your honorable name, sir?”

“What, do I need to be investigated for three generations to buy things from Lingyun Pavilion?” Wang Yue said coldly. Although he knew that the person was just asking casually and he only needed to give a name, even a fake name would not matter.

But now that he’s playing a sinister role, he naturally has to play his part convincingly.

Mr. Han was rebuked by Wang Yue, but he didn’t care and just chuckled.

Two young men nearby couldn’t stand it anymore. One of them said with a disdainful look, “Where did this bumpkin come from, daring to be rude to Mr. Han?”

Another person said, “He’s probably some nouveau riche from the countryside. He thinks he’s something special just because he has some possessions, so he comes to Tianhai to show off.”

Wang Yue frowned inwardly, pondering how to deal with these two arrogant and condescending individuals, given his own personality.

But before he could say anything, Mr. Han frowned and said, “He’s right. Lingyun Pavilion shouldn’t ask guests so many questions. If you two have nothing else to say, please feel free to leave.”

The two young men, having made a fool of themselves with their flattery, were extremely embarrassed. The first one to speak said, “Mr. Han, we were just trying to stand up for you. How dare this nobody talk to you like that? You can tolerate it, but we can’t.”

“The customer is God, that’s the rule of Lingyun Pavilion.” Mr. Han said calmly, “I am just an employee of Lingyun Pavilion. How God treats me is what I should do, and it’s none of the business of outsiders.”

“Mr. Han, you’re wrong to say that. Lingyun Pavilion and our Zhang family are partners. Your pavilion’s affairs are our Zhang family’s affairs. If someone disrespects you, then they are disrespecting our Zhang family.” The second young man spoke in a deep voice, staring intently at Wang Yue with a very unfriendly gaze. This kid was the one who made his brother lose face!

Wang Yue chuckled inwardly. He hadn’t expected to run into the Zhang family so soon after arriving in Tianhai. It really was a case of “enemies meeting on a narrow road.”

As for whether it was the Zhang family, Wang Yue had no doubt, because there might be many families with the surname Zhang in Tianhai, but the one who kept calling himself the Zhang family and said that he had cooperation with Lingyun Pavilion could only be that Zhang family.

This is similar to the Wang family of Jinling. In Jinling, whenever someone mentions the Wang family, they are referring to this particular Wang family. As for other Wang families, they are always preceded by a prefix that matches their characteristics, such as the Jinling Golden Knife Wang family.

“As you said yourself, we are just partners, not from the same company. Please, gentlemen,” Mr. Han said indifferently, showing no regard for the two members of the Zhang family.

The two young men from the Zhang family were somewhat annoyed, but after being glanced at by Mr. Han, they immediately slunk away.

Wang Yue was also startled. When Mr. Han looked at the two young people from the Zhang family, he released some true energy, revealing that he was actually a powerful being at the Transcendent Realm.

How could a mere store manager be at the Transcendent Realm?

However, upon further reflection, Wang Yue felt relieved. It was said that Lingyun Pavilion was a force no weaker than the holy lands of the martial arts world, and Tianhai was one of the top ten megacities. Its branch in this city managed the most valuable items at the top level. If one’s strength was insufficient, one might not be able to maintain order.

“Sir, I’m truly sorry. My impulsive actions may have caused you trouble.” After the two men from the Zhang family left, Mr. Han regained his composure and immediately apologized to Wang Yue. He clearly understood the nature of the two young men from the Zhang family and knew that they were very likely to take their anger out on this young guest because of what had happened.

Wang Yue was not surprised but delighted. He was just looking for a pretext to confront the Zhang family, and now the opportunity had come.

However, he coldly replied, “It’s alright, they’re just two spoiled brats, I don’t even consider them a threat.”

“It’s true that they are both spoiled brats, but the Zhang family’s power is not to be underestimated, and these two are both direct descendants of the Zhang family.” Mr. Han said with some helplessness, “How about this, regardless of whether our deal goes through today or not, I will arrange for someone to secretly escort you out of Tianhai, and they will never find out.”

“You don’t need to worry about my affairs,” Wang Yue said coldly. “Bring out any powerful martial arts techniques you have, preferably those of high-grade Earth rank or above.”

Mr. Han didn’t have a good impression of this cold-looking young man. He was just trying to make up for his mistake. Now that the young man didn’t appreciate it, he naturally didn’t press the matter. He immediately got into work mode and said, “I happen to have a high-grade Earth-rank martial skill here. I wonder what you can offer in exchange?”

“How about this?” Wang Yue took out a pistol-shaped object from his spatial ring: “A new type of laser pistol that has never appeared on the market before. Each shot is equivalent to a full-force strike from the mid-stage of the Returning to Truth Realm. It fires once per second, and one charge can trigger ten shots. With this gun and its blueprints, what level of martial arts skill can you get in exchange?”

Upon hearing Wang Yue’s words, Mr. Han was immediately startled and hurriedly asked, “Is this true?”

“You can give it a try.” Wang Yue casually handed the gun to Mr. Han.

Actually, when he first learned about this thing, he was no less shocked than Mr. Han. There were indeed firearms in the world that were equivalent to a full-force attack from the mid-stage of the Returning to Truth Realm, and there were even those with power comparable to the late-stage of the Returning to Truth Realm.

However, those weapons could only be fired three to five times on a single charge, and their rate of fire was very slow, taking at least five seconds to fire the next shot.

It’s nothing compared to a weapon that can fire ten shots in a row, one shot per second.

Moreover, this is one of the weaker research results of Yan Fangfei. In the warehouse of the Su family base, there are even some firearms that can launch attacks comparable to those of the Transcendent Realm.

However, firearms are not the same as real strength. No matter how powerful they are, they are useless in the hands of someone who is not strong enough. After all, those experts can subdue you before you can even fire a shot.

That’s why Su Mengyun didn’t make these results public, but only made some to keep as backup.

Sometimes Wang Yue couldn’t help but wonder, among the three major families of Jinling, the Chen family has Shen Siying, a hidden big shot at the seventh level of the Returning to Truth Realm, and the Su family has Yan Fangfei, a super technology talent. So, does the Wang family also have some hidden cards that he doesn’t know about?

However, this possibility is unlikely, because if it were true, Grandma would definitely have told him.

Or perhaps, Wang Yue was the true trump card that Heaven had arranged for the Wang family.

After receiving the gun, Mr. Han immediately took out a target-shaped object from under a shelf, placed it several meters away, and then raised the gun and fired ten shots at the target.

“As expected, its power is comparable to the mid-stage of the Returning to Truth Realm, and it can even fire in rapid succession! What a treasure!” Mr. Han exclaimed excitedly. “Is the blueprint also genuine?”

“Of course, I’ve already given you the gun, why would I need to falsify the blueprints?” Wang Yue retorted.

“That’s true.” Mr. Han nodded. As long as there is the physical object, even without blueprints, a replica can be made through research. This is especially true for an organization like Lingyun Pavilion, which is very powerful in both military and technological strength. So there is no need to worry about whether the blueprints provided by the other party are real or fake.

“Since that’s the case, name your price. What martial arts skills can you get in exchange?” Wang Yue didn’t understand the exchange rate, so he simply let the other party name their price. Lingyun Pavilion had been established for over two hundred years, and its reputation was trustworthy. He didn’t need to worry about the other party ripping him off.

Mr. Han pondered for a moment and said, “Such good firearms are more than enough to exchange for a set of peak Earth-rank martial arts techniques.”

“Then let’s go with a top-grade Earth-rank skill,” Wang Yue said. He needed a high-level martial art to deal with the Zhang family. As long as he could get it, he was willing to suffer some losses. Anyway, Yan Fangfei had plenty of things of this caliber, so there was no need to worry about the cost.

Mr. Han said somewhat awkwardly, “However, I don’t currently have any peak Earth-rank martial arts techniques on hand. I do have a low-grade Heaven-rank technique, but the value of this gun isn’t enough to exchange for it.”

“Oh? You have a Heaven-rank martial skill?” Wang Yue immediately became interested. “Then how about I add a technological item of similar value?”

“There’s more?” Even Mr. Han, who was well-informed, was somewhat stunned. After a long while, he continued, “If there really is another technological item of similar value, we can exchange for it.”

“Okay, let’s change it!” Wang Yue said, taking out another item from his spatial ring. It was a tracker that could read DNA. As long as he could get any human tissue from the other party, such as hair, and put it in the tracker to read the DNA, then the other party would have nowhere to hide within a hundred miles.

Of course, since he dared to take this thing out, Wang Yue naturally had countermeasures, and he didn’t need to worry about others using it to track him.

Mr. Han did not immediately take the item, nor did he ask Wang Yue about its purpose. Instead, he said, “Lingyun Pavilion has always been honest and fair to all, so there are some things that must be made clear first. A true Heaven-rank martial skill, even a low-grade Heaven-rank one, is worth more than ten times the value of a peak Earth-rank martial skill. The reason I can exchange it for more than twice its value is because the low-grade Heaven-rank martial skill I have is an incomplete version, with only the first three moves. Moreover, this martial skill is not easy to cultivate. It requires a very high purity of a martial artist’s true qi. Even if an ordinary martial artist manages to master it, the power they can unleash will be very small, not even as good as a Xuan-rank martial skill. According to our deduction, it requires at least ten times the purity of a martial artist’s true qi to truly master it.”

Isn’t this prepared for me?

Wang Yue was secretly delighted, but on the surface he frowned and said, “What use would such a Heaven-rank martial skill be to me?”

Mr. Han shrugged and said, “That’s the situation. Whether you change it or not is up to you.”

“I’ll change it. It’s a Heaven-rank martial skill after all.” Wang Yue made a resolute gesture, handed the tracker and blueprints to Mr. Han, and explained their purpose.

Mr. Han was startled again, and he was very curious about where this seemingly sinister young man got so many good things.

However, Lingyun Pavilion’s rule is that they never ask about the origin of goods, and he was even rebuffed when he asked the other party’s name, so he naturally wouldn’t make a fool of himself.

After accepting the tracker and blueprints, Mr. Han retrieved the martial arts manual that Wang Yue had requested, as promised.

Compared to the “level 8 gale” printed on A4 paper, this secret manual is much more sophisticated; it’s a booklet made of a special material that’s neither cloth nor paper.

The booklet was very thin and clearly only half full, just as Mr. Han had said; it was indeed an incomplete version of a martial arts technique.

However, if even the incomplete version can be rated as a low-grade Heavenly Rank, wouldn’t the complete version be even more powerful?

With a mix of excitement and amusement, Wang Yue took the booklet, glanced at the cover, and fell silent.

“Wind God Leg?” Wang Yue said with a strange look, “Are you kidding me? Do you also have Cloud Dispelling Palm and Heavenly Frost Fist here? Do you have Three-Part Returning Origin Qi?”