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After the thorough looting, Xu Ming warmly grasped Lin Han's hand and said with emotion, "You must come and cause me trouble often in the future!"

How could he not be enthusiastic?

Xu Ming realized that Lin Han was simply a money tree, a walking ATM!

The last time Xu Ming was short of money, Lin Han had traveled a long distance to deliver forty taels of gold to his door. This time, Xu Ming was short of money again, and Lin Han simply brought three wealthy friends over and arranged the entire looting process.

In Xu Ming's view, making money was incredibly easy—just say a few provocative words, flex his muscles a bit, and the money would flow in like a river.

Moreover…

The reason why the Three Heroes of Yunqi appeared at the entrance of the Wan Beast Martial Arena today was actually to go to the Nine Cauldrons Chamber of Commerce next door for a big purchase, so… they were loaded with money!

Of course, now all this money had been transferred to Xu Ming's pocket.

"Take care, everyone!" Xu Ming waved his hand flamboyantly.

Xu Ming's little antics didn't attract anyone's attention; on the bustling street, not even one person stopped to watch.

In a world where martial arts are supreme, people are already accustomed to speaking with their fists rather than their mouths. A few External Training Stage Level Three cultivators fighting was, at best, equivalent to children arguing; who would be interested in watching such a small scene?

Of course, if a few Internal Training Stage experts were to fight, jumping up and down and kicking up dust, that would attract a lot of onlookers.

"You're ruthless, Xiao Ming!" After watching Xu Ming's skilled looting process, Xu Kai sincerely praised.

"When you're in the martial world, you can't help yourself!" Xu Ming had a helpless expression. "If I don't hit them, they'll hit me!"

"But… after they hit you, will they then rob you?"

"I don't know—but I won't give them a chance to hit me!"

…

In a foreign land, brothers meeting naturally couldn't avoid eating and drinking. However, even while eating and drinking, Xu Ming's cultivation was quietly and rapidly improving.

This time, Xu Ming had looted almost all of the Three Heroes of Yunqi's possessions, obtaining a full three hundred taels of gold. After all, the wealth of the Three Heroes of Yunqi couldn't be compared to Lin Han's—at least, that was the case before they were robbed by Xu Ming.

"So much gold is enough for me to offline cultivate to External Training Stage Level Five!"

External Training Stage Level Three to External Training Stage Level Four required three days and nine cultivation points; External Training Stage Level Four to External Training Stage Level Five required four days and sixteen cultivation points. Xu Ming would still have gold left over even after leveling up to External Training Stage Level Five!

What surprised Xu Ming was that even gold notes could be directly exchanged for cultivation points.

Logically speaking, gold notes were just pieces of paper and didn't have much value in themselves; however, the Little Helper could directly exchange them for cultivation points based on the face value on the gold notes.

"However, gold and gold notes can only be exchanged for Level 1 cultivation points. What kind of things can be exchanged for Level 2 cultivation points?" Xu Ming wasn't too concerned about this question for the time being, because he hadn't found anywhere that needed Level 2 cultivation points.

"Come on, let's toast!"

After downing another cup, Xu Kai comforted him, "Alright, Xiao Ming, don't be depressed! There are plenty of women out there!"

When the two brothers sat down to drink, they naturally caught up on recent events, and naturally talked about why Xu Ming was in the capital, and then they talked about Chi Xue.

"Depressed? I'm really not depressed at all!" Xu Ming said.

"I really didn't expect that Chi Xue would treat you like this!" Xu Kai said with emotion, "I remember before, she used to follow you around all day, calling you Brother Xu Ming…"

"Alright, let's not talk about this, let's talk about you!" Xu Ming changed the subject. "Were you assigned to the capital?"

Back at his residence, Xu Ming carefully considered his future plans.

"The capital is definitely not a safe place!" Xu Ming pondered. "The reason why Lin Muqing hasn't attacked me is partly because of Chi Xue's deterrence, and partly because the capital has been under martial law recently; once the major martial academies finish recruiting new disciples and the martial law is lifted, who knows when he'll attack! But…"

Xu Ming was very conflicted: "But because of the influence of my obsession, I can't leave the capital!"

Xu Ming felt like a turtle in a jar. Once Lin Muqing's killing intent truly rose one day, he wouldn't be able to escape, and he wouldn't have the power to resist. He could only sit and wait for death.

"No, I absolutely can't sit and wait for death!"

But what could he do?

Four days later, it would be time for the Flying Cloud Martial Pavilion to recruit new disciples; after the Flying Cloud Martial Pavilion finished picking the talented ones, the other martial academies would then select from the remaining candidates. The new recruitment work of all the martial academies in the entire capital would probably be completed in ten days or so.

In other words, only these ten days or so would Xu Ming be relatively safe in the capital. Lin Muqing shouldn't go so far as to attack Xu Ming at any cost—because in Lin Muqing's eyes, Xu Ming was probably just an ant, and he didn't need to waste too much energy on an ant.

And after that, whether Xu Ming was safe in the capital would only depend on Lin Muqing's mood—the day Lin Muqing was in a bad mood would be the day Xu Ming died.

"In ten days or so, my cultivation will at most only reach External Training Stage Level Five. Fifteen years old, External Training Stage Level Five, can be considered extraordinary talent; but with Lin Muqing's power, wanting to put me to death probably isn't a difficult thing!" Xu Ming felt extremely insecure. "What should I do…"

Suddenly, Xu Ming had a flash of inspiration: "Perhaps… the most dangerous place is the safest place!"

…

That very night, Lin Han brought the Three Heroes of Yunqi, with mournful faces, to Lin Muqing to complain.

"Young Master Qing, you must stand up for us!"

"What's wrong again?" Recently, Lin Muqing had been very dissatisfied with this subordinate from a collateral branch of the family—his work efficiency was low, he hadn't driven Xu Ming out of the capital, and he had even been robbed by Xu Ming, wasn't this embarrassing?

However, no matter how embarrassing his subordinates were, Lin Muqing, as the elder brother, still had to maintain his demeanor, so as not to chill the hearts of other subordinates.

"Also, why are you Three Bears here too?" The 'Three Bears' in Lin Muqing's mouth were the Three Heroes of Yunqi, who were also his subordinates.

"We…" The Three Bears of Yunqi looked at each other, ashamed to speak.

Lin Han, the old driver who had been robbed once and complained once, had a thicker skin and complained again: "Young Master Qing, we were robbed by Xu Ming again!"

"What?" Lin Muqing simply couldn't believe his ears.

"That Xu Ming robbed all the money from the three of us, please stand up for us, Young Master Qing!" With the old driver taking the lead, the Three Bears of Yunqi also cried out in complaint.

"He robbed the three of you!?" Lin Muqing was even more incredulous.

"Yes! The three of us together can't beat him alone, and he robbed us of all our possessions!"

"One against three? This kid is hiding very deeply. He almost has the strength of External Training Stage Level Four, but he hasn't been discovered… Truly a terrifying enemy!" Lin Muqing narrowed his eyes, thinking to himself, "These past few days, he revealed his strength, probably because he thought the capital was under martial law and I wouldn't dare to touch him… Then he took the opportunity to join a small martial academy, wanting to seek shelter and stay in the capital!"

"You guys go back first!" Lin Muqing said.

"Young Master Qing, what about our money?" Lin Han and the Three Bears of Yunqi, of course, cared very much about the life savings that had been robbed.

"The capital is currently under martial law, so it's really inconvenient for me to move against him!" Lin Muqing said, "But don't worry, as soon as the martial law is lifted, it will be his death! At that time, I will make him spit out everything, including the principal and the interest!"