The Rogue Villager Chen Erbao

Three different people had placed an order on the same target. He couldn't believe he'd run into such a windfall!

He grinned from ear to ear just thinking about the commission from three major contracts.

"Let's see who can take the top-seller spot from me this month!"

he gloated.

Fang Ming frowned at the phone. He felt like the person on the other end was a bit off.

'He sounded so dull and listless at first, why is he suddenly so cheerful? This is so unprofessional. This isn't some fly-by-night operation, is it?'

"How much?"

But his hatred for Chen Erbao made him patient enough to ask.

The operator's voice was much livelier. "One billion. The target is formidable, and China's security bureau has been cracking down lately. We're reluctant to operate in China right now."

Fang Ming hesitated at the price.

'I just promised Chen Erbao three billion, and now this is another billion. What if I pay and they don't get the job done? I'd be out four billion.'

"I'll pay a deposit first. Once it's done, I'll pay the rest."

He had been in business for many years; he was no fool.

The operator chuckled. "Of course. A ten percent deposit, one hundred million. You can pay now. Do you have our overseas account information?"

"I do..."

A hundred million. The figure made him wince.

But he had no choice. It was better to spend one billion than three billion to solve the problem.

He understood that math perfectly well.

"Is this your first time doing business with us?"

the operator asked.

Fang Ming replied cautiously, "Why? Do repeat customers get a discount?"

"Of course. And since this is your first time, we'll need to record your information to prevent you from backing out of the payment. But don't worry, we will never leak it to anyone. After all, we're professionals; protecting client information is part of our code of conduct. Even the operative carrying out the mission won't know who you are, so there's no need to worry about leaks."

Fang Ming hesitated for a moment, but then he remembered the person who had recommended this assassin organization and nodded. "Alright."

'The person who recommended them is influential. They wouldn't lie to me!'

After recording the personal information, the operator archived it and uploaded it to the main company's website.

"Alright, you're all set. Just wait for news. We'll give you a result within two months at the latest. Check your text messages once a week; we'll send you updates."

"Okay, thank you!"

"?"

In all his time as an operator, it was the first time the man had ever heard someone thank an assassin organization. For a moment, the unexpected kindness made him feel like crying.

"No need to thank me!"

His tone softened considerably, and a warm feeling spread through his chest.

...

The sky was just beginning to lighten when Chen Erbao awoke. He looked at Lin Zhiqing sleeping soundly beside him and smiled softly. Gently, he lifted her leg from where it was draped across his waist and got out of bed.

After washing up, he went to the living room and began his warm-up with some fist forms.

The living room of the Vienna Hotel suite was spacious enough, which Chen Erbao found very comfortable.

As his Realm improved, his Fist Technique grew more restrained. At first glance, it looked as soft and powerless as Tai Chi, but the faint sound of popping air revealed its terrifying force.

After warming up for a while, Chen Erbao felt a little hot, so he habitually stripped naked and began to practice his Immortal Techniques in earnest.

There were so many ways for him to improve now. At the Qi Refining Fourth Layer, he could finally cultivate the various offensive Immortal Techniques recorded in the Joyful Technique, unlike before when he was limited to minor arts like the Spirit Gathering Array.

Soon, Chen Erbao found a Cultivation Technique that suited him.

"Dragon Elephant Divine Fist!"

The name was corny, but its power was immense. Once he mastered it, no one in the Qi Refining Stage would be his match.

Elephant Power started with one ton of force per punch. Cultivating from the lowest Power of One Elephant to the highest of Nine Elephants would allow him to strike with nine tons of force.

By cultivating even further, the Nine Symbols Unite, transforming into the Power of One Dragon.

At that point, a qualitative transformation would occur, granting him a force of 30,000 jin—or fifteen tons.

After reading the description, Chen Erbao felt that this Cultivation Technique would be very difficult to master.

The annotations also mentioned that this was a Half-Body Refining Technique, which had high requirements for one's physique and needed frequent medicinal baths to soak the body and assist cultivation.

Fortunately, Chen Erbao had his own planting base; otherwise, he would never have been able to afford so many medicinal baths.

However, while the Cultivation Technique was powerful, it lacked agility.

After some careful selection, Chen Erbao found another one: a Body Technique Divine Ability called Misty Step.

True to its name, once executed, the user's movements became ethereal and unpredictable, as agile and graceful as a leaf carried on the autumn wind.

'This is the one!'

Chen Erbao immediately sat cross-legged in the living room. Following the unique Spiritual Qi circulation route recorded in the Joyful Technique, he began to practice Misty Step.

Instantly, the living room filled with dense Spiritual Qi, and a halo of light spontaneously appeared.

In a flash, Chen Erbao's eyes snapped open. The next moment, he vanished completely.

A light breeze stirred in the living room. Looking closely, one could only see a blurry figure flickering in mid-air, darting left and right, its movements erratic.

When Chen Erbao's figure reappeared, his eyes were filled with delight.

'With Misty Step, I can even dodge bullets!' he thought.

In truth, even with Misty Step, his current speed wasn't faster than a bullet. But he didn't need to be!

He just had to be faster than his enemy's reaction time!

'How can they fight me if they can't even see me clearly? How is this not completely broken?'

Unless he was cornered in a dead end by a group of people and sprayed with machine guns, guns were nothing but toys to him!

Once he got in close, even someone of comparable strength would die from a single punch!

Misty Step required constant practice. After familiarizing himself with the method of circulating his qi, he began to practice the Dragon Elephant Divine Fist.

His strength already surpassed one ton, so by following the qi circulation method recorded in the Cultivation Technique, Chen Erbao quickly broke through to the Power of Two Elephants.

He finally stopped when he got stuck at the peak of the Power of Two Elephants.

This was the limit of strength his untempered body could achieve at the Qi Refining Fourth Layer.

If he went any higher, his physique wouldn't be able to handle it.

He would injure himself before he could even land a punch.

To continue increasing his strength at this Realm, he would have to pay a great price, using precious medicinal herbs to temper his physical body.

In cultivation, one loses all track of time.

Chen Erbao felt like not much time had passed, but when he checked the clock, he saw it was already nine-thirty.

He walked into the bedroom and saw that Lin Zhiqing was already washed and dressed.

"Er Bao, are we going back today?"

"Yeah, there's a lot of company business to take care of, and I also need to make a trip to Binhai."

"Okay... When you have free time later, I want to go to Yedao Island. We can go play on the beach!"

"Alright. I'll definitely take you when I have the time!"

Chen Erbao smiled and tapped Lin Zhiqing on her fair nose, earning a series of playful pouts from her.

By the time the two went downstairs for breakfast, Ivic had already prepared the entire itinerary.

"Mr. Chen, the airport has already been notified. You two can board the plane directly. Do you need my help packing your luggage?"

Chen Erbao shook his head. "Thank you for your hard work. We'll see you in Binhai in a couple of days."

"It would be my pleasure!"

Ivic turned and left.

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