Chapter 331: Enthusiastic Citizen

Inside the dormitory.

Yu Xinghan asked, “What’s going on? You called me here in such a hurry. Couldn’t you have said it online?”

Zhang Yu replied, “I’ve found a target, and I want to rob them.”

Yu Xinghan was slightly stunned. He didn’t rush to affirm or deny, but decided to first ask who the target was.

If the target turned out to be someone like Ji Yuanzhu, or a ‘master of the sixth, seventh, or eighth floor,’ Yu Xinghan planned to advise Zhang Yu to be patient, telling him that a moment’s patience brings calm, and a night’s patience leads to gradual acceptance.

However, if the target was just a ‘fellow from the first floor’ or a ‘class bottom-dweller,’ then he would definitely show his brotherly loyalty.

“What kind of low-grade punk dares to provoke my brother?!”

Zhang Yu then revealed his target.

“The Dark Seed territory.”

Zhang Yu said, “I’ve discovered a Dark Seed territory hideout, and I’m planning a raid.”

Hearing this, Yu Xinghan felt a slight sense of relief. “So it’s a case of rogues preying on rogues. It’s good that we’re not robbing the wealthy from the upper levels.”

“But are you sure just the two of us are enough? What if there are masters there?”

Zhang Yu replied, “You don’t need to worry about that. In any case, I have a reliable source, and the success rate for this operation is very high.”

“A reliable source?” Yu Xinghan thought to himself. “It’s most likely Zhang Pianpian.”

“From my observations over the past year… Senior Sister Zhang Pianpian is probably not Zhang Yu’s fantasy object.”

As an experienced veteran, Yu Xinghan was fully confident in this judgment.

“To live with such a beautiful and powerful woman every day, and yet have no fantasies—without being ‘neutered’—there are only two possibilities.”

“Either Zhang Yu doesn’t like women, or their relationship transcends a typical man-woman dynamic.”

Yu Xinghan was certain that Zhang Yu was definitely not someone who disliked women.

“Never mind, their exact relationship is none of my business.”

“In any case, if it’s Zhang Pianpian, a top student from the Talismanic Arts department, then are the Righteous Gods planning a move against the Dark Seed territory?”

Recalling how Zhang Yu had also sided with the Righteous Gods to fight Wang Yin when he was on the first level, Yu Xinghan became even more certain of his judgment.

“Helping the Righteous Gods clear out the area, a case of rogues preying on rogues… then there’s no problem at all.”

His thoughts racing, Yu Xinghan believed he had figured everything out. He nodded and said, “No problem, I’m in.”

Once decided, Yu Xinghan left the dormitory and went back to working overtime.

Shortly after, Le Mulan arrived at the dormitory.

Hearing that Zhang Yu intended to raid the Dark Seed territory, Le Mulan frowned and said, “I hear that the people from the Dark Seed territory… are all vicious and deranged individuals. There have even been cases of large numbers of civilians being kidnapped for forced labor and then killed to silence them.”

“To raid them… isn’t the risk quite high?”

Le Mulan sighed, “Zhang Yu, can’t we just stick to selling seeds honestly?”

Zhang Yu said, “Le Mulan, today I’ll teach you something. In Kunxu, you shouldn’t take risks lightly, but you also can’t avoid them entirely. As the saying goes, ‘Man cannot get rich without ill-gotten gains.’ Working steadily and honestly in Kunxu won’t get you ahead.”

He continued, “Currently, I can’t tell you the specific details of this matter in advance. Just tell me if you’re in or not.”

“If you’re in, I’ll tell you the details.”

“If not, then let’s pretend this conversation never happened.”

Zhang Yu knew that making Le Mulan choose like this was clearly putting her in a difficult position, especially since she knew nothing, having to decide whether to join him blind.

But Zhang Yu also understood that there was no other way.

Such matters are never disclosed in full beforehand; they rely entirely on trust between companions.

Just as he trusted Zhang Pianpian and followed her lead, Le Mulan’s only basis for her decision at this moment was also trust.

Le Mulan looked at Zhang Yu, and a series of images flashed through her mind, finally settling on the scene of Zhang Yu and Wang Yin’s great battle in Songyang City. She remembered her correct decision to lend him money for his Foundation Establishment back then.

Le Mulan decided to trust Zhang Yu one more time.

“Then I’m in.”

Meanwhile, on the other side, Zhang Pianpian checked Yu Xinghan and Le Mulan’s communication logs and thought to herself, “Looks like there’s no problem.”

“Speaking of my younger brother, he always has a unique aura about him, often seeming a bit out of place among others.”

“But he always manages to earn more trust from those around him.”

On the day of the operation.

Zhang Yu and Yu Xinghan, as usual, entered the Huilongyuan construction site disguised as civil engineering students.

Le Mulan, meanwhile, entered as a tourist.

Zhang Pianpian was simultaneously maintaining contact with all three, providing support through the Spirit Realm Network.

Zhang Yu’s mind ran through the day’s plan.

In this operation, the three of them, acting as enthusiastic citizens, would work with Zhang Pianpian to bust a flour manufacturing den.

As for how much ‘flour’ was ultimately seized during the process, that would, of course, be entirely up to them.

To achieve this, it would be best to ensure no one was left alive at the scene.

As they spoke, Zhang Yu and the other two had arrived before the secret passage.

Zhang Yu said, “We’re here.”

Zhang Pianpian said, “Wait a moment. I’m using their ocular relics to open the door now.”

“But the moment the door opens, they’ll be alerted.”

“I will temporarily override the surrounding surveillance and the Spirit Realm Network. You’ll have five minutes to deal with them.”

As she spoke, Zhang Yu and the others saw the wall before them tremble slightly, then swing open with a roar.

Zhang Yu said, “I’m going in first.”

With a surge of powerful Gang Qi, he shot inside like lightning.

Zhang Pianpian had already transmitted the internal layout of this hideout to them, and Zhang Yu had memorized it countless times.

In addition, an arrow appeared before Zhang Yu, guiding him towards the target location.

“The first thing to do after breaking in is to secure the goods, to prevent them from destroying them.”

As Zhang Yu advanced rapidly, gang members rushed at him from all directions, unleashing various martial arts Gang Qi, fist shadows, and palm winds without hesitation. After all, they were involved in the most dangerous kind of business; torture and murder were basic procedures for them. Seeing Zhang Yu’s sudden appearance, they naturally showed no mercy in their attacks.

However, several humanoid Gang Qi figures flashed through the air, each employing different techniques such as the Dragon-Back Mountain Overturning Hand, Dragon-Elephant Crushing Palm, and Infinite Cloud Hand.

None of the surrounding gang members could get close to Zhang Yu; they were all blasted away by the humanoid Gang Qi, crashing into the walls with broken bones and torn muscles, becoming a bloody mess.

Zhang Pianpian reminded them, “Besides one Foundation Establishment cultivator guarding the place, the rest are all at the Qi Refining level. Remember, leave no one alive.”

As Zhang Yu charged forward, seeing everyone who resisted blasted into pulp with a single strike, the remaining gang members retreated in terror.

When Zhang Yu reached the storage point, a shadow rapidly approached from the darkness.

Zhang Pianpian: “He’s here.”

Above the shadow, Zhang Pianpian had marked a large ‘X’ along with a message: ‘Foundation Establishment. Hold him.’

With a thunderous crash, a five-meter-tall burly man suddenly burst from the shadows and collided with Zhang Yu.

At the same time, chaos erupted within the hideout. Someone shouted, “Enemy attack!”

Another yelled, “Why can’t I connect to the network?!”

Some also ran towards the exit, but the next moment, Yu Xinghan’s punch sent them flying back.

“Yu Xinghan, Zhang Yu has already engaged the Foundation Establishment cultivator. Your job is to eliminate everyone else in the den.”

Yu Xinghan strode forward and saw, through his ocular relic, that every person inside the hideout was marked with a clear red ‘X’ above their head.

With a light chuckle, Yu Xinghan moved swiftly, and wherever he passed, flesh and blood splattered violently amidst the Gang Qi.

As Yu Xinghan charged deeper, gang members in another side passage tried to seize the opportunity to rush towards the exit, but the next moment, a wave of Gang Qi swept over them, causing their bodies to rapidly lose temperature, freeze, and fall dead to the ground.

“Le Mulan, first guard the entrance to prevent anyone from escaping.”

“Once Yu Xinghan deals with the remaining people, the three of you will collectively corner and eliminate the Foundation Establishment cultivator.”

Meanwhile, the five-meter-tall burly man watched as Yu Xinghan systematically killed the surrounding Qi Refining cultivators. He roared furiously, “Who are you people?! Do you know who protects this place?!”

“If anything happens here, reinforcements will arrive quickly, and you’ll all be dead!”

Amidst crackling explosions, humanoid Gang Qi figures continually flashed around the burly man, making him feel as though he was being besieged by several Foundation Establishment experts.

Though weaker than him individually, they seemed endless, surging forward repeatedly after each one was shattered.

The burly man took a deep breath, and the Heart Dharma Skeleton within him pounded violently. He was about to activate ‘Heart-Burning Mode’ to enter a super-burst state and unleash his full martial arts prowess.

But the next moment, a series of debit notifications popped up in his ocular relic, showing his savings rapidly draining away.

“What?!”

Fear Talisman – Activated!

Seeing his savings rapidly deplete, the burly man felt a sharp pain in his heart and froze for a moment.

Before he could realize that this was all just an illusion created by the opponent’s talismans, a flood of information began refreshing in his ocular relic the next moment.

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Advertisement Talisman – Activated!

With the flood of advertisements, the burly man could barely see the actual scene through his ocular relic.

Meanwhile, Zhang Yu had appeared behind the burly man. With a fierce roar, he unleashed a powerful palm strike, imbued with the accumulated force of the Nine Heavens Cloud Void Energy.

The burly man coughed up a mouthful of blood and swung a palm, but only managed to shatter a single humanoid Gang Qi figure.

At the same time, he felt a bone-chilling coldness course through his body, following the opponent’s Gang Qi, making him shiver uncontrollably.

Shortly after Zhang Yu began his struggle with the burly man, the remaining gang members at the scene were completely wiped out. Yu Xinghan and Le Mulan joined the fray, collectively cornering the burly man with Zhang Yu.

The burly man roared, unleashing palm imprints that filled the air, striking out in all directions like a berserk tiger.

Zhang Yu stood at the forefront, enduring most of the burly man’s assaults with his layered Gang Qi and formidable physique.

Meanwhile, Yu Xinghan activated the full concentration state of the Heavenly Martial Heart Refinement Art, causing the burly man’s movements to become incredibly slow under the gaze of his Third-Eye Divine Ability.

With his Third-Eye Divine Ability, he could easily mimic the opponent’s techniques.

And with his formidable martial arts talent, at this moment, he didn’t mimic the opponent’s movements. He simply ran through the techniques in his mind, identified their weaknesses, and then attacked.

On the other side, Le Mulan retreated, secreting sweat laced with stimulating medicinal power into her palms, then striking out with it combined with ice magic, continuously injecting cold poison and the medicinal power into the opponent’s body.

Watching his two roommates fight, Zhang Yu thought to himself, “Although they both possess Dao Seeds like mine, their development paths are quite different.”

“Compared to the enhancements of chain dharma diagrams, a Dao Seed is more like an ability. What kind of effects it can produce still greatly depends on how the user develops it.”