Hunting God Era

Chapter 22 Did you treat the kickback as compensation?

After Li Ye left, Pan Zhengyang sat back down on the stone stool, facing Xu Yanwu. Looking at the table littered with empty plates and crumbs, he chuckled, "No food left?"

"You can still drink it."

Xu Yanwu picked up a wine glass, poured one for him, and then poured one for herself.

"Are you sure you can handle this?" Pan Zhengyang asked in surprise. "With your body, you can't handle a few drinks. You've already had some today."

Xu Yanwu picked up his wine glass and drank it all in one gulp, saying calmly, "A person who is about to die doesn't care anymore."

Upon hearing this, Pan Zhengyang paused for a moment, then tilted his head back and drank the wine in one gulp.

"How much longer?"

"One month."

Xu Yanwu refilled his glass. "I don't think it will take that long. Fortunately, I found a successor. I have to thank you for that."

Pan Zhengyang sighed slightly, "Old Xu, if it's just about passing on the skill, you know that if you hand it over to the higher-ups, there will definitely be a suitable person who can cultivate it."

Xu Yanwu drank another cup of wine, staring intently at Pan Zhengyang. "This is the martial art that my family has passed down since the Ming Dynasty. I have the right to choose whether or not to hand it over. You're asking me to hand it over, so why aren't you asking those other people to hand it over?"

Pan Zhengyang's expression turned serious: "You know I hate those people even more than you do, but some things can't be condemned outright. They also made contributions. Besides, regarding what happened to you back then, the entire nation dealt with the powerful families seriously. Isn't that revenge for you?"

"I didn't say that China is bad."

Xu Yanwu shook his head and said, "China is great, people live and work in peace and contentment, and demons are being closely monitored, but I'm still not happy! It's been thirty years, and I'm still not happy!"

He looked at Pan Zhengyang, "You've reached the third realm, haven't you?"

Pan Zhengyang nodded.

"Thirty years ago, you were in Kowloon Gate, and what about me?"

Xu Yanwu pointed to himself and repeated, "What about me?"

Pan Zhengyang sighed, "It's also the Nine Dragons Gate, but they were able to beat me up and are about to break through three barriers. If nothing happens to you, your future is limitless."

"Yes, that's why I'm really unhappy. Look at me now, I have facial paralysis, I can't even make any expressions, I can't even be a normal person."

"And look at the situation now, even after it was dealt with seriously? You're the director, don't you know how rotten the disinfection department has become? You can accept it, but I can't, so I won't hand it over."

Xu Yanwu drank another cup. "But this grudge ends with me. If Li Ye learns it, he can teach it if he wants. Anyway, I'll be dead and won't see it!"

"Alright, alright, I'll forgive my rambling. It's been so many years, and a dying commoner still has so many complaints."

Pan Zhengyang snatched the bottle, poured him a glass, and cursed, "What's the use of drinking this stuff if you don't even have a woman? It'll kill you!"

……

In the afternoon, Li Ye became a street urchin again, searching for demons all over the streets.

The rice won't arrive until tomorrow, and right now he can't do anything but look for demons. Although he has memorized the Dragon Gate's cultivation method, he plans to practice it while eating the rice when it arrives.

However, demons don't appear all the time. The disinfection software on his phone only showed a few suspicious points that he couldn't confirm. Some of them were relatively close to Li Ye. After checking them and finding nothing wrong, he went to a coffee shop to rest.

Coincidentally, Deng Hao also sent a message.

Deng Hao: "Brother Ye, want a foot massage tonight? The Dragon Gate Realm technician I told you about last time is booked all night."

Li Ye: "Why do you always press it at night?"

Deng Hao: "Don't even mention it. I'm exhausted during the day. The chef we hired is inhuman. My physique hasn't changed, but I've gained ten pounds. He exercises right after eating every day, without giving me a chance to digest."

Li Ye: "There are no shortcuts in martial arts. Alright, go ahead and do it yourself. I'm busy too. Let me make this clear first: I've already broken through the Dragon Gate. If you can't break through it by the summer vacation, we won't be in the same class when school starts."

Deng Hao: "Damn! Really? No, you wouldn't joke about something like this. Congratulations, Brother Ye, you broke it so quickly. Okay, that's enough, I'm going to go practice my martial arts harder!"

Li Ye smiled, put his phone away, finished his coffee, opened the door, got on his electric scooter, and left.

Since there's nothing else, I'll go back to the extermination bureau and get more information about demons.

The streets were even hotter in the afternoon, and there were hardly any people on the streets besides the traffic. Li Ye had only been riding for ten minutes when a car came up from behind. He didn't pay much attention, but the car kept parallel to him, and at an intersection, it turned forward and blocked his way. It was a four-seater luxury car, like a Rolls-Royce from a past life, the kind that costs six or seven million. The driver was an experienced driver; whether he was experienced or not was unknown, but he was very old, probably over sixty.

The back door opened at that moment, and a young man of about the same age as Li Ye, dressed in luxurious clothes and exuding an arrogant air, stepped out.

His posture was stable, his hands and feet were strong, and his energy was also very vigorous. He should be a martial artist who has broken through the Dragon Gate.

The boy smiled at him: "My name is Ren Xu, the Ren from the Ren family."

It seems like this person came specifically to find me.
Li Ye looked at him for a while before saying, "Li Ye, the Li from the Li family."

These words made him pause slightly, but his expression quickly returned to normal.

"To make a long story short, I'm interested in the magical artifact you have, so can we talk about it now?"

It's the person who called this morning.

"Not for sale."

Li Ye turned the handlebars around and was about to ride away.

"Two million isn't enough. I'll add another two million, making it four million, to buy the Five Flavors Chopsticks in your hand."

Ren Xu took a step forward. Although there was still some distance, this step blocked Li Ye's direction. When he got closer, he looked at Li Ye with some surprise.

"Breaking through the Dragon Gate? Looks like you're in luck, but it's all thanks to the Five Flavor Chopsticks. This magic weapon itself has the effect of improving the quality of ingredients."

Ren Xu said, "But your family is just an ordinary family. Your parents only work in a chain supermarket and can't afford to support your future martial arts studies."

Li Ye's face darkened. "You investigated me?"

"It's just a basic background check; I have no ill intentions."

Ren Xu smiled and said, "Learning martial arts is not only hard and tiring, but resources also need to keep up. What good will it do you if you get into the martial arts department? No. 14 Middle School is just an ordinary high school, and even if you have five kinds of chopsticks, you can't afford it."

“You came from a preparatory course and even trained at a martial arts school, so you understand this better than I do. If you were truly qualified to practice martial arts, there would be no need for a preparatory course. You all learn martial arts just to get a good job and earn some money.”

"Why don't we just convert it to cash now? You can't resist that treasure, and you don't have enough money to buy groceries. Why don't we convert it to cash now and improve our lives a bit? What do you say?"

Ren Xu stared at him and said, "You might not know the Ren family, but in Ningjiang, we have a lot of influence. If you're willing, you can work for my family's company after graduation. It'll be 30,000 yuan a month, and we'll hire you as a security consultant. That's already a very good offer."

"What are you babbling about?"

Li Ye interrupted him, cursing, "You're just spouting nonsense. What kind of old-timer are you talking about? Do you think you're playing a role-playing game of old servant and young master? The Qing Dynasty has been gone for so many years. This is China now!"

"And do I look like an idiot? Five-Flavor Chopsticks can sell for ten million, and you're only giving me four million? You're treating the kickback as compensation? And you're asking if I know the Ren family? Do you even know the Pest Control Bureau? Investigating my background? You're asking for trouble. Get lost!"

After saying that, Li Ye twisted the handle, and the electric scooter made a buzzing sound and sped off.

The sudden acceleration made Ren Xu instinctively dodge, letting Li Ye leave.

He turned his head, and the composed smile that had been on his face vanished completely, replaced by a terrifyingly gloomy expression.

"I wanted to talk to you properly, but you insisted on courting death."

He snorted coldly, got back into the car, and the door closed automatically.

"Find someone, teach him a lesson, and snatch the Five Flavors Chopsticks back."

"Master."

The experienced driver in the driver's seat then said, "He got a part-time job at the pest control bureau, and Director Pan seems to treat him well. What we're doing could be dangerous."

“What danger could there be? He’s just an ordinary person with no family background. We’re not going to kill him, just teach him a lesson. After we get the stuff, we’ll give him the money. Pan Zhengyang won’t go against us over this. He already knows he was in the wrong when he sealed off our family’s property last time.”

"Understood, I'll contact them right away."

"Um"

Ren Xu leaned back in his seat, closed his eyes slightly, and said, "Remember, do things neatly."

(End of this chapter)