A lucky cat fell from the sky.

Chapter 27: Pay-to-win upgrades

Old Master Gu was the undisputed leader of the Gu family, so when he offered an apology, all the members of the Gu family came out to apologize to Wu Cheng.

Even Gu Qiushuang, no matter how unwilling, bowed to Wu Cheng as a sign of respect.

Wu Cheng glanced at Gu Qiushuang, his heart filled with disdain, but for the sake of money, he didn't bother to argue.

After receiving these two items, Old Master Gu was in a great mood.

This document not only proved Gu Bingzhang's innocence, but also proved the legitimacy of his lineage.

This is the result he has wanted for many years.

Moreover, there was an imperial edict hidden in the belt.

This imperial edict in the belt only exists in novels. There was one during the Three Kingdoms period, but it was just a fictional story and there was no real one. But this imperial edict in the belt is a real one. The blood-written letter on it looks like it was written in the "slender gold" style of calligraphy. It is estimated that it was indeed written by the Daoist Emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty.

The characters written by biting one's finger are still so elegant. It has to be said that the calligraphy of that Daojun Emperor was truly unique in the world. Such a thing is absolutely priceless.

“From now on, Brother Wu will be a distinguished guest of the Gu family. Anyone who makes trouble for Brother Wu is going against the Gu family.”

Grandpa Gu announced loudly.

Wu Cheng finally felt relieved.

However, after this incident, Wu Cheng plans to cash the two checks immediately.

There are still quite a few people in the Gu family who are dissatisfied with Wu Cheng. If the money isn't cashed in time, these two checks might become worthless.

The treasure-hunting competition has officially come to an end.

Just as everyone was about to leave, Wu Cheng called Hao Shao back: "Hao Shao, our one-on-one treasure battle isn't over yet, is it?"

Hao Shao's expression changed. At this moment, he didn't dare to offend the Gu family: "You won, you won, okay?"

"Alright, you admit it. But I seem to remember you saying something, what was it again?" Wu Cheng pretended to recall, "Right, you said that if Grandpa Gu was willing to accept this brick, you would eat it."

Wu Cheng picked up a brick and slowly walked towards Hao Shao. Hao Shao was so frightened that his eyes almost popped out: "That was just a joke. Don't do anything rash."

Wu Cheng was only trying to scare Hao Shao. Seeing that he backed down so quickly, he put away the brick and said, "You're dreaming. This brick is a relic of the Gu family's ancestors. How could I bear to let you eat it?"

After saying that, he put the brick back in its original place, cupped his hands to Old Master Gu, and said, "Old Master, now that the treasure has been returned to its rightful owner, I shall take my leave."

With the 15 million check, Wu Cheng was quite satisfied, and he was worried that the other members of the Gu family might try to sabotage him, so he was in a hurry to exchange the money.

But Old Master Gu stopped him: "Young friend, don't be in such a hurry to leave. Why don't you stay for a simple meal?"

Wu Cheng had no interest in staying at the Gu family's house for dinner; it was clearly a trap.

He quickly declined.

Seeing that Wu Cheng was determined to leave, Old Master Gu called him into a side room, took out a book, and handed it to Wu Cheng: "I see that you, young brother, have never practiced martial arts, but in this world, without martial arts skills, one cannot ultimately make a living. This is a treasured possession of our Gu family, it can be said to be priceless..."

Wu Cheng repeatedly declined.

It wasn't that he was noble and virtuous, but rather that he felt that after having the premium version of radio calisthenics, any other exercise methods were completely superfluous to him.

"Young brother, there's no need to be modest. You must accept it. It's a gift for the imperial edict."

Wu Cheng was in a hurry to leave, and it seemed that he wouldn't be able to leave without accepting this item, so he accepted this martial arts manual that he considered quite useless.

……

After leaving the Gu family, Wu Cheng cashed the two checks immediately.

Back in his dorm room, Wu Cheng lay down on his bed, still feeling lingering fear.

Wu Chengchao performed admirably today. With Jin Wanliang's help, he cleverly solved many problems. However, if he had been even slightly careless, he probably wouldn't have been able to leave the Gu family intact today.

Oh, right, this martial arts manual.

Although it was of no use to him, a martial arts manual was extremely valuable. If it were a really good one, it might cost hundreds of millions to buy. Wu Cheng didn't dare to take it out, so he put it in the cat house.

Jin Wanliang woke up at this moment and was surprised to see a martial arts manual in the cat house: "This is a good thing, where did it come from?"

Upon hearing Jin Wanliang say that this thing was good, Wu Cheng immediately asked, "Is there any special story behind this thing?"

Jin Wanliang flipped through the book with his paws: "This martial arts manual is called Lingxi Finger. Among martial arts, fist and foot techniques are the least valuable, palm techniques are next, knife and sword techniques are relatively common, and strange techniques are rarer. The most valuable ones are the cultivation techniques."

"Although this Lingxi Finger manual is only a fragment, it still contains cultivation techniques, so it is still very valuable."

"A fragment of a manual? So that means it's not as practical as radio calisthenics?"

“They’re not the same thing, you can’t compare them, meow,” Jin Wanliang said. “Think about it, even doing a set of radio calisthenics with real money costs quite a bit of gold. If you didn’t have any gold, you probably wouldn’t dare to do it.”

"But this Spirit Rhinoceros Finger can be used anytime, anywhere. As long as you achieve something in your cultivation, you can use it. Not only can it improve yourself, but it can also save money. Don't you think that's reasonable?"

"But how can one cultivate from incomplete scrolls?" Wu Cheng was still reluctant to try, after all, he was past the age of learning martial arts, and it would take a long time to achieve anything in martial arts.

"Fragments are no problem, meow. Don't underestimate me, meow. As long as you spend money, I can upgrade your Spirit Finger to a whole new level, meow."

"Upgrade? How many gold ingots would that cost?" Wu Cheng was tempted, but he was also worried that he couldn't afford the gold ingots required for the upgrade.

"Iron members get an upgrade discount, meow. You get 15% off your first upgrade of your cultivation technique."

"How much does it cost per upgrade?" Wu Cheng asked.

"About a hundred gold coins, very cheap, meow."

One hundred gold coins?

Wu Cheng almost jumped up. This is considered cheap?

"Don't make a fuss. One hundred gold coins will give you the complete cultivation technique, and it will also be optimized a lot, meow. This is called refining the essence and removing the dross. The upgraded cultivation technique is worth more than you can imagine, meow."

Wu Cheng thought about it and agreed, but he was still a little reluctant to spend the money.

Although he is already a multi-millionaire, this money didn't come easily. He spends money to recharge his account, and one yuan only gets you fifty cents. It would be a lie to say he doesn't feel the pinch.

Jin Wanliang clearly saw through Wu Cheng's thoughts and reminded him, "Although your two checks are from Xuanlong Bank and have a guaranteed reputation, so there's no worry about them being cashed by others, it's no secret that you have so much money on you, meow."

"To be precise, you've been targeted by a lot of people. These people may not be powerful, but they're not people you can just fob off with a hundred gold coins, meow."