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"What's so great about this? It's not even as good-looking as my cat at home." The calmness of the person across from him provoked Lu Yuan, who stuffed his hands into his pockets and leaned against the wall. "Shen Changqing! Are you ready for this? From the moment you broke off the engagement, you became a dead man!"
Chang Qing looked bewildered for a moment. "But I'm breathing just fine!"
Lu Yuan couldn't hold back any longer. He straightened up and suddenly opened his eyes wide. A powerful aura at Earth Level spread out, startling countless birds in the nearby park. "Feel the wrath of the Dragon King!" He leaped forward, fingers curled into claws, aiming directly at Chang Qing's face.
Dragon Elephant Palm! This was his most proud technique, one that had once allowed him to take the heads of enemy generals amidst a sea of soldiers. He was confident in his abilities!
Lu Yuan moved with incredible speed, a gust of wind whipping through Chang Qing's hair. Seeing that Chang Qing didn't even have time to dodge, Lu Yuan sneered. He thought this kid had some skills, but it turned out to be nothing special!
However, the gap between ideals and reality was as vast as a chasm. The moment he made his move, Chang Qing had already seen through his technique.
Crack! In an instant, Chang Qing moved and disappeared from his original spot. Lu Yuan's eyes widened in shock. A sharp pain shot through his wrist before he could even cry out; another jolt hit the back of his neck, and he collapsed to the ground.
"You are a Celestial Tier!" After uttering those words, he fainted.
Meanwhile, Chang Qing calmly took out his phone and dialed 110. "Hello, I'm an Innocent Bystander. I was ambushed by a thug next to the small park by Dahe Road. Yes, I'm fine; he’s been knocked out. Please come quickly; it's terrifying!"
The officer on the line was momentarily stunned—how could someone who had been knocked out still call for help? Then she suddenly realized it was the thug who had been knocked out. Wow, what a tough guy.
Thus, Lu Yuan found himself back in the police station. This time, there were surveillance cameras near the small park that captured the entire conflict between them. When Lu Yuan saw the footage, he was dumbfounded. Hadn't he used spiritual power to destroy the cameras before making his move? Upon seeing Chang Qing's half-smiling expression, he suddenly understood.
"It was you!" He shot up from his seat.
Chang Qing ignored him. Since he could use spiritual power to destroy things, he could also use it to protect them. He had noticed the surveillance cameras earlier and wrapped them in spiritual energy to prevent them from being damaged; little did he know it would actually come in handy.
"What’s going on? Cooperate with the police!" Several officers quickly restrained Lu Yuan. Even at the police station, he wasn't behaving! They clearly saw him as just a thug.
After reviewing the footage, even the officers were unsettled. This wasn’t just a fight between a thug and a civilian; this was clearly a battle between martial arts experts! The footage couldn’t show spiritual power but clearly demonstrated both individuals’ extraordinary skills and incredible speed. The officers' gazes toward Chang Qing shifted dramatically.
"I studied at Shaolin Temple for a few years when I was young," Chang Qing shrugged. The original owner had indeed been sent to Shaolin Temple for martial arts training due to poor health as a child. With this ready excuse, Chang Qing silently thanked the original owner for their efforts.
"I also studied at Shaolin Temple for a few years," Lu Yuan said when looked at by the police officers. Ha! Bet you didn’t see that coming; I actually have a graduation certificate!
The police naturally conducted an investigation and soon uncovered Lu Yuan's true identity: Jiangnan Lu Family! Many older officers still remembered that devastating fire years ago; now that the sole survivor had returned, they couldn’t help but reopen that cold case.
Lu Yuan also saw the police reports from that incident. "So all the surveillance around the Lu Family was destroyed in an instant?" He stared at the documents with furrowed brows.
Lu Yuan wasn't detained; since he had been attacked first and had retaliated, they classified it as mutual combat. However, his identity piqued their curiosity, so they kept him around for further questioning.
"Yes!" An older officer nodded solemnly.
Lu Yuan fell into deep thought. The widespread destruction of surveillance cameras must have required extraordinary power! Even with his current abilities, he couldn’t have done it. So it must have been a Celestial Tier expert? Suddenly, confusion washed over him.
"If Mr. Lu has any leads on this case, please let us know; we are actively pursuing it!" The older officer said as they sent Lu Yuan off.
"I will," Lu Yuan replied as he turned to get into his car, his gaze flickering and hands trembling slightly. To be able to destroy so many cameras in an instant required a Celestial Tier Practitioner! And among those he knew over the years, only Lin Buqun fit that description! No! There must be other Celestial Tiers! He told himself resolutely.
But once the seed of doubt was sown, it was not so easy to uproot. That night, he found himself unable to sleep, his mind filled with images of a harmonious childhood and scenes of training under his master after the upheaval. At that moment, he had no desire to think about the Shen Family.
The next morning, he called the Dark Dragon Organization. "I need information on a person, Lin Buqun. I want all data from the last thirty years!"
The Dark Dragon Organization had an extensive intelligence network, staffed by experts from various fields, so finding information on someone was usually straightforward. However, this time they found nothing substantial. Two weeks later, Lu Yuan received an email. The contents were about Lin Buqun, but his background was surprisingly simple. There was no information about his family or birth, not even his age; only a few instances of where he had appeared.
Lu Yuan scrolled back to twenty years ago. As he stared at the screen, his breath grew heavy. "At that time twenty years ago, he was in Great Xia Jiangnan! And he attended an important auction!"
This was unbearable! He clenched his fists involuntarily. However, this did not prove that his master was the murderer; he thought again. In this world, while Celestial Tier experts were rare, they were not the only ones.
Taking a deep breath, he pushed open the door but was suddenly struck with shock. An old man with white hair sat on the living room sofa, looking frail and lifeless, as if even his breath had faded away.
"Master!" Lu Yuan had never felt such panic before; he hesitated for a moment but then glanced toward the window. A gust of wind blew through, and the open window closed by itself.
"My good disciple, have you found any useful information for me? To be honest, I’m quite disappointed that you couldn't even handle the Shen Family," the old man said as he stood up, a glimmer of light flashing in his murky eyes like an eagle spotting its prey. "Since you can't manage it, let me take care of it."
The old man suddenly closed in on him, his withered hands pressing down on Lu Yuan's head. Lu Yuan tried to channel his spiritual energy to resist but found that his meridians felt sealed off; he had no strength at all.
"You—" Despair filled him as he fell silent amidst a cackling laugh.
Chang Qing was once again blocked by Lu Yuan, whose aura had grown even stronger. Celestial Tier! Chang Qing frowned.
"You are not Lu Yuan!"
"Hahaha! Young Master Shen is truly sharp! I intended to wait until he dealt with the four great families before making my move, but that kid turned out to be useless!" The figure opposite him suddenly burst into laughter, stirring up a whirlwind. Suddenly, his laughter halted. "However, dying at my hands will be your honor; consider it my revenge for that disciple."
Lin Buqun moved leisurely and wore an arrogant expression as if everything was under control. Chang Qing suddenly gained insight.
"System, in the original plot, Lu Yuan wouldn’t also end up being possessed, would he?"
The system hesitated. "Well, I'm not sure about that either; however, Lu Yuan indeed undergoes a significant personality change in the latter part of the story and even shifts his attitude towards the Tang Family and Tang Yao. Could it really be possession?"
That made sense. So that was it! Chang Qing quickly understood the trick. Lin Buqun, a Celestial Tier expert, likely gathered ancient martial arts knowledge to solve issues related to age limits. Perhaps he had taken an interest in Lu Yuan's talent or found a compatibility with his soul; thus Lu Yuan was chosen as a vessel. What a clever plan! This way, Lin Buqun could take over Lu Yuan's woman and career while enjoying life without effort. Unfortunately for him, he encountered Chang Qing!
"Heh, how can you be so sure?" Chang Qing smiled as a gust of wind billowed through his robes; his aura surged like the wind itself—Yellow Rank! Xuan Level! Earth Level! And it didn’t stop there; it climbed another level before finally stabilizing—Celestial Tier! Also Celestial Tier!
Lin Buqun across from him suddenly burst into wild laughter. "Hahaha! Who would have thought I’d meet another Celestial Tier in my lifetime! Come on!" His laughter mingled with an aura belonging to another Celestial Tier.
Chang Qing soared into the air as Lin Buqun followed closely behind them to the back mountain of Qian Bird Lake.
"Who would have thought Young Master Shen would show mercy? Tsk tsk," Lin Buqun scoffed derisively in his heart. Mere mortals were nothing but ants; they weren't worth considering. The Lu Family had been like this back then; Lu Yuan had been like this; now Shen Changqing and the Shen Family would be no different.
Unexpectedly, Chang Qing laughed back at him. "Mercy? I assure you I'm not!" His eyes sparkled with intensity as he declared, "Formation activate!"
Four pale blue light screens rose from the ground and instantly enveloped the entire hilltop. Lin Buqun moved and crashed directly into one of those blue screens.
Not good! He sensed his spiritual energy being continuously absorbed! This was Soul-Stealing Formation! He had seen a fragmented version of this formation in ancient texts; it could drain all Lingqi from everyone and everything within until completely exhausted.
"Are you crazy?!" He glared at Chang Qing, whose eyes were also bloodshot. "Quick, withdraw the formation! You and I can dominate the world together! All the beauties, resources, and wealth in this world will be ours!" Lin Buqun shouted in despair.
"Hahaha, I advise you to save your energy; the more panicked you are, the faster your spiritual power will dissipate," Chang Qing said as he landed on the ground, pulling out a bag of sunflower seeds and leisurely starting to eat. "As for dominating the world, I have no such ambitions! You'd better not have any either, hahahahaha."
He laughed heartily while Lin Buqun's expression grew increasingly grim. At that moment, he realized that Chang Qing was not truly at the Celestial Tier! The aura he had sensed earlier must have been produced by some kind of artifact or potion. He had been fooled! No, it wasn’t just being fooled; he never expected that Chang Qing could actually forsake all his cultivation! Could a mortal's hundred years of life be so easily discarded?
Lin Buqun wanted to charge forward, but after just a few steps, his spiritual power drained even faster. He slumped down onto the ground in despair.
Meanwhile, the police dispatcher received another call. "Hello! I'm Innocent Bystander. I've been attacked again, this time in the small park behind Dahe Road. Is the assailant unconscious? No, they’re not unconscious but seem dazed. Please hurry!"
The two were brought back to the police station, but this time there were no surveillance cameras on the mountain.
"Lu Yuan, what’s wrong with you? You keep ambushing others and still can’t win!" an old officer scolded right away.
Across from him, "Lu Yuan" hung his head, looking miserable. His cultivation had been destroyed, and his spirit was unstable; this body wouldn’t last much longer. All that awaited him was death! What was there left to argue about? What more could he say? He remained silent, like a wooden chicken sitting there.
As a habitual offender, the police gave him five days of detention to teach him a lesson.
...
That night, Chang Qing returned home. He didn’t concern himself with Lu Yuan's situation; the system had already determined that his mission was complete. Now he was living his own life. The Shen Family was safe, and both Father Shen and Mother Shen were doing well. He enjoyed this kind of life.
Half a year later, the system suddenly announced, "Lu Yuan is dead!"
"Wasn't he already dead?" Chang Qing asked.
"Right," the system replied. "What I meant to say is that Lin Buqun is dead; he couldn’t accept living as a mortal and committed suicide."
Chang Qing waved his hand dismissively. "He should have been able to live well; the Tang family isn’t short on money."
"Tang Yao seems to have developed some memories from his past life and is terrified of him; how could the Tang family still help him? Hahahaha," the system laughed like a villain. "Who told Lin Buqun to seize Lu Yuan's body in his previous life and gather a harem? In the end, both Tang Yao and the Tang family were ruined by him."
Chang Qing speculated that perhaps the system had meddled to make Tang Yao recall some memories from his past life, but he didn’t care. After all, he was now just a mortal living well.
He didn’t rush to enter the next world; here he had parents and enough money to enjoy life. He preferred to live steadily without dealing with marriage or children. However, Father Shen and Mother Shen were quite anxious and tried repeatedly to persuade him until they ended up having a second child themselves.
Chang Qing naturally welcomed such developments. He merged all of the original owner’s companies into the Shen, intending to live as a freeloader for life. Now that his parents were still young, it would be perfect for his younger brother to take over the Shen, allowing him to continue lounging around.
The little baby had no idea that burdens would soon fall upon him; he adored this much older brother who had always liked following him around like a little tail since childhood. Even as they grew up and he became manager Xiao Shen, President Shen, he remained very close to this brother and taught his own son to always respect his uncle.
Chang Qing lived a very satisfying life. After sending off Father Shen and Mother Shen, he chose to leave this world.
"Let’s go to the next world."
"Alright."
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