Informing Parents

"Mom! Little sister! I'm back!"

As soon as he entered the door, Chen Mo called out.

The moment his voice fell, Chen Wan'er ran out of the room on her short little legs:

"Big brother!"

"Little sister, don't run!"

Chen Mo immediately set the shopping bag in his hand on the ground, flashed over in front of Chen Wan'er, and smoothly scooped her up.

"Giggle, giggle..."

As Chen Mo picked her up, Chen Wan'er quickly wrapped her arms around his neck and giggled.

"Big brother! I missed you!"

Hearing his sister's words, the scolding he was about to give got stuck in Chen Mo's throat:

"I really can't do anything with you!"

Chen Mo shifted Chen Wan'er to his left side, holding her with one arm, freed his right hand, walked back to the shopping bag he'd set on the floor, bent down, and picked it up.

Chen Wan'er also looked to see what Chen Mo was carrying. Spotting a gray thing poking out of the bag's opening, she pointed and asked:

"Big brother, what's that?"

"It's a little bear, a gift your big brother bought for you."

"A gift? Really?"

Chen Wan'er was overjoyed. She quickly hugged Chen Mo's neck and planted a kiss on his cheek. "Big brother, thank you!"

Chen Mo picked up the shopping bag, carried Chen Wan'er to the living room, set the bag on the coffee table, sat down on the sofa, and placed Chen Wan'er beside him.

He leaned down, took the little bear wrapped in a transparent plastic bag out of the shopping bag, and handed it over: "Here, this is your gift."

"But don't take off the packaging. I'll wash it clean later, then you can play with it!"

Chen Wan'er was frail and often sick. Toys in the supermarket had sat there who knows how long, bound to have picked up some bacteria. Only after disinfecting it would Chen Mo feel at ease letting her play with it.

"Mm-hmm!" Chen Wan'er took the little bear, lowered her head to examine it closely, and obediently didn't tear open the packaging.

Just then, Mother Chen also came out. Seeing the many things Chen Mo had bought on the coffee table, especially the price tag on the Fierce Beast Meat, she felt a pang of heartache.

"Little Mo, why did you buy so much stuff?"

"Mom, it's nothing. I earned some money today, so I bought a few things to celebrate."

"Even if you earned money, you don't have to spend it all at once, do you?" The items on the coffee table added up to nearly two thousand.

Mother Chen's heart ached both for the money and for her son working so hard to earn it, only to spend it all.

"It's fine, Mom. I've already passed as a sparring partner at Wuji Martial Arts Gym—five hundred an hour. Making money is a lot easier now."

"I spent it all today, I'll earn it back another day. Besides, didn't I tell you yesterday? My Basic Saber Technique has reached perfection."

"With my level of cultivation, it's pretty rare. I can earn money by coaching others, too. Today, I ran into a rich guy who paid me ten thousand an hour for guidance."

He wanted to mention the hundred-thousand coaching fee, but afraid his mother wouldn't believe him, Chen Mo played it down a bit.

There was another reason: that hundred thousand had been transferred via a friend's account, not tipped through the Wuji Martial Arts Gym app. He couldn't easily explain where the money came from.

If he said it was a coaching fee, his mother might not buy it.

Who pays a hundred thousand for coaching? Your dad doesn't even make a hundred thousand in a year.

Even so, Mother Chen was still shocked:

"What? Ten thousand an hour?"

Mother Chen hurried over to Chen Mo and reached out to pull at his clothes. Chen Mo quickly dodged: "Mom, what are you doing?"

"Little Mo, are you hurt?"

"No, Mom. You don't think I ran into a scammer, do you? Mom, your worry is unnecessary. I work at Wuji Martial Arts Gym—who would dare cheat me?"

"If I report it to the gym, they'll make sure he can't get away with it!"

Chen Mo found it a little funny and exasperating. To make his mother believe him, he took out his phone, opened the Wuji Martial Arts Gym app, flipped to his registered sparring partner info page, and showed it to her.

"Mom, look. This is my info at Wuji Martial Arts Gym."

Mother Chen took the phone and examined it carefully. Name, ID number, phone number, cultivation realm, martial skill realm—all of it was there.

When she saw Basic Saber Technique at Perfection, she was momentarily stunned.

She rubbed her eyes and looked again, but it still hadn't changed. Half the doubt in her heart was already gone.

To confirm it was real, she exited the info page, scrolled through the app's main page, then fully closed the app and checked the icon to make sure it wasn't a pirated version. Only then did she breathe a sigh of relief.

At that point, she fully believed that what her son said was true—his Basic Saber Technique had reached perfection!

She naturally understood how rare a perfected Basic Saber Technique was. Ten thousand an hour was entirely achievable.

"If only Little Mo's Dantian..."

Thinking of her son's Dantian, Mother Chen's heart ached with deep sorrow.

His son was the one with the greatest hope of becoming a martial artist!

But she quickly adjusted her mood, handed the phone back to Chen Mo, and put on a smile:

"Little Mo, Mom believes you now! Your Basic Saber Technique has reached perfection, and charging ten thousand an hour for guidance is something you've earned."

"But now that you're making money, use it to improve your own strength—don't spend it on us."

"Mom, I earn money easily. Spending a little on you two is nothing." Chen Mo knew what his mother was thinking, but he wouldn't listen.

"You and Dad worked hard to raise me. Now that I'm earning, of course I want to give you a better life."

"Then wait until you have more money! Right now, you've just started earning—no need to be so lavish."

"Mom, I get it!" Chen Mo didn't want to drag this topic out, so he changed the subject. "Mom, the Fierce Beast Meat we bought is still fresh. Why don't you go cook it?"

"Mm, your dad should be home soon. I'll go make dinner."

Mother Chen took the Fierce Beast Meat to the kitchen to cook, while Chen Mo played with Chen Wan'er.

That evening, when Father Chen came back, he too only fully believed that Chen Mo's Basic Saber Technique had reached perfection after seeing the messages on his phone.

Hearing that Chen Mo earned money easily, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

In the end, Chen Mo persuaded his father to stop taking odd jobs for now, and Father Chen agreed in words.

The family happily ate dinner together and then watched TV.

Tonight, Chen Mo's parents were especially happy—their child could finally earn money.

They were also relieved that even if their son couldn't become a martial artist, with a perfected Basic Saber Technique, he would never be without work or money.

Besides, Chen Mo was still a sparring partner at Wuji Martial Arts Gym.

Tonight, to avoid disturbing their son, Father and Mother Chen took their daughter to their own room and let Chen Mo sleep alone.

Chen Mo had no time for sleep.

Back in his room, he made a target out of books and practiced the Flying Toothpick.

Comparing the finger-flick method and the wrist-flick throw, and considering the need to kill enemies in the future, he chose the wrist-flick needle throw.

This method could leverage the full power of his body, maximizing lethality.

No matter what realm he was in, it would remain effective.

After preparing, Chen Mo didn't start throwing needles right away. Instead, he searched online for instructional videos on throwing needles and throwing daggers.

After searching around, he found they were all paid videos, so Chen Mo had to give up.

"I'll just figure it out myself. After all, I have the Diligent Heaven Rewards talent."