It Seems I've Really Caught Something

038

Jiang Fu saw no unusual expression on Shi Jiu's face.

He only then breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Then, he hurriedly placed the plates on the dining table.

"Shi Jiu, time to eat!"

Jiang Fu was confident in his cooking skills.

The original owner's cooking was passable at best.

Now, with Multiply by Ten applied.

He was practically a culinary god descended to earth.

Shi Jiu stared at the three-way king crab leg dish and asked hesitantly, "What's this?"

Jiang Fu sat across from Shi Jiu.

He explained with a smile, "Three ways with king crab... steamed, stir-fried with scallion and ginger, and steamed egg."

But here, it's only the legs.

So all three are made from crab legs.

Shi Jiu blinked her eyes. "King crab?"

Jiang Fu nodded. "A Tier 1 Mutated Beast, the Blue Abyss Emperor Crab. I caught it at the supermarket this morning."

He recounted what had happened at the supermarket to Shi Jiu.

Then, Jiang Fu added with some concern, "That Blue Ringed Octopus is definitely suspicious."

"Either it predicted the Blue Abyss Emperor Crab's mutation, or it caused this mutation!"

Shi Jiu sat upright.

She listened attentively as Jiang Fu finished.

Then, she spoke unhurriedly, "Things like that, the authorities will handle. We don't need to worry."

Jiang Fu nodded.

Even a rookie like him could see the problem.

With an organization as large as that, guarding Xia Country's borders.

They would surely spot it and solve it too.

Jiang Fu said eagerly, "Go on, try it... see how my cooking turned out!"

Hearing this, Shi Jiu picked up her chopsticks.

She grabbed a piece of the Sweet and Sour Ribs she'd been craving and put it in her mouth.

For a moment, Shi Jiu's expression seemed to freeze.

Then, she let out a faint sigh.

Jiang Fu grew a little nervous. "What's wrong? Is it not good?"

Shi Jiu held her chopsticks, her eyes fixed unblinkingly on Jiang Fu.

"It's not that it's not good. It's too good."

"It's just that... from now on, I'm afraid I'll never get to eat Sweet and Sour Ribs this delicious again."

Her voice carried a hint of small disappointment.

Jiang Fu didn't understand. "Why wouldn't you get to eat them? I can make them."

The Multiply by Ten boost to his cooking was only temporary.

If he practiced in secret, improved his baseline, then multiplied it again.

His cooking would only grow exponentially.

Shi Jiu picked up a Crystal Shrimp and put it in her mouth.

Oh no.

This one was even better!

Was Jiang Fu's sequence a Fishing Fanatic or a culinary god!

Shi Jiu said somewhat vaguely, "I can't just keep imposing on you here forever."

Jiang Fu replied instinctively, "It's no imposition."

"I have so many rooms here, I can't even use them all myself."

Shi Jiu's tone carried a hint of cautious hope. "You mean... I can keep staying here?"

Jiang Fu nodded. "Of course!"

"You said you'd be my backing, have my back, didn't you?"

Shi Jiu smiled. "Fine, I'll have your back."

"But I'm really broke. I can't pay rent."

Jiang Fu muttered, "Talking about rent makes it sound so distant."

Then he handed over the access card he'd gotten for check-in that morning.

"This is the access card. With this, you can come and go freely in the residential area."

Shi Jiu took the card and asked hesitantly, "When did you get it?"

Jiang Fu grinned. "Just this morning during the big cleanup..."

Back then, he couldn't be sure if Shi Jiu wanted to live here.

So he'd felt awkward giving it.

Shi Jiu tucked the access card close to her.

Then she picked up another king crab leg. "When are you planning to go back to school?"

Jiang Fu blinked. "School?"

Shi Jiu said seriously, "Mm, school."

"School is one of the few places in this world where you can gain the most with the least cost."

"Knowledge, common sense, cultivation methods, martial techniques, resources—you can get them all at school."

As she spoke, she lifted the king crab leg.

Nibbling at it in small bites.

She added vaguely, "Cultivation can't be done behind closed doors. You need guidance, to broaden your horizons."

"Of course, you could also choose to join the Martial Artist Guild, a noble clan or financial group, or any of the various martial halls."

"But going to those places and accepting their training is basically signing an indenture."

Hearing Shi Jiu's words.

Jiang Fu was dazed for a moment.

Then he snapped back to reality.

Now that he'd obtained the Vitality Pill.

It was time to start planning his future.

"What about you?"

Jiang Fu looked at Shi Jiu.

Shi Jiu's gaze was fixed on Jiang Fu the whole time.

"I'm going to Tianhuang Martial Arts University."

Tianhuang Martial Arts University.

The undisputed top martial arts university in Xia Country!

And Jiang Fu noticed.

She said "going to," not "applying to."

"Then I'm going to the top martial arts university too."

"It's a deal."

"It's a deal."

Shi Jiu lowered her head and picked up another piece of Sweet and Sour Ribs.

The tangy-sweet flavor made her eyes curve involuntarily.

Jiang Fu watched her.

And felt a strange sensation...

...like he was the one who'd reeled Shi Jiu in.

Outside the gate of Blue Shore Manor Residential Area.

A man in a suit, carrying a briefcase.

Strode toward the entrance.

But the moment he stepped through the gate.

An invisible barrier suddenly materialized, flinging him backward.

It was the Blue Shore Manor Residential Area's defense system.

It wasn't really that strong.

An ordinary Martial Artist could break through with a bit of extra effort.

But.

Once they did, it would trigger the security alarm at Blue Shore Manor Residential Area.

Bringing the neighborhood security running.

The man froze for a moment. "What's going on?"

He instinctively glanced at the Access Card in his hand.

"I'm clearly carrying the Access Card, so why am I still blocked outside?"

The man refused to give up.

He walked toward the residential area gate again.

As expected, he was still blocked by the defensive barrier.

The man grew anxious.

He quickly pulled out his phone and dialed a number.

"Brother Wu, the Access Card you gave me seems to have stopped working. I can't get through the gate at Blue Shore Manor Residential Area."

Old Wu on the other end frowned deeply.

"Wait a moment."

Old Wu held his phone.

He hurried toward Guo Fangdong's ward.

The three members of the Guo family were placed in three different VIP Wards.

At this moment.

Guo Fangdong's Blood Pressure had dropped a little.

Though it was still at an unbelievable height.

But with the suppression of his own blood energy and the interference of external instruments.

Guo Fangdong was no longer as uncomfortable as before.

Just as Guo Fangdong was resting with his eyes closed.

Old Wu pushed the door open.

His brow was tightly furrowed. "Old Guo, did you give out the wrong Access Card?"

"My man can't even get through the residential area gate with that card."

Guo Fangdong opened his eyes.

He was briefly stunned. "Can't get through?"

Old Wu turned on the phone's speaker.

A man's voice came through the line.

"I tried a few times just now, but the residential area's protective barrier blocked me every time. The Access Card didn't respond at all."

Hearing this.

Guo Fangdong immediately realized something.

His Blood Pressure shot up violently.

Blood gushed from his nostrils like twin fountains.

"That wretch, that wretch!!"

"How dare he!!! How dare he revoke my residency access!!!"

Unless the residency access was revoked.

Otherwise, that Access Card wouldn't have stopped working.

And the only one with the authority to revoke residency access was Jiang Fu alone!

In his fury.

His Blood Pressure spiked.

Guo Fangdong turned into a human fountain on the spot.

Nearly yellow, viscous blood sprayed all over Old Wu.

Old Wu: "..."

He quickly pressed the call button by the bedside, then fled like the wind.

Just as Old Wu was cleaning the blood off himself.

The phone on speaker rang again.

"Brother Wu! That kid Jiang Fu just brought someone inside!"

"I heard it sounds like... picking up some kind of package?!"

Old Wu's eyes lit up.

"A package... could it be a delivery?"

"If it's a delivery..."