Changes to the Cheat

Seeing the contents on the paper, Xiao Yuan could no longer remain calm.

It read:

Today, I, Xiao Yuan, borrowed 100 Gold Coins from Xiao Bai due to certain special circumstances. I promise to repay the amount within three days. If I fail to repay on time, I will provide tenfold compensation.

I guarantee on my honor that all of this was voluntary. No one threatened me in any way. This was entirely voluntary on both sides.

Promisor: (Signature and fingerprint)

Looking at the contents of the paper, Xiao Yuan felt like coughing up blood. One hundred Gold Coins was no small sum to him. What did this mean? This was blatant extortion!

Voluntary, my ass! (｀へ)

Was there such a thing as being this voluntary? He was lying through his teeth and treating everyone like idiots!

I, Xiao Yuan, am still a martial artist with backbone. I have at least some pride. Trying to make me submit? It won't be that easy.

Looking at the hesitant little fatty, Xiao Bai smiled gently, placed a hand on his shoulder, and said with a harmless expression:

"Think carefully now. Are you signing or not?"

At the sight of that smile, Xiao Yuan's body involuntarily shuddered. In his eyes, it was the smile of a devil—perhaps even more terrifying than a devil.

Forcing down the fear in his heart, the little fatty put on a fawning smile. "I'm not an idiot, so how could I..."

Then his tone abruptly changed as he continued, "How could I refuse? Of course I'm signing. Hehe..."

Under Xiao Bai's gaze, the little fatty could only suppress the anger in his heart, signing his name and pressing down his fingerprint.

This meant that the contract had officially come into effect.

After handing the contract to Xiao Bai, Xiao Yuan left with his men.

Once they had left the courtyard, the other two supported each other as they followed behind Xiao Yuan. Seeing the furious look on his face, they cautiously asked:

"Young Master, we can't just let this go. Otherwise, where would our dignity be? Everyone else would laugh at us too."

"Bullshit. This isn't over!"

"Then, Young Master, what about the IOU you wrote? Are you really going to pay?"

The moment he heard this, Xiao Yuan's rage exploded. "You two pieces of trash couldn't even take down that brat! If you weren't injured so badly, just see how I'd deal with you!"

A chill ran through the two of them, and they became even more careful as they walked. At the same time, joy welled up in their hearts. It seemed they would be fine.

The two exchanged glances and cautiously asked:

"Young Master, are we still paying him?"

"Hehe..."

After letting out a cold laugh, Xiao Yuan thought of Xiao Bai's methods and shuddered again. But when he thought of the person backing him, he immediately felt reassured.

After pausing for a moment, Xiao Yuan continued, "We definitely have to pay. But we should tell Cousin Xiao Ning about this. Then there'll be a good show to watch. Hahaha..."

Hearing this, the two lackeys immediately understood their young master's plan and happily left.

After Xiao Yuan left with his men, Xiao Bai immediately took out his gains and began to count the spoils...

No, the gains. Yes, he began counting his gains.

Xiao Bai counted them. He had 30 Gold Coins in hand, and adding the 100 Gold Coins on the IOU, he had gained 130 Gold Coins this time.

As for those 100 Gold Coins, Xiao Bai wasn't afraid that the little fatty would break the agreement.

Because he understood one principle.

In this world, strength still spoke for itself. The biggest fist was the only real truth.

Calling up the panel, Xiao Bai decided to continue increasing his strength.

"Enhance!"

A flash of white light appeared, and he reached Stage Five of Dou Qi. Then there was no further response.

Xiao Bai sat there waiting for his strength to rise rapidly, but second after second passed.

Hm?

Xiao Bai's expression suddenly changed drastically. Why had his strength only risen by one stage?

Could it be that the cheat was gone?

No, no!

His heart instantly turned cold. Had Cheat Daddy left him too after the system? If so, he might as well die.

Xiao Bai unconsciously glanced at the panel and saw some words written on it. He had not noticed them the first time, nor had he cared.

Then he took a closer look.

After a while, Xiao Bai suddenly understood.

"Haha, the cheat is still here! It hasn't abandoned me! Haha..."

His emotions were like riding a roller coaster, rising and falling wildly. Only someone who had experienced losing something and getting it back could understand Xiao Bai's current feelings.

After quite a while, Xiao Bai finally calmed down.

He continued examining the Panel and saw a passage written on it:

After Stage Five of Dou Qi, raising your strength level requires energy. Current energy: 0.

After reading this, Xiao Bai thought for a moment and roughly understood what was going on.

There was a reason his strength had risen so quickly earlier.

After all, Xiao Bai had previously been at Stage Two of Dou Qi. Although his strength had once fallen to the point of having no Dou Qi during the Cheat Daddy activation process, his original foundation still remained.

That was why, after Cheat Daddy was activated, Xiao Bai could seemingly miraculously use Gold Coins to restore his strength and raise it to Stage Five of Dou Qi.

Of course, his improvement in strength was also inseparable from those two years of tireless effort. He had never relaxed in his cultivation of Dou Qi.

During those two years of cultivation, his uninterrupted training had laid an even firmer foundation for him. Xiao Bai could now clearly sense that his strength was not the slightest bit unstable; it could be said to be unshakable.

And after reaching Stage Five of Dou Qi, the residual energy within his body had been almost entirely used up. That was why, when Xiao Bai tried to strengthen his strength, it had remained as motionless as a wooden dummy, nearly making him a laughingstock.

So after giving it some thought, Xiao Bai understood what Cheat Daddy meant. The matter of needing energy no longer seemed so difficult to accept.

After taking stock of his gains, Xiao Bai had nothing else to do and did not think any further about it. He began cultivating again.

Cultivation had not meant much before, but this time was different.

Xiao Bai did not stop and continued cultivating, except numbers occasionally appeared above his head, looking quite eye-catching.

But he was not worried at all, because he was certain that no one else could see them.

Above Xiao Bai's head, one such number would only appear after a long while.

+0.01

+0.01

After checking the Panel, he saw that strengthening his power to Stage Five of Dou Qi required 500 energy points. Looking at the rate at which he absorbed energy points, he estimated that it would take several days to reach the next level at this pace.

To ordinary people, such speed was already extremely fast, no worse than those favored geniuses. But to Xiao Bai, this speed was still far too slow.

As a transmigrator, an outstanding person, and someone aided by an unparalleled cheat—Cheat Daddy—if he still could not surpass those ordinary favored geniuses, then he was destined to be nothing more than a supporting character.

It could be said that if he still could not beat those little brats even with this, he might as well kill himself.

Perhaps, if he got lucky, some big shot might notice him and give him another chance to begin his life in another world.