An An's Plea, Zhang Yu's Plan

Yue Jincheng and Si Zhouyu watched the bill grow with each breath they took, their hearts aching more and more.

On the other side, Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen strolled along the tree-lined path of the Protected Area. Looking at the boundless forest in front of them, they felt their hearts gradually calming down.

Breathing in the oxygen from the Oxygen Tank, Zhang Yu said with some emotion, "The first time I came here, I didn't prepare any oxygen cylinders. I had to be very careful when I breathed, afraid of wasting even a little bit of time, and I didn't get to properly appreciate the scenery here."

Bai Zhenzhen nodded slightly, gazing at the tranquil and distant forest under the moonlight, and strolled slowly along the path. She felt a rare moment of relaxation in her spirit.

Bai Zhenzhen suddenly realized that it had been a very, very long time since she had simply been wandering aimlessly like this, neither cultivating nor studying.

It was this feeling of walking with Zhang Yu without having to do anything that made Bai Zhenzhen feel incredibly relaxed.

"If only there were a day when we didn't have to study, didn't have to cultivate ourselves, could just daydream whenever we wanted, take walks whenever we wanted, and waste as much time as we pleased... that would be wonderful."

But thinking of this, Bai Zhenzhen sighed softly, knowing all too well how difficult it would be to achieve this in Kunxu.

The pressure of the Foundation Establishment Exam was a constant companion to her.

Yun Jing's overwhelming strength felt like a needle pricking her heart. Every time she thought about how that Immortal Capital Master might still be working hard, she couldn't completely relax.

But Bai Zhenzhen really felt very tired. She had been getting more and more tired since high school, and the foreseeable future would only be more tiring year by year, making her sometimes feel like she couldn't breathe.

"Sigh, at least I can take this opportunity to relax a little..."

Just then, Bai Zhenzhen heard a gust of wind from a punch and turned to see Zhang Yu practicing again.

"You little brat, you're still being stubborn, huh..." Bai Zhenzhen opened her mouth, but finally sighed helplessly and started practicing her skills as well.

She sighed inwardly, "Sigh, this is the fate of high school students. To avoid being eliminated, putting in all your time and effort is just the bare minimum."

As the chill receded from his mind, Zhang Yu cursed inwardly, "This Idiot Ritual doesn't give me a single chance to relax."

However, although the two of them made the most of their time to cultivate, being in Protected Area, they dared not absorb the Spiritual Energy around them, for fear of bankrupting their already impoverished state.

Meanwhile, Yue Jincheng and Si Zhouyu, watching the two of them actually begin cultivating, both frowned deeply.

"Why are you cultivating here?" Yue Jincheng gritted his teeth and said, "I'm almost out of money to pay you off!"

Si Zhouyu, who was standing to the side, sighed and said, "Give me the phone."

"This is the company's Employee Loan Channel. You can borrow some money here first."

Yue Jincheng asked in surprise, "Our company also has Employee Loan Channel?"

"Isn't that amazing?" Si Zhouyu smiled. "Which company doesn't have this? Focusing on employee financial services and helping employees get raises and enjoy benefits sooner is our company motto."

"Haven't you always wanted a raise?" Si Zhouyu gestured towards the phone in Yue Jincheng's hand and said, "You can apply for a pre-raise trial here, and it will automatically borrow a sum of your salary every month."

Yue Jincheng certainly had no interest in getting a preview, but now that he wanted to continue tracking Zhang Yu, he had to borrow some money.

Although unwilling, Yue Jincheng gritted his teeth and borrowed some money to tide him over.

As Yue Jincheng watched Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen cultivate in the Protected Area, he wondered if the two had come here specifically to cultivate, and whether today's surveillance would be in vain.

Then Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen started moving again, and soon they entered a Breeding Base with a Red Pagoda.

Inside the Breeding Base, the red panda An An looked at the two people who had arrived and Outer Dao, "Why are you here? And why didn't you make a reservation? Did you just buy tickets and come in?"

Due to insufficient funds, Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen haven't been able to use the Breeding Base's Spirit Vein for cultivation for quite some time.

Hearing An An's question, Zhang Yu smiled slightly and said, "We're not here to cultivate; we just came in for a casual stroll."

Bai Zhenzhen patted An An's head and asked, "An An, have you lost weight?"

An An gave them some perfunctory answers, always looking preoccupied.

Zhang Yu could tell that An An was troubled, but he was already in a lot of trouble himself, so he didn't have time to care about others.

Finally, An An couldn't help but ask, "Are you all going to stop coming here to mooch off the Spirit Vein from now on?"

"Please, please come here to cultivate!"

Looking at An An with its tail drooping, Bai Zhenzhen and Zhang Yu exchanged a helpless glance. Having spent all their Emergency Fund, where would they get the money to mooch off Spirit Vein now?

Moreover, both Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen are now approaching the Movement Method Qi Refining Limit of 100 units, so they no longer need Spirit Vein as much. Even if they had money, they would definitely buy Cultivation Method first.

Seeing Bai Zhenzhen and Zhang Yu remain silent, An An hung her head in dejection.

Bai Zhenzhen couldn't help but ask, "Has Xiong Wenwu encountered some problem?"

An An said softly, "Red Pagoda High School has set up a Body Refinement Experimental Class, but in addition to grades, you also have to pay an enrollment fee to get in. Wenwu doesn't have enough money, and his grades have started to fall behind recently."

"I want to chip in some money for him, but my salary is too low." "If you're willing to come and benefit from the Spirit Vein, you don't need to tutor him, just give him some money."

Bai Zhenzhen glanced at Zhang Yu and said, "How about we introduce Yu Xinghan over? He probably needs to use the Spirit Vein, right?"

"He's going to have to spend money to cultivate at the Spirit Vein anyway, right? Why not come here? It'll be cheaper."

Zhang Yu stroked his chin. He had become increasingly familiar with Yu Xinghan these past few days and had learned a lot about the kid's tactics.

"If this kid comes here to freeload off the Spirit Vein, he can make an extra profit. He'll definitely be willing, and he'll certainly keep it a secret."

So Zhang Yu nodded and looked at An An, asking, "Although we can't come, we can introduce a wealthy person to come. What do you think?"

An An's eyes widened suddenly, and her fluffy head nodded repeatedly.

Zhang Yu said, "Then it's settled. I'll get in touch with them for you later."

Having easily resolved An An's issue, Zhang Yu then asked, "Do you have CCTV footage that we can check?"

So Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen went to the monitoring room and instantly saw every corner of the Breeding Base.

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"Hmm." Zhang Yu quickly spotted Yue Jincheng and Si Zhouyu in the frame. "See when these two came in."

An An was also surprised. This Breeding Base was old and remote, and it was rare to see tourists for ten days or half a month. Today, in addition to Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen, two more people came?

Under An An's control, the surveillance video quickly rewound.

Watching the changing images on the camera, Zhang Yu thought to himself, "Did they come in shortly after we did?"

"It seems most likely those two are the ones following us."

Bai Zhenzhen, standing to the side, said, "These two guys don't look familiar. They might have the ability to alter body shape and face."

As someone who could also change his body shape, Zhang Yu had naturally anticipated this.

"But while an image can Myriad Transformations, the method of paying for tickets cannot."

"The moment these two people bought tickets to enter the Breeding Base, their accounts were recorded."

He thought to himself, "According to the plan, I'll keep them occupied for a while, spend more of their money, and disrupt their mindset."

"Speaking of which... they should have recorded quite a bit of our training footage by now. We'll give them a big one later, then report them for stealing our Martial Arts..."

Zhang Yu glanced at the Thunder Talisman poised to unleash its power on his phone.

The Talisman Arts left to him by Zhang Pianpian can sound an alarm and summon the armed forces of the Patrol Team to enforce the law within a minute.

Zhang Yu had already contacted Yun Ni, the Patrol Team Captain, and was ready to be deployed at any time.

This was the leverage that Zhang Yu, Fu Ji, and Bai Zhenzhen planned to find for Deng Bingding after discussing it.

"Although Deng Bingding is only a sixth-rank Wandering God, he is already considered to have a very high status among the powerful families of Songyang City."

"But having a higher status doesn't mean she can do whatever she wants. On the contrary, because of her higher status, she can't directly control the powerful families in Songyang City. She has power but nowhere to use it."

"But if we can catch these two guys who were following me, and if they also secretly filmed the Boundless Spring Autumn Zen that I learned during the Foundation Establishment Exam, then Deng Bingding could use the excuse of protecting the Foundation Establishment Exam candidates' information to give her the opportunity to make money in Songyang City..."

However, Zhang Yu also understood that plans can't keep up with changes. Although they had planned things in this way in general, they would need to adapt to unforeseen circumstances.

Various pieces of information flashed through Zhang Yu's mind. He said goodbye to Bai Zhenzhen and An An and prepared to leave the Breeding Base.

Zhang Yu led Bai Zhenzhen out of the monitoring room and walked along the path they had come from inside the Breeding Base. Soon they ran into Yue Jincheng and Si Zhouyu, who were looking for them.

Yue Jincheng and Si Zhouyu pretended to be ordinary tourists, looking at the Demon Descendant in the Learning Room, but their attention was completely focused on Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen.

Following cautiously behind the two, Yue Jincheng glanced at the bill again, a hint of impatience and restlessness flashing in his eyes.

"If I keep going like this, I'll run out of all the money I borrowed."

"And who knows if they actually did anything today? What if those two guys were just wandering around aimlessly..."

As a recent college graduate, Yue Jincheng had to repay his Child-rearing Loan, college loans, and medicine to maintain his cultivation level, so he didn't have much money to begin with.

The thought of possibly spending all his money today and getting nothing in return made a flash of anger in his eyes.

Should we borrow another sum of money?

Salaries aren't rising, but debt is skyrocketing?

(End of this chapter)