Zhang Yu's Temptation

At Ziyun High School, a photo is currently displayed on Le Mulan's phone screen.

The photo shows Zhang Yu standing with a big smile in front of a grocery store, giving a thumbs-up towards the camera.

The text below the photo reads, "Gaofeng Stationery Store, the best stationery store near Songyang High School. The owner is incredibly nice, and the items are great value for money. Highly recommended!"

Two slender fingers pressed and stretched the screen, enlarging the photo until Zhang Yu's image filled the entire phone screen.

After a long while, as the fingers flipped through the pages, a new set of photos appeared.

Clicking on the first photo reveals a scene of Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen's shoulders, facing the gate of White Dragon High School.

The second photo shows Bai Zhenzhen holding a huge beverage bottle filled with energy drinks.

The third photo shows Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen sitting back to back, surrounded by a circle of beverage bottles, with Song Hailong looking speechless at the edge of the photo.

The text below reads, "Back at White Dragon High School again! The energy drinks here are really potent and delicious. I always bring back several full tubs every time I come. I'm a White Dragon monthly subscriber. Contact me directly if you want to buy some products."

Her slender fingers zoomed in on each of Zhang Yu's photos again, and only after a long while did she turn to the next set of photos.

This set of photos, however, shows the night view of Songyang City, seemingly taken from a building in the suburbs.

At the center of the shot is the towering Central Building, seemingly reaching towards the sky. Not far away is the Oasis Building under construction. Then, around it are various skyscrapers flashing with neon lights, and then to the outlying suburban areas... from light to darkness, the night view of Songyang City is outlined.

The text below reads: At four in the morning in Songyang, you can choose to drift for 3 years or you can choose to suffer for 3 years. If you drift for 3 years, you may have to suffer for more than 100 years afterward. But if you choose to suffer for 3 years and eventually get into university and successfully Foundation Establishment, then you can endure more than 200 years of suffering.

A soft laugh rang out as slender fingers continued scrolling down Zhang Yu's Moments, but just then, a message popped up at the top of the screen.

Lian Tianji: The Sacred First Place, are you kidding me? What do you want me to buy from Zhang Yu???

Slender fingers tapped rapidly on the phone screen, initiating a reply.

Le Mulan: I'm not kidding, please, I can give you more money.

Transfer 2000

Transfer of 2000 has been accepted.

Lian Tianji: This isn't about money. Besides, you can go ask him for it yourself. Why should I go to him?

Le Mulan: If you don't want to, I'll step on your head every day during class.

Lian Tianji: Do you need it delivered by courier or should I bring it to you personally?

Looking at Lian Tianji's reply on the screen, Le Mulan nodded slightly. "Indeed, it's more effective to be firm when talking to classmates with lower scores than me."

Returning to view Zhang Yu's Moments, Le Mulan murmured, "Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen, these two poor people are really inseparable."

However, she didn't care about it; it was just something she felt compelled to say while browsing Zhang Yu's Moments.

Under the light of her phone screen, Le Mulan, who was constantly looking through Zhang Yu's photos, gradually revealed a satisfied smile.

"All my hard work these past few days wasn't in vain. Now, looking at Zhang Yu's photos, I basically feel nothing anymore."

"Next, we just need to wait for Lian Tianji to deliver Zhang Yu's clothes."

"Once I get used to the clothes, I shouldn't feel so uncomfortable when I run into Zhang Yu."

Le Mulan thought to herself, "The time will come when I can face Zhang Yu, the poor man, and completely overcome my inner weaknesses."

In the cafeteria.

Bai Zhenzhen's mind was still replaying the message that Lian Tianji had just sent to Zhang Yu.

Zhang Yu brought the newly bought meal to Bai Zhenzhen, but his mind was already wandering back to discussing the illegal tutoring with A-Zhen.

He failed to notice the strange glint in Bai Zhenzhen's eyes as she looked at him.

After dinner, Zhang Yu said to Bai Zhenzhen, "A-Zhen, come with me to the rooftop. I have something I want to tell you."

So the two went to the rooftop.

This is one of their secret training bases on campus. Over the past few days, the two have poured countless hours of hard work and sweat into this place, witnessing each other's growth.

Upon arriving here again today, Zhang Yu began by saying, "A-Zhen, I have something I want to tell you. You can tell I've been making a little money lately, right?"

I can not only sense it, I also saw the messages your client sent you!

Upon hearing Zhang Yu's words, Bai Zhenzhen's expression turned slightly bitter, and she was even more alarmed. "Could it be that Yu Zi is going to tell me his secret to making money recently? His secret with Lian Tianji?"

Bai Zhenzhen knew that every year, high school students would take this path due to financial pressure.

These students, who were willing to sell themselves in pursuit of Immortal Dao, were looked down upon by some who thought, "What's the point of poor people cultivating immortality?" Others admired them, believing they possessed a strong Dao Heart to pursue the Immortal Dao.

But Bai Zhenzhen did not expect that Zhang Yu would also take this path and end up in front of Lian Tianji.

"Yu Zi, you've gone too far, I can't catch up."

"Besides, if you're going to do it, why did you have to go after Lian Tianji? He's only in the top eight of the Martial Dao competition; he's not good enough for you at all."

"Couldn't you find a real academic genius? Even Song Hailong would be fine... No, Song Hailong's Physical Strength is too high, the medical expenses might not even cover the compensation."

"If it's Le Mulan who pays, I'd be more accepting of it!" Although her mind was racing for a moment, Bai Zhenzhen quickly regained her composure.

She tried her best to control her expression and slowly said, "So what you're trying to say... is something related to how you've been making money lately?"

Zhang Yu nodded and said, "Well, I have a way to make money that I'd like to take you with me. It's in the far suburbs, and I've been there several times already. It doesn't seem to have any problems..."

Bai Zhenzhen's expression changed drastically. She frowned as she looked at Zhang Yu, thinking to herself, "Does Yu Zi want to drag me into this race too?"

At this moment, Bai Zhenzhen realized that she was completely unprepared for this, and her first reaction was to refuse.

Thinking of this, a hint of admiration flashed in her eyes as she looked at Zhang Yu.

"Yu Zi's grades are already better than mine, yet after school she still earns money on other tracks and goes to Lian Tianji for 'tutoring' to accumulate cultivation resources. I admit my Dao Heart is not as good as yours, but this time you are impressive."

She took a deep breath, patted Zhang Yu on the shoulder, and said, "Thanks, good brother, but really, it's not necessary. You can enjoy this great way to make money yourself. I'm not at that stage yet."

"Lian Tianji's Physical Strength is also quite high, so be careful not to get injured and go to the clinic."

Zhang Yu asked, puzzled, "What does this have to do with Lian Tianji?"

Bai Zhenzhen sighed softly, turned her head away, and said with a helpless expression, "I accidentally saw the message Lian Tianji sent you at noon today."

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"But don't worry, I turned off your phone screen. Only I can see it. Qian Shen and Zhao Tianxing don't know anything about it."

I will keep this secret for you.

Zhang Yu frowned and took out his phone. The moment he saw Lian Tianji's message, he wanted to smash the phone.

"Birth! This birth! I considered Lian Tianji a friend! And he turned on me?"

Then, remembering Bai Zhenzhen's earlier behavior, Zhang Yu quickly explained, "Nothing happened between him and me!"

He picked up his phone screen and showed Bai Zhenzhen his chat history with Lian Tianji: "Look, it's all clean, nothing happened."

Bai Zhenzhen subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, then asked curiously, "Why did Lian Tianji buy the clothes you wore?"

"Who the hell knows what he's thinking?" Zhang Yu picked up his phone angrily and started replying, "I'll ask him what price he's offering first, and then I'll decide my next response based on that price."

Unbeknownst to him, Zhang Yu had become increasingly accustomed to the lifestyle of Kunxu and had developed the habit of reacting differently to different numbers.

Bai Zhenzhen watched curiously from the side.

On the phone screen, Zhang Yu asked: What's the price?

Lian Tianji: Any piece of clothing you've ever worn will do, 2000 yuan.

Bai Zhenzhen said from the side, "Try returning 5000."

After waiting for a while, Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen saw that Lian Tianji had sent an "agree" reply.

Bai Zhenzhen laughed from the side, "Haha, you can earn 5000 so easily?"

But Zhang Yu still felt awkward. "Why did he buy these clothes from me?"

Bai Zhenzhen patted Zhang Yu on the shoulder and said, "This is 5,000 yuan for a piece of clothing, why do you care what he buys it for?"

Zhang Yu's eyes lit up. "Oh right, I forgot what I just told you. I wanted to introduce you to a way to make money today."

Just then, the Wa Wa that had been quietly resting on Zhang Yu's chest, disguised as a black rosary, spoke.

The Wa Wa's voice entered Zhang Yu's mind, reminding him, "Zhang Yu, I've warned you before, the most important thing in this line of work is that you can't trust anyone. Even a son can betray his father. Are you sure you want to tell this woman in front of you?"

Without hesitation, Zhang Yu said to Bai Zhenzhen, "A-Zhen, do you know about the Dark Tutoring World?"

After Zhang Yu explained it to her, Bai Zhenzhen realized that the money Zhang Yu had been earning recently came from tutoring.

Bai Zhenzhen's expression became complicated for a moment.

Good news, my son didn't sell his genitals.

Bad news: my son has joined a gang and is doing work that's even more dangerous than robbery.

Bai Zhenzhen, after all, was a genuinely poor but highly intelligent student from Key High School. Not only did she respect Copyright, but her reverence for the company had also been ingrained in her heart since childhood.

Hearing that Zhang Yu wanted to take her into a gang, she became a little nervous. "Isn't this dangerous? If the company finds out, I'm afraid I'll be forced to be a work slave for life."

Zhang Yu explained, "I had the same concerns as you at first, but after going there, I found out that the Dark Learning Gang is a legitimate large gang that pays taxes according to the law and all Worshiping Gods. If you want to work part-time, you only need to focus on teaching; we don't need to worry about things like fighting or killing."

"And the pay is really high; I can earn 6,500 per hour there."

At this point, Zhang Yu paused, then said with some helplessness, "Moreover, in this Kunxu... it's too difficult for us poor people to earn money in legitimate industries. Only places like the Dark Tutoring World can give us a relatively decent income, increasing our chances of getting into the top 10 universities."

When Bai Zhenzhen heard the hourly wage of 6,500, her heart raced, and she immediately understood why some people would join gangs.

When she heard Zhang Yu's reflections, she nodded in agreement, thinking to herself, "Yes, for poor people like us, how can we climb the ladder without doing dangerous work?"

Bai Zhenzhen nodded firmly and said, "Yes, I believe you. Just tell me what you want me to do."

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I should be able to collect all the chapter fragments by tomorrow, pay off my Monthly Ticket Loan, and then I'll ask for more monthly tickets.

(End of this chapter)