Rebel Army

Xu Qing said calmly, "The market price averages 1.3 to 1.5 million each. My price is already very fair."

"Fair my ass!" the young martial artist immediately snapped. "They have quality guarantees, brand backing, and after-sales service. Do you?"

Xu Qing fell silent.

Seeing Xu Qing remain silent, the martial artist raised his brows. "How about this? Three million total. Give me a pair of each."

Xu Qing rolled his eyes. "Not for sale."

The young martial artist froze, about to argue further, when the female martial artist beside him tugged on his arm.

His expression immediately changed as he looked at Xu Qing. "3.3 million."

Xu Qing still shook his head. "Sorry."

"Are you fucking robbing me?" the young martial artist snapped in fury.

Xu Qing glanced at him and said blandly, "If you don't have money, don't bring a girl out to show off. Rich people wouldn't come here to buy things anyway."

"You!" The young martial artist flew into a rage. "Who the fuck are you looking down on?! Fine! A pair of each! A mere 3.6 million? You think I don't have it?"

With that, he slapped a bank card onto the table.

The female martial artist beside him immediately said anxiously, "Chen Ping, this is too expensive. We need to save our money to buy Gene Potions!"

"Don't talk," the young man said with a wave of his hand, glaring viciously at Xu Qing. "I'm not short on that little bit of money!"

Xu Qing immediately smiled.

Being young was great.

Card swiped, deal done!

"Oh, it turns out I misjudged you. My deepest apologies—I failed to recognize greatness when I saw it. Here is your bank card!"

He hurriedly rose with a smile and took two arm guards and two knee guards from the table.

He personally handed them to the female martial artist, apologizing politely as he did so.

Hearing Xu Qing's words, the young martial artist finally showed a smug expression.

With an airy manner, he softly said to the female martial artist beside him, "Put them on and try them. See whether they fit."

Watching the two leave, Xu Qing happily looked at the balance in his bank account and smiled.

Just two arm guards and two knee guards.

They had nearly earned back the cost of his booth.

With this pair of martial artists making a purchase, Xu Qing had finally opened for business.

Over the next hour or so, he sold another pair of arm guards, earning another two million.

However, after that, Xu Qing had no more customers.

Until the Zero-Sale Market was about to close, no one came to buy the remaining parts.

Xu Qing sighed softly, rose to his feet, and prepared to leave.

But just then.

The tall man who had first asked Xu Qing about the price of the arm guards walked back over.

"I'll take everything that's left."

The man boldly slapped a bank card onto the table and spoke to Xu Qing.

Xu Qing was immediately delighted. "All right! The total is 16.2 million. I'll charge you 16.1 million."

The man merely nodded coldly.

He then took the Combat Suit components from the table and packed them into the backpack behind him.

Taking the bank card Xu Qing handed over, the man turned and left.

Xu Qing had not expected such a large order at the very end.

It made him incomparably happy.

A month and a half of staying up late every day to make them.

In the end, it had brought him nearly 20 million Alliance Coins.

He was extremely satisfied with this income.

The success of this business had also shown him a path to making money in the future.

After returning the table and signboard, Xu Qing happily left the retail market.

After leaving the market, he found a spot to change clothes.

Only then did he leisurely prepare to hail a cab at a nearby intersection and go have dinner with Wang Mu.

But before he could leave this old district.

A tall figure blocked his path on the street.

At that moment, the street was completely empty.

Xu Qing's heart sank as he realized something was wrong.

Looking at the man's build and the familiar arm guards he wore.

He recognized him at once.

It was the burly man who had bought all of his goods.

"Can I help you?"

Xu Qing asked with a bewildered expression.

The man nodded slightly. "Your Combat Suits are of excellent quality. Are you interested in joining our Rebel Army? We will overthrow the Solar System Alliance's lazy rule and forge a new future for Blue Star's people."

Xu Qing was instantly startled.

The Rebel Army?

This man was actually one of the Rebel Army members Wang Mu had mentioned!

How did he dare appear so openly within the city?

Was he not afraid of being hunted down by City Hall?

However, having changed clothes, Xu Qing was not afraid of being recognized.

So he shook his head. "Sorry, I don't know what you're talking about. I'm not interested in joining any Rebel Army either. If you leave now, I won't call the police."

"Then I'm very sorry," the man said, seemingly having set his sights on him as he shook his head. "We've been short on money lately. The money we used to buy those Combat Suits was the last of our funds."

"To be honest, I don't want to kill you. I can tell from those arm guards that you're talented. If you're willing to return the money I just paid, I can let you go."

As he spoke, the man pulled out a pair of metal-edged gloves from behind his back.

Xu Qing's gaze changed.

It seemed there was no escaping today.

Though he had done everything possible to conceal his identity.

The other man had been watching him from the very beginning. No matter how he changed clothes, he could not avoid him.

As for returning the money?

Impossible.

This was the fruit of Xu Qing's efforts for nearly a month and a half.

It had been a willing transaction on both sides.

Did this man want to take something for nothing?

Xu Qing's strength would not allow it!

Seemingly noticing the change in Xu Qing's expression, the man shook his head and sighed. "Sorry about this."

Then his body surged forward like a bolt of lightning, appearing before Xu Qing in an instant.

With the force of thunder behind it, he drove a vicious punch straight at Xu Qing's face!

Bang!

However, to the man's astonishment.

His strongest punch, one he had been completely confident in, was blocked by Xu Qing!

After intercepting the man's fist with one punch, Xu Qing lowered his body and slipped into the man's guard like a nimble, long snake.

Drilling Fist!

As a fierce, tricky gust of force burst from the burly man's chest.

He cried out in alarm and shook both arms downward, trying to block Xu Qing's sudden and devious punch.

But how could Xu Qing give him the chance?

The muscles all over his body trembled, and the speed of his punch suddenly erupted.

Night Owl!

Xing Yi Fist, Chicken Form!

His drilling right fist shot out like the beak of a nimble chicken, viciously pecking at the burly man's face!

Bang!

Though the man had been prepared for Xu Qing's counterattack.

He was still startled by the speed Xu Qing suddenly unleashed.

Filled with shock, his vision went black. Before he could even dodge, the punch struck him directly in the throat.

"Urgh—"

Clutching his neck, the burly man fell painfully to his knees and looked at Xu Qing in disbelief. "Seventh rank."

His throat had already been crushed by that punch, and he could only painfully force out those two words.

Xu Qing's expression darkened. "Sorry, I'm short on money too. But no matter how badly I need money, I wouldn't do something like robbery.

It seems your so-called Rebel Army is nothing special either."

With that, he kicked the man in the temple.

Thud!

As the man collapsed in agony and lost his breath.

Xu Qing stepped forward, took all the arm guards and knee guards from the backpack on him, and packed them back into his own bag.

Finally, he stripped off all the man's Combat Suit.

He stripped him completely naked.

Xu Qing carried the corpse and threw it into a dumpster.

He then put his hoodie back on and quietly left the area.

If others wish to kill me, then I shall kill them.

That night, Xu Qing had dinner with Wang Mu as though nothing had happened.

Only afterward did he return to the company overnight.

After that, he resumed his dull yet fulfilling life of working and practicing martial arts every day.