Making Money

Let's do it!

Chang Ping redeemed ten bottles of shampoo from the shop and had Shen Xiu sell them first. If she managed to sell them all, he would redeem more.

"If I go around promoting shampoo, I won't be able to wash your clothes," Shen Xiu said cautiously.

Chang Ping waved a hand. "It's fine. It's your job either way. You can wash them after you sell everything. I'm not in a hurry."

You've got some nerve!

Shen Xiu gave a coquettish huff, tucked the bottles of shampoo one by one into her Space Ring, and left the dormitory in a brand-new, sexy red dress, swaying her hips as she went.

"Lazybones!" Chang Ping muttered, then stood up.

He finished pouring Shen Xiu's bathwater, then mopped the entire floor thoroughly.

Once he had finished all that, Chang Ping left the dormitory too, locked the door, and went to class.

Beginner Warrior Class.

The students had arrived early and were chatting noisily, like a flock of chirping little sparrows.

When Chang Ping entered, the classroom fell briefly silent.

Everyone both admired and feared this tough guy.

The gold-digging girl was quick to read the room and stood up to let Chang Ping pass.

Chang Ping didn't even look at her. He strode past and took his seat.

When Ye Zi Yun saw Chang Ping come over, she instinctively started to pinch her nose. She didn't want to smell that muttony odor on him.

Ye Zi Yun slowly lowered her delicate hand. She didn't smell mutton; instead, she caught a whiff of roses.

"Chang Ping, are you wearing perfume?" Ye Zi Yun asked tentatively.

Although she was the City Lord's daughter, she wasn't haughty and got along with all kinds of people.

"No. I just took a bath," Chang Ping replied indifferently. He wasn't interested in a naive young girl like Ye Zi Yun. These days, he preferred mature women like Shen Xiu.

He noticed that Ye Zi Yun had put on a little makeup today and changed into an elegant white silk dress, making her look especially youthful and pretty.

"Chang Ping, could you draw me another picture?" Ye Zi Yun pleaded, her voice soft.

"No problem!" Chang Ping readily agreed. "But this time, you'll have to pay."

"Huh? I have to pay?" Ye Zi Yun stared at him in surprise.

Chang Ping took the Simple Camera out of his little ring and switched it on as he said, "Of course. There's no such thing as a free lunch. If someone goes out of their way to be nice to you for no reason, they definitely want something. Either your money or your body. Understand, young lady?"

As he spoke, he glanced back at the yellow-haired boy in the rear of the classroom.

Ye Zi Yun followed his gaze.

Was Chang Ping hinting that the bad boy in the back of the classroom was plotting something against her?

She was clever and had noticed long ago that someone was brazenly watching her from behind. Chang Ping's reminder made her immediately wary.

Ye Zi Yun furrowed her brows and glared at Nie Li in disgust before turning back around.

"How much for a picture?" Ye Zi Yun asked.

Chang Ping held up one finger.

"One hundred Demon Spirit Coins?" Ye Zi Yun nodded. "That's not too expensive."

She was the City Lord's only daughter. A hundred Demon Spirit Coins wasn't even a fraction of her monthly allowance.

"Do you think I'm a beggar? It's ten thousand Demon Spirit Coins!" Chang Ping corrected her.

He knew Ye Zi Yun was rich and wouldn't miss the money.

"Th-that's way too expensive!" Ye Zi Yun was startled by Chang Ping's outrageous price.

An ordinary household in the Glory City spent only a little over two thousand Demon Spirit Coins a year.

Even as a direct descendant of a Peak Family, her monthly allowance was only a little over ten thousand Demon Spirit Coins.

Chang Ping wanted an entire month's allowance for one picture?

"Could you... could you make it a little cheaper?" Ye Zi Yun asked timidly. She still wanted to use her allowance to buy some Soul Gathering Pills.

Before long, she would be able to break through to one-star Bronze rank, and she urgently needed pills to increase her Soul Force.

"No!" Chang Ping said firmly, shaking his head. "But I can give you a pretty picture frame."

A picture frame cost only one Strength Value to redeem, the same as a torch. It was very cheap.

Chang Ping redeemed five picture frames and lined them up on the desk for Ye Zi Yun to see.

From left to right, they were triangular, square, rectangular, round, and heart-shaped.

"Let me think about it..." Ye Zi Yun didn't agree right away.

"No problem." Chang Ping put the Simple Camera and picture frames back into his little ring.

Items redeemed from the shop and items taken out of the ring appeared out of thin air in exactly the same way. Even if he redeemed things from the shop in full view of everyone, no one would suspect a thing.

When they heard that Chang Ping charged ten thousand Demon Spirit Coins for a picture, all the female students' hearts jumped with fear that he might ask them to pay. They weren't as rich as Ye Zi Yun.

Xiao Ning'er secretly felt relieved that she hadn't asked Chang Ping to draw her.

But even by the time classes ended at noon, Chang Ping still hadn't asked any of the female students for money.

Someone couldn't hold back any longer and asked him about the fee after class.

Chang Ping smiled and explained, "The first one's free. I only charge for the second."

The female students breathed a sigh of relief, and their gazes toward Chang Ping filled with gratitude.

Xiao Ning'er's opinion of Chang Ping improved a little too.

"Putting on an act!" Shen Yue snorted. He didn't believe Chang Ping could be that nice.

Chang Ping shot Shen Yue a cold sidelong glance. Has this loser started itching for another beating? Maybe his uncle should give him one.

One punch from him now could probably smash Shen Yue's bladder.

After all, Dark Energy could bypass defenses and strike the internal organs directly.

With the female students' concerns settled, Chang Ping dashed out of the classroom like a tornado and raced up to the second floor of the academy cafeteria.

He bought every sesame flatbread they had, then hurried all the way back to the dormitory.

Shen Xiu still hadn't returned. She was probably having a meal at one of her wealthy friends' homes.

Chang Ping took the sesame flatbreads out of the large Space Ring on his left hand, put them on the rickety table, and ate them one after another.

Even after eating more than a thousand flatbreads, Chang Ping didn't feel the slightest bit full.

"Looks like the only way to get full is to eat meat from high-level demon beasts." He missed the taste of mutton.

Unfortunately, there were no Horned Sheep left in the Trial Ground.

And Ye Sheng had already blacklisted him, forbidding him from entering the Trial Ground again and wreaking havoc among the demon beasts there.

As he pondered where he could go to hunt demon beasts, Shen Xiu opened the door and came in, carrying a pile of luxury goods in several bags.

"Y-you didn't spend all the money you earned on this useless stuff, did you?" Chang Ping asked, a little angry. Shen Xiu really was a woman who couldn't get anything done and only made things worse!

"Cheapskate!" Shen Xiu shot him a glare and explained, "I didn't buy these. The wealthy ladies gave them to me. Ten bottles of shampoo weren't nearly enough; they were snapped up in no time. The ladies who didn't get any gave me gifts and asked me to get another batch."

Shen Xiu was waiting for Chang Ping to praise her.

Instead, Chang Ping came over and searched her from head to toe, digging through her pockets as he asked, "Where's the money? Where did you hide it? Hand it over!"