Thirty-Six Jin

The rosy dawn rose over Saint Orchid Academy in patches, like tufts of tinder.

Chang Ping woke again, driven from sleep by hunger.

He removed the hand resting on his muscular chest and sat up, leaning his back against the wall.

During the night, Shen Xiu had tried to seduce him time and again, but he hadn't budged. A promise was a promise. He'd said twice a day, so twice a day it was—not one time more.

As usual, he opened the data panel, ready to upgrade his talent.

Name: Chang Ping

Gender: Tsundere Man

Hobby: Ice Queen

Talent: Physical Augmentation+ (Strength increases by twenty-five jin per minute)

Strength: 39371 (Gold Three Star Warrior)

Soul Force: 52 (Apprentice Demon Spirit Master)

Soul Sea: Blue Weak Hole

Passive Skill: Level Three Berserk

Martial Arts Techniques: Great Ancestor Long Fist, Severing Descendants Foot

Soul Technique: Human Dao Divine Art

Redemption History: Fire, Eagle, Bucket, Mask, Camera, Fist Technique, Knife, Grill, Leg Technique, Clothes, Explosives, Shampoo, Cold Dispelling Lily Honey, Pheobe's Detoxifying Ointment

"Am I really that tsundere?" Chang Ping couldn't understand why the system displayed that.

He wasn't proud at all. He just liked sex.

The stats hadn't changed much, so there was nothing worth looking at.

He went straight to upgrading.

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2500!

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2600!

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2700!

Chang Ping upgraded his talent to "Strength increases by thirty-six jin per minute" and stopped. He still had more than six thousand Strength Value left.

He counted on his fingers. This time, he'd gone up eleven levels in one go, more than he had yesterday.

That made sense! Yesterday, he'd redeemed some cheap shampoo and Bronze pills, which hadn't cost much.

It wasn't like the day before, when he'd spent eight thousand Strength Value on C4 explosives.

At his current rate of growth, he could gain more than fifty thousand Strength Value a day. If nothing unexpected happened, he'd be a Gold Five Star Warrior by tomorrow morning.

Level Three Berserk could briefly increase his strength sixfold, while his fist and leg techniques could double his attack power.

Once morning came, he'd be able to fight even a Black Gold peak Demon Spirit Master.

"I won't upgrade tomorrow. I'll redeem a Gold Weapon instead," Chang Ping planned to himself. A Gold Weapon cost fifty thousand Strength Value, which was just what he'd have tomorrow.

But Chang Ping soon gave up on the idea of redeeming a weapon.

His Desert Eagle was still usable. There was no need to replace it with a more powerful weapon.

Armor was another matter. He didn't have any at all. After thinking it over, Chang Ping decided to redeem a set of Gold heavy armor tomorrow.

He wasn't sure how it worked, but armor was cheaper than weapons. A full set cost only forty thousand Strength Value.

"Perfect. I'll use whatever's left to upgrade." Chang Ping happily closed the data panel, slipped back under the covers, and reached for Shen Xiu's nightdress.

Shen Xiu was dozing, still half-asleep, when she suddenly felt a chill.

The bright red sun slowly rose above the horizon, turning the sky ablaze with brilliant colors.

Second floor of Saint Orchid Academy.

Nie Li, Lu Piao, and Du Ze sat together, enjoying breakfast.

"Lu Piao, didn't you say the day before yesterday that you'd spent all your pocket money? How can you afford to treat us to tofu pudding today?" Du Ze wondered. The end of the month hadn't arrived yet, so where had Lu Piao gotten the money?

Du Ze was only a commoner, but after spending so much time with Nie Li and the others, he knew that noble families usually gave their children pocket money at the beginning or end of each month.

"Don't worry about it. I didn't steal it, so just enjoy your food." Lu Piao brushed him off. He couldn't very well tell them that he'd treated them to a meal and then asked for the money back. That would be too embarrassing.

It wasn't as if he'd asked for the money himself; Chang Ping had offered it. But he hadn't refused, which was pretty much the same thing.

Nie Li suddenly chuckled.

The other two stared at him blankly. They were only having tofu pudding—what was so funny?

Nie Li didn't explain. He picked up his bowl and slowly savored the delicious sweet tofu pudding.

The letter he'd written should have reached the Alchemist Association by now.

In a day or two, the price of Purple Mist Grass would soar.

Then he'd have the money to carry out the next step of his plan.

"Hmph! No one has ever dared to slap me in the face. Two months—no, I'll need only one month to crush you and repay you double for the humiliation you dealt me that day!" Nie Li clenched his fists in secret.

Whenever he saw Ziyun speaking to Chang Ping, his heart twisted with pain.

He should have been the one standing beside Ziyun!

"Look, it's Shen Fei! He's actually here in the cafeteria!" Lu Piao suddenly called out.

Following the direction of his finger, Nie Li and Du Ze looked over.

Shen Fei strode along with his hands behind his back, swaggering like an arrogant rooster.

Nie Li frowned slightly. He had no fondness for the Sacred Family's bunch of scoundrels who had betrayed the Glory City. His cooperation with Shen Yue was only a temporary measure. Once he had enough strength, he would kick Shen Yue aside and destroy the Sacred Family without mercy.

If not for those traitors, his parents, brothers, and sisters wouldn't have died!

As Nie Li glared at Shen Fei, Shen Fei suddenly looked over and smiled warmly at him.

Nie Li was stunned. Shen Fei shouldn't know him, so why was he smiling at him? Could he be some kind of pervert who liked both men and women?

Nie Li sensed trouble and urged Lu Piao and Du Ze to hurry up and finish eating so they could leave.

Lu Piao and Du Ze exchanged confused looks, unsure what had gotten into Nie Li.

Before long, Shen Fei walked over carrying a plate of sliced raw fish. He set it on the table and sat beside Nie Li, across from Du Ze.

"I know who you are. You're students in the Beginner Warrior Class, and classmates of my younger brother, Shen Yue." Shen Fei spoke warmly and got straight to the point. "I heard there's a student in your class named Chang Ping. I'm very interested in him. Tell me about him."

Shen Fei took three Demon Crystal Cards from his Space Ring and slapped them on the table, sliding them toward its center.

"Tell me everything you know, and these Demon Spirit Coins are yours."

Lu Piao and Du Ze stared at the Demon Crystal Cards, their eyes shining.

Thirty thousand Demon Spirit Coins in one go—how generous!

Nie Li frowned. Had Shen Yue told Shen Fei about their plan to deal with Chang Ping?

But the enemy of an enemy was a friend. Nie Li had no reservations and let Lu Piao and Du Ze tell Shen Fei everything they knew.

"He doesn't attend class in the afternoon?" Shen Fei picked up on a key detail. His eyes narrowed like a snake's as a vicious plan took shape in his mind.

After a day of adjustment, Xiangliu had completely adapted to its new body and its new identity as the Sacred Family's young master.

Today was its first day attending classes at Saint Orchid Academy.

It had already learned about Chang Ping from Shen Yue and was almost certain that he was the bastard who had stolen the Water Godhead.

It also suspected that the boy was responsible for destroying its body.

As long as it caught Shen Xiu, everything would come to light.

Xiangliu had made up its mind. It would attack the dormitory that afternoon and capture Chang Ping and Shen Xiu, that pair of adulterous dogs, in one fell swoop.

Chang Ping didn't attend class in the afternoon, so he would surely be at the dormitory.