The First Guest

This time, getting money when he returned was a real problem, especially since he was already penniless.

Lu Li returned to his room and took out the Glock he had seized.

It fired 9mm bullets, which were somewhat weak in this other world.

Lu Li planned to take it back to Blue Star and sell it, then buy a few cheap mechanical watches to bring back.

Just then, light footsteps sounded outside the door. Two young women had arrived.

Xiao Cha carried a bowl of dumplings in her hands and said sweetly,

"Dumplings when you leave, noodles when you come home. Wan Qing made them for you, so hurry and eat them while they're hot~"

Wan Qing said softly, "We were in a bit of a rush. I'm not sure if they'll suit your taste, Young Master."

"They definitely will!"

Lu Li took the dumplings and ate two. They were stuffed with fennel and pork, and tasted delicious. Besides... it had been five years since he'd last eaten them.

He ate faster and faster, polishing them off in no time.

"Your appetite sure has grown since you started practicing martial arts~"

Xiao Cha said with a smile, "Come back soon, okay? I still want to train my body with you."

"I'll be back as soon as I can. Oh, right~ Here, this is for you." Lu Li took out an M1911 and set it on the table.

Happiness had come so suddenly that Xiao Cha's eyes widened in delighted surprise!

But then she demurred, "Foreign guns that eject their shells automatically are expensive. I can't take it... Besides, what will you use if I take it?"

"I have another one. Take it, and use it to protect yourself from the people at the Tooth Brokerage."

As he spoke, Lu Li took a box of bullets from his backpack and placed it on the table.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony~" Xiao Cha snatched up the foreign gun she'd dreamed of owning, too excited to contain herself.

Lu Li stood and headed for the door, reminding her,

"I'm leaving. Make sure you protect Wan Qing."

Wan Qing performed the Wanfu Ceremony, bowing gracefully. "I wish you a smooth journey, Young Master."

Xiao Cha cupped her fists. "Have a safe trip!"

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Cross-Realm

With a thought, Lu Li made an overhead view of Blue Star from space appear on the Kunlun Mirror's surface.

In the blink of an eye, he and his master returned to the newly rented apartment in Tijuana.

After crossing through time and space, the treasure showed no trace of fatigue. It continued to swim happily in his Sea of Consciousness.

This was the result of Lu Li diligently nourishing it over the past several days.

Perhaps his Mind Power was insignificant, but with unrelenting persistence, he had still managed to improve the treasure's condition. Sooner or later, it would manifest in the world in perfect form.

"Now, it's time to get down to business."

Lu Li found his phone and turned it on, preparing to sell the Glock he had.

He happened to glance at the latest news—

"Drug cartel and Government Army agree to a temporary ceasefire and begin negotiations..."

"Harvard University research team confirms the existence of [human meridians] for the first time... and obtains clear images of a section of meridian more than 20 centimeters long!"

At this, Lu Li's expression shifted.

The existence of "meridians" had long been the subject of heated debate, yet it was foreign scientists who had been the first to prove they were real.

Fortunately, there were several experts from Xia Country on the research team, and one of their names sounded familiar.

"Qian Ping? I think he was a friend of my father's..."

Lu Li sighed. His father's peers were beginning to make their mark, but he had taken the wrong path and would never get another chance.

Just as he was feeling a little melancholy, his phone suddenly rang!

The caller was an unfamiliar number. Lu Li answered.

A man's teasing voice came from the other end. "Lu Li?"

"It's me. What is it?"

"Little angel Jessica is about to work for the Decapitation Gang. She wants you to be her first guest."

Lu Li froze for a moment, then immediately understood what had happened!

Gangs allowed attractive girls to make small requests, making them easier to control.

For example—choosing their first guest.

The veins on Lu Li's arms bulged as he clenched his phone so tightly it creaked!

But the angrier he was, the more he needed to stay calm.

He drew a deep breath and asked evenly, "Where? And who are you?"

"Light Nightclub. I'm Antonio."

After hanging up, Lu Li's gaze had turned terrifyingly cold!

And in an instant, his brainwave power surged to more than ten times that of an ordinary person!

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In the end, he hadn't managed to sell the Glock.

Lu Li tucked it into the back of his waistband and headed for Light Nightclub.

It was midnight, when the lights shone brightest, and crowds of people looking for pleasure streamed into the nightclub.

Lu Li went in with them.

The moment he stepped through the entrance, the deafening music nearly knocked him off his feet, while the flashing lights made his head ache.

He skirted a group of young men and women who were high out of their minds and walked over to two Decapitation Gang members keeping order.

"Antonio sent me."

The two men wore mocking expressions. When they saw Lu Li's unsteady gait, their contempt deepened.

"Come on. Third floor."

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Meanwhile, in a luxurious office on the third floor, Antonio was locking the day's earnings in a safe.

The hefty sum put him in a good mood. Smiling, he looked at the large dog cage beside him and said,

"Your guest will be here soon. He must be handsome and make you feel safe. That's why you chose him, right~"

Jessica curled up in the cage without saying a word.

Just a few days ago, she had still been dreaming that she could marry Lu Li when she grew up.

She didn't mind that Lu Li was disabled. She just wanted to live with a kind, gentle man.

The two of them could open a little restaurant or a laundry shop, or something like that.

But now, all Jessica wanted was to preserve one beautiful memory...

Just then, Antonio instructed one of his men,

"In a little while, cut off Lu Li's head in front of the little angel."

Jessica jolted in shock. Gripping the bars of the cage, she screamed, "No! You can't do that... I'll work hard!"

"Darling, this is to put your mind at ease while you work~"

Antonio straightened his gleaming silver suit and turned away with a carefree swagger.

Jessica was left behind, her face filled with despair.

For the next few minutes, the girl prayed frantically that Lu Li wouldn't come.

But things didn't go her way. When the door opened again, that familiar figure was already right before her eyes.

"Lu Li! Run!"

Jessica screamed desperately, but Lu Li was already surrounded by five Decapitation Gang members.

They had guns in their hands. One of them, a man with a cross tattoo on his forehead, was slowly drawing a large cleaver!

As half the blade slid free of its sheath, Lu Li's gaze sharpened and he entered the Spirit Concentration State!

In an instant, the cleaver came out more slowly, while Lu Li whipped out his gun like lightning!

At such close range, there was no need to spell it out. More importantly, Lu Li was already familiar with firearms.

In the blink of an eye, he pulled the trigger at two men's heads in quick succession.

The gun roared. Two blossoms of blood burst out almost simultaneously, and two bodies toppled backward.

The remaining three men froze, then slowly raised their guns...

But their reflexes were on an entirely different level from his. The moment their muzzles started to lift, Lu Li had already fired two more shots!

The bullets entered the enemies' foreheads and burst out the backs of their heads, carrying sprays of red and white with them.

Though the Glock in his hand was a little weak, it felt wonderful to shoot. In the blink of an eye, he had killed four men.

Only then did the fellow with the cross tattoo on his forehead finish drawing his cleaver...

He let out a terrified shriek in a warped voice and swung the blade at Lu Li.

Lu Li aimed at his head and fired twice. Two bloody holes opened in his forehead, and the man's body crashed to the floor.

Just like that, all five were wiped out. The whole thing had taken two seconds.

Jessica had watched everything unfold. She stared with wide eyes, unable to believe what she'd seen!

To her, Lu Li had drawn his gun like lightning and killed five enemies in an instant, so fast that no one could react!

The whole thing was like a scene from a Western!