Borrowing Ten Million Again

Heavenly River Martial Arts Hall. At this moment, quite a few students and instructors had gathered inside Heavenly River Martial Arts Hall.

Their gazes were all fixed on an eighteen-year-old girl.

The girl wore the First High School uniform. Her long black hair fell loose behind her, and the features on her fair, delicate face seemed carved with exquisite craftsmanship.

Her eyes were sharp and her expression cold. A straight gray spear case rested on her back, radiating an aura that kept people a thousand miles away.

At the moment, she held a report card in her hand.

Lin Lingfei!

The daughter of Beihe City's former underground kingpin, now a mafia princess—and the undisputed favorite to become Beihe City's top scorer in this martial arts exam.

"Did you hear? Lin Lingfei's Blood Qi Value in this martial test reached 21.67."

"What? She's already broken through to Seventh Grade!?"

"No, I heard she's still at Eighth Grade Peak, but her Blood Qi Value has already reached the Seventh Grade level. With her Talent Ability on top of that, even ordinary Seventh Grade martial artists are probably no match for her."

"Terrifying. As expected of Beihe City's number one genius."

As they watched the girl's back, expressions of envy and jealousy appeared on everyone's faces.

Just then, Jiang Li emerged from the fighting arena after changing clothes.

He had no interest in such excitement.

He would soon be leaving Beihe City for special training, so he might as well prepare more Qi and Blood Pills for his younger sister, Jiang Qi.

As for himself, killing one exotic beast was equivalent to more than a decade of bitter cultivation. At present, Qi and Blood Pills were of little use to him.

Just as Jiang Li was buying Qi and Blood Pills, Lin Lingfei's eyes shifted, and she spotted him.

She remembered Jiang Li. Back then, he had left a deep impression on her at the Beast Fighting Arena.

I wonder what realm he's reached now. Eighth Grade? The corners of Lin Lingfei's lips lifted slightly. She wanted to see how Jiang Li would be reduced to carrying her shoes in the martial arts exam.

Just then, Yun Fei appeared beside Jiang Li after changing clothes, and the two chatted and laughed together.

The smile on Lin Lingfei's face vanished instantly, and a chill surfaced in her eyes.

"The martial arts exam is about to begin, yet he still has the mood to flirt. It seems I overestimated him."

"Someone like that isn't worth keeping in my mind."

With that thought, Lin Lingfei withdrew her gaze and strode out of Heavenly River Martial Arts Hall.

"Oh, right. This is the reward for Lu Dajun's capture—one million."

Yun Fei was in an excellent mood. Seeing Jiang Li buying pills, she remembered something and quickly pulled out a bank card.

"Originally, the Beihe City police also wanted to give you an award, but I turned it down for you."

"Why?" Jiang Li frowned, unable to understand.

Thinking of how Jiang Li would soon be attending special training, and that his test results would surely no longer remain hidden, Yun Fei simply said, "I was protecting you. Actually, during your first martial test, your Blood Qi Value had already reached 9.99..."

She told Jiang Li how she and Yuan Tianhe had colluded to conceal the matter. "You need to know that every year, there are quite a few geniuses who die at the hands of demon beasts."

"If your results had been exposed back then, that Sixth Grade demon beast probably wouldn't have gone after Lin Lingfei. It would have come for you instead."

"Compared to Lin Lingfei's family background, you were clearly easier to kill."

Jiang Li's frown gradually eased as he understood what Yun Fei meant.

"Then aren't you afraid demon beasts will target me now that you've told me?" Jiang Li asked.

"You'll soon be attending the special training camp. The camp will test you, and with my capabilities, I can't influence the Eastern Sea Special Training Camp." Yun Fei spoke slowly. "Besides, if your strength earns you good results at the training camp, the military will prioritize protecting you and your family."

"Just like Lin Lingfei. Eighteen years old, Eighth Grade Peak, an A-grade Talent Ability user—only then did she alarm Vice Principal Lin and Senior Zhang, making two Fifth-grade Grandmasters act together to protect her."

Jiang Li knew Yun Fei meant well, so he did not dwell on it further.

Still, he was very curious about what his Blood Qi Value actually was now.

I'll test it after I get to the training camp. I haven't cultivated the Heaven-Stealing Divine Art yet, so testing now wouldn't be the final result.

With that thought, Jiang Li parted ways with Yun Fei in front of Heavenly River Martial Arts Hall.

Afterward, he hailed a taxi and headed for the Entertainment City where Lin Yuanliang was.

After explaining why he had come, Jiang Li waited inside the Entertainment City.

For some reason, the Entertainment City now seemed more deserted than when he had come last time.

It was not until a while later that someone came to lead Jiang Li to Lin Yuanliang.

Lin Yuanliang looked somewhat weary at the moment. With a cigar clenched between his teeth, he said, "Kid, what are you here for again?"

"Help me deal with these things. And while you're at it, pay back the money." Jiang Li set the bundle from his back directly in front of Lin Yuanliang.

Inside were items that Heavenly River Martial Arts Hall could not easily take back, including that Seventh Grade longsword.

"Pay back the money!?"

Lin Yuanliang raised a brow, and someone beside him stepped forward to inspect the items.

"Kid, three million—counting the interest, that should be 3.6 million by now, right?"

"You made six hundred thousand in such a short time?"

Jiang Li sat leisurely, smiling faintly. "More or less."

The one-million bounty, plus the 540,000 he still had on hand.

Those weapons alone—including the seventh-grade longsword—were worth at least 1.7 million, and there were also the weapons of the other Eighth-grade Martial Artists. It should be worth more than two million.

"Boss, these should fetch about 1.6 million."

Very soon, the weapons had been appraised.

"Isn't that a little too shady?" Jiang Li frowned.

"These are all hot goods. Even if you took them out to sell, you'd have to find someone who dared to take them. This price is already very fair," the weapons appraiser told Jiang Li.

"Selling or not?" Lin Yuanliang did not waste words.

"Selling." Jiang Li replied, handing all the money on his card to Lin Yuanliang.

The repayment was swift. The 3.6 million was paid off in full.

"Congratulations." Lin Yuanliang rose to his feet and offered the perfunctory words.

"You're congratulating me too soon." Jiang Li did not accept it. "I plan to borrow another ten million!"

At those words, Lin Yuanliang nearly choked to death on a mouthful of smoke.

"Cough, cough, cough... you little bastard, what kind of joke are you playing?"

Ten million!

Even if they chopped you up and sold you, you wouldn't be worth ten million.

Lin Yuanliang's face darkened with anger, feeling as though he was being toyed with.

"Don't get so worked up." Jiang Li smiled lightly. "I heard you've run into some major trouble lately."

Lin Yuanliang's pupils constricted as he said coldly, "How did you know?"

Jiang Li had heard about it while wandering around earlier.

The Jiang Qing Gang, the largest underworld organization in all of Jiang Province, had recently entered Beihe City.

A Sixth-grade Martial Arts Master was leading them. Quite a few of Lin Yuanliang's establishments had been smashed up, leaving him frazzled and badly damaging his business.

"I can help you deal with that Sixth-grade Martial Arts Master from the Jiang Qing Gang." Jiang Li wore a faint smile. "And I'm borrowing money, not asking you to give me ten million. This deal is a sure win for you, with no chance of loss."

"You'll help me? Kid, it's not that I'm looking down on you, but there are only two or three Sixth-grade Martial Arts Masters in all of Beihe City." Lin Yuanliang pressed out the cigar in his hand, cold light flickering in his eyes. "Then let me ask you—how exactly are you going to help me?"

It was not as though he had not reached out before, but neither Yuan Tianhe nor the other Martial Arts Masters were willing to make an enemy of the Jiang Qing Gang.

"I know a Sixth-grade Martial Arts Master. She can help you!" Jiang Li took out his phone and showed Lin Yuanliang the chat history.

He had already told Yun Fei about it, and it was exactly what she wanted.

She had only just broken through to sixth grade and had been looking for someone to test her skills on.

"Yun Fei, specially appointed teacher at Seventeenth High School? The one from Nanfang University?" Lin Yuanliang shot to his feet, shock written all over his face. "Wasn't she a Seventh Grade Peak?"

"She's already sixth grade." Jiang Li took back his phone and tossed his bank card to Lin Yuanliang.

"Transfer the money!"