It took Su You half a month to use up all his cultivation time for the month. The results were encouraging: his Dripping Water Swordsmanship had reached the third stage, and his strength output had increased to 2.4 times his body's strength.
After breaking through in his swordsmanship, Su You bought a plane ticket home—a first-class seat worth twenty million Huaxia Currency. The extra ten million was pocket change to him; there was no need to make himself endure the cramped space of an ordinary cabin.
Over the past few months, especially since his physical fitness had reached War General Rank more than two months ago, hunting beast general-level monsters had become much easier for him.
In just a few months, Su You had amassed over five hundred million Huaxia Currency. His earning speed was far greater than that of even an Advanced War General in the outside world.
On January 16, 2054, Su You sat alone in the waiting lounge at Hongning Base City Airport.
Spring Festival fell on February 8 that year, so the Huaxia Country students at the Training Camp had no plans to go home yet. Su You was among the earliest to head back.
About half an hour later, Su You finished checking in and followed the passageway into the top-floor first-class cabin of the Passenger Aircraft.
In this era, aircraft were mainly divided into four types.
The first and cheapest type was the Flying Fighter Jet, which cost around ten billion Huaxia Currency. It was only suitable for short flights around Base Cities, and the Extreme Martial Arts Hall had one in every Base City around the world.
The second type was the Disc Fighter Jet, which cost nearly fifty billion Huaxia Currency and could make long-distance flights. They were extremely rare, and usually only Councilor Level powerhouses owned one.
The third type was the Passenger Aircraft Su You was about to board, the most expensive form of public transportation in this era.
The fourth type was the Smart Fighter Jet. It could fly according to its owner's wishes without a pilot, but Hong was the only person in the world who knew how to make them, and only the higher-ups of the Extreme Martial Arts Hall could buy one.
A little over an hour later, the Passenger Aircraft landed at Kyoto Base City Airport. As soon as Su You stepped off the plane, he saw Tang Yongqing run straight over and throw herself into his arms.
"Xiao Qing, what are you doing here?" Su You asked, surprised and a little puzzled.
He had told Tang Yongqing he was coming home today, but normally she should have been waiting outside. How had she made it all the way to the plane's boarding stairs? Only people of very high status could come here to meet passengers.
"Supervisor Wang brought me in," Tang Yongqing said.
Before she had even finished speaking, Su You saw someone walking toward him. It was Supervisor Wang from the Extreme Martial Arts Hall in Kyoto Base City.
"Uncle Wang, so you were the one who brought Xiao Qing in!" Su You said, suddenly understanding.
Supervisor Wang came over and teased him, "I waved to you as soon as you got off the plane. Who knew you'd be too busy looking at your girlfriend to notice me?"
Su You grinned, then asked, "Uncle Wang, are you here to pick up a friend today too?"
Supervisor Wang nodded. "That's right. I'm here to meet a friend. I happened to see Xiao Qing outside, so I brought her in."
As one of the supervisors at the Extreme Martial Arts Hall in Kyoto Base City, he had connections at the Training Camp as well. The news of Su You's return wasn't a secret, so once he heard about it, he had made a point of coming to meet him. Of course, he wasn't about to say that out loud.
For an ordinary Training Camp student, he might have invested some money at most. But Su You was different. In just a few months, he had climbed to sixth place in the Basic Training Camp.
With potential like that, he was all but certain to become a Mid-level War God someday, and a High-level War God was well within reach. Supervisor Wang had already invested in him once, but a good relationship took regular attention. He couldn't just invest once and then leave him to it.
After thanking him, Su You heard Supervisor Wang say, "All right, I'll go meet my friend and leave you two lovebirds alone."
Supervisor Wang had only taken a couple of steps when he turned back with a smile. "Oh, by the way, I just got a car from the Martial Arts Hall. You'll see it outside. If you want to go sightseeing while you're here, just contact the driver."
Su You smiled and nodded, then left the airport with Tang Yongqing.
He had an idea why Supervisor Wang had done all this, but it was a good thing for him at the moment. At the very least, it would save him a lot of trouble. He could return the favor in the future.
After leaving the airport, the two rode in a luxury car to Kyoto University. Though Su You had lived two lives, this was his first visit to the country's top university, so he naturally wanted to have a good look around.
His brother-in-law, Tang Yongyuan, joined them along the way, but after they had dinner together, Tang Yongqing sent him packing. She had no intention of letting her foolish little brother spoil their time together.
As for introducing Su You to her roommates, Tang Yongqing didn't even bring it up. That left Su You feeling a little disappointed.
That night, after enjoying a taste of Kyoto University's grove, Su You walked Tang Yongqing back to her dorm, then took a train back to Tianjin City.
The area between a Base City and its satellite city was within humanity's protected territory and served as one of its agricultural zones, so trains ran around the clock.
Early the next morning, Su You went to Yourong Steamed Bun Shop on Wenjing Road. As soon as he arrived, he saw two burly men standing in front of the shop, shouting and spewing obscenities.
Behind the counter, He Yourong held Yuan Yuan in her arms. Her face was flushed with anger as she argued back and forth, while a crowd of onlookers stood nearby, pointing and whispering.
Su You frowned, rushed forward, and slapped each of the men once. They looked like ordinary people, so he hadn't used much force, but they still went tumbling to the ground and lost two teeth.
"Sis Yourong, what happened?" Su You shouted at the onlookers to disperse, then went to the counter and asked her.
When He Yourong saw him, she immediately relaxed. Tears welled up in her eyes, and for a moment she couldn't get a word out.
"I'm here. Don't cry, don't cry," Su You said softly. He stepped behind the counter and held He Yourong in his arms.
Once He Yourong had calmed down, Su You asked softly, "Sis Yourong, do you know those two?"
He Yourong nodded and said through her tears,
"They came by yesterday with a young man. That man said he wanted to... to keep me as his mistress. I called him a lunatic, and then he said that if I didn't agree, he'd make sure I couldn't keep my business going. Then he left."
Tang Yongqing gave Su You a light smack and continued, "I meant to tell you last night, but I couldn't get through on your video call. I didn't expect this to happen today..."
Su You's mouth twitched. He Yourong had video-called him the night before, when he was in the grove at Kyoto University with Tang Yongqing. By the time he got back, it was nearly eleven, so he hadn't called her back.
Su You cursed himself under his breath, then walked up to the two burly men and demanded, "Who was that bastard who came here with you yesterday?"
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