Looking at Her Underlayers Right Away?

The atmosphere between the two grew increasingly strange. Then Gao Bancheng suddenly smiled and pulled out a check, breaking the deadlock.

"Mr. Li, this is a check for five million. Please have a look."

The mention of a five-million check nearly made Li You break character. He had never seen this much money in his life!

He pressed his lips together tightly, terrified that he might laugh out loud. Just as he reached out to take it, Bai Ye cut in from the side and snatched the money away, adding with a beaming smile, "Just give it to me. Mr. Li doesn't like such vulgar things."

Li You's mouth twitched, his heart aching. Who said I don't like it? I like vulgar things!

He knew that once the money landed in Brother Ye's hands, he probably would not even get a hundred. All that acting for nothing.

Gao Bancheng nodded repeatedly and respectfully handed it over.

Seeing the money accepted, Gao Bancheng visibly relaxed and laughed heartily. "Are you two heading to Shelter 189?"

Li You nodded coolly.

"Then that's perfect. We're heading to Shelter 189 too. Why not travel together?

"To be honest, our group was put together at the last minute. Apart from Li Xiao and my maid Xiao Kui, the other companions were bounty hunters we met along the way, all possessing remarkable skills.

"Since we share the same destination, I invited them to come along so we could look out for one another on the road.

"Meeting is fate. Why don't you two travel with us as well?

"And if you acquire any valuable relics from the previous era in the shelter, you'll save yourselves the trouble of finding buyers."

"No need to find buyers?" Bai Ye was slightly puzzled.

Gao Bancheng smiled confidently. "Because I'm the best buyer. Little Brother Bai, I'm not bragging, but the price I offer will definitely be the highest.

"Do you know why I'm called Bancheng?"

Bai Ye gave him a suspicious look. "Don't tell me... you only ever finish half of whatever you do, so everything is half-finished. That's why you're called Half-Done?"

"That's right, it's... huh???"

Gao Bancheng froze, then was so angry he laughed. If not for Li You's sake, he would have had a proper argument with him.

"Little Brother Bai, you jest. It's the 'half' in half a city, not half-finished. One of the cities controlled by the Fortune Commerce Association is called Myriad Wealth Capital.

"When I was born, my father gave me half of Myriad Wealth Capital, hence the name Gao Bancheng."

After saying that, he smiled politely. Hehehe...

Damn, the laugh of a rich man!

The moment Bai Ye heard that laugh, he knew Gao Bancheng was not lying. You could not laugh like that without a net worth of at least a hundred million.

"Mr. Li, what do you think?" Gao Bancheng asked.

Li You had already learned of Bai Ye's plan, so naturally he did not refuse. He merely nodded expressionlessly.

When Li You agreed, everyone immediately looked delighted. Who would not want a master traveling with them?

The group happily set off.

With Magic Hand Li You and Bai Ye joining them, everyone was visibly less tense than before. Quite a few people took the chance to ingratiate themselves with Li You.

After all, on this wasteland, knowing a powerful person—even exchanging just a few words—was enough to boast about in a tavern later. This was especially true for bounty hunters like Dual-Gun Li Baitian.

Bounty hunters were a loose organization that made a living on the wasteland, specializing in solving all kinds of problems for clients who posted missions: assassinations, hunting, and even serving as mercenaries for major factions.

They lived with their lives on the line. Other than taking missions, they spent their days hanging around taverns.

To maintain his image as a powerful expert, Li You remained cold and taciturn throughout the journey, speaking quietly with Bai Ye only now and then. He was afraid that saying too much would expose his lowly identity as a wastelander.

Not only did no one mind, they instead grew even more enthusiastic, as though this was exactly how a strong person ought to behave.

This left Li Xiao, the shadowman traveling with them, feeling quite bitter. Before Li You appeared, he had been the one receiving such treatment.

But with Li You's arrival, everything changed. Even their employer, Gao Bancheng, had begun calling him by his name directly.

Li Xiao secretly swore, Once I defeat Tyrant Yang Jie and ascend as one of the new Ten Kings, you'll all be out of your league!

He did not go looking for trouble with Li You. First, Li You was not one of the Ten Kings, so defeating him would be pointless. Second, he could not bring himself to do it, considering Li You had just helped him, even if he had not asked for that help...

"Brother Ye, that money..." At the back of the group, Li You moved his lips slightly.

"Money? What money? Where did any money come from? Why is Mr. Li talking nonsense?" Bai Ye lied through his teeth.

"Brother Ye, my arm is broken and I still cooperated with your act. You can't even dock a disabled person's wages!"

"You had fun acting. It's good enough that I didn't charge you."

Li You was about to say more when he saw Gao Bancheng approach, so he quickly shut up and resumed his aloof act.

"Little Brother Bai, you managed to contain a taboo object at such a young age. Your future is boundless."

Gao Bancheng's fat face was piled with smiles. Seeing that Li You paid everyone little attention, he came to ingratiate himself with Bai Ye instead.

"Hehe..." Bai Ye wore a thoroughly fake smile.

"I can't compare with Boss Gao. You even have a maid carry you while you walk. With those tiny arms and legs, be careful you don't crush her."

He glanced at Xiao Kui, the maid carrying Gao Bancheng. The petite girl had not spoken a single word. She simply carried Gao Bancheng forward in silence, her porcelain-white face as exquisite as a doll's.

Bai Ye really wanted to ask, Did Gao Fatty see you while you were killing someone?

Gao Bancheng seemed not to catch Bai Ye's mockery and said with a chuckle, "Little Brother Bai misunderstands. Though I, Gao Bancheng, have money, I never bully others..."

"Then what about her?" Bai Ye pointed at Xiao Kui.

Gao Bancheng smiled faintly. "Oh, she isn't human."

Hiss!

Bai Ye sucked in a sharp breath, his eyes widening involuntarily as if he were seeing the fat man before him anew.

You really are something else! Only a capitalist could say something like that.

He had thought his own moral bottom line was low enough, but after meeting Gao Bancheng today, he realized there was always someone lower.

"Little Brother Bai, please look." Gao Bancheng reached his chubby hand toward Xiao Kui's collar, then pulled it down.

Holy shit! Is this something I can watch without paying? Are we looking at her underlayers right away?

Bai Ye looked over instinctively.

He froze instantly. A flash of silver-white metallic light nearly blinded him.

Ah! My eyes! I'm going to get a stye!

A silver-glinting metal shell was exposed to the air. Precise threads and circular patterns nested layer upon layer, while faint ripples of light flowed through the tiny grooves with Xiao Kui's movements, like liquid mercury coursing beneath skin.

"This metal-style underwear is pretty unique."

Gao Bancheng froze. What the fuck do you mean, metal-style? Is there something wrong with your brain?