Special Training

"Get some rest. Special training tomorrow!"

Wang Quan put down his chopsticks and gave Lin Qiye and Baili Pangpang a meaningful look.

"Ugh!"

"I'd rather get beaten up by Captain Chen!" Lin Qiye sighed deeply. That white-haired guy was devious; who knew what went on inside his head?

"Come on!"

"I'm here on vacation! Don't joke around, Brother Quan!" Baili Pangpang chuckled, his eyes as innocent as a husky's.

"Chubby, you're too out of shape. If someone tries to assassinate you, you'll struggle just to run away!" Wang Quan looked serious, not remotely like he was joking.

"But... I..." Baili Pangpang poked his fingers together. Before he could finish, Wang Quan cut him off. "No using your Forbidden Items!"

At that, Baili Pangpang felt like crying, but no tears came. His whole world fell apart.

"Good night!"

"See you tomorrow!"

With that settled, Wang Quan returned to his room.

He lay comfortably on the bed and opened a website called Silver Wolf Bounty. The page's background was black, with the faint image of a silver wolf's head.

The page listed all sorts of bounty missions. Wang Quan clicked on one.

[Bounty on the life of the Baili family's young master: two billion!]

"Holy crap, the bounty went up again. Poor Chubby!"

"Poor kid!"

Wang Quan shook his head and offered a sympathetic comment.

Of course, his main reason for visiting the site was to read the comments. Who would have imagined that Wang Quan, a member of a Night Watchers Special Squad, would register on a shady website like this?

[Big Head Fears No Rain: Holy shit, don't take it. Seriously, don't. The young master's bodyguard this time is the White Reaper. The Black Snake Squad got wiped out.

This Killer Isn't Too Hot: That's right. I saw it myself. I was planning to steal the kill, and I almost died. Fuck!

Fears Neither Heaven nor Earth: Bunch of cowards. The White Reaper ain't shit. I'll slaughter him in minutes!

This Killer Isn't Too Hot @Fears Neither Heaven nor Earth: Bro, talk all you want, but don't actually go.

Big 6, Extra 6 @Fears Neither Heaven nor Earth: If you've got the guts to go, I'll call you Daddy!

...]

After reading for a while, Wang Quan closed the website. He figured Chubby should be safe for the time being.

The next morning, at seven.

Baili Pangpang was sleeping soundly in gold-threaded pajamas, his snores shaking the room.

"Hey, hey, hey!"

"Wake up. Time to train!"

"You're already living on borrowed time, kid!"

Standing beside the bed, Wang Quan patted Baili Pangpang's cheek.

"It's too early. Quit messing around. Take this and splurge!"

Baili Pangpang casually tossed out a gold Rolex, rolled over, and went back to sleep.

"Wake up, you fat bastard!"

Wang Quan's mouth twitched. Looking thoroughly exasperated with him, he woke Baili Pangpang with a backhanded slap.

"Holy shit!"

"Who's there?!"

Baili Pangpang jolted upright and snapped his eyes open. When he saw Wang Quan, he immediately sighed in relief.

"Ow!"

"Brother Quan, are you trying to scare me to death?"

"Get dressed. I want to see you downstairs in one minute!"

"Otherwise, I'll throw you off the tallest building in Cangnan!"

With that, Wang Quan left the room without looking back.

Baili Pangpang's sleepiness vanished instantly. He had actually gone bungee jumping off the tallest building in Guangshen before-the kind without a cord.

"I'm screwed! I'm screwed!"

"Brother Quan's serious!"

He scrambled into his clothes and reached the ground floor at exactly fifty-nine seconds.

"Mm!"

"Not bad!"

Wang Quan stopped the timer and nodded in satisfaction.

Lin Qiye ate his breakfast unhurriedly: rice congee, soup dumplings, pickled vegetables, and boiled eggs. What surprised him most was that Wang Quan had made all of it.

"Brother Qiye, aren't you sleepy?"

Baili Pangpang sat down beside Lin Qiye, all smiles as he tried to get friendly with him.

"If it means getting stronger and protecting my family, this is nothing."

Though Lin Qiye spoke calmly, his words struck a chord. Baili Pangpang's eyes lit up.

"Wow!"

"Brother Qiye, you're a real man!"

"Eat up!" Lin Qiye thought Baili Pangpang was a pretty decent guy, completely free of the arrogance typical of children from powerful families. He handed him an egg.

"Okay, okay!"

"Wow!"

"These soup dumplings smell amazing!"

"There are lotus seeds, red dates, and dried longan in the congee, too. And the pickles are so crunchy!"

"That damned white-haired guy made them!"

"Brother Quan, you're amazing!"

Just then, Hongying's delighted voice came from upstairs.

"That smells so good!"

"Where did you buy breakfast today?!"

"Sis-in... Sister Hongying, Brother Quan made it!"

"That's right. He might be nuts, but you can't fault his cooking!" Lin Qiye added.

No sooner had he spoken than Wang Quan emerged from the kitchen carrying stuffed pancakes. He wore an apron printed with little bears and looked every bit the perfect husband.

"Morning, Hongying!"

"Come down and eat!"

Hongying stood frozen upstairs, staring at Wang Quan. A man who could cook really was ridiculously handsome.

"What's wrong?"

"N-nothing!" Hongying shook her head, then vaulted over the railing and jumped down to the ground floor.

"You two, don't eat too much, or you'll throw up later!" Watching Baili Pangpang wolf down his food, Wang Quan offered a thoughtful warning.

-Don't be fooled just because I'm a sheep~

-The green grass smells sweeter because of me~

-The sky turns bluer because of me~

A rather childish ringtone rang out. All three looked at Wang Quan at once, but he showed no embarrassment and answered as though nothing were unusual.

"Hello!"

"Is anyone around you?"

"Yes!"

"Go somewhere else. I forgot to tell you something very important!"

"Okay!"

The caller was Ye Fan. Since he had said it was important, Wang Quan obediently left the living room.

"Go ahead!"

"Is Lin Qiye with you?"

"Yes!"

"Don't let him leave Cangnan City. Not even one step!"

"Why?"

"Some things aren't suitable for discussing over the phone. If you're curious, you can ask Chen Muye!"

"You have the clearance!"

"Okay!" This time, Wang Quan didn't joke around. He nodded with a frown.

When he returned to the living room, Lin Qiye noticed something was off. He glanced at Wang Quan and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing!"

"Finished eating?"

"Yeah!"

"What about Chubby?"

"Done!"

"Then let's go!"

As they pushed open the door, Lin Qiye glanced at the parking lot. The Maybach was gone.

"Where's your car?"

"Turned it into fireworks!"

Lin Qiye: "???"

"Brother Qiye, Brother Quan's car got blown up!"

"He was really pissed!"

Baili Pangpang whispered.

"Serves him right!"

"Shh!"

Lin Qiye's jab startled Baili Pangpang, who hurriedly shushed him.

Unfortunately, it was already too late.

Wang Quan slung his arms around them from behind, wearing a devilish grin. "Gentlemen, are you ready for a battle royale in hell?!"

As soon as the words left his mouth, he picked up one of them in each hand, and silver light enveloped all three.

In an instant, the scenery around them hurtled backward. They moved so fast that even the afterimages vanished, leaving only an indistinct blur.

A second later, the three stood before a large mountain. Ahead lay an open slope at an angle of roughly sixty degrees, stretching straight to the summit.

"Bleurgh~"

"Too fast! I can't take it! I can't!"

Baili Pangpang dropped to the ground and started vomiting. He finally understood why Wang Quan had told them not to eat too much.

"What's the training?"

Lin Qiye stared at the distant slope and asked.

"It's simple!"

"You two have to climb to the summit before dark. Both of you must get there together."

"Oh, right. Wait a moment!"

"I'll be right back!"

With that, Wang Quan vanished. His mysterious tone left Lin Qiye and Baili Pangpang utterly baffled.