Brave God of Wealth

[You found "Reflections on the Relationship between the Theory of Qi and Blood and the Basic Body Tempering Method" and began reading...]

[You found "Human Intellectual Movements from a Martial Dao Perspective" and began reading...]

[...]

[As you read the article "On the Paths to Merging Blood Qi and Spirit and Reflections Thereon," a gentle breeze blew past. A young man then appeared beside you, looking at you with a smile.]

[Li Dong froze at the sight of the man, then hurriedly gave a military salute and addressed him as Lord Wind God.]

[God of Wealth from the past! In all your visits to the future, this was your first encounter with a Heavenly Mandate Bearer-and like you, he had the word "god" in his profession.]

[Just as the Star God could become the commander-in-chief of the Mountain and Sea Main Battlefield, the Wind God before you was also a formidable fighter of extraordinary standing.]

[As the saying went, when two people from the same hometown met, tears welled in their eyes. But would the Wind God believe you were the God of Wealth himself and offer you protection, letting you live well in this future spacetime for a while?]

[After looking you up and down for a while, the Wind God suddenly gave you a friendly smile and held out his right hand.]

[Lucky God of Wealth! Your future comrade seemed to have recognized you and shown you goodwill. Perhaps you could explain your true situation to him and earn his trust.]

Su Wen's eyes lit up when he read this.

Although he didn't know the Wind God, they were both Heavenly Mandate Bearers with "god" in their professions, so their paths should have crossed.

For all he knew, the Wind God even knew about his situation and understood his future potential.

Besides, after word spread that the God of Wealth had returned, the Wind God was the first to arrive.

And he had shown Su Wen goodwill. Clearly, this was one powerful thigh he could cling to!

If he clung to it and extended this trip through time and space, his gains would be far greater than on his previous visits.

First, he would memorize groundbreaking martial dao articles. If he had time, he would also gather information on major events that would happen in the future.

If he had guessed correctly, the National Special-Class Medal belatedly awarded to him in his profile should have been compensation for alerting them to the Arrow Realm's shattering.

But why hadn't they noted that down?

Either the Martial Dao Library only recorded things related to martial dao, or the matter was somewhat sensitive.

The latter seemed more likely.

[Li Dong watched the Wind God strike up a conversation with you, his face full of disbelief. Were you really the God of Wealth, Su Wen, the martial dao pioneer and founder?]

[He had actually thought of attacking his idol just now. How disrespectful!]

[At that moment, Li Dong had already found a reason for your failure to understand Baguazhang earlier. You had been trapped in the Arrow Realm for ten years, so naturally you needed to take a careful look at how martial dao had developed since your return.]

[Looking into innovations in the Basic Body Tempering Method, martial techniques, and theory, and even reading related articles-didn't that show your noble spirit as the founder of martial dao?]

[As you caught up with the Wind God, you had no idea what Li Dong was thinking.]

[But after talking to you about how the Star God had been lately, the Wind God suddenly made some strange sounds at you.]

[You had never heard those sounds before, nor could you understand why the Wind God had made them. But cautious as you were, you sensed that he was testing you. If you failed to satisfy him, you feared you would face a life-or-death crisis.]

[Much-afflicted God of Wealth! You couldn't respond to the strange sounds at all, and a chilling thought involuntarily surfaced in your mind. Could the Wind God sitting before you be a traitor?]

[At your reaction, the Wind God still wore a warm smile. It seemed your failure to respond had been the right move.]

[Then the Wind God said the Star God missed you dearly and would certainly be overjoyed to learn you had returned.]

[Seizing the opportunity, you expressed your wish to meet the Star God.]

[You had jumped into the River of Space-Time and used the power of the Wealth Source to protect yourself on your journey to the future. While carrying the flowers of martial dao back to the past, what you most wanted to know was where the Star God stood.]

[After hearing you out, the Wind God nodded slightly and said he understood. You had been sealed away in the Arrow Realm for so long; now that you had returned, you really should see the Star God.]

[With that, the Wind God made some strange sounds at you again.]

[Seeing that you had failed to respond both times, the Wind God shook his head slightly, then glanced at Li Dong.]

[Sitting on the second floor of the Martial Dao Library, you witnessed Li Dong's body explode, killing him.]

[Ill-fated God of Wealth! It seemed your answers had left the Wind God deeply dissatisfied. The gravity of the situation made you realize that if you still didn't speak, Li Dong's fate might be a warning of your own!]

[But you knew very well that if the Wind God was a traitor and learned of your ability to cross space and time, he might imprison you now, leaving you without even a chance to kill yourself.]

[Thus, you had two choices before you.]

[One: Come clean to the Wind God and take a gamble.]

[Two: Get to your feet with a cold smile, flip the table into the Wind God's face, and prove your valor with blood and life.]

[Brave God of Wealth! You made a wise choice. You stood up and flipped the table over, then, afraid he wouldn't kill you, spat right in his face.]

[The Wind God stood up expressionlessly and wiped the spit off his face with a piece of paper. Then he simply stared at you without making a move.]

[You looked at his expression and felt a little creeped out. You had insulted him like that, and he still wouldn't attack? As expected of a traitor-his nerves were truly strong. He really could be entrusted with an important task!]

[Without hesitation, you aimed your head at the floor, intending to kill yourself and return to the past.]

[But you had miscalculated. You were no ordinary person now. Though the Martial Dao Library's building materials could withstand knocks and impacts, they were still far too fragile compared with your head.]

[You stared dumbfounded at the huge hole you had smashed through the Martial Dao Library with your head.]

[The Wind God gave an eerie smile, then waved his right hand. The surrounding winds tightened around you, binding you so you couldn't move.]

[You understood the situation. He didn't intend to kill you, but to take you away and imprison you. Yet you couldn't let him imprison you in this spacetime.]

[You began considering ways to die...]

[Ding! Spend a corresponding amount of Wealth Source to disrupt spacetime with its power and forcibly recall yourself?]