The New General Manager

Mama Hu and Hu Mang returned to their old home in the alley once again. This time, they truly felt that things had changed. Putting aside everything else, this time the Five Great Households were really going to become a thing of the past.

As a result, the mother and son, along with Old Xie who is also an AI), had only stayed for two days. Hu Mang hadn't finished studying the four demonic cultivation Cultivation Method, and no one had come to visit. While his mother was peeling garlic on a small stool, she saw on the local news that Pine Peak Security Company had been shut down for suspected smuggling, and that its head Bai Siniang, had been imprisoned.

The mother and son exchanged a glance, both somewhat astonished, and then fell silent.

"Although I don't like Bai Siniang, is she really gone?" Mama Hu murmured.

"Smuggling, demonic involvement, suspected murder of civilian cultivators... if she doesn't die, she'll basically be locked up in jail for life. You'll probably never see her again, but you can visit her in prison if you have time."

Hu Mang complains.

"Why can't your mother do something better when I have nothing better to do? Why can't I go on a trip? Why do I have to go see that old woman!"

"Alright, I've finished watching the news. You can continue watching your historical dramas, I'll go do my own hobbies too."

"Go away, you're so bored," Mama Hu waved her hand impatiently.

"Hey Old Xie, come watch TV with my mom, maybe you'll remember something."

Hu Mang patted Old Xie, who was picking vegetables nearby, walked to the door, and then looked back once more.

Has this lousy AI actually regained its memory?

If you have no memory of it, then who was the "Xie Xianyu" you saw in the Underworld?

Of course, he couldn't guarantee that "Xie Xianyu" was real, since he hadn't seen the other person's face clearly, because the other person was kicked to the ground by his mother and hadn't gotten up before he left.

What a fierce kick!

Hu Mang shook his head, walked into the courtyard, picked up the 3,500-jin (1,250 kg) black iron spear, and assumed a horse stance under the moonlight. He held the spear horizontally forward and began to move his body in a swaying motion, as if riding a horse.

It's not that he's that old; he still needs to rely on martial arts to temper his body. With this spare time, practicing another set of demonic body-tempering techniques would be many times more effective.

Instead, he used the time spent refining his body to begin comprehending the "Tribulation-Breaking Divine Spear" left behind by the Heavenly Soldier General.

The first half of this divine spear technique was created by the female celestial general herself, while the second half was completed by her. Therefore, she was completely familiar with this heaven-defying spear technique, and could even be said to be very familiar with it.

However, being familiar with the "Primordial Spirit level" and being familiar with the "Foundation Establishment Realm" are two completely different things.

The reason why Hu Mang started to study this method of Tribulation Breaking was simply because he was stimulated by "Xie Xianyu".

He had used every trick in the book except for his magical Law Artifact, yet he couldn't even break through the opponent's 1.0 version military formation.

The key point is that this guy is an ancient person, and he lived in an era with low Spiritual Qi. He actually trapped himself using an array.

This was undoubtedly a blow to the Hu Mang that traveled back and forth between the Heavenly Gate and the Azure Mysterious Realm, two worlds of high Spiritual Qi.

It's like you can't beat ancient apes at chess.

Although this ape-man evolved into artificial intelligence, wasn't the previous one an ancient version?

They can even One Sword Breaks Ten Thousand Laws!

So Hu Mang, who had originally planned to spend some time studying the python after bringing his mother back, found that he couldn't wait that long.

So after returning from the Underworld, he studied demonic manuals during the day and began practicing the "Tribulation-Breaking Great Spear" at night.

This "Tribulation-Breaking Spear" is less a spear technique and more a method of Tribulation Breaking based on spear techniques.

Hu Mang believed that as long as he grasped even a fraction of the essence of the Receding Moon Formation, breaking through the 1.0 version of the Crescent Moon Formation would be no problem, let alone the 2.0 version.

"Calamity is the file of heaven and earth, the blade of all things. People fear calamity as much as they fear death, unaware that calamity can also be consumed. To consume calamity, one must first absorb it into the body, allowing the flesh to bear it without destruction, and guide it with weapons without leakage. This is the way to Tribulation Breaking with the body and weapons. Beginners should guide calamity into the muscles, bones, skin, and hair, so that the fire of calamity burns the body but the Root Bone do not disintegrate. When the body can bear calamity, then calamity becomes my spear, and my spear becomes calamity. With every gesture, heavenly calamity follows the spear..."

The Hu Mang entered a state of meditation.

Meanwhile, Old Xie, who was watching a period drama with his mother, silently turned his head to look out the window, then turned back to the TV, a slight smile appearing on his lips.

Another night passed in this meditation.

The Hu Mang already needed little sleep, and now it felt even less need to sleep. It only needed to nap for half an hour each day, and that was enough energy for the whole day.

Early in the morning, Hu Mang was taking a bath in front of the water vat. His mother had stayed up all night watching TV series yesterday and was catching up on sleep. As for Old Xie, he was studying the "formation secrets" that Hu Mang had given him.

With a loud bang, the gate burst open before his mother could roar, and Hu Mang grabbed the smug Huang Jiayou and dragged him out.

"No, no, no, Brother Mang, what are you doing?"

Huang Jiayou adjusted his crooked sunglasses, straightened his collar, and even replaced the gold necklace he used to wear around his neck with a necklace of broken Spirit Stones. Judging from the purity of the Spiritual Qi, it might be the same batch of goods that Hu Mang had asked him to buy from Shi Gandang.

This kid almost lost his life back then, and he still dared to line his own pockets?!

Hu Mang was no longer disgusted by the other party's greed, but astonished.

Just by looking into Hu Mang's eyes, Huang Jiayou knew what the other was thinking.

"No, no, no, this is Spirit Coin that Shi Gandang specially exchanged with me for Spirit Stone before he left. I bought it back at market price, okay?"

"Shi Gandang is gone?" Hu Mang was taken aback. "Where did he go?"

"He's climbed the social ladder, supposedly recruited by the military. I wonder what he'll be doing there. But the old man seemed a bit off about what he was saying back then, kind of dazed. Could it be he's reluctant to leave?"

Hu Mang blinked. "Let's not talk about where we're going, but why should I switch with you?"

"Isn't it because your batch of goods had too much Spiritual Qi? You were afraid of being questioned if you tried to exchange them with the authorities, and besides, cough cough~"

Huang Jiayou, looking all prim and proper, straightened his collar once more.

"As the current general manager of Pine Peak Security, what's wrong with Shi Gandang saying goodbye to me when he left, given that he was his former subordinate?"

"You, General Manager?" Hu Mang took two steps back, sizing up the other person expressionlessly, and nodded.

"That's good, keep it up, General Manager. But I don't have high hopes for you!"

After speaking, Hu Mang turned to close the door.

"Hey, no, no, Brother Mang, you're still Brother Mang, and Young Master Hu is still Young Master Hu. Our relationship won't change. Besides, we still have business to do, don't you want to know what Eighth Master Hui said when he handed Pine Peak Security over to me?"

With a combination of pulling and tugging, Huang Jiayou finally managed to get Hu Mang onto the shuttle. With a shout, more than a dozen burly men boarded the four shuttles in front and behind. Putting everything else aside, their aura alone was reminiscent of the Bai Household back in the day.

Fortunately, Huang Jiayou knew that Hu Mang didn't like nonsense, so he quickly gave a brief account of what had happened after he left the Underworld.

"So, it's because Eighth Master Hui didn't want Pine Peak Security to be deregistered, and after you shifted all the blame to Fourth Aunt Bai, he stepped in to appease the remaining elders and then made you the third head of the family, is that right?"

Hu Mang pondered for a moment, then suddenly said, "I remember the Bai Household had another elder brother, what did he say?"

"Eighth Master Hui knew what Fourth Aunt Bai was thinking, so he sent the other party away early on. Now the other party is probably doing some work for the Shen Household in the south, and probably won't dare to come back anytime soon. If they do come back, they'll just be a wanted criminal."

"It seems you've done your preparations quite thoroughly," Hu Mang said, giving the other person a deep look.

"They probably prepared this before I arrived."

"You can't protect your family if you're not ruthless. I have nine mothers and dozens of aunts to support."

Huang Jiayou chuckled and pulled out another file folder, handing it over. Hu Mang opened it and glanced at it, discovering it contained transfer documents for Lingtian, a medicinal herb processing plant, and some farm shares.

"Wow, that's generous! 50%! That's tens of millions! Young Master Huang is really giving!"

"I'm mainly after your overseas channels, Young Master Mang. Besides, the shares have been transferred to you. If something really goes wrong, I won't be able to escape, and neither will you, Young Master Hu. We're all in the same boat, so it's better to do things this way," Huang Jiayou said honestly.

"You trust me that much?" Hu Mang asked with a half-smile. "Aren't you worried I'll be the next Fourth Aunt Bai?"

"I've watched you and your third aunt grow up since you were little, ugh, anyway, that's the gist of it. You two are the most human-like people in our monster den, and your third aunt is the only elder left in our Five Great Households. If something happens to you, your third aunt will be crying every day."

Huang Jiayou paused, "Moreover, after I took over Pine Peak Security and thoroughly investigated the vault, I discovered that the Bai Household's group was exceptionally audacious."

This shuttle team stormed out of the city and arrived at Huang Household's territory, a luxurious paradise that combined farms, agritainment facilities, and rural mansions.

After Huang Jiayou dismissed everyone, he led Hu Mang directly into the man's storeroom. The iron gate opened, and Huang Jiayou looked around a few times before closing it.

"Young Master Hu, you can see for yourself."

Huang Jiayou pointed to the pile of goods against the wall. Hu Mang casually opened a box, revealing a series of small medicine bottles. He took out one of the bottles, smelled it, and his expression instantly turned serious.

"Bone-Molding Pill? These people are truly depraved, daring to do something like this inside Heavenly Gate?"

"To be precise, they are disguised Bone-Molding Pill. They changed some of the formulas for these magical pills, added several more potent drugs, and seemed to be planning to repackage them as fitness and bone-strengthening pills. In reality, they are those underground addictive pills, and then sell them in the south."

Huang Jiayou paused for a moment, then said, "According to the information I've uncovered, it's a business collaboration with that Sixth Master Shen."

"You didn't tell Eighth Master Hui about this?"

Huang Jiayou hesitated, his expression seemingly saying, "We two brothers are going to be doing this kind of business overseas; how can we tell the officials about this?"

Everyone knows the identity of Eighth Master Hui's undercover agents now.