The System Mall Opens

Ye Feng circulated his cultivation technique, rapidly absorbing the spiritual energy. The strand of chaos power in his dantian also began to grow, gradually thickening from a single strand of hair to the size of his little finger.

Only when he broke through to Mid-stage Foundation Establishment were all three Spirit Gathering Pills fully absorbed. Feeling the increase in his strength, Ye Feng was thrilled. His strength was now comparable to that of a Peak Grandmaster martial artist. He wondered how strong Brother Wuhen was; the next time they met, he would help him improve his strength too.

[Congratulations, host. You spent 35 billion Huaxia Currency. Your cashback of 3.5 trillion Huaxia Currency has been deposited into the Supreme Black Card ending in 8888.]

[Congratulations, host. Your accumulated cashback has reached 10 trillion Huaxia Currency. The System Mall is now open. Cashback will no longer be paid in cash. You will receive 1 point for every 100 million Huaxia Currency spent. The system is now upgrading. Estimated completion time: 1 hour.]

Ye Feng was thrilled to hear the system notification. He had finally unlocked the System Mall! It seemed Shen Haoyue's campaign against the Fang Family was going smoothly. He could find out the details tomorrow.

The system upgrade would take some time, so Ye Feng watched Li Xiaona with his spiritual sense for a while longer before going to sleep.

Early the next morning, Ye Feng woke up and excitedly opened the System Mall. He had waited a long time for this day.

Ye Feng browsed the items in the mall. The first thing he saw was currency exchange: 10 billion Huaxia Currency was worth 1 point, the same rate as before. Beyond that were all kinds of pills, cultivation techniques, and weapons-everything one could wish for. Prices varied enormously, from 10 points to 1 billion points. Wouldn't he have to buy the whole of Blue Star to exchange for that?

As Ye Feng browsed the goods, he felt like buying every one of them. Unfortunately, he had no points. Then he spotted the space core needed to upgrade the system space, but its price made his eyelids twitch: 1 million points!

Ye Feng sighed. It seemed he would have to spend money faster. Otherwise, seeing so many good things without being able to afford them would make him feel miserable beyond words.

At that moment, Ye Feng spotted an item he badly needed: a Shadow Guard!

A Shadow Guard possessed the strength of an Early-stage Grandmaster. In any environment, whether a bustling city or a secluded mountain forest, he could easily blend into the surrounding shadows, as though becoming an invisible ghost. His figure flickered in and out of sight where light and darkness met, and even the sharpest eyes would struggle to catch a trace of him.

This was definitely what he needed most right now. Seeing the price of 200 points, he decided to work hard to earn points and provide one Shadow Guard each for his parents, Ye Lin, and Li Xiaona. After all, his family's safety came first.

Ye Feng swept the villa with his spiritual sense. Li Xiaona was already up and washing, while Ye Lin was still lying in bed, fast asleep. Yang Dong and the other two showed no sign of waking either. It looked like they would sleep until noon at least.

Seeing Li Xiaona leave her room, Ye Feng withdrew his spiritual sense and came out too.

"Brother Feng, you're up so early? You all drank so much last night that I thought you'd sleep until noon."

Looking at that lovely face, Ye Feng recalled the scene from yesterday. Unable to control himself any longer, he pulled Li Xiaona into his arms and kissed her.

After a long while, their lips parted. Looking at her flushed cheeks, he said, "Xiaona, you're so beautiful. I feel like I'm falling more and more in love with you."

"Brother Feng, I like you a lot too. I'm so happy when I'm with you. Oh, right, exams are coming up, so I won't be able to spend time with you for the next few days. You'd better not forget to miss me! Or I'll beat you until you cry," Li Xiaona said playfully.

Ye Feng hugged her affectionately and said softly, "Don't worry, I'll miss you every day. Don't forget what I asked you to do."

Li Xiaona looked at him in confusion. "What did you ask me to do? How come I don't remember?"

"You little dummy, did you forget I said yesterday that I wanted to visit your parents? How could you forget something so important?"

Li Xiaona stuck out her tongue. She really had forgotten. It was the weekend, so it looked like she would have to go home.

"Brother Feng, I'll go home and tell Mom and Dad today. Hehe, I'll get going now." With that, Li Xiaona left, skipping along like a lively little rabbit.

Li Xiaona drove the Maserati Quattroporte Ye Feng had given her toward the suburbs. On the way, she called her mother.

"Mom, your adorable daughter is coming home today. Are you happy?"

"My darling daughter, you finally remembered you have a home! What do you want to eat? I'll tell your dad to hurry out and buy groceries so he can cook for you!"

"Mom, there's no need to prepare anything special. I'm coming home because I have something to tell you both. Hehe."

"Mm-hmm. Be careful on the road, then. We can talk when you get home."

Ye Feng was eating breakfast when Ye Lin came downstairs to the dining table. She picked up a soup dumpling and stuffed it into her mouth, then asked indistinctly through her mouthful, "Brother, where did Sister Xiaona go? I went to her room to look for her just now, but she wasn't there."

"Xiaona went home today. She left not long ago. Did you need something?"

"It's nothing much. It's the weekend, so I wanted Sister Xiaona to go shopping for clothes and stuff with me. Since she's gone home, I'll have to go by myself." After saying that, Ye Lin expertly rubbed her fingers together at Ye Feng.

The corner of Ye Feng's mouth twitched. This girl was practically his daughter at this point. He sighed. She was his own little sister, after all! He had no choice but to take out his phone and transfer her 20 million Huaxia Currency.

After receiving the money, Ye Lin bounced out the door, making his eyelids twitch. When Xiaona was on break, he would have to send this girl back to Jin City to wreak havoc on their parents.

After quickly finishing breakfast, Ye Feng called Shen Haoyue.

"Haoyue, how's it going? Do you have enough funds? If not, I can transfer you some more."

On the other end of the line, Shen Haoyue rolled her eyes. Was Ye Feng overestimating the Fang Family, or underestimating her abilities? If she couldn't deal with a single Fang Family with such enormous funds, she might as well find a block of tofu and bash her head against it until she died.

"Don't worry, Mr. Ye. Everything is going smoothly, and there are plenty of funds. With such a huge sum, forget dealing with one Fang Family—I'm confident I could even acquire Penguin."

Ye Feng's eyes lit up. That was right! How had he not thought of that? As expected of Shen Haoyue. Hehe, how many points would he get for acquiring Penguin?

"Haoyue, it seems I was being shortsighted. You're right. Once you've dealt with the Fang Family, get ready to acquire Penguin. Don't worry about the funds. If you need more, just tell me anytime."

Shen Haoyue felt like slapping herself. She had only said it offhand, yet Ye Feng had actually taken her seriously. That was Penguin they were talking about! How could it be so easy to acquire? Before she could speak, Ye Feng continued.

"Haoyue, do you have time at noon today? I want to hand my friend over to you for some training. Don't worry, you'll still have the final say on everything at the company. You don't have to hold back just because he's my friend, either. Put him through the wringer."