Chapter 10: Wang Mingming
Chapter 10: Wang Mingming
After finishing his meal, Ximen the Fatty went back, as he still had his herb field to tend to.
Jiang Taixuan returned to the Divine Devil Dojo and stared at the crystal turntable with a conflicted look.
The reward on the crystal turntable, the Divine Martial Body, had long been replaced. Now it was a movement martial skill—Faraway Yet Close.
This was an extremely high-level martial skill. When cultivated to its peak, one step could take you to the end of the world!
The turntable had nine sections. Apart from one being the Faraway Yet Close reward, all the others were “Thank You for Participating.”
“Should I give it a try? I get a half-price discount, one gold coin can let me spin twice…”
Saying he wasn’t tempted would be a lie, but he only had one yuan coin, earned through hard work.
“Right now, I have the Ancestral Divine Demon Scripture for my cultivation method. What I lack is martial skills.”
Jiang Taixuan couldn’t help but call out to the system, “System, can you exchange my one yuan coin for gold coins?”
“Yes.”
In his private stash, that one yuan coin instantly turned into one thousand gold coins.
Jiang Taixuan hurriedly took out ten gold coins and decisively inserted them. The turntable pointer began to spin rapidly.
“Ding, thank you for participating!”
“Ding, thank you for participating!”
“Ding… you lost ten gold coins.”
“…Ding, thank you…”
“Ding, you lost another ten gold coins.”
“Damn!”
Jiang Taixuan’s face twitched. In just this short while, he had lost one hundred gold coins.
“System, I think this is unfair. As the host, I should have a luck stat. Once it reaches a certain point, I should definitely get a treasure.”
The system sneered, “In your dreams!”
Jiang Taixuan curled his lip and continued taking out gold coins to insert. This Faraway Yet Close was a divine skill essential for escaping and traveling. He really wanted it.
“Ding, thank you…”
“Ding…”
“…”
“Ding, congratulations on obtaining the Divine Demon martial skill Faraway Yet Close.”
“Ding, thank you for participating.”
“Ding, thank you for partici…”
“What the hell.” Jiang Taixuan jumped up, feeling like he could strangle the system. I already won the prize, why didn’t you remind me? You wasted two more of my gold coins?
He was so excited he completely failed to notice he had already obtained it and kept inserting coins. If it weren’t for the announcement each time, he probably would have thrown in all his gold coins.
Looking at his remaining gold coins, Jiang Taixuan felt like crying but had no tears. Only ten were left.
He had worked himself to the bone to complete a deal, finally getting a little prosperity, and now he was almost back to square one.
“Still, managing to get the Faraway Yet Close skill can be considered a win.”
Looking at the manual in his private warehouse, a flicker of joy rose in Jiang Taixuan’s heart. Obtaining Faraway Yet Close was definitely a gain.
This Faraway Yet Close was a Divine Demon martial skill. Though low-tier, it could grow continuously with cultivation improvement. It could be said to be an extremely precious manual, something even tens of thousands of yuan coins couldn’t buy!
“Ding, do you wish to learn Faraway Yet Close?”
“Yes.”
Suppressing his excitement, Jiang Taixuan chose to learn. Instantly, the cultivation method of Faraway Yet Close, along with all its mysteries, flooded into his mind, leaving no secrets.
In an instant, he learned Faraway Yet Close. What he lacked now was only cultivation level and proficiency!
Having learned Faraway Yet Close, Jiang Taixuan felt completely different—light and floaty, as if a single casual step could send him soaring into the sky.
Of course, that was just an illusion.
Taking one step, space seemed to shift. Jiang Taixuan felt his vision blur, and he appeared beside the well.
“As expected of a Divine Demon martial skill. I merely took a casual step and actually covered such a distance?”
Jiang Taixuan was overjoyed. The well was a good twenty or thirty meters away from the Divine Devil Dojo!
Rustle, rustle!
The trees shook, startling the excited Jiang Taixuan. A young man, dressed in rags, disheveled and grimy, emerged clumsily from the forest, muttering, “Finally found it.”
“Hey, are you the living map of the Monster Beast Mountains?” the young man asked, looking at Jiang Taixuan with a hint of expectation in his eyes.
Jiang Taixuan looked at the young man and nodded.
“Then come with me. Once I pass this assessment, I’ll take you on as my underling.” The young man’s eyes brightened. He straightened up, his tattered clothes hanging off him like strips of cloth, swaying comically with each movement.
Jiang Taixuan was slightly stunned. Since when did Clear Moon Academy students become so cocky?
“Why aren’t you speaking? Don’t you believe me?” The young man frowned, as if insulted, his face showing annoyance and anger. “Do you know who I am? I’m the eldest young master of the Wang Family. In Clear Moon City, if I say the word, how many people would want to be my underling?”
“Do you have money?” Jiang Taixuan’s eyes gleamed. He knew of the Wang Family in Clear Moon City—a top-tier family in the city, very rich.
“Money? My family has plenty. Help me pass the assessment, and I’ll reward you with one hundred gold coins.” The young man said proudly.
“How much?”
“One hundred gold coins! Poor bastard, never seen so much money, have you? Let me tell you, if you—”
The young man was rambling on and on, boasting about how amazing and rich he was. Jiang Taixuan’s face darkened, and he turned to leave.
“Hey, poor bastard, are you scared? I’m telling the truth. Just help me, and you’ll get one hundred gold coins. If you don’t believe me, go ask around in Clear Moon City…”
“Ask your sister.” Jiang Taixuan said with a dark face, looking at the young man with full contempt. “One hundred gold coins? Are you stupid? Do I look like someone who’s never seen money?”
The young man was stunned. In this backwater place, if he wasn’t mistaken, this guy should be the trash expelled from Clear Moon City, without a single copper coin to his name. Hearing about one hundred gold coins, he should be ecstatic, kneeling and bowing in gratitude.
But now, what was this situation?
“How much do you want?” The young man frowned. He wanted to see what price this guy would name.
“Just now, a beauty offered one hundred yuan coins.” Jiang Taixuan said calmly.
“One hundred yuan coins?” The young man exploded, his face twisting, emanating a fierce aura. “I, Wang Mingming, may have a good temper, but I’m not a fool to be swindled. How dare you ask for such an outrageous price? Aren’t you afraid I’ll kill you?”
One hundred yuan coins? Are you joking? If he had one hundred yuan coins, would he still be here buying a map? Before the assessment, he would have hired experts to scout this place thoroughly!
“Can’t afford the price, so you blame it for being expensive?” Jiang Taixuan sneered, turning to leave, not forgetting to curl his lip and mutter, “Poor bastard!”
Wang Mingming’s face turned green. Who was he? He was the young master of the top-tier Wang Family in Clear Moon City, and the most doted-on one at that!
With one word from him, the entire Wang Family would be running around in chaos. If he asked for money, thousands upon thousands of gold coins would be delivered in minutes. How dare this person call him a poor bastard?
“Stop!” Wang Mingming was furious.
Jiang Taixuan halted and glanced at the contorted face of Wang Mingming. “Do you have money now?”
“Money your ass, I’m going to beat you up!” Wang Mingming rolled up his sleeves and lunged at Jiang Taixuan. “A map dares to cost me one hundred yuan coins? Today, I’ll tie you up and drag you to the Monster Beast Mountains.”
Seeing Wang Mingming pounce, Jiang Taixuan moved his foot. Wang Mingming’s vision blurred, and he was shocked to find Jiang Taixuan had disappeared.
“Hey, with your level of strength, you want to tie me up?”
Jiang Taixuan’s voice came from behind. Wang Mingming felt a chill in his heart and quickly turned around, forming his hands into claws and striking behind him. This was the Wang Family’s basic martial art, Eagle Claw Technique.
Wang Mingming’s strength wasn’t weak; he had Fifth Stage of Martial Arts cultivation. One claw strike was enough to shatter stone.
But his hands grasped empty air again. The voice sounded from behind once more. “Your strength seems insufficient. How about you just leave on your own?”
For a poor bastard, Jiang Taixuan really didn’t want to waste much time. If not for the fact they were both from Clear Moon Academy, he really wanted to slap him flying away.
But Wang Mingming was relentless. He didn’t understand monster beast habits or the terrain of the Monster Beast Mountains. Several times, he had encountered powerful demon beasts. If he hadn’t run fast, he would have been finished long ago.
He had thought of Jiang Taixuan’s advertisement. Originally, he came last night, but who knew Tang Yuelu had dug up the signpost, causing him to search until now to find this place.