34: Chapter 34 Class B Connections

The restaurant waiter said, "Customer, your meal comes to 503 wen. I'll round it down for you, just pay five hundred wen!"

"My apologies, waiter, I forgot my money pouch. Could I owe you for this meal and come back to pay tomorrow?" Nangong Hongyan said with an embarrassed expression.

"Sorry, customer, we run a small business and do not offer credit!" the waiter said, his face cold.

"Waiter, put this Young Master's bill on my tab!" Chen Hu, at the next table, spoke up suddenly.

Because when Nangong Hongyan couldn't produce any silver, Chen Hu had already realized that this person disguised as a man was very likely the Class B Connection he needed to befriend.

Thus, he used the copy card to lock onto her and perform an information scan. Just as he expected, her identity was not simple.

First, she possessed high-grade Xuan tier talent. Second, the Cultivation Technique she practiced had reached the low-grade Earth-grade. The few Martial Skills she practiced were high-grade Xuan tier.

In this world, although there were many Martial Artists, the Cultivation Techniques and Martial Skills circulating in the market were basically unranked.

Any ranked Cultivation Techniques or Martial Skills were controlled by Gangs, martial arts halls, powerful aristocratic families, and the imperial court. It was extremely difficult for ordinary people to learn ranked Cultivation Techniques.

Take Chen Hu himself, for example; he had joined the Fierce Tiger Gang for several years and had even become a small leader, yet he only practiced unranked Cultivation Techniques and Martial Skills.

If he hadn't obtained the System and performed great deeds, he likely would never have been able to touch ranked Cultivation Techniques and Martial Skills in his entire life. From this, one could imagine how difficult it was for an ordinary person to obtain ranked Cultivation Techniques and Martial Skills.

But the person before him practiced a Earth-grade Cultivation Technique and high-grade Xuan tier Martial Skills. At only 20 years old, her cultivation had already reached Mid-stage Tendon Refining. Therefore, her identity must be very extraordinary.

"Customer, my apologies for the offense earlier. Is there anything else you need?" The waiter immediately switched to an enthusiastic attitude.

"No need!" Nangong Hongyan waved her hand and said to Chen Hu, "I am Nangong Hong. May I ask how to address you, brother?"

The moment Nangong Hongyan spoke to Chen Hu, her name and favorability appeared above her head. Nangong Hongyan Favorability: 60.

"Hello, Young Master Nangong. My name is Chen Hu, and I am a member of a Gang!" Chen Hu also responded with a cupped-fist salute.

"So it is Brother Chen. Thanks to you for resolving the situation earlier, otherwise I would have lost a lot of face!" Nangong Hongyan's expression showed gratitude, but a hint of embarrassment flashed inadvertently in her eyes.

She had snuck out from her home in the Inner City today. Because she was usually accompanied by a maid when going out, and the maid would pay for anything she wanted to buy, she had forgotten to bring silver when she went out today.

"Young Master Nangong is too polite. It was a small matter not worth mentioning!" Chen Hu said with a smile.

"I still must thank you." Afterward, the two chatted idly. Nangong Hongyan seemed quite interested in Gang life, so Chen Hu picked a few things to tell her.

At the same time, through their conversation, Chen Hu discovered that this Nangong Hongyan was still quite naive. After chatting for a while, Nangong Hongyan proposed to leave and asked Chen Hu to leave an address so she could send someone to deliver the silver. Chen Hu said it was unnecessary, but she insisted, so Chen Hu left the address of his small courtyard.

After Nangong Hongyan left, Chen Hu couldn't help but look thoughtful. There were the Five Great Families in the Inner City: the Wang Family, the Huang Family, the Nangong Family, the Hu Family, and the Meng Family. If there were no surprises, this Nangong Hongyan should be one of the direct descendants of the Nangong Family.

The Fierce Tiger Gang's backer was the Huang Family. The Huang Family occupied the private salt business in Linjiang Prefecture. The Wang Family was in the Medicinal Pill business. As for the Nangong Family, they were in the weapon business. Moreover, the Nangong Family could forge divine weapons. Every year, the Nangong Family would auction off a divine weapon. The price of one divine weapon could reach at least 3 million taels of silver. Therefore, the Nangong Family was still very wealthy.

As for the Hu Family, they were in the grain business. The Meng Family was in the cloth and silk business. Moreover, each family's main business was basically in a state of monopoly. Therefore, the Five Great Families were super rich.

Returning to the stronghold's office, Chen Hu took out the gold wealth gathering card and used it. He then obtained 10 taels of gold. Next, he used the spirit fruit card. He obtained a Marrow Cleansing Spirit Fruit; after eating it, it could cleanse his marrow. Then he used the gourmet card. He opened a table of Tan cuisine, with a full twelve dishes. This Tan cuisine was a certain cuisine from his previous life. The ingredients were mostly seafood and river fresh, and the taste was very delicious. Chen Hu transferred it directly into his Storage Ring. With this gourmet card, even if he were thrown into a desolate place, he would not starve to death.

Just when Chen Hu thought today would be peaceful, Hall Master Ma Zhiyuan arrived at the stronghold after two in the afternoon.

"There is a mission tonight. Keep your subordinates in check and wait for orders!" Hall Master Ma Zhiyuan said with a serious expression.

"Hall Master, are we attacking the Venomous Snake Gang or the Wild Wolf Gang?" Chen Hu's eyes lit up as he asked.

Since Chen Hu had already guessed it, Hall Master Ma Zhiyuan had nothing to hide: "It is the Wild Wolf Gang. Do not leak the news, otherwise, if the Disciplinary Hall comes to cause you trouble, don't blame me!"

"Rest assured, Hall Master, I will definitely keep my mouth shut!" Chen Hu immediately promised.

After seeing off Hall Master Ma Zhiyuan, Da Niu and Song He arrived. It was unknown if Elder Song had threatened Song He, but this guy had been quite well-behaved during this period, not running off to brothels or red-light districts, and stayed at the stronghold to Cultivate every day.

"Boss, did the Hall Master come because there is a mission?" Da Niu asked directly.

"Don't ask blindly. When the time comes, you will naturally know!" Chen Hu said indifferently. He did not intend to pass on the order now; he would wait until before off-duty hours to prevent the news from leaking.

Seeing that Chen Hu was unwilling to say, Da Niu and Song He did not pursue the question, but they had more or less guessed something. Thinking about tonight's operation, Chen Hu felt it necessary to improve his strength further.

He decisively took out the enlightenment card and chose to use it on the Wind and Cloud Step. The next moment, he transformed into a little boy again and learned the Wind and Cloud Step under his Master's guidance. Unknowingly, more than ten years passed. The Wind and Cloud Step reached Perfection.

A large amount of cultivation memories were injected into Chen Hu's mind, merging with his original memories. He brought up the System panel to take a look, and the suffix after the Wind and Cloud Step had become Perfection.

His Five Elements Blade had already reached Perfection, and with the completed Wind and Cloud Step, the two combined, along with his Early Stage of Tendon Refining cultivation, he dared to confront not just those at Mid-stage Tendon Refining, but even those at Late-stage Tendon Refining directly.

The remaining time gradually slipped away during Chen Hu's cultivation. Half a quarter of an hour before off-duty, Chen Hu gathered all the subordinates at the stronghold and announced a piece of news: "There is a mission tonight. From now on, no one is allowed to leave the stronghold!"

Afterward, Chen Hu arranged for Er Niu to go to the restaurant next door to order a few tables of food and have it delivered to the stronghold. Originally, everyone had a little complaint in their hearts, but after seeing that Chen Hu had ordered a sumptuous meal for them, everyone was beaming with joy.

Cultivating martial arts was very expensive. Don't look at these subordinates who had a few taels of silver every month. If they used it to buy medicinal herbs and Medicinal Pills, their lives would be very tight. Some said, can you not practice? Of course you can. If you don't practice martial arts, then you can only be a subordinate for the rest of your life. Also, if your strength is not good, you will die the fastest when encountering a Gang fight. Therefore, whether for their lives or their future, everyone was desperately Cultivating.

Time passed. It slowly reached the hour of the Rat. Just as everyone's emotions became manic and impatient, someone from the Hall finally came to deliver a message.

Hall Master Ma Zhiyuan ordered Chen Hu to immediately lead everyone to Feihu Street to meet up with other personnel from the Hall.

"Let's go!" Upon receiving the order, Chen Hu immediately gathered all his personnel and, with a wave of his hand, led them out of the stronghold and headed straight for Feihu Street.