80: Money-giving boy...girl

"Hello, I am Chen Yun." At the school gate, a girl in her twenties stood all alone, wearing a black trench coat.

Chu Yuan thought to himself, isn't she hot?

"We have met."

Chen Yun smiled, "You have seen me, but I haven't seen you."

"That's true. Last time, you were much paler than you are now."

"...I still haven't thanked you for saving my life."

Chu Yuan shook his head, "Jiang Fei repaid it for you."

"One thing is one thing." Chen Yun suddenly produced a long rectangular box, "I know you like using swords... I wonder if this sword is to your liking?"

Oh, is she a little rich girl?

Chu Yuan glanced at the storage ring on her hand in surprise; even Jiang Fei didn't have one of those...

But it was normal. Chen Yun was two years younger than Jiang Fei and was already a Yukong Realm Martial Artist.

Either she was a Genius, or she had an extraordinary background.

Having a storage ring... wasn't strange.

Although the Zhenwu Bureau's martial strength was powerful, its core forces were mostly older Martial Artists.

For example, Li Wenxuan and Liao Peng, whom he had met on Mu Island...

Most of them were Fourth Realm, with a small minority being Fifth Realm, and their progress in Cultivating was slow.

If there were no other accidents, it might take decades to take another step forward, or they might stop forever...

It was indeed rare to see ones as young as Chen Yun and Jiang Fei.

Chu Yuan didn't stand on ceremony and took the box, "Then thank you."

After all, it was truly a life-saving favor; accepting a sword from her wasn't much...

Although he hadn't opened the box yet, his Divine Sense had already seen the longsword inside clearly.

It was pitch black all over, with a moderate weight.

The edge of the blade was as deep as ink, as if black light were flowing... An eye-catching character 'Lu' was engraved on the sword's shoulder, which seemed to be the maker's mark...

Just by looking at it, Chu Yuan was certain that this sword was of a much higher level than the predecessor of the wind slasher! The price must be high; it might be impossible to buy it with just money!

Seeing him accept it, Chen Yun seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and smiled, "You're welcome. Also... our captain asked me to give this to you."

She handed over a token engraved on both sides, which was a heavy, antique bronze color.

One side was engraved with the character 'Zhen', and the other side with the character 'Wu'.

It seemed to be made of some kind of hard metal. After taking it in his hand, Chu Yuan squeezed it gently and found it to be much sturdier than ordinary refined steel, copper, or iron; there was not a trace of deformation... If melted down to forge weapons, it would certainly be excellent Materials.

"What is this?"

"In layman's terms, it's an amulet." Chen Yun explained, "Drip your blood on it. If your life origin disappears, the zhenwu token will lock onto the aura of the powerful ones nearby and send it back to the Zhenwu Bureau along with your coordinates.

Then the Zhenwu Bureau will avenge you. But you must carry it on your person; you cannot put it in a storage ring."

"That doesn't sound very useful." Chu Yuan laughed. Once a person is dead, revenge... has no meaning to him.

"It has other functions." Chen Yun said, almost explicitly, "It is also a symbol of status and can help you resolve some trivial matters in life.

For a young martial Dao Genius like you, it is inevitable to encounter some disgusting people or things..."

In fact, the 'disgusting people or things' Chen Yun spoke of were things everyone encountered; it was just that ordinary people would endure them if they could...

"Does this count as being labeled by the Zhenwu Bureau?"

"Although there is nothing wrong with being labeled by the Zhenwu Bureau... it doesn't count as that. In the future, you can still freely choose where to go. The Zhenwu Bureau, the military... or even becoming a free agent."

"Good."

Chen Yun nodded, "Then I will head back first."

"I wish you a speedy recovery."

...

"System, Convert!"

[Converting... Conversion complete!]

A longsword that seemed to be suffused with black Qi appeared in Chu Yuan's hand. It looked somewhat demonic, not like a weapon used by a good person.

secret runes flashed across the blade and then vanished. The 'Lu' character engraved on the sword's shoulder remained unchanged...

Chu Yuan muttered to himself, does the System also know how to protect intellectual property?

He poured spiritual power into it, and the longsword trembled; a black-gold shimmer appeared on the sword's edge.

Chu Yuan had a sudden whim and touched it with his finger; silently and without a sound, his finger was cut, and blood gushed out!

"..." Forget it. Since it was already bleeding, he couldn't waste it. He casually wiped his hand on the zhenwu token. The token showed no movement, but the bloodstain disappeared rapidly, as if it had been devoured by it!

This thing could also be converted, but there didn't seem to be any need to. Once the appearance changed, its only remaining function for Chu Yuan might also disappear...

Walking around aimlessly, Chu Yuan realized that he seemed to have nothing left to do now?

Since a powerful person would soon come to help him treat his injuries, he didn't want to waste any more of his life origin. There shouldn't be a second one of these things; it would be better to save it to Cultivate and improve...

Right, let's go see Chu Ying. It seemed like some yellow-haired guy was pestering his younger sister, and there was also that alcoholic old man who wanted to ruin her future...

...

"Yingying! I genuinely like you! Just agree to be my girlfriend! I will definitely take good care of you and won't let you suffer any grievances!" At the school gate, a boy leaning on crutches said loudly.

He really had dyed his hair yellow...

"Woohoo~ Be together! Be together!"

"Sister-in-law! Just agree to Brother Kai!"

"..." Chu Ying looked at the cheering classmates around her with disgust, "Du Kai! Can you stop pestering me? Move aside!"

The yellow-haired guy looked at Chu Ying affectionately, "I cannot! Even if the seas dry up and the rocks crumble, and the stars collapse... I will love you until the very last moment!"

"Oh~ Brother Kai is so romantic!"

"Sister-in-law! Just give Brother Kai a chance!"

"Chu Ying, I think Du Kai is sincere..."

Chu Ying felt a wave of nausea. What does it have to do with me that he is sincere? I am also sincerely in love with the money in the bank, but unfortunately, they won't give it to me...

"Get lost~!" Chu Ying tried to squeeze through the crowd to walk out.

Du Kai hopped along behind her on his crutches, and his speed was surprisingly not slow!

"Yingying! Don't go! Listen to me, listen to me!"

His few followers intentionally or unintentionally blocked Chu Ying's path, and Chu Ying had no choice but to stop helplessly.

"Speak! Can you get lost after you're done?"

Du Kai looked at Chu Ying affectionately again, "Yingying..."

Just as Chu Ying was about to hear what he had to say, she suddenly saw a pig-like snout puckering toward her!

She recoiled instinctively and kicked Du Kai's broken leg.

"Hiss~!"

Chu Yuan arrived just in time and happened to witness his younger sister's predicament. When he saw Du Kai pucker his pig-like snout, his face darkened, and his good mood dissipated quite a bit.

He barged into the crowd arrogantly, pushing the people blocking his way to both sides.

Chu Ying quickly saw him, "Brother!"

"What!? Has my brother-in-law arrived? Quick! Quick, help me up!"

"..." Chu Yuan looked at Du Kai, whose crutch had been kicked away and who was currently squirming on the ground, in astonishment. What a top-tier yellow-haired guy?