122: Chapter 122 Father Li! Don't be impulsive!
Li Yu asked, "Anything else?"
Supervisor Song looked at the furious Bald Old Man and couldn't help but feel a bit worried.
Firstly, he was worried that the man would get so angry he'd faint and start making false accusations, and secondly, he was worried that he would come up with some other trick.
After all, this guy was from the Eighth Floor, and the Eighth Floor and the Seventh Floor had always been at odds.
The Bald Old Man walked over and, discovering that he was a head shorter than Li Yu, looked even more displeased. He said, "Kid, dare to make a bet with me?"
Li Yu didn't even think about it, shook his head, and said, "No."
"Why?"
"According to our country's laws, if the gambling amount is small, it's punishable by up to 5 days of detention. I don't want a criminal record," Li Yu said solemnly.
The surroundings fell silent.
Everyone looked at Li Yu in astonishment.
Supervisor Song opened his mouth, exclaiming "Good grief." At this moment, he felt that Li Yu was freakishly righteous.
Chen Qing blinked, finding it hard to connect the Li Yu in front of her with the one at the abandoned factory who had said "Kill him."
The Bald Old Man's not-so-bright brain crashed. After a long while, he finally spoke, "I, I didn't, I didn't gamble! I didn't say I wanted to gamble! It's about cultivation, cultivation, do you understand?"
As the old saying goes.
If you endure for a moment, the more you think about it, the more you lose out; if you take a step back, the more you think about it, the angrier you get.
The Bald Old Man had lived in luxury for so many years; wherever he went, wasn't he treated with the utmost respect? If he sneezed, others would worry he had caught a cold; if he spoke a little less, others would start speculating that his throat was unwell.
He had never been retorted so suffocatingly by anyone before, and he had been thinking about this throughout the entire meeting.
Originally, he told himself to just endure it, that a grown man shouldn't hold a grudge against a petty person, but the more he endured, the angrier he got, and thus he thought of the old saying mentioned above.
"Let's make a bet. If I research the antidote for the blood toxin first, from now on, whenever you see me, you must respectfully call me Senior! Conversely, if you win, whenever I see you, I will call you Senior!"
The Bald Old Man said with a persistent expression.
Li Yu thought for a moment, then shook his head, "No."
"And why again?"
"You're too old, and you aren't a beauty. I don't like it when you call me Senior."
"Huh?"
As soon as these words were spoken, all the Breeders, including the Bald Old Man, were stunned.
Because he's old? Because he's not a beauty? Does this count as a reason?
By the time they reacted, Li Yu had already walked far away. Looking back at the Bald Old Man, he seemed to have suffered a huge blow, as if his soul had left his body.
"Forget it, Eighth Master Zhang. In my opinion, this kid just doesn't dare to accept the challenge, which is why he found such an absurd reason," a Breeder comforted.
"That's true. This guy is too handsome; he doesn't look like someone with real substance," another Breeder said.
"Hey, why are you praising him?"
"Then again, he was able to extract the blood toxin components from the Beast, so he really does have some skills."
"Why are you praising him too?"
After all, not all Senior Cultivators held such great hostility toward Li Yu.
Having received the blood toxin, and having heard Director Wang praise Li Yu three times during the meeting, plus the fact that he dared to go head-to-head with Eighth Master Zhang, everyone realized Li Yu wasn't as easy to push around as they had thought when they first arrived, so they let go of their prejudices.
At this moment, Eighth Master Zhang came to his senses from his daze. His lips trembled, his whole body shook, and he roared, "I'm only 55 years old! Who is old!!!"
...
Arriving at the parking lot, Chen Qing unlocked the car and opened the door for Li Yu. As Li Yu approached and was about to get into the car, she whispered, "Get in, Senior."
Li Yu turned back, looking at her in surprise.
"Hey! You..."
"What about me?"
"If you can talk, say more."
"Hmph."
Chen Qing's cold face melted like ice and snow, revealing a faint smile. Although it was only for a split second, it was enough to make Li Yu lose his focus.
The car started slowly and drove onto the street.
With the cooperation of the City Defense Bureau and other civilian Beast Tamers whose Beasts hadn't lost control, the situation in the city had stabilized. Large numbers of vehicles escorting out-of-control Beasts were being transported all over Ningyang City.
"Who is going to suppress the Beasts of those powerhouses?" Li Yu asked.
On the north wall, the people from the three regiments of Green Wind, Earth, and Molten were all there. The three regiment leaders' Beasts, as the main combat force against the monsters, inevitably couldn't avoid being eroded by the blood toxin.
Not to mention anything else, the strength of the Sky-Shattering Fire Dragon, especially its Catastrophe Meteorite, if used in the city, the casualties wouldn't just be a matter of hundreds or thousands.
Supervisor Song explained, "When the anomaly first appeared, the President and Special Assistant Yang took action, as did the powerhouses from the City Defense Bureau."
Li Yu nodded upon hearing this, feeling relieved.
No wonder, the damage encountered along the way was all small-scale; it turned out someone had already dealt with the biggest threats.
"What's the deal with the 'light of the city' badge? Is there any information you didn't tell me?" Li Yu asked again.
Supervisor Song revealed a strange expression, looking at Li Yu as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.
"What is it?"
"Did President Ming ask you to become her personal Breeder?"
"Yes, I even told you that."
"Great!" Supervisor Song slapped his thigh with an expression like his own father had died. "The last person to receive the 'light of the city' was also President Ming's personal Breeder."
"Huh?"
Li Yu opened his mouth, staring blankly at Supervisor Song.
"That's right, it's exactly as you guessed. He died, killed by President Ming." Supervisor Song patted Li Yu on the shoulder, "My condolences."
Li Yu jumped up violently, hitting his head on the car roof, and exclaimed excitedly, "Damn you! The hell with 'light of the city'? This is more like the 'Light of Death'!"
Question: How to get killed by Ming Yueguang?
Two conditions must be met: First, become a personal Breeder; Second, obtain the 'light of the city'.
Very good, Li Yu was only one badge away from death.
Resolve the blood toxin? What blood toxin? I'm done playing, I'm going back to sleep, that's fine, right?
Li Yu firmed his resolve and shouted to Chen Qing, "Drive faster, go to the company, pick up Li Meng, and the three of us will go back to sleep. The outside world is too dangerous, we're not dealing with it anymore."
Chen Qing stepped on the gas, and the car flew off the ground, causing Li Yu and Supervisor Song to scream in shock.
"You don't have to be that fast!!!!!!!"
...
Returning to the company, it was dawn. Li Yu headed straight to the Seventh Floor but didn't see Li Meng or Zhou Ya.
"Eh? Where are they?" Li Yu wondered.
"They must still be cultivating at this time. Since you aren't here, Zhou Ya should be in the public Level 1 Cultivation Room."
Supervisor Song said, looking at his phone, and the next second his face darkened.
"What's wrong?" Li Yu asked.
Supervisor Song said in a deep voice, "An accident occurred during Zhou Ya's cultivation. The out-of-control Beast is hemorrhaging and has fallen into a near-death state. She and your sister are surrounded by the Beast's owner and his group, and they are very agitated."
Li Yu's pupils constricted.
"Which cultivation room?"
"Level 1 Cultivation Room, Room 7, the one you used before..."
Before Supervisor Song finished speaking, Li Yu had already rushed out of Hall 5 and disappeared without a trace.
"Did he take something?" Supervisor Song asked.
Chen Qing said, "Yes, my knife."
"Holy shit!" Supervisor Song was shocked and hurriedly chased after him, shouting, "Father Li! Don't be impulsive!"
Watching the two of them disappear, Chen Qing shook her head, walked straight to the stairwell, opened the window, and muttered, "How can the elevator be faster than jumping off the building?"
Having said that, she leaped down.