1: The sky is falling and the golden finger is activated!
Some say, death is inevitable for all, some deaths are weightier than Mount Tai, others lighter than a swan feather.
Others say.
The meaning of life is not in taking, but in burning.
But Ye Hong just wanted to say,
It's better to live a bad life than to die a good one; everything else is utter nonsense!
"I've wasted most of my life, achieved nothing except marrying a beautiful wife."
At this moment, he was sitting on the only worn-out sofa in his small house,
Looking at his son, who was kneeling in repentance, snot and tears streaming down his face,
And the dense debt messages on his phone, he felt an unspeakable dull ache.
This debt was not a new thing.
The planet he lived on was called Bluewater Star, a world where Vicious Beasts were rampant and Advanced Martial Arts flourished.
And he was a Transmigrator who had been influenced by 21st-century culture and had even downloaded anti-fraud apps.
At first, Ye Hong thought he was definitely a protagonist.
With a System in hand, Stepping Star underfoot, he would sweep across the world in minutes.
And then visiting brothels would be free, and his wife in the inner chambers would dare not speak out in anger.
But the truth was.
No matter how much he shouted, 'Dog System,' 'System,' 'Deep Blue add points,' even 'Body Integration' came out.
He was just short of calling out, 'System, Dad.'
From beginning to end, there was no reaction at all.
After a bout of tossing and turning.
Ye Hong sighed deeply.
From the age of anti-addiction, he began a forty-year journey of survival on Bluewater Star.
For forty years, he witnessed those so-called Geniuses,
Starting as a Martial Apprentice.
Breaking through Martial Artist, then Martial Master, and then breaking through the Bottleneck of the half-step Blood Transformation Realm, achieving Great Martial Master, and even Grandmaster.
Only he himself... his combat Realm was as stable as his salary.
After expending countless efforts to Break through to High-level Martial Artist, his life stopped there.
It perfectly echoed those classic sayings.
Don't bully the young for being poor, don't bully the middle-aged for being poor, don't bully the old for being poor.
His current situation was.
Five years ago, his Martial Artist Squad collectively met their end, with only him miraculously surviving.
So.
He chose to retire from the heart, ending his Martial Artist career of fighting Yao Beasts and living on the edge of a knife.
He took a retirement fee, patted his butt, and went home, diligently making up for his wife who had painstakingly raised their two children.
From then on, the two of them were inseparable,
Ye Hong even lived a life where his children called him 'Dad' during the day, and his wife called him 'Dad' at night.
Logically, life was quite fulfilling up to this point.
But the lingering old injuries were still tormenting him.
Especially the toxins of the second-generation plant-type Vicious Beast, the Blue Silver Grass King, left in his body.
It almost indirectly labeled him as being on the path to death.
Every cloudy night at midnight, his whole body would ache as if a woman was giving birth.
To cure this illness.
He first spent most of his savings to buy a tube of Type II Qi and Blood Vitality Potion.
However, the Breakthrough failed.
Not only did hundreds of thousands of assets evaporate, but his Realm also plummeted like a match-3 game.
As for that damned Blue Silver Grass toxin, it was still tirelessly playing a game of wits and courage with him.
Over the past few years, it had been lurking in his body, collecting Qi and Blood rent.
It had worn him down day by day, making him more exhausted than those young people who had sex every two days.
There was no other way; with insufficient essence blood, he couldn't afford to hire powerful figures, so he relied on medicine.
But medicine, how should I put it?
If it could cure you in one go, it wouldn't be considered good medicine by the manufacturers.
So-called good medicine gives you a little efficacy, then comes with a segmented therapy, emptying your wallet repeatedly!
Constantly taking medicine, in the end, money poured out, creating a vicious cycle of falling Qi and Blood.
And then came another piece of bad news.
His good-for-nothing son had gotten into online loans!
Ye Hong's blood pressure nearly soared to 180 mmHg.
As the saying goes, raise a son to sell a daughter; to ensure fair treatment, he had a Dragon and Phoenix pair in middle age.
His daughter, on the other hand, was born beautiful, possessing a goddess-like aura at a young age.
Even if those handsome, compelling, and wealthy book friends whose assets could circle the Tomato Universe three times were to scrutinize her.
They would probably be all smiles the next second, calling him 'Father-in-law.'
But his son was purely mediocre.
"Alas, old man, if it really doesn't work, let's sell everything in the house; at least it can fill the hole."
To the side,
Luo Jinxuan, the beautiful woman with a few strands of silver in her temples, sighed softly.
Having said that.
She glared fiercely at the kneeling boy, "You wasteful thing! How many times have I told you not to touch online loans?"
"You're not one of those powerful Martial Artists who can borrow money and then pay it back by punching people in the face."
Your father is old and can't protect you. How are our family of four going to live?!"
"Mom, I was wrong! I'll never dare again!"
On the ground, Ye Song was in tears, his voice choked, trembling like a sieve.
Then he looked at Ye Hong.
Ignoring his disheveled appearance, he quickly crawled a few steps on his knees, tugging at the other's pant leg, and wailed, "Dad, save me!"
"If I can't pay back this money, they'll beat me to death."
"Those people are coming for violent debt collection in the next two days. I heard they forced several people to commit suicide before. I don't want to die!"
Ye Hong's face twitched slightly.
He pulled out the Seven Wolves cigarette pack from his waist, itching to light one up.
Bang, bang—!
Just then, the door to his small house was pounded loudly.
And then.
The security lock was violently pried open, and a group of burly men with thick waists barged in.
The leader had a rough, fierce face.
His gaze swept around and quickly landed on Ye Song, grinning sinisterly:
"Kid, you've made me search hard. Choose between your life and paying the money."
Having said that.
He glanced at Ye Hong, who was sitting silently on the sofa.
He provocatively kneaded his fist, threatening, "Old man, be smart and don't meddle."
"Once we take enough parts from your son to repay the debt, we'll leave immediately."
"You, don't mess around!"
On the ground, Ye Song, still kneeling, shrieked, his face pale with fright.
At the same time.
A girl's voice came from the bedroom, "Dad, weren't you lecturing big brother? Why is it so loud..."
The door was pushed open.
A girl with waist-length hair and delicate features walked out.
Ye Xue had just seen the scene in the living room and immediately widened her eyes, covering her small mouth.
"Oh, ho!"
"There's such a hot chick here! I haven't seen such a gem even at the Hundred Phoenix Brothel in the west of the city!"
"Go, go, go, that's nonsense. They're all public buses; do you expect to ride a Blood-Sweating Steed out of them?"
The few big men present lit up when they saw the girl.
The initial burly man even licked his lips perversely, grinning strangely,
"Kid, why didn't you say your family had such a beautiful girl earlier? If you had, we wouldn't have been so rough!"
He grinned savagely, then strode towards Ye Xue, his tone mocking: "Come on, little sister, come and have some fun with big brother."
"Ah!!!"
Ye Xue shrieked, quickly turning to run back.
"Heh heh, where do you think you're going?"
The burly man was itching with desire, quickening his steps and reaching out to grab Ye Xue's arm.
Clatter.
The expected soft touch didn't come.
Instead, a thin hand appeared, and a person appeared in front of the burly man at some unknown point.
"Get lost."
Ye Hong said a single word coldly, expressionless.
The Killing Intent cultivated from years of fighting, and his icy eyes, actually made the burly man shiver.
A moment later, he reacted, enraged, "Old man, are you really looking for death?!"
Bang—!
As soon as he finished speaking.
Ye Hong kicked him, and there was a sound like an eggshell cracking.
"Ah, ah, ah!"
The force of this kick itself wasn't particularly strong.
But it hit a vital spot.
The burly man clutched his groin, his face severely contorted, and he let out a pig-like scream.
The miserable sight.
Made the remaining few men shiver.
Thinking of the scattered egg yolks, no one dared to act rashly for a moment.
"Kill... kill him!! We have Mr. Qiu behind us! If we don't get this debt back, do you think you'll have a good end?!"
On the ground, the burly man, who was in so much pain he was almost fainting, roared with a distorted face.
Hearing this.
The few burly men trembled imperceptibly, their eyes revealing deep apprehension and fear.
"Old man, you dare to injure our people? If we don't teach you a lesson today, our Black Tiger Society won't need to be in this area anymore!"
A burly man said fiercely, and immediately lunged forward.
Instantly.
Several big men also swarmed towards Ye Hong.
Facing the encirclement of these few people, a cold glint flashed in Ye Hong's eyes.
He flickered his body slightly, dodging the first burly man who rushed over.
At the same time, his right hand shot out like lightning, grabbing the opponent's wrist and twisting it hard.
"Ah!"
The burly man screamed, clutching his hand, his whole body twitching as if in a spasm.
Ye Hong seized the opportunity to kick out, sending the burly man flying, landing heavily on the ground.
At the same time.
The remaining few people also swarmed over.
Some even pulled out a brick from their pocket, one end deliberately smoothed, with distinct edges.
Bang—!
Ye Hong's body flickered instantly, his elbow slamming hard into one man's chest, the fierce force making the opponent's eyes widen and blood spray from his mouth.
But immediately after, a sharp whooshing sound came from behind.
He turned his body to the side, avoiding the vital spot on his head.
Then, a brick solidly hit his shoulder, making him stumble.
"Old man, I thought you were so tough!"
The big man behind, having landed a hit, sneered.
He could tell.
This old man was clearly a Martial Artist whose Qi and Blood had declined beyond recognition.
If it were in his younger days, a hooligan like him would naturally stay as far away as possible, but now was different.
"Don't hit my dad—!"
To the side, Ye Song, who was almost scared out of his wits, also mustered his courage, screaming and pouncing forward.
"Get out of the way!" A big man easily grabbed his wrist.
He kicked hard, immediately making Ye Song scream, fall to the ground, and roll around clutching his stomach.
"Old man, today I'm going to beat your man right in front of your face, then take your son away."
The big man sneered, looking at Ye Hong, who was being surrounded by several people.
He kneaded his fist, then grabbed Ye Song like a little chick.
Completely ignoring the beautiful woman who was cursing at him frantically, he laughed wildly with satisfaction.
Ye Hong felt his short temper was about to snap.
He grabbed the collar of the person in front, then delivered a knee strike, almost making the person's eyeballs pop out.
But he himself took two more punches.
Qi and Blood decline, physical strength wanes.
Many times, his consciousness reacted, but his physical abilities couldn't keep up.
"Damn System, I've fallen to this point, so Transmigrators aren't supposed to have a Golden Finger, huh?!"
Ye Hong cursed in a low voice.
His fiery temper was well-known when he roamed the Wilderness Area in his youth.
Even earthworms would be split in half, and eggs would be scrambled!
"Ding! Detected that the host has called System Dad (1/1). Now activating the first stage of the Unlimited Growth Talent—Hundredfold Talent Boost."