678: Mobile Bank

"Three Defensive Martial Arts!" Seeing these things materialized by the System, Ning Buxiu's heart was greatly shaken.

This was his biggest weakness right now!

When he fought that monster just now, if he had Defensive Martial Arts, he wouldn't have ended up injured.

However, in order to tear apart the fake Buddha body on that guy and reveal the true form inside, paving the way for the opponent to see his ugly appearance later, he had no choice but to engage in close-quarters combat.

Fortunately, "Gold Blood Bull King Strength" had a partial defensive ability, otherwise, even if Ning Buxiu knew that close-quarters confrontation could make the opponent reveal their true form, he wouldn't have done it.

Now, he suddenly had three more Defensive Martial Arts.

And their levels were not low!

After Cultivation to mastery and merging upgrades to reach Perfection, his strength would definitely skyrocket!

Looking at the Ghost Relic in his hand that still had residual Yin energy, Ning Buxiu didn't waste it: "System, use the Yin energy to update the Mobile Money House."

Listening to the Host's words, the Mobile Money House software appeared before Ye Tian.

Currently, the World's internet users already numbered over 300,000. In Ye Tian's eyes, this number, whether in terms of their wealth or quantity, was not worth mentioning.

The only purpose was to use the people of Five Directions City as a base, establish the internet's reputation, and lay the foundation for future expansion.

Then this update needed to make everyone even more inseparable from the internet.

"Ding ~ Congratulations Host on completing the update, you have gained the Interest, Lending, and Scan Code functions."

Interest, lending, scan code transfers – the moment these things appeared, they would inevitably cause a craze, earn the admiration of countless people, and provide immeasurable convenience.

And the people of this World would also, unknowingly, be bound to the Mobile Money House for generations.

After all... it was something that had already been put into practice.

"Hoo ~ Is this telling me it's time to start harvesting wealth?" Seeing these System updates, Ning Buxiu's breathing quickened slightly.

...

The night was deep.

Five Directions City.

Yao Family.

A small Gaopeng Family with only a dozen or so members.

It was once a subordinate of the second-rate Lan family of Five Directions City. Later, after Lan family experienced a strange mass suicide incident, the Yao Family immediately severed ties with Lan family.

Taking the money obtained from selling off Lan family's assets, they operated two market areas within Five Directions City, living a relatively comfortable life.

Generally speaking.

This kind of small Gaopeng Family had no enemies, their business wasn't large, and they had no competitors.

Their days should have continued ordinarily.

But tonight.

A thick Darkness filled the Yao Family!

As the Darkness disappeared, the Yao Family, including over twenty people including servants, all died with wide eyes filled with extreme fear!

These people either held sharp objects and stabbed themselves in the heart or chest.

Or jumped into the well and drowned themselves!

There were also a few who hanged themselves from the rafters!

All were acts of suicide, exactly the same as the demise of the Wang Family discovered this morning!

The actions were suicide, but no one would believe it was suicide!

Due to the extreme silence, and it being late at night.

No one around the Yao Family had yet discovered that such a terrifying incident had occurred within the locked Gaopeng Family.

"Step ~ Step ~ Step..."

A slow footsteps suddenly appeared within this Gaopeng Family courtyard.

Seeing the scene of these dead people before him, a sound emerged from the person's mouth: "amitabha..."

This person was none other than the Monk who had directly taken Xiao Houzi's one month's wages on the street!

His gaze swept over the scene before him, but the Monk grinned and laughed silently: "This method... you are indeed in this Town. It seems this poor Monk didn't come to the wrong place."

As he spoke, the Monk slowly walked towards the nearest corpse.

"amitabha, thank you Benefactor for your alms. This poor Monk will accept this money." The Monk bowed slightly.

As if he had sensed the location of the money long ago, the old Monk directly took out a few taels of silver from the clothes of the corpse before him.

Putting the silver into the golden bowl in his hand, the Monk's gaze continued to look at the next person, repeating the act of collecting money.

As if in his eyes, money was Buddha Dharma!

After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the Monk shook the golden bowl in his hand.

The money that had been placed in there one by one seemed to have gone to another space, disappearing!

"amitabha, may all Benefactors have a good journey." The Monk bowed in Thank you.

However, a moment later, his movement paused slightly.

"Clatter ~"

In the quiet courtyard, the prayer beads in the old Monk's hand directly snapped!

The connecting black beads, one by one, like heavy rain, simultaneously struck the ground, making a clattering sound!

The sound of the prayer beads falling to the ground was exceptionally clear in the quiet courtyard.

And the old Monk, seeing this scene, couldn't help but furrow his brow: "Dead?"

Standing still for a long time, the old Monk holding the Zen staff put his palms together: "amitabha..."

"A one-pattern demon died so inexplicably. It seems this Five Directions City is far from as simple as it appears on the surface."

Muttering softly, the old Monk's expression revealed a hint of solemnity. Looking down at the prayer beads rolling into the Darkness and shadows on the ground, he shook his head slightly: "Without you, my Junior Brother, how can I find that guy alone?"

"What a disaster..."

The next day.

Within Five Directions City, countless people picked up their telephone and started browsing Ye Ning's Weibo the moment they woke up.

And in a servant's quarters of the Ning family, Xiao Houzi suddenly woke up!

The first thing he did after waking up was to grope around his body.

"Money! Where's my money?!" Xiao Houzi kept searching his body.

"Didn't you give your money to that strange Monk yesterday?" The co-worker who accompanied him back yesterday, lying on the single bed next to Xiao Houzi, said with a yawn.

And his words instantly made Xiao Houzi recall his experience from last night.

"What do you mean I gave it to that strange Monk! That Monk is a demon Monk! He directly made me give him all the money on my body!" Xiao Houzi recalled his experience from last night, his face filled with sorrow and despair: "That was my one month's wages! It's all gone just like that!"

Amidst his painful wailing, Xiao Houzi seemed to think of something and looked at the co-worker beside him: "What about your wages? Were they also taken by that demon Monk?!"

"Me? I didn't have any money on me last night." The co-worker shrugged: "Didn't the Shopkeeper say he transferred all the money to my telephone?"

Speaking of this, the co-worker's expression was somewhat gloating: "If you hadn't carried cash on you last night, that demon Monk might not have been able to rob you. I told you to put your money on your telephone earlier. You can withdraw it from the Ning Family Money House anytime, and you don't have to worry about being robbed or stolen from. How great is that?"

"This... This is impossible!" Xiao Houzi originally thought his co-worker had the same experience as him.

If that were the case, he would feel a bit better.

But now, the other person hadn't lost a single coin, which made it unacceptable to him.

"The Mobile Money House is a scam! You definitely can't withdraw that money! It's a trap the Ning family set for us! Don't you know this?!" Xiao Houzi shouted hysterically.

"Who says it's a scam? You haven't even used it yourself, and you say it's no good?" The co-worker was slightly displeased.