26: Chapter 26 Twenty Years of Professional Counterfeit Exposing

Blue Star, September 22nd.

After finishing breakfast, Ye Mo made an excuse to head out.

Soon, he arrived at building 39 of the Shigang Community.

"President Ye, where have you been these past few days? Why has your phone been turned off whenever I called?"

Yu Mengyao sat in the car and asked impatiently.

Ye Mo's phone had been in the system space all along; he had turned it off to prevent the battery from draining.

"I went somewhere with absolutely no signal, so I turned it off."

Ye Mo explained casually and then asked, "How has your Cultivation been going lately?"

"Once the Spirit Stones were used up, I couldn't feel anything at all."

Yu Mengyao shook her head. At first, when she used Spirit Stones to Cultivate, she could feel a surge of energy entering her body. But once the Spirit Stones were depleted, no matter how she Cultivated, that energy never appeared again.

"Mm, that's because there is no Spiritual Qi in the surroundings," Ye Mo said.

"But even when I went deep into the lush mountains, I didn't feel anything."

Yu Mengyao frowned slightly.

"You've been reading too many novels. Lush forests only indicate plenty of oxygen; they have nothing to do with Spiritual Qi."

Spiritual Qi is generated by underground Spiritual Veins.

As a web novelist, Ye Mo had naturally read many urban cultivation novels.

In those stories, the protagonists would run to the mountains to Cultivate when their progress slowed in the city, but that was purely wishful thinking.

Blue Star's Spiritual Veins had long since dried up; there was no Spiritual Qi anywhere on the entire planet.

"Is that so?" Yu Mengyao said thoughtfully.

"Don't doubt it. If you want to Cultivate, you can only use Spirit Stones, and I'm the only one who has them."

After saying that, Ye Mo took out a Storage Pouch and handed it to Yu Mengyao.

Yu Mengyao curiously opened the bag and peered inside, but it was pitch black, and she couldn't see anything.

"When you get home later, you can just pour them out. There are three hundred Spirit Stones inside, which is enough for you to Breakthrough to the Early Stage of Qi Refining. Of course, once you reach the Qi Refining stage, if you still want Spirit Stones to Cultivate, you know what to do, right?"

Ye Mo reminded her.

"If I really Breakthrough to that 'Qi Refining' stage you mentioned, President Ye, I'll be waiting for you at the Marriott Hotel after I've freshened up."

To be honest, if Ye Mo really was a Cultivator...

Even if she didn't Cultivate herself, Yu Mengyao would still cling tightly to Ye Mo's thigh. For now, she was just a bit skeptical.

"You certainly are fair-skinned, especially those legs of yours—so long and pale."

Yu Mengyao's beauty went without saying, and her figure was no worse than Zhou Ruolin's.

Especially those long legs—they were like honey, exquisite and smooth.

He wondered if Yu Mengyao was doing it on purpose; she was wearing a miniskirt today, which caused Ye Mo's eyes to drift over from time to time.

"That's what everyone says. Well, do you want to have a feel first?" Yu Mengyao gave him a provocative look.

"Another day."

...

Oriental China City was not far from the Shigang Community, only about half a kilometer away.

After saying goodbye to Yu Mengyao, Ye Mo quickly arrived at Zhou Ruolin's place.

To Ye Mo's surprise, there was another woman at home besides Zhou Ruolin and Yang Lan.

Ye Mo subconsciously activated his Character Inspection; unfortunately, she didn't have a Spiritual Root.

This woman was Zhou Ruolin's best friend, Peng Qiuyun.

She was here, naturally, to take care of Zhou Ruolin.

It had been over three months, and Zhou Ruolin's belly was already slightly bulging.

Peng Qiuyun usually accompanied Zhou Ruolin for her prenatal checkups.

"President Ye, I've always heard Linlin say how handsome you are. Seeing you today, it's true; even I'm feeling a bit smitten."

Everything about Ye Mo was great, except for his slightly strange hairstyle. Of course, that didn't affect his handsome face in the least.

Peng Qiuyun was indeed very moved.

Of course, his looks were one thing, but it was more about his money power.

A few days ago, Zhou Ruolin had finally relented, willing to 'share her husband' with her, provided that Ye Mo took an interest in her.

Peng Qiuyun was very confident. She felt she was no worse than her best friend, even if her figure was slightly less impressive.

But she was good in bed; once President Ye experienced it, he would never be able to forget her.

At this moment, she was intentionally or unintentionally leaning toward Ye Mo, her left peak brushing against his right arm from time to time.

Zhou Ruolin didn't say anything. Ye Mo had told her that people with Spiritual Roots were rare; if her best friend didn't have one, Ye Mo might not actually take an interest in her.

Zhou Ruolin chose to ignore it, but Yang Lan, who was sitting on the sofa nearby, turned her face away and spat softly, "What a shameless pair."

Yang Lan was relatively conservative; she despised Peng Qiuyun's behavior from the bottom of her heart.

What was most hateful was that Zhou Ruolin turned a blind eye to it.

This scene was practically shattering her worldview.

"Miss Peng, thank you for taking care of Linlin these past few days."

Ye Mo really couldn't take Peng Qiuyun's rubbing anymore.

He had no choice but to put his hands in his pockets and stand up to leave.

"President Ye, what are you saying? Linlin is my best friend; we've known each other since we were kids. It's only right that I take care of her."

Peng Qiuyun noticed Ye Mo's reaction and was secretly delighted.

Although Ye Mo stood up to leave to avoid suspicion, it was surely because of the presence of outsiders.

Once Zhou Ruolin explained the situation to Ye Mo later, there would be no need for such reservations.

"It's great that Linlin has a friend like you. I'll have to head out again in a few days, so I'll have to trouble you then."

Ye Mo moved to a chair opposite them.

While speaking, he was internally questioning the System.

Without using the One Hit Kill skill, what are the chances of fathering an offspring with a Spiritual Root with someone who doesn't have one?

"Host, your Spiritual Root is too weak. To father a child with a White Spirit Root, the probability likely won't exceed 1/10."

The System replied.

This answer was also within Ye Mo's expectations.

He had completely given up on that idea.

Ye Mo stayed until after lunch before leaving.

During this time, Ye Mo called Zhou Ruolin into a room alone to ask about the female streamers.

Before Ye Mo had left, he had found a total of five Blue Spirit Roots and twenty Green Spirit Roots.

Finally, Ye Mo transferred all his money to her.

He told her to build good relationships with these streamers first.

"I've basically gotten to know them all, and I've had some pretty good chats with a few. There's one in particular who practices Sanda; she's quite skilled and goes around challenging different gyms. I talked to her and said I've practiced too, hoping for a chance to spar with her," Zhou Ruolin replied.

"Oh, what's her name?" Ye Mo asked casually.

"Professional Fraud Buster for Twenty Years. Her real name is Yang Siqi."

"Mm." Ye Mo nodded. He had an impression of that name; he had even added her on WeChat. She seemed to have a Blue Spirit Root.

However, Ye Mo didn't plan to take action himself. With plenty of Spirit Stones now, it should only take a few months for Zhou Ruolin to Breakthrough to the Qi Refining stage.

"I have fifty kilograms of gold here. Sell it later, and you can be more generous with those streamers."

After saying that, Ye Mo took out fifty kilograms of gold from the system space and placed it on the table.

This gold was naturally obtained from Scarface Liu's subordinates, totaling 115 kilograms.

"So much!" Looking at the gold covering the table, Zhou Ruolin was nearly blinded by the shine.

"There will only be more in the future, but money is useless to us," Ye Mo said indifferently.

"Mm."

Zhou Ruolin nodded. Her main concern now was naturally Spirit Stones; she now knew that only Spirit Stones could be used for Cultivation.

"Hubby, Yang Lan's family has been calling her constantly lately. Especially her husband, who's using their child to threaten her. I'm afraid she won't be able to handle the pressure. Should we tell her the truth now and teach her the Cultivation Technique?"

If it hadn't been for Zhou Ruolin's constant persuasion to wait for Ye Mo's return, Yang Lan would have surely run off to meet Shen Aiming.

"Sure, feel her out first. If she's willing, teach her the technique. I brought quite a few Spirit Stones this time; you can Cultivate together with her."

Ye Mo directly took out six hundred Spirit Stones.

It was enough for both of them to Breakthrough to the Early Stage of Qi Refining.

"Okay."

Since Zhou Ruolin was pregnant, she didn't try to force Ye Mo to stay.

Finally, Zhou Ruolin mentioned Peng Qiuyun again. Ye Mo told her clearly that Peng Qiuyun did not have a Spiritual Root.

2:00 PM.

Ye Mo returned to the Tianhe Apartment and went to Lu Baijun's room. He had something to ask her: where had Cheng Ying from next door gone?