Chapter 108: The Lord of Binzhou City Is Your Father?

The moment those words were spoken, everyone was thoroughly stunned.

Zhao Wuming personally led the medical team into the laboratory and launched into a savage, tiger-like examination of Zhang Chu.

At first, Zhang Chu still tried to argue that he truly wanted another two baskets.

Later, he fell silent.

He let the medical experts poke and prod him to their heart’s content.

It was obvious.

Everyone had concluded that Zhang Chu had been driven insane by the effects of Version 1.0 of the Breakthrough Pill.

After an hour of exhaustive tests, Zhang Chu finally left the Kewei Research Institute, half-asleep.

Before he left, he even specifically told Zhao Wuming, “Old Zhao, I’m coming back in three days. Be sure to increase the dosage. The key is to keep the volume high and the patient steady!”

With a hum of motion, Thunder Battle L1 vanished from the entrance of the Kewei Research Institute like a tiger leaping into the wild.

Zhang Chu’s nickname, “Binzhou’s Number One Test Subject,” quickly spread through the entire institute, and the girls were practically overjoyed. What a man.

On the way home, Wang Peng called and arranged to meet at the black market.

When they arrived at the black market, at Li Dashan’s little shop, Wang Peng said, “Xiao Chu, this is the money from selling the star beast corpses you asked me to handle at the black market.”

“To avoid drawing attention, Uncle Li and I found a reliable channel and distributed them over three days.”

He handed over the storage ring and bank card.

After coming out of Canglong Mountain, Zhang Chu had given Wang Peng the storage ring and asked him to sell the star beast corpses inside at the black market.

The storage space in the ring was limited.

Zhang Chu had deliberately chosen only the corpses of high-tier star beasts to keep; he had thrown away the rest on Canglong Mountain.

But even so, there were still over a hundred high-tier star beast corpses that entered the black market.

One careless move could easily attract the attention of those dark mercenary groups lurking there.

Everyone understood the principle that possession of wealth invites trouble.

“Uncle Li, I transferred you some money. Keep it for drinks.”

Before leaving, Zhang Chu transferred one million to Li Dashan.

“You brat, still pulling that on me? Fine, Uncle Li will take it.”

Seeing the one million arrive, Li Dashan did not stand on ceremony.

Seven million had landed in his account, and Zhang Chu was in a very good mood.

On the way back to Xishayuan, he stopped by a convenience store and bought Guanzi Fang a whole case of vintage liquor.

Filial piety. He had to be filial if he wanted to get more.

Sure enough.

Seeing Zhang Chu carrying in the good liquor, Guanzi Fang pounced like a wolf: “You brat, you’ve got something in you after all. You even know to buy your old man some wine. Looks like you made quite a bit of money at the black market.”

“Old Guan, you know too much,” Zhang Chu said awkwardly.

Everyone went to the black market, but saying it out loud did make him feel a little guilty.

“I know a lot more than that.”

Guanzi Fang opened a bottle, inserted a straw, and took a long, satisfying gulp. He looked blissful. “Since you’re being so filial to your old man, I’ll spare some time tonight to guide you through Instant Step. As long as you get started, with your six-star cultivation, taking on a seven-star dual-force warrior won’t be a problem.”

Holy crap!

Zhang Chu felt a little frightened.

The usually game-addicted Guanzi Fang had actually seen through, at a glance, that he had just broken through to six stars.

A spiritual realm practitioner really was terrifying.

Since he could receive guidance from Guanzi Fang, the founder himself, Zhang Chu did not refuse.

The two of them immediately went to the open space behind the small western-style house.

“Gather your martial power throughout the body and pour strength into both legs.”

“Mobilize your spiritual power to spread outward and cover the surroundings. Use your spiritual sense to lock onto a point.”

“Let strength and spirit gradually align, reach a balance point, and then erupt.”

Guanzi Fang sat in a rocking chair, drinking wine and snacking, and spoke slowly and lazily. “I don’t even remember anymore. Back then, Luo Zhidong took three years to get started, and never improved after that. Your talent…”

“Holy crap!”

Before Guanzi Fang could finish, Zhang Chu flashed away.

The next second, he appeared fifty meters away.

Guanzi Fang blurted out an oath and sprang up from the rocking chair.

“Looks like I’ll still have to practice more.”

Zhang Chu was making his first attempt, and he was not very satisfied.

Compared with other martial techniques, Instant Step was indeed difficult to learn. Even the system had not let him master it in a matter of minutes.

“Yeah… not much to speak of.”

Guanzi Fang feigned calm, turned, and went back into the little house.

After closing the bedroom door, he could no longer hold it in. Clenching his fist, he punched the air over and over in excitement.

“I knew I hadn’t misjudged this kid. In just two days, he can teleport fifty meters. In at most a month he’ll be able to get started. He’s far stronger than that trash Luo Zhidong!”

Meanwhile, Luo Zhidong, who had just finished showering at home and was preparing for bed, suddenly sneezed.

“Honey, I think I’ve caught a cold…”

“If you want to sleep with me, just say so. What kind of excuse is that? How could a dual-force warrior possibly catch a cold?”

“Uh… fair point. Could someone be cursing me?”

At that moment, Zhang Chu was being shaken by Guanzi Fang’s words into a lack of confidence.

With the system’s enhancement, he had been a genius.

“Damn system, can’t you be a little more useful? Don’t let some old native of this spirit world look down on me like this…”

He steeled himself and went into the basement garage so the system could continue breaking things down.

It was not until ten at night that Zhang Chu finished showering and climbed into bed, only to receive a message from Zhang Xueying.

“Teacher Xiao Chu, asleep yet?”

“Xueying sending a message in the middle of the night—does she miss me? We’ll see each other the day after tomorrow when I go to work.”

Zhang Chu teased her shamelessly.

“Quit blathering!”

“On to business.”

“The last time you promised to help me with something. I’ll pick you up at ten tomorrow morning. A good person will live in peace all their life.”

Having suddenly received a good-person card, Zhang Chu was a little depressed, but he still agreed.

It was only a favor, after all.

At most, he would just have to pretend to be her boyfriend.

With how handsome and loaded he was, that was child’s play.

The next morning, Zhang Xueying arrived at the door right on time.

She first greeted Guanzi Fang, then took Zhang Chu out with her.

In the car, Zhang Chu kept staring at Zhang Xueying.

She had specially put on makeup.

She was also wearing a proper, figure-hugging long dress.

Absolutely gorgeous.

Even stranger, Zhang Xueying took him directly to Binzhou’s most upscale mall and spent one hundred thousand on a handsome suit.

“I say, Sister Xueying, why do I have this nagging feeling that something bad is about to happen?”

“Don’t worry. I’m here.”

Zhang Xueying comforted Zhang Chu, then drove him quickly to an elegant old manor in the western district of Binzhou City.

Zhang Chu glanced at it and felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

“Sister Xueying, isn’t this the Binzhou City Lord’s residence? Why did you bring me here?”

Very quickly, Zhang Chu realized what was going on.

He had seen photos of it on the forum.

This was the Binzhou City Lord’s residence, the place where the legendary Binzhou War God lived.

What kind of move was Zhang Xueying making by bringing him to meet the city lord?

“Miss, the city lord is already waiting for you in the banquet hall.”

Just then, an elegantly mannered old man came out from the city lord’s residence. He looked every bit the highly placed steward.

“Understood, Butler Fu.”

Zhang Xueying nodded with a smile, then hooked her arm through Zhang Chu’s.

“Teacher Xiao Chu, help me out, just this once.”

“You mean... the Binzhou City Lord is your father?”

At that moment, Zhang Chu felt as though his whole being had gone numb. This woman had actually brought him to meet the parents.