Chapter 13: Uneasy Premonition, Genius Little Sister?

Before Feng Ju could finish speaking, Feng Mu cut him off in one breath: "No need, I've already promised a classmate, I'm going to work at the Incineration Plant in two days."

Feng Ju's brows knotted into a lump, he let out a cold laugh and was about to retort.

Beep beep.

A text message came from his phone, urging him to return to the squad; today he was just on patrol and happened to pass by, coming home to grab a change of clothes.

"I've already eaten outside, I'm a bit tired so I'm going back to my room to rest first; from now on, I'll hand over half my monthly salary to the household, you can rest assured."

Feng Mu had no mind to argue with Feng Ju; as for handing over half his wages, it was because he didn't want to escalate the conflict and thoroughly infuriate Feng Ju.

That would be unwise, of no benefit to his current survival situation; just treat it as repaying the food and lodging fees for borrowing this body and lodging here for three years.

When he has the ability to repay it in full, that will be the day he moves out; he believes that day won't be too far off.

After Feng Ju lowered his head and replied to the squad, he prepared to lecture Feng Mu again, but saw the latter had already gone back to his room on his own, the bedroom door already half-shut.

Feng Ju's face twitched, he cursed: "Rebellious son, no ability yet still refuses discipline."

Wang Xiuli hurriedly persuaded: "Alright alright, you're not in a rush to get back to the squad, let's talk about it later."

Feng Ju suppressed his anger and instructed a couple of sentences: "You watch him at home, recently don't go out at night, recently everywhere is not too peaceful, the Nine Districts have also had a group of dangerous elements from an Extreme Evil Organization infiltrate."

Feng Ju hastily instructed a couple of sentences, and as he was leaving, his peripheral vision swept over the graduation certificate on the tea table.

Crumpled.

Wait, crumpled?

Not right, it's not the graduation certificate, but Feng Mu seems to be somehow different from usual.

Feng Mu stood behind the bedroom door, the motion of casually pulling the door shut paused slightly, then slowly closed it.

"Extreme Evil Organization, dangerous elements, could it be….."

Feng Mu lowered his head, his pitch-black pupils once again reflecting that daily reminder — 【Current Inheritance Progress 1%, Reward Sent, please check!】

An absurdly ridiculous, terrifyingly spooky guess surfaced in Feng Mu's mind: "Wouldn't it be a courier sent by the Organization to deliver goods to me~"

Feng Mu shuddered violently, praying in his heart: "Please let it not be a delivery to my door, caonima!!!"

Walking to the window and pulling open the curtains, he looked at the narrow alley where sewage flowed horizontally, the crowds of people coming and going, and suddenly felt that every single one of them had furtive movements and suspicious expressions.

All of them looked extremely like Extreme Evil criminals hiding in the crowd.

Mm.

My identity is also one of those lurking undercover.

Feng Mu knew he was being a bit paranoid, but that uneasy premonition in his heart was inexplicably intense.

"I'm still too lacking in security, so only by cultivating and leveling up." He thought.

Feng Mu drew the curtains, turned on the computer, opened a video, followed the commands, and quickly immersed himself in the selfless Body Forging Exercise.

Exhaustion, boredom, pain yet fulfilling.

Meridians groaned in the pulling, muscles drenched in the repetition, bones deformed in the swallowing of iron, time flowed with the second hand, one circle after another.

Movements still not reaching position, posture and form still hard to standardize, stiff and solidified fascia still not improved.

But, in the slow movements, the air would occasionally emit a muffled resonance, very weak, very weak, covered by his heavy panting breaths, Feng Mu did not notice.

That was bones through flesh and skin, roaring a ferocious evil howl at the world.

【Iron Eater: First Rank】

【Edible Iron Types: 1】

【Extractable Metal Property: 1】

【Current Detected Edible Iron Type — Ordinary Pig Iron, Edibility 10.5%.】

【Extracted Property:??】

Soon.

Faster.

Today's growth 4.2%, growth faster than yesterday, almost equal to double the first day.

"Day after day, uninterrupted cultivation, every day's exhaustion accumulates, so every day's consumption also accumulates, causing edibility to grow faster day by day, right."

Feng Mu collapsed on the bed, whole body aching unbearably as if fallen apart, yet the corner of his mouth curled in satisfaction,

"For others, exhaustion and pain are debuffs best cleared through rest, but for me, I instead hope the debuffs can stack endlessly."

The chill in his chest had already eroded from the xiphoid process point to the surroundings, expanding from one finger-length to several rib sections, even the exhaled air carried a trace of coolness.

At 4 AM, Feng Mu fell asleep.

In the dream, his whole body's bones pierced out from flesh and skin, transforming into cold iron armor covering his whole body, only revealing a pair of pitch-black eyes.

He was killing, blood everywhere on the ground.

One by one, uniformed constables surrounded and attacked him, Feng Ju was among them, roaring in horror and fury, angrily denouncing him for turning into a monster.

Suddenly, his chest violently caved in, splitting and mutating into jagged sharp serrations, his head also blooming into a petal shape.

He died, turning into a ferocious E Corpse.

Feng Mu angrily snapped his eyes open, what met his gaze was a gray ceiling, not the furnace for burning corpses.

"Cao, a kind of plant."

Feng Mu picked up his phone and glanced at the time, 08:33.

Slept 4-plus hours, sleepiness driven away by the nightmare.

"Don't have to go to School today, not in a rush to go to the Incineration Plant either, so today, I can cultivate from early to late, not wasting a single minute or second."

Feng Mu's eyes shone bright, he also really looked forward to seeing how much his edibility could skyrocket when all his time was used for cultivation and digestion without being delayed by studies and trivial matters.

First, need to go out and buy iron beads.

Didn't check inventory, just less than 2 jin left.

"Originally thought it could last 4 days, turns out only enough for two days, truly makes one both delighted and irritable." Feng Mu nimbly put on clothes and went out.

Went to the New Grocery Store, spent all the remaining money, and topped up stored iron to over five jin.

Went home, cultivated.

On the way home, except for going to the toilet and carrying rice into the room, Feng Mu did not open the door again.

Wang Xiuli stood at the gate, listening at the door, and heard the drawn-out rhythm of "one two three four" from inside the room from morning till night; her expression grew somewhat grave.

"Didn't you all give up the College Entrance Exam and graduate already?"

"Why are you still doing tempering exercises?"

Wang Xiuli tried knocking on the door several times but gave up, and finally took out her phone to send a text message to her daughter.

【——Your brother seems to have gone a bit crazy, locking himself in the room doing tempering exercises all day; if you have time this weekend, go home and comfort your brother.】

No. 8 Middle School, Class 1, Grade 10, Martial Arts Key Class.

Several girls with beautiful features and confidence between their brows were gathered together chatting, and Feng Yuhuai was among them.

Relying on her excellent Bone Quality, lovely appearance, and sweet tongue, within two days of rising from the ordinary class, Feng Yuhuai quickly integrated into this circle and seemed poised to become its central figure.

"Really impressive, Yu Huai, you don't know how fierce our Martial Arts Coach usually is, glaring at everyone with a sour face, but unexpectedly he praised you for two consecutive classes, smiling like a chrysanthemum."

"You think, Yu Huai and Zhang Xi are both Martial Arts Seeds handpicked by the coach, with the highest Bone Quality, which we ordinary people can only envy."

"Nonsense, how could it be as good as you say, I'm still far behind."

Feng Yuhuai smiled showing her teeth, lightly brushed her hair ends with her fingers, and her beautiful eyes were full of pride and radiance.

Suddenly, her phone made a beeping sound.

Feng Yuhuai took out her phone from her pocket, swiped the message, her slender willow-leaf brows slightly furrowed, and a thread of melancholy crept into her radiant eyes.

"What happened?" Lu Ya Zhi asked with concern.

Feng Yuhuai said somewhat irritably: "My brother doesn't know what madness he's acting up at home again, Mom is worried and wants me to go back and check on him."

"Ah, Yu Huai has a brother?"

"Who is it, is he at our school? Yu Huai is so talented, her brother must be very impressive too, right?"

Several female students chirped curiously with full faces.

Feng Yuhuai shook her head, generously presented the phone message to everyone, and sighed faintly: "My brother has no talent, and his personality is sensitive and inferior, often making his parents unhappy."

"Ah, is that so, having such a brother, Yu Huai must be very tired, right." Lu Ya Zhi comforted her understandingly.

Feng Yuhuai raised her head, shook her high ponytail, and smiled: "So I must work harder, I must make a name for myself; what I carry is not just myself, but also my parents' expectations, and a brother who drags me down."

"Wow, Yu Huai is so mature."

"As expected of Yu Huai, I really wish Yu Huai was my sister."

……

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