Chapter 341: Enthusiastic Citizen

Inside the dormitory.

Yu Xinghan asked, "What's this all about? You called me over in such a hurry—couldn't you have said it online?"

Zhang Yu said, "I found a target and want to rob them."

Yu Xinghan was slightly taken aback. Instead of immediately agreeing or disagreeing, he decided to first ask who the target was.

If the target was someone like Ji Yuanshu or some Sixth, Seventh, or Eighth Floor Lord, Yu Xinghan planned to advise Zhang Yu to hold back, telling him that patience brings peace and that after holding back for a night, you gradually get used to it.

But if the target was a fellow villager from the First Floor or the bottom of the class, then he would be all in to show his brotherly loyalty.

"What the hell kind of rank dares to mess with my brother?"

Then Zhang Yu revealed his target.

"The Dark Planting Realm."

Zhang Yu said, "I found a den of the Dark Planting Realm and plan to rob it."

Hearing this answer, Yu Xinghan breathed a slight sigh of relief inside: "So it's a case of thieves robbing thieves, not going after the rich upper class. That's fine."

"But are you sure just the two of us are enough? Could there be experts on the other side?"

Zhang Yu said, "Don't worry about that. I have a reliable source, so the success rate for this is very high."

"A reliable source?" Yu Xinghan thought to himself, "It's probably Zhang Pianpian."

"From my observations over the past year... Senior Zhang Pianpian shouldn't be a figment of Zhang Yu's imagination."

As an experienced veteran, Yu Xinghan was fully confident in making this judgment.

"If he hasn't been neutered, living with such a beautiful and powerful woman every day without any fantasies—that leaves only two possibilities."

"Either Zhang Yu isn't into women, or their relationship has transcended the romantic."

And Yu Xinghan was certain that Zhang Yu was definitely not someone who wasn't into women.

"Forget it, whatever their relationship is, it's none of my business."

"In any case, if it's Zhang Pianpian, that top student in the Talisman Department, does that mean the Righteous Gods are making a move on the Dark Planting Realm?"

Thinking back to when Zhang Yu had fought on the side of the Righteous Gods against Wang Yin on the First Floor, Yu Xinghan grew even more convinced of his judgment.

"Helping the Righteous Gods clean house, thieves robbing thieves... no problem at all."

His thoughts racing, Yu Xinghan believed he had figured everything out, so he nodded and said, "No problem, I'm in."

Once it was settled, Yu Xinghan left the dormitory and went back to work overtime.

Not long after, Le Mulan arrived at the dormitory.

Hearing that Zhang Yu planned to rob the Dark Planting Realm, Le Mulan frowned and said, "I heard that people from the Dark Planting Realm... are all extremely vicious and insane. There have even been cases where a large number of civilians were kidnapped to plant and then silenced."

"Robing them... isn't the risk quite high?"

Le Mulan sighed, "Zhang Yu, can't we just sell seeds honestly?"

Zhang Yu said, "Le Mulan, let me teach you something today. In Kunxu, you can't take risks lightly, but you also can't take no risks at all. As they say, a man without ill-gotten wealth never gets rich. Working steadily and honestly in Kunxu won't get you ahead."

He continued, "For now, I can't tell you the specifics of this matter. Just tell me whether you want in or not."

"If you join, I'll tell you the details then."

"If not, then pretend this never happened."

Zhang Yu knew that asking Le Mulan to choose like this was obviously putting her in a tough spot, since she knew nothing at all and had to decide whether to go along with him in complete darkness.

But Zhang Yu also understood that it couldn't be helped.

In matters like this, you never lay everything out in advance; it all comes down to the trust between comrades.

Just as he trusted Zhang Pianpian and followed her lead, Le Mulan's only basis for choosing now was also trust.

Le Mulan looked at Zhang Yu before her, scenes flashing through her mind, finally stopping at the image of Zhang Yu and Wang Yin's great battle in Songyang City. She recalled her correct decision to lend him money for Foundation Establishment back then.

Le Mulan decided to trust Zhang Yu one more time.

"Then I'm in."

Meanwhile, Zhang Pianpian, on the other side, looked at the communication records of Yu Xinghan and Le Mulan and thought to herself, "It seems there's no problem."

"Speaking of which, this younger brother of mine always carries a unique aura, always appearing somewhat out of step with those around him."

"But he always manages to make those around him trust him a little more."

……

The day of the operation.

Zhang Yu and Yu Xinghan, as usual, entered the construction site of Huilong Garden under the guise of civil engineering students.

Meanwhile, Le Mulan entered as a tourist.

At this moment, Zhang Pianpian maintained contact with all three, providing support through the spirit network.

The day's plan flashed through Zhang Yu's mind.

In this operation, the three of them would act as concerned citizens and, together with Zhang Pianpian, bust a drug manufacturing den.

As for how much drugs were ultimately seized in the process, of course, it was up to them to decide.

And to achieve this, it was best to ensure no witnesses were left alive.

While speaking, Zhang Yu and the other two had arrived before the secret passage.

Zhang Yu said, "We're here."

Zhang Pianpian said, "Wait a moment. I'm using their ocular implants to open the door now."

"But the moment the door opens, they'll be alerted."

"I'll temporarily cover the surveillance and spirit network in the area. You have five minutes to take them out."

As she spoke, Zhang Yu and the others saw the wall before them pause slightly, then slide open with a rumble.

Zhang Yu said, "I'm going in first."

In the next moment, his entire body surged with violent Gang Qi as he shot inside like a bolt of lightning.

Zhang Pianpian had already transmitted the internal structure of this den to them, and Zhang Yu had memorized it countless times.

In addition, an arrow appeared before Zhang Yu's eyes, guiding him toward the target location.

"The first thing after breaking in is to secure the goods and prevent them from destroying them."

As Zhang Yu charged forward, gang members from all sides rushed at him, attacking without hesitation with various types of martial Gang Qi, fist shadows, and palm winds. After all, theirs was the most dangerous trade—torture and murder were standard procedure. Now, seeing Zhang Yu appear suddenly, they showed no mercy in their attacks.

In the air, several humanoid forms of Gang Qi flashed briefly, each unleashing different techniques such as Back-Dragon Mountain-Turning Hand, Elephant-Dragon Mountain-Crushing Palm, and Ultimate Cloud Hand.

Not a single one of the gang members who surrounded him could get close; they were all blasted away by the humanoid Gang Qi, their bones broken as they slammed into the walls, turning into bloody messes.

Zhang Pianpian reminded him, "Besides one Foundation Establishment cultivator guarding the place, the rest are at Qi Refining level. Remember, leave no survivors."

As Zhang Yu continued his charge, seeing that everyone who resisted was turned into pulp with a single blow, the remaining gang members recoiled in horror and retreated.

When Zhang Yu reached the storage point, a shadow quickly approached from the darkness.

Zhang Pianpian: "He's coming."

Above the shadow was a large cross marked by Zhang Pianpian, along with a note: "Foundation Establishment—tie him up."

With a thunderous boom, a giant five meters tall burst out from the shadow and collided with Zhang Yu.

At the same time, chaos erupted inside the den. Someone shouted, "Enemy attack!"

Another shouted, "Why can't I connect to the network?!"

Some ran toward the exit, but in the next moment, Yu Xinghan punched them back.

"Yu Xinghan, Zhang Yu has tied down the Foundation Establishment cultivator. Your job is to kill everyone else in the cave."

Yu Xinghan stepped forward and saw through his ocular implant that every single person in the den had a red cross mark floating above their heads, crystal clear.

With a light chuckle, Yu Xinghan's figure flickered rapidly, and everywhere he passed, flesh and blood exploded in bursts of Gang Qi.

As Yu Xinghan charged deeper, gang members in a side passage tried to rush the exit, but the next moment they were swept by a wave of Gang Qi. Their bodies rapidly lost warmth, froze solid, and collapsed dead on the ground.

"Le Mulan, you guard the entrance first to prevent anyone from escaping."

"Once Yuxing Han finishes off the rest, the three of you can gang up on that Foundation Establishment cultivator."

At the same time, the towering five-meter man, watching the Qi Refining cultivators around him being killed one by one by Yuxing Han, roared angrily: "Who are you people? Do you know whose territory this is?"

"If anything happens here, reinforcements will arrive soon—you're all dead!"

Amid the crackling explosions, human-shaped Qi blasts continuously flashed beside the giant, making him feel as if he were being besieged by several Foundation Establishment experts.

Though they were weaker than him, they seemed endless; every time he shattered one, more surged forward.

The giant took a deep breath, his heart-like Dharmic Skeleton beating violently as he prepared to activate Burn Heart Mode, enter an explosive state, and unleash his full martial arts.

But the next moment, deduction messages jumped out in his eye sockets, showing his savings rapidly draining away.

"What?!"

Fear Talisman—Activate!

Seeing his savings plummet, the giant felt a stab of pain in his heart and froze for a moment.

Before he could realize it was all an illusion created by the opponent's talismans, a flood of information began refreshing in his eye sockets.

"King Kong Xuan Zao—every piece a masterwork, your best Dharmic Skeleton choice."

"Dragon Soul Workshop—reaching the peak through focus."

"Xinchuang Medical launches the latest installment plan for medical treatment..."

Advertisement Talisman—Activate!

With the massive refresh of ads, the giant's eye sockets could barely see the scene before him.

At the same time, Zhang Yu had already arrived behind the giant, and with a palm strike, he unleashed the accumulated power of Ninth Heaven Cloud Void Force, wrapped in blazing Qi.

Pfft!

The giant spat out a mouthful of blood and swung a palm back, but only shattered a human-shaped Qi blast.

At the same time, he felt a bone-chilling coldness follow the opponent's Qi straight into his body, making him shiver involuntarily.

Soon after Zhang Yu and the giant were locked in battle, the remaining gang members on the scene were completely wiped out. Yuxing Han and Le Mulan joined the fight, encircling the giant together with Zhang Yu.

The giant roared, releasing a storm of palm prints, striking out in all directions like a mad tiger.

Zhang Yu held the front line, relying on layers of Qi and his super-strong physique to withstand most of the giant's attacks.

Meanwhile, Yuxing Han entered the full concentration state of the Heavenly Martial Refining Heart Art, and under his third-eye divine ability, the giant's movements became painfully slow.

With his third-eye divine ability, he could easily mimic the opponent's techniques.

But relying on his formidable martial arts talent, he didn't mimic the giant's moves this time; he simply ran the techniques through his mind, identified the flaws, and struck.

On the other side, Le Mulan retreated, sweating out an excited medicinal potency from her palms, then combined it with her ice-cold mana and struck, continuously injecting cold poison and medicinal effects into the opponent's body.

Watching his two roommates' tactics, Zhang Yu thought to himself: "Though they’re both Dao Seeds like me, their development directions are different."

"Compared to Chaining Method Diagram enhancements, Dao Seeds are more like abilities—their actual effect depends a lot on how the user develops them."