Chapter 91

Hearing the large number from Wawa's mouth, Zhang Yu's heart also gave a slight jump, and a trace of longing appeared in his eyes—he really wanted to earn more money now.

After all, in this Kunxu, money was potential, money was the future, money was power; without money, you couldn't even pay next month's loan interest, and a poor wretch had no sense of security at all.

Wawa then urged, "Besides, the risk of this matter isn't as big as you think."

"The reason you feel it's dangerous is just because of the company's propaganda, which constantly implants thoughts like 'Don't make an enemy of the company' and 'Making an enemy of the company will end badly' into your mind."

"The Dark Supplementary Tutoring Realm has been able to exist all along—there's naturally a reason for it…"

After hearing Wawa's following explanation, Zhang Yu gained a further understanding of the situation.

The major companies had extremely deep control over Kunxu's first layer and could even invite the Eight Department True Gods to help them investigate all kinds of information.

But not every place under heaven was absolutely controlled by them, nor was there no power that could block the investigations of the Eight Department True Gods.

"The poorer the place, the more poor wretches there are, the fewer people who cultivate immortality, the worse the infrastructure, and the fewer surveillance cameras—those are the easiest places to escape the company's monitoring."

"As for the Eight Department True Gods and the city government, every major gang pays taxes according to law and has devout faith, doesn't it? They still have True Gods protecting them from above."

Zhang Yu said speechlessly, "Paying taxes according to law and having devout faith—that means you can break the law?"

Wawa said matter-of-factly, "Paying taxes according to law and having devout faith—that still can't break the law?"

"And behind every major gang, there are other big companies backing them. Gangs are just tools the big companies use to deal with other big companies—after all, the ten great sects monopolize Kunxu, but the companies under those ten great sects… still have to compete."

"Gangs are the chamber pots in the companies' hands; they have their own space to survive."

"Listen to me: if you were an ordinary first-year high school student, I definitely wouldn't recommend it, but since you've mastered a 10th-level technique, you're perfectly suited to go undercover for illegal tutoring!"

"And besides, we're in the same boat now—if you get into trouble, I'll suffer too. How could I cheat you?"

In the past, Zhang Yu had also heard vague rumors about gangs, but this was the first time he had heard so much inside information.

And although all this sounded plausible, Zhang Yu still couldn't fully trust the evil god in front of him, so he sent a message to Zhang Pianpian, asking about the Dark Supplementary Tutoring Realm.

Zhang Pianpian: Why did you suddenly think to ask about this?

Zhang Yu: I heard about it from a friend. I'm short on money, aren't I? I'm trying to find a way to earn some.

Zhang Pianpian: Mm, you did get first place in martial arts, so you do have some capital now.

Zhang Pianpian: Try going to this address. If you can do it, do it. If you can't, keep building up your strength.

Then Zhang Pianpian made a video call.

After Zhang Yu answered, he saw her drawing a talisman with her fingertip, and a Concealment Talisman landed on his head through the network cable.

Zhang Pianpian: "Alright, this Concealment Talisman will prevent others from seeing your true nature for twelve hours and help you hide your identity."

"Besides that, if you want to conceal your face and figure, you can also try the Crimson Marrow Primordial Qi you've just trained."

Zhang Yu watched the process of her talisman-drawing with curiosity and asked, "How much faith level does it take to draw a talisman through a network cable like that?"

Zhang Pianpian: "Don't think about that now. Focus on the task at hand."

After hanging up, he looked at the address Zhang Pianpian had sent—it was a place nearly 70 kilometers from the center of Songyang City, practically the outskirts of the outskirts.

And as he savored Zhang Pianpian's words, Zhang Yu's heart stirred: "Sister knows about the Dark Supplementary Tutoring Realm too, but she seems to think I might not necessarily get a tutoring job?"

"Is it because she doesn't know I already have several 10th-level techniques, so she thinks I won't make it in the Dark Supplementary Tutoring Realm?"

Zhang Yu's trust in Zhang Pianpian was certainly greater than his trust in Wawa.

He looked outside—the night was thick, and the neon lights hung high in the sky. It was a good time to go out, and on top of that, the Concealment Talisman would mask his identity.

"But if I'm going to the Dark Supplementary Tutoring Realm, I really do need to hide my identity. Sister said I could try the Crimson Marrow Primordial Qi?"

Thinking of this, Zhang Yu's eyes suddenly flickered: "Does she mean I should control my entire body's muscles and change my appearance?"

Just as Zhang Yu was thinking about how to use Crimson Marrow Primordial Qi to change his appearance, the doll hanging around his neck exclaimed in surprise, "You have such a powerful woman protecting you? She can even draw talismans across a network—her talisman cultivation isn't low."

Zhang Yu ignored Wawa and instead tried to adjust the muscles on his face.

With his 10th-level Crimson Marrow Primordial Qi, his control over his entire body's muscles and tendons had already reached a peak he'd never achieved before. He just hadn't realized he could use this technique to change his appearance.

Now, with a little experimentation, he saw in the mirror that his image had drastically changed—from elegant and handsome to completely ordinary, and after he controlled his entire body's muscles, even his height shrank a bit, making him look like a completely different stranger.

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After more than half an hour, as Zhang Yu drew closer to that area, the road infrastructure grew worse and worse. When he was still over ten kilometers away, there wasn’t even a bus stop left. Zhang Yu had no choice but to run there on his own two legs. Fortunately, with his current physical strength, running wasn’t too slow or tiring.

But along the way, the houses grew shorter, the roads grew worse, and the alleys on both sides were pitch black, dead silent, with hardly any lights to be seen.

Zhang Yu felt as if he had walked all the way from a futuristic metropolis to a dilapidated little county town.

Compared to this place, Zhang Yu felt that even his rented room could be called a nice spot.

And seeing such a quiet night made Zhang Yu a little uncomfortable.

“Right, the people living around here are all ordinary folks, so at night it’s naturally time for sleep.”

Sleep—a word that was gradually becoming distant for Zhang Yu, making him sigh inwardly for a moment.

“But it’s precisely because this place is poor enough that it lacks surveillance and management—companies aren’t willing to invest much in building here—that gangs have room to survive.”

Continuing onward, by the time Zhang Yu felt his body warming up and starting to sweat, he finally arrived at the location on the address.

An imposing gate, vehicles entering and exiting from time to time, a security booth at the entrance, and a sign reading “Songyang North Moon High-Tech Service Industry Park”… none of this matched the dark, damp gang headquarters Zhang Yu had imagined.

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Zhang Yu said in surprise, “This is the territory of a gang that does illegal tutoring? It looks way too legitimate.”

Wawa said, “They pay taxes according to the law and are devout believers—they’re already a legitimate gang.”

Zhang Yu frowned, never having thought that a gang could be associated with the word “legitimate.”

Zhang Yu asked doubtfully, “Shouldn’t gangs be all about fighting and killing, and staying out of the light?”

Wawa let out a light laugh. “Those you mentioned are the small-time thugs at the very bottom—tools to be used up and discarded. People who survive in this game rely on money and connections. Those who only know how to fight and kill will end up dead in the streets sooner or later.”

Wawa seemed to know this like the back of her hand, and she introduced, “Look at this service industry park—it’s the territory of the Dark Study Gang. They specialize in illegal tutoring, technique cracking and modification, spreading pirated techniques, and all sorts of other businesses. The company behind them is the Deep Sea Education Group.”

Zhang Yu was surprised again. “Deep Sea Education Group?”

He remembered that the cram school his original body had found was affiliated with the Deep Sea Education Group.

Zhang Yu asked doubtfully, “I thought the Deep Sea Education Group itself was an education group that develops techniques and runs tutoring institutions. Why do they support the Dark Study Gang?”

Wawa laughed again. “How novel. They’re not the only company in the education business. The Dark Study Gang is their tool for cracking rival companies’ techniques, running technical experiments, and attacking hostile gangs… in short, doing all kinds of dirty work.”

As they spoke, Zhang Yu had already walked into the park and, following the address Zhang Pianpian had given him, found a sign on a small building.

All along the way, the security guards in the park were polite and courteous, and the scenery by the roadside was pleasant. Zhang Yu really couldn’t see this place as gang territory at all.

Looking at the small building in front of him, Zhang Yu pushed open the door and entered. After a moment’s thought, he said to the front desk as Zhang Pianpian had taught him, “I’m here to sell lessons.”

The receptionist smiled and said, “Very good, sir. Please go to Room 105 and wait a moment—our salesperson will be right with you.”

Zhang Yu walked in the direction the receptionist pointed. As he passed a few rooms, he heard faint arguing coming from inside.

“Fucking hell… to sell this set of martial arts, I had two of my men fined into bankruptcy, and one of my men was dismembered and sold by the company, and now you want to lower the price?”

“Dog Eyes, it’s no use yelling at me. That’s the gang’s rule—Grade 7 lessons are sold at this price.”

“Rules! Rules! When I went alone to trash the Gold Course Gang’s turf and took down sixteen of their underground cram schools, no one talked to me about rules! Now that I’m old and can’t study anymore, you start talking rules…”

Seeming to sense someone approaching, the door of the room was closed, and Zhang Yu could no longer hear anything from inside.

Walking into Room 105, Zhang Yu waited a short while before a refined-looking middle-aged man entered, closed the door, and politely asked, “How can I help you, sir?”

Just then, Wawa’s voice sounded in Zhang Yu’s mind: “Tell him you have a batch of lessons to sell, and ask him to check the goods first.”

“You don’t know the local gangs. Do as I say, don’t let them think you’re a rookie. Let me help you negotiate the price, and you’ll definitely earn more.”

Zhang Yu was slightly startled, not expecting that Wawa could send a voice directly into his mind.

But the line Wawa wanted him to say didn’t seem problematic, so he decided to follow her lead in the conversation.

Zhang Yu lowered his voice and said, “I have a batch of lessons to sell. Check the goods first.”

With a tremor of Zhang Yu’s body, milky-white qi surged out from within him, instantly turning into a cloud of mist that circled around him.

It was the Level 10 Wuji Cloud Hand.