[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-secret-buyer":3,"chapter-secret-buyer-secret-buyer-chapter-20":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Secret Buyer",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1758919,2324,"Chapter 20: Beyond Entry Level, Beyond Minor Achievement","secret-buyer-chapter-20",20,"\u003Cp>A tall man of about 1.8 meters and a little child about 1.2 meters were entangled together like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be precise, the little child had viciously locked the tall man’s limbs, while the tall man’s body continuously unleashed a series of thunderous sounds from his muscles and bones, trying to shake off the little child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the scene Hong Tianbao and Chen Yuque saw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them stared at each other, eyes wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are... Zhang Fusheng? Is that the name?\" Chen Yuque hesitantly spoke, a bewildered expression on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This guy, he just grasped the Pile Skill and Breathing Technique this afternoon, how could he become a Martial Artist by evening and spar with the junior sister like this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt somewhat disillusioned with life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master... Senior Sister Chen...\" Zhang Fusheng tried to speak with a twisted expression, \"Can you first let this little child let go of me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re the little child, your whole family are little children!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little child erupted in anger, letting out a howl and biting Zhang Fusheng on the back. Her teeth pierced through the clothes and into the muscle, twisting his face in pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why is this little child biting?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little child spoke in shame and anger, locking Zhang Fusheng from behind like an octopus, then exerted force, jumped up with him, and slammed down again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Thud!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The metal floor let out a loud, muffled sound as Zhang Fusheng gasped in pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Broken, the rib is broken!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yuque massaged her forehead, quickly stepped forward, grabbing one with each hand, lifting both the big and the small:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, what exactly happened? What was that thunderclap and tiger roar just now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng was startled at heart, he was being lifted by Senior Sister Chen like a chick, without any chance of resistance,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>there was a surge of mighty power in her fair hand, like the great tide of a big river.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me explain!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little child gritted her teeth:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This pervert sneaked up quietly to the fourth floor, with unclear intentions, harboring evil plans, I shouted and pounced forward, intending to capture him immediately, who would have expected this villain’s skills were so good...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her little face turned exceedingly red, eyes almost spitting fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng felt a toothache,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yuque looked at the little child in her hand, also at a loss for words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old Master coughed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little thing, sparring in martial arts, physical contact is inevitable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He casually defined the situation, but his gaze moved up and down, judging Zhang Fusheng. The old Master still had some impression of this student.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sitting right in the first row without knowing his limits the day before yesterday, but back then, he was still a completely ordinary person, not having even cultivated the Contemplation Technique,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>yet in just two days, he could go toe-to-toe with Dongxi, difficult to separate parity?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thunder and tiger roar just now, perhaps...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old Master’s eyes brightened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yuque let go at this moment, putting down the two, looking at the puffed-up little child, feeling a headache:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright Dongxi, you’re almost twenty years old, why are you acting like a child?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon mulling over the Master’s ’little thing’, Zhang Fusheng understood, oh, this little child, turns out her name is [Dongxi].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a bizarre name?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The commotion downstairs indicated that the other students had been awakened by the loud noise earlier, and outside the Martial Arts Dojo, there was the sound of ’sirens’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Tianbao slightly furrowed his brow:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yuque, you go check the surveillance for the past two days. Dongxi, go and calm the students. As for you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a good look at Zhang Fusheng, speaking mildly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come with me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Receiving the order, Chen Yuque and the little child both responded, while Zhang Fusheng followed obediently behind the Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old Master walked straight downstairs, leaving the Martial Arts Dojo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, it was already the early hours, the night wind slightly cool, streetlights on both sides gathered clusters of moths,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a hovercar slowly landed at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng’s eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These hover cars, he’s only seen them on TV. In both the Lower Three Districts and Central Three Districts, patrolling and responding to incidents were done with regular police cars,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>hover cars like these were more often seen in mega and large cities, hover cars were rare in a third-tier small city like Jiangzhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the unique hum of its engine, the hatch slowly opened, a valiant female officer stepped down, bearing three silver stars on her shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng’s expression changed slightly, this is... a senior inspector.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Director General of Jiangzhou’s Public Security Headquarters was merely a junior inspector.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, this female officer was only one rank lower than the Director General.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Elder Hong, the Celestial Eye detected an abnormal sound.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The female inspector greeted politely:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So I came to have a look.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old Master nodded slightly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Such a small matter, even a Deputy Director got alarmed?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Elder Hong, you’re being modest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The policewoman glanced at the shy young man cowering at the back, seemingly indifferent, she smiled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know, the cultists in Jiangzhou have been quite restless lately, the higher-ups worry they might infiltrate the Upper Three Districts, so the inspections are stricter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pausing for a moment, she cautiously asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That thunder and tiger roar from ten minutes ago was?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was teaching my apprentice, causing a bit of a stir.\" The old Master spoke leisurely, calmly folding his hands behind his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood there, seemingly bringing immense pressure to this Deputy Director.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Deputy Director forced a smile:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see, I thought, why would those sewer rats dare cause trouble near you... I’ll head back to headquarters, you have a good rest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old Master nodded slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Deputy Director wasted no more words, returned to the hovercar, the hatch closed, the hovercar turned off its siren, and soared into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng swallowed hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The deputy director of Jiangzhou Public Security Headquarters... Why couldn’t she speak clearly in front of the old Master?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The status of a Martial Arts Master is actually this high?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old Master turned around, looking up and down at this young man, lightly asking:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little guy, now tell me, what really happened?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng dared not lie, confessing honestly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I encountered some sudden situation and wanted to find you to become my mentor, thus went up to the fourth floor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mentorship?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Tianbao said playfully:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little guy, you’re so sure I’d accept you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng didn’t answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment of silence,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Tianbao sighed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When did you reach First Refinement?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Reporting to Master, after Senior Sister Chen taught Pile Skill and Breathing Technique at noon, also with a special dietary supplement, I reached First Refinement in the afternoon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Tianbao’s eyelids twitched:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Learned so quickly?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Master, Senior Sister Chen mentioned I had an epiphany, so my progress in Breathing Technique was a bit faster.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm, not bad.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Tianbao nodded slightly, feeling a bit of heartache.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In half a day\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Learning Breathing Technique in the morning and achieving First Refinement by the afternoon, this kid only took half a day!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From introducing the Mysterious Factor into the body to achieving First Refinement, the shorter the time spent, the better,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Completing this within three years is considered normal, shortened to within a year, and you’re a bit of a genius,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If done within a month, then your future is bright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My little apprentice was a complete prodigy, spending half a month on this step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this boy... half a day!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half a day!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He coughed slightly, nonchalantly asking:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, did you also reach Entry Level in Contemplation Technique?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, I reached Entry Level.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking for a moment, Zhang Fusheng added:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not only that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not only?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Tianbao’s stroking hand shook, lowering his eyelids:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Reached Minor Achievement?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His tone was calm, but his voice unconsciously rose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Reached Minor Achievement, but...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy honestly confessed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Still not only that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Tianbao abruptly raised his head, simultaneously, an uncontrollable cry rang out again from inside the Martial Arts Dojo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Chen Yuque, who went to check the surveillance.\u003C\u002Fp>",1370,"2026-06-08T09:33:25.074Z",1,"novelbin.me","3906ecd19175b648d938349b872c32ce34c399daa060327929bc57c51aaec499","secret-buyer-chapter-21","secret-buyer-chapter-19",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsecret-buyer-cover.jpg"]