Under One Person, Engage in Black Technology

Chapter 188 Spring Outing Picture (Water transition, subject to change)
Yes, as a person with supernatural abilities, Fu Rong's economic status did not improve despite her supernatural powers. This is actually the norm for most people with supernatural abilities; good skills do not necessarily mean a good quality of life.

The reason why Lao Meng and the company have such a high opinion of Fu Rong is that, as a master swordsman, she has not resorted to theft, robbery, or illegal activities despite the immense economic pressure she faces. In today's incredibly turbulent world of supernatural beings, this is truly rare and precious.

Of course, while we are optimistic about her prospects, the company should take advantage of Fu Rong's poor financial situation.

Although the word "exploitation" doesn't sound very nice, in practice, if Fu Rong agrees to be "persuaded to surrender," the company is quite generous—the company promises to help Fu Rong clear her accounts and restore her credit record.

In this way, the company avoids a battle, and Fu Rong is spared a mountain of debt—a win-win situation. How can the power of a financial offensive be underestimated?
And the results so far are indeed as Lao Meng predicted, quite good.

Ignoring her extraordinary identity, what could Fu Rong, an ordinary young woman, possibly be after by fleeing into the remote mountains of Biyou Village? Naturally, it was to escape debt collectors.

Although 99% of these online loans are actually unreasonable, and although it's ridiculous that a sword qi master was harassed by debt collectors and forced into seclusion, well... that's just how things are.

The company, on the other hand, wasn't short of money. After offering to help Fu Rong pay off her debts and clear her credit history, Fu Rong was so overwhelmed that she could barely hold the knife.

With Zhuge Qing readily agreeing, the two were easily persuaded to defect by Lao Meng on the spot.

……

Of course, what made Liu Ke laugh out loud wasn't Fu Rong's online loan debt, but rather the amusing scene that followed.

After Fu Rong and Zhuge Qing agreed to 'surrender,' they intended to follow Old Meng's directions and head down the mountain.

But before they could take more than a few steps, a familiar face suddenly appeared at the entrance to a mountain path, about eight or nine meters away.

Master Wang has appeared!
At this moment, Wang Ye was carrying a person on his shoulder. The person's face was unremarkable, but he was clearly a transformed alien from Biyou Village.

This Taoist priest Wang and the one on his shoulder had opposing positions, so they had naturally fought before. But seeing that Wang Ye's clothes were not dirty and he was not sweating, it was clear that he had defeated him very easily.

Wang Ye was a kind-hearted man. After defeating his opponent, he saw that there were many snakes, insects, rats and ants in the mountains. He couldn't just leave him outside the village, so he carried him and prepared to throw him to the side of the village road.

Coincidentally, here we see Fu Rong, who has been persuaded to surrender by Lao Meng's words, and her rumored boyfriend—the newly promoted top talent of Biyou Village, Zhuge Qing, also known as Master Zhuge.

As for Zhuge Qing, his direct "surrender" to Lao Meng was indeed out of consideration for Fu Rong's feelings. After all, once someone takes the lead in "surrendering," the psychological burden on others will be much lower.

Of course, besides that, Zhuge Qing didn't want to go against the company anyway, since the cost would be too high. So, he felt that taking advantage of Lao Meng's easy-going nature and going along with it was the right thing to do.

but……

Regardless of his thoughts, it's hard for Master Wang Ye, who got caught up in the trouble because of him, to let it go.

Who was Master Wang back then?

He's the kind of person who took the Tsinghua University entrance exam without any preparation! Although he had a slight advantage by taking the exam in Beijing, it also shows that his intelligence and execution ability are not bad. And the fact that he was able to learn the extremely difficult Eight Extraordinary Skills [Feng Hou Qi Men] further demonstrates that his 'great wisdom' is exceptionally rare.

Therefore, when he saw 'Old Qing' and Fu Rong following behind Old Meng, he knew what their situation was.

Essentially, Wang Ye was very pleased with Zhuge Qing's decision to "abandon darkness and embrace light".

'But...isn't it a bit too late? Couldn't you have come earlier?'

For Wang Ye, he was willing to wade into the muddy waters of Biyou Village to save Lao Qing, but as soon as he stepped in, he found that Zhuge Qing had already gotten out of the water. He felt like a million curses were running through his mind.

He was very unhappy.

"Hey! Old man..."

Just as Zhuge Qing was about to greet his best friend with a "Yo!", he saw Master Wang stride in with the air of a dragon and a tiger, walking on the moonlight.

In the blink of an eye, Master Wang mastered the Wudang Lifting and Leaping Technique, unleashing its supernatural power and pushing it to its limit. In just two breaths, he closed to within three meters of Zhuge Qing.

Zhuge Qing was a shrewd individual, and he and Wang Ye were perfectly in sync. He knew exactly what Wang Ye wanted to do, so he quickly gathered his energy in his dantian and exhaled, "Old Wang, I..."

But before he could finish speaking, Wang Ye used a high-speed spell, "Earth River Chariot," to smash a clod of earth into his mouth.

Then, Master Wang delivered a flying, arm-splitting strike, catching Zhuge Qing in the throat, and knocked him down like a WWE champion.

Bang! Smack! Smack! Smack! Smack!
Once the Taoist priest had mastered the move, he performed a somersault to his right, then twisted his hips and raised his leg as if there were dangerous burning flames beneath his feet. He resolutely stomped down on Zhuge Qing, kicking and stomping repeatedly, dozens of times, before finishing with a powerful spring kick.

"Old Qing, don't blame me for being ruthless. Now that our positions are different, I need to take drastic measures to teach you a lesson and save you from future mistakes!"

After saying that, as if he felt it wasn't enough, Master Wang adopted the posture of a white crane spreading its wings, swung his arm, and wiped his hand on the ground, bringing with him mud from Xia Yucun, and then smeared it repeatedly onto Zhuge Qing's mouth.

"Come on, Lao Qing, let's have a good talk, let's get this over with! Look at me and say something! You have at least three things to say!"

Biyou Village is a place of beautiful mountains and clear waters, and outstanding people and beautiful scenery. The stories that happened here are truly a legendary painting, "Wang Ye's Spring Outing".

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As Liu Ke walked along, watching the two sorcerers make a fool of themselves, he noticed that the situation on the field had quickly changed again.

Seeing the chaos of battle in the village, with smoke billowing everywhere, Old Ma was filled with sorrow and pity. He was giving a passionate speech to his villagers at the entrance of Biyou Tavern to boost their morale.

Of course, his main purpose was to dissuade the villagers who did not possess magical artifacts, as they were of no real help in this battle.

Black Pipe then used a one-handed bluff to knock down the young man with the Finger Flicking Skill and the Mongolian giant one by one.

After being buried for five minutes by the Earth Immortal's [Heart-to-Heart Decapitation Technique], Feng Baobao 'counter-killed' that guy in the ground.

Old Meng and Master Wang started relocating the villagers, and according to the route, they would most likely encounter Qiu Rang.

Wang Zhenqiu had just knocked Liu Wukui unconscious with a single blow when he faced a group of masked reinforcements. He prepared to break through their lines and eliminate them at the same time.

As for Zhang Chulan, he was looking at the cultivation furnace with a rather intriguing expression...

……

"Oh, so you want to dismantle the furnace? A diversionary tactic? To make Old Ma run around in circles?"

Looking at Zhang Chulan waiting beside the cultivation furnace, Liu Ke roughly guessed what the other party was thinking, but he had no objection.

After all, he can now create furnaces out of thin air using [projection]. Even if Zhang Chulan dismantles the real furnace, it won't affect the ordinary people in Biyou Village who can continue to use the furnace he projected to suppress their illnesses tomorrow.

Moreover, for the inheritors of the [Divine Machine Hundred Refinements], replicating divine machine creations is a very easy task as long as they have the blueprints.

"But... can you really dismantle it by yourself? Old Ma isn't stupid. Even without you guys 'running around' in the village, the cultivation furnace is his precious possession. How could he be unprepared?" Looking at Zhang Chulan's image, Liu Ke guessed that the other party was waiting for a signal from his teammates and would most likely only make his move after Feng Baobao had pulled Old Ma far enough away.

Therefore, he raised his eyebrows and said, "Running around is too troublesome. Black Wall, let's do a quick simulation and figure out where the 'final circle' is. Let's go straight to the finish line and wait there."

"Okay, master."

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About half a minute later, Lao Ma arrived at the place where Zhang Kun had been defeated and killed.

At this moment, Feng Baobao was crawling out of the ground, dragging Zhang Kun, the Earth Immortal, with her in her hand.

'Did you take care of the Earth Immortal while he was still underground?'

"Zhang Chulan wasn't lying to me about that; he's a master!"

Shocked by this, Ma Xianhong narrowed his eyes and said, "You're here..."

Before he could finish speaking, Feng Baobao rushed forward and kicked Lao Ma in the head.

However, Old Ma was no ordinary person. His protective magic weapon activated immediately, emitting a yellow light and blocking the attack.

“What a ‘cycle’! Liu Ke was right, it really is just like when we were catching the Golden Phoenix.”

"That's pretty arrogant."

After being dealt this blow, Ma Xianhong couldn't help but laugh at himself.

Seeing that Feng Baobao hadn't killed Zhang Kun, he felt relieved. But just as he was about to say something nice, he saw her kick him suddenly, which ignited his anger.

"It seems there's no need for further communication..."

Old Ma, who had intended to say something harsh, saw that the disheveled girl in front of him had no intention of 'listening' at all. She simply struck an extremely affected pose and said in a flat, monotone voice, "Village Chief Ma, come on, come and chase me! Hehehehe!"

After saying this, Feng Baobao ran off in a flash, not very fast, while keeping an eye on whether Ma Xianhong was chasing her.

Upon seeing this, Ma Xianhong's face twitched, and he quickly strode after them, saying as he chased, "Hmph! I'd like to see what tricks you're up to!"

During the chase, Ma Xianhong first took out a Soul Bell and shook it at Feng Baobao. Seeing that it had no effect, he then released an Empty Cry Roar, spitting out a large amount of air waves that blasted onto the ground, causing Feng Baobao's running figure to be hindered by the cracked rocks.

Ma Xianhong didn't think much of Feng Baobao's escape. Seeing that she had stopped, he used his magic weapon, the Six Harmonies Pearl, to raise several red barriers, intending to trap Feng Baobao there so he could deal with the other temporary workers.

However... he underestimated him a bit.

Our Feng Baobao has nothing in abundance except for her innate Qi. Coupled with her stable mind and spirit, she has been nurturing and using that 'Okamoto 001' knife day and night, and has long since warmed and transformed that knife to the point of being indistinguishable from a precious object.

With just one light slash, she had already left a deep gash on the old horse's red barrier. If she were to do it a few more times, it might damage and shatter the [Six Harmonies Pearl].

Old Ma was a pragmatic man. Seeing that the confinement was useless, he put away the magic weapon and started chasing Feng Baobao again, intending to capture her first.

After chasing for more than ten breaths, Ma Xianhong spotted Master Wang running alongside him and immediately understood what he was there for.

However, he was not alone. Jin Yong from Liaodong also manipulated a woman dressed in a special way to block Wang Ye, giving Ma Xianhong a one-on-one opportunity.

Ma Xianhong chased for less than a hundred meters before using a variety of magical artifacts to stop Feng Baobao, who was deliberately slowing down.

He said with a face full of resentment, "You won't fight, and you won't even run properly. Are you playing with your life?"

"Whatever your plans are, I'll take care of all five of you one by one."

Just as Ma Xianhong finished speaking, several figures were sent flying towards him.

The blindfold worn by Village Chief Ma greatly enhanced his eyesight, and with just a slight glance, he knew that the creature flying towards him was an extraordinary villager from the village.

As Old Ma reached out his hand, he caught each of the villagers who had been thrown into the air.

But when he looked around carefully, he realized what was going on.

Originally, there were two powerful figures, one in the north and one in the south, who regarded the strange villagers as nothing and used their methods to uproot mountains and fall trees to come here.

Who came? One of them was a temporary worker named Hei Guan from the Central China region.

The second one is Wang Zhenqiu, the cancer in the Southwest.

"You don't need to look for us one by one, we're all here now, aren't we?"

As soon as the clarinet started playing, the two temporary workers who had come to reinforce him immediately charged at Ma Xianhong.

With a twist of his hips, a vibrating waist, and an extended arm, the clarinet delivered a powerful Xingyi Quan strike towards Ma Xianhong's face.

Wang Zhenqiu, standing to the side, was equally impressive, brandishing his Third Prince Fire-Tipped Spear and aiming it at Ma Xianhong's chest.

Old Ma remained calm and composed, activating a black and red magical artifact that resembled a Digivice from Digimon, and aiming it at the two people in front of him.

call out!
In an instant, the Qi of the Fire-Tipped Spear and the power of the Tongbi Fist were completely absorbed by the 'Tyrannosaurus Machine', and it was about to erupt outwards again.

However, Hei Guan and Wang Zhenqiu reacted quickly, stopping in their tracks and retreating rapidly, not giving Ma Xianhong a chance to launch an attack.

Their quick wit surprised Ma Xianhong. He was indeed engrossed in his craft and rarely engaged in combat, but that didn't mean he was stupid.

As the saying goes, just because you haven't eaten pork doesn't mean you haven't seen a pig run. Seeing how fast the two people opposite him moved, he knew that he had encountered two experts again.

'Fast! Too fast, unprecedented!'

'This is the first time I've seen anyone react this way to someone who has encountered my Devouring Beast, and I've even encountered two of them at once.'

'How could the company send such a seasoned person?'

Looking at the three experts opposite him, Ma Xianhong subconsciously felt that something was not quite right, but when he squinted around and saw that they were all his own people, he felt more at ease.

'Something's still not right... It's all their people, where are the other high-level talents? Why didn't any of them show up?'

(End of this chapter)