Gao Wu insists on cultivating immortality.

Chapter 84 Scarlet Eyes
Back in their room, Shang Zhenglin and Cheng Gang both took their leave.

With no outsiders present, Shen Ning said directly, "I've reached an agreement with Wan Canglong, and this matter ends here."

Gao Wu said sincerely, "Thank you for your help, Chairman."

Without Shen Ning's strong intervention, his situation would have been very uncertain. Of course, he was in the right in this matter.

If Shen Ning doesn't step forward, he can always find a place to reason with. Wan Canglong is just a martial artist from Yunling; he's not qualified to rule with an iron fist.

There are still more good people than bad in this world. Or rather, the vast majority of people are willing to follow the rules.

Those who defy the established order and act recklessly will ultimately be disliked and rejected by the majority.

The Hunter Association is a massive organization, and Wan Canglong can form a vast network of interests throughout Yunling. However, he doesn't have the ability to control the entire Hunter Association.

If the entire Hunter Association has truly become corrupt, then he has nothing to say.

In fact, if it weren't for Song Mingyue, Gao Wu would definitely have handled the matter in a different way.

Shen Ning said seriously, "This is not your personal matter, but a major public matter for the guild. I am not standing up for you. No matter who is involved in this incident, as the guild leader, I have the responsibility to uphold justice."

As a martial arts master and the president of the association, she doesn't need Gao Wu to do her a favor; these things need to be made clear.

"Wan Canglong's matter is very complicated and involves too many things. It can't be resolved in a short time. You should be prepared."

Gao Wu nodded. He wasn't so naive as to think that Shen Ning could completely eliminate Wan Canglong.

"Wan Canglong is ruthless. You have greatly offended him this time. Never go near Yunling again. Be careful in Dongjiang as well."

Shen Ning breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Gao Wu was sensible and reasonable.

An organization can only function properly if it has order and rules.

Wan Canglong was able to cause trouble in Yunling because he had a huge and complex network of interests behind him.

She was neither Wan Canglong's superior nor did she have concrete evidence of his crimes. It was impossible for her to eradicate him completely because of a conflict. She didn't have that ability.

To fundamentally resolve the issue of Wan Canglong, we must follow organizational procedures. This is not something that can be accomplished overnight.

Her main concern was that Gao Wu, in his hot-bloodedness, would insist on investigating to the end to eradicate evil, thus bringing about his own demise... which would render Ming Yue's painstaking efforts futile.

This virtual realm is still too close to Yunling. Although the possibility of Wan Canglong going mad is very small, who can say for sure?

Shen Ning decided to take Gao Wu and Song Mingyue back to Dongjiang immediately. Han Yang and Yang Ru also benefited from Gao Wu's influence and were brought along.

Both men came from well-off families and had met Shen Ning before. However, they weren't familiar with Shen Ning, and they were quite reserved in the car, barely speaking a word the entire way.

At noon, they saw Shen Ning and Wan Canglong confronting each other in the prefab house. They were intimidated by the powerful spiritual energy fields of the two martial arts masters and felt even more sincere awe for Shen Ning.

Shen Ning is rather serious, and the seven-seater SUV has a very small space. When she sits there, the atmosphere in the car becomes particularly dull.

The only person close to Shen Ning, Song Mingyue, was not talkative, making the atmosphere in the car even more oppressive.

Gao Wu is extremely focused when practicing martial arts, but he's usually quite restless. However, sitting in the passenger seat, he has to turn around to see Shen Ning first, making it inconvenient to talk.

He took out the crimson mask, fiddled with it for a moment, then turned and handed it to Song Mingyue, "Look what this thing is?"

Song Mingyue took the mask and looked at it for a while. She didn't know what it was, but she was sure it was made of materials from a strange beast.

She handed the face mask to Shen Ning, "Second Aunt, could you please take a look?"

Shen Ning didn't take the mask. She glanced at it and said, "It's the Crimson Eye, made from the compound eye of the level-six alien beast, the Crimson Mantis. It has night vision, bulletproof, poison-proof, and underwater breathing functions. It's worth tens of millions."

Gao Wu was both surprised and delighted; this mask was incredibly valuable. For a mere warrior like Wan Cangsong to possess both a golden thunder eagle and scarlet eyes was simply too extravagant.

"This belongs to Wan Canglong."

Shen Ning said to Gao Wu, "You should try not to wear it in public."

Scarlet Eye is expensive, and there are many inexpensive alternatives for its various functions.

Although it has practical value, its price is too high, making it a very expensive luxury item.

"Understood, understood, thank you, Chairman." Gao Wu said this, but he kept fiddling with the Scarlet Eye in his seat, putting it on and taking it off, and even taking out his phone to take a selfie.

After playing with the Scarlet Eyes for a while, Gao Wu started fiddling with the Golden Thunder Eagle dual pistols, first disassembling the pistols and checking each part one by one.

He wasn't just bored; he mainly wanted to prevent the installation of a GPS tracker inside, which could cause trouble.

Generally speaking, it is difficult to equip firearms made of special alloys with electronic instruments; it is just to check them for peace of mind.

Shang Zhenglin had told him that the Golden Thunder Eagle was made entirely of diamond crystals and nanofiber memory alloy, and that every part of the gun was exceptionally hard and smooth, without the various scratches commonly found on firearms.

Each Golden Thunderhawk weighs 11 jin (approximately 6 catties), and it's even heavier when the magazine is full. Such a heavy weapon would be quite powerful even as a melee weapon. The more Gao Wu handled these two guns, the more he liked them…

Shen Ning watched Gao Wu fiddling with these things, and she felt somewhat conflicted. Judging from Gao Wu's current state, he was truly an ordinary eighteen-year-old boy, beaming with joy at having his prized possessions and unwilling to let go. It was absolutely unbelievable that Gao Wu had single-handedly killed a warrior and two other martial artists. Even the guns were retrieved from the dead.

People are complex and multifaceted. However, Gao Wu is only eighteen years old, yet he displays such complex traits that Shen Ning really can't understand him.

The seven-seater SUV was much faster than the medium-sized bus, and they arrived in Dongjiang by 5 p.m. Gao Wu breathed a sigh of relief; he was really afraid that a rocket would be fired on them halfway there and wipe them out…

With the Wan family's wealth and influence, acquiring heavy weapons shouldn't be too difficult. The key is whether they have the resolve to take action.

Han Yang and Yang Ru got off the bus first, and Gao Wu asked them to keep it a secret. The two of them readily agreed.

Gao Wu knew perfectly well that the two of them would definitely tell their families about this. There was no way they could keep it a secret.

Knowing it was impossible to keep it a secret, Gao Wu simply confessed the matter to Shang Zhenglin.

Shang Zhenglin, Song Mingyue, and Shen Ning will definitely keep it a secret and will never spread the video around. Yang Ru and Han Yang haven't seen the video, nor did they witness him killing someone. Even if they spread it back home, not many people would believe them.

The more information is leaked, the more muddy the waters become.

After Gao Wu got off the bus, Shen Ning asked Song Mingyue, "What do you think of Gao Wu?"

“Very good.” Song Mingyue answered without hesitation.

"Are you sure you haven't misjudged him?" Shen Ning frowned slightly. "Are you sure Gao Wu will always be this good? Are you sure he won't turn into a terrifying person in the future?"

Song Mingyue paused for a moment and said calmly, "I'm only eighteen. I can only see this far. I'm willing to take responsibility for my choices, and that's enough."

She looked at Shen Ning: "What do you think?"

Shen Ning didn't know what to say either. Indeed, who could know what the future would hold?

She found Gao Wu to be profound and unfathomable, but conversely, one could also say he was shrewd and magnanimous. Ultimately, it all comes down to perspective.

She thought for a moment and said, "Bring Gao Wu to the association tomorrow and register those two Golden Thunder Eagles with serial numbers. Otherwise, you'll run into a lot of trouble when you leave Dongjiang."

Hunters are allowed to carry guns, but they have strict requirements regarding the firearms they carry.

The Golden Thunderhawk has no serial number, so getting caught outside would be a huge problem. Actually, these two guns don't have a complete manufacturing history, and strictly speaking, the association can't register or number them.

Shen Ning only helped Gao Wu because of Song Mingyue. Given Gao Wu's intelligence, he should know that this favor should ultimately fall on Mingyue…

Upon returning home, Gao Wu first gave a summary report to his grandfather and Sister Jun.

"Huh? Ah!"

Even the seasoned veteran Shang Hongyi's expression changed drastically when he heard that Gao Wu had killed a warrior. He initially thought he had misheard, but was greatly shocked after confirming it.

Shang Qingjun didn't care about killing the warrior; what bothered her was that Gao Wu had killed someone again. She was momentarily at a loss and just stared blankly at Gao Wu, not knowing what to say.

"It's alright, it's alright. The Hunter Association President, Shen Ning, stepped in and resolved the issue."

Gao Wu briefly recounted what had happened, but both the old man and Shang Qingjun looked grave. Offending a martial arts master, who was also the president of the Yunling Hunter Association, was no small matter.

The old man was silent for a while before saying, "You need to be extra careful when you go in and out from now on."

Although he has some connections, he's far from being a martial arts master. Besides, with such a deep-seated grudge, even Shen Ning couldn't completely resolve it, so asking others would be even more useless.

"Yes, I know." Gao Wu was particularly honest in front of the old man. If possible, he actually didn't want to tell the old man or Sister Jun about this.

However, how could such a big matter remain unsaid?

The old man knew that Gao Wu was forced to retaliate and had no other choice in such a situation. He could only sigh deeply and say that Xiao Wu was unlucky, always encountering bad people wherever he went!

After the old man went to rest, Shang Qingjun asked Gao Wu in detail about what had happened.

She was more worried than Gao Wu, so she went to Gao Wu's room to discuss countermeasures.

"If that doesn't work, you can come to Ankyo with me. Anyway, you don't have to take any academic classes next semester. You can rent a place near Ankyo University and just wait for the application and interview."

As Shang Qingjun spoke, she became more and more convinced that the matter was feasible. She said excitedly, "Anjing University has several martial arts masters, not to mention the many other top experts. It's not up to a mere martial artist to act presumptuously."

"You can rent a place outside and use my meal card, which will save you a lot of money. You can also come along and attend my classes when you have free time..."

"Uh, I don't think that's necessary." Gao Wu didn't really want to go to Anjing. He won the Xuetao Cup, and his personal martial arts points should be enough to apply to Anjing University's Martial Arts Academy.

Although the Xuetao Cup is an amateur martial arts competition, it does not have an age limit, and the championship is highly prestigious.

With his current level as a top-tier martial artist, passing the Ankyo University interview shouldn't be too difficult. But he doesn't want to go to Ankyo right now.

Shang Qingjun noticed Gao Wu's hesitation. She took his hand, her bright eyes filled with tenderness: "Xiao Wu, this time you listen to your sister..."

(End of this chapter)