I am a demonic cultivator, not a capitalist with a conscience.

Chapter 464 Don't be courting death (66)

While it's great to make your opponent bleed, Chen Yu is still very unhappy about having to pay money.

Squatting in front of Wu Zhihao, who was shirtless and surrendering, Chen Yu said with dissatisfaction, "Can't you give us something in kind? How are we, Tianyuan, supposed to spend the money you give us?"

"Because of the regional lock, we can't give out too many physical items directly."

"Then why give it to Luo Tong?"

"You are currently under the influence of the Battlefield Gu Poison, which could cause a large amount of your assets to go missing. Fortunately, your subordinates are in Changsheng Prefecture, so they were transferred directly."

"This system is so complicated... Oh well, I'll just accept it."

The signs of a sudden impulse are still there, and the little devil's backstabbing continues.

Although I'm still a bit angry, the situation has pretty much come to an end. We can settle the score later.

After the ceasefire agreement was signed, Chen Yu saw Wu Zhihao slowly get up from the ground.

His spiritual illness was already very serious. His physical body, which had been hastily resurrected, was simply unable to support his collapsing primordial spirit. The mere act of getting up caused his skin to peel off, revealing the bright red muscles underneath.

Wu Zhihao now looks like a worn-out toy, or a rat on the verge of death.

A deathly pallor appeared on his body, and black tumors, like black grapes, kept appearing and bursting, taking away his remaining life.

Even a Foundation Establishment expert, who cannot achieve immortality, will eventually be afflicted by spiritual energy disease and end up like this.

At this moment, he was nothing like the arrogant man he had been just a day before; he was merely an old man on the verge of death.

However, Chen Yu showed no sympathy whatsoever for this.

He asked for it.

Staring at the other person, Chen Yu asked coldly, "Aren't you going to reincarnate?"

"……Um."

He glanced at the puppet in front of him, then at the sky above, and knew that many people were watching them.

He longed for someone, even just one person, to come and see him off, so that he wouldn't feel so lonely on the path of reincarnation.

However, all he saw was an empty street.

Silently gazing into the distance, he nodded gently. At that moment, the life force within his body ceased, and his primordial spirit flew out, embarking on the path of reincarnation.

The battlefield poison still lingered, and a large number of Wu Group's logistics puppets rushed out to clean up the battlefield to avoid being discovered by others.

Then, a phantom image of a man appeared in front of Chen Yu.

The man bowed respectfully to Wu Kai Eighth Form and said earnestly, "Hello, Chen Yu. I am Wu Pozun, the president of the Wu Group."

"That's a powerful name!"

"Not at all. As the group's president, we only just learned of Wu Zhihao's actions; the group knew nothing about them. But Wu Zhihao is, after all, a high-ranking member of our Wu Group, and we apologize for his reckless behavior."

"Is it really true that you didn't know?" Chen Yu asked, squinting his eyes.

"Really. If Chen Yu doesn't believe me, he can come and investigate. We'll fully cooperate," Wu Pozun said sincerely.

The other person's expression was sincere, their acting was superb, and their performance was flawless; at least Chen Yu couldn't find a single flaw.

Compared to Wu Zhihao, who seemed like an antique, Wu Pozun appeared more like a company president. After waiting a moment, Wu Pozun said, "We have already delivered the relevant compensation to you through Wu Zhihao. The culprit, Wu Zhihao, has been brought to justice. We will issue a notice within the group to strengthen the ideological education of employees in various leadership positions, hoping to prevent such incidents from happening again. At the same time, we will provide compensation to Ms. Wang Chuyun, who was unfortunately involved in this incident. Does that seem appropriate to you?"

After he finished speaking, he bowed deeply to Chen Yu, causing Chen Yu to hiss involuntarily.

Although I know that Wu Pozun couldn't be innocent, the other party's attitude was really too good.

A kneeling apology, monetary compensation, punishment of the perpetrator, and comprehensive restitution—it's really hard to say anything more.

He's clearly the president of a large corporation, or even a Foundation Establishment expert, yet he's actually swallowing his pride and bowing to apologize to me. This person is no ordinary individual.

After accepting the compensation, Chen Yu left.

Behind him, Wu Pozun remained bowing until Chen Yu disappeared, then straightened up and let out a long sigh.

A younger person looked at Wu Pozun with confusion and asked hesitantly, "Uncle, why did you apologize to that student?"

"Otherwise what? Mobilize the group's heavy artillery to bombard him?" Wu Pozun said calmly.

"No, I mean..."

"Is that what you mean? Our Wu Group is high and mighty, why should we apologize after being beaten? Can you honestly say you didn't think that way?"

"..."

Ruffling his nephew's head, Wu Pozun said helplessly, "You juniors are always like this, always thinking you're of high status and noble blood, so you can ignore everything. Why escalate a fight to the death when an apology and compensation can solve the problem? What good would killing them do? We're in the wrong, and Tianyuan isn't just about Chen Yu. Besides, in a poor place like Tianyuan, even if we won, we'd lose money. Why do something like that?"

"But what about our reputation?"

"With the battlefield poison still around, what can others see? If the Star Lord doesn't say anything, and the Ancestor doesn't say anything, this matter will remain buried. Moreover, they're preparing to cause trouble."

"Uh-huh?"

Laughing and patting his nephew's head, Wu Pozun said, "The conglomerate faction and the system faction have always been at odds. I'm from the conglomerate faction, while Wu Zhihao is from the system faction. Now that the other side has gone mad and killed himself, we can take the opportunity to attack. Besides, Chen Yu destroyed so many institutions, so some of the losses can be counted here."

The boy was stunned for a moment, then said admiringly, "Uncle is wise."

"This is also a lesson I want to teach you: good fortune and misfortune are intertwined, and bad things can turn into good things. It all depends on your perspective."

"Nephew understands."

"Very good, let's go back. We need to get started as soon as possible."

Before taking his nephew back, Wu Pozun glanced one last time in the direction where Chen Yu had disappeared.

The Wu Clan rose to prominence through martial arts, which led them to highly value individual martial prowess.

Recalling the footage seen in the surveillance video, Chen Yu was incredibly brave and skilled, his physical movements were expansive and powerful, yet possessed a captivating beauty.

When piloting the puppets, the puppetry techniques are combined with physical skills, perfectly unifying the coldness of the machinery with the grace of the martial arts, which is truly eye-opening.

"It's a pity that I offended them. I wonder if I'll ever have a chance to rebuild our relationship."

“That’s easy!” the nephew said confidently. “We just need to go and fight him more often, and we’ll develop feelings for him over time.”

"...Don't be stupid. It's not easy to bring you back after you die."

　I'll make up for yesterday's update with one more, then two more at noon, and continue this afternoon.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)