I will eventually become a god through sheer hard work.

However... his gaze shifted to behind Senior Sister Zhu.

The brand was unknown, but in front of a high-end-looking black sedan, four figures stood not far behind Zhushan Ying. There were two men and two women, all dressed in black suits and ties, looking like classic bodyguards. They were all expressionless, occasionally glancing around casually, paying attention to the situation.

With Xue Jing's current insight, it was easy for him to see that these bodyguards were quite capable, the kind of people who could charge extremely high prices in security companies, and even most billionaires couldn't afford them for many days.

After thinking for a moment, Xue Jing said, "Senior Sister Zhu, come up with me. We haven't seen each other for a long time, we should catch up."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Shanying's eyes lit up, and she instinctively reached out to take Xue Jing's arm and pull him into the hotel... However, after taking a step with her slender, fair legs, one of the four bodyguards behind her, a short-haired female bodyguard, spoke up in a cold tone to remind him:

"Second Miss, please don't make things difficult for us."

Upon hearing this, Takeyama Hide paused, stopped, and said in a slightly disappointed, crisp voice:

"I'm sorry, junior brother... there are many restrictions on my ability to come out this time. I can only talk to you for thirty minutes, and I can't leave their sight."

The bodyguard forbids the rich girl and the poor boy from meeting in secret—how classic!

Xue Jing felt a little strange. He glanced at the female bodyguard who had spoken and said:

"It's just a meeting between fellow disciples to catch up; we're not doing anything shady. Is it appropriate for you to treat us like thieves?"

The short-haired female bodyguard's tone remained unchanged: "If you want to catch up, please do it in front of us. Since there's nothing shady going on, there's no need for us to leave."

Xue Jing smiled and took two steps forward.

"What you're saying is quite interesting. Not everything you don't want others to hear is shameful... When we fellow disciples reminisce, we naturally talk about sect secrets that shouldn't be known to outsiders. My Hidden Dragon School is vast and profound; how could you possibly overhear and learn it?"

The atmosphere was becoming increasingly tense.

Takeyama Hide blinked, opened his mouth as if to say something, but then closed it again.

All four bodyguards turned their attention to Xue Jing.

The short-haired female bodyguard at the head of the group frowned slightly: "Please forgive my bluntness, but we have absolutely no interest in your sect's secrets. Not to mention that none of us practice the old martial arts, even if we did..."

She stopped before she could finish speaking.

But the meaning is obvious.

They're really not interested in a small, peripheral school of thought.

Xue Jing smiled and said, "You say that, but who knows what you're really thinking?"

He turned and walked into the hotel. "Let's go, Senior Sister Zhu, come upstairs with me."

"Ah... okay."

Seeing this, Takeyama Ei blinked innocently and tried to keep up with Xue Jing.

But she had only taken a few steps when her slender wrist was grabbed by the short-haired female bodyguard, and she stopped.

The next moment, the hand that the female bodyguard was holding onto Takeyama Ei was grasped by another large hand.

Upon seeing this, the other three bodyguards' expressions changed, and they immediately stepped forward.

"It seems you gentlemen are determined to eavesdrop on the secrets of my Hidden Dragon School."

Xue Jing grabbed the female bodyguard's wrist with one hand and began to characterize the actions of the four bodyguards.

Then he extended one index finger from his other hand and raised it upwards.

"—The silence of all streams."

Not far in front of Xue Jing, an invisible rift opened in the void.

"咻咻咻咻——"

Countless energies of different natures surged out from the void, blooming like fireworks, and danced wildly as they struck the four bodyguards.

The four men's expressions changed, and each tried to use their own methods to block it.

But... it was too fast.

Without warning or any prelude, while everyone's attention was focused on Xue Jing, he launched an attack directly from the void beside them without even preparing to exert his strength.

The speed of the myriad streams of energy was incredibly fast. From the moment it appeared to the moment it hit them, the process took no more than 0.01 seconds. With their attention focused on Xue Jing and they being attacked from the void, their reactions were a beat too slow, and the four of them were directly engulfed by countless streams of energy.

"Puff puff puff puff——"

After the torrent subsided and the energy dissipated, all four of them collapsed to the ground, unconscious.

The battle began quickly and ended even faster... In just a moment, before the passersby could even react to what had happened, everything was over.

"Wow!" Takeyama Ei's mouth opened slightly as she looked at Xue Jing in surprise, her eyes sparkling as if they were about to shoot out stars.

Although she had long known that Xue Jing had grown terrifyingly in the past few months, her impression of him from when they last met was still that of someone who had just started practicing martial arts.

These four bodyguards, though not outwardly obvious, are actually far stronger than their senior brother... It is said that, when properly prepared, they can face off one-on-one against a master of the old martial arts realm who has broken through limits.

But in the hands of their junior apprentice, they're like four kittens that can be easily manipulated...

"Wow, you're amazing, junior brother! You're incredible! How can you be such a genius!"

Zhushan Ying happily stepped forward and hugged Xue Jing's arm, his not-so-rich Asian small cup rubbing against Xue Jing's forearm, bringing a faint, familiar, soft touch.

"They've been watching me really closely lately. Even when I'm taking a shower, two of them stand outside the bathroom door waiting for me to come out. I can finally relax a bit... Ah, but they're not dead, are they?"

While the girl was happy, she also asked with some concern.

Xue Jing withdrew his hand and said, "Don't worry, I held back."

The technique "Silence of All Streams" is a move in which he uses a non-existent beast to swallow the "all streams" of energy he unleashes into nothingness, and then releases it from the void when needed.

The capacity of the beast that cannot be seen can even store more than twenty moves of myriad streams, and the total amount of energy can reach tens of thousands.

The release was completely unexpected; he didn't need to make any preparations or even exert any force. Countless bursts of energy suddenly surged from the void.

Let alone these bodyguards, even a senior like Wu Xuanzhu, who had broken through his limits four times, would be greatly startled in front of them.

It can be said to be a very practical use of the Beast of No Return, with maximum stealth and power.

The myriad streams of energy released from the void were still under his control. Xue Jing did not make things too difficult for the bodyguards. The attacks were not fatal. He simply made them all unconscious and then let the remaining energy dissipate.

Otherwise, these four people would have been torn to shreds by the violent torrent of energy long ago.

"That's good." Takeyama Ei breathed a sigh of relief and patted his chest.

Then, smiling, she hugged Xue Jing's arm and rested her head on his shoulder.

"Snip~ It's been so long since I snuggled up with my junior brother. Sniff sniff, junior brother, you smell so good... You smell even better than before."

Looking at Senior Sister Zhu, who was like a clingy puppy, Xue Jing smiled and said:

"Let's go, Senior Sister Zhu, let's have a good talk."

……

Chapter 367 Answers to Many Past Questions: Do You Want to Be With Me? Junior Brother

"Junior brother, even though things have turned out this way, I can only stay with you for thirty minutes... Any longer would be very disadvantageous for you."

On the rooftop terrace of the Carrie Hotel, Takeyama Hide sat gracefully by the poolside, reaching out to scoop water from the pool.

Seemingly feeling a long-lost sense of freedom, a happy smile graced her delicate and youthful face, and her bright eyes shone beneath her slender eyebrows.

Xue Jing stood not far behind her, arms crossed, and said:

"You big families have so many troubles... What happens if it goes on for more than thirty minutes?"

Zhu Shanying sat by the pool, her long legs drawn up, her hands wrapped around her knees, her head half-rested on her knees, glancing sideways at Xue Jing, and said in a cheerful, clear voice:

"It will be taken for a fact that it's already over."

Xue Jing paused slightly, then said speechlessly, "Are you sick?"

Thirty minutes, including preparation steps, who do you think you are?

Takeyama Hide lowered his head even further, his face slightly flushed. After hesitating for a moment, he smiled and said, "But on the other hand, if we can finish it within thirty minutes, it won't be considered as if it's already done... Want to give it a try, junior brother?"

Upon hearing this, Xue Jing's expression remained unchanged; he simply said:

"Your mind is a little confused, Senior Sister Zhu."

Takeyama Ei pouted: "Why isn't there any reaction at all? Doesn't that make me look like a clown?"

Xue Jing reached into the invisible gap and pulled out a red nose—one of the props he had bought in anticipation of future situations where he might need to disguise himself.

He tossed the red nose to Takeyama Ei, who instinctively reached out and caught it. He glanced at what he had caught and his lips twitched slightly.

She then put it on her nose, which, combined with her pretty face, made her look both comical and adorable.

With a clown-like red nose, Takeyama Hide stood up and said with a serious expression:

"Junior brother, I'm officially coming clean with you now. I'm not just an ordinary person with money power, I'm a super person with money power!"

"They are members of the Thirteen Great Houses, direct descendants of the Zhu Clan, and their status is very powerful."

"Oh." Xue Jing nodded.

Seeing Xue Jing's unsurprised expression, Zhu Shanying straightened his red nose and said, "You really did guess it."

“I would be surprised if you said no,” Xue Jing said.

"So most of the things I encountered have been answered... but there are still some details that I would like to confirm with my senior sister."

Upon hearing this, Takeyama Ei looked somewhat dejected and said, "I'm sorry, junior brother... because of me, you've been subjected to so many dangerous and troublesome things for no reason..."

Xue Jing smiled, stepped forward, and reached out to pat Zhu Shanying's head.

"Senior Sister Zhu, there's no need to worry. These aren't really dangerous troubles for me... Besides, these things may not actually have been caused by you."

Although his closeness to Takeyama Hide caused various complex hostility towards him from the Takeyama clan.

But if this happened to someone else, it might be Takeyama Hide's fault, but if it happened to him, it's not necessarily the case.

The nearly 20,000 "Calamity" index on his attribute table clearly revealed the real reason for his troubles.

Even without Zhushan Ying, there would definitely be Li Shanying, Zhao Shanying, or Liu Shanying as substitutes.

Trouble will definitely come his way; Takeyama Ei is just the medium through which it will occur.

"Junior Brother, you're still so eloquent." Zhu Shanying smiled gently.