Under One Person: I, Jiaqian Jushi, work from nine to five.

Why is the rate of increase in Qi within the body only slightly faster?

Zhou Fengliu found it very strange.

Does this mean this doesn't count as work income? Or is it that... only self-imposed pressure counts as work income?

Mr. Zhou stroked his chin, lost in thought.

We might have to wait until Zhang Chulan's match is over to find out the answer, since Zhang Chulan's odds are high... which would allow for a more direct analysis.

With this in mind, Zhou Fengliu walked into Zhang Chulan's arena, ready to watch.

He was taken aback by the sheer number of people in the audience as soon as he stepped onto the stage.

This picture of Chu Lan... is quite popular!

"Big brother! You've come to watch Brother Chu Lan's match too!" Feng Xingtong, who was not far away, noticed him and greeted him.

"Hmm..." Zhou Fengliu nodded and walked over. In addition to Feng Jie and her brother, Feng Zhenghao was also there.

"President Feng is here too."

"Hmm, we meet again, you charming lady," Feng Zhenghao said with a smile.

“My dad arrived earlier than my sister and me.”

Feng Xingtong said that Feng Zhenghao didn't even come to watch his match! If it weren't for Feng Shayan's stubbornness and soft heart, she would still come to watch his match... He would be too lonely.

...

"I wonder if Qingfu Shen can give Zhang Bilian a good beating."

"Of course! Give her a good beating! That Zhang Bilian is infuriating!"

Everyone in the audience wanted to see Zhang Chulan get a good beating.

"Holy crap, even the God of War is here?"

"Where? I saw it! Goodness, he's even standing with President Feng, one of the Ten Elders! This guy has quite the nerve, even President Feng came to watch his match."

"It's not just Chairman Feng! Look over there! Old Lu and Old Wang are here too."

"?"

"Three of the Ten Elders have arrived? This shameless man..."

The crowd was buzzing with discussion, and as Zhou Fengliu listened to their chatter, he noticed the two elderly people sitting opposite him.

...

Amidst the murmurs of the crowd, Zhang Chulan arrived at the center of the arena. He first scanned the audience in the stands, and seeing their indignant expressions, he was quite satisfied.

"Shan Shitong! Shan Shitong, please enter the venue immediately!"

Just when everyone thought a thrilling battle was about to unfold, the referee from the Celestial Master's Mansion called for Shan Shitong to enter the arena several times, but Shan Shitong never appeared.

"Since Shan Shih-Tung was unable to enter the competition on time, he is considered to have forfeited."

As the judge from the Celestial Master's Mansion read out the verdict, the audience erupted in uproar.

"what's the situation!"

"This is a conspiracy! What tricks has Gouba pulled this time?!"

"Shameless Zhang Chulan! Bah! What kind of Qi Source Cultivator is this? What a piece of trash!"

"Fuck you, give us our money back! Is this some kind of competition that's fair to us?!"

"By the way... bro, did we pay?"

"Yeah, we didn't spend any money either, let's have a freebie contest!"

Human joys and sorrows are not shared; Zhang Chulan only felt that the crowd in the stands was a bit noisy.

It doesn't matter...

Go ahead and call out.

Just win.

Zhang Chulan hummed a little tune as he walked out of the competition venue.

Before he could even leave the arena, a previously eliminated contestant jumped down from the stands. He was one of the contestants that Zhang Chulan had eliminated earlier.

He couldn't bear it anymore.

"Zhang Chulan! You despicable weakling, show your true colors today!" he shouted as he charged at Zhang Chulan, but without the slightest hesitation, he was pinned to the ground by the referee from the Celestial Master's Mansion.

"Boy! This is not the place for you to seek revenge and fight privately!" Although the referees from the Celestial Master's Mansion also disliked Zhang Chulan, rules are rules, and they could not let this kid beat up Zhang Chulan.

"Zhang Chulan, if you're a real man, come back and fight me!"

Hearing the shouts behind him, Zhang Chulan glanced back, then turned around, slowly raised his middle finger with his left hand, and said in an extremely irritating tone:

"Come here!"

"..."

Grass.

It is a type of plant.

Faced with Zhang Chulan's provocation, not only the young man couldn't stand it, but even the other spectators in the stands couldn't hold back anymore.

"Zhang Chulan, hurry up and leave after you finish your competition." The referee from the Celestial Master's Mansion urged Zhang Chulan, seeing how shameless he was.

"Oh... alright, thank you for your hard work, Daoist Master." Zhang Chulan chuckled, then quickly left the scene.

His actions left the Ten Elders in the stands speechless.

Holy crap, this young man...

"This is Zhang Chulan... Lao Lü, what do you think?" Wang Ai asked Lü Ci beside him, leaning on his cane.

“I’ll just sit and watch,” Lü Ci replied. “He’s just a greenhorn, what can I possibly do with him? Let’s get to know him… and see if we can make something of him.”

Hearing Lü Ci's words, Wang Ai hesitated, "This...shouldn't we consider the Old Celestial Master's side?"

"The Old Celestial Master?" Lu Ci narrowed his eyes and continued, "It's precisely because of the Old Celestial Master that we chose this time... Otherwise, if we waited until Zhang Chulan became a member of the Celestial Master's Mansion, it would be difficult for us to ask him questions."

"Indeed... Lao Lü, you're the most meticulous."

"..."

...

"Brother Liu." Zhang Chulan waited for Zhou Fengliu outside the competition venue for a while. When Zhou Fengliu came out, he said, "How was it? Did you not disappoint Brother Liu?"

“Indeed…” Zhou Fengliu nodded: “It certainly lives up to your shameless nickname.”

“Uh…” Zhang Chulan scratched his head upon hearing this: “There’s nothing I can do. When you’re in the martial world, it’s all about relationships and worldly wisdom… Who knew Brother Shan would be so considerate and not come today?”

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P.S.: Here's the second update for today. I saw some of you saying that we only have two updates a day and they're posted separately, which is not very nice. So, from now on, we'll post both updates together. The update time is tentatively set between midnight and 1 a.m.

It's kind of creepy...

As for extra chapters, I humbly beg all my godfathers for your support with donations. I have some drafts saved up, and I want to challenge myself to write as many chapters as possible in a day.

Woo woo woo...

Chapter 64 Wang Ai is not amiable, Lü Ci is not kind! (First Update)

It truly lives up to the saying: the world of extraordinary people isn't about fighting and killing, but about human relationships and social interactions.

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Just as Zhang Chulan was saying that Brother Shan had lost face, two men in suits, one tall and one short, walked over. Seeing them staring at Zhang Chulan, they spoke up:

"Zhang Chulan, the two elders, Lu Ci and Wang Ai, request your presence."

"Ten Elders?" Zhang Chulan raised an eyebrow upon hearing this: "Uh, I don't know either of you old men."

"But these two old men know your grandfather."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chulan was startled and realized that he needed to go there.

"Please... Zhang Chulan."

"Um... can I take him with me?" Although Zhang Chulan agreed to go, he still felt uneasy. What if the Ten Elders were going to make things difficult for him? He would be devastated.

"Me?" Zhou Fengliu frowned when Zhang Chulan called his name.

"They invited you... not me. You can go by yourself. Besides, it's almost lunchtime, you should go eat..."

Zhou Fengliu was fairly familiar with this part of the plot and knew that the Ten Elders were only making things difficult for Zhang Chulan and didn't intend to harm him.

"Brother Liu, are you really going to let me go alone?"

"I can't bear it," Zhou Fengliu said without the slightest hesitation.

The little boat of friendship can capsize so easily, which made Zhang Chulan feel utterly disheartened. Thinking about this, he realized it was time to use his "social skills" to his advantage.

"Brother Liu... I'll transfer you three hundred yuan via WeChat to ensure my brother's safety." Zhang Chulan quickly transferred the money.

It's clear that after spending a long time at the company, he has learned some of the "social skills" for dealing with Zhou Fengliu.