Gao Wu: I became the minor villain that the protagonist was about to destroy.

"Who exactly is this guy? How can a high school student have such a powerful aura? This is definitely not something an ordinary person can possess."

Lin Yue then looked at the target he was to protect.

("Fortunately, according to Miss Chu, the relationship between their two families is quite good.")

("This world is truly full of hidden talents. The old man said this mission wouldn't be easy. At first, I didn't take it seriously, but it seems things are far more complicated than I imagined.")

At the same time, at the Black Dragon Society headquarters.

A luxurious-looking high-end car arrived at Black Dragon Hunting Company.

Butler Li Bo got out of the car first and respectfully opened the door. A middle-aged man with a towering figure (Chu Yunfei) stepped out, looked around at the headquarters building, which was far more impressive than before, and clicked his tongue.

"Tsk tsk, that kid Ye Ming has really made a fortune. This setup is almost as grand as the headquarters of my Chu Group."

However, there was not a trace of jealousy in his tone; instead, it was full of pride that "my brother is really something."

Li Bo smiled and chimed in, "Patriarch, the hunting team under Young Master Ye Ming's command is incredibly powerful; making a fortune every day is quite common for them."

"Hahaha, that's right!" Chu Yunfei waved his hand, then his face fell as if he remembered something. "It's this brat who's so clueless! Such a good son-in-law candidate, but he insisted on becoming my sworn brother! Now my daughter has to call him uncle! What kind of mess is this!"

Upon hearing this, Li Bo silently rolled his eyes at his patriarch, vaguely remembering that a year ago, it was his patriarch who had insisted on the idea of ​​"not asking to be born on the same day, month, or year."

The elevator doors opened with a ding, and Ye Ming and Guo Haihuang stepped out side by side.

Their eyes met, and Ye Ming raised an eyebrow at Chu Yunfei, who had arrived uninvited: "What brings you here?"

Chu Yunfei strode forward, familiarly hooking his arm around Ye Ming's shoulder, his smile warm: "Look at you saying that, brother, I missed you, can't I come and see you?"

Speak like a human.

"Hehe," Chu Yunfei lowered his voice, "Today my precious daughter awakened her meridians, and the principal of No. 2 Middle School invited me to attend the ceremony. How could I not drag you along for something so prestigious? And while I'm at it... hehe, I can also mooch a lunch from Master Lie."

Ye Ming had already seen through everything and said disdainfully, "The last sentence is the key point, isn't it?"

"It's all the same, all the same! Who told him to make such exceptionally effective spiritual dishes!" Chu Yunfei laughed heartily, half-heartedly following Ye Ming towards the private dining room. He adored Lie's cooking simply because of Lie's acquired characteristic: [Martial Chef: The dishes he cooks have a strengthening and nourishing effect on martial artists; the dishes he prepares can slightly enhance and repair a martial artist's physique.]

At the dining table, Ye Ming sliced ​​the richly flavorful steak on his plate and calmly asked, "I heard you hired a bodyguard for your daughter?"

Chu Yunfei immediately put on a resentful expression: "Sigh, it's all because of someone who rejected my precious daughter with an excuse like 'I'm afraid she'll get addicted to reading,' an excuse that even a three-year-old wouldn't believe."

"I only have one daughter, and I can't let her become a target for my business rivals, can I? I had no choice but to use the last favor my father left behind and find a young man of similar age who is said to be quite capable."

"Alright, stop beating around the bush and insulting me." Ye Ming interrupted his performance. "Didn't I ask Baki to look after her at school?"

"School is school, and normal times are normal times!" Chu Yunfei shrugged.

"That Baki kid is alright at school; with him around, my daughter's safety is guaranteed, and I feel at ease. But as soon as school is over or on holidays, he disappears without a trace. He's either hunting in the wilderness with his dad or training on his own. He's like a dragon, never seen again. He's unreliable!"

Ye Ming pondered for a moment, then nodded: "That's true. Is the person you found well-known? Is he reliable?"

Chu Yunfei's expression became more serious: "His origins are somewhat mysterious; he's from the old man's line of work. However, I had Uncle Li test his strength. Among the younger generation, apart from you and those few monsters in your family, he's definitely a genius. He has definitely awakened extremely strong characteristics, and his talent in meridians is probably also extremely astonishing."

Ye Ming said, "Some of the peripheral members of my Black Dragon Society have had conflicts with him in private."

Chu Yunfei asked, somewhat surprised, "Is that so?"

Ye Ming then recounted the events in detail.

Chu Yunfei pondered with a serious expression, "It must be that brat from the Lei family. He's been pursuing my daughter since she was little, but I don't agree to it."

"This kid can't beat others at school, so he has to go to outsiders. He's really a disgrace to his father, Lei Laohu."

"Let's not talk about these unpleasant things today. Come on, let's go to my daughter's, your niece's, awakening ceremony."

"Perhaps your niece has awakened a pulse sea type that is one in ten thousand, then my Chu family will be rich."

Ye Ming looked at Chu Yunfei speechlessly: "Come on, you only awakened the S-rank Meridian Type, do you really expect her to awaken the SSS-rank Sea of ​​Meridians Type?!"

"What if!"

The scene changes.

At this moment, beneath the Awakening Platform of No. 2 High School, a large group of senior students waited with anticipation for the start of the Awakening Ceremony, a ceremony that could change their destiny.

Sunlight pierced through the clouds, falling on the faces of the students. Below the stage, hundreds of students in matching dark blue school uniforms stood in neat rows, their restless anticipation barely concealed.

"I heard that last year a senior awakened an S-level 'Pulse Type' and was directly recruited by a top university in the capital." A tall, thin boy standing in the middle of the group whispered to his companion, his voice full of longing.

"I don't ask for much, I'll be content as long as I awaken a B-grade meridian." The bespectacled boy next to him pushed up his glasses, but his tone was somewhat hesitant.

Suddenly, a commotion broke out in the crowd. The principal and several people of unusual status stepped out from the side, including Chu Yunfei and Ye Ming. They had been invited by the principal of No. 2 Middle School and were all influential figures in Luoxia City.

"Silence!" The principal's voice echoed across the square through the loudspeaker, and the whispering crowd immediately fell silent, leaving only the sound of flags fluttering in the wind.

"Students, today is the most important moment of your lives. I'm sure you all awakened your own unique characteristics yesterday. Here, I want to tell you that characteristics only enhance your strength, but your inner strength is the most important. It determines how far you can go in the future."

The principal's gaze swept across the young and nervous faces below the stage. Though he spoke these words, everyone knew in their hearts that this ceremony would lead them down drastically different life paths. In this world, the Path Level, from F to SSS, determined whether they would become ordinary office workers or awakened beings capable of entering secret realms and fighting against magical beasts.

As the principal finished his speech, the dean of students in charge of the awakening ceremony held a roster with the names of all the senior students on it.