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"Su Ming, thanks to you today, our team will treat you to dinner at the Victoria Restaurant tonight. We hope you'll do us the honor of joining us." After leaving the underground cave, Xin Menghan extended a sincere invitation to Su Ming.

Today, they have survived a calamity. Although everyone was injured, fortunately, they were all superficial wounds. With their strong physiques as martial artists, they can purchase some martial artist-specific healing medicine and recover in less than three days.

Moreover, they also benefited from this misfortune. Not only did they obtain a large amount of Bloodfang Wolf materials, but they also found the Bloodfang Wolf King, a mid-stage second-tier ferocious beast, and hunted its materials. In addition, they also got the harvest that Cheng Xiong and the others had in the cave.

They can earn at least a million credits on this trip.

"Coach Xin, you're too kind. We're all friends. Just send me the location you've booked, and I'll come over tonight."

Su Ming did not refuse Xin Menghan's invitation.

"Coach Xin sounds a bit formal. If you don't mind, you can call me Sister Han from now on."

"Okay, Sister Han."

After reaching an agreement, the two parties left Cave 3 chatting and laughing, heading towards Linjiang City.

After returning to Linjiang City, Su Ming immediately went to the Martial Arts Association and sold all the second-tier ferocious beast materials in his backpack.

In addition, he also sold two D-grade broadswords belonging to Cheng Xiong and another second-tier martial artist member of Cheng Xiong's team, and Su Ming's account, which had just been emptied that morning, suddenly had an extra 480 million credits.

"Wow, today's earnings are equivalent to ten days' earnings in the past! The stronger you are, the faster you can make money!"

"With over four million credits a day, I'll be able to save enough to buy a C-grade meditation technique in just a few days."

Su Ming was overjoyed to see the extra 480 million credits in his account. After buying the cultivation resources he needed for the day, he took a taxi home.

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Evening, in the city center of Linjiang, at the Victoria Restaurant.

As one of the most upscale restaurants in Linjiang City, this place is luxuriously decorated and brightly lit, making it the preferred venue for many wealthy people and martial artists to discuss business and enjoy themselves.

Inside an elegant private room, a sumptuous spread of dishes filled the table.

Xin Menghan's team of four hosted a banquet for Su Ming to express their gratitude for saving his life during the day.

After several hours of rest and treatment, everyone looked much better, but the bandages on their bodies were still very noticeable.

"Su Ming, we must toast you today!" Xin Menghan raised her glass.

"Yes! Su Ming, toast to you!" Fang Mo, Guan Shan, and Xia Mu also raised their glasses, their eyes filled with gratitude as they looked at Su Ming.

"Cheers!"

Su Ming was not one to be pretentious. He raised his glass, clinked it with everyone's, and drank it all in one gulp.

After several rounds of drinks and dishes, the atmosphere in the private room gradually became lively.

They chatted about their experiences in the underground caves and about martial arts cultivation. Xin Menghan and the others were the ones talking, while Su Ming was listening.

Su Ming listened with great interest to the unique experiences that the group had on their path to adulthood.

After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, they gradually left.

Xia Mu, Guan Shan, and Fang Mo left first, while Xin Menghan stayed with Su Ming for a while longer before the two of them left together.

"Sister Han, I need to go to the restroom first," Su Ming said before leaving.

"Okay, then I'll wait for you at the door." Xin Menghan nodded.

Su Ming walked along the corridor outside the private room toward the restroom.

The restaurant was well soundproofed; the sounds of clinking glasses and loud conversations from the private rooms were barely audible outside, and the corridor was very quiet.

However, just as he passed a private room called "Zijin Pavilion," a commotion and the sound of shattering porcelain came from inside the half-open door, breaking the tranquility.

An arrogant and domineering young voice came from inside the private room.

"Damn it! You're asking for it, aren't you? I'm doing you a favor by letting you come and keep me company! Why are you hiding?"

"I'm sorry, sir, I'm just a waiter, responsible for serving food, not providing drinking services..."

Immediately afterwards, a familiar, timid, and tearful female voice rang out.

Su Ming, who was passing by the door, heard the woman's voice. His slightly drunken state instantly sobered up, and he stopped abruptly in his tracks.

"Did I hear that right? This voice sounds so much like Xiaowei's!"

Su Ming frowned slightly, a look of doubt on his face.

Although the voice is the same as Su Xiaowei's, Su Xiaowei should be at Linjiang No. 2 Middle School right now, how could she be a waitress at a restaurant?

With a look of doubt, Su Ming peered through the half-open door of the private room. The next moment, his eyes sharpened, and anger welled up inside him.

Inside the private room, several well-dressed young men sat around a table. The one in the lead, dressed in brocade, had an arrogant expression and was impatiently reaching for the wrist of a girl who was looking down and trembling slightly.

The girl had delicate features and a tall figure; she was Su Ming's younger sister, Su Xiaowei.

Faced with the boy's grab, Su Xiaowei instinctively pulled her hand back to avoid it.

Her dodging only further enraged the young man in brocade robes.

The boy, feeling embarrassed and ashamed of losing face in front of his friends, immediately flew into a rage: "You dare to hide?!"

He raised his hand and slapped Su Xiaowei hard across the face.

The boy's surging blood and energy had already reached the peak of a first-level martial artist. If this slap had landed on Su Xiaowei, who wasn't even a martial artist, her fate would have been unimaginable.

Faced with the boy's palm strike, Su Xiaowei had no way to dodge and could only helplessly close her eyes.

The other young people in the private room not only did not stop it, but also laughed, clearly used to it.

Just as the young man's hand was about to land on Su Xiaowei's face, a powerful hand, like an iron clamp, accurately grabbed the young man's wrist as it was about to fall!

"You're asking for it!"

Suddenly appearing out of nowhere, Su Ming grabbed the boy's wrist, his eyes blazing with fury as he coldly shouted, and swiftly kicked the boy in the stomach.

boom! ! !

The next moment, the boy was sent flying backward, crashing heavily into the wall behind him before falling to the ground. He clutched his abdomen, the intense pain causing his body to arch like a boiled shrimp, his face pale, unable to speak.

Whoosh!

The sudden turn of events immediately caused the expressions of the other teenagers around them to change drastically. They all stood up and stared in horror at Su Ming, who was about the same age as them.

But seeing how Su Ming had just kicked away the strongest among them with a single kick, they all knew that they were no match for Su Ming. For a moment, they stood there staring at each other, not knowing what to do.

"elder brother?!"

Only then did Su Xiaowei open her eyes and see Su Ming standing in front of her. She was stunned in disbelief.

Su Ming turned his head, tenderly patted Su Xiaowei's head, and instead of questioning her about why she was working as a waitress there, he looked her up and down and asked with concern, "Xiaowei, are you alright?"

"No." Su Xiaowei shook her head repeatedly, but seeing Su Ming's anxious and concerned appearance, the grievances she had just suffered welled up in her heart, and tears instantly rolled down her cheeks like broken beads.

Su Xiaowei's pitiful appearance fueled Su Ming's anger even more.

"Who the hell are you?! How dare you hit me?! Do you even know who I am?!"

Just then, a fierce but cowardly roar came from behind, his tone still full of arrogance.