High Martial Arts 2077: I Rely on Beast Taming to Cultivate While Lying Down

Chapter 126 Puppet Project - Activated! Three Divine Jade Slips!

On the main road of the campus, two groups of people met under the glow of the streetlights.

"Brother Yan Heng! What a coincidence!" Su Chen spoke first, his tone casual and natural.

When Yan Heng saw Su Chen and the others standing at the school gate, he was stunned for a moment, and then a hearty smile bloomed on his square face.

"Haha, what a coincidence! We've met again tonight." He took a few steps closer, sizing Su Chen up and down, his voice laced with teasing. "You won't run into another demon tide, will you?"

Su Chen laughed too: "Haha~ If Brother Yan Heng's hands are itching, I'll see if I can summon them again. Let's get one even more ferocious than the Green Vine Demon!"

"No, no, no! That's unnecessary! Haha~" Yan Heng immediately waved his hand and laughed even more heartily.

He may have been joking, but he truly valued these students.

He witnessed their reaction to the Warrior-level Alien Demon last night!

A senior high school student experiencing this for the first time.

To achieve such results in such a desperate situation, both talent and mentality are indispensable!

This promising talent has the potential to grow into a top-tier player.

Building relationships now means that in a few years, it might be a different story who's helping whom.

Moreover, as the rescued party, they were not entitled to any spoils from last night's battle.

The deployment of the city guards is their official duty, not a commercial rescue operation. The spoils of war that they handle afterward will not be treated with any courtesy by the city guards.

However, because of the presence of a mentor, and because Su Chen dared to bring up the matter of looting the spoils of war... they were able to reap quite a harvest.

They benefited from the students' situation.

Sun Youcheng stood to the side, watching Yan Heng and Su Chen exchange pleasantries as if nothing had happened, and his unease grew stronger.

Do they know each other?

And judging from this situation, it's not just a simple acquaintance...

This relates to the other party's identity and past relationship.

"Ahem~ Um, what's your name?" Yan Heng noticed Sun Youcheng out of the corner of his eye and turned to ask Su Chen.

Sun Youcheng spoke first: "I am the store manager of Xingsheng Department Store in Jiangping District. Currently, I am mainly responsible for purchasing supplies in several buffer zones, including No. 16."

As he spoke, he extended his hand, his smile now transformed into that of a highly professional businessman.

"Oh, nice to meet you!" Yan Heng shook hands politely.

Sun Youcheng seized the opportunity: "Captain Yan Heng is quite famous among the hunters in Jiangping District. Our truck happens to be parked here... Do you have any supplies you need to sell? Our prices are absolutely fair!"

Yan Heng looked at him, then glanced at Su Chen. He keenly sensed the subtle atmosphere between the two and asked Zhou Yu in a low voice, "When will the people from Nanhu Group arrive?"

Zhou Yu adjusted her gold-rimmed glasses and whispered in his ear, "They're on their way, in about fifteen minutes."

Yan Heng thought for a moment, then gave Sun Youcheng a polite but distant smile: "I'm sorry, we have already contacted the acquirer of Nanhu Group."

"Haha~ It's okay, it's okay, we're all from the same community, it's a good opportunity to exchange contact information."

As he spoke, Sun Youcheng had already taken his phone out of his pocket.

In the business world, there is no such thing as a businessman who gives up after being rejected once.

Keeping your contact information is always useful; you never know when you might land a big business deal!

Yan Heng looked at the phone he was handed over, paused for a moment, then laughed heartily, "Haha~ Okay!"

After the two scanned the code, Sun Youcheng put his phone back in his pocket and stepped aside, but did not leave.

He wanted to see just how close this hunter captain was to Su Chen.

His doubts were quickly answered.

"Brother Yan Heng," Su Chen's voice naturally interjected, "what price did the buyers of Nanhu Group offer?"

Yan Heng glanced down at him, and without much thought, said directly, "The buyer I've been working with for over five years. He's very fair! Based on the total value of the goods, the transportation distance, the conditions along the way, whether it's day or night, etc., the price he offers is 85% to 95% of the market price."

"That's great?" Su Chen's eyes lit up. "My goods haven't sold yet, how about you introduce me to some potential partners here?"

Before he could finish speaking, Sun Youcheng's voice interrupted.

"If there are enough goods, I'll have 98% no problem!" Sun Youcheng said with a smile, speaking a few beats faster than usual. "After all, I'm the store manager, so I have a lot of authority. But these large group buyers don't have that much autonomy. The purchase prices are all set by the company, with very little room for fluctuation."

He paused, then turned his gaze to Su Chen, his tone regaining its familiarity: "By the way, nephew Su Chen, we haven't finished talking yet. Eight hundred thousand isn't out of the question."

Tsk~!

The increase from 36 to 80 is a significant leap.

This price is clearly a temporary concession made in order to gain access to intelligence and address the current situation.

Given Sun Youcheng's personality, he definitely won't let himself suffer a loss later!

The acquirer of Nanhu Group would certainly not offer such a high price.

If Su Chen is truly someone who only cares about money, this is a sufficient way for him to back down.

But petty gains only attract those with short-sighted vision!

Su Chen merely glanced at him, her gaze indifferent: "Doing business with you, Manager Sun, is just too troublesome and exhausting. Let's just forget about it."

Sun Youcheng's smile froze.

He was about to speak again, but Su Chen raised his hand to stop him.

"We young people do business by being decisive and don't like wasting time on endless haggling!"

Su Chen's voice wasn't loud, but his tone was quite disrespectful: "Manager Sun, you always like to find all sorts of reasons to give people a 60% discount, and then raise it to 70% or 80% later, as if you're giving them a sweet treat."

"I don't know if you do business this way with everyone. At this price, is there really anyone willing to sell? Or are you just targeting a few specific sellers?"

Are you suggesting we, fresh-faced students, should be treated differently depending on who we're dealing with?

He didn't give Sun Youcheng a chance to retort: ​​"I'm not one to fall for that! Not everyone is willing to play house with you; it's too much trouble!"

The air was still for the time it takes to breathe.

Sun Youcheng's face changed color several times under the light. First it turned red, then pale, and finally he managed an extremely forced smile.

"Nephew Su may not be familiar with the rules of the business world. However, his family is in business too..."

He swallowed hard, his voice dry: "If it doesn't work out the first time, let's at least save face for each other."

The subtext of this statement is: We're all in business, we'll run into each other all the time. If you make such a harsh statement today, it won't look good when we meet again!

But Yan Heng didn't give him a chance to continue.

His large hand landed on Su Chen's shoulder, and he said heartily, "Haha~ Young people, it's normal to have high aspirations with strength and talent! I quite like Su Chen's personality, it suits my taste, haha~"

As he spoke, he put his arm around Su Chen's shoulder and turned halfway around, directly blocking Su Chen and Sun Youcheng: "Come, come, I'll introduce you to this buyer I know. With the skills of your three teams, if you're constantly training outside, you must be making tens of millions a month, right?"

He paused, glancing sideways at Sun Youcheng, before speaking even louder: "To be honest, introducing geniuses like you will bring in a share of the profits in the short term! We'll split it 50/50 then, haha~"

When the topic of profit sharing came up, he deliberately laughed even more heartily, then abruptly changed the subject, adding as if to deliver a casual jab: "I always thought that Brother Su Chen, with his exceptionally talented team members and powerful connections, would have stable buyers, but I never expected..."

Oh! You should have said so earlier!

Su Chen smiled and looked at Yan Heng, continuing the conversation: "This is our first time training; it was only the first day yesterday. We just happened to run into Brother Zhang He, who recommended this buyer to me."

"By the way, did Zhang He take a huge kickback without telling me? Next time I see him, I'll interrogate him thoroughly! Make sure he gets all his money!"

The two exchanged pleasantries in a relaxed tone, their jokes flowing smoothly.

Yan Heng burst into laughter, feeling that this young man, Su Chen, was truly to his liking!

Quick to respond, and quick-witted!

He pushed Su Chen a few steps into the school grounds: "Small businesses have too narrow a perspective; they try to save money wherever possible. Large corporations have well-established systems; it's different!"

Sun Youcheng stood there, his smile gradually fading away.

This old ghost Su's son is clearly of average talent, not even as good as my third son!

His third son is in the top 200 of his grade, and occasionally even gets into the top 100!

But why does Su Laogui's child have such a wide network of connections?

Is the captain of the City Hunter team also so enthusiastic towards him?

"Powerful background? Bullshit!"

Isn't your family just running a pig farm?

How could I not know his background?

Sun Youcheng gritted his teeth, then shook his head.

Forget it! I don't care!

Sun Youcheng has three sons and five daughters. His eldest son is currently trying to break through to the fifth realm, the Spirit Martial Realm. If he can break through, forming an even stronger team of city hunters will be a piece of cake.

In this world, strength is the only true currency!

It's just a business deal!

On the other side, Su Chen was chatting enthusiastically with Brother Yan Heng.

Just then, my phone rang.

"Excuse me, I have a message coming in."

Yan Heng replied cheerfully, "It's nothing! It's nothing!"

Su Chen clicked on it and his eyes lit up.

Zhang He!

"Brother Su Chen, I heard you're still training today? Where are you now? Do you plan to team up again tomorrow?"

"However, only six of us on our side currently intend to continue our training..."

It's great to be able to train together!

There was a suspect within the Beishan University team—a boy who seemed to covet Lin Xiyue and harbored hatred towards her.

This person is one of the suspected puppet targets.

However, considering all factors, it is more likely that several puppet targets within Nanhu University, which had contact with the statue, were involved!

A pretty girl with a baby face and a slightly chubby figure.

One... team leader—Huang Cheng.

"Tsk~ Although Zhang He's team has returned, the plan may not be able to proceed."

Before Su Chen could think it through, another text message arrived.

This was an encrypted text message that I had discussed with my advisor, Feng Yujun, beforehand.

Su Chen clicked on the screen, entered the password, and after iris recognition, saw a brief message.

The plan continues; we will act according to circumstances.

[9 PM, alone, with three jade slips]

Upon seeing this, Su Chen's heart skipped a beat: Could it be... that Beishan University's decision to continue its training was orchestrated behind the scenes by its mentors and others?

So... will Nanhu University also come?

As for the second piece of information... Su Chen understood it instantly, and then smiled excitedly.

Did they actually manage to get their hands on three magical jade slips?

Excellent! Excellent!