One person: plays Wendy, the most carefree director of Nadu.

With Zhang Chulan's match over, today's Luo Tian Grand Ceremony has entered the halftime break.

Just like in the original story, Shan Shitong did not appear in the match against Zhang Chulan, allowing Zhang Chulan to advance directly.

This caused the entire audience to cheer his name—

Don't be so shameless!

Su Mu sat in the stands, deep in thought.

According to the original plot, Wang Ai and Lü Ci should send someone to find Zhang Chulan later.

The purpose of these two in seeking out Zhang Chulan was naturally to covet the Qi Source Flow within him.

Although, according to the original plot, Zhang Chulan used his intelligence to prevent the two old guys from succeeding.

But no one can guarantee that Zhang Chulan will be able to pass this time.

To be honest, even if Zhang Chulan fails to pass the test and is captured by Wang Ai and Lü Ci, it won't have a significant impact on Su Mu.

After all, what Su Mu wanted was simply to become stronger by using the Wendy template.

Having spent so much time with Zhang Chulan, Su Mu had long since come to regard him as a friend.

Since their friend is in trouble, neither Wendy nor they themselves can stand idly by.

Just then, Zhang Chulan came looking for Su Mu.

"Brother Su, we don't know where Bao'er has gone. Let's go look for her."

"walk."

The two got up together and left the arena.

After walking for a while, I found Feng Baobao.

Feng Baobao was squatting by the roadside, staring intently at the big monk in front of her.

And this big monk was none other than the one who had sold the beaded bracelet to Feng Baobao before.

"Amitabha!"

"Silly girl, no, I mean, young lady. This old monk from the front mountain can tell you have extraordinary talent! You are definitely not an ordinary person!"

"I didn't expect you to be one of the extraordinary individuals attending the conference too!"

"Such a fortunate encounter, this old monk can no longer keep it to himself!"

The senior monk took out a jet-black thumb ring from his pocket and placed it in front of Feng Baobao.

"This Ink Bone Spirit Ring was forged by my master after a grueling battle with that ten-thousand-year-old demon fox for over a month—"

"Great monk, your master really loves to mess with beasts..."

"Enough with the nonsense!" The head monk flicked his sleeve. "Anyway, this is an absolute gem. Do you want it?"

"Oh, right..."

The senior monk looked around and said in a low voice, "This time, we can't use banknotes from the Heaven and Earth Bank to settle the account again."

"My master specifically instructed me before he passed away that this thumb ring should be traded for with ordinary money."

"Eight thousand dollars... cash or mobile transfer is fine."

Feng Baobao nodded and took out her phone.

"Let me think about my payment password... I haven't used it in a long time, I can't remember it..."

Seeing this, Zhang Chulan couldn't help but twitch his lips.

"Wait... this scammer actually chased me all the way to the back of the mountain?"

"So you're really just taking advantage of Bao'er?"

"It's alright, I'll go up and take a look."

Su Mu said as he stepped forward.

"Hey, big monk, are you still selling?"

"It's you?!"

The senior monk was startled at first, then grinned.

"Kid, my master said that this thumb ring must be traded with ordinary money."

"Now you're out of options, aren't you?"

"I'm sorry, Master."

Su Mu smiled slightly and looked at Feng Baobao.

"Sister Bao'er, I really like this thumb ring too, can I have it?"

Feng Baobao nodded upon hearing this.

"Okay, then you buy it."

"Okay." Su Mu turned to the monk, "Can I inspect the goods before I buy them?"

"Inspection is fine, but I need to make things clear first."

"If you intentionally break it or accidentally smash the ring, you'll have to pay for it in full!"

"No problem, here you go!"

Su Mu snatched the ring and examined it closely.

The senior monk muttered to himself.

What tricks is this kid up to now?

Su Mu pretended to examine it for a while, then nodded and said, "This ring of yours is indeed very good; I'd really like to buy it too!"

"However, my master also left instructions before he passed away, saying that if we encounter a monk selling thumb rings, we must first make him come with us to his ancestral grave, burn an incense stick, and kowtow three times before we can proceed."

"So, Master, if you don't come with us, we won't be able to buy this ring."

"No?" The head monk was bewildered. "What kind of thunderous precept is this?"

"Why should I have to kowtow to your advisor when you're buying something?"

"Because my advisor was cheated by a monk who sold fake thumb rings, which led to his death from depression."

Su Mu immediately started talking.

"So it's reasonable to ask you to burn some incense, isn't it?"

"If you find it too troublesome, then you don't need to burn incense. Just kowtow three times and shout 'May the liar's whole family die' three times."

"I'll call you grandpa!"

The senior monk couldn't hold back any longer.

"I'm not selling! I'm not selling!"

"Get the hell out of here right now!"

Su Mu shrugged and spread his hands, saying, "Hey, look at you, why are you in such a hurry?"

"You can earn eight thousand by kowtowing three times and shouting three sentences. There are plenty of people doing this kind of business anywhere."

The head monk's lips twitched.

No?

Does he really think he's a fraudulent monk?

If we're really going by seniority, I'm a senior colleague in the company!

If I hadn't already retired, I'd make things difficult for you guys!

"Alright, alright, I can't do this deal."

"You should leave now."

The senior monk waved his hand to shoo people away.

"Okay, let's go."

As Su Mu spoke, he returned the thumb ring.

The senior monk took the thumb ring and called out to Su Mu.

"Hey kid, wait a minute!"

"Oh?" Su Mu raised an eyebrow. "Master, is there anything else?"

"It's nothing, I just want to give you a piece of advice."

"In the circle of extraordinary people, the older they are, the less they should be underestimated."

"Especially those old fogies who are still sitting in high positions despite their advanced age."

Upon hearing this, Su Mu's heart skipped a beat.

What does he mean by that?

Was he warning himself not to underestimate the Ten Elders?

As a transmigrator, Su Mu naturally understood that this world was somewhat similar to a fantasy world, where older people had more profound cultivation and naturally possessed extraordinary strength.

But the monk was unaware that he was a time traveler.

So in his view, he was just a young man who liked to use his cleverness.

If that's the case, his abrupt reminder to himself basically reveals his identity and stance—

This big monk is definitely one of the company's employees.

However, in the original story, this guy was just a passerby who tricked Feng Baobao twice.

He never appeared again in subsequent chapters...

Is this also a difference between this world and the original comic?

Thinking about this, Su Mu recounted his experiences over this period of time, and indeed there were several differences from the original work.

But most of the time, Su Mu felt that these changes were caused by his own existence.

It wasn't until this time that he truly sensed something was wrong.

This fact also made him feel somewhat apprehensive.

Will Qu Tong in this world cause any other trouble?

Will she directly send an army of superhumans, either brainwashed or modified by her, to cause a huge uproar with the company?

Seeing the strange look on Su Mu's face, Zhang Chulan stepped forward and said with a smile, "Brother Su, you weren't fooled by this swindler, were you?"

"You're so capable, why are you afraid of his harsh words?"

Yeah, what am I afraid of?

The reason I've been able to establish myself in this world is because of the strength that comes with the Venti template!

As long as I continue to advance my role and become stronger, I don't care if Qu Tong is going to do something big or not. I can just suppress her with force, right?

The most recent event that could help advance the role-playing process was when Lü Ci and Wang Ai asked Zhang Chulan for the Qi Source Flow.

Originally, I just wanted to act normally, put some pressure on those two old guys, and protect Zhang Chulan.

It seems that we can only ask Xiao Zhang to make do for now.

Thinking of this, Su Mu glanced apologetically at Zhang Chulan.

Zhang Chulan: ? ? ?

Wait, what does Su Ge's look mean?