Gao Wu Da Qin: You don't want your secret to be known, do you?

Chapter 83: A belated upgrade to a cheat system; listen to the secrets of those at or below the same realm!

Move the clock forward half an hour.

At the entrance of the Court of Justice's mission hall, Qin Feng and Xiao Buping met for the first time, the moment their eyes met.

A crisp ding sound echoed in Qin Feng's mind.

"Ding! Congratulations on entering the [Martial Apprentice Realm]. Your regular access to secrets has been upgraded. You can listen to secrets at the [Martial Apprentice Realm] and below at will! All secrets are now rated, and secret alerts and anti-harassment features are enabled. Secrets below three stars can be ignored (you can also disable the anti-harassment setting and choose to listen actively)."

Note: Secrets involving ordinary unrelated persons are classified as one-star secrets; ordinary, relatively significant secrets are classified as two-star secrets; secrets involving your personal interests are classified as three-star or higher; secrets involving the life of another person are classified as four-star or higher; and secrets involving your own personal safety are classified as five-star or higher!

"Ding! Discovered Xiao Buping's five-star secret: Xiao Buping is actually an infiltrator of the Demon Star Sect who has infiltrated the Court of Justice. His superior is Gu Niantong, the Demon Lord of the Demon Star Sect!"

The moment Qin Feng saw Xiao Buping, he gave him a warm look like that of an old friend. This was not to say that Qin Feng was particularly sentimental or that he had a particularly good relationship with Xiao Buping.

On the contrary, the two had no feelings for each other at all, and could even be considered enemies. Xiao Buping went to Longcheng for the [Divine Forging Diagram]!

Qin Feng's eyes lit up when he looked at Xiao Buping, purely because he saw the brilliance of attribute points in Xiao Buping, and even more so because he saw the advancement of his own second-rate cheat ability.

This ability to overhear other people's secrets has always been unreliable, making it a useless cheat for Qin Feng—too good to throw away, but useless to keep!

After this upgrade, Qin Feng finally understood the rules of the function of listening to other people's secrets.

That means it's a secret only for people at your level or below, which you can listen to freely! For example, back then, I could listen to any of my classmates' secrets—whoever I wanted! I could choose any secret in the whole school!

However, this function will not activate unless it involves a secret of a higher level than oneself, such as the secret of Zhang Beihai or the secret of Mencius. These are secrets of great opportunity and chance! They will only be triggered when one encounters them.

Having regained control of his cheat system, Qin Feng became steady and calm. With the intelligence in place, he remained composed and unperturbed.

The patrol car of the Court of Justice soared among the brightly lit skyscrapers of Xianyang.

Qin Feng sat in the back row, watching the city of Xianyang under the night sky while listening to Xiao Buping's rambling nonsense.

Qin Feng didn't believe a single word Xiao Buping said. Now that he had mastered the secret golden finger rules, Qin Feng only listened to Xiao Buping's inner thoughts.

Xiao Buping's true feelings were the complete opposite of his outward calm, humility, loyalty, and indifference. Listen closely:

"In what way is Xiao Buping inferior to Qin Feng?"

"Why is he the most amazing one, and I'm nothing?!"

"Thinking back to when we first met in Dragon City, Qin Feng was at best just a small-town exam-taker. Now he's surpassed me and become the number one in Jinghong! It makes me so mad!"

"What makes him worthy of being number one in Dragon City? In terms of family background, talent, effort, and dedication, in which aspect can he surpass me? Why is it that after four rounds of the Martial Arts Tournament in the Amazing Ranking, he can win the overall championship?"

"He should be driving for me, not the other way around! Look at my uncle's sycophantic attitude, it makes me furious!"

"My uncle barely acknowledges me, but he showers Qin Feng with compliments, even treating him like an ancestor. Is that reasonable?"

"I'm just curious, why is Qin Feng in the Court of Judicial Review? Could it be that Fusu has already discovered the matter of the Demonic Sect? Did Fusu send Qin Feng here to make an example of them?"

"No, that's impossible! This incident is highly confidential; only a handful of people know about it! Fusu couldn't possibly know!"

"Damn it, with Qin Feng following me, how am I supposed to carry out my mission!"

"I'll find a place to settle this bastard down later, then I'll hurry up and get some work done!"

Soon, the two arrived at Nonghua Alley. ♙💣 6➈S𝓱у𝔵.𝒸𝑜ⓜ ♦🐟

Although it is called an alley, it is actually a main street. The street floats on the Jing River and uses magnetic levitation anti-gravity arches to create a three-story entertainment street in the sky.

The first floor of the Sky Street is a bar and entertainment area for ordinary people, the second floor is a high-end consumption area, and the third floor is a members area, which cannot be entered without a membership card!

Xiao Buping stopped the car, jumped out, and said enthusiastically, "Brother Qin, let's go on patrol!"

The two walked side by side, and Qin Feng asked with interest, "Was this your territory before?"

"That's right!" Xiao Buping said, "Actually, I haven't been in charge of this place for very long, less than a month. After the martial arts exam of the Jinghong Competition, I started working here right away."

Qin Feng said, "Actually, with Brother Xiao's talent and martial arts skills, he could try his luck at the various schools of thought. Maybe he could be accepted by one of them and then come to the Court of Justice!"

Xiao Buping chuckled and said, "I'm not an ambitious person, unlike Young Master Qin who has grand aspirations. I'm just content with whatever comes my way."

Xiao Buping thought to himself:

"Qin Feng, what do you mean? Are you implying that I'm not as successful as you?"

"With my grades, which of the Hundred Schools of Thought would accept me? Even if they did, I'd be a bottom-tier disciple, just someone they'd use as a blood bank to drain!"

"My talent can only find a way out by joining the Demon Star Sect. Once I learn the Demon Star Sect's techniques, killing all the philosophers of the Hundred Schools of Thought will be a piece of cake. On my very first day here after taking over, I was spotted by a master from the Demon Star Sect and joined them. My future is brighter and broader than yours!"

And so, Qin Feng and Xiao Buping, two guys who were sleeping in the same bed but dreaming different dreams, pretended to patrol two streets together. Xiao Buping couldn't stand it anymore and kept complaining to himself.

"Damn it, after looking at so many bars and restaurants, doesn't this kid even have one thought of staying for a drink?"

"How am I supposed to get anything done if you're always following me around?"

"If I don't finish my daily tasks for my sect today, I'm afraid I'll be punished!"

Just then, in front of the brothel on the first floor of Tianjie, Xiao Buping rubbed his stomach and said, "I'm feeling a little unwell. I'm going to borrow a restroom. Young Master Qin, please take your time walking around downstairs! I'll be right back!"

Qin Feng said, "Okay!"

Xiao Buping's figure quickly disappeared, but his heart was filled with urgency.

"That bastard, finally rid of him!"

"Hurry up and get to the third floor of Tianjie!"

"If we're late, we'll definitely get scolded today!"

Xiao Buping's figure quickly disappeared from the Qingren Pavilion without a trace.

Qin Feng wasn't in a hurry to chase after him. Instead, he leaned against the antique-style wooden door and looked into the Qing Dynasty-style building.

Having lived two lives, Qin Feng is quite knowledgeable and has always been interested in this classical traditional craftsmanship industry. He has even read several famous works on the subject. Now, looking at this Heavenly Street, it has a bit of a cyberpunk feel to it.

There are two types of girls here: one is natural, and the other is called "bionic".

As the name suggests, she was originally a pure human girl who had only undergone simple physical transformations and makeup, and was a traditional craftswoman.

And bionics are really interesting. The bionic girls all have perfectly proportioned figures, flawless to the extreme; even the most discerning person couldn't find any fault. The only drawback is that almost all the bionics wear a helmet-like veil covering their faces, which hides their features, but actually adds to their allure. 🍧♣ ❻➈ŜⒽ𝕦𝐗.𝒸σ𝓶 ♠😺

Looking down the street, the original products are much more expensive, while the bionic ones are only half the price.

There are very few original Qing dynasty museums, but there are plenty of bionic ones!

There are also many enthusiastic crows standing on the street who will invite single men to come in and experience it for free.

Unfortunately, Qin Feng was a court official. With that outfit and standing there, the old crow was already being very polite by not turning around and running away, let alone pulling Qin Feng away.

Qin Feng followed the stairs to the second floor of Tianjie. After entering the second floor, Qin Feng found that as expected of a high-end area, there were suddenly more original Qing Dynasty-style pavilions, while there were fewer bionic pavilions. The few bionic pavilions that were there were also high-end customized ones, such as various soft culture enhancements and decorations!

What Qin Feng couldn't accept was that he actually saw his own portrait on a promotional poster at the entrance of a biomimetic Qing Dynasty museum!

This portrait depicts the most exciting scene of him shirtless, fighting Zilu one-on-one!

The only difference is that my face in the portrait has been altered to resemble that of a male model! And there's a price tag below: one makeover for only 19999!

Twenty thousand per time!

So expensive!

A fake male model dares to ask for 20,000!

My genuine product's quality is so high it can't be increased by a zero!

If I did it, wouldn't I be making millions a day? A huge profit margin!

Just then, the crow at the door came over enthusiastically and handed Qin Feng a red envelope, saying, "My lord, this is just a small token of my appreciation!"

Qin Feng tucked the red envelope into his pocket, estimating it contained around a thousand yuan, and said calmly, "It's just a routine check, no need to be nervous."

As he spoke, Qin Feng lowered the brim of his hat, slung his knife over his shoulder, and headed for the stairs, intending to broaden his horizons on the third floor of Tianjie Street and, incidentally, see what Xiao Buping was up to.

Just as they entered the elevator on the third floor of Tianjie, a warning sound came from inside: "Beep! Ordinary judges of the Court of Judicial Review are not authorized to enter the third floor of Tianjie!"

Qin Feng took out his membership card, swiped it, and the elevator emitted a green light. Then, an AI voice resounded throughout the third floor of Sky Street, "Welcome, esteemed Level 10 member! Congratulations to our number one leader on returning to Sky Street! Flowers! Applause! Where are they?!"

Qin Feng was startled by the notification sound. "Holy crap, is it that powerful?"

I thought it was just a regular membership card, but I never expected Wang Xu to give me the top-ranked member's ID card!

Just as the elevator doors opened again, several beams of light shone directly onto Qin Feng on the third-floor sky street, accompanied by deafening laughter.

"Our number one ranked player, Sword Immortal, is here!"

"Welcome, Drunkard Brother!"

"Young Master Wang Xu, you've arrived very early today!"

However, when Qin Feng came out...

Under the white light, a majestic night watchman in leather armor appeared, and everyone froze on the spot, their eyes wide open.

"Who is this?! He doesn't seem like the Drunken Sword Immortal!"

"Looks like a lackey of the Court of Justice!"

"Then how come he has a membership card for the Drunken Sword Immortal?"

As everyone stared at each other in bewilderment, Qin Feng raised his hand and said to them, "Routine check! No need to be nervous! Everyone, go about your business!"

These words only fueled the excitement of those around him.

"Who do you think you are! Do you think you can just come here to the third floor?"

"A lackey of the Court of Judicial Review dares to come to the third floor? Did he find that membership card?"

"You dare to inspect anything here? Stop right there!"

Qin Feng stood still. Behind him, a drunken, tattooed young man with a wine bottle pointed at Qin Feng and said, "Who do you think you are? Didn't the Court of Justice tell you that we can't check the third floor of the Heavenly Street? Where did you get your VIP card?!"

Qin Feng recognized the voice and turned around, pulling his hat brim up to look at the person.

The tattooed young man opposite him finally saw Qin Feng's appearance. The next moment, he suddenly retreated, stumbled, and sat down on the ground with a thud.

Qin Feng approached. "You want to hit me?"

The tattooed young man hurriedly said, "No, no, that's not true!"

Qin Feng looked at the beer bottle in the young man's hand and said earnestly and calmly, "You just want to hit me, this bottle is ready! Come on, down this one, aim for my head! If you don't, won't you look pathetic? These brothers will look down on you!"

The tattooed young man suddenly slammed a bottle cap on his forehead, repeatedly saying, "I'm sorry! I'm sorry, brother! It was my fault!"

Qin Feng smiled warmly and asked, "Have you finished your homework from last time?"

The tattooed young man replied stiffly, "Not yet!"

Qin Feng said, "If I remember correctly, you should be related to the steward of Meng Tian's family! Meng Yi begged you to come and audit the class!"

The tattooed young man hurriedly kowtowed, "Brother! This has nothing to do with Brother Yi! It's my own fault for being lazy and irresponsible. Please don't tell Brother Yi, I beg you!"

Qin Feng laughed, "Don't be nervous. I'm a reasonable person. Why would I take our little grudge to heart? As for you, go back and do your homework a hundred times. You can only come to class when you've finished! If you haven't finished, don't come!"

The tattooed young man, overjoyed, repeatedly said, "Thank you, thank you so much for sparing my life! Have fun, I'm leaving now!"

The tattooed young man and his gang of followers fled in a panic.

This scene was witnessed by everyone. Although no one understood the identity of this Night Watchman, judging from the energy he released, he should not be an ordinary person!

Maybe he's a uniform enthusiast and likes to dress up as the Imperial Censor in that uniform and that kind of thing.

Anyway, he couldn't possibly be just an ordinary court official!

Everyone comes here to have fun, not to cause trouble. Nobody wants to get involved with such a difficult guy!

Qin Feng was too lazy to cause trouble for these high-ranking officials. His own school of strategists urgently needed to improve its reputation so that people wouldn't think of the school as a group that persecuted people whenever they mentioned it!

"Would you like a drink, sir?"

"Thanks!"

Qin Feng picked up a glass of wine and habitually tossed the thousand-yuan red envelope he had just received onto it.

The maid whispered, "All drinks on the third floor of the Sky Street are free!"

Qin Feng was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously tried to take his red envelope back!

But the maid was faster; with a swift movement, she snatched Qin Feng's red envelope, not forgetting to say as she left, "Thank you for the tip, sir!"

Qin Feng froze on the spot, his defenses crumbling instantly. My money!

Why didn't you say it was free sooner!

Damn!

I've made another empiricist mistake!

That's a thousand dollars!

Miss, could you please give me my money back? This is my first paycheck of the day!

Hey, that's not a tip! I'm not so generous as to have a habit of tipping people!

Just as Qin Feng was about to go and get his thousand yuan back, the page of his mental diary turned!

"Ding! Attention!"

"Five-Star Secret! A secret about Xiao Buping has been discovered nearby. Xiao Buping is currently informing a powerful figure about you. The Demon Star Sect seems interested in you. Be careful! Trouble is imminent! The other party harbors murderous intent towards you!"

Qin Feng became interested. "I've only just arrived on the third floor, and I haven't even gone to find you, Xiao Buping, yet Xiao Buping has already found me!"

Moreover, it seems that the higher-ups of the Demon Star Sect have also noticed me!

In this situation, under the other party's cameras, I was clearly surrounded.

If things were to proceed according to the normal plot, the next step should be the "luring the enemy into the trap" part!

The other side pretended to invite me in to see the beautiful women, then a few experts at the fourth or fifth level of cultivation came and took me down in one fell swoop!

They're trying to lure you into a trap!

If this situation were reversed to a typical naive and innocent hero, he might actually foolishly walk into the enemy's encirclement and achieve a crushing victory to gain the audience's sympathy.

How could a mature and independent expert like me make such a stupid mistake!

Danger must be eliminated at its source, rather than waiting for it to escalate before taking action!

The true meaning of "苟" (gou) is not to hide and do nothing, but to do everything and then hide!

Just like what my teacher Zhang Beihai taught me, in the world of martial arts, if there are no limits, then there is no invincibility!

In combat, you must learn to break through the enemy's mental barriers to defeat them and solve their problems!

For example, drugging!

Qin Feng remembered the rare pills he had bought in Longcheng. He would really feel bad if he didn't arrange something for this occasion!

Of course, simply administering drugs wouldn't be enough to deal with everyone. To be on the safe side, Qin Feng planned to make two more arrangements, seeking help from Cui Puling and Gai Nie.

Relationships should be used when needed; otherwise, they'll expire!

Just as Qin Feng was arranging his troops and setting up the game.

At this moment, several dark figures stood in the monitoring room.

On the monitor screen, Qin Feng, dressed as a court official, was holding a drink and leaning against the bar playing on his phone.

Xiao Buping said, "That's Qin Feng, number one on the Astounding Ranking, first in arts, science, and martial arts! But why is he on the third floor? And is that a VIP card?"

At that moment, a dark figure beside him said, "Isn't it normal for a guy like him to have a few VIP cards? What I'm curious about now is why he became the Minister of Justice."

Xiao Buping said in a low voice, "I'm not too sure about that either. I heard from others that he just wanted to come here to clock in and find a job so he wouldn't be too idle."

Another female figure in black laughed, "A strategist who thrives on chaos, and also the number one on the Astounding Ranking, who would believe such nonsense!"

Xiao Buping said, "How about I send him away?"

Just then, a charming and alluring female voice drifted in, "Such an outstanding person is a rare sight indeed. Why are you in such a hurry to send him away? Why not invite him upstairs so I can have a chat with him!"

The moment that soft, seductive female voice rang out, Xiao Buping's eyes turned red, and his body trembled uncontrollably. He knelt on the ground like a devoted follower, pleading, "Sect Leader! Sect Leader, it's me, Buping! Please! See me!"

However, a merciless kick from the shadowy man beside him sent Xiao Buping crashing into the wall, knocking him unconscious.

The soft, seductive female voice continued, "Remember to be polite to others, and don't be so thuggish. No one wants to offend the strategists, not even our Demon Star Sect."

Several figures in dark shadows respectfully replied, "Yes, sir!"

The hands of the clock on the wall ticked away, and the gears of fate began to turn.

Thanks to fate's excellent matching mechanism, these two exceptional individuals, both extremely cunning and without any moral bottom line, were successfully matched together.

With this meeting, art has been created.

(End of this chapter)