In the world of martial arts, there is a vast fantasy world.

Chapter 16 The Fierce Tiger

Shen Xing strolled leisurely to the agreed location. Although it was during the school season, there were still quite a few students there, since the entire square was surrounded by a large commercial area.

It has everything: delicious food, technology, and entertainment.

It's no wonder that many martial arts academy students are willing to give up. On one hand, there's the intense competition and immense pressure of martial arts training, and on the other hand, there's the relaxed and enjoyable youthful life. People with weak wills find it difficult to make the right choice at this age.

However, Shen Xing was clearly the kind of person who had made a choice, so he didn't pay much attention to the lively scenes.

He simply glanced at a female student from the Discipline Inspection Department who was patrolling and maintaining order not far away, and sent her a message.

"I've arrived. I'm wearing a light blue t-shirt, black trousers, white sneakers, and a black shoulder bag. I'm standing right under the fountain. It's easy to find."

The other party replied quickly.

"I'll be there in five minutes."

Shen Xing wasn't surprised that a private transaction could be arranged so easily. The Human Federation prohibits the open sale of cultivation resources in online or offline stores, but it does not prohibit private transactions between individuals. This is clearly just a way to control the market size and maintain pricing.

Therefore, it is quite normal to purchase cultivation resources privately on the academy's home planet.

Since it's a pre-arranged public place, which would prevent them from being robbed, the other party has no reason not to come.

However, only five minutes.

Shen Xing chuckled. He had reason to believe that the other party had arrived earlier and was simply observing.

But he was originally a student at the martial arts academy, so he dressed simply and didn't try to hide it.

No matter how you look at it, there's no problem.

Sure enough, five minutes in, a girl who seemed to be just passing by Shen Xing suddenly tapped him on the shoulder: "Excuse me, are you 'Ancient Ghost'? I'm someone from the group who arranged to buy Vitality Pills. Just call me Xiaoling."

Shen Xing turned around, looked at the person in front of him, and was slightly surprised.

Because this was not the cautious teenager he had originally imagined, or the mature, sophisticated college student.

Instead, she was a short girl with long hair, wearing a junior high school uniform, who looked somewhat timid.

Could they really be a middle school student?

Shen Xing frowned slightly and calmly activated the lie detector software installed on her personal terminal.

Judging whether someone is lying and how much of it is acting by observing changes in micro-expressions is a technology that faces no technical difficulties whatsoever in an era where quantum chips are already in mass production.

However, under normal circumstances, no one would do this.

In this privacy-conscious era, just like using a miniature camera to secretly film someone in the 21st century, once discovered, one is likely to face public condemnation.

But Shen Xing is currently evaluating agents, so he doesn't really care about these things.

Moreover, the software's analysis results came out very quickly.

It was definitely an act.

Someone who dares to create a "fake trading group" and sell electromagnetic guns cannot possibly have such a timid and naive personality.

"Is there a problem?" The girl, who called herself Xiaoling, seemed to notice the contact lenses in Shen Xing's eyes. She shrank back, held up the anonymous debit card she was clutching tightly, and said timidly, "I... I've brought the money."

The scene looked like a bully extorting money from a middle school student.

Fortunately, not many people here are paying attention to them.

Shen Xing laughed: "This doesn't seem like the kind of person who would dare to sell electromagnetic guns. Xiao Ling, have you studied acting?"

Even without the help of micro-expression lie detector software, Shen Xing could see the change in expression in that instant.

It can't be wrong.

Shen Xing was originally only 80% confident, but now he is 100%.

"What...what are you doing?" Xiaoling's composure was clearly good; even though she was starting to panic, she maintained her facade. "What electromagnetic gun? You must have made a mistake. Could it be...could it be that you're not genuinely trying to sell it?"

Towards the end, he seemed to be getting a little impatient.

"I can raise the price a bit. My brother is also a student at the Martial Arts Academy, and he really needs this Vitality Pill."

"Don't want to admit it? That's fine." Shen Xing's smile remained unchanged. "See that senior from the student discipline department? Tell me, if I reported a student selling highly lethal weapons to her right now, wouldn't she launch an investigation against you?"

"I have no idea what you're talking about! If you don't want to sell, just say so. I skipped class to come here, and this is just wasting my time." Xiaoling stomped her foot, as if Shen Xing was really being unreasonable, and turned to leave.

But Shen Xing was more decisive.

"Hey, senior over there!" He raised his hand and called out to the senior who was patrolling.

At this point, the petite girl could no longer control her expression.

"What exactly do you want to do!" She lowered her voice, gritted her teeth, and approached Shen Xing. Compared to her previous timid appearance, she now looked like a young tiger with its teeth bared.

"You're not pretending anymore?" Shen Xing's smile remained unchanged. "Don't worry, it's a good thing."

"Are you kidding me!" Xiaoling's expression turned anxious when she saw the senior from the disciplinary committee actually arrive. "Don't forget, you bought that gun. If you're really investigated, what do you think..."

"But I didn't use that gun for anything," Shen Xing said with a smile. "I was just a military enthusiast who bought a gun online out of curiosity to try it out. After finding out it was a real gun, I realized my mistake. Besides, you even ripped me off. Those five bottles of basic elemental liquid sold very well, didn't they?"

"Here you go, I'll give it all back to you, okay?!" Xiaoling was really panicked and almost shouted in a low voice.

Because what Shen Xing said was true, if he were caught, he would at most have to hand over the electromagnetic gun and accept criticism, but she, as the maker and seller, would at least be locked up in a special school for several months!

The thought of that place sent a chill down her spine.

But at this moment, the senior from the disciplinary department walked up to them. She was a tall, elegant, short-haired girl who looked like a senior student from the martial arts academy with considerable strength.

"Excuse me, is there anything I can help you with?"

Some students in the disciplinary committee have an arrogant demeanor, but this one was clearly not; his attitude was very gentle.

"It's nothing, it's just..." Shen Xing said shyly, "I wanted to ask for your contact information, senior."

"..." The senior student from the Discipline Department glanced at Xiao Ling, who was standing behind Shen Xing and seemed a little timid. She said in a tone that was half helpless and half joking, "It's a pity. I prefer mature boys. Junior, you should try to be more mature."

After saying that, he turned around and left gracefully.

Judging from his appearance, he probably gets asked for his contact information quite often.

Only after the other person had walked quite a distance did the girl in front of Shen Xing, who had gone from feigning "timidity" to genuine timidity, finally let out a long sigh of relief.

"I've really messed up this time. I'll give you all the money from those five bottles of basic essence liquid, okay?" she said fiercely to Shen Xing.

(End of this chapter)