Swallowing the Stars: Starting with Family Revitalization

Chapter 19 The Theory of Blessing a Husband

Central China Base City.

Zheng Family Villa.

The courtyard, planted with a jujube tree, was simple and unadorned, quite out of place with the surrounding high-tech buildings. At this moment, an elderly man over sixty years old sat at a stone table under the jujube tree, and opposite him was Zheng Guorui, the current head of the Zheng family.

The chessboard on the stone table has reached its final moments.

"General."

The elderly man in his sixties smiled and said, "Guorui, you've lost."

Zheng Guorui shook his head and said, "After studying for so long, I still can't beat Master Yu."

"You're not that you can't beat me, you're just too distracted."

An elderly man in his sixties succinctly revealed the key point.

Zheng Guorui sighed helplessly, "There's nothing I can do. There are too many things to manage, so I can't be as leisurely as Old Yu. Recently, a materials company has emerged in the base city and actually won a 10 billion yuan order from the HR Alliance. It's said that there's a mid-level war god behind it."

The elderly man in his sixties murmured, "A mid-level War God? Which one?"

"I don't know."

"We're investigating, but it shouldn't be from the Central China base city. I know all the War Gods, and none of them have any dealings with this materials company. Mr. Yu, could you please keep an eye out for me at the War God Palace?"

"OK."

After finishing the game of chess.

Zheng Guorui instructed the butler to summon the captain of the Fire Fox Squad. He looked at Zhou Ji and said, "Don't cause any more trouble for the Gale Squad regarding your brother's matter. If you insist on seeking justice for your brother, it's best to do it in your personal capacity and not involve my Zheng family."

Zhou Ji frowned.

Zheng Guorui offered a word of caution: "One of the members who left the Gale Squad has become acquainted with a mid-level War God. You'd better watch yourself."

In recent months, he had learned that Zhou Ji was using the Zheng family's influence to secretly gather information about the Gale Squad. He hadn't paid much attention to it before, but now things were different. If something really happened, it would inevitably involve the Zheng family.

Zhou Ji's expression changed slightly. "I understand."

Leave the Zheng family.

He slammed his fist on the car door and gritted his teeth, saying, "Damn it, the Gale Squad got incredibly lucky, but wait, I'll find my chance sooner or later."

……

Private room on the third floor of HR Alliance Mall.

Shen Ping and the members of the Gale Squad reunited. Having shared life-and-death experiences in the wilderness, they had a very good relationship. Even if a member left or encountered trouble, the other members would do their best to help.

Captain Qin Shan smiled and said, "Old Shen has made a name for himself in the past few years since he left. He has such a big cooperation with the underground alliance. His future development is promising. We might even need your protection in the future."

Mu Yang couldn't help but joke, "Captain, I'm only protected by Brother Shen now. If it weren't for Brother Shen's guidance, my swordsmanship wouldn't have improved so easily."

Shen Ping waved his hand, "Mu Yang, stop talking about it all the time. What's the use of just giving pointers if you don't work hard yourself? But the company was lucky to be able to cooperate with the underground alliance this time. We'll see how things go in the future. If we can continue to cooperate, we'll definitely need your help."

The captain understood Shen Ping's meaning, smiled, and raised the bottle in his hand, "Come on, drink."

After several rounds of drinks...

Shen Ping leaned close to Qin Shan's ear and whispered, "Captain, are there any follow-ups to the Fire Fox Squad incident? If so, I'll try to figure something out."

Qin Shan hurriedly said, "Old Shen, no, it's your good fortune to be able to get to know the God of War. It's not worth owing him a favor over this. As for the Fire Fox Squad, we can just keep hiding. I don't believe that Zhou Ji can do anything to the squad."

"You should manage the company well. Apart from Mu Yang, the rest of our team have reached their limit of potential. Whether they can improve in the future depends on you."

Shen Ping nodded and continued drinking with his teammates.

It went on until late at night.

The group then left the mall.

After the New Year.

In early March of 2051, Shen Ping, who had been staying at home for more than half a year, set off for the wilderness area again. After such a long period of fermentation, the news of his cooperation with the HR Alliance Mall had spread almost throughout the base city. When he arrived at the military region's supply base, many officers greeted him one after another. Whether they were familiar with him or not, they all showed great enthusiasm.

Officer Huang from the Thunder Martial Arts School said half-jokingly, "Old Shen, your company makes so much money, why don't you just stay in the base city and enjoy your retirement? Why are you running off to the wilderness again?"

Shen Ping laughed and said, "I'm a martial artist. I can't stay at home for long. If I continue to stay here, I'm afraid my body will get moldy. It's better here. Entering the wilderness area is like entering my own home."

Officer Huang was speechless.

We chatted briefly for a few more minutes.

Shen Ping headed towards his assigned lodgings. That evening, he set off for a more distant county town. This time, in addition to hunting high-level beast general-level monsters, he also wanted to take the opportunity to reveal some of his strength in the wilderness area.

Two days later.

They hurried to a county town.

In most cases, counties far from military supply bases tend to have more Beast General-level monsters, especially in urban areas where you can often encounter Beast General-level monsters hunting alone.

He wasn't afraid of the beast general surrounded by beast soldiers; he charged straight at his target as soon as he saw him.

Chi Chi.

Like a wolf among sheep, he cut through beast soldiers and even beast generals with ease. After mastering his swordsmanship, even without using the Nine-Fold Thunder Blade, he could kill beast generals with pure swordsmanship without breaking a sweat.

In just three to five days.

Shen Ping hunted down more than ten beast general-level monsters, including two mid-level beast generals. He then rested in the county town for a few days before returning to the military region's supply base to sell monster materials to Officer Huang.

I saw mid-level beast general-grade materials.

Officer Huang was utterly astonished. "Old Shen, this...you killed him?"

Shen Ping grinned and said, "If it wasn't me who killed it, who else could it be? Back in the spring, my physical abilities broke through to the intermediate warrior level. With the help of the Nine-fold Thunder Blade, I barely managed to kill an intermediate beast general. Once I get more skilled, hunting will be much easier."

Officer Huang suddenly realized what was happening and looked at Shen Ping with envy, saying, "I heard Mu Yang from the Gale Squad say that you broke through to the third level of the Nine-Fold Thunder Blade. I didn't expect it to be true. Your combat strength should have reached the level of a high-level general by now, right?"

"right."

Shen Ping laughed and said modestly, "Although my combat strength is that of a high-level general, I am not yet capable of hunting high-level beast generals. After I get used to the increased strength of my body, I will be assessed as a mid-level general."

"Enough talk, let's get to the calculations, get some rest for the night, and practice a lot while our skills are still hot."

The transaction is complete.

Watching Shen Ping's departing figure.

Officer Huang couldn't help but exclaim, "This Shen Ping is like a withered tree sprouting new life! Not only did he befriend the God of War, but his swordsmanship has also continuously improved. It's said to be because he got married and started a family. Could it be that there's a saying that a woman brings good fortune to her husband?!"

After a while.

The news that Shen Ping's combat strength had reached the level of a high-level general spread quickly, and many martial artists were envious and jealous. Among them, more than half believed that the theory of Shen Ping being a "lucky husband" was credible. Of course, most rational martial artists guessed that it was because of the mid-level war god behind Shen Ping.

You single-handedly hunted down a mid-level beast general, and your family's reputation in the Central China base city is growing, taking a small step towards prosperity.

[Reward: One Spirit of Plants and Trees, Seventh Level of the Nine-Fold Thunder Blade, Perfected Blade Technique]

(End of this chapter)