A cheap little brother? What was his name again...? Yaoguang frowned as he searched through the body's memories for the information he needed. That's right... His name was Su Xiangyang.
Although Su Huaifeng was a notorious womanizer with six children, he had only one son: Su Xiangyang.
It seemed the previous owner of this body had been afraid of that man... As he considered the situation, Yaoguang discovered more things about his former self.
By now, the two men in front of him had recovered from the shock caused by his sudden movement. They both quickly stepped back.
One of them instinctively drew a pistol from inside his coat.
A thought flashed through Yaoguang's mind. Dayu had strict gun-control laws, yet this man had a pistol. Just as I suspected from a professional assassin, I suppose.
Almost the instant the pistol appeared, Yaoguang flicked his hand.
An invisible sword shot out, piercing the gunman's wrist with a soft, sharp hiss before finally embedding itself in his forehead, even burying the hilt. Immediately afterward, Yaoguang moved.
A soft tearing sound erupted beneath his feet. The sudden burst of Jin nearly split the soles of his shoes, and wisps of smoke curled up from the spot where his foot scraped across the floor.
In the blink of an eye, he appeared beside the remaining buzz-cut man. Under the man's horrified gaze, Yaoguang spread his fingers wide, grabbed the entire face of his opponent in one palm, and shoved him forward.
The force of his Jin launched the eighty-kilogram man into the air. However, when his toes had barely risen half a meter off the floor, his flight abruptly ended as the back of his skull slammed hard into the wall.
Bang!
The wall cracked, and dust flew everywhere. Blood splattered across the room.
Natural reflexes made the man's body twitch as though he were still struggling, but Yaoguang's right hand held him firmly in place. After a few seconds, all movement stopped. When Yaoguang released him, the buzz-cut man's corpse slid to the floor.
Only then did Yaoguang realize something. He frowned as he looked at the cracked wall, the blood splatters, and the three corpses that needed to be dealt with.
"I was too reckless. Looks like I'll have to call a cleanup crew," he said...
He immediately began searching the corpses. They had only a little cash, a few thousand in total. However, a black bank card caught his attention.
"An anonymous card from Terri Bank," Yaoguang said as he examined it. He immediately guessed why the man in the long coat had possessed it.
Yaoguang took the man's phone, lifted his eyelids for facial recognition, and, while the corpse was still warm, used the man's fingerprint to unlock the phone and transfer all the funds inside.
Cultivating the Martial Arts Path required resources.
The ancient tree in his mind functioned like a multidimensional data search engine, allowing him to obtain all the information related to any profession. However, after receiving that information, the actual cultivation still had to be done through his own efforts.
Over the past year, while killing demons disguised as Martial Arts Masters, he had raked in more than ten million in spoils. Yet all of it had been used up on cultivation. With that money, he had trained his body to the human limit in just one year.
He was broke. Naturally, he wasn't about to let even a little money slip through his fingers.
"More than eight hundred thousand..." Yaoguang calculated the final amount. He had obtained a total of 810,000 from the three men.
His gaze briefly swept over the broken neck of the man in the long coat. Although their "transaction" had been somewhat unusual, he had made a profit, which would certainly increase his Merchant experience points.
His focus shifted to the ancient tree in his mind.
[Financial gain of 810,000. The first-level Merchant branch has received growth nourishment. Growth has halted because the main trunk has absorbed all the nutrients.]
At once, the Martial Arts branch absorbed the nutrients and began to grow.
After digesting a few new experience points related to the Organ Training realm, Yaoguang studied the Terri Bank card in his hand. He had already found the card's PIN on the man's phone.
I wonder how much my life is worth...
Financial transactions did not provide as many experience points as hunting demons, but as long as the amount was large enough, they could still count as an unexpected bonus.
He also found a USB-shaped key that served as an identification token in the underworld. There, they recognized only the token, not the person.
Yaoguang was just planning to use the identification token to contact a professional cleanup crew when the sound of hurried footsteps approached. After eavesdropping for a moment, he walked into the living room with the intention of closing the door.
Suddenly, voices echoed from the end of the hallway.
"Yaoguang!" Two women hurried toward him.
One of them was stunning in both appearance and bearing. The woman looked completely out of place in the dim apartment. Her name was Su Yaoyu, Yaoguang's older sister. She was also the only positive presence in the original owner's memories.
Considering their relationship, Yaoguang stepped outside and firmly closed the door behind him.
"I'm going out. What do you want?" Yaoguang asked.
"Are you all right?" Su Yaoyu asked, reaching out to examine him.
Yaoguang immediately dodged to the side. "Just tell me what you want. Don't touch me."
He dodged because she was too close, and also because he wasn't accustomed to that kind of intimacy.
"Now that you've grown up, you don't like your big sister anymore? Or have you become shy?" Su Yaoyu teased with a smile.
Seeing Yaoguang walk and even hop around with ease, she finally relaxed.
The woman standing behind her, a striking figure standing 175 centimeters tall, looked surprised.
I couldn't clearly see how Yaoguang dodged just now... Was it because my attention was focused on Su Yaoyu, so I didn't notice?
Su Yaoyu finished teasing him and spoke with a serious expression. "Yaoguang, you can't stay here anymore. Fourth Brother has gone insane. He dared to hire people to harm his own family. Someone has already accepted the bounty he put out in the underworld. It's too late to withdraw it. Given the situation, the only way for you to avoid danger is to return to the Su Family with me as soon as possible."
"Su Xiangyang? Has he lost his mind?" Yaoguang was slightly surprised.
"I didn't say he's lost his mind, but what he did truly makes no sense. In short, he's finished. Once you return, you won't have to worry about being bullied anymore." Su Yaoyu did not explain in detail.
Since there was no gossip to listen to, Yaoguang did not ask further. He simply said, "I'm not going back to the Su Family. I'm fine here."
The woman behind Su Yaoyu spoke. "Third Young Master, you still don't understand the situation you're in. If you don't return, you'll be in grave danger."
Yaoguang glanced at the woman. Her name was Caiyun, one of the orphans adopted by the Su Family.
Dayu had a history of 430 years, and several families had been established around the same time. These old families often adopted orphans and trained them. Although the Su Family was not as old as those families, it had been rooted in Tiannan for more than a century and had adopted several people like Caiyun.
"We've identified the group that accepted the bounty on your head. They call themselves the Black Triangle, and there are four of them. They've committed countless crimes throughout Tiannan and have never feared anything. They'll take any job and are willing to do whatever it takes," Caiyun said quietly. "According to the information we've obtained, their vehicle has already entered Yunmeng City. They'll most likely begin hunting you soon."
"They call themselves the Black Triangle, but there are four members?" Yaoguang asked.
"Yes. Three operate in the open, while one moves in secret." Caiyun nodded.
Yaoguang felt that he probably wouldn't be able to take the money from the anonymous bank card after all.
"I understand. Then tell me, what is the Su Family going to do about Su Xiangyang hiring assassins to target me?" he asked.
Caiyun could not answer the question. Su Yaoyu also looked hesitant. Since Yaoguang was completely unharmed, the punishment imposed on her younger brother probably would not be too severe.
After a moment, she seemed to remember something and said firmly, "Don't worry. I'm sure the Family Law Hall will give you a satisfactory answer."
"All right." Yaoguang nodded slightly.
At first, he had been tempted to give a different answer. If the Su Family doesn't give me a satisfactory answer, I'll give them one myself.
However, after thinking it over, he felt there was no point in saying it.
In the end, he only said, "I'll be there when the Su Family announces its decision."
Seeing that Yaoguang finally seemed willing to go home, Su Yaoyu's eyes lit up. But before she could speak, Yaoguang said, "I have something to take care of. I'm leaving first."
"Your big sister drove three hundred kilometers from the capital just to find you, and this is how you treat me? You're really breaking my heart," Su Yaoyu said, putting on an exaggeratedly wounded expression. Yaoguang only stared at her, speechless.
When Yaoguang remained silent, Su Yaoyu grew anxious and hurriedly changed the subject. "Yaoguang, if you're uncomfortable staying at home, you can stay with Mom for a while. Once the Black Triangle is caught, you can come back—"
Yaoguang shook his head. "No need. I'll take you to find a hotel room."
"You're not staying here? I can sleep on the couch," Su Yaoyu said.
"It wouldn't be comfortable," Yaoguang replied.
There were three corpses inside his home, and explaining them would be a huge hassle. It was better to book a room for his older sister and be done with it.
"Oh, I understand the situation now. My little brother has really grown up..." Su Yaoyu smiled knowingly.
"Let's go," she said, turning to leave without explaining anything further.
Seeing her younger brother behave this way, Su Yaoyu felt anxious, though her sense of helplessness weighed even more heavily on her. Considering his past, she could not bear to force him to do anything.
All she could do was turn to Caiyun and say, "Sister Caiyun, I'll have to trouble you for the next few days. The family has already contacted the local authorities. They're conducting a thorough investigation into criminals and the like, so they'll surely uncover the Black Triangle's hideout soon."
"Don't worry. I won't let anyone hurt Third Young Master," Caiyun said solemnly.
After a brief silence, she added, "However, Miss, Young Master can't go on like this forever..."
"I know." Su Yaoyu sighed softly. Her expression radiated profound helplessness.
The relationship between her, their parents, Su Yaoguang, and Su Anping was extremely complicated.
Over the past few years, she had worked hard to reunite the family, but her only younger brother had instead grown more distant from her.
Their relationship had been fine at first, but over the past year, they had barely called each other.
She did not know whether she had said or done something to offend her younger brother. All she could do was act normally, stay by his side, and let her brother feel a little warmth from his family.