You're the Punk I've Heard About

Lan Xiang decided immediately that he wanted to buy this manual. Obviously, he would be extremely screwed in the head if he didn't!

Mountain Push? Sounds lame, but it's a red level technique, so whatever!

Lan Xiang was willing to make compromises for the sake of this red level technique.

If a gold level game him 2000 tech points, he could only imagine how much a red level would give him. 5000? Maybe 7000?

In fact, he really couldn't wait to buy it anymore.

"Sir. Sir. Wake up, sir!"

The old man slowly opened his eyes, feeling that his mouth was a little dry. "What is it, young man?"

"I'll buy this one!" Lan Xiang gave the book to the old man.

"Oho, that one! Good 'ol..." The old man paused as he scanned the book for its title. "...Mountain Push, yes."

"I remember, back in the days, my father and I would always, always go to the mountains to hunt for some food. You see, we were never rich so my father had to head for the mountains every day, to look for food to eat. We never had enough foods on our plate so my father had to head to the mountains to hunt for food..."

Lan Xiang was dumbfounded. What was this old man going on about now? "Old man sir? Can you hear me?"

"...the love of my life, she told me to eat up! But then I told her, I already told you, we don't have enough food. Then she told me, your father is hunting for food. Then I told her, no! This food is for my father, after he hunts..."

"..." Lan Xiang waited a little while more.

"...in the mountains, there was a big red bear that my father had to hunt. But he couldn't hunt it, it was too big, too red to bear. So I also went with him that day, we hunted the big red bear and kept it in our storage filled with meat. The love of my life, she said, we have this cabin filled with meat, why was I still saying we have no food? And so I replied-"

"Old. Man. Please, let me buy this manual." Lan Xiang smiled amiably, the veins on his forehead about to pop.

"Ah, that's right. Yes. I remember the day when I bought my first manual. Oh, how gleeful I was! My father saved up enough money from his hunts..."

"Old man! Here's your 10 dollars! Have a good day, sir!"

Lan Xiang grabbed the manual and left 10 dollars in his hand and immediately booked it. He could always come back here sooner or later. He only had enough money to buy 4 more manuals anyway, it wasn't worth it.

He opened the manual.

Mountain Push (fragment)

Red level technique

Training difficulty: Extremely high

Limit: Level 18 (Realm of Ascension)

Strength: Inhumanely high

Element: Earth

Founder: De Diqiu (1305 years ago)

Advance: Locked, please achieve more milestones!

Sell value: 10000 tech points

"Inhumanely high strength? But the training difficulty is extremely high..." Lan Xiang was discouraged. He decided to leave it for now and go home.

Before he could leave with Lu Xifa, however, a woman in a suit approached him.

She pushed up her glasses and wiped away the sweat off her forehead as she stood before Lan Xiang, breathing profusely.

"Uh, miss? Excuse me?" Lan Xiang was bothered. He needed to go somewhere secluded so that Lu Xifa could open a rift.

"You... that manual you're holding..." The woman heartily breathed. "Give it to me."

"This?" Lan Xiang showed the Mountain Push technique.

"Yes, that." The woman's eyes sparkled as she saw the technique, like it was her long lost second cousin first removed.

"Why should I give it to you? I bought it myself."

"This..." The woman took out what seemed to be a wallet from her storage ring. "I'll give you a million dollars for that."

Lu Xifa widened her eyes. A million dollars?!

She took another look at the book Lan Xiang was holding. It was just as decrepit as the other books in the pile. Could it be... Lan Xiang had a sharp eye for things like these?

She whispered to Lan Xiang. "Xiang, don't sell it. If she's offering you a million dollars even before verification then it must be super valuable, right?"

Lan Xiang nodded.

The woman glared at Lu Xifa. She obviously heard what the whisper's content was.

Lan Xiang continued, "I'll take a storage ring too."

"..." Lu Xifa.

"..." The woman.

Lan Xiang looked at the storage ring filled with a million dollars in glee. Lu Xifa was still silent.

The woman rolled her eyes. "This simpleton. Doesn't he know this is a extremely rare and powerful technique? The name 'Mountain Push' may not seem like much, but it's one of the strongest earth element combat techniques in the whole world. Although it's a shame it's only a fragment... It'll still sell for over 10 million if I put it up for auction!"

With a scheming smile, she turned around to leave, only to encounter the weird creepy guy once more.

Ning Luoxue finally caught up with the absolute babe of his dreams. "Where you running off to? I can 'accompany' you there (LOL)."

"Uh... I would prefer it if you didn't do that." The woman took her handbag and used it to cover her face.

Ning Luoxue pushed the handbag down and was about to speak, when he caught sight of someone behind the woman.

"...Hot damn! Two-in-one! And she's much prettier!"

Lu Xifa felt shivers running down her spine. "Xiang, let's go already."

"Don't be in such a rush. I already have a million dollars, I can wipe the old man's place clean." Lan Xiang didn't lament his money situation anymore.

"I'll take you here again next time. It's already dusk, let's go back." Lu Xifa felt uneasy.

"Um, sure." Lan Xiang didn't know what was wrong, but he could sense that Lu Xifa didn't want to stay any longer.

Right before she could escape, Lu Xifa felt an arm drape itself over her shoulders.

"Ah, pretty girl. You have 'fine' written all over your body."

Lu Xifa felt like Ning Luoxue's gaze pierced through her clothes, especially on those parts.

"Let go of me already!"

On the other side of Ning Luoxue was the woman in a suit being gripped on her wrist.

"How's about we go play for a while first?" Ning Luoxue flashed his killer smile. The pretty girls usually resisted at first, but once they got a taste of his technique, they were bound to stay.

Lu Xifa tried to push Ning Luoxue's hand off, but it was too heavy for some reason.

Lan Xiang by the side was displeased. He lifted Ning Luoxue's arm off Lu Xifa with ease, the latter hurriedly running behind Lan Xiang.

Ning Luoxue scoffed. He let go of the woman in the suit first and faced Lan Xiang.

"Who are you, to interfere with my business? Don't you know who I am?" Ning Luoxue gestured around him. "Look at all the people around us. They aren't butting in, because they know the consequences if they do. I'm famous around here."

Once the crowd heard that, they faced their heads down and quickened their paces. They didn't want to antagonize Ning Luoxue of all people.

"I genuinely don't know you." Lan Xiang shrugged.

"Haha. So this is where you get your courage from. Are you a country bumpkin or something?" Ning Luoxue licked his lips. "Feast your ears upon my name. I'm Ning Luoxue, bitch."

He confidently raised his arms and gazed at the sky. He was confident, no, he was sure that the little country bumpkin would come running off once he heard his name.

When Ning Luoxue looked back at Lan Xiang, the latter's gaze towards changed. No, not the scared shivering gaze that he had expected. It seemed to be one of anger. An unbearably cold aura came from his gaze.

Lan Xiang clenched his fists. "You're Ning Luoxue?"

"Yes, that's what I sai—!"

Ning Luoxue took a punch in the gut!

Lan Xiang's nose let out steam as he exhaled. He posed for another punch...!

Bam! Ning Luoxue was struck in the face that he took massive pride in.

A fire elemental aura came out of Lan Xiang's uniform and into the rest of his arm, spinning around his veined elbow and wrist. A dragon head could be seen at his fist.

Ning Luoxue widened his eyes. He, too, activated his cultivation and braced himself for the incoming attack—

"Augh!"

Even with both his hands blocking, the pain pierced through his defense and into his stomach! He started to spout blood, with some flowing down his nose.

"Wh, what are you doing? Stay away from me! Don't you know I'm from the Ning family? My father is the family head! He will get you!" Ning Luoxue clenched his stomach as he retreated himself.

Lan Xiang blinked in response. "This is what you get for coming for my fiancée!"

He threw another punch, aiming for his legs!

Crrrk...!

Ning Luoxue felt the bones in his legs crack after that punch. He had no choice but to kneel before Lan Xiang.

Lan Xiang clasped his hands together, twin dragons on both his fists! He struck downwards on Ning Luoxue's head, effectively cracking his skull.

Ning Luoxue lost consciousness as his entire body fell to the ground.

Lu Xifa hissed. "You didn't have to go that far..."

The woman in the suit was also speechless as she stared at the half-dead body of Ning Luoxue.

"Wait, mister." She handed over a calling card to Lan Xiang before she left. With a wink, she spoke, "Call me."

Lu Xifa stood dumbfounded. She felt a little displeasure seeing someone flirting with Lan Xiang.

All of a sudden, Lan Xiang grabbed her hand and ran for it!

"We need to leave before the police comes. Hahahaha!"

Lu Xifa fell silent, and then she giggled.

As soon as Lu Xifa and Lan Xiang found an alleyway, they swiftly went into it. Lu Xifa opened a portal and jumped in, Lan Xiang following second.

Not even a minute later, sirens echoed throughout the entire Wuji Street, surrounding an unconscious body.