CHAPTER 38: CHAPTER 35 A FAT WAVE

To survive, the system was a major boost.

So, Qing Yu chose to invest in gold.

Having taken control of the Li Family, how could he not check out the Li Family’s vault? Standing for three hundred years in Yang City, even if they had to present offerings to Lord Zhen Shan every year, the inventory in the vault was more than enough to fill Qing Yu’s mouth with oil.

Especially the gold, which were all Villain Points.

However...

"Dammit, is this all the Li Family’s vault has to offer..." Qing Yu looked incredulously at the small pile of gold and a few boxes of silver before him.

"Three hundred years of savings, just this much? Is Lord Zhen Shan really that good at plundering?" Qing Yu simply couldn’t believe what he was seeing.

The four noble families of Yang City had not produced an Innate Expert for over a hundred years since they rebelled against the previous Lord Zhen Shan, in an attempt to become independent. Spending their days in Yang City, acting high and mighty, even if they were spending money, how much could they possibly spend, not to mention the support from various industries. Qing Yu definitely didn’t believe they were spending more than they were taking in.

"Master, there are also silver notes." Li Xin, who was behind him, reminded.

It was evident that Li Xin was not in good spirits. His face was pale, and the dark circles under his eyes were deeper than a panda’s.

Qing Yu took the box of silver notes handed to him by Li Xin and asked, "Didn’t sleep well last night?"

Li Xin forced a smile and silently didn’t answer.

’Killing Li Pingsheng with his own hands must have affected him greatly.’ Qing Yu didn’t know what had happened after he left, but he could tell that Li Xin was restless. From the looks of it, he was afraid Li Xin hadn’t slept all night.

"Go and rest. I won’t be able to intervene in what comes next, and we’ll still need you. If you collapse from exhaustion, I won’t be able to maintain the situation."

This was the truth. No matter what, Li Xin had Li Family blood running through his veins. In the absence of the only surviving young master, Li Qiuran, Li Xin’s presence could shut other families’ mouths, giving them no reason to criticize the Li Family. Although probably not the Zhang Family, which would require a fight.

"Thank you, Master." Knowing his own physical condition, Li Xin did not refuse and immediately left to rest.

Qing Yu watched Li Xin’s hunched back, no longer the upright figure of the past, and shook his head, "It seems that Li Pingsheng also weighed heavily on his heart. After all, they were father and son..."

Opening the silver notes, Qing Yu asked the system, "System, can silver notes be used for top up?"

System: "Host, do you think paper can be used for top up?"

"Figures..." Qing Yu thought to himself. Silver notes were essentially paper with a design printed on them. Money lenders could print as much as they wished; it was just another form of IOU.

Turning his attention to the pile of gold and silver, Qing Yu said, "System, can you scan and tell me how much gold and silver there is?"

"Scanned. There are a total of five thousand taels of gold and one hundred thousand taels of silver."

"Gold can be exchanged for five thousand Villain Points, and silver for ten thousand Villain Points. Looking at it this way, I’ve struck it rich. It feels as if I’ve instantly become a titanium alloy supreme VIP. Suddenly, trading gold and silver for Villain Points seems much more profitable than slaving away on missions."

"Host, I suggest you exchange everything for Villain Points. The exchange rate in the store is calculated based on your current Realm. The current exchange rate for gold to Villain Points is one-to-one, once you advance to the Innate Realm it will become ten-to-one, Divine Origin Realm a hundred-to-one, and so forth."

Qing Yu smacked his lips and said, "If I reach the Divine Origin Realm, one hundred taels of gold will only fetch one Villain Point, one thousand taels just for one Basic Lottery. Not to mention the True Pill Realm—black, so very black."

As for reaching the True Pill or even the Divine Communication, Qing Yu had no doubts. With the help of the system, he would be able to advance; otherwise, he’d be terribly useless and might as well eat dung and end it.

"Exchanged, all exchanged. With these silver notes, Li Xin has enough to support himself for a few months. After all, for the Iron Saber Association bunch who change sides at the drop of a hat, if there’s no money in a flash, they’ll probably immediately turn to other families."

No sooner had he finished speaking than the piles of gold and silver vanished into thin air, leaving only a few empty large wooden boxes.

Having poisoned Li Qiusheng to turn father against son, controlled Li Pingsheng with Mind Control Technique, and with the remaining three hundred and fifty Villain Points, Qing Yu now had fifteen thousand and eight hundred Villain Points. The seductive smoke had helped him take down Li Pingsheng, but since the seductive smoke had been used too much, it no longer provided Qing Yu with Villain Points.

"A huge profit, truly deservedly a huge profit."

Families like Yang City’s four clans, who were suppressed by others and could only hoard money and resources without using them, were quite rare. With Qing Yu’s Postnatal Realm, it would be utterly impossible to bring down any family with equal money and resources.

Once his Realm advanced and he managed to acquire so much money again, the exchange rate would increase significantly, and he probably wouldn’t have even a fraction of what he had now.

"So..." Qing Yu’s eyes reflected gold light, "the other three families must not be spared. Seizing every bit counts."

If dealing with the four families was just to please Mr. Mo before, now it was for himself, and Qing Yu was full of motivation.

"System, exchange for one high-level lottery and five intermediate lotteries."

"High-level lottery, drawing..."

"Congratulations to the host. You have drawn a Four-star secret manual, ’Black Heaven Book.’"

"Intermediate lottery, drawing..."

"Congratulations to the host. You have drawn a two-star Character Card—Nine Transformation Dragon King·Di Xi, two-star secret manual ’Ice Profound Force,’ three-star item ’Great Soul-searching Needle, two and a half star item ’Laba Porridge,’ two-star item ’Green Demon Hand.’"

Qing Yu first checked the only Character Card he had drawn.

The two-star Character Card had a pale silver frame. In the card, a young man in his thirties with snowy white cheeks, a hawk nose, phoenix eyes, and eyebrows like soaring wings stood tall, wearing a pure gold robe that touched the ground. Despite the gold attire, he didn’t look vulgar but instead exuded an unfathomable evil aura. This was the Nine Transformation Dragon King·Di Xi from ’Canghai,’ a man with a strategic mind, profound cunning, and unscrupulously wicked.

Name: Di Xi

Realm: Innate Seventh Layer

Item: None

Martial Arts: ’Dragon Escape,’ ’Taibai Sword Sleeve,’ ’Taiyi Splitting Light Sword’ (incomplete)

Evaluation: A saucy youth deprived of love, that’s what he becomes when he grows up!

Additionally, the two-star secret manual ’Ice Profound Force’ was the familial martial arts of Yu Wen Hua Ji from the ’Great Tang Double Dragons.’ The Great Soul-searching Needle was a secret hidden weapon from the demon sect described in ancient books; it could be used only once and would then need to be replenished with needles from the system’s store—something Qing Yu would not be able to do again without another influx of income like the one from the Li Family’s Vault.

The two and a half star ’Laba Porridge,’ from the Golden Book of Xiake Island, was concocted from the extremely poisonous Intestine-breaking, Bone-rotting, Heart-rotting Grass mixed with various herbs—astonishingly potent. An Innate Expert consuming it could double their power, assuming they survive the poison. Qing Yu in the Postnatal Realm was far from being able to enjoy it, but it could be stored thanks to the system space.

The Green Demon Hand was merely a metal glove covered in deadly poison, best left unmentioned.

Lastly, reflected in Qing Yu’s eyes, the golden light of a Four-star item—the ’Black Heaven Book.’