Eating bizarre things in public upgrades my status; the Special Affairs Bureau wants me to join them

"That's... a mythical island overseas?"

The hazy silhouettes of mountains emerge from the sea.

Countless people were drawn to the shore to watch.

He Li was no exception. At this moment, he was standing on the coastal lighthouse, gazing at the distant sea where the mountains were shrouded in mist, lush and green, and where cranes could be seen circling.

Jiang Han, who was behind him, nodded when she heard his question.

"Yes, but it's just an illusion."

"Similar to a mirage, it gradually solidifies; the last time the fairy mountain appeared, it was the same thing."

Jiang Han responded to He Li's question.

Just a phantom? No wonder he always felt something was off when he looked at the distant overseas immortal mountain, and he remembered Jiang Xiong saying that it would take another two or three days for the immortal mountain to appear.

He said the timing didn't seem to match up.

He Li stared thoughtfully at the illusory image of the immortal mountain.

Seeing this, Jiang Han tentatively spoke up: "Um... the tokens in Kyoto have already been distributed."

"The message from above has also arrived."

"Those tokens seem to..."

"They were all given to the young masters and ladies of noble families in Kyoto."

Hmm? They were all given to those second-generation rich kids?

Hearing this, He Li was somewhat suspicious. He had thought that the people in Kyoto would assign the tokens he had handed over to other Heavenly-level investigators to accompany him on his exploration of the Immortal Mountain...

They might even rush directly into the middle realm.

As a result, the Kyoto General Bureau's higher-ups actually gave those tokens to the second generation of Kyoto's aristocratic families.

Oh well, it doesn't really matter anymore.

There must be a reason why they did this in Kyoto.

Besides, he neither expected nor needed Kyoto to arrange for experts to assist him in his actions.

So he didn't care how Kyoto arranged things.

Jiang Han, seeing that He Li was only slightly surprised by the news and then remained silent, couldn't help but say, "The message says that those people from Kyoto will be at the bureau soon."

"Do you think we should... go and accept it?"

At this point, without waiting for He Li's response.

She quickly added, "After all, those people are from the top powers in Kyoto."

"We have to give them some face."

"Otherwise, there will definitely be a lot of trouble."

"Most importantly, those rich kids and heiresses improve rapidly with the help of many precious resources. Although they have the ability, their character is not necessarily good."

"I think you should go and put them in their place."

"To avoid those arrogant young people..."

"What outrageous thing did you do?"

Jiang Han tried her best to persuade her.

She was arranged by Wang Yue to follow He Li. After all, Wang Yue had too many things to manage in the entire city of Shanghai, and he couldn't possibly have much time to hang around in front of He Li all day.

That's why he arranged for Jiang Han to accompany He Li and help him handle various trivial matters.

He Li listened to Jiang Han's words...

I also think that what Jiang Han said makes some sense.

But he didn't intend to do as Jiang Han said.

He simply said, "What you said makes sense."

"Here's what we'll do. Notify those second-generation... oh, and the people from the five tribes of Shu Prefecture. I reckon they should be coming to trade the remaining token with me around this time."

"In short, inform them to come see me."

He Li spoke calmly.

Jiang Han was taken aback.

No? Is that right?

She just said that He Li was supposed to pick up those second-generation rich kids in Kyoto. Why is He Li rebelling against the Heavenly Gang?

Those second-generation rich kids, with their lofty ambitions, probably harbored some jealousy and resentment towards He Li, who was the same age as them or even younger, yet renowned throughout the Great Xia Dynasty, which led them to take the initiative to receive him...

That can be considered as lowering one's stance.

In Jiang Han's view, even those second-generation rich kids were taking the initiative to lower their stance and receive them when they met He Li...

They probably won't cause any trouble.

As it turns out, He Li had no intention of doing that at all.

Instead, he expects those arrogant second-generation rich kids to come and pay their respects to him? Wouldn't that make those second-generation rich kids, who are already jealous of him, furious on the spot?

Thinking about this, she wanted to say something more.

But He Li spoke again: "You were right when you said I had to keep them in check."

"So, those rich kids had better come to see me obediently. If they cause trouble, hey~ then wouldn't I have a reason to take action and suppress them severely?"

"Who would dare to cause trouble then?"

Huh?

So that's what you were waiting for.

So why did He Li do this, knowing full well that those second-generation rich kids from Kyoto were arrogant and haughty...?

So this guy just wanted them to cause trouble.

Then he can take action directly?

"Sigh~ I should have known. With his personality, how could he possibly lower himself to greet those rich kids? He can't stand anyone being more arrogant than him."

"It's fine if those second-generation rich kids don't cause trouble."

"If they really dare to cause trouble, others might not dare to deal with them, but He Li certainly does!"

"But... never mind!"

"I can't persuade him either."

"That's fine, as long as no one dies."

With that in mind, Jiang Han had no choice but to nod.

"Okay, I'll go arrange it right away."

After she walked away, a sudden gust of wind arose.

Whoosh~ Accompanied by the whooshing sound of the wind, something invisible to the naked eye and of enormous size seemed to rise into the air, skimming the surface of the sea, blowing away the waves as it traveled into the distance.

No one else knew anything about this, except He Li, who looked into the distance and laughed in a particularly sinister and malicious way.

Meanwhile, on the Beijing-registered special plane...

"Hey, do you guys really think He Li is that strong?"

"Tear apart a true dragon with bare hands, and single-handedly conquer Shanghai?"

"I heard he's even younger than us, and an orphan with no background or resources. He only became famous in the Great Xia Dynasty through his own unique abilities!"

"If that were true..."

"Then what are we...?"

Inside the luxurious cabin, a young man in white with round-framed glasses asked with a complicated expression, his gaze also fixed on his three companions, two women and one man, sitting around him.

Occasionally, his peripheral vision would sweep over the gray-haired middle-aged man in a suit who was resting with his eyes closed not far away.

They are the ones who received the five tokens.

The one who spoke just now was Chu Aotian.

The third young master of the Chu family in Kyoto, a twenty-year-old peak Xuanzhi realm expert, can be described as a true genius.

The remaining two women and one man are Kong Xinxi, the second young lady of the Kong family; Ye Wentian, the second young master of the Ye family; and Zhou Chan, the third young lady of the Zhou family. All three of them are at the Xuanzhi Realm.

And they all possess supernatural powers.

Even... the level of supernatural power is not low.

The last one was Wu Qiu, a powerful member of the Wu family.

His realm is very high. The arrangement for him to go there was more of a precaution taken by the State of Zheng after careful consideration. Mainly, the situation on the Immortal Mountain was unknown and it was difficult to be sure that He Li would not be in trouble.

Out of caution, Zheng Guocai discussed with the Wu family the possibility of sending this investigator, who was already at the Heavenly level, to the Immortal Mountain as well.

Of course, people like that...

I couldn't connect with Chu Aotian and the others.

He disdained to waste words with these juniors.

Although Chu Aotian and his group wanted to curry favor with Wu Qiu.

Unfortunately, Wu Qiu's aura of keeping strangers at bay gave them no chance to get close or even speak to him.

In the end, they gave up.

At this moment, Chu Aotian mentioned He Li.

Wu Qiu remained motionless with his eyes closed.

The other three young men, however, had different expressions.

The first to speak was Zhou Chan, a girl in red!

"How could He Li have such a reputation..."

"Furthermore, given the high regard he receives from the General Administration, he must possess some genuine skills. However... he is ultimately just an ordinary person with no one to rely on."

"In the three years since the emergence of spiritual energy, the resources we have used are beyond his imagination."

"Even if his supernatural powers surpass ours..."

"The gap between us isn't estimated to be that big."

"But his supernatural powers..."

"That's true, there's no comparison!"

Zhou Chan spoke calmly, saying what she believed to be the correct judgment, but it only drew a cold laugh from Kong Xinxi.

"You're overestimating him, aren't you?"

Kong Xinxi said disdainfully, "We have been guided by famous teachers to learn martial arts since we were young. Back then, before spiritual energy appeared, we were already almost three-stage martial artists."

"With the emergence of spiritual energy, and backed by our family, we reached the late stage or even the peak of the Profound Knowledge Realm in just two or three years..."

"Who can match our speed?"

"Even the elders in the family aren't as strong as us!"

As she spoke, she became even more arrogant.

Her tone toward He Li became increasingly disdainful.

"He thinks he can surpass our efforts of over ten years just because he got lucky and acquired some extraordinary power? He thinks he can surpass our family's resource investment worth over 10 billion?"

"Ha, even if the realm can surpass it."

"What about the foundation? Our rapid breakthroughs and solid level of expertise are built upon more than ten years of experience."

"What does he have? He has nothing!"

"Furthermore, our supernatural powers are not inferior either."

"If it really came down to a fight, how many moves could someone with such an unstable foundation, who only seeks rapid breakthroughs through unorthodox methods, possibly last against our peers who have a solid foundation?"

"They're not that far behind us?"

"Come on, the gap between him and us..."

"That's huge!"