While I'm at the martial arts academy, my wife is cultivating while I enjoy life.

Upon arriving at the farm community, everyone split up as Yang Ding had instructed.

Regardless of whether the students in Class B believe in his abilities, Yang Ding's performance is undeniable at present.

Yang Ding and Huang Bingbing rode their bicycles around the community, looking for hunting opportunities.

Sun Li went directly to the roof of Building 55 to approach Jiang, the leader of the Dark Slave Group of the Stinger Organization.

If Yang Ding wants to orchestrate a decisive battle, he must establish connections with all parties involved, distribute information according to a schedule, and ensure that they do not become suspicious.

Team Leader Jiang's original team disbanded because a female student with a fire element died.

This time, he was paired with a group of Dark Slaves, all of whom were quite powerful, including Brother Zhao.

They grilled skewers, drank alcohol, and smoked on the rooftop to relieve their frustration.

I'm stuck here every day, unable to get a good night's sleep, and I never get any orders from my master.

"Yang Ding is always out partying, he's even gotten to the top of Class B while we're just sitting on the roof drinking the wind. When are we going to start the killing spree?" Team Leader Jiang asked.

"I don't know. Nobody wants to kill this guy more than me. His wife, Ye Rou, publicly humiliated me."

"The masters' target has never been Yang Ding, but the Dragon Guard Imperial Army, or even the imperial high command."

"We're no match for the Empire."

"Jiangling City alone is certainly no match, but the interests of the four major city-states are aligned. If the Queen wants to reclaim all power, then let's just go all out."

"The empire has eight grandmasters and 80,000 Dragon Guards. Our Jiangling City also has three grandmasters, five major families with seventh and eighth-rank martial artists, and S-rank and above experts. They could destroy Jiangling City ten times over."

Team Leader Jiang lowered his voice, "Brother Zhao, besides the city lord, who are the other two Grandmasters?"

"Ask less of what you shouldn't ask."

Team Leader Jiang asked in confusion, "If Jiangling City is destroyed, will we all die too?"

"Of course, your father, your mother, your brothers and sisters all have to die, and the twenty million people of Jiangling City are all bargaining chips."

Destroying Jiangling City would reduce the Jinglong Empire's population by 20%, which is something the Queen is wary of.

The key is to launch a direct attack on Jiangling City; it's hard to say whether the other three major city-states will join forces to resist.

"Who?"

Brother Zhao suddenly shouted and turned to look behind him.

Sun Li walked out like a little white rabbit. Tonight she was wearing a white dress, which didn't look like she was there to promote the place at all. This was obviously a carefully planned move.

She possesses an amazing talent for seducing men, making her an ideal candidate for spy.

"Did Yang Ding send you to eavesdrop?"

"No, Brother Zhao, the captain went hunting outside, I sneaked up here."

"What are you doing up here?"

"Of course I want to get to know everyone. It wasn't convenient at the bar last time. After all, I'm at the martial arts academy and I'm the goddess in the hearts of many boys. Image is very important."

This is a common tactic used by "green tea" girls—to deliberately inflate their perceived value.

Team Leader Jiang sneered, "You just want to get a good price, don't you? Tell me, how much do you want? Let's bid against each other."

"How can you say that about me? Although I, Sun Li, come from a humble background, my mother is seriously ill, my brother has a disability in his right hand, and my sister is born mute, I am not a frivolous woman."

Brother Zhao and Team Leader Jiang exchanged a glance, surprisingly without any suspicion.

Because Sun Li was telling the truth.

All the residents' information in Jiangling City was made available to Poison Sting. They checked the information of everyone in Yang Ding's group to determine who could be mistakenly killed and who could not in a real fight.

Judging from their backgrounds, the lowest-risk group members were Sun Li and Yang Ding, but Yang Ding became extremely high-risk after getting married.

Mao Jian is considered a medium-risk individual, but at least he has an older brother in the law enforcement team and a mother who teaches at a martial arts academy.

"So how do you want to play?"

"Let's just be friends. If there's really something between us, why talk about money? A woman like me has always wanted a strong man to rely on."

"Where's Yang Ding?" Brother Zhao asked.

"Who does he think he is? A first-grade cultivator, he relies on his wife to show off, a complete waste, and he doesn't even have much pocket money."

Brother Zhao and Team Leader Jiang both revealed lewd smiles.

Women who talk about money directly are considered mercenary and vulgar.

But if you talk about money in a more subtle, pleasant, and delicate way, it becomes very difficult for men to resist.

"Brother Zhao, if we get her on our side, we can get more information, and while we're at it... heh! heh! heh!"

"Hmm, that makes sense. You should step in."

"Come on, let's have some barbecue. Making friends is fine too."

……

Enforcement Bureau, Governor's Office.

Zhou Ruoxi didn't really want to go back to the oppressive mansion of the Zhou family. She preferred to stay in the office until around midnight before going home, and then get up early at seven or eight o'clock the next day to come to work.

With nothing to do, she started browsing the rankings and was quite surprised when she saw the ranking of Class B.

"The group leader of Class 22, Group 1 is named Yang Ding. Is he Ye Rou and Fang Jing's incompetent husband?"

"Yes, Your Excellency."

"Isn't he still unawakened?"

The governor's secretary opened Yang Ding's information on a tablet.

"Currently, the martial arts academy has registered his cultivation level as the first-grade upper realm. The technique he practices is the 'Nine Sword Forms.' His instructor, Zhang Peng, has marked his first form, 'Sweeping Sword Star Over the Wilderness,' with a star. That's all the information we have."

Zhou Ruoxi hadn't paid attention to this guy for a long time, but he's suddenly become a prominent figure on the list again.

"Reaching the first-grade upper realm is already incredibly fast for him. It's probably because Ye Rou is frantically channeling her true energy, but how can he compete with second-, third-, and fourth-year students?"

"I don't know about that. Should I get your sister...?"

Before the secretary could finish speaking, Zhou Ruoxi glared at her.

"Huang Bingbing is not my sister. If you dare to say the wrong thing again, I'll beat your mouth to a pulp."

The secretary turned pale with fright. "Yes, I know I was wrong, Governor."

"There's no need to call Huang Bingbing over. I don't really care about this. It's his skill that he was able to climb up."

"Could it be that her two wives are helping her? Fang Jing has spatial abilities, and with Ye Rou's help, it would be a piece of cake."

"If no one reports it, we don't need to worry about it. Everyone should rely on their own abilities to eradicate the parasites."

"Yes, oh, the downstairs announced that Chairman Zhao is here. Should we let him come up?"

"Zhao Zekai?"

"Yes."

"What are you doing here so late?" Zhou Ruoxi asked coldly.

"They said it was to bring you a late-night snack."

"Take the late-night snack and tell him to go back, saying I fell asleep."

Just as the secretary was about to reply, another message came through the earpiece.

"Chairman Zhao said he has information about the parasites outside the city."

"Let him in."

Zhao Zekai is 22 years old this year and has always been infatuated with Zhou Ruoxi's beauty and mature temperament.

But Zhou Ruoxi didn't like him at all; strictly speaking, they were cousins.

The Zhou and Zhao families have so many marriage alliances that it's impossible to even use proper titles; it's completely impossible to make sense of it all.

Can you believe that Zhao Zekai's stepmother is Zhou Ruoxi's half-sister?

Zhou Ruoxi's stepmother is Zhao Zekai's first wife's younger sister. Can you believe it?

A child born from the genes of these two people is unlikely to be a genius; they are more likely to be an idiot.

Zhao Zekai came in carrying a late-night snack, smiling broadly, and said, "Cousin, you won't see me if I don't bring intelligence?"

"I actually wanted to ask you a question."

"What questions? Ask away before we eat."

"How did Yang Ding climb to the top of the Class B list?"

Hearing Zhou Ruoxi showing concern for another man, Zhao Zekai immediately became irritated.

He was thoroughly fed up with Yang Ding. Previously, he wanted to marry Ye Ke as his first wife and Ye Rou as his second wife. His grandfather personally asked the principal to act as matchmaker, but the two sisters disagreed.

Zhao Zekai threw down his chopsticks.

"Is a list of a lousy second-class student, and a pig farmer who hasn't even awakened his potential, really worth your personal attention, Governor-General?"