The proof of Emperor Wu began with daily rewards for diligence.

"What, young lady? It's been so long, are you planning to give me some martial arts manual?"

It is well known that people feel better immediately when they play pranks on others.

The same applies to Chen Jue.

Wearing a bamboo hat, Wu Nanyuan was startled by Chen Jue's ambiguous smile and shrank back, taking a step back unconsciously, even through the veil.

Chen couldn't help but chuckle.

"No!"

Wu Nanyuan stood there, hesitating for a long time, before finally mustering up her courage to say, "When I saw you selling pills just now, your eyes were impatient, and you kept subconsciously looking at the time on your phone screen."

"I bet your time is very valuable and you don't want to waste it setting up a stall on the black market."

"How about this: I'll help you distribute the pills you have, and you'll give me a 10% commission?"

Huh?

Upon hearing Wu Nanyuan's suggestion, Chen Jue couldn't help but let out a soft "hmm" in his heart.

You know what, you really shouldn't say...

Given Wu Nanyuan's background and identity, as long as an anonymous delivery channel is established and potential transaction risks are avoided, this might actually be an excellent way to distribute pills.

Are you short of money?

Chen Jue didn't immediately answer whether it was possible or not, but instead posed another question.

As if she had been asked a sore spot, Wu Nanyuan lowered her head and remained silent for a long time before finally admitting breathlessly, "I'm really lacking..."

"The amount of true qi that needs to be accumulated in the late stage of the True Qi Realm is simply too enormous."

"Without the aid of elixirs, the two to three-year accumulation period might drive a person insane..."

"But the pills are very expensive..."

Chen Jue listened patiently to Wu Nanyuan's complaints, then, knowing the answer already, asked a pointed question: "I remember you're from the Wu family, right?"

"What's wrong?"

"Your family doesn't give you a monthly allowance?"

"..." Wu Nanyuan froze upon hearing this, speechless.

She felt that the person in front of her, just like her companion Chen Jue, saw through her true nature as a little bitter gourd at a glance, making her, with her sensitive mind, feel ashamed.

"Judging from your appearance, you're really short of money."

Seeing that Wu Nanyuan was still so easily teased and would fall into a state of self-isolation in a minute, Chen Jue stopped teasing her and changed the subject back to the main topic.

"I'll give you this batch of Spirit Sprout Pills first."

"Then, give me a secure address, and I will anonymously mail the Spirit Sprout Pills to you in batches."

"After you sell the pills, remember to transfer the money into this account."

Chen Jue wrote down his untraceable Royal Black Card account number to Wu Nanyuan.

Wu Nanyuan took the pills and paper, paused for a moment, and then suddenly realized what he meant and said, "Sir, you mean you're selling more pills than just these?"

"Will there be more pills for me to sell in the future?"

After the veil was lowered, the girl's eyes widened.

It seems she unintentionally found her own path to wealth.

"Otherwise what? Would I hire a salesperson specifically for a transaction of two or three hundred thousand dollars?"

Chen Jue rested his left hand on his sword, tilted his head back at a 45-degree angle, and looked arrogant.

"..."

Seeing Chen Jue's rather aloof demeanor, Wu Nanyuan couldn't help but recall their first meeting.

The other party wanted to buy two intermediate-level lightness skills, and he quoted a price of 50,000, but he bargained the price down to 15,000...

Is this... really the same person?

"Give it to me!" Chen Jue reached out to Wu Nanyuan.

"What?" Wu Nanyuan, who had been daydreaming for a moment, was stunned again.

"How can you be so stupid!?" Chen Jue said speechlessly, "Give me the address. You know my time is precious, yet you're still wasting my time here."

"Oh, oh..." Realizing what was happening, Wu Nanyuan hurriedly gave him a mailing address.

The girl appears aloof on the surface, but is actually quite weak inside, making people feel both pity and irresistible urge to tease her.

Chen Jue took the address and was about to leave.

Suddenly, a cold, eerie wind swept through the alley, blowing towards him and Wu Nanyuan.

"Be careful!"

At this moment, Wu Nanyuan was more afraid than anyone else that her sugar daddy would get hurt.

Sensing something was wrong, she immediately drew her longsword from her waist, and the cold, icy true energy of water, ice, and frost instantly enveloped the sword, ready to strike.

The pool of blood flowing on the ground bubbled and gradually turned into murky mud.

Then, countless earthworms surged out of the mud, combining together to form the shape of a "person".

"I was originally just ordered to come and see what those pigs from the Fire Cult were up to, but I didn't expect to gain anything unexpected..."

"I heard everything just now. Since you have such a good business opportunity, why don't you let me get a stake in it too?"

The earthworms swarmed together to form a human shape, emitting a low, hoarse voice that sounded like a fake human.

His body was in a strange, fluid state, with countless earthworms crawling on his surface, and every now and then a few clumps of large, black-fleshed earthworms would fall off.

Two human martial artists with considerable talent...

They could be transformed into their own puppets to investigate the recent unusual activity in Linjiang City.

"How did the Zhenshui sect members from Fujian end up in Linjiang...?"

Chen Jue immediately recognized the origin of the earthworm man and reached out to push Wu Nanyuan, who was blocking his way, aside.

"Since you have spoken, senior, I will certainly agree."

"However, I wonder how you intend to become a shareholder?"

With his left hand on the saber at his waist, he strode within ten paces of the earthworm-man.

The earthworm-man's dark eyes flashed with two scarlet beams of light, and from the sticky tentacles transformed from earthworms on either side emerged two blood-red poisonous insects.

"How about we use these two divinely bestowed mutated Gu?"

"You and that little girl each receive one, and you will receive the blessing of the God of Zhenshui."

Wow!

Chen Jue gave an exaggerated laugh, stretched out his right hand, and grasped the long saber hanging at his waist.

"Then your sincerity is quite evident!"

As soon as the word "了" was uttered, Chen Jue and the earthworm-man's eyes simultaneously shot out a terrifying light.

The moment Chen Jue reached for his knife, the earthworm knew that his opponent was about to attack. Its Star Demon Power surged, and the earthworms behind it transformed into snake heads, ready to bite Chen Jue who was about to draw his knife.

However, Chen Jue's action of reaching for and drawing his sword was merely a smokescreen.

He instantly activated "Reverse Blood Sunset," his body enveloped in blood energy. With a stomp of his foot, the blue bricks on the ground exploded, propelling his figure like a gray lightning bolt towards the earthworm-man who was gathering his power for an explosive burst.

The longsword "Rushing Stream" appeared out of thin air in his hand, covered by the true energy of the five elements like a rainbow.

"What?!" The earthworm-man's scarlet eyes widened, and before he could react, his neck was slashed across.

The next instant, a huge earthworm-shaped human head shot into the sky, spraying foul-smelling mud like raindrops from its neck.

Chen Jue swung his sword to deflect the mud raining down from the sky. Among the mud splattered on the ground, countless tiny earthworms, as thin as hair, were wriggling, looking eerie and terrifying.

The earthworm-man's head rolled down to the wall.

He turned his face over, his eyes gleaming, and looked at Chen Jue, who was drawing his sword.

"You seem afraid of me?"

"Does meeting someone drain your body and burn through your energy?"

The earthworm-man opened its mouth, its voice still hoarse like a fake human's, sounding like fingernails scratching a blackboard, particularly eerie in the cold, dark alley.