Extracting all things: My attributes grow infinitely.

A clear fist print was left on Zhao Han's light steel armor. He was curled up on the ground in pain, hissing rapidly, and it took him a long time to catch his breath.

Actually.

Jiang Chuan didn't even use one percent of his strength.

If he were to go all out, he could probably blow Zhao Han to smithereens—literally blow him to smithereens.

Lin Xiaowan heard the noise and ran out. Looking at Zhao Han lying on the ground, she asked in surprise, "What happened to him?"

Jiang Chuan didn't reply and turned to leave. She quickly called out to him, "Hey, Jiang Chuan, wait! Sister Su Yao said that if you come back, you should go find her right away!"

Jiang Chuan asked, "Where is she?"

Lin Xiaowan said, "She just went out to run some errands. You can go to the office and wait... Hey, don't go!"

Jiang Chuan ignored the other party's shouts.

He could tolerate being reprimanded by Su Lie because the other party genuinely meant well for him and had actually taken concrete actions.

But what exactly is Su Yao?

Waiting for her?

Who is she? Does she even deserve to be called one?

Jiang Chuan had thought it through. He would repay the favor he owed Commander Su Lie later. There was no need for him to continue wasting time playing this childish game with Su Yao.

"It's time to let our parents know. If we can get a spot at Star Crown Academy, we won't be able to keep it a secret no matter what."

Jiang Chuan thought to himself.

……

Craftsman's Pavilion.

The decoration on the fourth floor was several levels higher than that on the ground floor.

The ground is paved with black jade from southern Xinjiang, which feels warm and cool underfoot.

The display cases around the room are made of high-quality rosewood, and each piece of equipment is displayed in an individual glass case.

When the lights shine on it, the jewels shimmer and seem to have countless zeros behind the price tag.

Su Yao leaned against the leather sofa by the window, holding a cup of freshly brewed spiritual tea in her hand. The tea was emerald green and emitted a faint fragrance.

A girl wearing a pale yellow dress was sitting opposite her.

Her name is Zhou Wanqing.

She was her best friend since childhood.

The family runs a medicinal herb business and is considered one of the wealthiest families in Tianyuan City.

Two young men were sitting next to him.

One was Zhou Wanqing's brother, Zhou Cheng'an, and the other was Li Mingyuan from the Li family in the east of the city. Both were familiar faces in the elite circles of Tianyuan City.

Several pieces of silver equipment, just taken out of a display case, were placed in front of the group.

It is in excellent condition.

But the price isn't cheap either.

"This wristband has pretty good stats; I heard it's a new design by Mr. Cheng En."

Zhou Wanqing pushed aside a silver-white wristband, her true intentions hidden elsewhere. Turning to him, she casually asked, "Yaoyao, has your guild recently gained a new member?"

Su Yao paused slightly in her tea-serving hand, her face expressionless.

Where did you hear that from?

"No need to hear about it? The news has spread throughout the industry."

Zhou Wanqing rested her chin on her hand, her eyes darting around with a look of anticipation: "People are saying that Commander Su is going to marry you off to the son of his benefactor, what's his name again... Jiang Chuan?"

Zhou Chengan and Li Mingyuan both looked over when they heard this.

Su Yao is naturally beautiful and comes from a prominent family. Since childhood, she has been admired by many sons of the powerful and wealthy. The two men present are her suitors.

Su Yao's face immediately turned cold. She slammed her teacup down on the table with a sharp crack: "What nonsense are you spouting?"

"I'm not making this up, that's what everyone's saying."

Seeing that she was really angry, Zhou Wanqing quickly stopped laughing and moved her bottom closer to her.

He took Su Yao's arm and said, "I was just worried about you. Look at you, you get so angry just from mentioning him. But seriously, is that Jiang Chuan really that awful?"

Su Yao sneered: "An F-rank trash disassembler, whose parents are a miner and a tailor respectively, their combined income isn't even enough for me to buy a single piece of equipment!"

"He himself has a lot of bad habits, is unruly, and doesn't even understand the most basic rules!"

"How can someone like that be put into the battle group?"

Zhou Chengan frowned, his tone filled with dissatisfaction: "Uncle Su is too sentimental. Keeping someone like that in the group is just a disaster. He has no skills, but he has a big ego."

Li Mingyuan suggested, "How about I get someone to teach him a lesson for you?"

Su Yao's gaze wandered, clearly showing some interest.

But in the end, he said, "Forget it, I'm going to Tianque City next week. There's no need to bother with a piece of trash like him."

"Are you going to Tianque City?"

"Huh, at this time, are you going to...?"

Zhou Wanqing's gaze flickered, and she immediately made a connection to something.

Zhou Cheng'an and Li Mingyuan weren't fools either; the latter blurted out, "You got a spot at Star Crown Academy!?"

Zhou Cheng'an was taken aback, then said with a hint of bitterness, "There are only five places available for enrollment in Tianyuan City. One for Lu Zhou, one for Chen Ping, one for the Yuan family, and one for that Imperial Censor Zhou's disciple."

"There's only one spot left that hasn't been decided yet. I heard it's been snapped up by everyone. I never expected it to fall into your hands."

"Uncle Su is really capable."

Li Mingyuan took a sip of tea, feeling somewhat uneasy.

Su Yao went to Xingmian Academy, where the most outstanding talents from all over the country gathered. Her standards will definitely rise, so how could she possibly look down on them then?

The atmosphere was somewhat subdued.

Invisibly.

A thick barrier had suddenly appeared between Su Yao and the three of them.

Su Yao didn't say anything, picked up her teacup and took another sip, her gaze falling on the streets of Tianyuan City outside the window, lost in thought.

At this time.

A series of clear footsteps came from the stairwell.

Several people subconsciously looked up and saw a man and a woman walking out of the stairwell.

Walking in front was a young man dressed in gray cloth, about seventeen or eighteen years old, with a decent appearance, but his clothes looked particularly simple in the jewel-encrusted workshop.

The woman following behind him was completely different; she wore a well-tailored gold and red cheongsam, with a slender figure and a beautiful face.

It was Xing'er, who had just been promoted to sales manager.

Su Yao's gaze lingered on the young man's face for a moment.

His pupils immediately contracted.

Jiang Chuan!

She frowned subconsciously, and just as she was about to say something, she saw that Xing'er did not stay on the fourth floor, but led Jiang Chuan straight to the stairwell leading to the fifth floor.

The fifth floor of the Craftsman's Pavilion is the most high-end equipment trading venue in the entire Tianyuan City.

Guests who can enter the fifth floor must hold the highest-level Diamond Membership Card of the Craftsman's Pavilion, and the threshold for Diamond Membership is a cumulative spending of one million.

Looking across the entire Tianyuan City, there are no more than twenty people who possess a Diamond Membership Card.

Each and every one of them is a very important person with a large fortune and a prominent position!

The gold membership card that Su Yao had was given to her by Su Lie, and the total amount spent was only a little over 200,000 yuan.

She had only been to the fifth floor once, and that was with Su Lie.

She herself was not qualified to go up there at all.

But now, Jiang Chuan, whom she considered worthless and from a poor family, is heading towards the fifth floor.

Su Yao was stunned.

Zhou Wanqing noticed the change in her expression: "What's wrong, Yaoyao? Do you know that person?"

Su Yao did not answer, because she was not quite sure either.

The young man's profile does resemble Jiang Chuan's, but when did he become a diamond member of the Craftsman's Pavilion?!

That's impossible, absolutely impossible!

Zhou Cheng'an asked in surprise, "Who is that young man? He looks unfamiliar, yet he possesses a diamond membership card from the Craftsmen's Pavilion. When did such a person emerge in our circle?"

"I don't know, but people who can hold a diamond membership card are either very rich or very powerful. Maybe he's the illegitimate son of some war guild leader."

"How dare an illegitimate child be so ostentatious?"

"Maybe they're from out of town. Anyway, I've never heard of this person in Tianyuan City."

Su Yao tightened her grip on the teacup, her knuckles turning white. She stared at the empty stairwell, her mind churning with thoughts, each one piercing her heart with pain.