Ke Xue exorcists demons and starts with immobilization

Kogoro Mouri's greatest loves are money and beautiful women.

Using money as bait to persuade Kogoro Mouri to agree to a contest, the success rate is of course 100%.

He then used a referral fee as a reward to get Kogoro Mouri to help him find a 'martial arts master'.

Kogoro Mouri would naturally think of his daughter, Ran Mouri.

This was all within Chu Zhong's expectations.

"Alright, alright!" Kogoro Mouri looked at his daughter with hopeful eyes: "Ran, it's up to you now!"

"If we win these two million yen, we'll go out for a big meal tonight!"

But Ran Mouri's face showed hesitation:

"So much money, just for a competition... isn't that too much?"

Kogoro Mouri was speechless: "Silly girl, who would complain about having too much money? Really..."

Upon hearing the word "stupid," Ran Mouri glared at her elderly father.

Kogoro Mori quickly changed his tune: "Ahem, my dear daughter, my good daughter, with this money, you can buy new clothes..."

"And the food at home, and your allowance..."

Ran Mouri bit her lip, clearly somewhat tempted.

Chu Zhong also realized that it was necessary to add fuel to the fire at the right time.

He immediately said, "Two million yen is no small amount... I also have some selfish motives."

"If Ran Mouri loses... how about going on a date with me?"

As soon as this word comes out,

Kogoro Mouri suddenly realized, giving him a "I knew it" look.

Then, adding fuel to the fire, he said, "I get it. So you two are already dating, and you're afraid I won't approve, so you're deliberately putting on this show."

"No wonder you've been speaking up for this kid since earlier, Lan... even saying he has too much money..."

"Fine, fine, just deliberately lose to him, then go on a date."

"It's just two million yen, nothing is more important than my daughter's lifelong happiness..."

It has to be said, Kogoro Mouri is indeed a shrewd man.

Ran Mouri, being a naive young girl, blushed deeply at these unfounded accusations and couldn't explain herself no matter what she said.

To prove her innocence—that she didn't have a boyfriend or that she was acting—Ran Mouri agreed to a sparring match with Chu Zhong.

Since it was a competition, Ran Mouri couldn't possibly still be wearing a skirt, so she went to the front desk to rent a martial arts uniform and went to change.

"Hey kid, what are your chances of winning?"

During this time, Kogoro Mouri pulled Chu Zhong aside and whispered to him in the martial arts room, as if afraid of being overheard.

Chu Zhong smiled mysteriously and said confidently, "I'm 100% sure I'll win."

As he spoke, Chu Zhong pointed out thirty 10,000 yen bills and handed them to Kogoro.

"Two hundred thousand yen is the referral fee, and one hundred thousand yen is the verbal fee just now."

If it weren't for Kogoro's instigation, Ran Mouri might have hesitated for much longer.

"Chu Zhong, it's good to be confident, and you do have some ability."

"But my daughter is not easy to deal with; she has incredible strength. You'd better be careful."

With the money in hand, Kogoro became much more polite, even offering advice on how to win Ran over: "Ran's biggest weakness is that she's too kind."

"In this way, during the competition, you pretend to be injured and then retaliate when Xiaolan is not paying attention."

"All's fair in war, that'll give you the chance to win the competition..."

"Just give me the money tonight... Don't worry, Xiaolan will definitely not know!"

This scheme is so elaborate, it's practically jumping off Chu Zhong's face.

This Kogoro clearly wants to get something for nothing. He comes up with a crooked idea and tries to take all the money, yet he keeps making up some excuse about 'helping to keep it a secret,' making him owe him a favor.

What a cunning old fox!

Chu Zhong immediately declined, saying, "I believe in my own abilities and I can win on my own merits."

“Using these tricks, even if Xiaolan admits defeat, she will still be resentful.”

He knew, of course, that Kogoro's crooked ideas would work.

The prerequisite for gaining experience is to get the other party to willingly admit defeat.

Kogoro said earnestly, "Confidence is a good thing, but Ran can smash a table with one punch..."

"Even if you do win, it'll be a lose-lose situation. How are we supposed to go on a date then?"

Chu Zhong feigned ignorance: "A date? Whatever. That was just an excuse I used to provoke Xiao Lan into agreeing to the competition."

"Huh?!?!" Kogoro was completely stunned.

The door to the martial arts room was opened.

"Dad, what are you talking about?"

Ran Mouri, dressed in a white martial arts uniform, looked puzzled.

You can hear Kogoro's strange cry from the corridor.

"N-nothing... You guys continue the competition..."

Kogoro waved his hand and whispered a few words of advice before leaving the martial arts room:

"Xiao Lan, don't go too far. It'll be a disaster if you send someone to the hospital..."

Mao Lilan nodded.

The door to the martial arts room closed.

Only Chu Zhong and Mo Li Lan remained in the room.

But both of them guessed that Kogoro must be eavesdropping outside the door.

"Whatever Detective Mouri says, Miss Ran Mouri, please do your best in this competition."

Chu Zhong said seriously, "Otherwise, you will be defeated in the blink of an eye."

This statement is not only confident, but even somewhat arrogant.

Ran Mouri didn't question it; instead, her expression turned serious. "Alright, then I won't hold back!"

Even though Kogoro is an alcoholic and a heavy smoker, he was once a detective and learned judo, so his skills are much better than the average person.

However, he was easily defeated by Chu Zhong, and it is highly likely that he won in one move.

Plus, if you lose, you have to agree to go on a date.

Ran Mouri, of course, would not underestimate her opponent.

At this moment, Chu Zhong's strength has been enhanced once again.

When Chu Zhong comes to challenge him, his mana is full, and he can use the Immobilize spell twice.

The plan was to deal with Kogoro and Ran Mouri separately.

Just get close while the opponent is immobilized and pin them down.

If we consider it as 'stopping at the point', then this is a win.

But Kogoro, who was defeated by the speed of light in the competition, was unwilling to let the two million yen slip away so easily, so he shamelessly cheated.

What they're saying is just a warm-up; they haven't taken it seriously yet, and they've been careless for a moment.

In order to make Kogoro willingly admit defeat,

In order to gain experience smoothly,

Chu Zhong had no choice but to use another immobilization spell to quickly knock Kogoro down.

After being instantly defeated twice in a row, even Kogoro, with his thick skin, couldn't deny it and finally admitted defeat.

Having exhausted his mana, Chu Zhong finally received the first planned reward:

[Experience gained: 700, Spiritual Energy: 700]

Current Spiritual Energy: 900

[Level Up! Current Level: 2 → 4]

[2 skill point gained upon level up]

The boss-level enemies gave a lot of experience, allowing me to level up twice.

Chu Zhong also added those two skill points to the Immobilization Technique.

With continued enhancement, the duration of the level 5 immobilization spell is further increased.

[Immobilization Spell Enhancement Branch Activated!]

The Immobilization skill panel now has three more branches.

These are: extending the immobilization duration, increasing damage, and reducing resource consumption.

Unfortunately, I don't have enough skill points, so I can only watch with envy.

After defeating Kogoro, a ball of purple ghostly fire appeared in mid-air in the martial arts room.

Chu Zhong used a gourd to absorb the ghostly fire.

Three more mouthfuls of wine suddenly appeared in the gourd.

[Obtained Spirit Essence: Kogoro Mouri]

Effect: 100% over-the-shoulder throw

Cooldown: 10 minutes / 300 Spirit Essence

Chu Zhong never expected that Kogoro would lose his essence.

Despite its low rarity, it is a very useful melee spirit.

After the cooldown time, there is also the word '300 Spirit Essence'.

Obviously, besides patiently waiting for the cooldown to subside,

You can also use money to directly refresh the cooldown time by spending 300 spirit essence.

In this way, as long as there is enough spiritual energy, you can keep using the shoulder throw!

This is also why Chu Zhong, even after exhausting his magical power, still had the confidence to 'defeat' Ran Mouri.

"bring it on."

Chu Zhong stood still, his movements casual, his body full of openings, and waved to Ran Mouri...

Chapter 7: Crushing Xiaolan, A Generous Gift

"Be careful!"

Ran Mouri didn't hold back either, letting out a loud shout and charging forward like a tiger.

The aura of the Demon King-level expert was released, and Chu Zhong felt the surrounding air become heavier.

The girl in front of him was like a tiger with its eyes wide open, exuding a strong sense of oppression.

In the blink of an eye, the two were only a meter apart.

Ran Mouri's fist came straight down.

Chu Zhong vaguely sensed that the fist was initially aimed at his upper body.

When only half a meter away, it turned towards the shoulder.

Suddenly, the fist transformed into a palm blade, seemingly about to slash, before finally becoming a palm itself and striking towards the shoulder.

'Xiao Lan is still too kind...'