Chapter 6

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"Commander, I just said it was big, and she said she wanted to see it, so I showed her. I didn't give her any money, so what's wrong with that?"

"Your issue isn't about an improper transaction; now she's accusing you of fraud with a toothpick!"

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In the noisy guard station, Ye Xiao found Gu Hai, who was bare-chested, with one shoe missing from his left foot, and red eyes, likely from a sleepless night.

"You say you're his father?"

The guard in charge of handling Gu Hai glanced at Ye Xiao, his expression somewhat conflicted.

Ye Xiao nodded solemnly.

"I apologize for my son's lack of discipline. I hope you can be lenient."

"Wait, I'm Lu, and I'm a guard here. Are you taking me for a fool? I don't even believe you're his brother, let alone his father?"

Ye Xiao was silent for a moment, then, while no one was paying attention, he slipped a red paper into the other man's pocket. The man coughed lightly and then said:

"Cough, cough... Uh... This... Considering he's young and it's his first offense, I'll just give him a verbal warning. In the future, make sure your son stays away from places he shouldn't go."

"Thank you, Brother Lu."

"No problem, you can go now."

Ye Xiao nodded and led Gu Hai out of the guard station. Fortunately, the other man had already been informed, so he had a set of clothes ready for Gu Hai to change into.

Once Gu Hai was dressed up again, he seemed to come back to life, his tired face breaking into his characteristic smirk.

"Old Ye, this time it's all thanks to you. If you hadn't pretended to be my dad, I would have been in big trouble."

"Don't mention it. I don't want a son who does such reckless things. This time, to save you, I spent three thousand in total, fifty for the taxi. Please reimburse me."

"Sure, my phone is dead. I'll charge it and pay you back as soon as it's on."

Ye Xiao nodded, and the two walked out of the guard station. As they were leaving, Gu Hai bumped into a middle-aged man being brought in.

"Sorry, sorry, I didn't mean to."

Gu Hai laughed it off, but the man just gave him a cold glance before being escorted inside by the guards.

Gu Hai scratched his head and frowned.

"What a fierce look. I just bumped into you, didn't I?"

Ye Xiao, however, looked thoughtfully at the man's back.

After breaking through to the Master level, his perception was far beyond that of an ordinary person.

From that middle-aged man, he clearly sensed a strange波动.

It was a non-human波动, though it was full of vitality and robust qi and blood, it carried a hint of bloodthirsty killing intent!

Although the man had hidden it well, the leakage was very faint, and no one around had noticed, but Ye Xiao had clearly sensed it.

However, he wasn't quite sure what kind of波动 it was.

"Old Ye, what's wrong? Why are you staring at him?"

"Nothing, let's go back. It's almost time for work."

The two hailed a taxi and quickly returned to the library, just in time for the morning check-in.

However, today, for the first time, the director called an all-staff meeting, informing everyone to be low-key and not to lose their temper with the martial artists entering the library, or they would face severe punishment!

Her tone was light, but her words were heavy, and it was clear she wasn't joking.

Ye Xiao didn't mind; few martial artists visited the third floor, and he was mild-tempered, so even if someone did come, he wouldn't offend them.

The director was an elderly woman with white hair. Ye Xiao had seen her more than once, but he hadn't thought much of it before, only noting that she had a rosy complexion and robust qi and blood.

Now, after breaking through to the Master level, he suddenly realized that the director was actually a Master-level expert.

But it didn't shock him too much; the library was the foundation of the city, and the director needed sufficient strength to maintain order.

The director seemed to notice his gaze and glanced in his direction, her eyes revealing a hint of surprise.

'How did this kid's aura suddenly become so good?'

She was inwardly surprised.

As the director, she naturally knew about Ye Xiao, a handsome employee in the library, who was even called the 'Library Grass' by his colleagues!

But before, Ye Xiao was only considered handsome in appearance, while today, his aura was exceptionally outstanding.

However, after looking at him twice, she didn't see anything unusual and continued the meeting.

Ye Xiao raised an eyebrow slightly.

The director, being a Master-level expert, had indeed noticed his unusual aura.

Unfortunately, after becoming a Master, one could conceal their aura.

The director hadn't fully concealed hers, so he noticed, but he had completely concealed his, so she couldn't see through him.

It seemed he needed to be even more low-key in the future.

There were truly too many strong people in this world!

After the meeting, Ye Xiao started to head upstairs. Gu Hai came up to him, slinging an arm around his shoulder and said:

"Old Ye, do you know why the director suddenly told us to be more low-key?"

Ye Xiao shook his head.

Gu Hai said with a serious expression:

"I just heard from Sister Wang on the first floor that our Jianghai City has a new Master! He made a cut by the river, holy crap, over eight hundred meters! Almost a kilometer! Now, many forums are going crazy over it."

Ye Xiao's eyelids twitched, but his face remained calm.

"That doesn't necessarily mean it's a new Master. Jianghai City already has Master-level experts, maybe it was an old Master who did it?"

"Absolutely impossible. Whenever a Master appears, they are usually absorbed into the military or major mercenary companies to fight star beasts on the front lines. Our Jianghai City currently has three Masters stationed here.

One is our director, Ouyang Yunzhong, another is the dean of the Martial Arts Academy, Qin Shenglong, and the last one is the so-called once-in-a-century genius of Jianghai City, Nangong Ling!

None of them use knives, even though they are Masters, they couldn't have made such a cut!"

"Oh!"

"Is that all you have to say? Our Jianghai City has a new Master-level expert, and you're not excited or envious?"

"Being a Master doesn't put food on my table. If you could pay me back, I would be very happy."

"Uh..."

Gu Hai touched his nose, looking a bit embarrassed.

"I'll go charge my phone and transfer the money to you right away."

After that, the two arrived at the second floor. Gu Hai ran off to his management area, while Ye Xiao headed to the third floor.

He didn't reveal his own situation to Gu Hai. Friends were one thing, but secrets were another.

Moreover, today's events made the usually laid-back Ye Xiao feel a slight sense of crisis.

Even if you are unknown and low-key, an accidental exposure can still bring danger.

In short, he wasn't strong enough yet!

So, he needed to work a bit harder.

First, set a small goal: break through to the late-stage innate level within a year and become a Divine Master!