Chapter 9

"Hey, I haven't finished talking yet!"

The voice on the other end of the line was so agitated.

Yue Heng could easily imagine

the expression on his father's face at this moment.

Out of a bit of curiosity, he chose to continue listening.

After redialing four or five times, Yue Junmin, who had finally managed to get Yue Heng to answer, tried to suppress his anger.

"I know you have issues with Aunt Li Rong."

He said as gently as possible, "But tomorrow is your sister's birthday. Can't you come over for a meal?"

Sister?

The image of a girl suddenly appeared in Yue Heng's mind.

Zhang Yaqian, the eldest daughter of Zhang Lirong and her ex-husband.

She is fifteen years old this year.

She attends Taijiang No. 4 Middle School.

And she is a third-year junior high school student.

Zhang Yaqian is a genuine rich and beautiful girl, with a higher beauty standard than her mother, truly loved by all.

Moreover, her academic performance is outstanding.

A typical "other people's child."

But Yue Heng knew very well that this step-sister, with her angelic appearance, harbored a devilish heart!

Compared to her stupid and wicked younger brother, Zhang Hanyuan, Zhang Yaqian's malice was always hidden deep.

In his previous life, Yue Heng had been deceived by her terribly.

He only realized it at the end.

It was too late.

It's worth noting that Zhang Lirong's ex-husband was also a son-in-law who moved in, as handsome as Yue Heng's father.

It is said that he was kicked out of the house for infidelity and then completely disappeared.

Yue Junmin took over such a situation and was still quite pleased with himself.

His IQ is as high as 250.

"I said I'm busy."

Yue Heng said expressionlessly, "Please wish her a happy birthday for me. Goodbye."

He hung up the call.

This time, Yue Junmin did not call back.

He must have been truly disappointed in him.

Yue Heng thought for a moment and then transferred 3000 yuan to his father via WeChat.

Message: "Buy her a birthday gift for me."

This money was to cover the cost of his stay at the Zhang family for a few days.

In this life, Yue Heng did not want to owe the Zhang family anything.

But some debts

he would eventually have to reclaim!

His father received the money.

Yue Junmin knew that Yue Heng was quite wealthy, so he had never given him much living expenses.

He himself spent lavishly and still found it insufficient.

Yue Heng did not mind, put down his phone, and went to the kitchen.

He took out three boxes of steak from the refrigerator, then lit the gas stove and placed a frying pan on it.

He brushed a layer of butter on the hot pan and placed the T-bone steak he had taken out.

It sizzled.

The aroma of the grilled meat quickly spread throughout the small kitchen.

He skillfully grilled the steak to medium-well, sprinkled some salt and pepper, and then took it off the pan.

After grilling all three 500-gram T-bone steaks, he brought them to the living room.

Accompanied by bread, eggs, and vegetable salad.

He finished his dinner.

The Star Alliance Bodybuilding Technique has an excellent effect on physical training.

But the improvement in physical fitness does not come out of nowhere; it requires the continuous intake of large amounts of high-nutrient substances for conversion.

In the Star Sea Era, practicing the Star Alliance Bodybuilding Technique usually involves taking high-energy nutritional supplements.

Now, he definitely couldn't buy such future technology products, so Yue Heng could only obtain the necessary nutrients through food.

In the past month, he had been eating four meals a day.

Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a late-night snack.

Every meal included meat.

Because steak is rich in protein, with an amino acid composition closer to human needs.

So it became his daily staple food.

He consumed at least five to six pounds a day.

During this period, he spent over 20,000 yuan at the fresh food supermarket.

At this rate of consumption, the tens of thousands of yuan in his bank account would not last long.

Yue Heng wasn't afraid of spending money.

The problem was that he had encountered a bottleneck in his practice of the Star Alliance Bodybuilding Technique.

The effectiveness of his recent practice had clearly diminished, far worse than when he first started.

This was because the efficiency of converting ordinary food into body energy was the lowest.

The lack of high-energy nutritional supplements was a significant drawback.

He needed to be prepared.

Yue Heng thought to himself while chewing on the beef.

The mid-term exams were over, and it was already close to May Day.

This year's "May Day" holiday, including the weekend, lasted seven days.

For the third-year junior high school students with heavy coursework, this was undoubtedly a rare long break.

It was also the last period of relaxation before the high school entrance exam.

"Yue Heng."

Zhang Jianyong asked Yue Heng enthusiastically, "Where are you planning to go for May Day? My dad said he would take me to Hu Hai!"

Although he was a complete academic failure,

he had already been pre-admitted to City No. 2 High School due to his athletic talent.

He had no pressure from studies or exams.

"Do you want to come along?"

"No time."

Yue Heng replied, "I'm very busy."

Zhang Jianyong couldn't help rolling his eyes, "I knew it!"

Now, Yue Heng's nickname among the girls in Class 9 (5) was no longer the Mary Sue version of "cool and aloof man."

It had changed to — "No Time Guy."

And among the boys, his nickname was — "No Time Freak!"

"Yue Heng, let's play basketball."

"No time."

"Yue Heng, do you want to play games?"

"No time."

"Do you want to go to the toilet?"

"No time."

He was one of the four major freaks of No. 5 Middle School.

On par with the "Mediterranean Sea Monster" vice-principal!

The vice-principal of No. 5 Middle School was bald, liked to scold people, and his face would be covered in spittle when he did.

Yue Heng rarely gave "Pimple" a smile, which made the latter feel unexpectedly honored.

Yue Heng was truly busy.

At the beginning of the month, he had already booked his high-speed train ticket.

If nothing went wrong, he would spend most of the long holiday traveling.

It was the afternoon of April 30th.

After school, Yue Heng did not go home but instead picked up his pre-packed backpack and took a taxi to the high-speed train station.

He boarded the high-speed train to Yunnan Province in the evening.

Heading south.

The direct high-speed train from Taijiang to Kunming in Yunnan Province took nearly 11 hours. Yue Heng boarded the train at Taijiang Station at 6 PM.

He slept on the high-speed train.

He arrived at Kunming Station at 5 AM the next morning.

He had breakfast near the high-speed train station.

Without the leisure to admire the beautiful scenery of the city, he hurriedly embarked on a new journey.

On the afternoon of May 2nd, Yue Heng arrived at his final destination.

Wufeng Mountain in southwestern Yunnan Province!

Although Wufeng Mountain in Yunnan Province shares the same name as Wufeng Mountain in Shandong Province, its fame cannot be compared.

The latter is part of the Mount Tai range and is a 3A scenic area.

Wufeng Mountain in Yunnan Province cannot even be found on the internet and is only somewhat known locally.

In fact, many locals might not even be aware of it.

But Yue Heng knew.

In the future, Wufeng Mountain in Yunnan Province would become a holy site!

Attracting countless superhumans to visit continuously.

It has also produced countless strong individuals!

He traveled a long distance to Wufeng Mountain to seize the greatest opportunity before the arrival of the Star Sea Era!

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