Chapter 37

At the Shangjing Military District Compound, one of the most sacred places in Huaguo, several top leaders all live inside. 520 Official Website

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Ye Yuan sat in Xu Hang's car, passing through several gates before arriving in front of a villa. The villas here are spaced far apart from each other. This is a two-story villa, with a small vegetable garden in the villa's courtyard, and on the other side is a lawn where a wooden dummy is set up.

Walking into the villa, the interior decoration is very retro, with many handcrafted wooden furnishings. Although not many, they are very exquisite. In the living room, Old Master Xu is drinking tea with a middle-aged man opposite him.

Xu Hang was also taken aback when he saw the middle-aged man, then he saluted and loudly said, "Instructor, good day!"

The middle-aged man waved his hand, not saying a word.

Ye Yuan glanced at the middle-aged man a few times. The middle-aged man sitting there exuded a sense of stability. He was wearing a Zhongshan suit, probably around 40 years old, with thick palms, a square face, and sharp eyebrows. His eyes, though not large, were very spirited. He often squinted when looking at people, giving off a mysterious aura.

Old Master Xu saw Ye Yuan and the others come in, and he waved at Ye Yuan, signaling him to sit down.

Ye Yuan came to the tea table, found a chair, and sat down. After sitting down, Ye Yuan felt the atmosphere in the room was quite strange. The two people drinking tea were not talking, just drinking tea on their own, while Xu Hang stood motionless at the door.

This went on for about a minute. Ye Yuan felt a bit uncomfortable and said first, "Old Master Xu, thank you for helping my friend's father this time."

Old Master Xu looked at Ye Yuan and said with deep meaning, "How are you going to thank me? Don't think that just saying it is enough. This time, I had to use some favors."

Ye Yuan was a bit confused, not expecting Old Master Xu to be so direct, demanding benefits right away. This didn't seem like something an old man would do. Weren't old people supposed to be more reserved in their speech?

"Cough... cough... I'll get you some special ornamental fish when I get back, how about that?"

"Kid, do you really think your ornamental fish have that much influence?" After saying this, the old man looked at Ye Yuan with a playful expression.

Ye Yuan felt uneasy under the old man's gaze.

"Then, what do you want me to do? As long as I can do it, no problem," Ye Yuan said straightforwardly.

"Hehe, that's what I was waiting for. Xu Hang said you're very good at diving. How about showing us your skills?"

"Diving? Showing my skills? Here?" Ye Yuan couldn't quite follow the old man's train of thought. Wasn't he supposed to offer benefits? Why is he talking about diving now?

"You don't need to worry about that. I'm just asking you, if I give you diving equipment, can you find something at 100 meters deep?"

Ye Yuan was hesitant. This depth is beyond the normal range for humans, and he didn't know how to answer. As Ye Yuan hesitated, the old man continued.

"I know what you're thinking. Don't think you're the only one with secrets in this world. This world is not as simple as you think." After saying these incomprehensible words, he nodded slightly at the middle-aged man opposite him.

The middle-aged man raised his hand slightly and struck a pot of orchids on the windowsill from two meters away.

The moment the middle-aged man struck, Ye Yuan felt a familiar current of air shoot out from his palm and directly hit the flower pot.

Looking at the flower pot, cracks began to appear in the middle and slowly spread outward, finally shattering on the ground.

"I said, why did you have to use that? Those orchids were just from Old Xu, sigh~"

The middle-aged man's expression remained unchanged, just smiling at Ye Yuan.

Ye Yuan was speechless, his mouth wide open.

"Hehe, do you believe me now? No one wants to know your secrets. I have a mission that requires someone with exceptional diving skills. Don't worry about what will happen if we know your secrets. There are many people in this world with secrets, not just you."

After saying this, the two of them continued to drink tea.

By now, Ye Yuan had recovered from his shock. At first, he was indeed startled by the middle-aged man's palm strike.

But then he thought, could the water control technique he practiced every day also allow him to project the energy in his body like the middle-aged man did?

He had never tried it before, so when he saw the middle-aged man's palm strike, he was more focused on whether he could do it too.

Now that Old Master Xu had said this, it seemed they had guessed some of his secrets, but they probably wouldn't think he had a system space that was so incredible.

Ye Yuan awkwardly pinched his nose and said, "100 meters is no problem, but it mainly depends on what you're looking for. As you know, diving in the ocean isn't just about being a good diver; there are many external factors like light and currents."

Old Master Xu didn't say anything, just looking at the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man took out a 10 cm irregular stone from his pocket. The surface of the stone was not smooth, and its color was almost black, but it had a hint of red inside.

The middle-aged man placed the stone in front of Ye Yuan. Ye Yuan reached out to take it, and as soon as his hand touched the stone, the long-forgotten system prompt sounded in his mind.

"Energy source detected, 30,000 points available for exchange."

"Do you want to exchange?"

"No."

This was the second item that could be exchanged directly without being placed in the system space. The last time it was jade, and this time it was this unknown stone.

Looking at the "stone" in his hand, Ye Yuan's mind became active. He had to figure out what this thing was. 30,000 points for such a large piece was a lot. The last time, a piece of imperial green glass jade was only 10,000 points.

Ye Yuan reluctantly put down the "stone" and said to Old Master Xu, "Looking for this thing?"

"We'll discuss the details later. You need to undergo various physical tests first. If you don't qualify, you won't be eligible to know." After saying this, he patted Ye Yuan's shoulder. "Don't worry about showing your true abilities; it won't harm you. I can assure you that no one will make things difficult for you because of your secrets."

Without waiting for Ye Yuan to respond, he nodded at Xu Hang.

Xu Hang came to Ye Yuan's side and made a gesture inviting him to follow.

Ye Yuan understood that he was to be taken for the physical tests. He stood up and followed Xu Hang out of the villa.

Sitting in the car, Ye Yuan was actually quite anxious, not knowing what the physical tests would be like and whether they would discover the system. Now, Ye Yuan also wanted to know what his physical test results would be like.

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Inside the villa, Old Master Xu looked at the middle-aged man and asked, "How about it?"

"No reaction at all."

"Does this thing work on people like you?"

"It works as long as they are qi cultivators. Unless he's an external martial artist, but he doesn't look like one. Is he really as amazing as you say?" The middle-aged man looked at Old Master Xu uncertainly.

"Yes, he discovered a submarine at 500 meters deep. Could you do that?"

"No."

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