My Golden Core is a Star, do you call this cultivating?

Chapter 326: The Helpful Qi Yuan

In the Mall

Qi Yuan casually took the elevator, holding Jin Si Que's delicate hand. Today, he took Jin Si Que shopping, buying all kinds of things. They placed all the bags and packages into his martial arts storage space.

Jin Si Que, being new to this place, found everything quite interesting.

"Is it tasty?" Qi Yuan asked, looking at Jin Si Que's beautiful profile.

Jin Si Que was holding a cup of milk tea. "The taste is a bit strange, kind of average."

To her, the milk tea did taste pretty ordinary. After all, she was once a supreme being, having tasted countless earthly delicacies. Compared to Gongxing, Liufeng Realm might have seemed ancient, but ancient didn’t mean it lacked gourmet food.

"It's average, yet you're still drinking it. Why not just throw it away?" Qi Yuan said generously.

He currently had plenty of savings, and he could certainly afford a cup of milk tea.

"It’s because you bought it for me," Ning Tao said, holding onto the milk tea tightly.

When she called Qi Yuan "husband," she was more like Ning Tao. When she called him "Blood Pearl," she was more like Jin Si Que. Of course, both were the same person.

"We haven’t even gotten the marriage certificate yet. Don't say that; it makes me shy." Qi Yuan shrugged, a smile in his eyes.

Ning Tao smiled. "How about I move the Civil Affairs Bureau over here?"

She was serious when she said it. This wasn’t just something people say online; she actually could do it.

"No need. After I win the Martial Arts Tournament and return to Tianyue, we’ll get the certificate then. I don’t know anyone here, can’t cut any corners, so we might not get the certificate," Qi Yuan thought seriously.

Here, the only person he knew was Han Xianyun. In Tianyue, it was different; he knew Kuang Huan, who knew people in the Civil Affairs Bureau. At that time, he could arrange ID cards for Ning Tao and Xiao Jia, then get a legal marriage certificate. Everything would be above board.

"Okay." Ning Tao just nodded firmly, agreeing with Qi Yuan.

The two arrived on the first floor of the mall. Ning Tao looked at the bustling crowd, smiling softly. "That... gold bracelet, I want it too."

She saw a newlywed couple enter to buy gold bracelets. Since they were going to get a marriage certificate, there should be some ceremonial gestures.

"Hmm, you're right. We should buy a gold bracelet," Qi Yuan nodded. Then he frowned. "How should Xiao Jia wear a bracelet?"

Xiao Jia didn’t have jade feet or jade hands, so how could she wear a bracelet? It was a conundrum.

While he was thinking, Ning Tao had already entered the jewelry store. Qi Yuan thought for a moment and decided to wait outside. After all, isn’t that how shopping usually goes? The woman goes inside to choose, and the man waits outside. That’s how normal people do it. And he happened to be very normal.

Qi Yuan casually found a bench to sit on and played with his phone. Just then, footsteps approached. A group of middle-aged men with an impressive presence entered the mall.

These men were almost uniformly dressed, with crew cuts, and didn’t look like they were to be trifled with. As soon as they entered, they attracted a lot of attention.

"Are they... shooting a short video?"

"Must be for a web drama, right?"

Hearing this chatter, Qi Yuan also looked at the middle-aged men with interest. It seemed this group was walking straight toward him.

Qi Yuan suddenly felt a sense of unease and his mind raced with many thoughts.

"Has someone discovered my identity as a live-in son-in-law?"

"But no one slapped me, and I didn’t smirk evilly?"

Qi Yuan imagined all sorts of scenarios. Would these people kneel down in a moment and say, "Welcome, War God" or something like that?

Qi Yuan had a rich inner world, so he was quite imaginative. But the kneeling he expected didn’t happen. The leader walked straight up to him with a humble and respectful expression. "I am the Marquis of Blue Sea, here with sincerity. If I have offended Mr. Qi before, I humbly ask for your forgiveness."

The person in front of him was indeed the Marquis of Blue Sea. No matter what, he had to play his role properly before the conflict escalated; they couldn’t afford to lose face. Honestly, at this moment, the Marquis of Blue Sea was quite nervous.

The Seven Martial Stars family did indeed have the Sky Eye, which could easily annihilate Qi Yuan. But even so, Qi Yuan could take him down before being annihilated.

So, this meeting was his confrontation with Qi Yuan. Young Master Mu would confront Qi Yuan’s little girlfriend. Even though he was extremely unwilling, the Marquis of Blue Sea had to come; otherwise, it wouldn’t just be him who might die, but his entire family.

"Oh? You are... do we know each other?" Qi Yuan looked at the Marquis of Blue Sea with a puzzled expression.

He had no idea who this... old guy was.

Qi Yuan’s words left the Marquis of Blue Sea bewildered. He even wondered if he had approached the wrong person. But looking at Qi Yuan's face, it matched exactly with the photo.

Besides, the higher-ups wouldn’t make a mistake.

Qi Yuan didn’t know him?

The Marquis of Blue Sea felt a sense of absurdity.

"Are you mistaken? I have no impression of you." Qi Yuan was honest. If he didn’t know someone, he wouldn’t pretend. "Did you offend me before? It must be a misunderstanding. I'm a very forgiving person; I never hold grudges. I don’t have any enemies in this world."

Qi Yuan didn’t hold grudges; he just killed them.

The Marquis of Blue Sea’s mouth twitched slightly. Feeling nervous, he said, "Mr. Qi... not long ago, you had someone send me a coffin..."

Qi Yuan's expression changed slightly, becoming stern. "It was you?"

He was very smart. Upon hearing the Marquis of Blue Sea’s words, he instantly guessed his identity. This Marquis of Blue Sea was the despicable, shameless, unscrupulous person who secretly had a hacker check his phone. Back then, Zero-One had sent Qi Yuan the intruder’s information, but Qi Yuan only skimmed through it, not knowing who it was. He just had Zero-One send them a coffin. After the Martial Arts Tournament, Qi Yuan planned to deal with them personally.

And now, here they were.

"About that incident, I need an explanation!" Qi Yuan said coldly.

He was very reasonable and never killed the innocent. Most importantly, Qi Yuan considered himself to have a compassionate heart. If he hadn’t cultivated the Dao, he might have become a Buddha.

"Back then, Mr. Qi wiped out the Gui Ran military camp, causing an uproar in the country. The high-level officials were curious about Mr. Qi's identity and various information, so... I was momentarily misguided, and... and...

Now, the higher-ups know about this and have sent me to apologize. The higher-ups... sincerely wish to cooperate with Mr. Qi."

At that time, the Marquis of Blue Sea was acting on Young Master Mu's orders to investigate Qi Yuan's privacy, even thinking of uncovering his cultivation techniques and the secrets behind Qi Yuan's strength to seize his celestial destiny.

Who knew, with such advanced hacking skills, they would still get caught.

"Oh, is that all?" Qi Yuan glanced at the Marquis of Blue Sea.

His nose elongated slightly and then returned to normal, indicating that what the Marquis of Blue Sea said was a mix of truth and lies, full of deceit.

"What kind of cooperation?" Qi Yuan asked.

Cold sweat appeared on the Marquis of Blue Sea’s forehead as he continued, "As long as Mr. Qi lets bygones be bygones and accepts my apology, the higher-ups are willing to coexist peacefully with Mr. Qi. However, Mr. Qi would need to hand over some of his cultivation techniques. In return, the higher-ups wouldn’t treat Mr. Qi poorly and would provide some cultivation resources."

"If I were to give them, would you dare accept?" Qi Yuan’s eyes smiled.

The Marquis of Blue Sea was filled with anxiety, though he had come with a mindset prepared for death.

"Anything Mr. Qi gives, the higher-ups would naturally dare to accept!" The Marquis of Blue Sea said, bracing himself.

At this point, a young man behind the Marquis of Blue Sea stepped forward and slowly said, "But Mr. Qi should think twice. Your martial prowess is indeed astonishing, able to destroy the Gui Ran military camp with a single sword strike, which is unparalleled. But... we, the Seven Martial Stars, control the Sky Eye. On this land of Qin Yuan, we have the authority to determine the life and death of any being!

Anyone who invades Qin Yuan, no matter how far, will be executed. Even the mighty Cangxing couldn't take a bite out of us. If anyone dares to cause trouble within our borders, don’t blame us... for being impolite."

The young man’s words were firm and direct, with the intent to threaten clearly implied.

Upon hearing this, Qi Yuan still wore a cheerful smile, seemingly not noticing the underlying threat.

"I’ve always been law-abiding and helpful. I often help elderly ladies cross the street. If you had a Young Pioneers here, I’d definitely be the captain, wearing a red scarf every day."

Qi Yuan's words left the Marquis of Blue Sea at a loss. He exchanged a confused glance with the young man, unsure of what to say next.

Before coming, they had already created a character profile for Qi Yuan based on some publicly available information. This kind of strong individual was supposed to be decisive in killing and would not tolerate any threats.

Their words should have been enough to provoke him. Yet, Qi Yuan remained unfazed, even claiming he was all about helping others.

If... they truly ended up resolving things peacefully, wouldn’t that mean their task wasn’t accomplished?

The task given by Young Master Mu... was not like this.

Their deaths wouldn’t matter, but if they didn’t complete their task, Young Master Mu wouldn’t spare their families.

They needed to find a reason to provoke the person before them, but it couldn’t be too obvious. Otherwise, it wouldn't be just Young Master Mu who wouldn’t spare their families, but another faction would also target their families.

They needed a good reason?

The Marquis of Blue Sea’s mind was in chaos.

However, just then, a particularly suitable reason appeared before them.

But this suitable reason was too... frightening.

With a loud bang, a figure fell from the second floor of the gold shop, landing right in front of the Marquis of Blue Sea.

That figure’s face had a broken golden-framed glass, a blood mark on his face, and blood was continuously flowing.

His throat was crushed, and his internal organs seemed to be in chaos.

Seeing the lifeless figure on the ground, the Marquis of Blue Sea’s expression drastically changed. “Young Master Mu!”

The lifeless man on the ground was none other than Young Master Mu.

The difficult-to-handle Qi Yuan was left for them to deal with. The harmless-looking young girl was left for Young Master Mu to handle.

Yet, Young Master Mu was dead.

Footsteps approached, and down the steps came the alluring Ning Tao, a smile on her face. She wore a black and white knit top, a black skirt with black stockings beneath, her figure curvaceous and graceful.

“He was showing off his wealth upstairs, asking if I had ever seen a house made of gold,” Ning Tao said as she gently nestled against Qi Yuan’s arm.

"He also said he wanted to show me how beautiful the Sky Eye weapon is in this world."

“Oh.” Qi Yuan nodded. “If you acted, normally his body wouldn’t be left behind.”

“If I didn’t leave the body, how would they know... I killed him?” Ning Tao's eyes carried a dense killing intent.

“Husband, let your wife’s sword eliminate these scoundrels for you!”

In fact, over the past two days, Ning Tao had always been aware of many gazes watching them. But she and Qi Yuan, newly reunited after a brief separation, completely ignored those people.

Today, they even dared to confront them head-on.

Especially that guy claiming to be named Mu, who was extremely arrogant.

He even tried to entice Ning Tao with money.

He even mentioned wanting to test the Sky Eye on Qi Yuan.

Ning Tao directly sent him to meet the King of Hell.

“Killed... Young Master Mu, we're doomed, we're doomed, you're all doomed!

The Mu family has full control of the Sky Eye; we’re all going to die!”

The Marquis of Blue Sea collapsed to the ground, his eyes vacant.

If he died, that would be fine; his family could remain safe.

But now, Young Master Mu was dead.

This was a catastrophic event.

Once, in a city, a second-generation member of the Seven Martial Stars family was killed by a local second-generation official.

As a result, the Seven Martial Stars family issued a single order, sending a military force to execute the official's entire family.

Even the father of the second-generation official, as well as those under his command in the system, were not spared.

The Seven Martial Stars held the real military and political power in Qin Yuan.

Young Master Mu, a legitimate family member of such status, was extraordinarily valuable.

Now he was dead here.

Longtai City was about to experience a massive upheaval.

Qi Yuan smiled casually, relaxed and carefree.

At that moment, Ning Tao’s voice rang out, “Where is this man’s family located? Tell me the address.”

The uniformed men present, as well as the Marquis of Blue Sea, were stunned.

“Die!” Finally, one of the uniformed men couldn’t hold back any longer. He pulled out a gun and fired.

Unfortunately, their guns were useless against a powerhouse like Ning Tao.

She didn’t even move, yet those who dared to attack her died on the spot.

Immediately, some memory fragments flooded into Ning Tao’s mind.

“So... it’s there!”

She already had the answer and knew where the Mu family was located.

Next, it would be...

However, just then, she suddenly squinted her eyes, seemingly seeing through the sky, a smile appearing in her eyes.

“So, this is the Sky Eye? If this were in Liufeng Realm, it might be troublesome, but now? Husband, let’s go watch fireworks together!”

Meanwhile, inside a hotel.

Mu Longxian’s face was filled with horror and immense pain.

The man with the golden-framed glasses, Mu Jue, was his only son, his most beloved child.

Now, through the mall’s surveillance and footage from drones, he saw his son was killed.

Killed by that woman! How could he not be furious?

“They must die, they must die! Someone, activate the Sky Eye!”

At this moment, he lost all reason.

Mu Jue wasn’t just his son; he was also favored by the old master. If Mu Jue took over the Mu family in the future, Mu Longxian could become the supreme ruler.

But with Mu Jue dead, everything was off the table.

How could he not be furious?

The high-ranking officials in the hall saw this and their expressions changed slightly.

Even Han Kang couldn’t help but advise, “Elder Mu, please calm down. The Sky Eye cannot be used lightly; everyone in that area will die under the Sky Eye!”