Chapter 71 - 69: Star Weapon

"Why did Dad go on a business trip to Cyan Yang City?" Jiang Ye was shocked.

Normally, he wouldn’t think twice about it.

But lately, Cyan Yang City has been hit by a Shadow Disaster.

And Jiang Dahai is part of the Shadow Hunting Bureau’s security team, so the reason behind this trip is quite obvious.

Li Anping was unaware of these details and simply chuckled, "Don’t worry, it’s not his first business trip. Your dad even mentioned that there’s a hefty bonus this time."

"Bonus." Jiang Ye felt a pang in his heart.

Over the past six months, Jiang Dahai had been working tirelessly to support his martial arts practice.

Indeed, his meals had greatly improved.

Almost every day, he was able to consume Martial Arts Ingredients.

Yet Jiang Ye didn’t want his father to take such risks for him.

"Mom, I’m also heading to Cyan Yang City today," Jiang Ye said.

"Huh?" Li Anping was taken aback. "Why are you going there too?"

"The school has assigned a task, I might be gone for a week, leaving after breakfast." Jiang Ye didn’t elaborate.

"Alright..." Li Anping nodded gently, "Just be careful on the road."

Beside him, Jiang Ting looked reluctant, "Brother, why are you leaving for so long? Can you take me with you?"

Jiang Ye smiled, pinched her chubby cheeks, and said, "No, you have to go to school."

"Brother..." Jiang Ting hugged him, feeling very reluctant.

For the little girl, a week felt like a very long time.

Especially when she couldn’t see her beloved brother, it was even more unbearable.

"When I come back, I’ll bring you something good to eat." Jiang Ye patted her head to comfort her.

After breakfast, Jiang Ye packed his things, slung his backpack over his shoulder, and walked out the door.

In the bedroom.

Li Anping took out her phone, hesitated for a moment, then dialed her husband’s number.

"Beeeeep..."

The call connected.

"What is it, I just fell asleep," Jiang Dahai mumbled vaguely.

Li Anping said, "Ye is heading to Cyan Yang City."

"...What!?" Jiang Dahai started awake.

"Why are you so shocked?" Li Anping asked suspiciously, "Aren’t you there too?"

"Of course, I’m shocked!" Jiang Dahai blurted out, "There’s a Shadow Disaster in Cyan Yang City! What’s Ye doing here?"

"Shadow Disaster?" Li Anping was stunned.

Jiang Dahai’s tone was somewhat agitated and urgent, "When did he arrive? Tell him to come back quickly, Cyan Yang City is very dangerous right now..."

"Jiang Dahai!"

Li Anping suddenly shouted, "Why did you keep this from me?"

"..."

Jiang Dahai suddenly fell silent.

Li Anping gritted her teeth and said, "You promised me that this business trip wouldn’t be dangerous, but now, a Shadow Disaster? Such a big matter, and you kept it from me?"

"If something happens to you, what about Ye, what about Tingting, what about me?!"

Li Anping’s eyes reddened, her voice choked with emotion.

A long silence.

After a moment, Jiang Dahai sighed and said, "I’m not deliberately hiding it from you, it’s just that the bonus this time is really substantial..."

"It’s just ten days of travel to earn fifty thousand yuan."

"That’s fifty thousand yuan, Ye can eat tiger gall for many days!"

Li Anping was temporarily stunned.

Fifty thousand yuan is indeed unimaginable income for their family.

"You don’t need to worry too much about me," Jiang Dahai continued, "Most of all, the Shadow Hunting Bureau is short-staffed here, so I was transferred over."

"But it hasn’t reached the point where I have to deal with the Shadow Disaster. There are plenty of experts in the bureau, my main task is security..."

Under his reassurance, Li Anping gradually calmed down.

But soon, she worried again, "In such a situation, Ye is doing a task in Cyan Yang City? Isn’t it too dangerous?"

"I’ll ask him," Jiang Dahai said.

...

Meanwhile, walking down the street, Jiang Ye quickly received a call from Jiang Dahai.

"Is it Dad calling?"

Jiang Ye immediately answered. He’d been trying to reach Jiang Dahai since he left, but the line had been busy.

"Dad, how are you?" Jiang Ye asked repeatedly.

"I’m fine," Jiang Dahai said quickly, "Ye, why are you in Cyan Yang City? There’s a Shadow Disaster happening here, it’s dangerous!"

Upon hearing his foster father’s voice.

Jiang Ye relaxed and then said, "Dad, the school sent me there for a task, don’t worry, there are teachers keeping an eye on us."

He did not directly mention the Preparatory Star Profession.

After all, the task of killing 1000 members of the Shadow Race, if known by his parents, would certainly cause them great concern.

Even so, Jiang Dahai was already very worried, "It’s too dangerous, can you refuse the task?"

Jiang Ye replied, "Dad, if you’re not afraid, why should I be?"

"You brat, that’s different!"

"Dad has nearly reached First Break, dealing with the Shadow Disaster, I have some capacity for self-defense..." Jiang Dahai couldn’t help but say, "The task you’re talking about, it isn’t dealing with the Shadow Disaster, is it?"

"It is," Jiang Ye no longer concealed.

At this point, the other party could already guess.

"You kid," Jiang Dahai couldn’t help but sigh, "Such a big matter, why not discuss it with your parents?"

"Shadow Disaster, it’s not something you can handle!"

Jiang Dahai was extremely worried.

Jiang Ye comforted him, "Don’t worry, Dad. We have school teachers protecting us; we won’t get into trouble."

"Forget it...since you’re already here, be careful, very careful," Jiang Dahai didn’t nag excessively.

The situation was already set; nagging wouldn’t help.

After hanging up, Jiang Ye took a deep breath.

Even with his foster father’s deep concerns, he resolutely headed to Cyan Yang City on his mission.

Jiang Ye knew internally; his father’s risk-taking was all for him to have the chance to advance more.

He had nothing to repay with, except for getting into a better Martial Arts University.

Only by becoming a true Star Sky Martial Arts Master could he change his fate from the ground up.

"Preparatory Star Profession, extra 20 points bonus," Jiang Ye clenched his fist.

If he could succeed in the next seven days, it would be more effective than isolating himself for over a month.

After reaching 850 points, getting another 20 points would absolutely not be as simple as taking just a month.

...

After ten minutes.

Jiang Ye arrived at a crossroad not far from An City No.3 High School.

This was the location he agreed on with Zhang Jianwu.

"Beep beep!"

Not far away, a black car honked twice at him.

Jiang Ye immediately walked over.

"Director."

Jiang Ye opened the car door and sat in the passenger seat.

Zhang Jianwu retrieved a golden dagger from the armrest box and said, "The item I mentioned to you yesterday."

"This is..." Jiang Ye took the golden dagger.

The dagger was only seven inches long but incredibly heavy.

In the center of the dagger was a groove-like vertical pattern, resembling the trunk of withered wood, running from end to end, with branches extending horizontally like a leaf’s veins.

These patterns emitted a faint golden glow.

"This is a Star Weapon."

Zhang Jianwu said calmly, "Use your Star Energy to activate it, and it will unleash immense power."

"Star Weapon?" Jiang Ye’s heart skipped a beat.

He had suspected it yesterday, but didn’t expect it to be true.

A Star Weapon can exert maximum Star Energy power, greatly enhancing combat capability.

This is also an essential equipment for Star Sky Martial Arts Masters.

But not every Star Sky Martial Arts Master possesses such weapons.

Star Weapons are extremely expensive, often tens or even hundreds of thousands of yuan.

Not everyone can afford them.

"Director, this is too valuable," Jiang Ye felt the dagger in his hand grow heavier.

"No worries, it’s just a loan," Zhang Jianwu smiled gently, "Activate your Star Energy and test its power."

Jiang Ye nodded.

But what he didn’t expect was.

Once he attempted to activate it, he immediately felt an unprecedented surge of energy welling up!