The next morning, as sunlight filtered through the window curtains.
Su Xiaonuan lay contentedly in Shen Qiang's arms.
Shen Qiang waited for a moment and, seeing no indication that she was going to get up, chuckled and tightened his embrace around her slender waist, whispering in her ear, "Hey, lazy bug, if you don't get up now, you'll be late."
Exhausted to the point of barely being able to open her eyes, Su Xiaonuan, in a mellow satisfaction, pouted like a lazy kitten and complained, "It's all your fault, I had planned to prepare breakfast with cousin Xiaolei this morning."
Shen Qiang laughed and playfully slapped her round buttocks, saying, "That's quite a clever excuse for lazing around."
The gentle slap made Su Xiaonuan's delicate body tremble as she opened her beautiful eyes and cutely protested, "If it weren't for you, bad guy, I'd have gotten up already."
Shen Qiang laughed.
Gazing at Shen Qiang's smiling face, Su Xiaonuan's cheeks reddened inexplicably, and after she tenderly kissed him, she shyly said, "That was to reward you."
Her long hair cascaded down, brushing against her cheek.
The tickling sensation and the faint fragrance made Shen Qiang unable to resist pulling her into his arms again. Catching sight of Shen Qiang's intense gaze and fiery torso, Su Xiaonuan immediately sensed trouble and hurriedly cried out in shyness, "Xiaolei, Xiaolei, Big Sister Xiaonuan is coming down to help you with breakfast right now."
Having said that, she got out of bed without further explanation and even attempted to sound composed as she said to Shen Qiang, "Xiaolei is waiting for me; you sleep a bit longer."
"Your excuses to dart out are improving," he noted.
After getting ready, Su Xiaonuan went downstairs, had breakfast, and then left for work.
Shen Qiang, who had languished in bed for a long time, got up at half-past nine in the morning.
Drowsily making his way downstairs.
Just as he reached the living room downstairs, he saw Ali and Ye Xiaolei fiddling with their phones.
Upon seeing Shen Qiang descending from the stairs, Ye Xiaolei sprang up, exclaiming with admiration, "Shen Qiang, you are so amazing!"
Seeing her surprised look, Shen Qiang smiled, "What's so amazing? I just dealt with some trash."
Ye Xiaolei added, "Ali said that you might even be able to defeat the Colonel."
Shen Qiang was slightly surprised.
Defeat Qian Shanxue?
Maybe in the future, but it's hardly possible now. After all, she is a woman at the Round Realm."
Seeing Shen Qiang seemingly uninterested in this topic, Ye Xiaolei quickly changed the subject, excitedly lifting her phone and saying, "Also, Shen Qiang, look at this, you really are the strongest. Your bounty on the Bounty Hunters platform has already exceeded one hundred million yuan!"
Shen Qiang was stunned and then took the phone from Ye Xiaolei, immediately seeing his masked photo.
"Masked Man: Name, unknown. Age, unknown. Cultivation Technique, unknown. Cultivation, Qi Condensation, possesses the ability to kill above his level, bounty… one hundred and fifteen million yuan!"
Shen Qiang was shocked.
Watching Shen Qiang's amazed expression, Ali rolled her eyes and scoffed, "Ha, scared now, huh? Your cultivation isn't much, but you certainly know how to stir up trouble. Anyone with a bounty over a hundred million becomes a primary target for dark forces."
"I'm really curious now if some supreme powerhouses come after you. I wonder if you could escape then."
Hearing this, Shen Qiang smiled calmly and said, "All my details are unknown, how could they even begin to attack me? Unless someone betrays me, they can't even find me, where would they get the chance?"
Looking at the stunned Ali, Shen Qiang smiled and said, "Ali, are you going to betray me?"
Ali furrowed her brow, "Of course not."
"Then I'm relieved," Shen Qiang chuckled.
Suddenly realizing what he meant, Ali immediately became anxious, "Shen Qiang, what do you mean? Why don't you ask if Xiaolei is going to betray you?"
"Because she won't," Shen Qiang laughed.
Seeing Ye Xiaolei smiling sweetly, Ali's nose was almost bent out of shape with irritation.
"You're good, Mr. Shen, am I really that type of person in your heart?"
Seeing her angry, Shen Qiang felt inexplicably cheerful and couldn't help but laugh, "I didn't say that."
"But that's what you're thinking!" Ali grew even angrier.
Shen Qiang ignored her and casually scrolled down.
He noticed that the discussion section below his bounty task had become a complete mess.
"A newcomer with a bounty over a hundred million! His cultivation is still so weak, is the platform starting to hand out benefits?"
"I'm taking this task, he's just a Qi Condensation scum, killing him is as easy as swatting a fly!"
"I smell something unusual, this delicious cake seems to be hiding a trap, maybe that crazy woman is just waiting with her long rifle for us to walk into it."
"+1 to the above, such a high bounty for such low cultivation, he either houses a demon in his body or has a demon standing behind him."
"Fortune favors the bold, a hundred million bounty, any risk is worth trying!"
"A bunch of idiots! Don't let money blind you. Look clearly, this guy is the strongest newcomer in the history of Dragon Group, first appearing on the platform with a starting bounty of thirty million. In just a few days, it shot up to a hundred million, which means he's a terrifying fellow. If you want to make this money, you better prepare your own urn first."
"What a scary guy, such a valuable head, and I definitely don't have the ability to take it. But it's also good, seeing this bounty has made me realize, when this guy shows up, all I need to do is...run away!"
"Coward, what are you scared of? If you encounter him, just do it, don't be a wuss, what if you win?"
"Shit, if you have the guts, you go ahead, I don't want to face a guy with a bounty of over a hundred million. Under ten million is my battlefield."
"Typical keyboard warrior, still 'don't be a wuss, just fight'? Any guy with a bounty over a hundred million is going to be a powerhouse that could scare you shitless."
Looking at these comments, Shen Qiang slightly furrowed his brow, clicked open the Bounty Pool, and instantly noticed that an additional 7015 million in bounty had been added at 6:15 AM, which occurred after Jing Haotian's death.
So without a doubt, this fund must have come from the Jing Family.
This inevitably reminded Shen Qiang of that girl screaming with tears in her eyes.
Just then,
At the terrace garden, a figure flashed by, and Qian Shanxue, dressed in a military uniform, walked in briskly.
Looking at Shen Qiang, she said solemnly, "We just reached an agreement with the Jing Family upstairs. The Jing Family won't retaliate against you, and in return, we will not disclose Jing Haotian's orders to massacre ordinary people."
Glancing at Ye Xiaolei and Ali, who visibly relaxed, Qian Shanxue said to Shen Qiang, "At the same time, the superiors have decided to implement the Newcomer Protection Plan. Starting now, you are on a protective suspension."
"No tasks, no disturbances, during the Newcomer Protection Plan you are prohibited from revealing your Dragon Group identity under any circumstances."
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