Chapter 16: The Face of Deception

  "Boss Yuan didn't leave with us, is there something going on?" Turning his head to look at Yuan Leshan beside him, Yang Qing asked with a faint smile.

  "Boss Yang, I saw you just gave Fei Lao a Qing Shen symbol. You remember telling me that the Qing Shen symbol can only grant immunity to anesthetics and hypnotic drugs? Boss Yang, Fei Lao has a big background, if we deceive him, the consequences will be very troublesome."

  "No problem, the Qing Shen Fu has another function, it can stabilize the surrounding atmosphere, making it stable, and solving Fei Lao's troubles should be more than enough."

  When Yang Qing said this, Yuan Leshan only knew that the hidden function of the Clear Spirit Symbol was actually to stabilize the surrounding atmosphere, which is equivalent to a magic weapon.

  "However, thank you for reminding me, Mr. Yuan." Yang Qing also knew that Yuan Leishan's reminder was good intentioned, so he said sincerely.

  "Mr. Yang is too polite! You saved my daughter, I don't know how to repay you yet! If there's nothing else, then I'll take my leave!"

  Yuan Leshan rushed to Yang Qing, waved his hand and smiled as he bid farewell. Yang Qing saw him off to the door, then turned around and went back to close the shop door and headed up to the second floor residence.

  "I now have 50 million?" Yang Qing lay on the bed, muttering to himself, with a smile that he couldn't suppress at the corner of his mouth.

  Although Yang Qing had been calm and composed just now, when he was alone, he still regained the heart of a young man.

  Yang Qing's mind is now preoccupied with how to spend this five million.

  Because these five million yuan were directly transferred into Yang Qing's personal account and did not go through Fu Qiankun's accounts, the five million yuan all belonged to Yang Qing.

  With this five million, I can prepare to buy a house and a car. If I buy a house, buying the one from Xiang Qiankun would be good. If I buy a car, spending tens of thousands on it would be enough.

  The remaining money will be used to buy a house for my parents in my hometown and also to buy a car for my father. As for the rest of the money, it can only be deposited into the bank.

  Yang Qing lay in bed like a nouveau riche, constantly calculating how to spend these fifty million.

  He can't wait to spend all five million at once, after all, this money came too easily, just by selling a talisman.

  After making a fortune plan, Yang Qing suddenly felt a little confused. What should he do next? He can now indulge in luxury and extravagance, and when the money runs out, selling a talisman would be enough.

  Yang Qing was completely stumped by this question, what would his life goal be from now on? This question kept swirling in his mind until the next day, when the power of the three talismans on him suddenly disappeared, and he found the direction of his future efforts.

  Feeling the power within him ebbing away like a receding tide, Yang Qing's heart was filled with an intense sense of loss. The drop from being superhuman to ordinary made him feel utterly miserable.

  Strength, great strength! That's what I'll be pursuing from now on. Whether it's power or money, they're all just extensions of strength, and strength is the foundation of everything.

  It was as if a veil of fog had been lifted, and Yang Qing's thoughts began to clear up.

  In this official-based country of Huaxia, the role of money is not small, but it is far less than that of power. In a situation where strength is still insufficient to dominate, Yang Qing needs the assistance of power.

  "I only now understand the path ahead, but the task has already begun to lead me down this road. This game is called fate, and it's about taking control of my own destiny, standing at the top of the food chain?"

  Seeing the content of Newbie Task 3 in the taskbar, Yang Qing finally understood why this step required him to make connections with influential people.

  "Since we're going to take control of our own destiny, let's start now! The evil red thread has been used for so long, it's time to see the effect."

  Having thought of this, Yang Qing directly went downstairs, hailed a taxi and headed for school.

  It's already July, and most graduates have left the school. Those who remain are mostly due to various reasons and are reluctant to leave, such as those who haven't received their graduation certificates.

  As for those students from freshman to junior year, they are all busy dealing with exams. Once the exams are over, they can go home and spend their summer vacation.

  At this time, the school is also much quieter, and there are not many people on the roads in the campus, because most students are busy with pre-exam cramming, and the hot weather is also a major reason.

  Yang Qing walked under the shade of trees, looking at the surrounding campus environment, feeling a bit nostalgic. After leaving for dozens of days and coming back, it already felt like some things had changed and people were no longer the same.

  Along the familiar road, Yang Qing soon arrived at their college's teaching building. After going up to the fifth floor, the team branch office was diagonally opposite the corridor entrance.

  Yang Qing was about to knock on the door when he heard a familiar voice coming from inside the office, it was their class monitor Guan Shaoyuan, who surprisingly had not left school yet.

  "Teacher Liu, I don't know if Yang Qing's degree certificate in our class has been handled yet?"

  "I'm not clear about this, it's Teacher Zhang who is in charge of this matter, go ask Teacher Zhang!" The female teacher with the surname Liu immediately shifted all responsibility.

  "Teacher Liu, Yang Qing's scores in all subjects are above 80 points, and he didn't have any disciplinary problems during his school days. It wouldn't be right to withhold his diploma, would it?"

  "What's wrong? Who withheld his degree certificate? Are we saying that we won't issue him a degree certificate? Don't talk nonsense, his degree certificate is in the process of being issued, and it will be given to him after a while."

  When she heard Guan Shaoyuan's words, the female teacher immediately blew her top.

  "Teacher Liu, why don't you talk to Teacher Zhang about it? Yang Qing already knows he was wrong, but his face is thin and he's too embarrassed to come apologize. Just give him the diploma then!"

  When Yang Qing heard Guan Shaoyuan pleading for himself in the office, his heart felt warm and full of emotion.

  "Guanshaoyuan, what's going on with you? I seem to hear a hidden meaning in your words, as if we intentionally withheld his degree certificate. And who is Yang Qing to you? How many times have you run for his degree certificate, aren't you tired of it? It's really like a dog catching a mouse, meddling in other people's business!"

  Miss Liu seemed to have been annoyed by Zhao Shao Yuan for some time and suddenly burst out, her words were also unguarded.

  Bang!

  The door of the branch was pushed open with great force and slammed against the wall, making a loud noise that drew everyone's attention in the office.

  "Yang Qing, how did you come?" Guan Shaoyuan's face was slightly red, looking at Yang Qing standing in the doorway, said with some surprise.

  Just now, a female teacher with the surname Liu scolded him as a dog who sticks his nose into other people's business, and Guan Shaoyuan's face also looked somewhat unpleasant.

  "I just happened to hear those words. Yuan Ge, thank you for your trouble during this time!" Yang Qing said with a nod towards Guan Shao Yuan, his tone somewhat grateful.