Chapter 289: Sudden Incident, Attacked

Chapter 289: Sudden Incident, Attacked

The "little cutie" was caught and quickly sent off to be deep-fried.

The mercenary carefully stored the piece of tissue paper that Qi Yuan had given him.

Kuang Huan looked at Qi Yuan and cautiously asked, "Mr. Qi, do you need sea monsters?"

Sea monsters were precious, but for a noble like Kuang Huan, obtaining them wasn't too difficult.

"I might need ones like the one just now. Ordinary ones... I could take a look too," Qi Yuan answered truthfully.

He probably needed mutant sea monsters, and not just any mutant sea monsters would do. For instance, while he had been fishing, he'd kept his eyes on the sea and spotted more than one sea monster. However, none of those gave him the same feeling as the "little cutie."

"There are still many sea monsters on the Haixingya," Kuang Huan quickly said, "I'll gather some for you right away."

"Hmm."

Qi Yuan nodded. He also wanted to study these sea monsters. These sea monsters seemed to have some... connection with martial arts. However, Qi Yuan's martial arts skills were currently too weak to identify what that connection might be.

After a while, the deep-fried mutant sea monster was brought up. It was clear that the chef had tried hard, but the fried mutant sea monster still looked ugly and was difficult to stomach.

The actresses present all covered their mouths and frowned, seemingly quite disdainful.

At this point, Kuang Huan couldn't help but say, "This kind of mutant sea monster meat is rare to find, even at regular banquets. Don't be fooled by its appearance; this small portion is worth millions."

Upon hearing Kuang Huan's words, the actresses' frowns eased. Wu Qi's beautiful eyes widened. "It's that expensive?"

She hadn't had much appetite before, but now her mouth began to water. After all, it was so expensive... it would be a waste not to try it.

At this moment, Qi Yuan took out a chopstick and gently tapped the head of the mutant sea monster. Instantly, a drop of extremely vibrant blood appeared.

The actresses present found this sight to be quite magical.

Qi Yuan looked at the drop of blood with an inexplicable expression.

He could feel his body react slightly, his blood seeming to boil.

"I suddenly suspect that this mutant sea monster and I might share the same ancestor," Qi Yuan said, his eyes filled with amusement.

"How could that be?" the actresses laughed. "These sea monsters are all fish mutated by radiation. How could we humans have the same ancestors as them?"

"Right!" The others also looked puzzled, assuming Qi Yuan was joking.

After extracting that drop of blood, Qi Yuan said softly, "Let's all eat together. It's... very nourishing."

To him, the most valuable part of the mutant sea monster was the blood.

Soon, the football-sized mutant sea monster was divided into more than a dozen portions, and everyone present received a share.

Wu Qi held her plate, a look of pride in her eyes. The only regret was that she didn't have her phone with her. Otherwise, she would have taken a picture and shared it with her group of girlfriends.

After all, the portion on her plate alone was worth tens of thousands, more expensive than gold.

As a star of her level, when would she ever be able to afford something so luxurious?

She carefully took a bite and immediately felt a crispy crunch, with the flavor of the meat spreading through her mouth.

"It's delicious! Really tasty!"

Wu Qi licked her lips and said with satisfaction.

When something is this expensive, it naturally tastes good.

The others felt the same way.

To them, the meat of the mutant sea monster was like an exquisite delicacy.

Qi Yuan did not eat the meat; instead, he swallowed the drop of blood.

Immediately, he felt a slight change in his body.

His blood started to heat up.

Qi Yuan closed his eyes, examining himself internally.

After about ten breaths, Qi Yuan opened his eyes, a strange expression on his face.

"My martial arts aptitude... has actually increased."

That's right, his martial arts aptitude had increased.

If he went to the Ming Wu Martial Arts Hall for testing, he would find that the lines representing his martial arts talent had grown by a few more.

"So, sea monsters are indeed related to martial arts?"

Or perhaps... to bloodlines.

Qi Yuan had already vaguely sensed that martial arts in this world were likely linked to bloodlines. The stronger the bloodline, the stronger the martial arts talent, and the faster the cultivation progress.

However, perhaps because the bloodline was too diluted, the martial arts bloodline had become increasingly weak, making these martial artists less powerful.

Even jumping twenty meters could be considered a peerless feat.

Qi Yuan guessed that this was related to the dilution of the bloodline.

"Mr. Qi... what's wrong?" Kuang Huan couldn't help but ask when he noticed Qi Yuan lost in thought.

"Nothing, I just thought of something interesting." Qi Yuan looked at Kuang Huan and asked, "In ancient times, were there records of very strong martial artists?"

"Those big shots have seen all kinds of beauties. Genetically modified beauties can't even compare to us. We look glamorous, but in their eyes, we're just a bit of flavor," the agent said with a sigh. Her tone carried a bit of world-weariness, as if she had been through a lot.

Upon hearing this, Wu Qi's eyes became determined again. "No, I don't want to live like this!"

Meanwhile, Qi Yuan looked at the burly man in a suit in front of him and said softly, "You've been drinking. If you drive me, it would be drunk driving. If the police catch you, you'd have to sit in jail."

As the saying goes, driving irresponsibly causes tears for your loved ones.

Naturally, Qi Yuan wouldn't engage in such illegal activities.

"It's fine; we have permits. Drunk driving laws are only for ordinary people," the man in a black suit said without hesitation.

At this point, Kuang Huan glared at the man in the black suit and walked over respectfully to Qi Yuan. "I'll drive!"

Kuang Huan was a little angry at his subordinate; why was he being so tactless and arguing with Mr. Qi?

If Mr. Qi wanted a sober driver, then he should have one. He hadn't been drinking, so he'd drive.

"Hmm, okay," Qi Yuan nodded.

Kuang Huan personally took the driver's seat and drove the car to take Qi Yuan home.

On the way, four more cars followed.

These four cars were loaded with various medicinal materials and the sea monsters collected from the Haixingya.

Driving the car, Kuang Huan thought of something and slowly said, "These medicinal materials and sea monsters take up quite a bit of space, and... they're not clean; they smell. One of my friends owns a property in your neighborhood, Mr. Qi. How about I give it to you? Otherwise, the smell of these sea monsters might make your house unpleasant."

At this point, Kuang Huan started offering a house.

After a day of conversation, he felt more and more that Qi Yuan was mysterious and unpredictable.

Qi Yuan looked at Kuang Huan and said, "Sure."

He accepted these benefits with a clear conscience.

Upon hearing this, Kuang Huan was delighted. Sometimes, giving gifts could also be a satisfying experience.

The light ahead turned red, and the car came to a stop.

At this moment, Qi Yuan suddenly asked, "Is this car bulletproof?"

Kuang Huan was taken aback but answered without thinking, "This is the city, so it's very safe. It's not bulletproof."

"Safe?" Qi Yuan smiled, "Then why is someone aiming a sniper rifle at me?"

"What?" Kuang Huan's heart skipped a beat.

Just then, a sharp gunshot rang out.

As an arms dealer, Kuang Huan instantly recognized the sound of a Tiger Type-1 sniper rifle.

This sniper rifle was known as the king of snipers.

It could penetrate two centimeters of steel from a kilometer away.

Even soldiers injected with the latest genetic serum wouldn't survive a shot from it.

Someone was using this gun to snipe Qi Yuan; how could he not be shocked?

He could already imagine the scene of Qi Yuan getting shot in the head.

However, when he turned to look at Qi Yuan, he saw that Qi Yuan was perfectly fine, sitting calmly.

In his hand, he held a large sniper bullet.

Seeing this, Kuang Huan was momentarily stunned, filled with disbelief.

Is this something a human can do?

He knew that the bullet speed of such a sniper rifle could reach three times the speed of sound!

Suddenly, he recalled Qi Yuan's mention of defeating ten thousand men. Now, he understood that Qi Yuan wasn't exaggerating; he was telling the truth.

At this moment, Qi Yuan held the bullet, his eyes calm, and smiled faintly, "Good thing I had a breakthrough on the cruise today; otherwise, this shot would have been quite troublesome.

Heh, I never thought there'd be so many bad guys in this game. I've been very low-key, just treating this as a leisurely game, yet there are still villains trying to harm me!

Does someone really want to turn this into a war game?"

At this moment, many thoughts flashed through Kuang Huan's mind.

Today's events were entirely beyond his expectations.

Someone had the audacity to use a sniper rifle against his guest right in front of him.

He felt both furious and terrified.

This meant that the other party didn't respect him at all.

In Tianyue City, there weren't many people who dared to ignore a hereditary viscount like him.

It was clear that the forces behind this ran deep.

He then heard Qi Yuan say, "Wait here for a moment. I'll be right back."

Kuang Huan had calmed down by now. He looked at Qi Yuan and said gravely, "Be careful, Mr. Qi. If the situation becomes uncontrollable, I'll take my brothers and escort you away to Xinyang City. That's my stronghold!"

Qi Yuan simply smiled calmly, "In this world, it's my enemies who should be fleeing."