: Have you heard the story of Qin Shi Huang?

To be honest, Liu Bei's chopsticks trembled slightly when he heard Zhou Yu's firm words.

Why is this guy so confident? Who gave him the courage to say such things?

"Ahem..." Liu Bei cleared his throat to ease the atmosphere and said, "I understand. Although I don't know where your confidence comes from, I can sense that you are very confident."

"But I have another question: ...if I really invest in you, and you do awaken your spiritual energy, what can you give me in return?"

Liu Bei pointed to himself and said, "Even if you awaken your spiritual energy, at most everyone will be on the same starting line. Based on that, what kind of reward can you give me?"

Upon hearing this question, Zhou Yu paused for a moment, then decisively raised his gaze.

Have you heard the story of Qin Shi Huang?

Liu Bei was taken aback again, wondering why Zhou Yu would mention Qin Shi Huang at this moment.

"Legend has it that Qin Shi Huang is not dead yet. As long as you support him by 50 and help him with his restoration, he will appoint you as the founding general when he unifies the world."

Zhou Yu's sharp eyes locked onto Liu Bei. "And now, I am Qin Shi Huang. If you invest in me now, and I become the Immortal Emperor, you will surely become famous throughout the world!"

"If you invest 50 yuan in an ordinary person like Qin Shi Huang, he could become a founding general. If you invest a few hundred thousand yuan in me, a prospective immortal emperor, wouldn't you be even more powerful in the future? Don't you agree?"

Liu Bei: "..."

Gao Ying exclaimed, "Oh!" "And what about me? And what about me?"

"Don't worry, if I become an Immortal Emperor, you'll get your share of the benefits too." Zhou Yu patted his chest. "From now on, I'll appoint you as the Toilet Immortal, and you'll be in charge of all the toilets in the world."

With a sigh, Liu Bei began to seriously doubt whether he had misjudged the person.

The Zhou Yu in front of him... let alone a promising prospect, he just felt that this guy had some mental issues.

But as Liu Bei stared at Zhou Yu, his intuition told him, "This is true. If you invest in him, the title of stock market guru will be yours."

With a deep sigh, Liu Bei asked, "How much money do you need?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yu immediately understood that the matter was settled. "Just give me whatever you think is appropriate."

According to Gao Ying, Liu Bei was definitely not short of money. For such a person, giving away tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars would be nothing, and he wouldn't even blink an eye.

He didn't ask for much; he just wanted to give himself ten million, or even twenty million if necessary, even if it meant taking a loss himself.

"How about this," Liu Bei said, taking into account Zhou Yu's lack of experience with the financial market, so he didn't use any fancy terms. "I'll transfer you 10,000. If you do awaken your spiritual energy in the opening test, then we can talk about other things."

Ten thousand?

For an average high school student, this is already a considerable sum.

Although Liu Bei was indeed wealthy, money is not something to be squandered.

If Zhou Yu has truly awakened his spiritual energy, then giving away that ten thousand is the end of it.

Even if he hadn't awakened, and the ten thousand coins had gone down the drain, Liu Bei himself wasn't too bothered.

After all, he was different from Gao Ying. Gao Ying usually received pocket money from her parents, while the money in his hands... was really earned by himself, penny by penny.

"Ten thousand?" Zhou Yu had a feeling that the other party had omitted a few zeros, but as the saying goes, although 0 and 1 are everywhere, the process of turning 0 into 1 is very difficult.

Even if it's 10,000, it's a good start. You have to know that until now, his WeChat balance, including the two decimal places, has only ever exceeded six figures.

Now, if we add two decimal places, my savings will reach seven figures!

tsk...

It's so sad to think about.

"Emptying out the store every day costs at least 800 yuan. If I have 10,000 yuan, it's enough for me to empty the store for twelve days."

Thinking this through, Zhou Yu nodded, "Okay! Deal!"

Liu Bei didn't say anything about what would happen if Zhou Yu didn't awaken his spiritual energy during the opening exam, or what price he would have to pay, nor did he sign any contract.

She simply added Zhou Yu on WeChat on the spot and then transferred 10,000 yuan to his account.

Zhou Yu was relieved to see that there was enough money in his account.

Who says words can't bring a sense of security?

Those multiple zeros give me a real sense of security!

Putting down his phone, Zhou Yu glanced at the textbooks the two had placed on the table; it was still the "Return to Truth Breathing Method" that he had seen in Liang Yanbo's hands yesterday.

"Are these the textbooks you use in class?" Zhou Yu asked with some curiosity. "Can I take a look?"

Liu Bei replied, "It is possible, but it won't be of any use even if you read it. This 'Return to Truth Breathing Method' is different from the breathing method you use. Yours is basic and can only be used to awaken spiritual energy, but this thing is advanced."

"Only after your spiritual energy level reaches the required level can you learn and cultivate... Hey, are you two even listening to me?"

Across from him, Gao Ying had already opened the book and pointed to the contents, saying to Zhou Yu, "Look, this is what I drew in class, isn't it awesome?"

Zhou Yu nodded appreciatively. "Impressive, these paintings are really lifelike. Did you peek at your dad's computer again?"

Gao Ying: "This is a cat I drew."

Zhou Yu was startled. "Whose cat looks like a dick?"

Gao Ying: "It's from my family."

Zhou Yu: "Hmm... I think your family should find a master."

Although he made a few sarcastic remarks about Gao Ying's "exquisite" painting talent, Zhou Yu's gaze remained fixed on the text on the book pages.

Of course, you can't master this by just reading the first two pages, but Zhou Yu could indeed tell that it was a more advanced breathing technique than the one they practiced in their first year of high school.

Moreover, this thing requires a spiritual energy value of 0.5 to be cultivated, because if it is too low, it cannot even complete one cycle.

If the cycle is not completed for a full day, it will have no effect at all.

What's the difference between this and Pinduoduo's "cut a price" promotion? As long as the final price isn't cut, no matter how many people you asked to help you cut the price beforehand, it's all for nothing.

Is this thing inherently flawed, or is this the design of the technique? Is it deliberately designed to prevent those who haven't awakened from practicing it?

That's outrageous!

Zhou Yu pulled his gaze away from the words on the page, cleared his throat, and said, "Well, I'd better not read it. This isn't something someone my age should be exposed to."

Ring ring—

The bell rang, Liu Bei glanced at the time, picked up his tray and textbook, and said to Gao Ying, "Alright, Gao Ying, it's almost time. We should go to the classroom to report."

"Okay!" Gao Ying responded, picked up two chicken legs from her plate and gave them to Zhou Yu, then waved to him, "We'll be going now, bye-bye."

Zhou Yu responded and watched Gao Ying and Liu Bei put down their plates, picked up their textbooks, and leave the cafeteria.

Then he looked down at the two chicken legs that Gao Ying had fed him on his plate.

Damn it...

Zhou Yu thought to himself.

I feel like a dog.