Chapter 452: The Greatest Motivation

As the man ran past the barbecue stall, Chen Erbao casually stuck out a leg and tripped him.

THUMP!

“Fuck…”

The man cursed angrily as he involuntarily staggered, almost falling to the ground.

He whipped his head around, knife in hand, ready to find whoever had tripped him. But before he could, a sharp blow landed on the back of his head. He saw stars, and a moment later, his body went limp as he collapsed to the ground.

Chen Erbao put down the stool in his hand, dusted off his palms, and calmly went back to eating his barbecue.

A simple good deed, nothing more.

What followed was simple. Students called the police and surrounded the man in black, all while casting fearful glances at Chen Erbao, who was still eating off to the side.

They also recognized the girl with Chen Erbao as Lin Rui, the sophomore campus belle, but no one dared to go up and hit on her right now.

Before long, the Patrol arrived. After getting a clear picture of the situation, they handcuffed the man in black.

A tall, sturdy Patrol officer with dark skin walked over to Chen Erbao. He sized him up for a few moments, his gaze flickering as it landed on the Ferrari keys on the table.

“Student, were you the one who just subdued the assailant?”

His voice was deep and steady. Combined with his Patrol uniform and square face, he looked very imposing.

Chen Erbao was almost done eating. He stood up and explained,

“I’m not a student at Binhai University; I was just having dinner here with my girlfriend. What happened just now was nothing, really.”

“Sir, you’ll need to come back with me to give a statement,” the dark-skinned Patrol officer said in a low voice.

Chen Erbao shook his head.

“Sir, let’s skip the statement. I have things to do later. This was just a minor incident, so let’s just say he tripped and fell on his own. Besides, I didn’t hit him hard. He’ll wake up in a bit without any lasting injuries. This is my girlfriend, the Binhai University belle. If you need anything, you can find her to get in touch with me.”

Chen Erbao picked up his keys and took Lin Rui’s hand, declining the officer’s request.

Han Pei gave Chen Erbao a deep look, then glanced at Lin Rui. He saw that she was indeed very beautiful—truly deserving of the campus belle title.

He thought for a moment, then nodded.

“Alright, then just leave a phone number. Even though you were doing a good deed, we’ll still need to find you if the suspect has any serious injuries.”

Resigned, Chen Erbao had no choice but to leave his phone number before pulling Lin Rui away from the food street.

Having done a good deed on a whim, Chen Erbao was in a much better mood. He dropped Lin Rui off at the university and drove back to Binjiang District.

He was carrying a to-go bag with the leftover barbecue skewers.

Song Yao was watching TV in the living room. When she heard the door open, she turned to see it was Chen Erbao, and her face immediately turned cold. However, her expression brightened slightly when she saw the barbecue skewers in his hand.

“Where’s your senior sister?”

Chen Erbao changed his shoes, walked to the middle of the living room, and placed the skewers on the table.

Song Yao didn’t want to answer at first, but she couldn’t resist the tempting aroma of the barbecue. She finally pointed towards the bedroom.

“In the bedroom, Cultivating.”

“Mm, have you two eaten?”

“Heh… You run off to have your fun, and you still have the nerve to ask us? No, we haven’t eaten!”

Song Yao was filled with resentment.

Although her Realm wasn’t low now and skipping a meal or two wasn’t a big deal, she was still upset.

The main reason was that Chen Erbao’s actions last night had convinced her he was a pervert.

She believed Chen Erbao had intentionally gone into the wrong room to tease and harass her!

Even though Chen Erbao had said this morning that he was going out to investigate the Celestial God Sect, she felt he had definitely just gone out to mess around.

She had also subtly brought it up with her senior sister today, but Xia Qingxue acted as if she didn’t understand, turning a deaf ear to her attempts to sow discord.

This had really pissed her off.

Chen Erbao awkwardly rubbed his nose.

He was indeed in the wrong about last night. And while he had taken care of business today, he had also been messing around with Lin Rui. Song Yao wasn’t wrong.

He pushed the barbecue skewers in Song Yao’s direction.

“I brought this for you guys. Eat some for now. I’ll make you some noodles later.”

Song Yao kept her eyes on the TV and didn’t answer.

Chen Erbao didn’t mind. He just smiled and walked towards the bedroom.

Only after Chen Erbao had closed the bedroom door did Song Yao happily tear open the bag, take out a meat skewer, and start eating with relish.

Inside the bedroom, Xia Qingxue sat cross-legged in meditation, the Spiritual Qi within her body circulating endlessly.

When she heard the door open, she sensed Chen Erbao’s presence through the Pure Maiden Divine Skill within her.

“Are you tired today?”

She opened her eyes and looked at Chen Erbao with a gentle gaze, keenly noticing the trace of exhaustion hidden in his expression.

Chen Erbao nodded, plopped down on the bed, and lay back, resting his head on Xia Qingxue’s soft lap.

A faint, pleasant fragrance wafted into his nose, instantly relaxing his body and mind.

“I’m okay. The Celestial God Sect matter was easy to handle. But now, there’s a bigger problem…”

He recounted what Huang Sanlang had told him and couldn’t help but sigh.

“The Huang Family’s foundation is too deep. Dealing with Huang Baiwen won’t be that simple. Especially since Binhai is going through such a turbulent period right now. I don’t know if getting rashly involved is a blessing or a curse.”

Xia Qingxue lifted a delicate hand, her slender fingers gently pressing against Chen Erbao’s temples to help him relax. Her breath was soft and fragrant as she spoke,

“With your strength, even if you fail, you won’t be in any danger. At worst, your company and assets will be suppressed… We can just abandon those worldly possessions. It would also be wonderful for us to find a secluded place to focus on our Cultivation.”

Chen Erbao opened his eyes. From his point of view, his entire vision was filled by two full, bountiful, snowy peaks, completely blocking his view of Xia Qingxue’s face.

“My Cultivation has reached a bottleneck. It only gets harder to break through the further I go. Aside from dual cultivation with you, my only options are to rely on medicinal baths with large quantities of expensive herbs, or find rare Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures through other channels and absorb their essence…”

Hearing Chen Erbao’s words, Xia Qingxue’s elegant brows furrowed slightly.

Her temperament was cool and aloof, and she had never been very interested in things like money. As long as she had enough, it was fine; if not, that was also fine, as her needs were few. So, in her eyes, Chen Erbao distracting himself by starting a company was a case of misplaced priorities.

But Chen Erbao’s words made her realize that perhaps money was also useful for Cultivators…

She had taken things for granted before and hadn’t thought it through.

Xia Qingxue bit down, her pearly-white teeth pressing into her upper lip as a blush crept across her face.

“Then… then I’ll dual cultivate with you more often, to help relieve some of your pressure…”

After she finished speaking, her entire face turned crimson, and she lowered her head in embarrassment.

For someone as cool and aloof as her, it had taken immense courage to take the initiative and say such a thing.

This was the first time Chen Erbao had ever heard Xia Qingxue speak like this. He shot upright, his eyes lighting up.

“Really? Let’s get to our Cultivation right away!”

“You… you should make dinner for Yao-yao first…”

“I’ll go right now! You should eat something too, or you won’t have any energy tonight!”

Chen Erbao sprang excitedly from the bed and rushed to the kitchen.

Indeed, a beautiful woman was the greatest motivation.