At noon, after their meal, Shen Qiang walked towards the Medical University basketball gym with Xiu Ju.

Following behind Shen Qiang, Xiu Ju seriously watched his back and said, "Are you really going to help that Ji Liangchuan? I remember he seemed quite unfriendly towards you."

Shen Qiang laughed, "Then whom do you think is friendly towards me? Bianyi? Cheng Hai? Or maybe that Zhang Shuheng?"

Xiu Ju said, "Well, compared to them, this Ji Liangchuan isn't that detestable, but he doesn't seem to be a good person either."

"I don't care," Shen Qiang said. "I need to become stronger because I have no other choice. Unless I resolve to stay here forever and pray that no other strong forces ever come, sooner or later, if I'm not strong enough, I will be devoured by others."

Xiu Ju fell silent for a moment and said, "You've changed."

"I've just come to understand this world a bit more," Shen Qiang paused, stood there, and said earnestly to Xiu Ju, "Can you help me kill that Zhang Shuheng?"

Xiu Ju looked at Shen Qiang and after a moment of silence said, "It's difficult, I can't beat him, and even with Chu Qing's help, we might not be his match. Moreover, your words make me feel you are aiming too high because Zhang Shuheng stands at the top of the food chain in the Cultivation World. Perhaps you should drop your hostility towards him."

"First, you need to understand. I destroyed the Zhang Family's third house because of that man in military attire without rank, and also because I indeed am very weak. Zhang Shuheng claimed the Zhang Family would not seek revenge, but will it really be so?"

Shen Qiang casually raised his eyebrows and smiled, "The stronger they are, the smaller their magnanimity. Trust me, when I crippled that Zhang guy right in front of him, he wanted to tear me apart right there. The reason he didn't was not that he keeps his promises; he only cared about that military man's attitude."

"Assume, one day, that military man changes his attitude, or say he is no longer around, trust me, Zhang Shuheng will be the first to come at me."

Xiu Ju frowned, "He has promised you, you shouldn't worry too much about him."

Shen Qiang laughed, "The first time Bianyi extorted me, he settled for sixty million. The second time, he added a bottle to settle it, and the third time he came extorting me, he outright sold my Datong River cheap."

"Do you know? When Bianyi made promises, his expression was more reliable than that Zhang Shuheng's."

Xiu Ju said, "What does this have to do with Ji Liangchuan?"

Shen Qiang laughed, "Ji Liangchuan is arrogant, the type who thinks he controls everything and cares about rules. He's haughty and despotic, looks down on people, but at the same time, the biggest difference between him and Bianyi is that Bianyi likes to stab you in the back with a smile, whereas if Ji Liangchuan turns against me, he will definitely challenge me openly."

"So he's somewhat annoying, but I don't need to worry too much about him plotting against me secretly."

Xiu Ju frowned, "You haven't directly answered my question, are you really going to help him?"

"There's nothing wrong with that," Shen Qiang said earnestly. "Ju Yang asked me, and although she won't say it, she owes me a favor. At the lab, I can come and go as I please; that crappy teaching assistant role, I can totally ignore it, as long as I help Ji Liangchuan win the match, everything with Ju Yang will calm down."

"At the same time, Ji Liangchuan won't say it, but he will also feel indebted to me. If someday I need his help, he will acknowledge this debt and repay it to me."

Looking at a stunned Xiu Ju, Shen Qiang laughed, "Also, right now I very much hope to become strong enough. At Medical University so far, I've confirmed there are only three cultivators: one Vice President Zhao, who is my graduate supervisor, one pretentious wealthy handsome guy, and Cheng Hai, whom I'm sure to defeat."

"Aside from these three, so far, I haven't discovered any other cultivators at Medical University, but Lianghuan Wu and Lan Yong from the Polytechnic are cultivators. Although I'm still unclear about their backgrounds, I think I can get in touch with them on the basketball court, learn more about their details, and if they are neither from wealthy families nor from any major sect, perhaps they can follow me."

Xiu Ju frowned, "Don't you think you are a bit impetuous, a bit too anxious?"

Looking earnestly at Xiu Ju, Shen Qiang said formally, "I admit, sometimes, I'm eager for quick success, I lack enough patience, often smiling in front of others, but with a bad temper, sulking by myself; but Xiu Ju, I am utterly serious now, utterly sure, because I know what I want."

"I don't want you and the others to suffer the slightest grievance, and at the same time, I don't want to be aggrieved myself. Since in the Cultivation World might makes right, then, I will make myself a mighty fist."

"Not to save the world, not to accumulate good deeds, the sole purpose, is so we can live without threats from anyone, happily and joyfully."

Xiu Ju laughed, "That sounds quite reasonable, but I know you're lying."

Shen Qiang laughed, "There you go with your occupational hazard again, don't always look at me like you're interrogating a prisoner."

"All these grandiose justifications, you're really just deceiving yourself," Xiu Ju smiled. "You've decided to help Ji Liangchuan because you like Ju Yang."

"Nonsense" Shen Qiang turned and headed towards the basketball gym.

Following behind Shen Qiang, Xiu Ju said, "I've been paying close attention, you know, your eyes nearly popped out when you looked at her breasts."

Stopping in his tracks, Shen Qiang turned around with a laugh and said to Xiu Ju, "Are you so insecure about your own figure that you think I'm jealous of her?"

Xiu Ju scoffed, "Won't you admit it?"

Shen Qiang laughed, "It's not what you think, if you really need a reason, I can tell you that, in fact, before I started weighted training, Lan Yong knocked me over several times; before going to Shanghai, Lan Yong could no longer do it. Now, I've become stronger, so I'm ready to knock him off."

"Lying." Xiu Ju said, "I even saw you sneak a peek at Teacher Ju Yang's butt when she turned around."

Shen Qiang laughed, "Can you stop it? Xiu Ju, you have a better figure than her."

"Really?" Xiu Ju's eyes sparkled with a bit of pride.

Shen Qiang laughed, "Fake goods return ten times, absolutely heartfelt words."

Xiu Ju laughed, moved closer to Shen Qiang, straightened his shirt for him, then teasingly laughed, "Even though you've found a lot of reasons and excuses, even if you swear by them, owing to a woman's intuition, I am well aware that it's all for Ju Yang."

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