Song Xu was a top student at White Dragon High School.

He was also the “Big Brother” in Mo Tianyi’s words, the founder of the Poor Genius Alliance.

At the same time, his family also came from the Song family, one of the sixteen prominent clans in Songyang City.

However, Song Xu didn’t see any conflict between the two, after all, who said that someone with Song family blood couldn’t be poor?

Like, in every generation of the Song family, many people were eliminated and went to work to pay off debts, and their descendants naturally gradually became poor after a few generations.

It was said that Song Xu’s great-grandfather could still kneel in front of the Song family’s main branch, but by his generation, he didn’t even have a friend of Song Hailong.

And in the eyes of most outsiders, they didn’t even know that Song Xu’s ancestors were also from the prominent Song family, and thought they just shared the same surname.

But fortunately, their family knew that they had to exert the power of blood ties, and every generation tried their best to squeeze their parents’ savings, invest in themselves, and bravely climb the peaks of the Immortal Path.

Just like a famous saying from a Song family senior, “Rather than complaining about the environment, it’s better to complain about your family.”

Song Xu’s grandfather was such an example of spurring on his elders, squeezing savings all the way to get into university, becoming an employee of a company, supporting his whole family by himself, and becoming a role model in Song Xu’s eyes.

Song Xu’s father was a little short, although he also fiercely squeezed his parents’ savings, but he didn’t invest in himself, but instead invested in gambling, directly draining the power of the family bond in one go.

When he knew that the pension left by his grandfather had been completely exhausted, the family’s house had also been sold by his father, and all kinds of assets had been lost…

Song Xu felt like he was sitting on a big slide, but his father, who was sliding down in front of him, had left a pile of loose stool, and Song Xu could only desperately watch himself slide all the way down.

The only thing worth celebrating was that when his father wanted to mortgage Song Xu as well, to exert the power of the bond once again, Song Xu took the lead in mortgaging his father to the Song family’s main branch, earning his first pot of gold.

Then Song Xu sold the final legacy left by his grandfather.

“Grandfather, there’s no time to wait for the value of the tomb and your corpse to appreciate.”

“Now I need you to exert your last bit of residual heat.”

“Please bless your grandson well in heaven, bless me to be brave and diligent on the Immortal Path, and get into a good university.”

“Digging Palm Level 3, activate! Grandfather! Emerge from the earth for me!”

After selling his grandfather’s tomb and corpse, Song Xu obtained his second pot of gold.

Unfortunately, this was the last tomb and corpse left in their family.

No matter how carefully Song Xu calculated, he knew that the money he had wouldn’t last until he graduated from high school.

Fortunately, he encountered an opportunity that would change his life.

He encountered the existence known as the Evil God.

Spiritual Realm, in front of the Hall of Inquiry.

Song Xu, who had concealed his identity, came here this time for Zhang Yu’s matter.

“If there really is an Evil God behind this Zhang Yu, then as long as I hunt him down, I can improve my potential again…”

“Then it will be a certainty that I will get into the top ten universities in the future.”

While these thoughts flashed through Song Xu’s mind, he heard Mo Tianyi say, “Boss, what’s the purpose of looking for Zhang Yu this time?”

Song Xu explained lightly, “According to my investigation, the rapid growth of these two people in the past six months is due to some reason.”

“If I can understand this reason, I will be more confident in getting into the top ten next year.”

Hearing this, Mo Tianyi nodded secretly, since it was related to whether the boss could get into the top ten, he would naturally do his best to help, even if he didn’t get overtime pay for working overtime for free in this Hall of Inquiry, even if the company found out that he was leaking customer data, he would accompany him to the end.

Song Xu continued to watch the footage sent by Mo Tianyi.

The security guards and a large number of workers engaged in fierce fighting, and Yu Xinghan was in the midst of it, as insignificant as a drop of water in the sea.

All kinds of fists, sticks, knives, and guns surged in from all directions, and his martial arts strength could only barely ensure that he didn’t crash.

However, the Heaven Martial Tempering Heart Technique ran more and more smoothly in this environment of fighting against the heavens and the earth, fighting endlessly.

At the same time, a broadcast sounded from the factory gate.

Only a female voice was heard shouting, “Give me your all! No matter if you kill or injure someone, the factory will help you pay for it! Medical expenses are also fully covered!”

Hearing these words, Yu Xinghan only felt a burst of joy in his heart, and the mental technique in his mind ran with all its might. The moves of the Heaven Martial Tempering Heart Technique were also displayed by him on the spot one by one, repelling several workers in a row.

“No need to consider holding back.”

“No need to consider compensation.”

“Even less need to consider medical expenses… just fight to your heart’s content!”

At this moment, Yu Xinghan only felt his heart surge, his fighting spirit soared, and the strength all over his body continued to surge out, becoming more and more comfortable in this battlefield.

Mo Tianyi introduced, “The illusion will make them temporarily forget everything in the real world and immerse themselves wholeheartedly in the current situation. The more their thoughts are in line with the mental technique, the stronger the effect of the mental technique.”

“Like, this Yu Xinghan cultivates the Heaven Martial Tempering Heart Technique on the battlefield to improve his Dao Heart, the effect is many times better than cultivating in reality.”

Song Xu nodded casually and said, “What about the other two?”

Mo Tianyi apologized, “The owner of this illusion is Yu Xinghan, I can’t adjust the perspective at will.”

“But as long as you keep watching, Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen will definitely appear.”

At the same time, a big battle in the illusion temporarily ended.

Yu Xinghan seized the time to return to the factory to rest, and saw the boss personally come to their front to express his condolences.

Bai Zhenzhen shook Yu Xinghan’s hand and said, “You did a good job, I’ll give you a raise next month.”

“Come, accompany me to inspect the factory.”

“There are still many workers in the factory who are unconvinced, help me teach them a lesson later.”

Watching this scene, Song Xu asked curiously, “What mental technique is this boss Bai Zhenzhen cultivating?”

Mo Tianyi replied, “She registered the Frost Soul Ice Heart Technique, a mental technique very suitable for investors to cultivate.”

“It can strip away distracting thoughts, stabilize the mind, and maintain calmness and composure at all times, calculating gains and losses from a detached and cool perspective.”

“Many stockholders will cultivate this mental technique to assist in investing.”

“It seems that this place wants her to be the boss, maintaining an ice heart in the face of various pressures inside and outside, using it to improve her understanding of the Frost Soul Ice Heart Technique and enhance her Dao Heart…”

Song Xu listened and nodded slightly, but he also knew that when this Frost Soul Ice Heart Technique was first created, it wasn’t for investment or stocks.

“This is a mental technique purely for combat, especially for assassination.”

“It emphasizes always keeping your heart as clear as ice before and after making a move, not being alarmed by the collapse of the sky, ignoring all the disturbances from the outside world, and condensing all your mind on the battle in front of you, calculating the gains and losses in the battle from the perspective of an observer.”

“However, compared with combat and assassination, the various mists, scams, and pressures from top to bottom, inside and outside, encountered when running a factory, and the emotional stimulation brought about by various changes in the situation, where the calculation of gains and losses… that is much more complicated than combat.”

“If you can maintain an ice heart in such a complex environment and still be able to calmly calculate gains and losses, then the understanding of the Frost Soul Ice Heart Technique will inevitably be more profound, and the tempering of the Dao Heart will also be very effective.”

Song Xu knew that the more profound a cultivator’s understanding of a mental technique, the more compatible their thoughts, the more they could exert the effectiveness of the mental technique, and the faster the improvement of their Dao Heart.

“Heh, this cultivation scene is also just right.”

At the same time, Bai Zhenzhen in the factory had already taken Yu Xinghan around the factory, suppressing all the unconvinced employees.

On the factory assembly line.

Zhang Yu’s face was pale, his body was weak, and he was working weakly on the assembly line.

Because of years of assembly line work, not only was his body weak, but he also contracted lung disease, and every breath felt like a piercing pain.

Under the operation of the Broken Ox Self-Sacrificing Heart Technique, the pain in his body was slightly concealed, but it was still not enough…

“Why?”

“Why am I… why am I working here?”

“I remember, for wages, to earn money for treatment…”

After thinking of this glimmer of hope, a glimmer of light seemed to gradually appear in Zhang Yu’s eyes, and the Broken Ox Self-Sacrificing Heart Technique ran more and more intensely, gradually suppressing the pain in his body.

But at this moment, a female voice came, “The company’s benefits are not good, it’s time for everyone to coexist and die with the company. Starting this month, salaries will be reduced by 20%.”

Zhang Yu turned his head to look, and the speaker was the boss, Bai Zhenzhen, with a cold face.

And with this notification of salary reduction, Zhang Yu only felt that the hope that had just surged in his heart was gradually extinguished, and the suppressed illness also ached again.

“Think… think about what else can be done.”

“At least let me rest for a few days to recuperate, take a few days off…”

Just as Zhang Yu was thinking this, an employee next to him said to Bai Zhenzhen, “Boss, the New Year is coming soon, I haven’t been home to see my parents for several years, can I take a few days off…”

Bai Zhenzhen’s face was frosty, and she didn’t seem to see any emotions in her eyes. In her cold and calm mind, there was only the calculation of various profits, data, and benefits.

She patted the shoulder of the employee who asked for leave and said, “It’s no problem if your parents want to see you during the New Year. Call your parents over and work overtime in the factory together during the New Year.”

Another employee said, “Boss, a relative in my family has passed away…”

Bai Zhenzhen said lightly, “Leave the dead in the family to stink first, arrange your work first, and then deal with personal matters.”

Zhang Yu’s heart darkened, and he thought about whether he could get an advance on his salary.

Another employee next to him said, “Boss, wages have been delayed for several months, can you pay them this month?”

Bai Zhenzhen smiled, but her eyes were icy cold and said, “The factory has indeed encountered some troubles recently, and it is a bit difficult to pay wages on time.”

“But as a boss, I also understand that it is not easy for you to work.”

“So I specially borrowed some money using your ID cards, and wages will definitely be paid on time this month, remember to repay the loans on time.”

Zhang Yu’s heart sank again, and the thing called hope in his heart seemed to be constantly heading towards extinction, causing the pain in his body that was originally suppressed by the mental technique to become more and more severe.

And Bai Zhenzhen’s mind became more and more smooth. In this situation of stripping away all emotions, she calmly calculated all gains and losses, squeezing out every bit of benefit she could get, and only felt that the Frost Soul Ice Heart Technique ran more and more smoothly.