Scheme and skill

In a dark alley, Luo Ping had been beaten down thoroughly.

Luo Ping was a teenager with short red hair, a big stature and huge arms. His build was so big that most people would not think he is fifteen, but rather, twenty five. If he grew his beard, then most people would associate him for a man in his early thirties.

However, Luo Ping was just a teenager, and despite being the 'fearsome bully' of the class, he had been defeated by Mo Bei, who had received a complaint from one of the students he protected. The girl was called Gu Yue Jin Ya, and with D-grade talent, it was the first time he interacted with her. Still, Fang Yuan in the book was the perfect example of how talent did not mean everything in the world of Gu.

After compensating her with two primeval stones, Mo Bei tracked Luo Ping and beat him down with his fists. Although he could have defeated him using the moonlight Gu, or both the moonlight and Little Light Gu in combination, he was afraid he would kill Luo Ping. After all, with his primeval essence of an upper stage rank 1 Gu Master (thanks to the Liquor Worm) and the Little Light Gu doubling his damage, his fighting power was on par with Peak Stage Rank 1 Gu Masters.

If his opponent did not have a defensive Gu worm, then it would be enough to kill him.

Furthermore, he had fully integrated the [White Boar Gu] worm from the strength path. Unlike Luo Ping who relied on his innate strength, Mo Bei possessed the strength that came from a [White Boar]. Even three Luo Ping would not be able to rival him in terms of strength.

"How...How are you so strong?", Luo Ping said while rubbing his ribs. Most likely, Mo Bei had fractured one of them, even if he went light on him.

"Do you want to know? Do you want to become as strong as me?"

Luo Ping's eyes shined in confusion and excitement: "I am not sure about what you mean"

Mo Bei's eyes flickered with evil, to the point that Luo Ping felt a threat to his life: "Don't worry, I won't hurt you. Instead, I will give you an opportunity. The protection fees I receive through the class is not enough. I need the whole class to submit to me and give me primeval stones"

Luo Ping still did not understand

Mo Bei sighed, seeing that Luo Ping did not understand his obvious hints: "Luo Ping, you are already known as a bully, but you lack the strength to prey on anyone but the weaker students. I will lend you the White Boar Gu, which will raise your strength by leaps and bounds. Instead, you will continue to bully the students who are not protected by me. You can keep the primeval stones you get from the bullying, but this will force those who do no pay protection fees to beg for my protection. Not only will this reinforce my reputation, I will also make a profit out of this"

Luo Ping could not understand: "What if I run away?"

Mo Bei unleashed an enormous moonlight blade that almost cut Luo Ping's neck: "I don't need more than a couple of seconds to kill you. If you grow too strong, I can always ask my grandpa, he is a rank 3 elder after all. The White Boar Gu must be kept secret at all cost. Make it your vital Gu if you want. By the end of the year, you will either return it to me, or give me 600 primeval stones, which is the market price for this rare rank 1 strength path Gu worm. I already fully absorbed it, so it is no longer useful to me anyway. How about it?"

Luo Ping smiled. He had nothing to lose in the deal: "What's the catch? Are you really giving me so many benefits without asking anything in return?"

Mo Bei nodded. It seemed like Luo Ping was not all muscles, but possessed a brain as well: "I want you to join my hunting party once we graduate the academy. As a clansman of the Mo Household, my grandfather will try to suppress me by assigning me his men. I want loyal subordinates alongside me, friends. Shi Feng and Tang Shi are both candidates. With you, that makes four of us, enough to fulfill the minimum requirements to become a hunting party. I already started to give them benefits, and with my support, I hope you will all reach the peak stage rank 1 realm by the end of the year. If I manage to reach the initial stage rank 2, then I will earn the right to establish my own hunting party"

Luo Ping nodded. This made sense.

"What's in it for me?"

Mo Bei punched him in the face: "Sorry 'bout that. I just have a condition that makes me punch the mentally ill. I am already lending you a rare strength-type Gu worm, and you dare ask me what you gain from this?"

Luo Ping immediately regretted. Mo Bei was too scary...How come no one realized it?