Seeing the Tree of the Future, Meng Chuan started to doubt the state of his wallet.
Before coming, he heard online that a pink pineapple here costs over a thousand.
Meng Chuan wasn't very skilled at shopping. After doing some superficial research online, he headed straight to Shizuniao to buy a black jacket for his master, feeling it matched Master Luo's cool demeanor.
Then he selected a blue one of the same style for his uncle, as most of his uncle's jackets are blue. You can't go wrong with this color.
For his aunt, he chose a handbag from LX, an international brand, and begrudgingly spent over forty thousand on it.
His aunt always cooks for him and prepares medicinal meals, enduring the most hardship every day.
A couple of days ago, he overheard his aunt on the phone with her best friend. Her friend had bought a bag from LX for over twenty thousand, and his aunt sounded envious.
So Meng Chuan decided to buy her an even more expensive one, so she could stand tall among her friends.
As for the chubby Wang Yue, Meng Chuan ordered a black high-speed variable treadmill and had it sent to his place.
Wang Yue needs to lose weight if he wants to court Qin Mengya. Buying a treadmill is definitely helping him out, no doubt about it.
Once he had bought most of what he needed, as he was about to leave, Meng Chuan suddenly remembered that the principal had been quite kind to him, offering rides to the Martial Arts Association for the nationalist fist test, and even opening some back doors for him.
But it was impossible to buy anything too expensive—at his core, Meng Chuan was still quite thrifty.
Moreover, even if he bought something pricey to give, the principal probably wouldn't accept it. He didn't want to end up sending the principal off because of a gift.
After much deliberation, Meng Chuan spent a few hundred yuan to choose a pair of exquisite handmade teacups for the principal. The small teacups were intricately carved with dragon and phoenix designs.
He opened the beautiful gift box and admired:
"One for the principal, and the other I can use when I visit."
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"Audience, ta-da! This is the newly built landmark in Yong'an City, the Tree of the Future."
Wonders World, as the most recently opened mall in Yong'an, invited many influencer celebrities for live streaming and promotion.
Liu Yue was one of the most popular among them, with over a hundred thousand viewers currently online.
"Look at the legs, not the tree."
"Hey streamer, you dropped your pen, mind picking it up?"
Liu Yue's streaming style was just her holding a selfie stick, singing as she streamed.
She interacted with her audience:
"Friends in the live stream, if we get ten million likes, we'll randomly pick a store and choose an outfit for me to change into, what do you think?"
The lads in the chat didn't agree:
"Let's not be random, I'm opening a vote: press 1 to go to the lingerie store."
"1, 1, 1..."
Seeing these comments, Liu Yue was quite helpless. But there was nothing she could do; the audience is always right.
She had to pretend she hadn't seen it, changed the topic, and continued engaging to maintain popularity.
"Ah! Robbery!"
Liu Yue's scream pierced the air. A tall, sturdy man snatched her bag as she was reading comments.
The live stream exploded in excitement, with viewer numbers doubling instantly.
"Is this for real? Such dramatic content!"
"What's happened, Yueyue? What's going on?"
"I've reported it to the police for you, Yueyue. They're on their way."
Some sharp-eyed viewers noticed something:
"Damn it, that thief is a Martial Artist, moving so fast!"
Meng Chuan was walking out with bags full, thinking there was no need to stay any longer as the gifts were all bought. He wanted to hurry back to train in martial arts.
Suddenly, he heard the wind rushing behind him. Turning back, he saw a strapping man clutching a clearly feminine crossbody bag, rushing towards him.
"Get out of my way!"
The man charged aggressively, barking insults at the same time.
"Oh, this kid's carrying..."
The man had sharp eyes; the bags in Meng Chuan's hands bore famous brand logos, instantly drawing his attention.
In a hurry to return home for training, Meng Chuan originally didn't want to get involved, but the man suddenly stopped before him and extended a hand:
"Hand over your stuff and scram!"
Meng Chuan looked at him, then slowly placed his bags on the ground.
The man moved forward to take them.
"Did I say you could have them?"
Meng Chuan slowly moved in front of his things, blocking the man, and tilted his neck slightly, producing a "crack" sound.
"You little brat, are you looking for trouble?"
The crowd began to gather, and the man worried more people would come. He prepared to take Meng Chuan down and flee with the goods.
He charged forward, throwing a heavy punch at Meng Chuan's face.
This punch exposed the man's strength, full of openings in Meng Chuan's eyes.
Meng Chuan twisted his body to evade the punch, instantly extending his left hand to clamp down on the man's elbow. Then, he sank his waist, using force to topple the man.
Hitting the ground, the man was a bit dazed. But he wasn't foolish.
This throw made him understand he was outmatched and after getting up, he tried to run into the crowd.
"Did I say you could go?"
Meng Chuan quickly unleashed his power, executing the Inch Step movement, shooting his fist like a cannon six times into the man's waist.
The man felt a sharp pain in his waist, his vision went black, and he fainted.
[Inch Step] being the ideal partner for Cannon Fist isn't just talk.
This punch made Meng Chuan realize that Inch Step was not just a body technique; it acted as a catalyst for Cannon Fist.
The tremendous physical explosiveness brought on by Inch Step further enhanced the power of Cannon Fist.
The ancients said: "The longer the momentum is built, the stronger the Fist Strength is."
Inch Step, in increasing body technique speed, crucially accelerated this process of building momentum.
Meng Chuan called his uncle, explaining the situation briefly. Soon, nearby patrol officers arrived.
Although Meng Chuan wasn't certain of the lead officer's Qi Blood level, he sensed the officer was slightly stronger than himself, but not by much.
On the way, Meng Yongzhi had briefed him on the situation. The officer inspected the fallen man closely.
"Meng Yongzhi is my colleague, kiddo, your skills are impressive, well done."
"Uncle, sorry to trouble you all like this."
"You should hurry home; you don't need to worry about things here."
Considering his colleague's connection and Meng Chuan still being a kid,
The lead officer waved him off, meaning Meng Chuan could leave without going through formalities.
Meng Chuan gathered his newly bought items and prepared to leave,
At this moment, the female anchor also arrived, checking that her bag was intact, she thanked Meng Chuan:
"Thanks a lot, handsome little guy."
"Viewers, it's this handsome guy who helped me get my bag back."
The female host turned her phone towards Meng Chuan and introduced him to the live stream.
Both of Meng Chuan's hands were occupied, making it hard to cover his face, so he quickly turned his back, but unfortunately, a moment was still captured.
"This guy is actually pretty shy. Unexpectedly, he could beat this big guy, giving a sense of contradiction and charm, love it."
"Ask the host for his WeChat. I'm from Chengdu, Sichuan Province, already booked the flight."
Meng Chuan ignored it, thanked his uncle again, executing Inch Step to vanish swiftly from sight.