Stuck in a Chinese novel - Chapter 239

Chapter 239: Who’s the protagonist?
Chapter 239

“Can’t you get me some?” Yan Rong asked with puppy dog eyes but Wei Jun shook his head and said, “Black Iron isn’t what you want. Be patient. I will get you something better.”

Yan Rong sulked but in the end, she had no choice but to do whatever Wei Jun said. If he said he had something better, then he had something better.

Wei Jun and Yan Rong returned to the outside and once Wei Jun was outside, he retrieved his cell phone from the inventory to receive a message from Mark Wilson.

Wei Jun checked it and overjoyed, made his way to the restaurant where he usually met Mark Wilson while bidding Yan Rong goodbye.

As he arrived, Wei Jun got to the business first and foremost, “Do you have the information?”

Mark Wilson looked at Wei Jun with a strange gaze but he didn’t comment on it. Instead, he said while taking out a few pictures, “Depending on your requirement and narrowing down the research, I found only these three men.”

Wei Jun checked the pictures of all three and all of them were extremely handsome. Given that the name Wei Jun had given was fairly common, he hadn’t expected a search to come up so soon but thankfully, it did.

“These are all the Tao Min that are between 20 and 30. Their appearances are good enough as well. Other than that, there’s not much very special about them.” Mark Wilson spoke before he continued, “One of them works as a male host at a local bar, one of them works for an accounting firm belonging to some middle-rank family and one of them is a cop. Other than that, none of them are cultivators.”

“What?” Wei Jun suddenly stopped. None of them were cultivators. How could that have been? It was impossible for a protagonist to not be a cultivator or Wei Jun could easily kill him so there must have been some mistake.

“None of them are cultivators,” Mark Wilson said again.

“Tell me where to find them. I will check them myself. In the meantime, check for more Tao Min. Make sure you find someone who has an explosive rise in their status.” Wei Jun instructed.

Mark Wilson was once again taken aback by that strange order but he asked, “What kind of rise?”

“Any kind. Power, money, or anything else at all.” Wei Jun replied.

Still estranged, Mark Wilson replied, “I will do my best but I need something from you too.”

“What?” Wei Jun asked.

“I need something to relieve clogged arteries of impurities.” Mark Wilson replied.

‘What?’ Wei Jun didn’t know what that meant so he asked.

[Just give him a body-cleaning pill]

[The body of the cultivator must have not been able to take their Qi to certain areas]

[That happens when a body breathes impurities for too long which isn’t that rare in today’s environment]

Wei Jun nodded and purchased the pill and placed it on the counter. “See if it works,” Wei Jun said before he added, “There are some side effects such as pain but it’s bearable. Also if it doesn’t work then I have something much more expensive.”

“Thanks,” Mark Wilson took the yellowish pill and gave him an envelope, “This holds all the information you need on those targets. Their schedules and when’s the most likely chance for them to be alone so you can approach them without any disturbance.”

Wei Jun nodded and left with the file. He couldn’t afford to waste any more time.

~~

[I don’t think it’s any of them]

‘You think?!’ Wei Jun annoyingly said as he sat down in his chilly apartment. For some reason, Xia Lu hadn’t been able to break through to the second stage of Qi in all of this time.

The system had once again expressed how much of a waste it was to give her the cultivation technique but Wei Jun paid him no mind.

He was sure she would soon push through and when she did, she wouldn’t be behind anyone in terms of cultivation.

As of now, that wasn’t what was on his mind as well because he was more worried about the fact that he couldn’t find the protagonist. He didn’t want to admit that having a novel was good because he liked a good challenge.

Though he wasn’t sure of that now.

The male host, the accountant, and the cop, none of them were special in any way. They didn’t have a treasure on them to help them guide them through life, they didn’t have any cultivation at all, and nothing about them screamed extraordinary.

All in all, they were a complete waste of time.

So although he had given Mark Wilson another description, for some reason, he wasn’t too sure it would work because of how vague it was. Still, he hoped that it worked because otherwise, he would be out of ideas.

‘Just who are you?’ Wei Jun asked himself. As he was thinking of this, his phone rang, and once again, it was Mark Wilson. But he didn’t have good news either.

“Other than those three, there are twenty Tao Min living in the Yuan Yin City. Narrowing the search to just the 20-30 age group, there are eight. And none of them are special in any way unless you consider an obese man being able to fight four goons at once.”

Wei Jun sighed. He was once again let down by that information and said, “Keep your eyes open. If you find anyone matching any of these descriptions, someone new, then inform me.”

“I will.” Mark Wilson replied and hung up.

“Haa…” Wei Jun sighed and slumped back into his sofa. He glanced at his level and noticed that his level was stuck in place and that his stats only had a limit of 200.

His Qi was already at max and his other stats were doing well as well expect for his strength and defense stat.

‘Why didn’t they give me those instead of the useless charm stat?’ Wei Jun annoyingly wondered but he was powerless because there was no one to answer. According to the system, the system wasn’t under its control but under the administrator’s control. He was just a support who guided Wei Jun throughout cultivation.

Suddenly his eyes opened wide. Support? Then, didn’t that mean it could also guide him in another way?

[So, you want me to train you?]

‘Yeah. You saw how the stats of the sect master were without Qi empowerment, right? Teach how to become strong like that.’ Wei Jun said.

[That’s just his body keeping up with cultivation]

[His stats weren’t equal to his Qi so Qi is still his main weapon]

[The perfect example would be you who’s keeping his stats close to his Qi]

‘Then teach me how to perfect them?’ Wei Jun asked. The option of a body cultivation technique wasn’t available since Wei Jun didn’t have a trillion yuan to purchase one and working out at this stage wasn’t helping him anymore.

The system simply replied…

[At your current rank, you don’t need a cultivation technique anyway]

[You can use Qi]

‘How?’ Wei Jun asked.

[Remember how death Qi fixed your entire body while also increasing our stats?]

‘Yeah?’ Wei Jun wasn’t sure if that was a question or not.

[Do the same]

[Just this time, with Yang Qi]

[Find Yan Rong?]

‘Why her?’ Wei Jun asked.

[Because she’s the only one who can beat the cr*p out of you without breaking a sweat]

~~

“You… bastard,” A blonde Asian man cursed, lying on the ground with some more men while he looked at the fat man who was fondling a woman’s body.

“Huhuhuhu. How do you like seeing your precious girlfriend being taken in front of your eyes? The way she screams my name and can’t even remember yours?” The obese man with glasses asked.

He was so fat that his neck wasn’t visible, his cheeks were hanging off his face, his belly was hanging to his crotch, and his thighs were also succumbing to gravity.

All in all, he was so fat that at least five slim men could be fitted into his clothes.

So considering all that, it didn’t make any sense that the girl in his arms, who was so beautiful that it would have been a miracle for her to be with a man like him, was letting out purrs of pleasure and had an infatuated expression on her face.

“You.. fu…” The man couldn’t say anything because his injuries were far too much at that point.

“Huhuhu.” The fat man laughed again and said, “It’s so satisfying to see you on the ground like this.”

The fat man let the woman go who made an expression as if she had lost the greatest treasure on earth. The fat man made his way to the injured man but didn’t crouch. He couldn’t after all.

“It is so satisfying to see you like this. But you deserve all of this considering how many times you humiliated me as well.” The fat man stepped on the man’s head and pressed until the man passed out from pain.

[Ding!]

[A new mission has arrived for the user]

The fat man hurriedly checked the watch on his hand that had the details of his next mission on it.

“Huhuhu. So she will be my next target and soon-to-be slave.” The fat man said with a creepy laugh as he read the name among the mission details.

[Task: Conquer Xia Lu]

“Huhuhu. I’m coming for you, Xia Lu.” The fat man said as he finally crushed the head of the man and added, “Just wait for me.”