Chapter 186 - That Breathtaking Fist (1/2)

Just one more and the number would be ten million.

Qin Fen’s fingers gently thrummed against the cashiers check for nine million nine hundred ninety-nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine dollars.

The large hall was silent, except for the thrumming that Qin Fen did with the check.

Qin Fen drew in a deep breath. In the past, he had only heard of people using money to subdue others. He never really encountered it until now.

“This is a lot of money.” Qin Fen took two steps forward. He carefully placed the check onto the table. “With it, one can buy a top-grade house in the Golden district. This amount of money can also allow a person to live their entire life without worrying about food. It’s just that….”

Qin Fen took two steps back. He stood ramrod straight with his waist and back. “It is just that, from my perspective, this amount of money is incapable of purchasing a single strand of hair on Jiajia’s head.”

Qin Fen’s words were neither servile nor overbearing. He maintained his courtesy while possessing the firmness that a man ought to have.

Song Zhenting smiled and didn’t say a word. He opened up the checkbook in his hand once more. He wrote another check and tossed it to Qin Fen. This time the check had eight nines on it.

There was a mere change of paper, but the value of this paper was increased tenfold.

It was just a dollar from being a hundred million!

This amount of money could buy a mountain mansion. At the same time, it could buy a series of stores on the street of a bustling downtown city. One could live a free, easy, and happy life with this money.

“It looks like you, sir, really have investigated me. I really am short of money.” Qin Fen shook his head over and over. He took this check, which could make countless people crazy, and placed it upon the desk right before Song Zhenting. “However, I didn’t come here for a check and the number on it.”

Song Zhenting didn’t even bat an eyelid as he wrote a third check.

There were nine nines now. Just one dollar short of one billion dollars!

This amount of money wasn’t so simple as to grant their ability to buy a mountain mansion. As long as one took a fancy for a beautiful female celebrity, one likely only needed to curl a finger, and the female celebrity would come to the bed. This amount of money could grant a life even better than those of emperors.

Qin Fen held this mountain of gold, and his face carried a slight smile that was neither servile nor overbearing. “The way you do things, sir, has made me recall an old story. Someone made a television program once, and in this program, they asked all the men with sweethearts present. They asked if given ten thousand dollars, would they break up with their girlfriends? It was very clear that this question was ridiculed by everyone. However, as the show’s host raised the price to a hundred thousand, a million, ten million, many men were swayed. The host said that there was no love that could not be bought in this world. If one couldn’t buy it, it meant that the money wasn’t enough….”

Song Zhenting slowly nodded. He too had heard this story before.

“However, I want to say, I am sorry.” Qin Fen gave a very courteous bow. He placed the check of one billion dollars before Song Zhenting. He looked at him, his eyes without any fear at all. “I am not selling my love. Even if you gave me a blank check, I will still give this answer.”

Song Zhenting’s ten fingers clasped together. His two thumbs circled up and down. “You believe that you can be a match for Jiajia?”

Qin Fen smiled. It was yet another discussion about qualifications!

“When it comes to me being a match for Jiajia, I don’t have the say. Instead, we have to look at what Jiajia believes.” Qin Fen was neither cold nor warm as he pressed Song Zhenting’s words back to him.

When faced with this possible father-in-law, Qin Fen would be lying if he were to say that he felt no pressure.

Compared to the other young men, who possessed backgrounds, Qin Fen knew that he could describe himself as backward both economically and culturally. The money he held in his hands wasn’t even enough to compare with even a scrap of the first check he had been given.

The more things are like this, the more Qin Fen knew that he couldn’t show weakness. He was already destitute, having nothing at all. If he tossed away the confidence and firmness of a man, then that would only allow people to look down on him.

“From my perspective… Jiajia doesn’t need to be asked about this issue.” Song Zhenting placed hands on the armrest of the rattan chair. He quietly looked at Qin Fen. “I will be the one to answer this. If a woman marries you, you should provide her with a place to live, at the very least, right? That’s right, I’m talking about a house. Do you have one? It doesn’t need to be a mountain mansion, nor doesn’t need to be a detached Villa. A condo near downtown is fine as well.”

When Song Zhenting and spoke to this point, his two hands pressed against the armrest of the rattan chair. He sat up straight, and the two elbows of his arms propped against his thighs. His two hands supported his chin as he quietly stared at Qin Fen. “You don’t even have two hundred thousand in your bank account. You won’t even be able to buy a decent size house in downtown, right? What can you give Jiajia? You can’t give her anything. You can only give her love, which can’t be seen, can’t be touched, can’t be eaten, can’t be drunk, and can’t be worn. You want her to suffer hardship with you? Young man, tell me if things are like this, okay?”

Song Zhenting’s voice was quite pleasant to the ears. His voice possessed the attraction that even announcers lacked. His slow words didn’t contain even a hint of a threatening tone. He launched his attack in completely a logical style.

Qin Fen stood in his original spot, secretly praising the methods of this possible father-in-law. In just a few sentences, the man had pressured Qin Fen to be at a disadvantage.

“You, sir, are correct.” Qin Fen raised his arms and slowly spread open his palm. “I don’t have much money right now, and I have suffered through many hardships in the past. I have done a lot of work that you probably consider as a complete waste of life. However, these are the most valuable experiences of my life. It is these experiences that have taught me how to be a man. They let me know that I can still rely on my two hands to create my own future.”

Qin Fen’s ten fingers, which was spread open, slowly clenched together with force. “I am so young. I possess unlimited potential for growth. Since you have investigated me, sir, then you should know something. Just several months ago, I lived a life where I was so poor that I didn’t know when I was gonna get my next meal. As the months passed to the present day, I now have nearly two hundred thousand in my bank account. So….”

“You are being too….” Song Zhenting raised his arm in a very decisive wave. “I know very well of the method used to make money. The Sky Battle Net, right? Don’t believe that you can avoid others from truly investigating your profile even if you hide your own face online. Therefore, you don’t need to trick me. As you win more and more without losing, the number of people spending money to challenge you will grow smaller and smaller. Believe me. It won’t be long before all your challengers completely disappear.”

Qin Fen didn’t have a way to open his mouth and retort. Whether it was the two-star or three-star, it was the fact that fewer and fewer people were challenging him. In addition, they paid him far less money than challengers in the past.

As for four-star martial artists, these people were of a mental age that was much more mature. The number of challengers was very few.

Currently, Qin Fen was at the five-star meteor level—the initial stage of the meteor level. The number of martial artists who would spend money to challenge him was likely none at all.

A faint smile emerged in Song Zhenting’s eyebrows. “It isn’t as easy as you think to create the future.”

“Then you should know, sir, that I also have a sect.” Qin Fen revealed what was practically his final card. “Whether it is the sect-challenge or something else, I can make money all the same. In addition, I can also go kill terrorists. For example, Scarlet Scorpion. After the Federation confirms everything, I can obtain a considerable amount of money.”

“Killing terrorists.” Song Zhenting nodded in acknowledgment. “It is indeed a path to making money. However, it is dangerous. Extremely dangerous. Do you think that it is fair to Jiajia for you to risk your life to make money? As for your sect on the battle network, I am afraid that it will soon disappear.”

“Disappear?”

Qin Fen looked at Song Zhenting with great skepticism. The Song Family would lose face of such a large expert were to make a move against the small Dragon Hall. Dragon Hall could only have its reputation surge if an expert were to do such a thing. Even if the sect were trampled flat, its reputation would surge greatly.

“It’s not me.” Song Zhenting pointed at the door with his two index fingers. “There are all these people going through this test. I am confident that they are very interested in destroying the likelihood of a rival. What do you think?”