Grinding to the Martial Sage from the White Ape Fist

’Great Commander?’

When Su Yu heard this, a flash of fervor lit his eyes.

The Public Security Bureau currently had only four Great Commanders, Li Jingxuan among them, and all possessed the formidable strength of the Perfect Tendon Forging Realm.

’And Pang Xuan is actually promising me a promotion to Great Commander as soon as I break through?’

’This is more than just a little bit of favor!’

If he really were promoted to Great Commander, he would become one of the most powerful and influential figures in the Outer City of Black Stone City.

With the current power of the Public Security Bureau, a single word from him could decide the fate of numerous factions.

Even masters at the Perfect Tendon Forging Realm would have to show deference and try to curry favor with him in their daily interactions.

At that point, he could offer complete protection to the Su Mansion, the White Ape Martial Arts Hall, and many other people.

"Thank you for your guidance, Lord Manor Master. I will do my utmost to break through to the Muscle Forging Realm!" Su Yu said, cupping his fist in a solemn salute.

...

After leaving the administrative hall of the Public Security Bureau, Su Yu first went to the Merit Pavilion to check his Merit Points.

Forty-five thousand, eight hundred points!

’I’m just five thousand Merit Points short of fifty thousand!’

"Elder Tian," Su Yu said, looking up after reviewing the ledgers, "that Bone Marrow Cleansing and Bone Forging Pill in the pavilion—has anyone else had their eye on it recently, or prepared to redeem it?"

"Rest assured, Commander Su. You have the most Merit Points right now. The next highest has just over twenty thousand, and besides, the Great Commanders have all taken this elixir before, so they won’t be redeeming it."

Tian Mo hunched over and leaned in closer, lowering his voice. "If someone does manage to scrape together the Merit Points to exchange for it, I can delay them for a while and notify you immediately."

Su Yu nodded impassively, accepting the gesture of goodwill. With a slight movement of his sleeve, an ingot of Snowflake Silver, weighing a full twenty taels, silently slid into Tian Mo’s cuff.

"Thank you for your trouble, Elder Tian. Take this small token to buy some tea."

"Oh my goodness! I can’t possibly! I really can’t accept this!"

Tian Mo trembled, startled, and pushed it back with all his might. "Commander Su, you truly do me too much honor! To be able to do something for a peerless genius such as yourself is this old man’s blessing. I would never dare to accept this money!"

Not only did Tian Mo return the silver, he even beamed and extended an invitation. "If Commander Su would grant me the honor, this old man would like to host a banquet at the Drunken Immortal Tower another day. I must insist Commander Su graces us with his presence, so that this old man might bask in your noble aura!"

...

Leaving the Merit Pavilion, Su Yu couldn’t help but feel a little emotional.

’As my status rises, there are more and more "good people" around me, and things are going more and more smoothly.’

The first time he had come to the Merit Pavilion to ask about the Bone and Marrow Cleansing Pill, he’d had to proactively bribe Tian Mo with silver.

But now, not only did Tian Mo refuse to take a single coin, he even offered to help him proactively.

’All of this is because my strength and status have increased!’

’In that case, I must break through to the Muscle Forging Realm and get promoted to Great Commander as soon as possible!’

’In these chaotic times, strength comes first, but power and influence are indispensable complements!’

"Lord Su!"

"Greetings, Lord Su! Your annihilation of the Water Snake Gang and foiling of the Black Lotus Sect’s plot has truly brought great honor to our Public Security Bureau!"

Along the way, whether it was the patrolling Security Guards or the clerks handling paperwork, everyone who saw Su Yu respectfully stopped to bow.

Su Yu smiled and nodded humbly in response to each of them, walking back to the Golden Scale Guard Station with a composed gait.

As the Public Security Bureau continued to expand, its complex of buildings had come to occupy almost the entire core section of Black Stone Avenue. The Golden Scale Guard Station, as the foremost of its elite units, was even allocated a large, spacious, and luxurious independent courtyard.

Su Yu passed through a corridor of carved beams, painted rafters, and drooping flower-gate posts, and directly pushed open the wooden door to his Senior Sister Lin Wanzhu’s office.

After entering, he closed the door behind him with practiced ease.

The lazy, bright afternoon sun slanted through the carved window lattice, spilling onto the wide, red sandalwood desk.

Lin Wanzhu was leaning over her desk, reviewing a thick stack of documents. The sunlight cast a faint golden halo on her waterfall of silky black hair, further accentuating the captivating and intelligent charm of her mature, full-figured face.

Hearing the soft click of the door, she didn’t look up, but the corner of her mouth curved into a playfully reproachful smile. "Not even knocking, and tiptoeing around... Ah Yu, you little rascal, what are you up to now?"

Su Yu smiled faintly and naturally circled around behind the desk, drawing close to the large, soft chair.

He lowered his head, leaned in next to Lin Wanzhu’s crystal-clear earlobe, and blew a suggestive puff of hot air. At the same time, his two large hands skillfully snaked around her supple, slender waist and, from below, cupped the two heavy mounds.

"Isn’t Senior Sister asking the obvious?" Su Yu’s magnetic voice murmured in her ear. "Your Junior Brother saw you toiling over paperwork and came especially to help you share the heavy burden."

"Ah..."

As Su Yu’s large hands kneaded her, Lin Wanzhu’s delicate body trembled violently, and her breathing instantly became ragged and hot.

She subconsciously raised her jade-like hands, wanting to grab his wantonly roving ones. But her ripe body, under Su Yu’s extremely practiced kneading, instantly went as soft as a puddle of spring water, unable to muster even a shred of strength.

She could only helplessly squeeze her fair, slender legs together, bite her red lip, and give Su Yu a helpless glare, letting him pluck her ripened peaches.

"Senior Sister, your Junior Brother has come this time with good news for you."

"Mm-hm... What good news?"

Lin Wanzhu tried to suppress the strange sensations in her body and speak calmly. But the hot breaths escaping her cherry-like lips and her hazy, unfocused eyes betrayed her true state.

Seeing how sensitive her body was, Su Yu felt a growing fire within him as well.

’The dignified Vice Commander of the Public Security Bureau, an expert at Refining Flesh Realm Perfection, the Vice Patriarch of the Lin Family... who would have thought she’d be so sensitive and delicate, subdued by nothing more than my two hands...’

"Senior Sister, haven’t you been looking for clues about the Fish Dragon? Your Junior Brother has news! Everything has been arranged. I’ll be setting off in a few days, and if I can bring back the Dragon Tendon, it will definitely help you break through to the Muscle Forging Realm!"

As soon as he said this, the haze in Lin Wanzhu’s eyes cleared. She grabbed Su Yu’s scorching hands and asked, "Junior Brother, are you telling the truth? You’ve really found news of a Fish Dragon?"

"Of course it’s true. How could I joke about your breakthrough, Senior Sister? However, I can’t guarantee that I’ll be able to catch the Fish Dragon successfully."

Seeing the serious, committed expression on Su Yu’s face, Lin Wanzhu felt her heart tremble, and her eyes instantly misted over.

’So he remembered about my breakthrough this whole time, and he’s been helping me look for the Fish Dragon!’

At this thought, a wave of sweetness and emotion washed over Lin Wanzhu. The immense weight of her family’s burden and the anxiety of her stagnated cultivation, which had been pressing down on her shoulders for so long, seemed to lift by more than half in that instant.

Turning to serious matters, Su Yu also proactively withdrew his hands, pulled over a round stool, and sat down beside Lin Wanzhu.

He then relayed all the detailed intelligence about the Black Dragon Fish on the border of Jian’an Prefecture to his Senior Sister.

"The Golden Waterway on the border of Jian’an Prefecture..." After listening, Lin Wanzhu’s elegant brows furrowed slightly. "Ah Yu, a place like that is treacherous. Where did you get this information? And since the location is confirmed, I’ll go with you on this mission to capture the Fish Dragon!"

"Ahem..."

Hearing that his Senior Sister wanted to go with him, Su Yu suddenly felt a little guilty and quickly said, "Senior Sister, I’ve already made arrangements for this, so you don’t need to worry. I’ve invited a friend at the Muscle Forging Realm to go with me. Too many people might lead to poor coordination. Besides, the Public Security Bureau, the Martial Arts Hall, and the Lin Family all need you here. You should just wait here for my news in peace."

’I’m at the Refining Flesh Realm Perfection, after all. I wouldn’t be a burden if I went, would I?’

’As for the Public Security Bureau and the Lin Family’s affairs, none of it is as important as my own breakthrough!’

Especially now, with more and more experts appearing in Black Stone City, she was already feeling that her strength at the Flesh Refining Realm was becoming insufficient.

Moreover, as one of the former "Three Beauties of Black Stone City," she had now fallen behind the other two! This was a blow to her pride, and she felt a sense of humiliation.

"Ah Yu, have you heard of the empty title, the ’Three Beauties of Black Stone City’?"

Hearing his Senior Sister’s question, Su Yu feigned a look of mild surprise. "I’ve heard a little about it. Don’t tell me, Senior Sister, you’re..."

"That’s right. I was one of the ’Three Beauties’ back in the day."

Lin Wanzhu puffed out her magnificent, full chest and lifted her chin slightly. "Back then, your Senior Sister was one of the top geniuses in Black Stone City! If not for my exceptional talent, how could I have stunningly stepped into the Flesh Refining Realm in my early twenties?"

"Oh? Then may I ask Senior Sister, what are the names of the other two ladies?" Su Yu asked, feigning ignorance and an air of disinterest.

Lin Wanzhu stared into his eyes, and seeing his nonchalant expression, she nodded in satisfaction. "Besides me, there’s Qian Qinghong of the Qian Family. She has now broken through to the Muscle Forging Realm and serves as the Qian Family Patriarch. I heard she received help from a benefactor and obtained a Silver Dragon Shuttle, which allowed her to break through to the Muscle Forging Realm in one fell swoop."

Su Yu nodded, maintaining a calm facade, but inwardly he was feeling incredibly guilty.

’Good thing Senior Sister doesn’t know about my relationship with Qinghong. Otherwise, this would be really hard to explain.’

"The other one is Dai Xin of the Dai Family. A few days ago, the Dai Family obtained a ’Snow Dragon Tendon’ from Snow State, which also helped her break through to the Muscle Forging Realm." As she said this, a trace of disappointment flickered in Lin Wanzhu’s eyes.

"Now, I’m the only one who hasn’t broken through to the Muscle Forging Realm, so of course your Senior Sister is a little anxious."

Sensing the melancholy in her tone, Su Yu wrapped an arm around her rounded, fragrant shoulders, took her jade-like hand in his, and comforted her. "Don’t worry, Senior Sister. With your Junior Brother here, you can relax a little. I will give my all on this trip south to capture the Black Fish Dragon and bring its tendon back for you!"

"Ah Yu..."

Looking at Su Yu’s determined and handsome profile, Lin Wanzhu felt as if she were instantly filled with something warm. Her bright eyes revealed an undisguised look of love.

She squeezed his large hand in return and urged, "Ah Yu, Senior Sister knows your intentions. But I must still remind you, something as precious as a Dragon Tendon won’t be easy to obtain. You must prioritize your own safety. If it proves impossible, don’t act recklessly. Compared to the Dragon Tendon, Senior Sister values you more."

Feeling her affection, Su Yu nodded firmly. "Don’t worry, Senior Sister. I won’t be reckless."

...

Half an hour later, Su Yu bid farewell to his Senior Sister and left the Public Security Bureau.

On the carriage ride back to the Su Mansion, a resolute look flashed in Su Yu’s eyes.

’This trip to the Black Water River will likely be fraught with obstacles. Only if I’m strong enough can I successfully take down the Black Fish Dragon and fulfill my promise to Senior Sister.’

He opened his panel and looked at his Breakthrough Points.

[Breakthrough Point]: 2 (Progress: 96%)

’I’ll be able to save up 3 points by tomorrow!’

’As long as I use Breaking Limit on the White Ape Fist three times, it’ll be another qualitative leap. My strength will surge dramatically once again!’