She could teach the ancient martial arts she had learned to others, but she could never sell the martial arts itself. Furthermore, she was not the founder of the martial arts and had no right to sell them.

“This martial arts style is powerful. It combines strength and flexibility, offense and defense.”

Unexpectedly, she heard a refusal. Gu Dong remained expressionless, his face calm like still water, showing a hint of confusion. “If you’re willing, I can offer a price that satisfies both sides.”

“For example, how about five million star coins?”

Yuan Hanshuang was slightly surprised, not because of the price.

What surprised her was that Gu Dong was able to accurately summarize the characteristics of Wing Chun after watching her perform it just once.

The agility department chief before her was undoubtedly a master of combat.

“I’m sorry, but I really can’t sell this martial arts style.”

From her subtle expression, Gu Dong sensed her determination.

“Well then.” His tone became tinged with regret as he magically produced a business card. “If you change your mind, feel free to contact me anytime.”

Taking the business card, Yuan Hanshuang looked up again, but Gu Dong had already disappeared.

“He’s really fast, no wonder he’s from the agility faction,” murmured Wu Haoxuan.

The style of the business card was simple, with black letters on a white background. It displayed Gu Dong’s name, a series of Neural Star net  numbers, and a message for business inquiries, with a minimum price of seven figures.

“It looks like he’s selling insurance.”

Just as Yuan Hanshuang was putting away the business card, she saw Xuan Yuansheng approaching from a distance.

Different from his usual smiling face, today Xuan Yuansheng wore a frown.

He hurriedly walked over, his steps quick. “The heir of the Gu family is looking for you. What’s the matter?”

“The Gu

family?” Yuan Han Shuang was puzzled. “Are you talking about Gu Dong? I don’t know him.”

Seeing her expression, which didn’t seem like she was lying, Xuan Yuansheng breathed a sigh of relief. “It’s good that you don’t know him. Try to stay away from him in the future. He’s the heir of the Gu family in the Federation.”

“Their family specializes in illicit activities, primarily assassination. They take contracts as long as they have money and have a notorious reputation.”

So he’s an assassin. No wonder she reacted instinctively.

Understanding dawned on Yuan Hanshuang.

“What? They specialize in assassination?” Wu Haoxuan’s mouth could fit two eggs. “Isn’t that illegal?”

“Did you fail your geography exam?” Ke Junda tapped his head. “The five major families in the Federation have established their own duchies, where they enforce their own laws. Of course, it can’t be considered illegal.”

“But this behavior is a contempt for imperial law.”

When it came to imperial history, Xuan Yuansheng clearly showed displeasure. “If the Gu family openly accepts contracts within imperial territory, the empire can also apprehend them for the crime of intentional murder.”

Although it wouldn’t be difficult for the Gu family to privately accept contracts using their methods.

However, he didn’t want to discuss this with his new friends.

So he changed the subject, bringing this topic to a close. “Are you all here for morning practice?”

Xuan Yuansheng appeared proud and arrogant on the surface, looking down on everyone. Even when he invited classmates to dinner and tried to get closer to them, there was always an inexplicable distance. Most people showed him respect and flattery.

But the truth was, after competing in swordsmanship yesterday and making new friends his age, he tossed and turned on his wide bed for most of the night, too excited to sleep.

To be honest, Xuan Yuansheng felt a strange sense of closeness when he first saw Yuan Hanshuang.

And it was precisely this inexplicable sense of closeness that prompted him put aside his previous haughty demeanor and actively sought to make new friends. As expected, he succeeded and made his first friend in life!

“I knew it. No one can resist my charisma,” he thought happily.

Coincidentally, a few days ago while jogging, Xuan Yuansheng overheard Yuan Hanshuang saying that she would bring two little brothers for morning exercises every day.

Immediately, he decided to join the daily morning exercise team to foster friendship and cultivate relationships.

Yuan Hanshuang: “Well, but our morning exercise is almost over today.”

Xuan Yuansheng was not discouraged in the slightest and showed a bright smile, saying, “It’s alright, I’ll come earlier tomorrow.”

“Whatever.”

As expected, Yuan Hanshuang did not refuse his desire to join the team.

In the following time, the group exercised quietly in place.

After the incident with Gu Dong, Yuan Hanshuang was cautious and stopped practicing boxing, instead using nearby exercise equipment for basic training.

“322, 323…”

Xuan Yuansheng did push-ups together, occasionally striking up a conversation.

“The weather is really nice today.”

“Last week’s exercise was quite effective. I only felt a bit tired after doing 300 push-ups.”

“Your arm strength is impressive. Have you learned unarmed combat?”

“I’ve learned a bit,” Yuan Hanshuang replied casually.

Unexpectedly, this casual response opened up a floodgate of conversation.

Xuan Yuansheng began to boast and sharply evaluate the current interstellar basic combat techniques. He then added that his own teacher, while known as the Sword Saint, also ranked highly in unarmed combat among the corps commanders.

“To be honest, if you look at it, I’ve actually been learning unarmed combat for longer than swordsmanship. After all, swordsmanship is for hunting the insects, while unarmed combat is our bread and butter in close combat.”

After speaking, Xuan Yuansheng patted his chest and showed a helpful smile, saying, “Don’t worry, if you don’t know, I can teach you!”

Wu Haoxuan and Ke Jun Da: “…”

Both of them were startled, their pupils shaking.

Teach our boss unarmed combat? No way, bro, are you serious?