Chapter 932: Meeting With A Mysterious Man

Lei Wu’s face fell. "What do you mean by saying you could not get it? I told you that it is important!"

"I tried! I really did, but before I could kill him, that man caught me. He also took the knife away, and he nearly killed me. I was so frightened, Ah Wu. I really thought I was going to die today—"

As she spoke, she could not help but burst into tears. However, Lei Wu didn’t feel even the slightest bit sorry for her. If anything, he felt annoyed. How could his mother waste such a good opportunity like this? She had the chance to kill an ability user, and she failed!? His expression twisted with fury. "How can you be this useless!?"

Upon hearing his angry voice, she could not help but flinch. Second Madam Lei paused and turned to look at her son in disbelief. "Ah Wu, how can you say that I was useless? I almost died! Don’t you feel sorry for me? I was so frightened when that man turned around and almost killed me! You almost lost your mother—"

"And what am I supposed to do with a mother like you?" Lei Wu raised his voice and shouted at her. "Did you bring back the core that I wanted? Did you bring anything for me? Look at me! I am living a life worse than hell. I don’t even have enough to eat these days; I am relying on your leftovers! As my mother, you should have died if it meant that you got your hands on the core!"

"That—"

Lei Wu kicked a stone harshly. "You had one job, and you even failed in that! This is just ridiculous!" He was furious when he thought about how such a good opportunity was wasted because his mother could not summon the courage to kill an ability user.

Second Madam Lei recoiled; tears started to spill down her cheeks. "I am sorry."

"Sorry?" Lei Wu barked angrily. He was so angry that he actually laughed. "Do you think your apology will help me awaken my abilities? Do you think the professor will suddenly help me out because my mother cried and shed a few tears? If your tears were valuable, then I would have made you cry day and night. But you are useless, and your tears are just as useless to me."

His words were as harsh as they could have been.

And Second Madam Lei, who was scolded, pressed her hand over her mouth.

However, Lei Wu did not care about what his mother was thinking at the moment. At that very moment, he was only worried about himself. "I knew I should not have relied on you. No wonder Dad left you. You are simply too useless. You cannot even do something so simple."

"Ah Wu, how can you say that—"

"Enough!"

He stopped right in front of her. "You are right about one thing, Mom. You are an ordinary woman, and you do not have the courage to do what needs to be done."

His words cut deeper than the knife that she was holding earlier.

She had risked everything for him. She had carried a knife into the streets and attempted to do something that terrified her out of her wits. And yet she still considered her a failure. Realising that she did not even have the smallest space in the heart of her son, she lowered her head and wept silently.

Lei Wu turned away; his eyes were burning with humiliation and resentment. He could not even bother to care about his mother at that very moment. All he could think about was how he did not even have enough ability and had no core. There was only this one chance in front of him, and his mother was ruining it for him. Without that core, he was worried that the professor would not even give him a good look. Forget about keeping his promise.

But the more the thing was out of his reach, the more he wanted it. There was no way he could allow himself to stay as a commoner while everyone else, especially Lei Qian, lived a good life. If his mother could not do it, then he was going to find someone who would be able to do it, someone who could get him the core that he wanted, and even if he had to dirty his own hands to awaken, then so be it.

He refused to remain a helpless commoner for his entire life.

He would never do it! He could not live like that, and he would never live like a loser. He refused!

**

Bai Meiyue had no idea that Lei Wu was already involved with the professor whom she was searching for. The moment she returned to her room, she first fed her son and then tucked him into bed after she had finished burping. Her Xiao Cai had always been a sweet child. Even when he was just a baby, he knew that he could not make a fuss because his mother was busy and only cried when he was hungry or when his diaper was full.

As soon as her son fell asleep, Bai Meiyue summoned her barter system.

A translucent blue screen appeared before her eyes; its familiar golden lettering illuminated the entire room.

[Ding! Welcome back, host. The interdimensional barter system is ready for your next barter.]

[Current Barter Currency that the host possesses: Second-grade zombie crystal nuclei.]

[What do you want to barter, host?]

"Do you have something that can help with supernatural abilities?" Bai Meiyue asked with some trepidation. She had never met someone who also had ability users in her or his world. Thus, Bai Meiyue had some doubts that this time maybe she wouldn’t be able to get something.

However, to her surprise, after a small pause, the barter system actually replied to her!

[Available Categories: Cultivation manuals, combat skills, elemental techniques, ability evolution, familiar development, rare treasures. Which categories do you want to process with, host?]