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Chapter 250 Chinese New Year
To verify this, Lin Qing took the initiative to challenge Chen Xuan to a close-quarters duel.

Because there is no death, the duels are basically close to real-life situations.

As a result, Chen Xuan discovered that he couldn't beat his opponent!
Although he could use his divine eye to discern his opponent's movements, Lin Qing's prosthetic eye could achieve a similar effect. The contest between them was a matter of combat experience and body control. Only then did he realize that the woman before him was a killing machine born for war; her fingertips, wrists, and elbows were all deadly weapons! For example, just as he used the Thousand Thoughts Sword to block Lin Qing's hook punch, the next second her forearm snapped open, and an electromagnetic bullet fired from the hole in her elbow pierced his chest.

As for catching the opponent's fist with his bare hands, forget about it. Even though his body has been strengthened by the Heavenly Cloud Technique, it is still within the scope of a carbon-based life form. What appears to be a fist from the opponent is actually solid steel. If he gets hit, he will either suffer a fracture or have his arm shattered.

Chen Xuan felt as if he were fighting not a human being, but a nimble heavy tank.

The only chance of winning is to avoid getting bogged down in a prolonged fight, create distance beforehand, and then finish her off with a split-remelt attack.

In other words, once Lin Qing gets close, his chances of winning will be almost zero.

Death in dreams isn't too painful because the process is always very short.

Chen Xuan could even see his own death—when Lin Qing kicked his head and smashed it, he was like a ghost, his perspective floating in mid-air, watching his body slump down.

Resurrection is merely a matter of thought.

As long as he doesn't intend to end the dream, it will continue indefinitely.

After practicing like this five or six times, Chen Xuan, panting heavily, called for a stop; being killed all the time was tiring.

He breathed a sigh of relief after waking up, but when he turned around, he saw Lin Qing standing there in a daze.

"what happened?"

"I didn't expect you to be so good, able to last several tens of seconds against me." She exclaimed with some admiration. "For a moment, I even thought that I had been away from the battlefield for too long and my skills had become rusty."

Chen Xuan was both amused and exasperated. "Are you praising me or insulting me?"

"Of course I'm praising you," Lin Qing said matter-of-factly. "You don't even have a single piece of cybernetic equipment, so your performance is already incredible. Logically speaking, an ordinary person wouldn't survive a second against a soldier equipped with military cybernetic equipment."

"You're not in your complete form either."

"That's true. If I could activate the neural accelerator, my strength would reach an even higher level." After she finished speaking, she smiled and looked Chen Xuan up and down. "So, do you feel that your skills have improved?"

"Probably." Chen Xuan nodded slightly.

This was indeed not his imagination. In that life-or-death moment, he felt an unprecedented level of concentration, as if he had entered a state of ethereal clarity. Especially during the last two encounters, he could almost predict Lin Qing's next two attack routes, as well as his possible manner of death.

"This is also the most basic way of using Mewtwo, and so far, it seems that there are almost no side effects from dreaming."

Does Mewtwo exist?

"Of course, it essentially simulates brainwaves to directly activate corresponding brain regions. Death can bring stimulation beyond the senses, and too many times can drive a person crazy," Lin Qing said with a smile. "Since you don't feel any pressure, then practice more in the future."

Chen Xuan later attempted to replicate other opponents.

For example, the Azure Dragon "Whirlpool".

He discovered that he could not summon Whirlpool in Jiangcheng. The background of the dream seemed to limit the units that could appear. Whirlpool could only appear in the world when he dreamed of the vast wilderness.

The cost of Azure Dragon's disintegration and remelting is 55 of itself.

Another ridiculously large number.

This confirmed to him that the cost of disintegration did not fully reflect the opponent's strength. If he imitated Liu Shuyue's use of the Demon-Slaying True Sword, he could basically cleave the dragon demon's forehead in two. Compared to Lin Qing, who cost him 0.8 of his own strength, it would be difficult for him to win even once in a fair fight.

Through constant sleeping and exploration, Chen Xuan welcomed Lunar New Year's Eve.

"Dad, Mom, I have a friend coming to our house to celebrate the New Year together," he said bluntly after lunch.

"Who is it?" Mr. Chen asked in surprise.

"We met while working, and she and Lin Qing got along very well."

"Sure!" Chen's mother immediately agreed, "But it's almost Chinese New Year, does your friend still have a car to get here?"

"She's arrived." Chen Xuan said, opening the living room door. "Come in."

This friend was naturally Liu Shuyue. The reason for inviting her was simple: to have her come and join in the fun. After all, the main store was currently closed, and she was either busy in Mala Village or at the Liu family in Yunzhou. There was almost no one she could interact with on an equal footing, let alone sit down for a casual chat.

In fact, when he invited Liu Shuyue, she was surprised but quite happy and readily agreed.

"Greetings, Your Majesty. Greetings, Your Majesty." Liu Shuyue bowed deeply at a 90-degree angle as she entered. "I am deeply grateful for the care and assistance I have received from your son while I am away from home."

The two were dumbfounded.

They had only ever seen this way of bowing on television.

Chen Xuan felt a chill run down his spine. He did remember asking the other person to change into casual clothes, but he had forgotten about etiquette.

"Little Shuyue, you're here!" Lin Qing quickly pulled her to sit down on the sofa. "Don't be so formal, your uncle and aunt are very kind."

"Yes, yes, please sit down, I'll go pour you some tea," Mrs. Chen nodded repeatedly.

"I can't accept this—"

Seeing this, she tried to get up to stop him, but Chen Xuan held her down.

"What's your name?" Mr. Chen asked.

"Liu Shuyue".

"Oh! You're spending the New Year here? Don't your family have any objections?"

"I have no home..."

“She has no objection because her parents are traveling abroad and plan to spend the Chinese New Year overseas, so she came here to visit me,” Chen Xuan interrupted before she could finish speaking.

Lin Qing's character is already orphaned, so it would be too strange for Liu Shuyue to be the same. Who has all their friends living alone and homeless?
"Going abroad for the Chinese New Year?" Mr. Chen suddenly realized, "Your parents are quite modern."

"Yes." Liu Shuyue reacted quickly and immediately accepted Chen Xuan's new setting.

"It's alright. Since you're here, make yourself at home. It's Chinese New Year... the more people, the more lively it is! You guys chat first, I'll go check what fruit we have in the fridge."

Mr. Chen stood up with a smile and slipped into the kitchen.

"What's going on?" he yelled at Chen's mother as soon as he entered the door. "What kind of job does Chen Xuan do in Jiangcheng? Why are all his friends beautiful women?"

"Didn't he quit his job and find a temporary job to adjust his mood? I know just as much as you do." The latter rolled her eyes at him. "Besides, this is a good thing. I was worried that he wouldn't be able to find a girlfriend."

"Having one is a good thing, but having two... I'm afraid something's not right..."

"Why are you worrying so much? Hurry up and prepare the fruit!" Chen's mother urged.

It has to be said that having more people really made it lively, and Chen Xuan hadn't had a New Year like this in a long time. In the afternoon, he first taught Liu Shuyue how to play mahjong, and then he dug out his old Famicom and they took turns playing Super Mario.

During dinner, everyone sat in a circle, eating and watching the Spring Festival Gala.

Chen Xuanyuan thought he would never watch the Spring Festival Gala in his life, but he didn't expect it to be so interesting when someone watched it with him.

Liu Shuyue watched with great interest.

As for Lin Qing, she might be watching TV or surfing the internet—multitasking isn't difficult for her.

And so, the lively New Year came to an end.

Chen Xuan originally planned to return to Jiangcheng on the fifth or sixth day of the Lunar New Year, but he didn't expect to hear some unexpected news on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

"Jiang Siqi has updated her status!" Lin Qing held her phone up to him.

Above are several photos of Wuhan, along with a short message: "I'm back! I wonder if anyone still remembers me? This business trip was exhausting!"

The update was made two minutes ago.

"Wait a minute..." Chen Xuan suddenly thought of a crucial question, "The Dimensional Agency's execution team was exploring the New Paris world, right? Now that the future has changed so much, can they sense this difference?"

(End of this chapter)