Text-based martial arts: A nighttime rendezvous with the gang leader's wife in a dilapidated te

[You have initiated a feat of defying fate, and a faint, dark golden light has appeared deep within your eyes. The threads of destiny, time, and cause and effect are gradually becoming clearer before your eyes, like peeling back layers of an onion.]

[You have observed all the fixed encounters and trigger conditions for the character 'Doctor Cao':]

【1. Traitor to the Medicine King (Location): Cao Qing's real name is Pang Bufan. He is a core disciple of the Medicine King Valley. He stole the forbidden book "Blood Spirit Pill Scripture" from the Medicine King Valley and hid here under an assumed name. If you report his whereabouts to the Medicine King Valley, you can obtain a large amount of reputation points from the Medicine King Valley!

Furthermore, after capturing the target, you can choose one Earth-grade elixir and one Profound-grade martial art. If the conditions are met, you can directly join the renowned Medicine King Valley or its subordinate sects.

Note: If your whereabouts are leaked, you will gain a large amount of hatred from Doctor Cao, and the conflict will be permanently set to "fight to the death."

2. Blood Spirit Pill Scripture (Earth): After stealing the Blood Spirit Pill Scripture, Physician Cao has been studying the method of refining Blood Pills! However, he has not yet mastered it. If you can help him succeed, you will gain a lot of favor with Physician Cao and a certain probability of learning the advanced magic technique: Blood Spirit Pill Technique.

Blood Spirit Pill Technique: A method of alchemy that uses human blood as a medicinal ingredient, which can enhance the effects of all pills produced!

3. Poison Master's Inheritance (Stage-Based Serendipity): By gaining favor with Doctor Cao, you can receive instruction from him. This serendipity does not grant potential points. When favorability is ≥20, you can receive basic medical terminology and herb identification from Doctor Cao. When it is ≥40, you can receive advanced alchemy and medical insights. When it is ≥60, you can become his apprentice and learn martial arts and poison techniques. When it is ≥80, you will study the Blood Spirit Pill Scripture together with him.

Note: After obtaining this fortuitous encounter, and with subsequent news of it being revealed, you will fall out with Medicine King Valley and some other forces, resulting in a decrease in your reputation.

Three serendipitous encounters.

It has to be said that compared to Long Qingyu, whose random encounters could not reveal fixed encounters, the encounters triggered by the person in front of him made Chen Xuan truly appreciate the power of his unique talent, "Defying Fate"!

This is absolutely one of the most extraordinary and unique talents.

Of course, the negative effects were also considerable. If it weren't for his many fortuitous encounters, Chen Xuan believed that he probably wouldn't have even made it out of the dilapidated temple and would have died on the way.

and so……

Chen Xuan decisively ignored the first fortuitous encounter. When he read it before, the main influence of Medicine King Valley was in the Central Plains area north of the Yangtze River.

Although this is clearly a bigger opportunity, it has nothing to do with my current situation.

Then, there was only one choice left: he had to find a way to cling to Dr. Cao's coattails with all his might!

Your contemplation seems to have displeased Dr. Cao.

He looked at you, his brow furrowed, as if wondering if the person sent this time was an idiot.

[You realized what was happening and quickly bowed.]

"This humble one, Chen Siming, greets Your Excellency, Physician!"

[Dr. Cao was taken aback, then let out two eerie cackling laughs:]

"What an arrogant name! No wonder you're so frail. You're all talk and no action!"

However, he was clearly not very interested in you; before you could speak, he waved his hand dismissively.

"Alright, go wait over there. I'm about to open my elixir, and I'll use your blood!"

Upon hearing this, you could clearly see that the other 'colleagues' in the alchemy room all breathed a sigh of relief.

At the same time, their gazes towards you were filled with pity and sympathy, and of course, a hint of schadenfreude.

You know, fate doesn't give you a chance to breathe!

Establishing oneself in this grand Shen family mansion is no easy feat!

For you, just to survive requires giving it your all!

Chen Xuan clenched his fists and nervously pursed his lips, but he knew that things had come to this point and there was nothing he could do.

We can only take it one step at a time.

The stares of those around you made you a little apprehensive, but looking at the steamed bun in your hand, you still felt that filling your stomach was the most important thing, no matter what.

After eating two steamed buns, your hunger level increased by 30, and your stamina was restored.

Your negative status effect, "Hunger," has disappeared.

Unfortunately, you didn't even have time to properly savor the aroma of the flour before Doctor Cao, who had finished preparing it, lifted you up.

His hands were like eagle claws, aged yet possessing unimaginable strength!

You have arrived before the furnace, already in operation and radiating intense heat!

A kitchen knife, faintly stained with red rust, was tossed in front of you.

"Bring me a bowl of blood!"

Faced with Dr. Cao's coercion, you decide:

[1. Fight him to the death: With a weapon in hand, the urge to kill arises! You slash with your sword, aiming at the seemingly frail old man beside you!]

[2. Slitting your wrist to draw blood: Better to live than die! You obediently complied and drew a bowl of blood. You have entered the negative status 'Weakness,' and your stamina has permanently decreased by 1.]

[3. Decisive Refusal: I'm not here to be a slave! You refused Dr. Cao's coercion, even though you seemed unaware of what you were relying on!]

"Grass!"

Chen Xuan pursed his lips. Now, he finally understood the true meaning of his damned fate of "defying the heavens and changing one's destiny".

This really is a matter of "changing one's fate"!

If they don't change, they're really doomed sooner or later.

However, Chen Xuan knew that he actually had no choice among the three options before him.

Since this old ghost is a traitor to this Medicine King Valley, he must have martial arts skills, and they probably aren't too low. With my current attributes, let alone a martial arts master, I probably couldn't even kill a chicken!

The choice made is correct; as long as the green hills remain, there will always be firewood to burn!

You made the right decision. The sharp cleaver left a bloody mark on your arm, and drops of blood flowed out.

You feel your body growing weaker and weaker, and just as you're seeing stars, a small bowl of fresh blood finally fills up.

[Dr. Cao glanced disdainfully at your weakened state before waving his hand:]

"Apply medicine to this kid, don't let him die so soon!"

The "colleague" next to you applies a cooling ointment to your arm.

Surprisingly, upon applying the cool ointment, the flowing wound scabbed over almost instantly.

However, Dr. Cao clearly doesn't have time to deal with you right now.

His gaze was fixed on the alchemy furnace before him. One medicinal herb after another was added into the furnace, and an indescribable medicinal fragrance slowly spread out...

Chen Xuan let out a breath, but at that moment, the words in front of him suddenly changed direction:

[A random encounter event has been triggered. Do you wish to activate the destiny ability 'Defy Fate'? View the current random encounter's trajectory.]

[You have activated your destiny ability: Defying Fate. The causal relationship between you and the person before you is gradually becoming clearer before your eyes.]

[This is a random, special encounter. No encounter level is displayed. The subsequent ending and rewards will be revealed based on the progression of the story...]

Random encounters! These are random opportunities that occur when a character experiences certain special events, unlike the fixed encounters that usually happen to them! Just like the one with Long Qingyu.

Instantly, Chen Xuan's eyes lit up again.

Yes, the chance to defy fate is right now!