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

Chen Xuan was awakened by the knocking on the door.

The person knocking on the door was none other than the takeout he had ordered that morning before going to bed.

After several days, he finally managed to summarize his experience.

While eating his 'breakfast', Chen Xuan didn't check the forum again this time.

Instead, I summarized it in my mind.

The adventures he currently faces that he must complete later, besides those involving Lao Cao, include the "precious delicacies and fish" of the Purple Gold River, the "embezzlement" from Shen Fu, and, equally importantly, the "birth point" he must return to on the fifteenth or first day of the lunar month in the game.

That prefecture-level "mysterious tribute".

The last one is undoubtedly the most important: the acquisition of Earth-level potential points. I estimate it will be at least a thousand potential points, which can speed things up significantly!

However, right now, the most important things are to improve my medical skills and find a way to go fishing.

After all, the "Rare Delicacies and Treasure Fish" encounter is an extremely rare "repeatable encounter" on the forum.

Once a week!

With that thought in mind, Chen Xuan quickly resolved the hygiene issue and then logged into the martial arts world...

Welcome back to the world of martial arts.

Location: Backyard of Shen's Pharmacy, East Gate of Jinling City

[Time: 7:00 AM, the 4th day of the 8th month of the 4th year of Tianwu]

You opened your eyes on the hard wooden bed. It was already broad daylight.

[You are savoring the fruits of last night's labor: "Green Book": Level 1, 17%; Five Animal Frolics: Level 1, 14%]

This is a pretty good result. The 1 point increase in comprehension has indeed made my study of the Green Book much faster!

Although all of this adds up to the gains of yesterday day and night.

So it's clear that Chen Xuan was not satisfied!

Yesterday's efforts, coupled with deliberate flattery, raised Cao Qing's favorability rating to 39 points.

The old man's favorability rating is 20, and once it reaches 40, you can truly learn medicine and alchemy from him.

Most importantly, he must reach 60 points of favorability as soon as possible, become an apprentice of Old Cao, learn martial arts from him, especially the body-strengthening "stance training", and officially become a martial artist.

Why not just join the Golden Dragon Society? With an initial blood oath shrouded in mystery, joining the Golden Dragon Society wouldn't be a problem.

However, the situation is quite different now.

As a gang in Danyang County and a subordinate gang of the Canal Gang, the Golden Dragon Society is naturally quite good, which is the biggest help in understanding the mystery of its origins.

But Cao Qing in front of us is no less impressive.

The Shen family doesn't know, but how could Chen Xuan not know?

Core disciples of Medicine King Valley! What is Medicine King Valley?

On the forum, a satirical poem circulating in the martial arts world prominently featured the line: "The Medicine King and Poison Sect are not to be trifled with."

This simple sentence has already proven the status of Medicine King Valley in the martial arts world!

Previously, as a core disciple of a sect of this caliber, what level of stance training did Lao Cao possess?

During this time, Chen Xuan also gained a significant understanding of martial arts.

Standing meditation is an introductory exercise for body cultivation. The quality of standing meditation determines the effects and differences in body cultivation afterward.

Legend has it that some top-level stance training can cultivate different acquired physical constitutions and destinies, with additional blessings.

Most stance training forms form the foundation for subsequent martial arts techniques and can be interconnected.

So, even a fool could tell that although Old Cao may seem unremarkable, the fact that he was able to steal the so-called "Blood Spirit Pill Scripture" from Medicine King Valley and evade their pursuit and search for countless years shows that his martial arts skills are definitely not low!

Being able to become Lao Cao's subordinate is definitely a much better prospect than staying in the Golden Dragon Society.

Of course, it's also much more dangerous!

However, having decided to take this path, Chen Xuan had no way to turn back!

So, looking at this unremarkable number, Chen Xuan once again tapped his potential points:

Potential Point: 1195

[Do you wish to consume Potential Points to increase the experience of "Qingqing Manual"? At the current level, 2 Potential Points increase the learning progress by 1%.]

【Yes! 】

Having broken through to the next potential point, you feel countless pharmacological and knowledge-based insights contained within the books entering your mind.

【你消耗166点潜能点，提升《青青册》至2级0%（略懂皮毛），你的生活能力『医术』提升至2级0%（略懂皮毛），你的生活能力『採集』提升至1级33%（初学乍练）。】

Before you could even savor the feeling, a voice came from outside the door: "Kid, the sun's high in the sky, aren't you up yet?"

You jolted awake, quickly sat up in bed, and went outside.

Upon reaching the door, as expected, Cao Qing frowned.

"Why are you so late today? Remember, the way of man lies in rising early and retiring late, and maintaining a regular daily routine!"

"Thank you for your guidance, sir. I spent some time reading medical books yesterday and was deeply moved, which kept me awake all night, hence my late rise."

[Upon hearing your words, Cao Qing looked at you with surprise:]

"A fleeting feeling? In that case, I'll test you. If you dare to deceive me, then get back to the Shen family!"

Cao Qing's words were blunt, and his actions were swift; he directly examined and questioned you.

However, although you are still some distance from fully mastering the medical skills, with the help of potential points and your own comprehension, you can still speak fluently.

[Moreover, after Cao Qing tried to have you take his pulse, and you described part of the pulse pattern to determine the situation, he finally believed you.]

"You little rascal, you were exhausted yesterday, yet you still had this much mental energy? I truly underestimated you!"

You're not underestimating us, you're underestimating our potential!

Chen Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, but after staring at it for a while, he still didn't see any notification that the favorability rating would continue to increase, so he frowned slightly.

Clearly, a level 2 medical skill is still not enough to overcome this affinity bottleneck!

Chen Xuan subconsciously tapped the potential points again: 1029.

And if one wants to improve their medical skills again...

[Do you wish to consume Potential Points to increase the experience of "Qingqing Manual"? At the current level, 4 Potential Points increase the learning progress by 1%.]

Sure enough, it became 4 points, requiring a full 400 potential points to advance one level. In that case, at this rate of advancement, to reach level 5, a total of 2800 potential points would be needed. It's not a lot, but I don't have any left.

So no matter what, we must have more adventures and gain more potential points!

Cao Qing stroked his beard, the displeasure in his eyes finally disappearing, but as usual, he still gave you a word of advice:

"Young man, I'll say it again: good health is the foundation of a long life! Today, you're not going to read or practice any more martial arts..."

He hesitated for a moment, then said:

"Yesterday's move was rushed, it was a spur-of-the-moment decision on my part. There are still quite a few herbs and some miscellaneous items left in the Shen family's alchemy room. Please make an extra trip to retrieve them for me!"

Faced with Cao Qing's instructions, you offered no resistance, readily nodding in agreement, already having already made your plans!

Isn't today the perfect time to go fishing?