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

A gentle evening breeze caressed the riverbanks, where the late summer heat lingered.

Lush green grass, a gently flowing river.

The riverbank was utterly silent at this moment.

Only the faint chirping of insects and your heavy breathing remained.

[Battle over.]

[Battle Assessment: A narrow victory for a newcomer lacking experience, but still quite exciting.]

You have gained 30 combat experience points.

You have gained 30 potential points.

You glanced at the three corpses, took out a Rejuvenation Pill from your backpack, swallowed one, then crushed another and sprinkled it on the wound on your shoulder.

【…】

"call……"

Compared to his game counterpart, Chen Xuan was even more nervous in real life at this moment!

After all, in reality, he can only watch helplessly most of the time, and at most make choices at some crucial moments.

However, the limitations of wordplay meant that he couldn't gain much more insight into the battle situation.

Although he also believed that the magic of the martial arts game was, to a large extent, a reflection of himself, the development of the battle was entirely within his control, only presented through the game's text.

But it's impossible not to be nervous.

Therefore,

Only when the battle ended could he finally breathe a sigh of relief.

The control of the characters has finally returned to normal.

You didn't have time to review the battle; you quickly washed your blood-stained clothes and removed the bloodstains from your body.

Before leaving, you searched the three corpses and found only some dried fish and a few hundred coins. You put them in your pocket, picked up the fish basket, activated the "Defying Fate" skill, allocated your attributes to agility and strength, and then headed back towards Jinling City.

【…】

By the time you returned to the outskirts of Jinling City, the sun had completely set, and the sky had turned utterly dark.

Fortunately, the soldiers guarding the city knew you were the Shen family's physician from your recent comings and goings, so they didn't question or search you excessively and let you into the city.

Entering the pharmacy, Cao Qing, who was sitting behind the counter with his eyes closed, didn't open them but simply said, "You're back?"

However, before you could speak, his nostrils twitched slightly, and he suddenly opened his eyes.

[Whether it was your imagination or not, at that moment, you seemed to feel a burst of light.]

"Kid, are you hurt? Where's that smell of blood coming from?"

He appeared before you in an instant, and seeing your pale face and the wound on your shoulder that had started bleeding again as you walked, his gaze instantly turned grim.

"Kid, where have you been? Weren't you fishing? How did you get so badly injured?"

You didn't answer, but struggled to put down the fish basket on your back, forcing a smile onto your pale face (choose your own words):

"Sir, look what this is!"

Cao Qing stared in disbelief at the golden fish in the opened basket: "A golden money fish? A treasure fish? You actually caught another one?"

[You grin (choose your own opening line): "Last time I ate this fish, the master said it was a treasure! Since I finally had some free time, I thought I'd try the same method again to see if I could catch another one, and I didn't expect to actually catch one!"]

[You continue (choose your own words): "Last time, when I was refining that Bone-Corroding Powder, you coughed a few times, so I thought I'd catch this stuff for you to try. That old fisherman from back then seemed to become several years younger after eating it..."]

Cao Qing looked at you as you spoke abruptly, then at your pale face and genuine smile, and pursed his lips: "So, what happened to this injury?"

He suddenly ripped open your clothes, revealing not only the obvious knife wound on your left shoulder, but also bruises on your arms and wrists.

You smiled somewhat sheepishly, yet still a little shaken (choose your own opening line):

[“There were three fishermen nearby who saw the precious fish I caught and tried to steal it from me! I killed them! Sir, the Spring Breeze and Rain Needle technique you taught me is really, really amazing…”]

You forced yourself to finish saying those words, and then you fainted.

[Your stamina is reduced to 0. Due to the negative status effect of "bleeding," you have entered a coma.]

Cao Qing's favorability towards you increases by 10, current favorability: 69 (heart-to-heart)

【…】

"Holy crap, am I dizzy?"

Chen Xuan blinked as he looked at the endless message that only showed "Unconscious..." Had he messed up completely?

He did it on purpose, deliberately not replenishing his strength. When he was almost at Jinling City, he stopped taking drugs. He didn't expect to knock himself unconscious.

Fortunately, the goal and the result have been achieved.

Chen Xuan sighed, glanced at the darkness outside, and knew that dawn would break in about half an hour.

He didn't believe that Cao Qing would actually let him faint under such circumstances.

I decided to stop thinking about it and lay down on the bed, drifting off to sleep.

However, what Chen Xuan didn't know was that in this game, Cao Qing placed him on a bed, applied medicine, looked at the dead Golden Money Demon, then put on a black outfit and left Jinling City in the deep of night!

His figure moved like a ghost, following the Purple Gold River.

In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, his nose twitched slightly as he discerned the direction, and after a hundred breaths, he arrived at the riverbank.

In the darkness of night, under the moonlight, he silently approached the three corpses that had clearly not yet been discovered.

After examining the wounds on the three corpses, he slammed his hand down, and three blood-stained steel needles fell into his grasp.

Under the moonlight, he looked at the three steel needles, a rare warmth and smile appearing in his eyes. Then, as if he had thought of something, only cold killing intent remained in his eyes.

His gaze fell on the still-standing awning boat in the distance, then he glanced at the three men, a sinister smile creeping across his lips. He then steered the boat towards the nearby villages and towns…

……

That afternoon, Chen Xuan woke up from his drowsy state with a frown.

The dream of murder is not pleasant, but of course, he didn't have the guts to dry heave or anything.

The most cruel accident he ever suffered in this world—a car crash—had already shown him just how fragile the human body truly is.

So, he simply washed his face and hurriedly logged back into the martial arts world.

Keep in mind, he's still in a 'coma'!

Welcome back to the world of martial arts!

Location: Inside a side room in the backyard of Shen's Pharmacy, east of Jinling City

[Time: 7:00 AM, the 13th day of the 8th month of the 4th year of Tianwu]

You opened your eyes, and the pain in your left shoulder made you grimace instinctively.

However, to your surprise, the always stern-faced old man sat silently beside your bed.

[Upon seeing you wake up, Cao Qing seemed unsurprised, and then he uttered something you had been eagerly anticipating:]

"Young man, would you like to become my disciple?"