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

Your return, riding together with Yan Jinghong, attracted considerable attention and astonishment.

Especially that young master Shen Han.

You can tell this from how much he likes you.

[System Notification: Shen Han's favorability towards you has decreased by 30. Current favorability: 10 points (Casual Encounter)]

[The moment you stepped inside, you felt Shen Han's gaze, fixed on you as he supported Yan Jinghong, was like a knife, relentlessly staring at you.]

[And this was even more pronounced after discovering that this Fairy Yan had personally applied the medicinal wine to your wounds.]

[System Notification: Shen Han's favorability towards you has decreased by 20. Current favorability: -10 (Indifferent)]

Looking at the subtitles, Shen Han's favorability rating was steadily decreasing, and Yan Jinghong was taking good care of him.

Chen Xuan was also somewhat helpless.

If you're incompetent, who else can you blame?

He's always acting like a sycophant. But what's the point of just fawning over someone like Yan Jinghong, with her background and status? When has she ever lacked sycophants?

Is it really that hard to first establish a persona of being neither arrogant nor humble, then slowly cultivate the relationship to lower their guard, and finally do something that moves them?

By the way, for most women, it's best to have an "ordinary" face.

And coincidentally, he had it.

Oh, that's alright then.

However, Chen Xuan didn't care. The Shen family's strength was actually just so-so.

Although the Shen family dominated Jinling City and was the absolute local tyrant,

However, there is a clear hierarchy in terms of strength.

Whether it's Shen Qiu, Shen Han, or Shen Han, all three disciples he sees so far are at the Body Refinement Realm.

The difference is that Shen Qiu has better talent and was sent to the Golden Dragon Society early on. Now, he is at the Marrow Refining Realm and is probably waiting to reach perfection, swallow the Little Yuan Pill, and advance to the Acquired Realm.

As for Shen Han and Shen Han...

The latter is a pure young lady, and it seems that she is only at the Tendon Refining Realm at present. Shen Han is a little better, but he is only at the Bone Refining Realm. However, Shen Han is quite passionate about business, so even though his martial arts are not very smooth, he has already been involved in some business dealings with the Shen family at an early age.

As for the rest, the eldest and second eldest masters of the Shen family were both at the Acquired Realm, but the former was at the first Realm 'Power Activation' stage, while the latter was at the second Realm 'Power Transformation' stage.

It has to be said that the two members of the Shen family are obviously not that talented in martial arts, unlike Bai Zhiyun, who is only in her early thirties and is already in the Qi Condensation stage. She has a high probability of breaking through to the Opening Aperture stage in the future, and there is even a possibility that she may reach the Inner Realm.

Finally, the patriarch of the Shen family is now a genuine master of the Tongqiao Realm.

Regardless of whether he and Yan Jinghong had anything going on, or even if they did, would that old man from the Shen family really take action against him over a junior's jealousy over a love triangle?

He didn't believe it either.

This kind of martial arts force was already very strong in Chen Xuan's eyes before, but as his horizons broadened, he didn't pay much attention to it.

Old Cao isn't dead yet. Counting the days, he's been gone for almost ten days. He should be back soon!

It was precisely because of this that after Yan Jinghong finished applying the medicinal wine to himself, Chen Xuan not only did not rest, but instead took a stroll with Yan Jinghong in the Shen family mansion.

[A rare opportunity indeed; you and Yan Jinghong strolled casually through the Shen family compound.]

You chatted casually with Yan Jinghong while waiting for him to reveal his secret.

[That's right, you've been eyeing that light-foot skill that grants 60 points of favorability for a long time.]

However, although Yan Jinghong was extremely concerned about you, she was in no hurry to give you the things.

[You can understand that, from their perspective, your injuries are still there, and even if you were given the training now, it seems you wouldn't be able to practice?]

However, before you could even demonstrate your superhuman recovery speed, a constable in official robes rushed over and whispered something to Yan Jinghong.

As expected, Yan Jinghong's eyes lit up: "Really?"

After receiving a positive answer, Yan Jinghong looked at you: "Little brother, I have some urgent business to attend to. We've found some leads in the case, so I'll go there first. You continue recovering..."

Seeing Yan Jinghong's surprise, your heart sank slightly.

Could it be that Old Cao really left behind some clues?

At this moment, of course you wouldn't reveal yourself, nor would you act rashly; you simply nodded obediently.

Watching Yan Jinghong leave, you weren't in a hurry to go back, much less to return to Jinling City. Now that you have such a good opportunity, you absolutely must open the map of the Shen family!

The Shen family mansion is actually not very large; the garden and backyard take up a considerable amount of space.

You travel from place to place.

They even went so far as to raid the kitchen and the outhouse.

And finally, you've arrived at the last, most important place.

Shouts echoed from within the courtyard.

[You know this is the Shen family's training ground, but you were stopped by a voice at the door just as you were about to enter.]

"Dr. Chen, this is the Shen family's martial arts training ground. Outsiders are not allowed to enter!"

The one who spoke was an instructor from the Shen family, who clearly recognized you, this 'legendary' figure who emerged from the alchemy room in the backyard.

Your brow furrows; you've already seen that almost all the areas surrounding the Shen family have been explored and developed.

[In the past, you wouldn't have cared. Although the Shen family is large, the possibility of fortuitous encounters is still too limited.]

However, after you obtained the Seven Killing Blade, you learned that there is indeed a great secret within the Shen family.

[This also hides a rather extraordinary adventure!]

You frowned: "I can't even go in? Besides, isn't it lunchtime? There's nobody around. Can't I just go in and wander around?"

The instructor guarding the door glanced at your limping figure with a hint of disdain, but still said:

"Dr. Chen, this is the patriarch's order. Without a written order from the patriarch or the eldest master, no one except the Shen family members who are qualified to enter the martial arts hall is allowed to enter!"

Your brow furrowed slightly, but just as you were about to give up, footsteps sounded behind you, followed by a young voice:

"Instructor Sun, don't be so rigid! There's no one in the martial arts hall right now. What's wrong with Doctor Chen wanting to go in and take a look?"

[Savior! You turn around and see a rather unfamiliar face and figure.]

He's probably around your age, sixteen or seventeen. He's not exactly handsome, but he has a youthful charm.

Meeting your gaze, the young man cupped his hands in greeting and said with a smile, "Greetings, Young Master Chen. I am Shen Wuyai, a member of a collateral branch of the Shen family. Didn't you want to come in and have a look? Please!"

[Shen Wuyai? You haven't heard of this name, but that makes sense. The Shen family isn't just the current patriarch's lineage. The old patriarch had three children, and besides the branch that has since separated from the family, there is indeed another branch still within the Shen family.]

Unfortunately, you didn't have the leisure to think about these things at that moment. You smiled, nodded, and hurriedly walked into the training ground.

[You have entered the scene: Shen Family Martial Arts Arena!]

Almost as Chen Xuan controlled his game self to enter the martial arts arena, sure enough, a special feedback finally appeared at this moment:

[You now have sufficient knowledge of the current scene, "Shen Family Mansion." Do you wish to activate your destiny ability, "Defying Fate"? View all the possible encounters and their trigger conditions in the current scene.]

【Yes! 】