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

The sun is gradually setting in the west.

You realize you're overthinking things.

[The city of Jinling, if one were simply running quickly towards a destination, doesn't seem very large.]

However, if your goal is to thoroughly explore the entire city of Jinling, leaving no corner unexplored, then your movement technique is indeed a bit too exaggerated.

[In one afternoon, you haven't even fully explored the map of your own district, Dongcheng, let alone the rest of the area.]

The area of ​​Dongcheng District is mostly owned by the Shen family. Whether it's a security escort agency, an armory, a pharmacy, a brokerage firm, or anything else, the Shen family's influence is almost everywhere.

However, you'll also discover many hidden adventures within this!

This kind of serendipitous encounter isn't like the grand, sweeping events of the Shen family mansion; it's more like the smaller, more confined experience of the Shattered Star Tower.

Even so, your gains are considerable...

【…】

You have transferred all your attribute points to 'Fortune'.

At this moment, you feel like your luck is off the charts!

【…】

[System notification: You found some scattered silver coins at your feet. You don't know who dropped them. After glancing around and finding no one paying attention, you quickly picked them up. You have received 1 tael of silver.]

[You used the "Fate-Defying Technique" and discovered a fortuitous encounter: the antique shop owner's "Hidden Illness (Mortal)". You then gave one of your "Yang-Boosting Pills" (which you had refined and carried with you) to the owner, completing the Mortal-level fortuitous encounter. You gained 60 potential points and obtained the owner's book, "Appraisal for Beginners". You can learn the skill of "Appraisal" for everyday life through this book.]

【…】

[System notification: You found several copper coins in a corner. You casually walked by and took them out. You received 5 coins.]

[You used the "Defying Fate" skill and discovered a fortuitous encounter: the "Poetic Riddle (Mortal)" at the Drunken Immortal Pavilion. You adjusted your attributes to focus on Comprehension and easily deciphered its mystery, gaining 30 Potential Points, 10 taels of silver, and the book "Jinling Gazetteer" (Miscellaneous Book). After fully reading it, you can unlock the entire map of the area surrounding Jinling.]

【…】

[You used the "Fate-Defying Technique" and discovered a serendipitous encounter: the Qingyuan Pawnshop's "Family Heirloom (Yellow)". You spent 10 taels of silver to find a pawned item, a strange little pot. You bought it and discovered that there seemed to be some special traces inside.]

You have gained 200 potential points. You have transferred your attributes to Comprehension again, and you have discovered a Yellow-level martial art, "Iron Finger Skill".

Still at this Qingyuan pawnshop, you used the "Fate-Defying Technique" and discovered the extraordinary encounter "Blind to the Truth (Yellow)." You spent 200 coins to buy a pawned item that had been locked up for a long time: a calligraphy copybook by the deceased literary master Lin Moyuan. The pawnshop had mistaken it for a fake. It was actually genuine, worth approximately 100 taels of silver!

By purchasing it, you gained 150 potential points and the calligraphy scroll "Langya Pavilion Calligraphy". You can sell it or study it. Using this calligraphy scroll, you can improve your life skills "Calligraphy" and "Appraisal". Calligraphy can be upgraded to level 5, and Appraisal to level 3.

Good heavens, even Chen Xuan couldn't help but shake his head after witnessing this extraordinary encounter at the pawnshop.

These kinds of places are indeed treasure troves for finding extraordinary encounters!

Not only did they get their money back, they also made a considerable profit.

They even managed to acquire a martial art technique that was pretty useless but could be taught to Brother Monkey!

Who said that martial arts skills are rare in the martial arts world?

He looked at it and thought, "This isn't difficult at all."

Obtaining a Yellow-level martial art is incredibly easy!

As for life skills, calligraphy is not really useful, but appraisal is very important.

Chen Xuan hadn't forgotten that the map of Zhongshan in the eastern suburbs of Jinling City, found in the dilapidated temple where he was born, came with one condition:

[Traveler's Relics (Common): ...Obtain a tattered map and a piece of dried rations outside Jinling City, unlocking the map outside the eastern suburbs. Simultaneously, retain this map, learn the "Appraisal" skill (a skill for dealing with the common people), and reach the "Mastery" level before using the map to unlock a new side quest extension.]

That's right.

That's the serendipitous encounter.

Previously, due to his background and mission, Chen Xuan couldn't afford to waste time on this.

But now that it has happened, this extraordinary encounter is indeed something to look forward to.

With this in mind, Chen Xuan continued his sweeping through the eastern district of Jinling City.

However, there really wasn't anything noteworthy to be found in these ordinary shops.

The only thing worth mentioning again is the extraordinary encounter that occurred after Chen Xuan entered a very bustling shop as darkness fell:

[You used the "Fate-Changing" skill and discovered a serendipitous encounter: Wanfu Casino "Newbie's Journey (Ordinary)". You adjusted your attributes to Luck and won five times in a row, completing the newbie's journey in the casino.]

You have learned the life skill 'Gambling Skill', and you have gained 20 potential points.

Yes, a gambling den. However, that's not the most important thing. After controlling himself to circle around the casino, Chen Xuan finally triggered this little scene's serendipitous encounter:

[You have observed all the fixed encounters and trigger conditions for the map 'Wanfu Gambling House':]

【1. I am the King of Gamblers (Xuan): Wanfu Gambling House is the largest gambling house in Jinling City and is also a gambling house controlled by the Golden Dragon Society!

If you can win more than 20 consecutive games and win more than 500 taels of silver, you can choose to participate in the house betting game and then gamble big.

If successful, you can choose to become the casino's manager. Alternatively, you can leave with five hundred taels of silver, but the rule is that you are never allowed to gamble at Wanfu Casino again!

Of course, whether you want to win twenty consecutive games or beat the current bookmaker, there are conditions: your gambling skill needs to be above level 8 (the pinnacle), or your luck needs to be above 12 points.

Indeed, Chen Xuan had never expected that this small gambling den would have such a special encounter.

Golden Dragon Society, Ten Thousand Carp Hall!

This is an invitation from a local power attached to the background of a character whose origins are shrouded in mystery.

However, Chen Xuan never joined in and didn't play the game according to that initial plan.

Old Cao's treatment is no worse than that of Wanlitang. Now that his strength has improved, he naturally no longer needs to be restrained by the Golden Dragon Society.

With this in mind, Chen Xuan didn't rush to try and complete this extraordinary adventure.

He continued to wander through Jinling City, but it must be said that apart from the Wanfu Gambling House, there wasn't a single high-level adventure in the vast East District, among the hundreds of shops.

However, just when Chen Xuan had given up, an unexpected and wonderful encounter occurred...