Chaotic World of Martial Arts: I Have a Spirit Pearl of Desire

Wu family, Qinghe County.

"Madam Xu, as the saying goes, a wife should bear the consequences of her husband's debts; this is only natural! You wouldn't want anything to happen to your family, would you?"

In the Wu family's mourning hall, white banners fluttered in the wind. A stunningly beautiful young woman knelt on a prayer mat, sobbing softly at the corpse covered in a white sheet before her.

The one who just spoke was a scarred man in a black robe who called himself Lin Hu, a notorious bully in the area.

Behind him stood several oddly-looking thugs, their lecherous eyes glued to Xu Qiuxue, as if they wanted to strip her of her coarse linen clothes with their gaze.

Looking at these people, Xu Qiuxue felt bitter inside.

She was the most beautiful girl in Wujia Village. Three months ago, she married Dr. Wu, hoping for a peaceful life. Who would have thought that Dr. Wu would be bitten to death by a poisonous snake while gathering herbs in the mountains the day before yesterday?

Before the person was even buried, the creditors had already blocked the door.

"Tiger Master," Xu Qiuxue's voice trembled, on the verge of tears, "I beg you to grant me a few more days. My husband just left, and I will definitely repay the money he owes..."

"Repay? What will you repay with?" Lin Hu sneered. "Your husband borrowed money to build this big brick house. You're a woman who's never lifted a finger, can't treat illnesses, and can't farm. Repay with your life? That's a full seventy taels of silver!"

"What?" Xu Qiuxue looked up abruptly, her almond-shaped eyes wide. "Wasn't it fifty-two taels? How did it become seventy taels?"

"Heh, Madam Xu, we're in business, we need to charge interest too." Lin Hu said with a forced smile, pulling out a receipt with a red handprint from his pocket and shaking it in mid-air. "Interest compounded, seventy taels, not a penny less. The receipt is right here, are you trying to renege?"

Xu Qiuxue took a closer look and saw that the glaring red handprint was indeed that of her deceased husband.

She suddenly felt dizzy and almost fell onto the prayer mat.

"Husband... how could you sign such a document..." This is clearly usury!

She simply couldn't understand why her usually honest and upright husband would borrow so much money.

I've never heard him mention that before.

"Alright!" A lewd glint flashed in Lin Hu's eyes as he leaned down and whispered, "Madam, look at your delicate skin. If you can't come up with the money... I have a compromise. You can come with me from now on, and I'll forgive your debt. Plus, you'll live a life of luxury from now on. How about it?"

As he spoke, Lin Hu gazed at Xu Qiuxue's fair, delicate neck, secretly calculating in his mind: This woman is truly a beauty!! Once I'm tired of her, I'll sell her to a brothel, and I'll definitely make a fortune!! Hahaha, I'm rich…

"I have silver, I have silver."

Suddenly, a clear voice came from outside the door.

A tall figure rushed in and stood firmly in front of Xu Qiuxue.

The newcomer was tall and handsome. Although he was only wearing a faded coarse cloth long gown, he stood straight in front of the fierce-looking Lin Hu, showing no fear whatsoever.

"Who do we have here? It's Chen You, Wu Langzhong's apprentice!" Lin Hu sneered, glancing sideways. "What, trying to stand up for your master's wife? She owes me a full seventy taels of silver!"

Chen You handed over the land deed in his hand and said, "This is the land deed left by my parents. It covers three acres of land. How much silver do you think it's worth?"

"Oh?"

Lin Hu took the land deed with some surprise, glanced at it, and then grinned: "Haha, I didn't realize you were so filial to your master's wife! This is three acres of land, alright, I'll give you ten taels of silver!"

"What! Someone once asked me if this land was worth thirty taels of silver..."

"Bang!"

Before he could finish speaking, Lin Hu kicked Chen You in the stomach.

Chen You stumbled and bumped into the table and chairs behind her, knocking over the teapot.

"Chen You, are you alright...?"

Xu Qiuxue quickly helped him up, glaring angrily at the group: "How could you hit someone?"

"Hitting you is too lenient! How much can you earn farming these days? I'll give you ten taels of silver; that's already me being merciful. If you keep nagging, I'll beat you again!"

Lin Hu glared fiercely at Chen You and continued, "Consider this ten taels as interest, and I'll give you another month..."

Lin Hu was calculating in his mind: In a month, the interest could roll back another ten taels. How would those two penniless bastards repay it then? Now, by giving them a month's grace, not only could he make an extra sum of money, but Xu Qiuxue, that young widow, would still be unable to escape his grasp. It was killing two birds with one stone!

"But remember this: don't even think about sneaking away." Lin Hu carefully put away the land deed and threatened menacingly, "My men are everywhere around here. If I find out you're trying to run, I'll break your legs! Go!"

Lin Hu waved his hand and arrogantly left the Wu family.

"Waaaaah... What am I going to do?"

Xu Qiuxue looked at her husband's body covered with a white sheet on the ground and couldn't help but cover her face and cry. Her delicate shoulders trembled, and she looked extremely helpless.

Chen You clutched her stomach, got up, and sighed softly.

To be honest, he was filled with helplessness.

Three days ago, he was a modern man who had just graduated from university. After taking a nap, he inexplicably traveled to this ancient world.

The original owner died from a cold, which conveniently allowed him to take over this body.

The original owner of this body was a person with a tragic fate. Her parents died early, and she was taken in by Doctor Wu when she was about ten years old.

He usually went out with Dr. Wu to collect herbs and farm, so they were in a master-disciple relationship!

We've lived and eaten together for so many years, we're practically family now.

But who could have imagined that just three days after he transmigrated here, before he could even adjust to his new life, his cheap master was bitten to death by a poisonous snake.

"Master's wife, don't be sad, I have a way..."

Before Chen You could finish speaking, Xu Qiuxue said with heartache in her eyes, "Chen You, that land was the capital your parents left you to get married! How could you take it out..."

In this era, land is the lifeblood of farmers.

Without land, it will be difficult to start a family and build a career in the future.

Chen You said earnestly, "Master's wife, Master is gone, and I don't want to see anything happen to you too. Land can be earned back, but if a person is gone, then nothing is left."

He spoke with an air of righteous indignation, but in reality, he also had his own selfish motives.

Just last night, he discovered that after transmigrating, a blue bead had appeared in his mind, floating deep within his brain.

According to the information conveyed by the bead, this bead is called the Desire Spirit Bead.

In this world, people have seven emotions and six desires, and everyone is entangled with endless desires.

Greed, fear, and obsession are all manifestations of desire.

This Desire Pearl can see the desires and obsessions emanating from others.

Fulfilling these desires will convert them into desire points.

Desire points can be used to exchange for various abilities.

The abilities that the Spirit Pearl has granted him are mainly divided into two categories: [Information] and [Cultivation].

The so-called information refers to the business opportunities, intelligence, crises, and even chances hidden around us!

By consuming 10 points of desire, Chen You can obtain a piece of information that he urgently needs.

This is also the source of his confidence to make such a boast in front of Lin Hu, and even to sell land to save his master's wife.

With this spirit pearl in hand, why would I be afraid of not finding a way to earn tens of taels of silver?

However, there is a prerequisite for using this Desire Spirit Pearl.

That means the other person's level of affection for you must be above 60!

The reason is that only if someone has feelings for you will they not be on guard against you, and only then can the Desire Orb see their desires.

Last night, he took a walk around and found that among all the people around him, only his teacher's wife had a favorability rating of exactly 60.

Therefore, by rescuing the master's wife, one can earn desire points from her.

Her desires number in the five categories.

[Xu Qiuxue's desires.]

[Desire 1: Wishing for her husband's resurrection. Completion rewards: 500 Desire Points.]

[Desire 2: The desire to pay off the debt. Completion rewards: 50 Desire Points.]

[Desire 3: My sister has caught a cold and is suffering from blood deficiency. If she could eat a three-colored fish, she would surely recover sooner! Completion rewards: 30 Desire Points.]

[Desire 4: I owe Lin Hu money and hope he can give me some time. Completion reward: 40 Desire Points. (Completed.)]

"Huh, Desire Four is complete!"

Seeing the 40 Desire Points credited to his account, Chen You was overjoyed.

Then, he looked at Desire Five!

His gaze suddenly sharpened, because the fifth desire was actually related to him!