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

"It's Lin Hu again..."

Upon seeing the third message, Chen You felt a surge of killing intent!

Now that he's a martial artist himself, to be honest, he's not afraid of Lin Hu at all!

"I heard that Lin Hu's strength is also at the first rank, but he's at the mid-stage of the first rank..."

Chen You frowned.

He's probably no match for Lin Hu now.

Of course, he could also ask Yang Zhenzhen for help.

After all, Yang Zhenzhen said that he would be her sworn brother from now on!

However, Chen You didn't plan to approach Yang Zhenzhen. Although she verbally claimed to treat him as her sworn brother, he had troubled her with many favors, and favors are something you lose as you use them!

We don't need to use this precious favor to deal with a mere Lin Hu!

A moment later, Chen You strode toward Niu Er's house.

In this world, human relationships are fickle, and the helping hand extended when you are down on your luck is the most precious.

Back when Chen You couldn't even get thin porridge, Niu Er always shared his food rations with him.

Now that I have some money to spare, I must repay this small act of kindness no matter what.

Moreover, he himself still owed him money.

Before even entering the room, Chen You heard a soft sob coming from inside.

"Waaah... What should we do now? Niu Er, you heartless bastard, you're not really going to sell me to a brothel to pay off your debts, are you?" This was the sound of Niu Er's wife, Chen Juan, wailing and crying.

"What nonsense are you thinking! I'd rather die than let you go to a place like that!" Niu Er roared irritably.

"But that silver... I just went to my mother's and begged for ages, and even with our savings, we only have five taels left... Five taels isn't enough! We're still short half!" Chen Juan wiped away her tears. "I told you to go borrow from Chen You before, but you were too proud to go!"

"Chen You himself has it tough, how can I possibly ask him for help!" Niu Er sighed repeatedly.

"Knock knock knock!"

The sudden knocking on the door interrupted the couple's argument.

Niu Er walked warily to the door and asked in a low voice, "Who is it?"

"It's me, Chen You."

The door creaked open, and Niu Er stood awkwardly in the doorway, his face bruised and swollen like a pig's head.

Chen You glanced at him, stepped into the house, and frowned, asking, "Was this done by Lin Hu and his gang?"

"You've heard all about it?" Niu Er sighed, his head drooping, and gritted his teeth. "I finally understand. That Zhao Er deliberately provoked me, got me to fight, and then pretended to be seriously injured. Then Lin Hu brought his men to cause trouble, demanding ten taels of silver from me! Bah! These scoundrels set me up!!!"

"How much more do we need?" Chen You asked bluntly.

Niu Er awkwardly avoided eye contact, forcing a smile as he said, "Chen You, you've had a tough time too, so don't worry about this. At worst, I'll go hunting in the mountains tomorrow morning, and I'll be able to gather the money!"

"When have you ever succeeded in hunting? Every time you go, you come back empty-handed, and you almost get carried off by wolves!" Chen Juan said coldly from the side, her eyes red.

"Shut up, you woman!" Niu Er, feeling embarrassed, glared at his wife.

"Alright, stop arguing. How much more do we need?" Chen You asked again.

"Five taels!" Chen Juan shouted loudly from the side, afraid that Niu Er would refuse.

Without saying a word, Chen You reached into his pocket, took out five taels of silver, and placed it on the table.

This was the money he got from selling venison. He had been using it sparingly, and he had just left over five taels.

"Take it."

Staring at the pile of silver on the table, Niu Er froze, his breathing becoming rapid: "Chen You, you... where did you get so much money? This won't do, I can't take your life-saving money!"

"You're not really planning to sell your wife, are you?" Chen You chuckled and patted Niu Er on the shoulder, teasingly adding, "Besides, I used to go hungry and borrowed a lot of copper coins from you. This five taels of silver, part of it is to pay you back, and the rest is a loan. Take it with a clear conscience."

"Chen You... Brother..." Niu Er's eyes instantly reddened, and he trembled with excitement, his hands dangling in mid-air, not knowing what to do.

"Brother, you...you're too kind," Chen Juan said excitedly.

"Niu Er used to take good care of me, this is nothing," Chen You smiled and continued, "Alright, I should go back now. Return the money, and don't mess with Lin Hu again!"

A cold glint flashed in his eyes, and then he left.

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"Sister, why hasn't Brother Chen You come back yet? Could something have happened to him?"

Xu Yue sat at the table with her chin resting on her hands, looking at the steaming braised venison, steamed fresh fish and other delicious dishes, but she had no desire to touch them at all.

Even though her stomach was growling, she was going to wait for Chen You to come back so they could eat together.

"You silly girl, spit it out! You're such a jinx, don't talk nonsense."

Xu Qiuxue stood at the door, scolding her younger sister, but her own beautiful eyes remained fixed on the dark path outside the courtyard, her hands unconsciously twisting together.

These days, the world outside is in chaos, with bandits and gangs running rampant.

Chen You hadn't come back so late, and she was actually more anxious than anyone else.

They had finally found hope, and if something really happened to Chen You, the two sisters really didn't know how they would survive.

The more Xu Qiuxue thought about it, the more anxious and agitated she became.

Just as she was getting anxious and about to go out to search, a familiar figure finally appeared in the night.

"Chen You!!" Xu Qiuxue's eyes lit up, and her heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down. She quickly walked over to him.

"Master's wife, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting." Chen You felt a surge of warmth in his heart as he looked at Xu Qiuxue who came out to greet him.

"Where have you been, child? Why are you so late?"

Xu Qiuxue complained, but her hands moved with remarkable ease as she helped Chen You remove the sack from his back, her words filled with undisguised concern.

"I went out of town to take care of some personal business today, which took a while and made my master's wife and A-Yue worry," Chen You explained with a smile.

At the same time, he received desires from two people.

[Desire: I hope you get home safely. (Completed, gained 20 Desire Points.)]

[Desire: I hope you get home safely. (Completed, gained 20 Desire Points.)]

Now, I have a full 210 points of desire.

"Brother Chen You..."

Xu Yue happily pounced on her.

"Yueyue, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

Chen You smiled and gently touched Xu Yue's hair.

"Oh, and I have some more good news for you all: I've already joined the Yan Yang Martial Arts School!" Chen You said.

"That's great! Now that my brother is a martial artist, no one will dare to bully us!" Xu Yue said happily.

Xu Qiuxue's eyes were also full of smiles: "Are you hungry? Let's eat first."

"alright."

During the meal, Chen You briefly recounted his experience of going out to collect herbs with Yang Zhenzhen that day.

However, he didn't mention wild ginseng; instead, he talked about common medicinal herbs.

"Brother Chen You, you're really amazing," Xu Yue said admiringly.

"Yueyue, eat more and get better so you can learn martial arts in the future, okay?" Chen You said, putting a piece of lean meat on Xu Yue's plate.

"OK."

Xu Yue nodded repeatedly: "I want to be as good as Brother Chen."

Xu Qiuxue smiled broadly and said to Chen You, "Eat more! Your legs must be sore from walking so many mountain paths today!"

"A little."

"I'll make you some mugwort soup and give you a foot bath later, otherwise you might not be able to walk tomorrow."

"Thank you very much, Master's wife!" Chen You grinned as he looked at Xu Qiuxue's newly emerging desire.

[Xu Qiuxue's desire: I'm worried you won't be able to walk tomorrow, so I want to soak your feet and give you a massage. (Completion will earn 20 Desire Points.)]