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

"Phew, I finally made it."

Seeing that the snake was dead, Chen You breathed a sigh of relief and cupped his hands, saying, "Deputy Instructor, are you alright?"

Luo Haitang's tone softened: "Thanks to you, it's alright now. Just now... it was my carelessness. Thank you so much."

"Of course," Chen You said.

"The punishment you just received is waived. Now go find that wild duck. If you find it, you will be rewarded."

"yes!!"

Afterwards, Luo Haitang only gave Chen You a deep look before turning around and leaving the reed marsh with two equally embarrassed maids.

As they walked away and disappeared into the mist, Ah Shui excitedly approached them: "Captain Chen is really amazing! That slash was so accurate and ruthless. He was able to spot the venomous snake that was hidden so deep in advance. He really scared those two girls."

Old Mu chuckled憨厚ly and patted his chest: "Hehe, thanks to Captain Chen. The deputy coach didn't mention any more punishment when he left, so we don't have to be punished tonight. Not bad, not bad."

Chen You bent down, pulled his machete from the mud, wiped the blood on the dry grass beside him, tucked it back into his waistband, and said in a deep voice, "Alright, stop flattering me. Let's go find that wild duck now."

"Captain Chen, in my opinion, it's getting dark, we definitely won't be able to find it." Monkey said lazily, holding the back of his head with both hands, looking somewhat pessimistic.

Ah Shui chimed in, "Yeah, there are so many wild ducks on Wild Duck Island. Although gray and white ducks are relatively rare, what if it gets startled and flaps its wings to other islands? Where would we find it then?"

Old Mu had a different opinion, shaking his head and saying, "Going to other islands? Generally not. It's already night, these hairy beasts don't have good eyesight at night, they won't wander off, they're definitely still hiding in some corner of this island."

Chen You instructed, "No matter what, we have to do the job assigned by the deputy instructor. Everyone, split up and hurry up and search."

"Yes, Captain Chen."

Soon, the group agreed to blow whistles to signal if they found any trace, and then each chose a direction and split up to search the dense reeds.

Once the footsteps of Lao Mu and the monkey had completely faded into the distance, the lazy look on Chen You's face vanished instantly.

The rosary of desire is quickly communicated in the mind.

In the void of his mind, the rosary beads were trembling slightly, with a bright spot on them pointing in a specific direction, not far from him.

Chen You's eyes flickered, and without further hesitation, he immediately tapped his toes and, like an arrow released from a bow, silently rushed towards the direction where the light of the Desire Bead was located.

He saw it very soon.

On a mudflat deep in the reeds, a plump, greyish-white wild duck was flapping its wings.

Its foot was firmly planted on a clam the size of a millstone. The clam's shell was tightly closed, and a faint, shimmering purple light could be seen emanating from its edges.

Chen You hid behind the reeds and reached into his pocket to pull out a brand-new steel knife.

He bought this knife at the market on his way to this body of water.

This was all to complement his throwing knife technique.

Although his knife-throwing skills are only at the beginner level now, he is confident that he can handle such a large target with ease.

Chen You took a deep breath, locked onto the fat duck, and swung his arm...

"Whoosh!"

The throwing knife shot out with a whooshing sound.

To Chen You's surprise, this greyish-white wild duck was surprisingly wary.

The moment the throwing knife left its hand, it keenly sensed the danger, letting out a sharp, eerie cry. With a sudden flap of its wings, it skimmed low into the air, narrowly avoiding the fatal blow.

Seeing that his attack had missed, Chen You decided to stop hiding and leap out from the reeds.

The wild duck hovered in mid-air, its tiny, beady eyes fixed on Chen You, filled with rage.

"Caw! Caw!" it cried anxiously, its body twisting in the air as if to swoop down and try to pick up the large clam with its beak and carry it away.

But how could Chen You let it have its way?

"You still want the treasure?"

Chen You snorted coldly and threw the throwing knives again with both hands.

"Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Two small knives flashed with cold light, blocking the wild duck's path as it fell.

At this moment, the greyish-white wild duck finally showed signs of fear.

Knowing that the human in front of it was not someone to be trifled with, it had no choice but to abruptly stop in mid-air, let out two unwilling cries, then flapped its wings and turned to flee in a sorry state towards the night sky over the distant river.

"You're lucky you ran fast, otherwise we'd have roast duck for dinner tonight."

Watching the wild duck fly away and disappear into the night, Chen You withdrew his gaze, secretly finding it somewhat interesting.

This beast possesses extraordinary intelligence; it is clearly not an ordinary wild bird, but rather a strange beast that has absorbed some of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and awakened a rudimentary form of intelligence.

However, what's more important right now is obviously the large clam that was left behind on the ground.

"I hope the pearl inside is still there."

Chen You stepped forward, picked up the three throwing knives that had been shot, and carefully put them away.

Then, he bent down and used both hands to lift the heavy clam.

The shell of this large clam is rough and hard, and it is tightly closed.

Chen You drew his wood-chopping knife from his waist, found a crevice in the giant clam's shell, and forcefully inserted the tip of the knife. With a burst of strength, he pried it open.

With a crisp "crack," the old clam's shell was finally pried open, revealing the tender, slightly pink clam meat inside.

In the center of the clam meat, a round, flawless bead, about the size of a thumb, emitting a faint fluorescent glow, instantly caught Chen You's eye.

"A top-grade pearl!!"

As Chen You gazed at the pearl that shimmered with a warm glow in the night, his tense nerves finally relaxed.

found it.

He reached out and pried out the pearl from the clam, examining it in his palm while his mind raced.

What should be done with these beads?

After a moment, he decided to hand over the first-grade pearl.

First of all, although this pearl is quite valuable, it is only worth some silver to him at present, and has no other substantial effect on improving his martial arts.

As far as he knew, the greatest use of pearls of this quality was actually for wealthy ladies and female warriors to grind into powder and consume, which had excellent effects on beauty, skin care, and delaying aging.

If you secretly take it and sell it, not only will it be troublesome to dispose of stolen goods and easily arouse suspicion, but the profit will also be limited.

However, if it were handed over to Luo Haitang voluntarily, the situation would be completely different.

As the assistant coach, Luo Haitang is highly skilled and in the prime of her youth. What woman doesn't love beauty?

Offering this item to her would obviously bring greater benefits and trust, and also make my foothold here more secure.

Moreover, according to previous information, his superior, Luo Lei, was intentionally trying to give him a hard time!

How can you tolerate this?

Therefore, having Luo Haitang as a backer is obviously even better!

Having made up his mind, Chen You carefully kept the pearl close to his body.

After returning to the place where he had grilled the fish, he blew his whistle.

Soon after, Luo Haitang arrived with two women.

Behind them, four of their henchmen also ran towards them.

"Deputy Instructor, I was lucky enough to encounter that wild duck; these are the pearls from the oysters inside!"

Chen You handed over the pearl and said.

Luo Haitang's eyes were filled with disbelief.

Her intention was simply to rely on luck; she didn't really have any hope.

As it was getting dark, she was about to leave.

Unexpectedly, Chen You was found.

Looking at the round pearl, Luo Haitang's eyes were filled with joy.

"Okay, okay, okay!!"

She said "good" three times in a row.

At the same time, Chen You was pleasantly surprised to find that Luo Haitang's favorability rating had increased!

It reached 61!

[Luo Haitang's desires.]

[Desire 1: I want to reward you! (Completion will earn you 30 Desire Points.)]

Is this reward legitimate?