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

[Desire: Wants to eat more meat, but this meat was found by Chen You, so let him eat more to nourish his body. (Completion reward: 10 Desire Points.)]

"Master's wife, why aren't you eating?" Chen You smiled and took Xu Qiuxue's chopsticks, placing five large pieces of meat on her plate.

"Chen You, I'm full..." Xu Qiuxue said hurriedly, her face flushed.

"Master's wife, you used to have a much bigger appetite. Are you trying to save me money?"

"No way..." Xu Qiuxue quickly retorted.

"Master's wife, you used to teach me that I shouldn't lie!"

"This..." Xu Qiuxue hesitated, then whispered, "I was just thinking of saving you some money..."

"Master's wife, if you want to escape from here, you need to eat more. Otherwise, in this freezing weather, how will you have the strength to run away?"

Chen You said solemnly.

"Brother Chen You is right." Xu Yue nodded vigorously.

"Yes, you're right..."

Xu Qiuxue looked at Chen You in surprise, thinking to herself: When did Chen You become so eloquent?

Chen You used to be known throughout the village as an honest and simple man.

He is taciturn and never offers comforting words.

But now, things are completely different.

"Perhaps her husband's death made him see the light!"

She thought with satisfaction, 'If my husband could see how outstanding Chen You is, he would surely rest in peace in the afterlife, wouldn't he?'

After Xu Qiuxue ate the braised pork, Chen You gained another 10 Desire Points.

"I've got 50 Desire Points. Desire Points can be used for cultivation! It's a pity I don't know martial arts. Next, I need to save up money to learn martial arts..."

In this chaotic world, only strength can allow people to live with dignity!

The key to his success was the Xu Qiuxue and Xu Yue sisters!

After all, it's incredibly difficult to gain someone's favor in this world.

Currently, the only way to gain desire points is by working on those two women.

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As night fell, Xu Yue had already gone to bed.

Their house wasn't big; the two rooms on the left and right were bedrooms, and the middle room was the main room where they cooked and ate.

Because Chen You sold the land, the thatched hut also became someone else's property.

Since he didn't have his own place to live, Xu Qiuxue arranged for him to stay in the room where she and her husband used to live.

"Chen You, you'll stay in this room from now on. Yueyue and I will sleep in the next room."

As night deepened, Xu Qiuxue carefully made up the bedding for Chen You in front of the bed.

Just as she was about to turn around, she suddenly remembered something, walked to the wooden shelf by the bed, and rummaged through a pile of odds and ends to hand over an old book.

"Oh, by the way, take this book and have a look."

Chen You took the book and, by the bright moonlight streaming in through the window, made out the words on the cover: "Fishing Techniques".

"Is this a book about fishing?"

"Yes, your master used to love reading and would always go to booksellers to find old books. He started thinking about going fishing because of this book," Xu Qiuxue explained softly. "Didn't you say you wanted to fish for treasure fish? This book has a detailed introduction to treasure fish, which might be helpful to you."

Xu Qiuxue knew that Chen You had learned some basic characters while working as an apprentice with her husband, so reading this old book shouldn't be difficult for her.

Chen You was overjoyed, feeling that the book had come at the perfect time. He nodded repeatedly as if he had found a treasure, saying, "Thank you, Master's wife. This book is extremely useful to me."

Xu Qiuxue smiled and said, "Then you should get some rest."

After Xu Qiuxue closed the door and left, Chen You did not light the few remaining, somewhat precious candles.

He took the book and walked to the window.

The moonlight is exceptionally bright tonight.

Chen You had excellent night vision, and by the bright moonlight, he gently opened the slightly worn book, "Fishing Techniques".

Just as he had read a few pages, a slight jolt suddenly ran through his mind.

The Desire Pearl actually started to move.

Immediately afterwards, a clear stream of information emerged out of nowhere!

The information contained none other than the obscure and difficult-to-understand fishing techniques and treasure fish illustrations from the book!

At that moment, Chen You instantly understood how to use the "cultivation" function within the Desire Spirit Pearl.

The so-called cultivation refers to his consciousness being able to enter the Desire Spirit Pearl to cultivate.

Skills, techniques, or any kind of knowledge will all be recorded by the Desire Spirit Pearl.

But writing it down doesn't mean you've learned it.

There is a space for cultivation here.

By spending desire points, you can unlock the cultivation space to cultivate.

Inside, no matter how long you stay, it's just a fleeting moment outside.

1 Desire Point can be exchanged for 1 day of cultivation time!

"I have 50 Desire Points, which can only be exchanged for 50 days of cultivation time..."

Chen You frowned and shook his head.

He felt that it wasn't worthwhile to waste those desire points on learning fishing techniques.

"Never mind, let's save up more Desire Points first."

Just as they were about to rest, Xu Qiuxue's desire resurfaced on the rosary beads.

[Desire: I'm out of money. If I had some, even just a dozen or so taels, I'd have something to live on while I'm on the run. (Completion rewards 20 Desire Points.)]

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The next day, before dawn, the surroundings were still shrouded in a gray haze.

Chen You got up early, tiptoed out of the house, and headed straight for the crooked tree at the west entrance of the village.

There, hidden, was the money bag of the White Tiger Sect disciple that had been carried away by rats yesterday.

The reason I didn't take it yesterday was because it was too inconvenient to do so during the day when there were so many people coming and going.

While it's still dark and there's no one around, it's the perfect time to steal the money without anyone noticing.

Along the way, whenever Chen You had a thought, the Desire Pearl in his mind would light up slightly.

In Lingzhu's perception, the place where the money was hidden was emitting a faint, eerie light, guiding the way.

It feels like it comes with a built-in Gaode Map, making it incredibly easy to find things.

A moment later, Chen You arrived at the big tree.

He cautiously looked around to make sure no one was there, then crouched down and began to feel around the tree roots.

Soon, he discovered a hidden little hole under the tree roots.

The entrance to the cave may not look big, but the inside is a completely different world.

Chen You reached inside and widened the opening. Peeking inside, sure enough, a soft, fluffy money pouch lay quietly inside!

This money bag is made of cowhide, and its exterior has been chewed up and is now in a terrible state.

Chen You dragged out the money bag, which was quite heavy. He opened it and saw that there were indeed 15 taels of silver ingots inside.

Chen You carefully put away all the silver, as the money bag was too conspicuous.

If he were noticed by someone with ulterior motives, he wouldn't dare to offend the disciples of that kind of sect.

So they stuffed it back into the tree hole.

After finishing, he quickly headed back to his residence under the cover of night.

When Chen You returned to his residence with the money bag in his pocket, it was just dawn.

As soon as they arrived at the door, they ran into Xu Qiuxue, who had already gotten up early and was carrying a chamber pot to empty it.

"Hey, Chen You, where have you been so early in the morning?" Xu Qiuxue looked at him with some surprise.

Chen You chuckled and whispered mysteriously, "Master's wife, come in first, I'll show you something good."

Xu Qiuxue followed him into the house with some curiosity.

Chen You didn't keep them in suspense any longer. He simply dumped the heavy money bag onto the table, and with a crisp clinking sound, ingots of silver rolled out.

"Fifteen taels!"

Xu Qiuxue was completely stunned. Her beautiful eyes widened as she stared at Chen You in astonishment, unable to come to her senses for a long time.

Immediately afterward, Xu Qiuxue said anxiously, "Chen You, you...you didn't steal it, did you? Quickly, return the silver..."

"Master's wife!" Chen You was both amused and exasperated. He pulled her to sit down. "Master's wife, don't you know my character? Do I look like someone who would steal?"

"This?" Xu Qiuxue was taken aback. Indeed, Chen You would never act recklessly.

"But where did all this silver come from?"