Martial artists can never be ultimately insulted.

While it is rare for a fighter to give up a combat sport because of a single defeat, considering that this Kengan Arena involved not only huge economic benefits but also honors such as revenge matches, Rito's dismissal seems quite reasonable.

However, in Yuan Chen's opinion... it was a good thing to fire him.

Rin is 26 years old now. For an ordinary person, they might have already reached their peak bone mass, which is the highest level of mineral content and density in their bones.

However, martial artists possess a sea of ​​qi, which, through the tempering of their will, allows them to continuously break through the limits of the human body. In other words, if Li Ren can regain his composure and focus on martial arts, with the foundation laid, then it's not too late.

After the battle, Yuan Chen returned to the player tunnel and said, "I have fulfilled my mission."

"It seems you're not satisfied with your performance." Seeing Yuan Chen's calm expression, Chun Li wasn't happy about the so-called 'I have fulfilled my mission,' but instead couldn't help but sigh.

"Knowing you as I do, after tasting this 'appetizer,' you're probably craving the 'main course' even more than usual..."

"That's true."

Hearing Chunli's words, Yuan Chen shrugged helplessly and said, "Actually, Li Ren is quite talented... but it's obvious that he's been held back for too long."

"Compared to this!" Han Zhuli gritted her teeth, somewhat annoyed, after hearing Yuan Chen and Chun Li's conversation.

"What do you mean by 'from family'? I don't know when I started considering you family! I'm just staying temporarily, so don't get too cocky!"

"Okay, okay, I'll make you something delicious when we get back." Hearing Han Zhuli's angry words, Yuan Chen nonchalantly draped his arm over her shoulder and said:

"But no matter what, you're already family to me, and no matter how much you deny it, it won't change anything."

"I won't accept it!"

Han Zhuli crossed her arms and grumbled unhappily, but she made no attempt to push Yuan Chen away, and didn't even notice Yuan Chen's hand resting on her chest.

Seeing Yuan Chen and Han Zhuli's intimate behavior, Chunli felt gratified but also inexplicably lost.

Before Chunli could even fully grasp the source of this disappointment, Yuan Chen's other hand encircled her waist and rested on her hip, saying:

"Instead of this, let's go upstairs and take a look. I sensed a lot of familiar auras during the competition."

Feeling Yuan Chen's hand landing on her hip, Chunli looked helplessly at Yuan Chen, who had a normal expression beside her.

Chunli knew that Yuan Chen's intimate gesture of placing his hand on her was intentional, but perhaps out of habit, or for some other reason, she didn't say anything more, only remarking:

"Remember to be polite when meeting friends and elders."

"Ah."

As the three of them were walking toward the private room and turning a corner, a graceful figure happened to walk out.

Responding quickly, Yuan Chen reached out and grabbed the girl who was about to fall, then said with some surprise, "Referee?"

The visitor was none other than Katahara Shoka, the eldest daughter of Katahara Metsudo.

Upon seeing Yuan Chen, Katahara Sayaka showed a surprised expression, then greeted him with a broad smile, "I didn't expect to see you all again so soon! I'd really like to get to know you all better!"

With that, Katahara Sayaka gracefully introduced herself to Han Zhuli and Chun-Li:

"My name is Katahara Shoka, and I am the eldest daughter of Katahara Metsudo, the president of the Kengan Association! I am twenty-two years old this year. I have a wide range of interests, but my main interests are martial arts, fighting, and making friends!"

Hearing Katahara Sayaka's powerful words, Chun-Li's face showed a look of admiration.

Finally, we encountered a normal positive angle.

Living with Yuan Chen during this time, Chunli has witnessed the diversity of human beings.

Putting aside other aspects, it seems that very few of the girls on Yuanchen Island are normal people.

Let's not even talk about Han Zhuli. She was already burdened with a blood feud. Although she had improved a lot recently, Chunli could clearly sense that Zhuli had never truly forgotten this hatred because of her practice of Qigong and fist techniques to unify her mind and body. It was only after experiencing this period of life that she realized that there was more to life than just hatred...

And then there's Wu Jialouluo... who immediately started shouting that he wanted to marry Yuan Chen and have children.

If Chun-Li hadn't learned about the Wu clan's traditions and understood that this was an instinctive desire for powerful genetic factors ingrained in their genes, she would have insisted on sending Wu Garuda to a juvenile detention center to correct his strange thinking.

And now, I've met another girl. Putting everything else aside, at least in terms of her demeanor and temperament, she seems lively and cheerful... Surely this can't be another love affair disaster?

Thinking to themselves, Chunli and Han Zhuli introduced themselves one after the other.

Seeing the intimate interaction between Yuan Chen, Chun Li, and Han Zhuli, Katahara Sayaka blinked curiously and said, "You all seem very close. Are you a couple living together?"

Upon hearing this, before Chunli and Han Zhuli could object, Yuan Chen nodded and said, "Yeah."

Hearing Yuan Chen say that, Chun Li helplessly rubbed her temples, while Han Zhuli just pursed her lips and didn't say anything more.

Katahara Sayaka was born with a strong sensitivity to emotions, and a hint of curiosity appeared in her eyes as she looked at Chun-Li and Han Zhu-Li.

Although she wasn't entirely sure, Katahara Sheka could more or less sense that Chun-Li and Han Joo-ri's reactions, while seemingly similar, were actually quite different.

To be precise, Chun-Li felt helpless, ashamed, and somewhat resigned.

Han Zhuli's state was somewhat like a resigned acceptance of her fate, along with a small joy of being affirmed in front of others—and the shame and displeasure that accompanied this small joy.

Yuan Chen... had no extraneous or complicated thoughts. He simply said, "Yes, that's right, they are all my lovers."

Now, Katahara Sayaka couldn't help but tilt her head, finding the three people in front of her inexplicably interesting.

As for Yuan Chen's consistent composure towards these two different feelings... Katahara Sayaka was only somewhat curious.

As expected of the young man his father always talks about, he's definitely more interesting than I imagined!

Katahara Sayaka has met many people, including those who cheat and those who are promiscuous.

But I've never seen someone like Yuan Chen who remains so calm and composed despite facing two complex emotions... He's such an interesting person.

Thinking about it, Katahara Sayaka couldn't help but smile, her long-lashed eyes narrowing as she said:

"If I remember correctly, Father mentioned that Mr. Yuan Chen came with the Wu clan, right? The members of the Wu clan are all in the private room now. Would the three of you like to go up as well?"

“Hmm.” Yuan Chen nodded and said, “Although I’ve been in the Battle Realm for a while now, I haven’t met the head of the Wu clan yet.”

"Let's all come together then~" Katahara Sayaka said cheerfully upon hearing this:

"Although Uncle Wu Huiliyang has a somewhat eccentric personality, he's also a very easy person to talk to. However, I heard from Feng Shui that Uncle Huiliyang seems to have some issues with Mr. Yuan Chen because of the Wu Garuda incident."

As she said this, a slightly mischievous glint appeared in Katahara Sayaka's eyes.

Although Wu Huili is definitely of grandfatherly age, in terms of seniority, Katahara Sayaka should indeed call Wu Huili "uncle".

There's nothing we can do about it; after all, Katahara Metsudo was over seventy when he had Katahara Sheka. All we can say is that the old man Katahara was indeed old in years but not in spirit; even using "old clam giving birth to pearl" to praise him seems a bit too much.

Because of the relationship between the Katahara family and the Wu clan, Katahara Sayaka is quite familiar with Wu Huili's attitude towards her granddaughter being an idiot. As a result, she is not surprised that Wu Huili has some opinions about Yuan Chen because of Garuda's infatuation with him.

Or rather... "Actually, I was a little surprised before, because although Garuda is young and sometimes does outrageous things, he is actually a very calm and composed person. He shouldn't suddenly express joy and affection to someone he's just met."

Katahara Sayaka looked at Yuan Chen with a face full of emotion and said:

"But after meeting Brother Yuan Chen, I understood him a little better. I had never seen such an overflowing vitality before, and it left a deep impression on me."

And given their powerful genetic makeup and keen senses, it's only natural that they would perceive more Garudas being drawn to the young man… Of course, being a reclusive clan of assassins, their understanding of logic and reasoning does differ from that of ordinary people.

Having heard Katahara Sayaka's words, knowing what she was talking about, and having witnessed Wu Jialuo's reactions, Chun-Li was not surprised. In fact, when she heard Katahara Sayaka's final assessment, she showed a look of deep agreement.

The formal logic of the Wu clan is indeed very different from that of ordinary people... even beyond imagination!

Compared to Chunli, Han Zhuli only met Yuan Chen for five or six days, and lived with him for a week at most. Although she gave her first time to Yuan Chen in a daze, she did not know anything about what had happened before. When she suddenly heard a strange name and seemed to have some unknown past with Yuan Chen, a look of confusion appeared on her face.

Then, Chun-Li, who had previously mastered the sacred letter D, exhibited human-to-human transmission and asked, "What... are you talking about?"

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Seeing Han Zhuli's bewildered expression, Chunli briefly explained how Yuan Chen came to the Battle Realm.

Upon hearing about the connection between Yuan Chen and Wu Jialouluo, Han Zhuli hesitated for a moment before staring thoughtfully at Yuan Chen for a while, then asked, "Was that woman beautiful?"

"Is it pretty or not... it's definitely pretty." Yuan Chen stroked his chin and said matter-of-factly, "Although the dark irises of the Wu clan can be a bit scary at first glance, they have a unique charm after you get used to them."

"Then why didn't you agree?" Han Zhuli blinked in increasing surprise, raised her chin at Yuan Chen and said, "Wasn't your job pretty good? Back then, even Yi Hua, that dereliction of duty officer, couldn't budge you an inch with such a ruthless move, yet you backed down?"

“There were still many things to deal with at the time, and she was only a sophomore in high school. I couldn’t even be sure if she was an adult.” Yuan Chen shrugged.

"I do have my own principles, okay?"

Watching Yuan Chen and Han Zhuli's conversation, Katahara Sayaka found it inexplicably interesting.

It's clear that Han Zhuli and Yuan Chen's relationship is closer than most people's... perhaps they're lovers? But why does Han Zhuli seem completely unconcerned about Yuan Chen having other lovers?

Or perhaps, although she seems to care a lot, she appears quite casual about Yuan Chen's romantic relationships?

And...Han Zhuli...I feel like I've heard that name somewhere before...

While pondering, Katahara Sayaka said, "Instead of that, let's go see Uncle Erio first."

"Ah."

Chunli nodded and chimed in, "Without Senior Huiliyang's help, even if we manage to reach the Battle Realm, we will inevitably attract the attention of many people with ulterior motives... And, when you meet Senior, Yuan Chen, you must speak to her properly!"

Chunli looked at Yuan Chen helplessly and said:

"Other things are fine, but you absolutely must not take Wu Jialuo's verbal agreement seriously... It's fine to treat such things as jokes between friends, but it would be very impolite to bring them up with elders as serious matters!"

"I hope so."

Yuan Chen shrugged.

It's clear that Chun-Li seems to regard Wu Hui-Li Yang as some kind of highly respected senior.

Unfortunately, perhaps due to over a thousand years of genetic modification, the entire Wu clan, despite their exceptionally strong bodies, are more prone to being somewhat dim-witted in certain aspects of their minds.

Considering that this wouldn't affect their normal lives, Yuan Chen wasn't too worried.

Following Katahara Shoka, Yuan Chen and the others soon arrived at the upper-level private room.

As soon as they entered, they saw Wu Lei'an grinning maliciously, raising his chin at Yuan Chen and saying, "You bastard, haven't had enough? Or is that guy called Li Ren just a piece of trash? How about we have a match right now?"

"Let's wait until tonight," Yuan Chen said. "It's been a while since we've seen each other. After we finish the game, we can have a meal together. It's on me."

“Then I want to go too.” Upon hearing this, Wu Huxi, who was standing next to him, also said with great interest, “How about I join you? I want to experience the fight too.”

"No problem, the more people fighting, the more exciting the atmosphere!" Yuan Chen smiled upon hearing Wu Hori's words: "I've also been wanting to test Ghost Cry Child's strength for a while now~"

“Then you might be disappointed.” Hearing this, Wu Hori scratched his head helplessly and said, “In terms of strength, Lei An should be stronger than me.”

Lei An had almost no friends within the Wu clan. Due to his aloof personality, he had even become accustomed to being isolated.

However, as a descendant of assassins, Wu Lei'an's strength was also recognized by everyone.

In such martial arts families, might makes right.

"Whether one is strong or not is one thing, whether one's will is strong or not is another."

Yuan Chen shook his head and didn't say anything more, but simply stretched out his fist toward Wu Huxi.

Seeing this, Wu Hori was also stunned for a moment, then looked at his palm, then bumped his fist and said, "Then I will try my best to satisfy you."

Thank you.

"I want to go too! I want to go too!" Wu Fengshui popped out from behind Wu Hori's burly back and said.

"Speaking of which, Brother Yuanchen didn't even tell me when he moved. I went to Shacang's house a few days ago hoping to mooch a meal from you, but I was told that he opened a shop outside!"

"This is also so that I can get together with my friends."

Hearing Wu Fengshui's complaints, Yuan Chen chuckled and said, "Although Xiang's family is quite wealthy, they are still just ordinary people. My current home and shop are both in the old town, which will make it more convenient for us to have meals and play together in the future."

"Oh! Long live!" Wu Fengshui cheered, then added expectantly:

"Can we eat Tang Dynasty cuisine? I haven't had it in ages! Hmm... Although I've been to quite a few hotels, with Yuan Chen's excellent food as an example, I'd rather eat convenience store rice balls than eat what they make."

“No problem~” Yuan Chen held up his hand and gave a YES sign.

Following Wu Fengshui, Wu Garuda, dressed in a black school uniform, also came into view.

"Ah~ Chen~!" Cheerfully waving to Yuan Chen, Wu Jialouluo then jogged over with youthful energy.

They had barely gotten close when they leaped into the air and clung to Yuan Chen like a koala.

Having some understanding of Wu Jialuo's personality, Yuan Chen took the opportunity to reach out and hug the girl who jumped into his arms, saying, "Oh, Jialuo, it's been a long time."

"Yes, it's been so long! I've been thinking about Yuan Chen every day lately!" Wu Jialouluo nudged Yuan Chen's chest vigorously, her face beaming with joy.

"I also learned a lot of knowledge and common sense that a wife should know from my mother. Although some parts are still difficult to understand, I have never thought of giving up... Ah Chen, what about you? Do you miss me when I'm not around?"

"Of course I do," Yuan Chen said without batting an eye. "It's not just me, Chunli misses you too."

Upon hearing Yuan Chen's words, Wu Jialouluo reacted, quickly climbing off Yuan Chen's body. After tidying her clothes slightly, she gracefully bowed slightly to Chunli and said:

"It's been so long since I've seen Chunli!"

"Uh...long time no see, haha..." Upon hearing this, Chun-Li's face also showed an indescribable expression.

I thought that after these few days of calming down, and with elders at home, Garuda should have calmed down to some extent.