Martial artists can never be ultimately insulted.

Learning is indeed more efficient when there are many people involved, and Wu Jialouluo quickly mastered some skills and began to take the initiative.

Meanwhile, after resting for a while and regaining some energy, Han Zhuli looked at Wu Jialouluo beside her, who had already mastered some techniques and started to help clean up. She couldn't help but rub her temples, then sighed heavily and continued to lie on the bed to recover her strength.

In the past, Han Zhuli would have offered some sharp criticism. But now, her body was severely exhausted, so she remained silent and simply observed.

Although it sounds a bit strange to say it like this...

Aside from her dark irises, Wu Jialouluo perfectly embodies all the images of a vibrant high school girl from any angle, especially when she is quiet, she even exudes a Yamato Nadeshiko-like aura.

but now……

Watching Wu Jialouluo's focused actions and expressions as she tried to please Yuan Chen, and witnessing this lively girl become her partner, Han Zhuli unexpectedly felt a strange sense of joy.

The next morning, Yuan Chen also walked out of Han Zhuli's room.

As soon as he came out, he noticed that the atmosphere was a bit strange.

Turning his head, Yuan Chen raised an eyebrow and said, "Uh... Sister Chun-Li?"

"..." Chun-Li was silent for a moment, then paused, and said with a suspicious look, "You... came out of... Zhu-Li's room?"

Before Chunli could finish speaking, Wu Jialouluo came out of the room in his pajamas. Upon seeing Chunli, Wu Jialouluo winked and smiled, saying, "Good morning, Chunli-jie!"

Hearing Wu Jialouluo's energetic greeting, Chunli was taken aback for a moment, then suddenly relaxed a bit.

After all, Wu Jialouluo only arrived here last night to stay temporarily.

If there were already some signs between Yuan Chen and Zhu Li, then what actually happened, while it might take some time to accept, is actually quite logical upon closer examination.

Unlike Wu Jialouluo, even if Yuan Chen is outrageous in some ways, he would never pull a newcomer along with Zhu Li right away.

Thinking about it, Chun-Li rubbed her temples and said, "So... what happened? How come Garuda is in Zhu-Li's room too?"

"I wanted to see Ah Chen treat Zhu Li's eyes, so I came." Hearing Chun Li's question, Wu Jialouluo said with a smile, "Then I played with Ah Chen for a while, and when I got tired, I just fell asleep!"

Hearing Wu Jialouluo's words, Chunli breathed a sigh of relief, then rubbed her temples and said, "At your age, you should prioritize your studies and get some rest..."

After saying that, Chun-Li paused, then straightened her expression and added seriously, "Also, if anything really happens, please remember to take safety precautions!"

Chun-Li initially didn't want to bring it up, but considering Yuan Chen and Wu Jialouluo, and that Han Zhuli was already an adult, especially Wu Jialouluo—although things had been normal lately—it was hard to forget the first time Wu Jialouluo met Yuan Chen…

After thinking about it, Chunli felt it would be better to tell her in advance.

Upon hearing Chun-Li's words, Wu Jialouluo blinked, recalling the scene from the previous night when Zhu Li's stomach bulged out from overeating and had to be sealed with duct tape. He nodded with a subtle expression and said:

"Ok."

Hearing Wu Jialouluo's answer, Chunli breathed a sigh of relief, then glared fiercely at Yuan Chen. As she went downstairs, she punched Yuan Chen hard in the chest and said:

"You should say something before you do it, otherwise the girl's reputation will be ruined if word gets out!"

Yuan Chen simply blinked as he watched Chunli's retreating figure descend the stairs.

Meanwhile, watching Chunli's departing figure, Wu Jialou tilted his head, then looked at Yuan Chen beside him and said, "Ah Chen, you actually like Sister Chunli too, right?"

"Ah."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Chen nodded: "When I was still in Hong Kong, Chunli was with me, of course I like her."

"Then we should eat it quickly." Hearing Yuan Chen's words, Wu Jialouluo nodded in agreement and said, "Sister Chunli obviously has the same idea. If we make her wait too long or be placed too far back in the queue, she will definitely be unhappy."

"Makes sense."

Yuan Chen nodded in deep agreement, then looked at Wu Jialouluo beside him with surprise and said, "But speaking of which... why are you so concerned about this kind of thing?"

"It's what I should do," Wu Jialouluo said with a smile. "Maintaining harmony in the family is also a wife's duty!"

Yuan Chen remained silent for a moment, then asked suspiciously, "...It sounds more like the responsibilities of a legal wife?"

"Really?" Wu Jialouluo just tilted his head and smiled, without giving a direct answer.

Volume 1: Chapter 117 - Baki and Kozue

Although Yuan Chen sensed that Garuda's ambitions were grand, he didn't take it too seriously. Instead, he tidied up and took Zhu Li and the others downstairs for dinner.

After finishing his meal and resting for a while, Yuan Chen glanced at the time and then stood up, saying, "I'm going to school now."

"Be careful on the road~" Chunli, wearing an apron, nodded and said, "Remember to get along well with your classmates, so you don't get into another fight."

"Don't worry." This time, Yuan Chen's reply was quite polite.

But the main reason is that schools are really not suitable places for fighting... There are very few people like Baki who have become the king of underground fighting arenas by high school.

Those who possess great strength and are still willing to go to school either yearn for a peaceful life or clearly separate fighting from life. Even if they crave battle, Yuan Chen hopes that both sides can fight when they can completely let go... Of course, Yuan Chen himself is equally open-minded no matter where he is.

On the street, standing with Baki at the intersection, looking at the surrounding environment, Kozue's face was also full of worry.

As mentioned before, although the old city has actually returned to a considerable degree of peace due to the promulgation of the Violent Law and the Violent Martial Law, combined with the rapid development brought about by the Battle Realm.

Unfortunately, prejudice is a huge obstacle in people's minds. At least in the eyes of most people today, the old city is still a chaotic and lawless place, the worst of the worst in the Tokyo metropolitan area.

As an ordinary person, Matsumoto Kozue was more or less affected by the related rumors. In the past, when she was going to school, she would rather take a detour to avoid this place. If Baki hadn't said that a respectable senior had opened a shop here and that they were going to school together today, Kozue would not have appeared here.

Even so, upon arriving here, Kozue instinctively leaned against Baki, her face full of worry as she said:

"Baki, is it really safe here? And is your upperclassman really here?"

"Don't worry, it's very safe here. My senior is a very reliable person; I can tell!" Hearing Kozue's question, Baki smiled brightly and said:

"And his cooking is absolutely delicious, you must try it if you have the chance!"

"Eating and such..." Upon hearing Baki's words, Kozue paused slightly, and just as she was about to say something more, Baki patted Kozue on the shoulder and said:

"He's out! He's out! Look, that's senior Yuan Chen!"

Upon hearing this, Kozue also turned her gaze toward the direction Baki was pointing.

As he stepped out of the roller shutter door of the Sakura family's old house, he saw Baki across the street and waved in greeting. Crossing the street, he glanced at the petite girl beside Baki and nodded in return.

With shoulder-length dark brown short hair, she wasn't particularly beautiful, but she exuded a girlish innocence. Without a doubt, this was Oni-bo Matsumoto Koe, who possessed the ability to defeat the Hanma aliens.

Now, Matsumoto Koie, who had fought Baki for three days and three nights and become a true man, instinctively shrank behind Baki after seeing Genji.

It's not fear, it's the instinctive reaction of a small animal when it suddenly encounters a large predator.

"Senior, this is my landlord's daughter, and also my friend, Matsumoto Koe."

"Hello, senior..."

Matsumoto Koe looked at Genji with some timidity.

Meeting Yuan Chen's gaze, Baki scratched the back of his head and grinned somewhat embarrassedly.

The main reason is that the last time he said goodbye to Yuan Chen, Shao Jiang called him to say it was getting late and he had to close up shop. At the time, Yuan Chen and the others were joking about Shao Jiang being his girlfriend...

Although Baki felt the same way, it was just a feeling; they were just classmates for now and hadn't officially started dating.

Upon hearing Baki's words, Genchen nodded to Kozue and said, "Nice to meet you."

"N-Nice to meet you!" Upon hearing Yuan Chen's greeting, Shao Jiang instinctively bowed deeply, secretly glancing at Yuan Chen as she looked up.

He was taller than she had imagined, wearing a white tank top, jeans, and a trench coat. His thick arms stretched the trench coat, and his wrists, exposed from the cuffs, were covered with scars of varying depths. Although they were not very clear at first glance, having lived with Baki, Kozue had seen all kinds of scars of various shapes and sizes.

And the scars like these, the oldest ones faded to skin color while the newest ones still had a light pink tinge, are undoubtedly the scar forms that Kozue is most familiar with... and also the most common state on Baki's body.

Thinking this, a complicated expression appeared on Kozue's face. She glanced at the nearby street and then at the family restaurant behind her. She couldn't help but ask, "Um... are you really a restaurant owner? Or are you involved in yakuza?"

“Shoko…” Baki reminded him somewhat helplessly.

Clearly, Kozue had asked Baki similar questions several times before, but they were always put on hold for various reasons.

"Don't worry," Yuan Chen said. "I do own a restaurant. I studied rehabilitation therapy in college. I'm just living here because it's convenient."

As he spoke, Yuan Chen took out his student ID.

After seeing the information on the student ID, Kozue breathed a sigh of relief, then said somewhat apologetically, "Sorry, because Baki often encounters some issues..."

"It's okay, I understand."

Seeing Shaojiang's nervous expression, Yuan Chen smiled and shook his head, saying:

"Just by looking at the scars on Baki's body, you can tell that he's definitely not a well-behaved guy. He must be fighting and battling in all sorts of places, right? In comparison, seeing me like this, you'd be worried about Baki's safety. No wonder Baki is so shy every time he mentions you."

Upon hearing Yuan Chen's words, Shao Jiang was initially relieved by Yuan Chen's understanding, but upon hearing what followed, she immediately panicked:

"Huh? Baki is like that? How come I didn't know that..."

"Of course there is!"

Seeing Kozue's expression, Genji burst into laughter: "When I got your call that night, Baki was completely flustered, afraid that if he was even a step too slow when he got back, you would scold him!"

"Senior!!" Upon hearing Yuan Chen's words, a hint of shame appeared on Baki's face—

If this scene were broadcast to the underground fighting arena of Tokyo Dome, it would surely shock everyone, right? That young champion who never bows his head or admits defeat, no matter how strong the opponent he faces in the arena, and who always manages to turn defeat into victory, is actually showing this expression of a young man and woman in love.

Hearing Yuan Chen say those shameful words, Baki instinctively tried to stop him: "Senior, please don't say that..."

Ignoring Baki's attempts to stop him, Yuan Chen simply chuckled and said, "You hold a significant place in Baki's heart, just as Baki holds a significant place in yours..."

"Huh?"

Upon hearing Yuan Chen's sudden remark, Kozue lowered her head in shame and said, "What do you mean by 'Baki holds a place in my heart'..."

Seeing Kozue's shy expression, Baki, who had been feeling particularly ashamed, was also slightly taken aback. He then scratched his face and stopped trying to stop Genji.

Yuan Chen calmly replied, "Because I'm worried that Baki might get hurt if he makes friends carelessly, even though I'm afraid of someone like me with all these scars, I still need to verify my identity and job, and protect Baki's safety in my own way... Ah, you two, you're already dating, aren't you?"

"No way!" ×2.

The two answered in unison, but then Baki and Kozue realized that something was wrong. They looked at each other and then looked at Yuan Chen. Sensing the teasing in Yuan Chen's eyes, they lowered their heads, blushed, and scratched their heads without saying a word.

"You two young lovers, you really are... young at heart." Looking at their reactions, Yuan Chen shook his head with a sigh.

Just then, Chun-Li raised the roller shutter door completely. She first saw that Yuan Chen was not there yet, and then she saw Baki and Kozue. She was stunned for a moment, and then asked curiously, "Is that Baki?"

"Ah! Good morning, Chun-Li!" Baki quickly greeted Chun-Li upon seeing her.

Baki noticed that Kozue didn't recognize Chun-Li, so he quickly explained, "This is Senior Yuan Chen's older sister. She's a police officer. You can just call her Chun-Li-nee."

"Oh...oh!...Good morning, Chun-Li! My name is Kozue!" Upon hearing Baki's words, Kozue belatedly nodded and then greeted Chun-Li.

"Oh, so this is Kozue!"

Hearing this, Chunli's eyes lit up. She then came to the group and, feeling the clean, student-like aura around Shaojiang, relaxed a lot. She then smiled and said, "Remember to come visit sometime. I'll have Yuanchen cook you something delicious!"

"Thank you, Sister Chunli..." Upon hearing Chunli's words, Shaojiang nodded, feeling somewhat flattered.

Beautiful, pretty, and...seemingly quite powerful? More importantly, a police officer.

As an 'ordinary person', Shaojiang suddenly felt that since she was living with Chunli, who seemed like a good woman, Yuanchen might also be a very good person.

But shortly after that, three girls walked out of the restaurant.

"I'm leaving too." Han Zhuli waved to Yuan Chen, then glanced at Baki and Kozue.

Kozue was alright; there weren't many signs of training on her body. However, when they looked at Baki, both Han Zhuli and Garuda subconsciously narrowed their eyes.

They sensed an inexplicable threat from Baki.

Especially Han Zhuli—Garuda had been seen once before, but this was indeed the first time Han Zhuli had seen Baki.

She didn't care much at first, but soon, as if sensing something, Han Zhuli subconsciously narrowed her eyes.

Wu Fengshui, on the other hand, thought for a moment after seeing Baki, then slapped his forehead and said, "Oh! Baki—right!"

"It's me!" Upon seeing the group, Baki thought for a moment and then said, "You must be from the Wu clan? But what are you doing at Genji's house?"

“She’s undergoing physical therapy,” Yuan Chen replied simply, then looked at Han Zhuli and said, “Her name is Han Zhuli, she’s family. This is Baki, we both go to school in the Central School District, he’s my junior.”

"...Oh, I see. Hello."

Hearing Yuan Chen's introduction and realizing that Baki was not an enemy, Han Zhuli nodded calmly: "Hello."

"Hello!" Baki nodded. Kozue also greeted him.

After a brief introduction, Yuan Chen looked at Han Zhuli curiously and asked, "Are you getting ready to leave?"

"Ah, what else? That guy Kim Ka-fan even made a video call..."

Upon hearing Yuan Chen's question, Han Zhuli sighed, "I guess I'll have to go to school... Fortunately, I know some people now, so it's not too hard to accept."

As she said this, Han Zhuli also glanced at Wu Jialouluo beside her.

Garuda simply chuckled and greeted Baki and Kozue.