章 8: Deception
"Zhao Yu is, after all, a pampered little girl. If I can deceive her, perhaps I can obtain some of the Zhao family's martial arts from her." Fang Yuan nodded inwardly, finding this idea quite feasible. "Let's go with this!"
With a subtle movement of his thoughts, Fang Yuan looked at Zhao Yu, who still appeared somewhat flustered and lost in thought. His gaze turned cold, and he spoke indifferently, "Zhao Yu, I never expected you to be entangled with a monk."
"Our family head, Zhao Kang, had long sensed something was amiss and sent me out to investigate. Sure enough... Hmph!" Fang Yuan spoke slowly, his tone cold. At this moment, his demeanor underwent a radical transformation compared to before.
If his previous demeanor exuded subservience, making it clear he was a servant, his current aura was tranquil, detached, and extraordinary.
Hearing Fang Yuan's words, Zhao Yu became even more flustered. Witnessing the change in Fang Yuan's demeanor, she was momentarily stunned.
"This kind of aura... Could he not be Wang Cheng? Did he replace Wang Cheng with a disguise? Is he someone sent by my father?"
Her lover had just been killed, and Zhao Yu's mind was already in chaos. The sudden change in Fang Yuan's demeanor made her believe Fang Yuan's words, as a servant couldn't possibly possess such an aura.
"Perhaps he is truly sent by my father?"
Watching Fang Yuan, Zhao Yu couldn't help but feel a sense of fear.
Fang Yuan's gaze remained indifferent as he continued, "Zhao Yu, things have come to this point. Don't you have anything to say? If this matter becomes known, the Zhao family's reputation will be ruined because of you."
"I... I...!" Zhao Yu's face displayed anxiety. After a long while, she gritted her teeth and said, "I beg you not to tell my father. I'll agree to whatever you want."
She understood how severe the consequences would be if her father found out about this. To stabilize Fang Yuan, she was already speaking without thinking.
Hearing Zhao Yu's plea, Fang Yuan chuckled lightly, "Well, I can pretend that I didn’t see anything. However..."
Fang Yuan glanced at Zhao Yu.
Sensing Fang Yuan's gaze, Zhao Yu's heart shuddered, and she nervously asked, "However?"
Fang Yuan continued, "I am interested in martial arts. If you can provide me with some satisfactory martial arts, I guarantee that no one else will know about your affair with that monk."
With that said, Fang Yuan looked at Zhao Yu, awaiting her response.
"To give you some martial arts..."
Hearing Fang Yuan's words, Zhao Yu hesitated. She only knew the ones inherited from her family and nothing else.
After all, martial arts couldn't be easily taught to others. If her family found out that she had imparted martial arts to an outsider, her fate would be far from favorable.
Zhao Yu had realized that the person in front of her, this “Wang Cheng,” seemed to be no ordinary person and didn't resemble anyone from her family.
"Whatever, let me give it to him directly. I've already prepared to teach Li Lang, so I don't care if I teach a second person."
"If I don't tell him, I might be..."
After a long time, Zhao Yu, with a somewhat conflicted expression, took out a book from her person and said, "This is our Zhao family's internal skill, 'Sun and Moon Revolving Technique,' capable of reaching the Nature realm through cultivation."
"This internal skill was originally prepared for him..."
As she said this, Zhao Yu couldn't help glancing at Li Lang’s body on the ground.
"Internal skill?" Fang Yuan took a deep breath.
During the previous simulation, he hadn't obtained any internal skills. Unexpectedly, at the beginning of this simulation, he encountered one that could allow someone to break through to the Nature realm.
Now, with this internal skill that was able to elevate someone to the Nature realm, he could finally explore the differences between martial arts in this world and those in the real world.
With a passing thought, Fang Yuan approached Zhao Yu, took the martial arts manual she handed him, and casually placed it in his bosom. Looking at Zhao Yu, whose expression became somewhat anxious as he drew closer, Fang Yuan lightly chuckled and said, "Rest assured, I won't let anyone else know about this."
"Of course, you shouldn't let anyone else know that you've encountered me, or else..." Zhao Yu quickly nodded.
"In that case, farewell!" Fang Yuan arched his hand and walked towards the dense forest.
Meanwhile, Zhao Yu stood in place, watching Fang Yuan leave. When Fang Yuan's figure was completely concealed by the dense forest, Zhao Yu felt a wave of relief, and cold sweat dripped from her forehead.
"I wonder who this person really is. Is he truly sent by my father? Perhaps that groom Wang Cheng has already been killed by him."
Thinking about the distinct aura on Fang Yuan's body, different from that of a servant or an ordinary person, Zhao Yu couldn't help but feel alarmed. She firmly believed that this “Wang Cheng” in front of her was definitely not their groom Wang Cheng.
"I must keep this matter a secret. If my father finds out that I've passed on our family's secret martial arts to someone else, I'll be done for."
Zhao Yu made up her mind to bury this matter deep within herself and not tell anyone.
Glancing at Li Lang's lifeless body on the ground, Zhao Yu bit her lip lightly and then turned, quickly walking in the direction of the Hanshan Temple.
Regardless of whether this person disguised as Wang Cheng was telling the truth or not, Zhao Yu didn't want to have any further involvement with Li Lang.
In the depths of the dense forest, Fang Yuan casually flipped through the internal skill manual in his hand, his brows slightly furrowed. The martial arts system in this world seemed indeed different from that of the real world.
However, he was still in the dense forest, so Fang Yuan only crudely browsed through a few pages of the manual before closing it. Now was the time to focus on traveling, and besides, he only recognized a part of the text in the manual.
"I'll study this 'Sun and Moon Revolving Technique' more carefully once I've left the mountains."
Putting the manual into his chest, Fang Yuan strode swiftly towards the distance.
Looking at the mountains and dense forest ahead, Fang Yuan silently calculated in his mind, "I didn’t do anything to Zhao Yu, so the Zhao family's search might not be too intense. This time should be enough for me to leave Kang City and exit this mountain range."
He chose not to kill Zhao Yu to avoid provoking the Zhao family. After all, the Zhao family had many martial experts, and facing a large-scale pursuit would be beyond Fang Yuan's capabilities.
"During this simulation, I invested ten points into my Nature talent. I wonder if it will have any effect."
Fang Yuan had also practiced the Turtle Snake Coil yesterday, but he didn't feel any significant difference compared to his usual practice. He didn't seem to be progressing faster than in the previous simulation.
He believed this was because he hadn’t spend enough points.
"The points are still too few. With enough points, I could choose higher talents and better backgrounds."
Fang Yuan shook his head slightly. Although points were scarce, he was fortunate to have a plan to obtain more points.
If he survived this simulation, he would undoubtedly gain more simulator points than last time. This time, he planned to establish an organization that would allow him to influence more people and have a broader impact.
Moreover, once the organization was established, it might provide assistance in future simulations.
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