

It didn't matter if it was Professor Wei Kang or Wu Mingzhen who asked about the origin of Fina or Snowy Lionet, Zhang Zian used the same excuse: he picked them up on the street. Zhang Zian, knowing they would know that he was lying, which might give them a bad first impression, insisted on saying this because he couldn't handle more questions.

Wu Mingzhen was 90 percent in disbelief and the other 10 percent was all suspicion. There was news about rare cat breeds being found on the streets and parks because they were either abandoned by their owners for some reason, or snuck out of their houses by themselves. Someone was even lucky enough to find a Ragdoll.

Of course, the pedigree Prionailurus Bengalensis is more valuable, but not many people know about it. People tend to mistake it for a Persian cat or a normal white cat. If you came across an owner who had no knowledge about it, it was possible that he or she would abandon it just because its hair was too long to comb; which is why you couldn't tell if Zhang Zian was lying.

So, he smiled. "Manager Zhang, you must be really lucky to have picked up these nearly extinct cats randomly on the street."

"I always have good luck." Zhang Zian smiled along, not wanting to continue this topic.

They came into the inner room and saw many customers choosing their pets. Wu Mingzhen was not in a hurry. He glanced around, very relaxed, and would occasionally share his experiences of choosing and keeping cats with Zhang Zian. 

Zhang Zian learned a lot by communicating with this cat professional. It takes time to gain knowledge. He had just started the pet store business and was still unfamiliar with some related facts even though he bought various books to keep himself updated. Zhang Zian's knowledge on pets mostly came from the west, while Wu Mingzhen was a master in the Chinese pet field. The two complemented each other.

"Store manager!" While they were talking, a 20ish year old lady with glasses said hi to them, looking hesitant. Her boyfriend was sitting next to her, like a loyal dog, talking to her in a low voice. 

"Can I help you?" Zhang Zian waved to Wang Qian and Li Kun, a signal that he would handle this. Wu Mingzhen who was a step behind him, walked in a slow pace.

The lady with the glasses waited for Zhang Zian to come to her, then pointed at a British shorthair and asked, "Store manager, are all your cats this old?"

"What do you mean?" Zhang Zian asked back.

Her boyfriend answered for her, "Manager, we want a small kitten, preferably 1 month old. All the cats you have here are about 3 or 4 months old, right? We're worried that cats at that age won't bond when we take it home."

It was not the first time Zhang Zian had heard that. He explained in a calm manner, "The youngest kittens we have here are around 3 months old, and that's the youngest. One month old kittens would be better off staying with their mothers because the habit of getting along with humans isn't taught by the mother cats."　  

"What if it doesn't bond?" er boyfriend continued to ask.
　　
Zhang Zian replied, "Whether a cat does or does not bond depends on congenital factors, such as its kind and breed, its socialized education, sterilization and the way their owners treat them. Age doesn't matter that much. If it's under 6 months old, it shouldn't affect their ability to bond with their owners."

Hearing this, Wu Mingzhen slightly nodded in agreement.

"Never mind!" the girl with glasses said impatiently, holding her boyfriend by the corner of his coat. "Blah, blah…Just say no if you don't have it. What's the point of giving me a lecture? You just want to find an excuse! You don't have it? Fine, we will find it in another store. There are plenty of pet stores, yours is not the only one. They have kittens that are one or two months old. You think you are unique and special? Let's go!" She turned around to leave angrily.

This lady had so much strength that her boyfriend almost fell down when she pulled him. He stood straight up and spoke to Zhang Zian, looking embarrassed, "We came here because we were attracted by its fame. We intended to buy a kitten and didn't know all the cats here were half grown up. We prefer to have a pet as a baby to have the fun of pretending. I'm sorry, but we will check the other stores."

Zhang Zian nodded his head, not showing any reconcilement, "As you wish."
He had done his job and gave the lecture, but they didn't listen so there was nothing more he could do. His cool attitude made the glass lady even more mad. She gave a grunt and said coldly, "Don't be so proud, I don't think this place is as good as what people are saying."

There was a crowd of people next to them seeing this, doubting Zhang Zian in silence. It was easier to build a bond with a cat at a young age — this thought seemed right, plus kittens were cuter.

"Hehe, that's not correct." All of a sudden, Wu Mingzhen walked inside. He did it on purpose to draw people's attention with a loud voice. 

Zhang Zian could tell he was knowledgeable when they were discussing Prionailurus Bengalensis and its history, so he kept his mouth shut and expected a lecture from Wu's mouth. 

Wu Mingzhen waited for crowd to quiet, then said slowly, "Just now, Manager Zhang explained some things from the Western world's point of view, which I know nothing about. Now I would like to say something based on our Chinese experiences with cats. Ladies and gentlemen, have you heard of The Classic of Cats Appreciation?"

The Classic of Cats Appreciation? Everyone was confused. It was the first time that they heard of this thing.

Wu Mingzhen laughed and said, "The first line in The Classic of Cats Appreciation is 'Pick a cat aged 200 days, its hair is shiny and feels smooth.' You are all smart people, I assume this sentence doesn't need further explanation, right? You need to choose a cat that has aged enough, which means it is at its best 120 days after birth, so 4 months. Of course, what we have now is better than the old days, and we raise the cats in a scientific way with a healthy, nutritious diet, so it is normal for it to be one month younger. To me, the 3 and 4 month old cats that Manager Zhang sells here are perfect. If it was any younger, that would cause problems." 
　　
This was new to the crowd. The lady with glasses stopped and frowned, "You didn't make that up, did you?"

"Why would I lie about the existence about The Classic of Cats Appreciation?" Wu Mingzhen sneered and continued taking, "The second line in The Classic of Cats Appreciation is 'Choose a cat neither after February 2nd nor before the 14th of July.' What does this mean? These days here refer to days on the lunar calendar, and so it means that you shouldn't pick cats born before the lunar February 2nd or cats after the lunar 14th of July. It has something to do with the mating season and estrous cycles, but it has more to do with superstitious beliefs. February 2nd is the Dragon Head Raising Festival and July 15th is the Ghost Festival. Cats who are born in this period are believed to be able to protect their owners and houses, and they can benefit the owner and his or her family."

He then added, "Surely, it's mainly superstition as we don't believe in it now and can't apply it to our lives. As for a cat's mating cycle, we have the technology now to make the indoor temperature stable enough so they can mate any time during the year."
　　
More customers came in and listened curiously about how ancient people selected and appreciated cats. 
　　
Fina and Snowy Lionet were already back in their own cat trees. They were interested by what he was saying, so they stopped their nap and listened carefully, as if he were telling a story.

Although Wu Mingzhen had emphasized it was superstition, it was better to believe it than ignore it. Many people memorized it. They were going to buy cats anyway, so it wouldn't hurt to buy one according to The Classic of Cats Appreciation, right?

Wu Mingzhen looked at the crowd with his fiery eyes, pointed at all these kittens in the store and said, "These cats are all around 3 or 4 months old, so they were born before the lunar 14th of July. They are the best choice to keep you and your family safe and sound according to The Classic of Cats Appreciation. What are you hesitating for? Don't just pass by and miss this opportunity."

The last sentence was funny compared to what he said before. People smiled. 
After his speech, those customers who planned to do some window shopping, all decided to make a purchase. 

The lady with glasses was in a dilemma. She saw herself as an atheist, though sometimes she believed in supernatural things and would play Bi Xian (pen deity) and Die Xian (dish deity) at the dorms. What Wu Mingzhen said convinced her, but as she had already shown intent to leave, she would lose her face if she stayed.　　

The cats here in the Amazing Fate Pet Shop were more expensive than in the other pet shops. She only came here with her boyfriend because of its fame and was determined not to buy a cat here. After she heard about The Classic of Cats Appreciation introduced by Wu Mingzhen, she gave it some thought and figured if she left to go to other pet shops, chances were she would buy a cat born after July 14th, and it wouldn't be that lucky.

Wu Mingzhen and some of his friends built the Association of Pet Exchange promotion aiming to popularize the basic knowledge of choosing pets. Zhang Zian only sold kittens over 3 months old, so he met a standard of Wu Mingzhen's not every pet shop could. Most of them just sell the kittens once they reach 1 month old to get money. 

He seized the chance and continued explaining, "So what are the disadvantages of buying young kittens? It is written in The Classic of Cats Appreciation, 'Feeble cats are formed after they leave mom too soon, causing eye discharge in the first 12 days.' Which means, kittens that leave their mothers at an early stage tend to fail in fully developing. This leads to weakness and illness when they grow up. It is not a good thing. Kittens that are 1 or 2 months look cuter, but whether it's for their own health or their owners', it is better not to buy a cat that is too small and young."
　　
All the customers heard that and were no longer doubtful, Whether it was Zhang Zian's Western pet theory or The Classic of Cats Appreciation taught by Wu Mingzhen, they were all against purchasing young kittens. If two books said the same thing, it couldn't be wrong. 
　　
Thinking of this, the customers were now all determined to buy their pets here as they could seize the opportunity to buy kittens that were born before the lunar calendar's July 14th!


1. Download a suspicious game
2. Catch a few magical pets as partners
3. Go through interesting daily routines and lead the pet shop to a whole new level

The next days kept going like usually, Sam would wake up go to the designing school to train in the morning and go home to train his singing voice in the afternoon, the second round was incoming soon and he could slack off.

Before the second round though there was still the catwalk, after lots of training and time spent with Rena to think about the design of her outfit it was finally the day.

Rena had one advantage that her classmate didn't have, her model helper her think about the outfit while all her classmates hadn't even met their models, all they had been given was a piece of paper with all their measurements on it.

The outfit they had put so much effort on was finalized the day before the catwalk, Rena was barely on time as she wanted it to look perfect. 

The outfit was made of four pieces :

A black jacket similar to a Chinese tangzhuang reaching to Sam's knees that had an opening on the middle.

A very simple white shirt underneath the jacket.

A pair of light white pants reaching to his ankles.

And finally a pair of suede classic shoes.

(Author note : I'm talking about the kind of classic shoes your wear with a suit, i tried writing "suede classic shoes" on google and it doesn't look like what I'm describing and of course suede is the material.)

Everything was ready and already worn by a plastic mannequin in the class room, not only Rena's outfit but all her classmate's too were there, Rena's one didn't look the best there but it was definitely among the top three, she was a really talented girl.

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The next day, all the models were sitting in an adjacent room to the meeting hall they had arranged to look like a catwalk platform with the spectators stands and stuff, in front of the           podium were sitting 3 women and a man, each one holding a list of every model and the person who did the clothes.

Other than them all the school's teachers, some students and a few random people came to spectate, the students designers were also sitting there so that they can see their creation being worn.

In the models room, Sam had his make up and hairstyle done by Rena, his hair was now silver grey and fell on his eyebrows in a kind of messy haircut, his make up was very light and except some eyeliner to make his eyes more attractive and a bit of lipstick the rest was almost invisible.

The rest of the models all knew each other as they came from the same agency, the only one that didn't was Sam so most of them looked at him, after awhile a guy stood up and walked in front of him, Sam raised his head from his phone and looked at the guy.

He wasn't that handsome but had an outlined jawline and a good height, often it was enough to become a model, of course you had to have that thing that made you unique

« Who are you ? »

He asked Sam without any hint of sympathy

« Hello ? You should learn civility. »

Of course Sam wouldn't be sympathetic to a guy that didn't respect him.

« This contest is for the student of my school to showcase our appearance and ability, this isn't a place for you, you better leave fast. »

When they heard him say that, another two guys stood up and came behind him, they were obviously looking for trouble.

« Or else what ? »

Sam also stood up, since he got the system he completely refused to be bullied again, even if the world champion of boxing came at him he would just buy enough boxing skill books to beat him at his own game.

The guy looked at his friends and all of them smiled, they obviously orchestrated the scene and Sam didn't miss the hints

'What are they planning to do ? It can't be anything over the top so I'll play along, maybe I can reverse it to my advantage.'

« Of course you should know how the contest is going to happen right ? The outfits and the models will have a separate grade, how about making a bet on the grades ? Of course you can't refuse or we'll throw you out. »

'Do they think that because there are three of them they can take me on ? Let's see what kind of bet he's talking about though.'

« Tell me. »

« Hahaha i'm happy you accepted my offer, very simple : I saw you driving that Yamaha bike when you came here, how about betting that ? »

« Have you ever heard of a one sided bet ? What is it you are betting ? »

'They were after his bike, of course it was a beautiful machine so it wasn't weird for someone to feel jealous.´

« Whatever you want of similar value. »

« That Porsche you were smoking on earlier was yours ? Let's bet that. »

« My Porsche is worth at least 20k€ on retail, think of something else. »

« My Yamaha is worth 15k€ on retail, isn't this what you call similar value ? »

Hearing that the guy seemed to hesitate then a guy from behind him said 

« Yo Jimmy, you won't lose anyway we already know that this guy has only been training for one month. »

Hearing that the other guy finally lost his hesitation and replied

« Deal, the one who get the best grade got to keep both the bets stacks. »

'Hahah they did a background check ? No matter what you do you can't win against me, a background check would never let you know that I have the system that makes me unbeatable.´

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Soon the guys left and sat back on their seats waiting for the beginning of the show, from Sam's seat he could see how excited they were, they didn't stop speaking or laughing even one second. Meanwhile everybody else in the room that heard the conversation were looking at Sam with pity, in their opinion this guy had just lost a very expensive bike, they also thought that if this guy could bet his bike so easily he must be very rich so they didn't pity him that much either.

A few amongst them had made the link between this guy and the one that was on the first episode of « la France a un incroyable talent » but didn't say anything, they didn't think it was important at the moment, the rest didn't recognize him for two reasons, first was that the episode was diffused two weeks earlier and the second reason was that Sam had make up on and a completely different haircut that made him more handsome than the guy on TV, after seeing himself with this new haircut he was even thinking of keeping it.

While everybody was busy with their own things Sam opened the shop, he didn't want to waste his EV's on catwalk skill books since he could learn it pretty easily and that he didn't have any way to have EV except wait for them to accumulate for now but now that his bike was on stack he bought both level one and level two books right away, he erased all the chances of losing and made it so that the chances of winning that Porsche car were at a hundred percent.

Sam and his little sister live alone but his life is already hard enough trying to end his studies and give her the best life possible while facing bullies and financial issues. This is when he acquires the choice system which from time to time give him the choice between two skills or attributes.

If someone likes my work and can do me a better cover than the one I did myself for free I’ll take it thankfully haha

"Arittakeno Yume o kakiatsume
sagashi mono sagashini yuku no sa ONE PIECE~~"
I am currently on my way towards China. to learn Martial arts but do you know that The earliest known depiction of boxing comes from a Sumerian relief in Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) from the 3rd millennium BC. Chinese martial arts originated during the legendary, possibly apocryphal, Xia Dynasty more than 4000 years ago. China's Martial Arts are tricky and flexible these techniques are what we call a clever fighting method.

Well anyway the weather is nice here and the wind... well it is not moving until I touch it I guess the path I travell from will become a strong tornado path like that in animes when the main character just shoots off in incredible speed and creates a hurricane in his track I guess I am like that.

The water waves are also calm I mean paused in their high peak until my boat touches them. My solar power plants are working well and I have no problem with water and I had been traveling for a long time so I guess I am near the land.

"I should be seeing the land anytime now" I stopped singing and focussed my eyes in the front. And after some time I saw the land in front finally I was just started to get bored of this sea and excreting in the sea. And most importantly I am really really really tired I mean what do you expect? I was traveling for Death knows how much time in the sea and I think i might have gone off course quite a bit during my travels the diesel ran out quite some time ago.

I am really irritated by the weather here I mean it is always sunny out here my poor white skin has gone black because of it ahh so frustrating. Well, I am finally here in the 'Land of the Rising Sun' Where I will be rising too.

After arriving on the cost I stand up and jumped down the boat then I faced the boat and said while bowing 90 degrees "Marry thank you for delivering me here I am Gratefull and happy from the bottom of my life. I will never forget you." while speaking I was feeling really sad for leaving my Going Marry, after all, I don't know how many years I had traveled on this boat and she was the only one who was listening to me jabbering on and on about my previous life and all the worthless achievements of my previous life.

*splash
Suddenly a water drop falls on the solid cement ground my vision gets blurry and hazy.
"hahaha look how miserable I am even though I was a Secret Service Agent in my previous life I am still crying and showing my weakness to you but sorry I can't stop crying. I was so alone if it wasn't for you I would have gone insane in no time. I can't tell you how grateful I am." 
*sob *sob

After crying for Death knows how much time I finally regained my senses and smiled ear to ear and spoke: "Thanks again Going Marry for listening to this miserable Secret Service Agent" with that I turned around and left the port.

After walking for sometime I opened my iPhone and started browsing through the internet and started to search for Dojos or Training Halls to practice Martial Arts then I started to look through all the material I could find on the subject. After a lot of searching, I finally found a Training Hall which is fully equipped with all the books and techniques as well as all the pieces of equipment I will need to learn and apparently this Training hall also have some Secret Techniques to learn so what do you think I did? The answer is easy I just started running in that direction. 

After running for quite some time I decided that whenever I travell I will run I will not walk this will help me train my lower half as well as increase my stamina. And I have plenty of time to get there after all the world is stopped for me.

After running for Death knows how much time I finally arrived in front of a classic Dojo which was located on a mountain now you can get an idea how much further it was from the sea I am practically in Mountains now. There is a staircase in front of me which is between me and dojo These stars remind me of "Kung Fu Panda" they are steep and long and plenty in numbers. So let's start to fight my greatest enemy "Stairs here I come the one who will be known as The Dragon Warrior"

*drip *drip
After climbing the endless stairs I am finally standing in front of the Dojo surprisingly the Dojo is the exact copy of the Training Grounds shown in 'The Kung Fu Panda'. A really big Door standing in front of me which I can't even budge so I just used the small door while pushing the door I remembered that in 'Hunter X Hunter' the same thing happened to Gon and Kilua they also had to push 7 Iron Doors 'Testing Gates' as there test. It was in Episode 22 (2011 Series) and Episode 32 (1999) and I think it was in Chapter 39 in the manga.

Well anyway, I am in by passing through the small gate. Inside of the Training, Ground is a large really large space of cement floor which is apparently used for mass students training.
"Hmmm, so where are those secret traininh=g manuals and techniques" I shamelessly started to search for there secrets in this Training Ground.

After searching for quite some time I finally discovered about 1000 normal martial arts books each one is not that thick but when putting together these books are quite thick but I don't really care about thickness because I will only need a glance to learn these books but understanding could be a little bit challenging other than these books I also discovered 20 scrolls and 3 especially thick books The scrolls are about some secret techniques as for those Three books they are really Thick I mean each one of those books is thick as my chest.

But there is a problem I cna learn these three books buti can't seem to understand what is written on these books I mean the language is entirely unknown to me other books are either in Modern Chinese or Ancient Chinese but thses three books looks like they are written in Chinese, Ancient Hindi (also known as Sanskrit), and as well as Japanese. There are some drawings in the books some of them are of Humans some of some Designs and some are completely unknown to me.

To solve the mistry I tried reverse Image Searching on the Internet and to my surprise there was nothing.
"I guess these are true secret techniques....."
I was just going to put my iPhone in my pocket and suddenly the iPhone exploded in my hands completely gone black because of the blast I felt pain extream pain I can never forget this sensation it was just like when in my previous life a hand graned exploded just by my side during my training.

"FUCK!!! MTHERFUCKERS!!!THE HELL IS THIS!!!!" I cursed while grabbing my right shoulder which is bleeding and severely wounded.
After shouting for sometime I managed to come back to my senses and then I grabbed a solid pipe and put it in my mouth in between my teeth then I grabbed some Alcohol and Antibacterial from my bag then poured the bottles on my right hand while pouring the stuff I started to crush the pipe in my mouth to suppress my shouts and divert my attention from pain.

I am not a doctor so I can only do this type of crude First Aid. After pouring the Bottles empty I grabbed some bandages and wrapped my right hand in it. After wrapping my hand finally released the pipe in my mouth.

*thud
The pipe dropped and it has bite marks on it the pipe was not hollow but filled but even so, the pipe had deep marks you could only imagine how much pain it was to do the First Aid.
"Damn What was that hmmm"
I fell in deep thought and started to remember everything in my previous life and this life. I am remembering every event of my life as clear as day it is like I am living my entire life once again while remembering I can also remember the air, temperature, Humidity, and all the other environmental factors after remembering all the thing I finally arrived at the moment when my iPhone was about to explode. Just at this moment, I stopped and focused all my attention on the screen of the Phone it was unclear but after some more concentration, I was finally able to see things a little more clearly.

[
#404147 Case Study Detected
Unauthorized access
No Controller Detected
Taking Programmed Measures
Self Destruction Activate
] 

*drip *drip
Cold sweat yes I am drenched in Cold Sweat. Not because it was hard to remember the moment of my life in this much clarity but because of the code that was written in the message.

#404147 Every Secret service agent who has worked for 10 years will know what this code means. In our profession there are many codes and cases these codes are used to refer to cases and these cases contains some really really dangerous and forbidden contents of the country. These secrets are not on the level of some dirty secret of a politician or something these secrets are those secrets which if come to light can alter the course of the entire world so you can imagine the value behind these codes.

Especially #4041 series is more forbidden in the country even the President or Prime Minister of the country don't know what is inside these cases.
This series code means only one word to us.
"Death"

I lost everything my family, my looks, my nails, my comrades and now i am going to die by the hands of my best friend but still i don't regret anything , i am here because of my decisions and i am fine dying for it but now i am seeing a girl who is going to lose everything and then tormented for the rest of her life. Death is giving me a chance to save that girl and i accept.
Let me tell you a story in which i will defeat Gods and destiny to save and protect a single Girl.

Taki.
Eri Kashiwagi.
Following the two names, Xia Yu made good use of the search engine and immediately found the blog and Twitter.
Taki's blog used the CG picture of a game as a wallpaper. And a gourmet blog post was very eye-catching amongst the anime, gaming evaluation and news.
Xia Yu clicked in to check it out, and he was stunned.
Cuisine was not the key. This guy showed a lot of respect to the tea in the shop.
He turned off the page and went to Twitter. He tried to find the user 'Eri Kashiwagi'.
Unlike blogs which were full of words, the Eri Kashiwagi's twitter was almost full of 18-plus pictures that made your heart beat faster.
The previous article of the food tweet was a manuscript of a female fan characters that had not been colored yet.
18-plus female painter?
Take me for a drive!
Xia Yu finally discovered the reason of that familiarity.
The pseudonym Eri Kashiwagi was from 'The Ways to Cultivate Passers-by'. He felt this was probably not a coincidence.
On the basis of speculation, Xia Yu was even more curious about the food tweets of 'Kashiwagi', so he clicked to read carefully.
Tea again!
Tweets from the female painter rarely mentioned the main courses. There was only a brief comment with pictures for main courses. It was as if her words were as expensive as gold.
But for the tea in the shop, the female painter used many words of praise.
High-quality tea that was not available in Togetsu Resort?
Xia Yu looked at it and laughed.
He had drunk this tea since he was young. Because he hadn't tasted the tea outside, it was not easy for Xia Yu to make comments.
However, he agreed with the magic of his own tea.
The quality of tea was quite good. The old man ordered him to buy it back from a specific old shop, and there was not much left.
However, tea and brewing skills were not the key. The key was water quality!
Mu Xiaoyue asked him when brewing tea last night.
Why not use drinking grade water?
In Xia Yu's subconscious mind, the water in the old antique water tank had the quality of a mountain spring, which was the most suitable for making tea!
"Oh, that stone..."
He put the mobile phone into his pocket. Xia Yu rushed downstairs and went into the kitchen. He put his hands into the cold water tank and took out the wet and slippery black egg stone.
In Xia's restaurant, one of the incredible things was this stone!
Xia Yu recently focused on cooking and he almost forgot about this stone. The old man left, but the stone was still there. He could be rest assured to study it.
"System, identify it!"
"Ding. Unknown prop. The analysis sample is under construction. The estimated consumption time is 30 days."
Xia Yu was astonished by the answer of the Chef God System.
30 days for analysis?!
What!
Xia Yu held his breath. "System, you said this egg stone is a kitchen prop?"
"Yes."
"In preliminary analysis, this system speculates that this stone has the effect of purifying water quality, and during the purification process, various trace mineral elements are produced. The final analysis result will take some time to be produced for the host." 
Xia Yu got an answer from the system and he was both excited and uneasy. 
The exciting thing was this item was hard to identify even with the Chef God System! 
The uneasy thing was that such a pebble stone could actually purify water quality, which was not scientific at all. 
Alright. 
Xia Yu thought of his own Chef God System, and he realized that he was the most unscientific existence. Then, he suddenly calmed down. 
"Kitchenware..." Xia Yu pondered. 
The Chinese Little Master Chef also had legendary kitchenware. 
There were all kinds of incredible food hunters for those who were captivated by food. 
This was not an ordinary world. 
He could be sure that this kind of high-quality food hunter did not exist, but for the time being, it was hard to deny the existence of legendary kitchenware. 
He had no clue. Xia Yu put the egg stone back into the water tank and went to the yard. He opened the well lid, took two buckets of well water back to the kitchen, and filled the water tank.
Old-fashioned Japanese houses usually had water wells which were usually covered with lids. If a major earthquake occurred and the water pipe broke, the water well could ensure the sustainability of domestic water. However, in recent years, with the explosion of the population in Tokyo, old-fashioned houses were rare. It was usually either apartments or modern small houses.
Xia Yu nodded secretly whilst looking at the full tank of well water.
Soon, the well water would undergo qualitative changes.
Water was not only the source of life, but also the source of cooking.
If other chefs challenged him in a food war, he already had an advantage at the source.
Xia Yu stood in the kitchen and turned his attention back to a large amount of fame he gained. Xia Yu hesitated. He didn't know how to effectively use the resources.
It would be a waste if they were all used to buy the Chef God Space time.
He remembered that the average price of a blue recipe was 500 points of fame, and the average price of blue permanent kitchenware and blue extended skill books were 1000 points.
"That's right!"
Xia Yu patted his forehead.
Two well-known figures in the ACG circle praised the tea in the store. Did it mean that he could develop this area more?
A good main course was not enough for a good restaurant.
He was not like the old man who didn't want to change. In the new era, he had to keep up with the times. In short, the shop was in his hands, and he could not treat the guests as roughly as he once did.
Service-oriented!
The skills of brewing tea and coffee could be extended. However, the small shop specialized in Chinese cuisine. Even if the coffee was classic, the tea was more classic and considered more suitable for the restaurant atmosphere.
Moreover, Xia Yu also had a certain foundation of tea ceremony when he was punished by the old man. It was reasonable to extend this area.
Summoning the mall, his eyes were flooded with a variety of props. Xia Yu swallowed and said, "System, please screen out the tea skill extension skill books that can be purchased!"
Di.
Only three quaint books remained after the screening of the props of the Chef God Mall.
The first was blue. Intermediate tea ceremony. A thousand points of fame. 
The second was purple. High-end tea ceremony. Ten thousand points. 
The third was a golden book. God-level tea ceremony. One hundred thousand points. 
"It's expensive!" Xia Yu's face twitched and his heart shook. 
The intermediate tea ceremony skill book was a thousand points, and was acceptable, but later, high-level and god-level tea ceremony had scary prices. 
"Host has already accumulated through life to activate the 'primary tea ceremony', and now only needs to directly purchase the intermediate tea ceremony to learn." 
The Chef God System said, "The system recommends the host to expand the tea ceremony. It is estimated that the return rate of guests will increase by more than 50%."
"Good! Buy, buy, buy!" Xia Yu gritted his teeth and made up his mind. 
In the catering industry, who did not want to keep guests?
After all, the advertising only lasted for a while. If you couldn't keep the guests, when the heat was over, although the restaurant would not go back to the previous deserted state, the development would be limited.
Either do your best or don't do it at all. 
Xia Yu's expectation of the restaurant was not only to make it famous in the 11th district, but to also attract foodies from all over the world in the future and gain worldwide praise. 
This was the dream of a store manager and professional chef! 
System: "Successfully purchased!"
System: "1000 fame points deducted." 
A simple blue skill book appeared in the inventory. Xia Yu touched it, clicked to use it, and suddenly felt a large stream of information stuffed into his brain.
Xia Yu closed his eyes.
After ten minutes, Xia Yu opened his eyes again and immediately filled a water kettle with water and placed it on the gas stove. 
Soon, the kitchen was full of a tea aroma. An Ya and Mu Xiaoyue were cleaning outside, and they chased the smell. They stood at the door of the kitchen and looked with surprise at the teenager who was making tea seriously in front of the kitchen counter. 
His silhouette showed the two a strange charm, just like a famous artist who focused on tea art. He was classical and elegant.


Xia Yu made a wish to eat until he vomited. And this particular wish brought him to a completely strange spirit world which was full of cuisines.
What, Chef God System?
"You need to not only satisfy normal people's appetite but also all kinds of devils and ghosts. Use your food to move them!" the old man said to him coolly.
So, Xia Yu would never stop running on the road of becoming a Chef God.
 

"Your Majesty, you are expecting a child now. Drinking has little effect on you, but it will affect the child." Ren Baqian quickly returned to the palace, only to see that the empress was drinking again.
"Okay!" she replied faintly, but she showed no intention of putting down the wine glass.
He was angry since the child was his as well.
Ren Baqian went forward.
He took action, snatching the glass from the empress.
He was done for.
"Ouch! Your Majesty, that hurts!" Ren Baqian's face twitched. "Your Majesty, when did you start pulling on people's ears?"
"Humph!" the empress sneered.
"I want to challenge you to a duel." He was furious.
"Bring it on!" She rolled her eyes and sneered again.
Her voice was full of encouragement!
"Wait until my waist has recovered!" Ren Baqian replied.
"Humph!"
"Duel!" Ren Baqian was angry again. This was something that a man couldn't tolerate.
Even if he had to put everything at stake, he would fight it out with the empress!
"Humph! That's enough!" She stretched her body and said faintly, "Seeing that you have been pretty busy lately, I'll let you off!"
Ren Baqian groaned. He truly had been rather busy lately. The shortest stint would take three days, while the longest one took five days. It was really time consuming.
Furthermore, his waist hurt…
"Plus, I'm also afraid that your waist will really break…" The empress provoked him slightly.
"Duel!" His face turned black.
"Bring it on!" She wriggled her nose and looked at Ren Baqian as she lay on the sofa, gesturing for him to come over with her finger.
"Forget it! I'm really busy these days! The bookstore and the department store will be opening for business tomorrow!" He decided to give in to her and let her be…
"Humph!" The empress winced.
However, she also knew that Ren Baqian had been busy with various things during the past two months and had been on the ground every day. She subsequently decided to let him off.
The next day, two new shops opened next to the royal spice shop and the royal glassware shop. 
One of them was the royal department store. It sold many types of goods, but it still felt pretty empty. Many of the same goods were being displayed on the shelves.
The goods it sold included toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, toilet paper, sanitary napkins, clocks, needles, threads, perfumes, sunglasses, Glauber's salt, and flour. This flour was a kind of multigrain flour that was produced in Tianjing Basin. Even though it could be used for eating, it was more widely used together with Glauber's salt to remove hair and fur.
The toothbrushes were made from beast hair, whereas the toothpaste consisted of calcium carbonate and glycerin, which was a byproduct of soap.
The other items, such as toilet paper, clocks, and needles, seemed commonplace in the modern world, but were very valuable in this world.
The price of iron needles was even similar to that of silver at the same weight. However, their prices were more than half as cheap as products from the Yun Nation and Great Xia.
It was the same for toilet paper as well. Even though the price was already very low, they were still considered very luxurious to the ordinary people here.
Although Ren Baqian had positioned the department store as a convenience store, only the officials could afford to buy the items.
Next to the department store was the royal bookstore. Compared to the department store, which was crowded with people, the large bookstore only had a few customers inside.
When Lin Mengsheng walked into the bookstore, he glanced around him and realized it looked a little bit like the library in the school. One part of the store was filled with shelves, and the other part had chairs and tables where people could sit down and read.
Next to the tables and chairs were French windows made of glass. Bright sunlight poured in from the outside. It would certainly feel pretty good to be sitting by the window and reading a book.
The layout of this store was a novelty to him.
The shop assistant was from the Jing Tribe. He felt slightly at a loss when he saw Lin Mengsheng. Although he had already been trained for a few days, things like books were precious items that were out of reach for most people. Those who would come and buy books to read had a different status.
Even though Lin Mensheng was from the Yun Nation, there were very few of his people in Lan City, and the shop assistant immediately thought of the teacher from Black Bamboo Academy. This was because he had a neighbor who was a student there and had frequently heard about it from him.
Even though his status wasn't high, he always revered knowledgeable people. This was a common problem for ordinary people in this era.
"Don't worry about me, I'm just looking around." Lin Mengsheng seemed to notice that the shop assistant felt a little ill at ease and smiled at him.
He was truly very warm and approachable, and his smile alone made the other party feel more relaxed. 
"Can these tables and chairs be used for reading here?" Lin Mengsheng asked as he pointed at the furniture beside the window. There were bookstores in the Yun Nation, but none like this.
Furthermore, the owner of any bookstore wouldn't be welcoming to those who read, but didn't buy.
"Yes, as long as you don't dirty or damage the book, all guests can sit here and read," the shop assistant replied nervously. "If the sun is too bright, a bamboo curtain can be pulled down to block it."
Lin Mengsheng nodded before wandering in front of the shelves.
[Bilingual Comparison Dictionary], [Bilingual Three Character Classic], [Bilingual Elementary Mathematics], [Bilingual Xia Court Calculus], [Three Year Series], [Learning Simplified Characters Through Pictures], [Bilingual Witch Hazel]…
There were probably a few dozen books on the shelves. Some of them were bilingual books and some of them weren't labeled. All of them were written in the simplified Chinese characters that he had learned.
Lin Mengsheng randomly took out a copy of the [Six Secrets] and realized that the opening of the book introduced a sect called the [Six Gates]. Most of the contents of the book were about herbs and insects. At the end, there were also some methods of rearing and controlling.
He was slightly surprised because he didn't expect such books to appear in the bookstore.
He took the [Six Secrets] and sat down on a bench to read. After some time, he closed the book and slowly pondered.
Books weren't cheap in the Yun Nation.
Yet, one could simply browse through without buying them here.
This bookstore also had quite a lot of books. The ones that appealed to him the most were those basic bilingual books. He believed that Ren Baqian felt the same as well.
It could be seen from these simple books, which taught people how to learn Chinese characters, and from the existence of these tables and chairs in the store that Ren Baqian's objective was to make these books accessible for everyone to learn.
Regardless of whether it was a noble official, a merchant hawker, or someone from the mountains, his goal was to widen their knowledge!
Studying had always been something that only scholars would do, and the commoners were only expected to follow orders. If commoners had their own opinions, they would create a lot of trouble. Many people thought this way.
However, Ren Baqian wanted to break out of this.
If all the commoners were educated and had their own ideas, would that be a good or bad thing?
…
Ren Baqian looked at the statistics report in his hands and rubbed his forehead.
A few days after the department store opened, the fastest-selling products were sunglasses and toothpaste.
It was easy to understand why sunglasses were such a big hit. After all, every minister had a pair of them and wore them around every day. The others had been envying them for a long time.
However, toothpaste was selling even faster than sunglasses… The feedback was that it tasted good!
Were those people eating toothpaste as a snack?
Ren Baqian put down that report, picked up another one, and began to frown.
Insufficient recruitment of manpower!
He had built quite a number of factories over the last two months and had recruited many workers.
However, Lan City had a small population and few idle people. The latest recruitment notice had already been sent out three days ago, yet only six people had been recruited.
It seemed that it was about time for Ren Baqian to move more people over from other cities.


In a world where its inhabitants can destroy a city wall single-handedly, the empress has a kirin as her pet, and the imperial palace of Great Xia has a pool containing a dragon. There is also a Sword Mountain where spirit swords occasionally leave in search of a master .

Bootlicking the empress, Ren Baqian ascended to the apex of life.　　

Zero didn't know why he was suddenly allowed to go off and play. In fact, now that he had so much free time, the young doctor didn't know what he wanted to start with first. There was a long list of things he wanted to do by himself without the strict supervision of the adults but he looked at his assistants in the mindscape. Neither of them was free to entertain him. Zero vaguely entertained the idea of travelling back to Half Moon Village but then dismissed the idea quickly. It would be the same all over again. There would be adults and it wasn't easy for Zero to have such opportunities to be truly alone.
With that, the boy decided to let his feet take him to wherever it wanted to go. Mindlessly, Zero ambled through the familiar forest grounds of Endow Hill.
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Back in the hut, Hua Tuo and Ruth sat crossed-legged on the floor. They put their heads together to demystify the cryptic messages translated by Bob. Sure, Hua Tuo understood some of what the book was saying. After all, it came from his old world where Chinese philosophy ran strong in the blood of all Chinese. The mysterious art was a strange modified form of the old martial art called Tai Ji, fashioned after Hua Tuo's qi gong foundation.
Ruth was amazed by how quick they were able to decipher the martial arts manual with Hua Tuo's involvement. The vampire was initially sceptical about enlisting the Sage God's help because the doctor wasn't exactly a combat expert. However, he was also at a stalemate with the final puzzle at the end. The physician knew a lot of meditation so Ruth allowed Hua Tuo to join in with the decryption process.
It was strange how Hua Tuo was able to look at the translated text and match it with the moves it portrayed without even referring to the reference guide that Ruth had prepared. The Roth vampire had spent hours trying to understand which phrase of the meditation state belonged to which moves. It wasn't always very clear what the phrase was referring to. However, if Ruth had to describe it, the phrases were often captions for the movements portrayed. For example, the shifting of centrifugal force from the attacker to counter their offensive strike was captioned "Receive and transfer the received gift". The Roth vampire could understand why such a caption would be formed but for the more elusive ones like "Hiding a knife behind a smile'', the magic-combat teacher was lost.
On the other hand, Hua Tuo couldn't believe that although the Chinese from the old Earth were extinct, their teachings remained. It was even more surprising that they lived on through the teachings of weaker demons in the abyss. The marsupial demons were known to be small and weak but they never lost against the bigger and stronger opponents. Many could not understand how they did it but Hua Tuo knew. Back in those days, Hua Tuo knew how the Chinese fought against terrifying weapons made from gunpowder with their bare hands. The God of War during his time cut down enemies from horseback using his reclining moon blade spear. That terrifying human defied cannons, flaming arrows and guns without a shield. His name was Guan Yu.
That strong general instilled the bravery that weak Chinese lacked and they formed an art based on the wisdom of Confucius' teachings. Martial Arts were birthed based on philosophy. Scholars of the old were famous for both their wits and martial skills. Without both, one would only be labelled as a brute or empty-headed academic. Hua Tuo also lived through the age of pugilists where martial arts were created by different philosophies found. Some hermits created weird arts that only they could practice. Ou Yang Feng was one such renowned recluse who specialised in the philosophy of "countering poison with poison" and formed the Toad Skill martial art.
With his rich life experience, it wasn't very difficult for Hua Tuo to identify what the meditation scripture was for. While the physician hasn't seen a real martial art manual even in his earlier days, he knew that there were two types of manuals. The first type was for external arts where a person practices it according to the illustrations and become stronger physically. However, for many skilled pugilists, they were only third-rated books. The true masters were able to comprehend martial arts through their philosophy.
A good example was the Nine Yin True Classic. That was a powerful skill cultivated wrongly by Mei Chaofeng by the wrong understanding of the arts. While the practitioner was able to master the skill, the wrong application and practice with her beliefs turned it into something sinister. The original Nine Yin True Classic was a virtuous martial art built upon Budha's teachings. However, with Mei Chaofeng's hatred in her heart, she was unable to fully master the manual's true intent to balance out the nine uses of yin qi against the yang qi produced by the nature of living humans. With that, Mei Chaofeng wrongly mastered the art and turned into a fearsome cultivator who increased her powers by killing countless people. The twisted art was then known as the Nine Yin White Bone Claw.
Hua Tuo was thankful that Zero hasn't started cultivating the manual on his own. Amon was right to advise Zero against doing so. The physician knew that his student was very wise but some of the philosophy written in the Tai Ji manual made Hua Tuo hesitate with their interpretation. The physician would require more time to understand the depth of this philosopher's mind before he could be certain of what it meant.
While Hua Tuo worked diligently, scrutinising each line for an accurate interpretation, Ruth tried the movements out and thought about his student. Zero wasn't going to be growing much taller because the vampire heard about the limitations of his created vessel from the physician. Gaia was careful to make the body stagnant. That means Zero would eternally appear like a teenager.
Standing at about five feet tall, Zero was about as tall as the marsupials who once practised the combat art with some exceptions. Those marsupials had an extra limb that Zero did not have. They included tail whips into their routine and had shorter arms with extremely powerful hind legs. The Roth vampire found it ridiculous to follow the book step by step.
"Doctor," Ruth called out as he paused at yet another move. "Can we change this move here? They're using the tail weight to shift their weights and throw the enemy off in two directions. Unless Zero grows a tail, it can't be done."
Hua Tuo looked up from his transcribing work and nodded. "What do you want to change it to? The text for this move is "Steady and firm like the roots but flexible like the branches swaying in the wind". I don't see a problem with the philosophy but you can't remove the footwork."
Ruth frowned in deep thoughts. Even with Hua Tuo's identification of the texts, Ruth still had problems comprehending the meaning behind the words. For a magic-combatant, mobility and power were what concluded the fight. Instincts and skills were other factors but that was about it. Vampires played fewer mind-games when fighting because they didn't need it. Their speed, instincts and senses were superior to a lot of other species.
Hua Tuo looked at Ruth's troubled expression and studied the diagram.
"How would it look like if you did it without the tail without modification?" he asked.
The Roth vampire put the book down and got into position. His legs were shoulder-width apart and he explained that a tail should be adding weight to the back while he bent one knee forward in a lunging position, preparing to twist his waist while grabbing two enemies attacking from both ends to throw them opposite sides.
"In some cases, the flexibility of the practitioner and the shorter height advantage allows them to bend their waist backwards like a windmill to throw their enemies in a wider circle. However, the legs will not leave this half-bent position on one knee. The tail is meant to support the lack of support on the straightened leg and pull the weight back if the attacker's force is greater than what the force of standing still is. More often than not, the weight of the enemy plays a huge factor."
Hua Tuo nodded as Ruth explained how the gravity will interfere with how the marsupials will apply this move with the following move combination.
"We have five options from here depending on how the situation plays out," he told the physician with a heavy sigh. "The tail can trip the enemies after throwing them off balance, help the marsupial swing over their enemies and use that momentum to throw them over by their necks, help them avoid a knife slash from the horizontal field by falling back onto their coiled tails making them less than a foot tall in height, use it to hit someone in the groin or go for a hind kick feint and tail whip combo."
The physician nodded. He had to hand it to the marsupial demons. They were clearly witty and had good reflexes. No wonder the larger and more powerful demons often couldn't win them. The only limitations these small demons had was stamina. From what the Sage God knew, they were wiped out in a war against a clan with larger numbers. It was truly a shame. Hua Tuo felt that if this art was taught to many, the level of martial arts will once again reach the golden age back in the days of the first Earth.
"I understand now. It is indeed frustrating. With only two hands and two legs, Zero's options are limited. You have the same number of limbs as Zero. What would you propose if it were you?"
Ruth sighed and sat down. "I don't really know. This method of fighting is very different from what I was raised with. We Roth vampires prided ourselves in instincts and speed. You could compare our fighting style with assassination. It's usually swift and precise. There are no real wasted movements or compromises. We deliver one-hit kills if possible and if it doesn't work, we edge into the enemy's space as much as possible attacking all openings. It's the reason why we are famous as close-combat fighters."
Hua Tuo took a look at the diagrams drawn. Indeed. The martial arts manual was something more for mid-range combat than close-range combat. There weren't many close-combat skills but the physician found the few skills written in the manual interesting.
"How about this?" he pointed at a different page. That was a joint locking technique and Hua Tuo was impressed by how advanced their anatomy knowledge was to create such an effective lock hold.
Ruth took a look at it and raised a brow. "How does this work? I've never done it before in my entire life. Also, the image looks complicated. How can we execute this is a high-paced brawl?"
Hua Tuo hummed. He wasn't very experienced with combat either but if it was simply getting into position, Hua Tuo would be able to demonstrate. This was something like chiropractic therapy. The art of bone setting existed long before he became a doctor. Locking techniques were rather similar.
"I could demonstrate how it should be applied if you'd like to know how it works," Hua Tuo offered.
Ruth took a look at the diagram and sighed. "Sure. I don't know what to do so you'll have to guide me."
Hua Tuo grinned. Without reservations, the physician coerced the vampire who was beginning to regret his decision.
Mitchnew arrived at the hut and was pleasantly surprised by the sight of two men playing wrestling at their age. Ruth didn't look like he was doing too well with how he was yelping in pain at that immobilising lock hold.
"Am I interrupting something?" the dark elf asked as she put her bag down.
Hua Tuo released Ruth who immediately went slack and groaned on the floor.
"Hello Mitchnew, it's still rather early. We are not quite done with lunch preparations yet. Would you like to help Ruth with his work? We're currently exploring a new martial art book. I've put all the translated text for the meditation portion to the movements but the moves need modification before Zero can start practising them."
The ex-assassin became interested at the mention of a martial arts manual. She only heard of those books but they were usually a collector's item. For a trained fighter like her, she wanted to know how cultivators fought without magic.
"Sure," she smiled and joined Ruth as Hua Tuo excused himself to get started on lunch preparations. He didn't know where his apprentice had gone but he wasn't worried. Zero would return as soon as his stomach started protesting. The physician would bet his sanity on that.


I started off as nothing, just a mass of consciousness that slowly evolved. Just your average overpowered existence hungry for a multiverse adventure.

Demons? They are my friends.
Monsters? They are delicacies.
Heroes? Not even equal to the dirt on my boots.
Royalty? Money Machi- Ahem, a pleasure doing business.
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Chapter 1711 Became an Irresponsible Man
There were many sundries compiled at the side of the narrow stairway. There were some abandoned lockers, and some big tanks which were used to marinate pickled Chinese cabbage. There were also some salty gherkins and big onions hanging by the side of the stairway. There was also some napa cabbage on the window sill. The place was decorated like a classic farmhouse.
It was rare for this kind of environment to appear in a new community. Only a few elders who had moved here could do it. After all, not many teenagers knew how to marinate pickled Chinese cabbage.
"Most of the people living in this small community were once workers at a chemical plant. Most of them aren't that rich," Bao Sanli explained when he saw Yang Ming looking around the stairway.
"What are Shen Yuxi's parents doing now?" Yang Ming nodded and asked.
"Shen Yuxi's father, Chen Daqi, was originally a worker at the car workshop in the Song Jiang North South Chemical Plant. After he retired, he went to sell Shaobing [1] and Douhua [2] by a market near this small community. Shen Yuxi's mother, Sun Liping, used to work part-time. Now that Shen Yuxi's legs are problematic, she marinates some side dishes at home while taking care of Shen Yuxi. She lets Shen Daqi sell these dishes at the market in the afternoon and at night," Bao Sanli said. "Originally, the market's management received fees from them every day based on their income. After I talked with the management, they cut the fees by half."
"You didn't represent the company and give Shen Yuxi's family some money?" Yang Ming asked after hearing how bad Shen Yuxi's living conditions were.
"I offered… But Shen Daqi didn't want it no matter what," Bao Sanli smiled bitterly. "Shen Daqi is an honest man. He felt that we had already given Shen Yuxi so much money for her medical bills, and it wasn't appropriate for them to take anymore."
Yang Ming was a little surprised. However, he didn't feel that anything was wrong. Shen Daqi's personality was like the previous Yang Dahai. They were very honest, and wouldn't take advantage of anybody.
"We're here, Brother Yang. It's this door," Bao Sanli told Yang Ming after stopping at a door on the top floor.
"Oh? How does Shen Yuxi get downstairs if she lives so high up?" Yang Ming frowned upon seeing the floor that Shen Yuxi was staying at.
"She is normally carried up with a stretcher," Bao Sanli smiled and said, "Our company has so many strong men. Many of them will rush here to help with just a summon."
Yang Ming was a little speechless after hearing Bao Sanli's words. Indeed, there are many fit guys in the security company. Any few of them would be able to carry Shen Yuxi upstairs safely.
"Dang dang dang." Bao Sanli knocked on the door.
"Who is it?" After a while, a man's voice came from inside the house. "Is it Old Liu? Go to the market by yourself today. I'm not going…"
The door opened as he was talking. A wrinkly old man's face appeared. The man was shocked when he saw Bao Sanli, "Mr. Bao, why is it you? Come in quickly. I thought that it was Old Liu from downstairs who was calling me to go to the market together."
"Uncle Shen, this is Yang Ming, Mr. Yang. He came here to visit Yuxi with me," Bao Sanli smiled while introducing Yang Ming to Shen Daqi.
Bao Sanli had misunderstood the relationship between Shen Yuxi and Yang Ming previously. Thanks to that, he now addressed Shen Daqi as "uncle" although he was younger than Shen Daqi by merely ten years. While Bao Sanli should have addressed Shen Daqi as "brother", he was afraid at that time that he would mess up his seniority with Yang Ming.
"Oh?" Shen Daqi was a little surprised, and looked at Yang Ming, baffled. His daughter kept on mentioning Yang Ming every time she talked, which made Shen Daqi misunderstand that Yang Ming was Shen Yuxi's boyfriend. When he saw his daughter's facial expressions, he thought that Shen Yuxi had a deep affection towards Yang Ming.
Shen Daqi had attempted to ask his daughter about Yang Ming a few times. However, Shen Yuxi remained silent and did not say anything important. The more Shen Yuxi acted like this, the more Shen Daqi thought that Yang Ming was Shen Yuxi's boyfriend.
Now that she had become like this, that boyfriend had probably left her. Because of that, even though he had guessed it, Shen Daqi did not dare to ask his daughter to prevent her from being sad.
However, Shen Daqi was secretly angry and scolded Yang Ming for being heartless. After his daughter had an accident, this boyfriend called Yang Ming did not even come and visit her once, even if it was out of courtesy. This made Shen Daqi very angry.
When he heard Bao Sanli say that this person was Yang Ming, Shen Daqi's face immediately turned gloomy.
"Yang Ming, huh. I have heard your name for a long time," Shen Daqi said coldly towards Yang Ming. After that, he did not look at Yang Ming anymore. He turned his head towards Bao Sanli and said, "Mr. Bao, please enter!"
"Uncle Shen…" Yang Ming confusedly called out to Shen Daqi. Yang Ming didn't know why Shen Daqi treated him like this, as if there was some deep hatred between the two of them.
Bao Sanli was also very puzzled, and also didn't understand why Shen Daqi was acting like this. However, there was nothing wrong with it. Even if Shen Daqi had any complaints, he would not bad-mouth Yang Ming to Bao Sanli. Shen Daqi assumed that it was impossible for Bao Sanli to know Yang Ming, which was why he did not tell him these matters.
When he saw Yang Ming and Bao Sanli come together today, he was filled with such deep hatred that he neglected such small details.
"Hmph," Shen Daqi snorted coldly. He did not respond to Yang Ming, and did not say anything else to him.
Yang Ming and Bao Sanli glanced at each other. Yang Ming couldn't help but smile bitterly, and shrugged his shoulders, "Baozi, how did I offend Uncle Shen?"
"I'm not sure either. You both should have not met each other yet, right?" Bao Sanli was also confused. "Could it be that he is angry because you did not come to visit Shen Yuxi at all despite being the chairman of the group?"
"He knows that I'm the chairman?" Yang Ming shook his head, "He shouldn't know about it, right?"
"Then I really can't guess it. How about I ask him?" Bao Sanli said after being unable to reach a conclusion despite thinking about it.
"No need to. It's inappropriate to ask him directly. We'll see what happens." Yang Ming and Bao Sanli went into Shen Yuxi's house together.
Yang Ming and Bao Sanli followed Shen Daqi into the house. It was a classic small apartment, with only one living room and one bedroom. When Yang Ming came into the living room, he saw a girl whose beauty could not be hidden even though her face was so pale. She was flipping through a book while lying on the sofa.
"Yuxi, Mr. Bao has come to visit you," Shen Daqi told Shen Yuxi.
"Oh? Brother Bao?" Shen Yuxi was a little surprised and put down the book in her hand. "Didn't Brother Bao just leave? Why did he come back again?"
During this time, Shen Yuxi and Bao Sanli's relationship had become closer. Last time, Shen Yuxi addressed Bao Sanli as President Bao. After that, Bao Sanli felt that it was too formal, and asked her to just call him Brother Bao.
"Ah?!" Shen Yuxi raised her head and saw Yang Ming accompanying Bao Sanli into the house. She was shocked for a moment, and couldn't help but blush. Her beautiful eyes were also flowing with surprise.
Shen Yuxi was always hoping for Yang Ming to visit her. However, she knew that this was impossible. She had no relation with Yang Ming, and she didn't know if Yang Ming would even remember her. Even if he remembered her, why would he come and visit her?
During her conversations with Bao Sanli all this time, Shen Yuxi knew about Yang Ming's real identity as the Ming Yang Group's Chairman. She even knew that Bao Sanli was Yang Ming's underling. How can this kind of person have anything to do with me?
The feeling of wanting to become Yang Ming's lover had also faded a lot. However, she realized that she still had feelings for Yang Ming deep down in her heart after discarding such impractical thoughts.
If anything, it was because of Yang Ming's act of saving the beauty in the room at that time. Shen Yuxi's maiden heart had been deeply touched and she started to feel affection for him.
When Shen Daqi saw his daughter's shy face that was blushing, his expression turned even more gloomy as he felt that his guess was correct. While he was feeling heartbroken for his daughter's infatuation, he was also angry at how irresponsible Yang Ming was.
Yang Ming did not look like his daughter's boyfriend from his dull expression. His expression was just like a normal friend that barely knew his daughter!
Now, Shen Daqi had already misunderstood. Yang Ming had no relationship with Shen Yuxi to begin with. There would be a problem if he was to act too close with Shen Yuxi.
However, Shen Daqi had made an assumption first, and assumed that Yang Ming was an irresponsible man who didn't want his daughter anymore after he found out that she was crippled! Shen Daqi assumed that Bao Sanli knew about how much Shen Yuxi missed Yang Ming, so he caught Yang Ming and brought him here in front of her.
Shen Daqi still knew about Bao Sanli's social connections and capability. It wasn't hard for Bao Sanlifind someone if he wanted to.
Chapter 1712 You Can't Leave
"Mr. Bao, please enjoy your tea!" Shen Daqi poured a cup of tea for Bao Sanli, and placed it in front of him on the coffee table. He ignored Yang Ming's existence.
"This… Thank you…" Bao Sanli received the tea. He didn't know whether to drink it or pass it to Yang Ming, which made him feel a little awkward. He thought, What happened to Shen Daqi today?
"Just drink it. I'm not thirsty," Yang Ming smiled bitterly and said while looking at Bao Sanli.
You won't get it even if you're thirsty! Shen Daqi thought to himself. However, he still held back his anger for now and did not say it. He wanted to see what Yang Ming would tell his daughter later. If he says something about wanting to get back together, then this matter will be settled just like that. However, if he says anything about breaking up or keeping a distance from each other, then it won't be too late for me to scold him.
"Shen Yuxi, how are you now?" Yang Ming did not understand why Shen Daqi was treating him like this, and did not care about it anymore. He turned his head towards Shen Yuxi and asked her with concern.
"There's still no feeling in my legs at all," Shen Yuxi's face turned gloomy when her leg was mentioned. The happiness she got from seeing Yang Ming visit her had also faded a little.
Shen Yuxi did not know how Bao Sanli had managed to invite Yang Ming over. She heard from Bao Sanli that Yang Ming had left for a faraway place some time ago, and should have just come back not long ago.
Bao Sanli knows of my feelings for Yang Ming. Did Bao Sanli tell Yang Ming about my feelings? Shen Yuxi's face became hot as she thought about how Yang Ming might know that she had a crush on him. She shyly lowered her head.
Yang Ming did not see the shyness on her face. When he saw her lowering her head, he thought that she was sad because of her leg's condition. He comforted her and said, " Medical technology is very advanced now. There must be a way. What did the doctor say?"
"The doctor said that western medicine is unable to treat me, and he asked me to find some Chinese doctor," Shen Yuxi sighed and said. "The doctor had tried a Chinese medicine massage and acupuncture… Brother Bao had already brought me to a few stores, but they weren't effective at all…"
"As long as there is hope…" Yang Ming nodded and comforted, "This kind of treatment is a slow process. It can't be cured in just a day."
"En..." Hope ignited in Shen Yuxi's heart when she heard Yang Ming's encouragement. "I hope that I can stand up again…"
"You will," Yang Ming nodded. "What book are you reading?"
Yang Ming decided to change the topic. The topic before was a little heavy, and it might affect Shen Yuxi's mood if they were to talk more about it.
"Oh… It's a book about hotel management…" Shen Yuxi was embarrassed about it. However, she did not hide anything from Yang Ming. "I bought it and was prepared to learn a bit from it when I was working in the hotel. After that thing happened… Now I have nothing to do, so I just read through it… Besides, my family's condition… There are no books for me to read…"
Shen Yuxi felt a little embarrassed when she said those last few words.
Yang Ming naturally understood what Shen Yuxi meant when she said she had no books to read. Her parents were laid-off workers and were not intellectuals. They naturally wouldn't buy any books.
Before Shen Yuxi became a foreman, her income wasn't that much as well. It was impossible for her to buy any books.
Yang Ming felt uncomfortable after hearing what Shen Yuxi said. Even though he changed the topic, it was still something sad for her.
"Take care of yourself. After you've recovered, you'll be able to use your new knowledge. Definitely." said Yang Ming.
"Hehe, I hope so." Shen Yuxi smiled sweetly. She felt that this was the happiest day she had experienced since the accident. Although Yang Ming was just conversing with her very normally, Shen Yuxi was already very happy. This chance was not one she would get at any time.
Besides, Shen Yuxi had also calmed down her feelings. She knew that she was not worthy of Yang Ming right now, and decided to not think about it anymore. She also did not want to force anything.
"My dorm has many similar books. Since you like to read, I'll find a day to search for them and bring them over to you." Yang Ming thought of the management books brought by Donghua and Zhang Bing. When Tian Donghua had left, he had not brought the books along with him so they were left in the dorm and were not brought away by him. Yang Ming decided to use them.
"Sure," Shen Yuxi nodded happily after hearing Yang Ming's words.
"Alright, let's leave it at that. I have things to do tonight. I'll come to visit you some other day." Yang Ming told Shen Yuxi after looking at the time on his phone.
"En." Shen Yuxi was very happy now. There was no other reason than that Yang Ming had agreed to bring her more books another day. Although Shen Yuxi knew that she was not worthy of Yang Ming due to her current condition, her maiden heart still hoped to interact with Yang Ming more. She was hoping that something would happen.
"You're leaving just like this?" Shen Daqi couldn't hold it in anymore when he saw that Yang Ming was leaving just like that. He immediately stood in front of Yang Ming and blocked him from leaving.
"Ah? Why can't I leave?" Yang Ming was confused by Shen Daqi's actions. He was speechless when he saw that Shen Daqi's face was filled with anger. How did I offend this honest man?
"Now that my daughter's legs are crippled, you don't care anymore as you have had your fun with her. Was your kindness snatched away by a dog [3]?" Shen Daqi was so angry that his whole body was trembling, especially when he saw Yang Ming feigning innocence. He pointed at Yang Ming and scolded loudly. He was so emotional that he was unable to convey his emotions clearly. He originally wanted to say. You are already dating my daughter, and yet you're leaving her when she's so sick now. However, when he said it aloud, Shen Yuxi had suddenly become Yang Ming's plaything…
"What?" Yang Ming's eyes widened, and he looked at Shen Daqi dumbstruck. He was left speechless and his forehead was filled with cold sweat. Since when did I fool around with Shen Yuxi… And since when did I not care about her anymore?
Bao Sanli was also left dumbstruck by Shen Daqi's sudden outburst. He stared at Shen Daqi in shock.
As for Shen Yuxi, she immediately understood what had happened when she heard Shen Daqi's words. Father must have misunderstood my relationship with Yang Ming! My unclear words have not only failed to calm father down, but made him also think that I had something to do with Yang Ming, which made such an awkward scene happen!
Shen Yuxi felt her face burning. This is too shameful! How can dad suddenly say this?
"Dad, what are you saying!" Shen Yuxi became anxious and immediately shouted at Shen Daqi.
"Yuxi, don't be afraid. Father will give you justice!" Shen Daqi waved his hand and stopped Shen Yuxi from talking. "Yang Ming, my daughter thinks of you every day, and misses you. Even now, she's still defending you! However, are you really at ease?"
"I ..." Yang Ming didn't know how to explain after hearing what Shen Daqi said. Right now, Yang Ming had also vaguely guessed what had happened, and was sure that Shen Daqi had misunderstood something.
When Shen Yuxi heard her father tell Yang Ming about her troubles, she was suddenly very embarrassed. She shouted with her face blushing red, "Dad, what nonsense are you talking about? You got it wrong!"
"Got it wrong? What did I get wrong?" Shen Daqi was a little anxious when he saw that his daughter was still so obsessed over Yang Ming that she was trying to help him. "This Yang Ming was your partner when your legs were still working. Now that your legs have problems, he didn't even visit you after so long. How did I get it wrong?"
"My partner?" Yang Ming stared at Bao Sanli speechlessly. He smiled bitterly and said, "Brother Bao, how about you explain it?"
"Uncle Shen, don't be so emotional. There are some misunderstandings in this!" Bao Sanli now understood what had happened. After he was reminded by Yang Ming, he immediately told Shen Daqi.
"En? President Bao, didn't you catch Yang Ming and bring him here to visit Yuxi?" Shen Daqi never thought that Bao Sanli would say that there was a misunderstanding. He was shocked for a moment.
"I caught him?" Bao Sanli was shocked, and shook his head, "How can I catch him? Mr. Yang requested to come here himself. I just directed him here…"


Yang Ming is an underachiever in high school. Unmotivated, he skips class to shoot pool, cheats on his exams and gets into fights. However, by an act of goodwill and fate, he obtains some high-tech contact lenses that give him superpowers. Together with his gangster street-smarts and ruthless fighting skills, it doesn't take long for him dramatically change his life for the better.
As his journey unfolds, he battles against society's big guns and attempts to bring justice into an unjust world. Along the way, he has many interesting and romantic encounters with the ladies who are charmed by his shameless flirting.
How will he use his superpowers?
Will he be able to overcome evil and bring justice to the world?
Who will he choose to be with at the end? 
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Some argue that various works by authors that do not meet the requirement of fine grammar and spelling are rubbish. Here, each person has his own opinion, and let him stick to it and impose his opinion on others as the ultimate truth, it speaks only of ignorance of life. It is diverse.

Is the work of authors with poor grammar garbage? In my opinion, no. Each author tells his story, passed through his worldview, attitude, understanding of life, his experience and thoughts about the world. It's always interesting for me to read this personally.

I'm a bibliophile, I read a lot of classic works of art, Tomass and Gernih Mana, Feuchtwanger, Mark Twain, Stvenson, Romain Roland, Galsworthy, Tolstoy and all his volumes and there are about 19 of them! I didn't read Dostoevsky, I didn't like him. But Azek Azimov, Ursuda Le Guin, Tolkien, Kipling, Conandoyle, Louis Besenar and others I read with pleasure. Li Bo, the poetry is gorgeous. Novels of feudal and late feudal China, Japan, Korea. Novels and novels by Chinese prose writers of the early 20s and 80-90s of the 20th century.

In general, I read about 10,000 books. Fiction, fantasy, poetry, historical novels, ballads, myths and legends.

After that I became interested in reading historical documentaries - about the history of the Silk Road, Archeology, History, Ethnography, Etymology, the Big Game, the story of the confrontation of imperial intelligence in the vast regions of the Silk Road.

I read about 550 books, from the 16th to the beginning of the 21st century.

I have some kind of base for evaluating short stories and novels.

Sometimes works written flawlessly in terms of grammar, alas ... they are completely devoid of meaning, they are not interesting, they do not have fascinating stories, conclusions, experience, thoughts. But work with poor grammar, on the contrary, have unique information. Of course, not all works, but there are some.

Therefore, when assessing the creativity of another person, the author, being so categorical in evaluations, says only that you have a maximalist who still knows life poorly. This is the right of choice, each person, and to impose a choice on another according to my preferences, I consider this not comme il faut. Well, here everyone has a point of view.

In fact, this is an eternal question - what is more important? Beautiful text form or good content? Bestsellers are those works that combine good text and good content.

I am the author myself. But not a professional writer, but a techie. I don't know much about composition, about the intricacies of writing good text. But I have a very interesting content. Is my story garbage? I do not think so? Do I respect the reader? Sure. But writing is better so far I can't. Nevertheless, I have my own circle - readers who are interested in my work. There are not hundreds or thousands of people, but a couple of dozen will be typed.

I write in the genre - a documentary historical fiction, there are many interesting facts about the Silk Road with which I wanted to share. If I were waiting for the moment when I could write well in terms of English grammar ... I would not be able to share it now ... maybe in a couple of years ... and still I would not be able to write like this they write - people from English-speaking countries. This is a favorite topic of native speakers to reproach those who learn this language in their ignorance of the intricacies of the language they learn, grammar and spelling errors ... As we say, the dog barks, the caravan goes on. That happens.

English is the world language of communication. Moreover, for me it is the third language. I speak English well, but my grammar is lame. I admit it. Yes, I need to teach her, but I don't think I can write in perfect English.

The overall result - write as you can, share your thoughts, in the era of information, the content itself is important and not its form. One way or another, it can help others, they can come to a new thought and write a story about your topic that you would like to read yourself!


As they say in the East - do good and throw it into the water, a person will not know, the fish will know!

Peace and prosperity!

Thoughts of why and why stories are written.

All the same English, he has not improved in 18 days.

I'll figure something out, try to correct the text.

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This is a work of art. Any resemblance to real people or real events is purely coincidental.

How can that be possible? Guo Sirou had the same experience as what the middle-aged man had experienced. The only difference was that she wasn't prepared for it. Instead, she was just frozen.
In fact, these young trees were very small and thin—they couldn't block anybody. If they wanted to come out, they would be able to go through the trees. But a few bruises and some blood would be inevitable.
"Move one step to the left, then walk back." When Guo Sirou was in shock and had no idea what to do, she suddenly heard the prompt behind her. So she followed the instruction and came out of the array method.
"What is this?" She had never seen this before although she was from a prominent family and had seen much of the world. It was the first time she saw something so mysterious.
It is the art of becoming invisible and five lines of eight diagrams, which have been spread from one generation to another over one thousand years. It is our national treasure. I thought this was ancient and hidden—I didn't expect to see it here. I'm really surprised. Now I'm more and more curious about who this young man is! Thought the middle-aged man.
Now, the young man they were in a hurry to meet was standing outside the door. When Wang Yao heard the dog barking he knew that there were people coming to the hill again. He went out and saw two familiar figures.
"Hello Ms. Guo and Mr. He," said Wang Yao.
"Hello. It's a bit weird for you to call me Ms. Guo. I'm a bit older than you so you can just call me auntie. As for Mr. He, you can call him uncle He or just He," said Guo Sirou.
"Okay," smiled Wang Yao.
"Did you make this array method?" asked the middle-aged man eagerly.
"Yes, why?" said Wang Yao with a smile.
"Where did you learn it from?" asked the middle-aged man.
"I learned it myself from a book," said Wang Yao.
"What?!"
Guo Sirou and the middle-aged man were so surprised to hear that.
"That's impossible!" laughed the middle-aged man.
"Why?" asked Wang Yao.
"Do you understand I Ching?" asked the middle-aged man as he ignored Wang Yao's question.
"I don't." Wang Yao shook his head.
"How about the fine lines of the eight diagrams?"
"I know a little bit of it," said Wang Yao and he was not lying. The book Fine Lines Method had mentioned knowledge of fine lines but rarely mentioned eight diagrams.
"Do you know Yin and Yang?"
"I know a little," Wang Yao's answer surprised the middle-aged man. Wang Yao wasn't lying about that either. The Natural Classics book given to him by the system mentioned Yin and Yang, which were the most basic and most mysterious things in the world. He had also read a number of classic books about Tao, a lot of which also mentioned Yin and Yang.
"Do you know geography?"
Wang Yao shake his head. He knew the geography the man was talking about was not the same thing he studied in school. It was more profound—Geomancy.
"To my knowledge, it is not easy to make such an array. It requires the knowledge of I Ching, fine lines, Yin, Yang and Geomancy. Otherwise one can only get the shape of the array, but not the essence of the array you made," said the middle-aged man.
Wang Yao was surprised to hear that and he started to be cautious. As the old saying went, "an innocent man gets into trouble because of his wealth".
Sometimes it was not a good thing to know too much. Especially in today's society. The middle-aged man, whose name was He Qisheng was obviously very interested in the array Wang Yao made.
"Uncle He?" said Guo Sirou.
"I'm sorry, I was so surprised that I was a little bit lost!" He Qisheng just recovered himself.
"That's alright. I think you two must be here for other things," Wang Yao said with a smile.
"Yes. I'm not sure if you can introduce us to your master?" asked Guo Sirou.
"No!" Wang Yao declined without hesitation.
"Why?" asked Guo Sirou.
"My master doesn't see any strangers now. And he is not in Lian Shan," said Wang Yao.
"Where has he gone?" asked Guo Sirou nervously.
"He has gone to the Northwest." The story Wang Yao Made up about his master was getting bigger and less logical. So he just told people he didn't know where his master was.
"Northwest?" Guo Sirou frowned after she heard this.
"Miss, maybe he himself can help," He Qisheng reminded Guo Sirou quietly.
"Well," Guo Sirou looked at Wang Yao, "can you do it?"
"What's happening is that one of the elderlies in the family has been quite sick. We want to get someone capable to have a look," said Guo Sirou.
"I..." as soon as Wang Yao was about to talk, he heard the prompts from the system.
Task: special request, satisfy Guo Sirou's request.
Reward: one bag of seeds and one formula.
Punishment for failure: deduct one point from any of the attributes.
P.S: you cannot leave the hill voluntarily.
The tasks were getting trickier. This time, he didn't even know what disease the patient had and he was not allowed to leave the hill voluntarily. That meant that the patient had to come to him. Wang Yao was not confident with his medical skills and he was worried that people would find out he was not that good. The only good thing was that there was no time limit on this task.
"Well, what kind of disease does your family member have?" asked Wang Yao after some hesitation.
"He has been very weak; he has multiple organ failures," said Guo Sirou.
"What?!" said Wang Yao.
This was a very tricky disease. He was filled with wisdom by the system and obtained some knowledge of Traditional Chinese Medicine by reading some books related to Chinese Medicine. So, he knew there could be various reasons for multiple organ failures and it would be very hard to find out the exact cause.
"How old is he?" asked Wang Yao.
"84," said Guo Sirou.
That old?! Wang Yao frowned.
"I could try," said Wang Yao.
"What?!"
"Really?!"
Guo Sirou and He Qisheng opened their mouths at the same time but different words came out.
"But I'm pretty occupied now. I am unable to leave the hill for a long time. He would have to come here," said Wang Yao.
"My grandpa is bedbound. He can't even talk properly. How can he come here?" said Guo Sirou with a forced smile.
"I see. Can you show me his medical notes?" Wang Yao didn't care too much about the task. After all, he would only lose one point if he failed. It would only affect him mildly given his current situation, but he would still try to do it.
"Okay, I will bring it to you as soon as possible," said Guo Sirou.
"Don't stand here. It's cold outside. Please come inside," Wang Yao invited the two of them into the cottage.
One small table, one pot of tea, and a mild aroma.
"Nice tea!" Guo Sirou's eyes brightened after she drank the tea.
"Indeed!" said He Qisheng.
The two of them were average Joes; they had tasted almost all the famous teas in the country, but they were still impressed by the tea given to them by Wang Yao. 


In an inaccessible village, there were a few houses on the hillside. 
People from far away were attracted here and the mountain road was crowded with luxury cars, because, in this town, there was a young man with incredible medical skills  who could cure all kinds of illnesses!

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