5: We're doomed, there's no escaping it.
Chen Heng nodded and said nothing.
"Xiao He, take good care of your Young Master." With that, Chen Fugui turned and left the carriage, leaving the space entirely to the two of them.
The meaning of this was clear to anyone.
"Young Master..." Xiao He's face flushed to her earlobes, and she mumbled in a voice like a mosquito, her head bowed.
"Don't think too much. Although I, your Young Master, enjoy my pleasures, I'm certainly not a beast."
Chen Heng pinched Xiao He's hot cheek.
"You're still too young. When you're older, you can warm my bed."
Seeing no reaction from Xiao He, Chen Heng stopped bothering her.
Instead, he looked at the Secret Manual Chen Fugui had given him.
'Iron Cloth Shirt'.
"Sure enough, with Father's status, he couldn't get any good Cultivation Technique Secret Manuals." Chen Heng shook his head; he had already expected this situation.
You're a third-rate medicine merchant; why should you get your hands on good martial arts?
Not even with more money.
A hard Cultivation Technique of the Iron Cloth Shirt's Rank was already the limit Chen Fugui could access.
Chen Heng didn't complain.
"By the way, I wonder if Optimization can be used on this?"
Chen Heng opened his optimization system, and the two characters 'Optimization' were shining brightly.
"Indeed!" Chen Heng's heart filled with joy, and he decisively chose to Optimize the Iron Cloth Shirt in his hand.
Instantly, the Iron Cloth Shirt in Chen Heng's hand vanished.
"Optimization complete. Host, please retrieve it from the system backpack."
"Let me see what kind of treasure was Optimized." Chen Heng rubbed his hands, filled with anticipation.
The previous bowl of stewed Black Phoenix with a century-old demonic ginseng had given him immense strength and strange flames beyond the reach of ordinary people.
He wondered what it would turn into this time.
Opening the system backpack, a tattered book lay within it.
"Indestructible Vajra Divine Art: One who cultivates it to Major Achievement will have a body as hard as steel, impervious to blades, spears, water, and fire."
Actually, Chen Heng had already guessed that the Optimized Secret Manual might be very powerful, but he hadn't expected it to be so formidable.
The original Iron Cloth Shirt could at most withstand a small knife cut.
If someone hit you with a blunt object like a hammer, the outcome would only be internal organ rupture and death from bleeding.
But this Indestructible Vajra Divine Art was different; it hardened his heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys in all aspects.
Cultivating it to Major Achievement was equivalent to a walking iron block.
Who could possibly harm him?
Chen Heng suppressed his excitement, wanting to take out the Indestructible Vajra Divine Art from the system backpack.
"Do you wish to directly learn the Indestructible Vajra Divine Art?"
"Yes/No"
"?" Chen Heng was stunned. Could it be directly imparted?
Without any hesitation, Chen Heng directly clicked 'Yes'.
"Indestructible Vajra Divine Art has been successfully learned. Current level: ε ₯ι (Beginner)."
As this message appeared, Chen Heng felt a sharp pain throughout his body.
Even his internal organs were cramping incessantly.
However, Chen Heng could still endure this level of intense pain.
At least it was much better than the pain after drinking the stewed Black Phoenix with a century-old demonic ginseng.
Chen Heng's eyes were bloodshot from the pain, and sweat beads the size of soybeans rolled down his forehead.
Xiao He, who was immersed in her 'bed-warming little story' nearby, noticed Chen Heng's abnormality and was about to cry out.
"Young Master!" Before she could shout, Chen Heng clapped a hand over Xiao He's mouth.
"It's nothing, just an upset stomach from dinner. I'll be fine after a trip to the toilet."
"Don't make noise."
"Mhm mhm." Xiao He nodded in agreement, taking out a handkerchief from her purse to wipe Chen Heng's sweat.
The intense pain came and went quickly. Five minutes later, Chen Heng returned to normal.
Although he had recovered, Chen Heng looked as if he had just been pulled out of water, drenched in sweat.
"Young Master, are you feeling better?" Xiao He's eyes were full of concern.
"I, your Young Master, am feeling great." Chen Heng grinned. He felt that he couldn't be better right now.
This Indestructible Vajra Divine Art not only made him hard but also sharpened his five senses.
He could even clearly see the fine, soft down on Xiao He's face.
"Come, Xiao He, pinch me." Chen Heng rolled up his sleeve, revealing his clearly defined muscular arm.
"Young Master, I wouldn't dare..." Xiao He waved her hand, shrinking back.
"It's fine, be obedient." Chen Heng also shifted his bottom towards Xiao He.
"Alright then." Xiao He cautiously pinched Chen Heng.
The force was so light that calling it a pinch was an exaggeration; it was more like a touch.
"Young Master, why is your arm so hard?" Xiao He savored the feeling from a moment ago, looking at Chen Heng with a puzzled expression.
"I, your Young Master, have cultivated a Divine Art and am now invulnerable to blades and spears." Chen Heng didn't explain in detail to Xiao He.
Anyway, Xiao He's trust in him was absolute; even if he asked Xiao He to strip naked now... she might hesitate a little, but she would definitely do it.
"Young Master, you're amazing!" Xiao He didn't doubt him, her lips curved slightly, and her eyes smiled like crescent moons.
"And I feel like Young Master's previous kidney deficiency is all better now~"
Xiao He blushed a little when she thought of this.
She had actually been carried on Young Master's shoulders...
"Kidney deficiency..." Chen Heng was speechless.
The original owner of this body indeed had kidney deficiency, the kind where his legs would tremble from walking long distances.
"Ah!"
Just as the atmosphere between the two was pleasant, a sharp scream came from the convoy ahead.
"What's going on?" Chen Heng frowned, opened the carriage door, and looked forward.
"A Zombie! It's a Purple Zombie!"
He saw a zombie, its body purplish-green, wreaking havoc at the very front of his family's convoy.
A Guard, wielding a large saber, charged forward and sliced the Purple Zombie's neck with one strike.
The air was silent for a second, and everyone's gaze was fixed on that Guard.
"Gulp." The Guard swallowed, cold sweat pouring down his back as he looked at the unharmed Purple Zombie.
Why should he risk his life for two taels of silver a year!
The Purple Zombie roared, its sharp claws directly piercing through the Guard's chest.
A steaming heart pulsed in the Purple Zombie's hand.
The Guard slumped to the ground, blood spurting from his chest like a fountain.
"Run!" Someone shouted, and the Household Servants and Maidservants scattered like birds and beasts.
The Purple Zombie didn't pursue them but leaped straight towards Chen Heng.
"Son, hurry and go!" Chen Fugui, holding a sandalwood stick, blocked Chen Heng's path.
"Father..."
Chen Heng turned to look at Xiao He.
"Aren't you going to run with them?"
Xiao He was too frightened to speak but shook her head firmly.
"Very good, hide. Leave the rest to me, your Young Master." Chen Heng stroked Xiao He's soft hair and walked towards the Purple Zombie.
"You hurry up and go! Are you crazy?" The trembling Chen Fugui roared at Chen Heng.
"You're the only heir of my Old Chen family; don't let me, your father, be without descendants!"
"Don't worry, that won't happen." Chen Heng stepped past Chen Fugui, blocking in front of the two.
The Purple Zombie's murky eyes fixed on Chen Heng, and it roared, charging forward.
"Roar!"
The Purple Zombie's speed was extremely fast, covering a hundred meters in three seconds.
Chen Heng's heart pounded, all his attention focused on the Purple Zombie.
A θ ₯ (foul) wind blew into his face, and Chen Heng even saw the Purple Zombie's small tongue.
After narrowly dodging the Purple Zombie's sharp claws, Chen Heng prepared to counterattack.
"Hah!"
Chen Heng concentrated his strength into his right fist and punched the Purple Zombie's chest.
With a loud boom, the Purple Zombie flew out like a cannonball.
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