163: Six Decisions

The woman leaned over to place the key on Xu Jingzhe's table, revealing a large expanse of snow-white skin on her proud chest.

Even though she had been gone for five minutes, the scent of perfume still lingered in the room.

Inside the room, only two people remained.

"I recognize you," Ye Ran said.

"Oh?"

Xu Jingzhe looked at him in confusion, put down the fried dough stick in his hand, and then carefully scrutinized the person before him.

His nose was high and straight, his eyes were like phoenix eyes, and there was an uninhibited air between his brows; he indeed resembled Ye Zi quite a bit.

"If we really want to talk about it, you should call me cousin," Ye Ran said with a wry smile.

Meeting Ye Zi's boyfriend under these circumstances was quite embarrassing for the Ye family and Ye Zi.

"Sit down and talk."

Xu Jingzhe pushed the remaining fried dough stick and tea egg on the table over to him, and Ye Ran, disregarding his face, began to eat heartily.

A few minutes later, the food was all gone, and he still felt unsatisfied.

"Do you want me to have someone send more?"

"No, no. Eating too much food from the Pollution Zone is bad for your health; I just keep it at a level where I won't starve to death," Ye Ran said, wiping his mouth.

"You... the Ye family knows of my existence?" Xu Jingzhe asked.

Ye Ran shook his head and said, "They know, but it's not exactly official."

"Ye Zi was injured in the Pollution Zone and returned for treatment; while in a coma, she kept calling your name."

"One day after she woke up, photos of you and her being 'intimate', along with photos of the members of the Red Rose Squad, were placed in her room."

"So... the younger generation of us who are close have all seen you."

Xu Jingzhe rubbed his nose, thankful he hadn't been beaten to death by Tang Ruyi; otherwise, it would have been a huge embarrassment.

Actually, Ye Ran really wanted to say that there was one photo, still fresh in his memory, where ten big-breasted women surrounded you, and you were bleeding from your nose. That photo was the largest of all the printed photos, hanging on the wall of her room, very conspicuous.

He was also a bit envious.

"Knock, knock, knock..."

Just then, there was a knock at the door. Ye Ran's expression changed drastically, and he immediately stood up from the stool.

His eyes were fixed tightly on the door, his palms clenched tightly.

"It's fine, relax. You're my person now," Xu Jingzhe said.

He stood up and opened the door to find an unexpected person.

Tang Ruyi.

She was wearing a white T-shirt and sweatpants, and her face was very pale.

"Do you intend to let an injured person stand outside the door?" she said expressionlessly.

Xu Jingzhe stepped aside. Tang Ruyi entered the room, and seeing Ye Ran standing to the side, she frowned slightly.

"Did you come looking for me because you have something to discuss?" Xu Jingzhe asked.

"Yes," she nodded.

"Please, go ahead."

Although the two had fought a great battle, Xu Jingzhe's impression of Tang Ruyi was not bad; intuitively, he felt that this person was not scheming.

He casually poured a glass of plain water and placed it on the table.

Tang Ruyi took it and drank it in small sips.

"I hope that our conversation will not have a third person present," Tang Ruyi said.

Ye Ran was very tactful and voluntarily stood up to go outside.

Tang Ruyi took out a metal ornament and placed it on the table. The magnetic field in the room became extremely chaotic, and the elements became restless.

"This is to prevent eavesdropping and surveillance; it has no other function."

Xu Jingzhe sat in the chair, staring fixedly at her.

He really couldn't figure out why Tang Ruyi was looking for him.

"Have you heard of the Six Decisions?" Tang Ruyi got straight to the point, and deep in her eyes, there was finally a ripple.

"Six Decisions?" Xu Jingzhe shook his head.

"Ritual, Music, Archery, Charioteering, Calligraphy, and Mathematics—the six ancient techniques left behind from antiquity. The value of any one of them is enough to be compared to the world-destroying Ancient Battle Skill." A flush appeared on Tang Ruyi's pale face.

Xu Jingzhe didn't have much of an emotional reaction, because he had never heard of this thing at all.

If it hadn't come from Tang Ruyi's mouth, he would have blacklisted anyone else long ago.

To take such a good thing and share it with others—one would have to be kicked in the head by a donkey.

If they hadn't been kicked by a donkey, then there was only one possibility.

She was trying to scam him!

Seeing that there was not a ripple on Xu Jingzhe's handsome face, Tang Ruyi was slightly surprised in her heart and said again, "That is the Six Decisions; it is no worse than the Ancient Battle Skill."

"Was what you used yesterday an Ancient Battle Skill?" Xu Jingzhe didn't answer, but instead asked her.

"Yes," Tang Ruyi was very frank.

"The Ancient Battle Skill I inherited is called Homecoming Blade - Concealment, which has four forms: Concealment, Body, Heaven, and Outside. Yesterday, I used the first form, Concealment."

"It's a pity that my current strength is insufficient, and I cannot unleash the finishing move of the first form."

"Otherwise..."

"Otherwise, I would be dead, right?" Xu Jingzhe said first.

"Yes."

Tang Ruyi was always this straightforward.

"You're just saying it out loud like that; aren't you afraid I'll be tempted and steal your Ancient Battle Skill?" Xu Jingzhe joked.

"You can try."

Xu Jingzhe looked at the killing intent welling up in Tang Ruyi's eyes and smiled awkwardly. This person was a blockhead and didn't understand jokes.

However, Xu Jingzhe was still very shocked inside.

First was Tang Ruyi's Ancient Battle Skill; the first form already had such power, and it was hard to imagine how terrifying it would be if the fourth form were unleashed.

The second point was the Six Decisions she mentioned—Ritual, Music, Archery, Charioteering, Calligraphy, and Mathematics—which were equal in value to the Ancient Battle Skill.

If you don't understand something, ask the system.

"Big Boss, have you heard of the Six Decisions?" Xu Jingzhe asked in his mind.

System: "Ding, naturally."

"Tell me in detail."

System: "Ding, didn't little Tang say it? Any one of the Six Decisions is equal in value to an Ancient Battle Skill."

"As far as this system knows, an inheritor of the Six Decisions has never appeared on Blue Star."

"Then the heritage still exists?" Xu Jingzhe asked, puzzled.

System: "Ding, naturally it exists. Just because it hasn't appeared doesn't mean it doesn't exist."

"However, Tang Ruyi came to you and explained the Six Decisions directly; perhaps she has a clue. You could probe her a bit."

"He who obtains the Six Decisions obtains the world."

Whoa!

Good heavens.

At this, Xu Jingzhe was deeply shocked. He who obtains the Six Decisions obtains the world!!

The room fell into a brief silence, with only invisible molecules moving in random motion.

Seeing that Xu Jingzhe remained silent, Tang Ruyi felt a bit uneasy.

The Six Decisions had always been a legendary existence; no one had ever seen them to know if they truly existed.

But!

She firmly believed that the Six Decisions existed. Moreover, the clue this time pointed to the Ritual Arts among the Six Decisions, which was only a few thousand miles away from their current location.

Ritual Arts, the sacrificial decision among the Six Decisions, can summon powerful heroic spirits to fight for oneself. Even when facing a Contaminant, one can put up a fight!

She had gone there before, and it was fraught with danger; she needed a capable assistant.

Their strength couldn't be above hers, but it couldn't be too much lower than hers either; Xu Jingzhe was a suitable candidate.

"You came to me to have me go with you to find the Six Decisions?" Xu Jingzhe asked.

"That is exactly the intention. We will each obtain what we can based on our own abilities."

Tang Ruyi had a poker face, looking aloof.