114: Chapter 114 The Fifth Life, The Blazing Sun Illuminates the Martial Path (Sixty-Two)

"The reason my Chen Family was wiped out is because this hypocrite leaked the information and acted as an inside man."

Speaking of this, as if feeling the pain personally, Chen Lingxi's expression of anger was about to overflow.

Chu Shi also timely displayed an expression of slight surprise, as if he found it somewhat hard to believe.

Chen Lingxi glanced at him, calmed herself down slightly, and continued:

"Fortunately, heaven has eyes; that dog finally got exposed. Grand Attendant Wang, the Grand Attendant of The New King of the Tianhuang Princes Mansion, was a member of my Chen Family. That branch of theirs got separated from the main group during their escape. Later, while recovering from their injuries, they encountered people from the Fang Family on the edge of the battlefield, and they seemed to hold the dominant position. Afterwards, our Ancestor was deceived by Fang Xiaoru's hypocritical performance, which led them not to dare return to the family, so they could only pass down this hatred. It happened to be passed down to Ancestor Wang. Ancestor Wang was gifted from a young age, capable of things others could not do, and sold himself into the Tianhuang Princes Mansion. Afterwards, he had the insight to recognize the Third Prince at the time, and through thick and thin with the Third Prince, he eventually succeeded in the struggle for the throne. Unfortunately, Ancestor Wang was ultimately too prominent and was assassinated on the eve of the Prince's ascension."

Sighing, Chen Lingxi felt a bit melancholy, seemingly full of regret.

Afterwards, she perked up and continued with a playful tone:

"Fortunately, Ancestor Wang was a natural talent who calculated everything, and he had long since left behind a contingency plan. After he unfortunately passed away, The New King was devastated and immediately purged the entire prefecture to avenge him. It was at this time that the Fang Family was dragged out. At first, that old dog Fang Xiaoru tried to argue, and even came to the Four Seasons Holy Land to beg for an audience with Chen Xuan, acting pitiful. Unexpectedly, under the pervasive investigation of the Yanling Guard, all the dirty things the Fang Family had done in the past were uncovered and handed over to Chen Xuan by The New King. After seeing it, the Ancestor was instantly enraged; he grabbed Fang Xiaoru, who was still lingering at the Four Seasons Holy Land acting pitiful, and lit him up like a sky lantern!"

"I see, I never thought the matter would be so convoluted." Chu Shi pretended to have a sudden realization.

Just then, the food they ordered arrived. After the Utility Disciple from the cafeteria served all the dishes, he left.

The two continued chatting.

"Then what happened afterwards?" Chu Shi asked first.

"Hmm-hmm." Chen Lingxi picked up a bite of food, stuffing her cheeks until they were bulging; it seemed she had gotten hungry after talking for so long. Afterwards, she replied vaguely:

"Afterwards, with the joint purge by The New King and my Chen Family, all our former enemies were completely wiped out. At the same time, because of Ancestor Wang, Chen Xuan and The New King established a deep friendship. Nowadays, my Chen Family can be called the number one family in the Huangyan Prefecture under the Tianhuang Princes Mansion!"

After saying this, she gulped down a mouthful of fruit juice, swallowed all the food in her mouth, and let out a long sigh of relief. Finally, she looked at Chu Shi triumphantly, her eyes filled with indescribable smugness and pride.

"Impressive, impressive. Truly worthy of the legendary Chen Family." Chu Shi cupped his hands, his face full of admiration, giving the little girl plenty of emotional validation.

Afterwards, the two ate and chatted. Chu Shi was intent on understanding the recent situation of the Chen Family, the condition of Chen Xuan, and the local customs of the Four Seasons Holy Land. Under the strong emotional validation, Chen Lingxi was happy to explain, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

Time quickly passed to the evening. Seeing that it was getting late and the food was almost finished, Chu Shi took the initiative to pay the bill, spending several hundred contribution points, and then said goodbye to Chen Lingxi.

However, Chen Lingxi was still bothered by Chu Shi paying the bill; after all, it was agreed that she would treat. Chu Shi smiled and waved it off, indicating how could he let a guest pay.

Afterwards, he received news that left him dumbfounded: the jade tablets that Chen Lingxi and the others held for eating in the cafeteria were charged to the Lieyang Peak's public account, with basically no spending limit. 666, that's too cunning. He had been wondering, since the Lieyang Peak cafeteria costs contribution points, why did he see the guest Chen Lingxi coming to eat alone? It turned out she had been issued an unlimited meal card.

He rubbed his temples, feeling speechless. However, he didn't really care. After all, a hundred or so contribution points were just pocket change; until now, he had been receiving benefits, with 9,000 points credited every month, so he didn't feel the pinch at all.

Afterwards, the two, who were not going in the same direction, parted ways at the entrance of the cafeteria and returned to their respective residences. After returning to Tingyang Courtyard, Chu Shi did not continue to dwell on it. After all, the last dance of his fourth life had not been in vain; everything was proceeding smoothly just as he had envisioned. Now, having realized his own heart and started to pursue the process, he was ready to enjoy life.

After a simple wash to cleanse himself of the worldly dust, he lay down on the bed fully clothed. He had a good night's dream.

The next day, Chu Shi had a rare sleep-in, waking up only when the sun was shining on his rear. Today was the last day before the Grand Ceremony, and he had no intention of going out again. He leisurely carried a pot of tea, sat on the stone bench by the spiritual spring, and began to think about his future life.

It seemed he should choose a hobby for himself, or rather, a secondary profession. Chu Shi thought about it seriously. Clearly, a good secondary profession could not only cultivate one's character and pass the time, but it could also secure more cultivation resources for his future martial path.

However, the martial path is not like immortal cultivation. The transcendent system of this world seemed to have been born only a few thousand years ago. It was far incomparable to the mature systems that had developed for hundreds of thousands, or even hundreds of millions of years, in the web novels he had read before transmigrating. Tsk tsk, it seemed he had no choice.

The secondary profession system of this world seemed to only have three types: Weapon Refining, Formation Arrays, and Alchemy. Oh, it seemed there was also a technological system, Steam Technology. However, within the Tianwu Dynasty, martial arts were supreme, and steam technology didn't seem very common; at least in the few lives he had walked, the things he encountered were all scattered, unsystematic products.

After thinking it over, Chu Shi found that he seemed to only be able to choose Weapon Refining. After all, formation arrays seemed related to mathematics, and that whole pile of messy things required calculating a lot of data; just thinking about it made his scalp tingle.

As for Alchemy, Chu Shi sighed even more. This thing required not just fire, but also a Wood attribute. Very unfortunately, his Blazing Sun Body happened to have Fire and Metal attributes, having absolutely no affinity with Alchemy. On the contrary, he was simply a natural holy body for Weapon Refining, a good seedling for blacksmithing. Furthermore, he seemed to be on the path of body refining, so the buffs were stacked directly to the max.

Something didn't seem right? Chu Shi suddenly felt his vision go black; it seemed he had been set up! He suddenly recalled the scene from a month ago, in the Peak Master's main hall, where he had requested his Master to guide his inheritance.