Narration System for the Journey of Martial Arts

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For five consecutive days, Su Yuchen stayed in the alchemy room without leaving for a moment, and the originally loose medicinal paste in the furnace gradually began to solidify.

Su Yuchen dared not be distracted, fearing that he might fail at the final step of condensing the elixir, as the saying goes, "He who travels a hundred miles is only halfway there at ninety."

The medicinal paste inside the furnace evaporated, turning into a light purplish-brown paste and emitting the unique medicinal fragrance of the 'Great Rejuvenation Pill'.

Su Yuchen waved his right palm, extinguishing the flames under the alchemy furnace, and then patted the furnace repeatedly with both palms.

As he spun faster and faster, only a series of afterimages remained around the alchemy furnace, and the sounds of "thump thump" echoed throughout the alchemy room.

Inside the alchemy furnace, the originally solidified ointment, under the force of the palm, continuously split into pieces the size of longan, which rolled and spun around the inner wall of the furnace, forming pills.

Finally, with a strike of Su Yuchen's right palm, the lid of the alchemy furnace flew high into the air, and nine pills popped out of the furnace one after another.

Su Yuchen reached out and grabbed nine Great Rejuvenation Pills, which landed in his hand.

"All my hard work was worth it; I've finally mastered it." Su Yuchen looked at the purple-patterned, brown longan in his hand and smiled broadly.

You spent tens of thousands of coins, using five-hundred-year-old ginseng, a tortoise shell, and a hundred-year-old lingzhi as the main ingredients, to refine nine Great Rejuvenation Pills.

Through alchemy, you have put your medical and toxicological skills into practice, and you have made progress.

The system's narration echoed in my mind.

Chapter 84 With many matters to attend to, Su Yuchen wanted to ask Xie Yanke for help.

"Young Master? Your medicine is ready!"

Shi Jian had only come over for a routine check, but she didn't expect to see Su Yuchen push the door open and come out.

Overjoyed, he rushed over, but as soon as he got close, he couldn't help but cover his mouth and nose.

Su Yuchen shook his head and smiled. After more than ten days without sleep, even with his profound internal strength, he was still covered in a sour smell. When mixed with the smell of medicine, it was even more unpleasant.

"Young master, you should go wash up first. I'll have someone prepare a bath and food for you." With that, Shijian ran off ahead.

………………

After bathing and changing clothes, and having a hot meal, Su Yuchen felt refreshed and sat down at the table to slowly savor a cup of tea.

"Is there anything else?" Su Yuchen asked, looking at the dawdling Shi Jian.

After a slight hesitation, knowing that he couldn't hide it any longer, Shi Jian said...

“Young Master, you were staying at the alchemy room a few days ago, but you didn’t know that.”

"One night, a young woman sneaked into the headquarters and came looking for us. She was discovered by Chen, the chief of the incense hall, who was on patrol. After a fight, they finally drove her away."

"But...but the girl said before she left that the young master was her...lover!"

Su Yuchen frowned and asked, "What's her name?"

Shi Jian curled her lip, remembering that he always returned from outside in the early morning, and couldn't help but curse him inwardly for being incorrigible. In a bad mood, her tone was sharp: "What's the young master's mistress's name, yet you ask a servant like me? How unreasonable!"

Su Yuchen asked calmly, "What are her characteristics?"

Shi Jian was so angry at his appearance that she gritted her teeth, but after thinking for a moment, she said, "If there are no other characteristics, it's that she always has a jingling sound on her body."

Su Yuchen immediately realized that it must be Ding Dang, Ding Busan's granddaughter. He was immediately annoyed, and his good mood for refining the Great Rejuvenation Pill was gone.

He waved, indicating that she could leave.

Shi Jian pouted and left with a displeased expression.

………………

[You have been missing for several days, and Xie Yanke has returned to Motianling but has not found you.]

But he knows your martial arts skills and isn't worried about your safety.

[After making inquiries, Xie Yanke learned that someone noticed your whereabouts and that you appeared with Bei Haishi.]

[Xie Yanke will be visiting after dinner.]

After being seduced and abandoned by Shi Zhongyu, Ding Dang fled the Chang Le Gang and disappeared without a trace. She will visit you tonight, recognizing you as Shi Zhongyu.

When Shi Zhongyu escaped from the snowy mountains, he was left with indelible scars. You can try to find a way to remove them, or you can choose to take advantage of him and then deny everything.

Shi Zhongyu is currently hiding in the Quncui Garden outside the Chang Le Gang's headquarters. As the saying goes, "the darkest place is under the lamp." And, "the most dangerous place is the safest."

Under Shi Zhongyu's sweet talk, Su Xiaoxiao, the "most beautiful courtesan" of Qun Cui Yuan who only sold her art and not her body, lost her virginity to him and became pregnant.

[Hua Wanzi and Geng Wanzhong from the Snow Mountain Sect investigated the Chang Le Gang and determined that you are Shi Zhongyu.]

Two members of the Snow Mountain Sect were about to infiltrate the Chang Le Gang's headquarters tonight when they mistakenly entered the Lion Might Hall. Hua Wanzi was captured by Chen Chongzhi, the leader of the Lion Might Hall, and others.

Young man, you're in trouble.

The system's narration was making Su Yuchen feel annoyed and frustrated, but he had enjoyed the benefits of the Chang Le Gang and didn't want to just leave like that.

Adding to the karma between this body and Shi Qing and his wife, Su Yuchen couldn't bring himself to abandon them.

"Fine, fine! Shi Zhongyu, you're out of luck. I'm not some soft-hearted Dog Brother. Since you're a womanizer and a scoundrel, I'll help you get rid of this trouble," Su Yuchen thought to himself.

Not long after dinner, Su Yuchen was meditating and practicing his martial arts in his room when suddenly his ears twitched. He reached out with his left hand and grabbed at the windowsill. After a soft sound, he saw Xie Yanke standing there.

"Old man, please come in since you're here!"

Upon hearing his voice, Xie Yanke chuckled coldly and, in a flash, stood in the room, sitting at the table: "I was wondering why I couldn't find you. Turns out you've run off to become the leader of the Chang Le Gang."

"Hmph, isn't this all your doing?" Su Yuchen said with an equally unfriendly expression.

Xie Yanke's face darkened: "Good lad, today I'll hear what this has to do with me!"

Su Yuchen sneered, "Didn't you lose face that day and run away first? Fine, you ran away, but you took all the money with you!"

"Uh," Xie Yanke paused for a moment upon hearing this, then retorted, "I was in a hurry to see a friend and was careless."

Su Yuchen sneered repeatedly, giving him a look that said, "Keep making this up."

Xie Yanke changed the subject, saying, "You really want to be the leader of the Chang Le Gang? Let me tell you the truth, Bei Haishi and his men have no good intentions."

Su Yuchen chuckled and said, "You mean the 'Order for Rewarding Good and Punishing Evil'?"

Xie Yanke nodded and said, "It seems you already know! So why do you still want to be the leader of the Chang Le Gang and shield them from disaster?"

Su Yuchen said with a grin...

"The 'rewarding good and punishing evil' decree, which others would rather avoid than dread, is something I crave. I'm not afraid of them coming; I'm afraid they won't come."

"Now that Bei Haishi has offered himself to me, I have no choice but to reluctantly accept his filial piety."

"Oh?" Xie Yanke's expression shifted, already sensing the confidence in Su Yuchen's words.

Before he could ask, Su Yuchen said, "Old man, do you want to go to Xia Ke Island to seek some opportunities? We can go together then."

Xie Yanke's expression shifted slightly, showing some interest, but in the end he shook his head and said...

"I consider myself to be quite skilled in martial arts, but the two envoys who reward good and punish evil have roamed the martial world for generations, forcibly inviting heroes of the martial arts world to the island, and none of them have returned. I think I'd better hide!"

“If you don’t come back, I’ll build you a cenotaph on Motian Ridge, which will be the end of our fate.”

Su Yuchen didn't force him. He picked up a narrow-mouthed porcelain bottle from his side, poured out a pill the size of a longan, and flicked it with his finger, shooting it towards Xie Yanke.

Xie Yanke chuckled and said, "You think you can use my Finger Flicking Divine Skill against me? Kid, you're underestimating me!"

As Xie Yanke spoke, he stretched out his hand, and a green aura flashed across his palm, covering his entire hand. The pill, which was close to him, was drawn in by the true energy in his palm and fell into his palm, spinning around.

It was Xie Yanke's specialty, the "Crane Control Skill".

Before Xie Yanke could examine it closely, a strange medicinal fragrance had already filled his nose and mouth.

"what……"

Xie Yanke, a seasoned veteran of the martial arts world, was a discerning individual and immediately recognized the extraordinary nature of this pill: "What kind of pill is this?"

Su Yuchen tucked the porcelain bottle into his sleeve and said...

"This is the Shaolin Temple's secret Great Elixir."

"The Chang Le Gang spent a lot of manpower and resources, and spent tens of thousands of dollars, just to allow me to refine one batch. If I want to refine it again, I would have to find a main ingredient such as a five-hundred-year-old spiritual ginseng."

Xie Yanke clicked his tongue in amazement and said, "I'm starting to suspect you might be the illegitimate son of the Shaolin abbot! You've probably robbed all of Shaolin's secret medicines!"

He carefully put away the Great Rejuvenation Pill and asked, "Is this why you came to the Chang Le Gang?"

Su Yuchen nodded and said, "We two wandering swordsmen might not be able to find a five-hundred-year-old ginseng even if we work our whole lives. The Chang Le Gang has many people and is more powerful, so they are more efficient in doing things."

"Otherwise, where would you get the Great Rejuvenation Pill to eat?" Su Yuchen joked.

Chapter 85 Su Yuchen assigns tasks to each person.

Xie Yan said gratefully, "Then thank you!"

Su Yuchen chuckled and said slyly, "Old man, don't thank me yet. I need your help with something!"

Xie Yanke snorted...

“You were cunning and treacherous even when you were a kid. You’ve improved a bit since then, but I knew it wouldn’t be that easy.”

"I'm beholden to those who give me money! So, what is it?"

Su Yuchen said seriously, "Old man, do you remember what you said before about the leader of the Chang Le Gang who looks exactly like me?"

Xie Yanke certainly remembered. He glanced at Su Yuchen and chuckled, "Bei Haishi and the others treated you like the fool they were trying to fool, just because you two look alike."

Su Yuchen remained noncommittal, and said...

"That kid is called Shi Zhongyu. He's currently hiding in the Quncui Garden, not far from the Chang Le Gang, and he's accompanied by a pregnant courtesan named Su Xiaoxiao."

"Old man, go and arrest that boy for me, and while you're at it, redeem that courtesan and make her give birth to the child."

"What a clever trick to hide in the dark." Xie Yanke slapped his thigh, immediately understanding why that mediocre martial arts kid was hiding nearby.

"However," Xie Yanke looked at Su Yuchen and said, "what is your relationship with that kid surnamed Shi? Not only do you look alike, but you also care so much about him."

Su Yuchen rubbed his temples and sighed, "Go and finish this for me first, then come find me. You'll find out later!"

He then emphasized, "You must be very careful with the child in the courtesan's womb; you must not let anything happen to it."

Seeing Xie Yanke's curious and strange expression, Su Yuchen couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "What a mess!"

Su Yuchen focused his energy and used the technique of transmitting sound over thousands of miles. His voice traveled through the thick walls to the ears of the swordsman next door: "Swordsman, come here."

After a while, a rustling sound came from Su Yuchen's door, followed by Shi Jian asking, "Young Master... is there something you need?"

Ignoring her worries and anxieties, Su Yuchen said through the door, "Go and get two hundred taels of gold, and also a bottle of the best medicine for injuries."

"Ah? Young Master, you're injured?" Shi Jian asked anxiously.

Su Yuchen snapped, "You've forgotten the rules again. Just go when I tell you to. Why are you making so many demands?"

"Yes, I was being nosy. I'll go get it right away." Even through the door, you could hear the grinding of Shi Jian's teeth.

………………

When Shi Jian brought in a plate of gold ingots, she realized there was another person in the room. She showed a hint of curiosity and, at Su Yuchen's prompting, placed the plate of gold ingots in front of Xie Yanke, and also put the medicine on the table.

“Old man, you can take these gold ingots and use them. Once you’ve settled that kid in, come find me. The Chang Le Gang is in for a good show tonight,” Su Yuchen said, rubbing his brow bone.

"Hehe! Then I'll have to take a good look!" Seeing how troubled he was, Xie Yanke couldn't help but become interested in the show he was about to tell him.

He wrapped the plate of gold ingots, and with a swift movement, he leaped over the rooftop and disappeared in a few bounds.

Seeing the old man leave, Shi Jian turned to look at Su Yuchen and noticed a trace of worry between the young man's brows. He couldn't help but ask, "What is it that makes him so worried?"

Su Yuchen thought for a moment, then raised his head and said, "Shijian, go and inform Mr. Bei, Master Mi, Master Yun, and Master Chen to come and see me."

"Oh? Oh... I'll go right away."

Shi Jian, who had been staring at him in a daze, was caught off guard by the order and blushed before hurriedly leaving.

After a short while, Bei Haishi arrived in a hurry with three others. Seeing the closed door, Bei Haishi beckoned to Shi Jian, signaling her to come over.

The group walked to the side, and Bei Haishi said, "Miss Shijian, do you know why the gang leader summoned you?"

Shi Jian shook his head, looking confused...

"I do not know either."

"However, the young master just instructed me to take two hundred taels of gold and a bottle of wound medicine, but an old man took the gold."

"Then the gang leader ordered that Mr. Bei and you come to meet him. But I think the young master seems to have something on his mind."

"An old man? What kind of old man?" Bei Haishi's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly asked.