My Ares Son-in-Law

Zhou Keying also came over, holding a shrimp dumpling in her hand, her eyes full of inquiry: "Yes, she looks so flustered, did something happen?"

“An old friend.” Xiao Chen’s tone was calm, but the seriousness that flashed in his eyes did not escape the eyes of the two men.

He walked to the window, gazing at the empty streets below. That mysterious force could silently wipe out an entire family and silence the city's media; its power must be unfathomable. Even a martial arts family like the He family had to flee in panic, demonstrating just how terrifying the other party's background was. Perhaps it was connected to some hidden behemoth in the Dragon Kingdom's martial arts world.

He recalled his past with He Haiyue: at the auction, she had shielded him from malicious bidders; at the martial arts tournament, she had defended him despite family pressure; and even when the He family faced a crisis, she had secretly tipped them off. This girl, despite coming from a family that prioritized profit, always possessed a rare purity, and had repeatedly extended a helping hand to him.

Perhaps leaving the ancient city temporarily is indeed the wisest choice for the He family.

"Xiao Chen?" Zhou Keying saw him staring out the window in a daze and quickly nudged Yun Yuyan with her elbow, changing the subject with a smile, "By the way, are you going to look for Jiang Group later? Today's new product launch has invited many media outlets from home and abroad. President Liu was telling me yesterday that this is a key battle for the group to raise its profile!"

Yun Yuyan immediately chimed in, her fingers gently touching her chest, a hint of trepidation in her eyes: "Xiao Chen, you absolutely have to come. Today I'm representing the group on stage to give a speech, and I was preparing my speech until late last night. My palms are still sweating. It's my first time facing so many reporters, I'm really nervous."

Xiao Chen remembered that Liu Jianming had indeed mentioned this matter yesterday. He turned to look at Yun Yuyan, the seriousness in his eyes easing slightly, and nodded, saying, "Of course I'll go and support you. I'll take a lot of photos of you from the audience as a souvenir."

Yun Yuyan's eyes immediately curved into a smile, and even the dimples at the corners of her mouth were revealed. With Xiao Chen sitting below the stage, the unease in her heart seemed to be blown away by the wind, and it instantly lightened by more than half.

While Yun Yuyan and Zhou Keying went back to their room to choose dresses, Xiao Chen quickly walked back to the bedroom and took out the copper piece from his pocket. As soon as he took it out, pale golden spiritual energy seeped out from the copper piece's patterns, condensing into tiny particles of light in the air. These particles felt warm and comforting on the skin, and the entire room seemed to instantly transform into a blessed land that cultivators dreamed of.

"Such pure spiritual energy, no wonder it brought about the annihilation of the entire family." Xiao Chen muttered to himself, pressing his fingertips on the copper plate and activating the "War God Technique".

The next second, a surge of spiritual energy flowed into his body through his fingertips, rushing through his dantian like a surging river. The cultivation bottleneck that had been stagnant for a long time showed signs of loosening, and his cultivation efficiency increased more than tenfold compared to usual!
"The effects of this copper piece are even more amazing than I imagined." A hint of surprise flashed in Xiao Chen's eyes, but before he could savor it, a strange sensation suddenly came from within his body.

"Buzz,"

The Soul Tower deep within the dantian suddenly trembled, and the black patterns on its surface instantly lit up, like countless tiny mouths opening, frantically devouring the spiritual energy emanating from the copper plate! The light particles in the room were instantly sucked clean, and even the air became stagnant, and the originally warm temperature suddenly dropped.

Xiao Chen quickly looked inside his body and saw that the spiritual energy around the Soul Tower had formed a vortex, and the energy in the copper piece was being lost at a visible rate. At this rate, the copper piece would turn into an ordinary object in less than half an hour.

A quarter of an hour later, the copper sheet indeed lost all its luster, the green patina became even heavier, and it crumbled when scratched with a fingernail, looking no different from a scrap copper sheet picked up from the market. The Soul Tower, on the other hand, radiated a warm, jade-like luster, and the mysterious runes on its surface became much clearer, even appearing to flow slowly.

Even more miraculously, the spiritual energy contained within the Soul Tower became inexhaustible, and even without active stimulation, it would slowly flow into his dantian along his meridians.

Xiao Chen probed the Soul Tower with his divine sense and discovered that the spiritual energy within the inner space had materialized, like a thin layer of mist shrouding the ground. On the once barren land, several tender green shoots had sprouted. The spirit tablets suspended in the center of the space were now emitting a soft white light, and the blurry characters on the tablets had become clearer, with words such as "Martial Arts" and "Dao" faintly visible.

It seems that this Soul Tower holds other secrets. Perhaps by continuously injecting spiritual energy, these secrets can be unlocked.

Xiao Chen held the scrap copper piece in his hand and sighed softly. He never expected that the copper piece entrusted to him by He Haiyue would be devoured by the Soul Tower. But this copper piece was, after all, temporarily stored by the He family. Now that it had become like this, how was he supposed to explain it if the He family returned safely in the future?

If all else fails, we can only compensate with high-level pills or rare cultivation techniques.

"Xiao Chen, are you ready? It's time to go!" Yun Yuyan's clear voice called from outside the door.

Xiao Chen responded, carefully placing the scrap copper sheet into his inner pocket. He then changed into a custom-made dark gray suit. The suit was well-tailored, making his broad shoulders and narrow waist appear smaller, softening his previously cold demeanor and adding a touch of composure befitting a business elite. After straightening his collar, he pushed open the door and bumped into Yun Yuyan, who was wearing a white business suit, and Zhou Keying, who was wearing a pink dress.

"Wow, Xiao Chen, you look so handsome in a suit!" Zhou Keying's eyes lit up, and she reached out to pat his shoulder. "The reporters will definitely mistake you for a new senior executive of Xunjiang Group later!"

Yun Yuyan blushed and nodded, her eyes filled with amazement: "It really suits you."

Xiao Chen smiled and reached out to straighten the silk scarf at Yun Yuyan's collar: "Let's go, don't be late."

The banquet hall on the top floor of the Xunjiang Building was already filled with elegantly dressed women.

Staff members, dressed in matching black suits, were quickly adjusting the LED screen and sound equipment on the stage; the audience was filled with media reporters from all over the world, their cameras and microphones all aimed at the center of the stage, flashes going off frequently, and the air filled with the faint aroma of coffee and perfume.

The front area was reserved for overseas media, where several blond-haired, blue-eyed reporters were communicating fluently in Chinese, holding product information of Xunjiang Group. Liu Jianming had specially invited authoritative media from Japan, the United States, and the United Kingdom, hoping to help the group's new products enter the international market in one fell swoop.

Everyone knows that the two products released by Xunjiang Group this time—a nutrient solution that can repair cells and a foldable superconducting battery—are groundbreaking and enough to shock the global technology community.

Xiao Chen stood in the shadows in the corner of the banquet hall, smiling as he looked at Yun Yuyan on the side of the stage.

Today, she wore delicate light makeup, and her white business suit made her skin look as white as snow. She was holding her speech notes in her hand, quietly confirming the process with the staff. Occasionally, she would look up at the audience, and the tension in her eyes had faded a lot.

It seemed that for her, as long as Xiao Chen was there, she wouldn't be afraid even if the sky were to fall. (End of Chapter)