My Ares Son-in-Law

"Also, you two absolutely must not cause any more trouble for that Mr. Xiao!" After getting into the car, Chen Jianguo couldn't help but give him another serious reminder.

Chen Shaocong trembled at his father's anger, quickly shut his mouth, shrank his neck, and dared not utter another sound. He just lowered his head, his face full of grievance and resentment.

Chen Xue stomped her foot angrily, her chest heaving violently. She gritted her teeth, her tone filled with resentment yet forced to yield: "I understand, Dad... I won't cause him any trouble..."

But the thought of her still aching buttocks, and the humiliation she suffered in the antique street that day, made her tremble with anger.

The hatred in her eyes deepened. She would remember this debt for now and get her revenge later!
"Pity……"

Chen Jianguo shook his head gently, his tone tinged with regret, and let out a long sigh.

Chen Xue was taken aback, looking at him with a puzzled expression: "Dad, what's the pity?"

Chen Jianguo turned his head, gave her a meaningful look, a faint smile playing on his lips, and slowly said:
"It's a pity that Mr. Xiao is already married. Otherwise, I think the two of you would be quite suitable. Mr. Xiao is young and promising, with outstanding skills, and is calm and reliable. You have a strong personality and are also good at fighting. If you could get together, it would be a great thing for our Chen family."

"dad!

What nonsense are you talking about!

Chen Xue's face instantly turned red to her ears, both ashamed and annoyed. She gently pushed Chen Jianguo away, her tone tinged with a hint of coquettishness and panic, "I don't like people like him at all!"
He was arrogant and rude, and he even kicked me in public! I wish I never saw him again!

Seeing her flustered appearance, Chen Jianguo couldn't help but smile. He stopped teasing her and waved his hand, saying, "Alright, alright, I won't talk to you anymore. Let's go home and do as Mr. Xiao instructed. Make sure nothing goes wrong."

Inside Xiao Chen's villa, Yun Yuyan's face was still filled with shock, her eyes wide with disbelief, and she kept muttering to herself:

"This is incredible, absolutely incredible..."

"The dignified head of the Chen family, Chen Jianguo, who holds absolute power in the provincial capital, actually bowed and scraped before you, kneeling down, showering you with gifts, and even offering you his personal business card. If word got out, who would believe it!"

She paused, then frowned, adding with a puzzled look:
"Xiao Chen, although you are exceptionally skilled in martial arts, the Chen family is not a member of the martial arts world. They only value power and profit. Logically speaking, they would not care about a martial artist's strength at all. What happened today is too rare."

"Xiao Chen, what you just told Chen Jianguo about the evil energy and talismans, is it all true?"

Yun Yuyan looked at Xiao Chen with suspicion and confusion in her eyes. "It's true that you can fight, I've always known that, but when did you learn feng shui and Taoist arts?"
How come I never knew?

Xiao Chen laughed heartily, his tone relaxed and slightly playful. He made no attempt to hide anything and frankly said, "What feng shui or Taoist arts? It's all half-true and half-false!"
Those wandering swordsmen always love to play these mystical tricks, putting on airs and fooling people. Otherwise, do you think they would willingly give me a jade pendant and treat me with such respect?

Upon hearing this, Yun Yuyan's expression changed drastically. She trembled with fear and hurriedly exclaimed, "My God!"

Xiao Chen, are you crazy?

You dare to fool even the Chen family?

They even accepted such an expensive jade pendant, worth over six million!

If we get caught one day and Chen Jianguo and his gang come knocking on our door, we'll be in real trouble!
"Don't drag our family down with you!" Xiao Chen waved his hand, looking completely unconcerned, and said in a relaxed and indifferent tone, "What's there to be afraid of?"
At worst, we can just return the jade pendant to its owner.

We live in a society governed by the rule of law. What can they do to me?
Do you really dare to make a move in public?
Besides, I didn't really lie to them. While the talisman didn't have any mystical effects, the human tooth pendant was indeed malevolent. Having them properly worship it and cultivate a pure and desireless mind would bring them peace of mind and prevent them from being troubled by the evil energy, which was a way of helping them indirectly.

Hearing him say that, Yun Yuyan still sighed, feeling uneasy and unable to put her mind at ease.

But then he thought, there was no other way now. He could only take it one step at a time. Perhaps Xiao Chen's tricks of the underworld could really fool them and Chen Jianguo and the others would not find any flaws.

"Alright, don't you guys have work today? Hurry up and go, I have things to do too!"

Xiao Chen walked straight into the bedroom, closed the door behind him, took out the ancient painting he had previously received from Ma Houzi from his pocket, and carefully laid it on the table by the bedside.

The moment the ancient painting was fully unfurled, Xiao Chen suddenly felt a powerful and pure energy flowing into his body from the stone in the painting. The energy was extremely fast, yet exceptionally gentle.

A warm current instantly flowed through his meridians, spreading to every corner of his body. His chest and abdomen felt indescribably comfortable, and the fatigue and sluggishness left over from the previous cultivation instantly disappeared without a trace.

Soon, layers of fine beads of sweat, mixed with black impurities seeping from under his skin, slowly slid down his cheeks, arms, and back, dripping onto the ground and emitting a faint odor.

Xiao Chen, on the other hand, felt much lighter and his meridians were much clearer.

A moment later, the energy completely flowed into his body, leaving no trace.

Xiao Chen slowly closed his eyes, focusing on the changes within his body. He clearly sensed a faint yet pure aura flowing gently through his meridians, warm yet powerful.

This is spiritual energy!
He was overjoyed. Just as he had guessed, the secret of the ancient painting lay in that stone, which contained pure spiritual energy.

Once this spiritual energy enters his body, it can be transformed step by step into immortal power through his cultivation of the "God of War Technique," and then from immortal power into even more powerful divine essence, helping him to improve his cultivation level.

Xiao Chen opened his eyes again and looked at the ancient painting. He found that the stone in the painting had lost its previous warm luster and become dull and lifeless. It was no different from the patterns on ordinary ancient paintings, and he could no longer feel any fluctuation of spiritual energy.

He tried to circulate the "God of War Technique" to draw a trace of spiritual energy from the ancient painting, but no matter how hard he tried, he could not draw any more energy from it. Clearly, the spiritual energy in the stone had been completely absorbed by him.

Xiao Chen smiled, carefully put the ancient painting away, and placed it on the display shelf in the living room, displaying it as an ordinary decoration.

At this moment, he felt sticky all over, covered in sweat and impurities, and was extremely uncomfortable.

Xiao Chen quickly went into the bathroom, turned on the hot water, and took a refreshing hot shower to thoroughly wash away the grime on his body.

After he finished showering and changing his clothes, he glanced at the clock on the wall and realized it was almost five in the afternoon.

Just then, the phone rang, and the screen displayed the name "Zhou Keying". (End of Chapter)