My profession is too unique.

Chapter 141 Wei Yinshuo Returns on the New Year's Day

"hiss--"

He could clearly feel his stomach wall tearing and rebuilding, each contraction bringing excruciating pain.

Cold sweat seeped from his forehead as Su Chen gritted his teeth and endured this inhuman torture.

His stomach was sometimes ice-cold as if he were in an ice cellar, and sometimes burning hot as if he were being roasted by charcoal. In this extreme pain, he could feel his stomach structure being reorganized, becoming more resilient and stronger.

[The glutton has successfully acquired a professional skill—Gluttony: The ability to ingest large amounts of food in advance and convert it into stored nutrients, which can be rapidly released to replenish the body's needs.]

"It's done..." Su Chen breathed a long sigh of relief, his body surging with heat. He experienced the changes in his body and could clearly feel that his stomach had become very powerful, like a crusher.

And there's this strange emptiness, somewhat like hunger.

"It's estimated that it can now even digest rocks."

The panel's ability descriptions are simplified; the specific details require him to experience them firsthand.

“Minglin said that after taking up the post, I can only eat regular food and can’t drink nutrient solution…” Su Chen walked out of the gravity room, went to the medicine storage room next door, picked up a tube of nutrient solution and drank it down.

Once inside the stomach, he could clearly feel the peristalsis of the stomach wall, quickly storing the highly nutritious substances in the compressed nutrient solution.

That feeling of emptiness, similar to hunger, was greatly reduced.

"As expected, Minglin has probably only completed about 60% of the job requirements. His professional completion rate is too low, and his abilities have been significantly weakened. He can fully absorb the compressed nutrient solution." Su Chen wasn't surprised, yet couldn't help but be astonished.
"This is a level three nutrient solution. Normally, one vial is enough to sustain me for most of a day of training."

He poured about four more tubes into his mouth before the strange emptiness disappeared, replaced by a sense of satisfaction.

"Let me test the specific effects..." Su Chen started exercising until he was exhausted and lay on the floor.

He tried to release the "nutrients" stored in his stomach, and the effect was quite obvious. The cells that had been squeezed to the extreme felt as if they had entered a hot spring, and his whole body felt warm and comfortable. He quickly recovered to his peak condition.

"It skipped the absorption phase and is recovering in a completely illogical way." Su Chen stood up, clenched his fist, and was quite surprised.

He then tried again and found that the stored nutrients could only support him for a maximum of three recovery sessions.

"The loss is around 80%. Under normal circumstances, five tubes of nutrient solution can support my exercise for at least four days."

“Not bad…” Su Chen was already quite satisfied with this. “Just thinking about becoming a Reverse Yuanzhe is awesome.”

As Su Chen emerged from the gravity chamber, he heard some noise outside. He pushed open the door and was greeted by a blast of cold air.

"The temperature is getting lower and lower, is this the depths of winter?"

Su Chen exhaled a breath of hot air, glanced at the artificial sun in the sky, and became even more speechless.

Red banners were hung on the streetlights at the entrance, and even the judges on the road had their shoulders painted red.

There were more smiles on their faces than usual, and the usually somber courtroom was filled with a rare lively atmosphere.

"This is...Yuanqing Day?" Su Chen was stunned for a moment before he realized what was happening.

This festival has arrived. It is a major festival in Yingfeng to commemorate the founding of the city. Every year, the entire Yingfeng and its subordinate cities celebrate it grandly.

At the same time, after the Yuanqing Day, the calendar will be updated, the thirteenth month will end, and the first month will begin.

"It seems like every place likes to use red to celebrate major festivals." Su Chen felt a sense of familiarity. Looking around, he saw red everywhere on the road and couldn't help but sigh, "It's been more than half a year since I came to Yingfeng."

Seeing the bustling scene before him, Su Chen shook his head and turned back to his residence, where the white, cool light of the living room was very bright.

“Zero…” he called out from the sofa.

“Master…” Zero walked over loyally.

"It's nothing." Su Chen shook his head. Zero wasn't confused; he was simply waiting loyally for his master's orders.

Boom!Boom!Boom!
A knocking sounded abruptly at the door, and Zero went to open it.

"Old Bai?" Su Chen looked at Bai Fengxi in surprise as she walked in. The howling cold wind lifted her hair, and she was carrying two well-sealed, slender wine bottles.

"So you're all alone." Bai Fengxi slammed the door shut and walked straight to the dining table. "I was bored myself, and it was noisy outside, so I came to find you."

"Want some drinks?" she asked.

"Come on in." Su Chen sat down at the dining table, while Bai Fengxi said, "This is from my teacher's wine cellar. I think it should be good if I put it at the very back."

"Drink it dry?" Su Chen asked Zero to contact the cafeteria, only to be surprised to learn that it was a holiday today.

"There's even a day off." Speechless.

Just then, the knocking sounded again, and this time the person walked straight in, shouting at the top of their lungs, "Junior brother, junior brother..."

He hadn't called out twice when he saw the two people sitting at the dining table. He raised an eyebrow and said, "Hey, you've got company now."

The visitor was Bu Siqi, carrying two large bags, one on each side.

"But you two are just drinking alone?" Bu Siqi tossed aside the bag beside him and took out a series of neatly packed, still steaming lunch boxes.

"Senior brother has great foresight." Su Chen gave a thumbs up. Bu Siqi raised his eyebrows smugly, plopped down, and looked at the two bottles of wine on the table, exclaiming in astonishment, "Holy crap, this is 'Golden Flowing Sand'?"

"Junior brother, you've become so powerful now, someone actually sent you this thing?"

"This was brought by Lao Bai," Su Chen said, noting that the wine seemed quite precious.

“Those senior brothers each took one bottle, and I took two,” Bai Fengxi said casually.

“Yuan Poshan’s collection, huh? Well, only he could get his hands on something like that.” Bu Siqi suddenly realized, a puzzled look on his face. He rubbed his hands together and grinned, “I’m really grateful to my junior brother for this.”

The food was simple, but no one cared. The "golden sand" wine poured into the glass was truly like flowing golden sand, exuding a rich aroma of wine, which was quite unusual.

The three of them drank a cup together. Su Chen felt a surge of heat rising in his stomach, and even a burning sensation. You should know that his stomach had become a stomach for gluttony.

This wine is amazing!

"I wonder how the little pigeon is doing." Bai Fengxi suddenly felt a little melancholy.

“With Master Yuan watching over us…” Su Chen exhaled a breath of hot air, but before he could finish speaking, there was a loud crash as Bai Fengxi collapsed onto the dining table.

Su Chen was stunned. "Ha..." Bu Siqi grinned, "This little girl is interesting. I thought she came to get you drunk, but she passed out after just one sip."

"This Golden Flowing Sand would knock out a third-tier cultivator in one gulp. Junior Brother, you're amazing; you actually withstood it."

Su Chen remained silent, looking at Lao Bai who had collapsed before the game even started, then turned to Bu Siqi, "Go check on Senior Brother Teng."

Bu Siqi paused, "In the past, I would drink with that taciturn old Teng on New Year's Day. This year I was planning to drink with you guys first, but that's fine. Let this little girl fall asleep."

"Come on, come on, we haven't eaten much yet, take it with us."

Su Chen hesitated for a moment, then picked up the bottle of Golden Flowing Sand that had been opened but not finished, leaving the unopened bottle behind. He asked Zero to take good care of Bai Fengxi, and the two went out.

There were people on duty at the adjudication office, and they didn't stop them from visiting Teng Liang.

"This place is rather eerie..."

Upon entering the prison, the cells on both sides were empty, with some kind of symbol engraved on the metal bars. This place was only for temporary imprisonment; if someone was caught by the court, they would either die or be maimed, and there was very little actual confinement.

"Of course, see those surveillance cameras? They're specially made; they can even capture the figures of fourth-tier professionals." Bu Siqi pointed to the surveillance equipment above, which was unusually large, about the size of a washbasin.

Teng Liang's cell was in the deepest part. His emaciated body lay on an iron bed, staring blankly at the ceiling.

"Senior brother," Bu Siqi called out.

Hearing the shout, Teng Liang turned his head, his stiff face twitching slightly. "It's you guys."

“Come, come…” Bu Siqi waved his hand, took out food and golden sand, “Try it, it’s good stuff.”

Teng Liang leaned closer, looked down, and exclaimed in surprise, "Golden Sand, where did you get this?"

Xia Hanshi doesn't like drinking, and Bu Siqi doesn't have that kind of resource.

“Yuan Poshan’s treasures…” Bu Siqi said, “brought by that little girl who is on good terms with my junior brother.”

Teng Liang's eyes flickered, and he sighed, "Junior brother, you've been fooled by Xiao Bu."

Su Chen was taken aback. Teng Liang explained, "He just couldn't stand seeing you with a girl, so he deliberately called you here."

Bu Siqi said angrily, "Old Teng, don't talk nonsense. Do you think I'm the kind of person who can't stand to see others doing well? It was my junior brother who brought it up. I was originally planning to wait until they went to sleep before coming myself."

"Changed gender?" Teng Liang asked in surprise.

Bu Siqi immediately became "furious and embarrassed": "You taciturn idiot, you can't even fart out of the air normally, why are you explaining yourself today?"

Teng Liang's eyebrows twitched, and Bu Siqi jumped back in fright, then sneered: "Don't scare me. You've been sealed by the job-locking chain, and your strength is less than one-tenth of what it used to be."

He poured three glasses of wine, and the three of them clinked glasses.

"Wow, impressive." Bu Siqi stared at Su Chen and couldn't help but exclaim, "He's already had two bites, and he can still hold on."

After a few rounds of drinks, Su Chen was feeling dizzy. This stuff was indeed extraordinary; in the past, he would have already passed out.

"...I wonder how Yu Hao, Zhi Peng, and Ling Yue are doing." Bu Siqi, her cheeks flushed, suddenly mentioned the three names. Teng Liang, who had been silent, frowned slightly and glanced at Su Chen.

Su Chen knew these three names; they were the three guys who had been taken in as students by Old Xia before him.

Su Chen already knew the whole story, so he didn't hide anything and remained calm.

Teng Liang secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Junior brother, you go back and take care of that girl first."

"No, no!" Bu Siqi suddenly reacted, his true nature revealed, and he grabbed Su Chen, "Junior Brother, going back is like entering a tiger's den..."

Su Chen's eyelids twitched as he saw Teng Liang stretch out his thin arm, grab Bu Siqi's head, and forcefully press it against the railing.

boom!
The dull thud sent chills down Su Chen's spine.

Bu Siqi's face was filled with terror, his cheeks pressed against the railing. "You weren't sealed off, you still have power! The adjudication department is full of bastards, damn it..."

"Go back," Teng Liang forced a smile at him.

"Okay." Su Chen swallowed hard, then took his leave.

Stepping out of the prison, a cold wind hit my face, and I felt much more awake. Thinking about what had just happened, I couldn't help but chuckle.

He rubbed his face, returned to his residence, tossed Lao Bai onto the sofa, rubbed his head, and went upstairs to sleep.

The next day, no one knew who woke up first. When Su Chen went downstairs, Lao Bai had already left. Perhaps feeling awkward, he didn't even leave him a word.

The gold dust on the table is still there.

“Master, I have recorded the scene when Ms. Bai Fengxi woke up. Would you like to take a look?” Zero, who was standing in the corner, suddenly spoke up.

"What the hell?" Su Chen couldn't keep his composure. "How could you analyze my daily behavior like this? I want to see this kind of thing?"

“I just thought you’d be curious,” Zero explained.

Su Chen ignored him and prepared to go to the gravity chamber to continue fulfilling the requirements of the [Reverse Element].

After becoming a binge eater, he was able to exercise continuously in a short period of time, saving a lot of recovery time.

But just as the new year began, a few days later, a sudden piece of news broke the lively atmosphere in the courtroom.

Bu Siqi rushed over to find him, her face not looking too good. After closing the door, she said, "Wei Yinshuo is back."

"He's back?" Su Chen asked in surprise. Three months had passed since they lost contact with the presiding judge, and many people thought he was dead.

Su Chen thought so too.

Bu Siqi nodded: "Yes, earlier today, he was found 300 kilometers outside Yingfeng City. He was covered in wounds and almost lifeless. He has been sent to the medical department."

He looked somewhat displeased. "That old bastard, he's still alive! He didn't listen to his teacher's instructions, caused the deaths of two cities, and he still has the nerve to live."

Su Chen was also somewhat disappointed, and he didn't have a good impression of Wei Yinshuo either.

As he spoke, Bu Siqi added with a hint of schadenfreude, "However, he doesn't know that Chu Xuan is dead yet. I hope this will make him furious."

(End of this chapter)