Republic of China era: A hundred-year-old still practicing martial arts? Is that right?

Shen Jinluan frowned and suddenly looked up.

After the smoke dissipated, a glint of light flashed in her peach blossom eyes, and purple hues crept onto her crescent-shaped eyebrows.

Her brows furrowed sharply, concealing her joy, and she spoke leisurely, "Oh, old man, you actually know how to come back? Tell me, where have you been gallivanting around these past few days?"

Lin Ji was slightly taken aback.

What's wrong with me today?

These two women even have the same story.

Shen Jinluan raised her pipe and tapped it against the ashtray on the table, then leaned back slightly and habitually crossed her legs.

The moment she saw Lin Ji, the anxiety on her face unconsciously faded away.

Her tense body relaxed slightly, and as she leaned back, the hem of her black brocade embroidered cheongsam tilted to the side, revealing her pair of long, flawless white legs.

"Gurgle."

Lin Ji had barely managed to suppress the burning desire that had been ignited by Bai Yu'er when he saw Shen Jinluan's snow-white legs, and that desire reignited.

Lin Ji smiled slightly, stepped forward, casually pulled over a chair, and sat down directly in front of Shen Jinluan.

He reached out and scooped up Shen Jinluan's long, white legs, then began to knead and massage them.

"Want to hear it?"

Shen Jinluan sprang up from the armchair, her eyes darting around the hall, her long legs slightly raised, trying to escape Lin Ji's control.

Lin Ji's large hands seemed to be kneading casually, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't move them an inch.

Shen Jingluan exclaimed in surprise, raising an eyebrow as she looked at Lin Ji: "Your strength has improved again? No, why do you look even younger to me?"

Lin Ji had learned some massage techniques when he was young, and the subtle influence of the martial arts manual had given him some understanding of acupoints.

As Lin Ji kneaded and pressed, Shen Jinluan's tense body gradually relaxed, and she unconsciously let out a soft moan.

"Hmm~"

After a long pause, Lin Ji slowly spoke: "I've broken through to the mid-stage of Dark Force, and I've also obtained a good item. I'll show it to you later."

A blush flashed across Shen Jinluan's face; how could she not understand the hidden meaning in Lin Ji's words?

However, as Lin Ji massaged her, her anxiety gradually faded, and her eyes unconsciously welled up with tears.

"Why is that old man here again... and he even attacked the gang leader in public?" A member of the Sea Dragon Gang guarding outside the hall peeked out in surprise, his gaze quickly sweeping over the pair of snow-white legs inside the hall: "Tsk tsk, I was just saying, Gang Leader Shen is one of the most beautiful women in Jiangcheng, how come she..."

"Shut up!" another thug beside him shouted.

"Alright, alright, let's just treat it as a matter of personal preference," the young man said sullenly without saying a word.

"Ahem!" Shen Jinluan seemed to hear the commotion outside the hall and coughed lightly. She stretched out her jade pipe and pressed it against the hem of her cheongsam, which only covered the corner of her long legs, and said, "Old Lin, let's go back upstairs."

She was, after all, the leader of the Sea Dragon Gang. If she lost her composure in front of these gang members, she would be utterly humiliated.

Upon hearing this, Lin Ji, without letting go of her hands, pulled Shen Jinluan into his arms in a princess carry.

Shen Jinluan's snow-white legs were draped over Lin Ji's arms, swaying as he moved, appearing even whiter and brighter under the hall's lights.

Held in Lin Ji's arms, Shen Jinluan blushed slightly. She inhaled the masculine scent emanating from Lin Ji's embrace, her usual domineering and capable demeanor completely gone, replaced by that of a little girl.

"Tsk tsk tsk, a moment of bliss is worth a thousand pieces of gold. This old man is going to enjoy himself tonight." The thug outside the hall was still talking nonsense.

"If you say that again, the gang leader will rip your tongue out tomorrow," the thug opposite him shouted again. The latter had seen the gang leader's ruthless methods before.

A fleeting moment of spring night.

Shen Jinluan lay on the bed, the blush on her cheeks making her already stunning beauty even more captivating.

A bead of sweat slid down her snow-white swan-like neck, and as she reached for the jade pipe on the table, the bead of sweat dripped down her jade-like shoulder and onto the silk quilt.

The jade pipe spun in the air before being brought to Shen Jinluan's lips.

This old man really looks young again.

Moreover, that dual cultivation technique was truly powerful, even calming down the restless internal energy and blood within her body.

Shen Jinluan took a deep drag on her pipe and said softly, "This is the good stuff you wanted me to see?"

"Miss Shen, tell me if it's a good thing or not?" Lin Ji teased, being a bit irreverent.

Shen Jinluan rolled her eyes slightly and said softly, "I knew it. Men's words are deceitful."

As they were talking.

Lin Ji reached into his pocket, took out the Tianyan Notes and the register, and handed them to Shen Jinluan.

"A top-secret breathing technique? And this is... the Guanghua Martial Arts Crackdown List?" Shen Jinluan's pupils shrank suddenly as she gently unfolded the jade scroll.

Lin Ji was not a stingy person. When he returned, he had already given the Tianyan Zhu to Gu Yanqiu for review.

As Gui Gu Zi said, the Heavenly Evolution Record will be obtained by those who are destined to receive it.

No matter how Lin Ji explained, Gu Yanqiu could only understand a few scattered bits of information in the Tianyan annotations.

Since Shen Jinluan claimed to be his first wife's woman, she was naturally not an outsider, and it was only right that he hand over the Heavenly Evolution Note to her.

It's just unknown how much of a clue Shen Jinluan can see.

As soon as Shen Jinluan opened the Heavenly Evolution Notes, she was captivated by its contents, her brows furrowing slightly and her eyes fixed on it.

Lin Ji was in the sea of ​​knowledge.

The Yin-Yang jade pendant rotated slightly faster.

Lin Ji let out a soft "Eh." The Yin-Yang Jade Pendant could borrow momentum from its surroundings, and now its speed had suddenly increased. Didn't that mean Shen Jinluan could understand the Heavenly Evolution Notes?

Lin Ji turned his head and saw that Shen Jinluan's eyes were closed and her chest heaving was somewhat similar to his own.

However, after a few breaths, Shen Jinluan's breathing suddenly stopped, and she was about to stop moving.

"Don't open your eyes, I'll read it to you!" Lin Ji knew this was because the second volume of the Tianyan Commentary was missing, so he quickly read aloud the second volume of the Tianyan Commentary that he had memorized.

"The Heavenly Evolution refers to the exploration of the changes in Heaven and Earth, and the exhaustion of the principles of all laws..."

As Lin Ji read out the contents of the second volume of Tianyan Zhu, Shen Jinluan's previously labored breathing became smooth again.

Her rosy complexion gradually returned to its former fair color, and the rise and fall of her chest gradually matched the surrounding environment.

Within Lin Ji's sea of ​​consciousness, his martial bones suddenly began to tremble, and the Yin-Yang Jade Pendant spun, leaving behind afterimages.

Suddenly.

The day before, the same sense of heaven and earth that Lin Ji had felt while studying the Heavenly Evolution Notes once again flooded his mind.

A fleeting image flashed by.

Lin Ji and Shen Jinluan stood together on the hilltop.

A gentle spring breeze caresses the mountains, causing grasses and trees to sprout new leaves, birds and beasts to roam freely, rivers to thaw, and flying fish to leap out.

Lin Ji and Shen Jinluan exchanged a glance, and Shen Jinluan slowly stepped forward and nestled in Lin Ji's arms. The two of them looked at the distant mountains and rivers at the same time.

Between mountains and rivers.

Animals frolic and play, birds fly in groups, and wildflowers in the mountains huddle together in the spring breeze.

Lin Ji looked down at Shen Jinluan, and Shen Jinluan looked up at Lin Ji. The two smiled at each other.

The image faded away peacefully.

A clear stream flowed into Lin Ji's mind.

We didn't get anything substantial this time.

It is a perception.

All women who have practiced dual cultivation with him can read the Tianyan Zhu without any obstacles.

"Knock knock knock!"

There was an untimely knock on Shen Jinluan's bedroom door, and a hurried voice sounded from outside:

"Boss, something's happened in Jiangcheng. Prince Jingmei of Japan has entered the city."