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"Third Sister, help me up."

After a tender moment with Third Sister, Shen You whispered:

"I'm going to practice my skills now."

"Practicing martial arts?"

"Yes," Shen You said with a wry smile, "That Huang Yaoshi forced me to master the Golden Snake Skill in one night. If I failed, he would take my life..."

"How could Huang Yaoshi be so wicked?" Upon hearing this, Third Sister frowned deeply again, a chilling aura emanating from her. "I'll go kill him!"

"No, there's no need!" Shen You hurriedly stopped Third Sister. "You're hiding here perfectly fine; there's no need to create unnecessary trouble! I'll only ask for your help if it's absolutely necessary!"

"But, Shen Lang, you have suffered a lot because of him..." Third Sister raised her hand again and gently stroked Shen You's face, showing a loving expression.

Shen You grasped her cool, jade-like hand and smiled, "As long as I see you, all those hardships are nothing."

"Shen Lang..."

"Third Sister..."

The human and the ghost gazed at each other deeply once again.

Tian Yi'er, who was standing next to him, was stunned. She felt that although Brother Shen's feelings were intense, he was expressing them too frequently.

[Affinity value increased; Third Sister's current affinity value: 89 (+2)]

Shen You heard the system notification again. Ever since San Niang treated him as her former lover, his affinity points had been increasing incredibly fast; he could raise them by just a few sweet words.

This shows that San Niang is actually a very pure and devoted female ghost, and she is also very beautiful. Shen You is falling more and more in love with her.

"Third Sister, help me to the pavilion over there to practice my skills."

Shen You looked left and right and found that the small pavilion in the center of the pond was the most secluded and spacious enough to practice martial arts.

"Alright, Shen Lang, be careful."

Third Sister helped Shen You and carefully walked towards the pavilion.

With nothing else to do, Tian Yi'er could only follow along dumbly.

Upon arriving at the pavilion, Shen You looked up and saw the three large characters "Qinglian Pavilion" inscribed on it. The pavilion was entirely vermilion, with an elegant design, and was surrounded by lotus flowers. If one were to come during the day and see the pond full of blooming lotus flowers, it would surely be a delightful place to behold.

"Shen Lang, please sit down."

Third Sister helped Shen You sit down on the stone bench, then looked at his body with tenderness and said, "Shen Lang, your injuries... I should be able to heal you..."

"Really?" Shen You blinked.

Third Sister nodded: "Yes, as long as he takes the 'Jade Lotus Seed' that I condensed, Shen Lang's injuries should be fully healed."

Third Sister spoke without hesitation, but Shen You could sense a hint of determination flashing in her eyes.

Shen You asked suspiciously, "Won't condensing this 'Jade Lotus Seed' cause you any harm?"

"Injury...harm...?" Third Sister panicked for a moment, then quickly shook her head. "No, it's just a lotus seed, how could it cause any harm!"

Shen You already knew what was going on, and smiled, saying, "No need, I appreciate Third Sister's kindness."

"But, Shen Lang..."

Before Third Sister could say anything more, Shen You interrupted her, saying:

"Third Sister, you don't know this, but that Huang Yaoshi is ruthless. Since he broke my limbs, if I rashly heal them, it might only anger him and make him attack me again."

"So it's better not to treat it, to avoid being targeted by him."

Shen You already knew Huang Yaoshi quite well. He was a cold-blooded, ruthless, and extremely stubborn person who wouldn't allow anyone to disobey him in the slightest. Under such circumstances, even healing the injuries he had inflicted was considered wrong.

"Alright..." Hearing this, Third Sister could only nod, but still looked at Shen You with a pained expression.

Shen You grasped her hand and said, "If you want to help, then teach me how to understand this manual. That old man doesn't teach anything, so I have no idea where to start practicing."

As he spoke, Shen You took out the manual of "Golden Snake Skill".

"Alright, Shen Lang, leave it to me."

Hearing that she could help Shen You, Third Sister was also very happy. She picked up the "Golden Snake Skill" that Shen You handed her, flipped through it, and began to explain it to Shen You in detail.

The essence of the "Golden Snake Skill" is "to conceal one's strength and strike suddenly to kill the enemy," making it an assassin's technique. When mastered to a high level, it can alter one's physique, suppress one's aura, and unleash an explosive attack.

The "Golden Snake Skill" includes a training method and a set of killing moves. The training method is called the "Eight Transformations of the Golden Snake," and the killing move is the "Golden Snake Hand," which is performed unarmed.

All the moves and cultivation methods are recorded in the manual in obscure and difficult-to-understand ancient Chinese. Although they are accompanied by human figures, it is impossible to learn them without a deep understanding of the manual's contents.

Fortunately, Third Sister was well-educated and had considerable strength, so she easily helped Shen You sort out the key points of the "Golden Snake Skill".

Shen You then began cultivating in the pavilion according to the cultivation method.

Seeing Shen You practicing her martial arts, Tian Yi'er naturally wanted to leave the pavilion.

Shen You stopped him: "There's no need to avoid it. Anyway, that old man is your master. He'll teach you these techniques eventually."

"But... Master Huang hasn't allowed me to become his disciple yet..." Tian Yi'er said, bowing her head. "Only white-robed apprentices can formally become his disciples."

"Then how can I call him Master?" Shen You asked.

"This..." Tian Yi'er was speechless.

Shen You said, "Don't worry, your talent is about the same as mine. If I can call him master, so can you! Just stay by my side and we can practice together!"

"Yes, Brother Shen..." Tian Yi'er had no choice but to agree.

With the help of San Niang, Shen You then assumed a yoga-like posture and began practicing.

"The Eight Transformations of the Golden Snake" involves twisting the body like a snake in each transformation. Shen You could only barely manage to mimic it perfectly, but he was somewhat powerless when it came to moving his body to display the snake-like changes in posture.

The so-called "change" ultimately requires movement. If you can't get your body moving, all your training will be in vain, and you won't even get started.

"What kind of bizarre technique did that old ghost Huang give me? How can a person twist like a snake? How can there be such a difficult technique? The previous 'White Ape Stance' and 'Tiger Subduing Saber Technique' are nothing compared to this!"

Shen You inwardly groaned, "Even these snake-like movements I can manage are only possible because my constitution has broken through again, making my body more flexible. But to take it a step further and actually make my body writhe like a snake is truly difficult!"

For a moment, Shen You was at a loss.

Only then did he understand what Old Ghost Huang meant by making him learn the "Golden Snake Skill" overnight.

This is simply an impossible task.

If he can truly break through the limits of the human body quickly and reach the "Golden Snake" state, that would be enough to prove his extraordinary talent.

"Damn it, how am I ever going to learn this?" Shen You gritted her teeth.