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Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!

The five snake bodies crashed to the ground.

Hong Xiugu stared blankly at the scene, completely unable to believe her eyes.

Those were five Rank 3 snake demons, and Shen You alone beheaded them in an instant?

Even though Hong Xiugu had unknowingly raised her estimate of Shen You's strength by a lot, the powerful burst of energy Shen You displayed at this moment still surprised her.

How could a person be that strong?

too exaggerated!

Of course, Hong Xiugu wasn't unfamiliar with powerful individuals. However, in her mind, Shen You, less than a month ago, had participated in the Ma Yi Examination alongside her and was at the same level. In just under twenty days, Shen You's strength had improved by leaps and bounds, catching her completely off guard.

She harbored a vague affection for Shen You, and she was aware of it herself.

But she hadn't done anything yet, and it seemed as if she had already been left far behind.

At that moment, a complex and inexplicable feeling welled up in her heart.

However, with the five third-grade snake demons killed, the other first-grade and second-grade snake demons also dispersed, and the snake cave finally became safe.

So Hong Xiugu carefully placed Liu Gongbai on the ground, and then slowly walked to Shen You's side.

"you……"

She crouched down, gritted her teeth, and slowly helped Shen You up, asking softly:

"...Why were you so impulsive?"

She stared intently at Shen You, voicing the question that had been nagging at her:

"You're facing five Rank 3 snake demons, why are you still fighting them?"

"Aren't you... afraid of dying?"

Shen You could have simply run away, but instead, she chose to die without hesitation. This unwise choice was incomprehensible to Hong Xiugu.

Shen You leaned comfortably against Hong Xiugu's chest, laughing without a care in the world.

"Knowing you can't win, you just won't fight? What kind of martial artist would you be?"

"Besides, didn't I still win in the end?"

Seeing Shen You's nonchalant attitude, Hong Xiugu was furious, but for some reason, her gaze was also strongly drawn to Shen You, and she couldn't take her eyes off his face.

"Just what is your strength?" Hong Xiugu couldn't help but ask.

At this point, Shen You didn't bother to hide it anymore: "I've reached the second rank."

"Second rank..." Hong Xiugu was stunned, muttering to herself, "You've actually reached the second rank..."

No wonder he was able to kill a third-grade demon snake; it turns out he really had left himself far behind.

"Actually..." Shen You smiled, then added insult to injury, "I already reached the second rank half a month ago!"

Hong Xiugu's face turned cold. Holding back her anger, she glared at Shen You, then suddenly let go, causing Shen You to fall to the ground.

"Hey, what are you doing?"

"Anyway, you're so strong, you don't need me to take care of you, right?"

Hong Xiugu said coldly, "I'd better go check on Senior Brother Liu's injuries!"

With that, she stood up and left, her face expressionless.

【Ding! 】

[Your affinity score has increased, and you and Hong Xiugu have formed a "good match" (affinity score: 82)]

Your constitution value +4

Current Root Bone: 123

Suddenly, Shen You heard a system notification.

Wow, my affinity score has finally increased again!

She and Hong Xiu's son-in-law have become a "perfect match"!

Shen You was both surprised and delighted. This arrogant guy was pretending to be unhappy, but he was clearly conquered by my powerful strength!

This time, Shen You's physical constitution finally broke through the bottleneck once again.

A surge of heat emanated from all parts of his body. The heat flowed throughout his entire being, seemingly permeating his blood, meridians, and bones, transforming his body from every inch of it.

His physical condition continued to adjust, optimize, and gradually approach an even better state.

The various doubts about the exercise, things that I usually couldn't figure out no matter how hard I tried, suddenly became clear, as if my body knew what to do on its own.

Shen You knew that if she went back to practice now, her training efficiency would immediately improve significantly. Her previously mediocre training speed could no longer keep up with her current, superior self.

"I've become even more of a genius!" Shen You exclaimed inwardly. This was the meaning of fighting to the death. If he couldn't risk his life in every battle, how could he enjoy the bountiful harvest he had just reaped?

After resting for a while, Shen You finally got up from the ground.

"You're all better now?" Hong Xiugu looked over in surprise.

"Hey!" Shen You raised her head and asked, "What's wrong?"

"You..." Hong Xiugu was speechless. This person had just risked his life to kill five third-grade demon snakes, but now he stood up as if nothing had happened. What kind of abnormal physical quality did he have?

Hong Xiugu was naturally unaware that Shen You's physical strength had broken through its limits again and that his body had undergone a complete transformation, which meant that his physical strength had also recovered to some extent. That's why he was able to stand up calmly at this moment.

Shen You turned her head and saw that Hong Xiugu was still taking care of the unconscious Liu Gongbai, while Tian Yier was also lying on the ground, still exhausted.

"Oh right, Lord Bilin!" Shen You suddenly remembered this big boss and quickly looked in the direction where Lord Bilin had been before, but suddenly froze.

Beside the small pool of stalactites, the figure of the Jade Scale Gentleman had already vanished without a trace.

Beside the small pond lay a severely injured figure.

Shen You walked over, frowning slightly. "Junior Brother Han...?"

He never expected that Han Shu would fall here. Where was Bi Lin Lang Jun?

Han Shu still retained a sliver of consciousness. Upon seeing Shen You arrive, he revealed a guilty and pained expression and said, "I am unworthy. I originally intended to take advantage of the demon's serious injuries to finish him off, but who would have thought that he still had the strength to launch a counterattack? I was caught off guard and fell victim to his poisonous attack. I was powerless to stop him afterward."

"You mean... even with that appearance, the Jade Scale Gentleman still has the ability to injure you and escape from your grasp?" Shen You looked suspicious.

Han Shu lowered his head and honestly said, "That's exactly right... It's all my fault. My strength is insufficient; I couldn't even hold back a severely injured demon..."

As he spoke, he coughed up several more mouthfuls of blood. Judging from the appearance of his injuries, he was indeed not faking it; his injuries were extremely severe, to the point of being life-threatening.

Was he truly injured, or was it just a ruse...? What exactly is his relationship with Bi Lin Lang Jun...? Did he deliberately let Bi Lin Lang Jun escape...?

Shen You squinted at Han Shu, but still couldn't make a judgment.

He had always felt that this unassuming junior brother was suspicious, hiding his strength and harboring ulterior motives. However, Han Shu had always behaved himself well, so he had always kept his suspicions to himself.

"But now that things have come to this, you finally couldn't hold back and jumped out?" Shen You thought to himself. "I'll see how long you can keep up this act!"

Now that things have come to this, there's no point in continuing to pursue Han Shu's responsibility. Shen You decided to play along and feign compliance with Han Shu for the time being, and then find an opportunity to get rid of him later.

As for finding a way to kill Han Shu here first... Shen You really didn't dare.

After all, this guy was only dealing with a critically injured and dying Bi Lin Lang Jun, yet he ended up getting injured himself. Who would believe that?

If you really think he's meat on a chopping board, someone you can knead at will, then you're hopelessly stupid.

"I'm not in good shape right now, I'll deal with you later!" Shen You sneered inwardly, ignoring Han Shu and walking straight towards the small pool of stalactites behind him.

In the small pond, there was a glowing lotus bud about to bloom. Just now, until the very end, the Jade Scale Gentleman wanted to approach it, so there must be a treasure hidden inside.

When Shen You opened the lotus flower, sure enough, it was empty.

The treasure disappeared, and Shen You still didn't know what Bi Lin Lang Jun was secretly planning, or why he wanted to kill young women all over the city.

"It seems... we can only try to get information from Senior Brother Liu!" Shen You's gaze fell on the heavily injured Liu Gongbai.