A beautiful, virtuous lady, I long for her day and night. If I cannot have her, I think of her day and night.
Chen Nan currently felt much the same way about Transcendants, which was why he spent so much time thinking about them and searching online every day.
However, thinking only solved some of his personal issues, and the information he found online about Transcendants was all superficial, never getting to the core of the matter.
There was absolutely nothing about their cultivation methods, cultivation resources, or ranking systems. There was plenty of boasting, though, with news of them "destroying heavens and earth" being mentioned constantly.
But it was like the woman he longed for; he couldn't talk to her, and the more praise he heard about her, the more anxious he became, wishing he could have her sooner.
As Chen Nan was lost in thought, Jiang Lili had already driven into Wu City. They had dinner at a restaurant and then went back to rest.
According to him, they should rest for the night. But the two women disagreed. Having tasted the benefits from Chen Nan, they didn't want to miss a single night with him. So, that evening, the three of them drove to the casino again.
Since Chen Nan always won money, the casino had paid some attention to him. Fortunately, the amounts he won were relatively small, so the casino only monitored him closely, with no intention of taking any action.
Unfortunately, while the casino had no such intentions, many of the gamblers started to act against him.
The clever ones began to bet along with Chen Nan. If Chen Nan bet high, they bet high; if Chen Nan bet low, they bet low, making some profit.
But how could people associated with a casino be easily dealt with?
The dealer, who initially didn't plan to use any technical means, was forced to resort to some when Chen Nan pushed him. Thus, the frequency of "leopard" combinations (three dice showing the same number) increased.
When the three dice show the same number, the house wins everything, meaning both high and low bets from the gamblers are taken by the dealer.
This was a way to earn money twice over. Chen Nan was aware of this, but he still bet as usual.
The dealer glanced at Chen Nan, who gave a barely perceptible nod. The dealer smiled, knowing this kid was sensible.
If not for these details, would Chen Nan still want to gamble here? That would be a fool's dream.
Another group of people who had designs on Chen Nan were much stupider but more direct. Seeing that Chen Nan was a child with two women, and that the women were extremely beautiful, they got the idea of robbing them of their money and assaulting them.
Here, not flaunting wealth was as difficult as a woman not showing her beauty in a bathhouse, so it was inevitable that they would be targeted by greedy fools.
By midnight, Chen Nan had won over two thousand yuan. The two women were also satisfied, and they left.
As they left, three people followed them closely. Chen Nan's hearing was extremely sharp now, and he couldn't help but hear them.
He immediately urged, "Hurry, back to the car!"
The two women obeyed Chen Nan's command and immediately started running, knowing that there must be some danger, and they were terrified.
Fortunately, Jiang Lili didn't completely lose her head. As she ran, she took out her car keys and remotely unlocked the car doors.
The shouts of "Stop!" from behind them were so cliché, yet the three of them ran even faster.
They quickly got into the car, and the three pursuers caught up just in time, their faces contorted with malice, brandishing knives and blocking the front of Jiang Lili's car.
The car was already on fire. These three thugs were quite foolish. If you want to block someone, shouldn't you consider who the driver is? Jiang Lili was a standard female driver!
With a press of the accelerator, the three men were all caught under the wheels. The car ran over something, and Jiang Lili, knowing she had hit people, kindly braked and stopped.
Chen Nan was speechless. He shouted, "You ran them over, and they're not dead yet?"
Jiang Lili immediately nodded and said, "Oh, right!"
Then, in her panic, the woman actually put the car in reverse. Chen Nan sighed. She then realized her mistake and quickly drove forward again.
But for a moment, Jiang Lili became clever. She thought, if I drive forward again, won't that be a second run-over? So she reversed again. Then she felt it was wrong again. Her mind went blank with panic, her hands and feet not obeying her, and the car started spinning in place...
Chen Nan hid in the shadows, feeling like he wanted to die. At the same time, he made up his mind that in the future, even if he had to challenge a country, he would never provoke a female driver.
When the patrol officers and ambulances arrived, they caused quite a scene, with several people vomiting. Fortunately, the medical personnel had some immunity and didn't have too severe a reaction. They just asked the patrol officers, "Do we need to use shovels to collect these bodies?"
Naturally, they didn't. The ambulance returned triumphantly.
Only the patrol officers were left to handle the scene.
All three were taken to the police station. Jiang Lili's face was pale the entire time. When anyone asked her anything, she would jump in fright and couldn't answer.
Therefore, the entire incident was explained by Chen Nan and Feng Wu.
Qingyang Kingdom has a very good legal system, which is self-defense without any restrictions. Of course, this regulation is only for ordinary people and does not fully include Transcendants, as there are other specific clauses.
However, for ordinary people, when their life or property is threatened, they can take any means to defend themselves.
By reviewing the surveillance footage from the time, it was very clear that Chen Nan and the two women were under threat to their lives. Therefore, Jiang Lili would not bear any legal responsibility for running them over.
Of course, for her repeated run-overs, although she should have been punished by rights; however, because it was an act of uncontrollable behavior due to extreme stress, these negligent punishments were also waived.
After all the records were made, the three of them were allowed to go.
This time, Feng Wu drove. It seemed that Jiang Lili wouldn't be getting over this trauma anytime soon.
That same day, Jiang Lili's incident made the news and went viral online. Fame came too suddenly, and quite bewilderingly.
However, this sent a clear message to all potential robbers: if you want to rob a woman, don't let her get into a car.
Back home, Feng Wu took the car out to be washed. Chen Nan also went out with her; he wanted to visit the weapon shop.
Although guns were prohibited here, personal weapons were not. Therefore, weapon shops were quite common.
Chen Nan had encountered some of the weapons here and found them to be sturdier and sharper than those on Earth. Basically, any weapon here could be considered a divine weapon on Earth.
Therefore, for ordinary people, ordinary weapons were sufficient.
In the weapon shop, he purchased a pair of Twin Duckbill Sabers. They were small and most suitable for him.
On the way back, Feng Wu saw Chen Nan take out such a short weapon and even mocked him, saying he was still just a child and that such a thing would be useless.
Jiang Lili was so frightened that she didn't go to the casino for several days. However, after her emotions completely calmed down, her casino trips resumed.
Upon seeing Chen Nan and the other two appear again, a ripple of tension spread through the casino. The three people who had died before had brothers, and now they were coming for revenge.
However, they didn't dare to make a move inside the casino; no one dared to cause trouble there.
At the same time, they understood that they couldn't wait until the woman got into the car to act, so they ambushed near where Jiang Lili had parked.
At midnight, as Chen Nan and the other two were leaving after winning money, five or six burly men suddenly emerged from the empty parking area.
They were armed with various weapons and began to surround Chen Nan and the other two.
Chen Nan immediately shouted, "You two, run back to the casino!"
Feng Wu grabbed Jiang Lili and they ran back. The men on the other side shouted, "Damn it, don't let that bitch get away!"
But Chen Nan blocked their path. He stood there, his heart pounding, but calmly said, "I've been waiting for you for quite some time. Are you all here today?"
The leader of the thugs cursed, "Brat, what do you mean?"
Chen Nan sneered, "Aren't you going to make a move?"
The thugs glanced at each other, thinking, What's all the nonsense? They then charged forward with bared teeth and flailing arms.
There were six of them, and all their movements were analyzed by Chen Nan, with countermeasures simultaneously displayed.
Because the AI System had refined and transmitted those martial arts to Chen Nan's central nervous and motor systems, his martial arts level had reached the pinnacle, even without rigorous training.
Coupled with the clear analysis of the overall battle and its details, Chen Nan was almost impossible to defeat.
He moved, his feet executing the Nine Palaces Bagua Steps, and his hands wielding the Body-Wandering Bagua Palm.
Under the streetlights, the six thugs saw Chen Nan moving forward and backward, to the left and then to the right, making him impossible to grab or hit. Moments later, a series of screams echoed.
Chen Nan stood still, flicked the blood off his weapon, wiped it clean, and then hung it at his waist.
He watched them struggle on the ground, their injuries not fatal, but they had been temporarily incapacitated. More crucially, Chen Nan had severed their different major arteries.
Therefore, the claim of "not fatal" was only temporary.
After a while, Chen Nan took out his phone, first calling the police and an ambulance, and then called the two women back.
The three of them ended up at the police station again, much to the helplessness of the patrol officers.
But this time, even with Chen Nan's Transcendent foundation, he couldn't be convicted. This was because he hadn't killed anyone; the injuries were not immediately fatal. It was just that the doctors had arrived late and couldn't save their lives.
The doctors would have to bear the responsibility.
The three were once again declared innocent and released. From then on, no one dared to trouble Chen Nan and the others anymore.
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