"I'm a Damn Interjection, Just an Interjection!"

Chu Family.

Inside the Living Room.

Several people sat on the sofas, all wearing unpleasant expressions.

"It's all Chen Yan's fault. Otherwise, Brother Lan wouldn't have been pulled down," a Middle-aged Man growled furiously.

"Why blame Chen Yan? If you want to blame someone, blame that bastard Chu Feiyuan. All he ever does is eat, drink, and play around!" someone said.

At the very end, Chu Feiyuan's expression darkened. He wanted to retort, but held it in.

"Enough." At the very center of the sofa, a one-eyed old man spoke gloomily:

"No one is to blame for this. If Gong Hengwen wants to become Chief, someone will inevitably have to be sacrificed. This time, not only has our Gong Family made a sacrifice, Gong Hengwen probably won't even appreciate it—he may even reproach us."

The one-eyed old man's gaze was dark and distant. "Things have come to this. We just need to do what we should."

Everyone fell silent.

At the very end, Chu Feiyuan spoke. "I'll punish that brat!"

He spoke through gritted teeth. If not for Chen Yan, things would never have turned out this way.

"Punish my ass!" the one-eyed old man barked:

"I've talked this long, and you still haven't seen the heart of the matter.

Idiot!"

Chu Feiyuan's body stiffened, and he dejectedly lowered his head.

Only then did the one-eyed old man snort coldly:

"Chen Yan—Bai Yuyue and Yin Yanjun both say he's a Horizontal Refinement Heavenly Pride, but do you know exactly what kind of Heavenly Pride he is?"

After the old man finished speaking, everyone froze.

What did he mean?

Chu Feiyuan frowned, something flickering in his eyes.

"Indeed, we don't know just how much of a Heavenly Pride Chen Yan is. I heard he was discovered through Second High's surveillance."

"Chu Lan was taken away. They didn't give us any chance to ask."

"Could this all be a setup? Could Chen Yan be Luo Puxin's tool for removing Chu Lan?"

As they spoke, everyone narrowed their eyes.

A setup...

It was far too obvious a setup.

Luo Puxin had only just arrived, and no one knew his background. The money offered by the Chu Family had been accepted by him.

Then came the Town Martial Class's Oath-Taking Ceremony, with Zhang Mancang coming to challenge them.

Finally, Chen Yan appeared.

Chu Lan escaped the first round, but not the second.

"What meticulous scheming, to calculate against our Chu Family to such an extent!"

Chu Feiyuan shouted in a low voice, his eyes brimming with rage.

Luo Puxin was Shen Yiwei's man—this was the truth everyone had come to recognize over the past few days!

"So, some country kid isn't the key. The key is Luo Puxin—Shen Yiwei!"

The one-eyed old man spoke faintly:

"In a couple of days, go to the Town Martial Class and select some Geniuses to enter under our Chu Family. Whether Chen Yan is a Genius or not... sign him too. Let people know that our Chu Family doesn't hold grudges!"

Everyone was stunned.

Yet Chu Feiyuan's eyes carried a trace of dissatisfaction. The old man paid it no mind.

How could he not mind?

Over the past few days, he had been reproached so much, all because of Chen Yan—a poor country brat.

And now he was being told not to hold a grudge.

Dissatisfied as he was, he could only comply.

The old man said calmly:

"The Chu Family's future lies with Xuanxian and Xuansheng. Start preparing followers for them early.

Those country kids haven't seen the world. If our Chu Family is willing to offer them contracts, won't they be overwhelmed with gratitude?"

At this moment, a Middle-aged Man named Chu Cang spoke:

"If the people we sign overlap with the Gong Family's, they may not be pleased."

The old man smiled.

"If there's overlap, we'll naturally yield to the Gong Family. The Gong Family has lofty standards and will only notice the top Heavenly Prides. In this county-level Town Martial Class, apart from our Xuansheng, who else counts as top-tier?"

Sunday night.

Luoshan County. After saying goodbye to their father, Chen Yan and Chen Yu arrived by bus.

Chen Yuxu's Noodle Shop was reopening in another two days, so he had been quite busy these past few days.

Chen Yan checked the Data Panel for the Saint Breaking Realm again.

[Saint Breaking Realm: Level 3 (32/75)]

[Saint Breaking Fruits:

Strength: (65/100)

Blood: (19/100)

Skill: (53/100)

Physique: (5/100)]

Chen Yan felt a flicker of delight.

The Heavenly Dao rewarded diligence!

He had not slept at all last night, spending the entire time comprehending the Crimson Heart Fist, contemplating while practicing.

Another [Skill] Character Saint Breaking Fruit went down Chen Yan's throat.

He had already been exhausted, but because he had kept practicing his fist techniques and Breathing Technique, the [Strength] and [Skill] Character Saint Breaking Fruits had ripened one after another.

Among the four Shallow Stripes forming on his chest, the new Strength Stripe was already eighty percent solidified, while the other three were each around thirty percent complete.

Two Strength Stripes would allow him to Horizontal Push two thousand kilograms—far beyond what an ordinary person could compare to.

Most crucially, there was also the Crimson Heart Fist.

The Crimson Heart Fist truly deserved to be called Shen Yiwei's ultimate move. Even with Chen Yan's own comprehension and the two [Skill] Character Saint Breaking Fruits he had consumed, he had yet to even reach the beginner stage.

It was merely a simple punch, yet the techniques within it were unimaginably profound.

When Chen Yan threw a punch now, a vortex of air would swirl with it, carrying immense power.

After a simple meal in the county, Chen Yan and Chen Yu headed to First High School.

Chen Yan carried several large and small bags. Chen Yu naturally helped carry some inside as well—not because the things were too heavy, but because they were rather scattered and messy.

First High School was enormous, with gardens and fountains lining both sides of the roads.

But there were very few people.

Because during this period, First High School would only be teaching the students of the Town Martial Class.

"Hmph."

Beside him, Chen Yu suddenly raised her chin and gave a soft snort.

Chen Yan looked over. Across from them stood a boy and girl who looked very alike, staring in their direction.

The girl's mouth fell open, her face full of disbelief.

"Brother, she's Zhou Jiayi. She even bragged to me that her brother got into the Town Martial Class." Chen Yu spoke with obvious pride.

Wasn't her own brother in it too?

What was so great about the Town Martial Class?

Chen Yan let out a long breath. His sister was still young; it was only natural.

When he looked again, the girl named Zhou Jiayi and the boy beside her were taking the same road as them.

The boy clearly seemed to recognize Chen Yan, but after seeing someone, he stopped in his tracks.

"Chen Yan!"

A somewhat surprised voice rang out in the distance. Gao Yuan came running over, warmly taking a quilt from Chen Yu's hands.

"Thank you," Chen Yu said.

"No problem." Gao Yuan smiled warmly, but he shot a glare at the boy who had been about to approach.

The other boy froze, then kept walking with a smile on his face without coming over, as if the two sides had silently come to a standstill.

"A few days ago, I even told Director Luo about what happened to you. I didn't expect Director Luo to be so fair. All the students who were replaced can come to the Town Martial Class now."

Gao Yuan grinned foolishly.

Naturally, he still did not know about what had happened in Green Mountain Town. After all, the Town Martial Class was relatively sealed off, and news did not spread there so quickly.

Chen Yan glanced at him and said seriously, "Thank you."

Luo Puxin had told him that on Friday morning, Gao Yuan had specifically gone to find Luo Puxin and informed him that Zhang Qingsi had replaced Chen Yan.

"It's nothing. Zhang Qingsi called me a country bumpkin." Gao Yuan scratched his head.

He really held a grudge.

Chen Yan looked at Gao Yuan. The other boy still wore that honest, guileless expression.

"Head over there. Four to a room, meals included." Gao Yuan pointed toward a dormitory building.

"Four to a room?" Chen Yan frowned. Luo Puxin had told him it would be a single room.

Besides, he needed to stabilize Yin Zhe. If he cultivated in a four-person room, wouldn't he freeze everyone else to death?

"You want a room to yourself?" Gao Yuan said strangely. "You have to fight your way into every room. Even Yu Zhiwen could only win herself a single room in the Parallel Zone."

Chen Yan frowned. "The housing has different tiers too?"

"Yes!"

Gao Yuan nodded. "The top five in the Town Martial Class get Priority Zone housing—standalone little villas, five thousand yuan's worth of meals every day, and dedicated Training Rooms.

"Ranks six through twenty get the Experimental Zone, with standalone courtyards and two thousand yuan in meal allowances.

"Ranks twenty-one through sixty get the Parallel Zone—single dorm rooms, with a thousand yuan in meal allowances."

Gao Yuan sighed.

"As for the last tier, it's the Ordinary Zone where I live. Four to a room, with five hundred yuan in meals a day."

Chen Yan fell silent beside him, while Chen Yu opened her mouth in astonishment.

"You can eat that much money in a single day?"

It had genuinely frightened her.

"Yeah. It's all high-quality beast meat and dishes made from Treasure Medicine. The Town Martial Class spent a fortune on it. Being able to eat five hundred yuan's worth a day is already pretty great for me, haha."

Gao Yuan scratched his head, then looked at Chen Yan with envy.

"But you'll definitely get a single room."

"Why?" Chen Yan asked in surprise.

"Because all the rooms in the Ordinary Zone are full. You're the last one, so they'll definitely have to open up another room just for you." Gao Yuan smiled and winked at Chen Yan.

He wanted to room with Chen Yan. Even a double room was far better than a four-person room.

Chen Yan understood what he meant. So that was why he had waited for him. He asked, "Where's the Experimental Zone?"

"Over there. What are you going there for?" Gao Yuan pointed in a direction.

Chen Yan pondered it inwardly. He should be able to fight his way into the top twenty. After all, Wu Chuhua was in the top five at Second High.

At the mention of Wu Chuhua, anger rose in Chen Yan's heart.

In the distance, the boy who had been walking with Zhou Jiayi heard Gao Yuan's words. He no longer cared about anything else and hurried over.

"Chen Yan, I know you. I looked at the housing roster. Can we discuss something?" The boy sounded anxious.

Behind him, his sister Zhou Jiayi had been staring at Chen Yu, her eyes brimming with defiance.

The two girls glared at each other, neither paying the other any heed.

"Zhou Lu, are you trying to steal Chen Yan's dorm?" Gao Yuan asked in a low voice, with a trace of threat.

"I'm not stealing it!" Zhou Lu said. "Chen Yan, I know your family isn't well-off. I'll buy your room. Ten thousand!"

Chen Yan frowned, but merely shook his head and walked forward alone.

Gao Yuan fell silent. If Chen Yan wanted to sell it, there was nothing he could do. Ten thousand yuan was a huge sum.

"Eleven thousand, all right? Eleven thousand!" Zhou Lu continued. He truly did not want to live in a four-person room; he needed to cultivate.

"Eleven thousand is already plenty. Don't be greedy beyond measure." Zhou Jiayi snorted coldly from the side, arms folded.

"Who are you calling greedy beyond measure?" Chen Yu grew angry.

"You two, obviously. You just got lucky. Selling a good housing arrangement for eleven thousand is already more than fair!" Zhou Jiayi sneered.

"Is that so? Your family is so rich, then you... must be very good at studying, right?" Chen Yu smiled as she sized her up, leaving Zhou Jiayi choked with anger.

Chen Yan once again made it clear that he would not sell, quickening his pace.

Gao Yuan and Zhou Lu followed silently at his side.

Each had his own thoughts. In truth, they were simply waiting to see the outcome.

"Twelve thousand, twelve thousand!"

"Brother, do me a favor. My talent, Zhou Lu's talent, isn't bad. If you befriend me, then..."

"Fourteen thousand. Come on, Chen Yan, I know you're holding out for a better price, but don't push it too far."

Zhou Lu kept talking. A flicker of irritation surfaced in Chen Yan's eyes as he looked at him:

"I've already told you—I'm not selling. And I don't have anything to sell. Do you understand?"

Chen Yan's voice was icy. Zhou Lu choked up, his expression darkening slightly.

"Director Luo said that anything in the Town Martial Class can be fought over. In that case, I challenge you. The stakes will be your house."

He was challenging Chen Yan.

Beside them, Zhou Jiayi folded her arms and looked provocatively at Chen Yu.

That was even better. They would not even need to pay.

Chen Yu looked somewhat nervous, while Gao Yuan was about to step forward.

"Fine." Chen Yan nodded, and everyone froze. Chen Yan had actually agreed.

"But wait a moment. I need to fight someone first. Gao Yuan, this is the Experimental Zone, right?"

Chen Yan pointed at the row of Detached Courtyards in front of them.

Only then did everyone realize that Chen Yan had brought them to the Experimental Zone.

What was he doing here?

"Y-yes." Gao Yuan spoke.

"Is Wu Chuhua here?" Chen Yan asked. He could have entered the Town Martial Class from the start. If not for that bastard impersonating Zhang Tie, he would not have had to go around in such a huge circle.

"He is. The last one." Gao Yuan pointed at a courtyard, then suddenly realized something. "What are you going to do?"

At this point, Zhou Lu and Zhou Jiayi had both fallen silent, looking at Chen Yan strangely.

Chen Yan, however, walked over alone and rang the courtyard's doorbell.

"Who's looking for me?!" A cold shout rang out from inside. Wu Chuhua opened the door, and when he saw Chen Yan, he froze in place.

"Chen Yan, you're here..." Wu Chuhua looked slightly guilty. He had always been a martial lunatic, yet he had run into someone even crazier than himself.

For some reason, every time he slept these past few days, all he saw was Chen Yan.

"Zhang Tie, long time no see." Chen Yan smiled, his expression exceedingly warm.

"Huh?" Wu Chuhua blanked out for a moment before realizing what he meant. He said awkwardly, "You came looking for me..."

"I want to live in your house," Chen Yan said.

Nearby, both Gao Yuan and Zhou Lu were stunned, staring at Chen Yan in disbelief.

Zhou Jiayi had not quite figured it out yet, but she was soon just as shocked.

This was the Experimental Zone. Wu Chuhua, standing before them, ranked in the top twenty of the Town Martial Class.

Was this guy insane?

Within Chen Yu's Consciousness World, the Red-dressed Woman's gaze locked onto Chen Yan once more, carrying a trace of astonishment.

"Chen Yan, Wu Chuhua is really crazy," Gao Yuan said from the side.

Beside him, Zhou Lu pulled his sister back. He knew Wu Chuhua was a martial lunatic and felt as though he could already see Wu Chuhua bursting into wild laughter before beating Chen Yan senseless.

Yet the scene he imagined never came to pass. Instead, Wu Chuhua took a deep breath and stared intently at Chen Yan.

"Are you sure? Last time, I didn't fight you to the bitter end."

Chen Yan said nothing. Wu Chuhua smiled and shook his head. If he knocked Chen Yan down today, then he would not have to keep dreaming about Chen Yan.

Silence.

The surroundings were utterly still.

Then Wu Chuhua suddenly attacked. This time, he erupted at once. Following the rhythm of the Breathing Technique, the muscles in his arm knotted and bulged as he hurled a punch at Chen Yan.

Last time, being dragged by Chen Yan until he had no strength left had been his mistake.

This time, he wanted it to happen in an instant!

To crush Chen Yan in an instant.

So you're Chen Yan?

So you're the only one who knows how to go all out?

Get on your knees for me—

Chen Yan thrust out his palm, meeting Wu Chuhua's fist. Their collision exploded through the air with a terrifying boom.

Wu Chuhua's pupils suddenly contracted. What kind of strength was that?

Chen Yan yanked his body toward himself, his right leg coiling with fierce power. The strength of nearly two Strength Stripes converged at a single point on his knee.

In the blink of an eye!

A knee strike slammed into Wu Chuhua's abdomen.

Before the stunned eyes of everyone present, Wu Chuhua's body folded over, shooting straight up four or five meters before crashing heavily back down.

"Ah... ah!" The instant a scream rang out, it vanished again. Zhou Lu clamped a hand tightly over Sister's mouth, his own jaw hanging open as he swallowed with difficulty.

"I..." Wu Chuhua clutched his stomach, trembling all over, his face flushed red.

What kind of Strength was that?

Chen Yan had been playing with him before!

One blow, and he had lost!

"Fu... ck!" He wanted to laugh, but tears streamed down his face uncontrollably.

Chen Yan kicked out, sending Wu Chuhua's body flying several meters away. His gaze was icy as he said, "Say that one more time, and see what happens!"

Wu Chuhua lay sprawled across the stone steps in the courtyard, mouth agape, drool running from the corner of his lips.

He was about to cry.

Fuck was just a filler word, a filler word!

You got it wrong! Why the hell did you hit me?!

The night fell silent for a moment.

Chen Yan turned around. Gao Yuan stood frozen where he was, unconsciously wanting to scratch the back of his head, only to hastily hide his hand behind his back the instant he raised it.

He was afraid Chen Yan would misunderstand and think he was about to make a move.

Chen Yu looked at Chen Yan seriously, her big eyes darting around with curiosity and delight. "Brother, you're amazing."

Chen Yan smiled faintly and looked at Zhou Lu. "Come on. You're next."

The color instantly drained from the latter's face. He shook his head frantically, while Zhou Jiayi in his arms was on the verge of tears.