The Guo Family's Decision, the Troubles of Happiness

"With his own strength, he killed two Divine Strength Realm Martial Artists in such a short time. Regardless of Chen Mo's age, I think we must take him seriously. He is a Divine Strength Realm Martial Artist—don't focus only on his age."

With a solemn expression, Guo Da swept his gaze over the senior members before continuing seriously:

"Regarding Chen Mo, I think it's still too early to draw conclusions. In any case, he has already moved into the family grounds. To avoid the dangers outside, Chen Mo definitely will not leave anytime soon. We can observe him for a while first."

Know yourself and know your enemy; plan before acting!

That was the meaning conveyed by Guo Da's words.

If he had merely been an ordinary Divine Strength Realm Martial Artist, they would not have needed to make such a huge fuss. But clearly, Chen Mo carried many "doubts" that they were all eager to investigate and understand.

Moreover, Chen Mo was no ordinary Divine Strength Realm Martial Artist. His combat strength was extremely formidable, and he killed decisively. Those who needed killing were killed; he never held back. Afterwards, he could quickly calm down as though nothing had happened.

Such a person was far too dangerous. Once provoked, if they could not suppress him with thunderous means, the consequences would be unthinkable.

Understanding this, the Guo Family's senior members all nodded in agreement. Chen Mo was currently living within their family grounds; one careless move could cause an exceedingly vile impact.

They truly could not be misled by Chen Mo's age. The Yu Family had suffered a huge loss because of that, losing two Divine Strength Realm Martial Artists at once. That was enough to make them ache for a long time. After all, Divine Strength Realm Martial Artists were not cabbages in Hequ County.

Seeing that everyone had reached a consensus, Guo Kangcheng could not help but let out a sigh of relief. He was not particularly skilled at handling such matters.

Because of his own strength, he was gradually becoming unable to keep those beneath him in check. The chosen heir had yet to grow up, and he felt utterly exhausted. If possible, he truly did not want to be the family head. Wouldn't it be better to peacefully be an elder?

Then he would not have to toil over so many matters every day.

For some reason, Chen Mo's figure suddenly surfaced in his mind. A fifteen-year-old Divine Strength Realm Martial Artist, with tremendous potential and outstanding combat strength. A hint of interest flashed through Guo Kangcheng's eyes, and he immediately made up his mind.

Unaware of any of this, Chen Mo had now officially become a Guo Family Guest Official. To him, it merely meant changing places to cultivate and increase his strength. That very evening, without even needing to give instructions, a maid delivered dinner to him.

She even took the initiative to ask whether he needed someone to attend his bed tonight, which was rather embarrassing.

He was somewhat tempted, but Chen Mo was not someone who thought with his lower half. In the end, he still refused. After all, this was someone else's territory. For now, it was better not to fool around.

Looking at the dishes on the table that gave off a rich aroma, Chen Mo tested each one with a Silver Needle. Then, combining that with the Pharmacopoeia's descriptions of certain colorless and odorless poisons, he found nothing unusual before finally beginning his meal.

He picked up the Blood Red chunk of meat with the richest fragrance and put it into his mouth. He found its texture extremely chewy. It did not feel like meat; eating it felt more like chewing beef tendon.

But soon, as he chewed and swallowed the meat, Chen Mo clearly felt a warm current surge through his body. His gaze immediately fell upon the three remaining pieces of meat in the bowl, and surprise appeared on his face.

"Could this be Exotic Beast Meat?"

Recalling the smile on the Pretty Maid's face when she had left, he had initially assumed she was trying to entice him into making a mistake. Now that he thought about it, it was probably because of this Exotic Beast Meat.

"Something I couldn't obtain outside no matter how hard I tried is so easily available here. I wonder whether this is only for one meal, or whether every meal will receive this treatment. If I can eat Exotic Beast Meat every meal, then staying here actually isn't bad."

Feeling that warm current, far stronger than Great Tonic Soup, Chen Mo suddenly found this unfamiliar place looking a little more pleasing to the eye.

There was no helping it. The other side was simply giving too much.

Without lingering, Chen Mo finished every dish on the table. There were only three dishes and one soup, yet he was full. Exotic Beast Meat really was something else.

Not wasting that energy, Chen Mo went into the courtyard and began practicing the Fierce Tiger Fist. Only after exhausting all the energy provided by the Exotic Beast Meat did he stop and continue studying the Pharmacopoeia.

In Hequ County, he was not particularly afraid of dangers that came head-on. What he feared was someone playing dirty, especially poisoning him. He needed to study the Pharmacopoeia carefully and first build a certain foundation.

Since he was on someone else's turf, Chen Mo was destined to be unable to sleep early that night. He did not fall asleep until the latter half of the night, and even then, his sleep was far from peaceful.

Before dawn the next morning, Chen Mo was already up. Thanks to his martial arts realm, he was full of energy and did not feel tired.

The moment he stepped out of his room, he discovered that the maid who had delivered his food yesterday had already been waiting at the courtyard gate. After telling her to bring some breakfast, Chen Mo began cultivating the three Health Cultivation Techniques in turn.

With his current aptitude, and since all three were Trash Tier techniques, he had long since gotten started with them. He simply did not have any spare Enlightenment Count to use on them for now, so he could only make do by practicing them himself.

Before he had practiced many times, the maid brought over breakfast.

Looking at the Exotic Beast Meat on the plate, Chen Mo asked, "Why are there only two pieces?"

The maid replied respectfully, "My lord's daily portion is ten pieces of Exotic Beast Meat. Two in the morning, and four each at noon and in the evening."

"Mm." Chen Mo nodded.

Seeing that he had nothing else to say, the maid softly took her leave.

Watching her depart, Chen Mo's gaze shifted back to the two pieces of Exotic Beast Meat. They were neat and square, only enough for two bites, yet the energy contained within them was astonishing.

If he had enough Exotic Beast Meat, Chen Mo could gorge himself before breaking through. Then he probably would not have to worry about his body becoming excessively weak after the breakthrough.

The leap in strength brought about by breaking through a realm via Epiphany was enormous. Compared to an ordinary martial artist's breakthrough, it required far more energy.

Just breaking through from the Inner Strength Realm to the Divine Strength Realm had made Chen Mo feel as though he were about to collapse. Future realm breakthroughs would only become more dangerous.

This counted as one of the troubles of happiness, didn't it?

He was breaking through too quickly.

Everyone else advanced step by step, while he made leapfrog breakthroughs.

"Logically speaking, there should be other solutions. Could it be that this world has nothing like medicinal pills?" Chen Mo was rather curious. His understanding was still far too shallow.

In three strokes and two cuts, he finished breakfast. Because of the Exotic Beast Meat, getting full had become extremely easy.

With no plans to go out, Chen Mo continued cultivating in the courtyard. From the Health Cultivation Techniques to the Qi Concealing Art, and finally the Pharmacopoeia, he packed his entire morning full.

After lunch, while the Exotic Beast Meat's energy had yet to dissipate, Chen Mo began practicing the Fierce Tiger Fist. He did not stop until he had completely exhausted the Exotic Beast Meat's energy within his body.

Previously, Chen Mo had needed to stop and replenish his energy after practicing the Fierce Tiger Fist five times. This time, he practiced it twenty times in a row before stopping, without needing any additional energy replenishment. His cultivation efficiency had increased severalfold.

But he was still quite far from reaching the Proficient level.

After taking an afternoon nap, he found a book in the room and casually flipped through it until dinner.

After eating, Chen Mo immediately used today's Epiphany opportunity on the Fierce Tiger Fist. Just as expected, a single Epiphany was not enough to push the Fierce Tiger Fist into the Proficient level, but his mastery of the technique had undoubtedly improved considerably.

He himself had also improved somewhat.

The sense of fullness in his body from having just eaten Exotic Beast Meat had already disappeared.

"From now on, I'll undergo Epiphany after dinner. I'll cultivate the Fierce Tiger Fist to Perfect Accomplishment as soon as possible, then consider other things." Chen Mo's goal was clear.

And so, a week quickly passed...

Chen Mo never stepped outside his courtyard even once. His life was orderly to an outrageous degree, leaving some members of the Guo Family utterly speechless. They simply could not find any opportunity to approach him.

A Divine Strength Realm Martial Artist who had made a name for himself at such a young age could actually remain so composed. This exceeded many people's expectations.

Honestly, with people waiting on him, no need to exhaust himself, anything he wanted delivered as soon as he spoke, and even physical needs that could be requested at any time, Chen Mo felt that he could live like this forever.

If possible, he even wanted to lie low here until he became invincible before going out.

However, the Guo Family clearly had no intention of giving him that chance. Just as Chen Mo "cultivated" the Fierce Tiger Fist to Great Accomplishment, while remaining in the Divine Strength Realm but gaining another surge in combat strength, his peaceful life was broken...

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