The Clever Xiao Meng

Meng Hongchen looked at the Hundred Treasures Pavilion, a sly smile appearing on her delicate, pretty face.

Wang Chen Gege often bought and sold all kinds of items at the Hundred Treasures Pavilion, and she had even given him one of the tokens for its VIP rooms.

As long as she left a letter in the VIP room, Wang Chen Gege would definitely find it when he came by. That way, they could communicate through letters.

Meng Hongchen: As expected of me, coming up with such a great idea. Hehe~

Meng Hongchen secretly glanced at Number Three following behind her and thought, If you won't let us meet, then we won't meet. I'll communicate through letters instead, nyah nyah nyah~

Meng Hongchen entered the Hundred Treasures Pavilion in high spirits. The moment she stepped inside, the staff gave her the highest level of treatment.

Outsiders might not know who stood behind this Hundred Treasures Pavilion, but how could its insiders not know?

The people behind the Hundred Treasures Pavilion were several Ninth Level Soul Engineers from Mingde Hall, and the most powerful and influential among them was naturally Jing Hongchen, the master of Mingde Hall, their greatest backer.

As Jing Hongchen's granddaughter, Meng Hongchen received treatment at the Hundred Treasures Pavilion as if she were a Princess.

While Meng Hongchen was placing her letter in the Hundred Treasures Pavilion,

Wang Chen left Wang Yan's grand hall, which was filled with exotic flowers and rare herbs, and headed home.

He had only been halfway through his meal when that lunatic Wang Shan dragged him off to see Wang Yan. His stomach was now growling with hunger.

The day's work began in the morning. If he did not eat his fill in the morning, where would he find the strength to cultivate for the rest of the day?

Wang Chen walked along the small paths within the Wang Family estate, encountering quite a few clan members who had finished eating and were heading out to work or cultivate.

Because the Wang Family had so many members, they had bought over a thousand mu of cheap land on the outskirts of Mingdu to build their clan estate.

With over a hundred households, the entire Wang Family was bustling every day.

"Hey, isn't this Xiao Chen? I heard you went to the Heaven Dou Empire a month ago to watch the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Duel Tournament. How was it? Was it good?"

"Brother Chen, you went to watch the Soul Duel Tournament without taking me? That's too much."

"Brother Chen, let's play together."

"..."

As a genius with Innate Soul Power Level Nine, Wang Chen was quite popular in the Wang Family.

After all, he was a future powerhouse. If they did not build a good relationship with him while he was still young, it would be difficult to do so after he became powerful.

The only person in the entire family who was indifferent toward Wang Chen was probably Wang Yan, the Wang Family patriarch.

Wang Chen greeted the clan members along the way, a smile covering his face as he replied, "It was good, very good."

"I'll take you along next time there's a Soul Duel Tournament."

"Maybe another day. I'm heading home to eat right now."

"..."

While dealing with the clan members, Wang Chen hurried along. When the people around him heard that he had not eaten yet, some warmly invited him over for a meal.

However, Wang Chen politely declined them all. The trip home took him a full fifteen minutes.

The moment he got home, before Wang Chen had even had time to warm his seat, Wang's Father and Wang's Mother crowded around him.

"Good son, what did the patriarch call you over for?"

Wang Chen did not want his parents to worry, so he smiled and said, "The patriarch just told me to get along well with a little girl."

Wang's Father: Is the patriarch introducing a match to my son?!!

Wang's Mother: Could the patriarch be trying to send my son off for a political marriage?

Seeing that his parents had gotten the wrong idea, Wang Chen could not help twitching at the corner of his mouth. However, he did not explain much and directly changed the subject. "Dad, Mom, I'm hungry. Is there still food at home?"

Hearing that their precious son was hungry, Wang's Father and Wang's Mother immediately said, "Yes, yes, yes. The dishes are in the Soul Tool warming pot, and they're still hot."

Fifteen minutes later, Wang Chen had eaten and drunk his fill. After filling his stomach and washing the dishes, he returned to his room on the second floor.

Wang Chen sat cross-legged on his bed and cultivated through meditation for several hours.

He cultivated straight through until noon.

Wang Chen slowly opened his eyes. At this moment, he felt a swelling pain in his meridians.

He knew he could not continue cultivating. Otherwise, excessive cultivation would injure his meridians and hinder his future cultivation instead.

So he immediately got up and began eating lunch. Although it sounded absurd, eating was extremely important during the growth of a Soul Master's cultivation.

One had to eat Soul Beast meat rich in nutrients, consume all kinds of pills, eat heavenly treasures, and consume all sorts of good things.

Only then could one have a strong body, abundant vitality and blood, rapid Soul Power cultivation, and become a peak powerhouse as soon as possible.

Otherwise, once one grew old and their essence, energy, and spirit began to decline, it would become nearly impossible to become a powerhouse.

As the high-nutrition Soul Beast meat sent by the family entered his stomach, waves of warmth continuously nourished Wang Chen's body.

Wang Chen felt the soreness and swelling in his meridians ease somewhat. He estimated that by midnight, he would be able to continue cultivating.

By the time Wang Chen finished eating, it was afternoon.

Originally, Wang Chen had planned to use the afternoon to cultivate Secret Arts. Although he had already learned the Secret Art Ring Tempering, there was still room for improvement.

At present, he needed preparation time to use the Secret Art. Simply put, there was a wind-up before activating the skill.

That could be fatal. In a real battle, an enemy would not give him time to use a skill. They would do everything possible to interrupt him.

Therefore, Wang Chen needed to train diligently, activate his Soul Rings faster, and better control the energy released from them, until he could use the Ring Tempering Secret Art to strengthen himself with a thought or in the blink of an eye.

Although the plan was good, this morning, Wang Yan had told him to visit the Hongchen Family more often, deepen his relationship with Meng Hongchen, and communicate with her more.

That gave Wang Chen quite a headache. It was not that he disliked Meng Hongchen. On the contrary, he liked this little rich girl very much.

Meng Hongchen treated him so well. He was not crazy, so how could he possibly not like her?

But given the current situation, if he went to the Hongchen Family, Jing Hongchen would probably break his legs.

Jing Hongchen: ψ(｀)ψ You damn blond brat, you still dare come looking for my granddaughter at a time like this? Watch me break your legs!

Wang Chen wiped that image from his mind.

In truth, having his legs broken and keeping his life would already count as Jing Hongchen showing consideration for the possibility that his granddaughter Meng Hongchen might hate him, her grandfather.

Otherwise, even if Jing Hongchen slapped him to death, Wang Chen would not find it the slightest bit surprising.

Wang Chen could not help feeling a toothache over this. The task Wang Yan had assigned was truly difficult to handle.

Maybe... he could just muddle through it?

Thinking of the unconcerned look on Wang Yan's face, Wang Chen decided he should just muddle through it.

Otherwise, if he went to the Hongchen Family, Wang Chen was genuinely worried that Jing Hongchen would break his legs in a fit of rage.

And so, a miraculous scene was born: Wang Chen muddled through Wang Yan, while Wang Yan muddled through the Second Prince.

Truly, when there were policies from above, there were countermeasures below. Simply brilliant.