Apocalypse: Grinding EXP through Hunting

One by one, small chests were carried into the Stone Tower by the guards.

Shui Yun strode confidently to the head seat in the living room and sat down. She propped her long, fair legs, exposed by her shorts, onto the table, crossing them one over the other.

The female housekeeper stepped forward and opened the chests.

A faint fragrance mixed with the scent of medicinal herbs wafted out.

Gazing at the first chest, Shui Yun said lazily, "Jade Dew Ointment. It’s for Body Refining. You’re meant to temper your body during your Martial Arts Training. You’ve just become a Martial Artist, so it’s not too late."

Jade Dew Ointment?

’Isn’t that stuff used by Female Martial Artists to exfoliate, smooth, and whiten their skin, not to mention add a bit of fragrance?’

"For me?"

Shui Yun nodded matter-of-factly, gesturing with her chin toward the women. "They’ve been with me a long time. Have them serve you."

Tang Wen frowned.

Miss Shui raised an eyebrow. "Is there a problem?"

Tang Wen was speechless. "Your Junior Brother here is young and virile—explosively so. You think it’s appropriate to have them rub ointment all over my body?"

Shui Yun glanced at his thighs, a teasing smile on her face as she arched an eyebrow.

"At least you know some self-control. The second chest has Dragon Bone Deer Marrow Pills. They’re a gentle supplement for your vital essence—very potent! But don’t take them for no reason."

Tang Wen: ...

’Dragon bone and deer marrow...’

’This is basically a gas station for men.’

’Do I need this?’

’Hmph!’

Tang Wen scoffed dismissively. "Do I look like I need this?"

Shui Yun stopped talking and looked at Tang Wen calmly.

She had been obsessed with Martial Arts Training for years and had no boy toys, consorts, or lovers to speak of.

Now, she had met Tang Wen, who greatly interested her.

She wouldn’t let him get away on account of his face alone.

’I hope this Junior Brother knows what’s good for him.’ "This is an Extraordinary Elixir. Even an Extraordinary would have trouble handling it. The ingredients are precious, and there are no side effects."

Tang Wen immediately turned his head to the female housekeeper and said, "Make sure to store this elixir properly for me! Ahem, not that I need it, but it’s a token of my Senior Sister’s affection, after all."

Shui Yun smiled faintly. "Junior Brother, you’re so amusing."

’What kind of predatory words are those?’

’Have you even tried me? How can you say that?’

Tang Wen glared at her.

Shui Yun looked at the next chest. "Blood Boiling Powder. It’s a Body Refining medicine made from the Blood Marrow of a serpentine Extraordinary Exotic Beast. It can stimulate your Constitution and stamina, making you stronger."

He didn’t know if it was just his imagination,

but Tang Wen felt like she was deliberately emphasizing "Constitution and stamina."

’Even stronger?’

’I’m afraid you won’t be able to handle it later!’

"This Blood Boiling Powder is perfect for a Martial Artist who’s still... small~."

"Pfft!"

Hearing Shui Yun drag out the word "small,"

a male guard burst out laughing.

Tang Wen turned to look at him.

The man met his gaze without a shred of fear.

’Hmph, he’s got some nerve,’ Tang Wen thought. ’And he’s about a third as handsome as I am! A reasonably young Martial Artist, too!’

"What are you laughing at?" Shui Yun asked, her voice light and casual.

"This subordinate lost his composure."

Though he was apologizing, he shot a sideways glance at Tang Wen.

It was a look of disdain and provocation.

Tang Wen’s expression turned cold.

’I’m the Seventh Young Master, for crying out loud. A mere guard dares to get cocky with me?’

Shui Yun took in Tang Wen’s reaction, a faint smile playing on her lips.

"Lost your composure? You disrespected my Junior Brother! Keeping you around would just be a liability."

The guard looked up in astonishment. ’Didn’t you personally pick me to lead the escort today? Wasn’t it because you fancied my handsome face?’

Shui Yun’s eyes were suddenly covered in pure black. She waved a hand at the male guard.

BANG!

Like a cannonball fired from a muzzle, the guard was sent flying by an immense wave of Spiritual Power.

He slammed directly into the stone wall several dozen meters away.

The stone wall shuddered.

Red and white splattered across the ground.

’Killing someone over a single disagreement?’

A chill went down Tang Wen’s spine.

But considering she had done it to stand up for him,

it didn’t seem like such a big deal.

THUD-THUD-THUD!

Their captain was dead. The remaining guards dropped to their knees in a great mass.

Shui Yun’s calm, lazy voice rang out again. "I told you on the very first day: have any ideas about me, and it’s a death sentence. On top of that, you disrespected my Junior Brother right in front of me. Unforgivable."

The guards kowtowed furiously, their foreheads hitting the ground with loud thuds!

All the maids, including the female housekeeper, were silent as cicadas in winter, their heads bowed and their breath held.

Tang Wen also lowered his head and said nothing.

After a moment of silence, Shui Yun suddenly felt it was all rather pointless. ’What? Did my move—showing exclusive favor to my Junior Brother—not have the intended effect?’

"Junior Brother, why so quiet? Are you scared now that you’ve seen this side of your Senior Sister?"

Tang Wen sighed.

Her heart sank. ’Did I go too far? Should I not have killed someone so easily?’

Shui Yun grew agitated. ’I shouldn’t have bothered with all this romance nonsense! Wouldn’t it have been more straightforward to just knock him out and drag him away?’

Tang Wen abruptly raised his head, revealing a brilliant smile.

Shui Yun was taken aback.

He shuffled over, plopped down right beside her, and leaned in close to her crystal-clear earlobe.

"Senior Sister, save me! To be honest, I’ve had ideas about you since the first moment I saw you. I’ve been plotting to make you mine! What am I to do?"

Staring at his face, now just inches away, Shui Yun’s heart fluttered erratically for the first time ever.

The light in her eyes intensified, and she looked as if she wanted to execute Tang Wen on the spot!

That was what she thought, and that was what she did. She grabbed Tang Wen’s arm, but her grip made him wince in pain.

"Senior Sister, ouch, ouch, ouch!"

Shui Yun instantly lost interest.

It was the kind of helplessness encapsulated by the saying, "I took off my pants, and this is what you show me?!"

She pursed her lips, let go of his arm, then fiercely wrapped an arm around his waist. Pointing at the chests, she said, "The rest are all Body Refining Supplements. Some are for medicinal baths, some are to be taken orally. Remember to use them after you train."

Held in her domineering embrace, Tang Wen looked at the open chests before him.

A strange feeling rose from the bottom of his heart—the illusion that he was some gigolo at the Bai Ma Association, serving a wealthy patroness.

But before him were Extraordinary Elixirs that an ordinary Martial Artist couldn’t obtain even if they sold their life for it.

He decided to just go with it.

"Housekeeper, you’ve noted down how to use all the medicines, right? Store them away for me!"

After speaking, he turned to look at her beautiful side profile.

"Senior Sister, I’ve decided I’m going to live off you!"

Shui Yun chuckled and said with a hint of resignation, "Just grow up faster!"

"Senior Sister, now that’s just insulting! You haven’t even seen it, so how would you know about my extraordinary, immense Talent!"

He spread his hands wide, gesturing a length of at least a meter.

This made Shui Yun laugh.

The two of them traded verbal barbs, pushing and pulling, their bodies pressed close together.

Shui Yun felt a fire ignite within her and didn’t dare to stay any longer. After repeatedly urging Tang Wen to hurry up with his training, she hastily led her people away.

For so many years, her standards had been sky-high. Now, she had finally found someone she liked the look of.

She was afraid she wouldn’t be able to control herself.

But, a Veteran Extraordinary versus a Third-class Martial Artist...

The gap in their Constitution was just as vast as the gap in their strength.

She was afraid that before she even got fully aroused, Tang Wen would... expire.

Yes, expire as in, stop breathing.

An Extraordinary Woman was not someone a man could handle without sufficient strength.

「Leaving the Stone Tower, she returned to her residence.」

Without even taking the time to undress, Shui Yun dove headfirst into a cool pool and swam several laps before she could extinguish the fire in her heart.

Meanwhile, Tang Wen, the "hidden Extraordinary," was also feeling quite flustered from all the teasing.

He inwardly regretted hiding his strength.

Otherwise, wouldn’t his delicious, juicy Senior Sister have been his for the taking?

He looked at the eight Martial Disciple maids in the room.

He felt a stir of desire.

’Eight of them... that should be enough to eat, right?’

’Should I eat them? Or eat them? Or maybe... eat them?’

"Clean this up properly." A voice suddenly came from outside, where several guards were cleaning up the remains on the ground.

Seeing the bloody mess on the ground, Tang Wen’s lustful fire was instantly doused by a fair amount.

"I’m going into seclusion."

He followed the stone steps down to the underground training chamber.

Tang Wen closed his eyes and began his Visualization, using his immense willpower to sever all distracting thoughts.

Then he began to practice the Night Divine Fist.

His seclusion began. When he was tired, he would go upstairs to rest and eat.

When he woke, he would train desperately, squeezing out every last drop of his energy.

He didn’t know if it was because Shui Yun had given special instructions, or if a Young Master’s meals were always this lavish,

but his meals consisted mainly of Extraordinary Beast Meat.

After meals, there were medicinal baths and massages to loosen his bones.

Of all his periods of seclusion, none had ever been this comfortable.

Time flew by in seclusion.

In the blink of an eye, more than a month had passed.

He had a breakthrough in his Night Divine Fist.

Tang Wen had no choice but to end his seclusion.

Because the Blood Crow had returned with a letter from the distant Flame Camp.