286: Chapter 286 A Terrible Chess Player

"Law?" Shen Xingchen repeated softly.

Xue Hezai explained, "There are many laws, such as Yu Juezhi's blade law, our academy's principal's wind law, and your senior brother's and my Law of Thunder, and so on."

Shen Xingchen asked, "How do you cultivate laws?"

Xue Hezai said, "This requires personal comprehension. Everyone's comprehension is different. Even though your senior brother and I both share the Law of Thunder, the specific things we comprehend are different."

Shen Xingchen asked again, "Isn't there a faster way?"

Xue Hezai thought about it and said, "Yes. When martial artists practice martial techniques, it is easiest for them to perceive laws. If you want to quickly master a certain law, immerse yourself in a specific type of martial technique. Every time you learn a martial technique, your understanding of the law will become a bit clearer."

Shen Xingchen breathed a sigh of relief. "That's easy!"

Seeing Shen Xingchen's expression, Xue Hezai reacted and laughed, "I almost forgot. Not only is your cultivation speed fast, but your comprehension ability is also terrifying. This hurdle won't stump you."

Shen Xingchen thought for a moment, then abruptly changed the subject and said, "Teacher, I met Youji in Snowfield Dragon City."

He still remembered that Senior Song Jinqiu had said that Old Man Xue was ambushed by Youji, leaving him with severe illnesses that forced him into retirement.

Xue Hezai's body slightly stiffened. "It's him. According to reports from the front lines, he has already advanced to the king rank, and he also wields the Divine Oracle authority. How formidable!"

Shen Xingchen was surprised. "Teacher, you know about it?"

Xue Hezai said, "Although I've retired, someone from the northern border comes to report the battle situation to me every once in a while. The last report was half a month ago, and Youji was the main piece of news."

Shen Xingchen calculated on his fingers.

At that time, Snowfield Dragon City was fighting the second city defense battle, and Youji had just shown his face. Meanwhile, he was hospitalized due to the side effects of the Destruction Killing Pupil. No wonder Old Man Xue asked if he was injured right off the bat.

Xue Hezai asked again, "I heard you awakened a new Talent Divine Ability, and it's another completely unreasonable SS-rank?"

He was baffled. There has to be a limit to the heavens' favoritism. How come it seems like all the SS-ranks belong to this brat Shen's family?

Shen Xingchen gave an awkward laugh. "Pure luck, it's all pure luck!"

Xue Hezai glanced at him. "I don't care what secrets you have anyway. You are my disciple, as long as nothing goes wrong with your cultivation."

Shen Xingchen nodded like a chick pecking at rice. "Teacher, is there anything else? I saw Senior Sister cut a watermelon, and I want to go grab a slice quickly, or Senior Brother Xiaopang will finish it all."

"Wait, one last thing."

Xue Hezai hurriedly stopped Shen Xingchen and said, "Yan Chen and Fu Yan were students on our academy's prodigy ranking after all. Their deaths caused fury among the academy's higher-ups, and the final investigation results showed that all evidence pointed to you. But when we went to look for you, you had already gone to Snowfield Dragon City."

Shen Xingchen hummed in acknowledgment. "I did it. He wanted to make a move on my girlfriend, but by a twist of fate, he got the wrong person. Once I found out, I directly dealt a fatal blow."

Killing Yan Chen and Fu Yan, Shen Xingchen had zero regrets. Even if he had to bear the academy's pressure, he still had to act because the other party threatened his family and partner.

Xue Hezai said, "Mm, we investigated the ins and outs of the matter. Since Yan Chen was in the wrong first, you were acting in self-defense, so you won't be disciplined."

At that time, when the academy's higher-ups learned that Shen Xingchen was the one who killed Yan Chen, their attitudes underwent a 180-degree reversal, almost covering for Shen Xingchen themselves, only to find out unexpectedly that Yan Chen was in the wrong first.

Yan Chen's parents came to the school to cause a ruckus, but in the end, they were suppressed by the academy's higher-ups.

After the demon invasion, the old order had long collapsed. For Huaxia, top-tier cultivation talents were the scarcest resource, which only further indulged people like Yan Chen, causing them to act recklessly and lawlessly without regard for consequences.

Shen Xingchen's action was merely a stronger prodigy's sanction against Yan Chen.

Xue Hezai said again, "Rest assured, when you entered my sect, I already said that I would never let you suffer any grievances."

Shen Xingchen chuckled slyly. "I guess you must think I'm crying with emotion."

Looking at this brat's cheeky expression, Xue Hezai felt a wave of annoyance. "Scram, scram, scram!"

"Then I'm heading downstairs."

Shen Xingchen said with a grin, then hurriedly went downstairs. "Senior Brother Xiaopang, stop! That slice of melon is mine!"

Xue Hezai's voice sounded from upstairs again, "Bring me a slice too!"

...

Evening.

Jiang Qingyao and Bai Wanqing were sitting opposite each other at the stone table in the small courtyard. In front of them was a 19x19 Go board.

Shen Xingchen watched the match from the side.

Obviously, Senior Sister's Go skills were much higher than Little Miss Jiang's, and Little Miss Jiang was being utterly defeated.

Shen Xingchen spoke up to remind her, "Fifteen-Four, hane!"

Hearing Shen Xingchen's advice, Jiang Qingyao dropped a stone without hesitation.

Bai Wanqing looked at Jiang Qingyao and said speechlessly, "Yaoyao, you're still listening to him? In the previous few games, you lost so miserably precisely because you listened to him. Junior Brother is obviously a terrible Go player!"

Bai Wanqing was very serious about playing Go. She completely disregarded the affection between senior sister and junior brother, exposing him mercilessly.

Jiang Qingyao smiled lightly with dimples. "It's fine, I trust him!"

Bai Wanqing was truly out of ideas. "Yaoyao, you... can't spoil him like this!"

Shen Xingchen continued giving advice, "Sixteen-Three, connect!"

Following Shen Xingchen's method, Jiang Qingyao picked up a black stone and placed it down firmly.

Ultimately, this game of Go unsurprisingly ended in a miserable defeat. A major dragon and a minor dragon were slaughtered, leaving only the black stones in the corner barely surviving.

"How could this happen..." Shen Xingchen shook his head regretfully.

...

Emerging from the hilltop villa.

Senior Sister said she wanted to thoroughly teach Little Miss Jiang how to play Go, so she didn't go down the mountain with Shen Xingchen.

Come to think of it, he currently had three tasks.

One main quest: quickly comprehend laws and break through to the eighth tier... This required saving up enlightenment value for a few more days, and then frantically studying martial techniques.

Two side quests: continue purging the Crimson Church and certain corrupt prominent families.

When doing side quests, it would be best to raise his cultivation realm a bit higher; otherwise, if he really ran into the new Grand Archbishop of the Crimson Church, there might still be considerable danger.

"School life really is comfortable!"

Walking down the mountain, Shen Xingchen let out a long breath against the mountain breeze.

Today was the first day of school registration. Senior Brother Li hadn't returned yet, so he didn't get to see him this time.

Li Jinhao had definitely returned to school. Just now at the entrance of Fengyun University, he heard people discussing him, saying that the filthy rich bastard returned to school driving a private battle boat...

Senior Zhou Xinghe had fallen. He wondered if the blow to Brother Hao was big.