The long-legged girl next door was indeed cultivating. After completing one circulation, Han Shuangjiang once again heard Chu Huaixu’s heart-wrenching screams from next door. Breaking through three acupoints consecutively, the pain accumulated. If the pain of the first breakthrough was like a motorcycle crushing his entire body, and the second was a motorcycle carrying a person crushing his entire body, then this time, leveling up three stages at once was quickly turning into a taxi. Han Shuangjiang immediately startled up. Although she knew it was due to his cultivation technique, she still instinctively walked outside his bamboo house, wanting to show some concern. Upon reaching the door, she hesitated a bit. Seconds later, perhaps hearing the footsteps outside, Chu Huaixu's hoarse and weak voice came from inside. “I, I’m fine phew—, it’s just a breakthrough in my cultivation technique.” He wasn't even wearing an outer robe, his body covered in cold sweat, practically cultivating nude on the prayer mat. Chu Huaixu's physique was slender-muscled, the type that looked thin in clothes but had substance without being overly bulky. Now covered in sweat, his muscle definition became even clearer under the light. He found that after cultivating the 《Sword Refinement Art》, his physical strength continued to increase, truly like Body Refinement. But it didn't seem to be taking the path of a massive muscle-bound physique; no excessively terrifying 'dead muscles' had appeared on him. “Good, it’s good that you’re fine.” The girl’s voice came from outside, her tone still cold, not sounding like she was showing concern. Yet, at such a young age, she already had a bit of an 'elder sister vibe', which was quite remarkable. Han Shuangjiang returned to her room and continued to cultivate. She hadn't expected Chu Huaixu to break through again so quickly. “He’s already opened his third acupoint?” “I need to redouble my efforts; I don’t want to be left behind by him,” she thought. After hearing Han Shuangjiang’s departing footsteps, Chu Huaixu finally lay on the ground, loudly “Hiss—phew—hiss—phew—!” He had just been stubbornly enduring to save face, thinking she probably couldn't hear him now. Although he had mentally prepared himself before leveling up, he had still blacked out instantly and almost fainted again. “Instead of leveling up one by one and suffering three times, it’s better to get all the pain over with at once. A short pain is better than a long one.” Chu Huaixu was starting to feel a bit reckless. The result was that his whole body was still twitching unconsciously. He twitched like that for a while before gradually adjusting. Chu Huaixu stood up and performed the first stance of 《Something Something Eight Trigrams Palm》. Waves of palm wind emanated from inside the room, much more forceful and domineering than before! “Powerful!” he exclaimed in admiration. Although the 《Sword Refinement Art》 was like an Evil Art, making the entire cultivation process excruciating, its path of cultivating both internal and external aspects was quite formidable, making him somewhat invincible during the open acupoints cultivation method. “This situation actually fits my cheat-like body control perfectly,” Chu Huaixu thought. At this moment, he suddenly felt very, very regretful. “How great would it have been if I had been this strong when I was in the dungeon.” “The sound of Liu Chengqi’s ribs cracking was beautiful.” He still savored the memory a bit. Upon this thought, Chu Huaixu suddenly realized: “Han Shuangjiang doesn’t seem to have fully mastered 【Eight Desolate Roaming Dragon】 yet?” “I’ll personally teach her when I find some time.” He opened his 【Character Panel】 and checked his remaining experience points. He still had 136 free experience points left, far from enough for him to continue opening the sixth acupoint. At night, Chu Huaixu finally ate the meal prepared personally by Han Shuangjiang. “It tastes great,” he praised. Perhaps to avoid sounding polite, he praised each dish in detail. “This way, her enthusiasm for cooking should be higher, right?” A certain man with astonishing cooking skills planned to remain hidden and insisted on not washing dishes. Han Shuangjiang merely nodded slightly on the surface, but inwardly, she felt a fair bit of joy after receiving approval. After dinner, Chu Huaixu simply patted his butt and left. The cold-faced housekeeper didn't show any emotion, silently clearing away his dishes and chopsticks too. The two couldn’t exactly be said to be living together at this moment, but it was somewhat like cohabiting. Chu Huaixu watched her back as she cleared the dining table. When Han Shuangjiang bent down, her perky, full buttocks would make her dress swell, and her wide hips would become even more pronounced, ample and rounded. Coupled with those straight, long jade legs, if she wore a cheongsam or a ‘stepmother dress’, it would surely be a beautiful sight. However, he wasn't swept away by emotion; he just threw an 【Information Probe】 in the direction of her rear. “Her third acupoint is already open?” Chu Huaixu gnashed his teeth enviously. He estimated that Han Shuangjiang not only had maxed-out 【Spirit Embryo Attribute】 but also very high 【Comprehension】. If it weren’t for the small period of adaptation the body needs after a normal person opens an acupoint, she probably would have broken through even faster! A World Protagonist, terrifyingly so. After much turmoil, both of them were tired today and went to bed early. The next day, dawn broke in the east. Han Shuangjiang woke up early and started cooking porridge, busy all the while. After they finished breakfast, Chu Huaixu volunteered to teach her 【Eight Desolate Roaming Dragon】. Of course, he wouldn't be as lewd as Liu Chengqi, directly teaching hands-on. “This spot, it really needs to sink down a bit.” He pointed to Han Shuangjiang’s slender waist, which could be encompassed by a single grasp. Chu Huaixu’s finger was still a small distance away, yet the girl felt a ticklish, warm sensation on her waist. Perhaps it was because they were standing quite close. “Come, I’ll demonstrate it for you again.” Chu Huaixu began to deliver palm strikes. There was no need to learn the full set of 《Something Something Eight Trigrams Palm》. After all, it was just to break the formation in the Scripture Pavilion, and he wouldn’t use it much in actual combat. Once he reached the First Realm, he would learn proper 【techniques】. Mortal martial arts were too much of a bother and not worth investing too much time, as he would reach the First Realm very soon anyway. Clearly, Han Shuangjiang’s Comprehension was indeed very high. After Chu Huaixu taught her a few times and corrected her movements, she completely mastered it. And, a beautiful woman performing palm strikes was quite aesthetically pleasing. He began to understand why some girls online would record self-defense techniques in videos, only for netizens to jokingly call them 'Exciting Thug Fists'. Just then, a group of uninvited guests arrived at the bamboo house. The leader was Liu Tianfeng, with his half-white hair. Liu Chengqi and Liu Chenggong followed him obediently, forcing out fawning smiles. Behind them followed a group of handymen, each holding gift boxes. Actually, these things could just be put in a storage ring, but for gift-giving, it looked better this way. Han Shuangjiang couldn’t help but glance at Chu Huaixu, never expecting him to actually guess correctly. Deacon Liu had already figured it out: since he believed in their background, he needed to establish good relations. Compensation was compensation, and gifts were gifts. “Deacon Liu, why have you come?” Chu Huaixu asked, feigning ignorance, but didn’t even spare Liu Chengqi a glance. “Didn’t this old man say yesterday that I would prepare a small gift for my virtuous nephew today? I must keep my word,” Liu Tianfeng said with a smile. But seeing the two today, the old man felt that they seemed different somehow. With a sweep of his Divine Sense, Liu Tianfeng was greatly alarmed; this change in expression was not feigned. “Virtuous nephew and this young lady, you’ve broken through! Congratulations!” Han Shuangjiang opening her third acupoint was one thing. But this Chu Huaixu actually broke through three acupoints overnight! “How is this possible!” “He’s clearly an inferior Spirit Embryo!” A tumultuous wave surged in Liu Tianfeng’s heart. All his doubts vanished at this moment. If he were truly just an ordinary registered disciple, this old man wouldn't believe it for a million years! “You all, put the items down, carefully.” Liu Tianfeng began to instruct the handymen. After speaking, he looked at their bamboo house and said, “If you still need anything, just tell this old man.” “Oh, and virtuous nephew, do you need any handymen to serve you?” Deacon Liu began to flatter them from all angles. Chu Huaixu certainly had no such thoughts; he would feel uncomfortable with an extra person around. He casually glanced at the handymen who were placing the gifts, about to refuse. But soon, his gaze sharpened, fixing on a short handyman with his head bowed. This person was probably less than 1.7 meters tall, with red lips, white teeth, and delicate features. He didn’t have much masculine aura, a typical male with feminine looks. “I want him!” Chu Huaixu suddenly raised a hand and pointed. He was more shocked than anyone to encounter this person. “How could he be here?” One of the four World Protagonists of 《Borrowed Sword》, Xu Ziqing!

The Man Who Shouldn't Be Here