Dashing Student

Chapter 309: A Blessing in Disguise

At this moment.

A trace of inexplicable fear emerged in Chen Nan’s eyes.

Previously, when tasting hundreds of medicines, some had strong side effects, while others had almost none at all.

But one thing was obvious.

Even if some medicines had side effects, there was only one kind of side effect.

And now.

He could clearly feel that the Acacia seeds actually had two side effects.

One was an extremely intense sexual desire.

The second was a sense of swelling.

Yes.

Chen Nan didn’t know if he was having an illusion.

At this very moment, he felt like a balloon.

A balloon hooked up to an air pump.

A frenzied force was tormenting him from within.

Making him feel as if he could burst at any moment.

"Damn it, what the hell is going on?" Chen Nan’s expression was grave, and his sense of unease grew stronger.

There was no time to think further.

He sat cross-legged, silently reciting the Scripture of the Hidden Talisman, trying to suppress the frenzied force within him.

"Hmm?"

The moment Chen Nan silently recited the Scripture of the Hidden Talisman, the frenzied force in his body calmed down instantly, like a wild horse that had been tamed, becoming extremely docile.

"What the fuck!"

"This..."

"This force is actually True Qi!"

"I’m about to step into the first layer of the Qi Refinement Realm!"

Chen Nan was overwhelmed with excitement, his eyes shining with a dazzling brilliance.

At this very moment.

He realized that the Acacia seeds only had one side effect.

The feeling of nearly bursting was actually caused by True Qi raging within him.

He immediately focused his mind, controlling the True Qi as it circulated within his body.

Eventually.

A faint roar came from his Dantian, as if something had broken open.

Although there appeared to be no change in Chen Nan, he could clearly feel that his Dantian had expanded, with a misty True Qi floating inside.

"It has to be a virgin!"

"The benefits of Dual Cultivation with a virgin are too obvious."

Chen Nan laughed excitedly, his eyes deep and bright like the stars.

For him.

This breakthrough was truly an unexpected joy.

He had never thought that he would coincidentally step into the first layer of the Qi Refinement Realm.

It felt awesome!

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Meanwhile.

After leaving the "Prosperous Future," Chu Qi took out her mobile phone and dialed a number. As soon as the call connected, she began to sob, "I’m sorry, Sect Leader, I failed!"

The Sect Leader of the Assassination Sect spoke softly to comfort her, "Even if you failed, it doesn’t matter. Even the gold medal assassins in our organization can fail sometimes."

"Not only did I fail, but I even... lost my chastity..." Chu Qi cried inconsolably, her face filled with humiliation, "Chen Nan is a pervert. Even though he was struck by a deadly poison, it didn’t kill him."

"What’s more..."

"That poison formula, for Chen Nan, was like an aphrodisiac."

"What?" The Sect Leader of the Assassination Sect was shocked, "That poison formula didn’t take Chen Nan’s life?"

"I know it’s unbelievable, but it’s the truth!" Chu Qi said dejectedly, regretting her decision to use the poison on Chen Nan.

Had she known.

She would have followed the previous plan, sacrificing a bit of her allure, and when Chen Nan was unguarded, decisively make her move to take his life.

Well, this is just great.

Not only did they fail to kill Chen Nan, but they even lost their own life in the process.

This is truly a case of trying to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice.

"Come back first. As for Chen Nan, we need to make a long-term plan. If necessary, I, the Sect Leader, will take action myself!" The voice of the Sect Leader of the Assassination Sect was heavy with seriousness, having not anticipated that Chen Nan could withstand that poison recipe.

You should know, that poison recipe has been passed down for a thousand years; the Assassination Sect’s killers have used it several times, without exception, successfully poisoning their targets every time.

But unexpectedly, it failed this time.

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Chen Nan had no idea that the Assassination Sect was still eyeing him like a tiger stalking its prey.

Actually, for him,

even if he knew, it wouldn’t be a big deal.

Keep in mind he has now become a cultivator in the Qi Refinement Realm, his strength far surpassing that of ordinary people.

Those who could threaten his safety could be counted on one’s fingers.

As for an underworld force like the Assassination Sect, in his eyes, they are no more than chickens and dogs.

Not worth fearing.

He furrowed his brow and muttered under his breath, "It seems like I forgot to do something today."

With that thought,

he slapped his forehead.

"I remember now."

"Today, I need to introduce Secretary Lu to an important figure."

"This person can help him consolidate his position in Jizhou."

Previously, after Dai Shouyi and the others fell from grace, Lu Yuanyang directly took over his position, seemingly becoming the top leader of Jizhou City.

But now, the officialdom of Jizhou was in complete chaos.

If Lu Yuanyang could take full control of the situation in Jizhou, his career would certainly soar.

On the contrary,

if anything went wrong, his career path would come to an abrupt end.

This was also the counterattack from Dai Shouyi’s backer against Lu Yuanyang.

Back at the Hu estate, Lu Yuanyang had sought advice from Chen Nan, asking how he should break the deadlock.

Chen Nan calculated and said that his benefactor had not yet appeared.

And now,

Lu Yuanyang’s benefactor had shown up.

"The situation in Jizhou should also stabilize," Chen Nan murmured to himself, then called Lu Yuanyang’s phone. Once connected, he smiled and said, "Uncle Lu, how about a wild cookout barbecue by the South Lake tonight?"

"Sure, I’ll buy the ingredients!"

Chen Nan: "Okay, then I’ll bring a couple of bottles of wine!"

Lu Yuanyang had no idea why Chen Nan suddenly called to have a cookout, but for him, none of that mattered.

Because he believed Chen Nan had his own reasons.

After hanging up the phone, Lu Yuanyang called his secretary over, "Li Yao, go buy some ingredients later. Accompany me to South Lake in the evening; Mr. Chen wants to have a cookout there."

"Okay." Li Yao respectfully agreed, then seemed to think of something, and couldn’t help but say, "Leader, should we bring Secretary Wu along too?"

He knew the relationship between Chen Nan and Wu Mei was not purely professional, and if Wu Mei came along, Chen Nan would surely be pleased.

Lu Yuanyang shook his head, "Just now Mr. Chen called me ’Uncle Lu’."

Li Yao: "I understand, I’ll go prepare the ingredients right away."

Although it was just a title,

"Uncle Lu" and "Secretary Lu" implied two totally different identities.

"Uncle Lu" conveyed a personal relationship, a private gathering.

If it was a personal interaction, then there was no need to bring Wu Mei along.

Meanwhile, Chen Nan also called Wang Li, asking tenderly, "What time do you get off work tonight? I’ll pick you up, and we can go have a cookout!"

He hadn’t seen Wang Li in a while and missed her quite a bit.

"I’m sorry, honey, I have to work overtime tonight, so I’m afraid I can’t join you for the cookout," Wang Li apologized, although Chen Nan had recently helped the Zhao Family with a ritual, which also earned Wang Li five million.

But Wang Li was a very practical woman; even after earning five million, she didn’t quit her job but saved all the money in the bank for interest.

Chen Nan grumpily said, "Bummer, Daoist Master here takes the initiative to ask you out, and you don’t give face?"