Volume 2: The Church of Light Chapter 195 Cocktail Party
Xu Shen pulled the rope of the swing and shook it slightly.
Maeve sat on the swing with a giggle, and began to swing as Xu Shen swayed.
"It's already stable..." Xu Shen muttered to himself.
He continued to shake it a few more times, as if testing the firmness of the swing, then Xu Shen let go and returned to the bed.
He took out a high-level purifying agent and injected it, then checked around the room to make sure no one was spying on him before practicing swordplay in the room.
The speed of the sword increased layer by layer, and the sword shadows chased. Xu Shen tried to make the sword shadows overlap, but there was still a big gap.
The next day.
Xu Shen received a message from Xue Haining again, asking about cultivation. Seeing that he had nothing to do today, Xu Shen made an appointment with her at a certain place.
Not long after, a luxury car drove up to the bottom of Xu Shen's building.
Xu Shen received the call and went downstairs to greet her. He saw Xue Haining getting out of the luxury car.
"Who is this?"
Zhang Liyao, who was waiting downstairs, was stunned when she saw the beautiful woman Xu Shen came to greet her. The latter was cold as ice, with an aura that kept people at a distance, and it was obvious that she was of extraordinary status.
She felt a little unpleasant in her heart, and at the same time a sense of crisis.
Although Xu Shen rejected her repeatedly, at least there was no other woman around Xu Shen, and she still had a chance to get promoted. But now, she had a huge sense of alienation and suddenly realized that the distance between her and Xu Shen was too far.
The latter's circle is bound to bring you into contact with many outstanding women.
"friend."
Xu Shen said simply, and immediately invited Xue Haining to go upstairs.
Zhang Liyao bit her lips, looked at the backs of the two men, and could only stamp her feet secretly.
After entering the room, Xue Haining took a look and said, "Is this where you live?"
"Um."
Xu Shen said casually: "Let's practice in the Xu Realm, don't destroy my room."
Xue Haining had an indifferent expression and didn't care about these details. He followed Xu Shen into the ruins.
"Let's get started."
Xue Haining looked at Xu Shen.
Seeing this, Xu Shen didn't say much. Both of them were people of few words, so it would be better to get straight to the point.
The power of the universe surged, and Xu Shen directly released the power, condensing it into silk threads in front of her.
As the Xu force continued to interweave and compress into thin threads, Xue Haining's pupils had already opened and she was watching carefully. When she saw the Xu threads spreading around Xu Shen, floating like seaweed, her eyes became solemn.
She suddenly noticed the secret of Xu Shen's success.
Mental power!
That Xu silk contains extremely powerful spiritual power!
"So that's how it is. Extraordinary control over mental power is the reason why these fine filaments of virtual force can be manipulated..." Xue Haining's eyes flashed, and confidence surged in his heart.
In terms of mental strength, she believed that she would not lose to Xu Shen.
After all... her 'Golden Concert Hall' ability requires strong mental support!
Xue Haining closed his eyes and began to manipulate the power of the universe.
When Xu Shen saw the other party close his eyes, he immediately stopped practicing, did not disturb him, and just stood quietly by the side.
The force of the universe slowly flowed out, and Xue Haining tried his best to control it. He used his mental power to focus on the force of the universe, trying to separate, condense, and twist it together.
But it is easy to say, but when she actually put it into practice, she immediately felt the obstacles and difficulties.
The first strand of Xu silk was condensed smoothly.
The second silk thread also went smoothly.
Article 3...
The fourth one... When it had condensed to more than thirty lines, Xue Haining found that the ruins he had condensed before were slowly collapsing and dissipating.
At this moment, she felt that her mental power was like two baby palms, with all ten fingers clenched, but her hands were already full of silk.
If you want to grab the Xu silk again, you need to give up the one in your hand.
Xue Haining opened his eyes and saw the floating silk threads around him. Dozens of silk threads were like ropes, floating within a radius of one meter, floating a little listlessly.
The thickness and quantity of Xu silk were far from achieving the effect she wanted, and could not be compared with Xu Shen's.
Isn't it enough to rely on mental strength alone?
Xue Haining frowned. Her mental strength was very strong. If she couldn't do it, how could Xu Shen do it?
"What's the secret?" Xue Haining asked.
"You will become proficient with more practice." Xu Shen said helplessly: "I will show you again."
Xue Haining had no choice but to agree after hearing this.
Watching Xu Shen build the Xu silk one by one, Xue Haining observed carefully. This time she was not impatient, but watched Xu Shen build the entire Xu silk field before starting to act.
After watching the whole process, Xue Haining also saw some clues again.
Xu Shen's threads are entangled with each other, relying on each other for strength, and intertwined like a spider web. Maybe this can save some energy?
Xue Haining immediately closed his eyes and tried again.
This time she was not impatient. She tried to rub the silk slowly, condensing it into a smaller size, and then controlled the weaving of the silk, entwining it like weaving cloth.
Soon, the first entanglement failed, the silk threads became tangled, and finally merged into each other.
Xue Haining continued to try a second time.
fail.
fail.
Time passed slowly during the practice. When Xue Haining finally built a small piece of Xu silk, she felt that her Xu power had been consumed and there was not much left.
But despite this, Xue Haining was in a pretty good mood. She saw hope and believed that if she continued to practice, she would succeed soon.
"How about it?"
Xu Shen asked.
Xue Haining's expression returned to its cold state, and he said calmly, "Not bad, it does have some ingenuity. I should be able to master it in a few days."
"Awesome." Xu Shen couldn't help but sigh. Sure enough, there were many people with better talents than him.
He couldn't see Xu Li, and although he didn't know Xue Haining's progress, when he heard the other party say so, he believed it to be true.
Seeing that it was getting late and Xue Haining had consumed too much energy, he didn't stay any longer. After saying goodbye to Xu Shen, he went downstairs.
After Xue Haining left, Xu Shen also returned to reality. He injected himself with a high-level cleansing agent and then continued to practice sword.
Xu Shen temporarily accepted the gifts sent by various forces but did not use them.
Including the golden apple.
Xu Shen did not find the golden apple in the thick fog, and had no reference to compare with, so he did not dare to eat it rashly.
The other side.
After returning home, Xue Haining injected himself with a high-level purifying agent. As his psychic strength recovered, he closed the door and began to practice again.
Originally she wanted to master it in seven days, but now she feels that as long as she works harder, it will only take three days.
For a suburban native like Xu Shen, it would take several months, but for her, three days was enough.
She was looking forward to what kind of expression Xu Shen would see when she mastered the skill in three days.
As the Xu silk condensed, a spider web with a radius of half a meter gradually formed around her. The Xu silk was thin, like a hair. Her mental power was being consumed rapidly, and her Xu power was also being consumed in large quantities. She had to replenish it every once in a while.
The night passed in the blink of an eye.
Xue Haining looked tired. She did not continue to look for Xu Shen today. She felt that she had already mastered what she should have mastered. The only thing left was proficiency.
She continued to practice in seclusion.
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"Reporting to the commander-in-chief, the Begonia Brotherhood in the Nightingale District has six Level Two members in the organization. It is a first-rate force in the Nightingale District, and it seems that there are people from the inner city backing them."
In the communicator, Big Lily reported the previous investigation to Xu Shen.
"The Haitang Brotherhood sells a lot of things, but most of them are illegal items, such as narcotics, black powder, etc., specifically to harvest the pockets of the rich second generation."
Xu Shen nodded slightly. This was an underground organization.
Groups like the Light Chasing Society and the Daytime Gang are both black and white. They have formal business qualifications, but they carry their own contraband.
The Begonia Brotherhood, on the other hand, operates purely underground, but on the surface it is backed by some big shots. The reason they turned to him is probably because they wanted to use his identity as the Queen Ant's personal guard as a cover.
After listening to the intelligence about the various forces that had previously sent gifts, Xu Shen had a rough idea in his mind. There was nothing worth paying special attention to. Although these forces were all very strong, and some were even not weaker than the Light Chasing Society, that was all. Even if he refused, he would not be able to afford to offend them. After all, they were not like the Anti-Internal Army, which was more secretive than a banned organization.
After ending the communication, Xu Shen continued to practice sword.
Not long after, the phone rang again. I picked it up and saw that it was Li Meina.
Xu Shen answered the call and learned that the director had something to do. After probing the director's mind, he found out that it seemed to be related to the last incident.
Xu Shen felt helpless and could only put on his clothes and go over.
Seeing that Xu Shen was quite enthusiastic, Liu Jichuan asked a few questions about the last time with a smile, mainly asking Xu Shen about his impression of Elena. Xu Shen did not have a bad impression of the girl, on the contrary, he had a good impression of her.
However, he understood that the path he was taking was destined to go against the path of a girl like this.
He didn't want to get the mud on his body on too many people.
When he heard that Xu Shen had a good impression of Elena, Liu Jichuan smiled and immediately invited Xu Shen to go out again, asking him to accompany him to a cocktail party.
There would be many important people at the cocktail party, and Xu Shen wanted to refuse, but when he heard that it was about expanding his network, he agreed.
"Come."
Liu Jichuan signaled to Li Meina.
Li Meina took out a suit from the cabinet next to her and handed it to Xu Shen.
"Put it on and go to the cocktail party. You can't always wear a tattered coat like this." Liu Jichuan said with a smile, like a kind old father.
Xu Shen sighed inwardly and took the suit and put it on, but he was wearing a combat uniform underneath, so the suit still looked a little weird on him and didn't fit him well , so he could only unbutton it and put it on.
"We are going to a cocktail party, not to fight, so you can take off your combat uniforms." Liu Jichuan said with a smile.
Xu Shen kept his bottom line and shook his head firmly.
Seeing this, Liu Jichuan could only let Xu Shen do as he pleased.
The three of them came to a cocktail party, where there were many wealthy people and high-level figures from some organizations.
When these people saw Liu Jichuan, they all came forward with a smile and clinked glasses with him. Liu Jichuan also introduced Xu Shen out.
Upon learning that Xu Shen was the captain of the Black Light Ruins Secret Bureau and was promoted to the Queen Ant's personal guard, these people looked at Xu Shen more eagerly than they looked at Liu Jichuan.
Xu Shen also realized that to build real relationships, there is no need to be servile.
Just standing there, you will receive endless business cards and smiling faces.
At the cocktail party, Xu Shen met Elena again.
She was wearing a light purple long dress, looking like a butterfly among flowers, clean and beautiful. His father was invited, and while greeting Liu Jichuan, Liu Jichuan asked Elena to take Xu Shen to the familiar cocktail party to create opportunities for them.
Seeing Liu Jichuan working so hard, Xu Shen felt a little helpless, but seeing Elena's innocent look, he couldn't bear to refuse, so he could only accompany her around the cocktail party.
"Elena, is this your friend? Why is she dressed so weirdly?"
At the cocktail party, the big shots had their own circles, and the younger generations had their own activity areas. Elena brought Xu Shen to her friends, and Xu Shen's outfit immediately attracted the attention of these people.
"Brother Xu is a soldier of the Xu Secret Bureau. He has to kill the enemy at any time, so this is the case." Elena immediately explained to her friends.
Everyone was curious when they saw the hilt of the sword behind Xu Shen. One of the young men seemed to admire Elena. Seeing her being so intimate with Xu Shen, he felt a little jealous and wanted to borrow Xu Shen's sword to play with.
Xu Shen smiled and refused.
Although he was about the same age as Elena and the others, only one or two years older, Xu Shen looked at these guys as if they were children.
Young and innocent.
"I have learned sword fighting and obtained an 8th-degree certificate. Unfortunately, I am the only son in the family and have no chance to join the army. Otherwise, we could have competed with each other." The young man looked arrogant and glanced at Elena while speaking.
Xu Shen smiled and said, "Since you are the only son, you should be careful in what you say and do."
"Hmph, are you teaching me how to do things?" The young man felt unhappy when he heard Xu Shen speaking in an elder's tone. They were almost the same age, so why were you pretending?
Elena immediately said: “Brother Xu is also doing this for your own good, don’t get angry so easily.”
The boy's cheeks flushed with anger: "I'm not someone who gets angry easily."
"You said, who is stronger in sword fighting, the one with level 8 or the one who joins the army?" The others were quite curious. They were all young at heart and had the mentality of watching the fun without minding any trouble.
They did not know Xu Shen's identity, and knew very little about the Xu Shen Secret Bureau. They only regarded people like Xu Shen as soldiers and military personnel.
In the education received by most people, the border walls outside the suburbs were guarded by warriors to defend against the foreign races outside the wall.
"Just try it and you'll know." someone said.
The young man looked at Xu Shen proudly, his eyes seemed to say, do you dare?
"This is a cocktail party, don't knock things over." Elena said quickly.
"It's okay, we can compete in the garden outside." The boy looked at Xu Shen: "I will give in."
Xu Shen looked at their expressions and knew that it would be difficult to talk about this matter casually. He thought about it and picked up the table knife and chopsticks next to him. In addition to chopsticks, there were also table knives at the party.
Some Simons are good at using table knives since childhood, so this is prepared to take care of them.
Xu Shen picked up the iron chopsticks and knife and gently bent them.
Then handed it to the boy.
The young man was stunned, and the people who were making a fuss nearby also opened their mouths wide with a look of disbelief.
Soon, the young man came back to his senses, his expression changed, and he said, "What's so difficult about this? I can do it too."
After saying that, he picked up another set of iron chopsticks and a table knife, exerted all his strength, gritted his teeth slightly, and then bent them with force. Although it was not as casual , it also caused cheers.
"Great!" someone applauded.
Xu Shen smiled, then put his hands together and kneaded the bent knife and chopsticks into an iron ball.
The young man was stunned. He gritted his teeth and kneaded it as hard as before, but suddenly he let out a low cry and hastily let go. A bloody cut appeared on the palm of his hand. It turned out that he was cut by the dinner knife.
When others saw the bleeding, they hurriedly asked him to bandage the wound, and the boy left angrily.
After he left, the others looked at Xu Shen with more respect. Being able to roll iron chopsticks and a table knife into an iron ball was already an inhuman strength.
Xu Shen smiled and treated it as just a small episode.
At this moment, a waiter suddenly came over with a stack of wine glasses. The tall wine glasses suddenly tilted and lost balance, and were about to hit Elena.
"ah!"
Everyone exclaimed, their faces distorted.
Xu Shen was quick to pull Elena away.
With a crash, all the wine glasses fell to the ground, glass was scattered all over the floor, and the wine also splashed on several people's dresses.
The waiter turned pale and quickly bowed his head to apologize.
The noise here attracted some people's attention, and immediately a person who looked like a supervisor came running over, hurriedly scolded the waiter, and then apologized to several people.
Xu Shen glanced at the waiter's leaving back, and his eyes flashed.
At this moment, he heard Maeve's "humph".
Xu Shen came back to his senses and looked down. Elena in his arms had a flushed face and was breathing rapidly.
Xu Shen quickly let go, but his expression was a little calm.
