Becoming a Saint From the Iron Armor Skill

Chapter 456: Chapter 229: Meeting Hard with Hard

After letting out a soft cry of surprise, the two sisters turned away from each other, secretly straightening their slightly disheveled clothes.

At the same time, they vaguely recalled that after they had fallen asleep last night, Junior Brother Chen seemed to have secretly gotten up to some mischief again at some unknown hour.

An odd expression appeared on Shen Qingyao’s peerlessly beautiful face.

It was a contradictory mix of annoyance and a faint sense of delight.

She clenched her fair, jade-like hand into a fist and huffed indignantly to herself, ’That Junior Brother Chen is just as shameless as I thought. Just wait, I’ll teach him a lesson!’

Shen Qingshuang, however, couldn’t help but reveal a faint smile. In the end, she could still see right through this Junior Brother Chen of theirs.

Even though his Martial Arts Power had advanced by leaps and bounds, even surpassing Celestial Prides like her and Shen Qingyao, at his core, he had never changed at all.

’Junior Brother Chen, you’re still the same Chief Constable from the City Guard Department who never allows himself to get the short end of the stick!’

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With their own thoughts occupying them, the two sisters walked out of the cave, only to see that a bonfire had already been lit in the clearing outside.

A rack was set up over the bonfire, and fresh, tender Leopard Demon Meat was roasting on it until golden brown, giving off waves of fragrant aroma.

On a giant rock next to the cave, another bonfire was burning, piled high with all sorts of green branches.

Thick black smoke billowed from this fire, rising slowly and gathering into a mushroom-shaped black cloud in the clear morning sky.

It was visible even from over ten miles away.

This was precisely the signal fire used by the Shen Family’s Demon-slaying Teams to communicate with each other.

The Shen Family Swordsmen following behind would naturally be able to pinpoint their location upon seeing the smoke and come to collect the Demon Beast Materials.

At the highest point of the giant rock, a tall, purple-robed figure with a Long Saber at his waist stood distinguished, gazing into the depths of the Great Wilderness Mountain Range. A hint of profundity could be seen in his clear eyes.

That person was, of course, Chen Cheng.

He stood there quietly, his aura concealed and his expression serene. Yet, for some inexplicable reason, he exuded an air of extraordinary grace and an abyss-like presence.

Seeing this scene, Shen Qingyao and Shen Qingshuang were both suddenly stunned, and a strange light immediately began to shine in their beautiful eyes!

’I used to think Junior Brother Chen was just handsome in a refined way, but looking at him now, he’s a truly rare and beautiful man!’ Shen Qingyao muttered to herself.

A feeling suddenly arose in Shen Qingshuang’s heart: the Junior Brother Chen before her had perhaps already become someone she had to look up to.

"You two are awake, Senior Sisters?"

Chen Cheng turned around. His handsome face bore a faint smile, and he seemed as kind and easygoing as a modest gentleman.

"Mhm," Shen Qingyao responded before hurrying toward the deep pool below. She had completely forgotten that just a moment ago she had been planning to teach her junior brother a lesson!

Shen Qingshuang, however, didn’t answer. She simply nodded at Chen Cheng and followed her sister to the deep pool to fetch water and wash up.

"The two senior sisters are acting a bit strange today!" Chen Cheng muttered to himself. Not bothering to think too much about it, his figure flashed, and he descended from the giant rock.

He took the roasted Demon Beast Meat, began eating it in big mouthfuls, and pulled a book out from his robes to examine it closely.

Last night, Chen Cheng had taken a good rest during the first half of the night, but he had to get up for the second half.

One had to remain vigilant out here in the desolate mountains.

Of course, with such beauties by his side, it was only natural to indulge a little.

This was a habit he had developed from his time with Mu Xiaowan, so Chen Cheng had long since gotten used to it and didn’t think much of it.

Although Shen Qingyao and Shen Qingshuang hadn’t officially married into his family yet, he already considered them his women, so they were no exception.

When Shen Qingyao and Shen Qingshuang returned after washing up, they each took a piece of roasted Demon Beast Meat to eat, their gazes simultaneously falling on Chen Cheng.

They saw that his expression was relaxed and just as usual, with nothing out of the ordinary.

So, the two sisters didn’t bring up the matter of a certain someone getting up to mischief again last night.

The silent atmosphere was always a bit awkward, so Shen Qingyao broke the silence to make small talk:

"This year’s drought is truly severe. Many of the large trees in the nearby forest have withered and died, and the water level in this deep pool below is almost at the bottom."

Shen Qingshuang said, "The water level in this pool may have dropped, but water is still flowing from the spring. It’s already much better than many other places.

In many of the places we passed through before, wells had to be dug hundreds of feet deep just to find water."

"Mhm, that’s right," Chen Cheng replied absently, his head still buried in his book.

Shen Qingshuang noticed the book in Chen Cheng’s hands and said in surprise,

"Junior Brother Chen, you actually brought this copy of *Xu Wu Xuan Strange Tales* with you on a demon-slaying trip?"

Shen Qingyao said, "Junior Brother Chen, how can you be in the mood to read leisure books?

*Xu Wu Xuan Strange Tales* is fine for killing time when you have nothing else to do, but right now, you should be focusing your energy on slaying demons."

Chen Cheng looked up and answered seriously, "This copy of *Xu Wu Xuan Strange Tales* isn’t an ordinary version. It was part of my master’s treasured collection, and it’s filled with many annotations that he personally wrote.

Among them is quite a bit of information about the Five Peaks Ridge Forest."

"Oh? Let me see." Realization dawned on Shen Qingyao, and she reached out to take the book from Chen Cheng’s hands.

After a casual glance, she suddenly let out a small sound of surprise. "This Five Peaks Ridge Forest actually has a treasure like the Water Element Pearl?"

"Water Element Pearl? Let me see." Shen Qingshuang was also greatly surprised and snatched the book from Shen Qingyao’s hands.

After reading it carefully, her beautiful eyes lit up. "These are indeed our master’s annotations. He speculated that deep beneath the Five Peaks Ridge Forest, there is very likely a Water Element Pearl.

The Water Element Pearl is a Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure that has condensed the very essence of water. Using it to comprehend the Gui Water Realm can yield twice the results with half the effort.

If I could get one, I estimate it would only take me a year or two to comprehend the Gui Water Realm!"

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