After dinner.

Chen Shouyi sat in front of the computer, skillfully logging into the Explorer Network to search for information about nearby spatial passages.

As a second-tier city on the verge of becoming a first-tier city, Hedong City covers an impressive total area of 16,000 square kilometers and has over a hundred spatial passages. In his district alone, a space of just over thirty square kilometers, there is one spatial passage.

From the downloaded materials on the Explorer Network, Chen Shouyi had a general understanding of this spatial passage.

Located ten meters underground, with a diameter of twenty-four or five meters, it was discovered after a massive collapse created by an earthquake eight years ago, forming a huge underground cavity.

Due to its early discovery, this spatial passage has been explored numerous times.

Its danger level is marked as "Moderately Dangerous."

The spatial passage he discovered in Dongning City was classified as "Mildly Dangerous."

"Moderately Dangerous" is one level higher than "Mildly Dangerous," making it a relatively low danger level.

If there are many otherworldly creatures nearby that can potentially threaten humans, it is considered "Moderately Dangerous."

Above that are "Highly Dangerous," "Catastrophic," and "Destructive" levels.

The newly discovered spatial passage in Mou Luo Town, Dongning, though small, is linked to deities and thus marked as "Catastrophic."

To Chen Shouyi's current strength, "Moderately Dangerous" doesn't pose much threat.

Most importantly, this passage is in the same district, just a dozen kilometers from his home, so he can come and go as he pleases.

He opened the electronic map of Hedong City to check the specific location of the spatial passage and the surrounding areas.

That's when he heard the doorbell from outside, and the living room quickly became lively.

"Shou Yi, come out quickly, we have guests." Mrs. Chen said outside the door.

"Oh!"

Chen Shouyi stood up and said, opened the side door, and found that the whole family of Song Tingting had come over today.

"Hello, Uncle Song, and this must be Auntie?"

"Hello, hello!" Song Qiran stood up with a stiff smile.

Zhang Jingyi secretly sized up Chen Shouyi. Influenced by Song Qiran's words, she had previously thought of him as big, rough, and ill-tempered.

But now, seeing him, she found he was quite a handsome young man, not too old but very polite. She beamed, "Auntie will take the liberty of calling you Shou Yi, hope you don't mind?"

"You're an elder, you can call me anything, I don't mind." Chen Shouyi said courteously.

"I heard that martial artists usually have concurrent posts. Shou Yi, which unit are you currently affiliated with?"

"The Lower District Public Security Bureau. There's not much to do usually." Chen Shouyi replied.

"Then we're part of the same system. Auntie works at the prosecutor's office!" Zhang Jingyi said with satisfaction, more pleased with Cheng Shouyi. She turned to Mrs. Chen on the side, "Sister-in-law, these kids are really good-looking, just like you."

Mrs. Chen laughed, unable to keep her mouth closed: "Oh, what's so good-looking about me? I'm old now. You're the one who looks beautiful, can't even tell that your daughter is old enough. You look like you're just thirty."

"Oh, it's all makeup. The base isn't as good as yours. If I don't wear makeup, I'm embarrassed to go outside. If you adorned yourself a bit, Brother Chen might get anxious." Zhang Jingyi said humbly.

"What's there to be anxious about? When we were young, he never seemed to care much."

...

Chen Shouyi watched blankly as the two women exchanged compliments back and forth.

How very skilled they are.

As for Chen Dawei and Song Qiran, they both just laughed along, unable to join the conversation, eventually chatting separately.

"Senior!" At this moment, Song Tingting couldn't help but call out.

"Oh!" Chen Shouyi snapped back to reality: "What's up?"

"Brother, have you known each other for a long time?" Chen Xingyue suddenly asked, glancing at the pretty Song Tingting beside her.

"Not very long." Chen Shouyi said: "Right, let me introduce you, this is Song Tingting, and this is my sister, Chen Xingyue."

"Hello!" Song Tingting quickly said warmly, "Where do you go to school?"

"I used to be a freshman in Dongning, but after moving here, I stopped attending classes."

"She got directly admitted to the Beijing Martial Arts Academy!" Chen Shouyi explained.

Song Tingting covered her mouth in surprise: "Junior, you're amazing to get admitted to the Beijing Martial Arts Academy as a freshman!"

Chen Xingyue blushed at the compliment: "It's nothing. My brother is the impressive one. He became a martial artist in his senior year."

"Senior year?" Song Tingting blinked, surprised.

"Yes, this year he even passed the Martial Artist Apprentice and Martial Artist exams consecutively. He's probably the youngest martial artist in Hedong." Chen Xingyue bragged for Chen Shouyi.

With her brother being such a blockhead and clueless about romance, she'd be worried that he'd never find a girlfriend if she didn't help out.

Song Tingting exclaimed and couldn't help but glance at Chen Shouyi. She thought to herself; So senior was in his senior year too.

Chen Shouyi quickly cleared his throat.

At this point, Chen Xingyue said, "It's too stuffy here, why don't we go talk outside?"

"Sure, sure!" Song Tingting quickly agreed. The living room was full of adults, and there were many things they couldn't discuss.

"Why don't you go, I'll stay here." Chen Shouyi hesitated. Two girls talking, what was there for him to join in?

Brother, acting like this, you're really going to be single forever. Chen Xingyue secretly criticized in her heart and said: "If you don't go, in the dark and gloomy, what if us two girls meet a bad guy?"

"Alright!" Chen Shouyi relented. He turned back and said: "Dad, mom, Uncle Song, Auntie, the three of us will go for a walk outside, we'll be back soon."

"Go ahead, go ahead!" Before Song Qiran could reply, Zhang Jingyi smiled and said.

With a martial artist accompanying them, there's nothing to worry about regarding safety.

Mrs. Chen also said: "You two take good care of Tingting."

"Got it."

...

The three walked out of the residential building.

The two girls walked ahead, chattering in whispers, while Chen Shouyi followed behind, bored.

"Did you watch the last episode of Happy World?"

"Yes, yes, that person was so funny."

After moving to Hedong, Chen Xingyue didn't go to school and had no close friends, spending almost every day at home.

One was worried about her brother, and the other wanted to please. The result was that they quickly became besties, chatting about everything.

"Xing Yue, what was the senior like when he was little?"

"My brother, well, he worked hard and diligently. He studied every day, practiced martial arts, and when he came home, he would help kill fish and chickens." Chen Xingyue said on behalf of her brother.

"He can kill fish and chickens?"

Chen Xingyue thought to herself, what's that? My brother has killed a lot of people, probably scare you to death if I said it out loud.

"You can't do it?"

"I've never done it before. Oh, by the way, does your brother have a girlfriend?" Song Tingting asked quietly with excitement.

"Him? Of course not... but I know many girls chase after him, since he's a martial artist, strong, and though he's not handsome, many people like that kind." Chen Xingyue whispered.

"The senior is very handsome!" Song Tingting immediately countered.

"Handsome? He used to be very dark, not noticeable at all, only recently he's gotten fairer." Chen Xingyue said.

"You've just gotten used to him!" Song Tingting said. She then suddenly leaned into Chen Xingyue's ear and whispered: "By the way, I've touched his muscles once, they're really strong."

"You pervert!" Chen Xingyue exclaimed, shocked: "You touched him?"

Song Tingting quickly covered her flushed face: "I was learning sword from the senior and needed to understand muscle strength, the senior agreed to let me touch him, it was purely innocent, I just touched him a few times!"

You all think I can't hear, huh.

Walking behind them, Chen Shouyi listened, his face turning red.

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