Chapter 62: An Enchanting Encounter at the Hotel

As Zhang Pu was about to follow Chen Wenfa, he suddenly caught sight of a shadowy figure—a ninja!

He nearly cried out in surprise, his heart pounding with excitement. The memory of that night when he almost fell victim to a ninja’s attack was still vivid in his mind.

But how could there be a ninja in this hotel tonight? What was their purpose?

Ever since that near-fatal encounter, a lingering anxiety haunted Zhang Pu: wherever a ninja appeared, misfortune was sure to follow.

To Zhang Pu, a ninja was nothing less than a high-level assassin.

Who was the target this time? Was it the same ninja who had attacked him before?

With these questions churning inside him, Zhang Pu’s interest abruptly shifted from Chen Wenfa to the ninja.

He immediately gave up on following Chen Wenfa and turned to pursue the ninja instead.

The ninja’s stealth was formidable. Zhang Pu trailed him all the way to a guest room on an unknown floor, but in the end, the ninja vanished right before his eyes.

Damn! Where did he go?

Now, before him were two rows of identical doors, six rooms in all, perfectly symmetrical. There could be no doubt the ninja had slipped into one of these rooms.

Yet at this hour, each door was tightly closed and not a sound could be heard from within.

Should he give up now?

Zhang Pu was not one to resign so easily.

His gaze fixed on the innermost room to the left.

Quietly, he crept closer.

Soon, under the influence of a mysterious ability, the lock on the guest room door clicked open without a sound.

Zhang Pu slipped inside, ready with a bewildering minor spell and his invisible hand poised to strike. But once inside, he sensed nothing of the ninja he’d been tracking.

Wasn’t he supposed to be here?

On guard, Zhang Pu searched the room carefully.

Nothing.

It seemed he’d miscalculated—his own senses had deceived him!

Compared to the cultivators of the greater world, Zhang Pu’s abilities were still shallow. It was impossible for him to see through solid walls or perceive everything within a room. Cultivators at a certain level on Earth did possess a kind of clairvoyance, but he had yet to reach that height.

He couldn’t even sense the presence of another's aura.

After a swift search confirmed the ninja was not there, Zhang Pu was ready to leave. Yet for some reason, the thought of the ninja had ignited a fighting spirit in him; the last battle with a ninja had left him unsatisfied.

Just as he was about to go, he suddenly sensed the lock on the door turning!

He darted into a wardrobe-like enclosure just as the door swung open from the outside.

Previously, Zhang Pu had intended to confront the ninja in this very room, and so he had locked the door behind him, determined to prevent any interruptions and resolved to fight to the end. If he could defeat the ninja that night, he was even more confident now—perhaps he could subdue the ninja and make some profit, just as he had with Liu Yingde and his men. Such exploits were fast becoming a delightful habit.

Hiding, Zhang Pu suppressed his presence almost entirely. He was prepared for discovery but remained alert, peering through a crack that offered a broad view of the room.

Them?

To his astonishment, it was Chen Wenfa and that fashionable woman who entered.

Now this was awkward. Zhang Pu realized he had no means of escaping unnoticed.

Yet he couldn’t simply wait to be found. He knew all too well what this pair was about to do.

He was, after all, a high school student in the prime of youth. For him, the “movie” about to play out was no pleasure, but pure torment.

He considered bursting out to sternly stop this illicit tryst, but—

Suddenly, the frantic sounds of clothes and belts being cast aside reached his ears with painful clarity.

This pair—like ravenous wolves—did not even pause, falling to their business with a passion that put dry tinder and raging fire to shame.

Zhang Pu froze, unable to act.

On the bed, the scene soon grew heated and intense.

Chen Wenfa—who would have guessed he was so…

The sounds only heightened the stimulation.

Zhang Pu felt he could barely endure it.

For a moment, he didn’t know whether to curse them or not.

Then, in a sudden flash, he remembered that after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, he could practice a cultivation method known as the “Serenity Technique.” Its core principle was to master stillness amid chaos.

As soon as he entered this state, the carnal storm playing out so near became utterly irrelevant to him.

Zhang Pu could easily have ended their affair at any moment, but as Chen Wenfa and his master Liu Yingde had only recently come under his command, it would be unwise to ruin their pleasure and risk offending them. A grudge formed in such circumstances might fester in secret.

After all, Zhang Pu had been reborn, his mind far beyond that of a mere high schooler—he possessed the cunning of a seasoned fox.

Seeing Chen Wenfa so lost in ecstasy, Zhang Pu decided to let him indulge to his heart’s content, almost as if he were watching his own son. He could not bear to cut short such rapture.

Resigned, Zhang Pu cast one last glance at the scene before immersing himself in the Serenity Technique.

Very soon, he slipped into a state of total detachment. The bed’s wild commotion became nothing more than the sound of wind and rain.

When the tempest finally passed, the room fell quiet.

When Chen Wenfa and the woman left, neither realized another person had been concealed in the room the entire time.

Even after they were gone, Zhang Pu remained lost in his cultivation, as if in a trance.

But in truth, he was fully aware when the pair finished and departed. The technique still coursed pleasantly within him, and had he not been discovered, he would have continued practicing.

Now, though, with the room soon to be cleaned by hotel staff, there was no reason to linger.

After this ordeal, the ninja he’d been pursuing had truly disappeared without a trace.

Though he felt some regret, Zhang Pu calmly composed himself and left the hotel.

He hadn’t expected, on the eve of moving to Liu Yingde’s manor, to stumble upon such an episode with Chen Wenfa. That boy certainly knew how to have fun…

Zhang Pu forcibly suppressed the untoward thoughts stirred by Chen Wenfa’s antics. He understood that, in this lifetime, his sole priority must be cultivating to reclaim the summit of his existence. He must not allow himself to be distracted by such trivial pursuits.

This life was meant to make up for past regrets. Many fates awaited his intervention, and in this world, only strength could testify to all things.