Chapter 11

When Bufan followed Buyan downstairs, the first thing that caught his eye was not a beautiful woman, but a huge black-scaled python. The python, with a body as thick as a barrel, was coiled on the large carpet in the living room, seemingly in a state of drowsiness.

The shock did not end there. Next to the python, Bufan saw a silver wolf. Of course, "small" was only relative to the python's massive body. In reality, this silver frost wolf was much larger than the wolves Bufan had seen in the zoo before.

The silver wolf lazily lifted its head to look at Buyan and Bufan as they approached, and let out a soft whine, as if greeting Buyan.

Buyan walked over and gently stroked the silver wolf's neck, then stood up and said to Bufan, "Don't be afraid. This is the pet of the Ice and Snow sisters. Although it is a demonic beast, it has been humanized since it was young. It won't attack anyone unless they give the command!"

Bufan nodded, but the sight of the huge black python still sent a chill down his spine.

Then, Buyan got up and led Bufan through the living room to the dining room, where people were already seated. Apart from Xue Meier, Xia Xiaoxue, and Ji Hanfei, whom Bufan had already met, there were three more women sitting in the chairs.

Among them were two identical twin beauties, who were looking at Bufan with large, curious eyes.

"Are you Bufan?"

"The Bufan who claimed to be fearless and stood up to the Mad Tiger?"

"You don't look like someone who would do something so reckless!"

"Right, could you tell us what you were thinking at the time?"

Before Buyan could introduce him, the twin beauties started bombarding Bufan with questions, one after another.

Bufan's face turned awkward, and he didn't know how to respond.

"Enough, Chen Bing and Chen Xue, you two are just being mischievous!" The woman at the head of the table scolded the twin girls.

Then, she stood up and extended a delicate hand to Bufan, saying softly, "Hello, Bufan. I am Qiao Yurou, the founder of this studio. Welcome to Tianxin Studio!"

"Hello!" Bufan nodded calmly. Because of how she handled the earlier conflict, Bufan found it hard to feel any warmth towards Qiao Yurou.

Qiao Yurou didn't seem to mind Bufan's coldness. She lightly shook his hand and then smiled, saying, "Just in time, let me introduce you. You already know Meier and Xiaoxue, and you just met Hanfei. The remaining two are the twin girls, Chen Bing and Chen Xue. As for which one is the older sister and which one is the younger, you'll have to ask them!"

"We are not little girls, Sister Yurou!"

"Chen Bing is the older sister, and I am the younger one!"

"Whether you can tell the difference is up to your discernment. We won't tell you!"

"That's right, we won't tell you!"

The two girls seemed to enjoy speaking in unison, leaving Bufan momentarily speechless.

"Alright, you two can't stop talking. Let's eat! Today, Hanfei has prepared a whole table of delicious dishes to welcome Bufan. Hurry up and eat, and after we finish, I have something to say." Qiao Yurou saw the girls starting up again and couldn't help but stop them.

Bufan smiled at them and then slowly sat down in an empty chair. Across from him was Ji Hanfei, who had called him earlier. She cautiously looked up at Bufan, noticed that he was curiously staring at her, and immediately lowered her head, slowly eating the rice in her bowl.

Bufan realized that his gaze had frightened the shy girl, but he was curious about how such a shy girl could cook. In this era, culinary skills were extremely rare. Most people ate bland and tasteless nutritional supplements, like squeezing toothpaste into their mouths. Those who could cook were usually people with deep backgrounds, as the cost of practice materials was extremely high. The post-apocalyptic world was not like the modern world, where there was an abundance of ingredients for practice.

This was Bufan's first time seeing post-apocalyptic ingredients. For example, the rice in the bowl was not the white rice of modern times but a transparent crystal color, and each grain seemed large, with some juice mixed in. When eaten, it had a sweet and sour taste.

Another dish on the table was a fried meat, golden in color. Bufan gently picked up a piece with his chopsticks and found it particularly delicious.

"I didn't expect Bufan to be so skilled with chopsticks. I thought only Buyan would be proficient with them!" At this moment, Xue Meier suddenly said in surprise. Bufan was slightly taken aback and then looked around, noticing that most people were using forks. Although chopsticks were placed on the table, only Buyan was using them.

Buyan also looked at Bufan in surprise. She used chopsticks because an old teacher at school had taught her. It was not only convenient but also helped to improve her finger dexterity.

Of course, using chopsticks was just a small topic at the dinner table. After that, everyone started chatting about other things.

However, the most talkative were Xia Xiaoxue and the twin sisters, Chen Xue and Chen Bing. The three seemed to have endless topics to discuss. The others mostly listened without speaking.

After everyone had finished eating, Ji Hanfei, being considerate, got up and cleared the table. Then, the group sat down at the dining table in a serious manner.

Qiao Yurou stood up, picked up a stack of documents from a nearby table, and distributed them to everyone.

Bufan took a document and read its contents. It was a set of obscure rhyming verses:

"The War God's Map stirs the four directions, the Immortal Heaven and Demon Heaven vie for its brilliance. A single sword of Solitude breaks all laws, the Nine Yin and Nine Yang are unparalleled. The I Ching and Bone Washing shock the world, the Great Profound Legacy is hidden in a cave. The Six Pulse and Plum Blossom shine together, the Ten Thousand Swords return to the heavens."

"These are some strange materials about the divine martial arts in the world, recently circulated from the Holy City. It is said that these correspond to the names of twelve supreme martial arts in the world, but the government is unwilling to reveal what they are. We can only rely on various forces to search for them! So far, we have only deciphered five of them."

"The Nine Swords of Solitude, the Nine Yin Manual, the Plum Blossom Manual, the Longevity Sutra, and the Demon Heaven Strategy! Among these, the Demon Heaven Strategy is divided into many different techniques. Of course, this is just a part. It is said that there are many more divine martial arts that we need to find in the world. I am distributing this to everyone today. If you encounter similar techniques in the future, they might be rare divine martial arts." Qiao Yurou explained solemnly to those present.

"Understood, Sister Yurou. Speaking of which, is the Plum Blossom Manual the martial art practiced by Dongfang Bubai? That woman is so powerful. When I enter the world, I will definitely practice the Plum Blossom Manual!" As soon as Qiao Yurou finished speaking, the lively Chen Xue clenched her small fist and declared with determination.

"Cough!"

Hearing Chen Xue's words, Bufan's heart skipped a beat, and he couldn't help but cough, drawing everyone's attention.

"What's wrong, Bufan? Do you have any objections?" Seeing Bufan's expression, Chen Xue glared at him, looking ready to draw her sword at the slightest disagreement.

"No objections, I just think maybe you and your sister could practice some other martial arts!" Bufan said, somewhat embarrassed.

Xue Meier, who knew the details, gave the three a strange look, her eyes showing a hint of mysterious amusement.

"Alright, no more noise. Next, I have to tell you the second thing. This time, the 'World' seems to be different from what we thought!" Qiao Yurou interrupted their conversation and said seriously.

"According to the latest news from the Holy City, before the start of 'World' and 'Holy Hall,' the development department gave us a new warning: Do not treat this as a game. These are two real worlds!"

"What?" Hearing Qiao Yurou's words, everyone present changed color.