Since entering January, the weather has grown colder day by day, often dropping below minus five degrees, even reaching minus ten degrees.

Chen Shouyi got up early in the morning, and outside a thick layer of snow had already accumulated.

In the Jiangnan region, snow is always a rare occurrence.

Especially such heavy snow.

The snow is really white and soft!

Even Chen Shouyi couldn't help but grab a large handful of snow, molding it into a snowball, and played with it in his hand.

This year's climate is quite unusual, meteorological experts predict that this winter will be about ten degrees colder than previous years, the southern regions are fairing better, but for the northern folks, it will definitely be a tough winter to endure.

Especially since now most areas haven't regained power, heating supply will probably have issues too, people freezing to death cannot be avoided.

Chen Shouyi moved around a bit and returned to his room, where the warm air hit his face,

"Brother!" Chen Xingyue, wearing pajamas, emerged excitedly from the bathroom, "It's snowed so heavily today, shall we build a snowman later?"

"Do you think I'm as childish and bored as you?" Chen Shouyi raised his chin and said with disdain.

Watching Chen Shouyi walk into his bedroom and quickly lock the door, Chen Xingyue gritted her teeth in anger.

...

On January 15, Xin Changfeng, Governor of Jiangnan Province, attended the groundbreaking ceremony of the Hedong Bay Nuclear Power Plant, and when meeting with representatives of the project partners, he pointed out that actively advancing nuclear power construction is an important measure to ensure energy safety and supply. In the plan, within the next three years, five nuclear power plants will be successively initiated in Jiangnan Province..."

"The nationwide conscription work for 2016 officially begins and runs until March 5. The target group for conscription primarily includes young people with a high school (including vocational, technical school) graduation level or higher education, with priority given to young people with high education backgrounds and Martial Artist Apprentices.\"

"In response to foreign journalists' questions, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs formally announced that the number of nuclear bombs in Great Xia Country has exceeded ten thousand, and has preliminarily formed nuclear strike capabilities against other worlds. Great Xia Country is now one of the few nations capable of nuclear deterrence against other worlds.\"

Chen Shouyi watched the webpage, his eyes flickering.

In these months, the whole world has been in turmoil, under the shadow of war, the changes in a few months have even surpassed those of the past few years, with various technologies sprouting up like bamboo shoots after the rain.

The atmosphere of war is getting heavier and stronger.

With a thought, countless tiny specks of dust on his desk rose into the air, swirling and flying into the nearby trash bin, even his hair slightly floated.

...

At nine o'clock, he closed his laptop, picked up his suitcase, and walked out the door.

"Brother, you're going out again, will you come back for lunch?" asked Chen Xingyue, who was already in the living room practicing sword.

"No."

"Oh!"

...

As he walked out of the building, Bai Xiaoling's car was already parked outside, Chen Shouyi placed his luggage in the trunk, opened the door to the back seat, and got in.

"Still heading to the passage?" Bai Xiaoling asked predictably.

These days, Chen Shouyi has been going to the other world every day, either in the morning, noon, or afternoon.

Chen Shouyi silently nodded.

As the car drove out of the neighborhood, he suddenly noticed a familiar figure out of the corner of his eye, Chen Shouyi narrowed his eyes slightly, a trace of coldness flashed: "Wait, I need to get off."

The car quickly stopped by the roadside.

Chen Shouyi opened the door and walked towards that figure.

...

Qian Yadong walked quickly on the street, his face gloomy.

Over the past ten days, a sense of oppression has weighed heavily on his heart; every time he meets other martial artists, he can always feel their strange glances.

Hedong City is large, but the martial artist community is very small.

Since the conflict at the banquet with a young rascal where he was kicked into the hospital, this matter has been exaggerated and spread rapidly, as one of the main figures of the incident, he has long become the talk among martial artists over tea and meals, and as one trying arrogantly to bully young martial artists with a negative image.

In these ten days, he has been staying in most of the time, scarcely attending gatherings with familiar martial artists, and his temper has grown increasingly irritated.

He naturally harbors deep hatred toward Chen Shouyi, and has thought more than once about revenge.

However, this time he wasn't here for revenge, it was merely a coincidence passing by.

While walking, Qian Yadong suddenly felt his neck being forcefully embraced by someone's arm.

Startled at heart, he struggled fiercely, yet unable to break free,

"It's you." Qian Yadong glanced back and found it was Chen Shouyi, his pupils unconsciously contracted, and he spat hatefully: "What do you want?"

"I'd like to ask what you're doing here?" Chen Shouyi asked coldly.

Qian Yadong's face was dazed, suddenly breaking into crazy laughter: "Haha, so you live here."

"Courting death!" Family is his untouchable taboo, Chen Shouyi's eyes flashed with viciousness, exerting force suddenly.

Qian Yadong instantly felt an indescribable massive force gripping his neck, his cervical bones creaked as if about to snap, his face started to flush, and his forehead veins bulged.

Seeing Chen Shouyi's cold and brutal expression, he couldn't help but shiver, instinctively feeling that if he didn't relent, the other would actually kill him.

Qian Yadong managed to say with difficulty: "... Don't... be mistaken!"

Seeing Chen Shouyi's arm relax slightly, Qian Yadong gasped for breath like a fish brought ashore, saying with lingering fear: "Don't act rashly, I'm just passing by, I truly didn't know you lived here, nor did I intend any revenge."

"Really just passing by?" Chen Shouyi confirmed.

"Really passing by, I'll swear on my mother."

Looking at his expression and what he said earlier, Chen Shouyi seemed to have truly misunderstood, but he didn't intend to apologize, he released him, warning: "Don't let me see you here next time, or I'll kill you."

Qian Yadong's body trembled slightly, eyes cast down, deeply burying all the humiliation and hatred in his heart.

"What, not convinced?" Chen Shouyi coldly snorted, suddenly waving his hand like a phantom, and turned to leave, calling back after several steps: "Consider it a lesson given."

After Chen Shouyi got in the car and vanished from the street, only then did Qian Yadong lift his head, spitting in hatred: "Damn it, one day, you'll regret it!"

Then he noticed nearby pedestrians occasionally pointing at him, and Qian Yadong's forehead veins bulged, the suppressed anger instantly surged, his complexion turned ferocious: "What the hell are you looking at, what's so interesting?"

The crowd quickly dispersed.

It's really been a streak of bad luck lately.

Qian Yadong straightened his clothes, ready to leave, but then his expression froze.

He noticed his shirtfront was stained with blood and felt a faint soreness around his throat; instinctively touching it, he was horrified to find a chunk of flesh missing from his neck.

"When did this happen?"

His body tensed, suddenly recalling that young man's warning before he left, along with a mysterious gust, a chill rose from his tailbone and spread through his body in a flash, his body turned icy cold.

PS: Caught a cold today, not in a good condition, a bit late.

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