Wang Zhe quickly reined in his overflowing emotions.
He was not a three-year-old child. The reason why his heart trembled just now was because he had heard the name of a relative that no one had mentioned for many years. It was hard for him to control himself for a moment.
Chen Yan, nicknamed Chen Fafa, was indeed a little mischievous person who really existed.
He was the only son of Wang Zhe's biological uncle. He was six years younger than Wang Zhe. When he was young, he would often follow behind Wang Zhe and call him cousin. It was very intimate.
Seven years ago, when the city-destroying battle broke out in Salt City, Chen Yan was only fourteen years old. He was in the third year of junior high school. After the incident, his name was not on the list of survivors in Salt City's underground shelter.
"I hate it when people lie in front of me, especially when they use my deceased relatives to build relationships. It's even more unforgivable."
Wang Zhe stared at Yang Fan with a sharp gaze. "Yang Fan, you seem to know me very well. You also know my character very well. If you dare to deceive me, just based on the fact that you pretended to be my relative, you should be able to imagine what will happen to you."
Since Yang Fan could figure out his background and past, it was naturally not difficult for him to find out his previous relationships in Salt City. It was not strange that he could say the name Chen Fafa.
Therefore, Wang Zhe had his suspicions and did not fully believe Yang Fan's words.
Yang Fan smiled awkwardly and looked at Wang Zhe with a gaze that he thought was sincere. "Brother Wang, I know it's hard to believe, but what I said is the truth. Fafa and I have known each other since we were young. We have a very good relationship. I think he should have mentioned me in front of you before.
"You can think about it carefully. Did Fafa ever tell you that he has a cousin named Yang Shuai? That's me. My nickname when I was young was Shuai Shuai!
"Originally, we had already agreed that when we grew up, we would be like you, Brother Wang. We would enter the Federation Martial Arts University together and go out of the city to hunt monsters together. I didn't expect that the Beast Tide would break out just like that …"
Yang Fan's expression was very sincere, and the emotions in his eyes were also very sad, which made Wang Zhe's mind go into a trance.
Not to mention, in the depths of Wang Zhe's memory, there seemed to be a conversation between him and Chen Yan. Chen Yan told Wang Zhe that he had another little cousin, and his name seemed to be Yang Shuai.
"You've told a lie. Your social skills have improved slightly. Your mouth has become more flexible. Glib Tongue + 1."
The notifications from the system continued. Following the strengthening of the mouth's flexibility, the bonus effect of Glib Tongue seemed to become more and more obvious. In any case, when Yang Fan was tricking Wang Zhe again, he felt as if he had the help of God, and it was even easier for him to do so.
In the game, he had seen some of Wang Zhe's memories, including some images of Chen Yan.
Therefore, Yang Fan knew Chen Yan's position in Wang Zhe's heart, so he deliberately chose Chen Yan as the starting point.
Now, from Wang Zhe's reaction, those fragments of memories weren't fabricated.
Yang Fan didn't know why it was like this. Why did some of the virtual fragments in the game actually exist in the real world? He even suspected that the artificial intelligence of 'Salvation' had secretly extracted Wang Zhe's and other people's memories, so he could obtain these fragments of real memories in the game.
However, these were not important now. The most important thing now was to trick Wang Zhe and make him willingly recognize him as his cousin. Only in this way could he use Wang Zhe to get out of the predicament in front of him.
Wang Zhe was a graduate of a famous school. Although he was young, his cultivation had already reached the level of half-step Grandmaster. He was only one step away from reaching the Martial Ancestor Realm.
In Huanan Martial Arts School, there was no one else who could compare to him in terms of cultivation except the principal, Chen Guang. In terms of potential, he was even above Chen Guang. After all, he was only twenty-six years old this year, and Chen Guang was already sixty-five years old.
Therefore, in Huanan Martial Arts School, and even in West Chu City, Wang Zhe's strength was one of the best. If he was willing to vouch for Yang Fan, no one other than the Grandmasters of Huanan would disrespect him.
After Wang Zhe graduated from the Federation Martial Arts School, he came to West Chu City, a small city with a population of one million and three hundred thousand, because of the sincere invitation of the Grandmasters of Huanan. Therefore, Wang Zhe was quite respected by the Grandmasters of Huanan.
It was just that Wang Zhe usually kept a low profile and did not like to show off everywhere, so there were not many people who knew his true identity. Many teachers and students in the school had always regarded him as a very handsome teacher, but they had never thought that the real strength of this handsome teacher was actually infinitely close to the Grandmaster Realm.
"Anything else?" Wang Zhe's expression didn't show. He asked Yang Fan calmly, "You can't be thinking that with just a few words, you can make me believe that you're my cousin's cousin, right?"
Wang Zhe had indeed heard some descriptions of Yang Shuai from Chen Yan, but so what? Wang Zhe had never seen Yang Shuai in person. Who knew if Yang Fan was the real Yang Shuai, or if he was pretending?
In order to survive and get rid of the trouble at hand, Yang Fan was pretending to be Yang Shuai. It was not impossible that he wanted to get close to Wang Zhe as a relative.
Wang Zhe had been working at Huanan Martial Arts School for almost three years. If Yang Fan was really Yang Shuai, why didn't he recognize him earlier? Why did he choose to meet him now?
"You don't believe me?"
The corner of Yang Fan's mouth twitched. This Wang Zhe's vigilance was unusually strong. He was not easy to fool.
"You're forcing me to use my ultimate move!"
Sighing in his heart, Yang Fan raised his eyes to look at Wang Zhe. Why bother? There were some things he didn't want to mention. If he really said it, he was afraid that Wang Zhe would kill him.
"Ahem!" Yang Fan cleared his throat and said, "There are some other things. Well, they are some little secrets that only Fafa and Brother Wang know. Because I have a close relationship with Fafa, sometimes when we chat on the video, Fafa occasionally lets me reveal a little."
Wang Zhe's expression changed. "Oh, then tell me!"
"Do you really want to say it?" Yang Fan was a little embarrassed. He pretended to be embarrassed and said, "It's about your privacy. If I say it, I'm afraid you'll be angry."
Wang Zhe was a little impatient. "Just say it. If what you say is true, even if it involves my privacy, I won't blame you. But if it doesn't match, or if you dare to make it up, you know the consequences! "
Okay!
I've been waiting for you to say that!
Yang Fan raised his eyebrows and no longer hesitated. He said directly, "Fafa once told me that Brother Wang likes to eat the tip of the Bone Devouring Beast's tail. You like girls with short hair and thin lips. Also, when you were at the Federation Martial Arts University, although many girls had a crush on you, you always felt that they were annoying. The girl you really like is actually your martial arts instructor, Yu Yibai …
"Also, you don't like to wear underwear when you sleep, and you never use it as a pillow. You have a red Peppa Pig birthmark on your right buttock, and your pig nose is upside down …"
"Stop!"
The more Wang Zhe listened, the more guilty he felt. He was already sweating a little. Seeing that Yang Fan was still rambling on, he felt like a white-skinned pig that had been stripped naked. There was no privacy on his body.
"Did Chen Yan tell you all this?"
Wang Zhe's face turned ugly as he questioned Yang Fan, "Although what you said is true, there are many things that I have never told anyone. Chen Yan, that brat, shouldn't know about it. Where did you find out about it?"
It was not strange for Chen Yan to know that he had a birthmark on his buttocks, did not use it as a pillow, or liked to sleep naked. After all, they often slept on the same bed when they were young. He had seen many of these things, so naturally, he knew.
However, Wang Zhe had never mentioned to Chen Yan what kind of girls he liked, or that he had a crush on his instructor, Yu Yibai. Not only Chen Yan, he had never mentioned it to anyone else.
That was why Wang Zhe felt very surprised and even horrified. Where did Yang Fan find out about this extremely private personal information?
Yang Fan's expression was blank, and he put on an innocent look as if he didn't know either. "Chen Fafa secretly told me all this back then. As for how he knew, Brother Wang, you should know better than me."
After Yang Fan mentioned it, Wang Zhe was startled. He instantly thought of a possibility. Chen Yan, that brat, could not have peeked at the diary he stored in his AI, right?
He remembered that during the summer holidays, because his uncle and aunt were strict, Chen Yan, who had just entered the second year of middle school, would always find excuses to use his AI to look up information. Perhaps it was at that time that the diary he hid in his AI had all been peeked at by that brat.
Wang Zhe's AI was made by the Federation Martial Arts University. The AI defense algorithm in each chip was unique and directly connected to a martial artist's Vitality. Unless the user was willing, no one could open it without permission. Things like network hacking had never been heard of before.
Wang Zhe had lent his AI to Chen Yan a few times because he could not stand Chen Yan's nagging. Other than that, no one else, not even his parents, had personally come into contact with the diary. It was impossible for the diary to be leaked.
"So, this Yang Fan could really be Marshal Yang, Chen Yan's little distant cousin?"
At this moment, Wang Zhe's mind began to wander. He actually believed it a little.
"You've told a lie. Your social skills have improved slightly. Your mouth has become more flexible. Glib Tongue + 1."
"You lied and successfully confused the opponent. You automatically learned the Mortal-level mental-type skill — Charm. Mentality + 2, Spirit + 5, Initial Skill Proficiency + 2. Current Skill Proficiency (2/100)."
Yang Fan was stunned. The familiar sequence of Charm appeared in his mind again. He could not help but feel annoyed.
How could this pig's brain forget the trigger conditions for Charm?
Now, he had lost a chance to create his own skill. He had wasted a thousand skill proficiency points for nothing!
Yang Fan's greed was insatiable. He was no longer satisfied with learning skills on his own. The experience points gained from creating his own skills had already increased his appetite.
However, the successful comprehension of Charm meant that his words from before had been completely approved by Wang Zhe. There was no longer any suspense about the identity of Wang Zhe's cousin.
As expected, once the system's notification sounded, Wang Zhe's expression changed when he looked at Yang Fan. His cool face revealed a kind smile.
"I never thought that you really were Chen Yan's cousin. From Chen Yan's point of view, you're also my cousin!"
Wang Zhe's mind was shaken and his eyes lit up. He suddenly stood up and said to Yang Fan in a firm voice, "Cousin Yang Fan, you can be assured. With your cousin here, in West Chu City, there is no one who can bully you without any help!"
Wang Zhe, who had always thought that he was all alone, had long been accustomed to the lonely life without his family. He seemed to be very indifferent and carefree, but in a foreign land, surrounded by strangers, who knew the sadness and loneliness in his heart?
So, Wang Zhe longed for family and friends. Yang Fan's sudden appearance at this moment made up for the regret and longing in his heart. He cherished this feeling.
Cousin's cousin, although their bloodline was a bit distant, they were still relatives, right?
Moreover, when he looked at Yang Fan, it was like he was looking at his mischievous and strange cousin. No matter how he looked at him, he was pleasing to the eye and felt close to him. The affection in his heart skyrocketed.
"Thank you cousin!" Yang Fan also stood up excitedly and couldn't help but use the charm skill on Wang Zhe.
"You used the charm skill on the peak Martial Master Wang Zhe. Charm failed. Skill proficiency + 1."
"Ding! Detected that the host has both the Five Finger Hypnosis Technique and the charm skill. Similar skills have fused. The secondary skill Five Finger Hypnosis Technique has been melted and refined. The effect of the Common Level Secret Spirit Skill [Charm] has been strengthened. Skill proficiency has greatly increased. Mental Power + 5, Willpower + 10. Skill proficiency + 320, Strengthening effect + 1. Current skill proficiency (3231000). "
"Ding! Congratulations to the host, the charm skill has reached the entry level. Your understanding of the charm skill has deepened. The effect of the charm has greatly increased. Skill proficiency + 100, Ignore Defense + 5. "
"You used the charm skill on the peak Martial Master Wang Zhe. Charm succeeded. Wang Zhe's affection towards you has greatly increased. Mental Power + 1, Skill proficiency + 2."
So cool!
Hearing the system notification, Yang Fan clenched his fists in excitement.
Skill Enhancement, Beginner's Realm, and the + 5 chance of Ignore Defense, the success rate of the [Charm] skill was much higher than it was in the game!
Even Wang Zhe, who was at the pinnacle of Martial Master, was successfully charmed. This effect was simply too awesome!
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