Stuck in a Chinese novel

[Quest V complete]

[Quest efficiency 18%]

[Death Qi +18]

[Rewards would be deducted]

[You can either accept all rewards by 80%]

[Or you can choose one reward among the others]

[Updates are unaffected]

As soon as Wei Jun opened his eyes, without even registering his surroundings, he was greeted by such bad news. While it was true that even he considered that quest to be a failure, he didn't think he had done so badly.

[Unlike Shao Chen or Run Long]

[Whom you killed after taking almost everything]

[You didn't do the same with this one]

[Even Tao Min and Rin lost everything]

[While Yang Haoran didn't even know you wanted to kill him]

[Much less about his subordinates who died at your hand]

[So the quest failure makes sense]

Wei Jun couldn't refute all those facts. There were too many discrepancies in his plan against Yang Haoran. Due to the military and SCF's threat, he had rushed the entire thing, making him resort to such desperate measures.

Not only did he kill Yang Haoran in quite a hurry, but he couldn't foresee many of the hindrances in his plan, causing him to lose very much. The appearance of the Lich and the Death Knight was also a factor he hadn't anticipated.

Sigh…

Wei Jun sighed and looked around. He was in a luxurious room, but it wasn't his. He didn't know who it belonged to but there was currently no threat to his life. Or at least that's what he liked to believe. It was currently night time so the room was dark as well but given his stats, he could see like it was in the middle of the day.

There were no paintings or pictures to indicate who this room might belong to. He got up but before getting out of bed, he checked the status of his quest.

[Please choose one of the following rewards]

[Level +10]

[All stats +20]

[Skill mastery card]

Wei Jun thought for long and hard. He didn't gain any level from killing Yang Haoran which was a bummer and he would have liked it if it was otherwise. However, he didn't obtain anything so he was leaning toward getting the levels to increase his limit.

Stats were equally enticing but without his level limit increased, it was nothing but a waste. Granted, his physical stats would increase by a good margin but he still felt like it was a waste.

However, he wasn't sure about the last reward. It was strange, the least to say. Not to mention he had never seen it in the shop before and since there was no description, he didn't know what it did as well.

'What do you think?' Wei Jun asked the system.

[I can't help you with that, host]

[All options are equally important]

Wei Jun sighed. Just because he hadn't seen a description, it didn't mean it wasn't important. Even the system was saying that all of those rewards were equal in level.

Besides, there was one thing he wanted to see. Rather than sticking to just one thing, he wanted to properly explore the system, and learn many of its functions to see if he wasn't missing out on anything.

Since that was the case, Wei Jun, without hesitation, selected the last option.

[You have obtained a Skill mastery card]

[You can Max any of your skill's mastery]

[What skill would you like to use it on?]

Wei Jun was pleasantly surprised. There was one thing he still didn't know how to do and that was to abruptly raise his skill level. If he used them, eventually they'd level up in mastery but it hadn't happened so far except for [Terror] skill.

"Indomitable." Wei Jun simply said one word.

[Congratulations]

[Skill 'Indomitable' has been fully mastered]Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Wei Jun didn't know what the difference was so he opened up the skill window to check on it.

[Indomitable]

[Tier: S]

[Mastery: Max]

[Description: Your strong will to remain standing amidst battle is admirable

To facilitate such bravery, a blessing has been granted to you

Now you can enjoy the feats of battle without ever feeling full and falling down]

[Effect: While the skill is active, your health cannot decrease]

[Cost: 1000 QP]

[Duration: 30 minutes]

[Cooldown: 5 hours]

Wei Jun didn't know if he should be happy or not. The cost of the skill had increased by tenfold which was a negative but the positives were also equal.

The cooldown had reduced by half and the skill duration had also increased by 25 minutes. Conflicted, Wei Jun decided to view it positively and didn't dwell on the topic anymore.

Before he got out though, he decided to check on the rest of the notification.

[System update will be initiated in 12 hours]

Wei Jun sighed and asked the system, 'Now it's your turn.'

[Pardon?]

'Who appeared when I killed Yang Haoran and saved me? It sounded like you knew him?'

[You were awake?]

'I was out of it but not that much.' Wei Jun replied.

[…]

[I cannot tell you anything about that, host]

[But I will tell you this]

[That man isn't a friend]

[He might not be a foe either]

[But if it ever came between choosing friend or foe]

[Always consider him a foe]

'…' Wei Jun didn't really know how to reply to that. The system obviously knew something but it wasn't willing to share the information. Wei Jun wasn't bothered by that. Everyone was allowed secrets and he had many of his own as well.

What actually bothered him was the fact that he had heard that voice before. Where, though, was the question. He felt like the answer was at the back of his mind but he couldn't quite remember where.

That was what truly bothered him. He was very, very bothered at the moment. Still, he couldn't do anything about it. Stressing his mind didn't work and asking the system didn't work either.

In the end, the only option was to let it go for now and focus on what he could such as where he was.

As Wei Jun opened the door and left the room, he met with an empty hallway. It was nighttime so it made sense. Wei Jun made his way towards the lobby of the house which he took some time because he didn't know the layout.

[You could spread out your Qi to form a layout]

'And let my position be known.' Wei Jun replied which was another point. He didn't know whether this place belonged to an enemy or a friend. What he did know was that he had to be vigilant.

As such, he arrived in the giant lobby of the house. It wasn't the living room because there wasn't any piece of furniture except for decorations. A prime place to welcome guests so it was a lobby.

Still, throughout the house, he didn't see one picture of people. There were many luxurious paintings and Wei Jun could immediately tell that even one would cost a fortune yet there were so many of them there.

This house was even more luxurious than the Ruan family mansion. Still, Wei Jun didn't know where he was and what he should do next. The option of running away was on the table but he didn't know the situation of the outside. Besides, if it was a friend, running away wouldn't seem right.

But if it was an enemy, he needed to run away.

That was quite a dilemma and in the end, he decided to deal with the situation as it came.

Besides, he was fully stocked and all his cooldowns were reset. He wasn't confident at fighting back and winning if it was someone strong like a grandmaster, but with the new skill in his arsenal, running away wouldn't be a problem at all.

Luckily, the next moment, a voice entered his ears. A familiar voice.

"You're up!" Wei Jun turned towards the voice only to be met with a running woman who smashed into him, throwing him to the ground. Before he could even react, she attacked him with her lips, and before Wei Jun knew it, he was covered in kisses from forehead to chin.

'So much for reacting.' Wei Jun thought. Once again, the system's words rang in his ears. Yang Rong was monstrously talented. She grew stronger again since the last time he saw her and not just by a small margin but quite a big margin as well.

If she was level 300 before, she was almost 400 now. It was a massive increment and just because he gave her an S rank technique.

[She seemed to have comprehended her own cultivation technique to some extent as well]

[Even I can feel the energy of yin from her]

[Now would be a good time to smash her host]

[You just need to learn a good dual cultivation technique]

'I'm not doing that.' While getting stronger rapidly was a good idea, it didn't sit well with Wei Jun by using such an unreliable way.

He shook his head and said, "I am injured, you know."

"Oh, sorry," Yan Rong said but she wasn't apologetic at all and continued to kiss Wei Jun right then and there in the middle of the lobby.