The First Sword of the Universe

Chapter 421 Outside Suzhou City, jade carvings are on display.
Along the lake embankment, willows sway gently and peach blossoms bloom in abundance.

Even outside Suzhou city, many tourists come here to enjoy the spring scenery.

When the young men and women met, they would glance at each other and, seeing that the other was beautiful and handsome, would shyly lower their heads and smile.

If you encounter someone who looks ordinary or ugly, just pretend you didn't see them.

Springtime is a season of renewal, and it's time for the animals to come back to life.
Under a willow tree, two unremarkable horse-drawn carriages were parked one in front of the other.

Several people were standing next to the carriage.

One of them was a young man dressed in a blue cloth shirt, while the others were rascals dressed in coarse linen clothes.

Those scoundrels were dressed in tattered clothes, covered in wounds and bloodstains.

They bowed and scraped before the young man, smiling obsequiously.

But when they heard the young man in front of them ask which place outside Suzhou was suitable for building a villa, they were all dumbfounded.

Sir, this isn't a relevant major for you.

If you were to ask us, what are some fun places to visit in Suzhou? Which restaurants serve delicious food? Which eateries have great snacks? Or which gambling den is the most wealthy? Which brothel has the most alluring women?
We knew it all off the top of our lungs, we knew it perfectly well.
But if you ask us, where outside Suzhou city can we build a mountain villa?
How could a few ignorant fools like us possibly understand these things?
Isn't this like asking a blind man for directions?
Xu Xingchen naturally didn't expect to get the answer from a few scoundrels.

He had previously punished them in the city, whipping them a few times, but then he remembered that he needed errand runners to build his manor, so he took them out of the city.

Now, seeing that the others couldn't give a coherent explanation, he didn't take it seriously; he swayed slightly, flashed past them, and then returned to his original spot.

The ruffians were shocked and quickly touched themselves up and down. They accidentally touched the red and swollen wounds and couldn't help but grimace in pain.

Seeing that he could still move and there were no new injuries on his body, he breathed a sigh of relief, but was also a little puzzled.

Xu Xingchen said, "I just pressed some special acupoints on your bodies. Right now, nothing seems to be happening, but in three days, your blood and energy will reverse and attack your hearts, leaving you in a state of unbearable pain, unable to live or die."

Upon hearing this, the ruffians immediately knelt on the ground in fear, kowtowing and pleading loudly, "Great hero, spare our lives! Great hero, spare our lives!"

After they pleaded for a long time, Xu Xingchen calmly said, "You are complete strangers to me, yet you insist on coveting my valuables. If this were any other time, you would all be dead."

"However, I need some people to do things for me now. If you do your best, I will spare your lives!"

Overjoyed to hear they still had a chance to live, the ruffians thumped their chests loudly and declared, "Great hero, just give us your orders, and we'll do our best to fulfill them!"

Xu Xingchen nodded and said, "Very good! Go to the city and find me the best carpenters and bricklayers, and also buy some grain from the grain store."

Xu Xingchen read out his orders one by one, and the few ruffians listened intently, afraid of missing a single word or mishearing a single sentence.

After giving the instructions, he told them to carry a small box of gold and silver jewelry from the back carriage back to the city to handle some business.

The money in that box was the deposit paid to other people!
Before they left, Xu Xingchen instructed them, "As long as you do your best to serve me, I will perform a blood transfusion for you in three days to temporarily alleviate the pain of your blood and qi flowing backward."

"Rest assured, hero, we will definitely handle this matter well!"

The few scoundrels obediently responded, then quickly left with their small boxes.

Those who were enjoying the spring outing all quietly avoided what was happening under the willow tree.

Some of them recognized those scoundrels and naturally wouldn't cause trouble.

Even if some people didn't recognize those people, seeing their unusual attire, they didn't want to cause trouble.

After getting rid of the scoundrels, Xu Xingchen looked around.

Looking at the pedestrians on the pebble path along the shore, and then at the small boats on the lake, a smile appeared on his lips: "Finally, we've arrived outside Suzhou. The fun is about to begin!"

He turned back to the first carriage, lifted the curtain, and took out the jade statue that was lying flat in the carriage, placing it under a willow tree to the side.

Next, he unhesitatingly tore off the layers of black cloth wrapped around the jade statue.

In an instant.
The jade statue's white, jade-like body was exposed to the air.

The sunlight from the sky fell upon its body.

Every wrinkle on the clothes.
Her snow-white wrist held the sword forward.
A dignified and beautiful face of unparalleled grace.
Flowing, ethereal hair of a flying apsara
Every place, every turn, every curve is flowing with the seven colors of auspicious light separated from the sunlight, an endless glow.

Especially those captivating eyes, seemingly full of affection, charming and gentle, and tender as water.
When such an extraordinary jade statue appeared under the willow trees by the lake, it immediately attracted the attention of all the tourists nearby.

"What is that thing?"

"It's so dazzling, it's glowing."

"That's...that's a woman."

"What woman? That's clearly a fairy."

Tourists nearby couldn't help but approach.

Looking at the jade statue's unparalleled beauty, everyone was first speechless, then their eyes lit up, and finally, they stared at the jade statue as if bewitched, completely captivated.

At this moment, regardless of age or gender, their aesthetic values ​​seem to have become unified.

The young men murmured to themselves, "A fairy, she really is a fairy." The young women exclaimed in disbelief, "So beautiful! How can there be such a beautiful woman in the world?"

The elderly man shook his head in amazement, exclaiming, "Incredible! Incredible!"

Even the youngest child stared wide-eyed and exclaimed, "Sister, you're so beautiful!"

Everyone was marveling and praising, their eyes fixed on the jade statue, completely ignoring Xu Xingchen standing next to it.

Xu Xingchen glanced at the infatuated looks in the eyes of the gathered crowd and said calmly, "Indeed, this stone statue is somewhat strange."

"It can't fool those with high martial arts skills, but it's incredibly effective against ordinary people."

"I think, even Li Qiushui before her disfigurement, Li Qingluo in her youth, and Wang Yuyan now."

"While the sight of three generations of them together might be stunning and captivating, it wouldn't be enough to make so many people bewitched or obsessed."

Thinking of this, Xu Xingchen suddenly smiled again, thinking to himself, "I wonder what Li Qiushui's reaction will be if she knew that I moved her statue outside Suzhou and let everyone come to admire it in public?"

"And what about the Murong family living in Yanziwu, and Madam Wang and Wang Yuyan of Mantuo Manor? What will their reaction be when they find out about this?"

"Oh my, I can't wait to see what happens next!"

Xu Xingchen felt that after coming to this world, she was more open-minded than in the previous world, and even had the urge to laugh at others.

Only a short while later.

Almost everyone in the neighborhood who was enjoying the spring outing was drawn to it.

People surrounded the jade statue in the center in concentric circles, staring at it with wide eyes and muttering to themselves.
Seeing that she had achieved her goal, Xu Xingchen raised the black cloth in her hand and coiled it around the jade statue like a snake, covering its body completely in the blink of an eye.

Even the jade-carved longsword he held out was wrapped in black cloth, obscuring the last trace of jade luster.

The onlookers felt a pang of pain in their hearts, as if they had lost the most important thing in their lives, and couldn't help but cry out in agony.

They shouted, "No!" and rushed forward, wanting to tear off the hateful black cloth that wrapped up the most beautiful fairy in their hearts.

Xu Xingchen snorted coldly, his voice booming like thunder in the ears of these crazy people. They were so shocked that their legs went weak and they collapsed to the ground with thuds.

"Ouch~!"

"Oh"

"It hurts so much!"

Don't push me.

"Damn it, you stepped on me!"

The people lying on the ground shouted and yelled at each other, but they also woke up from their delusional state.

After everyone got up, they looked at each other, and then their eyes all turned to the jade statue wrapped in black cloth.

Many people still had a look of fascination and excitement in their eyes, and their hearts were itching as if a cat's claws were scratching at them. They wished they could rush forward again, tear open the black cloth, and take another good look at the peerless jade statue inside.

However, they were still quite clear-headed, knowing that their actions were inappropriate and that the young man who could make such a thunderous sound was probably a legendary martial arts master. None of them dared to make any rash moves.

They looked at the statue wrapped in black cloth, then at Xu Xingchen standing to the side, their expressions shifting between anger and uncertainty.

What just happened to us?

"How could we be so bewitched, staring at that jade statue?"

"Could it be that the jade statue has been bewitched?"

"Good heavens! Were we just bewitched by sorcery?"

"Nonsense, what kind of sorcery exists in this world? It's just because that Jade Fairy was so beautiful that we couldn't help ourselves."

"That's right! That's right! Jade Fairy... oops, I mean Jade Fairy, Jade Fairy isn't a demoness!"

"That's true, there's no such thing as a bewitching enchantress in this world."

Even if she's a demoness, I think I've fallen for her.

"Heavens! Having met the Jade Fairy, I fear I will be unable to sleep at night after returning home."

"Having seen the Jade Fairy, what other woman in the world could possibly catch my eye?"

"That's right, how can there be such a beautiful fairy in the world?"

"Damn it! How hateful! If it weren't for that martial arts master protecting Fairy Yu, I would definitely snatch her home!"

"Hey, if it weren't for that guard, do you think you'd have a chance of snatching the Jade Fairy?"

(End of this chapter)