Who let him join the Sword Sect!

Chapter 401 If Fuhito and Baby fell into the water, who would you save first?

As Xiangxiang looked towards the wasteland, Xiaoxuan connected to the Stone Man Network and entered intelligent mode.

At this moment, she stood wisely beside Lily, looking towards Moon Lake through the Fukihime-brand periscope.

"By the way, Lily, what did you lose in that pond?"

Although Sun Moon Lake has a unique and beautiful landscape, it contains no natural treasures. The icy water is nothing special except that drinking it can cause diarrhea and other illnesses.

Most of these scenic wonders on the border of Jingzhou are like this; you can only look at them, there's no point in trying to do anything about them.

Xiaoxuan couldn't think of what kind of treasure could be placed here without seeming out of place.

In response to Xiaoxuan's question, Lili replied, "I just threw a stone."

Xiaoxuan, "Stone?"

Lily explained as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

"Yes, it's a stone."

"Think about it, although Sun Moon Lake is rarely visited, you never know when some out-of-towners who have eaten too much might come here to stroll around and enjoy the scenery."

"The pool isn't deep. If I drop something too obvious, and someone picks it up, I'll be at a complete loss."

Lily picked at the small walnuts, "Furthermore, if the brother who was taken in by Star God No. 06 was a local of Jingzhou, and he saw a ginseng growing in that broken pond, given his cautious nature, he probably would have turned around and run away immediately."

"If we ask Fu Ji and the big guys to catch him again, it will only cause more trouble."

"So, this is what I put at the bottom of the lake."

Lily searched for a long time before finally finding a picture in her messy photo album.

The person who took this photo was probably an employee of Zha Shi De. The thing was dark black overall and was placed on a red velvet mat. It looked like just an ordinary black stone, but for some reason, it gave people the feeling that it was very valuable.

Moreover, because it's also a stone, Xiaoxuan thinks this stone is kind of cool.

"This stone is so strange, where did you find it?" Xiao Xuan, a stone collector, asked curiously.

Lily: "I didn't find it. It was an auction item that failed to sell."

Since reopening, the business at Zha Shi De has been booming day by day.

After all, not long ago, almost all the cultivators in the Eastern Continent were taken on a trip to the Great Wall in the Northern Territory.

Not counting the gains in the North, the journey there and back alone was filled with countless wondrous adventures.

Those cultivators who had extraordinary encounters and reaped great rewards were waiting for the opening of the Zha Shi De temple so they could sell off their unwanted or obscure items for a good price.

This black stone belongs to this category.

Lily said, "This stone was picked up by a talisman cultivator in Changzhou. It's just an ordinary stone, and there are no signs of it being refined. But for some reason, it looks very valuable. Even looking at pictures gives me that feeling."

Xiaoxuan: "Is it that amazing?"

Lily nodded and said, "Yes, it's amazing. It has a kind of ability to change cognition. Even Mahayana cultivators will be affected by it, although it's very weak."

"You're using something so precious to lure people in?" As a girl from a rocky background, she found Lily's wasteful behavior hard to understand.

"Don't worry, that rock is huge. I cut a small piece off. If you want to study it, you can do so at your leisure when you get back."

Lily took out her plan.

"The effect of this stone on people varies with its size. The one I threw at the bottom of the lake was very small, and it only had an effect when people got close to it."

"Furthermore, I set up a test by the pool to ensure that no one unrelated to the matter would touch the stone."

"Therefore, only those who received the intelligence broadcast could discover this stone."

"See? My plan was flawless, wasn't it?" Lily said proudly and confidently.

Just as the two were about to continue their conversation about stones, Fukihime's voice rang out above them, interrupting their dialogue.

"Someone's coming." Fukihime's head popped out from the top of the hole and fell down, landing right in Lily's arms.

Lily, who was already used to it, tossed the head of the rotten princess aside and leaned over the periscope. In the distance, she saw a middle-aged man with a bulbous nose hovering on his sword.

Lily: "Hey? This looks like Qi Lin, the sect leader of the Drunken Sword Sect. Is this the person?"

"I don't know." Xiangxiang floated over. "I heard that this Sect Master Qi has the world in his heart and values ​​his homeland in the Central Continent. He even built his sect on the border of the Central Continent. Maybe he's just here on routine patrol."

Xiangxiang recalled the intelligence gathered by the Zhenfu Trading Company.

Lily: "Never mind, let's start the Fujoshi Trial first."

Moon Lake.

The pool shimmered, and soft laughter occasionally drifted from behind a large rock in the woods beside it.

The girl, Fukihime, who was placed here by Lily as a test, has started to get bored because she has been waiting for a long time.

To kill time, she took three more pieces off her body, intending to play a few rounds of mahjong. However, whether it was due to her technique or something else, these three pieces of rotten princess didn't seem to be very smart.

She doesn't know how to play mahjong, doesn't understand card games, and although she can play animal chess, Gomoku, and checkers, she doesn't understand them because of her lack of intelligence.

"You're so weak! My elephant just used Thunderous Stomp to crush your brain tiger. Now, skipping your turn, I'm going to draw a winning tile and activate my skill, Five in a Row!" The little rotten girl, who had learned too much, slammed the elephant piece on the ground.

Girl Fu Ji, "..."

Let's play rock-paper-scissors instead.

She reached out and grabbed the little rotten princess sitting in the east and west wind positions, stuffing her back into her body, leaving only the dumbest one opposite her.

“What we just played doesn’t count. Let’s play rock-paper-scissors,” said the young girl, Fukihime.

"Okay." Little Fuji nodded happily.

However, playing rock-paper-scissors with yourself is not a very interesting thing.

Because she can't win.

The two of them always used the exact same move.

So after receiving a call from Lily informing her that someone was coming and she needed to get ready to work, the young girl Fukihime decided to end this farce.

"Look in the sky! There are square pigs there!"

"Where, where!"

Taking advantage of the moment when the easily fooled little rotten princess turned her head, the young rotten princess used the stone-to-paper trick and won the last round.

And before the little one could react, he grabbed her and swallowed her whole.

After merging into one, the young girl, Fuhime, began to change her appearance.

The pale blue, translucent skin solidified.

A moment later, Fukihime transformed from a blue, gelatinous monster into a quiet and lovable young woman.

After transforming into a human, Fuhime stood up, patted her skirt, and walked towards the pool.

Then, quite naturally, it splashed and fell into the water.

"Oh no!" The undrowsy princess cried for help as she bobbed up and down in the water, completely unable to drown.

They began to carry out Lily's boring test: if a beautiful girl and a baby both fell into the water, who would you save first?

Lily intends to use this method to test the character of those who come here.

If it's a kind stranger who happens to be passing by, the Lady of Rotten will simply ask her to leave and then offer her another chance.

If they are innocent bad guys, they will be swiftly killed by Fuhime.

Even if you encounter someone like Sect Leader Qi whom you can't beat, you can still get away with it by acting cute.

This plan is actually quite good, and it is recorded in many ways in the book "Observation Records of the Behavior of the Six Sect Elders", which was jointly compiled by the disciples of the six sects.

This is a classic tactic used by Older James Harden to test Younger James Harden.

Of course, the prerequisite is that you have to act very well.
Moon Lake.

Qi Lin sheathed his flying sword, landed from the air, and stared expressionlessly at the pool in front of him and the cute girl splashing around in the water.

From a great distance, he saw the girl suddenly dart out from behind a rock and then jump into the water.

From the moment he started watching until now, the little girl has been bobbing up and down in the water for the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, constantly choking on water and calling for help, but she just can't drown.
Like a ghost.

In this wretched place, even a mortal who knows how to swim would die of hypothermia if he stayed here for too long.

It would be impossible for someone to have such a rosy complexion and a strong voice calling for help.

This situation is truly bizarre.

'Is this little girl the treasure of Sun Moon Lake?'

Or is this a trap?

'But this trap is so idiotic, and this little girl is so cute; she doesn't seem like an evil spirit or monster.'

'Should I pull her out first, or go check the bottom of the pool...?'

Sect Leader Qi watched as the rotten maiden bobbed up and down like a float, lost in thought. Meanwhile, Lily...

Clearly, Fu Ji's amazing acting skills exceeded everyone's expectations, and for a moment, the others didn't know what to do.

Going out isn't an option, and ignoring it isn't an option either; it's rather awkward.

“I was so stupid, so very stupid.” Lily lifted her lifeless eyes and continued, “I should have known better than to trust Fuki-hime.”

The skeletal doll next to her jumped in front of Lily and comforted her, "Don't cry, don't cry, you still have me. I was too stupid, let me go next time."

"You?" Lily cradled the rotten girl's head. "What's the difference between you and that other girl?"

Lily didn't think this rotten princess could be anything but normal.

"How can there be no difference? I am a human head. If I am a human head, then floating on the water is a perfectly normal thing, isn't it?"

Lily, "."

Xiangxiang, who hadn't fully grasped the ecosystem and thought process of the "fujoshi" (a female fan of BL), floated to the side, tilting her head and staring intently at the "fujoshi" in front of her. She felt that something about what she said was wrong, but it also made a lot of sense.

Her projection flickered twice because she was thinking too much.

Xiao Xuan, who was already used to it and was in her smart and reliable mode, ignored Fu Ji's antics and focused intently on observing the situation by the pool.

"Look, that man has drawn his sword."

Master Qi made his choice.

Although there are no trains in Sizhou, there are similar problems such as flying boats and silly questions like, "If my mother and I fell into the water, who would you save first?"

The cultivators of the four continents have a very simple solution to these argumentative questions.

Only great effort can produce miracles.

Or kill them all, including the person who set the question.

Or we could save them all, and then give the person who asked the question a good punch.

As a sword cultivator, Qi Lin agreed with this solution.

So, he chose to have them all.

Qi Lin summoned the flying sword in his hand, and the surrounding atmosphere solidified. Apart from Fu Ji still struggling in the water, even the wind stopped.

He gripped the flying sword, its tip pointing straight at the ground. Then, with a swift upward slash, the sword light slashed towards the sky like a crescent moon, simultaneously lifting the entire Moon Lake into the air.

The girl showed no surprise whatsoever, and continued to flutter about happily.

Ignoring the obviously abnormal girl, Qi Lin stepped on the gravel and entered the dried-up bottom of the pool. In the center of the Moon Pool, a small black stone lay quietly.

For some reason, just one glance gave him the strange feeling that this thing was very valuable and that he really wanted to own it.

Qi Lin went up and picked up the black stone.

"Is this the treasure at the bottom of the pool that the intelligence said was there? But what is it?"

"That... little girl, do you know what this is?"

Perhaps because he inhaled the Fukihime virus by the pool and his brain short-circuited, Qi Lin looked at the still struggling Fukihime and asked.

Fukihime: "I know, but I can't tell you. Oh no, come save me! I'm drowning! If you save me, I'll tell you."

Qi Lin, "..."

Forget it, I don't want to.

Master Qi Lin decided to take the strange black stone and the little girl back to the sect and question them later.

He left the bottom of the pool and returned to the shore. With a gentle wave of his hand, the water receded, leaving only a vat's worth in his hand for the strange little girl to splash around and play with.

Just as he was preparing to leave with his gains for the day, a sudden change occurred.

It was a landslide.

The small hill that blocked the Sun Lake and Moon Lake collapsed with a roar, and then a strange-looking monster appeared in front of Qi Lin, stepping on the rubble.

The monster resembled a cat, a dog, and a monkey, its entire body composed of lava fragments. As lava slowly flowed across its surface, twisted patterns appeared and disappeared, converging into the shape of flames behind it.

Qi Lin recognized the pattern; it was the vomit-like pattern that appeared in the sky when he looked towards Zhongzhou.

"Calamity?"

In order to maintain his public persona, Qi Lin knew a great deal about the affairs of Zhongzhou.

The Middle Continent is dangerous. Besides the chaotic flow of spiritual energy and the sudden appearance of various spells with random power, it is said that in the heart of the Middle Continent, there are monsters made entirely of lava and rock, known as the Calamities.

The causes of these calamities are unknown, and they have no uniform appearance; their forms are entirely random.

Some speculate that the calamities, like the randomly appearing spells and vortexes of spiritual energy, are remnants of the great war of that time, shadows of the past distorted and recorded by the chaotic energy of the Central Continent.

Some say that the calamity is a product of the remnant souls of those dead cultivators, and also an extension of the Central Continent itself.

The calamities are fierce, and those with the least strength are at least at the Nascent Soul stage, but they are all born in the morning and die in the evening. Most of them collapse on their own after half a day of activity, and they only operate in the heart of the Central Continent.

So although it is dangerous, as long as you don't foolishly wander into the heart of Middle-earth, you won't encounter them.

So here's the question: how did we get here from this side?

Qi Lin had never heard of a calamity reaching the border.

Qi Lin frowned as he looked at the Nascent Soul stage creature before him, whose body seemed on the verge of collapse but was still roaring incessantly, and pondered a countermeasure.

But his thoughts were soon interrupted.

"Wow! What is this?"

Finally, the rotten princess stopped struggling and asked in a very familiar manner.

"It's a calamity, a monster born in the heart of the Central Continent..." Sect Master Qi replied subconsciously.

However, before he could finish speaking, he flashed and disappeared to another place. The ground where he had just stood caved in, and a large, deep red hand burst out of the ground.

It is a technique of the Heavenly Sect, the Heavenly Palm.

The calamity, just as rumored, relied on instinct to unleash various magical arts.

However, before Qi Lin could make a decision, several more auras rose up.

Amidst the rubble from the landslide, eight beams of light burst forth, sweeping out in all directions and surrounding Qi Lin and the monster.

There were seven colorful, large-headed Taoist priests and a giant wolf made of frost.

Big Head is, of course, Big Head, and the giant wolf is the bodyguard that Sister Wang left for Xiangxiang.

Full name: Frost Invincible Fully Automatic Combat Wolf Soul.

In short, Frost Invincible War Wolf.

The big-headed figures stood in the air in bizarre poses, some with their toes turned inward and faces covered, leaning back, others with their heads tilted and hands pointing forward with an arrogant expression. One of them even tore his shirt in front of his chest into a heart shape, which was somewhat perverted.

Upon seeing Big Head and War Wolf, the Calamity was intimidated by their imposing presence and instinctively took a step back. However, it was drawn to the black stone in Qi Lin's hand and refused to leave.

By a twist of fate, they ended up forming an encirclement around Qi Lin with Big Head and the Giant Wolf.

Qi Lin, unaware of the truth, was somewhat bewildered.

'Eight against one in a row? Am I worthy?'

In Qi Lin's eyes, those freakish big-headed monsters were all at the Nascent Soul stage, no less than him, and the aura of that Frost Giant Wolf was even more terrifying, which he couldn't see through at all.

"This is a trap? You sent me those strange messages just to lure me here?" Qi Lin asked in despair.

Upon hearing this, Fu Ji first shook her head, but when she heard Qi Lin mention the strange news, she immediately nodded.

"Yes, we've been waiting for you, we've been watching you for ages." Fukihime nodded cutely, saying something that was meant to be misunderstood.

Qi Lin, "..."

'That's enough. There's no such thing as a free gift in this world. Every gift comes at a price. I was driven by greed and bewitched by evil people. I have no one to blame but myself.'

Now, only a fight to the death remains; we must not allow this calamity to set foot in Jingzhou.

Although if just one more question had been asked, the misunderstanding would have been cleared up.

However, Master Qi chose not to ask any more questions and directly made up his mind to fight to the death.

'For the peace and tranquility of Jingzhou, I cannot back down!'

He took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and used all his strength to form a sword formation to protect himself.

Then he opened his eyes wide, raised a jade talisman, and roared to the sky.

"Sect Master Mu Mu, save me!"

"I! Need! An! East! Wind!"

(End of this chapter)