Cursed Mountains and Seas

Chapter 180 Wu Qian Dou Kills Ximen Fugui! (Seeking Votes)

Wang Cheng looked closely and saw that the newcomer also seemed to have a majestic and imposing entrance description appear out of nowhere:

"His body was imposing, and his appearance was dignified. His eyes shone like cold stars, and his eyebrows were as black as if painted with lacquer."

With a broad chest, he exudes an aura of invincibility; with lofty words, he displays an ambition that soars to the heavens.

With a heart as bold and fearless as a lion descending from the clouds; with strong bones and muscles as powerful as a mythical beast shaking the earth. Like a demon lord descended from heaven, truly a god among men!

The phrase "rare commodity is worth hoarding" reveals another piece of information beneath the surface.

[Rare finds: Shen Yuting's third disciple, the third senior brother of Prince Jinghai Wang Cheng, and Zheng Qian, the third young master of the Five Tigers Gate Shipyard.]

Status: Assimilating with the fate of Wu Song, a character from the novel *Water Margin*.

Wang Cheng was immediately delighted.

It was all so easy; by impersonating Zheng Jin, he had effortlessly attracted Zheng Qian, and there was no need to go through the trouble of searching anymore.

"Is it just this assimilation of fate?"

Wang Cheng learned from his master that fate assimilation is one of the most basic methods novelists use to deal with their enemies.

"If you want to kill someone, you only need to trap them in a specific character, and the predetermined fate trajectory that countless readers have already accepted will become an unbreakable cage."

Let's start by blocking out some of the outsider's memories.

Make him forget that this is a world in a book, and forget all the plots of the corresponding novel, so that he can completely immerse himself in it and become a character who perfectly fits the role.

They will mistakenly believe that everything that happens next reflects their true thoughts.

The longer the time goes on, the more experiences one has along the predetermined path of fate, the more assimilated one becomes, until one loses oneself and becomes a part of this book.

Now, Wu Erlang's face only retains three or four parts of his third senior brother's resemblance, indicating that he has largely transformed into Wu Song, and his condition is extremely dangerous.

Of course, Qingliu's goal was to decipher the nautical charts, not to kill people.

Zheng Qian is, after all, a sixth-rank official, a "Chaofeng Lang" (a high-ranking official in the imperial court). He possesses the extraordinary skill of listening to the voices of all things, and even if he accidentally hits a secondary vehicle, he will still be of great use and will not be casually treated as consumables.

Wang Cheng guessed that this was probably done deliberately by someone behind the scenes.

On the one hand, we need to gradually accumulate enough manpower, treating the lives of different characters as cages to imprison decipherers, so that it will be easier to manage prisoners when manpower is insufficient;
On the other hand, once they have suffered enough and realized the devastating consequences of losing themselves and being assimilated by novels, they will be easier to tame when asked to work.

Of course, all the suffering was someone else's; Ximen Da Guanren never knew what suffering was.

Only this scene before him was the greatest calamity in the protagonist's life!
Perhaps due to the intrusion of many outsiders, the plot took a slight turn, causing the meeting place to change from the Lion Tower to this location.

In that instant, "Wu Qian" had already seen the scene in the room: the dying brother, the adulterous sister-in-law, the guilty lover, and himself in a fit of rage.

"Adulterous couple, give me back my brother's life!"

A thunderclap exploded in the room, a fierce wind swept in, and a fist powerful enough to kill a tiger slammed down.

Clearly, even though Wang Cheng still had the face of his older brother, Young Master Zheng, Zheng Qian no longer recognized him.

At the same time, Wang Cheng, who was about to dodge, discovered that the magic talismans in his body were rapidly malfunctioning. No matter how he tried to activate the [Four Seas Exorcising Evil Talisman] and the [Golden Toad Suppressing Treasure Talisman], they remained motionless like dead snakes.

"Bad idea! Whether you follow the power system of 'Water Margin' or 'Jin Ping Mei,' Ximen Qing doesn't know any magic!"
In this world where supernatural powers manifest, many novelists envision a fictional world without supernatural abilities or magic, where only ordinary martial arts exist, and which focuses on exploring the essence of how society functions.

This is one of the selling points that readers find very novel.

Supernatural powers and magical abilities are not common in *Water Margin*, limited to the hands of only a few. In *Jin Ping Mei*, they are completely absent; without any preparation, how am I supposed to fight Wu Song?

Once you embody a character, it's like you've gained an extra layer of armor; every move you make must conform to the character's persona.

So, caught off guard, Wang Cheng was almost overwhelmed by what he saw.

"My name is Wang Fugui. I never expected that I would be lucky enough to escape the initial death, but I couldn't escape the subsequent death.

Moreover, Zheng Qian's attempt to kill his real brother, Zheng Da, for the sake of his fake brother, Wu Da, is nothing short of a human tragedy.

He had already prepared his trump card, allowing him to abruptly end the mission and escape the world of the book if absolutely necessary.

However, at the critical moment, Uncle He and Brother Yun, who had followed behind, stepped forward and hugged "Wu Qian" tightly.

"Erlang, you mustn't!"

“Killing gentry and officials is punishable by death.”

It was this obstruction from the two of them that caused the powerful punch to miss its mark.

Wang Cheng quickly ducked to avoid it.

Although most of the unique skills and special techniques are no longer usable, the martial arts skills of "buying and lending a thousand times" still remain, which do not involve spiritual response, the control of the mind and eye, or the body's unparalleled strength.

He used a genuine lazy donkey roll he learned from the bald monk, picked up Wu Dalang's carrying pole from the ground, and swung it at "Wu Qian" who was still chasing after him.

In successive naval battles, Wang Cheng killed countless enemies directly and indirectly, reaping numerous benefits from his risk-free business. He had also mastered the rarely used [Yaksha Staff Technique].

Stick style, Phoenix nods!
Adhering to the principle of "three parts staff technique and seven parts spear technique" in staff techniques, this point is both fast and urgent.

The club whistled through the air, and a phoenix's cry seemed to echo from within the room. "You wicked scoundrel!"

Wu Qian didn't dare to take the challenge head-on, so he dragged Uncle He Jiu and Brother Yun, who were in the way, out of the room.

Ximen Fugui's long staff arrived again.

The staff technique, a powerful cleavage of Cangwu!
Its power cleaves through the mountains and swallows the moon; its strength penetrates the heavens and splits the sky.

The power of the staff was in no way inferior to that of the spear; the force of the staff's tip cracked, and the dust in the small building was swept out.

clang!
Wu Qian finally drew his knife and used it to block the long stick with a head-wrapping motion.

The two then got into a fight, moving from upstairs to downstairs, and then from inside the building to the street.

I don't know how many bottles, jars, and other things I broke along the way.

In theory, regardless of which book it is in, Ximen Qing and Wu Song's fighting prowess cannot be compared; they are at least an order of magnitude different.

But whenever the latter gains the upper hand and tries to kill the former, all sorts of unexpected accidents inexplicably occur.

Obstacles from passersby, collapsing bricks beneath his feet, and flowerpots falling on his head caused Wu Song to miss opportunities time and again.

Everything was trying to stop Wu Song from killing Ximen Qing, and was trying to spare the protagonist's life.

Nonsense, if the main character is gone, the book will be gone too.

This is why novelists inevitably project themselves into the world of their own stories when they enter the world of their works.

Not only can they enjoy numerous conveniences and the right to intervene in the world of the book, but with the novelist's exceptional skills, even commanding the wind and rain is as easy as taking it for granted.

If someone else were to take on the role of the protagonist, although they wouldn't be able to use the novelist's skills, they would still gain a basic ability—the "protagonist's immortality law."

As the protagonist of "Jin Ping Mei", Ximen Qing is in no way inferior to the characters in "Water Margin" even when the plot is in a conflict with the characters in the novel.

Similar to the forced invulnerability in games, in this imperial book, even gods cannot kill him.

Senior Brother Tao said they had gotten into trouble because they tried to portray their master, "Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng," as Ximen Qing, a role that was extremely difficult.

Wang Cheng, however, was overjoyed:
"The power of fanfiction about the Little Imperial Uncle is truly extraordinary. For a broad audience, this is the primary source of popular and engaging content!"

A negative example is why Peking Opera, which was once extremely popular, suddenly declined in the end.

It is often said that audiences do not know how to appreciate art, but the truth that no one has told us is that the Peking Opera that later generations see is actually a deliberately censored version.

The deleted essence was called: 'Pink Play'.

The most famous example of this type of play is called "Battle of Wancheng: Zou Shi's Yearning for Spring," and you can understand its meaning from the story of Cao Cao and the married woman Zou Shi.

Even though the tragedy of three virtuous men being killed by a single cannon shot is regrettable, the story is still quite captivating.

Drama has never been a so-called high art. If you remove all the things that the masses like to see and hear, then it will naturally become too sophisticated for the masses.

Those in the industry have all transformed from lowly actors into 'masters' who constantly say that people don't understand art, and have even started to discipline the audience.

Therefore, having Uncle Dong, a seasoned traveler, study traditional performing arts is absolutely the perfect fit.

Realizing he was now surrounded by an aura of glory, Wang Cheng relaxed.

Start thinking about your next move.

Finding Zheng Qian wasn't the end of the story; there were still two other missing people from two different families to be found. Most importantly, in that fleeting glimpse, he saw that Sister A Xiao had also been swept into the pages of the book.

"As a local deity, the dragon cannot stray far from Moon Harbor, and I don't know why she, a sixth-rank human [Pearl-Diving Girl], came here."

The message could never be sent out; the world in the novel was worlds apart from the outside world for ordinary people, and there was no way to break through it.

But even the highest level of "Water Margin" can't stop the [Four Seas Coin]!

Wang Cheng glanced at the ledger "Income and Expenditure" on the small boat again, but the owner of the [Five Sacred Mountains Coin] still did not respond as always.

Then, through the evil spirits outside, he sent a message to the other two families, Zheng Shiniang and Lin Daoqian, telling them that he had infiltrated the enemy's ranks and to prepare for their arrival.

She also contacted Yan Yunxiao's true form as a dragon girl, telling her that she was also in the book, but she was too embarrassed to reveal her true identity as Ximen Da Guanren.

Even if she had mentioned it, this ethereal dragon girl probably wouldn't have heard of it.

But at this time.

"My dear brothers, stop right now!"

Suddenly, they heard a shout.

Then you see that the surrounding crowds, buildings, flowers and plants have all turned into flowing ink marks.

A small paper boat, sailing on the sea of ​​knowledge, carries two young scholars, their foreheads covered in sweat, swiftly emerging from the depths of the story.

(End of this chapter)