Playing with fantasy beasts in the martial arts world

Chapter 147 Lu Xiaoji and Chu Chouchong

"I see!" Mr. Du breathed a sigh of relief, as if he had figured out the cause and effect.

After all, the appearance of someone like Cha Nan was too abrupt, and for him to go up against someone like Shi Tianwang for no reason and gain nothing... such a fool only appears once every few decades in the martial arts world.

But since she was a disciple of the Water Mother Yin Ji, Mr. Du felt more at ease.

She also knew Jellyfish Yin Ji. Although they weren't close, Mr. Du still knew a bit about Jellyfish Yin Ji.

Although he could not be considered a member of the righteous path of the martial arts world, he was by no means an ambitious person. The fact that Shui Mu Yin Ji was defeated by Chu Liuxiang had indeed spread throughout the martial arts world.

Now that she's taken on a disciple and wants to make a name for herself, it makes perfect sense!

Of course, someone like Mr. Du would never completely lower his guard just because of a few words.

Therefore, she still did not agree to let Cha Nan carry out the plan, but said, "Please rest at Jade Sword Manor for a few days. The matter is not so urgent, and we may be able to wait for some special assistance!"

Cha Nan knew that Mr. Du meant bringing in reinforcements from other worlds.

It seems that, due to the variable of the boundary gate, Chu Liuxiang is not the only candidate.

Cha Nan nodded with a smile, but added at the end, "Please remember, Mr. Du, that I will only intervene if Chu Liuxiang is involved; otherwise, there is no need for me to get involved."

Although Cha Nan admired Princess Jiao Xinyue, that was all; he couldn't reveal his thoughts and allow himself to be used by Mr. Du.

After all, even if someone like Mr. Du isn't used as the main bait, they would still try to trick him into becoming a resource to be used against Shi Tianwang's subordinates. After all, he has a grandmaster by his side who is of use.

As for Mr. Du appearing gentle and elegant, and being a good person?

Remember this: whether in the martial arts world or the imperial court, a person who can become a powerful figure and wield real power can never be a good person in the conventional sense.

Examples like Guo Jing are merely products of a special period. Besides, some things that are difficult to talk about have long been handled by Huang Rong and Lu Chengfeng, and would never even reach Guo Jing's eyes.

After Chu Liuxiang reunited with Hu Tiehua, Hu Tiehua helped him escape the clutches of four female assassins, and Chu Liuxiang finally learned most of the truth from Hu Tiehua.

Thus, Chu Liuxiang, who was originally only slightly involved in this matter, was gradually and completely drawn into it. Now, troubles are coming his way one by one, like a spider weaving a large web, waiting for him to plunge into it.

However, just like Chu Liuxiang, there was another unlucky fellow who, for various reasons, plunged headlong into this mess.

He had a small mustache that resembled two eyebrows, and he was being chased by two simply dressed but beautiful women. The two women were not very skilled in martial arts, but their figures were definitely extraordinary. As they ran, the rabbits they carried nimbly jumped around, constantly moving back and forth between opening and closing their eyes.

The man with the mustache was very guilty and didn't dare to look back. He just ran away with his head down, clearly having just slept with a woman but having no money to pay the bill.

Whether by coincidence or chance, the man with the mustache climbed over a courtyard wall and was crouching in the flower bushes to hide when he heard a voice behind him: "If you owe them money, I have a few hundred taels of silver here. If you owe them a debt of love, I have a few bottles of the best wound medicine here!"

Upon hearing this, the man with the mustache turned around and saw a man dressed in white standing among the flowers, holding a wine jug and drinking alone. However, he seemed to be troubled by something, and he drank a little too quickly, wasting the good wine.

"They don't want money, they just want my life!" the man with the mustache said in distress, taking a step forward and suddenly producing a wine jug in his hand.

"Impressive lightness skill!" Chu Liuxiang looked at the mustachioed man in front of him and had already vaguely guessed his identity.

The man with the mustache said, "You already have excellent lightness skills, but... you're not bad either!"

As he spoke, he threw the wine jug back. How could he not recognize who the person in front of him was!

In fact, given their advantage in lightness skills, they should have already faced off in the virtual realm within the boundary gate and competed in several lightness skill matches. However, in the boundary gate's classification, the mustachioed man's finger techniques were clearly superior to his lightness skills, so... he was assigned to the group that focused on hand skills.

As a result, in this group, the guy with the mustache got a really bad beating.

The Spirit Finger Technique is very powerful, but it depends on who you're comparing it to.

After much painful reflection, the man with the mustache decided to learn some more advanced light-body skills to elevate his own to a level superior to finger techniques, thereby changing his group assignment.

In other words, he came into this world specifically to be with Chu Liuxiang.

"I bet you've fallen for a honey trap!" Chu Liuxiang looked at Lu Xiaofeng with a smile. He had even guessed who had set a honey trap for Lu Xiaofeng. Lu Xiaofeng nodded and sighed, "I thought they were after my elegant demeanor and unrestrained spirit, but I didn't expect they were after my talent and martial arts."

Chu Liuxiang could only smile at Lu Xiaofeng, whose appearance was only slightly above average, except for his two small mustaches, which were like the finishing touch to a painting.

He's not incapable of lying, but there's really no need for it right now.

“Then let me guess, what they want you to do and what they want me to do are probably the same thing,” Chu Liuxiang said again.

Lu Xiaofeng narrowed his eyes, revealing a slightly cunning smile: "But if I fight you now and we both get injured, then I think... they will definitely let you go, and let me go too!"

Although Lu Xiaofeng is always getting caught up in all sorts of trouble, he is actually not a person who particularly likes to cause trouble.

Besides, this matter had little to do with him in the first place.

The two women who set him up never revealed all the hidden secrets to him.

Aren't you worried about being taken advantage of?

"We can pretend that we both suffer heavy losses!"

"That makes sense, but I'm sorry... I've already made plans with two friends, and it seems like I can't get around this!"

A pot of wine, two people, neither of them minding the other's presence, they took turns drinking and chatting, as if they were old friends who had known each other for many years, even though they were meeting for the first time.

After finishing a pot of wine, Lu Xiaofeng suddenly said, "It seems I can't escape this matter either!"

Chu Liuxiang looked at Lu Xiaofeng with a gentle yet surprised expression. From their conversation, he had already discerned that this new friend clearly did not like being used or getting involved in pointless troubles.

"I consider you a friend, so how could I just watch you get caught up in this kind of trouble? I'll always lend a hand, I always will!"

"Of course, let me make this clear beforehand... You're not the mastermind behind this, are you?!" Lu Xiaofeng looked at Chu Liuxiang with lingering fear, as if he had been hurt in this way many times before.

Upon hearing this question, Chu Liuxiang felt as if he had been shot in the knee, and a sense of unease arose within him.

"That's what I wanted to ask you too...!"

"of course not!"

"Certainly not!"

The two answered at the same time, and then burst into laughter.

"It's a pity the wine is all gone!" Lu Xiaofeng said.

Chu Liuxiang said, "I know where there is good wine, and there's more than enough to drink!"

"There are such wonderful places?" Lu Xiaofeng was very excited.

"Of course there is, and it's very important to us. If others want to take advantage of us, we have to make sure they have enough wine!" Chu Liuxiang said with great enthusiasm.

"That's right! To be able to get both of us to drink, this person must be incredibly wealthy, because that's how he buys so much good wine. And he has to be very entertaining too, so he'll give us all that good wine to drink." Lu Xiaofeng looked like a drunkard... no! He was a drunkard!
“She is indeed very rich and very interesting!” Chu Liuxiang said.

"Let's have a contest of lightness skills and see who gets there first!" Chu Liuxiang said, and then took a step forward and flew away.

Upon seeing this, Lu Xiaofeng shouted "Despicable!" but then plucked a flower and threw it at Chu Liuxiang before quickly chasing after him.

Chu Liuxiang seemed to have eyes in the back of his head, accurately dodging the thrown flowers, but this caused him a slight delay, allowing Lu Xiaofeng to catch up.

Their lightness skills had already reached their peak, so they became two flowing afterimages, leaping and landing rapidly between the buildings without making a sound. They darted across the treetops like swallows without disturbing the birds resting there.

　It's already past midnight, and I should have around 9,000 words by now, which is not bad. Goodnight everyone!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)