Playing with fantasy beasts in the martial arts world

Chapter 161 A Boatload of Thoughts, A Bed Full of Women
With Yuan Suiyun's confession, the reason for Cha Nan and the other two being attacked became much more plausible.

They had their eyes on these three people and wanted to take them down. They would either have to offer their loyalty and become the God of Wealth's henchmen, or they would be turned into ice corpse puppets and manipulated by him.

The questioning continued: "Do you know who else, besides you and King Shi's original team, are under the God of Wealth's command?"

Yuan Suiyun nodded, then shook his head.

“I know a swordsman whose swordsmanship is quite superb, but all his martial arts skills are actually based on the strange sword in his hand. This sword has a hard blade but a soft tip, and it has a spherical guard with a mechanism inside. It should be a sphere, which can be stimulated by internal force to hit the guard and temporarily change the sword path, making his swordsmanship unpredictable and hard to fathom.”

Yuan Suiyun was blind. He couldn't see, so if no one explained a person's specific appearance to him, and he hadn't touched them, he could only describe his understanding of a person through their voice and certain characteristics.

Although Yuan Suiyun was referring to martial arts styles, Cha Nan immediately realized that the person Yuan Suiyun was talking about was most likely Chu Zhaonan, from "Seven Swords Descend from Mount Tian". He was the second disciple of Zen Master Huiming, arrogant, despicable, and opportunistic. He was a complete villain, and it was not surprising at all that such a person would side with the so-called "God of Wealth".

"A villain who acts arrogantly by relying on a special sword. If we take his sword, at least 40% of his martial arts skills will be crippled. Such a person is not worth worrying about!" Cha Nan thought to himself.

It's not that there aren't people who, wielding divine weapons, can wreak havoc and be unstoppable.

However, the Youlong Sword is not quite there yet. This sword cannot even be considered a true divine weapon; it can only be considered a surprise weapon.

If the martial arts world were to create a list of divine weapons, the Dragon Sword, even if it were on the list, would certainly be ranked quite low.

The first thing to consider when judging a weapon is its material. It must be able to cut through iron like mud and sever hair with a breath. This is the most basic requirement. If you can't even pass this test, then it can't be considered a divine weapon.

Then there are the special abilities it possesses, such as amplifying internal energy, unleashing powerful sword energy, refracting moonlight, starlight, or other light and energy into sword energy, or even guiding the swordsman to become one with the sword, and so on.

Finally, there is spirituality. Powerful divine weapons can protect themselves by humming as a warning, and even before finding their master, these divine objects will conceal their sharpness and hide their brilliance.

Only when all three qualities are present can it be considered a truly extraordinary divine weapon. Naturally, such divine weapons are rare even in the entire martial arts world.

"Then there was a woman who must have been very large. She could eat a lot and must have been very skilled in martial arts. Her fat body could not only block attacks from sharp blades, but even blunt weapons and punches and kicks containing powerful internal energy would have difficulty breaking through her defenses."

"And... she was very lustful and liked handsome men. The God of Wealth specially selected a hundred men to serve her, all of them were men with makeup on them."

As he spoke, Yuan Suiyun sighed and shook his head, seemingly with some regret, saying, "Unfortunately, I'm probably not good-looking anymore, and she doesn't like blind people. She enjoys seeing those handsome men who clearly don't want to serve her, yet have no choice but to endure the humiliation, so she didn't come looking for me!"

Cha Nan was speechless. Everyone said that ugly people should be killed, not that ugly people should be killed. What kind of fetish does Yuan Suiyun have?
I thought he was enduring humiliation by having an affair with Ku Mei, but it turns out that's not the case!

Does being unable to see something mean you can do whatever you want?

Cha Nan looked at Lu Xiaofeng and muttered, "Why don't you... ask Hua Manlou next time if he doesn't like pretty girls either, and only likes to play with ugly ones?"

Lu Xiaofeng was actually deep in thought.

Of course, Cha Nan was also very clear at this moment that the woman Yuan Suiyun mentioned should be the 'Great Joyful Female Bodhisattva', a woman with very strong armor, and one of the few fierce people who even Little Li's Flying Dagger could not kill.

"This one is rather troublesome. If we encounter him, we can first sell out Chu Liuxiang and let them deal with him!" Cha Nan secretly calculated in his heart.

"Is there anything else?" Cha Nan asked.

Lu Xiaofeng, on the other hand, looked back and forth between Cha Nan and Yuan Suiyun with a strange expression.

He had been observing and listening to the entire 'deal' between Cha Nan and Yuan Suiyun, so he had no questions about it.

However, Yuan Suiyun was too cooperative, telling him almost everything he knew, but Cha Nan did not deliver on any of the benefits he had promised.

Are all the people in the martial arts world this simple and honest?
Lu Xiaofeng was puzzled!
Further recalling Cha Nan's previous 'trust test', he felt that there was a big secret hidden in this series of actions, and he had to figure it out.

If we figure it out, then... hehehe... hehehe!

Lu Xiaofeng even chuckled a little, until he noticed that Cha Nan and Yuan Suiyun were both facing him strangely. Only then did Lu Xiaofeng pull his wandering thoughts back and awkwardly stroke his mustache.

"There's another woman, who seems to use a knife and is very beautiful, but her attitude towards the God of Wealth is strange. She seems to need something from him, but she's not really loyal or devoted, and the God of Wealth is quite indulgent towards her." Yuan Suiyun clearly couldn't explain everything clearly either.

At least this woman, he revealed very little information, and Cha Nan had no way of knowing who she was.

There are far too many beautiful women who also use knives.

"Besides these three people, there should be some other experts lurking in the shadows that I haven't come into contact with."

"In addition, the God of Wealth is accompanied by ten ice corpse puppets. They must have been experts in life. Although their strength was reduced after death, they are not afraid of loss and death. They can still form a formation to fight. They are more than capable of fighting a Grandmaster!"

Yuan Suiyun spilled everything he knew, but Cha Nan and Lu Xiaofeng, who had learned so much information, did not feel relieved at all; instead, they felt a heavy weight in their hearts.

Even with what has been revealed, the three of them plus Chu Liuxiang would have absolutely no chance of winning if they faced off.

Moreover, what Yuan Suiyun knew was at most about half the strength of that God of Wealth.

"We must find Chu Liuxiang first, and then discuss this with him in detail!" Cha Nan said emphatically.

We need to call in reinforcements!

Although he has three grandmasters by his side who are always ready to be summoned, it is not necessarily a guarantee of safety.

Chanan wouldn't feel at ease without establishing a Palu terminal in this world and having his own base.

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So what has become of Chu Liuxiang, who is on the minds of Cha Nan and Lu Xiaofeng?

He was looking at women, not just one, but several!
So many beautiful women.

The woman is in bed, the bed is on the boat.

There is a bed on this boat, a really big bed.

Fishing lights were already on the river, and stars were already shining in the sky. The starlight and fishing lights illuminated a small boat and the figures on it.

The river shimmered with golden light amidst the starlight and fishing lights. A plank floated on the golden waves. With the agility of a swallow, Chu Liuxiang lightly touched the plank and skimmed onto the small boat.

A man in white on the small boat suddenly leaped up, skimming across the water like a dragonfly, and boarded another riverboat.

There were no stars, no moon, no lights, and no fire on the ship, but when Chu Liuxiang boarded, the lights suddenly shone like autumn stars and the bright moon.

The man in white has disappeared.

Chu Liuxiang only saw one woman on the bed and one woman on the boat.

A bed full of women isn't scary, nor is a boat full of women. What's scary is that he knows all of these women, and not only does he know them, but he's very familiar with each and every one of them.

Not only are they very familiar with each other, they are extremely familiar with each other, to the point of being incredibly familiar.

Chu Liuxiang really couldn't help but touch his nose.

I met Panpan in Suzhou, Ajiao in Hangzhou, Jinniang in Datong, Chuqing in Luoyang, Xiaoyu on the Qinhuai River, and Daqiao at Mochou Lake.

He couldn't forget love, nor could he forget them.

They can't forget him either.

But he never dreamed that they would suddenly appear in the same place at the same time.

He knew perfectly well that so many women were appearing together on a ship's bed, all for the sake of exchanging for one woman—the one he had just 'reassured' the night before. Jiao Lin's daughter, the Jade Sword Princess Du Xinyue, was indeed very beautiful… and very proactive!

But Chu Liuxiang made a mistake that every man makes!
He couldn't resist and attacked his friend's daughter!
He was a playboy to begin with, a womanizer.

The difference between him and a lecher is that he never forces any woman; in fact, many times, it is the women who take the initiative.

"Why are you touching your nose so much?" It was Da Qiao who spoke.

Even if you cut off your nose, I would still recognize you.

Da Qiao is the most straightforward in her speech and the most decisive in her actions.

She seemed ready to come over and squeeze the fearless thief Chu Liuxiang onto her bed.

Chu Liuxiang couldn't escape it even if he wanted to, because there wasn't much space left in the ship's cabin besides the bed.

Fortunately, the mysterious man in white suddenly reappeared at this moment. He was dressed in a refreshing white outfit, with an elegant smiling face and a pair of smiling eyes as bright as the autumn stars and the moon. It seemed that white clouds would occasionally drift by in his smiling eyes, like a white cloud drifting leisurely in the distance.

“My surname is Bai, the Bai of white clouds, and my name is Bai Yunsheng,” the man said.

"The fragrance of Chu lingers long in Jiangnan, and white clouds gradually rise from the sea." This last sentence refers to me.

Chu Liuxiang laughed and said, "Was the first sentence about me?"

"Who said this?"

"It was me." Bai Yunsheng's attitude was serious and polite.

"It should be an honor for you to be able to compare yourself to me."

If Cha Nan were here, she would definitely point at this person and say, "Shameless! He's even more shameless than the one who's trying to ride on the coattails of others' popularity."

After all, he only challenged Chu Liuxiang to a duel to resolve the matter of Shi Tianwang, thereby elevating his own status in the martial arts world.

And this Bai Yunsheng actually tried to force it with half a poem.

This is even more shameless and despicable than Murong of the South forcibly binding Qiao Feng of the North.

Ironically, this person himself was completely unaware of this, and even felt a sense of pride that Chu Liuxiang could be ranked alongside him.

"I'm sure you recognize these girls."

Bai Yunsheng said, "I know they are all people you like."

Chu Liuxiang had no choice but to admit it.

“If you’re tired of some of them, I can ask her to go back right away.”

Bai Yunsheng then added, "I'm always very thoughtful in my work, and I never want to put my friends in a difficult position."

It's hard to say whether he did it on purpose!

He wanted to see Chu Liuxiang make a fool of himself, and coincidentally, Chu Liuxiang was exactly the funniest person at that moment.

Chu Liuxiang could only manage a wry smile.

He had never met such a thoughtful and courteous person in his entire life.

He was already feeling the strain.

Bai Yunsheng insisted on asking him, "Just tell me whichever one you want me to send back, and I will do as you say."

What could Chu Liuxiang say?

Eight pairs of eyes were staring at him, as if they all wanted to bite him hard.

Chu Liuxiang had no choice but to say, "They are all my good friends. I like each and every one of them. I will be sad if any of them leave."

Bai Yunsheng smiled and said, "Xiang Shuai is indeed a romantic man, which makes me very envious."

Chu Liuxiang didn't even dare to look at the girls anymore, nor did he dare to imagine what their expressions looked like.

He could only be thankful that Song Tian'er and Su Rongrong weren't there, otherwise the ship would surely have sunk.

And he will definitely die!

"You want me to get drunk and die here?" Chu Liuxiang glanced again at the wall of wine placed next to the bed.

With so much fine wine and so many beautiful women, it's no wonder that Hu Tiehua could only hide in a doghouse back then.

He had to hide, otherwise he was afraid he wouldn't survive.

“No! You can come with me to see someone too!” Bai Yunsheng said.

"King Shi Tian?"

"He wants to see me?" Chu Liuxiang felt very strange.

The person he most wanted to see also wanted to see him.

Although he never kills, someone like Shi Tianwang, a 'jinx' like him, should be avoided even more.

"Perhaps, even if I do see him, I will only see a substitute!" Chu Liuxiang thought to himself.

Despite having many thoughts running through his mind, Chu Liuxiang simply couldn't refuse Bai Yunsheng's invitation.

Because he knew very well that the woman in this bed was not someone he had specifically invited to take care of him.

These women, with whom he had deep connections, were also his Achilles' heel and a source of blackmail.

If he doesn't agree, then no matter how good his martial arts are or how fast his agility is, he won't be able to save everyone in an instant.

For a moment, Chu Liuxiang suddenly realized that he was too much of a womanizer and had attracted too many people.

He should settle down and focus.

The small boat began its journey towards the estuary. Once it sailed down the river and into the sea, a larger ship was anchored on the golden surface of the sea under the rising sun, awaiting its arrival.

It turns out that Chu Liuxiang had never gone to sea, but instead hid inland with Princess Yujian.

Chu Liuxiang had long known that his plan to split up with Lu Xiaofeng was doomed to fail. So, just to be on the safe side, he made a grand public appearance with Princess Yujian in several places, drawing all of Shi Tianwang's malice towards them.

If it weren't for the woman in this bed being brought here, Chu Liuxiang had originally planned to take a boat downstream to the more distant Central Plains.

That area is not within Shi Tianwang's sphere of influence, so even if someone were to chase after them, it would be difficult for them to make any moves.

(End of this chapter)