Chapter 16

"What did you say? What caught up with us?" Bei Qiao turned sideways to look behind the car: "Oh...ah."

What did she see? She saw the man covered in dirt, who looked like a monk, actually lying on a board, with an expression of unwillingness to close his eyes, and chasing after her.

Yes, they caught up. The board was carrying people flying in the air, which was very consistent with the style of cultivating immortals.

"What a hassle." Bei Qiao held the reins with one hand, put part of the reins on his shoulder, and stood up with the bow and arrow in the other hand: "Who are you and what do you want?" If you don't explain your intentions, I'm going to shoot. What? I can't draw the bow with one hand. Do you think I dare to let go of the reins?

"Melon eater! Don't do it, fellow!"

Bei Qiao: "Hmm?" What kind of answer is that?

Monk Fan Ke knew that he didn't look like a good person in his current state, so he didn't let the board fly too fast. He kept a few meters away from the donkey cart and shouted at the top of his voice: "What's the point? Tell me, bah bah bah... so much dirt bah bah bah..."

Bei Qiao kept drawing the bow and turned his face towards Qi Zhi: "The point" So this person came here for the gossip just now?

Qi Zhi: "...fellow villager" There is no such person in Yuanshan Village. Could it be that he is a player?

"Fellow countrymen! Let's talk about the follow-up! How can you just leave halfway through gossip?" Fan Ke raised his hands to show that he had no weapons and no ill intentions.

"You... came after me covered in dust and dirt just to ask about the follow-up." Qi Zhi was shocked. She liked to listen to gossip, but this was the first time she met someone who was so obsessed with gossip.

"Yes!" He was covered in dust but spoke with confidence.

"Okay...wait a minute." Qi Zhi got back into the car, opened the forum, and shouted outside: "Where were you reading just now?"

"Choose one, and this is not the point." Fan Ke sat up straight and answered seriously.

"Oh, that's not the point. The point is, the two girls were quite speechless after being caught, because in their opinion, their relationship has not yet reached the point where they can entrust their lives to each other. It is really unnecessary for Aquaman to put on such an affectionate and tangled expression."

"It makes perfect sense," Bei Qiao nodded, putting down his bow and arrow and driving with one hand, always on the alert. Qi Zhi found a seat away from the car window and continued to read Yu Qian's live broadcast from the inn.

The location where the men in black held the two girls hostage and confronted the Sea King was at the end of the corridor on the second floor of the Guiyan Inn. Because the two girls didn't scream, there weren't many people walking around the corridor at that time. The only people observing the farce were the diligent waiter, the shopkeeper who had rushed to resolve the dispute after hearing the news, and Yu Qian, who had gone downstairs to ask the shopkeeper for AA batteries for the air conditioner remote control.

This kind of "choose one or the other" plot is quite common in novels and TV dramas. According to the ideas of the screenwriter, director, or investor, in this situation, the man will appear to be in great pain and entanglement, while the woman will either be pitiful and cry, or be indifferent to life and death and choose to kill or not. However...

"Big brother, even if you insist that only one of us sisters survive, we can discuss it, but it's outrageous to let him decide our life or death." The girl in pink, who was pinched by the man in black and pressed on the right, slowly showed a look of disgust: I feel that this guy will only dirty my reincarnation path.

"Yes, big brother, if you have a grudge against him, just argue with him directly. Why bother dragging us into this? We don't know you, and we are not very familiar with him. We are just going the same way." The girl in blue who was pressed to the left by the man in black also tried to reason hesitantly, but unfortunately the man in black ignored them.

Seeing that the man in black ignored her, the girl in blue pursed her lips, leaned closer to the girl in pink, and said pitifully in a low voice: "Sister, is it really useful for us to talk like this?"

"I have to give it a try. What if this guy in black is actually a dashing, suave, and generous hero?" The girl in pink turned her head and flirted with the man in black. With her back to Aquaman, she curled her lips downwards: "I already said I'm not interested in this bastard, why are you trying to test me? Bastard brother!"

The man in black, whose foot was quietly stepped on by his sister, said: "..." My sister found out again. My disguise was a bit of a failure this time... But why isn't Alan afraid? Is it because I didn't play the villain well enough? Alan is so timid... Wait, why isn't Alan afraid, but this guy is? Tsk, he really is a useless coward!

The man in black pretended not to notice that his sister had recognized him, and with a stern face, he insisted that Aquaman choose between the two.

Originally, after hearing what the two girls said, Aquaman's face looked very bad, but after the man in black asked him to choose one, his face instantly improved. After pretending to hesitate for a while, he chose the girl in pink with a better family background in the speechless gaze of the two girls.

Man in black: "...Ha!" Idiot who can't even hide his emotions.

"Here comes the most exciting part. The man in black did not hurt the girl in blue who was not chosen, nor did he hurt the girl in pink who was chosen. Instead, he pushed them aside, held down Aquaman and started beating him up. While beating him, he asked who gave him the qualification to decide other people's lives." Qi Zhi read with emotion.

It was a real beating, and Aquaman's face was swollen. Because the man in black had no intention of targeting other customers, and the girl in pink had secretly signaled not to interfere, the shopkeeper felt a little hesitant, unsure whether to intervene in the feud between the natives.

"Hahaha, well done! Is there anything else?" Fan Ke took out a handkerchief from his pocket and began to wipe his face.

"Not really. After beating the guy, the man in black jumped out of the window and ran away. Aquaman got beaten for nothing and didn't even know who the other party was." There was no more news after that. Yu Qian was persuaded to leave by the shopkeeper, and there was no one to broadcast live anymore.

"Thank you, I've finally completed my mission." Fan Ke breathed a sigh of relief, relaxing on the board. If he weren't concerned about his image, he would have almost thrown a Ge You pose right there: "I want to ask you something. This direction is to Yuanshan, right?"

"What's the matter?" Bei Qiao did not answer directly.

"I have to go to the mountain to mend the dirt." Fan Ke scratched his head embarrassedly.

Bei Qiao, the "Bu Shan" (Bu Shan) and Qi Zhi, who had lifted the carriage curtain, looked at each other in bewilderment. "What is that?"

"Repairing a mountain means repairing a mountain! If a mountain is damaged, it needs to be repaired. Oh, I forgot, you're playing on mortal accounts, so you probably don't understand the situation over there." Fan Ke sat cross-legged. "To make a long story short, in 'Another World', we cultivators are subject to much greater causal constraints than you mortals. Mortals must pay for murder and debts, but we're subject to even greater restrictions. Not only do we have to pay for murder and debts, but if our moves are too powerful and cause changes in the geographical environment, we have to take care of them too, otherwise we'll be struck by sudden lightning and run away."

"So, all this dust on you..."

"Yes, that's right. It's the tribulation lightning that strikes me. It strikes once a day, and each time it strikes, it gets worse. The power of the lightning will increase over time. But as long as I repair the mountain, I won't be struck by the lightning again." Fan Ke took off his outer robe carelessly, turned it over and put it back on. "I really envy you guys. You can blow up the mountain and no one will care. Unlike us, we have to choose the venue when we fight, and we have to fill the holes we blow up in the ground."

"Oh, by the way, don't ask me to buy things like the Qiankun Bag and the Naxu Ring. Space magic weapons are luxury goods in the world of cultivation. You still need connections to buy them. They are not the kind of street goods that everyone has. Ordinary people can't possibly own them."

Bei Qiao nodded slowly: "This is why your robe can be worn on both sides."

"Don't expose me! It's so hard for poor people to cultivate immortality. The places where immortality is cultivated are usually far away from human habitation, especially those large sects. A sect occupies at least three mountaintops, which is an absurdly large area. When I first joined the sect, I hadn't yet entered the Qi training stage, and I couldn't control any of the magical instruments I needed to travel. Every day I went out to attend classes, I had to travel day and night. If I didn't bring any food, I always felt like I would starve to death on the road."

Fan Ke stretched vigorously and patted the board he was sitting on. "Now that I have this, I can finally relax a little. Even though it's just a piece of board, it cost me a lot of spirit stones! I even borrowed some spirit stones from others, and it will take a few months to pay it back."

"I thought that flying a sword was the standard for cultivating immortals."

"Huh?" Fan Ke's eyes widened. "Swords are expensive, okay? I couldn't even afford it even if I sold myself thirty or fifty times. And why would someone trample on something so valuable? To many people, a sword is like a wife. Who would trample on their wife if they had nothing better to do?"

Qi Zhi: “Uh…”

"Of course, there are some people who think it's cool to stand on a sword and specially make or buy a sword to use when going out. But flying a sword is really insecure. Do you really think flying a sword means standing on the sword with your heels rooted to the ground and not moving at all?" Fan Ke wiped his face: "Flying a sword is similar to riding a horse or driving a car. It takes a lot of practice to master it. If you are not skilled enough, you might fall off the sword and cut yourself." Last week, the new junior brother who came to the next door almost slipped and became a junior sister. It was really scary!

"So after building your foundation, do you really not need to eat anymore?"

"That depends on your perspective. You won't feel hungry after building your foundation, but you still have to eat some spiritual medicine and food to replenish your spiritual power. I don't think there's much difference. Ah, are there any spiritual herbs for sale in your village? I can accept any form of payment." It would be even better if you only accept cash!

"There are none on the mountain, at least not in the two years since I entered the game. Some people did get a few from other places, but because they didn't practice Taoism, they sold them to banks." Qi Zhi has the most say in the matter of medicinal herbs.

"That's true. There's not much spiritual energy on Yuanshan Mountain..." Fan Ke sighed and lifted up his clothes to brush off the dust.