The beauty of symmetry

Lu Beichen was probably completely stunned and lay on the ground for a long time without getting up.

Of course, it may also be because Xu Shulou failed to control the strength well. At this time, he was still far from having the cultivation level to cross the tribulation period.

"Senior Brother Lu!" A group of people gathered over, and Bai Roushuang also screamed and wanted to rush over.

"Stop." Xu Shulou called her.

"Master, Senior Sister..." Bai Roushuang's expression froze, and she felt regretful. It seemed that she had been pushed too hard today. However... On weekdays, she saw Senior Brother Lu being so bossy in front of Senior Sister, and she thought he must be much stronger than her. No one expected that he could not resist at all...

You said that since you can't beat him, why do you act so arrogant? Bai Roushuang bit her lip, fearing that Xu Shu would kick her from below.

"Who taught you to steal things in this way?" At this point in time, no irreparable mistakes had happened yet, so Xu Shulou couldn't help but say a few more words to Bai Roushuang here.

"I..." Bai Roushuang stammered, unable to speak.

"I'm your senior sister. If you like something in the future, just ask me directly," Xu Shulou said. "I will naturally give you the magic weapon that suits you. If you dare to use Lu Beichen to put pressure on me again, I will hang you up and beat you all. Do you understand?"

"I understand, I understand." Bai Roushuang trembled with fear.

Xu Shulou walked in front of Lu Beichen again. After killing him twice, she was now able to look him in the face calmly.

Lu Beichen was about to stand up when she kicked him in the knee, and he fell to his knees involuntarily with a thump.

"Am I Bai Roushuang's senior sister, or are you her senior sister?" Xu Shulou scolded, "My junior sister asked my senior sister for a magic weapon, why are you interfering? It's like we're fighting for your favor, are you enjoying it?"

"Shu Lou, how could you misunderstand my intentions like this? I am..."

Before he could finish his words, Xu Shulou swung his sword sheath, wrapped in spiritual power, and hit his left cheek. Lu Beichen's left face immediately swelled up.

The others gasped and some looked at Lu Beichen in a teasing manner. This guy had been acting smug since entering the secret realm. He noticed that a male cultivator in the team was stunned by Xu Shulou's beauty, so he deliberately made all kinds of requests to Xu Shulou in front of him. I wonder what he was showing off?

It feels great to see the moon in the sky in other people's eyes being trampled into mud under your feet, doesn't it?

Some people thought he had gone too far before, but Xu Shulou repeatedly tolerated it, and everyone could only sigh that it was a matter of time. Now, everyone suppressed the hidden smile in their eyes, and said, "Tsk, you are so arrogant. This girl has been tolerant of you in the first half, but you have to keep making people angry."

Lu Beichen had his two front teeth pulled out. He was shocked and angry, but he didn't dare to speak again.

Unexpectedly, Xu Shulou stood in front of him and stared at him for a moment, then drew out the scabbard and hit him on the right cheek.

Lu Beichen cried out in pain, covering his face with his hands, and looked at Xu Shulou in shock and anger, with a bit of grievance in his eyes. He clearly didn't say anything, so why did he hit him again!

"I'm sorry," Xu Shulou apologized, "it didn't look quite symmetrical just now."

“…”

Everyone tried hard to hold back their laughter. They took a closer look at Lu Beichen's face. Both sides were swollen now, and he really looked much more comfortable.

Bai Roushuang stood aside, her brows slightly furrowed, looking like a beautiful woman with a sad look on her face.

Xu Shulou glanced at her and asked, "Are you heartbroken?"

Bai Roushuang didn't dare to shake her head, for fear that Lu Beichen would be unhappy afterwards; and she didn't dare to nod, for fear that Xu Shulou would be unhappy on the spot.

I hesitated for a moment, feeling like crying but unable to cry.

Xu Shulou didn't make things difficult for her. He glanced at Lu Beichen and said, "Get up."

Lu Beichen glared at her angrily: "You are going too far!"

Xu Shulou said calmly: "If you don't agree, you can fight me."

"…" Why fight? He didn't stand there willingly for her to hit him with those two sword sheaths just now. Of course he dodged, but the problem was that he couldn't. After all, Lu Beichen was a disciple of a famous family, so he could naturally see the difference between the two of them. Why would he humiliate himself and fight with her? Wouldn't that be doubly embarrassing?

However, the people around him shook their heads secretly. In their opinion, it was better to fight hard, even if they lost, than not having the courage to fight at all. It seemed that this disciple of Lingxiao Sect was far from being as brave and unparalleled as the legend said. The cultivators who originally wanted to make friends with him were also a little discouraged.

"Brother Lu, what do we do next..."

This team was formed temporarily after entering the secret realm. Originally, it was led by Lu Beichen and followed his orders. At this time, someone asked a question. Lu Beichen covered his face, looked at Xu Shulou hesitantly, and asked stiffly: "Xu Shulou, do you have any suggestions?"

Xu Shulou laughed: "It turns out that when necessary, Senior Brother Lu can also be very sensible."

Sensible was the word Lu Beichen used to evaluate Xu Shulou just now. He naturally heard the sarcasm in it. He gritted his teeth and silently said to himself that it is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge. No matter how she tries to please him in the future, he will never forgive her!

"My suggestion is to go our separate ways," Xu Shulou looked at Lu Beichen, "Don't get in my way, and I'll try my best to spare your life."

"..." Lu Beichen was angry but dared not say anything, and looked at Bai Roushuang.

Xu Shulou tried to stop her: "She followed me."

Lu Beichen clenched his fists: "No! If she follows you, I don't know how you will torture her!"

The sheath of Xu Shulou's sword moved slightly, and Lu Beichen almost subconsciously covered his head to avoid it, but she just glanced at Bai Roushuang and smiled slightly: "Don't worry, go ahead. If I really want to harm her, you can't stop me."

“…”

Bai Roushuang shook her head at him forbearingly and told him to leave quickly. Lu Beichen looked at her lovingly, as if they were parting forever.

Everyone held back and watched the farewell scene at the long pavilion, only to see Lu Beichen reluctantly limping away, his back looking lonely and stubborn.

Xu Shulou stared at his back, and only when everyone almost thought she had softened her heart and regretted it did she look away.

She just... suddenly felt a little emotional. They were obviously the same person, but they took completely different paths in different worlds. The world is so wonderful and unpredictable.

Where is Lu Beichen's fork in the road? It can't be because he didn't get beaten up twice by her...

Xu Shulou turned around and looked at Bai Roushuang, and casually threw the golden magic weapon he had snatched from Lu Beichen to her. The latter looked surprised and said, "This... is for me too?"

"Well, this is a magic weapon for defense. Take it and walk out of this secret place by yourself."

"Master, Senior Sister, I will die here alone!" Bai Roushuang shuddered.

"How can it be so easy to die? Go quickly," Xu Shulou urged her, "Think carefully about how to survive. Your brain is not meant for you to rack your brains to please Lu Beichen."

“…”

Bai Roushuang opened her tearful eyes and looked at the other cultivators around her pitifully. This was a trick that Sister Lan taught her in the brothel. With her innocent and pretty face, she could always attract men to her. At least, Lu Beichen was very fond of it.

Unfortunately, she miscalculated this time. Even though everyone couldn't help but sympathize with her, they couldn't persuade the tough Xu Shulou, and could only watch her being forcibly expelled.

Bai Roushuang met Lu Beichen not long after arriving in the cultivation world. From then on, no matter what secret realm or adventure she went through, he would always protect her. How could she have experienced such a scene? She cried for half an hour before getting up and groping towards the exit in her memory.

She slept in the open air and was always worried. Whenever she heard any noise from afar, she would immediately activate her defensive magic weapon, hide inside it, and wait for the monster to gradually lose its patience and go away.

After hiding here and there for several days, I finally learned how to hide in the defensive magic weapon while using the sword to drive them back.

It took several times longer and many detours before he finally reached the entrance to the secret realm. Just as he was about to cry for joy, he saw Xu Shulou's smiling face not far away.

Her hatred for Xu Shulou had accumulated to the extreme: "You have been following me?"

"Um."

"Why?" Bai Roushuang burst out with grievance, "Why did you do this?"

Xu Shulou leaned against the tree: "I just can't help but want to see how big the difference is between Bai Roushuang here and my junior sister when facing danger."

"..." Bai Roushuang naturally didn't understand what he said, and just asked angrily, "What does that have to do with you? If you hadn't taken me away from Senior Brother Lu, I wouldn't have to face these dangers."

Xu Shulou laughed: "Just think of me as meddling in your business. I couldn't understand why he dared to marry three wives and four concubines when he clearly loved you and didn't want to lose you. Now I understand, it's because he was sure that you couldn't leave him."

"…What did you say? What about three wives and four concubines?"

Xu Shulou looked at her and didn't explain. It's not easy to raise a person well, but it's too easy to make him useless. Laziness is part of human nature, and people will always subconsciously choose the easier path.

"I'm leaving now. We'll... meet over there."

———

In the dark corridor, Xu Shulou took a deep breath and pushed open the next door.

Xu Shulou felt that she was falling, falling non-stop, and in the process of falling, she was tied up with a rope. For a moment, she seemed to be unconscious for a moment, and when she woke up, she heard Lu Beichen's annoying voice in her ears.

"I choose Junior Sister Bai!"

"Senior Brother Lu!"

...What time point is this?

Xu Shulou opened his eyes and saw himself and Bai Roushuang tied together side by side, and Lu Beichen pointed at the latter: "I want to take Rou'er away, let her go!"

"Think carefully," a strange and harsh voice answered him, "If you choose a confidante, your fiancée will die in my hands."

Lu Beichen looked at Xu Shulou, with a helpless look on his face: "Shulou, you are stronger than her, I know you can understand me!"

Xu Shulou blinked. No matter how powerful the Immortal Binding Rope on her body was, it couldn't bind a person in the Tribulation Crossing Stage. She circulated her spiritual power and manipulated Quexie to cut the rope without any action. She chose a very chic posture to land on the ground, and used the broken rope in her hand as a soft whip. With a flick of the whip, she rolled up the stunned Lu Beichen and cruelly suppressed his resistance. She tied him up like a cocoon and tied him tightly to the tree. Then she returned his words exactly as they were, and her tone was even more earnest than his: "Beichen, I'm stronger than you, I know you can understand me!"

"..." Even the villains who had tied them up were stunned by this development.

Xu Shulou had to remind the villain: "Now you should ask me which one of them to save."

The villain was very tactful and said, "Brave man, which one do you want to kill first?"