Chapter 37 Past Grudges

Following the player's intuition, they began wandering aimlessly. Sure enough, a new storyline was discovered not far from the foot of the mountain.

Zhu Danchen: "Your Highness, something terrible has happened! You must come back with me immediately, the Prince has disappeared."

Duan Yu: "Hasn't my father always been unpredictable?"

Zhu Danchen: "This time is different. You know the Prince's temperament. With Madam Ruan from Xiaojing Lake by his side, he won't leave alone without saying goodbye."

Zhu Danchen: "Something must have happened that prevented them from notifying us in time."

Upon hearing this, Duan Yu couldn't help but become anxious.

He knew his father's temperament; he cherished women and would never secretly abandon the lady at Little Mirror Lake and leave alone.

Duan Yu: "This is indeed unusual. Think carefully, when was the last time you saw your father, and where was it? Let's go look for him again."

Zhu Danchen: "The prince had previously attended the Heroes' Gathering with us, and the heir apparent had also met him. There was nothing unusual at the time."

Zhu Danchen: "The conference had just ended, and in the blink of an eye, the prince was gone."

Zhu Danchen: "I thought he had met an old friend and was leaving alone, so I didn't think much of it."

Zhu Danchen: "But after waiting and waiting, he never returned, and that's when I realized something was wrong."

Duan Yu: "With Father's martial arts skills, it's impossible for him to be kidnapped in an instant. I'm afraid the person who led him away has ulterior motives and might ambush Father in secret. Let's go back to Shaolin Temple and ask them."

I was passively watching a segment of the story where someone showed off their amazing adventure, which piqued my curiosity.

But then I thought about the knife I had just eaten.

"Ptooey! Ptooey! Ptooey!"

He showed off his extraordinary encounter and then slapped himself hard in the face.

"This plot is so bad, even a dog wouldn't watch it!"

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"The dog won't look, but I will!"

Peeking in through the window, Xiuchuqiyu looked at Kang Min, who was pinning Duan Zhengchun to the bed inside the room.

He loosely covered his eyes with his palm, peeking at Kang Min through the gaps between his fingers.

Did I disturb you?

Kang Min rolled her eyes and sat up in bed.

What do you think?

"Hahaha," Xiu Chuqi laughed awkwardly, "you guys continue, continue."

Showing off his extraordinary encounter, he climbed in through the window and squatted down in the corner.

Just pretend I don't exist.

Kang Min, however, had somewhat lost interest. She walked up to the person who had shared her extraordinary encounter, looking down at her.

Don't you think I'm unfaithful to my wife?

Looking up from below, the NPC's expression was somewhat gloomy and unclear, but being used to various clipping and other unexpected encounters, I didn't see anything wrong with this angle. (A nonchalant answer.)

"Isn't your persona supposed to be that of a stunningly beautiful but venomous woman?"

"Killing one's husband is normal, let alone just finding a lover."

"It's not like you haven't tried before. Wasn't Bai Shijing your lover before?"

Then the conversation seemed to turn to sex.

"I was too embarrassed to say this before, but neither Bai Shijing nor the vice leader named Ma were as good-looking as this pretty boy. Sister, you're really lucky to have such a good meal."

He suddenly stood up, grabbed Kang Min's hand, and spoke sincerely.

"Sister, promise me you'll eat something better from now on."

"Don't take the ugly ones, otherwise I'll feel like you're getting the short end of the stick!"

Kang Min's lips twitched.

She should have been terrified, or angry, or even murderous.

But looking at this incomprehensible girl in front of him, who was impossible to kill or escape and who kept spouting nonsense, a trace of admiration actually welled up in his heart.

Yes.

If anyone else who knew her saw this scene today, they would only condemn her for being naturally promiscuous and unchaste.

Only by showcasing their extraordinary encounters could they receive answers that surprised even her.

"Yes, I am a stunningly beautiful but venomous woman."

What exquisite adjectives!

He can be considered one's confidant in life.

Kang Min's gaze softened considerably as she looked at Xiu Chu's extraordinary encounter, and she suddenly felt a desire to reminisce about the past with her.

"More than ten years ago, I met this person in bed when I was still an innocent young girl."

Kang Min walked over to Xiu Chuqiyu's side and sat down on the ground, just like her.

"He deceived my feelings, took my body, and then abandoned me after I became pregnant."

"In order to survive, I had to kill my newborn son with my own hands and marry Ma Dayuan under the alias Wen."

“But you don’t need to pity me,” Kang Min wiped away her tears. “After killing my child with my own hands, I realized that emotions are just ropes that bind me from becoming stronger. A woman who doesn’t know martial arts has to be ruthless to have power and live a good life.”

"That's why, after failing to instigate Ma Dayuan to seize the throne, I seduced Bai Shijing and used him to kill Ma Dayuan."

As she spoke, she gave Xiu Chuqi a resentful look.

“Unfortunately, my plan was ruined by some damned girl who suddenly appeared,” Kang Min said through gritted teeth. “I can only find another sucker to maintain my affluent life.”

While listening intently to the story of Xiu Chu's extraordinary encounter, he felt as if he had been shot in the knee.

"Hehe," she said awkwardly as she stood up and patted off non-existent dirt from her body. "I suddenly remembered that my dog, Dahuang, is about to give birth, and I have to go back to help deliver it."

"I'll come back and chat with you after I deliver Dahuang's baby."

As he spoke, he dashed to the window, ready to climb out.

A figure blocked the way for the person who had just experienced the extraordinary adventure.

She looked up and a familiar name came into view.

"Damn you, red-named monster, how did you manage to track me all the way here?"

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Duan Yu and Zhu Danchen were getting anxious after searching the surrounding area without finding any news.

Ruan Xingzhu, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but complain, "Who knows which female confidante he's met this time? Maybe she's seduced him again."

“I noticed before that the way he looked at the young mistress of Juxian Manor was strange. Maybe he’s already gone to rekindle his old flame with her.”

Zhu Danchen, who had been following Duan Zhengchun closely, had a sudden thought. Recalling his master's past romantic history, it wasn't impossible.

Zhu Danchen gave Duan Yu a wink, trying to find an excuse to brush off Ruan Xingzhu.

Duan Yu understood and spoke up.

"Ah, I remember now. Our Dali Duan family has always revered Buddhism. Father must have gone to discuss scriptures with the masters of Shaolin Temple."

Zhu Danchen nodded in agreement: "That makes sense, Your Highness. Why don't we go back to Shaolin Temple and take another look?"

As he spoke, he turned to look at Ruan Xingzhu.

"Why don't you go back to Little Mirror Lake first, Madam Ruan? Once we find the Prince, we'll remind him to come back and look for you."

Ruan Xingzhu nodded indifferently.

"Okay, then remember to tell him to come back to me. There's something important I haven't told him yet."

"Definitely, definitely."

Watching the two leave, Ruan Xingzhu let out a cold laugh.

"You little brat, you weren't even born when I was lying. You think you can fool me with such a flimsy excuse?"

"If I hadn't reminded you, you wouldn't be able to figure it out."

"I'm going to see which vixen has seduced him this time, and see what kind of skills that vixen has!"

With that, he turned and headed towards the place he had inquired about earlier.

Ruan Xingzhu sneaked into the courtyard she had inquired about beforehand. Just as she was about to open the window to peek inside, she heard a muffled sound.

"Since you're already here, please come in and join us."

The next moment, a rough hand grabbed her and threw her into the room.

Ignoring the pain, Ruan Xingzhu had just turned over to get up and prepare to fight back when she saw Duan Zhengchun covered in blood and tied to the bed.

"Your Highness!"

Ruan Xingzhu exclaimed in surprise and rushed over.

"Your Highness, what's wrong? Did he hurt you?"

Ruan Xingzhu glared at the ugly man in front of her with hatred, and launched an attack on him with her internal energy.

Duan Yanqing easily deflected Ruan Xingzhu's attack and then struck her dead with a single palm strike.

"Xingzhu!"

Duan Zhengchun, who was in so much pain that he couldn't speak, cried out in alarm.

"Your target is me, so why are you hurting innocent people?"

Duan Yanqing raised his hand and waved it, and the ropes binding Duan Zhengchun snapped.

She watched coldly as he collapsed helplessly to the ground, struggling to crawl towards Ruan Xingzhu.

A flash of red light appeared, and a giant flower bloomed on the ground.

Duan Zhengchun, who was originally extremely weak, suddenly felt his lost strength return, and he charged towards Duan Yanqing without hesitation.

With a healer supporting one side and the other fighting alone, the outcome should be quite obvious.

Unfortunately, even the best plans can't always be as good as those of fate.

The Cloud Garment Heart Sutra can restore health, but it cannot restore mana.

The drug that Kang Min, who deeply hated Duan Zhengchun, administered to him not only caused him excruciating pain all over his body and severed his meridians, but also cut off his internal energy.

Even though he showed off his extraordinary encounter and fully healed Duan Zhengchun, Duan Zhengchun, who had lost his internal energy, was still captured by Duan Yanqing in no time.

After carefully tying Duan Zhengchun up, Duan Yanqing walked towards the corner of the wall to show off his extraordinary encounter.

"I really didn't expect that the Immortal Doctor could have such a miraculous ability besides bringing the dead back to life."

"However, I would appreciate it if the Immortal Doctor behaved himself from now on, otherwise I'm afraid I might do something irreversible to your friend."

Just as Kang Min was about to retort after sharing her extraordinary encounter, Duan Yanqing suddenly raised his hand and slapped her.

"ah!"

Kang Min was knocked to the side, and her face instantly became red and swollen.

"I know that the Immortal Healer can resurrect your friends indefinitely, but the pain they endured on their way to death is something you probably can't remove, right?"

Showing off his extraordinary encounter, he glared at Duan Yanqing with eyes blazing with fury.

This damned red-named monster has successfully climbed onto the list of most hated characters in Show-off Adventures, even surpassing Shi Feng, who obtained the Moon Domination Manual, in the rankings.

Seeing that Xiu Chu's extraordinary encounter only resulted in her glaring at him indignantly, without making any further moves, Duan Yanqing nodded in satisfaction.

"A smart person!"

He turned around again and walked towards Duan Zhengchun.

A small pebble landed on him, and Duan Yanqing turned to look at Xiu Chuqi, a surge of uncontrollable hatred rising in his heart.

He raised his palm and slapped at the person who had just experienced the strange encounter.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Kang Min pulled out a hairpin and stuck it into Duan Yanqing's shoulder.

Duan Yanqing instinctively swung his hand, sending Kang Min aside. He then casually threw a hidden weapon at Kang Min, but Duan Zhengchun, who was tightly bound, leaped up and blocked the weapon that was supposed to hit Kang Min.

The hidden weapon was coated with a deadly poison that would kill on contact with blood. Duan Zhengchun didn't even have time to utter a single word before collapsing to the ground.

"Father!"

Duan Yu and Zhu Danchen arrived here just then, following You Tanzhi.

"Min'er!"

Before the three could even run into the house, they saw Duan Yanqing, who was attacking with all his might as well, suddenly fall to the ground.

Kang Min, who had also smeared poison on the hairpin, lunged forward and plunged the hairpin into Duan Yanqing's heart.

The villain of his generation has now fallen silent.