Chapter 80 Artistic Processing
"boom!"
Luo Buqi crashed heavily to the ground, alarm bells ringing in his mind. Before he could even alleviate the pain, he waved the banner in his hand, and the golden sword reformed in front of him.
With a clanging metallic sound, the golden swords combined and shone brightly, transforming into a shield two zhang wide.
As soon as the shield took shape, Tan Sheng's earthen spikes came close, like thousands of arrows being shot, piercing into the shield with a thunderous sound like rain hitting banana leaves.
Luo Buqi withstood the attack, flipped himself up with a somersault, and retreated to a safe distance. He then asked telepathically, "Did you hear that sound just now?"
"You're not happy about me calling you stingy?" Tan Sheng continued moving. As soon as he heard the voice, he recognized that the speaker was Lou Yuqing. Although he didn't know how she knew that Luo Buqi was stingy, it didn't stop him from using this to provoke Luo Buqi.
Luo Buqi looked annoyed: "Where am I stingy? You believe everything she says? Can't you use your own judgment? You don't need to be so wary of me. I just want to ask you, can you even say these words?"
"What do you mean?" Tan Sheng wasn't surprised that he could see his wariness, after all, the consequences of falling into a trap would be unimaginable. However, seeing that he wasn't trying to distract him, he couldn't help but feel suspicious.
Luo Buqi paused for a moment, then said, "That female disciple said I was stingy, and I wanted to correct her misconception, but..."
He stared intently at Tan Sheng: "In the end, I couldn't speak."
The reason he was caught off guard and knocked to the ground by Tan Sheng was that he was too shocked to speak and thus overlooked Tan Sheng's attack.
Tan Sheng asked with some skepticism, "Are you... stingy or not?"
To his horror, he really couldn't open his mouth; it was as if it were glued shut. He tried another way of putting it, but without exception, he couldn't say anything related to the topic.
Seeing the constant changes in his expression, Luo Buqi knew that he was in the same situation. He felt as if a hundred claws were scratching at his heart, and he had no heart to fight until he understood what was going on.
"Let me test the waters first. Let's slow down our offensive and make sure there are no unexpected events before going all out. Is that feasible?" Luo Buqi calmly discussed with Tan Sheng.
Tan Sheng nodded: "Agreed." His opponent was clearly not interested in fighting, and even if he won, it would be an unfair victory. He might as well grant the other party's suggestion. Besides, he also wanted to know the truth.
The audience watched as the two fought back and forth, but without being so overtly aggressive. Some of the more astute viewers immediately guessed that they were acting.
At the same time, Luo Buqi transmitted his voice to his underlings, telling them to praise his generosity and give several examples to show everyone that he was not stingy at all.
The underlings, upon hearing this, thought, "That's easy."
Moreover, they also wanted to clear their boss's name.
So he blurted out, "I've never seen such a generous person as Senior Brother Luo. He gave me pills one day, talismans the next, and he even said he'd give me a magic weapon today." There was a hidden agenda here.
"It's nothing special. Before the New Year, I was seriously injured, and Senior Brother Luo immediately called a doctor to heal me without saying a word. He even gave me a hundred spirit stones as a reward for my hard work. I am truly fortunate to be his follower." Someone else chimed in.
"What's that compared to what I did? When I was on a mission, I fell into a trap and was in mortal danger. It was Senior Brother Luo who risked his life to save me by going deep behind enemy lines!"
The younger men got more and more excited as they talked, and it didn't sound like they were making it up at all.
The crowd began to waver. Had Junior Sister Lou made a mistake this time?
The next moment.
Yes, Luo Buqi is indeed generous to his younger brother.
But he's incredibly stingy with his own women.
Lou Yuqing glanced at Luo Buqi with disdain. Listening to his lackeys chattering away, she thought he was really generous. But when she checked the system, it really opened her eyes.
Everyone: Oh wow.
His gaze drifted almost imperceptibly to Luo Buqi, wanting to know how he was picking at things.
Luo Buqi angrily retorted: "Nonsense!"
Their love is true; they don't need any external proof!
[Not to mention cultivation resources, there weren't even any sweet words. When asked, the response was always the same: true love cannot be tainted by external things. Then, they would give you a heart-shaped jade pendant as a form of consolation.]
Luo Buqi was stifled: "..."
He felt like he had been predicted.
What's wrong with the jade pendant? He carefully selected it, and it carries his deepest love!
[Don't be fooled by how nice this jade pendant looks; it's a wholesale item. Every woman who becomes Luo Buqi's partner receives one like this.]
[You always say it's true love, but all you give your true love is a heart-shaped jade pendant? That's so perfunctory. What kind of true love is bought wholesale?]
Luo Buqi: "..."
If you don't understand, don't talk nonsense. That's his way of expressing love!
However, the others obviously didn't understand such a stingy approach. Tan Sheng looked at his opponent and curled his lip. Shu'er would definitely not like this kind of person.
As he expected, Wu Fengshu felt extremely disgusted with Luo Buqi upon hearing this, firstly because he was a womanizer, and secondly because he was stingy.
Si Nidie shook her head. The world is going to the dogs, and people's hearts are no longer what they used to be. How could a man like this find a partner? She could only suspect that those women were either blind or had been deceived.
Si Nanren glanced at his sister, roughly understood her thoughts, and agreed with them.
As lovers, Nangong Wen and Chen Mujian felt this even more deeply. Although they rarely gave each other gifts, when they did, they always touched each other's hearts. Over time, their relationship grew even stronger.
How exactly does Luo Buqi date?
The younger brothers covered their faces, held their foreheads, or turned their heads to the side. They couldn't deny it; Senior Brother Luo wasn't exactly generous with his true love for him.
He often says, "Love makes even water taste sweet."
To be honest, they thought this was rather heretical and didn't understand why Senior Brother Luo regarded it as gospel.
Ling Yunxiao silently noted down this potential pitfall for future reference.
Just then, a huge light screen unfolded in the air, and the main characters on the screen were none other than Luo Buqi and a strange female cultivator.
Luo Buqi took out a heart-shaped jade pendant and handed it to the female cultivator, saying, "This is a token of our love that I'm giving you. You must keep it safe. If you lose it, don't blame me for turning my back on you."
Everyone: What the heck?
Shi Xiuxiu rubbed her eyes and found that the scene on the screen had jumped to the next scene. The protagonists were still Luo Buqi and a female cultivator, but the female cultivator was obviously a different person.
"This jade pendant is a token of our love that I gave you. If it is damaged, it will prove that your love for me is not sincere, and then we shall end it here."
Shi Xiuxiu: "..."
It seems she really didn't mishear.
Although Luo Buqi changed his words, the meaning was largely the same.
It's hard to believe that someone in the throes of new love would say such a thing. It's so damn sneaky. Anyone who didn't know better would think that Luo Buqi was threatening the female cultivator.
No wonder Senior Sister Yuqing said that Luo Buqi was stingy with sweet words. Back when Qi Luofeng was pursuing her, he could say all sorts of beautiful words and coaxed her until she was dizzy. Luo Buqi's words were so unpleasant to hear, so the result was predictable.
As expected.
"Luo Buqi, goodbye forever."
"Luo Buqi, we are not suitable."
"Luo Buqi, I'm leaving, don't follow me."
Each time the screen transitioned, the female cultivator's words would be played. No female cultivator could tolerate such a cold and indifferent relationship, and they all proposed breaking up with Luo Buqi.
Ruan Qingzhu and Yuan Shenxing exchanged a glance, speechless.
Luo Buqi's expression was quite varied, turning from pale to red: Where did this screen come from, revealing what he was hiding!
He didn't dare look at the Bailingmen disciples' expressions at all, because he had always told everyone that he was tired of the relationship and had taken the initiative to break up.
How embarrassing it would be if people found out that I was the one who got dumped!
The younger brothers gasped in shock. No wonder Senior Brother Luo always seemed to have a painful past when talking about his true love. They assumed that Senior Brother Luo and his true love had separated because of some unspeakable reason, and they didn't dare to ask any more questions.
Lou Yuqing clicked on the audio-visual presentation, watched the whole process, and then commented sharply.
Luo Buqi is alright as a leader, but he's a complete failure as a partner. Every one of your partners has broken up with you. Can't you reflect on yourself?
The result was the same as before.
[You don't show any love, you don't give a penny, and you spend very little time with them. So what's the point of you dating? Is it for fun, or to show off your charm?]
Lou Yuqing scoffed at this.
Luo Buqi silently retorted in his heart: "Love makes even water taste sweet."
That's how his parents got by, so there's definitely nothing wrong with what he's doing; it's just that he's dating the wrong person. Once he meets the right person, then...
[I knew it! How could someone's relationship turn out like this? Turns out Luo Buqi believed his parents' childish lies.]
Luo Buqi was stunned.
He had heard his parents' stories since he was a child, and there were real examples to prove them, so how could they be false?
Compared to his doubts, the others immediately believed him.
Even his underlings switched sides and sided with Lou Yuqing's sentiments.
When Luo Buqi was little, he would always refuse to go to sleep at night and would ask his mother to tell him a story. However, he would usually only listen to one story and then refuse to listen to it again.
[Only the love stories that Luo's mother had artistically embellished were truly captivating to Luo Buqi. As the stories were told more and more, the versions changed, forming entirely new impressions in Luo Buqi's mind.]
[Luo's mother said that although Luo's father was a bit dull and poor, he was willing to spend most of his monthly allowance to buy her a token of their love. But for Luo Buqi, it became: a good partner doesn't need to be very eloquent or rich, but must have a token of their love.]
Everyone: "..."
Luo Buqi: "..."
He needs to ask his parents for clarification!
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