45 Chapter 45 Sitting in a Row
Chapter 45 Sitting in a Row
Bai Cen had never felt so thrilled or so amused.
Wang Sumo's inescapable net actually captured four of the top martial arts masters in the world.
Such a record is rare to find anywhere else in the entire martial arts world.
Wang Sumo was one of them!
If this gets out, it will probably add another dramatic chapter to the legends surrounding Bazhenlou.
The Eight Treasures Pavilion will only become more mysterious and unpredictable in the martial arts world...
At this moment, the great demon Zhao Tong is on the far left, looking around with a displeased expression; Liu Henshui is in the middle, near Zhao Tong, with his hands clasped together, chanting Amitabha; next to Liu Henshui is Master He, who is the most normal-looking one, though helplessness is written on his face; on the far right is Master Qu, who also has his arms crossed and looks unhappy.
Wang Sumo had agreed with the others that once the net was removed, everyone had to stop fighting.
Bai Cen was also asked to be a witness.
Bai Cen was also amazed. What a damn witness! From now on, anyone who breaks their word will be made a laughing stock in the entire martial arts world.
Then, Wang Sumo also made them supervise each other!
Bai Cen almost burst out laughing.
And so, Wang Sumo withdrew the inescapable net. Although the martial arts seniors all looked rather unhappy, they surprisingly cooperated by sitting at a distance. None of them spoke to each other, and none of them looked at each other.
In short, this was such a strange and funny scene that Bai Cen would not have believed it even if someone told him about it, had he not seen it with his own eyes at the Bazhenlou Restaurant.
But it just happened so naturally.
The three old men and Zhao Tong sat cross-legged in a row, awkwardly yet harmoniously.
Wang Sumo was right across from them, with Bai Cen watching the commotion beside him.
Bai Cen couldn't guess which unexpected direction the next step would take.
In conclusion, Wang Sumo glanced silently at the old men and Zhao Tong, and said leisurely, "Seniors, Great Demon, have you all calmed down?"
After Wang Sumo finished speaking, the old man remained silent; although Master He clenched his fist and coughed lightly twice, he didn't make a sound; Deyuan put his hands together and chanted Amitabha; Zhao Tong looked at the three of them with a puzzled expression, then glanced at Wang Sumo. Although he was not convinced, he also remained silent.
Everyone else is a senior, but he alone has taken the title of "Great Demon King"!
He suddenly seemed less inclined to speak.
Seeing that the four people remained silent, but each had a different expression and a subtle meaning, they realized that the four people were not making a sound.
Bai Cen was both amused and exasperated.
Any one of these individuals would be enough to shake the entire martial arts world.
Now, they were all silently watching Wang Sumo, neither making a sound nor causing any disturbance, and hardly moving at all.
This harmony, tranquility, and eeriness are mixed with an indescribable sense of amusement.
Finally, Wang Sumo spoke first, "That means everyone has calmed down."
Wang Sumo stepped forward and sat down opposite the group. He said sincerely, “Seniors, since we are all old acquaintances, why can’t we talk things out calmly and slowly instead of fighting here? One of you is coughing up blood, and the other, although he didn’t say anything, has had his arm and chest numb from the shock and can’t lift his arm yet.”
Deyuan and the old man consciously took their places.
Wang Sumo continued, "Old Master He still has old injuries, and he had a poor appetite just a couple of days ago. And what about that fish-cleaning knife!"
Zhao Tong: ? ? ?
That fish-cleaning knife? Talk to him!
Zhao Tong frowned.
Wang Sumo continued, "It was because of you that the others started fighting; it was also because of you that the net tightened, and in the end, the four of them were crammed together!"
Zhao Tong: !!!
But the other three people were indeed all kicking him in unison.
Zhao Tong was speechless: "..."
Wang Sumo snapped his fingers, and Zhao Tong, like a puppet on a string, was pulled to turn around by the snap.
Wang Sumo continued, "You are all figures who can shake the entire martial arts world with a mere flick of your finger. A gentleman uses words, not fists. It's not too late to fight if things become unclear!"
Wang Sumo called out names one by one: "The one who comes in shouting for violence right away, yes, you have good knife skills, I saw it in Carp Town too. With such good knife skills, how beautiful it would be to cut a poached chicken! And the cuts when killing fish, when making steamed fish, the curves are particularly beautiful! Not everyone has such knife skills to butcher chickens, ducks, and fish. It takes talent to be smooth and flowing, it's such a pleasing thing to look at! You just open your mouth and say you either die or cook, it's so vulgar!"
Zhao Tong: ? ? ?
Zhao Tong: !!!
But the great demon Zhao Tong suddenly seemed to be struck by something, and stopped speaking, not even uttering his usual catchphrase.
"Amitabha." Deyuan was annoyed. So, Zhao's catchphrases were only directed at him?
"And this Master Deyuan." Wang Sumo then called out his name.
Deyuan immediately sat up straight and said, "Excellent, excellent."
Wang Sumo continued, "Master Deyuan, although I am not yet sure whether you are the notorious bandit Liu Hentian, if it weren't for your guidance when the old man was sparring with Alliance Leader Zhao, the fight wouldn't have lasted so long. Especially that palm strike from the old man, you could have avoided taking it head-on and wouldn't have been injured and coughed up blood. In the end, you even dragged in Elder He and Alliance Leader Zhao, turning it into a four-person melee."
Although Deyuan had been trying to mediate the fight and felt the same way, after hearing what Wang Sumo said, he realized that the other party was right.
“Amitabha, what you say is true, this old monk should not have done so,” Deyuan said in a low voice.
The old man got angry as soon as he heard him speak, and immediately bypassed Master He and started yelling at Deyuan, "Still pretending! Addicted to pretending to be a monk, huh? What trick are you trying to pull this time?"
When Old Master Qu got agitated, Zhao Tong also got angry. Fortunately, De Yuan pulled Zhao Tong back, Old Master He pulled Old Master Qu back, and finally Wang Su Mo picked up the crossbow with another inescapable net.
The four of them were all bewildered, and then fell silent.
She knew there would be another round of this, so she held the crossbow in her hand and, now that its deterrent effect had worn off, casually tossed it to Bai Cen.
Bai Cen quickly took it, thankfully he caught it!
Bai Cen breathed a sigh of relief. He was terrified; he had broken a lot of money!
Bai Cen felt bad about spending the money.
This time, Wang Sumo deliberately sat down in front of Old Master Qu. Old Master Qu knew very well that he was in the wrong and felt guilty, so he had been deliberately avoiding Sumo's gaze. But now that she had sat down right in front of him without any warning, he couldn't avoid her. He couldn't very well let the other three watch him being forced to face the wall in repentance by this girl!
The old man was speechless, annoyed, and somewhat helpless. "I know! I know~ I shouldn't have let this foul-mouthed junior incite me to fight. I only used the Cloud Piercing Mountain Breaking Hand because I couldn't stand it!"
A foul-mouthed back. (Note: The last part is a Chinese idiom and doesn't translate directly.)
"Amitabha Buddha," Deyuan reassured her in advance this time.
Zhao Tong remained silent.
The old man exclaimed excitedly, "Liu Hentian is a disgrace to the martial arts world! He has countless lives on his hands, and he could never wash away his sins, even if he jumped into the Yellow River! His crimes are heinous and too numerous to count! We've been chasing him for so long, and finally we've met again! It's not that he won't be punished, it's just that his time hasn't come yet!!"
Wang Sumo remained calm. "What did Fang Ru say last time?"
Old Master Qu: "..."
He had prepared a whole host of arguments, sure to be righteous and eloquent, but when the girl suddenly brought up Fang Rushi, the old man was caught off guard and stunned by her question. He then became hesitant and looked around, but dared not meet Wang Sumo's gaze.
Wang Sumo was clear-headed, but she didn't expose him directly.
Fang Rushi said countless times, "Don't get excited, absolutely don't get excited, control your temper, or that damn headache will flare up every few days!"
The old man's heart still skipped a beat.
He had completely forgotten everything when he suddenly saw Liu Hentian, but the girl's words reminded him of this matter.
Remembering how the girl had described her headache, he didn't want the other people here to see it again.
As expected, Zhao Tong and Liu Hentian were both completely confused. The girl didn't mention it again, and only then did the old man feel relieved.
But once he was caught in the wrong, he was too embarrassed to be so assertive anymore, and the old man's arrogance suddenly waned.
Wang Sumo continued, "Even if Master Deyuan is Liu Hentian of Jiangyang Avenue, decades have passed. In such a long time, you don't know what happened, and you don't give anyone a chance to speak. You just come up and shout for war. What's the difference between you and the great demon?"
The Great Demon Lord: !!!
Take the old man: !!!
Wang Sumo comforted him, "Just listen to what he has to say first, it's not too late to fight after he's finished speaking! You suddenly started fighting, you don't know the situation of the other party, and you don't know the situation of the people with him, but you just went ahead and did it. It's not good for Grandpa He to help you, and it's not good if he doesn't help you, Grandpa He is still injured! Putting aside the question of whether you can win such a rash fight, shouldn't you also worry about the people around you?"
Old Master Qu: "..."
Too!
They led Lao He into the ditch.
Finally, it was Old Master He's turn. Wang Sumo sighed softly, "Old Master He, you are a gentleman, gentle and refined, but some old men are different. They're like oil in a frying pan, ready to explode at any moment. You haven't seen him for over twenty years, so you're being polite to him. You should have acted like you did twenty years ago, when the old man gets angry and acts recklessly, just put him down directly, so he wouldn't cause trouble."
After Wang Sumo finished speaking, Old Master He stroked his beard and nodded, "What you say is absolutely right, that's true. There's no need to be distant with him."
Bai Cen watched quietly as Wang Sumo berated all the martial arts seniors in front of him, then suddenly looked up at him.
"Me, me?" Bai Cen pointed to himself in disbelief.
He... he has problems too, doesn't he?
He couldn't get involved.
Wang Sumo had a headache and whispered, "I mean, go make a pot of tea."
"Oh." Bai Cen suddenly realized, yes, he must be thirsty after talking for so long. "I'll go right now."
After saying that, he turned back and asked, "What kind of tea should I make?"
Wang Sumo whispered, "Soak whatever you want."
"Okay." The tea that Xiaobai brewed was ready right away.
Finally, Wang Sumo turned around again. Since everyone was sitting on the ground, Wang Sumo spoke first, "I know that everyone has questions. Now that you're all sitting here, speak up first. It's not too late to fight after we've clarified everything. Who wants to speak first?"
As soon as Wang Sumo finished speaking, Deyuan put his hands together and said, "Amitabha, since this matter arose because of me, let me speak first. After I finish speaking, I think the doubts in the hearts of Benefactor He and Benefactor Zhao will be resolved."
Deyuan lowered his head slightly and sighed softly, "This old monk is indeed Liu Henshui..."
[Author's Note]
I'll update once more today. There's also a red envelope in this chapter, so remember to check in. They'll all be sent out before 12:00 noon tomorrow.
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Starting tomorrow, I won't have to run between two places anymore. I'll resume the two-update-per-day schedule and the 5 PM update time. Sorry for the long wait! [clasped hands]
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