Chapter 17 Can’t a man ask to fight with you?
In a corner not far from where they were chasing drugs, sat a group of middle-aged and elderly people with pale hair and wrinkled faces.
They closed their eyes, crossed their legs, and sat on the ground. They were not wearing any clothes, but dense, colorful insects almost covered their body below the neck, leaving only their heads exposed.
When Zhui Du and his men successfully broke the formation, the group of elderly people all opened their eyes, their eyes filled with shock and astonishment. They said in unison:
"How is that possible?!"
Even if they all worked together, they might not be able to break this formation. Zhui Du was so young, not even thirty years old, and he was actually able to successfully break the formation?!
"Could it be that someone is helping him?"
Among the crowd, one of the elderly people thought for a long time and then spoke slowly.
As soon as the words fell, another person immediately retorted:
"Impossible! Zhui Du has been aloof and arrogant since childhood. He refuses to interact with anyone, believing that he is naturally intelligent and can handle anything on his own.
How could such a person be willing to bring others to our Wuya tribe, a place full of dangers for him?
Here, he's lucky enough not to be bothered by others holding him back. For him, the idea of trusting others with his back is like a fantasy!"
The person who was speaking was extremely excited, and the others all looked at him. From their eyes, it could be seen that most people agreed with what he said.
The person in front of him was Zhui Du's former master, and also Zhui Du's adoptive father in a sense.
When Zhui Du was still young and crying for food, he began to take good care of Zhui Du and personally raised him up little by little.
What he said must be credible!
Although most people agreed with the drug-chasing master's statement, there were still a few people who disagreed.
For example, the elderly man who initially doubted the drug chaser and asked for help still maintained his opinion and said:
“The past is the past, the present is the present, and people change.
It has been ten years since Zhui Du left the Wuya tribe. Such a long time, these ten years, you don’t know, and neither do I.
Perhaps, during these ten years, he slowly began to learn to trust others and made friends with like-minded people. It is not impossible."
These words deeply hurt Master Zhui Du's heart.
He has been with Zhui Du for more than ten years. During this period, he has put in countless efforts, but has never gained Zhui Du's trust.
Moreover, when Zhui Du decided to change the Wu Ya tribe's perception of Zisha Guiming and take action, the first person Zhui Du hid the truth from was him. It was not until Zhui Du got into trouble and was expelled from the Wu Ya tribe that he found out what had happened.
What about him? What was he to Zhuidu? A mere tool responsible for raising him up?
Master Zhui Du stopped talking, he just felt very upset.
The person sitting next to Master Zhui Du was a long-time friend of his. He saw what Master Zhui Du was thinking, thought for a moment, and then slowly retorted:
"Actually, it's not necessarily true that we've sought assistance. As you said, we're not fully aware of the changes in drug hunting over the past decade.
It is also possible that he got some opportunity during this period and happened to be able to break our formation. This is also a possibility.
We have to go and see what happened in detail.”
This made sense. Now everyone had no objections and nodded. While nodding, they were thinking silently in their brains and said in confusion:
What kind of opportunity would be needed to break their formation that no one has been able to break for hundreds of years?
Even if there were people helping, how capable were those people to avoid being wiped out along with the poison chasers and instead break the formation?
——
Once the formation was broken, everyone came from all directions and gathered around Xu Ren'er with him as the center.
"Drug chase, where should we go next? Can we speed up the process?"
As soon as the group of people gathered together, Tang Beiju immediately spoke to Zhui Du.
From the moment Liu Roulei stepped on his knees and hands, he really wanted to end it all quickly, go back and take a good bath to wash himself clean.
"Go straight over there. It will take about an incense stick of time to reach the Insect Sacrifice Tower."
As he spoke, Zhui Du pointed in a direction to everyone and continued:
"We expended a lot of energy just now to break the formation.
As for the Insect Sacrifice Tower ahead, I'm afraid that there will be a large number of people from the Mist Sprout Clan waiting for us, and each of them is very powerful. If we want to conquer it, it will take a lot of effort.
I understand how you all feel. I'm even more anxious myself. I want to reach the Insect Sacrifice Tower and see Zhuidao as quickly as possible more than anyone else.
But no!
We have to stop, adjust a little, and wait until we are in better shape before we can set off and face the next challenge."
This makes sense, Xu Ren'er agreed:
"I agree with Zhui Du's idea. We can't set off right away. Just to break the formation just now, we had a very difficult time. If Nie Mufeng wasn't there, even if we could break the formation, it would definitely not be as easy as this.
And this is just the first hurdle. What we will face next is completely unknown and may be even more difficult.
If we were to face the next challenge in this completely unadjusted state, we would be overwhelmed, and that would play right into the enemy's hands."
Xu Ren'er and Zhui Du's conversation more or less dissuaded some people from continuing to rush forward. Everyone pondered their words and their brains calmed down instantly.
No one raised any objections, so Xu Ren'er immediately made the decision to rest and adjust on the spot.
As for when the break will end, Xu Ren'er will observe everyone's condition and inform them after confirming that they are almost ready.
"Tang Beiju, I'm really sorry that I had to step on you a few times in a hurry just now. I heard that you have a serious mysophobia. I have a handkerchief here. You can use it to wipe yourself.
Although the effect is not great, it is better than nothing. I hope it can alleviate your mysophobia a little bit."
When Tang Beiju learned that he had to make adjustments on the spot, he suddenly felt unwell.
But he was not an unreasonable person. For the sake of the overall situation, he had to try hard to suppress his anxiety.
His face remained expressionless, but the aura around him was colder than ever.
Xu Ren'er was very familiar with Tang Beiju. She noticed Tang Beiju's abnormality and was about to go over to talk to him, but as soon as she took a step forward, someone had already arrived beside Tang Beiju.
This person was Liu Roulei. She quietly left Nie Erfeng and came to Tang Beiju to apologize sincerely.
She took out a light blue handkerchief from her sleeve. The texture of the handkerchief was very good at first glance, silky and thin, without any extra patterns embroidered on it. It was a pure blue handkerchief.
She handed the handkerchief to Tang Beiju, and looked at him seriously with tears in her eyes, waiting for his response.
Tang Beiju stared straight at the handkerchief in Liu Roulei's hand, or rather, the hand that she was holding up the handkerchief with, and remained silent.
Liu Roulei's delicate hands are very beautiful, white and clean, without any calluses, which perfectly fits her identity as a master of hidden weapons. It is obvious at a glance that she takes great care of her hands in her daily life.
Tang Beiju carefully examined Liu Roulei's hand, then retracted his gaze and refused:
"I appreciate your kindness, but take the handkerchief back. This isn't your fault. You and I both know this; it's all due to the current situation."
"but……"
But you were obviously very unhappy because she stepped on you a few times.
"If you sincerely want to apologize, after today's incident with the Mist Sprout Clan is over, you and I can set up a time for you to duel with me.
What do you think?
Speaking of which, he and Liu Roulei did not have any chance to fight in the several rounds of martial arts competitions in Jiucai Country.
Liu Roulei is a martial arts master ranked alongside him, even younger than him, the same age as his sister Tang Qiuyue, and extremely talented.
In fact, he had wanted to compete with Liu Roulei for a long time, but he never had the chance.
The feeling of meeting a worthy opponent is rare in the world. Now that Liu Roulei has taken the initiative to talk to him, he will not miss this rare opportunity to compete.
When Liu Rou heard Tang Beiju's request, a hint of surprise flashed across her tearful eyes. She couldn't help but lower her head and smile, and withdrew the hand she had extended and took back the handkerchief.
"This is the first time in my life that a man has asked me to compete with him."
As soon as these words came out, Tang Beiju immediately stared at her with a very strange look, and said with a puzzled look:
"Can't a man ask to fight you?"
Tang Beiju's serious questioning made Liu Roulei silent.
She suddenly realized that her thoughts seemed to have deviated unintentionally.
The unfortunate experience in her childhood made her believe that men always look down on women. They naturally think that women are weaker than men and that women are more suitable to be qualified sex tools than to be powerful warriors.
She saw through this kind of thinking and hated it so much!!
Therefore, she constantly pursues strength, while still retaining the image of the little white flower who was trained by that organization.
She pretended to be weak, but when she saw that group of disgusting men were deceived by her weak appearance, they were ruthlessly crushed under her feet.
An indescribable sense of joy would arise in her heart.
However, now, when Tang Beiju treated her as an equal and a normal martial arts master, without any pure distinction between men and women in his eyes, he instead annoyed her.
"I just... this is the first time I've seen you like this..."
Tang Beiju frowned. He probably guessed what was going on in Liu Roulei's mind and very rudely interrupted what Liu Roulei was about to say to make amends:
"You're only fifteen years old, and you're still a long way from being halfway through your life. I'm not a rare person.
In your future, you will inevitably meet more and more people like me who regard you purely as an opponent.
Don't treat me like a special person. Don't talk nonsense like "I'm seeing you for the first time"; it makes me uncomfortable...
Later, you can ask other men here, like Shangguan Jieshu or Zhui Du, and invite them to a duel. See if they will refuse helplessly or accept it happily.
If you observe their reactions, you will know whether your cognition needs to be changed.
There are many disgusting people in this world, but there are also many beautiful and innocent people.
Okay, that’s all I have to say.
I don't want to waste time on you. Just one sentence. Are you willing to fight me?!"
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