Chapter 18 The Nature of the World
Liu Roulei finally agreed to Tang Beiju's request for a fight.
Tang Beiju's brows immediately lit up with joy, and the unhappiness he had originally felt because of being stepped on by Liu Roulei disappeared.
As for Liu Roulei, she listened to Tang Beiju's words, looked around, and slowly came to Shangguan Jieshu.
Zhui Du had already competed with her. Mo Youli and Tang Beiju were from the same school, so there was no point in referring to them. Nie Mufeng was Nie Erfeng's younger brother, and she didn't want to compete with Nie Erfeng's relatives for the time being.
After much thought, there was probably only one man present who could be chosen by her.
"Master Shangguan, after the drug hunt is over, I'd like to find a time to challenge you in a duel. Are you willing?"
Liu Roulei's invitation came very suddenly. A hint of surprise flashed across Shangguan Jieshu's eyes. After he reacted, his eyes were full of ecstasy. He immediately nodded and agreed.
Moreover, he was afraid that Liu Roulei would suddenly change her mind, so before Liu Roulei could reply, he directly reported the time and place and asked:
"Do you think this time and place is acceptable to you? Or tell me when you are free, I am always available!"
Shangguan Jieshu's enthusiasm made Liu Roulei laugh and cry. She couldn't help but ask, "Do you really want to duel with me?"
"Of course! Who wouldn't want to?! You're a recognized powerhouse. I'd definitely gain some inspiration from competing with you. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! Who, a martial arts enthusiast, would be willing to give up this chance?!"
Liu Roulei raised her eyebrows and grasped the key words:
"A recognized strong person? You think... I'm stronger than you?"
This question made Shangguan Jieshu choke. He frowned and his face was full of confusion.
Liu Roulei did not urge him, but just gazed at Shangguan Jieshu gently, patiently waiting for Shangguan Jieshu's answer.
"How should I put it? We haven't even competed yet, so it's hard to say who's stronger or weaker.
But what I said about you being a recognized strong man is completely well-founded.
You were the champion of last year's Jiucai Kingdom Martial Arts Competition and the runner-up this year. Aren't these titles enough to prove that you are a recognized strong man?
And you are still very young now, just turned fifteen, the same age as my sister. As long as you keep persisting and constantly improve your martial arts, well..."
Shangguan Jieshu pondered while expressing his thoughts to Liu Roulei. Finally, he concluded:
"Although I'm reluctant, your talent is far superior to mine. When I was your age, I might not have achieved what you have.
No, strictly speaking, at my age, I don’t seem to have achieved what you have…
If I were fifteen now, I would think you would be better than me...
Well, however, these are all hypothetical questions, and we still need to compare them to understand clearly.
After all, we haven't fought yet, so I may not be inferior to you. We still have to wait and see the result of the fight."
Perhaps it was because Liu Roulei's question came so suddenly that even though Shangguan Jieshu thought about it for a while, after he finished speaking, he still felt that his description was a bit incoherent and contradictory.
"Do you understand what I'm saying?"
Shangguan Jieshu thought: There is a high probability that he won’t understand, after all, what he said was quite confusing and disorganized.
However, Liu Roulei just smiled, and there was no confusion in her eyes. On the contrary, Shangguan Jieshu actually tasted a sense of sudden enlightenment from it.
Shangguan Jieshu: ???
He probably spent too much energy dealing with those bugs and was really tired, and even started to have hallucinations.
Liu Roulei didn't give Shangguan Jieshu much time to read her inner thoughts from her expression. She slowly said:
"I understand. Just come to the time and place you mentioned. I'll be there on time."
In fact, Liu Roulei didn't care about what Shangguan Jieshu said at all. She just kept observing Shangguan Jieshu's expression when he spoke, and judged what she wanted to read most.
And she did make the judgment.
She personally killed the organization that trained her to be a tool, and after avenging her former master Mu Shuangyan, she believed that she had long since walked out of the haze of the past.
However, in reality, the traces of the past followed her everywhere. The harder she tried to get rid of the scars left behind, the less she realized that such efforts would lead her to another extreme of thinking.
Yes! She is only fifteen years old!
She still has a long way to go. Why should she extrapolate her past experiences to every step of her future cognition, and conclude early on that she has seen through the true nature of the world and the complexity of human beings?
Tang Beiju's words woke her up, and Shangguan Jieshu's words and actions once again proved that Tang Beiju's words were correct.
Perhaps she should open her eyes again and look at the world, to understand the essence of the world again, and to appreciate the multiple complexities of human nature...
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Seeing that everyone had rested enough, Xu Ren'er immediately called everyone together and set off for the Insect Sacrifice Tower.
The journey to the Insect Sacrifice Tower was not far, so everyone quickened their pace and soon arrived at their destination.
The appearance of the Insect Sacrifice Tower was beyond everyone's expectations. Although it was called a tower, it actually looked more like a huge tombstone, and it did not look like anything a tower should look like.
The front and back of the tombstone are square. The standing stone at the back is about ten meters high and five meters wide, and is light gray.
If you look closely, you will find that there are actually fine lines engraved on it. Each line is the shape of an insect moving, and it is carved so vividly that it seems as if the insect is still alive and crawling freely on the stone.
The stone lying horizontally in front has a smooth and flat surface without any patterns on it. It is just pure dark black and there is nothing special about it.
On top of this dark stone stood a group of people wearing pure black cloaks and pure black clothes. They had no expression on their faces, and their clothes almost blended perfectly with the pure black stone.
From Xu Ren'er's perspective, at first glance, he would mistakenly think that this group of people was completely embedded in the horizontal pure black stone.
"Ximen Ren'an, we have been waiting for you for a long time."
Li Huozi stood out from the crowd and spoke slowly in the direction of the poison chaser.
As soon as he finished speaking, the person standing next to him immediately tugged at his cloak and whispered:
"You called him the wrong name. He has been expelled from the Wuya tribe. The name Ximen Ren'an has been stripped away. It no longer belongs to him. We should call him Zhui Du!"
Li Huozi's eyes flashed with displeasure when he heard this. He pursed his lips, waved his cloak vigorously, and said in a calm tone:
"knew."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Zhui Du with a burning gaze and continued:
"Zhuidu, the Insect Sacrifice Tower will officially open in half an hour. Are you sure you can defeat us and successfully enter the Insect Sacrifice Tower within this half hour?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the eyes of the people around him suddenly widened and were filled with surprise.
Li Huozi is the legendary pig teammate!
The opening hours of the Insect Sacrifice Tower were changed this year, at least an hour earlier. They could obviously use this information gap to deceive Zhui Du and prevent him from entering the Insect Sacrifice Tower because the time factor did not match.
And that idiot Li Huozi actually revealed all the information?!
No, why didn't he realize before that Li Huozi was actually a person with a toxic brain?!
Zhui Du raised his eyebrows. Li Huozi's words clearly gave him a message:
The time for the Insect Sacrifice Tower has been advanced, and he needs to deal with the Mist Bud Clan who are blocking his way as soon as possible, otherwise he will miss the opportunity to talk to Zhui Dao.
Was it revealed on purpose? Zhui Du wondered.
Actually, he and Li Huozi are old acquaintances.
They grew up together. His master and Li Huozi's master have been friends for many years. Li Huozi's master often brings Li Huozi to visit them.
After a few interactions, the two little guys of the same age became familiar with each other.
Li Huozi had a bad temper since childhood and would get angry easily, which had offended many people.
However, he was aloof and arrogant, and also offended many people. The two of them got together and successfully became the objects of dislike among the children around them.
Zhui Du actually has a very good impression of Li Huozi. Although Li Huozi is not smart enough and occasionally needs him to clean up the mess behind the scenes, he is not a bad person at heart and will be the first to share any benefits with him.
What a pity...
Whether it was Li Huozi or his best master, both were people whose minds were completely ingrained with the outdated ideas of the Wuya tribe...
Zhui Du believed that they cared about him and were biased towards him, but he was also very clear that he was not the same kind of person as them.
In fact, on his road to reform, those who loved him the most became the biggest stumbling blocks on his road to success...
Forcing them to stay for you will only make everyone miserable.
"Half an hour? You may not overestimate your abilities. It's only half an hour, which is more than enough for us."
Zhui Du ignored the goodwill hidden in Li Huozi's sarcastic words and directly retorted.
Zhui Du has the confidence to say this.
If he were alone, even if he managed to break the formation, he would be seriously injured when he arrived here. With so many people in front of him, even if he had extraordinary abilities, it would be difficult for him to get rid of them within half an hour.
but……
A hint of warmth flashed across Zhui Du's eyes:
However, now that he has a group of capable partners by his side, all difficulties will become easy.
"us"?
Li Huozi frowned, and unconsciously, he grasped the key words.
Are those who chase drugs also people who say “we”?
Only then did he realize that there were already many people standing around Zhui Du.
Just now, his eyes were fixed on Zhui Du, and he didn't pay attention to the situation around Zhui Du at all. Now when he noticed other people, he began to carefully scan everyone except Zhui Du, his eyes full of confusion.
Are these the people who have received recognition from drug hunters?
It doesn't seem so special. Why would Zhui Du, who is so aloof, choose them as his companions?
"Half an hour is more than enough for you guys, but what if we're included?"
Before Li Huozi could continue to confront Zhui Du, a hoarse voice came from not far away. Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw a group of elderly people walking towards them and standing beside Li Huozi, as if to cheer for Li Huozi and the others.
The person who spoke was the oldest among this group of elderly people.
At the same time, he was also the first person to suggest that drug chasers might make friends outside.
His cloudy and deep eyes slowly swept over Zhui Du, and the doubts that had been bothering him suddenly became clear.
It seems that drug hunting has indeed undergone tremendous changes in the past decade.
He has begun to learn to trust others and has made many excellent and powerful friends.
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