Chapter 16 The Arena
"Why don't you ask this young lady why she came back here?"
Ye Gucheng spoke coldly.
The Prince of Pingnan was taken aback and turned to look at the extraordinary encounter.
Before he could even ask, Xiushuo frankly shared his extraordinary encounter.
“I placed a bet at the gambling den that Ximen Chuixue would win. So I wanted to injure him a little; I couldn’t just lose a thousand gold pieces for nothing.”
"..."
The heir of the Prince of Pingnan remained silent.
Are you short of money?
“It’s not that we’re particularly short of money,” Xiu Chuqi said matter-of-factly, “but the more money the better!”
"My place..."
"Your Highness!"
The confidant, who was a step behind, only heard the second half of the sentence and immediately interrupted him loudly.
“Your personal savings are already depleted; if you want to raise more money, you'll have to sell your land and shops.”
The trusted aide looked at the Prince of Pingnan with disappointment: "His Highness will not agree to you selling off your assets at this time."
"Then, in my treasure vault..."
"Moreover," deliberately raising his voice, the Prince of Pingnan's confidant looked at Xiu Chuqiyu, "even if you sell the treasures in the storeroom to raise a sum of money, Miss Xiu probably won't accept it, right?"
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"Of course I can! Why wouldn't I accept it if you gave it to me?"
He boasted about his extraordinary adventures and spoke with self-righteousness.
What a joke! What player would feel guilty receiving gifts from NPCs? They're not real people.
I'll collect a huge amount, okay!
Unexpectedly, Xiu, who had just experienced a miraculous encounter, could speak so frankly. The heir apparent of the Prince of Pingnan was speechless, momentarily stunned.
The Crown Prince of Pingnan: "I don't quite understand a young lady's thoughts, nor do I know if what you said was just said in anger, but..."
The Prince of Pingnan awkwardly handed a key to Xiu Chuqi.
The Crown Prince of Pingnan said, “This is the key to my private treasury, which contains all the gifts I’ve received since I was a child. If you need anything in the future, just go there and take it.”
"My goodness!" Showing off her extraordinary encounter was quite surprised.
"Are NPCs with maxed-out favorability really this generous? They give you whatever you ask for, and even give it to you when you don't ask?"
"This is really..."
"That's so cool!"
Select an emote, show off your amazing encounter, and hug the Prince of Pingnan: "You're really generous, kid!"
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Lu Xiaofeng sent Xue Bing to a familiar security escort agency and asked them to arrange for someone to escort her back. At the same time, he strictly forbade her from running around. Lu Xiaofeng was finally relieved of a worry.
However, he might just be naturally prone to attracting trouble. Before he could even return to Chunhua Restaurant to retrieve the pre-ordered food and wine, a man with a sword blocked his way.
"Lu Xiaofeng, where is Ximen Chuixue?"
The visitor was none other than Yan Renying, one of the Three Heroes and Four Beauties of Emei.
"What do you want with Ximen Chuixue?"
Yan Renying sneered: "He killed my master and kidnapped my junior sister. Now you're asking me why I'm looking for Ximen Chuixue?"
"Since you already know he has the ability to kill your master, why do you go looking for him? Do you think he will show you mercy?"
Lu Xiaofeng sighed.
“Ximen Chuixue never showed mercy to anyone who drew their sword against him.”
"That's none of your business. You just need to tell me where he is."
"Would you believe me if I said I didn't know where he was?"
"You don't know where he is?" Yan Renying refused to be fooled: "You are his friend, and Ximen Chuixue only has you as a friend."
"Even friends don't always know where they are."
"I……"
Before Yan Renying could finish speaking, a commotion broke out not far away.
"Someone's dead! Someone's dead!"
Lu Xiaofeng dashed out in one stride, and Yan Renying, startled, followed closely behind.
Suddenly, a white horse appeared out of nowhere, carrying a person on its back. The two stopped the horse and were horrified to find that the person on the horse was Zhang Yingfeng's corpse.
There were no other wounds on the body except for a cut on the neck, which was made by an extremely fast sword.
"It's Ximen Chuixue! He killed our senior brother. Only he could wield such a fast sword!"
Yan Renying's eyes were red and swollen as she stared intently at Lu Xiaofeng.
"Even so, you still won't reveal Ximen Chuixue's whereabouts?"
Lu Xiaofeng, of course, could not say.
Not only can he not speak, but he also cannot go back to ask Ximen Chuixue now.
Two days later would be the fifteenth of September. He couldn't disturb Ximen Chuixue's state of mind, nor could he let Sun Xiuqing, a pregnant woman, learn of her senior brother's death at this time.
He suddenly missed his chance to show off his adventures.
"I wonder if she'll get any news."
Lost in thought, he saw a white carrier pigeon carrying a package flying toward him.
Are you looking for me?
"Coo-coo." A strange carrier pigeon landed on his arm.
Lu Xiaofeng took out the letter that Gugu had given him. Upon opening it, a silk bodice fell directly into his hands.
"!!!"
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After touring the Prince of Pingnan's storeroom, Xiuchu showed no interest in the various non-interactive decorations. She went to the embroidery room to get a new outfit and then left the Prince of Pingnan's residence.
Having lost his goal once again, Show-off's adventures have forced him to start looking for new sources of amusement.
"By the way, since this game has brothels and gambling dens, is there a martial arts contest for marriage?"
Thinking of the classic scenes from TV dramas, Show-off decided to go and find them.
It's okay even if you don't have it.
"I can set up my own arena!"
After flying around the city and not finding a martial arts arena, Showman chose the liveliest spot and started the arena.
"A martial arts contest to find a husband, the registration fee is ten gold coins."
The arena description has been changed, showcasing a serendipitous encounter and quietly awaiting the destined one.
Zhang San: "There's a martial arts contest here to find a husband."
Li Si: "Yes, this girl is really pretty."
Wang Ermazi: "It's just that the registration fee is too expensive, it costs ten taels of gold. Otherwise, I would definitely have gone up and tried it."
Zhang San: "You think you can compete with your pathetic skills? Look at your ugly face, do you even deserve such a beautiful girl?"
Wang Ermazi: "Why am I not good enough? Since it's a martial arts contest to choose a husband, the winner can marry a beautiful bride. Why am I not good enough?"
Zhang San: "You're not worthy, you're the most worthy! You dare to go up and try?"
Wang Ermazi: "I'm short of money, aren't I? If I had money, I would definitely go up and give it a try."
After watching the NPC dialogues for ages and trying to find a lucky break, I still haven't met a sucker.
"Wait a minute, isn't this supposed to be a martial arts world? Surely everyone has enough to be short of ten taels of gold? Could it be that they're all uninterested in a martial arts contest to find a husband?"
After thinking about it, I revised the arena description again.
"Let's make friends through martial arts. The winner will receive a copy of the Celestial Immortal Flying Manual and a registration fee of ten gold coins."
Indeed, the most attractive thing in the martial arts world is still martial arts manuals.
As the most prominent man in the capital, Ye Gucheng's martial arts manuals have become even more attractive.
Less than fifteen minutes after showing off his extraordinary encounter and modifying the arena description, a man spoke up to inquire.
Yan Renying: "Miss, are you sure you can produce the secret manual of the Celestial Immortal?"
Without explaining his extraordinary encounter, he simply opened his backpack, selected the secret manual, and clicked to use it.
The next moment, the original Heavenly Flying Immortal was unleashed, leaving a deep crater in front of the arena.
The NPC opposite him, pale-faced, clasped his hands in a fist salute.
Yan Renying: "I'm sorry, miss."
He then prepared to leave.
"Hey, why are you leaving?" Showing off her extraordinary encounter, she tried to persuade him to stay, but he walked even faster.
Tang Tianzong: "Because he knows he can't be your match."
"Why is it like this?" Show off your adventures and complain. "Whether they are opponents or not, we should at least have a match first."
Tang Tianzong: "Since you are so eager to fight, young lady, why don't I have a go at you?"
"You?" Showing off his adventures, he took a closer look at the other party and found that he was a young NPC dressed in gorgeous clothes.
"rich!"
Showing off an extraordinary encounter made my eyes light up.
"Of course! Just pay ten gold coins to go on stage for a martial arts competition. The winner will receive the Celestial Immortal Flying Manual."
He took out a gold ingot and tossed it to the showman, who then leaped onto the stage.
"Miss, please forgive me."
Backpack balance increased by 10, show off the cheat code to cancel the adventure, and switch skills and equipment to PVP to prepare for battle.
Tang Tianzong immediately launched a poisoned dart. Martial arts assistants were not allowed on the arena, so he used his extraordinary ability to withstand the attack. He then countered with a Frost Sky Sword Cold Enlightenment, stunning Tang Tianzong and silencing him for four seconds.
Taking advantage of the opponent's inability to retaliate, I quickly clicked "Sword Breaking the Void * Enlightenment" to unleash my burst skill, and then desperately followed up with "River and Sea Condensing Light * Enlightenment" to continue dealing damage.
Four seconds passed quickly, and Tang Tianzong regained his mobility. Seeing the opponent rapidly approaching, he quickly used his "Adventure" skill to follow up with a "Sword Shadow Imprint" to repel the opponent. He then added a "Sword Heart Clarity" to further damage.
NPCs with no crowd control abilities and short health bars are just experience points. Even if you show off your luck and have no skill, just randomly clicking skills, you can still easily defeat Tang Tianzong.
Looking at the opponent's health bar, which was down to a sliver, he kindly offered his help.
"You'd better meditate and recover your health quickly, or I'm afraid you might suddenly die later."
Tang Tianzong: "You!"
The NPC looked at the person who had just experienced the adventure with a flushed face, and after a long while, he finally managed to speak.
Tang Tianzong: "Why don't you use the Celestial Immortal?"
This is the second NPC to ask this question. Showing off my adventure, I already knew how to answer.
"I don't need to travel right now, so I don't need it."
Tang Tianzong: "You used the Celestial Immortal Technique to travel?"
"Is that not allowed?"
Tang Tianzong burst into laughter.
Tang Tianzong: "Sure! Of course!"
Tang Tianzong: "Celestial beings are born to travel!"
Showing off her strange encounter, she stared at the NPC in front of her, patiently waiting for him to finish laughing. Before she could even urge him to move aside, the NPC pulled out a bottle and threw it at her.
After frantically clicking through the quick event (QTE), the game character successfully received the bottle.
"What's this?"
Tang Tianzong: "The antidote."
Tang Tianzong: "Miss, you were hit by my poisoned dart. If you don't take the antidote in time, you will surely die within three days."
Upon hearing this, Xiu Chuqi immediately opened the character interface and indeed found a negative status.
"Poisoned: If not treated in time, death will occur within ten minutes."
Showing off an extraordinary encounter made my eyes light up.
"I don't want the antidote, but could you give me some of this poison instead?"
If this thing were placed on Xia Ke Island, it would probably attract most of the island's population to eat poison!
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