Chapter 75 Resurrection
Showing off his extraordinary encounter, he glanced at the waiter in amazement.
No wonder everyone says you can't underestimate anyone, especially well-informed people like waiters.
If he hadn't revealed this information, Xiu would have been completely clueless about how to handle the extraordinary encounter.
Now that she knows the assassin organization is near Songjiang Prefecture, she only needs to keep an eye on the red names on her focus list to easily and effectively find the leader of the assassin organization.
There's no need to worry about killing the wrong person, since everyone is a red-named player anyway, so it doesn't matter if you kill the wrong one.
Just as she finished her meal and was about to leave, a young man, surrounded by a group of people, came upstairs.
"If you ask me, although this restaurant's perch is delicious, it can't compare to the one made by Second Master Zuo Qinghou himself. His perch is the best in the world."
The servant behind the young master bowed and said with a smile, "Young master is joking. Who doesn't know that Master Zuo's hand-painted perch is the best in the world? But the Zuo family and our Xue family have been enemies for a hundred years. We are not fortunate enough to eat his perch."
"Fortunately, the best restaurant in Songjiang Prefecture is not bad either. It is the season when the perch is at its fattest and most delicious. It would be quite nice to enjoy the perch here."
"Who says I don't have the luck to enjoy that food..."
Before he could finish speaking, the group saw Xiu sitting alone by the window, having experienced a strange encounter.
The adjusted face of Shi Guanyin is incredibly captivating. Even Chu Liuxiang, who has seen countless beauties, was almost bewitched, let alone others.
The group of people stared blankly at the strange encounter, and it took them a long time to regain their senses.
The young man at the head of the group smiled and approached.
"Young lady, you look so familiar. Have we met somewhere before?"
"Pfft."
He couldn't help but laugh as he recounted his unexpected encounter.
I haven't heard such old-fashioned slang in a long time.
Remembering that her current avatar was modified by Shi Guanyin based on her own appearance, she looked at the rather handsome young man in front of her and gave a meaningful reply.
"If you really look familiar, then this is probably your doom."
The young master, unaware of the hidden meaning behind her words about her extraordinary encounter, thought she was flirting with him. His eyes lit up, and he adopted a dashing and debonair demeanor.
"You jest, young lady. As the saying goes, 'To die beneath a peony is to die a romantic death.' How could meeting such a stunning beauty as you be considered a calamity?"
"It should be said that it is my honor."
He then confidently invited her to dine with him, sharing his extraordinary adventure.
"My name is Xue Bin, the second young master of the Xue family manor. May I invite you to dine with me, young lady?"
Showing off her adventure, she shook her head. Although being hit on by an NPC was a novel experience, she was there to complete quests, not to find love.
If you want someone to have dinner with you, why not go to Kunyu Xuanjing?
"No need, I've finished eating."
He then got up to leave.
Xue Bin, sitting opposite her, didn't expect her to be so disrespectful, making him lose face in front of so many people, and his face immediately darkened.
"Are you really unwilling?"
Before I could even reveal my extraordinary adventure, the waiter came up to me with a fawning smile.
"Young Master Xue, Young Master Xue, this young lady has indeed eaten; she didn't mean to offend you. Look, there are still plates on the table that haven't been cleared away."
"Besides, this place is quite close to Xue Family Village. Master Xue has always liked our restaurant's perch, and he might come to dine here later. Perhaps you should ask this young lady to leave."
Xue Bin's expression had improved somewhat after hearing the first part of the sentence, but when the waiter mentioned his father, his expression immediately turned ugly again.
Without warning, he kicked the waiter away.
"Are you trying to intimidate me by using my father?"
The waiter, an ordinary person who knew no martial arts, was no match for Xue Bin's kick.
He was kicked several meters away, and mouthfuls of blood gushed from his mouth.
"!"
Showing off her unexpected encounter, she was surprised when the other party suddenly attacked the waiter. She quickly stepped forward and helped the waiter up. She put a high-grade Panacea into his mouth, and only when she saw that his health bar was fully restored did she feel relieved.
Turning to look at Xue Bin, who had injured someone, Xiu Qiyu's expression was extremely cold.
"Apologize!"
"What?"
Xue Bin didn't react for a moment.
Showing off his extraordinary encounter, he repeated with a stern face, "Apologize to the waiter!"
Xue Bin finally heard clearly this time and couldn't help but burst into laughter.
You want me to apologize to a waiter?
"What a joke! He's lucky to have taken a kick from me. What right does he have to make me apologize?"
The waiter had also calmed down by this time, and worriedly tugged at the corner of Xiu's clothes, which revealed her extraordinary encounter.
“Miss, I’m fine,” he said, lowering his voice as before, “This Young Master Xue is the son of Xue Yiren, the number one swordsman in the world. You should find a way to get away quickly.”
Even though the waiter lowered his voice, he could still hear clearly in front of a martial arts master.
Across from him, Xue Bin looked at Xiu Chuqi with a smug expression: "Now that you know my identity, how about it? Are you willing to have a meal with me, young master?"
Showing off his extraordinary encounter, he snorted coldly, opened the martial arts assistant, and took off the dragon carp from his back.
"Hmph, he used to be the number one swordsman in the world, but that may not be the case in the future."
Then he looked at Xue Bin and said, "Today I'll teach you something: never look down on anyone because of your background."
A moment later, the waiter looked at Xue Bin and the others lying on the ground and trembled with fear.
"Young lady, you'd better run away quickly. You've injured Young Master Xue, and the Xue family will not let you off the hook."
Showing off his extraordinary encounter, he couldn't help but frown as he looked at Xue Bin, who was lying unconscious on the ground due to his martial arts being crippled.
If it weren't for the waiter and the restaurant owner, Xiu would have killed Xue Bin long ago after showing off his extraordinary encounter; he wouldn't have spared his life.
"It's alright, I was just about to come and experience Xue Yiren's swordsmanship."
As she spoke, she looked at the waiter and revealed her unexpected encounter, only to find that he was actually not very old, just a teenager. In their world, he would still be a high school student.
Showing off his extraordinary encounter, he couldn't help but soften his voice: "You probably can't stay here any longer. Where do you plan to go next?"
The waiter looked dejected, but still forced a smile and said, "Don't worry about me, miss. I grew up in this area, I'll always find a place to make a living."
Seeing that the other person was clearly worried to death but was trying to appear calm, a flash of inspiration struck him, and he took out a secret manual that he had previously stolen from Shaolin Temple from his backpack.
"Didn't you say before that you wanted to learn martial arts but didn't have the opportunity? I have a secret manual here, why don't you find a place to go into seclusion for a while?"
"Once you've mastered enough martial arts, the problems at Xue Family Manor will probably be resolved, and then you can venture out into the martial world."
The waiter's eyes lit up.
"May I?"
"But aren't martial arts manuals incredibly valuable? How can I accept something so precious?"
Show off your amazing adventure by placing the secret manual in the waiter's hands.
"Just accept it without worry. The most important thing in life is to have a chivalrous heart."
“You clearly have no martial arts skills, yet you were willing to stop Xue Bin, who has a powerful background, for me without any certainty of success. This shows that you are a chivalrous person.”
"If there were more good people like you in the martial arts world, how could it not be peaceful?"
The waiter blushed deeply upon being praised for his extraordinary adventure.
He stared blankly at the departing figure of Xiu Chuqiyu, making a firm decision in his heart. He must become a chivalrous hero who punishes evil and upholds justice, so as not to disappoint Xiu Chuqiyu's expectations.
Leaving the restaurant, Xiu Chuqiyu was pondering whether he should first go to Xue Family Manor to meet Xue Yiren, or go find the leader of the assassin organization to complete his mission.
Looking at his culinary achievements, which were already more than halfway complete, he suddenly remembered the sea bass that Xue Bin had mentioned.
"How about we go to Zuojiazhuang first and try the world-renowned perch?"
"Anyway, Xue Family Village isn't going anywhere. If the leader of the assassin organization kills me, I'll just be teleported out. I might as well go and do the achievement first."
With that in mind, Xiu Chuqi no longer hesitated, opened the map, found the location of Zuo Family Village, and flew there.
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Chu Liuxiang hurriedly returned to Zuo Family Manor and found Zuo Qinghou packing his luggage.
"Second Master, how are the luggage packings coming along? Can we set off tomorrow?"
Zuo Qinghou looked at Chu Liuxiang in surprise. He had known Chu Liuxiang for so long, and he had never seen him so anxious.
Zuo Qinghou, who thought he was worried about Zuo Mingzhu, felt gratified to have such a good friend.
Patting Chu Liuxiang on the shoulder, Zuo Qinghou said with a smile, "Don't rush. Going to the desert isn't that simple. I know you're worried about Mingzhu. But we need to be fully prepared."
"I've already hired people and found a caravan guide who is very familiar with the desert. We can set off the day after tomorrow once the guide arrives."
Chu Liuxiang sighed.
"How could I not know how important a good guide is to those venturing into the desert?"
“But Second Master,” Chu Liuxiang said solemnly, looking at Zuo Qinghou, “we may not be able to wait that long.”
Zuo Qinghou's expression changed. He knew that Chu Liuxiang was never one to exaggerate or make alarmist statements, and would not suddenly say such things. He quickly asked.
"Has something happened?"
Chu Liuxiang gave a wry smile: "I'm not sure either."
"But today I happened to see someone on the street who looked exactly like Shi Guanyin."
"Stone Guanyin?"
Zuo Qinghou was greatly alarmed, as he had also heard of Shi Guanyin's formidable reputation.
"Isn't she dead?"
Chu Liuxiang touched his nose: "I did see her die by the sword of the Green Reed Fairy Mother, but I also did meet someone who looked exactly like her in Songjiang Prefecture."
"If it's just a resemblance between people, that would be best. But if it really is Shi Guanyin who has come back to life, then we are in danger now."
Chu Liuxiang stared into Zuo Qinghou's eyes and said seriously, "You haven't witnessed how terrifying she is. If that person is really Shi Guanyin, even if the two of us join forces, we are no match for her."
Upon hearing this devastating news, Zuo Qinghou felt extremely heavy-hearted.
pacing back and forth in place, remembering the woman he was waiting for Green Reed Fairy Mother to save his life, Zuo Qinghou gritted his teeth.
"In that case, let's leave at daybreak tomorrow."
"I will send a message to the guide, asking him to go directly to the border of the desert to find us."
"We'll only wait one day at the desert border. If the guide doesn't come, we'll make other plans."
Under this oppressive atmosphere, the entire Zuojiazhuang village sprang into action.
When Xiu's adventure landed in the courtyard of Zuo Family Village, she happened to run into the villagers who were carrying things to and fro.
"Shi Guanyin, you're really not dead? And you even tracked me all the way here?"
As soon as he landed, he saw a familiar face. He was about to greet Chu Liuxiang after showing off his extraordinary encounter when he heard him suddenly mention Shi Guanyin.
Thinking that Shi Guanyin had really been resurrected, Xiu showed off her amazing encounter and curiously looked behind her, only to find that there was no one behind her.
Turning to look at Chu Liuxiang, who was standing ready, a sudden inspiration flashed in his mind.
"Does Chu Liuxiang think I'm Shi Guanyin?"
Thinking about his newly customized character and the amazing encounter he had just experienced, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"Chu Liuxiang, your ability to recognize people isn't very good, is it? How come you can never recognize me?"
Although his appearance had changed, Chu Liuxiang would never forget that familiar voice and tone.
His eyes widened suddenly: "The Green Reed Fairy Mother?"
Hearing the title again suddenly, Xiuchu couldn't help but laugh: "It's me."
"But please don't call me Green Reed Fairy anymore, it doesn't match my character's appearance. Just call me by my name and show off your adventures."
Chu Liuxiang never expected the surprise to come so suddenly.
One second he was preparing to run away with Zuo Qinghou to the desert for help, the next moment his enemy suddenly turned into an old friend, and the Green Reed Fairy appeared beside him.
Chu Liuxiang excitedly stepped forward: "Show me your extraordinary encounter, how did you end up here?"
As she spoke, she couldn't help but take a closer look at Xiu Chuqi's strange encounter: "Also, how did you turn into the Stone Guanyin?"
Seeing Chu Liuxiang's surprised expression, he proudly touched his face, showing off his extraordinary encounter.
"I changed my appearance to this because I thought the Stone Guanyin was beautiful."
"How is it? Doesn't it look good?"
Chu Liuxiang twitched the corner of his mouth: "You are beautiful, but I'm not used to it. You have no idea, when I first saw you on the street, I was so scared that I thought Shi Guanyin had come back to haunt me."
As he spoke, he couldn't help but touch his nose: "I'm not afraid to tell you this, but if you had come a day later, I would have already run away."
Upon hearing this, Xiu Chuqiyu couldn't help but burst into laughter.
She was only focused on how beautiful the stone Guanyin's face was, forgetting the trouble she was carrying.
However, he showed off his extraordinary encounter and was confident he could handle the trouble.
"These are the prices of beauty!"
After finishing his small talk, Chu Liuxiang said seriously, "You've come at the right time. We were just about to go to the desert to find you."
"Looking for me? Is there something you need?"
Chu Liuxiang nodded: "This is a long story."
After briefly recounting the story of Zuo Mingzhu and Shi Yin's resurrection through possession of another's body, Chu Liuxiang and Zuo Qinghou looked at Xiu Chu with anticipation in their eyes.
"Do you have any way to bring their souls back?"
Even someone as knowledgeable as Xiu Chu was stunned by this incident.
"Isn't JX3 a martial arts game? How come they've come up with this 'possession of a corpse' thing?"
Then, remembering his identity as a Taoist priest in the game, he showed off his extraordinary encounter.
He nodded to Chu Liuxiang and the others, "This is the first time I've encountered something like this either. We can give it a try."
Upon hearing this, Zuo Qinghou was overjoyed.
"Please come with me, fairy."
Then he led Xiu to Zuo Mingzhu's boudoir.
The group arrived at Zuo Mingzhu's boudoir, where Zuo Mingzhu, who insisted that she was Shi Yin, was looking at them warily.
"Why are you here again? You promised to let me go back in three days at most, why are you bothering me again?"
Zuo Qinghou had always doted on this daughter, but now that he believed that someone else's soul was hidden in Zuo Mingzhu's body, he naturally wouldn't give this person who was occupying his daughter's body a friendly look.
He ignored Zuo Mingzhu's questioning and only smiled as he spoke to Xiu Chuqi.
“Fairy, this is my daughter’s body. Ever since she recovered from her illness, she has insisted that she is Shi Yin and begs the fairy to help expel the evil spirits and restore my daughter’s true spirit.”
"You can't do this! This is murder!"
Shi Yin spoke up loudly in rebuttal, but apart from Chu Liuxiang who felt a little pity for her, no one else paid any attention to her objection.
He ignored the strange encounters that were revealed and entered a meditative state as soon as he activated his Taoist identity.
As the entire interface turned gray, Xiuchu turned to look at Zuo Mingzhu, only to find that she had already disappeared.
“This doesn’t make sense. When a sorcerer enters a meditative state, he can see all souls, but living people disappear from his sight. If Shi Yin really did return to life through Zuo Mingzhu’s body, how come I can’t see her soul?”
"Even if she has completely possessed Zuo Mingzhu, what about Zuo Mingzhu's soul? It's impossible for her not to see it."
After searching the surrounding area extensively and confirming that Zuo Mingzhu's spirit was nowhere to be found, Xiu revealed her extraordinary encounter and was about to return to her body when she suddenly saw several spirits huddled together chatting about something.
Showing off his unexpected encounter, a brilliant idea struck him: "Could I ask these spirits for information about Zuo Mingzhu's whereabouts?"
As I stepped forward, showing off my adventure, I was about to ask them if they knew where Zuo Mingzhu was when I overheard them talking about Zuo Mingzhu.
"Do you think this young lady is crazy? For a man, she actually went so far as to stage a scene of possession to deceive the master."
"They had a very good plan. They said they were Shi Yin, so they could marry Xue Bin legitimately."
"But she didn't consider that the Zuo family and the Xue family are sworn enemies, and the Xue family's fiancée has taken over the body of the Zuo family's daughter. Isn't she afraid that the family lord will kill her in a fit of rage?"
Another soul spoke softly, "You haven't seen how much the Master dotes on Miss Mingzhu."
"Although she disguised herself as Shi Yin, in Miss Mingzhu's subconscious, she still thought of the manor lord as her father. How could she have imagined that the manor lord would turn against her and kill her?"
"In my opinion, Miss Mingzhu's plan was doomed from the start."
"The best outcome would be that the lie is exposed, and she can continue to be the master's obedient daughter."
"What about a bad ending?"
"The bad ending is that the Master of the Manor believes it to be true, and Miss Mingzhu really deceives him. Do you think that after realizing his daughter is beyond saving, the Master of the Manor will personally kill this wandering ghost possessing his daughter's body?"
"hiss!"
Another ghost gasped: "Wouldn't the manor lord be burdened with the crime of killing his own daughter?"
Having heard this, Xiu Chuqi learned the whole truth.
Unexpectedly, Zuo Mingzhu was actually deceived by Xue Bin, that glib-tongued, domineering playboy. In order to stay with him forever, she actually came up with such an absurd plan.
After a moment of contemplation, Xiu revealed his extraordinary encounter and came up with an idea.
Click to return to your body and show off your amazing adventure as you open your eyes.
"Fairy Maiden, how is it? Have you found Mingzhu's soul?"
Showing off her extraordinary encounter, she glanced at Zuo Mingzhu, who looked nervous, but didn't expose her immediately. Instead, she sighed deeply and looked at Zuo Qinghou.
"We found it, but we ran into some trouble."
She glanced at Zuo Mingzhu out of the corner of her eye and clearly saw her secretly breathe a sigh of relief. Showing off her unexpected encounter, she feigned a troubled expression and looked at Zuo Qinghou.
"I have indeed found Miss Mingzhu's whereabouts, but her soul has been separated from her body for a long time. If we want to reintroduce her soul into her body, Master Zuo will have to pay a price."
A hint of disdain flashed across Zuo Mingzhu's face. In her heart, she had already concluded that Xiu Chu's extraordinary encounter was a swindler trying to extort money. However, since her words were beneficial to her plan, she did not expose her.
Zuo Qinghou, however, was so eager to save his daughter that he didn't notice Zuo Mingzhu's expression and only looked anxiously at Xiu Chuqi.
"Please speak, fairy. I will do anything to save Mingzhu."
Showing off his extraordinary encounter, he let out another long sigh.
"Life and death in this world are governed by cause and effect. Since the young lady's soul has already returned to the underworld, it is as difficult as ascending to heaven to bring her soul back."
"unless……"
"Unless what?" Zuo Qinghou asked hurriedly.
Showing off his extraordinary encounter, he glanced at Zuo Mingzhu and said, word by word, "Unless her blood relatives are willing to use their own blood to build a road home and then replace her with their own souls, there is only a slight possibility of bringing Miss Mingzhu's soul back from the underworld."
"ah!"
Zuo Mingzhu exclaimed in shock, "How could such a thing happen? You liar, were you specially sent by someone to deceive Master Zuo, just to kill him and seize Zuo Family Village?"
If Zuo Mingzhu had said these words, Zuo Qinghou would naturally have thought that his daughter was showing concern for him and protecting him.
But in Zuo Qinghou's eyes, Zuo Mingzhu was no longer his beloved daughter, but a wandering ghost that had taken over her body. So how could he possibly treat her well?
Zuo Qinghou would only think that she had ulterior motives, that she was trying every means to prevent him from rescuing his daughter in order to possess Mingzhu's body.
"Shut up!"
Zuo Qinghou glanced at Zuo Mingzhu with disgust, then turned to look at Xiu Chuqiyu.
"If we use this method, how confident are you that the fairy can save Mingzhu?"
"Nine points!"
He spoke with unwavering conviction about his extraordinary encounter.
“Alright!” Zuo Qinghou nodded without hesitation: “I believe in the Fairy Maiden. Please teach me, Fairy Maiden. I am willing to give my life to bring Mingzhu back to the mortal world.”
Chu Liuxiang, who was standing to the side, wanted to stop him, but unlike Zuo Qinghou, who was eager to save his daughter, he keenly noticed that Xiu Chuqi had been observing Zuo Mingzhu's reaction.
Having roamed the martial world for so long, Chu Liuxiang wasn't one to be easily fooled. He immediately understood that this was a deliberate attempt to impress Zuo Mingzhu by showcasing a fortuitous encounter.
Seeing that Zuo Qinghou was convinced of the method of showing off his extraordinary encounter, Zuo Mingzhu also began to feel uneasy. Chu Liuxiang changed his mind and added fuel to the fire.
"Second Master, you should think this through carefully. The Green Reed Fairy Mother only has a 90% chance of success. What if Mingzhu's soul doesn't return after you die?"
Zuo Qinghou said firmly, "Nine-tenths of the chance is enough."
Then she looked at Chu Liuxiang and said, "Handsome Chu, you're not married, so you don't know what it's like to be a parent. Even if I'm not 90% sure, even if I'm only 1%, I will never back down as long as I can save Mingzhu!"
Zuo Mingzhu's face was clearly moved, but she still bit her lip and didn't say anything.
Perhaps she was also betting that this was just a play put on by her father and the others, a test of her.
Showing off his extraordinary encounter, he didn't linger any longer, drew the dragon carp from his back, and plunged the sword into Zuo Qinghou's heart.
"ah!"
"What are you doing?"
Zuo Mingzhu exclaimed in surprise, never expecting that Xiu's extraordinary encounter would actually lead to a fight.
Watching the magnificent sword slowly emerge from her father's heart, Zuo Mingzhu rushed over like a madwoman and caught Zuo Qinghou as he was about to fall to the ground.
"Father, Father, don't die! Mingzhu knows she was wrong. I lied to you. Please don't die!"
While crying and shouting, Zuo Mingzhu frantically wiped the blood from Zuo Qinghou's chest. Seeing that Zuo Qinghou's blood could not be wiped clean no matter what she did, and that his breath was getting weaker and weaker, Zuo Mingzhu looked up with tears streaming down her face and glared at Xiu Chuqi and Chu Liuxiang with hatred.
"Chu Liuxiang, my father considered you a close friend, yet you brought such a swindler here and used the opportunity to kill him. How can you face my father and your own friends?"
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