Chapter 91, the grand finale.
Following the servants arranged by Lao Daobazi to the house that had been set up for him, Lu Xiaofeng thanked them and watched them leave. Just as he was about to call Xiu Chu out, he heard footsteps outside the door.
Showing off his extraordinary encounter, he quickly hid again.
"You are Lu Xiaofeng?"
The woman who entered was bright and lovely. She looked Lu Xiaofeng up and down before tilting her head and speaking.
"It's just two eyes, a nose, and a mouth, nothing special about it, is it?"
Lu Xiaofeng is best at dealing with cute girls like this.
He flashed a standard Lu Xiaofeng-style smile and said with a laugh, "Indeed, there's nothing special about it. But if it really had three eyes, it wouldn't just be special, it would become particularly terrifying."
"Hahaha," the girl laughed heartily at Lu Xiaofeng's humorous words: "You're really interesting, no wonder so many women like you."
"Let me introduce myself. My name is Ye Xue. I've lived here since I was a child. What's the outside world like?"
As she spoke, she twirled the end of her hair with her fingers and circled around Lu Xiaofeng: "I heard you're very popular, even female ghosts are chasing after you now? Can you tell me what female ghosts look like?"
"Will she be like in the legends, bleeding from all seven orifices, pale and terrifying, or like in the stories, a stunningly beautiful woman with black hair and fair skin?"
Seeing her curiosity, Shower, on a whim, quietly floated behind her and spoke softly.
"Since you're so curious, why don't you turn around and look at me?"
Ye Xue paused, then abruptly turned her head.
When she actually saw Xiuchu in her current state, she wasn't as afraid as the others; instead, she excitedly reached out to grab her.
However, in her ghostly form, Xiu Chuqiyu is an illusion; her hand can only pass through Xiu Chuqiyu's figure and cannot grasp anything.
Seeing that there was a rare, daring person still alive after seeing her ghostly state, Lu Xiaofeng quickly gave him a look, signaling him to cooperate with his act.
Suddenly, she lunged forward, her shadow passing right through Ye Xue's body as she pounced on Lu Xiaofeng.
Lu Xiaofeng had already received the signal to show off his extraordinary encounter, and he rolled on the ground in response.
"Miss Xiu, rest in peace. This world is not a place you should linger in."
He became quite excited about his extraordinary encounter and started laughing strangely.
"Fengdu is too lonely. I don't want to be a soulless ghost forever. Anyway, you're my only friend, so please come and keep me company!"
As he spoke, he secretly took it out and let it go, causing a large patch of snow to grow up to Lu Xiaofeng's feet.
The commotion inside the house attracted the attention of others. Seeing this, Lu Xiaofeng knew the time was right and quickly took out the Sun-Viewing Jade that Xiu had given him before his adventure and held it high.
"Humans and ghosts are different. If you insist on pestering me, don't blame me for not showing any mercy."
The light from the Sun-Viewing Jade shone into the room. Xiu Chu exclaimed in surprise and disappeared from everyone's sight.
Everyone gasped, never expecting that Lu Xiaofeng possessed such a treasure.
After the people outside came in, they carefully examined the scene inside the house and also discovered a large patch of snow left behind by letting it go.
Gao Tao couldn't help but exclaim, "My god, this female ghost is really amazing. She can condense such a large area of snow just from her yin energy. Could she really be some kind of vengeful spirit?"
As he spoke, he looked at the Sun-Viewing Jade in Lu Xiaofeng's hand, which he hadn't had time to put away yet.
With a very clear purpose, he asked, "You used this thing to drive away that female ghost who was chasing you? What kind of treasure is this? Can I take a look?"
Lu Xiaofeng wasn't stupid, so of course he couldn't agree.
This is his bait. He wants bait before the fish has even taken the bait. Where in the world is there such a good thing?
Lu Xiaofeng tucked the Sun-Viewing Jade back under his robe and shook his head: "This is something that saves my life, I can't give it to you."
A hint of murderous intent flashed in Gao Tao's eyes, but he still smiled honestly: "I was being presumptuous."
“However,” he changed his tone, attempting to coerce others into joining him in threatening Lu Xiaofeng, “our Ghost Manor is also haunted. Since you, Lu Xiaofeng, are now a member of our Ghost Manor, shouldn’t you do your part and not let the brothers be implicated by you?”
"We can't just let the female ghost kill people at will in the haunted manor, can we?"
Upon hearing this, everyone else turned their gaze to Lu Xiaofeng.
The fish has taken the bait, but that's not enough.
Lu Xiaofeng feigned difficulty and said, "It's not that I'm stingy, it's just that I only have one of these Sun-Viewing Jade. It can indeed completely seal the female ghost, but I haven't found the key to activate it. Therefore, I can only use its residual power to temporarily repel the female ghost, but I can't completely seal her."
Upon hearing this, the others quickly asked, "What's a key? Do you know?"
Lu Xiaofeng hesitated for a moment, then shook his head: "I'm not quite sure either."
Her obvious lie couldn't fool the martial arts practitioners present. They were about to ask more questions when Ye Xue spoke up.
"That's enough! Didn't Lu Xiaofeng already say he didn't know? Why ask so many questions?"
"If you ask me, you should go back and think about how many bad things you've done, and find a way to settle them, so you won't have to worry about being haunted by vengeful spirits."
Everyone present, except Lu Xiaofeng, knew her identity. Seeing Ye Xue's angry expression, although they were unwilling, they could only leave as instructed out of fear of the Old Knife Handle.
After everyone else had left, Ye Xue put her hands on her hips and looked at Lu Xiaofeng triumphantly: "How about that? I've done you a big favor, haven't I?"
"To repay my kindness, would you like to show me that treasure you just saw?"
He then held up three fingers: "I swear, I'm really just looking, I absolutely won't steal anything from you."
Even though he didn't know her identity before, Lu Xiaofeng could guess from the fear others had of Ye Xue that her identity in Ghost Manor was definitely extraordinary.
Looking at her youthful face, Lu Xiaofeng guessed that she was very likely the daughter of Old Knife Handle.
Thinking of this, he smiled again.
“If anyone else had said this, I definitely wouldn’t have believed it.”
"But the one who made the vow was a beautiful young girl. Even if I, Lu Xiaofeng, know that the vow is false, I have no choice but to believe it once."
Ye Xue had never heard such a straightforward compliment before, especially coming from a handsome young man. The key point was that this man wasn't some nobody; his reputation in the martial arts world was greater than anyone else's.
She couldn't help but blush, and scolded, "You smooth talker!"
Lu Xiaofeng was a man who was born with the ability to please women, and few female knights in the martial arts world could resist his charm.
While they were examining the Sunrise Jade, he managed to charm Ye Xue so much that she was completely bewildered. Even when Ye Xue was about to leave, she would still look back at him with lingering reluctance.
"You're really interesting. I'll come find you again tomorrow."
"Okay, I will wait for you."
After seeing off the reluctant Ye Xue, Xiu Chuqi quietly appeared behind Lu Xiaofeng: "Scumbag!"
Lu Xiaofeng gave a wry smile, wondering how he had offended this young lady.
"How am I a jerk? Isn't this all for the sake of solving the case?"
"You deceived that young girl and took advantage of her sincerity. How can you say you're not a scumbag?"
Hearing this, Lu Xiaofeng touched his nose guiltily: "I didn't mean to, I just can't help but want to chat with cute girls and make them happy."
"If we can get some information in the process, that would be a pleasant surprise."
What if we can't get it?
"It's okay if I can't have them. Just seeing cute girls happy is enough to satisfy me."
Staring into Lu Xiaofeng's eyes, Xiuchu suddenly spoke up: "But this happiness won't last. You'll eventually leave; you can't stay here forever to make her happy."
“Being happy in the present moment is enough,” Lu Xiaofeng replied earnestly. “Why think about things so far in the future?”
"We people of the martial world live on the edge, and who knows when we might die under someone else's sword? We might as well cherish the present and live each day happily."
He showed off his extraordinary encounter and then fell silent.
After spending so much time together, Lu Xiaofeng had come to understand Xiu Chuqi's extraordinary adventures quite well.
Seeing her lost in thought, Lu Xiaofeng couldn't help but ask, "You never used to ask this before. What's wrong? Has someone confessed to you again?"
She didn't really want to talk about her serendipitous encounter, but she'd always been a lone wolf, with no friends or family in JX3. Thinking about it, while Lu Xiaofeng was a bit of a jerk in relationships, he was generally reliable in other areas.
Moreover, his scumbag nature suggests he has ample experience, making him a potentially good person to consult.
"If someone says they like you, want to be with you, and are always completely open and honest with you, giving you everything, but you two are from different worlds, and you're unsure whether their feelings are due to external forces or are entirely genuine, what would you do?"
Lu Xiaofeng glanced knowingly at Xiu Chu's extraordinary encounter.
"Of course we'll say yes!"
Showing off her extraordinary encounter, she glanced at Lu Xiaofeng in surprise: "So decisive? Didn't you even ask for the details?"
Turning around, Lu Xiaofeng walked to the table, sat down, poured himself a cup of tea, and said as he drank, "The fact that you asked this question means you've already fallen for it."
Do you still remember Xie Huai'an who confessed his feelings to you on Bat Island?
What was your reaction when you heard his confession?
A flash of lightning streaked through Xiu Chuqi's mind.
She was so desperate that she wanted to escape immediately!
So, she actually still likes Kunyu Xuanjing a little, and has fallen for an NPC in the game?
Showing off her amazing encounter, she looked at Lu Xiaofeng in shock, who was winking and smiling at her.
That smile was so vivid; it didn't seem like an NPC controlled by a game program at all, but rather more like a real person. Showing off this serendipitous encounter was somewhat surreal.
Seeing that Xiu Chu's extraordinary encounter remained silent, Lu Xiaofeng continued, "Of course, this is just my suggestion. The final choice is still in your hands."
"But if I were you, I would definitely give it a try. Anyway, you said that you two are from two different worlds. If you can get along, great; if not, you can just break up and never see each other again. That's much more convenient than for most people."
Show off your amazing encounter and suddenly realize the truth!
Yes, she almost didn't realize it.
Being from different worlds means we can only have a spiritual relationship. But doesn't that align with her original plan to remain single?
Not only do they have an outlet for their emotions, but they also don't have to deal with the tedious things like marriage and having children.
As for the other party being an NPC, that's even less of a problem. Who hasn't played otome games and had a few virtual boyfriends?
Kunyu Xuanjing is far superior to them. He gave it to them for free; he didn't even need to put in the effort to conquer it!
Having figured this out, she felt no guilt about showing off her adventure and decided to go back and tell Kunyu Xuanjing her answer as soon as this level was over.
However, for now, we should focus on the game levels.
"Thank you, I understand now."
"You need to be careful from now on. I will secretly kill a few more people from Ghost Manor to provoke them. Be careful to seize the opportunity to reveal the method of unsealing the Sunrise Jade to them. Don't let them kill you in a ditch."
Lu Xiaofeng confidently replied, "Don't worry, I'm an expert at fishing. I guarantee I'll complete the mission."
He was indeed very reliable. Upon hearing this, Xiuchu Qiyu nodded and left with peace of mind.
This time, the target chosen for the adventure is Haiqikuo.
This person, nicknamed "One-Armed Dragon," caught the eye of Show-Off's attention immediately. Although killing NPCs doesn't drop their exclusive titles, he still "luckily" attracted Show-Off's attention because of this.
Having learned from Du Tiexin's experience, the people in Ghost Manor were now very vigilant. Therefore, they could not scare him first and then kill him as they had done before.
But it doesn't matter, she still has the sleeping pills that Kang Min provided.
Just a tiny drop is enough to easily charm an elephant.
Making more friends is always a good thing, right? My friend's gift came in very handy once again.
Watching Haiqi Kuo unknowingly drink the tea laced with a sleeping potion, Xiu Qiyu patiently waited for him to faint before entering the room.
Using the same method as before, she fed him a stale boiled fish to kill him, then showed off her amazing encounter and made sure to replace the tea laced with sleeping pills before quietly leaving the place.
the next day.
"ah!!!"
A scream pierced the sky, and everyone who hadn't slept well all night sprang to their feet and ran toward the source of the sound.
Old Knife Handle was among them this time. He stepped forward, carefully examined Hai Qikuo's corpse, and his expression turned extremely grim.
"It looks like it's been dead for a long time."
Gao Tao, standing to the side, also spoke with a trembling voice: "Look at his expression, there's not a trace of fear on his face, which means that this time the female ghost killed him without him even realizing it."
"What nonsense are you talking about?" the old man scolded. "How can you be sure it was a female ghost who killed people? What if someone is taking advantage of the chaos to create disorder?"
"How could it not be a female ghost who killed him?" Gao Tao, who was closest to Du Tiexin and Hai Qikuo, was terrified.
"Haiqi Kuo's work is extraordinary. Our houses are so close, yet I didn't hear a sound. Besides the female ghost, who else could have the ability to kill Haiqi Kuo silently?"
“It must be a female ghost,” Gao Tao said, looking at Lu Xiaofeng in a state of panic. Suddenly, he pounced on Lu Xiaofeng, trying to snatch the Sun-Viewing Jade that Lu Xiaofeng had been hiding in his arms.
"Give me the stuff! We're so close, if she kills Haiqikuo, I'll be next!"
"I don't want to die, give me the stuff!"
Lu Xiaofeng deliberately lingered a step behind, allowing Gao Tao to snatch the Sun-Viewing Jade. He waited until Gao Tao had run out of the house before taking the jade back, revealing its true form.
Yesterday, because it was dark, people couldn't see very clearly, but they knew that the Sun-Viewing Jade could emit a soft light.
Today, when it was taken out and placed under the sun, everyone was finally able to see its true appearance.
This is a circular jade disc, decorated with gold thread, its quality alone is extraordinary. Even more astonishing is that, under the sunlight, one can vaguely see a magnificent palace within the jade disc.
"Could this depict a celestial palace?"
"No wonder it can drive away female ghosts; it certainly seems extraordinary."
Lu Xiaofeng snatched the Sunrise Jade back from Gao Tao, who was on the verge of collapse, and he said, "Give it back to me! Give it back to me!"
Lu Xiaofeng put it away, turned to look at Gao Tao, and said, word by word, "This is my thing, not yours."
Seeing that everyone had already witnessed the appearance of the Sun-Viewing Jade, they began to believe in its supernatural power to some extent. Even the seemingly calmest Old Knife Handle did not want to die at the hands of the female ghost at this moment.
Seeing that Lu Xiaofeng had put his things away, he stepped forward.
“I’ve heard about yesterday’s farce. Now that you, Lu Xiaofeng, are also a member of Ghost Manor, you can’t just sit by and watch everyone be killed by the female ghost one by one.”
"How about this? We won't fight over your treasure. You just need to tell us how to unseal it and completely seal the female ghost. What do you say?"
How about that?
This is wonderful!
Lu Xiaofeng was waiting for Old Knife Handle to say those words.
"If it could completely seal the female ghost, I would naturally be willing, but..."
Lu Xiaofeng deliberately hesitated, and sure enough, Gao Tao, who was the most frightened, couldn't hold back and blurted out, "Just say it already, what are you hesitating for now?"
Lu Xiaofeng then continued, "Yin and Yang are mutually generative. The Sun-Viewing Jade is an extremely Yang object. Isolated Yang cannot generate, and isolated Yin cannot grow. The Shaolin Temple masters speculate that only an extremely Yin object from an extremely Yin place can awaken the Sun-Viewing Jade."
He then looked at the old knife handle and stared directly into its eyes: "It is said that the weapon of the Ghost Manor Master is made from a meteorite from the most Yin place. I think that only it can awaken the Sunrise Jade."
The true intentions are revealed when the truth is finally revealed!
Old Dao was almost laughing in anger.
Despite having roamed the martial world for so many years, he was almost fooled by Lu Xiaofeng's little tricks.
What female ghost? She's just a target used to investigate his identity. That weapon contains all the evidence of his crimes. Although I don't know where Lu Xiaofeng found out about this, he would never give it to him.
"Master, why don't you let Lu Xiaofeng try out your weapon?"
"With so many of us here, there's no way he could escape with your weapons."
Hearing the unanimous opinion of everyone present, Lao Dao Ba Zi sneered, now completely convinced that it was all a scheme set up by Lu Xiao Feng.
But he made a troubled expression on his face.
“As you know, Ghost Manor forbids killing each other, so I never carry weapons with me.”
Lu Xiaofeng certainly knew this, otherwise he wouldn't have needed to set up this scheme with Xiu Chuqiyu. Otherwise, with Xiu Chuqiyu's martial arts prowess, they could have easily razed Ghost Manor to the ground once they found its location. Why go through all this trouble?
Lu Xiaofeng didn't speak, but the others were unhappy.
"If you didn't bring it, go back and get it! This is a matter of life and death!"
In his desperation, Gao Tao shouted out, but then quickly shrank back at Lao Daobazi's glance.
Gao Tao wasn't sure if the female ghost would kill him today, but if he angered Old Knife Handle, he wouldn't survive past the next day.
Seeing this, Lu Xiaofeng was about to say something when he suddenly heard a woman's voice crying for help.
When everyone turned around, they saw a female ghost floating in mid-air relentlessly chasing after Ye Xue. The ground she passed was eroded by the yin energy, leaving behind a large patch of snow.
Old Dao Ba Zi's pupils shrank. This was the first time he had ever seen a female ghost in person. Could this really not be Lu Xiao Feng's trick?
Are there really ghosts in this world?
Without thinking twice, Old Knife Handle leaped forward and grabbed Ye Xue.
The female ghost, unwilling to let her target escape, lunged directly into the crowd.
"Retreat immediately!"
Lu Xiaofeng raised the Sun-Viewing Jade high and shouted.
Fearing the danger posed by the Sun-Viewing Jade, the female ghost screamed and retreated abruptly.
Seeing this, Lu Xiaofeng withdrew his raised hand and was about to say something when he heard a cry of surprise.
"careful!"
A sharp pain shot through his back, and he collapsed to the ground.
When the others saw Lu Xiaofeng being ambushed by the female ghost and his fate unknown, they screamed in terror.
Old Knife Handle was more resolute. He swiftly picked up the Sun-Viewing Jade that had fallen to the ground. He even wanted to check if Lu Xiaofeng was really dead, but he had to retreat under the intimidation of the female ghost.
The female ghost lingered there, refusing to leave. Seeing this, the crowd could only try to persuade Old Knife Handle again.
"Master, why don't we take out the weapon and unseal the treasure?"
"You saw it too, the female ghost is lingering. Although this thing can keep her away, there's only one thing. We're all human, we need to eat and sleep, we can't be together all the time, there will always be a time when we have to separate."
"Yes, since you have the item now, why don't we unseal the treasure and completely seal the female ghost? Otherwise, I'm worried that you and Miss will be the next victims!"
Old Daobazi wasn't someone who was easily swayed. But what everyone said did make sense.
There was indeed a risk of exposure if the item was handed over to Lu Xiaofeng, but now that the treasure was in his own hands, Lu Xiaofeng's fate was unknown, and this was still his territory, so what did he have to worry about?
Nodding, Old Knife Handle finally made up his mind.
"Alright, let's go unseal the treasure now."
Showing off her extraordinary encounter, she followed them from a distance. With her presence as a deterrent, no one dared to leave to check if Lu Xiaofeng was truly dead.
Although the others didn't care about it, only Ye Xue wanted to go and see, but was stopped by Lao Daobazi.
"It's not safe yet. Go check on her after the female ghost is completely sealed."
He handed the Sun-Viewing Jade to Ye Xue, and nodded to signal the Soul-Hooking Messenger to watch her. Only then did Old Knife Handle enter the room alone to retrieve his weapon.
Showing off her adventures, she patiently waited for him to reappear, and only after seeing him place a broken sword on the Sunrise Jade did she finally smile.
The fish has taken the bait.
Now, the time for the hunt has come!
When Lu Xiaofeng arrived after receiving the secret message about Xiu's extraordinary encounter, all that was left were corpses scattered on the ground and a short sword that had been specially placed on the Sun-Viewing Jade.
"Is the reappearance of someone who has been dead for a long time a ghost or a conspiracy?"
"Is it a vengeful spirit seeking revenge, or a power that transcends the realms of Yin and Yang?"
"The legend of Lu Xiaofeng in the martial arts world has been added, and his ghost friends will be remembered forever."
"Congratulations to the player for completing the game level 'The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng: The Ghost Manor' and achieving the ending 'No One Survives'."
"The completion reward will be sent to the player's mailbox one minute after the player logs out of the game. Please check your mailbox in time."
At this moment, Xiu Chu had no time to look at the results screen of this level, because a new adventure, "Heroic Martial World," suddenly popped up in front of her.
I started playing the game specifically for this serendipitous encounter, but I never expected it to appear right in front of me when I was completely immersed in the game and had almost forgotten about this gameplay and serendipitous encounter.
Is this what they mean by "searching high and low without finding it, only to have it come to you effortlessly"?
After laughing, I showed a screenshot of the adventure window, then calmly closed it and returned home.
Kunyu Xuanjing was still standing there, waiting for her return.
She touched the hairpin in her hair and looked at Kunyu Xuanjing, who had been standing there waiting for her.
Suddenly, the full name of JX3 came to mind: JX3 Online.
So this game really does lead to romantic relationships!
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Author's Note: From the first serendipitous encounter to the last, and with the added bonus of romance and lots of gold, Xiuxiu's story has come to a perfect end. This book concludes here. Thank you all for your support.
My next book is "My Years as a Game Streamer in the Cultivation World". I was supposed to start it last time, but Xiuxiu cut in line. I can't delay it again this time. Those who are interested can add it to their favorites.
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