Seeing Bai Xiu’er panting heavily and likely unable to hold out much longer, Xiao Zhuang quickly drew a Strength Talisman in the air and cast it onto her.
Just as Bai Xiu’er was swinging her whip, she suddenly felt her body surge with power. This whip strike actually generated wind blades!
Where the whip tip swept through, a curved red line appeared, leaving over a dozen gray-clad men bloodied with deep gashes across their chests.
Seizing the momentum, Bai Xiu’er swung several more lashes. Indeed, with the buff, it made all the difference—the whip danced with formidable force, lethal to anyone it touched.
The remaining gray-clad men, realizing they were outmatched, quickly reverted to their true forms and attempted to flee.
Bai Xiu’er grew anxious. “Shisan, quick! Give me another talisman! We can’t leave any survivors!”
Xiao Zhuang hastily drew another talisman mid-air and cast it onto Bai Xiu’er, but by then the gray-clad men had already fled far into the distance.
Without bothering to conceal herself any longer, Bai Xiu’er transformed into her true form and swiftly gave chase!
With a loud thud, Schnauzer, who had just stood up to help, collapsed back to the ground. His face turned pale and his expression went blank, as if he’d suffered a massive shock!
Xiao Zhuang stared dumbfounded at Bai Xiu’er’s distant figure, wondering if his eyes were playing tricks on him.
“Shisan, you saw it too, right? I’m not seeing things, am I?” Schnauzer’s voice trembled with tears. “My first love… my first love has been cut short!”
Xiao Zhuang patted his shoulder sympathetically. “Brother Xue, you need to look on the bright side!”
“I can’t! Shisan, do you know how to draw an Amnesia Talisman? I want to forget this entire experience!”
“Brother Xue, running away won’t solve the problem. Why not broaden your horizons and try walking a different path?”
“No way, I’m straight! Besides, my big brother would never allow it. If I dared to ‘broaden my horizons,’ he’d broaden my skull!”
“Well, there’s nothing to be done then.” Xiao Zhuang spread his hands helplessly. “You should be glad you discovered the truth now. If you’d actually married her home, who knows which of you would be busy with whom!”
As they were talking, Bai Xiu’er returned, whip in hand.
Her pink-white dress was stained with blood, her cheeks flushed and breathless. A few strands of hair, damp with sweat, clung to her face, creating an indescribably alluring and charming appearance.
“Brother Xue, how are your injuries?” Bai Xiu’er asked urgently while wiping her sweat. “We need to leave quickly—two of them got away!”
“Stop pretending! We both saw you!” Schnauzer glared at Bai Xiu’er angrily and shouted, “When you transformed into your true form just now, your balls were showing! Two huge ones, bigger than mine!”
Xiao Zhuang facepalmed internally. This Husky was really too much—how could he mention being smaller than someone else? So embarrassing for demonkind!
Bai Xiu’er didn’t seem surprised he’d seen it. She batted her eyelashes and coquettishly retorted, “Oh my, your praise is making me blush! If yours are small, don’t feel inferior. Our clan has a secret remedy—I’ll copy it for you later!”
Schnauzer’s eyes instantly lit up. “There’s really a prescription? Though I don’t think I’m small, what man would complain about having bigger ones! I won’t take it for free—I’ll get my mother’s whitening formula for you in return!”
Xiao Zhuang couldn’t take it anymore. Did this dumb dog even remember what was important? Was now really the time to discuss size?
Wasn’t the key issue why a beautiful woman would have two huge balls?
If her balls are bigger than yours, her dick must be bigger too! The real kicker is—this dude’s breasts aren’t small either!
What’s going on here? Foxes aren’t like Atlantic scallops, how can they be hermaphroditic?
Bai Xiu’er burst out laughing seeing Xiao Zhuang coughing and winking dramatically.
Schnauzer also caught on, immediately wiping the smile off his face and glaring at Bai Xiu’er angrily.
“Stop changing the subject! Confess honestly – why did you hide your identity to get close to us?”
Bai Xiu’er twirled his hair innocently, “I didn’t hide anything! My name really is Bai Xiu, as in ‘sleeve’!
It’s true I live in Ten Vistas Autumn, and I really am running away from marriage to join the Sect!
Although I didn’t correct you when you called me ‘miss’, I never said I was female either!”
Schnauzer scratched his head in confusion, “You didn’t say it?
But that’s still not right! Looking like you do, I’d naturally assume you’re female!
Stop beating around the bush – tell me, why did you latch onto us?”
Bai Xiu awkwardly rubbed his nose, “I left in such a hurry that I forgot to bring money. When I saw you in the City That Never Sleeps looking simple-minded but wealthy, I thought I’d find myself a meal ticket!”
Well, that reason was actually quite believable!
Xiao Zhuang had to believe it, because that was exactly why he had latched onto Schnauzer himself!
Schnauzer had encountered similar situations many times growing up. Pouting pitifully, he complained,
“How could you do this? That’s going too far! Others only cheat me out of my money, but you actually deceived my feelings too!”
Bai Xiu spread his hands helplessly, “Then what should we do? Want to beat me up to vent your anger?”
Schnauzer raised his paw but glanced at him again, “No, I can’t bring myself to do it!”
Bai Xiu smiled charmingly, “Actually, I have seven younger sisters at home. How about I take you to visit sometime and introduce you?”
Schnauzer thought that could work – since they’re all foxes from the same den, they should look quite similar.
Then he decided to forgive Bai Xiu. Whichever sister he might fancy in the future, this guy would definitely be his brother-in-law, so he might as well consider this an early investment.
Thinking this, the silly dog became cheerful again, patting his chest and declaring he’d cover all travel expenses – no need to stand on ceremony between brothers.
Xiao Zhuang rolled his eyes in exasperation, “I say, you two brothers-in-law, can you save the matchmaking discussions for later?
We’re in the middle of nowhere – are you sure you want to chat here?”
This reminder made Bai Xiu realize he’d been led astray by this silly dog.
“Right, right, we should hurry and leave.
Those were gray rat clansmen who specialize in shady dealings. Although their Spiritual Power isn’t high, they come in large numbers. We shouldn’t let them surround us.”
With Schnauzer’s hip badly strained, he really wasn’t fit for running. Bai Xiu stopped pretending and simply picked him up, stuffing him into the carriage.
He then lifted Xiao Zhuang inside too, driving the carriage along the mountain path through the night.
The rat spirits had only intended to make them miss their lodging, but the road direction was correct.
Following this path, they would reach Thousand Feathers City in less than a day.
Those rats only dared run wild in these desolate mountains. Once they entered the city, with the city lord and garrison troops, they would be safe.
After this incident, Xiao Zhuang abandoned his frivolous attitude.
In this perilous world, strength was the ultimate truth. With his current skills, forget about saving his Father – he might not even make it to Lingjian Sect alive.
His biggest problem now was his low Spiritual Power. Others cultivated Spiritual Power using corresponding Cultivation Methods.
Through daily accumulation of practice, by reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, one’s Spiritual Power upper limit could exceed two hundred.
But he had exchanged all his Wrath Points for that “Talisman Untearable” manual, and he had no Cultivation Methods to practice.
Xiao Zhuang had no choice but to helplessly call out to the System once again!
This was his first time transmigrating, and it was also the System’s first day on the job. Neither had much experience, so the two novices began brainstorming wildly in his mind.
Xiao Zhuang recalled a novel he had read before, which mentioned the “Stellar Absorption Technique.” He asked the System to search for any Cultivation Methods that could absorb others’ Spiritual Power for his own use.
He felt that his temperament made it difficult for him to settle down and cultivate properly.
The System searched and actually found one, though it wasn’t as satisfying as the Stellar Absorption Technique.
This method was passive—simply put, the more he got beaten, the stronger he became.
Any Spiritual Power directed at him through attacks would be absorbed by his body. The more sensitive and painful the area hit, the better the absorption, just as if he had cultivated it himself.
Moreover, this Cultivation Method wasn’t expensive—just 2,800 Wrath Points, which Xiao Zhuang could afford right now.
Xiao Zhuang was a bit puzzled, “How can such an amazing technique be sold so cheaply? Are there any side effects? Or is it too difficult to practice, making it useless even if I buy it?”
The System chuckled proudly, “It’s not difficult at all. Anyone with an elementary school diploma could master it. It’s cheap because no one buys it. Even the guy who invented this method ended up honestly cultivating Spiritual Power on his own. Although cultivating Spiritual Power is tiring and slow, at least it doesn’t hurt.”
“At the Foundation Establishment stage, it was manageable—just a few punches and kicks, and his Spiritual Power would increase. But the higher he advanced, the more Spiritual Power he needed. To break through to Core Formation, that guy had to ask his fellow disciples to aim for his balls—it was brutal! If he hadn’t had good relationships and his brothers hadn’t held back, he would’ve switched to practicing the Sunflower Manual.”
“Remember that idiot who got hit in the crotch? It swelled up to twice its size!”