Being good-looking certainly has its advantages. The moment those three unidentified monsters laid eyes on Bai Xiu’er, they were completely mesmerized.
With just a few casual words from this enchantress, the three of them stumbled downstairs covered in wood splinters, moving as stiffly as puppets.
After they left, Bai Xiu’er flashed a charming smile. “Done!”
Xiao Zhuang extended a thumbs-up in admiration. “Sister Bai, you’re amazing!”
This time, Bai Xiu’er’s smile seemed much more genuine. She pinched Xiao Zhuang’s cheek and advised, “Men should use their brains to think. When you grow up, don’t learn from them, understand?” Then she added with praise, “Xiao Zhuang is quite impressive too. I never expected you could actually draw talismans! But don’t let this slip out. If you must talk about it, wait until you return to the Lingjian Sect. You know what they say—possessing a treasure invites crime, right?”
Xiao Zhuang hadn’t expected Bai Xiu’er to be so considerate. He tentatively asked, “Then, Sister Bai, have you decided which Sect to join? Would you like to come to the Lingjian Sect with me?”
Bai Xiu’er sighed. “The female cultivators at the Lingjian Sect are more manly than actual men. With my temperament, I probably wouldn’t fit in, and they wouldn’t want me anyway. As for the Evergreen Sect, forget it—the men are hypocrites, and the women are all like stern nuns. Just looking at my face, they’d never accept me. And the Yanyu Pavilion? No way. It’s full of green tea bitches and white lotuses, with daily palace drama conflicts in the Sect. At my level, I probably wouldn’t survive three episodes! The Crimson Flame Sect and the Azure Mist Sect are worth considering though. It just depends on which of them is willing to take me!”
Xiao Zhuang was surprised by Bai Xiu’er’s frankness and her considerable knowledge of the major Sects, so he enthusiastically chatted with her.
Just then, the doctor treating Young Master Xue in the inner room came out, and the two immediately stopped talking to gather around him.
Seeing that the “family members” were a beautiful young woman and an exquisitely delicate child, the doctor seemed at a loss for words.
Noticing the doctor’s awkward expression, Bai Xiu’er suddenly understood. Covering her face with a handkerchief, she slipped away.
Honestly, this wasn’t a topic to discuss with a child either, but what could they do? Their group only had three people.
After listening to the old doctor’s lengthy, convoluted explanation, Xiao Zhuang finally grasped the main point: he had taken a crotch shot, strained his balls, couldn’t use them for the time being, and needed to focus on recuperation and self-restraint!
Well, that was manageable. After all, Schnauzer didn’t have much of that kind of life anyway, and since he was a Husky, not a Teddy, Xiao Zhuang wasn’t too worried.
Bai Xiu’er borrowed the shop’s kitchen to prepare medicine, while Xiao Zhuang saw the doctor out and went to relay the medical advice to Young Master Xue.
He had expected Young Master Xue to accumulate some Wrath Points after suffering such a mishap, but there was still no movement at all!
Moreover, when Young Master Xue saw Xiao Zhuang enter, he looked excited. “Shisan, you’re amazing! The moment I put on that talisman, I felt full of power. Kicking through the floorboards—I never even dreamed I could do that! It’s just that putting it on the forehead blocks my vision and isn’t convenient. Can you research if it can be placed somewhere else? Preferably somewhere discreet, so I can pretend to be a master and dominate later.”
Truly a Husky—his thought process was uniquely bizarre. Xiao Zhuang could only say he’d try to research it and urged him to rest properly.
Young Master Xue’s injury wasn’t too severe, but it was in an unfortunate location, making him walk with his legs splayed like a crab.
He wasn’t completely clueless either—he knew to beg Xiao Zhuang to act as a messenger, telling Bai Xiu’er that his injury wouldn’t affect future marriage and having children!
Thinking quite far ahead, wasn’t he? Xiao Zhuang thought he was purely daydreaming. Miss Bai had no such interest in him at all.
However, since he said so, Xiao Zhuang dutifully relayed the message. Sure enough, Bai Xiu’er responded with a dramatic eye-roll.
Perhaps because they had grown more familiar, Bai Xiu’er increasingly revealed her true nature, with little trace of her former coquettishness remaining.
Hands on her slender waist, she now exuded the fiery charm of a feisty little pepper!
Xiao Zhuang’s proficiency with the Strength Talisman had grown steadily. After mastering aerial talisman-drawing, he began studying the Swift Movement Talisman.
We rested at the inn for five days, only setting out after Schnauzer’s swelling had subsided.
The route planning and travel pace were entirely arranged by the coachman, who regularly traveled this road and knew exactly which speed would get us to which supply point or inn.
But this time, something seemed amiss. Dusk was approaching, yet no village or inn was in sight.
Bai Xiu’er asked twice, but the coachman insisted the village was just ahead, though distant enough to require traveling later into the evening.
Xiao Zhuang grew suspicious and secretly contacted the System, inquiring how many Wrath Points he had accumulated over the past two days. If necessary, he planned to convert them all into Spiritual Power as a precaution against potential danger.
The System calculated about two thousand points, but since the conversion rate was 100:1, it would only yield twenty Spiritual Power—hardly cost-effective!
Xiao Zhuang’s current Spiritual Power reserve was fifty points, with each talisman requiring five points. Converting Wrath Points would only grant him four additional talismans, making it wiser to save them for life-saving tools.
After traveling a bit longer, the carriage abruptly halted, and rustling sounds emerged from all around.
Bai Xiu’er lifted the curtain to find the coachman and a group of gray-clad individuals leering at them with sinister grins.
Even Schnauzer grasped the situation. “Are you planning to rob us?”
The coachman, shedding his usual timid demeanor, let out a shrill, eerie laugh. “I intended to run an honest business, but you three are far too plump to ignore!
The man is handsome, the woman beautiful, and even the little one looks like a delicate celestial child. Selling you to Pleasure City would fetch a fortune.
Initially, I feared you might be tough customers, given your imposing stature, but you brought this on yourself by getting injured. Isn’t this my chance to strike it rich?
If you know what’s good for you, step down and surrender quietly. Save yourselves the pain!”
Realizing they were well-prepared, Bai Xiu’er discarded her usual delicate act, hiked up her skirt, and leaped from the carriage.
With a flick of her wrist, she brandished a silvery-white long whip.
Seeing the beauty jump into action, Schnauzer struggled out as well. Though his legs were unsteady, his combat skills remained intact.
Xiao Zhuang watched as he extended a hand, suddenly gripping a long blade. The snow-white weapon’s material was unclear, but it gleamed with sharpness.
Puzzled, Xiao Zhuang asked, “Tong Ge, how can they summon weapons out of thin air?
Is this an innate ability of demons?
Why don’t I have it?”
The System’s voice tinged with schadenfreude. “Those are their innate magical artifacts, typically forged from parts of their own bodies.
That fox spirit’s whip is made from her own tail fur, and that husky’s broadsword is crafted from his shed milk teeth!
You’re just a bone—you don’t even need to lose teeth. Why not shave your head and forge a few bone spikes?”
But I should remind you, demons whose true forms aren’t mammals should avoid messing with their own fur – it grows extremely slowly and consumes their Spiritual Power.
You’d be better off mastering Talisman techniques first and condensing talismans into soldiers.
Once you do, you’ll be able to freely create swords, spears, halberds, and any weapon you can imagine using Spiritual Power!”
Xiao Zhuang suddenly had an idea, “What about firearms?
Like cannons, grenades, RPGs, Gatling guns and such?”
This question made the System pause, “Well, technically there’s no rule against it, but no one has ever tried before. Let me check the archives and get back to you later.
But I think you should focus on the present situation first. Your two companions don’t look like they’re holding up well. Are you sure you want to keep chatting with me here?”
Only then did Xiao Zhuang quickly turn to look at the battlefield. To his surprise, in just this short while, Schnauzer had already fallen to the ground, with Bai Xiu’er waving her whip protectively in front of him.
Damn, this sister’s got skills!