Chapter 520: A Man of Honor
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Su Ling'er had always been a conservative woman.
She plucked up the courage to say, "How about some other time?"
However, Xu Que's understanding of her words was totally different. After all, the Chinese culture was very profound. As an "old driver," Xu Que's head was filled with adult contents.
Luckily, Su Ling'er didn't smell a rat. She plucked up the courage to tell Xu Que they could have sex another day, which meant she had at least accepted it mentally, she just couldn't do it now.
Xu Que was delighted for a while. Actually, he knew clearly that he couldn't have sex with Su Ling'er now. The "some other time" Su Ling'er had referred to simply meant another day, which was different from the filthy meaning in his mind.
Finally, he stood up embarrassedly and was about to leave. Suddenly, he thought of something, then took out a pill from the System package, "By the way, Ling'er, this pill is for you. It will be very helpful for your future cultivation!"
Seeing it, Su Ling'er was emotionally moved and said in amazement, "Is… this the Eight Star Ice Jade Pill?"
"Wow, you know this pill?" Xu Que was also shocked.
When he was in the Metal Nation, the gorgeous Empress Dowager had asked him to bring her an Ice Jade Pill from the Imperial Tomb of the Water Nation.
Xu Que had found three Ice Jade Pills, and he always took these pills with him.
A miraculous pill, it could refine a cultivator's Spiritual Root. Most probably, it could even evolve the Spiritual Root into the Celestial Spiritual Root, which was more powerful than the coffees and ice creams made by Xu Que!
However, only female cultivators at the Infant Transformation Stage, who were also virgins, could take this pill.
Therefore, Madam Ya and Su Yunlan couldn't take the pill, for they couldn't meet both of the requirements.
Now, only Su Ling'er and the Water Empress were qualified. Both of them were virgins and had reached the Infant Transformation Stage. However, the Water Empress had taken pills like this before, so only Su Ling'er could take this pill now.
Su Ling'er took the pill and had a close look at it, then nodded her head and said, "Right, it is indeed the Ice Jade Pill. I knew of it from some ancient books of our clan. However, I remember this pill failed to be handed down from the past generations of the Five Nations. Where did you find it?"
"In the Imperial Tomb of the Water Nation," Xu Que replied with a smile.
It was unlikely for a precious pill like the Ice Jade Pill to appear in the Five Nations. According to Xu Que's knowledge, the Water Empress and the previous Emperors of the Water Nation had come from overseas. Therefore, it was normal that the Ice Jade Pills could be found in the Imperial Tomb, which might have been taken to the Water Nation from overseas.
But Xu Que also wanted to know how the Empress Dowager of the Metal Nation had known there were Ice Jade Pills in the Imperial Tomb of the Water Nation.
He couldn't figure it out, and he also didn't want to think about it, for he didn't plan to take one of these pills back to the Metal Nation!
Su Ling'er was quite happy and kept watching the Ice Jade Pill closely. She was reluctant to eat this pill, instead just taking care of it scrupulously.
Xu Que couldn't watch it anymore and said with a rueful smile, "Stop looking at it, just eat it. If it isn't enough, come and get more from me!"
"I want to keep the gift you gave me! If I can't keep it, I just want to watch it a little bit longer," Su Ling'er smiled slightly. Now Su Xiaoqi was fast asleep, so Su Ling'er wasn't that reserved anymore.
Xu Que would never tolerate a girl's teasing at midnight.
Immediately, he waved his hand and grabbed the pill in Su Ling'er's hand, then put the pill into her mouth.
The next moment, before Su Ling'er had time to react, Xu Que leaned forward and sealed Su Ling'er's mouth directly with his lips.
"Hmm!"
Widening her eyes, Su Ling'er was surprised and shy.
At this moment, the Ice Jade Pill in her mouth melted instantly and turned into a cold current, which gushed into her body abruptly.
The scene was extremely beautiful. However, Su Ling'er was already completely panic-stricken.
Her panic hadn't been caused by Xu Que's actions. The reason was that the absorption process was initiated when the pill went into her body,
During the absorption process, if Xu Que continued his actions or did something that was even more reckless, Su Ling'er could never absorb the pill with a concentrated mind.
And this would result in unpredictable consequences, ranging from meridian damage caused by uncontrollable effects to devils occupying the cultivator's mind, which was very dangerous!
���Don't be afraid, just focus on absorbing the pill!"
Xu Que stepped back in time.
He kissed Su Ling'er like a dragonfly skimming the surface of water, and he didn't plan any further actions, for it wasn't the right time.
Su Ling'er let out a sigh of relief and nodded with a red face.
At this moment, Xu Que walked to the window and found a good position so that a strand of moonlight could fall on his forehead.
He lit up a cigarette and took a long pull from it, then blew the smoke out and looked at Su Ling'er with a provocative smile. "Affection leads to unfettered behavior, but love needs restraint. Ling'er, I restrained myself!"
After finishing his words, he turned around and left.
In the moonlight, his lengthening shadow was cast on the ground and vanished when he walked away.
Su Ling'er was shocked. Xu Que's words, "Affection leads to unfettered behavior, but love needs restraint," were resounding in her mind, and her face was even more flushed.
An aggressive rogue wasn't terrifying, but a cultured rogue was too awful!
Apparently, Xu Que's skills in teasing girls were extraordinary!
After kissing the girl and acting tough, he had even left an impression of "a man of honor" on the girl.
I just want to know who else could be as magnificent as me! After leaving Su Ling'er's room, Xu Que was extremely pompous. Even his steps were more majestic than before!
After a short while, he arrived at the bedroom of Madam Ya.
Although night had fallen, Madam Ya had already woken up. Seeing Xu Que's arrival, she wanted to sit up immediately.
However, she felt her lower body fill with the sense of swelling and pain immediately.
After all, their "vigorous activity" had lasted for the whole night before and all of that day. Even Madam Ya, who had reached the Original Infant Stage, was unable to stand it.
"Don't get up, just lay down!" Xu Que stepped up and supported Madam Ya back to her bed.
"Lord Li, I'm okay!" Grasping Xu Que's hands firmly, Madam Ya looked at him with her longing eyes and didn't let go.
Xu Que smiled and said, "You are not okay! You need a good rest."
Madam Ya was stunned a bit, then she lowered her head slightly and said, "Do you dislike me?"
"Of course not!" Xu Que replied immediately.
"Then why don't you…" Madam Ya paused. Her hope that Xu Que would dominate her and satisfy her to her heart's content was quite clear. However, Xu Que stopped.
Xu Que stood up silently and walked to a window letting in moonlight, then he said with deep feeling, "Affection leads to unfettered behavior, but love needs restraint! You should have a good rest now. How could I care only for myself?"
Madam Ya shivered a bit and said with emotion, "Lord Li, you are so nice!"
Chapter 521: Heading to the Water Nation
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Soon, the day of Xu Que's departure arrived. U.p..dated by .com
In the days leading up to it, Xu Que had lived a quite happy life, reading poems and writing couplets with Madame Ya.
Whenever Xu Que had time, he would bring hamburgers, ice cream, and coffee to nourish Madame Ya's and Su Xiao Qi's bodies so that the two could become more powerful.
As for Su Ling'er, in the few days since she had taken the Ice Jade Pill, she had been cultivating in her room alone.
Xu Que was becoming a bit impatient and worried about Su Ling'er.
Until the day Xu Que was set to leave, her cultivation was still not over. Su Ling'er was now going through a critical moment for her Spiritual Root.
Later, Xu Que was told that it took at least a month, three to four months at most, for one to "digest" a Ice Jade Pill.
If I had known this earlier, I would have given the Ice Jade Pill to Su Ling'er a long time ago… and the "some other day" she talked about, well, it seems that I can't wait for that day now.
"What a terribly, terribly sad story…" Xu Que stood outside the door of the palace and sang.
He had already packed and was going to leave.
Su Xiao Qi and Madame Ya had come to see him off, but Buttface wanted to go overseas with Xu Que, so he stole some food from the kitchen and put the food into a bag.
To make things less awkward, Xu Que summoned his thunder illusion body of Hero Li Bai, and he himself changed into the form of Sun Wu Kong.
Su Xiao Qi and Madame Ya were feeling rather sad.
"You dead monkey, once you finish your business, come back! You must come back before the chocolate you gave me runs out!" Su Xiao Qi said.
"Hero Li Bai, I will wait for you until the day you come back." Madame Ya's eyes were watering.
Xu Que and Buttface jumped up and got into the teleportation array.
"Goodbye! Wait for me!"
The teleportation array was rotating rather quickly…
Bang!
Xu Que, Buttface, and Hero Li Bai all disappeared.
…
Xu Que and Buttface thought they had only spent about half an hour in the teleportation array, but when they arrived at the Water Nation, they found that it had already been two days.
Buttface hurriedly opened his bag and began to devour the food inside.
Seeing this, Xu Que shook his head and said, "If I were you, I would never eat that pile of crap. You always surprise me!"
"F*ck you! You know what, I brought a huge octopus to the kitchen and intended to ask you to cook it for me. I waited and waited until it began to rot, so it's all your fault. You've indulged yourself with wine and sex for too long!"
Hearing this, Xu Que felt a bit embarrassed. During his time in the Fire Nation, he had been staying with Madame Ya constantly and hadn't had the time to cook for Buttface.
Even so, he didn't want Buttface to call him out on this business.
"Oh, really?! You think this is my fault?! Seafood usually rots rather quickly, you have to keep it in an environment with low temperature. Or you can lay it in the sun and dry it, then roast it if you like."
"Really? Why don't you tell me earlier?"
"Have I ever lied to you before? Go to the bottom of the sea and kill all of the Sea Tribe, then bring me some seafood, and I will cook it for you."
"Never mind. I'm on a diet these days, besides, I'm not a foodie!"
Hearing Xu Que suggest he destroy the entire Sea Tribe, Buttface was a bit afraid and immediately made an excuse.
…
They were now on the border between the Water Nation and the Golden Nation. In front of them was a wild and barren land.
Xu Que had been on this road before, but he was still a bit shocked by the scene in front of him.
On the left, it was a land of ice, while on the other side, the mountains were still green, and the river was babbling.
"If I'm right, this is the region of the Snow City. What, are you going to see your old beau?" Buttface asked.
"Old beau? What on earth are you saying?" Xu Que was confused.
"That female General, Situ… Situ Hai Dai!" Buttface said.
"Nonsense! Her name is Situ Hai Tang! Anyway, I haven't seen her in a while, since the last time I was in the Imperial City."
"She's such a marvelous person and a real General on the battlefield. As for you, you're just a juvenile man who calls himself the head of the Exploding Heavens Faction and cheats people wherever he goes. In a word, she's too good for you."
Hearing this, Xu Que was a bit cross and hit Buttface on the head.
Buttface quickly dodged his hit and backed off, thirty feet away. "Young man, I can recall all the magic inscriptions I have ever used in my previous life. You could not possibly hit me."
"Really?! You can recall what happened in your previous life?" Xu Que was surprised.
"Of course! I'm famous for my perfect memory!" Buttface said proudly.
Xu Que forced out a smile.
You say you're famous for your perfect memory? For god's sake, if you have a good memory, how could you forget that I drugged you with an aphrodisiac?
…
Xu Que and Buttface were heading to the Snow City. Xu Que wanted to pay a visit to Situ Hai Tang, as well as the Imperial City.
During the journey, Xu Que tried to find out if Buttface really had a so-called perfect memory of his previous life, but at last, he found that Buttface recalled only one magic inscription he ever used, nothing more.
Finally, they arrived at the Snow City.
It was snowing, and the sun was shining. Against the sunlight, the snowflakes looked extremely beautiful and sparkly. The entire Snow City looked as beautiful as a picture.
At that time, the Snow City was bustling and full of people, just as it was before.
Xu Que and Buttface arrived at the city gates.
"Stop! No demonic beasts are allowed to enter the city."
…
"What?" both Xu Que and Buttface were stunned.
The two turned around and saw a young man wearing armor standing at the city walls.
Beside him there were many soldiers standing around the young man, and Xu Que knew none of them.
"What happened? Where's that female General?" Buttface was surprised.
Xu Que frowned.
The Snow City looked just like it had before, but the General who guarded the city walls and all the other soldiers of the Snow City had all been replaced.
What on earth happened?
Chapter 522: Am I Good Enough to Live Up to Her?
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"Hey, I'm talking to you! Demonic beasts are not allowed to enter the city! If you don't leave, I'll show you no mercy!" the man at the city walls shouted again.
Buttface immediately became angry and started to curse, putting his paws on his hips, "Behave yourself! Are you blind? I'm a holy beast! If you don't believe me, you can come down and I'll trample you to death with one stomp!"
The young man at the city walls said sullenly, "How dare you! Do you want to start a war with the Snow City?"
"Shut the f*ck up! Don't waste my time! Who are you? Where is Situ Hai Tang?" Xu Que waved his hands as he asked.
The young man's eyes became chilly immediately, then he snorted, "Who the hell are you? How dare you call my wife's name so casually?"
Wife?
Xu Que and Buttface were dumbfounded again.
What's going on?
We just left for a short period. How could Situ Hai Tang be married?
Sh*t! This is totally unacceptable!
Although Situ Hai Tang is a tomboy, she's a beautiful girl with a good figure. Most importantly, she's a tomboy with a strong personality. She's a girl I used to flirt with, how could she be taken away so carelessly?
Xu Que furrowed his eyebrows, and his face was darkened immediately.
Anyway, the young man was too arrogant. If these words had been spoken in a nicer way, Xu Que would have sighed with regret at most, not gotten angry.
However, this young guy's impudent words really annoyed Xu Que. If Situ Hai Tang had married a man like him, Xu Que would definitely be unhappy. How could he have been defeated by a man like that?
"Little brat, it's over. Your old lover got married," Buttface said, looking at Xu Que helplessly.
Buttface's hoarse but loud voice was heard by everyone near the city walls.
The soldiers changed their expressions. The young man was even angrier and shouted, "Behave yourself! How dare you discredit my wife! This is a felony! Soldiers, take the two of them down!"
"Yes, sir!"
Immediately, a group of soldiers rushed over from the city walls and surrounded Xu Que and Buttface!
Many cultivators passing by the area stepped back immediately and prepared to watch the fun.
The common people and cultivators in the city were also attracted by what was happening in this area.
A lot of people looked out at them, and someone recognized Xu Que immediately, shouting in surprise, "My gosh! Is that General Zhuge? Look, General Zhuge is back!"
His words astonished many people. These people gushed out of the city.
The soldiers who were surrounding Xu Que and Buttface were shouldered aside by the crowds immediately.
The young man at the city walls and his soldiers were shocked.
"Is he the legendary God of Army General Zhuge? How could this be possible?"
"Sh*t! The rumors are nonsense! General Zhuge looks like a scholar, totally different from the big devil we've heard about!"
"Exactly!"
Many soldiers on the city wall started to discuss this in a low voice.
Just at this moment, another group of excited soldiers came out of the city.
"General Zhuge!"
"It really is General Zhuge! Finally, you came back to see us!��
"General Zhuge, I'm Li, do you still remember me?"
"And me! General Zhuge! I'm Lu Benwei!"
These overexcited soldiers came up to Xu Que.
Looking at these familiar faces, Xu Que smiled. Apparently, these were the Snow City soldiers who had used to fight side by side with him.
"General Shang, this is General Zhuge. And the dog beside him is his pet. We are in debt to them!" a Snow City soldier looked up and said to the young man at this moment.
The young man's face was extremely dreadful and gloomy.
However, before the young man had time to speak, Buttface lost his temper.
"Damn! Li, you're really bad at talking! I am a wolf, not a pet!" Buttface shouted.
"Stop wasting words! Let's go into the city first!" Xu Que patted Buttface's head and stopped him from making trouble.
Then they went into the Snow City with the soldiers.
On the way, many common people and Snow City soldiers came to show their reverence. Little girls presented bouquets to Xu Que, and some old people gave eggs to Xu Que as gifts. The scene was so heart-warming that Xu Que almost wanted to say "Thank you for your eggs, thank you for your bouquets…"
However, the young man at the city walls became more and more jealous.
After being appointed as the Garrison General of the Snow City, he had never enjoyed such reverence from the residents of the city. When he learned this gentle and handsome young man was the legendary General Zhuge, he could do nothing and didn't dare to challenge Xu Que anymore.
Finally, Xu Que walked into the Snow City along with several of his soldier acquaintances, then they went into a hotel and sat down.
The soldiers wanted to drink tea and exchange conventional greetings with Xu Que. However, Xu Que was quite impatient and said directly, "Let's get down to business first. Where is your General Situ? I haven't seen her for a few months, how could she have gotten married?"
The soldiers were stunned, and their smiles also froze slightly.
"What? Something happened during this time?" Seeing the expression of the soldiers, Xu Que couldn't help frowning.
The soldier whose family name was Li said with a rueful smile, "General Zhuge, actually this issue is a bit complicated. The name of that General Shang is Shang Wu, and he's the only son of the Sect Leader of the Scarlet Yang Sect. The Sect Leader and General Situ's father used to be fellow apprentices of the same master. Before General Situ was born, she was betrothed to General Shang through a prenatal betrothal."
"My God! This is so contrived!" Xu Que was instantly confused. He had thought the young man was the third person. It turned out that he was the third person! U.p..dated b.y . com
"Alas! You and General Situ defended the Snow City and took back the Water Nation successfully. Therefore, General Situ was awarded by Her Royal Highness the Water Empress according to her contribution. She was promoted officially as the City Governor. Someone was assigned to take over the position of Garrison General. That General Shang managed to get this position by using his connections. However, General Situ has an aversion to this betrothal, but she also didn't want to disobey the command of Her Royal Highness. Therefore, she's been working outside for a long time and seldom comes back," Li said.
Hearing that, the fire in Xu Que's eyes was rekindled. "Then they're still not married now, right?"
"Of course not! I suppose this marriage couldn't be realized because of General Situ's personality!" Li said while shaking his head.
Xu Que smiled immediately. The third person is not guilty! The third person can also pursue love! Since Situ Hai Tang wasn't interested in that General Shang, there's still a chance for me!
At this moment, Buttface came over and said seriously, "Little brat, to be fair, you couldn't live up to Situ Hai Tang! However, that Shang Wu is even worse than you! You have to deal with this issue!"
"Sh*t! How dare you say that's fair! Stop talking nonsense!" Xu Que said angrily, hitting the table.
"No, you can't say that!" the soldiers nodded. What Buttface had said was extremely outrageous.
Although the soldiers also agreed General Shang couldn't live up to Situ Hai Tang, at least they had a betrothal. If General Zhuge intervened in this issue, it was no different from stealing someone's wife!
The next moment, Xu Que continued to say, "Buttface, you're really too much this time! You're correct that Shang Wu can't live up to Situ Hai Tang, but you said I can't live up to her, which is bullsh*t! Just tell me honestly, am I good enough to live up to Situ Hai Tang?"
Chapter 523: What on Earth was This?
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Hearing this, everyone in the Snow City inn was stunned.
He asked us if he was Mr. Right for Situ Hai Tang? He just said that in front of everyone like this?! Is he insane?
No one thought Xu Que would say something like this in front of everyone, since once he said it, he could never take it back.
…
Someone in the inn could no longer bear this and was about to leave.
A cultivator who Xu Que had never seen before quickly headed to the city walls and told Shang Wu what Xu Que had just said.
After hearing what Xu Que had said, Shang Wu was furious.
"B*stard! He thinks he can do anything he wants simply because he's the General Zhuge?!" Shang Wu shouted.
Seeing Shang Wu getting cross, a soldier said gently, "Please don't be mad. General Zhuge has a reputation both inside and outside the city. I don't think he would really take Situ Hai Tang away from you, otherwise, his reputation would surely be damaged."
Shang Wu was still very angry. "Go f*ck yourself! Who does he think who he is! Really! He just won a few battles, so what?! Anyone in the Scarlet Yang Sect is as powerful as ten Zhuges put together! He'll pay the price for what he said, or even lose his life!"
Hearing this, everyone present was stunned.
There's really no need to say such harsh things. General Zhuge was only joking. Don't you think you might be overreacting to this business?
Everyone, as well as the soldier who had just tried to comfort Shang Wu, felt like Shang Wu was a bit narrow-minded.
Shang Wu didn't care about others' opinions of him and sneered, "I'll see if he ever gets the balls to say such a thing in front of me! Come with me."
He then walked away from the city walls and headed to the inn where Xu Que was staying with a group of soldiers.
…
Meanwhile, in the inn, people were embarrassed by what Xu Que had said.
Lao Li forced out a smile. "General Zhuge, you're still the same old guy who likes to tell jokes."
He had meant to make a joke out of this business, in case Xu Que got himself into trouble when people outside the inn heard about what he had said.
Xu Que said with a serious face, "Lao Li, I have always been kind to you, haven't I? I gave you two popsicles, do you remember? Tell me, do you think I am good enough for Situ Hai Tang or not?"
Hearing this, Lao Li was shocked.
General Zhuge, don't you know I was trying to cover for you?! You are really….
"Of course! Of course!" Lao Li had no choice but to yield.
Xu Que looked at Buttface and sneered. "See? Even Lao Li said I'm good enough for Situ Hai Tang."
Buttfcace became cross. "You are too shameless! And by the way, you gave him two popsicles and you only gave me one?!"
"I was already being extremely kind to you by giving you one popsicle!" Xu Que spat on Buttface and cursed.
"F*ck you! How dare you spit on me?!"
Buttface was furious and also spat. "Sh*t! Never mind. Ice cream tastes much better than popsicles!"
Xu Que sneered, "The ice cream was also made by me, did you already forget that?"
Buttface spat again.
Xu Que managed to dodge and spit on him again.
"How dare you?! Ewww… this is really disgusting!"
"Yes! I have the balls to spit on you! So what!"
…
Xu Que and Buttface began to spit on each other. They were moving rather quickly and trying to dodge each other's saliva.
Seeing this, everyone present was shocked and hurriedly left the inn.
Is he really the General Zhuge I know?!
Right at this moment, someone was shouting on the street.
"Get out of my way!"
Shang Wu came to the inn with a bunch of soldiers and ordered people to leave.
Upon seeing Shang Wu coming, they immediately cleared a path for him.
Shang Wu had no idea what was happening inside the inn. He glanced at people coldly and strode towards the inn.
While he was walking inside, he heard strange sounds. He hurried and opened the door.
As soon as he opened the door, a sticky liquid fell right onto his face.
Everyone was stunned.
Shang Wu, in particular, stood still and let the saliva slowly drop down his face.
He slowly touched his face, and his voice trembled. "What… what is this on my face?"
Seeing Shang Wu touching either Xu Que's or Buttface's saliva, people felt sick and covered their mouths with their hands.
"It's Buttface's saliva," Xu Que said.
Hearing this, Buttface was angry. "Nonsense! It's yours, not mine!"
"It's clearly yours!"
"You're being ridiculous!"
The next moment, the spitting competition started again.
Finally, Shang Wu realised the sticky liquid on his face was someone's saliva.
"F*ck!" Shang Wu could no longer suppress his anger and shouted loudly.
The son of the head of the Scarlet Yang Sect, the General of the Snow City who guarded the city walls, had someone's saliva on his face.
This was indeed mortifying…
Shang Wu wiped away the saliva and dashed into the room.
Buttface and Xu Que were still spitting on each other, their saliva splashing everywhere.
When Shang Wu got into the room, Buttface was trying to dodge Xu Que's saliva and stopped right in front of him.
Shang Wu quickly caught Buttface by the neck.
"Ouch! Who is this?!" Buttface shouted. He was in such a great pain that his eyeballs were almost falling out.
"How dare you!" Shang Wu seized him by his throat and shouted in great anger.
"Who are you?! We're so close to each other, yet I can barely see your face."
Buttface's head was very close to Shang Wu's face, so he couldn't see Shang Wu's face clearly.
Shang Wu felt humiliated and became even more angry.
"You really have no idea who I am?! You…"
Before Shang Wu finished his words, Buttface spat on his face…
All of a sudden, everyone present was stunned, and no one made a sound.
Chapter 524: Man Must be Magnanimous!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
All the people were dumbfounded. They hadn't expected that when Buttface saw Shang Wu, he could spit on his face without hesitation.
Buttface's behavior had totally surprised everyone.
Why does this dog hate Shang Wu so much? Why is his behavior so disgusting?
Even Shang Wu was also completely stunned, his mind blank.
The thick phlegm, which was yellow, sticky, and foul, was dribbling down slowly.
In his mind, there was only one thought left.
How dare… this dog… insult me like this?
"Don't be afraid, General Shang, let me help you!"
At this moment, Xu Que came up like a majestic savior.
People let out sighs of relief. Finally, General Zhuge shows up to stop this farce!
Splat!
However, a mouthful of saliva that Xu Que had been saving in his mouth for a while was spat out abruptly.
No one knew whether Xu Que had done this deliberately. Patter! His saliva also landed on Shang Wu's face!
All of a sudden, people were more dumbfounded and speechless!
Shang Wu was even more confused!
What's… going on?
Am I dreaming?
How could the two of them spit on me one after another?
…
"Oh, sorry, I missed! It doesn't matter, my saliva can be used to erase the stink of Buttface's saliva!" Xu Que said earnestly.
Hearing that, people showed the whites of their eyes and felt nearly ready to faint.
You wanted to erase the stink of Buttface's saliva with your own saliva?
Sh*t! You really are creative!
At this moment, Buttface widened his eyes and shouted, "Damn! Little brat, how could you betray me? Okay, let's fight!" Splat!
Patter!
Another mouthful of saliva dropped on Shang Wu's head and wet his hair immediately.
People were entirely stunned!
What are you doing?
Is this dog going to fight General Zhuge? Why is he spitting on General Shang's head?
"Heh heh, see that? I have more saliva than you! If you aren't a coward, just fight me!" Buttface laughed proudly. Being grabbed by Shang Wu, Buttface kept provoking Xu Que, which was funny.
Hearing his words, people couldn't help but twitch the corners of their mouths and become speechless!
Is he going to compete with General Zhuge about volume of saliva?
If you really want to compete with General Zhuge, it's unnecessary to spit on his head!
"What? You really think you're awesome, right?" Xu Que smiled coldly at this moment, then gathered Qi into his Dantian and opened his mouth abruptly. Splat!
Whoosh!
Soon, a mouthful of saliva gushed out and dropped on Shang Wu's head again at lightning speed.
"Boo, it's just so-so. Taste the new move I just mastered—Nine Heavens Divine Dragon Spit!" Splat! Buttface spat again disdainfully while waving his paws majestically.
Xu Que fought back immediately, "Trash, taste my 'Eighteen Ways of Spitting the Dragon!'" Splat!
"Useless! I'll use the Invincible Thunderbolt Spit!" Splat!
"That's nothing! Let me show you a snakeskin move together with the Zhang Sanfeng Monk Taichi Chuan Taichi Sword Popeye Pikachu Digimon Fat Basilisk Invincible Spit!" Splat!
Splat!
Splat!
…
In this way, the two of them kept spitting on Shang Wu!
After a short while, Shang Wu was wet from head to toe. Like a drenched chicken coming out of water, he stood there dumbfoundedly.
The audience didn't know what to do and didn't dare to stop them.
One side was General Shang, and the other side was General Zhuge and his dog! They couldn't afford to offend anyone on either side!
Shang Wu could never accept this circumstance.
As the mighty Garrison General of the Snow City and the only son of the Scarlet Yang Sect's Sect Leader, he was always respected wherever he went. He had never been humiliated like this before!
However, the humiliation which he had never experienced and expected had just happened! Therefore, he was totally stunned and came to himself after he was drenched by the saliva of Xu Que and Buttface.
His body was filled with maddening rage, and his head was about to explode.
"Just stop!" Shang Wu howled crazily, then started to grab Buttface's neck forcibly.
"Ouch, ouch, ouch! It hurts!"
Buttface started to howl abruptly and shouted, "Damn! Stop the fight! I hereby request for armistice!"
"Hey, General Shang, how are you totally wet? Go home and change your clothes to avoid catching a cold!" Xu Que stopped and said with a smile, looking at Shang Wu attentively.
Everyone was dumbfounded and speechless.
Please stop your false displays of affection, okay?
Haven't General Shang's clothes been drenched by the saliva of you and your dog? How could you advise him to avoid catching a cold?
"Fine, very good! Zhuge Liang, this hostility is decided today!" Shang Wu was shivering in anger. He stared at Xu Que ferociously, as if he would skin Xu Que alive.
"Come on, men must be chivalrous!" Xu Que consoled him without any sincerity.
His attitude annoyed Shang Wu so much that he almost spat blood.
Shang Wu lifted Buttface with one hand and abruptly punched Buttface's forehead with the other hand.
Bang!
With a dull sound, Buttface received the blow.
At the same time, everyone in this area heard a sharp cracking sound. Crack! Then Shang Wu went quite pale and let out a loud and miserable shriek, "Ah…"
Gasp!
Everyone gasped and were dumbfounded immediately.
The bone of Shang Wu's entire arm was fractured. A section of white bone was even exposed at his elbow, which was terrifying to see.
"Ow…"
Buttface fell on the ground, then howled miserably and started to play dead.
Xu Que widened his eyes and rushed over immediately. He held Buttface in his arms and shouted, "Wang Cai, Wang Cai, what's wrong with you, Wang Cai?"
Buttface was stunned, then opened his eyes and looked at Xu Que confusedly.
Xu Que covered Buttface's eyes with his hands immediately. Tears started to drop from his eyes. He cried, "Wang Cai, you can't die! We've stuck together and helped each other for so long! You're too young, please don't die!"
Splat!
All at once, Shang Wu felt a cramping pain in his chest, then spat out a mouthful of fresh blood. It was apparent that he was totally annoyed.
Everyone in this area was speechless again. Today, they had realized how shameless people could be!
All of them clearly saw that Shang Wu was wounded. After being punched by Shang Wu, Buttface was unscratched. Just then, he opened his eyes and was about to talk, but was stopped by Xu Que directly.
My gosh!
I can't believe General Zhuge could be a man like this!
He's so shameless and horrible! No wonder he's the legendary big devil!
"Shang, as you said, our hostility is contracted today! Later, I will call on your family! I guarantee I will not take a single needle or piece of thread from your home!" Xu Que raised his head abruptly and said forcefully while staring at Shang Wu angrily, his face covered with tears.
Hearing that, people changed their expressions instantly.
It's over! General Zhuge is going to search General Shang's house and confiscate his property with this excuse. Something big is going to happen!
General Shang is the only son of the Scarlet Yang Sect's Sect Leader. The most critical thing is that the Scarlet Yang Sect has a powerful backer overseas!
…
Chapter 525: I Have a Question
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Everyone was looking at Xu Que…
Lao Li made his way into the crowd and said gently to Xu Que. "General Zhuge, calm down. No one in the Scarlet Yang Sect can defeat you. However, there is one person, General Shang Wu's aunt, who married into a big family overseas, and is a really tough figure."
"He has an aunt with connections to people overseas?" Xu Que frowned.
"It's said that his aunt has two Spiritual Roots. She was spotted by a powerful man when he was travelling, then he took her with him. Later, she became so famous that even people overseas know about her, and she's married to a promising young man from a big family," Lao Li said.
"Nonsense! No one can be more powerful than the Exploding Heavens Faction," Xu Que replied.
Shang Wu took some medicine so his wound would heal. He stared at Xu Que and said angrily, "Zhuge Liang, you're pushing me too hard."
"Oh, really? Tell me, when have I driven you too hard?" Xu Que smiled.
Buttface suddenly got up from the ground and said, "Yes, tell us, when have we driven you too hard?"
Then Buttface "collapsed" and said in a rather weak tone, "I'm practically dying, Xu Que, promise me you will get revenge for me!"
Hearing this, everyone was speechless.
For god's sake! You got up from the ground and shouted, and then you collapsed? Do you think we're all foolish enough to be cheated by your shabby "performance"?
"General Shang Wu, I don't think we have met before, and I have done nothing to offend you, have I?! I am always the mildest one in my faction, and I am also the one who cannot bear someone treating me unfairly, not even in the slightest. If anyone curses me, I will definitely kill everyone in their family," Xu Que threatened.
In fact, if it were not for his being Situ Hai Tang's husband, Xu Que surely would have taught him a good lesson outside the city.
He had never thought Shang Wu would dare to come to the inn, so he had spat on him on purpose to teach him a lesson.
"Zhuge Liang, you do, indeed, have a sharp tongue. It's you who offended me in the first place by asking people if you were good enough for my wife, and you think I'm the one who offended you!" Shang Wu sneered and stood up, the wound on his arms slowly healing.
Seeing this, Xu Que was surprised.
It seems that he's very powerful, which totally exceeds my expectations. The medicine he took was really incredible, I bet he's got plenty. Besides, what he said was right, I am the one in the wrong. Since he's Situ Hai Tang's fiancé, I shouldn't say things like that.
"I think it's time for me to say something fair." Buttface suddenly got up from the ground and said rather seriously, "I have nothing to do with this business, at all."
"F*ck you!" Xu Que punched Buttface.
He looked at everyone. "We shall call it a day today. I am Zhuge Liang, and I hope the world can always be peaceful. Goodbye, everyone!"
He took Buttface with him and was about to leave the room.
There's no need to have a fight with Shang Wu, I just wanted to give him a lesson, and I have done so.
However, as soon as Xu Que took a step forward, Shang Wu reached out his hand and stopped him.
"Zhuge Liang, you really think you can leave like this?" Shang Wu said with a gloomy face.
Hearing this, Xu Que was amazed.
I'm always the one who bully others, I have never been so merciful to anyone else before. How on earth do you dare you stop me?!
Xu Que sneered. "What? You want me to apologize to you?"
"Apology? Don't be ridiculous!" Shang Wu sneered, "I can forgive you on the business of spitting, but I can't possibly forgive you for hurting my arms. I have used a precious magic pill. You really think you can get away from this simply by apologizing? General Zhuge, there are two choices for you, allowing me to break your arm or two of that dog's legs."
"Nonsense! How dare you threaten me like this?" Xu Que laughed.
Everyone at present was shocked and had never thought Shang Wu would behave like this.
After all, Shang Wu was the only son of the Scarlet Yang Sect, and had an aunt who married into a powerful family overseas.
Even so, General Zhuge was also very powerful, and everyone called him evil. Once the two fought against each other, things could turn out to be rather nasty.
Lao Li hurriedly went forward and said, "Please calm down you two, please. We all belong to one family."
"One family?! Are you serious? My faction is such a noble one! I shall never lower myself to his level. Look at him, Shang Wu? What a peculiar name! Why don't you call yourself 'afternoon'?" Xu Que was a bit cross.
In the World of Cultivation, reason always failed; what was important was a person's strength. Only children could believe reason would work in this world.
"So you've made up your mind to become my enemy, Zhuge Liang?" Shang Wu's face was extremely dark.
"You haven't got the qualifications to call yourself my enemy!" Xu Que sneered.
The next moment, Xu Que summoned his Dark Heavy Buster Sword, and it immediately appeared in his hand.
Seeing this, everyone present was shocked.
"He… he's in the fourth level of the Infant Transformation Stage!" one exclaimed.
In just a few months, he's now in the fourth level of the Infant Transformation Stage?
General Zhuge has managed to elevate himself from the Original Infant Stage to the Infant Transformation Stage, and the fourth level?! This is incredible!
"What is going on?"
At this moment, people heard a crisp sound coming from the crowd. Everyone was surprised and turned around to see who it was.
It was General Situ Hai Tang!
Including Xu Que, everyone was stunned by what they saw.
Situ Hai Tang was wearing golden war robes with her long hair tied back. Her body was still very curvy and tempting.
"Now everyone leave here!" Situ Hai Tang dispersed the crowd.
She had seen Xu Que and it seemed that she was not surprised by this. Rather, she was unhappy when she saw Shang Wu.
After a short while, everyone left the inn.
Seeing Situ Hai Tang coming back, Shang Wu, who had looked gloomy the whole time, finally smiled. He looked at Situ Hai Tang happily. "Hai Tang, I am so glad that you're back."
"My god! Xu Que, I never thought he could change his facial expression so quickly, you two are quite familiar in this regard," Buttface said with surprise.
"What do you mean?! I'm such a pure person. I always treat people with sincerity." Xu Que quickly covered Buttface's mouth with his hands.
Situ Hai Tang didn't respond to Shang Wu, as if he didn't even exist. Instead, she looked at Xu Que and said gently, "Zhuge Liang, come with me, I want a word with you."
"Ah! Just us two?! Well, I feel a bit embarrassed." Xu Que looked at Shang Wu proudly.
Shang Wu was pissed off, his face blackening.
"Are you coming or not?" Situ Hai Tang asked unhappily.
Realizing Situ Hai Tang was not in a good mood, Xu Que stopped making jokes.
He looked at Buttface and Shang Wu. "Look at her, how can she treat me in this way? I'm a man, I shouldn't be told what to do or not to do by a woman in public, right? She should at least save me some dignity."
Then he turned around and hurriedly caught up with Situ Hai Tang.
"Hai Tang, slow down. Why not go see a movie and hang out on the street together? Why won't you talk to me? Have I done something to make you angry? Just tell me, please."
With the two walking further and further from the inn, Xu Que's voice gradually died down.
It was very quiet in the inn. There were only two inside the inn now, Buttface and Shang Wu.
The two were staring at each other…
"General Shang!"
"What!" Shang Wu replied angrily.
If it weren't for his being afraid of Buttface's scary looks, he would have already killed him by then.
Buttface shook his head. "Nothing! But I have a question for you. Are you mad or not?"
"What?"
"Just tell me, are you mad or not?"
Chapter 526: No.1 Organization of the World of Cultivators
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Snow City, mansion of the City Governor
Xu Que and Situ Haitang were sitting in the living room in silence.
Two servants of the City Governor's mansion served tea and pastries, then left the living room.
Then Situ Hai Tang said, "Zhuge Liang, why did you make trouble directly upon your arrival?"
"Wow, Hai Tang, you've changed! Before, you called me Young Master Zhuge. Now, you call my name directly. Does this mean progress in our relationship?" Xu Que changed the subject.
Situ Hai Tang rolled her eyes snappily and said while shaking her head, "I only know troops and war, I don't care about etiquette. If you feel offended when I call your name directly, I will continue to call you Young Master Zhuge in the future!"
"Please don't. In that case, you can just call me Little Liangliang, or Little Gege! But please don't call me Little Zhuzhu," Xu Que said with a smile and waved his hand.
Hearing that, Situ Hai Tang immediately got goosebumps all over.
What the hell? It's okay if I call you Little Liangliang. I could never call you Little Gege, otherwise, my reputation in this city would be ruined!
However, this Little Zhuzhu is quite interesting!
"Little piglet…"
Thinking of this, Situ Hai Tang couldn't help sniggering. However, she came to herself immediately and felt it was inappropriate to do so. She stopped laughing and said seriously, "Let's get down to business! What happened today? Why are you in conflict with Shang Wu?"
"This issue is so annoying. Buttface and I were about to enter the city. However, Shang Wu stopped us and said demonic beasts weren't allowed to enter! My god! How is Buttface a demonic beast? He's definitely just a beast, right?
"Later, Li and several other soldiers led us into the city. When Buttface and I had a competition in the hotel, Shang Wu wanted to join us instead of fulfilling his responsibilities of defending the city. He was hit by Buttface's Invincible Thunderbolt Ultimate Spit. Thus, the conflict was created."
After giving the incident a careful revision by deleting anything he did wrong, Xu Que told the story in a concise and comprehensive way.
Hearing this, Situ Hai Tang looked at Xu Que thoughtfully and said with a faint smile on her face, "What you said is different from what I've heard."
"There is no difference! What I said is all true! If I lie to you, I will stop using my family name of Zhuge," Xu Que said, patting his chest.
"Really? What I heard was that you said something inappropriate in the hotel that annoyed Shang Wu. Then you fought with Buttface by spitting at him, and the two of you bullied Shang Wu together!" Situ Hai Tang narrated calmly as if she knew everything clearly.
Xu Que was stunned, then he said with an embarrassed smile, "You aren't honest. Since you know everything, why bother asking me?"
"No reason. I haven't seen you for a long time, so I wondered what kind of interesting things you would say. I didn't expect you to swear on your family name! So, are you going to change your family name now?" Situ Hai Tang looked at Xu Que with a sly smile.
Without concession, Xu Que ran his hands through his hair calmly and said with a smile, "Hello, my real name is Xu Que!"
Now it was Situ Hai Tang's turn to be stunned.
"W-what?" she said in amazement, not believing what she had heard. It turned out that this guy had cheated everyone with a fake name for such a long time!
"Forget the details. Come on, don't talk, try this pastry!" Xu Que changed the subject hurriedly.
Situ Hai Tang showed the whites of her eyes and said angrily, "This is a pastry provided by my home!"
"Well, how about some tea?"
"The tea was also provided by me!"
"I didn't deny it," Xu Que said with a rueful smile.
Furrowing her eyebrows, Situ Hai Tang said seriously, "So the name Zhuge Liang has always been fake, right?"
"It's not a fake name. A member of the Exploding Heavens Faction is called Zhuge Liang. You could make an inquiry to our faction if you don't believe me."
"Then this time you're not lying to me, right? Is Xu Que your real name?"
"Of course! Haven't you heard of me? Oh, right, it seems I haven't used my real name in the Water Nation yet!" Xu Que realized he had made a mistake.
He had thought Situ Hai Tang might be shocked after hearing the name Xu Que. He hadn't expected that she had never heard this name. After all, this wasn't the Fire Nation.
"Of course I've heard of it!"
Situ Hai Tang said calmly, "Xu Que is a member of the Fire Nation and the Exploding Heavens Faction. One year ago, he killed the Emperor of the Fire Nation and the Old God of Killing of the Tian Sha at the Original Infant Stage!"
"Exactly. These are just petty things that aren't worth mentioning!" Xu Que said humbly.
Situ Hai Tang nodded and stopped talking about the events. Then she said, "Although you're powerful, don't make today's scuffle with Shang Wu a big deal! There are two powerhouses in the Infant Transformation Stage in the Scarlet Yang Sect. More importantly, the Gong Family overseas is their backup! Extremely powerful, the Gong Family is at a high position in the East Continent that is beyond our imaginations!"
Nodding his head, Xu Que said earnestly, "How about talking about how I killed the Fire Emperor and the Old God of Killing of Tian Sha?"
"Zhu… Xu Que, I'm not going to kid you. This is very important. Don't turn against the Scarlet Yang Sect!" Situ Hai Tang widened her eyes in anger and said pressingly.
Xu Que spread his hands and said, "I don't want to turn against them. I've just decided to stop. However, your fiancé was bold. He insisted that one of my hands or two of Buttface's legs should be cut off, which crossed the line! I only didn't kill him because of you!"
When Xu Que finished his words, he became more serious.
Because of his temperament and style, he would have killed Shang Wu in such a circumstance, even if Shang Wu had ten powerful backers overseas!
As a man who feared nothing, Xu Que couldn't be intimidated by a big family.
"Leave me out of it. I have nothing to do with Shang Wu. The betrothal was determined by the previous generations. It's none of my business! I told you these issues just to remind you to take care of yourself and avoid making powerful enemies!" Situ Hai Tang said seriously. It seemed the betrothal was something she didn't want mentioned.
Xu Que nodded with approval, "Exactly! A prenatal betrothal is too feudal! We should pursue free love!"
"I'm talking about the Gong Family and the Scarlet Yang Sect!" Situ Hai Tang said with a headache.
"Oh, they are nothing. Our Exploding Heavens Faction is the top organization of the World of Cultivators and fears nothing! Just now, you said there were two experts at the Infant Transformation Stage in the Scarlet Yang Sect, right? Right now, I could summon over ten members of the Exploding Heavens Faction within an hour who are all in the Infant Transformation Stage! Do you believe that?" Xu Que said calmly.
Situ Hai Tang frowned immediately. Are you going to summon over ten members of the Exploding Heavens Faction within an hour who are all in the Infant Transformation Stage?
Who's gonna believe you? There are ten powerhouses in the Infant Transformation Stage in the Water Nation at most! Even if all of them are members of the Exploding Heavens Faction, it would be absolutely impossible to summon all of them within an hour!
"What? You don't believe me? Fine, I'll gather them now! Just wait!" Without any hesitation, Xu Que dashed out of the mansion of the City Governor, then jumped into the sky by stepping on lightning, disappearing instantly.
Chapter 527: Chapter 527
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Hearing what Xu Que had said, Situ Hai Tang shook her head and forced out a smile.
In her view, there would already be chaos if so many powerful men in the Infant Transformation Stage appeared in a place that was only thirty minutes away from the Water Nation.
It seems that only the Water Empress could steer him in the right direction!
Situ Hai Tang thought for a while and decided to inform the Water Empress of this.
After all, Xu Que has made himself an enemy of Shang Wu, and the Gong Family overseas is so exceedingly powerful. I have to ask the Water Empress for help.
The reason why my family, the Situ family, hasn't dared to break the engagement with the Gong Family is because the Gong Family is so influential. I would have already ran away if I could.
While Situ Hai Tang was writing a letter to the Water Empress, Shang Wu hurriedly went back to his place. He angrily took out a Fulu and turned it into a Message Delivering Paper.
"Father! I feel rather sorry as I am writing this to you. Zhuge Liang suddenly came to the Snow City today, bragging that he would take Hai Tang away from me. He even humiliated me in front of everyone and spat on me! I was so angry, I argued with him and was heavily beaten by him. Hence, my arms are severely injured. I think Zhuge Liang is indeed an evil man, for he said he intends to destroy our Scarlet Yang Sect. Please inform my aunt about this and ask her for help as soon as you receive this paper! Otherwise, the days of our Scarlet Yang Sect are numbered."
The Scarlet Yang Sect wasn't very far away from the Snow City. Normally, it would only take around an hour for the paper to arrive at the Scarlet Yang Sect via the teleportation array.
At this time, the head of the Scarlet Yang Sect was chatting and enjoying tea with his friends in the Blue Water City, which was right next to the Snow City, so it only took a short while for the head of the Scarlet Yang Sect to receive Shang Wu's message.
"What?!" Shang Ling exclaimed when he realized what had happened.
His friends were all surprised by this.
"What happened, Sect Leader Shang?!"
"My dear friends. I am so sorry that I have to leave now. I just received my son's message, and it seems that something bad has happened. I have to head to the Snow City immediately. We shall continue our party next time."
Shang Ling turned around and left hurriedly.
"Calm down, Sect Leader Shang. We will go with you."
Shang Ling's friends knew something was wrong and went with Shang Ling.
…
Outside the Snow City, an old man in the Infant Transformation stage and a few old men at the ninth level of the Original Infant Stage were heading to the city gates.
Meanwhile, Shang Wu wasn't at the city walls.
When Shang Ling and his friends arrived at the city gates and saw nothing abnormal, he frowned and walked into the city.
The few men of the Original Infant Stage asked, "Sect Leader Shang, what on earth has happened?"
Shang Ling shook his head. "I'm afraid my son has gotten himself into trouble again. I'm his father, I know his temper! He just sent me a message and told me that General Zhuge humiliated him in front of everyone, hurting him, and even said he meant to destroy the Scarlet Yang Sect."
"What?!" Hearing this, they were completely stunned.
"How on earth has your son offended General Zhuge?"
"I have been told that the General Zhuge is a tough figure and is called evil by people."
"Besides that, I have been told his relationship with the Water Empress was never a simple one."
"Not very long ago, the house of the Third Duke was looted by him."
Shang Ling knew that Zhuge Liang was a tough figure, which was why he hurriedly came to the Snow City as soon as he had received his son's message.
He had a rather serious expression and glanced over at a group soldiers who walked past them.
"Excuse me, I wonder if you could tell me where General Shang is?"
"General Shang? I think I saw him walking into his house earlier. Why do you want to see General Shang, by the way?" a soldier asked.
"I've been told that General Shang had a conflict with General Zhuge Liang, is that true?" Shang Ling asked.
Hearing this, the soldier forced out a smile and said, "Yes, it's true. Luckily, General Situ came back and solved it."
"Oh? Would you mind telling me what transpired in detail?"
"Never mind. Everyone already knows about this, I don't see any point hiding it from you." The soldier hesitated, "Well, it all started when General Zhuge said something that he shouldn't have said. General Shang heard about it and angrily went to the inn where General Zhuge was staying. As soon as he opened the door, he saw General Zhuge and a dog spitting at each other…"
"What? Spitting at each other?"
Shang Ling and the rest of the old men were surprised.
The famous General Zhuge had a spitting competition with a dog? This is impossible…
The soldier forced out a smile.
"In fact, General Zhuge is not as scary as people have been led to believe. He was a very interesting person and once led us to protect the Snow City. Well, sometimes he is a bit… Anyway, when General Shang broke into the inn, a glob of saliva dropped right onto his face, so…"
Soon, Shang Ling and the rest of the old men knew all about the incident.
Shang Ling's face turned rather dark.
"B*stard!" he sneered. He wasn't angry about Xu Que; instead, he was angry about his son's actions.
From what the soldier had told him, he realized that Xu Que had no intentions to destroy the Scarlet Yang Sect at all. It was Shang's son who had made this up and threatened Xu Que that he would break his arms.
This is totally different from what I have been told by my son's message.
Hearing this, the few old men were relieved.
Luckily, it's not that serious. Since it was Shang Wu who made it a thing on purpose, it's easy for us to deal with, at least.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Right at this moment, a great noise sounded.
More than ten people in black were headed toward the Snow City, stepping on lightning.
Seeing this, everyone present was shocked.
"Who… who are these people?!"
"My god! They're all in the Infant Transformation Stage! What are they doing here in the Snow City?"
"We should report this to General Situ and General Shang immediately."
All the soldiers at the city walls were a mess.
Shang Ling, as well as his old peers, were also shocked.
"What's going on?!"
"Where have these people come from?"
"How are there are so many powerful men in the Infant Transformation Stage in the Water Nation all of a sudden?"
As far as I'm concerned, there are no more than ten people in the Infant Transformation Stage in the Water Nation. Now, ten more of them have come to the Snow City. Is something terrible going to happen?
"Look! Isn't that General Zhuge? My god! Why on earth is he bringing so many powerful men in the Infant Transformation Stage here?" a man exclaimed.
"What?!"
Hearing this, Shang Ling and his old peers were all stunned.
"It's said that General Zhuge is coming from the Exploding Heavens Faction. Could these people all be from the same faction?" one of Shang Ling's friends said.
Chapter 528: I Really Hate Those Who Advise Me to be Magnanimous
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The Exploding Heavens Faction!
This name had awe-inspiring fame in the Fire Nation, and it was even intimidating in the Water Nation!
After all, Xu Que's deeds of killing the Fire Emperor and the Old God of Killing of Tian Sha had been spread throughout the Five Nations. Almost all well-informed people had heard of the Exploding Heavens Faction!
In addition, Xu Que had conquered ten cities in the Water Nation under the name Zhuge Liang and established the Wanda Mall of the Exploding Heavens Faction in the name of Wang Sicong.
What he had done laid the foundation for the Exploding Heavens Faction to become popular to such an extent that everyone was intimidated after hearing just the name!
Now, over ten powerhouses in the Infant Transformation Stage, led by Xu Que and wearing masks and black robes embroidered with red clouds, were landing in the Snow City majestically.
This daunting scene froze the blood of the onlookers.
"Are… they going to attack the Scarlet Yang Sect?" One old man looked at Shang Ling, who was the Sect Leader of the Scarlet Yang Sect, in panic.
Shang Ling shook his head and said thoughtfully, "I don't think so. If they really plan to attack us, they wouldn't have been so flaunty. Also, they would have come directly to the Scarlet Yang Sect instead of coming to the Snow City!"
"Then what are they going to do with so many people? Are they going to punish your son?"
"No, I know my unfilial son's strength very well. General Zhuge could defeat him easily. He wouldn't need to invite so many powerhouses in the Infant Transformation Stage!" Shang Ling shook his head again.
However, he really couldn't figure out the plan of this General Zhuge, who was so young and formidable.
Just at this moment, Situ Hai Tang who was in her mansion, was also startled. It was impossible for her to ignore such a powerful momentum!
She dashed out of the mansion seriously. When she looked up, she was dumbfounded by what she saw.
Among all the powerhouses in the Infant Transformation Stage, only one guy who didn't wear a mask was laughing radiantly like a fool. It was definitely Xu Que!
Did… he really summon those people? Situ Hai Tang thought in her mind. Her mind almost went blank.
"Hai Tang, look! I didn't lie to you, right? All of them are members of the Exploding Heavens Faction! They happened to be hanging out in the Snow City, so I summoned all of them!" Xu Que said from the sky with a smile. With the onlookers staring at them in surprise, Xu Que led his team to land in the city quickly.
"This…"
Situ Hai Tang was totally shocked and couldn't believe what she was seeing.
Exceeding her wildest expectations, Xu Que hadn't joked, but really summoned over ten powerhouses in the Infant Transformation Stage there.
When did these people arrive in the Water Nation?
Also, they were only an hour's journey away from the Snow City! Why didn't I sense them?
As described in the rumors, the Exploding Heavens Faction is really composed of mysterious and elite powerhouses!
"Here, Hai Tang, let me introduce them to you! This one is called Xue Zhiqian and he's a singer! This one is called Li Bai, and he is a poet and a swordsman. This one's name is Wu Wu Kai, and this one is called Hua Wuque…" Xu Que started to introduce the men to Situ Hai Tang while pointing at them.
Many names were new to the onlookers.
However, the people of the Water Nation had heard of Hua Wuque and Li Bai. They were extraordinary, and their deeds in the Fire Nation had spread to the Water Nation.
…
At this moment, Situ Hai Tang really didn't know what to say.
Just to convince her, Xu Que had summoned so many powerhouses in the Infant Transformation Stage.
It was well known that those in the Infant Transformation Stage were in very high positions, and none of them could be summoned casually!
She hadn't expected he could summon so many people. His public appeal must have been extremely strong!
However, Shang Ling and several old people let out a sigh of relief.
From Xu Que's words, they knew these people weren't going to attack the Scarlet Yang Sect or kill Shang Wu. Xu Que just wanted to show them to Situ Hai Tang, which was quite absurd!
"Hai Tang!"
Shang Ling walked towards Situ Hai Tang with an affable smile in his face.
Situ Hai Tang came to herself and turned around. Then she saw it was Shang Ling, so she said in surprise, "Uncle Shang, what brings you here?"
Xu Que also saw an old man with white hair and a ruddy complexion, who was at Level 6 of the Infant Transformation Stage and looked like a celestial, come over.
"Um, this must be a misunderstanding!" Shang Ling said with a rueful smile. Then he looked at Xu Que and said with a faint smile, "General Zhuge, I've heard so much about you! I'm Shang Ling, Sect Leader of the Scarlet Yang Sect."
"Oh? It's Sect Leader Shang! Nice to meet you!" Xu Que couldn't help smiling coldly.
He knew Shang Wu wouldn't leave matters at that. Now, his father was there. However, it was useless for her father to be here alone, for he was only at Level 6 of the Infant Transformation Stage, and he was quite vulnerable in front of Xu Que.
"General Zhuge, I'm older than you, so I hope I can address you as my young friend, okay? My unfilial son offended you today. I hope you can be generous and forgive him," Shang Ling said nicely with a smile and a serene face. It seemed he wasn't pretending.
Xu Que was stunned and couldn't figure out Shang Ling's intentions. So he remained skeptical.
It shouldn't be like this! This old man was supposed to avenge his son directly and then be killed by me. Why is he behaving so nicely? No, I have to test him again!
"Be generous?" Xu Que snorted abruptly while putting his hands behind his back, then said, shaking his head, "I really hate those who always advise me to be generous! These people always advise me to be generous no matter what happens. You should keep a distance from these people, otherwise, you'll be injured when they are struck by lightning! If you're stabbed by someone and wiping away the blood, these people will come to you and say, 'Hey, you must be brave!' Why don't those people go to hell?"
Xu Que said something vicious to annoy Shang Ling and expose his real intentions.
Hearing his words, people in the area became speechless instantly.
I remember you advised Shang Wu to be generous in the hotel today, right?
Why did you change your mind now?
"Xu… Zhuge Liang, what are you doing? Uncle Shang is not one of the people you're talking about!" Situ Hai Tang was angry and shouted while staring at Xu Que.
Shang Ling smiled slightly and said, waving his hand, "My young friend, I know your plan. However, I really don't have any conspiracy! I know my unfilial son very well. Actually, both of you were at fault in this issue. I hope we can avoid worsening this issue caused by your altercation! Therefore, I chose to make a concession to dispel the issue. Is that okay with you?"
Shang Ling said these words earnestly and sincerely, without any false display of affection.
Xu Que was stunned again. Apparently, he hadn't expected that he had wrongly blamed a good person this time.
It was hard to imagine that a brainless person like Shang Wu could have such an upright father!
"Senior Shang, as your junior, I was rude just now. I hereby apologize to you. You're right, it was partly my fault today. Since you have interceded for your son, as a junior, I will stop picking on him!" Xu Que said with a smile and his hands folded.
He really liked to get along with people like Shang Ling. You be nice to me and I'll be nice to you. This was the code of traveling in this world.
"As I expected, my young friend is really generous! I didn't back the wrong horse! I hereby extend my gratitude to my young friend! As for my unfilial son, I will discipline him strictly in future!" Shang Ling also folded his hands and showed due respect to Xu Que.
This harmonious scene made people in the area quite speechless.
It turned out that General Zhuge could also be gentle! I gained a lot of knowledge today!
Situ Hai Tang also let out a sigh of relief. She knew quite well that Shang Ling was an upright senior who also had a good relationship with her parents. However, Shang Wu was a villain to the core!
When everyone thought this issue could be solved like this, Shang Wu, the other party in this conflict, was sitting in his mansion resentfully.
He had been informed that his father had arrived at the Snow City and solved the issue with Xu Que.
This totally ruined his plan. He thought his father was in the Scarlet Yang Sect and didn't have time to come to the Snow City. If he had exaggerated the seriousness of this issue, his father would definitely have gone to the Gong Family overseas for help!
When the people of the Gong Family arrived, he could definitely make noise about it!
However, now he felt totally humiliated.
"Hm! Zhuge Liang, do you think we could live in peace with each other in the future? I said you would die without a burial place, and I will keep my word!"
After saying that, Shang Wu stood up abruptly, then summoned a trusted subordinate and said seriously, "Now, you go to the Scarlet Yang Sect and send a secret letter to the Gong Family overseas by activating the Teleportation Spell. My father is old and muddle-headed. He doesn't know how to solve this issue. This time, I will solve it myself!"
Chapter 529: He Doesn't Even Think Before He Speaks
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
That day, Situ Hai Tang made some arrangements for Xu Que, Shang Ling, and his old peers to sit down together and enjoy tea.
Shang Ling had also asked Shang Wu to join the crowd and severely criticized him in front of Xu Que.
Shang Wu felt rather upset and dared not to contradict his father, since his father had warned him that if he dared to speak one more word, he would cancel his engagement with Situ Hai Tang.
That was why he had "willingly" accepted all the reprimanding.
Shang Wu looked at Xu Que from time to time and secretly sneered.
…
Before he joined the crowd, Shang Wu had already been told by someone he absolutely trusted that his message had been delivered to the Gong Family overseas. He had spent hundreds of Spiritual Stones of top quality on this.
The Gong Family had already sent out four powerful men in the Infant Transformation Stage, and Shang Wu's cousin, his aunt's son, was among them. In just a few days, they would arrive at the Snow City.
Shang Wu was very happy that he could finally get his revenge. He was sure that he could win, since he was one of the few from Five Element Mountain who knew how powerful the cultivators overseas were.
Compared with the cultivators on Five Element Mountain, the cultivators overseas were much more powerful, both in the regards to magic inscription and the toughness of their bodies.
However, in fact, Xu Que had already known something was not right with Shang Wu.
This b*stard must have some other schemes. If he really intends to kill me, I'll just let my thunder illusion body kill him.
…
During the tea party, Shang Ling and his old peers talked happily about Taoism and a wide range of subjects.
Xu Que had no idea what they were talking about, but he still managed to act tough by nodding and making the gestures like he was contemplating from time to time.
After all, unlike him, they had all become cultivators by studying Taoism and cultivating. As for Xu Que, he had done so by killing people and knew nothing about Taoism, so he just kept silent all through the party.
Seeing this, Situ Hai Tang thought Xu Que was being silent on purpose. She gently touched him with her hand to send him a message. "Xu Que, it's rather rude for you to be silent all this time. You should at least say something, anything you want to say at all!"
"Oh!" Xu Que forced out a smile.
Anything I want to say at all? Are you kidding me? Acting tough on purpose is something I detest very much.
Shang Ling saw Xu Que smiling and asked, "Young man, you are much more superior than any of us both in regards to talent and strength. Would you mind sharing some of your thoughts on Taoism with us?"
Hearing this, Xu Que was speechless.
Oh no! How on earth would I have thoughts on Taoism? No! No! No! I am the King of Acting Tough, I cannot possibly lose face due to this. Yes, I know I am not good at talking about this so-called Taoism, but still, I know I can brag!
All of a sudden, his body trembled, and he said with a very serious face, "Sect Leader Shang, you are being rather modest. You were talking about Tao just now, but I wonder if you've ever thought about what Tao really is?"
Hearing this, Shang Ling, Situ Hai Tang, and the rest of the people became confused.
What Tao really is?
Obviously, no one thought Xu Que would say something like this.
It seemed that everyone present knew something about Tao, but as for what it really is, it wasn't easy to give a clear answer immediately.
"My god! None of you have any idea what Tao really is? Haven't your teachers said anything to you about this in high school? I can answer this question in only one sentence," Xu Que shook his head.
High school? What is that?
Xu Que closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
"The Tao that can be expressed is not the eternal Tao; the Name that can be expressed is not the eternal Name."
Hearing this, everyone around was stunned.
This is very difficult to understand! The Tao that can be expressed is not the eternal Tao?
They all looked at Xu Que and saw him closing his eyes and slightly frowning. It seemed like he was meditating. He looked like a God who was preaching to his followers.
He really is brilliant!
He's so young, yet he already has such a high mastery of Tao. We, no, everyone in the Cultivation World, should learn from him.
Shang Wu was also shocked by what Xu Que had said and couldn't believe Xu Que, who was younger than him, could have such sophisticated ideas.
Situ Hai Tang had meant to ask Xu Que to say something and not to be silent all the time. After she heard what he said, she was greatly surprised.
…
Meanwhile, Xu Que was thinking hard, trying to recall the texts about Taoism written in his Chinese book in middle school.
My god, I've almost forgotten.
After a while, Xu Que managed to recall a few lines of it. "Names can name no lasting name. Nameless: the origin of heaven and earth. Naming: the mother of ten thousand things. Empty desire, perceive mystery. Filled with desire, perceive manifestations. These have the same source, but different names. Call them both deep—deep and again, deep: the gateway to all mystery…"
"Okay, I should stop here, that's quite enough for today. You should ponder on this if you want to know more about Tao. I have done my job."
Then Xu Que took a deep breath and was relieved.
These lines that had impressed everyone present were from "Tao Te Ching." After hearing this, everyone was in a daze.
What Xu Que had said sounded very mysterious and complicated, but in fact, it was a way of simplifying the rather complex ideas of Tao.
The others present had all learned something from Xu Que's words.
Shang Ling exclaimed, "I am really ashamed by myself. You are so young and already have such a good hold of Tao."
"It's really a pity that there aren't many young talents like you these days."
The rest of the people all nodded.
No wonder he's already in the Infant Transformation Stage in his teens. Of course, it has a lot to do with his own talent, but it has also a lot to do with his hard work.
Hearing his father and the rest complimenting Xu Que, he was so furious that he almost cried.
You have all been deceived by him. He is not the kind of person you all think he is!
Suddenly, Shang Ling hit Shang Wu on the back of his head. "Your mind has gone miles away, right?! Look at Xu Que. Although he's so very talented, he's never arrogant like you are! He works hard and devotes himself to cultivation. As for you, you know nothing but bullying others."
"I…"
I'm arrogant and a bully?
Father! Open your eyes and look at Xu Que carefully. He is the one who is an arrogant bully!
"Sect Leader Shang, please don't be like this. It won't do any good to your health. It takes time and patience to raise a child. I know it's not easy!"
Shang Ling nodded and totally agreed with what Xu Que had just said.
Yes, it really is difficult to raise a child.
"You're absolutely right! He's already past the point of help now, and I can't do anything about it," Shang Ling shook his head and sighed.
"You cannot possibly be this negative!" Xu Que said suddenly, "I think the best way to raise a misbehaving child who is too picky about food and hates eating is to give him a good hit."
Hearing this, Shang Wu was totally shocked.
I'm never picky about food and I don't hate eating at all!
Shang Ling forced out a smile. "His problem is much more complicated than just being picky about food."
Xu Que waved his hand and said, "Sect Leader Shang, you misunderstood me. I was just giving you an example. How about I tell you in this way, do you know how I managed to make such a great achievement? It was all because of my father."
"Oh? What do you mean by that exactly?"
Everyone was very interested and wondered how Xu Que had managed to come this far.
Xu Que looked high up at the sky and said, "When I was young, my family was very poor. I didn't have enough food to eat, and it was impossible to get enough sleep. One time, a moldy chinese bread fell onto the ground from a carriage. I hurriedly picked it up and ate it. That night, my father hit me bitterly after he learned about it. He hit me without stopping for three days with a thorny stick. He even sprinkled salt on my wounds…
"Since then, I learned that I should never take things that didn't belong to me, and I became a very independent and hard-working person. That's why I'm so diligent now, all because of my father. Without him, I couldn't possibly come this far."
Then he looked at Shang Ling and said, "So you cannot be merciful to your own child. You should hit him bitterly until he starts to behave himself. When he grows up, he will surely appreciate you for this."
Hearing this, Shang Ling's eyes sparkled, and he said happily, "You're absolutely right! Your words have enlightened me indeed!"
Suddenly, the tea cup in Shang Wu's hand fell onto the ground and shattered into pieces.
Screw you! Xu Que! You're really such a thug! How dare you encourage my father to hit me?! Father! Don't buy his words! He doesn't even think before he speaks!