Free Web NovelAnyone familiar with Lu Yibei knew that when he was being talkative, he wasn't really scary, but when he quieted down, that was when he became truly dangerous.
Clearly, Zhang Huainan didn't understand Lu Yibei well enough.
After seeing off Zhang Huainan and closing the door, Lu Yibei immediately crept stealthily to the window, then leaned against the wall, took out his phone, and through the gap in the curtains, took a photo of Zhang Huainan's retreating back.
After waiting for a moment and seeing Zhang Huainan glance over with a serious expression, he instantly flashed back into the room.
Putting away his phone and briefly checking the photo, he returned to the room, sat down, held his phone, typed rapidly on the virtual keyboard, and his eyes gradually became perverted.
Anonymous User: 【According to informed sources, the Da Chunyang Palace Xuejiao, also known as the legendary Guardian Black Emperor, infiltrated the residence of a certain Lu in the Spring Advanced Training Class today and, without permission, drank the entire pot of soup brewed by a certain Lu clean 【Image】【Image】【Image】.
Afterward, when a certain Lu returned to his residence, he encountered Black Emperor, who had not yet left, on the spot. A dispute occurred, and Black Emperor, relying on his power, refused to admit to the theft and had an extremely bad attitude.
Other informed sources claim that Black Emperor had previously disguised himself as a vendor and sold unripe melons to a certain Lu. After being exposed by a certain Lu, he harbored resentment. This breaking and entering to steal soup is suspected to be intentional retaliation.
Furthermore.
The above information is merely a revelation, and its authenticity is yet to be verified. What do you all think about this matter?
【Credible, I've long found that Old Wang Ba Dan unbearable!】 0% 【It should be true, but Black Emperor must have his deeper meaning in doing this】 0%】
On the internal communication forum of the Night Watch, Lu Yibei wrote a post, recounting the entire incident from beginning to end, and edited the content for an anonymous poll.
As the strongest known combatant of the Night Watch, Zhang Huainan was unbeatable in a fight and unconvincing in an argument. If poisoned, he might even be able to drink calamity water by the pound. Lu Yibei had no choice but to resort to this tactic.
Fortunately, as the Da Chunyang Palace Xuejiao, Zhang Huainan cared about his reputation, even for the sake of the Da Chunyang Palace. This method might be very effective.
Anyway, in this world, the cost of spreading rumors is terrifyingly low.
People only like to watch the excitement and, incidentally, stand on the moral high ground to pontificate. By the time the person being slandered cuts open their belly to show them how many bowls of noodles they ate, they would have already scattered.
However, Lu Yibei didn't actually intend to send this post out.
His plan was to wait for Zhang Huainan to notice something was wrong and return, and then let Zhang Huainan 'accidentally' see his action of preparing to post. This was something he had planned after a brief moment of anger upon discovering that Zhang Huainan had stolen and drunk his soup.
Before, he was still troubled about what excuse to use to ask Zhang Huainan for a sword. Now, hasn't the perfect excuse arrived? When you're sleepy, someone brings you a pillow. He didn't expect such a good thing to exist in this world!
Although if he directly asked Zhang Huainan for a sword, Zhang Huainan would definitely give him one, and its quality wouldn't be too bad, what Lu Yibei wanted was more than just 'not too bad'!
Holding his phone with both hands, staring intently at the screen, and posing as if ready to post at any moment, Lu Yibei concentrated his mind. 【He pushed open the main door and walked in】
The moment the thought of prediction flashed through his mind, Lu Yibei's gaze slightly narrowed, and his finger slowly descended. Accompanied by the sound of thunder advancing, an old hand silently pressed onto his shoulder.
"Brat, there's really no need for you to go this far, is there? This old man will compensate you." Zhang Huainan's voice sounded by Lu Yibei's ear. At this moment, Lu Yibei's finger was only one millimeter away from the send button on the screen.
He's back?
Yay, the big fish is hooked!
Lu Yibei's heart filled with joy, and a hint of slyness flashed in his eyes.
Although that pot of soup didn't help Hua Sang catch the Old Wang Ba in the Cold Pool, it did catch the big fish, Black Emperor. The result was quite good.
Immediately after, before Lu Yibei could be happy for too long, a surge of Spiritual Energy shot out from Zhang Huainan's palm. The current surged, and countless deep blue electric arcs followed his hand and drilled into the phone in his hand.
Sizzle—sizzle sizzle—!"
Accompanied by the light sound of the current, a wisp of burnt-smelling green smoke drifted from the phone. The screen flickered a few times and then went black. This time, Lu Yibei was truly numb; half of his body had lost all sensation.
"Alright, alright!"
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Ignoring the numbness in his body and without waiting for Zhang Huainan to finish speaking, Lu Yibei answered without hesitation.
After a pause, he turned to look at Zhang Huainan, and while moving his numb arm, he said, "Then you just need to compensate me with a sword!" "This old man came to compensate you for the soup, how did it turn into a sword?" Zhang Huainan slightly furrowed his brow.
"I've done so many good deeds in the Da Chunyang Palace recently, and I even treated you to a pot of soup. Isn't it reasonable for me to ask you for a handy treasure sword?" Lu Yibei said.
As he spoke, he deliberately emphasized the word "treated." "Uh, if that's really not possible, something not so handy is also fine."
The key is that it must be sufficiently 'precious,' Lu Yibei secretly added in his heart.
As a rare genius disciple of the Da Chunyang Palace in a hundred years, Fu Xinyi's resources should be of a high standard. Her personal sword, by rights, shouldn't be of poor quality.
However, previously in Tang City, when fighting against Miss Rabbit and Suolang Baima, he borrowed Fu Xinyi's sword to use. As a result, after only clashing for a short while, Fu Xinyi's sword broke.
If Zhang Huainan were to only give him a sword of that level, it would probably only be usable as a consumable.
After hearing Lu Yibei's words, Zhang Huainan was stunned for a moment, and after a little thought,
He realized that Lu Yibei's appearance just now was probably more than half an act.
Good heavens, the brat was actually waiting for this old man here?!
Looking at Lu Yibei's sly yet uneasy little eyes, a hint of disdain arose in his heart. He asked, feeling both annoyed and amused, "Then tell me, what kind of sword would you consider handy?"
What does 'not so handy is also fine' mean?
Not only is my Da Chunyang Palace's swordsmanship superb, but it also houses countless swords. Could it be that we can't even pick out one that satisfies you? Zhang Huainan thought. "Can I really say?" Lu Yibei probed.
"Just say it, being a bit bold is fine!" Zhang Huainan said, puffing out his chest. "Then I'm really going to say it!"
"Speak!"
Lu Yibei's eyeballs rolled around. After thinking for two seconds, he said seriously, "Uh, I actually don't have high requirements. Something similar to Lingtai Pure Karma will do! You wouldn't happen to not have one, would you?"
"Bastard!" Zhang Huainan's expression changed, and he blurted out. He really couldn't produce one.
To be precise, he could produce one, but it was impossible to give it to Lu Yibei.
Seeing Zhang Huainan's slightly angry expression, Lu Yibei guiltily shrank back a bit and muttered, "No, no, why are you getting angry? Didn't you tell me to say it?"
"This old man told you to be a bit bold, but I didn't tell you to be audacious!" Zhang Huainan said irritably.
"Even among Calamity level Spiritual Energy items, Lingtai Pure Karma is a top-grade item. Do you think it's a small item from a two-yuan shop that you can just take out casually?"
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Lingtai Pure Karma was found by Qingji in a hidden place on Zhenwu Mountain. The previous Elder even suspected it was one of the swords accidentally dropped by the Da Chunyang Palace Ancestor when he killed urban legend in the Great Swamp before founding the Da Chunyang Palace.
Honestly, in Zhang Huainan's opinion, if Lingtai Pure Karma hadn't been reforged into a cleaver and a ruler and secretly scattered, Lu Yibei might not have been able to keep it until now.
"~Senior, there are no two-yuan shops anymore, the price has increased to ten yuan," Lu Yibei whispered.
Can your focus be a bit more normal? Zhang Huainan glared at Lu Yibei and asked in a deep voice, "Speaking of which, when you asked this old man for a sword just now, this old man found it a bit strange. Where is your Lingtai Pure Karma?"
"I heard from that girl Hua Sang that your trip to the Da Chunyang Palace was for the purpose of reforging Lingtai Pure Karma, wasn't it?" Since you already have Lingtai Pure Karma, why do you need another treasure sword?
Looking across the entire Z Country, finding a sword better than Lingtai Pure Karma is also a difficult task.
"This..." Lu Yibei awkwardly smacked his lips, "In short, this matter is a bit complicated to explain. I'd better just show you directly."
With that, he activated Lingtai Pure Karma with a thought.
Brilliant silver light surged forth, like blossoming flowers. Streams of silver light unfolded from behind Lu Yibei.
Amidst the light clanging sounds of metal collision, heavy armor covered his body in an instant, leaving only a slit for his eyes.
Through that slit, Lu Yibei raised an eyebrow at Zhang Huainan.
Do you understand now?
Isn't it because the form of Lingtai Pure Karma changed that I thought about asking you for a sword?
Otherwise, I wouldn't possibly be so foolish as to plan on dual-wielding, right? Most dual-wielding characters die quickly, which is very unlucky, okay! Lu Yibei thought.
Sudden dead silence.
Looking at Lingtai Pure Karma which had turned into this appearance, Zhang Huainan's old face immediately showed a wonderful expression.
His eyes widened, his face twitched, causing his white beard to gently tremble, and his lips were slightly parted. For a long time, he couldn't say a word. He knew that Lingtai Pure Karma had the characteristic of changing form according to the holder's conduct.
But he didn't understand.
If the weight of kindness, bravery, justice, or any other excellent quality in Lu Yibei was just a little bit more than 'Surrender' (literally 'Survive' - clinging to life, implying cowardice/prioritizing survival), Lingtai Pure Karma wouldn't have turned into this ghostly appearance!
Through the slit ◈ Nоvеlіgһт ◈ (Continue reading) in the helmet, seeing Zhang Huainan's expression of wanting to speak but stopping, and then wanting to speak again, Lu Yibei sighed silently and said, "Alright, alright, I know what you're thinking, Senior."
After all, I've seen the same expression on the Ancestor for a week now.
"But I'm also very wronged! I came all the way to the Da Chunyang Palace, and such a big sword is just gone." Although I bear a little responsibility for this situation...
"The world down the mountain is full of dangers, and I could encounter peril at any time. You can't just watch me fall into danger, can you?"
Zhang Huainan looked at Lu Yibei with a strange gaze and frowned, saying, "Are you sure this appearance of yours means you are in danger, and not your enemies are in trouble?"
An unbreakable predicament.
With the quality of Lingtai Pure Karma, after turning into armor, even a Calamity level would have to put in some effort to break through the defense, let alone other Psychic or urban legend.
Even if this kid Lu Yibei was a master of courting death, he couldn't possibly be so foolish as to constantly provoke Calamity level enemies, right? Zhang Huainan thought. He was truly worried sick for the descendant of Senior Brother Qingji.
"But I can't always be passively taking hits!" Lu Yibei said, "Lingtai Pure Karma can't return to its longsword form for now, and it's too late to learn shield techniques from scratch now. I need some means of counterattack, right?"
"~" Zhang Huainan fell silent for a moment because Lu Yibei had a point.
After a few seconds of contemplation, he rubbed his slightly throbbing temples and said, "It's not that this old man doesn't want to give you a fine sword, but there aren't many Spiritual Energy items in the Da Chunyang Palace that can be compared to Lingtai Pure Karma."
There are only a few in total in the Da Chunyang Palace, and they are all treasures of the sect...
After a pause, Zhang Huainan seemed to remember something, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. He teased, "How about you stay in the Da Chunyang Palace, become a Xuejiao candidate, and compete with that girl Fu Xinyi?"
This old guy wants to persecute me again, right? Lu Yibei frowned and shook his head like a rattle drum. "No, no, I appreciate your kindness, Senior, but I'm afraid I might accidentally torment Senior (female) Fu to death."
Lu Yibei was still quite self-aware.
He figured that, regardless of his urban legend identity, if he stayed in the Da Chunyang Palace and became a Xuejiao candidate, he would likely turn into the kind of vengeful, insidious, ruthless villain Grand Senior Brother found in novels.
If Fu Xinyi withstood his persecution, she would be an inspirational protagonist. If she couldn't withstand it, the Da Chunyang Palace would become a cult stronghold.
Zhang Huainan knew that Lu Yibei wouldn't stay in the Da Chunyang Palace, so he was just teasing. Seeing Lu Yibei's decisive refusal, he didn't ask further and changed the subject, saying, "Then there's no other way. This old man can't possibly go down the mountain to find you a Calamity level Spiritual Energy item, can he?"
"If you're willing..." Lu Yibei secretly glanced at Zhang Huainan's expression and probed, "It's not impossible, is it?"
Zhang Huainan stared straight at Lu Yibei. After a moment of contemplation, he suddenly laughed, "You want a weapon similar to Lingtai Pure Karma?" The smile looked very gentle, but in Lu Yibei's eyes, it sent a chill down his spine.
Dare not speak, afraid!
Seeing Lu Yibei didn't speak, Zhang Huainan continued, "This old man does have a way to get one, but I'm afraid that if I find it and give it to you, you won't be able to keep it." "Among the Guardians of the Night Watch, there is one whose codename is Lord Bing. His personal weapon is called Feng Chan Wolf Smoke. Compared to Lingtai Pure Karma, while it lacks some mystique, its killing power is greater."
"Another Guardian, Caishen (God of Wealth), also has a fine treasure in his hands, named Qiankun Jubao Pen. Its wonders even surpass Lingtai Pure Karma..."
Lu Yibei, "This old guy, is he perhaps trying to get me killed?"
"Let this old man think, right, a certain Calamity level Psychic in Russia also has a Spiritual Energy item called 【MeaH】, which is very powerful..." fɾēewebnσveℓ.com
What? Ivan? Hydrogen bomb? Lu Yibei shook his head, shaking the image of a muscular Russian strongman holding a hydrogen bomb and smashing people out of his mind. Then he respectfully bowed to Zhang Huainan.
After hearing Zhang Huainan say so much, if he still didn't understand what Zhang Huainan meant, he would be a bit too slow. Simply put, you want a Spiritual Energy item similar to Lingtai Pure Karma? Impossible!
"Sorry, Senior, that was presumptuous of me. Then please decide and choose one for me? I trust your judgment!" Life must go on, let's make do for now!
After a pause, Lu Yibei added, "Uh, it just needs to be two or three times sturdier than Senior (female) Fu's previous sword."
Good kid, you actually threw the difficult problem to this old man?
If I choose on your behalf, and the quality is too poor, wouldn't that mean this old man's judgment is flawed?
Zhang Huainan muttered a couple of complaints inwardly, glared at Lu Yibei, and said indifferently, "Very well. Come find this old man on the back mountain later. This old man will take you to get a sword."
"However, this old man won't choose for you. You must choose it yourself to find the weapon most suitable for you. Whether it's good or bad then will depend on your luck."
After speaking, he turned around, looked up at the sky at a forty-five-degree angle, and muttered, "Alright, go now!" Lu Yibei looked at Zhang Huainan's back with a strange gaze, standing still.
Seeing that Lu Yibei didn't move for a while, Zhang Huainan slightly furrowed his brow and turned back to ask, "Why aren't you leaving yet?" "Um, Senior, this seems, probably, apparently, is my residence?" Lu Yibei said weakly.
Zhang Huainan: ""
