The Third Book Chapter 6 (Part 1) Unsheathing the Sword in a Fit of Rage

  "What a beautiful castle! It can't be compared with our small fishing village." Hua Sheng Guo said enviously, tilting her head back.

  I took a look around and saw that there were dozens of spacious avenues leading to the Great Thousand City, with cars and horses galloping by in an endless stream. The crowds entering and exiting the city formed long queues at the gate, among which many were transporting goods.

  We followed the crowd and slowly entered the city, where the streets were very wide, with high-rise buildings standing on both sides, and shops of all kinds lined up in an orderly manner. Humans and monsters thronged about, dressed in luxurious attire, especially the women, who wore bold and sexy clothing, some even daring to go out on the street wearing a semi-transparent pink belly-baring top.

  The donkey-eared monster introduced: "In a few more days, it will be the once-in-a-decade Fragrant Gathering in Dacheng City, so recently there have been many monsters coming to Dacheng City. You are probably also here for the treasure hunt and marriage recruitment?"

  "Robbery and marriage?" I asked curiously: "What does it mean?"

  The donkey-eared monster explained with great enthusiasm: "So, you all didn't know yet. The Fragrant Gathering is a grand event in the Red Dust Heaven, where the Lion's Roar Secret Path Sect, the Vajra Secret Path Sect, and the Inverted Three and Four Jia Yu Sect jointly hold a magic competition conference to determine the three winners. The prizes are rare treasures provided by the three major sects of the Lion's Roar Secret Path. If the winner is willing, they can also join these three major sects as important officials."

  "I impatiently interrupted him: 'What does that have to do with matchmaking?'"

  The donkey-eared monster hehe smiled: "This year's Fragrant Meeting is a bit different from previous years, and there is an extra beauty."

  When the two words "beautiful woman" were heard, even Lao Hua Sheng Pi, this old man, perked up his ears and listened carefully. It's really an old horse that can't be tamed, with a heart that still has desires. The donkey-eared monster continued: "The leader of the Tiantan Daxiayu Sect, He Ping, has a precious daughter named He Saihua, who is as beautiful as her name suggests. He Ping wants to find a son-in-law for his daughter, so he recently announced that among the three winners, whoever emerges victorious will become the son-in-law of the Tiantan Daxiayu Sect." With eyes shining brightly, he swallowed a mouthful of saliva with envy: "Unfortunately, my demonic powers are too weak, otherwise I would also like to try. This is a wonderful opportunity that can bring two benefits at once - not only can one win the beauty's hand in marriage, but also become the heir of the Tiantan Daxiayu Sect. Who knows, maybe there will even be a chance to enter the Hun Dun Jia Yu Sect and live in the Luosheng Heaven."

  My heart skipped a beat. Since the Fragrant Gathering is so lively, it's possible that those three beauties will also come to watch. I said, "Then we must take a look at the scene."

  Peanut skin, peanut fruit, and Big Tiger nodded in unison. The peanut shell hummed: "The women of Dacheng City are all shameless, that He Saihua is not much better either."

  The donkey-eared monster was startled, looked around at the crowd, and said in a low voice: "Miss, don't talk nonsense. The ones up ahead are from the Tiantian Jiaoyu Sect, so be careful not to let them hear you."

  Following the gaze of the donkey-eared monster, two big men wearing thick cotton-padded jackets and holding large cowhide bags came walking towards us. Their wooden clogs made a "slapping" sound as they walked. I was stunned, it's sweltering summer now, how could these two guys still wear cotton-padded jackets? It's really absurd. The peanut shell shouted: "Aren't they afraid of getting heat rash wearing so much?"

  The big man in the lead heard it and squeezed his eyes at the flower vendor: "Women like to wear less." Another big man said: "This girl doesn't wear much either, she's just a bit rustic, probably from the countryside."

  The peanut shell got red in the face, wanting to scold, but his mouth was tightly covered by the peanut skin. Two big men walked into the shops along the street, and the owners took out gold and silver, nodding and bowing as they put them into their leather bags. The donkey-eared monster said: "The shops on this street have to pay taxes to the Tiantian Dadao Sect every month, and we who run inns have to pay protection fees to the Jingang Secret Path Sect."

  I'm now penniless and pale, urgently need to get some silver to spend. When two big men walked out of a silk fabric store, I intentionally went over, brushed shoulders with them, and applied the mysterious palm technique. My left hand silently and stealthily slipped into the leather pouch, and before anyone knew it, several gold ingots were already clutched in my palm. I smiled smugly to myself, with this palm technique, from now on I won't have to worry about food and drink again.

  After passing through more than a dozen streets, the sky had already darkened, and many high-rise buildings hung colorful lanterns. Huashengpi frowned at the donkey-eared monster: "We've walked for so long, why haven't we arrived yet?"

  The donkey-eared monster smiled apologetically: "Don't worry, sir, we'll be there soon." He led us into a dark alley, winding east and west for half a day, and stopped in front of a simple small shop at the entrance of the alley.

  "Is this the Wei Feng Inn?" Peanut shell's eyes widened, a dirty ditch ran in front of the store, filled with oily vegetable leaves, and a pungent smell wafted up. The surrounding area was dark alleys, corners piled high with garbage, and a short-tailed monster crouched there humming, seemingly taking a dump.

  The donkey-eared monster pointed at the sign hanging above the entrance of the small shop, with blurry characters: "Weifeng Inn, genuine and authentic."

  Peanut shell grasped a handful of the donkey-eared monster's ears: "You little donkey, looking for death? How dare you play tricks on us! Can people even live in a place like this?"

  "Don't, miss! Our inn may be a bit shabby, but it's cheap and we throw in breakfast. We also do free laundry. Other inns would charge at least three or four silver coins per day."

  Peanut skin nodded: "What he said is also true, we don't have much silver, let's just stay for two days. At the latest, my senior brother will arrive in Dacheng City tomorrow."

  In the inn, a cow-headed monster dressed as a shopkeeper leaned on the counter and dozed off. The donkey-eared monster shouted: "Guests have arrived, why not greet them?"

  "We want two rooms."

  The ox-headed monster rubbed its sleepy eyes, glanced at the water cloud beast riding on the peanut fruit, and beckoned us to pass through the store. At the back door, there was a sky well surrounded by dozens of small rooms. The ox-headed monster pushed open the doors of the two rooms in the east, which were relatively clean, but the bedding was a bit old and worn out.

  "The ox-headed monster asked: 'What would you like to eat, sir?'"

  "What's your specialty dish?"

  "Never mind, we still have dry rations, you can go down now." He cast a sideways glance at me, muttering to himself, as if saying don't think about cheating food and drink.

  I pulled out a gold ingot and flashed it in front of the peanut shell, saying with satisfaction: "I've got plenty of money, peanuts, let's go, I'll take you to eat delicious food and drink spicy stuff."

  "Alright!" Hua Shengguo let out a cheer, pulling me onto the Biyanyu Cloud Beast. With a slap on its rump, "Whoosh!", the Biyanyu Cloud Beast suddenly shot out over ten zhang, instantly leaping out of the inn and dashing towards the small alley outside. From far behind, I could hear Hua Shengpi's angry curses: "You little scamp, taking advantage of the situation to sneak off and play again!"

  Before long, we arrived at the bustling street corner, where lanterns were hung and colorful decorations were everywhere. The buildings were magnificent and the music was loud and clear. The lights shone brightly, like flames dancing in the sky. I chose a luxurious restaurant, inside which guests filled every seat. In the center of the hall, a stage had been set up, on which a beautiful female demon with pointed ears was dancing. Her curves were elegant, her body wrapped in layers of crystal clear silk threads. The female demon stood on one foot, spinning lightly, as the silk threads fell off her body layer by layer, revealing her tender skin.

  "Take it off! Take it off!" All the guests were excitedly shouting, and Huasheng Guo's face was also flushed with excitement. I took a look at the menu: "Steamed Dragon Liver", "Stir-fried Pixiu Meat", "Lingzhi Qilin Tendon"... they were all new and fresh dishes that I had never tried before. I slapped the gold ingot on the table, and said magnanimously: "Bring us four signature dishes, and we'll leave the rest as a tip."

  The shopkeeper's eyebrows and eyes smiled as he took over the golden ingot. I looked at the female demon on the stage with great interest and asked, "Is there often a beautiful dance performance here?"

  The shopkeeper smiled and said, "Yes, every night there are different female demons performing. Today's is a silkworm demon named Little Red. Anyway, demons are cheap, they'll sell for just over ten taels of silver."

  "What do you mean by this? Are monsters inferior to humans?"

  "Of course, in the mortal world, most of the demons have very weak powers. They either become prostitutes or thieves and robbers, or serve as servants. In short, they have no status and have to rely on humans for a living."

  I didn't enjoy listening to it, after all, I'm also half a monster. On the stage, Xiao Hong's silk had already fallen to her waist, and her delicate body was like a soft dove, shimmering with a pink glow under the lights. The guests around me were still shouting wildly: "Take it off, cheap goods!" "You lowly little monster, don't tease your grandfather's appetite, take it off quickly!"

  Silver coins rained down on the stage, hitting Xiaohong one after another. A hint of pain flashed across her eyes, but she forced a smile on her face. I sighed and turned my head away, not wanting to look anymore.

  "Do you also enjoy watching dancers being bullied like them?" The left middle finger of the Moon Soul suddenly flashed with a clear light and spoke.

  I was stunned for a moment, and then I used the Five Senses Demon Technique to communicate with Yuehun through my eyes: "I don't even know her, why should I care if she's being bullied?"

  "Turns out you only care about yourself."

  "What can I do? In these times, everyone sweeps the snow in front of their own door, and meddling in others' business only gets you a kick in the butt."

  "Mei dance, hehe, mei dance." The voice of Yuè Hún became desolate and disappointed: "Unexpectedly, after several thousand years, the successor of Mei dance is actually such a good-for-nothing."

  "I asked discontentedly: 'Then what kind of person should be the successor of Mei Wu?'"

  "Mei dance is the most intense life dance - joyful times reckless and crazy!" Yuehun spoke word by word, her voice like sparks splashing: "Unfair times one angry sword!"

  "I was stunned: 'Unfair? This is her way of survival, it's what she wanted.'"

  Yuè Hún Lěng Xiào: "That's right, she was born cheap, so she is willing to sell herself here."

  My heart skipped a beat, as if I saw myself scrambling for porridge on the Lion Bridge in Luoyang. At that time, I was probably just as despicable as Xiaohong. Being trampled by people, being laughed at and stepped on.

  Is anyone born inferior?

  "Bang", a gold ingot heavily smashed onto Xiaohong's eye socket, fresh blood burst out, the guest suddenly let out a satisfying maniacal laugh. I couldn't help but feel my blood boiling, damn it, I'm going to intervene in this matter once and for all! I slammed my hand on the table and roared: "Shut up, all of you! Today I've reserved Xiaohong, whoever dares to make her serve again, I'll kill their whole family!"

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