A leisurely life in the world of cultivation

Chapter 30 Zhou'er (Please add to your favorites and recommend!)
Quiet.

A dead silence.

The sound of a Smith & Wesson 500 firing is no quieter than the sound of thunder, but at this moment, the Drunken Fragrance Pavilion is so quiet that you can hear everyone breathing.

From the moment Li Weizhou fired the shot to Ye Wangchen falling to the ground, only a few breaths had passed, and no one even understood what had happened.

All eyes were first fixed on Ye Wangchen, who had been arrogant and unrestrained just moments before but was now dead beyond any doubt, and on the blood that had flowed all over the ground.

After a while, they all turned to look at the pale-faced young man who looked like he was powerless.

Apart from the tattered sleeves, nothing seemed to have changed.

This is when you can see Qi Erniang's experience in the martial arts world. Although she was also shocked and speechless, she immediately switched to her left hand to hold the sword. The sword moved like a green snake, and she instantly killed the two Shangqing Palace disciples who came with Ye Wangchen.

The two disciples were completely stunned and horrified. They were no match for Qi Erniang, who was already more skilled than them, and died instantly.

With all the foreign enemies dead, Qi Erniang stared blankly at Li Weizhou.

Li Weizhou's face only showed a clean and innocent smile, like a white lotus flower, and he even shrugged at Qi Erniang.

Qi Erniang snapped out of her daze, took a few steps forward, and looked at Li Weizhou with a confused expression, asking, "Little Zhouzi, who...who exactly are you?"

Just as Li Weizhou was about to reveal his true identity, Qi Erniang blocked his way, saying, "Don't ever say that it was left by your mother or your father!"

"..."

Li Weizhou paused for a moment, scratched his head, and chuckled, "Pretty much. When I was looking for them a couple of years ago, I had some good luck and had some fortuitous encounters. In the last two years, I've figured out some things. But I swore an oath not to tell anyone. Well... let me put it this way, it's a kind of extremely sophisticated mechanism and hidden weapon."

Yuanyuan also woke up, her delicate face full of pain, but she still had the leisure to observe: "That was... a palm lightning?" Her eyes looked just like a lapdog looking at its owner, her ingratiating appearance clearly showing that she also wanted a share of the pie.

Li Weizhou glanced at her, smiled, and ignored her. He pointed to the corpses on the ground and asked Qi Erniang, "Sister, what kind of trash are these? Isn't fighting forbidden within the city?"

Qi Erniang smiled first, then sighed and said, "Ordinary people can't do it, but they are the forest envoys of Shangqing Palace, so naturally they can. Most importantly, Shangqing Palace is under the control of the Prince of Wei. So even such a serious matter as a demon can be suppressed."

Li Weizhou asked in bewilderment, "Who is this Prince Wei? Why are they causing you trouble?"

Qi Erniang said with a wry smile, "Because I am an official under the Crown Prince..."

It's a very cliché story: King Zhao Zhaoyun of Wei is the second son of the current Emperor Longyuan, but his birth mother is the current Empress.

Crown Prince Zhao Zhaoyan's birth mother was the deceased Empress.

With a stepmother comes a stepfather. If it weren't for the Empress Dowager keeping order from above and the Grand Master of the Imperial Clan, Prince Qi, looking after the Crown Prince, then Crown Prince Zhao Zhaoyan's position would have been in jeopardy long ago.

However, the Empress Dowager was old, and the Prince of Qi was so old that he could hardly walk. Everyone knew that the position of Crown Prince would be replaced by the Prince of Wei, who was the most favored by Emperor Longyuan, sooner or later. Therefore, the Crown Prince's lineage was not in a good position.

It's a cliché, but it's also a recurring theme in palace intrigues throughout the ages.

Li Weizhou wasn't interested in any of that; he only asked out of curiosity, "They dare to attack you so casually?"

The crown prince hasn't been deposed yet.

Qi Erniang shook her head and said, "No, they turned the tables on me and accused me of colluding with the Blood Demon, saying that I was raising blood slaves for the Blood Demon... They just slaughtered a Hu woman's house."

Furthermore, we are not afraid of the power behind them; we act based on strength. This incident was sudden; we never expected three direct descendants of the Shangqing Palace to arrive at once…

But don't worry, they came to my door looking for death, and the Qing Palace can't do anything to me afterwards. This has nothing to do with you; I'll chop those three corpses into pieces and feed them to the dogs in a little while.”

Li Weizhou breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, then pointed at Miss Yuanyuan and said, "There's still one survivor, what should we do?"

Yuanyuan, being quite adept at handling situations, crawled to Li Weizhou's feet, grabbed his leg, and pleaded sweetly, "Brother Zhou, please spare me! I'll do whatever you say..."

Qi Erniang rolled her eyes at the two of them, but still comforted Li Weizhou, saying, "She's been my sister for many years, our lives are tied together, it's nothing to worry about."

Yuanyuan was still not satisfied. She clung to Li Weizhou's leg and wouldn't let go, crying and complaining, "Brother Zhou, don't listen to her sweet talk. She hid Wanwan and the others, and only brought me to meet the guests. I, a weak woman, had to face three fierce and burly men. If it weren't for Brother Zhou's pity on me and helping me get dressed, my body would have been... Waaah!"

"enough!"

Qi Erniang glared at Yuanyuan, who was actually sliding her hand towards Li Weizhou's inner thigh, and scolded, "Why didn't you entertain the guest properly just now? What are you doing now?"

Yuanyuan didn't know what to say either. She grabbed Li Weizhou's leg and tried to stand up, cursing, "Qi Qingwan, don't talk back to me like that. That bastard almost squeezed my breasts to pieces, how am I supposed to compensate him?"
"Let me tell you, you surnamed Qi, if it weren't for my brother Zhou, I would be dead for sure today. I've repaid what I owed you with my life. From now on, I belong to brother Zhou!"

Li Weizhou covered her delicate face with his hand and pushed her aside rather ruthlessly, saying, "Sister Qi is my family. My people are her people. You should work for her properly." After saying that, he said to Qi Erniang, "I won't show my face in this matter. Sister, cover it up. I'll play the role of a surprise soldier and come to the rescue when I have the chance."

Qi Erniang nodded with a smile upon hearing this, but Yuanyuan was still unwilling to give up and pleaded, "Brother Zhou, could you give me one of those palm-sized grenades you just had? Next time I encounter bad guys, I'll blow them to smithereens! Brother Zhou, I'm so scared~ Even your Sister Qi, a level six expert, couldn't defeat this level five bastard. He's useless and unreliable."

Not to mention her, Qi Erniang's eyes lit up.

Ye Wangchen may be wicked, but he is also known as one of the strongest disciples among the eight major sects in the world.

He was only in his early twenties, yet he had already broken through to the middle three levels and become a fifth-level expert.

Moreover, the Tai Xuan Jin of Shangqing Palace is one of the top-tier martial arts techniques in the world, with immense power.

The Shangqing Zixiao Sword Technique is a peerless sword technique that can rival the Haotian Sword Technique of Yuanjian Mountain. Therefore, even though Qi Erniang is a level higher than him, she still cannot defeat him.

But even such a master fell victim to a hidden weapon.

Who could possibly overlook such a hidden weapon?

Li Weizhou didn't care much about these things; what he cared about was, "Sister, you're already a peerless master who has broken through to the sixth level?!"

He has spent so much money, so much effort, so many adventures... and he has only opened two acupoints so far, and hasn't even broken through the first barrier yet.

How many tricks do I need to unlock in the sixth level?
At least ninety-six orifices!

The difference is like heaven and earth...

Seeing the admiring and adoring look in Li Weizhou's eyes, Qi Erniang's mood improved greatly. She giggled and rolled her eyes at him, saying, "No?"

Li Weizhou laughed heartily, "That's fantastic!! Now I can practically walk around Qingzhou City like a madman!"

Qi Erniang laughed angrily, "With your meager ambition, I don't believe you'd be content to spend your whole life holed up in this tiny Qingzhou City." But then she sighed, "This is all I'll ever be; there's no hope of advancing any further. As for martial arts, it's all just so-so. Look at Ye Yun and Ye Wangchen; both had remarkable martial talents, and their great-uncle was a high-ranking and powerful elder in the Shangqing Palace, a true descendant of a prestigious family. Yet Ye Yun fell into demonic ways, and Ye Wangchen even died at your hands. Looking back, it's all just so-so."

Li Weizhou asked seemingly casually, "Second Sister, according to you, the Ye brothers have such good backgrounds, and Shangqing Palace is one of the Eight Sects, opposite to the Eighth Prince's Mansion. Their status is so noble. How could Ye Yun have fallen into the demonic path and be hated by everyone?"

Qi Erniang wasn't entirely sure either. All she knew was that "it's said to be the inheritance of the Blood Demon, a kind of evil technique that allows one to continuously improve by absorbing blood. This technique is feared and rejected even within the Demonic Sect, because the higher one's martial arts skill, the better the effect of the blood, and the more it can help the cultivator break through bottlenecks."

Zhou'er, you don't practice martial arts, so you don't know how many top-tier martial arts masters in the world are stuck at the sixth level and unable to break through to the upper three levels.

It is the pain of not understanding what it means to be so close yet feel so far away.

Born into a privileged family, Kou was surrounded by praise and accolades from a young age. With the reputation of being a genius, he became increasingly arrogant and considered himself an extraordinary person.

After reaching the sixth level, all glory came to an abrupt end. He could only watch helplessly as time slipped away, and despite exhausting all his efforts, he still couldn't make any progress. The genius was reduced to mediocrity...

People who were once far inferior to me have surpassed me one after another.

At this point, who wouldn't be tempted by a cultivation technique that could break through their bottleneck? Even I, in my own words, might not be able to resist the temptation.

Upon hearing this, Li Weizhou blinked.

The others are fine, but what the hell is Zhou'er?

He did know of a similar title, Guo'er...

But he wasn't in a hurry to discuss these minor details. He asked, "Sister, is the Bloodsucking Demon Art, which is so evil, the number one supreme technique of the Demonic Sect?"

Qi Erniang shook her head and said, "That's not it, it's not really..."

"..."

Li Weizhou asked in surprise, "Such miraculous martial arts, and it doesn't count?"

Qi Erniang nodded and said, "The first supreme technique of the Demonic Sect is the Heavenly Demon Profound Technique, which is extremely powerful. As for the Blood Demon inheritance... although it is also an ancient demonic technique with considerable power, all the Blood Demons of each generation have met with bad ends, without exception, so it cannot be called the number one technique."

Li Weizhou: "..."

Sister, that hurts!
……

(End of this chapter)