Borrowing a sword

Chapter 17 The Dao Ancestor's Legacy
In the morning light, Han Shuangjiang looked at Chu Huaixu, who had a smile on his face.

"Not yet," she replied, not lying, indicating that she had not eaten.

Her tone remained icy, as if she had little emotional fluctuation.

The fox-faced man looked at her and remarked, "I've found that prices are quite high in the outer area."

“Yes!” Han Shuangjiang immediately agreed, with a hint of excitement.

This was the most intense tone Chu Huaixu had ever heard her speak to.

After realizing that she had somewhat lost her composure, Han Shuangjiang felt a little embarrassed.

She always seems to habitually put on airs.

"Since we haven't eaten yet, why don't we eat together?" Chu Huaixu said.

Han Shuangjiang instinctively wanted to refuse.

However, the other party soon said two words that she couldn't refuse.

"I'll treat."

Outside the outer sect canteen, there are many small stalls vying for business from the sect canteen.

The two found a breakfast stall, sat down, and ordered a bowl of wontons, a bowl of vegetarian noodles, and a steamer of xiaolongbao (soup dumplings).

This is all they have, and they dare to charge 180 coins for it!
"What kind of prices are these tourist attractions?!" Chu Huaixu thought to himself.

Han Shuangjiang ate her wontons with a clear conscience.

The education she received in the brothel from a young age taught her that if a man offered her attention, she should accept it without hesitation.

Don't think there aren't any sycophants in brothels.

In fact, even in the 21st century, many people who go to those brothels and add the contact information of the hostesses often end up frantically licking them.

Han Shuangjiang wasn't in the mood to keep a dog, even though she had the means to do so.

Driven by her inherent stubbornness and a desire to protect her last shred of self-respect, she tries her best to sever ties with the education she received from childhood, as if it were just a nightmare from long ago.

She is now accepting Chu Huaixu's invitation to dinner purely because she took good care of him after he fell into a coma last night.

Of course, this was also Chu Huaixu's stated reason for inviting guests.

However, he actually had a slight confusion in his heart.

"Han Shuangjiang is the protagonist of the world and also possesses the Xuan Yin Body."

"I ended up replacing Xu Ziqing, the protagonist of this world, by some twist of fate, and took his script."

"It seems the Daoist sect hasn't given us much preferential treatment?"

"According to normal practice, shouldn't such a prodigy be invited back to the sect and worshipped as an ancestor?"

"They showered us with all sorts of resources and showered us with affection."

But look at the two of them, they don't even have living expenses.

"Do the higher-ups in the Daoist sect really treat everyone the same?"

The only preferential treatment they've received so far is that it's allowed them to become familiar with Niu Yuanshan, a powerful figure in the outer sect.

Niu Yuanshan might think that with the Sixth Elder as their backer, the Elder would likely help them if they encountered trouble in the outer sect.

The problem is that Chu Huaixu doesn't want to have too much contact with Niu Yuanshan at the moment.

Don't fucking become an undercover contact!

As for elders like Li Chunsong, he's in the inner sect, so he's the one who has to come to us. We can't even get a glimpse of him.

The protagonist of this world, who was engrossed in eating wontons with elegant manners and who hadn't touched the steamed buns in the basket, was indeed the right person Chu Huaixu should cling to right now.

As we all know, the so-called protagonists are all people with great fortune. They will have good luck on their path to growth, and they will have all kinds of opportunities to their heart's content. Countless opportunities are waiting for them.

Furthermore, when Chu Huaixu was playing "Borrowing Swords," he learned that a large guild had accepted a group quest with generous rewards. The quest involved helping Han Shuangjiang conquer a dungeon and obtain the inheritance of a master!

What is a protagonist in a world story?

"The protagonist of the world is someone the whole world has to revolve around!"

Chu Huaixu's current ambition towards her is very simple—to get close to her.

Chance encounters, serendipitous events, main story dungeons—let's see if we can get a piece of the pie.

Hug her jade-like legs and rub against her for a good time!

In fact, this vast Taoist sect is full of adventures and opportunities, and there are also many hidden dungeons.

Before their time comes, some elders will leave behind their legacy somewhere beyond the mountains, which will be obtained by those who are destined to receive it.

They all thought this was the proper way to behave, and considered themselves refined and elegant. This trend was actually started by the Taoist patriarch.

Before the Dao Ancestor passed away, he left behind nine mysterious inheritances, as well as... that sword!
Of the nine traditions, seven have been discovered over this long period of time.

Without exception, all those who received the inheritance became astonishingly powerful figures!
To date, the last person to receive the Dao Ancestor's inheritance is Shen Man, the seventh elder of the Daoist sect in the present day.

She has been practicing meditation in the inner bamboo forest for over a year, drawing a circle on the ground as a self-imposed prison, but has not yet broken through.

"It's so hard to guess who will get the remaining two Dao Ancestor inheritances?" Chu Huaixu joked to himself.

"Of course, it's the [World Protagonist]!"

Moreover, as far as he knew, both of these Daoist lineages had been taken over by Han Shuangjiang alone.

This woman's luck is terrifying!
"When 'Borrowing the Sword' is officially launched, the story's timeline will be in the year 1991 of the Xuan Calendar, which is next year."

"At that time, Han Shuangjiang's character profile already indicated that he was an inner disciple of the Daoist sect and had already obtained two inheritances from the Dao Ancestor."

According to the rules of the Taoist sect, those who have reached the Qi Refining stage are considered nominal disciples, and those who have officially stepped into the first realm are promoted to outer disciples.

Once an outer disciple reaches the third realm, they will have the opportunity to enter the inner sect.

"In other words, this ice-cold girl advanced directly from the Qi Refining stage to the third stage in just one year."

"She has also managed to acquire both kinds of heritage."

"When the game was launched, she had only been an inner disciple for a short time. It was difficult for even the Taoist disciples to see her, but legends about her could be heard everywhere in the outer sect."

"In other words, she most likely obtained the two Dao Ancestor inheritances when she was still in the outer sect, and they are very likely still in the outer sect!"

Having figured this out, it would be impossible for Chu Huaixu not to have some ulterior motives.

Try clinging to her leg and see if you can get a piece of the Dao Ancestor's legacy.

As for whether or not one can enter the place of inheritance after obtaining it.
—Don't all men slip inside?

It's the art of traditional lies.

At this thought, Chu Huaixu, who was engrossed in eating noodles, looked up at the cold-faced woman who was blowing on the scalding hot wontons on her spoon.

She focused intently on eating the wontons, not touching the steamed buns placed between them.

It's like when you invite someone to dinner, and they're so reserved that they only eat the main dish they ordered, and they don't touch any of the other dishes on the table.

"That's kind of interesting, and he's pretty naive," he thought to himself.

Chu Huaixu said, "Try it, these buns are pretty good."

He wasn't lying; it really was delicious. If you rented a storefront on Earth, the monthly sales on food delivery platforms would be at least several thousand.

It's a bit pricey, but at least the minced meat inside isn't skimped on; it's genuine pork, and it even has a little bit of hot broth dripping from it.

Han Shuangjiang looked up at him, then picked up a piece with her chopsticks.

She carefully bit a small hole in the dough, then gently blew on it before taking another bite. The meat filling mixed with the broth and dough entered her mouth.

"It's delicious!" the cold-faced girl thought to herself.

But after eating one, she stopped eating.

When asked to try it, she really only tried it.

Chu Huaixu ignored her overly reserved demeanor.

There were 8 buns in the basket, and he ate 7 of them.

After finishing his meal, he took a sip of noodle soup and put down his chopsticks.

Han Shuangjiang ate very slowly, even chewing a small wonton slowly and gracefully.

After all, that high-end brothel was training her to be a top courtesan, not just a slut.

A bowl of wontons contained 12 wontons, and she, who was starving, only ate two-thirds of them.

Perhaps realizing that Chu Huaixu was staring at her, she raised her head with a slightly puzzled look and met his gaze.

The fox-faced man, bathed in the morning light, uttered a sentence on a whim, without any preamble:
"How about we live together from now on?"

With a "thud," the spoon fell into the bowl.

Han Shuangjiang's beautiful eyes widened in shock, her long, thick eyelashes trembled slightly, and her heart trembled.

"I only ate eight wontons and one steamed bun, and you already want me?"

She no longer bent over to eat, but sat up straight:
"I won't eat it."

　Asking for a monthly ticket!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)