Is this NPC even playable if it's not nerfed?

Chapter 29 The Buried Truth, Southern Xinjiang Gu Meat

[The Azure Orchid Sword Technique likely has a follow-up sword technique.]

【What's the meaning? 】

This means that the Azure Orchid Sword Technique we see today is incomplete; more accurately, it's not the original version, but a modified version.

This is just my personal guess.

Regarding evidence, please rest assured, there is plenty of it. The original poster has ample evidence to prove their hypothesis.

[Evidence 1: Records in the sect's scriptures.]

Due to various historical reasons, the Canglan Sword Sect once submitted to the imperial court, and copies of these copies are kept in the libraries of all levels of government offices.

I've consulted the records of various sects, and by chance, I came across a text about the Canglan Sword Sect, which included records about their founder.

It's hard to imagine that such a small sect could have existed for over a thousand years.

Throughout history, the Canglan Sword Sect has also enjoyed a period of glory. At its peak, the Canglan Sword Technique was hailed as the number one sword technique in the world.

[How could the world's number one sword technique possibly be at the Xuan level?]

This is a signature martial art of our sect!

Later, for reasons unknown, the Canglan Sword Sect declined, and the Canglan Sword Technique, after being modified by generations of the sect, became what it is today.

Therefore, I'm certain that there's another version of the Azure Orchid Sword Technique.

[Evidence 2: NPC's verbal account.]

I spent several hundred taels of silver to obtain this information from a renowned martial arts master.

[That renowned martial arts master confirmed my guess. As for what he said, I can't say. After all, this information cost me several hundred taels of silver. Hehe, please understand.]

[As I said before, the Azure Orchid Sword Technique is very important; if you have the ability, I suggest getting a copy.]

This post went viral.

At first, the player was just curious, but after reading it, they found that the poster was very knowledgeable.

This poster is no ordinary player.

Instead, he is a well-known story-driven player in the gaming community. He is fond of exploring various game backgrounds. Even in an ordinary side quest, he likes to dig out the intricacies and the love-hate relationships between NPCs.

They have a deep understanding of the story's background.

Their sources of information are complex, but the information is highly credible.

Since the story-loving expert says that the Canglan Sword Technique has a story behind it, there must be some unknown tale behind it.

You can trust it.

As for the Azure Orchid Sword Technique, I should try to get a copy if I have the chance.

……

[Awesome, boss.]

【Yay, it's Jingye's mom.】

[Mom, please give me a walkthrough! I can't play the game well without your guide.]

[Dear Jingye, do you have a guide? Could you please provide a guide on joining a sect? I really need it.]

The author replied: "Yes, yes, a friend is working on it. It's quite lengthy and will likely require several posts. There are recommendations from all over the country, ensuring a comprehensive overview."

[Holy crap, Jingye replied to me! Love you!]

……

Although the expert Jingye recommended these three martial arts manuals, none of them are within my reach. The Tianshan Sect is too far away, the Wudang Sect isn't too far, but their rules are very strict, and the Canglan Sword Technique is even more outrageous—the price has been inflated to a million. Is there no way for ordinary players to survive?

[You're insane, you piece of trash. You shouldn't be playing games. Do you need someone to feed you before you'll eat? Should I chew your food and then feed it to you?]

[It's too far, so we're not going?]

【Then you should just play Mini World.】

[Agreed, trash doesn't deserve to play games.]

[Hey, am I the only one who saw those hundreds of taels of silver?]

[There are also renowned martial arts masters.]

[The player "Quiet Night" is not only rich, but also has a powerful background; he can even get in touch with renowned martial arts masters early in the game.]

Several hundred taels of silver, that's a lot of money!

[Dear Jingye, could you please investigate that NPC?]

The author replied: [NPC? Lu Yuan? We're still investigating, but there's very little information about him, and the government doesn't have many records either. We have no leads yet and are heading to Wangyou County to gather materials.]

【Huh? Is the big shot coming to Forget-Worry County? I'll take you to a brothel.】

[Do you need any hospitality? I have a shop in Wangyou County.] The author replied: [No need, no need. I have a friend in Wangyou County. The third book, Canglan Sword Technique, is hers. She's the one who told me about Canglan Sword Technique.]

[Holy crap, it's her? That big shot? Oh well, never mind then.]

No wonder, the big boss's friends are also big bosses.

……

at the same time.

In a restaurant in Wangyou County.

Two women were sitting around a pot of strange, unidentified ingredients, too afraid to touch it.

"Qianqian, is this thing really edible?"

"I have a feeling that it's poisonous."

"Is this place a rip-off?"

Dudu stared at the unknown ingredients bubbling in the pot, swallowed hard, and hesitated for a long time before putting down her chopsticks.

As a seasoned foodie, what kind of bizarre dishes hasn't she tried all over China?
Brownish-gray beef offal hot pot, roasted field mice, virgin boy eggs, live pearls, cow ecstasy, insect feast, etc.

Strange things, and she hasn't eaten enough of them?

However, she didn't dare to touch the pot of unknown stuff in front of her.

The eyeballs bubbling in the pot, and the grayish-green broth, occasionally flashing with iridescent light...

How eerie.

"It's not that it's a black shop. In this Forget-Worry County, who would dare to run a black shop?"

"That Lu Yuan, he'll hit people."

"The kind of beating you to death."

Qianqian Xiyu, sitting on the other side, said this, but she didn't dare to pick up her chopsticks.

When will the quiet night arrive?

"Let's wait for her to eat this."

"I really don't dare."

Dudu put down her chopsticks; she was timid.

"Jingye has entered the city and will be there soon. You're such a coward."

"If you're not afraid, then you come and try?"

"Never mind, I have a pretty mild palate."

"By the way, Dudu, what level are you at with your Azure Orchid Sword Technique?"

"The third floor."

"I have to say, this technique is a bit strange."

"Some moves are not very fluid, as if a part of them has been deleted out of thin air."

"It feels weird to practice like this."

Dudu complained about her own swordsmanship, saying it was really inexplicable.

"Jingye said that the Canglan Sword Technique has an original version. My master also said that the Canglan Sword Technique was maliciously modified. I just don't know if the original version has been passed down."

"Come on, that Canglan Sword Sect is utterly weak. If they had the original version, they wouldn't have ended up having to seek refuge with the imperial court."

"Martial arts sects value face the most."

"To defect to the imperial court and become its henchman is the most shameful thing, comparable to having one's ancestral graves blown up."

Dudu was dissatisfied.

"That's a bit much."

"The Azure Orchid Sword Sect was also forced into this situation."

Suddenly, a familiar figure came from outside the door.

He pushed open the door and entered in the still of the night.

He casually picked up the chopsticks beside him and took a strange piece of meat from the pot.

"This is Gu meat from the Southern Frontier, a real delicacy, and you're not going to eat it?"

……

(End of this chapter)