Xu Huai Shang didn't know what "that move" was that Feng Bujue was talking about, but she basically guessed that the other party was making it up.

"Hmph... is that so?" Xu Huai Shang snorted coldly, "Then..." Her hands pressed down on the twin blades at her waist, "...let me see it then."

Her thinking was also very clear. When it came to spouting nonsense... she definitely wasn't Feng Bujue's opponent. If they continued to chat like this, the difference in their swaggery value would only get bigger and bigger. So... Xu Huai Shang's plan was to end this embarrassing chuunibyou (middle-school syndrome) conversation as soon as possible and quickly start fighting. If she really couldn't end it... then she could only draw her blades and force the issue.

"Hmm... pretty smart..." On the other side, Feng Bujue was also thinking to himself, "Knowing that she can't beat me in swaggery value, she wants to start fighting while the numerical gap isn't too big..."

Feng Bujue's mind flashed, and he quickly came up with a countermeasure. He slowly turned around, standing proudly. Then he straightened his right arm and held the sword vertically in front of him: "Good!" he shouted powerfully, "Looking at the entire jianghu (martial world), only you, Xu Huai Shang, would dare to say that!"

"You've only been in this 'jianghu' for a few minutes... I just entered this script too..." Similar words could only be silently spoken in Xu Huai Shang's heart, and she had to maintain a cool and solemn appearance while saying them...

Of course, Feng Bujue's words weren't finished yet. In these few seconds, he had already fabricated a complete story about Goddess Xu in his mind, including her background, family, teachers, sect, learning experience, emotional journey, and various strange and interesting events in the jianghu... If nothing unexpected happened, Brother Jue was prepared to talk like this for half an hour.

But... the unexpected happened.

"Hahahaha... hahahahaha..." Suddenly, a burst of hearty laughter came from the night sky.

At the sound of the laughter, Feng Bujue and Xu Huai Shang were both slightly stunned. They both thought that this script was just a simple head-on collision, but they never expected that... there would actually be someone else here.

"Drink!" After a clear shout, a figure窜 ascended to the roof.

The one who came was a man, a middle-aged man.

He was dressed in a cang se (greyish-blue) close-fitting suit, his face with a bristly beard, his appearance was very rough.

He held a knife tightly in his hand, indicating his identity... a swordsman.

After this person stood still, he said to Brother Jue: "What you said... is a bit too much!"

"Who comes?" Feng Bujue was overjoyed and quickly responded.

"Hmph... what an arrogant kid." The swordsman laughed, "You don't even recognize me, 'North Desert Hundred Jin Blade' Liao Wu, yet you dare to mention the 'entire jianghu'?"

"Huh?" In order to maintain his aloof image, Feng Bujue took the opportunity to cast a contemptuous look at the big man, "Is that strange? There are countless nobodies in the martial world, all sorts of cats and dogs, old fours and old fives... Do I have to recognize all of them?"

"Hmm?" Liao Wu immediately became angry, his tiger eyes widening as he said, "What a reckless youngster! You don't know the immensity of heaven and earth, yet you dare to utter hurtful words!" As he spoke, his left hand held the scabbard, and his right hand gripped the hilt of the knife, "Let me teach you a lesson for your master..."

"Hold on!" Suddenly, another woman's voice sounded, stopping Liao Wu's actions.

As the voice arrived, so did the person. A light and charming figure gracefully landed on the roof.

This woman's figure settled, revealing a pretty face. She was about twenty-five or six years old, dressed in white, holding a long sword, and should be a female swordswoman.

"Hero Liao, please don't be angry." The woman said to Liao Wu, "Why bother making a big fuss over a few arrogant words from a junior?"

Liao Wu was slightly silent for two seconds after seeing the woman: "Oh... so it's 'White Plum Sword' Miao Nvxia (heroine)."

"I dare not accept that title, Miao Ying greets Hero Liao." Although Miao Ying was much younger than Liao Wu, she didn't call him senior, because according to seniority, she and Liao Wu should be of the same generation.

Liao Wu snorted coldly and turned his head to look at Feng Bujue again: "Hmph, kid, since Nvxia Miao is pleading for you today, I'll let you off this time."

"Heh... unnecessary." Brother Jue didn't appreciate it at all. He would prefer to quarrel with these two people.

"You two." Xu Huai Shang took the opportunity to say before these two NPCs flared up, "Today, my mad brother and I are having a duel, it's a personal matter, could you please not interfere?" She hesitated for a moment, thinking about how to address Brother Jue.

"Ha! So, the 'message leaver' is really you?" At this moment, a third voice sounded...

Xu Huai Shang's head ached, and she thought, "Mysterious guys are appearing one after another... Are we still going to fight or not?"

Experts often fly over with the sound of their clothes fluttering, using Qinggong (light body skill), and this one was no exception.

This person was dressed in black, with a red cloak draped over his shoulders, his hair neatly tied up, and his face was like jade. It seemed like he wasn't carrying any weapons, at least... it didn't look like he was.

"Tang Yuner, why are you here too?" Liao Wu immediately asked.

"Ha! What's wrong? You can come, but I can't?" Tang Yuner replied, "Most of the people who heard 'that news' would probably be a little curious, right?"

"What news?" Xu Huai Shang asked at this time.

"Of course..." Tang Yuner's words stopped halfway because when he turned his head and saw Xu Huai Shang, his thoughts turned blank. He had seen many beautiful women in his life, but this was the first time he had seen such a stunning female warrior. In Tang Yuner's impression, only his mother, "Cloud Fairy Murong Ying," had such an alluring beauty.

"What is it?" Xu Huai Shang asked again.

"Uh... it's..." Tang Yuner had already forgotten the content of the previous question.

"Hahahaha..." Liao Wu laughed again, "A kid who still smells of milk, forgets even his own name when he sees a pretty girl."

Tang Yuner's face immediately turned red. Naturally, he would get angry being ridiculed like this in front of a beauty: "Bah! Liao Wu, don't talk nonsense, or else I... I'll..."

"What? You want to teach me a lesson too?" Liao Wu's hand pressed on his blade again, "Hey, this temper of mine..."

At this moment, Feng Bujue was secretly snickering, while Xu Huai Shang was shaking her head with her hand on her forehead. It looked like... before they could even start fighting, these NPCs who popped up out of nowhere were about to start fighting first.

"A month ago..." Suddenly, a fourth voice sounded, "Someone used an earth-shattering divine skill, using qi to control a sword, and carved sixteen characters on top of a giant pillar in the imperial city..."

This voice sounded quite sharp, but it made Feng Bujue feel like he had heard it before...

Whoosh—

In the blink of an eye, another figure appeared.

This person was undoubtedly the most skilled of the NPCs who had appeared so far. He came the fastest, the quietest, and his voice and aura were the most stable.

Almost at the instant this person stood still, Liao Wu, Miao Ying, and Tang Yuner all showed a hint of surprise and horror on their faces. They were all first-rate experts in the jianghu, not ordinary people. However... with just one look, these three people realized... that the newcomer's skill was unfathomable, and even... could be said to be unbelievable and beyond reach.

"On the night of the full moon, at the peak of the Forbidden City. A sword comes from the west, a celestial being descends from beyond the heavens." The voice continued from where it left off, "Hehe... This old one was still wondering at the time, who... had such courage and such martial arts skills to issue a challenge to someone in the imperial city." He slowly walked towards Brother Jue, "As it turns out... it's you, kid."

After the person took a few steps forward, the moonlight illuminated his face.

When Feng Bujue saw his appearance, he immediately smiled, and then cupped his fists and bowed: "Feng greets Eunuch Cao."

"God..." Xu Huai Shang called out the Lord's name in her heart, "What kind of development is this?"

"Hehe... Thirty years since we last met, Head Feng..." Cao Qin sized Feng Bujue up and down, "...have you been well?"

As soon as these words came out, Feng Bujue understood that the time here had passed a full thirty years since he last entered this universe.

But there was one question... Cao Qin's appearance didn't seem to have aged much, and he didn't look more than fifty years old.

"Not bad, not bad..." Feng Bujue laughed, "Eunuch, your complexion is also good, you're really getting younger and younger."

"Hmph..." Cao Qin snorted coldly with his neither male nor female voice, "This old one is a born genius with extraordinary bones, and my divine skill was completed fifteen years ago, reaching the realm of heavenly being. It's not surprising to have such an appearance..." As he spoke, he raised his eyes and glared at Brother Jue, "But you, Head Feng... have given me a big surprise, are you perhaps an immortal who doesn't age?"

"Hahahaha..." Feng Bujue laughed heartily a few times, buying himself a few seconds to make up a lie, "I'm too unlikeable, so Yama (King of Hell) doesn't want to take me in." He replied with a joke.

Cao Qin was a smart man and wouldn't pursue the matter. He stroked a silk ribbon on the brim of his hat with a rather charming movement and replied, "If you don't want to say, then so be it, I'm not interested either." After saying that, he turned around and glanced at the people around him.

The three great experts who had been quite imposing just now all shuddered when Cao Qin's gaze swept over them. Only Xu Huai Shang... remained calm and unmoved.

"Head Feng, you want to find someone to duel, you can." Cao Qin continued, "You want to fight on the imperial city..." He sighed, "To be honest... you can also." He pointed to the distance, "But what's the meaning of leaving a message a month in advance?" He paused and added, "Do you know... how much trouble this has brought to the imperial court?"

"It's... Feng's oversight..." Feng Bujue tentatively admitted his mistake first, he absolutely didn't want to become enemies with Cao Qin. If there was a "Survival Guide to the Wuxia World" in this world, there would definitely be a chapter titled "Don't Mess With Eunuchs."

"Sigh... oh well." Cao Qin shook his head and continued, "Fortunately, I was prepared, so the news didn't spread in the jianghu. There are less than a hundred people who know about this matter; there were more than thirty people who trespassed into the imperial city tonight; and only three succeeded in sneaking in."

As Cao Qin spoke, he put his hands behind his back and looked at the three people: "The three of you are quite capable." His gaze was like a sharp knife, cutting out a cold light in the night sky, "This old one knows that sending ordinary imperial guards might not be able to hold you. Therefore, half an hour ago, I had already emptied all the forbidden troops around here, preparing to come here in person... to start a killing spree..."

Upon hearing this, the blood of those three people turned cold.

Cao Qin then said, "But... today I am very happy to see an old friend." He smiled, "And I want to watch this duel carefully too."

Liao Wu, Miao Ying, and Tang Yuner's moods could be described as being on a roller coaster. For that brief moment, they felt that they were doomed, but now it seemed that there was still a chance for redemption.

"How about this..." As Cao Qin spoke, he crossed the roof ridge and walked to the side of the three people, "After they finish fighting, this old one will send you out. But the condition is... that you must never reveal what happened today, otherwise..."

Before he could say something like "I'll exterminate your nine generations," the quick-witted Miao Ying had already interjected, "Thank you, Senior, for not killing us."

Tang Yuner also followed suit and quickly cupped his fists and bowed: "Thank you, Senior."

Liao Wu also became timid at this time, stammering, "Thank... Thank you, Eunuch..."

"Hmm..." Cao Qin nodded with satisfaction. In fact, he wasn't a murderous maniac. What he needed... was just this feeling of being feared and respected.

In all fairness, there wasn't much to pursue anymore after reaching Cao Qin's level. He had peerless martial arts, money and power; he couldn't enjoy women, but he had taken in a lot of god sons. What could make him happy now was just his vanity and self-esteem. The main reason why Cao Qin had a good impression of Feng Bujue was that he couldn't see any discrimination in the eyes of this Head Feng. This kind of respect was much stronger than the "respect out of fear" that he was used to seeing.

"You jianghu children only know how to watch the excitement, but you don't know that there are mountains beyond mountains, and people beyond people." Cao Qin continued, "Thirty years ago, at the Cang Ling Sword Debate, Lin Chang's Taixu Wuxiang (Grand Void Formless) Divine Art was invincible, even Sword God Ye Cheng and Nameless Sword Xie San were defeated by his hands, and all the First Mansion, Second Tower, Third Sect, and Fourth Gate were like weeds." He paused for two seconds, "If it weren't for this Head Feng at that time, where would your martial world be today?" He said in a lecturing tone to the three "experts" who were already dumbfounded, "And now, your generation is even more ignorant of death. Hmph... you've learned some superficial skills and dare to trespass into the imperial city." He sneered a few times and looked up at Brother Jue and Xu Huai Shang, "Watch carefully... what a real expert is."

The wind was still blowing.

The night was still not over.

But the blades and swords... were still in their sheaths.

Under the burning gazes of the four spectators, Feng Bujue's swaggery value went up a lot, becoming positive fifty. And Xu Huai Shang also benefited from Brother Jue's light, her swaggery value reached positive eighteen points.

"So that's how it is... he has been to this script world before." Xu Huai Shang sorted out what she had just heard in her mind, "And he has some friendship with that Eunuch Cao." She pondered, "Fortunately, the story background of this killing game is a 'duel,' that NPC shouldn't directly help him..."

At the same time, Brother Jue was thinking, "So that's how it is... it's this world, this universe undoubtedly doesn't have any Ye Gucheng or Ximen Chuixue, so the setting is applied to us..." He shifted his gaze slightly and looked at the sword in his hand, "The 'that move' I said casually happens to correspond to Celestial Being Descending from Beyond the Heavens, but... how could I possibly use it!"

"Make your move quickly! Feng Bujue!" Xu Huai Shang shouted loudly at this time, her twin blades already drawn. Now that there were spectators around, it would be more efficient to raise her swaggery value. Continuing to delay would be very disadvantageous for her.

"Before I make my move, I have one more thing to say." Feng Bujue said coldly.

"Tch... how annoying." Xu Huai Shang thought to herself.

But on the surface, she still had to put on a cold expression and respond, "Say it."

"Hmm... what should I say..." Feng Bujue was purely trying to delay a little longer and raise his swaggery value, so at this moment, he was also thinking in his heart, "Why not say 'I love you' to disturb her emotions? Hmm... I shouldn't be reported for sexual harassment, right..." His mind was full of such ideas, "Wait... Xu Huai Shang is a popular idol, she has heard at least eight hundred to a thousand confessions, this sentence doesn't have much killing power..." He then thought, "It's a pity I'm not a woman, otherwise I could say 'I'm pregnant with your child' or something like that. Alas... otherwise, I'll just declare that I pooped my pants."

But when the words came to his lips, they were swallowed back by Brother Jue, he thought, "That won't do... even if it can disturb the other party's mind, my own swaggery value will plummet because of this sentence, it's too lame..."

"What exactly do you want to say?" Xu Huai Shang urged, "Are you delaying for time?" She immediately questioned and took two steps forward.

Feng Bujue had no choice but to be forced onto the stage and said, "If I lose in the end, please bury me... with my wife." As he said this, he also revealed a melancholy look, fully displaying his actor's skills.

"Who is it! Who is your wife! Who knows your wife!" Xu Huai Shang was really about to burst.

"Okay..." She agreed to the other party's inexplicable request with a complicated expression. Due to anger and depression, her shoulders were trembling slightly.

But in the eyes of others... Xu Huai Shang's reaction was a different feeling.

Tang Yuner sighed with a worried look, "Alas... it really is a case of the falling flowers intentionally, but the flowing water is merciless."

Xu Huai Shang was shocked and roared in her heart, "What! When did you come! What did you hear!"

"Oh?" Cao Qin also seemed to have realized something was wrong. He turned his head and said to the people around him, "Are these two... that kind of relationship?"

"Alas... it's a pity that this girl is so sincere, but that Head Feng is still only thinking about his deceased wife." Miao Ying nodded in agreement.

"Ah!!!" Xu Huai Shang wailed in her heart. She wanted to die. The expression on her face was already a little distorted, "Nvxia Miao, you've read too many romance novels! The completion of this brain supplement is too high! How did this atmosphere of regretting not meeting before marriage appear!"

Even the rough Liao Wu said in a deep voice, "I didn't expect this Head Feng to be such a devoted man, unmoved by beauty at all, it's admirable..."

"Admirable my head! Is there still any justice in this world!" Xu Huai Shang bit her lower lip tightly in hatred, but this expression made others have a deeper misunderstanding.

"Since that's the case... then take the move..." Feng Bujue didn't expect his words to have such a miraculous effect, it could be said that he had completely disturbed Xu Huai Shang's emotions.

A chance is not to be missed. Brother Jue immediately put on a stance and made his move...