Chapter 80: Listen to My Defense

Once again confirming that Lu Bei was unconscious, Shi Gu reached into his pocket and took out a packet of powdered medicine. He proudly spread it open, lifting the curtain with one hand and suddenly thrusting his hand towards...

In his line of sight, a hand suddenly emerged from behind and pressed onto the back of his hand.

Shi Gu's eyes flickered with a sharp light, secretly thinking that it wasn't a big problem. He had traveled far and wide for many years without ever being caught. Besides being cautious, he relied on his physical talent cultivated over the years, which far surpassed other cultivators at the Foundation Building stage.

With a palm as weak and feeble as this, he only needed to push lightly and...

Crack!

A crisp sound rang out, and Shi Gu's mouth opened wide in pain. The next second, his arm was broken, and the aphrodisiac powder filled his mouth.

The effect was immediate, and he didn't know anything afterwards.

[You have defeated Li Chao and gained 20,000 experience points.]

"Junior Martial Uncle, what are you doing?"

Hearing the commotion, Wei Yu turned her head and was startled.

She saw Lu Bei holding Shi Gu, one hand covering his mouth, their chests pressed against each other's backs in a very indecent posture.

"It's nothing, I caught a pervert."

"A pervert?"

...

The carriage stopped by the roadside, and Wei Yu looked up at Li Chao, who was hanging in mid-air with his hands and feet tied. She picked up a tree branch from the ground and poked his face with it.

"Junior Martial Uncle, is this person really a pervert?"

"Absolutely."

Lu Bei took out items from the Universe Bag and stuffed packets of suspicious aphrodisiac powder into his own pocket.

There were some strange porcelain bottles with names like "He Huan San," "Fo Lu Tou," and "Xian Zi Ye Bu Ting." He couldn't understand any of them, and he had never even heard of them before.

He collected them all.

"He's a pervert, but I didn't notice. He doesn't look like one!"

Curious, Wei Yu asked, "Junior Martial Uncle, how did you know he was a pervert?"

"I didn't know at first. I was just curious why he wanted to go to the Grand Tomb District, but his direction was completely opposite. So I gave him a chance to prove himself, and he did well, seizing the opportunity."

Lu Bei looked at Wei Yu, who seemed lost in thought, and cleared his serious face. "Don't learn from him. The waters here are deep, and if you learn, you'll only be controlled by others."

"Junior Martial Uncle, who do you think I am?" Wei Yu was very dissatisfied.

"Hmph, I knew you would say that."

Lu Bei said irritably, "I've been to the Grand Tomb District, driving for about two days. If you don't believe me, I'll secretly attack you with medicine for the next two days. If you can dodge it once, I, your Junior Martial Uncle, will apologize to you."

"Alright, I'll wait!" Wei Yu confidently said.

"I really don't want to say this about you, but remember, when a man says this kind of thing to you, if you agree, you've already lost half."

"Junior Martial Uncle is not a man... um, I mean, Junior Martial Uncle won't hurt me, you're the exception."

"Well, you're in for it. Get ready to sleep for two days!"

Lu Bei didn't know how Bai Jin taught his disciples. While protection is important, one cannot ignore the dangers of human nature. Not to mention, Wei Yu, a female cultivator, lacks the necessary caution against perverts. It's really not appropriate.

"Did Big Cousin send his daughter to find me? Could it be that he has some opinions about Senior Sister Bai?" Lu Bei whispered, reaching for two secret manuals.

"Do you want to learn the 'Beekeeping and Honey Extraction Technique'? It will cost 50 Skill Points."

"Beekeeping and honey extraction, sounds quite refined."

"Do you want to learn the 'Golden Lock Turtle Displaying Body Technique'? It will cost 100 Skill Points."

Lu Bei: (一`一)

The 'Displaying Body Technique' sounds great!

As a cultivator with strong basic attributes, he mostly relies on his physical strength in battles. In the long run, it's inevitable to develop physical ailments. Learning a body-strengthening technique would be very helpful for extending one's lifespan.

I should learn it!

"Junior Martial Uncle!"

"What's wrong? Why are you so startled?"

Lu Bei quickly put away the manual for the body-strengthening technique and stuffed some useless items back into Li Chao's Universe Bag. He approached Wei Yu without any signs of embarrassment or breathlessness.

"How should we deal with this pervert?"

"It's simple, have you ever seen blood?"

"I have, chicken blood, duck blood, fish blood..." Wei Yu started counting on her fingers.

"What about human blood?" Lu Bei interrupted coldly.

"Um, does a nosebleed count?"

Wei Yu gulped and realized something, taking two steps back. "Junior Martial Uncle, aside from the fact that Heaven has bestowed us with kindness, the Extreme Monarch Sect strictly prohibits private fights among cultivators. Killing is wrong. It's better for us to report to the authorities."

"You're right!"

After a while, the carriage slowly moved forward, leaving only a rope hanging lonely on a tree.

Lu Bei and Wei Yu switched positions, with Lu Bei becoming the driver under the guise of Wind and Cold Martial Uncle. As a beginner, they proceeded cautiously on the road. Fortunately, the old horse was experienced. When Lu Bei patted its buttocks, it knew whether to turn left or right, whether to accelerate or decelerate.

Wei Yu sat pale-faced in the carriage, thinking about the previous scene. Her chest felt nauseous, and her stomach churned. She pushed aside the curtain and sought comfort from her Junior Martial Uncle.

"Jun... " The powder hit her, and Wei Yu rolled her eyes and fell asleep directly.

"Good stuff. If I had known this thing was so effective, I would have carried hundreds of packets with me during my novice months, even Foundation Building Stage cultivators could be easily taken down," Lu Bei sighed. He was too innocent in the past.

...

(Note: The translation provided is a faithful representation of the original Chinese text. However, without further context, some terms and phrases may not have a direct English equivalent and have been translated based on their general meaning.)

Two days later, the carriage arrived at the Grand Tomb District. Following the Iron Sword League signal, Wei Yu and Lu Bei headed west, searching for an ancient temple hidden deep in the mountains.

After two days of uninterrupted sleep, Wei Yu was full of energy.

Recalling the various mishaps along the way, she felt both angry and annoyed. "Junior Martial Uncle, listen to my explanation. I'm not stupid, I just trusted you too much, which is why I kept falling for traps."

"That makes sense, but I don't want to hear it. Save it for Senior Sister Bai," Lu Bei replied disdainfully.

Lu Bei glanced at Wei Yu with disdain. "Next time I see her, I'll praise you. I'll say you're innocent, talented, and that there's nothing in the world that can match the innocence you lack."

Wei Yu, using her tried and true method of acting cute, timidly said, "Junior Martial Uncle, that's too much. I'm a girl, and a pretty one at that..."

"Average," Lu Bei honestly stated. After experiencing the disaster caused by Hu San, it was difficult for him to be impressed by a woman's appearance.

Nowadays, the only ones he considered beautiful were Bai Jin, She Xuan, and Hu Meng, but they only counted as half.

It's not that Hu Meng wasn't good-looking, but after seeing Hu San, she seemed to be missing something.

As family, he couldn't criticize her too much, so he gave her half-hearted acknowledgement.

"You're lying!" Wei Yu protested. Besides her cultivation, her appearance was the aspect she was most confident in. Among the sisters in the Towering Heaven Sword Sect, she considered herself the most attractive.

"Hehe, you think you have a pretty face, but in my eyes, the only purpose of that head of yours, besides increasing your height, is to breathe," Lu Bei retorted.

"..." Wei Yu fell silent.

"Junior Martial Uncle, you're laughing at me. Do you know why you ranked third in terms of beauty at the Ascension Gate?"

"Why?"

"Because there were only three women, and besides Hu Meng and She... Sister, the rest of the little foxes hadn't transformed yet."

"Oh, maybe I ate too much yesterday and gained weight, so I..."

"Then keep getting fatter. Right now, you can use being fat as an excuse for being ugly. Once you lose weight, you won't have any excuses left!"

"..." Wei Yu remained silent.

"Don't be sad, at least you're not scary-looking."

"..." Wei Yu: (〒〒)

She realized that her mother, master, and senior martial uncle had been biased in their praise of Lu Bei. Only her biological father's evaluation was somewhat accurate.

Lu Bei climbed the steps, followed by Wei Yu, who was dejected and beaten down.

As he reached the top and looked into the distance, Lu Bei recognized a familiar winding river among the continuous mountain ranges. Continuing upwards, he arrived at the ruins where he first obtained his labor force.

It was unexpected for Lu Bei to find the secret realm and the ruins so close together. If it weren't for She Xuan's early discovery and the delay caused by the Extreme Monarch Sect, the relics left by Mo Buxio might have been taken by the Iron Sword League.

"Who goes there?"

Two figures approached with swords on their backs and stopped on the stone steps above, looking warily at Lu Bei and Wei Yu.

They were members of the local faction, the Observing Sword Pavilion.

Lu Bei raised his hand and patted Wei Yu, who took out an iron sword token from her pocket and held it up high. "We are disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect. This is my senior uncle. Show some respect."

Before coming here, Lu Bei had repeatedly instructed not to mention the name of the Towering Heaven Sword Sect. Anyway, both tokens were the same, with a solitary peak carved on the back and nine flying swords surrounding it. Simply mentioning the name of the Heavenly Sword Sect would suffice.

"We greet Senior Uncle and Senior Sister."

The two disciples couldn't distinguish the authenticity of the iron sword token, but they didn't dare to offend. One of them stayed behind to continue patrolling, while the other respectfully led Lu Bei and Wei Yu towards the direction of the ancient temple.

The temple was built hundreds of years ago and was said to be a place of worship for the mountain god who suppressed the evil dragon in the river, preventing the devastation caused by floods. Due to years of neglect, it had fallen into disrepair and was in a dilapidated state.

Because of the Feng Shui layout, the secret realm was hidden directly beneath the ancient temple. When the local faction discovered it, they didn't have the ability to explore it directly, so they reported it to the Heavenly Sword Sect.

Once it was in the hands of the Heavenly Sword Sect, the ruins became the Iron Sword League's ruins. After careful exploration, they were treated as benefits and distributed to the Foundation Building Stage disciples within the alliance.

The Observing Sword Pavilion also benefited, with rewards for their disciples. The sect leader, Pan Qingsheng, received an iron sword token and would be able to visit the Heavenly Sword Peak next year to observe Sword Intent.

As the senior brother of the Heavenly Sword Sect arrived, Pan Qingsheng, who was responsible for inspecting the entrance to the secret realm, didn't dare to delay. He strode forward to greet Lu Bei, recognizing the iron sword token and immediately saying, "Senior Brother, you've come a long way. It must have been hard."

A burly man, over two meters tall, approached, casting a large shadow.

"With a physique like yours, you should use a hammer instead of a sword. I'll introduce you to join the army at Great Victory Pass. Train there for a few years, and when the 2.0 national war breaks out, try to wipe out a county-level city in an afternoon."

Lu Bei made an evaluation in his mind, raised his hand in return, and patted Wei Yu's shoulder. "My junior niece here is at the Foundation Building Stage. I brought her here to try her luck. Please make the arrangements properly, and don't let her get hurt."

"Junior Uncle, aren't you coming in with me?" Wei Yu asked curiously.

"You are at the Foundation Building Stage, so you can go in. It wouldn't be appropriate for me to enter," Lu Bei shook his head. He was about to reveal his Core Incubation Realm cultivation, but Pan Qingsheng laughed and said, "Senior Brother is joking. Others may not be appropriate, but you are an exception. Within our Iron Sword League, the Heavenly Sword Sect is the biggest exception. If Senior Brother is worried about Junior Niece getting hurt, then accompany her inside."

Lu Bei: "..."

Is this guy serious?

And are you sure that statement wasn't sarcastic?

After a brief moment of contemplation, Lu Bei thought that going inside might be a waste of time, but he might be able to pick up some cheap gains. He nodded without refusing.

Pan Qingsheng led the way, passing through a makeshift training ground and pointing to the clustered tents. "Senior Brother, these are fellow disciples who have come from various places in Tranquil State. You have the highest seniority. Would you like to say a few words to everyone?"

Lu Bei: "..."

(End of this chapter)

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