Chapter 35: 035 Monster (I)

However, unlike the Wu Lian seen that day at Sun Da's house, the Wu Lian who appeared in Xi Men Pei's residence looked completely different from before.

To be precise, this form of Wu Lian is her true appearance.

She is taller, her figure more bewitchingly graceful. Of course, also more beautiful.

Such a level of looks befits her monster identity, unlike the one Wang Wu saw at Sun Da's house.

The Wu Lian at Sun Da's house was also extremely beautiful, but only at the level of an ordinary human supermodel. She was a bit stronger than Wang Lan of the Wang Clan, yet could not compare to her now.

Gliding with graceful steps, Wu Lian made her way to Wang Wu's side. Then she gave Wang Wu a gentle smile and settled into his arms.

The banquet that Xi Men Pei invited Wang Wu to for a meal had no chairs, which is a bit too retro, to be honest. Normally when eating out, restaurants usually provide seats, but here there were none.

Moreover, the banquet used a separate-table system: each person had a small table laden with dishes.

It's a bit too upscale, to be honest.

This world, or rather the Great Zhou Dynasty, is more advanced than the ancient society of my hometown in many respects; its productivity might even match that of early twentieth‑century Western powers.

But in other aspects, they are quite "retro".

For example, the banquet hall steeped in Shang‑Zhou style, the separate-table system, and the ultra‑retro kneeling seats. Speaking of which, the ruler of the place where Wang Wu is seems to be from the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Of course, neither of them knelt. Wang Wu sat with his legs crossed, as did Xi Men Pei.

"Hehe, how is it, Young Hero Wang?" After Wu Lian appeared, Xi Men Pei looked at Wang Wu, one hand constantly busy, the other holding a goblet, and said with a smile:

"Young Hero Wang, do you find this girl very familiar?"

"I've met this girl before," Wang Wu didn't deny, nodding. "But back then she didn't look like this."

"It's just a bit of illusion, hehe," Xi Men Pei took a sip of wine, then mouth‑to‑mouth fed the beauty in his arms.

"As a monster trying to survive in human territory, disguising oneself as ugly is inevitable," he said.

"After all… a beauty as stunning as this inevitably draws everyone's attention."

"And the more people watch, the greater the chance of exposing one's identity."

"Haha, indeed." Wang Wu didn't know what to say, so he merely gave a polite laugh and a brief reply.

Even though he knew the other party certainly didn't know his identity, those words…

Heard in his ears, they always gave a sense of unease.

It wasn't until Wang Wu traversed into this world that he truly felt the "guilty conscience of a thief".

Um, the childhood mischief and lying don't count.

"Wu Lian?" Wang Wu gently pushed aside the woman about to leap into his arms, looked at her, and called.

"I— I am…" Wu Lian lowered her brows and replied softly.

"Brother Sun Fei and Brother Sun Da shouldn't know your identity, right?" Wang Wu asked.

"Young— Young Hero!" Hearing her husband's and elder brother's names, Wu Lian snapped her head up, looking at Wang Wu.

"I— I married his younger brother to repay Brother Sun Da's kindness. As for Wu Xiang Gong, I have always treated him with respect, never having any intention, any intention to harm them! Young Hero!"

"I can see that," Wang Wu nodded lightly, responded, then turned his head and picked up chopsticks to eat the dishes on the table.

"Hehehe…" Seeing Wang Wu's disinterest in women, Xi Men Pei wasn't displeased; rather, he seemed quite pleased.

After all, he invited Wang Wu today not because he truly wanted Wu Lian to attend to Wang Wu.

If he could serve one fewer person, that would be better; if possible, he would also like Wu Lian to become his exclusive concubine.

Unfortunately, more than one person in the county knows Wu Lian's monster identity, and he can't afford to offend them. Since he can't monopolize her, he must share.

The food at Xi Men Pei's house is decent, though not as good as the Fangyi Hall Wang Wu frequents these days, yet the ingredients aren't inferior to those at Fangyi Hall.

As for drinks, Wang Wu doesn't like alcohol; he only drinks a little occasionally because the alcohol here is low‑proof and generally sweet or sour, so he doesn't mind.

Overall, the meal was rather average for Wang Wu. However, the dancing maidens in the lower dance floor were indeed beautiful, and the Wu Lian beside him was also very eye‑candy.

But Wang Wu is a monster; after enduring, for almost every day in the past few months, the torment of three uniquely stunning beauties, he has developed some resistance to beauty.

Although Wang Wu himself also enjoys it… ahem.

In any case, after nearly half a year of intense training, Wang Wu is now immune to allure.

This immunity means he can treat a peerless beauty with a very detached mindset, not losing his soul at a face or forming a Macedonian phalanx at a body.

After the meal, glancing at the time on his phone, it was 9:30 pm. At that hour, he could still make it back.

Thus, Wang Wu rose from his seat, cupped his hands toward Xi Men Pei, and said, "My apologies, Lord Xi Men, I have matters tomorrow and must return first."

"Oh? Of course, of course," Xi Men Pei replied without any intention to detain him, "Shall I send someone to escort the Young Hero?"

"No need," Wang Wu declined, "I'll get back faster on my own; let this Wu Lian lady guide me, after all this is my first time here and I don't know the way back."

"Ah…" Xi Men Pei's face showed understanding, nodding, "Naturally, of course!"

"Then I shall take my leave," Wang Wu cupped his hands.

"Take care," Xi Men Pei also cupped his hands.

Then Wang Wu glanced at the Wu Lian beside him, gestured, "Please, Miss Wu Lian."

The two departed; watching Wang Wu's back, Xi Men Pei still held a goblet, smiling, though his exact emotions were unreadable.

"Hehe, you're not exactly a gentleman, are you? Or perhaps you don't want me…"

Muttering as he watched Wang Wu's back, Xi Men Pei said.

"Ha, whatever."

Then he shook his head, clapped his hands, and the dancing maidens in the lower dance floor instantly dispersed. Moments later, a man in a scholarly robe entered the banquet hall from the other side and approached Xi Men Pei.

"What did they find out about that Wang Wu?" Holding a goblet, Xi Men Pei took a bite of the dish the nearby beauty fed him, and asked without turning his head.

"Report, sir," the man in the scholarly robe bowed, "There is no data, but based on the name of his cultivation method and the sect he mentioned at the Wang residence, he is likely a person from West Wei."

He looked slightly surprised, then, upon reflection, understood.

"Indeed…"

"Indeed, Great Zhou does not practice Buddhism, while West Wei is a Buddhist state. The Extreme Heaven Vajra Sect, indeed, only sects from that side would adopt such a name."

"No wonder you avoid women, hehe…" Thinking of how the other side had previously treated Wu Lian, Xi Men Pei also smiled.

"Then…" the man in a scholar's robe beside him said.

"No problem." Xi Men Pei raised his hand and continued according to the original plan.

"Yes, sir." The man again clasped his hands in a bow and quickly exited the hall.

"Hehe, Can Niang…" After the man left, Xi Men Pei looked at the woman in his arms, and her eyes were already full of affection.

"…………"

(End of Chapter)