Chapter 805: 494、All the beauties of the world are yours to pick

494、All the beauties of the world are yours to pick...

494 pieces, all the beauties of the world are yours to pick…

――――A red apricot branch that has grown over the wall

That Zhuangzi was nonstop talking to King Zhao about topics unrelated to swordsmanship, ranging from south to north; King Zhao, hearing this, was not pleased: "How can you keep going off on tangents like this? I asked you to talk about swordsmanship, but you're giving a political lecture? Do you want to lecture me, your lord? What do you think you are, Zhuangzi? This really makes this king angry."

Zhuangzi also realized he had gone off topic, the topic had gone off the rails; he hurriedly apologized to King Zhao, saying, "Your Majesty, please calm down. I will now talk about swordsmanship for you."

"Alright, considering your fame, Zhuangzi, I'll forgive you this once. What good swords or ultimate techniques do you have? Quickly present them to me; there will be a generous reward."

Zhuangzi, upon hearing King Wen of Zhao's words, felt very amused; he laughed that King Wen of Zhao and other feudal lords were no different: they all used rewards and fame as bait to lure others to serve them. Look at the swordsmen around King Wen of Zhao—none of them are there for anything but fame and profit.

Could it be that people come into this world just to live for fame and profit? Besides fame and profit, there must be something else, right?

King Wen of Zhao saw Zhuangzi standing there like a wooden chicken, feeling both angry and amused; when Zhuangzi wasn't speaking, the king found his bombastic talk irritating—sometimes he didn't even use punctuation, utterly unlike a scholar, lacking refinement and education; but when he was supposed to speak, he stood there like a wooden chicken, with nothing to say.

The Crown Prince Hui, who had brought Zhuangzi before the king, could not stand it any longer; because Zhuangzi was the one he had brought before his father the king, if Zhuangzi made a verbal mistake and offended the father, the prince himself would suffer and have to flee.

Crown Prince Hui urged Zhuangzi, saying: "Master Zhuang, what ultimate techniques do you have? Bring them out quickly. Don't keep them hidden in your heart."

The king's attendants also couldn't wait, shouting: "Zhuangzi, you basically have no beauty; even if you had beauty, you couldn't bring it out. Don't be like Zhu Bajie holding a mirror to himself, asking for ugliness."

Zhuangzi, seeing the crowd that wanted to see him make a fool of himself and laugh at him, said to King Zhao: "My swordsmanship is an ultimate technique privately transmitted by my master; my master taught me this sword dance ultimate move. When performed, it lets no wind through and no rain leak; the technique is unpredictable, leaving opponents unable to defend; movement comes first, and it can strike the opponent with 100% accuracy—within ten paces no one can even touch its edge, and from a thousand miles away no one can block it. I hope, Your Majesty, that you can find a swordsmanship expert to compare with me here."

"Good, good, that's exactly what I wanted to hear. Then, as you said, let me re-select a swordsmanship expert nationwide to compare with you. If you can win, I will take you as my lifelong teacher and grant you half the realm; all the beauties of the world are yours to choose....." King Wen of Zhao said happily.

(Heart with the disaster area, feelings with the disaster area: may peace, courage, confidence, and strength be with the people of the disaster area, accompanying them!)