Chapter 181: Bishe Shenjun

This was a narrow little path, flanked by tree-lined avenues; the scenery was beautiful, yet it could not help but possess a hint of eeriness.

"Tell me, what did you come to Jiuxiu Villa for? Right now, besides the servants, there are only Ninth Sister and Gu Xiaomei here."

On the small path, Zhang Jing led Cherry, walking side by side with Yu Liancheng.

Yu Liancheng said indifferently, "The Nine Beauties of the human world are all stunning; can I not come to take a look?"

Zhang Jing knitted her moth-eyebrows: "As an expert like you, how could you be such a lewd and frivolous person?"

"Haha, do you think an expert must sever all emotions and desires, and live on nothing but wind and dew?" Yu Liancheng smiled: "I did indeed come for Murong Jiu; more accurately, I came for the martial arts she practices."

Zhang Jing was even more puzzled: "Even if there were ten Ninth Sisters, in terms of martial arts, she would not be your match. Do you still need to look at her martial arts?"

"Do you know what the martial arts Murong Jiu practices are called?"

"I don't know, she is always so mysterious." Zhang Jing shook her head, yet a proud smile appeared on her face: "When it comes to making pills and refining medicine, I am no match for Ninth Sister. But when it comes to martial arts, Ninth Sister is no match for me."

She and Murong Jiu had some connection, having grown up together and calling each other sisters, but both women were extremely proud and would never admit to being inferior to the other.

"The martial art your Ninth Sister practices is called the 'Fossil Divine Art'. This technique requires a virgin Profound Yin body to practice. Once the nine turns are complete, the skin turns to stone, invulnerable to all things, and invincible under heaven; it can already be considered the top-tier martial art in the world."

Yu Liancheng said indifferently, "I also practice an external martial art, and I want to see the essence of this technique to see if I can integrate its spirit into my own."

"Invincible under heaven? Hmph, I don't believe it." Zhang Jing's pretty face turned cold before she knew it: "Those who compile martial arts all boast about how powerful their techniques are, but in reality, they are fragile."

"Is that so? Why do you look like you are afraid of being surpassed by Murong Jiu and are flying into a rage out of shame?"

Yu Liancheng glanced at her and smiled: "If you are willing to beg me, I don't mind teaching you a move or two of a technique that counters hers, so that she will never be your match for the rest of her life. But if you only beg me with soft words this time, that will be far from enough..."

Zhang Jing's face flushed red, and she stamped her foot: "Ninth Sister is no match for me, I... I will never beg you..."

Just as she was about to say something more, several small, emerald-green snakes slithered over from beside a tree. The small snakes hissed, flicking their tongues, and coiled over rapidly, making one shudder at the sight.

Zhang Jing frowned, and with a few lashes of her whip, the poisonous snakes were whipped into a pulp: "That stinking snake, how dare he run to Ninth Sister's territory? Is he not afraid that Ninth Sister will bring Gu Xiaomei to cause him trouble?"

She knew that Yu Liancheng treated many secrets of the pugilistic world as if they were his own family treasures, yet he knew nothing of many things he should have known, so she explained: "The stinking snake I mentioned is Bishe Shenjun of the 'Twelve Zodiacs'. He calls himself the 'Spirit of Qinghai, Deer-Eating Divine Lord', but he is just a stinking snake. His methods of poisoning and driving snakes are decent, but his martial arts are not worth looking at."

Just at this moment, a voice was heard shouting: "Little stinking snake, did you see it? This is the Treasure Map, do you want it?"

Both Yu Liancheng and Zhang Jing had recognized it; this was Xiaoyuer's voice.

It was likely that the snake had found Xiaoyuer and the other person and was demanding the Treasure Map.

Yu Liancheng reached out to wrap his arm around Zhang Jing's slender waist, and with a tap of his toes, the two of them drifted onto a large tree.

Zhang Jing was first astonished by the other's high-level lightness skill, then felt the heat radiating from his waist; two clouds of Red Cloud drifted onto her fair cheeks. Just as she was about to say something, Yu Liancheng smiled and pointed: "Look, they are right there."

Zhang Jing looked in the direction of Yu Liancheng's hand and saw Tie Xinlan and Xiaoyuer.

Tie Xinlan's face was deathly pale, and she was in a panic. Xiaoyuer was sitting on the ground, his face pale, as if he had been bitten by a snake and poisoned, and he was waving the Treasure Map with his hand.

Just at this moment, a cold laugh that was sharp, thin, slippery, and greasy—enough to make one's skin crawl—came from the woods: "This will be mine sooner or later; I am not in a hurry."

"Are you not going to make a move?" Xiaoxiannv knitted her moth-eyebrows and said: "If you don't make a move, then I will deal with this stinking snake."

She had always hated evil, so how could she not make a move upon seeing one of the Twelve Zodiacs?

Yu Liancheng, however, had a mischievous smile on his face as he said: "Let's wait a little longer."

Seeing that after Xiaoyuer and Bishe Shenjun exchanged a few more words, Xiaoyuer suddenly laughed out loud: "Do you really think the Treasure Map is yours?"

He suddenly stuffed the piece of sheepskin into his mouth, chewed it vigorously, and swallowed it into his belly.

"You are courting death!"

Just at this moment, an emerald-green figure "whooshed" out, grabbed Xiaoyuer, and shouted sternly: "Spit it out for me."

This Bishe Shenjun was wearing emerald-green tight-fitting clothes, his figure was thin and long, and his whole body seemed to have no bones, twisting and turning; his eyes were thin and small, looking exactly like a snake—a poisonous snake.

"Xiaoyuer, how does the Treasure Map taste?" Just at this moment, a clear, bright voice came, carrying three parts of a smile; it was Yu Liancheng and Xiaoxiannv who had finally appeared.

Xiaoyuer's eyes lit up, and he shouted: "Big Brother, the two of us have been chased by this stinking snake for a long time; you have finally come."

He and Yu Liancheng had only met once, and he had even suffered a setback at Yu Liancheng's hands; this "Big Brother" was clearly a ploy to divert the disaster.

But when Bishe Shenjun saw Xiaoxiannv Zhang Jing, his expression could not help but change; he had clearly heard of her reputation and knew that this person's martial arts were quite good, so he was preparing to flee for his life.

Xiaoyuer's eyes rolled, and he had already seen through his thoughts: "You little stinking snake, you even claim to be the 'Spirit of Qinghai, Deer-Eating Divine Lord', yet as soon as you see my Big Brother and Big Sister, you are scared out of your wits. I advise you to run for your life quickly, and in the future, whenever you hear the names of my Big Brother and Big Sister, retreat three zhang and roll far away."

"Big Brother, your martial arts are brilliant, and you don't take this stinking snake seriously, but if you let him go, it will inevitably damage your reputation and prestige."

He was precisely trying to use Yu Liancheng's hand to get rid of Bishe Shenjun; otherwise, if this stinking snake escaped, it would inevitably lead to more trouble.

Bishe Shenjun indeed showed a look of anger. Just as Xiaoyuer was about to provoke him a few more times, Yu Liancheng suddenly struck out with a palm, and a large tree that required two people to embrace was snapped in half, shocking everyone present.

Bishe Shenjun was even more terrified and dared not be presumptuous again. Just as he was about to retreat, he heard Yu Liancheng say with a smile: "I have nothing to do with this little brat; you don't have to be afraid of me and not dare to make a move. I can remind you one more time: this kid swallowed it in a rush and hasn't had time to digest it yet; the Treasure Map can easily be gathered together. If you don't believe me, you can cut open his belly and take a look."

As soon as these words were spoken, Tie Xinlan's eyes widened, as if she were stunned, and Xiaoyuer's expression finally changed: "Big... Big Brother, you... what kind of joke are you making?"

"Little brat, originally, if you asked me for help, it wouldn't have mattered if I helped you out, but you only have yourself to blame for having too many little schemes and playing them on me. That stinking snake, what are you still standing there for? Why don't you go and take your Treasure Map?"