Chapter 17: The Gang of Six

Burdened with heavy thoughts, Xiongba returned from Huxin Xiaozhu and arrived at the Lianwu Tang.

He gazed at the pillars on both sides and the opened paper scrolls on the table, muttering to himself:

"Ni Pusa, I, Xiongba, am destined by heaven; your prophecy is pure nonsense. Duan Fengyun, I don't care what secrets you have; as long as you dare to obstruct my hegemony, whether it be Wind or Cloud, I will make you vanish like wind and clouds."

With no desire to sleep, Xiongba began to practice the Frost Fist, Cloud-Palm, and Wind God Leg.

The fists, palms, and legs he unleashed were far more profound and unfathomable than those used by Duan Fengyun and the other three.

How could the cautious Xiongba possibly hand over all his assets? He had reserved the final killing move of each technique he taught the four of them.

As he practiced continuously, after infusing his entire body with the True Qi of the Three Points Origin Return, a move that had never appeared before the world emerged; this move was incomparably fierce and made one's heart turn cold.

When Xiongba took the four as disciples, he reserved a fatal killing move from each of them. He fused the True Qi of the three into one, which was the Three Points Origin Return, an internal cultivation method. Recently, he achieved a Breakthrough in his techniques, and he named this move the Three Points Divine Finger.

This Three Points Divine Finger combined the yin-cold True Qi of the Frost Fist, the fierce power of the Cloud-Palm, and the lingering, shifting nature of the Wind God Leg, specifically targeting the four of them.

While Xiongba practiced his new killing move, Duan Fengyun was also continuously practicing the Sword Twenty-Two. He knew well that the day of his break with Xiongba was approaching, and he had to add some trump cards for himself.

The two, each harboring their own thoughts, did not stop until midnight.

The next day, while Duan Fengyun was still fast asleep, Youruo quietly opened Duan Fengyun's door, slowly approached him, and gently pinched Duan Fengyun's nose with her small hand.

The sleeping Duan Fengyun woke up instantly and instinctively prepared to unleash a Cloud-Palm, but seeing it was Youruo, he hurriedly withdrew his palm power. The Cloud-Palm, now devoid of palm power, landed limply on Youruo's chest. The spot it hit was neither biased nor slanted, landing exactly on a sensitive area for a woman.

Seeing this, Duan Fengyun hurriedly cried out that he hadn't meant it. A blushing and red-faced Youruo struck a palm at Duan Fengyun, and the two began to play and chase each other around the bed.

As luck would have it, Qin Shuang and Nie Feng happened to arrive at this moment to invite Duan Fengyun to gather at Tianshuang Hall that evening.

Standing outside the door, the two watched the pair frolicking by the bed and shouted loudly: "Oh my, Junior Brother Duan is hiding a beauty in his golden house."

The two who were frolicking stopped immediately. Duan Fengyun looked at the two outside the door and asked: "Two senior brothers, why have you come?"

Qin Shuang replied: "Junior Brother Nie and I came to notify you of a gathering at Tianshuang Hall tonight. I didn't mean to disturb Junior Brother Duan's good deed; it is this brother's fault."

Duan Fengyun looked at the two and said helplessly: "Where are your minds wandering? This is my maid waking me up. Come, let me introduce my maid to you."

Youruo rolled her eyes at Duan Fengyun and then introduced herself: "My name is Youruo; you should call me Eldest Miss."

The two were still puzzled that a maid would have such a title.

Seeing the two looking confused, Duan Fengyun added: "She is the Master's daughter; she is indeed the Eldest Miss of our World Sect."

The two, who were still grinning, instantly turned serious, cupped their hands and said: "Greetings, Eldest Miss. Qin Shuang/Nie Feng has been disrespectful."

"Alright, alright, two senior brothers, no need for such formalities. I heard you are having a gathering tonight, right? Call me when the time comes. I'm going to wake my father up first. Goodbye, two senior brothers."

As she turned to leave, she even cursed at Duan Fengyun: "Slut."

Seeing Youruo walk away, the gossiping pair hurriedly stepped forward and asked Duan Fengyun: "Good lad, we hadn't even heard that the Master had a daughter. You actually know her and have hooked up with her, not bad. Quickly tell us, how did you two meet?"

Duan Fengyun said with an unfathomable air: "Personal charisma, my unique personal charisma attracted her."

It was fortunate that Youruo was not there; if she were, she would probably have started fighting with Duan Fengyun again.

Hearing this, Qin Shuang and Nie Feng looked as if they had eaten a fly, both making retching gestures.

Duan Fengyun looked at the two and laughed heartily, stepping forward to embrace them and saying: "Let's go, let's go notify Brother Yun and Kong Ci. We haven't gathered to drink together for a long time; tonight we must drink until we drop."

After notifying Bu Jingyun and Kong Ci, Nie Feng and Duan Fengyun went with Qin Shuang to Tianshuang Hall to prepare the dishes and wine for the evening gathering.

Before Duan Fengyun transmigrated, his culinary skills were top-notch, and he had attracted many girls with his cooking.

For so many years, this was the first time he was going to show off his skills in front of everyone. Nie Feng and Qin Shuang looked at Duan Fengyun, who was tossing the wok and using the spatula, in disbelief.

This guy was too mysterious, giving them unexpected surprises every time. For so many years, they hadn't known that Duan Fengyun could actually cook.

At this moment, a knock sounded at the door. The three were still wondering when Bu Jingyun and Kong Ci had ever knocked on the door before.

Qin Shuang opened the door to look, and it was actually Youruo. Looking at the three standing there in a daze, Youruo pretended to be displeased and said: "What's wrong? Is Senior Brother Shuang not welcoming me?"

Qin Shuang hurriedly clarified: "Eldest Miss is joking, please come in and sit."

Youruo looked at the table full of rich dishes and said: "Has a new cook come to the sect? I've never seen these dishes before."

Nie Feng pushed Duan Fengyun forward and said: "What cook! This was made by Junior Brother Duan."

"What, this guy can cook? Is the food he makes even edible?"

Youruo said disbelievingly.

Duan Fengyun looked at Youruo and said proudly: "If you don't believe it, don't eat it later."

At this time, Bu Jingyun and Kong Ci walked into the room. Bu Jingyun looked at the four frolicking people and pointed at Youruo, asking:

"Who is this? And what are you all chatting about so happily?"

Qin Shuang explained: "This is the Master's daughter, Youruo. We were just talking about Junior Brother Duan's culinary skills. Look, this whole table of dishes was made by Junior Brother Duan alone."

Bu Jingyun and Kong Ci looked at Youruo and Duan Fengyun in shock. They had never known that Xiongba had a daughter, nor that Duan Fengyun could cook.

Seeing this, Duan Fengyun said to everyone: "Since everyone is here, let's eat quickly, the food will get cold soon." Hearing this, the group stopped their conversation and sat down to eat.

Duan Fengyun proudly introduced his works to everyone: spicy diced chicken, sweet and sour fish, braised pork, braised beef, braised duck with chestnuts, steamed egg custard, stewed chicken with mushrooms...

Before he could finish his introduction, the group, who could no longer wait, had already started using their chopsticks.

After one bite, everyone looked at Duan Fengyun in shock. They hadn't expected this guy's cooking to be so good, and he had never shown it in front of them before; they must make him cook more in the future.

Duan Fengyun had a smug look on his face. What he didn't know was that because of this cooking demonstration, he would be reduced to being the cook for this group for the rest of his life.

Having solved the problem of hunger, the group began their familiar bonfire party program.

Youruo looked at the five people in front of her and envied their bond very much. Thinking of her own tragic childhood, her mood began to darken.

The thoughtful Kong Ci saw Youruo sitting there silently, stepped forward to pull Youruo up, and invited her to join them.

Joining the activity, Youruo forgot her sadness amidst the singing and laughter of the group and joined in the joyful atmosphere.

From this moment on, Youruo officially joined the group of five, and the group of five was thus expanded into a gang of six.