76. The Humble Lo Jik is Here For His Reward
Lo Jik leaves the meditation chamber the next day. He’s content with his gifts. Although the Dreamer Gu is a mystery, the initial deduction of this Gu combining all three aspects of Gu Cultivation is shocking enough! Lo Jik doesn’t believe a Golden Achievement will be worthless. It must be tailored for Lo Jik in some manner.
But Lo Jik admits that Bai Lin’s rewards have been the best. It’s due to Lo Jik and Bai Lin sharing the same path.
‘Hah! What will happen if I sleep with someone with a Giant Strength True Martial Physique?’ Lo Jik can’t help but fantasize.
As he walks out of the hallway, he feels a familiar figure pounce on him. He allows it.
The white shadow knocks Lo Jik to the floor as he grins before his expression freezes. His body instinctively moves to grab the face leaning on him and toss that MAN far away! The figure flies before landing near the pond. He jumps up with a ‘catty’ grin on his charismatic and chiseled features. Silken white hair cascades to his narrow waist.
“Woah! Easy there, Dear,” he laughs with a cocky grin. “You said it, right? We will either kill each other or fuck? Hahahaha! Turn over! Let me take my penis for a ride!”
Lo Jik stares at the blue-eyed figure with a gaping mouth before questioning, “Ning Bing?”
“Yours truly,” he snickers while suddenly dropping his pants! “Check it out!” He gleefully laughs as if experiencing something funny. “The Yang Rotation Gu took care of ‘that.’ It lowered my aptitude by 10% and turned me into a man! Get it? Yang Rotation? Turning Yin into Yang! No more cramps for me. Look at it!”
He thrusts his hips forward. “It’s so small and white!”
‘Buddy…’ Lo Jik looks down. ‘That’s nothing to be proud about. But keep that attitude.’
“So?” Bai Ning Bing questions candidly. “Are we going to do it?”
“My good sir,” Lo Jik begins diplomatically. “Please pull your pants up. Visit the Brothel for such an experience.”
Even the lure of Golden Achievement to kiss a ‘man’ Ning Bing isn’t enough for Lo Jik to discard his sexuality. He would have done it long ago if he were that kind of a man!
“What?” Bai Ning Bing tilts his head. “You were raring to go last night.”
“You didn’t have balls last night. My priorities changed,” Lo Jik flatly replies.
“Are you serious?” He frowns.
“Yep. You should try the brothel,” Lo Jik recommends. Now he can treat Bai Ning Bing like a bro and suggest these things.
“What a shame,” he scoffs. “Those whores aren’t worthy of my divine penis. Say,” Bai Ning Baing questions. “It does get hard after a few flicks. But when does it get as big as yours?”
Lo Jik thins his lips.
“I think average is fine, Ning Bing.”
He narrows his eyes. “I don’t like average.”
“Now you know another thing about manhood,” Lo Jik sighs and sits down. Oh. How he hoped to take Bai Ning Bing after months of effort.
“Don’t look so down,” Bai Ning Bing’s gaze glimmers. “Just hand me the Yin Rotation Gu instead.” He quickly adds. “You can do that after refining another Yang Rotation Gu.”
“Naturally,” Lo Jik scoffs. “But things changed. Did you believe I won’t notice how the price of Yin Rotation Gu suddenly rose?”
Bai Ning Bing’s jubilant excitement dims and his expression turns calm. He sits beside Lo Jik, admitting, “I was hoping to distract you with my cock.”
“Try it on girls who are paid to fancy over it,” Lo Jik scoffs. “Yang Gu won’t be effective. The previous assumption was that you would keep the other Yang Gu for healing. But it changed your body. So, the Yin Rotation Gu will probably turn you into a woman AND reduce your Aptitude again. Its value is greater than the Yang Gu you wish to exchange it for once I refine it.”
“Fuck it,” he dismissively waves his hand. “I will compensate, alright? We’re men! We don’t fight for small benefits.” Bai Ning Bing smiles.
“Oh? So your life is a small benefit?” Lo Jik returns a cold smile.
Bai Ning Bing’s lips twitch. “You were cuter when we kissed. How about I make it up with a kiss?”
“How about an additional million Primeval Stones?”
“Are you crazy?! That’s way too much! Hmph. It’s only half of a Rank 4 Gu. I will give you 180000. That should be enough, you greedy asshole.”
“Haha. We’ll see,” Lo Jik doesn’t continue the conversation. He just wanted to insert the topic before it’s too late. “Let me first refine another Yang Rotation Gu. I should have more time, right?”
Bai Ning Bing recovers his composure and sighs softly. “Yeah,” he mutters. “You know.”
The youth looks at the Mountain’s ‘Sky.’
“When we eventually trade the Yin Rotation Gu, we won’t have any need to stick together. Where are you planning to go?”
“The Central Continent,” Lo Jik casually replies. “You’re welcome to join. But we’ll have to discuss the loot division again.”
“Heh,” he chuckles at that before asking, “Why the Central Continent?”
“Why not?” Lo Jik shrugs. “My Clan is dead. Sects of the Central Continent seem to accept everyone as long as they have adequate talent. It’s better to join a Sect and see what I can gain instead of slaving for years in hopes of rebuilding the clan. Can you imagine how many women I would have to impregnate and take care of?”
“Oh! I can do that, too, right?” Bai Ning Bing cackles. “I won’t have to worry about waiting for nine months.” He touches his crotch. “This baby can work like a machine!”
Lo Jik’s lips twitch as he chuckles. “Come on. Let’s go eat something. The quicker we reveal it to Wei Yang, the better we can conceal your… ‘that.’”
<<<>>>
Lo Jik and Bai Ning Bing invited Wei Yang. The change shocked the latter before Lo Jik explained how Bai Ning Bing used one of the secret Gu of her clan that she had been hiding to temporarily raise her battle strength before using the Yang Rotation Gu to heal her injuries.
This left Wei Yang with complicated emotions. However, Shang Yan Fei guides his confidante.
“Sigh. You’re looking too deep into this,” Shang Yan Fei smiles once he notes the regret in Wei Yang’s tone.
“Please advise me, Sir,” Wei Yang cups his fist.
“Using the Yang Rotation Gu reduces one’s Aptitude. The lower their aptitude, the narrower their future will be. You said how Lo Jik and Bai Ning Bing have some intimate connection. The chances of them leaving each other are small.”
“Also, Bai Ning Bing is already a Rank 3 Gu Master. Growing more will allow her to slip past the Shang Clan. However, her lack of aptitude will eventually catch her and make her more dependent on the Clan’s utility.”
Wei Yang’s gaze brightens as he lowers his head.
“I’m sorry, Sir. I was too entrenched.”
Shang Yan Fei dismisses his concerns with a smile.
“Being fond of talents is not a bad thing. Lo Jik and Bai Ning Bing are a rare breed of talent. Sigh, what concerns me the most is the attention Lo Jik got from Su Shou.”
Wei Yang’s expression stiffens. Although he is the Clan’s External Elder, even Wei Yang has to lower his head and accept Su Shou’s demand. She is an eccentric, and her attention on Lo Jik is anything but good.
Didn’t she offer a Rank Essence Cloud Elephant King Gu to anyone who defeats Lo Jik? Even Wei Yang was moved by the offer!
“You should leave. Isn’t it Gu Yue Lo Jik’s first match in the Fourth Inner City? He also knowingly accepted the individual who should be a counter to his fighting style.”
“Yes,” Wei Yang nods. “Thank you for your guidance, Sir.”
He leaves.
“Yang Rotation Gu…” Shang Yan Fei mutters. That’s an outstanding Healing Gu. However, even Shang Yan Fei didn’t know about its gender-bending capabilities.
He glances in his aperture.
Inside is a pair of white and black lights chasing each other.
‘I never used mine. Thankfully,’ Yan Fei exhales. He got the Rank 4 Gu early in his career when he searched for the Blood Sea True Inheritance. It was about that time when he met Su Shou.
Su Shou…
Sigh, Yan Fei admits—
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.
<<<>>>
“Zhu Ba is an established figure of the Battle Zone, placing 8th in the Fourth Inner City’s ranking,” Wei Yang smilingly explains as everyone in the private booth looks at the 3-meter-tall man with layers of fat on his body.
Zhu Ba is so fat that his arms and legs appear as stubs. It’s not an uncommon sight. Like Lo Jik’s Body Refinement, there are other Gu with varied effects.
Flying Gu Masters turn their bones hollow for quicker speed. Digging Gu masters shorten their bodies to preserve Primeval Consumption. Divers mutate their organs to stay in the water for long periods.
Any professional expert in their field would have such refinement. Wei Yang has his share of Light Path Body Refinement, and Bai Ning Bing is the same.
Strangely, Xin Ci isn’t worried about Lo Jik after last night’s match. Instead, she glances at the handsome devil sitting beside them. While Xin Ci and Xiao Die are amazed, Xiao Lan can’t help but let her gaze linger on Bai Ning Bing longer.
“You can stop looking at me like that,” Bai Ning Bing frowns and snorts. He directs his indifferent gaze on Xiao Lan. His words are biting.
“I won’t fuck you even if you parade naked. I’ll gouge your eyes out the next time you look at me like that.”
Xiao Lan shudders and glances away as Wei Yang chuckles and mediates. “Sister Bai Ning—”
“I’m a man now,” Bai Ning Bing haughtily smirks. “You may call me Brother.”
“Ahaha, I see…” Wei Yang’s lips twitch. He figured Bai Ning Bing felt weird about losing her… his womanhood. It seems something else soured Bai Ning Bing’s mood.
As for Xiao Lan?
She secretly peeked at Bai Ning Bing. His words had the opposite effect on the girl.
“Oh! Lord Monke—”
Xiao Die hurriedly covers her mouth and fearfully looks at Bai Ning Bing. Meanwhile, Xin Ci, Wei Yang, and Bai Ning Bing glance at the youth walking to the stage under everyone’s boos.
‘Please, win, Brother Monkey. I won’t always be able to see your matches. Father only allowed me to leave since this is your first match after advancing to the Fourth Inner City’s stage.’
On the stone-tiled Battle Stage, Lo Jik glances around as the lights on the arena reflect from his barely veiled head.
“Teach this arrogant youngster, Senior Zhu Ba!”
“He is too demonic! He even angered Lord Su!”
“Hahaha! His days are numbered! So what if he has the All-Out Effort Gu? So what if he has the Little Giant Gu?”
“Lord Zhu Ba is an expert in dealing with Strength Path brutes. Sigh. He is bound to get that Rank 4 Essence Cloud Elephant King Gu!”
Lo Jik inclines his head. Su Shou’s matter has been secretly weighing on his heart. Suppressing his worries, Lo Jik glances at Zhu Ba. Lo Jik chose the man specifically after realizing he is the perfect counter to ordinary Strength Path Gu Masters. He also commissioned information from the Feng Yu Manor, knowing that Zhu Ba gained an unknown Demonic Gu Master’s inheritance that allows him to counter and reflect the force of the attack to the user, only having to deal with 20% of the physical attacks.
‘Dealing with him using the Phantom Bow and Strength Qi will be easy.’
Lo Jik narrows his eyes as Zhu Ba smiles.
“I heard all about you, Gu Yue Lo Jik! Hehe! Don’t think of using your Blood Torrent Python as a support.”
A brown light emerges from Zhu Ba, transforming into a 2.5-meter-tall Rank 3 Treasure Brass Toad. Others gasp as Zhu Ba laughs.
“I will tell you the truth, Junior Brother. I purchased the Treasure Brass Toad after learning about Senior Su’s generosity. Hehe. The Rank 4 Essence Cloud Elephant King Gu is more valuable than several ordinary Rank 5 Gu!”
Zhu Ba is slightly bigger than the Rank 3 Toad. The duo looks like a terrifying threat to Lo Jik.
‘I really want to try that counterattack killer move of his,’ Lo Jik clenches his fist. He strangely doesn’t use the Little Giant Gu.
It’s injured. Even the Golden Shield Gu is weakened. However, Lo Jik’s confidence doesn’t dwindle. Battle intent rages in his gaze as his figure dashes forward. There are several tactics he could use. First, he could use the Feathered Boots Gu and stand at an alleviated position before barraging Zhu Ba with arrows.
He could release the Blood Torrent Python.
Lo Jik can also mix both these tactics!
However, he isn’t here to defeat Zhu Ba.
He is here to use his fists to defeat the idea that others can take him down by targeting Strength Path’s weaknesses!
“Eh?” Zhu Ba smiles. He positions the Treasure Brass Toad aside, allowing Lo Jik to close the distance.
Lo Jik plants his feet on the ground, twists his hip, and smashes his fist into Zhu Ba’s gut! The fat on his body rolls and ripples before a massive force travels into Lo Jik’s body and does… nothing!
Lo Jik refined his skin, flesh, bones, organs, circulatory, and nervous system! 80% of his casual punch wouldn’t do shit!
“There it is! Senior Zhu Ba’s Counterforce!”
“Exactly. Zhu Ba subdued several—”
*Roar*
Furious, red-eyed Panda emerges from Lo Jik’s back as he punches again!
An abrupt force travels into Lo Jik’s body as he steps back. His organs briefly jolt before he narrows his eyes and closes the distance.
“Why isn’t he using the Little Giant Gu?”
“Hmph! This Arrogant Junior thinks too highly of himself!”
Steel-Furred Bear’s Phantom roars as Lo Jik smashes his other fist.
*Booom*
A blast triggers from the point of contact as Lo Jik’s expression slightly changes. His figure falls back five steps. His expression slightly pales as Zhu Ba laughs loudly.
“Oh, Junior Brother. Did you think you were the first to try the Explosive Strength Gu? Elements may be my weakness. However, Explosive Strength emerges from an impact and can be returned!”
Lo Jik’s self-reliance Gu works its charm.
His gaze flashes darkly.
“Lo Jik will soon be disheartened. This is Senior Zhu Ba’s style. Although Lo Jik has the Self-Reliance Gu, he has to deal with 80% of the damage. Meanwhile, Senior Zhu Ba conserves essence by only healing 20% of damage.”
“Sigh. This Zhu Ba will earn a lot.”
As if deaf to these whispers, Lo Jik charges in. He wanted to do this last night with Bai Ning Bing. Zhu Ba has secrets. Who doesn’t? However, Lo Jik’s victory will be decided once he defeats his opponent before letting them use all their might.
Ning Bing was the same last night as she expertly timed her use of Ice Explosion Gu. That, and her mind-boggling recovery, forced Lo Jik to use words to win the match.
Lo Jik set a sense of casual consistency with his earlier attacks. Any further attacks should only feed to Zhu Ba’s ego.
However—
*Roar*
Mighty roars and howls shake the battle stage as eight Beast Phantoms appear behind Lo Jik. The sight stuns everyone as his fist tilts and connects with Zhu Ba’s gut as if aimed at his head rather than his aperture.
*Boooooooommmmmmmmmm*
A cataclysmic explosion devours Zhu Ba’s upper half! The impact is so massive that a red shield appears around the stage to contain Lo Jik’s attack. However, Lo Jik doesn’t feel a thing. There is no counter. The Treasure Brass Toad that has been obediently standing at the sidelines suddenly stirs and tries escaping as the dust settles.
Lo Jik calmly walks up to Zhu Ba’s corpse. His fat upper body is destroyed to shreds as blood and organs spill out.
The Arena is silent until the Host announces Lo Jik’s victory. Smirking, Lo Jik throws his head back and laughs.
Shocking everyone, he shouts.
“Keep coming, you fools! Hahahaha! I also have to thank Senior Su for her gift. Who knew getting a Rare Rank 4 Steed Gu is so simple?!”
‘What?!’
<<<>>>
Lo Jik’s declarations surprise everyone. A few doubtful individuals follow Lo Jik to the Third Inner City’s Caretaking Zone. The Caretaking Zone also houses a few other professions. Doctor Su Shou’s Clinic is a luxurious manor with tall pillars and pearly-white stairs leading to the main gates guarded by two Gu Masters in white shirts and trousers. These two men have extraordinary bearings and look beautiful.
Their expressions change once Lo Jik stands by the stairs. He beams at the duo before cupping his fist.
“I’m Gu Yue Lo Jik, Brothers. I understand that the Great Doctor Su Shou promised me a reward. I’m here to collect it.”
The two men glance at each other as Wei Yang secretly clicks his tongue. He doesn’t dare follow Lo Jik and act so boldly before getting Su Shou’s attention. That woman scared him. He also stopped others from following him as the other Rank 3 Gu Masters with enough funds to enter the Third Inner City watch from afar.
One of the guards enters the manor before an attendant walks out. She smiles sweetly at Lo Jik.
“Lord Su Shou is attending a patient, Sir. Please visit another day.”
“Haha,” Lo Jik laughs. “Of course. Saving lives is vital. I shall return.”
Lo Jik decisively turns around.
That day, Lo Jik receives a mighty hearing from Wei Yang, Xiao Yan, and EVEN Xin Ci. The concerned girl couldn’t help but lose her bearings. However, how can others’ words stop Lo Jik?
You can’t sleep with the Senator’s Wife and Daughter.
You can’t fuck someone’s grandmother and not expect her 19-something Grandkids to chase you!
You can’t seduce the Priestess! She is pure of heart!
What did Lo Jik do?
He had a threesome with the Senator’s family, getting his first Silver Reward.
He rocked that granny’s world and got his first Golden Reward!
He… fell damn hard for that priestess, didn’t he? But he also achieved his ONLY Platinum Reward!
Lo Jik smells opportunities. Su Shou is one such individual. However, he accepts their concern. The next day, Lo Jik sells off Zhu Ba’s remaining Gu Set after learning a few things from it and strolls the Gambling Dens, selecting a few. All of them are empty. However, he continues his day and challenges the second match.
His might against Zhu Ba shocked everyone. Others scrambled to understand how Lo Jik can conjure the might of eight Beast Phantoms. However, Gu Masters, with enough understanding of Strength Path, already knows the answer and fears Lo Jik.
His opponent immediately gives up as Lo Jik laughs and reveals his intention to accept the reward, shocking everyone.
Again?
Does this man not fear the immensity of Mt. Tai?
“I’m Gu Yue Lo Jik, Brothers.” Lo Jik greets the guards with a polite smile. “I’m here for my reward.”
The distant Rank 3 Gu Masters watch Lo Jik fail with mocking expressions. Is Su Shou someone Lo Jik can force? They are delighted to see Lo Jik suffer setbacks as the same attendant walks out and states—
“Doctor Su Shou is meditating on the mysteries of Life, Sir. Please come another time.”
“Of course!” Lo Jik agrees with a toothy grin. “Life is mystical. It changes with a single step. We must all learn from Doctor Su’s example. I will come later.”
On the Third Day, Lo Jik follows the routine of trying his luck on some Gambling rocks, winning his third match. If anything, there are more spectators. They all feel numb when Lo Jik chuckles and reveals his intentions of looking for Su Shou.
A few spectators glance at each other. This time, seven individuals follow Lo Jik. However, they still stand a few meters away.
“Greetings, Brothers. Doctor Su Shou is expecting me.”
Everyone watches the attendant walk out.
“Doctor Su Shou is busy feeding her Gu, Sir. It is a crucial matter. I hope you understand.”
“Of course. We nurture, refine, and use the Gu. Doctor Su still cares for her Gu instead of letting her servants do it. It reveals her meticulous personality. I will come another time.
Fourth Day…
Fifth…
Sixth…
Seventh…
Lo Jik continues gambling modestly, letting his opponents give up even when some decide to try their hand at fighting him and waiting at Su Shou’s doorsteps.
No longer do others call him a fool or a shameless beggar. Several Gu Masters follow him now when Lo Jik comes to meet Doctor Su Shou. Even Wei Yang stopped nagging Lo Jik about it.
However, Lo Jik is refused a meeting every day!
The Shang Clan is tense because Lo Jik managed to do what others couldn’t—using Righteousness against a VERY prominent member of the Clan.
Using man against the system.
Using the system’s creator against the system!
Eighth…
NInth…
Tenth…
The public displeasure accumulates! A large crowd begins following Lo Jik’s walk to Su Shou’s manor as everyone witnesses his perseverance. Although they refuse at the gates, Lo Jik always maintains a gentle demeanor and praises Su Shou.
Eleventh…
Twelfth…
Thirteenth…
Fourteenth…
Fifteenth…
“Enough is enough!”
“Hahaha! What a Shang Clan! Lo Jik’s perseverance even moved Heaven!”
“Yeah! Who needs that shitty Essence Cloud Elephant King Gu? Lo Jik actually opened a Rank 5 Thousand Li Earthwolf!”
“No! We can’t let this matter go! It’s not the matter of Steed Gu. Shang Clan is abusing our kind!”
“We follow their rules and live in peace. It doesn’t mean they can bully us!”
“Hmph! Lo Jik is right. Doctor Su Shou cannot avoid rewarding Lo Jik. She is the one who roused everyone’s lust for Lo Jik’s Gu Set. However, who could defeat Lo Jik?”
“Exactly. If Doctor Su doesn’t reward Lo Jik, isn’t it the same as putting a bounty on Lo Jik? What crimes did he commit in the Shang Clan?”
Lo Jik is ‘lucky’ today. He actually opened the Rank 5 Thousand Li Earthwolf! This was the tipping point. If even Heaven blesses Lo Jik with a rare Steed Gu, isn’t it the same as wanting to compensate for the Shang Clan’s tyranny?
Lo Jik stays quiet. He doesn’t need to introduce himself as two guards drenched in sweat.
Such momentum! There are thousands of Gu Masters in the crowd! Almost 80% of them are Rank 3 Gu Masters!
Suddenly, Lo Jik steps up the stairs. The crowd quickly grows silent, and the guards fearfully shudder. Lo Jik stops after a few steps. He turns around and addresses the crowd with profound sadness and shame.
“Brothers and Sisters, I’m Gu Yue Lo Jik. You all must know who I am. So, I apologize.” He suddenly bows. His sincere voice spreads loud and clear!
“I was too presumptuous when I entered the Shang Clan. I only knew how to kill! That’s what the wilderness taught me. I’m ashamed of such a past. However, words will not resolve my acts. I don’t think I committed a crime. But I could have shown kindness. My brothers and sisters know I’ve won 15 matches in a row and only killed Zhu Ba. I regret killing Zhu Ba.”
“The Shang Clan taught me how it feels to be suppressed. I don’t want to force others into such a corner again!”
Others reveal a look of understanding as if they can finally see the true Lo Jik.
“Sigh. Lo Jik is just a kid. I heard his clan died in a Blood Tide.”
“No wonder he was like that. But I watched almost all his matches. It’s true. He stopped killing indiscriminately.”
“I lost my Water Heart Gu to Lo Jik. However, it’s acceptable. I was also greedy for his Little Giant Gu and All-Out Effort Gu.”
“Winning, losing, and dying is fair in the Battle Stage. But Doctor Su went overboard! Can she just put a bounty on anyone and expect others to swallow their shame? Lo Jik has been nothing but understanding these days. If Lo Jik can grow, how can Doctor Su remain like that?”
“Hmph. This isn’t the first time Doctor Su did something like that.”
“Ah! You mean that incident.”
“Hahaha! So, we’re supposed to die because we’re ugly? Who is the real demon here? Su Shou or us?”
“Will the Clan Leader do something?”
Lo Jik stays quiet and reveals a sad expression.
But it worked.
It fucking worked.
A shitty reputation is always easy to spread and maintain. Su Shou may have a divine stature, but Lo Jik can effortlessly twist and use her prestige!
The doors suddenly open as the pale and terrified attendant rushes out. She forces a smile and speaks.
“Ah! It’s relieving that Sir stayed and didn’t immediately leave. You often missed Doctor Su by the nick of time!”
Lo Jik blinks before laughing.
“So that was it! How foolish of me. I apologize,” he treats the girl respectfully as she tries to insinuate Lo Jik is at fault for not staying.
“Do you think we are blind?”
“Hmph! Such outrageous lies!”
“Brothers and Sisters!” Lo Jik turns to the crowd as he retrieves his Eight-Sectioned Gourd to let out five large wooden chests. “I profited immensely this morning. It doesn’t feel fair to enjoy alone. Please! Enjoy yourself in the Wine Taverns! I still had 25000 Primeval Stones.”
Others gasp before laughing and cheering as Lo Jik enters the Lioness’ Den with a soft smirk. The attendant quietly leads Lo Jik through the luxurious manor before stopping at an open living room with a mesmerizing chandelier hanging from the ceiling.
Su Shou is on one of the couches as her chilling glare lands on Lo Jik.
“Good, good, good!” She chuckles coldly before waving her hand. A dark-golden light emerges from her body as a palm-sized, cute mammoth with great curved snow-white tusks lands on Lo Jik’s palm.
“Refine it and get out.”
Lo Jik quietly refines. The process is relatively smooth with Su Shou assisting. However, it would be a waste to not fish out more information. As he refines the Gu, Lo Jik sighs.
“May I know how I offended Senior? I don’t recall doing anything wrong.”
Lo Jik can feel Su Shou coldly sneer behind her veil. Actually, she has an enticing body. Her bust is as large as Bai Lin's. However, her body is slim, like Xin Ci and Bai Ning Bing.
“You don’t know? Don’t you own a mirror? I would never let the beautiful Xin Ci linger around ugly filths.” Su Shou’s sincere reply surprises Lo Jik. He can’t be that bad-looking. Even his hair has slightly grown again.
“Senior should have told me that,” Lo Jik smiles. “I don’t intend to have any relationship with Shang Xin Ci or any of Clan Leader’s daughters.”
That’s a lie. Lo Jik would smash Chi Wen for a couple of Bronze Rewards. However, he never got the chance to interact with her.
Su Shou stares at Lo Jik before breaking into hysterical giggles. “Truly good! First, you would lure me with heartfelt words and then ruin my trust! How ugly! How defiling! You two are cut of the same cloth!”
‘Two of us? Do I recall her of someone? Shang Yan Fei? I didn’t know their relationship was THIS bad. So, why is she in the Shang Clan?’
But Lo Jik doesn’t reveal his thoughts. Instead, he lets some temper slip by and snorts coldly.
“Lure you? Ruin you? You think too much of yourself, Senior Su. Why do I need lies? I won’t form a relationship with Xin Ci or others because Politics doesn’t attract me! I will roam the Southern Border with my Blood Torrent Python, Thousand Li Earthwolf, and Essence Cloud Elephant King! Unbothered! Unchained!”
Su Shou stops laughing before snorting.
“You don’t lie, Unchained Vagabond?”
“I don’t,” Lo Jik sneers.
“So, you did not sleep with Clan Leader Bai Lin while claiming to be Unchained Vagabond?”
“I did,” Lo Jik laughs.
“So you admit to lying!”
“No,” Lo Jik narrows his eyes.
“I can kill you right here, boy!” Su Shou screams. “Do you take me for a retarded Gu Master?”
“Can you lie to someone when you sleep with them?” Lo Jik retorts softly. “Actions speak louder than words, Senior Su. If you know I slept with Clan Leader Bai Lin, you also know I did not take advantage of her.”
Su Shou turns silent. Lo Jik is right. He left Bai Lin the location of the Spirit Spring, something her Clan needed for its survival!
{A/N: It has been pointed out to me that I accidentally created a plot hole. The Shang Clan should not have the knowledge of Lo Jik helping Bai Lin. Sure, they might have spies even in the Bai Clan and might have thoughts to make it a subordinate clan in the ff, but, well, it’s my fault for being less than a decent author. And even though I admit it’s a plot hole… let’s cover it with *plot* and say Shang Yan Fei just have that much of a good intel agency.}
“My lips don’t need to match my actions. And my actions don’t need to prove anything to you! I will roam the Southern Border and search for my Immortal Opportunity. Hah! That’s what everyone is searching for, right?”
“Immortality!”
“I don’t need lies. The Gu I like—I take. The woman I desire—I take! Who cares about the process? Who cares about words? Do you care about treating injuries or the process you take to treat them, Doctor Su?”
Su Shou’s shoulders suddenly tremble.
“Have you never given false hopes?”
The recollections of her lost patients appear in her mind.
“I can lie to the world and myself,” Lo Jik stares at the Dark-Golden Mammoth. “But my foolish body fucks it all up. If I’m to die, I shall die the richest. I shall die with a fight.” Lo Jik feels a strange emotion bursting from within as sincerity seeps through the heaps of lies.
“My hope is not so fickle that lies, doubts, and other thousand tribulations more can suppress it.”
Su Shou stares at the youth with glassy eyes.
Too similar…
And so different.
If it were ‘him’...
If it were that blood-haired devil, he would continue speaking the words she wants to hear. Yet, the youth dressed in loose robes that left little to her imagination speaks his mind. He is like a wild boar.
But he isn’t a boor, is he?
‘He is just as smart and vile as that Blood Bastard! But where that man relents, this youth charges ahead. He wanted the Steed Gu—he took it. He liked Bai Lin—he took her. But he is also meticulous.’
Su Shou sees the essence of the demon in Lo Jik. It was never about murdering others or committing crimes.
To be a demon in their world is to be an individual.
A man who stands against the system.
A man who walks his beat.
A man who carves his path.
‘One was responsible and took his duties. But he may care even less than this man.’
Su Shou is an intelligent woman. She realizes her past follies once the cover of past hatred disappears from her eyes.
‘I acted too impatiently. This youth has the Little Giant and All-Out Effort Gu. I only allowed him to get an opportunity. He was also clever enough to take it. But cleverness isn’t enough. He is bold enough to snatch such opportunities.’
Lo Jik doesn’t speak more as he contemplates and digests his own words. It’s a reaffirming belief.
The doubts and shadows of other parties will never stop him. He struggled even at the edge of death. The hope in his heart shone brightly till the last breath.
Lo Jik turns to leave once the refinement is completed after 20 minutes. However, Su Shou suddenly speaks.
“You forced my hand through Shang Yan Fei. There won’t be a next time. I have my eyes on you.”
Lo Jik turns his head to look at her with a smirk so crooked even Su Shou is taken aback.
“Good!” He grins. “I don’t want your eyes on anyone else either, Senior Su.”
He leaves her domain with calm steps. An intense urge to kill the boy rises in Su Shou’s comely bosom. However, her eyes glitter.
‘It it’s him… he can do it, right?’
***
Alternate Title: Boy Toy Supreme Ning Bing; Bai Ning Bing Achieves Her Fruity Purpose; Female Bai Ning Bing Really Does Feel Happy Getting a Willy; Lo Jik’s Time To Get it in the Ass; When Does it Get Bigger? *Lo Jik: Oh, You Sweet Summer Boy. The Average is Good. You Just Need a Good Personality*; Bai Ning Bing’s Act; Sir, Try Whores; Lo Jik Diplomatically Protecting His Innocence; Bai Ning Bing Is Xiao Lan’s Psychopathic Prince; Surprised; Room For More Negotiations; Fucking Zhu Ban Up; 8 Beast Strengths? How?; Shocking Power; Not To Be Taken Lightly; Fearful Might; Shocking Declaration; Twisting Lo Jik; Lo Jik: That Gu is Mine Now; Even Heaven Weep For Lo Jik *Meanwhile: Heaven’s Will, Star Constellation, and Purple Mountain True Monarch*; The Three Great Steed; Earning Big; Go Big or Go Home; Undeterred; One’s Path; Using Brains and Brawns; It Fucking Worked; The Righteous Crowd of Demons; Forced Su Shou; The Lioness’ Den; Fishing Information; Truth and Lies; Fake it Till You Make It; Take It, Take It, TAKE IT; The Ability To Roam Unchecked; Lo Jik Collected Them All; A Different Man; Not So Righteous; The Essence of Demon in the World of Righteous System; The True Body; Every-Shining Light of Hope; Shook Su Shou; All Eyes on Him
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