"A beautiful woman who can adeptly wield these four weapons—1. a smile, 2. obedience, 3. flattery, 4. concern—can have at least ninety-nine and a half n out of a hundred falling at her feet.
Wan Wan was undoubtedly such a woman.
When she smiled, she was as pure and lovely as a sprite, her obedience made you believe you were her everything, her flattery often ca with self-deprecating remarks that satisfied a man’s vanity and sense of accomplishnt, and her concern made life seem to have reached its peak.
The Gang Leader of the Sea Sand Gang, Dragon King Han Gaitian, was easily fooled by her.
Even under the illusion created by the "Heavenly Demon Sound," he mistakenly thought he had started a romantic relationship with Wan Wan, only to be played for a fool in the end.
For the general public, Wan Wan was without doubt a perfect fantasy, a dream lover, daring to love and hate, a coveted treasure.
But sadly, Wan Wan’s audacity in love was reserved exclusively for Xu Ziling and not a single other man.
Therefore, according to the ancient texts Jiang Dali obtained in his past life, Wan Wan, because of the rules of the Demon Sect that forbid relationships with those one truly loves, and the death of Queen Yin, had no ending with Xu Ziling and ultimately surpassed Queen Yin, cultivating the Heavenly Demon Great thod to the legendary eighteenth layer.
Compared to Yin Queen Zhu Yu Yan, who had three companions, Wan Wan’s passionate unrequited love was unquestionably both pitiable and admirable.
This led to her involvent in the battle at Wuliang Mountain spreading like wildfire through word of mouth among the Players on Jianghu Forum, igniting a burst of emotion in many male players who then unleashed their wrath with both voice and pen, condemning the Black Wind Village Chief’s villainous act.
Suddenly, on Jianghu Forum, Black Wind Village Chief Jiang Dali once again beca the center of controversy.
This ti around, a significant number of male players who admired Wan Wan were truly furious, even beginning to spontaneously organize guilds such as the Black Slaughter Alliance, vowing to rally together, defeat the Black Wind Village Chief, and rescue Wan Wan.
This guild power, surprisingly, grew more and more vehent within a re two days, acquiring considerable scale.
It can be said that they seized the opportunity while it was hot, with many factors contributing to their rise.
Later on, so zealous individuals analyzed that the rise of the Black Slaughter Alliance could be seen as a spark lit by the Wan Wan incident.
But the underlying cause was still the players’ inherent desire to overthrow the native NPC Big Boss.
Since the opening of Mixed Martial Arts World, Black Wind Village Chief Jiang Dali had a smooth journey, overpowering all deities and Buddhas in his way, displaying dominance and tyranny that attracted the admiration and allegiance of many players.
However, an equal number of players harbored discontent and hostility towards such a domineering and strong NPC Big Boss.
But such dissatisfaction and hostility, in the absence of absolute power, ant players could at most rant on the forum, rarely daring to take action.
This ti, however, when players ranked among the top ten powerhouses—Putuo Buddha Child - Ren Xuan, Yijian Immortal - Yuan Xiaoyao, Sword Lord - Jun Lingtian—suddenly stepped forward and called to arms from a high place, denouncing the Black Wind Village Chief and vowing to build the Black Slaughter Alliance to eliminate the Great Evil Man and save Wan Wan, the influence of these individuals instantly stirred a huge commotion.
Many male players, unable to release their indignation, found emotional resonance at this juncture.
Everyone responded by joining the Black Slaughter Alliance, willing to lend their strength to topple the Black Wind Village Chief."
This led to a rapid expansion of the Black Slaughter Alliance’s influence, which astonishingly ballooned to over three thousand players within just two days, and the situation continued to escalate, gaining imnse montum.
"Village chief, these are the docunts on the Black Slaughter Alliance I’ve collected from the Jianghu Forum, after making so minor enhancents. They’ve grown substantially in just a couple of days and already have as many as three guild headquarters. It’s obviously not that simple," said Ning Su, handing over the optimized information to Jiang Dali in the spacious room.
The room was carpeted with a thick wool rug, adorned with antique paintings, and the incense burners, one shaped like a turtle and the other like a crane, were filled with aromatic incense. Jiang Dali, draped in a large cloak, sat in the room, looking more like a wealthy gentleman than a bandit leader.
He casually took the docunts, pretending to review them, though he already knew the contents by heart. After a while, he said with a light laugh,
"To gather three thousand Abnormal People in just a few days, there’s clearly so hype involved in that number. I suppose a significant portion of these Abnormal People were followers of these three leaders, weren’t they?
If it weren’t for my capture of Wan Wan and Zhu Yu Yan, they would have erged sooner or later, but this ti they have taken advantage of my incident to rise up. Indeed, I didn’t expect Wan Wan to be so admired among you Abnormal People."
Jiang Dali sneered and said, "But this one who calls himself the Putuo Buddha’s Son, could he also be a suitor of the demoness?"
His words were deliberately grandiose.
Beauties like Wan Wan and Shi Feixuan indeed held a significant place in the hearts of many male players, as he was well aware from his previous life.
However, such a matter, of course, wasn’t sothing to be discussed in front of player Ning Su, given his current identity.
And whether it was Putuo Buddha’s Son - Ren Xuan, Yijian Immortal - Yuan Xiaoyao, or Sword Lord - Jun Lingtian, they were all celebrities in his past life, figures among the Three Immortals, Four Buddhas, and Five Lords.
These three had co together in his previous life to form a player guild, but not called the Black Slaughter Alliance. It was known as the "Jianghu Gentlen’s Tower," and its initial scale wasn’t large.
However, now in this life, it seed that he, Jiang Dali, was being used by the three to raise their profile and fleece him.
It was clear that these three had been contemplating forming their own power base and saw the furor over Wan Wan on the Jianghu Forum as a golden opportunity to do so.
Capitalizing on the outrage of many male players, they established this so-called Black Slaughter Alliance, creating a frenzy that quickly snowballed into sothing substantial.
"The village chief has keen insight."
Ning Su bowed and said, "I also believe that the rise of the Black Slaughter Alliance is quite suspicious. It’s clear they’ve already set their plans in motion, using our Black Wind Village as a stepping stone. This cannot continue. This so-called Black Slaughter Alliance, I think it’s better off called the Flower Protection Alliance."
Jiang Dali nodded slightly, unconcerned, "These experts among you Abnormal People, don’t amount to much in the eyes of this village chief.
However, since they’ve ford the Black Slaughter Alliance specifically against this village chief, then let’s show them a bit of our strength, Ning Su."
"Your subordinate is here!"
"Issue my Black Wind Order to recruit a batch of Abnormal People to form a... let’s call it the Slaughter Pig Alliance, to thoroughly crush the Black Slaughter Alliance.
Take this opportunity to also gather a group of expert Abnormal People. My Black Wind Village has money, Cultivation Techniques, territory, and Weapons. The brave n of Black Wind Village never fear battle!"
"Yes!"
Ning Su couldn’t help but internally mock the village chief’s god-level naming abilities, but externally he still respectfully bowed and accepted the command.
After rising to his feet, he hesitated before looking toward the figure opposite him, a mountain of a man bursting with the virile essence of masculinity—the village chief.
"Is there sothing else?"
With a hardened scalp and a bold heart, Ning Su ventured, "Village chief, actually... actually, I know that you’re not without desire for won. The rumors in the Martial World are all slanderous, but why... why don’t you seek a Village Chief’s Wife?"
"Hmm?!"
Jiang Dali’s gaze flashed, putting down the scroll in his hand and looking at Ning Su; an aura of majesty washed over him.
Ning Su’s heart trembled, and he imdiately knelt on one knee with his head bowed, palms sweating.
Jiang Dali let out a light chuckle, his eyes shining as he nodded, "You’re not wrong, I certainly could choose a Village Chief’s Wife."
Before Ning Su could feel relieved at the response,
Jiang Dali shook his head, "But whom should I choose? It seems inappropriate to choose anyone.
First, this village chief has yet to find a woman who moves his heart.
Second, once one’s emotions are involved, one also has vulnerabilities and entanglents.
For a person like , once I have vulnerabilities and entanglents, I fear I will quickly lose the power to forge ahead against the current! The so-called ’longing of love weakens the hero’s spirit’; ’a hero can’t get past beauty’ is not rely said in vain..."
Jiang Dali’s words trailed off, as he couldn’t help but think of Qiao Feng and Li Chenzhou.
Saving Azhu, Qiao Feng’s heart was revived, but he also introduced entanglent into his life. Given his temperant, such vulnerabilities and entanglents could easily be exploited by villains, turning into a painful point that could injure him—who knows what future Qiao Feng will develop?
As for Li Chenzhou, he eventually died because he took a hit from Zhu Xiawu for his wife "Cloud Water Sleeve" Zhao Shirong—a great hero who should have, as he said, conquered the world, yet perished too soon. Is this not a tragedy?
"Yet... yet you can’t avoid making a choice just because of entanglents. Actually, if you’re afraid of entanglents and weaknesses, you could choose from among us Abnormal People—we are immortal..."
Ning Su said this and suddenly felt a pair of pressure-filled eyes bearing down on him.
Looking up, he beheld Jiang Dali’s piercing tiger eyes and imposing face and quickly added,
"This, this was sothing a friend once told ."
Jiang Dali shook his head, "Let’s not ntion this matter again. Rumors in the Martial World are just rumors; who dares to speak about it before the village chief? Even Queen Yin dares to speak, yet she has already been defeated by ."
Another question lingered in his heart, unspoken to Ning Su.
That is, he had always been a Player in this world, not a native NPC, just like Ning Su.
He dared not form firm attachnts or harbor unrealistic infatuations towards the won of this world before he had thoroughly investigated how to break free from the control of this world and take charge of his destiny—lest one day so dreadful theory co true and it be too late for regrets.
As for the joy between n and won, he was not averse to it but also would not actively seek it out, only letting things take their natural course.
Ning Su, hearing these responses, felt a mix of sighs and regret in his heart and couldn’t help but say, "Village chief, you can harden your heart against a beautiful woman like Wan Wan and ignore a charming woman like Queen Yin Zhu Yu Yan.
In this world, the won who can move your heart must be rare indeed."
Jiang Dali laughed loudly, "Between beauty and ugliness, there is no absolute standard. The person who can make you feel happy is the person you will find charming.
And a person who always annoys you and opposes you, no matter how beautiful, is hardly likable, right?"
With that, Jiang Dali waved his hand and dismissed Ning Su.
This open-hearted chat with his Player subordinates actually evoked quite a bit of sentintality in him.
He felt as though taking down the imposing deanor he usually held and talking about his feelings to Players like he did in his previous life was quite a relaxing and pleasant thing.
However, for a person with hills and valleys in his heart like him, a beauty is indeed beautiful, but not the only pursuit.
Thus, for the general public that treasures and pities beauty, from his standpoint, they’re just enemies.
He wouldn’t allow himself to be swayed by their appearance or temperant and leave behind troubles out of pity.
"To hold sway over the world while inebriated, to slumber on the knees of a beauty... That is probably what all n wish to achieve.
Alas, I have yet to hold sway over the world; my body is too rigid and cannot afford to slumber on any beauty’s knees..."
Jiang Dali stood and walked to the window, watching the snowflakes fluttering down outside, and suddenly felt the loneliness of being reborn alone in this world without anyone to confide in and converse with openly.
Yet seeking to beco an expert, to ascend above others, was always a lonely endeavor.
He stretched out his large palm, and the snowflakes fell onto it, lting into water.
That kind of coldness actually invigorated him.
"You will never know how lonely soone like is in this world..."
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(Pleading for monthly tickets and recomndation tickets! Approaching 9,000 words today! Not sure if I can manage another Chapter tonight, will need your tickets.)
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