"Before I met the Yin Guan, I was curious what kind of extraordinary man it would take to deserve Sword Immortal Ning, a woman who stood as the number one person in the world. Even before Brother Zhong, I voiced that doubt bluntly, more than once or twice. Only upon seeing him today did I understand what a match made by Heaven, a thread drawn by the matchmaker god, an immortal couple truly meant!"
"Only after meeting Sword Immortal Ning did I realize all women in the world were mere rouge and powder. Then, after seeing the Yin Guan with my own eyes, I learned what young and accomplished truly meant. I had frittered away my years; at my age, I had truly lived them into a dog's belly."
"Oh, right, Mountain Lord Chen, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Su Gu—the gu from 'solitary and alone.' My Daoist name is Gusu, though that gu is the one from 'three aunts and six wives.' Brother Zhong and I are alike in temperament and hit it off at first sight. To tell the truth, the reason I was able to form a Sworn Brotherhood with Zhong Kui and travel Tongye Continent with him, no matter how you put it, was still thanks to Sword Immortal Ning for drawing the thread and building the bridge."
Zhong Kui looked at the fat man, whose expression was sincere and whose words were earnest, and found him rather pitiful.
It was not all lies. Gusu had indeed questioned Chen Ping'an many times. For instance, he had insisted this fellow must be some big pig trotter with a heart full of romantic tricks, and a bad stomach that could not handle even a speck of coarse grain. He had read a few books by