Ten Thousand Flower Pavilion

The wager between Lu Ya and Chen Daozai, which had been locked in a rare, tense stalemate for thirty-five consecutive rounds, underwent a sudden, cataclysmic shift within a dozen breaths during the thirty-sixth round, instantly deciding the victor.

The gambling match came to an abrupt halt.

The blind man drifted away.

So much so that the onlookers remained in a state of utter shock and bewilderment.

This battle was not only dramatic in its progression and shocking in its conclusion, but its very origin left everyone confused.

Why would a peerless expert like Chen Daozai come to the Bamboo Spring Sect?

Just to have a gamble with Elder Lu?

And he ended up losing?

Looking at Elder Lu again—surrounded by beauties, possessing heaven-defying culinary skills, and invincible at gambling...

What exactly is Elder Lu's background?

Just then.

The Nine-Fingered Divine Crone, usually gloomy and indifferent, suddenly burst into wild laughter.

She laughed so hard that the specialized Immortal Crystal dental bridge in her mouth fell out.

This made her already aged face appear even more shriveled, as if she were on the verge of death, her age unknown, perhaps tens of thousands of years old.

"Hahahaha, Chen Daozai, that twelve-fingered Chen Daozai from Kongtong Mountain, actually lost! Hahahahaha."

Her laughter was joyous, yet exceptionally chilling.

The laughter echoed for a long time.

It made Lu Ya's scalp tingle.

He couldn't help but feel that these two shared some unpleasant history.

As for Chen Daozai, he felt he had heard the name somewhere before, so he asked curiously:

"Is this person very famous?"

The Nine-Fingered Divine Crone's shriveled face sank slightly, and she quickly fell into a trance, unable to pull herself out of her memories.

"Famous? That's an understatement. This brat was born into a prestigious family with extraordinary talent. When he was only a few hundred years old, he was already an Immortal Master, yet he refused to cultivate properly, spending his days carrying a small knife to the gambling dens of Colored Cloud Immortal Domain."

"No matter who it was or what cheating methods they used, as long as they could beat him, he would generously hand over a large amount of Immortal Crystal. But if they lost to him, they had to let him cut off one of their fingers, and swear an oath never to regrow it for a thousand years."

"We are all immortals, so what's one finger? Many people went to challenge him, but very few could win. Most had their fingers severed, which is why everyone called him Chen Daozai."

"Hmm?"

"He honed his gambling skills through this peculiar method. After only a thousand years, he had no equal in the entire Colored Cloud Immortal Domain. Even an Immortal Emperor, drawn by his reputation, challenged him and lost, leaving behind a finger."

"This little beast, however, despite winning against an Immortal Emperor, claimed it was just an ordinary match in his gambling career. He said his most glorious moment was beating Yun Zhonghe to win the position of Sect Master."

"Who does Yun Zhonghe think he is? I've never even heard of him."

"And what is the White Lotus Sect, a third-rate sect, worth?"

"They are nothing but dust."

"Later, no one in the Colored Cloud Immortal Domain dared to gamble with Chen Daozai again. Even when he cut off his own finger, claiming it was done by the White Lotus Ancestor, no one believed him anymore. He was already invincible."

At this point, the Nine-Fingered Divine Crone's dusty eyes suddenly brightened.

"To think I would live to see the day he lost, and to Elder Lu, whose cultivation is far below his own! Truly, the Heavenly Dao revolves, and retribution is swift. Hahahahahaha."

Listening to the chilling laughter, Lu Ya felt something was off.

Is the Immortal Emperor you mentioned actually yourself?

However, he said nothing; he wouldn't pry into someone else's history if it didn't concern him.

The Wine Fox Immortal, standing to the side, was quite curious and asked heartlessly:

"Granny, was this finger of yours also cut off by him?"

A shadow of gloom flashed in her eyes, but the Nine-Fingered Divine Crone did not seem angry.

"Young man, don't talk nonsense. I accidentally chopped this off while cutting a watermelon back home... You all continue playing; the gambling den won't take a cut today, hahahahahaha."

She walked away while laughing, muttering to herself in a chilling manner.

"This place is interesting. This old woman has decided to stay, hahaha."

Leaving the gambling den.

The weather was clear.

Lu Ya and his group of five walked side by side on the bustling street, causing passersby to stop and stare.

Stretching his back, Lu Ya felt in high spirits. In his mind, he pictured the Nine-Fingered Divine Crone, Liu Xuanye, the Wine Fox Immortal, Chen Daozai, and all sorts of other eccentric characters...

Lu Ya thought to himself, this small East Floating District is truly a place where talents emerge.

His life as a salted fish was finally starting to get interesting!

Gambling alone couldn't stretch his limbs; he still felt physically exhausted and restless, craving some actual exercise.

When exactly would the beast tide arrive?

Lu Ya was starting to lose his patience.

"Little Martial Uncle, you're so dense!"

"That old man is loaded. Isn't it better to win his money and buy candied hailstones to eat?"

Human joys and sorrows are not universal. To Muyu Feifei, it didn't matter how exciting the gambling match was or how mysterious Sect Master Chen's secrets might be.

The two of them wandered along, eyes darting around in greed, until they simply vanished into the crowd.

Three became a crowd.

Wine Fox Immortal draped an arm over his shoulder and leaned in close to Lu Ya's ear, whispering:

"That old man sent you a divine sense transmission just now, didn't he? Tell me, what exactly is the big secret regarding little sister Liu Xuanye?"

Lu Ya finally remembered that incident.

Was the beast tide targeting Liu Xuanye?

Although this was strange, it wasn't much of a secret; it was common knowledge that Liu Xuanye's constitution attracted all sorts of monsters.

But if Ning Zhongzi found out, she would be worried sick every day, making him prepare for this and that, and his days of being a salted fish would be over.

Thinking this, Lu Ya decided to keep it a secret.

"If I told you, would it still be a secret?"

The handsome, round face froze. Wine Fox Immortal tilted her head, unable to find a single flaw in that logic.

Lu Ya glanced at this flirtatious fox. Her lithe body, tightly wrapped in strips of cloth, had various gaps; while not as revealing as her usual attire, this peek-a-boo effect felt like cheating.

"Put your clothes on properly!"

Shaking her wine gourd, Wine Fox Immortal knitted her cute, dark, slender brows.

"Put them on for you? If I did whatever you told me, wouldn't I lose face?"

"Then please, just keep your clothes on."

"I won't!"

The moment the words left her mouth, Wine Fox Immortal regretted it and kicked out at Lu Ya in a fit of pique.

She missed her footing and nearly face-planted, looking utterly disheveled.

Two became a pair.

Lu Ya and Ning Zhongzi walked side by side.

One was yawning, his eyes hazy with sleep.

The other wore a solemn expression, as if deep in thought.

One was tall and upright.

The other was graceful and curvaceous.

In the eyes of passersby, they looked inexplicably well-matched.

As for the secret regarding Liu Xuanye, Lu Ya wouldn't say, and Ning Zhongzi was too embarrassed to ask.

"What did Sect Master Chen mean when he said there were guests arriving before he left?"

Lu Ya smiled, glancing at the black shadow five hundred miles away, not wanting to alert the enemy.

He wanted even less for Ning Zhongzi to worry excessively and pester him with preparations.

"It just means someone is coming to bring us some warmth."

Ning Zhongzi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"That's fine then. I thought someone was coming to cause trouble."

As his wide green robes fluttered in the wind, Lu Ya revealed a refined and gentle smile.

"How could that be?"

Yuelai Inn.

In the center of the third floor.

There was a City Lord's palace belonging to Lu Ya, decorated with opulent, antique flair, featuring folding screens, calligraphy, paintings, and sandalwood carvings—it had quite a bit of style.

But Lu Ya had never gone there to work; Ning Zhongzi had always been the one managing the affairs of Azure Phoenix City from within.

Back then, Ning Zhongzi had been so exhausted that she had to rely on medicine to maintain her energy.

As Azure Phoenix City got on the right track, she finally had some leisure time.

Since returning from the gambling den, she had been flipping through ancient books on pharmacology.

During this time, the Sect Master was improving, Wine Fox Immortal was improving, and even the two children, Muyu Feifei, were improving.

She had to improve as well, keeping pace with her senior brother at all times, never allowing herself to become a burden.

Tucking a stray lock of hair behind her ear, Ning Zhongzi looked graceful and composed, like a quiet peony, as she earnestly flipped through an ancient tome.

After turning a few pages, she paused once more.

Rising to walk to the window, she gazed at the bustling street scene below, feeling a persistent sense of unease.

Under the guidance of her senior brother, Azure Phoenix City had been miraculously established, and the registered population had already exceeded ten thousand, temporarily resolving the crisis of the sect's retreat.

Yet, she could not shake this feeling of restlessness.

How did the Wine Fox Immortal find that infant girl?

After the beast tide spiraled out of control, why was there no further news?

What was the true meaning behind the three things Fan Ni warned Lu Ya about?

Why did Chen Daozai come to Azure Phoenix City?

What was the Sect Master's great secret?

And who was the guest Chen Daozai spoke of?

Had her senior brother made preparations for all of this?

On the street.

Lu Ya stared blankly at the azure sky, motionless for a long time.

He wanted to wait for Chen Daozai's so-called "guest" to arrive so he could properly stretch his limbs.

However, based on the guest's location and movement speed, Lu Ya roughly calculated the arrival time and discovered it would still take over a quarter of an hour to reach Azure Phoenix City, which immediately left him feeling annoyed.

Whether you are a friend or an enemy, could you please hurry up?

Lu Ya hated waiting for people most of all.

In his past life, it was because he didn't want to wait for his girlfriend every day that he ended up a lonely bachelor, remaining a virgin to this day.

Fifteen seconds he could wait, but fifteen minutes was truly impossible.

What could one do in a quarter of an hour?

Lu Ya had a sudden flash of inspiration.

Glancing at Ning Zhongzi's location and confirming she wasn't watching him, Lu Ya teleported straight into the Ten Thousand Flower Pavilion.

Ten Thousand Flower Pavilion.

How exciting!

Although Lu Ya was a pure-hearted virgin in his past life, that didn't stop him from being a dragon in this one.

The problem was...

Entering a pleasure house for the first time, how could he act like a regular?

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