NOVEL NEXT Chapter 37 - Taken the Bait
Chapter 37: Taken the Bait
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
[What’s the experience of taking a beautiful girl home for the first time?
[What kind of experience will that be?
[I’m waiting for the answer online.
[It’s quite urgent.]
If Zhou Heng were still on Earth, he would very much want to post this online. It was a public post flaunting his conquest to everyone when in fact, nothing like that happened in real life.
Unfortunately not.
One could never enjoy the fun of using the internet in The Great Qara.
With Cheng Jiangjian’s abrupt arrival, Zhou Heng had no good reason to turn her down.
Moreover, from the look on her face, it was obvious that she had something to say to him. He also had something to ask her.
It was just the right time to go home together.
When they arrived home, Cheng Jiangjian sat on Zhou Heng’s bed comfortably and took off her mask to reveal her elegant and beautiful countenance.
She lifted her head and looked at him. She smiled and asked, “Have you reinforced the roof, Mister?”
Cheng Jiangjian had smashed his rooftop in her previous visit. Zhou Heng found the roof lacking, so he bought an extra iron plate to reinforce it while it was repaired.
“Just to prevent the fall of another Immortal Jade Mountain.” Zhou Heng replied with a smile.
“How could I be that heavy?!” Cheng Jiangjian stared at him. Her face quickly softened and she asked, “Mr. Zhou, you’ve been carrying that chinese talisman with you, right?”
“Hum, I’ve been carrying it with me.” Zhou Heng took the chinese talisman out of his arm.
“I might have misjudged your physique.” Cheng Jiangjian lowered her head. Her ears slightly turned red and she continued, “The chinese talisman failed to seal your Yang energy completely. It only suppressed part of it. As such, you’re still attracting ghosts.”
“Actually, you can take the half-glass full approach.” Zhou Heng shook his head gently. He smiled bitterly as he said, “If not for your chinese talisman suppressing part of my Yang energy, it would not be just a seventh-class ghost chasing me.
“However, since I’m not a Supreme Yang Divine Soul, what is the nature of my soul, exactly? Is there a way to completely seal my Yang energy, Ms. Cheng?”
The attribute of the special attack against Yin Spirits was indeed magical. It enhanced his physique even more significantly than the Supreme Yang Divine Soul.
“It should be the body of pure Yang,” Cheng Jiangjian lifted her head and looked at Zhou Heng with her bright eyes. She continued, “The only physique in the world that has a stronger Yang energy than Supreme Yang Divine Soul is the body of pure Yang.
“This is an extremely rare physique. A full adult with the body of pure Yang possesses very strong Yang energy. Even a drop of blood instantly burns lower third-class ghosts to death.
“You’ve not yet reached adulthood, Mr. Zhou. Therefore, the Yang energy in your body of pure Yang has yet to reach its peak. I may have been led to the wrong conclusion by that fact.”
Zhou Heng listened to her with a slight daze.
‘Is the one-point increase for the extra damage against Yin Spirits all that it took for a body of pure Yang?
‘What if it’s a ten-point increase?
‘Is that considered as the sun?’
“I’ve written another chinese talisman that can seal the body of pure Yang.” Cheng Jiangjian took out a chinese talisman from her brocade bag. It was painted with a dense pattern in vermillion and was ten times more complicated than the one next to it.
She was slightly embarrassed. “However, the level of this chinese talisman is slightly higher and is limited by my level of cultivation. It can only maintain its effectiveness for at least a month. In some cases, it might not even last that long.”
“So, do I have to look for you to change my chinese talisman in the future?” Zhou Heng asked her.
“No, I’ll look for you, Mister.” Cheng Jiangjian shook her head, and said, “I’ll look for you after every twenty days. If you were to change your address in the future, Mister, please leave a note.”
“I’m sorry to trouble you, Ms. Cheng.” Zhou Heng smiled as he heard her words. “Actually, you don’t have to do this. I should thank you for this.”
“A mistake is a mistake. I’m very clear about this. Therefore, I should rectify the mistakes I’ve made and compensate for them.” Cheng Jiangjian shook her head and lifted her bright eyes. She looked at Zhou Heng, and said, “Do you have any requests from me, Mister? I’ll try to satisfy you.”
“Didn’t you already give the chinese talisman to me?” Zhou Heng pointed at the chinese talisman. He smiled and said, “Don’t forget, you’re changing it every twenty days.”
“That is rectification.” Cheng Jiangjian replied him, “It’s compensation now.”
Zhou Heng fell silent. He found her rather stubborn. He grinned and said, “I want one thousand taels of gold!”
He was indeed short of money at the moment!
Of course, he was also short of money.
Currently, the Thunder Palm was a gold-digger. Therefore, he had to find ways to get money.
Nonetheless, he was aware that one thousand taels of gold was not a small sum.
He did not actually want it.
Chen Jiangjian simply smiled and answered, “Good. It’s just one thousand taels of gold. Peanuts.”
Zhou Heng fell silent instantly. He was dumbfounded. ‘This rich lady, isn’t she the living embodiment of just, wealth and beauty?
‘According to the purchasing power that could provide, this is almost equivalent to five million dollars on Earth!
‘She called that amount peanuts?’
He hurriedly shook his head and waved his hand. He said, “I was just joking. Please don’t take it seriously, Miss. Um, I would like to learn more about ghosts. Could you please tell me, Ms. Cheng?”
“Ghosts may possess a human body. They are undead and indestructible. Also, they possess a bizarre ability known as the ‘thing’.”
This had unnerved him.
The uneasiness did not merely come from power displayed by the ghosts, it was also due to their mysterious backgrounds.
Zhou Heng realized that he had very little understanding about the ghosts.
Basically, his knowledge about them was limited to knowing that they existed.
However, he was also prepared for Cheng Jiangjian to decline answering him.
Judging from the fact that even Wang Lang, a sixth-class expert was not aware of the existence of ghosts, the information about ghosts may be of top priority, as well as a great hidden secret.
“Ghosts, this…” Cheng Jiangjian shook her head. She smiled bitterly, and said, “Please ask for something else, Mr. Zhou.
“I really can’t say much on this. The most that I can reveal to you is what I’ve once said. The more people who get to know the information about the ghosts, the greater the harm is. Also, one more person knowing about them is as good as one more person harmed.”
Indeed…
“Alright.” Zhou Heng nodded and relented. After thinking for a while, he smiled and said to her, “Then, please accompany me in practicing two types of martial arts, Ms. Cheng.”
“Huh?” Cheng Jiangjian was slightly slack-jaw. Zhou Heng’s request had been completely out of her expectation. Even the atmosphere had taken a sudden turn.
Nonetheless, accompanying him to practice martial arts was just a piece of cake for her. So, she agreed to Zhou Heng without a second thought.
“Hum. I’ll limit my strength, and power of qi and blood circulation just to practice with you.” Cheng Jiangjian nodded.
As such, the walking experience pool came online again!
“Let’s start with lightweight martial arts.” Zhou Heng walked outside. He smiled as he said, “I’ll run in front of you, while you chase me from behind, Ms. Cheng.”
‘I’ll run in front of you, while you chase me from behind…
‘If you catch up with me, I’ll let you…
‘Yuck! What am I thinking?!’
When he was dashing toward Incoming Joy Restaurant earlier, Zhou Heng felt that his lightweight martial arts werelacking.
The level of proficiency for his Eight Flying Grass Steps was only at a high level.
He had to perfect the technique!
This was not difficult for Zhou Heng who was already a ninth-class, and had also cultivated internal energy.
If he practiced it with Cheng Jiangjian who was at the peak of seventh-class, the gains should be substantial.
The level of proficiency simply went up by leaps and bounds!
It was not even dawn when Zhou Heng heard a pleasant notification prompt.
“Congratulations! The level of proficiency for the Eight-Class Eight Flying Grass Steps reached perfection. You will be rewarded with one Bronze Lucky Bag.”
Nevertheless, he could not afford to waste the walking experience pool.
After Zhou Heng reached perfection for his level of proficiency in Eight Flying Grass Steps, he had Cheng Jiangjian accompany him in cultivating a second martial art.
Likewise, the level of proficiency for that martial art had reached a high level. He hoped to perfect it as soon as possible.
That martial art was Eighteen Divine Power Styles!
It was dawn, the sun was just rising.
“Hoo… Ah!” Zhou Heng took a long breath and stretched his body to exercise the tendons and bones over his body.
He had gained a lot after a whole night of hard work.
He had perfected the level of proficiency for Eight Flying Grass Steps and Eighteen Divine Power Styles.
Moreover, he was also rewarded with two Bronze Lucky Bags.
Cheng Jiangjian had restricted the power of her own qi and blood circulation. She had accompanied Zhou Heng for the entire night and was a little tired. She leaned against a large tree next to her and closed her eyes to rest.
When she heard Zhou Heng exhaling, she slowly opened her eyes and saw the daylight in the east. Her bright face blossomed into a smile. She said, “Mr. Zhou, it’s time for us to go over.
“That ghost should have already taken the bait.”