NOVEL ONLINE FREE 31: Hidden Weapons
Beneath the envelope was an attachment. Su Chen’an opened it to find a blueprint for a “magic tool.”
Artificers have an innate sensitivity to magic tool blueprints. While Su Chen’an dared not boast of being among the continent’s top artificers, his crafting skills were certainly unparalleled among the younger generation. He had created over a hundred magic and spirit tools, yet he had never seen such a strangely shaped device.
His limited experience meant it was normal not to recognize all 108 types of weapons, but that alone wouldn’t be cause for such shock… He stared intently at the runes sketched on the blueprint, ensuring he wasn’t mistaken.
This person actually intended to engrave runes onto the weapon, creating a unique tool pattern.
In theory, it was feasible.
But in the tens of thousands of years of the cultivation world, no one had ever been so bold.
He steadied himself, carefully put away the blueprint, and prepared to go out.
“Knock knock”
A servant outside the door brought up the spirit stones he had won last night.
It was a purple jade token with gold edges, recording points. The number of spirit stones was too large, so it had been converted to points.
In just one night, he had gambled millions of spirit stones, truly unimaginable.
The servant stole a glance at Su Chen’an, his face filled with undisguised awe and astonishment.
This guest was a regular at the casino, and every time he played, he started with at least a million spirit stones, never losing.
Leaving alone with a full haul would naturally attract the attention of thieves if done too ostentatiously.
Casinos breed desperate individuals.
Those who had gambled away everything, losing their families and homes, had long since abandoned courtesy and shame. Several cultivators who had just lost everything at the casino secretly followed, intending to rob Su Chen’an.
Several guards appeared from nowhere, blocking them. “If you want to live, leave now. That person is the boss’s honored guest, specifically named for special protection!”
“Isn’t he just some rich young master? What’s there to be so arrogant about? I hate people like that the most!” Someone started ranting drunkenly.
The next second, he couldn’t utter a word. He saw his body split in two, let out two gasps, and fell to the ground in a pool of blood.
“M-murder!”
The others instantly sobered up and fled screaming.
The guard spat, “What a bunch of blind fools, daring to rob even that artificer. So many people want to curry favor but can’t, and this is the boss’s hard-won important guest. If he loses even a hair in our casino, we’d all be in hot water…”
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“Seventh Senior Brother, Third Senior Sister, do you think Fifth Senior Brother will really come back?”
The original story never mentioned which sect Su Chen’an belonged to, nor did it ever say he returned to his sect or had any contact with his sect… It seems his relationship with the sect should be quite distant. Would he really take time out of his busy schedule to come?
“Come to think of it, we haven’t seen Fifth Senior Brother for several years. But in my impression, Fifth Senior Brother was quite warm-hearted, very gentle and kind!” Wen Renyue teased the red snake coiled on her shoulder with one hand, resting her chin on the other, saying idly, “I still remember when Fourth Junior Sister, Fifth Junior Sister, and I joined the sect around the same time as children. We were too young then, especially Fourth and Fifth Junior Sisters, and still needed someone to take care of us.”
“Master usually wasn’t in the sect, and Big Senior Brother and Big Senior Sister were obsessed with the sword path, their aura too intimidating to approach. Originally, Second Senior Brother was supposed to take care of us, but after he fed Fourth and Fifth Junior Sisters for two days, they started vomiting and having diarrhea, almost dying.”
“At that time, Third Senior Brother was crippled, Fourth Senior Brother was busy trying to commit suicide, and Second Senior Sister was hunting down scumbags.”
“In desperation, Fifth Senior Brother took over caring for us three for more than half a year.” Wen Renyue sighed, “The two junior sisters and I were quite mischievous then, accidentally breaking many of his precious magic tools and spirit tools. We even secretly poked a hole in his favorite refining furnace. That very night, Fifth Senior Brother’s furnace exploded, yet even so, he didn’t blame us at all!”
Chu Sang and Tantai Ming: “……”
It seems they now know why Fifth Senior Brother doesn’t return to the sect.
“Aren’t I here now?”
Just then, a man’s light chuckle came from outside the door, accompanied by a faint, distant fragrance. A tall, slender figure in blue appeared in the doorway.
The young man entered the room with a languid gait. He wore an inner robe of moon-white and an outer robe of deep grayish-blue, fitted and elegant, with silver tassels at his waist. His long hair was held up by a plain white hairpin, the very picture of a refined and noble young gentleman.
Chu Sang didn’t pay attention to what he looked like, her mind entirely focused on his accessories.
Wow! Three rings on his fingers, plus various necklaces, earrings, bracelets, and pendants. The folding fan in his hand was even made of thousand-year-old spirit jade… The man was like a peacock with its tail fully spread, his whole body screaming “Rich, rob me quickly” in big letters.
“Is this the sect’s new little junior sister?”
The folding fan lightly tapped the top of her head, and the man’s light chuckle came from above, “What’s this? Is Senior Brother too handsome, leaving you dumbstruck?”
Chu Sang rubbed her head, “……” This Fifth Senior Brother is so narcissistic.
She was indeed dumbstruck by the wealth on his person.
Although Sixth Senior Brother was also wealthy, he was usually quite low-key, a typical second-generation immortal. This Fifth Senior Brother, adorned with gold, silver, and jade, was more like a… first-generation show-off?
Chu Sang touched the silver ring on his index finger. She seemed to have seen a flash of dark light earlier, which piqued her curiosity.
The moment their skin made contact, between the seemingly ordinary silver rings, hundreds of mechanisms seemed to open—on the flat metal surface, hundreds of needle-thin outlets suddenly appeared, poised to strike!
Before Chu Sang could react, Su Chen’an hurriedly pulled her aside, using his divine sense to close the mechanisms again. “That was close. Almost drew blood.”
“Little Junior Sister, you must never touch anything on Fifth Senior Brother’s body carelessly. He was kidnapped before, and since then, his entire body has been filled with all sorts of strange mechanisms and hidden weapons,” Wen Renyue whispered in her ear.
Chu Sang: “……”
The people in this sect are truly one more peculiar than the next.
No wonder an artificer with no fighting skills dared to flaunt his wealth so openly. It turns out his entire body was filled with hidden weapons, just waiting for some thieves to fall into his trap!
“Do you like this ring?”
Seeing her staring at the silver ring on his hand, Su Chen’an simply took it off and gave it to her. “I came in a hurry and didn’t prepare any small gifts. This ring is quite suitable for self-defense. Little Junior Sister, if you like it, just take it.”
Compared to ordinary weapons like swords, Chu Sang indeed preferred small gadgets like hidden weapons. They were also convenient for sneaky attacks.
She loved being devious the most.
“Thank you, Fifth Senior Brother. I like it very much!” She smiled sweetly and put the silver ring on her index finger. The ring instantly shrank to fit her size, and no one but her could remove it now.
This new little junior sister seemed cute and obedient, probably easy to handle. Not bad.
Su Chen’an nodded with satisfaction. Finally, a normal junior sister had arrived.
Chu Sang curiously fiddled with her new toy, which turned out to be a high-grade spirit tool.
It’s worth noting that in the original story, it was extremely difficult for the female protagonist to obtain even one spirit tool. It wasn’t until her first outing for training that Chang Yu, fearing for her safety, gave her an Immortal-Falling Seal that could only be used three times.
Who would have thought that a ring casually taken off Fifth Senior Brother’s hand would be a high-grade spirit tool!
Chu Sang couldn’t help but think of Su Chen’an’s fate in the original story.