Chapter 118 - 83: Invincible Below the Outer Gang!

Chapter 118: Chapter 83: Invincible Below the Outer Gang!

"Thin Horse" naturally did not refer to an actual horse.

Although they were rural wealthy landowners, they still knew what a "Thin Horse" was.

These were beautiful girls from poor families, bought by wealthy merchants who specialized in this trade. The merchants invested in raising and training them, teaching them singing, dancing, the lute, chess, calligraphy, and painting. Once the girls grew up, they would be sold to rich men as concubines or sent to brothels for a handsome profit.

"Thin Horses" were divided into various ranks. Top-tier "Thin Horses" were taught to play the lute and flute, compose poetry, write calligraphy, and paint. They were also skilled in playing Go, Shuanglu backgammon, and dominoes, learning every kind of pleasing trick. Such "Thin Horses" were extremely expensive, easily fetching prices upwards of five thousand taels of silver.

Some "Thin Horses" were even taught Martial Arts.

"Uncle Lu, why buy a ’Thin Horse’? Could it be that when Zhang Ni arrives, we offer this ’Thin Horse’ to him?"

Huo Erlang’s expression turned odd. He couldn’t help but say, "Although Zhang Ni is a roving bandit, he doesn’t lack women. Would our plan... actually work?"

"Who said she was for Zhang Ni?"

Lu San rolled his eyes and continued in a low voice, "It is naturally to seduce... the current most influential figure in the county, the one with limitless potential, Zheng Jun, also known as Zheng San!

"Zheng San is the Commander of the Black Mountain Guard. Not long ago, he went up the mountain and wiped out the bandits of Black Mountain. Hundreds of bloody heads are still hanging on the city walls! He has practiced Martial Arts for only a few years, yet he has already stepped into Qi Storage, and he even Slashed an Outer Gang Realm expert while in the Qi Storage Realm!

"Given time, he will definitely reach Outer Gang!" Lu San took a deep breath and continued, "With him protecting us, we will naturally be safe and sound. Even if the county town is breached by Zhang Ni, Zheng Jun will surely be fine. Whether he submits to Zhang Ni or retreats with the Court, as his friends and relatives, how could he possibly ignore us?

"Although Zheng San has great fame and is by no means an ordinary person, he was ultimately born in this remote, impoverished backwater. What kind of women could he have possibly seen? We will buy a ’Thin Horse’ worth nearly ten thousand taels of silver. She will have exceptional beauty and have attained Mastery in the lute, chess, calligraphy, and painting. Remaining a virgin, she will also have attained Mastery in the arts of seduction, knowing how to play Shuanglu backgammon and dominoes. She’ll even know a bit of Martial Arts to add some spice!

"With a woman like this," Lu San lowered his voice, "no matter how Divine Martial and wise Zheng San is, as long as he meets her, he’s guaranteed to be completely mesmerized!"

Liu Wulang was also persuaded. He immediately whispered, "Then how should we explain her background..."

"We’ll just say she’s a distant relative of one of our families, a younger female cousin."

Speaking with the tone of someone highly experienced, Lu San said, "A woman with a ’Thin Horse’ background will absolutely never expose this secret. After all, being a ’Thin Horse’ is nothing worth bragging about. Being able to wash her past clean and settle down is exactly what she wants.

"In this way, she might even wholeheartedly and joyfully acknowledge one of us here as her older brother!"

Hearing Lu San say this, everyone’s expressions turned strange. They couldn’t help but connect this to something else.

When Master Lu first came to Lotus Water Township years ago, he was all alone. No one had ever heard of him having a younger sister. Initially, they hadn’t thought much of it. But now that Master Lu had brought up this scheme, they naturally made the connection, unable to stop their expressions from turning peculiar.

Seeing this, Lu San merely smiled and remained silent, offering no explanation.

It was a matter of path dependency.

Years ago, when a promising Martial Arts seedling emerged in Lotus Water Township, Lu San had used this exact method. He personally went to Jinzhou, south of Bozhou, and spent two thousand taels to buy a ’Thin Horse’. Changing her surname to Lu and bringing her home, they called each other brother and sister. Then, he introduced her to Lotus Water Township’s Martial Arts seedling, Yuan Yaoyang.

Yuan Yaoyang did not disappoint Lu San, advancing all the way to Qi Storage. Because of this "brother-sister bond," he had always been incredibly respectful toward Lu San. Whenever anyone threatened Lu San, or whenever Lu San had an errand, Yuan Yaoyang would step in. Even a few years ago, after his "younger sister" passed away, Yuan Yaoyang had grieved secretly for a long time.

This Yuan Yaoyang was only in his thirties. Before turning fifty, he was expected to break through to Outer Gang. He was absolutely considered a genius. If he had been born into one of the major families, he might already be an Outer Gang Martial Artist.

Even so, what did it matter? Wasn’t his background still too lowly, and his horizons too narrow? With just a small trick, couldn’t he make such a promising Qi Storage Martial Artist fiercely loyal to him?

Therefore, in Lu San’s eyes, there was no difference between Zheng Jun and Yuan Yaoyang. The only distinction was that Zheng Jun was even more of a genius than Yuan Yaoyang had been.

Thus, he couldn’t use a two-thousand-tael "Lower-class Thin Horse" to fool Zheng Jun. If he was going to buy one, he had to buy a top-tier "Thin Horse" worth ten thousand taels—the kind meant for the entertainment of princes and nobles!

"What a brilliant plan, Uncle Lu!"

"Uncle Lu truly has impressive methods. You are indeed the number one mastermind in Black Mountain County."

"..."

The crowd’s flattery immediately made Lu San feel somewhat light-headed, and he couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

Huo Erlang stood up and said to Lu San, "Uncle, I will set off for home right now to discuss this with my father."

Seeing this, Liu Wulang also called out, "Exactly! Uncle, I am also heading home right away!"

Lu San nodded. Just as he was about to say something, a thunderous crash suddenly echoed from outside.

BOOM!!!

The noise was so deafening that it startled everyone present into a daze. They only felt their eardrums vibrating painfully.

"What was that sound?"

Lu San furrowed his brows. The sound had been massive, but as a Martial Artist at the Peak of Blood Refining, he could faintly hear something within the noise... the roar of a dragon.

Could it be that the Great Demon Snake from Black Mountain had come down?!

Lu San was gripped by shock. Just as he was about to stand up, he suddenly heard Yuan Yaoyang roar loudly, "What do you think you’re doing?! This is the Lu Residence! Retreat at once!"

As soon as the words fell, Lu San also heard the distinct sound of Sword Aura.