NOVEL WEB Chapter 5 - Showing Off? I'm a Professional
Jun Jiuxiao was jolted by 2233’s scream, making his head throb. He harshly scolded it, “Shut up.”
2233 was so frightened that it trembled, becoming as quiet as a mouse, not daring to make a sound.
You might wonder how one could tell that 2233 was trembling—its screen showed glitches and the code was messed up. 2233 was clearly in bad shape.
After a few minutes, Jun Jiuxiao continued, “From now on, when you speak in my mind, keep your volume below 40 decibels. Do you know what decibels are?”
2233 timidly replied, 【No.】
But then it produced a series of sounds at varying volumes and flatteringly asked, 【Host, which of these voices is suitable for me to use when speaking to you?】
“The third one,” Jun Jiuxiao chose a voice at around 30 decibels.
【Host, I have programmed it. I will always maintain this volume when speaking.】
“Fine, that’s at least somewhat useful. Now, take me to the female lead,” Jun Jiuxiao didn’t waste more words and directly ordered it to lead him to the female lead.
2233, hearing Jun Jiuxiao’s praise for the first time, wanted to brag a little but held back at his command. It knew it couldn’t afford to upset him and had to obediently comply.
2233 guided Jun Jiuxiao through his mind, and soon they found the female lead.
【Host, the one lying on the ground over there is the female lead.】 2233’s voice maintained the same volume, but Jun Jiuxiao could sense its excitement.
Jun Jiuxiao closely observed the woman lying on the ground. She was prostrate, her face obscured, her clothes stained with bright red blood. It looked like she had been beaten terribly.
Seeing her in such a miserable state, he thought, I should make the male lead suffer more in the future so she can have a bit of an easier time. Jun Jiuxiao sighed inwardly, thinking he was still too kind.
The female lead was still lying on the ground, coughing up blood, with her body covered in sword wounds.
A few men standing in front of the female lead laughed heartily. One of them, a lewd-looking man with protruding teeth, said viciously, “Ugly woman, this is what you get for blocking my way. Kneel properly and call me grandpa a few times, and I might consider sparing you.”
Jun Jiuxiao was shocked by the sight of the lewd man, thinking it was rare to see someone so ugly in the cultivation world. He wondered what parents could give birth to him.
To be stunningly beautiful depends on one’s parents, and only a few have such luck.
However, with the spiritual energy in the cultivation world, most people wouldn’t be too ugly.
Men as ugly as this lewd man were indeed rare; he was a unique, almost one-in-a-million kind of person.
The lewd man used his sword to lift the female lead’s face, made a retching motion, and said to his lackeys, “What an ugly freak. She must be mute too. My precious sword is dirty now.”
After speaking, he withdrew his sword, walked away a bit, and shook the sword as if it had touched something filthy.
When the lewd man lifted the female lead’s face, Jun Jiuxiao saw her features clearly. Her facial features were delicate, but an extensive red birthmark covered the left side of her face.
However, considering she was the female lead, this birthmark would definitely be cured with the male lead’s help, turning her into a stunning beauty who would fall madly in love with him.
The female lead lying on the ground didn’t move or speak, only coldly glaring at the lewd man in front of her.
The lewd man, seeing her disdainful gaze, became enraged. He hated being looked down upon the most.
Infuriated, he said, “You ugly woman, you’re tired of living. How dare you look down on me? If I don’t make your life a living hell today, I won’t be called Wang.”
He raised his sword, intending to stab the prostrate female lead.
Wait, can’t you see she’s already beaten so badly she can’t get up? How do you expect her to kneel? Indeed, minor villains are always brainless.
Also, doesn’t this female lead know that those who recognize the situation are wise? Being beaten like this and still acting arrogant—if she gets killed, she deserves it.
As Jun Jiuxiao was pondering, 2233’s voice came through, 【Host, stop dawdling. That guy is about to kill the female lead. If she dies, we can’t complete our mission.】
Pulled back to reality by 2233, Jun Jiuxiao saw the lewd man ready to stab the female lead with his sword.
Jun Jiuxiao pondered what to do—save her or not? For the sake of hotpot, spicy strips, and mala soup, he decided to save her.
At that moment, Jun Jiuxiao suddenly remembered a scene from an anime he had watched before, where the protagonist deftly caught a sword between two fingers. It was incredibly cool, and he wanted to show off similarly.
In an instant, Jun Jiuxiao flashed forward, standing in front of the female lead. With his right hand, he caught the lewd man’s sword between his middle and index fingers, while his left hand remained behind his back.
Expressionless, coldly and distantly, he said, “You wield a sword? To swing a sword at an unarmed woman is against sword principles. Drop the sword; you’re not worthy.”
He then forcefully threw the lewd man aside.
The lewd man was thrown to the ground, wailing loudly, “Who dares to hit me? Don’t you know my elder brother is Wang Tengfei, a genius disciple of the outer sect?”
Wang Tengfei??? Jun Jiuxiao had truly never heard this name before. An outer sect disciple wasn’t qualified enough to have Jun Jiuxiao hear his name.
But hearing Wang Tengfei’s name made it clear he was an antagonist. It seemed this pair of brothers were both villains. How pitiful. He decided to leave them for the protagonist, feeling charitable once again.
“You lowlife, how dare you hit me? I will kill your entire family and capture your mother and sister to be my slaves,” the lewd man, supported by his cronies, cursed at Jun Jiuxiao.
Jun Jiuxiao’s smile grew colder upon hearing this. Those who knew him understood that this meant he was ready to kill.
The lewd man was choosing to walk into hell when there was a road to heaven right in front of him.
Originally, he could have lived a few more days, but now his entire clan would thank him, as they would be reunited in the underworld by the end of the day.
Oh, wait, they wouldn’t even have that chance since their souls would be utterly obliterated, completely vanishing from this world.
Jun Jiuxiao smiled warmly and said, “What a pity, I’m the only one in my family. But I do have a master. You can decide how you want to deal with him.”
The lewd man’s face became even more smug, thinking the person before him was afraid of his brother, Wang Tengfei. His bloated body shook with glee.
Using a condescending tone, he said, “Seeing that you know your place, I’ll leave you and your master with whole corpses. I’ll just use your heads as chamber pots.”
“And in your next life, be sure to open your eyes wider. Don’t recklessly play the hero. Some people are beyond your reach.”
The female lead, still lying on the ground, weakly said to Jun Jiuxiao, “You should leave. This has nothing to do with you. Don’t get involved. Leave the Xuantian Holy Land and find a place to hide. You can survive.”
Jun Jiuxiao thought the female lead was quite kind. How was he supposed to deal with her in the future?
Alas, he would have to ignore his conscience when dealing with her, though he didn’t really have a conscience to begin with.
Ignoring the female lead’s words, Jun Jiuxiao continued speaking to the lewd man, “But you can’t defeat me. You’ll have to call your brother.”
He furrowed his brows, pondered for a moment, then continued, “Your brother’s name is Wang Tengfei, right? An outer sect disciple?”
The lewd man nodded proudly and said, “Yes, my brother is the outer sect’s genius disciple, Wang Tengfei. Scared now? Kneel and beg me, and I might let you keep your whole body.”
Confirming it was Wang Tengfei, Jun Jiuxiao looked into the void and instructed, “Elder Pu, please bring him here.”
There was no response from the void, only a ripple of spiritual energy. The servant disciples of the Errand Peak, with their low cultivation levels, couldn’t sense this faint spiritual energy fluctuation.
The lewd man, hearing Jun Jiuxiao’s words and thinking he had encountered someone important, was initially terrified.
But after a while, with no response from the void, he thought Jun Jiuxiao was just bluffing to scare him, to make him hesitant and not kill him immediately.
Thinking of what the ugly woman had said about fleeing the Xuantian Holy Land to survive, the lewd man’s expression changed from fear to smugness. Just as he was about to speak…