NOVEL WEB Chapter 459: Hmph, Men!
Chapter 459: Hmph, Men!
That day, Lin Fengmian sat amidst a pile of miscellaneous books that Jun Wuxie had dabbled in, skimming through them until his head spun.
He casually picked up a book titled Detailed Explanations of the Ten Great Treasures, opened the title page, and was immediately stunned.
The Ten Great Treasures were listed as: “A Lone Bloom,” “Twin Swallows in Flight,” and so on.
Wait, what?
Where were the Heavenly Opening Axe, the Slaughtering Immortal Sword, and the God-Slaying Spear?
He took a closer look at the cover and realized that it was the Ten Great Treasures, not the Ten Divine Tools.
Lin Fengmian’s interest was immediately piqued. He had heard about the Ten Great Treasures of Women, but he had never understood them in detail.
Ahem, it’s not like I wanted to read this. You forced me to!
He continued to flip through the pages, which were filled with detailed descriptions and illustrations of the Ten Great Treasures and their unique characteristics.
The Ten Great Treasures were: “A Lone Bloom”, “Two Swallows in Flight”, “Three Pearls in Spring Water”, “Four Seasons Jade Whirlpool”, “Five Dragons Playing with a Pearl”, “Six-Sided Ambush”, “Seven-Aperture Exquisite”, “Eight Directions Wind and Rain”, “Nine-Turned Corridor”, and “Tenfold Heavenly Palace”.
While the treasures became rarer as the list went on, each one had its own unique allure.
Women who possessed these treasures were considered to be rare and extraordinary, the likes of which one could only dream of meeting.
Lin Fengmian had initially treated the book as mere entertainment, but when he reached the description of “Three Pearls in Spring Water”, he was stunned.
Isn’t this the description of Liu Mei?
No wonder this enchantress was always so… um, overflowing with charm.
So, she was the owner of one of these treasures!
I’ve been blind to true treasures, almost mistaking a priceless artifact for a chamber pot!
Master, I bow to your wisdom!
Just as he was lost in thought, a cold voice interrupted him.
“What are you reading?”
Lin Fengmian closed the book and stood up, looking guilty. “Sect Master, I’m just… studying!”
Shangguan Yu looked at the cover of the book and let out a cold laugh.
Hmph, men!
“Lin Fengmian, you have another task today.”
“What task?” Lin Fengmian asked curiously.
“Something simple!”
With a wave of her hand, several chains with barbed hooks shot into Lin Fengmian’s body, causing him to cry out in pain.
“You crazy woman, what are you doing?”
Shangguan Yu replied nonchalantly, “Today, a group of your admirers want to see you. Your job is to play dead.”
Lin Fengmian, sweating with pain, protested, “Shangguan Yuqiong, do you have to go this far? Can’t you just tie me up normally?”
“No, it has to look real. Besides, Yue Shuying can heal you afterwards. No big deal.”
Shangguan Yu expressionlessly picked up a whip and began lashing Lin Fengmian, covering his body with bloody wounds.
Lin Fengmian gritted his teeth in pain and couldn’t help but curse, “I think you just hate me!”
“Damn it, I shouldn’t have helped you back in Junlin. I should have let you crawl back on your own!”
His words only fueled Shangguan Yu’s anger. She stopped pretending and sneered.
“Congratulations, you’re right. I do hate you!”
A short while later, Shangguan Yu dragged Lin Fengmian to the Cold Water Dungeon and hung him in a spread-eagle position, reminding him,
“If you don’t want anything to happen to them, don’t say a word.”
Lin Fengmian weakly replied, “I get it, you witch!”
Shangguan Yu snorted and cast a spell, creating a water curtain that isolated Lin Fengmian from the outside world.
Hanging there, Lin Fengmian felt pain everywhere and clenched his fists.
Shangguan Yuqiong, I’ll remember this beating. I’ll pay you back one day!
But on the bright side, since he couldn’t retrieve the treasures from Fairy Lake, he could leave them for Liu Mei and the others.
After another half hour, the cold water dungeon opened again and the harsh light from outside streamed in.
Several women stood at the entrance, staring in shock at Lin Fengmian, who was hanging limply, barely alive.
“Senior Brother!”
Xia Yunxi shouted as she rushed towards Lin Fengmian, only to be blocked by the water curtain. She could only call out to him repeatedly from the other side.
Tears streamed down her face as she sobbed, “Senior Brother, what happened to you? Are you okay?”
Chen Qingyan and the others slowly walked in, their eyes filled with pity as they saw Lin Fengmian’s battered and bloodied state.
Lin Fengmian looked at Xia Yunxi and tried to smile, but the movement tugged at his wounds, causing him to grimace.
“Yunxi, I’m fine. Don’t cry,” he said through gritted teeth.
“How can you be fine? I’ll beg Master to release you!” Xia Yunxi said anxiously.
Lin Fengmian didn’t want Xia Yunxi to be subjected to any of Shangguan Yuqiong’s twisted demands, so he quickly stopped her.
“Don’t beg that crazy woman. She won’t let me go. She’s a psychopath.”
He forced a smile and said, “If you really want to save me, focus on your cultivation and take her down.”
Xia Yunxi nodded through her tears, her voice firm. “Senior Brother, I will definitely save you.”
Lin Fengmian, still worried, added, “Yunxi, you can’t dual cultivate with anyone else, okay? You are mine alone.”
“Otherwise, even if you save me, I’ll kill myself to make you regret it!”
Xia Yunxi nodded tearfully. “Senior Brother, don’t worry. In this life, I belong to you in life and death. I’ll never get involved with anyone else.”
Lin Fengmian finally felt reassured. His biggest fear was that this self-sacrificing girl would be tricked into doing something reckless.
Chen Qingyan looked at Lin Fengmian with mixed feelings. She hadn’t expected that in the blink of an eye, he would be locked up in the water dungeon.
She solemnly apologized, “Junior brother, I’m sorry. I misunderstood you earlier.”
Lin Fengmian smiled at her through the water curtain. “It’s okay. I gave you a bad impression, and I am that kind of person.”
Chen Qingyan shook her head. “No, I misunderstood you too much. Junior Brother, I’ll do my best to get you out as soon as possible!”
Lin Fengmian then turned to Liu Mei and gave her a weak smile. “Senior Sister Liu, why are you so calm?”
Although Liu Mei’s eyes showed concern, she was still upset that he had left her behind to take risks alone.
“What is there to say? It would be best if you died in there. Then no one would stop me from finding another man.”
“Liu Mei, you’re asking for a beating!” Lin Fengmian snarled through clenched teeth.
“Hmph, what can you do to me while you’re locked in there?” Liu Mei turned her face away, refusing to look at him.
Lin Fengmian struggled in anger, but the chains held him tight and the movement tore at his wounds, sending waves of pain through his body.
“Liu Mei, just you wait! If you dare to find someone else when I am not around, I will beat you until you can no longer sit!”
Liu Mei, seeing the tear and blood flow in his wounds, couldn’t help but glare at him in concern.
“Do you want to get yourself killed? Stay still!”
Lin Fengmian snapped angrily. “You’re planning to find another man, and you expect me to stay calm?”
Xia Yunxi looked at him with heartbreak, then turned to Liu Mei and pleaded, “Senior Sister…”
Liu Mei, also feeling a pang of guilt, sighed. “Fine, fine, I swear I won’t find another man. Now, stay still!”
Mo Ruyu interjected, trying to lighten the mood. “Junior brother, stop struggling. Senior Sister can use her hands to take care of things. If she can’t, I’ll help her.”
Lin Fengmian looked at Liu Mei in shock. “Wait, you use your hands as well?”
“Shut up!” Liu Mei snapped, her face turning red with embarrassment.
The originally somber atmosphere was now completely derailed by Lin Fengmian and Mo Ruyu’s antics, turning the scene into something completely absurd.