Chen Shi’s gaze fell upon the matron, his eyebrows lightly raised, his sleeves gradually beginning to flutter.
There was no wind in the deep courtyard, but the flow of True Qi was present.
Like the wind, it lifted the hem of the young man’s robe.
The matron was a mature woman, her gaze carrying the wisdom of one who had seen through all men, but Chen Shi was just a kid, his gaze clear and devoid of sexual desire, which made her feel somewhat unfamiliar.
Though she was over forty, she maintained herself very well, appearing only in her early thirties.
Her skin was smooth, fair, and supple.
There was no excess flesh on her body, nor was any lacking.
Where it should bulge, it certainly bulged, and where it should be concave, it definitely would not protrude.
Where it should be thin, it was thin, where it should be round, it was round.
Her temperament was ethereal, giving off the impression of a high and lofty immortal, yet at the same time it was filled with sensuality, a stark contrast.
It was a temperament very difficult to cultivate.
Temperament can be nurtured; musical instruments, chess, calligraphy, painting foster the refinement of a lady’s temperament, meditation and practice yield the transcendent air of an immortal, rolling with men spurs sensuality, blending these temperaments together turns someone into an enchantress.
Even some men’s gazes upon her were more enthusiastic than those cast towards young virgins, filled with incontrollable lust.
Upon seeing her, Hu Feifei felt shamefully inferior; her own methods paled in comparison to this woman’s, no wonder Sun Zheng had fallen in Rouge Lane.
Yet, despite her allure, Chen Shi did not feel the slightest bit of desire.
Hu Meizi, upon seeing Chen Shi’s demeanor, couldn’t help but praise him as being forged of steel.
Chen Shi scanned the surroundings and said, "Is Rouge Lane owned by the young master? Where is he? I wish to meet him."
He noticed that there were many useful things in this extensive courtyard.
The wooden beams of the corridor could pierce someone dead, the porcelain vases in the corners for holding flowers became very sharp once broken, and the well was quite nice too; plunging someone headfirst with feet up into it, then dropping a Five Thunders Skill into the well could probably cause an explosion inside.
And those stone lions in front of the gate, when one’s head smashed against them, it was unclear whether the head or the stone lions would shatter first.
But what truly caught Chen Shi’s eye was the concubine bamboo in the corner of the wall; this type of bamboo was literally solid and could accompany the Stabbing Sword Style when shot out.
The weapon he found most handy.
"Chen Shi, you’ve outsmarted yourself. Before even entering the city you became alert as a bird, entering the city and probing around was like startling the grass to scare the snake."
The matron smiled and said, "From the moment you entered the city, your whereabouts were in the young master’s grasp."
Chen Shi heard a series of footsteps and saw five young women walk out from the deep courtyard, each conjuring their shrines with a Divine Embryo inside, holding their Nascent Souls in the palm of their hands.
They walked cautiously along the wall, staying about two Zhang away from Chen Shi.
This distance was extremely cunning.
As Chen Shi’s physical body became stronger, his body was transforming towards a Taoist Body, his strikes fierce and commanding, and even with just a step within two Zhang, he could reach his target in an instant, a punch thrown out capable of breaking through the Nascent Soul force field!
But beyond the distance of two Zhang, his body’s charge and punches were not so swift.
Beyond two Zhang, spells were faster.
Each of their steps precisely measured two Zhang; clearly, someone had warned them, never to step within two Zhang of Chen Shi!
"The young master has studied your battles, from when you began with killing the Zhao family’s descendants in Huangyang village; he has studied every battle you’ve fought."
The matron said with a smile, "The young master says that your strongest aspect lies in your physical body and battle awareness. Although you have not practiced any Golden Body Skill, your physical body is comparable to a true Golden Body, and together with your cultivation, he can assert that your close-combat range is within two Zhang. Beyond two Zhang, you’re helpless and must resort to using spells."
She clapped her hands and saw those five pretty young women each take out a needle case, holding it in the palm of their hands. freёweɓnovel_com
Opening the needle case, inside were silver needles.
The needles were six inches long, longer than the big needles for sewing soles of shoes, but finer, like cow hair.
"These needles are modeled after the Golden Needle in the hands of Independent Feng Feihua."
The matron said with a laugh, "The young master once had an encounter with Feng Feihua. He borrowed her Golden Needle to study for three days, then created these silver needles, specialized in defeating the Golden Body Skill."
Chen Shi’s brow twitched, his gaze fixed on the needle cases held by the women, and saw one of the young women with a red flower tucked in her hair carefully pick up a silver needle, extremely fine and trembled slightly as if it would bend with the slightest force.
But this soft, delicate needle exerted great pressure on him.
"This needle is exceedingly slender, but the young master had the craftsmen of the Hundred Refinement Hall engrave three talismans on the tip, and forty-six talismans along the body of the needle."
The matron listed them off as if treasure, saying, "The cost of each needle is up to a thousand liang."
The young woman with the red flower in her hair mobilized the silver needle in her hand, which flew silently and invisibly; Chen Shi’s gaze followed the needle’s path, but he could barely catch its location, only managing to see a faint, swiftly passing shadow.
The woman raised her hand, grabbed the silver needle, and in that brief instant, it had already made a circuit around the vast courtyard.
"There are a total of forty-five of these silver needles."
The matron’s expression became solemn as she said, "Forty-five silver needles, plus five Nascent Soul Realm experts—the young master said this is enough to assure your death here. What do you think?"
Chen Shi solemnly replied, "The young master knows me quite well. May I see him?"
The matron revealed a smile, "The young master is not in the city right now, you can’t see him. Chen Shi, on Phoenix Ridge, you saw advantage and forgot loyalty, coveted the Resurrection Lotus, exterminated the Taiping Sect down to the last, a most heinous crime. The young master is very angry. He commanded people to search for you; unexpectedly, you were relentlessly brutal and killed them all, leaving only Scholar Pei to escape back alive. These acts were done by you; I’m not wronging you, am I?"
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