Chapter 117: Ye Wenxin’s Golden Finger¹?

Ye Wenxin was completely unaware of what happened after she returned the tokens to Liu Yansheng, she was currently wandering about, surveying the surrounding arrays.

Excluding the arrays in the backwoods’ forbidden area, the other arrays did not present much of a problem to Ye Wenxin. But the backwoods’ complexity further convinced Ye Wenxin that the opportunities in Shura Hall could only be there.

Time flew by quickly as Ye Wenxin leisurely spent the day here. In the night, she shook off Luo Miaoyi and went to the agreed place to wait for Zhao Teddy.

She waited about an hour until Zhao Teddy came, looking travel-worn. When he saw Ye Wenxin, he greeted her with a grin.

“Did you wait long, Brother Liangchen?”

“No, I just got here,” Ye Wenxin answered with a smile of her own, and naturally, she already transformed into ‘Ye Liangchen’. Her dashing looks formed a stark contrast with Zhao Teddy’s sorry appearance.

Even when dressed in black, it did not affect the strong aura emanating from her.

Zhao Teddy regarded Ye Wenxin’s appearance with envy and could not help sighing, “If I had your shell I wouldn’t be suffering this whole year.” Zhao Teddy recalled the various dilemmas he got stuck in after arriving in this alternate world this year.

“Ah, then what did Brother Zhao do this year?” Ye Wenxin asked smilingly.

“Me? I’m determined to exhaust all the beautiful women in the world.” Zhao Teddy’s eyes shone, declaring his great ambition. Ye Wenxin nodded quite understandingly, as a man, it was normal to pursue women.

However, Ye Wenxin was curious about what method Zhao Teddy had used to end up looking so haggard.

Immediately, Zhao Teddy said even more smugly, “So, I’ve become a flower-picking thief.”

Ye Wenxin was somewhat reluctant to speak, for some strange reason, Hei Tong’s story about finding a flower-picking thief to be her master came to mind.

“Then what?” Nevertheless, she still tried her best to force out a small, kind smile, restraining her right hand which held silver needles so she would not impulsively jab them down.

“Then, I went to various places to commit crimes. It started very smoothly, but later on, I found out the women in this world are too good at fighting.” Zhao Teddy wore a bitter smile, rubbing his face as if reminiscing about that sad past.

“How did you escape?” Ye Wenxin continued inquiring, she could see that Zhao Teddy had average hand-to-hand skills, and his speed in running away was fast, albeit not enough as a means of survival.

Picking flowers (rape) was a capital crime in this world, so Ye Wenxin was more intrigued by what Zhao Teddy’s cheat skills could be.

“I don’t have any special power, but no matter how much I get battered or beaten, I won’t die.” A trace of a wry grin crossed his face, for him, an undying body was a worthless power.

“An undying body, how is that not great?!” Ye Wenxin exclaimed in astonishment, she assumed Zhao Teddy only had some evasion ability, but she did not expect he would have such a formidable cheat skill.

“I don’t think it’s great at all, it’s neither impressive nor practical. What about Brother Liangchen, what skills do you have?” Zhao Teddy directed his gaze at Ye Wenxin, trying to change the subject to ease his embarrassment.

Ye Wenxin paused slightly, thought for a moment then said, “I’m still not clear, but along the way, I haven’t encountered any setbacks or difficulties, and even when I’m trapped in a predicament, I could always turn peril to safety and get a blessing in disguise.”

Recalling the first half of her life, if she could only use one phrase to describe it,  it would be ‘the lucky one in a dog-blooded world’.

A life without much turbulence, with a slight transformation she became someone who stood above men.

To put it bluntly, Ye Wenxin had discovered she did not possess any cheat skills, and coupled with instructions from her best friend Long Qingyue, she finally realized her own position in this world could only be that of a boss villain.

“Could it be that Brother Liangchen can absorb luck?” But Zhao Teddy sounded even more envious, which perplexed Ye Wenxin.

“Luck? What do you mean?”

“I mean the capability to absorb other people’s luck, and the holder’s luck would be significantly improved.  For example, running into beautiful women or handsome men on the road, or coming across a manual after falling into a cave, that sort of thing,” Zhao Teddy explained a little bit, but this was merely what he had read from Earth novels, and there was no real evidence whatsoever.

But Zhao Teddy did not feel Ye Wenxin had any reason to lie, so he explained it to her in a bit more detail.

Realization suddenly dawned on Ye Wenxin, upon careful thinking, after leaving behind her villain identity, her luck had indeed been so good to the point of defying the heavens.

She met her runaway disciple Huang Hanyan and Long Qing’er as soon as she arrived at the foot of the Azure Wings Sect’s mountain, she went shopping and then encountered Ling Jue, who brought her back to the Azure Wings Sect. Even when she went for a walk, her foundation was shattered by a pat from Fairy Fengya, which turned out to be a blessing in disguise as she obtained a much more resilient body……

Reflecting on it, if her cheat was actually luck, then she might be able to avoid the destiny of being killed by a lead character. And perhaps, she had designated herself as a villain too early.

For a while, Ye Wenxin pondered many things, Zhao Teddy also did not pay much attention to this ‘man’ Ye Wenxin, he was looking at the map in his hand, thinking about how to carry out his great flower-picking undertaking.

They walked for a moment, then heard the sound of women laughing teasingly. Zhao Teddy excitedly grabbed Ye Wenxin’s arm.

“Brother Liangchen, it’s the bathhouse…”

“I can tell.” Ye Wenxin silently pulled back her arm, her voice seemingly indifferent.

“Ever since finding out how fearsome the women in this world are, I haven’t done ‘that’ for a long time, this time, I must succeed against all odds!” His hand holding the map trembled as if he could not wait to leap into the bathhouse.

He was the worst lead character Ye Wenxin had ever met, but after a bit of thinking, not every transmigrator was filtered, so she was slightly relieved. Watching Zhao Teddy’s enthusiasm, she continued, “Don’t get excited yet, these female cultivators don’t have high cultivation, but it’s still going to be very unfavorable with your current cultivation. If you want to force yourself in, let alone have your way with beautiful women, you might end up becoming a mummy.”

Ye Wenxin phrased it tactfully, she actually wanted to ask if Zhao Teddy had some tricks.

“Of course, I have a way, see this bottle in my hand? They’re Spring Pills…” Zhao Teddy picked up Ye Wenxin’s implied meaning and immediately took out a white medicine bottle.

Ye Wenxin was also an Alchemist, so she was naturally familiar with pills. However, she also knew that the Spring Pill was expensive. Considering the handshake event Zhao Teddy organized for Ling Jue, even if it had been lively, it was impossible to gather enough money to buy pills, which made her even more puzzled.

“This is truly a big gesture, Brother Zhao. This Spring Pill is costly, yet you were able to buy some.” Ye Wenxin looked surprised, and Zhao Teddy was even more pleased with himself.

“You bet. To get them, I had to expend no small amount of effort. We’ll just have to wait until there are fewer people, find a female cultivator, make her take one, and then…”

Zhao Teddy displayed a rippling smile as if he could imagine wonderful days.

“What’s next?” Ye Wenxin felt this method was ill-advised, wrestling was equivalent to a daily routine for Shura Hall’s female cultivators, and even if Zhao Teddy managed to conquer once, it would not change the status quo.

“We’ll catch her, duh. Then we’ll go for three hundred rounds (idiom, implying long and arduous confrontation),” Zhao Teddy added with some displeasure, Ye Wenxin’s meaning going right over his head.

“And after that?”

“There’s no more ‘after that’, she’ll naturally acknowledge my awesomeness and willingly become my servant.” Unable to put up with Ye Wenxin’s insistent questioning, Zhao Teddy explained impatiently.

Ye Wenxin was thoroughly flummoxed, suspecting Zhao Teddy did not pay his IQ tax before coming to this world.

She was a woman, she naturally knew if a man wanted to dominate a woman, although physical strength was necessary, other aspects were indispensable. Zhao Teddy’s actions were just like his name, lacking more in rational thinking.

“Relax, as long as I succeed, I can let you enjoy a few rounds.” It seemed Zhao Teddy misunderstood Ye Wenxin’s silence, then to express his good faith, he opened the bottle and rolled out a pill.

Ye Wenxin immediately whiffed a familiar odor, looking closer, this pill was no Spring Pill, but a third-grade Vitality Pill. Spring Pills and Vitality Pills appeared quite similar, their medicinal effects were also somewhat the same; Zhao Teddy seemed to have been conned and assumed what he had were Spring Pills.

“Where did you get them from?” Ye Wenxin inquired while holding the pill. Zhao Teddy’s expression became even more smug as he chuckled, “I got it from a brother. He’s a well-known Alchemist.”

For some reason, Ye Wenxin immediately thought of Ling Jue.

Recalling Ling Jue’s character, Ye Wenxin became more certain that the pills in Zhao Teddy’s hand were refined by Ling Jue. To prevent Zhao Teddy from harming innocent girls, she gave him fake pills.

With this in mind, Ye Wenxin suppressed a smile and said earnestly, “The quality of this pill is excellent, clearly from the hands of a master. But I’m not in the mood for romance, so please enjoy it yourself, Brother Zhao.”

With that, she returned the pill to Zhao Teddy, who looked incredulous and even touched, “Thank you, Brother Liangchen, for your generosity. Once I subdue the female cultivators of Shura Hall, I will invite Brother Liangchen to enjoy with me!” He bowed respectfully, speaking with great righteousness, but Ye Wenxin could only smile bitterly in her heart.

Setting aside Zhao Teddy’s character, just the thought of sharing women with others was deeply problematic. If it were not for Zhao Teddy’s Undying skill and the male lead’s fate, Ye Wenxin would have killed this scum long ago.

However, all of this was now unlikely. Without the Spring Pill and powerful strength, Ye Wenxin was also very much looking forward to Zhao Teddy’s next performance.

Unfortunately, Zhao Teddy was still unaware that he had been deceived. He was still planning how to conquer the beauties in the bathhouse. As for the so-called sharing with Ye Liangchen, it was just empty talk.

Both of them had their own hidden agendas. Zhao Teddy poked a hole in the paper window and watched the beautiful scene inside with relish, while Ye Wenxin kept watch outside, observing whether there were any strong cultivators.

“Oh my, Senior Sister, how many men did you find this time?”

“Sigh, I haven’t been in the mood lately, I only found five men.”

“Not bad at all, I found seven.”

“Hehehe, you two sisters are teasing people again.”

It was well known that the female cultivators of Shura Hall were open-minded, so Zhao Teddy chose this place because the difficulty level of the women here was the lowest. Zhao Teddy partly cursed and was partly gleeful, his vulgar behavior making Ye Wenxin very displeased.

If she got the chance, she would make sure Zhao Teddy’s third leg would never stand up again.

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Footnotes:

1. In gaming and internet culture, ‘Golden finger’ refers to a cheat code, cheat program, or any other kind of in-game advantage that gives a player an unfair advantage over others. ↩︎

Author had something to say at the end of this chapter:

1. I saw someone who had questions before, about why Ye Wenxin defined herself as a villain.

The first chapter already described it very clearly, the two characters (Wenxin and Qingyue) have typical antagonist roles, and Ye Wenxin basically has no intention of being a good person.

Even now she’s still not a good person at all, well, she will be bad but she has her bottom line, she just wants a clear conscience~

2. Because of the huge content, there will be many strange and unreasonable places, if you bring it up, I can edit them.

3. As for the bones in the whole body being broken with a single palm strike, it’s necessary for the later plot, please don’t roast me (Cover face and cry)