No matter how much he shouldn't have come, he was already here.
Since he was already here...
Qiu Wuji could only stare blankly as the dancers on stage swayed their serpentine waists, coiling around the steel pipe in various fantastical dance moves.
Qiu Wuji had roamed the world for millennia; what hadn't he seen?
This was truly unlike anything he'd ever seen.
He'd wiped out sects of lewd cultivation, like the "Dual Cultivation Cult," which were far more outrageous than this, with some even engaging in indiscriminate acts under the open sky. But who would bother to watch that? A single supernatural power from afar would reduce them all to ashes. Besides, back then, his mind was focused on killing; his vigilance was on traps and ambushes, not this kind of thing.
This was truly the first time he'd sat here up close and enjoyed a performance.
Qiu Wuji couldn't understand how the dancers could do this. They were clearly dancing with a static pipe, yet it seemed more alluring than the image of someone entwined with a man. That alluring dance could easily be mistaken for the seductive dance of the cultivation world. Aside from lacking cultivation, the movements were undeniably alluring, enough to make not only men feel aroused but also women feel their mouths dry.
Especially when a man was sitting close beside her.
Qiu Wuji didn't even notice when Chu Ge's arm had pressed against her again; sitting so close, it was possible it would touch at any moment. She could feel his arm was stiffer than before, as if his whole body was tense, his breathing more rapid, and his body slightly hunched.
The woman slowly unbuttoned another undergarment.
Chu Ge's mouth was half-open, his mind blank.
"Enough, miss, are you really undressing?"
"Our city actually has this kind of thing? I wasted the last twenty or thirty years… no, I should have criticized it long ago!"
"No wonder things are so expensive here… so that's what they're spending on?"
Stealing a glance at Qiu Wuji, she had calmed down.
"Three points, huh? I've seen too many lately."
No matter how alluring her movements, after a while it gets old, it's all the same, nothing special...
You wouldn't actually dare to strip, would you?
Just as he was thinking this, a deafening roar of cheers erupted from the crowd. The woman removed the lampshade from her body, the blinding headlights and the central red LED light dazzling Qiu Wuji's eyes.
She was completely stunned.
You really dare!
In broad daylight!
In a flash, the black lampshade was casually tossed aside by the woman, flying right towards Chu Ge.
Chu Ge instinctively reached out to catch it.
A sharp pain shot through his waist; a jade-like hand had already snatched the lampshade away.
Cloud Rift Sect's top-tier combat technique! Kunpeng Drooping Clouds, Ten Thousand Miles Across Autumn, Thousand Illusions of Formless Sword Qi!
The lampshade vanished into thin air.
Lampshade: "..." Chu Ge: "..." The girl had originally intended to do something with the chance encounter that followed the car headlights, but a chilling killing intent flashed from nowhere, and she completely forgot about it, continuing to dance on stage.
The other guests in the audience were cheering and shouting wildly, seemingly forgetting something and paying no attention to this side at all.
Chu Ge's shoulders slumped, and he let out a sigh of relief.
Qiu Wuji clenched his fist: "This is the project you were looking forward to, right? Asking as soon as you walked in."
"Ah, well, I was just pretending I wasn't a newbie." Chu Ge was a little nervous, and inexplicably added, "My female companion is so beautiful, isn't that the best project..."
"Thump!" A punch landed on his head, Chu Ge's chin rested on the table, and he walked away peacefully.
"The same words are flattery when spoken by others, but when you say them, it's suicide..." Chu Ge muttered, leaning on the table, "They say cultivators need a peaceful mindset..." Qiu Wuji sneered, "Do you know why I can't be peaceful, but you can't?"
"Huh?"
"Because I can beat you up, even beat up everyone here, while what can you do besides annoy yourself?" Qiu Wuji grabbed him and pulled him up: "Found the secret passage, let's go, how much longer do you want to watch!" The sexy dance on stage continued, but the alluring atmosphere seemed to shatter completely with those words.
Chu Ge no longer cared what the woman looked like when she took off her last piece of clothing, because he also felt more interested in the secrets of this place than the secrets of that place.
Women are nothing compared to adventure.
Anyway, I have someone to protect me.
The two quietly left their seats, and amidst the chaotic dance, they quietly turned a corner. What seemed like a dead end suddenly revealed a corridor that appeared to be an employee passageway, but two or three burly men were patrolling inside, watching the outside world warily.
Seeing someone peering in, a burly man immediately announced, "Employee entrance, no unauthorized personnel allowed."
Chu Ge raised his hand to indicate he had gone the wrong way and retreated. He and Qiu Wuji exchanged a glance; both felt something was definitely wrong. Would an employee entrance be guarded like this?
But it didn't seem like an absolute ban on outsiders. Otherwise, they would have sealed the entrance—creating a hidden door and locking it wouldn't be difficult. Why leave the entrance so blatantly exposed?
Qiu Wuji whispered, "In my experience, places like this in the martial arts world definitely have special gatherings inside. They wouldn't shut everyone out. As long as you have a secret code or a token, you should be able to pass through without hindrance."
Chu Ge asked, "Can you sense other entrances?"
Qiu Wuji said, "There are other entrances underground, but they lead to more complicated locations. Why not just target this place?"
"What can we possibly do… you'll just have to sneak in using invisibility, and take me with you."
Qiu Wuji remained silent.
Chu Ge asked curiously, "What?" Qiu Wuji's tone was cool: "I thought your experience in this world would allow you to travel freely, but it turns out you're nothing special... So what are we doing here?"
Chu Ge: "..." Why did I write you as so arrogant? Oh right, I think I wrote "proud," sorry, this poor writer's skill is lacking...
Qiu Wuji didn't use invisibility, because it wasn't applicable.
She swaggered into the passage, waving her empty hand at the burly men: "Can I go in now?"
The burly men bowed: "Please come in." Qiu Wuji tossed her ponytail and strode into the depths of the passage, Chu Ge following like a lackey, jogging behind without anyone stopping her.
Qiu Shui Mingming, an illusion, made the burly men see what they wanted to see, thus making them believe she had a membership card in her empty hand.
At the end of the passage was a downward elevator, its destination unknown. This is why invisibility doesn't work; the elevator going down would definitely let people know someone was there…
Feeling like a mere ornament, Chu Ge stood in the elevator. The confined space was filled with Qiu Wuji's delicate fragrance. He didn't feel it was a big deal that he hadn't served his purpose; on the contrary, he felt a faint sense of pride.
This is the woman I created.
"Ding!" After an unknown amount of time descending, the elevator finally reached the bottom.
The moment the doors opened, a tremendous roar and clamor rushed out. Not only Chu Ge, but even Qiu Wuji's pupils contracted slightly.
He hadn't expected there to be such a vast area underground, almost the size of a stadium. The central fighting arena was about half the size of a football field, surrounded by layers upon layers of seats. Although it didn't seem full, it already gave the impression of being packed with people.
Everyone had a ferocious expression, shouting madly, their bloodshot eyes filled with violence: "Kill him! Kill him!"
The shouts intertwined, echoing in the enclosed underground space like thunder.
"Roar!" In the center of the arena, a burly man punched a girl in front of him in the stomach.
Yueying nimbly tried to dodge, but as soon as she moved, she suddenly felt her body become heavy and sluggish.
Gravity manipulation?
The thought flashed through Yueying's mind. She forcibly broke through the gravity's constraints, but was ultimately affected and slowed down. The burly man's fist had already grazed her stomach.
Yueying was blasted and rolled several times on the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood, which was hidden by her mask, slowly dripping from beneath it.
The burly man grinned maliciously and chased after her, kicking her again.
Yueying managed to roll again, only to find herself at the edge of the ring.
One more roll and she would fall.
"Fuck your bitch, I bet a million on you! You dare let me down!" An enraged man in the stands stood up, throwing his phone around like it was free: "Get up!" Another shouted with maniacal laughter, "Kill her! Kill her, hahaha!" The crowd was in an uproar, everyone yelling and throwing things; no one could hear what anyone was saying.
Chu Ge watched this scene with a chill running down his spine. He couldn't believe he was in his own city; it felt like stepping into a novel.
Yue Ying struggled to her feet, only to be met with a flying kick from the burly man.
Could she dodge it?
She didn't dodge.
Unconsciously, the shadow beneath the burly man's feet coiled into a ball, catching his supporting leg as he kicked, pulling him backward.
Caught off guard, the burly man fell forward. Yue Ying dodged to the side, delivering a powerful back kick to his back.
The fall and the kick meant the burly man was the one who was about to fall off the stage first.
...Name: Yueying (Note: According to the confession of the person who walked through the wall, information is incomplete, suspected to be a code name).
Identity: Unknown, involved in underground boxing matches.
Ability: Shadow manipulation.
Development Level: Unknown.
Nature: Combat, assassination.
Potential Assessment: S.
Gu Ruoyan traced this list with her finger and whispered to her subordinate, "Find this Yueying. If the confession from the person who walked through the wall wasn't exaggerated, then such a person absolutely cannot be left to languish in the underground boxing ring."