171: battle of wits

The old woman looked at Qin Shou with sympathy, and casually took the two hundred yuan Qin Shou gave her.

Then, with the air of someone who had seen it all, she advised, "Young man, we must be strong in life! Your girlfriend cheating isn't a big deal. A man should be open-minded; which man doesn't have a few blades of grass growing on his head? Don't you agree?"

Qin Shou thought to himself, 'What the hell is she talking about!' 'Did you see it or not? Just tell me!'

After speaking, the old woman winked, pointed to the room inside, and whispered, "Room 103, young man, I'm not saying you shouldn't, but you should avoid women who are so promiscuous in the future. She actually got together with a Bald Donkey!"

As the old woman spoke, she thought to herself, 'That dead Bald Donkey, it's one thing to find a woman, but to steal someone else's! He thought he could buy me off with a hundred yuan? No way! I have a sense of justice, and besides, this guy gave two hundred, much more generous than him.'

Upon hearing this, Qin Shou didn't say another word and rushed towards Room 103.

"Hehe, there's a good show to watch!"

The old woman looked at the rushing Qin Shou with excitement.

"Oh! Be gentle! You'll have to pay if you break anything."

But watching the show was one thing; seeing Qin Shou's posture, the old woman immediately became nervous, thinking, 'Go ahead and catch them, but don't smash up my shop.'

Qin Shou kicked the door open with a fierce blow.

Joyful Monk was sitting cross-legged in meditation when he suddenly heard the two women let out seductive moans. Joyful Monk was overjoyed and immediately stood up, saying, "Hehehe, little beauties, can't you wait? This Humble Monk is coming to dote on you, hahaha!"

Joyful Monk was sitting in meditation near the door and hadn't fully stood up when the door panel suddenly collapsed, hitting Joyful directly. Joyful Monk was completely unprepared for this, stumbled, and fell face-first to the ground.

"Nanqin!"

Qin Shou kicked the door open and indeed saw Xu Nanqin lying on the bed. He stepped over the door panel and rushed in.

"Ah! Ah!"

Qin Shou stepped twice, heard two screams, and only then realized there was a person under his feet.

Qin Shou's expression turned cold, knowing that this person was behind it all. He lifted his leg and stomped down fiercely.

However, what Qin Shou didn't expect was that before his foot even landed, the Joyful Monk below suddenly exerted force, directly lifting Qin Shou, himself, and the door panel all at once.

Qin Shou was suddenly shocked, thinking, 'This person has immense strength; it seems he's not easy to deal with.'

Qin Shou was thrown up by Joyful Monk, and while still in mid-air, he immediately shot out several silver golden needles.

These golden needles were originally ancient magical artifacts, and now Qin Shou had just acquired the Tang Sect Peerless Hand skill. When he used it, their speed was as fast as lightning.

Joyful Monk hadn't expected Qin Shou to have this skill. His expression hardened, and for a moment, he couldn't dodge. However, he was, after all, a Profound Rank Mid-stage master who cultivated secret techniques. Although he couldn't dodge, his methods were quite varied. He immediately put his palms together and shouted, "Vajra Great Mudra."

Joyful Monk's hands suddenly glowed with golden light, and then Joyful Monk directly clapped his palms towards Qin Shou's golden needles.

Joyful Monk's Vajra Great Mudra was a secret Buddhist technique, many times more powerful than Black Liu's Iron Sand Palm. Qin Shou's golden needles were indestructible, but when they met the golden light on Joyful Monk's Vajra Great Mudra, their speed actually slowed down.

However, these were ancient magical artifacts after all. Although their speed slowed, they were not completely stopped and still flew towards Joyful Monk's palm.

Seeing this, Joyful Monk was secretly alarmed, thinking, 'This person actually has a magical artifact. What is his origin?'

On the other side, Qin Shou had now stabilized his stance and was also extremely surprised. His golden needles were extremely powerful; the last time he dealt with Black Liu, he was able to win easily precisely because of the power of this magical artifact. He hadn't expected to encounter someone today who could directly confront it.

However, Qin Shou still had many golden needles. Knowing this monk was powerful, he dared not hold back. Without another word, dozens more golden needles shot out, combined with the unique hidden weapon technique of Tang Sect Peerless Hand, flying towards Joyful Monk from all directions.

Joyful Monk dared not be careless, knowing that the Vajra Great Mudra alone couldn't block so many golden needles. He shouted, "Go!"

Immediately, a string of Buddhist beads hanging on Joyful Monk's chest suddenly exploded. Over a hundred Buddhist beads met the golden needles shot by Qin Shou.

The number of Joyful Monk's Buddhist beads was greater than Qin Shou's golden needles. While blocking Qin Shou's golden needles, more than ten remaining ones all shimmered with golden light and flew towards Qin Shou.

Joyful Monk's cultivation realm was far above Qin Shou's. Qin Shou dared not take them head-on and immediately used Absolute Shadow Steps, his body transforming into afterimages to quickly dodge.

However, the space inside the small hotel room was simply too small. Even if Qin Shou was fast, he couldn't fully exert himself. Despite his quick evasions, several Buddhist beads still hit him.

Qin Shou immediately spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, shocked by the terrifying strength of this monk.

Seeing this, Joyful Monk's mouth curled into a sinister smile. He snorted coldly, secretly pleased, 'With your meager skill, you dare to ruin This Humble Monk's good deed?'

But Qin Shou was no pushover either. Among the golden needles Qin Shou shot towards Joyful Monk, several contained Qin Shou's spiritual energy. Although Qin Shou's current realm was too low to control all golden needles from a distance, he could still control a few of them.

Just as Joyful Monk thought victory was assured, Qin Shou's mind stirred. Those few golden needles, imbued with his spiritual energy, silently changed direction in mid-air, avoiding the oncoming Buddhist beads.

Joyful Monk had calculated extremely well, with no omissions, virtually blocking all the golden needles.

But the grade of Qin Shou's golden needle magical artifact was far superior to Joyful Monk's Buddhist beads, making it much easier to control, allowing for changes in direction from a distance.

Joyful Monk's Buddhist beads, however, could not be controlled as freely as Qin Shou's; at most, they could be retracted and released, but not change direction in mid-air.

Joyful Monk never expected such a turn of events and was greatly alarmed.

"Controlling objects from a distance? Could this person be an Earth Rank Master!"

It was too late for Joyful Monk to dodge. He roared, "Adamantine Body of the Immovable Wisdom King!"

Joyful Monk's body suddenly glowed with golden light, and a golden phantom of the Immovable Wisdom King's Dharmakaya appeared out of thin air around Joyful Monk.

But Joyful Monk, in his haste, awakened the Adamantine Dharmakaya of the Immovable Wisdom King too quickly. The Dharmakaya had not fully manifested when the golden needles had already passed through the phantom and pierced into Joyful Monk's body.

Seeing his hidden weapon attack succeed, Qin Shou sneered, "Explode."

Several explosions were heard. The spiritual energy on the golden needles that had pierced into Joyful Monk's body directly detonated on Joyful Monk, instantly creating several bloody holes on Joyful Monk, a gruesome sight.

However, this Joyful Monk was indeed formidable. The moment the golden needles pierced into his body, he immediately circulated his spiritual energy, firmly enveloping the golden needles.

Therefore, even after these golden needles exploded, though the sight was shocking, they did not cause fatal damage to Joyful Monk.