139: Chapter 139 Zhang Chulan Officially Takes the Name

" 'No Shame'! Zhang Chulan! "

" Too sleazy! "

" As a human, how could you? At the very least, you shouldn't... "

The jeers from the crowd at the venue reached Mia's ears. She knew her little brother Chu Lan had officially been crowned "No Shame".

After all, tricking the three opponents into a one-on-one, then pretending to allow the winner to recover, and then knocking them out while they couldn't move... such things only he could pull off.

Mia covered her face while watching. If he ever stopped being an Outsider, Zhang Chulan would likely be qualified to be a pyramid scheme lecturer.

Regardless, he won the match. Zhang Chulan advanced successfully.

The subsequent matches were won relatively easily; very few encountered decent opponents like Mia did.

Zhuge Qing used the Wuhou Qimen to make one of his three opponents self-mutilate, while the other two knocked each other out on the arena floor;

Jia Zhengliang's twelve Immortal-Slaying Flying Knives made all three of his opponents willingly concede, the kind of concession where they'd die if they were even a second late;

With a "Humph, Ha!", Xiao Xiao shook his three opponents' souls out of their bodies, knocking them unconscious;

Bai Shixue used a strange method to suck out her opponents' Qi, turning it into little snacks that she chewed up bit by bit;

Zhang Lingyu also easily "swept all three" without revealing any of his true methods, achieving his set goal;

Hu Jie from Dongxiang Village also crushed his three opponents;

Wudang's Wang Ye used a beautiful "Taiji Force" to easily wear down the remaining two opponents in his group until they collapsed on the ground (Zhuge Bai was eliminated by Jin Meng);

The remaining "Lu Family Troupe" and the favored "seeded players" also successfully advanced one after another; one could say that apart from Mia's match, there were no other tough fights.

... While Zhang Chulan and the others were wandering around, they ran into Cang Long and Bai Shixue.

The two of them had partnered up to open a betting pool for the Luotian Grand Ceremony contestants; Zhang Chulan's odds were 1 to 100, while Mia's odds were 1 to 1 (the survival maintenance system advised Tuaner and Ryan not to bet on their pool; just because one is strong doesn't mean they have to take first place, right?).

The Celestial Master stood calmly on the wooden platform and asked each of the winning contestants to draw lots to determine the order of the matches.

The upcoming fighting mode would be one-on-one.

After Zhang Chulan failed to suck up to Zhang Lingyu, he learned from Jiyun (the thin Taoist who had gone down the mountain earlier) that the root cause of Zhang Lingyu's annoyance with Zhang Chulan was — Envy!

Envy that Zhang Chulan could cultivate the "Yang Five Thunders", and Envy that Zhang Chulan was still a virgin. That night, Zhang Chulan was tearful and could not sleep.

" Even that guy Zhang Lingyu is no longer a virgin... "

" Zhang Chulan, be strong, don't cry! What does it have to do with you whether that guy is a virgin or not! Hmm, I still want to cry... "

... Xiao Tang looked at the freshly released list of the top 32 and asked Liang Wuer with some annoyance, "Master Wu? Is our Venerable Mia being targeted?"

" Nonsense, where did you get that idea? " Liang Wuer didn't care at all which opponent Mia faced; he didn't even lift his eyelids.

It was nothing more than a matter of how much force to use and what to teach the opponent. Losing? A hard-fought battle? Completely impossible! Perhaps the Celestial Master could beat Venerable Mia, but that was only a 'perhaps'.

" Look, Master Wu! " Xiao Tang handed the match schedule to Liang Wuer, which clearly indicated that Mia's first opponent was — Jia Zhengliang!

" This kid? Heh! Xiao Tang, you must watch every single one of Venerable Mia's matches; how much you learn depends on yourself. This kid is probably about the same as the one from the last match; they both have some real skills. "

Liang Wuer pondered the "Blood Rose" he had seen outside Longhu Mountain when he arrived. The planting technique was exactly the same as the one outside Tang Family Fortress. It was quite possible it was planted by the same group — Ryan, Tuaner.

" Xiao Tang, keep an eye on Luo Xiaoya when you have nothing to do these next two days. Longhu Mountain is about to get chaotic... "

" Master Wu, what do you mean by that? "

" Back when the Bihe Mountain attacked our Tang Clan, Venerable Mia rushed to plant the sea of flowers I am now tending to. Didn't you see it when we arrived? It's the same here at Longhu Mountain now. But these flowers don't seem to be poisonous. It's just that the pollen sticks to you easily. "

As the two were talking, the door was knocked.

" Come in, Zhang Chulan, the door isn't locked. " Liang Wuer knew that what was meant to come would come eventually.

Zhang Chulan had spent a long time mentally preparing himself before coming to find Liang Wuer.

After all, his grandfather Zhang Huaiyi had died at the hands of their former Sect Leader.

" Senior, I... " Zhang Chulan began.

" I know what you want to ask. I will tell you the accurate information I know. I don't intend to say anything I'm not sure about, okay? Child. "

" Okay! Then please tell me. "

" Zhang Huaiyi was a high-ranking master of Longhu Mountain, and also a hero who resisted the Japanese invaders, the kind who was qualified to inherit the position of Celestial Master. I only knew him because of the war between the Bihe Mountain Ninja Group and our Tang Clan... "

" So, both the Celestial Master and my grandfather were hung up and beaten by Sister Mia? " Zhang Chulan's eyes were about to pop out of their sockets.

" They were hung up, but whether they were beaten or not, I don't know. " Liang Wuer tapped his pipe against the sole of his shoe.

" Yang Lie had a way of inviting death. Here, " Liang Wuer handed a small note to Zhang Chulan, which read: " Yang Lie, do not take Zhang Huaiyi's job; you will surely lose and die. Greed is insatiable. "

" This, this is Sister Mia's handwriting?! " Zhang Chulan exclaimed.

" Venerable Mia has the ability to divine; you've survived the Heavenly Thunder, you should know better than I do. " Liang Wuer's eyes narrowed into slits, and Zhang Chulan felt a palpable murderous intent.

" Just for this one note, she vomited blood for a month. She lay in bed for half a month. " Liang Wuer's eyes dimmed.

" But Yang Lie was blinded by greed; he was determined to go to his death. "

" Master Liang Wu? Was my grandfather that powerful? " Zhang Chulan found it hard to believe.

" More than just powerful! In a one-on-one duel, excluding our Tang Clan's assassination techniques, in my opinion, he was undoubtedly the second best in the world, 'under one person'. " When saying this, a regret for lacking a worthy opponent flashed in Liang Wuer's eyes.

" Perhaps Yang Lie also had this kind of regret? "

" I don't know about the Jiashen Incident and the Thirty-Six Righteous Ones, and those who do keep their mouths shut around me. If you really want to know, I'll go back and ask properly for you. " Liang Wuer picked up his teacup.

" Then I will leave it to you, Senior. " Zhang Chulan bowed, and as he was about to back out, he looked up and asked, " Senior, why are you willing to help me? "

" In our generation, there were many who were infatuated with Venerable Mia but could never have her; Lv Ci was one, and so was I. This is nothing to be ashamed of. She calls you little brother, so you have inherited a part of her connections and grievances. Go now, watch out for the Japanese ninjas, Chu Lan, I'm tired... "

After Zhang Chulan left, Liang Wuer's eyes were exceptionally bright.

" This time, how long will you stay in this mortal world? "