ADAPTED FROM THE WEBCOMIC YI REN ZHI XIA
THIS IS A WORK OF FICTION.
ALL ACTIONS AND ABILITIES PERFORMED SHOULD NOT BE IMITATED
Chaos Golden Space Rip!
Darn it.
You even thought of jumping off a building
to avoid doing work.
If I were the leader of Wudang Sect,
I would expel you too.
Fine. I'll get up there now.
Relax. Zhuge Qing has dealt with it.
Alright, then.
Eleven of them.
Ms. Bao.
We can get credit for sending them to the company, right?
Yes.
You're so snotty.
You must be the leader.
How about this?
Tell me who sent you here
and I'll let you guys go.
Brat.
Save it.
My business
is based on trust.
If I tell you,
I'll run out of business.
If I don't tell you,
there's nothing you can do.
There's nothing I can do?
Ms. Bao.
Tell him what I can do to him.
Sure.
Nice one.
See?
This is a work injury.
I've reported it to the company.
Our company is united.
A collective with love.
Starting today,
your name has been put on the list in the company.
You beat me up so badly.
From now on,
you will be the main concern of our company.
You can kiss goodbye to your business.
You're framing me!
Am I?
You knew from the get-go
that he was this despicable,
that's why you asked me to find him, right?
How would I have known?
I guess
that's a serendipitous bonus.
I will never tell you.
Just come at me.
Why did you approach my family?
Taoist Wang.
We haven't done anything to your family yet.
Relax.
Don't you dare do anything!
Tell me.
Who sent you?
How many more of you are out there?
Are you telling me or not?
You…
Wang Ye.
Don't do it.
That's right, Wang Ye.
I've beaten myself up so badly, yet he refuses to speak.
Let's talk about what we should do next.
If we want to find who's behind it now,
don't you think it's time you two use your phantasmagoria?
What's with that look? Did I say something wrong?
You are right.
This is my business.
I should bear it alone.
Don't say that.
If it was that easy,
you could have done it in the first place.
Let's do it together.
Count Lian in.
Let's do it with the three of us.
Do it together?
Is this a joke?
Wait a minute.
Can't you two do it and give me the answer?
Wang Ye.
-Can you set the Four Pillars? -I can.
What did you mean by the three of us together?
How can three people do divination together?
So there's something you can't do.
This is a unique skill of the Marquis family.
We discovered long ago
that phantasmagoria isn't unique to individual sorcerers.
Once you enter it,
it is all the same.
Ms. Bao.
You must stand watch for us.
One more thing.
Don't let those guys get away.
Piece of cake.
Handled it.
They can't move now.
I love Ms. Bao's style.
Come on.
Let's find an empty space.
Zhang Chulan.
Is your eye okay?
I'll rub it back to normal.
Wang Ye, I think this space looks good.
Let's do it here.
First off,
Wang Ye has to be the one laying out the array.
Qimen's Four Pillars will move every two hours.
This array can only be used
when the Four Pillars are in the right spots.
That means the Three Wonders and Six Flags,
Eight Doors,
Nine Stars,
and Eight Gods
must all fall in their respective houses.
We can only wait for the perfect timing.
That's why this array is extremely impractical
to the Zhuge family.
But we have Wang Ye.
So this exacting demand
won't be a problem.
The second step.
Someone who can mobilize qi needs to land on the house
to be a sacrificial offering.
According to old folks,
my ancestor, Kongming, once planned to gather
the fifteen offerings of the Three Wonders and Six Flags
to gain exceptional powers
through this array.
Sadly, he did not succeed in the end.
But of course,
there are only three of us.
We aren't incarnations,
nor are we asking for powers.
It's just an inquiry.
It should be alright.
Later, I will stand on Bing Fire.
Wang Ye, you stand on Ding Fire.
Chulan clashes with Yi Wood.
Use the Gold Brilliance Spell.
Ms. Bao.
Guard the three of us.
We each take a spot of the Three Wonders.
I will take us
into the phantasmagoria through this array.
Let's begin, Wang Ye.
Okay.
Qimen's Immaculate Scrutiny.
Zhuge Qing,
this must be your real reason to come for me.
You want to see Qimen Manipulation again
using any excuse.
Everything is still the same.
It is changing.
Alright.
Well,
where do I go?
Stand there.
Let's begin.
Li,
Bursting Flame.
Gold Brilliance Spell.
Li,
Firefly Flowing Light.
Qimen First Array.
Revert Array.
What is this place?
Zhang Chulan.
You and Wang Ye
are now both in my phantasmagoria.
In your language,
that means you are in the world of my mind,
while your bodies
are being guarded by Ms. Bao outside.
That's awesome.
Chulan, didn't you mention the lottery?
Try asking for the next winning lottery numbers in your head.
Ask? How?
Do I just think about it?
This is the answer.
If you break it,
you will obtain the answer.
I can't open it.
Will it be easier for you two to open it?
Smart.
These numbers
mean nothing to the two of us.
That's why we can easily obtain them.
Since you two are inside my phantasmagoria,
these informations can be shared.
What happens if we tell someone else
the winning lottery numbers?
That would be deceiving God.
Your fortune would be reduced.
At least
you'll face various misfortunes.
At worst you'll face a brutal death.
The punishment's severity
depends on the impact of the disclosed information on the world.
But if you relay the information in vague words,
perhaps it could lessen the effect of the punishment.
This is why we sorcerers
tend to beat around the bush.
Alright, Chulan.
You have got the basic idea.
Let's begin.
This is what we came in to ask.
The identity of the person behind this incident.
That's huge!
This looks way bigger than the ball for the winning lottery numbers.
Indeed. Otherwise, the three of us wouldn't need to be here.
On top of that,
your vitality will be consumed and damaged here.
It's not too late to back out.
I knew about all this already.
No need to worry.
Wang Ye.
You need to pay me more
for my reduced lifespan.
Let's get to it.
Chulan.
Attack this glowing ball at full force with Lightning Technique.
Why is my Lightning Technique like this?
In this Distribution,
you entered the phantasmagoria through the Yi Wonder.
So you're now in the form of Yi Wood.
And I
am Bing Fire.
I am Ding Fire.
The glowing ball is growing bigger.
We can't break it!
It's resisting!
Did you think such important information
could be easily obtained?
Prepare to put your lives on the line!
Zhang Chulan.
Hang in there!
We did it.
If I did it alone,
I would probably need to sacrifice half my life.
What do you think, Wang Ye?
Now you've seen
the beauty of Marquis's Qimen.
Wang Ye.
Don't forget the additional fee.
Now we know the answer.
The person behind this
is the number one of Shu Sect.
One of the Ten Elders,
Chen Jinkui.
Life is easy for you sorcerers.
You can easily get the answers you want.
If you two hadn't brought me here,
I would never get to experience something like this.
Why don't we ask a few more questions
before the array ends?
Don't even think about it!
Zhang Chulan.
What did you ask?
Is this the truth behind the Jiashen Calamity?
Zhang Chulan!
Stop!
Give up.
Even ten or a hundred of us won't be able to break it,
let alone the three of us.
Zhang Chulan!
Wake up!
What on earth did he ask?
Wake up now!
It's gone wild.
They have all gone wild.
I need to set their qi right.
Well, I guess this will do.
Zhang Chulan!
Duck!
Ms. Bao?
What's going on?
You're awake. We need to go now.
Undo!
What just happened?
It hurts!
Feng Baobao. It's going to break!
Are you awake?
I noticed that your qi
had all gone haywire.
So I unblocked your pulses.
Zhang Chulan.
What on earth did you ask?
You nearly got us both killed. You know that?
Answer me.
Forget it, Zhuge Qing.
It was our fault too
for bringing a non-practitioner.
I'm sorry.
You all got hurt because of me.
You never received training for Qimen's Scrutiny.
Being bewitched is inevitable.
If I failed to wake up in the phantasmagoria,
what would have happened?
If you had failed to wake up,
our identity as the Three Wonders wouldn't hold anymore.
I wouldn't be able to undo the array.
And you…
If you insisted on attacking the answer,
you would be crushed for sure.
The two of us would eventually be swallowed by the answer.
We'd sink within the phantasmagoria
and become walking corpses.
Ms. Bao. We're lucky you helped us in time.
I can't thank you enough.
Don't mention it.
Alright.
Regardless,
it was worth taking this risk.
At least we now know
the enemy we are facing.
Leave the next step to me.
I got paid, so I need to do my job.
My job isn't done yet.
So you are Zhang Chulan,
the champion of the Outsider Martial Arts Contest?
Master Chen.
Those were just some petty tricks.
I certainly can't be compared to you.
Tell me. Why are you suddenly here to see me?
Here's the thing, Master Chen.
You know Wang Ye, right?
I don't.
I have never met him before.
You don't know him?
You have never met him before?
That's weird.
I heard from others
that you planted many people around his family.
Master Chen.
Don't get mad.
I was only asked to come
and talk to you.
Wang Ye thinks so.
Just go at him.
Don't get families involved.
If both parties are furtive like this,
isn't this business tricky to handle?
Master Chen.
I have another suggestion for you.
If you really want to go to war with Wang Ye,
fight him one-on-one.
Or gather 50 people
to beat him up.
Just don't involve his family.
By the way,
I heard that those friends of yours were quite pricey.
How about telling them to leave?
What methods did you use?
Not only did you find out who hired us,
you even got them to cancel the order.
Luck.
It was all luck.
Sorry about the past few days.
Everyone gets a share.
Please don't refuse it.
Regardless of how you were treated,
that was the doing of Zhang Chulan the NDT employee.
Now, things are over.
Though we aren't friends,
we certainly aren't enemies.
We might even need your help in the future.
This money is just a small kind gesture
from Mr. Wang.
We hope all of you have a good time here.
Wang Ye.
I won't apologize to you.
We were just getting paid
to do things.
It's nothing personal.
If you need help in the future, contact us.
You can consider it done.
Everyone, goodbye.
Take care.
Thanks, Chulan.
The money was supposed to be yours,
but you gave it to them as a favor.
To be honest,
I learned something from you.
No big deal.
What should we eat, Ms. Bao?
Roast duck.
Let me do it.
It's finally over.
I haven't had a proper meal in days.
Over?
It's over?
Basically, yes.
We just haven't wrapped it up.
Is it that simple?
What else do you expect?
Barge into Chen Jinkui's house and wipe out his family?
Listen.
Neither of you has shown your hands
It's the perfect time for both to step back.
Why did he withdraw his order?
That means he has concerns about it.
It's easy to settle if that's the case.
You are stronger than him.
But have you wondered
why dealing with this was such a headache for you?
It's because you were against a guy with no shame.
A guy with no shame would do anything to achieve his goal.
That's why he could play with people like you as he pleased.
But what if a shameless guy meets a shameless guy?
Before completely falling out with each other,
everyone will act with caution.
Because once they fall out,
it will be a battle of who can go lower.
So in order to protect your family,
you must tell them
that you have no shame either.
Once this is over,
leave your home and go somewhere.
You can't protect your whole family on your own.
Instead, you will be exposing your weakness.
That's why you must leave and let someone else protect them.
I've thought about that.
But
who can I entrust my family to?
What?
Zhuge Qing.
You seem to have a lot of free time.
How about
a part-time job at my place?
No.
How about this? I'll recommend three people to you.
My friends
are better than your bodyguards, right?
Each of them is really skilled.
So consider hiring them.
The tall one.
He can be your personal bodyguard.
The girl can be Mom's personal bodyguard.
The short one can be Yi's family bodyguard.
You have everything planned.
Are you planning to leave again?
A few years ago
after you graduated from university,
you wanted to become a monk.
I got so angry that I slapped you.
I've waited so long.
You finally came back from Wudang.
But in the end,
you still have to leave.
Dad.
If you are still angry,
you can give me another slap.
My son.
You're a grown-up now.
You have to walk
your own path.
I only have one thing to ask of you.
When you're out there,
no matter what danger
or trouble you face,
don't shoulder everything alone.
Come home.
You have me.
I will.
Dad.
I know you are rich and capable.
But I really don't need
luxury cars and mansions.
Let my two big brothers have those things.
You're right.
That's why
there is nothing I can do about you.
Come on, Dad.
Don't say that.
Actually…
I rely on you more than them.
Because I have you here,
I get to have more freedom to choose
and become myself.
Dad.
Thank you.
I will hire
your friends.
Tomorrow, enjoy a meal with your mother.
Don't bring this up.
Well…
I will soothe her later.
My son.
Just
leave quietly.
Ms. Bao.
Was there cucumber in the hotel's breakfast?
From the kitchen.
Did you enter their kitchen?
They were pretty nice.
Did you take it in front of them?
Mr. Zhang, we have brought your car to the entrance.
This is your car key.
Thank you.
You made so much money.
Why are you still so stingy?
Wang Ye, I should thank you.
If I don't have to get back to work,
I would like to stay at your hotel for a few more days.
Don't mention it.
This time,
I should be thanking you instead
for getting my family out of the Jiashen Calamity.
I will handle the rest on my own.
I'll be off, then.
Zhang Chulan.
Feng Baobao.
Till we meet again.
By the way,
I've transferred the extra money back to your account.
You don't want the money?
You've brought me into the phantasmagoria.
I was too weak to get my answer.
You don't owe me anything.
Who knows when we'll meet each other again?
I haven't seen anyone roll down a window in years.
I'll roll it for you once more.
It's enough. You should get going.
Wang Ye.
Thank you.
Though I only got a vague glimpse of the truth,
now I know must find Lyu Liang.
I hope you will also find your path.
You've sent off those two weirdos?
It's suddenly so quiet.
I'm not used to it.
What about you?
Are you planning to go back?
I'm not going back.
I'm going to wander and look around.
If it hadn't been for you,
I wouldn't have met so many interesting people and things.
I've gotten a little addicted.
How about you?
I don't know.
I've been trying to figure it out these few days.
How does Zhang Chulan do things
with such ease?
Well,
I'm not trying to brag.
But I'm considered smart.
Since I was a child,
I could handle everyone around me.
My parents.
My teachers.
My classmates.
Even my two elder brothers.
I could make all of them happy.
But whether it was relationships or achievements,
I just did it to make other people happy.
I found those things to be such a bother.
That's why
after graduating from university,
I went to Wudang to cultivate my mind.
You know what?
Afterward,
whenever I face people
I had this inexplicable sense of superiority.
I looked at you foolish people
wearing yourselves out
over those little desires.
But look at me.
So unfettered
and free.
While all of you are still working hard in life,
I have gone beyond secularity.
But
this sense of superiority had disappeared these last few days.
It turns out there were things I couldn't handle.
Someone free of all vulgarity like me
had no choice but to turn to the most unbearably vulgar fellow.
Out of all the choices,
why did you choose the worst one?
It is what I want to do.
Whatever the outcome is,
I will bear the responsibility alone.
I don't know what Zhang Chulan asked in the phantasmagoria.
But the truth he has to face
is a disaster.
Now, I believe
that even if he gets on that train one day
and finds the truth,
he will be able to face any challenges with a calm heart.
Looking at those two,
I realized how foolish I was.
What they have now
and I don't
is a worldly past.
That's the result of being carved and polished.
Compared to them,
my only advantage
was being born into a better life.
I have been avoiding society.
Who am I to talk about going beyond secularity?
Wang Ye.
Whatever it is.
You gained something from this.
That's a good thing.
But please don't be like Lian.
He has absolutely no shame.
That's not what I meant.
Actually, I've been thinking about this.
Grandmaster told me to leave Wudang.
Perhaps there was a deeper meaning to it.
I should come out to the world
to become a practitioner
and find out what I'm capable of.
My departure
will also let my family return
to their peaceful lives.
I'm off.
Just like that?
Ms. Bao.
Do you still have cucumbers? I want one.
SOUVENIR OF OUTSIDER MARTIAL ARTS CONTEST
LYU LIANG
It's me.
You really dare to show up.
Aren't you afraid I'd kill you?
What's so funny?
If you want to kill me,
do it now.
Tons of people want me dead.
Dying in your hands
is my best option.
Why?
You can't do it?
It's because we're the same kind, am I wrong?
Who says we're the same kind?
You tricked me.
I know the secret of the Eight Supremes.
Zhang Chulan, this is my only way…
Darn it.
What are you staring at? I'm not that shameless, okay?
I sneaked out to meet a scum like you.
I obviously had to come prepared.
You haven't changed.
This is an important memory that belongs to your grandfather and me.
It holds the truth behind the Jiashen Calamity.
But I'm the only one who can open it.
I'm giving it to you.
Not because I trust you,
but because you'll come and find me.
-What just happened? -No time to explain.
Go! Now!
-Split up. -Alright.
Sinister Pleasure is gone.
All I can do is hide.
I don't have the power to carry on finding the truth.
This day will eventually come.
I have no choice but to return to that place.
Zhang Chulan.
I have marked all the memories
that are related to you.
I hope we can meet again.
You are probably the only one who can help me.
What's the matter?
Do you still want to run?
Long time no see,
Lyu Gong.
If you missed me,
you could just call me.
I've missed you too.
It has been years since I've gone back.
So come with me to meet Grandpa tonight.
Sure.
It has been years.
I hope he is still in good health.
What did you do?
Enough.
Old Master wants him alive.
Did you think
that you could escape?
In your dreams.
Take him.
But the secret that Grandmaster Tian kept
was also revealed.
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