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Chapitre 8

These were words she had kept buried in her heart for a long time.

Although Mei Wu is very beautiful, like a fairy, there are precedents in the Mary Sue world where a female lead of average appearance defeats a stunning female supporting character. In her previous life, Pang Wan was used to being an all-powerful male magnet, and she was really unwilling to lose her destined male lead at the very beginning of this life.

Nan Yi was taken aback, probably not expecting her to ask this question.

Then he turned to look at the distant green mountains and said in a solemn, loving, longing, and cherished tone, "It was Awu who made me realize that pure and beautiful white lotus flowers truly exist in this world."

A sour, rotten smell rushed out of her chest, up her throat, and through her nostrils.

"How dare you!" Enraged, she, like all arrogant and domineering demonic women of the cult, drew her riding whip and lashed it at Nan Yi. "May you and the white lotus be doomed to never be together!"

The Southern Barbarian didn't even blink as he took the whip and held it firmly in his hand, remaining completely still.

Pang Wan's face flushed red as she glared at her opponent, bracing herself for a furious counterattack—the Netherworld Palm? The Washing Flower Sword Technique? The Nine Yin White Bone Claw?

However, the Southern Barbarians ultimately just silently loosened their whips.

Pang Wan didn't know why he was letting him go, so he glared at him again with feigned bravado, then withdrew his whip and shouted, "Giddy up!"

He then spurred his horse and set off on the road leading to the village, parting ways with the southern barbarians.

"What's so special about a white lotus?" Pang Wan thought angrily.

She felt that if she hadn't been born into the Demonic Sect, she would definitely have been an unparalleled, beautiful, and pure white lotus flower.

After agonizing for about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, she made an important decision: she decided to completely forget about Nan Yi and Mei Wu, that despicable couple, and never think about them again.

The land is so beautiful, and countless handsome men are waiting for her to embrace them. As long as she is the female lead, the invincible female lead.

Unfortunately, it wasn't me.

Having stayed in the town for more than ten days, Pang Wan would change into men's clothing every day and go to the tavern to listen to storytelling.

While the Jade Dragon Token is important, it's equally important to let a recluse who has spent sixteen years in the mountains understand local customs and traditions. Since the leader has given her two years, she has the right to divide those two years into four parts—the first three parts to advance her peach blossom career, and the last part to bring down Gu Xiju.

As for whether the mission can be completed successfully? We'll see! Anyway, in the world of Mary Sue, there's always a way for the heroine to get there.

After listening to audiobooks for half a month, Pang Wan roughly understood the current situation in the martial arts world, such as which factions were on good terms with which factions, which factions were enemies with which factions, who was rich, who was powerful, and who was having an affair with whom, etc.

She couldn't tell which of these things were useful to her or not for the time being, so she just absorbed them all into her mind like a sponge.

One of the storytellers' tales particularly intrigued her, and she always eagerly awaited the next installment: the love-hate relationship between Gu Xiju, the leader of the martial arts alliance, and Xing Xiangzi, a famous courtesan from Jiangnan. Like the standard female supporting character in all Mary Sue novels, the courtesan Xing Xiangzi was infatuated with Gu Xiju, repeatedly proposing that she would marry no one but him. However, Gu Xiju remained aloof and unmoved by her beauty, like a deity.

The Gu Xiju described by the storyteller was a man of unparalleled martial arts skills and impeccable moral character.

This Gu Xi Ju certainly has the air of a male protagonist.

With such a high status and so many devoted and beautiful fans, he couldn't possibly be just an ordinary passerby; and his unwavering chastity, unmoved by women, is precisely what highlights the heroine's charm, isn't it? What a classic Mary Sue trope!

After listening to the two's gossip stories, which lasted a full sixteen times, Pang Wan thought to herself.

So she began to ignore the fact that she was going to overthrow the leader of the martial arts alliance, and fantasized that she would descend from the sky like a hero of the apocalypse and save the male protagonist from his tragic incomprehension of romance—if Gu Xiju's heart was a stubborn lock, then she, Pang Wan, was definitely the only key that could unlock it... (Please allow the author to vomit first).

For the next few days, Pang Wan thought about Gu Xiju constantly—walking, sitting, eating, and sleeping. In her continuous contemplation, Gu Xiju's image miraculously became more vivid. In her mind, Gu Xiju was a stunningly handsome young man, elegant and refined like bamboo, dressed in white robes. They met hand-in-hand under a peach tree, fell in love under a cherry blossom tree, and became acquainted amidst peonies—a story full of twists and turns, incredibly romantic.

That day, as she was walking and imagining that a third party had appeared between her and Gu Xiju, she was suddenly bumped into.

"You blind brat, how dare you block your grandpa's way!"

A rough, hoarse voice cursed behind her.

Pang Wan turned around and saw a burly man with tattoos on his face, holding a bronze shield.

"Sissy! What are you looking at?"

Seeing her glaring eyes, the big man raised his shield and swung it at her head.

In the blink of an eye, as the shield flew towards him, Pang Wan rolled on the ground, then dusted himself off and got up.

"How can you hit people like that!" She glared at the big man in front of her, her dusty little face turning red.

"So what if I hit you? I'd kill you!" The burly man laughed loudly instead, "Look at this pathetic creature! Like a little rabbit!"

From a worldly perspective, although Pang Wan is dressed as a man, her skin is as smooth as jade and her frame is slender, so she is indeed neither male nor female.

The burly man's loud insults gradually attracted some onlookers to gather around.

Pang Wan bit her lower lip; she was unhappy, very unhappy.

On one hand, the other party was being unreasonable; on the other hand, she was just getting into the crucial scene where Gu Xiju kicked away the mistress and swore to the heavens that he only loved her, when these two guys suddenly interrupted her. How disappointing!

The Holy Maiden was very angry, and the consequences were severe. So, two red needles silently appeared between her fingers.

From the onlookers' perspective, all they saw was the skinny young man glaring fiercely at the burly man, neither cursing nor arguing back, but simply turning and walking away. Everyone thought the show was over and scattered like birds and beasts. No one noticed that a hundred paces after the young man had gone, the burly man suddenly collapsed in a corner at the alley entrance, foaming at the mouth and convulsing.

Having spent six years in the Demonic Sect and six years on the run from the Southern Barbarians, Pang Wan wasn't one to sit idly by and wait for death. Although she was far from achieving the "unparalleled divine skills" the sect leader expected, she had still learned some tricks up her sleeve. For example, her most proficient skill was wielding a whip, and her favorite weapon was the pair of flaming needles hidden in her sleeve—as thin as cow's hair, and incredibly fast. These flaming needles had another unique characteristic: they melted upon contact with the human body, the dissolved needles sealing the wound and automatically concealing the traces, truly making them "kill without a trace."

Although the tattooed man was rude, his crime did not warrant death, so Pang Wan only used a flaming needle to prick two of his acupoints, believing that she had done everything without anyone noticing.

Unbeknownst to them, after she left, someone quietly landed beside the burly man to check his injuries, letting out a soft "Eh."

Pang Wan dealt with the tattooed giant and happily ran towards the tavern.

The legend of Gu Xi Ju has come to an end. Starting today, the storyteller will begin serializing the scandalous deeds of the Palace Master of the Lonely Palace.

The master of the Lonely Palace is also quite mysterious. It is said that he became famous at a young age and lived a dissolute life. Despite having countless beauties by his side, he named his residence "Lonely." Unlike the righteous sects and the Moon Worship Cult, the Lonely Palace belongs to a third-party force. They are good at intelligence gathering and the creation of mechanisms. They do not side with anyone, and no one in the martial arts world dares to offend them easily. The master of the palace is a lone wolf, and his whereabouts are shrouded in mystery. He is like a proud and noble orchid in a secluded valley, standing alone and aloof.

Deep down, Pang Wan felt that this lonely palace master would definitely have an entanglement with her—isn't this kind of wicked and righteous viper a basic element of Mary Sue novels? Passing through a sea of flowers, only sticking to the heroine, this plot is among the top three most popular scenes in the Mary Sue world!