Borrowing a sword

Chapter 35: A Life Swapped?

"Are you being polite?" The boy's pride was hurt again, and he couldn't help but want to cover his chest with his hands.

This experience is terrible.

Throughout Xu Ziqing's life, too many people have stared at his Adam's apple and chest.

Finally, everyone's eyes seemed to speak volumes: "Huh—, it's a guy?"

It's just that people with different quirks will pronounce "eh" in different tones.

Xu Ziqing hated this feeling!

Even though he is clearly a man, many people think he is a woman dressed as a man.

These kinds of plots, which are commonplace in vernacular novels, are still enjoyed by people and they never tire of them.

The boy's face flushed red with endless shame and the tension brought on by being the center of attention.

With a blush spreading across her delicate face, she became quite alluring.
In the forum for "Borrowing Swords", some silly players photoshopped women's clothing onto him.

Once the image was leaked, the comments below were basically:
"It's not impossible."

"Weibo".

"Human nature."

The boy, dressed in servant's clothes, clenched his fists tightly.

But when his gaze swept over the crowd, he was slightly taken aback when he saw Chu Huaixu's gaze.

Because his gaze seemed different from the scrutinizing and amused gazes of these people.

There's a strange sense of certainty and approval about it!
Yes, it means approval!
Xu Ziqing didn't know why, but the sensitive young man no longer felt so distressed.

He even thought: since I'm going to be a handyman anyway, what difference does it make where I am? It seems like I might as well follow him?
Xu Ziqing didn't like the Liu family members or their steward very much.

I don't have any aversion to the Chu Huai Preface.

Just as he was lost in thought, he heard the young man speak again.

This time, however, he didn't point at the servant again, as if he felt that the gesture was inappropriate. His tone was calm but extremely firm: "Yes, I want this kid!"

Hearing this, Xu Ziqing's favorability towards Chu Huaixu actually started to rise.

On the contrary, Liu Tianfeng and others started to have wild fantasies.

Liu Chengqi, a lecherous man, couldn't help but glance at Han Shuangjiang, and then he was greatly alarmed.

No way, with such a stunning beauty right here, you actually... you actually... sigh!
There was nothing they could do; Chu Huaixu's mind changed too quickly. He clearly didn't want servants at first, but now he seemed determined to have them.

Liu Chenggong, who has a knack for having a good laugh, was already trying hard to suppress his laughter.

Fortunately, Liu Tianfeng was old and worldly-wise; he had encountered all sorts of messy things. After a slight surprise, he continued to fawn over Chu Huaixu, saying:
"In that case, this menial servant will be given to my nephew!"

Among literary figures, exchanging concubines was considered a refined and elegant affair.

Liu Tianfeng felt that by rounding up, he and Chu Huaixu could be considered to have reached a certain level of refinement.

"This can be considered... catering to their preferences, right?" He felt relieved, thinking that this round was in the bag.

Deacon Liu's persona remains unchanged: shrewd and calculating, yet ultimately unpredictable.

"Steward Cao, bring me the indenture." The steward was very efficient.

He didn't forget to look at Xu Ziqing, exuding the pressure of his status as a third-realm cultivator, and said sternly, "From now on, you will follow your nephew and do your job well. Otherwise, as an outer sect steward in charge of outer sect affairs, I will not let you off lightly!"

At her age, she's really good at flattery, never missing a single opportunity to lick her boots.

After receiving the indenture from the steward, Chu Huaixu immediately smiled, a smile of contentment and joy.

He didn't care at all what others might think of that smile.

There's nothing I can do. I'm now holding Xu Ziqing's indenture. Does that mean I've become the master of the protagonist in the world of "Borrowing a Sword"?

"Right, I am indeed his master, aren't I?" Chu Huaixu thought to himself.

This time traveler felt an overwhelming surge of ambition.

"The two main characters of the Eastern Continent, one is now my little housekeeper and the other is my handyman, both of whom have been brought under my command!"

"Dominating the Eastern Continent is just around the corner!"

"Jie Jie Jie Jie!"

When Liu Tianfeng saw that Chu Huaixu was even happier after receiving the menial job than when he received the generous gift, he immediately went up to him and chatted for a few more minutes to strengthen their relationship.

He's old and can't keep up with the young people anymore. He doesn't care what special hobbies the young people have these days. He's only thinking about whether he can use the other party to climb up the social ladder to the Sixth Elder.

The two exchanged pleasantries and chatted happily.

After a while, the Liu family members took their leave. Outside the bamboo house, only Chu Huaixu and the two main characters of the world remained.

Han Shuangjiang stood aside, secretly observing them, her gaze somewhat skeptical of their homoerotic undertones.

In fact, the brothel she used to work at also offered this kind of service.

"What kind of look is that?" Chu Huaixu raised his eyes and glared at her.

Lao Tzu is only slightly misogynistic because of his profession, but it's definitely not a contact list.

The cold-faced girl immediately turned her face away, feeling that it was indeed a bit offensive, after all, this kind of thing is very private and should be respected.

Only Xu Ziqing seemed a little lost.

He was meeting the man and woman for the first time and knew nothing about them.

Moreover, he didn't know what to do next.

At the Liu residence, the housekeeper would give orders for any dirty work that needed to be done.

"Why don't we ask them where their outhouse is?" thought the handsome handyman, who was already somewhat skilled, diligently and eagerly.

It's obvious that Chu Huaixu has been somewhat humane since he was a child.

He didn't assign Xu Ziqing, the protagonist of the world, any dirty work; he simply instructed him to move the gifts into the house and do a simple sorting.

He had just glanced at them and found that the things Liu Tianfeng had given him were all quite practical, mostly related to food, clothing, and daily necessities.

But it seems there are also two bottles of elixirs?
"Yes." Xu Ziqing bowed and accepted the order, but then suddenly didn't know how to address the other party.

Logically, one should address them as "sir," "young master," or "master."

After arranging the handsome young man, Chu Huaixu began arranging the cold-faced girl with a playful look in her eyes.

"Still peeking! You should at least master the [Eight Desolate Dragons] technique!" he said irritably.

Han Shuangjiang has a very high level of comprehension and has already learned it, but she is not very proficient yet.

"Oh," the iceberg responded, still expressionless, but seeing his slightly exasperated look, one couldn't help but feel a little smug, as if a prank had been successfully pulled.

At this moment, Chu Huaixu, who seemed to be doing nothing, actually had important matters to attend to.

He glanced through the bamboo door at Xu Ziqing, who was squatting inside arranging gifts, and then sent her a [Information Detection] message.

"Life's twists and turns are truly bizarre. I was taken up the mountain by Li Chunsong, but he inexplicably became a handyman," he couldn't help but sigh.

At this moment, Chu Huaixu thought he would only be able to obtain a very small amount of information.

After all, his overall strength is currently low, so his [information detection] authority is also low.

Just like today, when he threw a probe at Han Shuangjiang's buttocks, the only information he got was that the third acupoint had opened.

Chu Huaixu knew that Han Shuangjiang was a spirit fetus: Xuan Yin.

However, [Information Detection] will not give this result.

This is tantamount to telling him that, with his current strength, he is not qualified to have the authority to examine top-level spiritual embryos.

To be precise, he was just playing around with the [Information Detection] in the market. As someone who was only at the Qi Refining stage, he couldn't see the attributes of any Taoist disciple's spiritual embryo.

As it turned out, Xu Ziqing had an "unexpected gain".

"[Pseudo-spiritual embryo]?"

"How could he be a [false spirit fetus]?"

This is one of the main characters in the world!

Since the four main characters in "Borrowing Swords" have always been at a much higher level than the players after the game's open beta, the players have no way to detect them.

Therefore, Chu Huaixu was unaware that Xu Ziqing was actually a false spirit fetus.

"What? Han Shuangjiang is going for the genius route, while Xu Ziqing is going for the useless route?"

"The main characters in 'Borrowing a Sword' really have all the necessary elements."

But after thinking about it carefully, Chu Huaixu suddenly realized: "It seems that among the four main characters of the world, Xu Ziqing has always been the one with the lowest cultivation level, often lagging behind by one major cultivation level, and sometimes even by two major cultivation levels!"

Even so, no player underestimated him or thought he was the weakest.

Chu Huaixu continued to watch the handsome young man's busy figure.

The reason is simple: the game is called "Borrowing a Sword".

"Why did that sword choose him of all people?" he wondered.

—The sword left behind by the Dao Ancestor.

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