Fantasy: I Am the Villain.

Chapter Sixteen: Duan Yu's Extraordinary Encounters

Bai Ke leaped over and saw Duan Yu waving frantically at him like he was presenting a treasure, holding two ancient books in his hands, his forehead covered in red swelling.

"Hmm, it seems this is the beginning of Duan Yu's extraordinary adventure..."

Bai Ke only remembers that when he first read the original novel of "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils", the very beginning was when Duan Yu fell down Wuliang Mountain and entered the cave where Xiaoyaozi's twin heads lived.

I think I kowtowed a thousand or a hundred times before I finally obtained the Northern Darkness Divine Skill and the Lingbo Steps.

Judging from the looks of it, Duan Yu has already foolishly kowtowed enough times. If it were Bai Ke, he wouldn't bother kowtowing to a statue that many times.

It's laughable, really. If this woman wanted to take on disciples from a generation away to learn divine skills and wipe out the entire Xiaoyao Sect, she should have just openly displayed the secret manual.

They have to hide it away and make people kowtow to it so many times; they must be really bored.

Bai Ke inwardly scorned the woman's behavior, so much like the original owner of the body—truly the act of a petty, calculating girl. No wonder Xiaoyaozi was only willing to keep her as a mistress and wouldn't give her any official status…

"This woman has such a bad heart. No matter how beautiful she is, she's just a stinking carcass. What good is she? Pshaw, she still died in this unknown cave. What a pity that her beauty was short-lived!"

Seeing that Bai Ke didn't immediately ask him for the secret manual the fairy sister had mentioned after entering, but instead stared intently at the fairy sister, Duan Yu couldn't help but feel a little jealous. He immediately reminded Bai Ke:

"Brother Bai, isn't it disrespectful to stare at this fairy-like lady like that? How about these two manuals of mine? I am not a martial artist, so I would appreciate it if Brother Bai could help me appraise them..."

"Fairy Sister?" Bai Ke stared in astonishment at the white jade statue in front of him, and said to Duan Yu with a mixture of amusement and exasperation.

"Brother Duan, please don't make me laugh. This is just a human statue, how could it deserve the title of 'Fairy Sister' from you, Brother Duan!"

"Brother Bai, what are you saying? Look at this white jade statue. It's warm to the touch, and you can see a faint reddish hue inside. Isn't it just like the real person?"

As he spoke, Duan Yu gazed at the white jade statue with fascination.

"Brother Bai, look at the eyes of this stone statue again. Although they are made of black gemstones..."

But when we looked at her, her eyes shone brightly, and her spirit was radiant. No matter which angle we looked at her from, it was as if a fairy maiden was gazing upon us.

"How can such exquisite treasures be compared with those crude stone statues made by mortals?"

Duan Yu looked like he was possessed by a demon, no wonder he was so obsessed with Wang Yuyan later, it turns out that his fate was already sealed at this time.

Seeing that he couldn't reason with the stubborn Duan Yu, Bai Ke let him call him "Fairy Sister" as he pleased, pretending not to hear him.

According to Duan Yu, he was so bored that he decided to explore this place.

As he entered the place, he was about to call Bai Ke when he saw a woman standing guard at the door with a sword in her hand.

He was startled and thought to himself that he was doomed. But it turned out to be a statue, and he was immediately stunned.

Seeing two prayer cushions in front of the woman, he couldn't help but kneel down and call her "Fairy Sister".

Of course, even now, we know that the woman in the cave has long since left or passed away.

However, Duan Yu stubbornly believed that it was left behind by the fairy sister, and he cherished and protected it, and did not allow Bai Ke to do anything out of line.

"After I sat down cross-legged, I looked at the statue of the fairy sister and felt even more ethereal, as if the fairy sister was standing in front of me."

At that moment, how could I dare to disrespect the fairy's countenance? I quickly bowed my head and knelt down.

"And then? And then, Brother Duan, you ended up like this?"

Bai Ke, unable to suppress a laugh, said to Duan Yu, whose forehead was bright red.

After a while, the redness and swelling on Duan Yu's forehead had subsided considerably, but it was still quite red, making it look rather comical.

"Brother Bai, please stop making fun of Duan Yu! My forehead has quite a story behind it."

Duan Yu interrupted Bai Ke's teasing with a beaming smile, and then said...

"After I bowed down, I saw the fairy's delicate feet hidden in two pairs of pale yellow shoes, truly a sight to behold..."

Seeing that Duan Yu was once again lost in thought, Bai Ke quickly interrupted his reverie and asked urgently:

"And then? What did you discover?"

"And then? Later I discovered that on the inside of each of the fairy's shoes were engraved eight small characters: 'Kowtowing a thousand times, serving my command' and 'Obeying my orders, even unto death'."

Duan Yu wasn't annoyed that his reverie had been interrupted; instead, he patiently explained it to Bai Ke.

"So you kowtowed? Brother Duan, you really kowtowed a thousand times?"

"Of course, if the fairy sister has given her orders, I, Duan Yu, though not talented, will not hesitate to sacrifice my useless body."

But where has the fairy maiden gone now, and where can Duan Yu find her?

Seeing Duan Yu's somewhat dejected look, Bai Ke was shocked. How could someone be so naive?

It's unbelievable that that lecherous old man, Duan Zhengchun, could raise such an honest and kind-hearted child. Appearances can be deceiving.

Anyone who has read "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" should know that Duan Yu is arguably the most tragic character in the world of "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils".

Of course, this judgment is purely based on personal experience; different people will have different opinions. Please don't take offense.

After Duan Yu left Dali, he met Zhong Ling, Mu Wanqing, Wang Yuyan, A Zhu and A Zi, and many of them fell in love with him.

Unfortunately, he eventually discovered that these were actually his own sisters, born to him by his father, Duan Zhengchun, the Prince of Zhennan of Dali. His lover suddenly became his biological sister, a blow that was immense.

But the unscrupulous Jin Yong wasn't about to let Duan Yu off the hook so easily, and in the end, he revealed a shocking scandal:

It turns out that Duan Yu was not the child of his father Duan Zhengchun, but the child of Duan Yanqing and the Princess of Zhennan of Dali.

Princess Zhennan, resentful of Duan Zhengchun's fickle nature, orchestrated a dramatic affair, but poor Duan Yu suffered a series of blows.

Thinking about Duan Yu's tragic future, Bai Ke could no longer look down on Duan Yu's obsession. After all, what's wrong with a person not having a hobby?

"After I kowtowed a thousand times, I felt dizzy and the world was spinning. Fortunately, I had been kneeling on the prayer mat, so I lay on the ground to rest for a while before I could sit up."

"Brother Bai, you won't be angry that I called you late, will you?" Duan Yu said, scratching his head sheepishly, afraid that Bai Ke would misunderstand.

"It's alright. If it weren't for Brother Duan, I wouldn't have discovered this hidden paradise. I should thank Brother Duan for showing me around!"

"It's nothing, Brother Bai, don't worry about it!" Duan Yu was overjoyed to see that Bai Ke hadn't misunderstood him, and then quickly added:

"After I got up, I found a cloth bag at the feet of the fairy sister. After opening it, I found that it contained the two secret manuals."

Unfortunately, I, Duan, am not skilled in martial arts, so even if I obtained this cultivation manual, it would be of no use to me. Therefore, I will simply give it to Brother Bai as a way of thanking you for saving my life before.”