System: I Can Open Martial Arts Chests-Chapter 116 - 91: Late Night Reunion

The shopkeeper held the bellyband in his hand, his expression more bewildered than anyone else’s.

For a moment, he didn’t know whether to throw it away or keep it.

He never imagined that just by watching the excitement, he would become part of the excitement himself.

While still confused, a longsword was already resting against his neck.

A young woman, full of shame and indignation, snatched the bellyband from his hand and said through gritted teeth:

"Well, I was wondering how a horse knew to steal a woman’s intimate belongings...

"Turns out someone’s behind this, you... you’ve got a lot of nerve!!"

The shopkeeper was so frightened his legs went limp:

"In... innocence, Heroine!

"I don’t know... I don’t know what’s going on.

"This horse, this horse... it’s not mine!!"

"If it’s not yours, how did it give this... this thing to you?"

The woman was so angry her face turned green.

The onlookers around only fueled her rage further.

If she hadn’t figured out the truth, she would have wanted to kill the shopkeeper right then.

The shopkeeper felt this divine punishment was too heavy, and didn’t even know how to explain.

Chu Qing looked on, feeling a bit amused and helpless. How did White Brother cause trouble for yet another Heroine this time?

He turned to look at Bian City, considering asking the gentle Second Brother to help the shopkeeper out...

Then he heard a voice hastily calling out:

"Wait, wait!!

"Please, young lady, have mercy. This matter has nothing to do with the shopkeeper."

With the voice came, naturally, White Horse Golden Sword Cao Qiupu.

The crowd was dense, so he found it troublesome to squeeze through, opting instead for Lightweight Technique, stepping on shoulders above the crowd.

He arrived and bowed, apologizing profusely.

The young woman wasn’t alone; she was accompanied by several similarly dressed women, clearly from the same sect.

The initial angry expressions gradually became peculiar under Cao Qiupu’s eloquent explanation.

The shopkeeper was left stunned listening to it.

In the end, the young woman seemed to accept the explanation, mainly because Cao Qiupu’s reputation was widespread; everyone knew he was a Hero and wouldn’t stoop to such vile acts.

She just urged him not to let this villainous horse commit crimes again. Next time, she wouldn’t forgive.

Of course, Li Hanguang’s name was once again renowned across the land.

Cao Qiupu expressed countless thanks, sweat covering his forehead.

The shopkeeper also regained his life, wanting to give Cao Qiupu two jars of wine in gratitude.

Cao Qiupu firmly refused... First, the incident originated from him, and the shopkeeper was an innocent victim. How could he let him give anything?

Second, if the wine was given today, wouldn’t White Brother be more convinced that bellybands could be exchanged for alcohol?

If so, this horse would surely be completely ruined.

The excitement faded, and the crowd gradually dispersed.

Chu Qing smiled, just ready to return to the inn, when Cao Qiupu turned around and caught Chu Qing’s gaze.

"Third Brother!!"

Cao Qiupu was instantly very excited.

Chu Qing wanted to retract himself, but it was too late, so he could only watch as he led the white horse to him:

"Third Brother, it’s been days since we parted at Qingxi Village, how have you been?"

"Pretty good, indeed! I haven’t seen Hero Cao in a few days, and his demeanor is even more impressive than before."

Saying this, he glanced at the white horse:

"White Brother is still so lively." 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Cao Qiupu, hearing this, felt a headache and sighed helplessly:

"Don’t mention this troublemaker. It just offended a Heroine from Fragrance Academy...

"Fortunately, those ladies are magnanimous and didn’t stoop to its level.

"Otherwise, who knows what would have happened."

White Brother snorted angrily at the side, its horse face full of displeasure.

Chu Qing was suddenly enlightened; so those young women were disciples of Fragrance Academy.

Fragrance Academy wasn’t considered a prestigious sect, not like Taiyi Sect and Mist Rain Tower.

Initially, it only accepted female students, but later, for some reason, the dean had a change of heart and started recruiting male disciples, thus forming today’s dual academy of men and women.

However, these two academies always disagreed, but since their strengths were evenly matched, neither was willing to start a major conflict recklessly.

This kept the surface peace intact.

And in South Ridge, there were no less than a hundred sects like Fragrance Academy, if not eighty.

They were scattered around, like stars dotted across.

The Martial World forces are intricate and complex, with few fixed rules.

By force, the classification is often between gangs and sects.

Gangs are large, with complex personnel and many subordinates.

Sects, due to their heritage, often have stronger martial arts and cohesion but usually control smaller territories than gangs.

Yet some large sects do subdue surrounding gangs to guard the sect.

Conversely, if a gang is strong, the sect may also submit to it.

It’s merely a matter of the Eastern Wind overpowering the Western Wind.

Only the world order has been chaotic for a long time, and it’s rare to maintain a balance until now.

Above, the Three Emperors and Five Sovereigns suppress the eight sides; below, a tangled mess, moving one thread affects the whole.

This also leads to Divine Blade Hall’s prolonged decadence, yet the four sides remain cautious, unwilling to easily wage war.

Take Celestial Dance City as an example; if it weren’t for the Cyan Night Sword concerning the major inheritance of Valley of Myriad Nights, Gu Qianqiu wouldn’t rashly attack Celestial Dance City.

Now Valley of Myriad Nights and Divine Sand Gang exist in name only.

Wu Ganqi sees this as the best opportunity to expand influence but faces heavy resistance.

These resistances come from having insufficient manpower to occupy, possibly leading to overlooking one side, among others...

It’s hard to say it can be accomplished overnight.

This time Divine Blade Hall caused such a huge commotion, yet Celestial Dance City sent no one to Divine Blade City.