Who let him join the Sword Sect?!-Chapter 555 - 323: Pork Xiangfei and Bladder God of War_2
The Transformation Technique alters appearances without needing spells or Spiritual Qi, just pork.
Zhang Ze only needed twenty pounds of pork to transform Xiangfei into a silly farm girl, the kind that no one would bother picking up if she were left by the roadside.
And Zhang Ze’s Golden Core is hidden under Xiangfei’s ragged jacket, in a large stomach disguised with pork belly.
Fortunately, it is already autumn, so the pork doesn’t smell, which should last for a while.
At this moment, Nanliang Port is overcrowded. Besides those cultivators blocking the port, there are more northern and southern merchants coming to do business in Bianjing city.
Zhang Ze and Lu Chen are using sound transmission techniques to study the possibility of escaping by diving into the water.
"Did that old ghost who just left Bianjing discover us?" Zhang Ze asked.
"Doesn’t seem like it; if he found out Xiangfei was missing and the Emperor was killed, this place would have been in lockdown long ago, not allowing those merchants to mess around. It should be due to an unexpected change at several sacrificial altars outside the city.
"We’re not the only ones spying on the Human Emperor’s Banner; it might be other forces making a move.
"This might be an opportunity—do you have a way to escape?" Lu Chen asked.
"Here’s the plan: Old Cyan Ox and the Dragon Steed can swim. We’ll sneak into the water unnoticed and escape, what do you think?" Zhang Ze asked.
Lu Chen initially thought it was a good plan but then shook his head.
"Leaving aside whether Old Cyan Ox can swim fast and not be discovered, you need to know that the Water Avoidance Technique cannot be used on Xiangfei. What if she drowns?"
"No worries, when I bought the pork, the shopkeeper gave me a basin of pig bladders. With a little adjustment, she can use it to breathe." Zhang Ze had clearly planned it out.
Lu Chen, "Won’t that thing stink?"
Zhang Ze, "It stinks, and a few even have liquid inside."
Lu Chen, "Can you act like a human?"
Zhang Ze, "Desperate times call for desperate measures. So, what do you say? Do you have any better ideas?"
Lu Chen was silent for a moment and then shook her head.
She turned back to glance at Xiangfei, who still looked around foolishly like an innocent farm girl, knowing nothing. Lu Chen thought to herself, what a pity for this good girl to be tricked by a scoundrel like Zhang Ze.
The ideas this guy comes up with are too down-to-earth: being stuffed into a slop bucket, hanging pork all over, or blowing air into pig bladders.
Not a bit of sympathy for a delicate beauty.
Although Zhang Ze’s methods were disgusting, Lu Chen couldn’t quickly think of any cleaner method.
Zhang Ze saw Lu Chen’s expression and guessed her thoughts, teasing her.
"When you planned to sell yourself to bury me, you didn’t show any pity for my tender body; can’t we treat each other equally?"
"Go to hell; your tender thing... Fine, we’ll do it, but you have to clean those pig bladders first." Lu Chen said helplessly.
Just as they were preparing to discuss further on the soup-included or not issue regarding the pig bladders, a somewhat familiar voice suddenly reached their ears.
"What a fine ox you have here."
This praise shook everyone but Xiangfei, including the two people, an ox, and two horses.
The speaker was Taoist Liu.
Lu Chen was deep enough in thought, quickly adjusting herself; she looked wooden and glanced sideways at Taoist Liu, no longer raising her head.
Zhang Ze, a natural drama queen, swiftly blocked the ox’s head and stood before Taoist Liu, looking ready to stab anyone eyeing his ox with a dung fork.
Old Cyan Ox leaned against Zhang Ze’s back, trying to hide itself as much as possible, feeling very panicked.
Having a sense of what it had done, it knew returning to be turned into beef noodle soup would be considered leniency beyond the law.
At this moment, it was wholeheartedly determined to stay with Zhang Ze, planning to go to White Jade County with him to retire.
As for Taoist Liu, its previous owner, it’s really unfamiliar now and no longer dares to be familiar.
The two Dragon Steeds weren’t as nervous as Old Cyan Ox; they thought at most they’d be accomplices.
Not only not nervous, at this moment they even had the leisure to exchange opinions with each other.
After a brief eye contact, the two Dragon Steeds quickly determined their future course of action.
That is to not be snitches, pretend they know nothing, and from now on set themselves apart from Liang Song.
It’s not that these two horses were immediately fond of Zhang Ze, but rather Zhang Ze’s offer was too tempting.
Zhang Ze promised that, once they were in White Jade County, they’d be treated with good food and drink, and from then on not only would they not have to be ridden by anyone, but they could even ride others.
Then, they could ride any little mare they fancied, striving for the Dragon Steed bloodline to flourish across White Jade County.
Anyway, it’s much better than in Bianjing; over there, not only do they have to abstain daily to conserve energy, but if their temperament is deemed unstable, they might be... castrated.
It’s too difficult.
The two Dragon Steeds, thinking about the little mares, lowered their heads and no longer looked at Taoist Liu. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺
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Taoist Liu looked at this farm family keeping others at a distance and showed no sign of leaving.
"Just common folk, why should I care how they see me; it’s just this ox..."
He truly liked this old yellow ox.
That body, that build, that demeanor, really resembles the one he lost...
Though the City Gate Officer’s words were true: the old goes and the new comes. If I could replace it with one that’s both old and new, wouldn’t that be ideal?
"So, what do you say, are you selling?" Taoist Liu asked.
"Not selling! We only have this one ox. If I sell it to you, what about our land? Besides, with your poor appearance, can you afford it?" Zhang Ze said disdainfully, looking at Taoist Liu.
"You don’t know who I am?" Taoist Liu asked.
"And who are you?"
"I’m the Magistrate of Bianjing, Taoist Liu."
"Bullshit, I’m your father! If you’re the magistrate of Bianjing, why are you queuing here with us poor folk? Just go out, would you? I think you’re just an old fraud."
