Chapter 27

Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Ingenious Use of a Skateboard

In this world, various mystical objects formed by the condensation of heaven and earth energy are the most precious, rarest, and most beneficial treasures for cultivation. Xufeng remembered that a fire mystical object once appeared in this town, and the entire town's people fought to the death over it, with countless lives lost. In the end, it was snatched away by three outsiders in peculiar attire.

This also shows how alluring mystical objects can be. Absorbing and refining any mystical object not only greatly enhances one's strength but also provides significant assistance for future cultivation.

"Then, please lead the way, Brother Zhou," Xufeng said.

"Wait for one more person!" Zhou Yang smiled at Xufeng. Just as he finished speaking, a soft and clear voice rang out, "Zhou Yang, if you dare to leave without me again, I won't go."

This sentence made Zhou Yang, Wang Lu, and Zhao Bai shrug their shoulders helplessly. Xufeng followed their gazes and saw a girl of extreme beauty appear before him. Her eyes were clear and bright, with a mischievous glint that was very charming. Her fair face was rosy, and her sensual lips were tender and inviting. Her smooth skin was white and delicate, and her well-proportioned figure was tightly wrapped in a white robe, accentuating her firm and round breasts. Her slender waist and the pair of smooth, white legs below her skirt, along with her delicate and youthful charm, were captivating.

"Who is she?" Liu Qianru, noticing the addition of a few people, asked in surprise.

"Xufeng! A new friend I just met," Zhou Yang replied.

"Oh!" Liu Qianru said, shifting her gaze from Xufeng and not looking at him again.

Xufeng looked at Liu Qianru in shock. He rubbed his face hard, confirming his existence, and felt deeply hurt: How could he be ignored like this? It shouldn't be this way. Although he wasn't unbearably handsome, he was still a handsome young man. Every morning when he looked in the mirror, he felt like falling in love with himself.

But how could this woman ignore him so completely! She was too disrespectful! Xufeng glared at Liu Qianru in anger.

Seemingly sensing Xufeng's gaze, Liu Qianru turned and asked, "What are you looking at? Have you never seen a beautiful girl before?"

Xufeng sized up Liu Qianru, feeling a bit heated by her perfect figure, and said seriously, "I've seen beautiful girls, but I've never seen one who can ignore a handsome guy."

"Handsome guy? Where?" Liu Qianru looked at Xufeng in surprise, then giggled, pointing at him, "You can't be talking about yourself, right?"

Liu Qianru's clear voice echoed in the space, making Xufeng turn away, almost in tears: This woman was too disrespectful. Could it be that he really didn't look handsome? She had no discernment at all!

Xufeng puffed up in anger and refused to look at Liu Qianru. He despised women who lacked discernment and decided to ignore her for three hours, no, three minutes.

The five of them continued deeper into the mountains, encountering many fierce beasts along the way. However, with their strength, the beasts were often killed by Zhou Yang and the others with their sharp swords. As they walked, Xufeng gradually became familiar with Zhou Yang and the others, understanding their personalities. They were all outgoing and good-natured, joking without causing offense, and they didn't look down on Xufeng's low strength, which made Xufeng like them even more. The group got along very well.

However, Liu Qianru clearly didn't care for Xufeng and continued to ignore him. She walked ahead, swaying her slender waist, making the men behind her feel refreshed.

Zhou Yang smiled at Xufeng and explained that Liu Qianru was always like this. She ignored everyone except the three of them.

Xufeng understood. Although Zhou Yang was friendly to him, he maintained a certain distance. Xufeng knew that everyone had their own circle, and it wasn't easy to integrate into someone else's. Zhou Yang was smooth and didn't make Xufeng feel neglected, but Liu Qianru was straightforward. She ignored people who didn't matter to her and didn't pretend to be polite.

Looking at Liu Qianru's swaying hips, Xufeng smiled. Her well-proportioned figure, exuding youthful allure, stirred his heart. Her youthful charm made his mind follow her.

"Brother Xu! The cave is just ahead. Be careful. We might not be able to protect you, so you have to take care of yourself," Zhou Yang warned Xufeng after killing a fierce beast.

Xufeng nodded and smiled, "Brother Zhou, please go ahead. I'll be careful."

Hearing this, Zhou Yang nodded and said, "Let's go in then. If Brother Xu can't keep up, leave early."

After walking for a while, Zhou Yang looked at a cave in the distance, his eyes gleaming with excitement. He asked Wang Lu, "Is this the place?"

Wang Lu looked around and nodded, "It should be."

With confirmation, Zhou Yang stepped forward excitedly. But before he took two steps, he was grabbed by Xufeng, making him frown and ask, "Brother Xu, what's wrong?"

Xufeng pointed ahead, "There should be a swamp ahead. Brother Gao, be careful."

"Brother Xu, are you joking? How can there be a swamp in the deep mountains?" Zhou Yang was skeptical.

Xufeng shrugged, picked up a stone from the ground, and threw it towards the grassy area ahead. The stone sank into the ground with a splash, quickly being swallowed by the grassy surface.

Seeing this, Zhou Yang broke out in a cold sweat, drenching his clothes. He could almost imagine that if Xufeng hadn't pulled him back, he would have been swallowed by the swamp like the stone.

As Zhou Yang was still shaken, Liu Qianru finally looked at Xufeng directly, "How did you know it was a swamp?"

Xufeng, seeing that this woman finally looked at him, almost shed tears of joy, thinking it was not easy to be noticed after being ignored for so long.

"Look at the grass here. It's different from what we usually see on the mountain. It's all water grass, just like what grows in swamps," Xufeng explained.

Hearing this, Zhou Yang carefully examined the area and indeed found it as Xufeng said. He looked at Xufeng with newfound respect. They hadn't noticed such details, but Xufeng had, and this small detail had saved his life.

"Damn, how can there be a swamp in the deep mountains?" Zhao Bai cursed, looking at the swamp, which was about twenty meters wide, and feeling frustrated. They couldn't jump over it with their current strength.

Xufeng smiled, "There's nothing strange about it. If there was a lake here before, it's normal for a small swamp to form."

Zhou Yang nodded but frowned at the twenty-meter-wide swamp. After a while, he said, "The swamp is too wide. It's extremely difficult to cross. We should go back and get the necessary tools."

Hearing this, Xufeng frowned. He didn't have much time to waste. If they went back for tools, it would take another fifteen days. Thinking of this, Xufeng said to Zhou Yang, "I have an idea, but I don't know if you dare to try it."

"You have a way?" Zhou Yang's eyes lit up, looking at Xufeng in surprise and with some anticipation. If Xufeng really had a way, he would be willing to try it, as he also didn't want to waste time.

"Borrow me your sword!" Xufeng said to Zhou Yang.

Although Zhou Yang didn't know what Xufeng was going to do, he handed over his valuable sword.

Xufeng took Zhou Yang's sword and walked to a fallen, dry tree. He started chopping the tree with the sword. Zhou Yang, seeing Xufeng use his valuable sword as a chopping tool, twitched his mouth.

Liu Qianru giggled, "Zhou Yang! Your thousand-tael silver sword is only good for chopping wood. Don't brag about it in front of me anymore."

Zhou Yang glared at Liu Qianru and watched Xufeng chop the wood, muttering, "Damn... It's not his sword, so he doesn't care."

Zhou Yang didn't know that Xufeng didn't care about the sword, even if it was worth ten thousand taels of silver. Xufeng even thought the sword was less useful than a chopping knife and looked down on Zhou Yang. If Zhou Yang knew Xufeng was using his precious sword to chop wood and looking down on him, he would have gone berserk.

Xufeng's chopping made Zhou Yang's face twitch.

After chopping for a while, Xufeng made a simple skateboard and stopped using the sword, making Zhou Yang sigh in relief. However, Xufeng's next action made Zhou Yang finally curse, "Damn..."

Xufeng casually threw the sword to Zhao Bai and said, "Make a skateboard like this for each of you."

Zhao Bai, not knowing what Xufeng was doing, was about to react when Liu Qianru snatched the sword and giggled, "I'll do it."

She started chopping with the valuable sword, making Zhou Yang wince, "It's over. The sword is ruined!"

As Zhou Yang had feared, after each of them used his sword to chop a skateboard, the sword was deformed, though still usable. However, with Zhou Yang's status, he couldn't use a deformed sword.

Zhou Yang, unable to laugh or cry, took the sword and reluctantly gave it to Xufeng, "Here, take it."

"What? You're giving it to me?" Xufeng looked at the sword and said to Zhou Yang, "Damn, you should have said that earlier. If you had, I wouldn't have borrowed your sword or chopped so hard."

Hearing this, Zhou Yang's mouth twitched again, barely restraining the urge to strangle Xufeng. He took a few deep breaths to calm down.

Liu Qianru and Zhao Bai, on the other hand, gave Xufeng a thumbs up and said seriously, "You're shameless."

Xufeng ignored their comments, thinking that as a pure and upright young man, he couldn't be associated with shamelessness.

Wang Lu, seeing everyone make such a strange object, asked Xufeng, "You plan to use this to cross?"

Xufeng nodded, looking at the skateboard. Although it was simple, it should be enough to cross the twenty-meter-wide swamp. This kind of thing was popular in snowy areas in his previous life, and there were even Olympic snowboarding events. Although a swamp wasn't like snow, it had a similar effect, and sliding across it shouldn't be a problem.

"Right! I'll demonstrate first, and you can follow," Xufeng said to the three.

Zhou Yang looked at Xufeng skeptically and finally nodded, though he found it hard to believe this thing could help them cross the swamp.

Xufeng tied the skateboard to his feet and suddenly turned to Liu Qianru, "Do you want to go with me?"

Liu Qianru looked at Xufeng and shook her head, "You go first."

Xufeng didn't mind, knowing Liu Qianru still saw him as a stranger. He nodded and used a branch to push off the ground, sliding forward quickly. The skateboard landed on the swamp, and Xufeng kept it moving at high speed with the branch. The swamp only left a faint trace as Xufeng crossed the twenty-meter distance.

Zhou Yang and the others watched Xufeng standing at the cave entrance, untying his skateboard. They stared at him in disbelief, amazed that he had crossed the swamp so easily. They looked at their own skateboards, finding it hard to believe such a simple thing could work so well.

"This guy is interesting," Liu Qianru muttered, bent down to tie her skateboard, and, without waiting for Zhou Yang and the others, followed Xufeng's method to slide across the swamp.

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