Chapter 65

In the midst of the crocodile-like movements of the South Sea Crocodile God, Yuelao San, his mouth spewed out, “You dare to kill my disciple, Yuelao Er?!” Alpha was taken aback, how did he become Yuelao San’s disciple? Even Yunzhonghe was confused:

“What disciple? This troublemaker isn’t your disciple, is he? Didn’t your disciple, Xiaoyeshen Xue Sanba, just die?!”

Xiaoyeshen Xue Sanba, in the original story, was killed by a single arrow from Mu Wanqing due to his own recklessness. It seems that even if the侠space mission changes, Xue Sanba, this minor character, still cannot escape his fate.

—But why did he become Yuelao San’s new disciple?

“That good-for-nothing Xue Sanba, even if he didn’t die, I would have wrung his neck!!! Being killed by a woman, it’s truly a disgrace to me, Yuelao San!!!”

Yuelao San rambled on for a while, then pointed at Alpha:

“Look, this boy’s back of the head is just like mine, bulging and full, a good seed for martial arts, much better than Xue Sanba. His lightness skills are also solid. From now on, he is my disciple—disciple, call me Master!”

Master?!

Really taken as a disciple?! By Yuelao San? No, why does this sound so familiar? If Alpha hasn’t forgotten, this should be what Yuelao San said about Duan Yu, right?

Alpha really didn’t expect this to happen.

In fact, Alpha originally just wanted to stir up some trouble between Yuelao San and Yunzhonghe to make Yuelao San reveal Yunzhonghe’s weakness.

Alpha was certain that the weakness was key to the mission, but it couldn’t be pointed out by the player using the plot points from the novel. It had to be Yuelao San who said it.

In the original story, Yuelao San revealed the weakness because Zhong Ling was his little master-mother. Now, without that plot, it was clear that the player had to find a way to trigger Yuelao San to reveal Yunzhonghe’s weakness.

Alpha estimated that if he directly mentioned Yunzhonghe’s weakness, he might be killed by the two villains together.

Now, Alpha hadn’t even managed to stir up Yuelao San to reveal Yunzhonghe’s weakness, but Yuelao San was already taking him as a disciple. What was going on? Was he role-playing as Duan Yu?

But thinking about Yuelao San’s words, they did make some sense.

With an initial attribute total of 83 points, such a high attribute couldn’t be anything but “excellent bone structure.”

And given Yuelao San’s typical villainous behavior of taking disciples at will and expecting immediate agreement, Alpha didn’t really need to oppose it like Duan Yu did, if he wanted to keep his neck intact.

“Master, Master, who else could be my Master if not you? Yun Lao Si says you are Yuelao San, and in a few years, he will be Yuelao San, and you will be Yuelao Si—how can I stand it?!”

Going with the flow, completing the mission by calling him Master was no big deal.

Moreover, Alpha had a good impression of Yuelao San, a straightforward and actually very righteous villain, so calling him Master wasn’t a problem.

“You damn Yun Lao Si, have you eaten a leopard’s heart?!”

Yuelao San, hearing Alpha’s words, became angrier and charged over with the crocodile-mouthed scissors.

In the original story, Yunzhonghe wasn’t good at arguing. He often suffered in silence, even when Xiao Feng hit him off a wall, he didn’t say a word, just waited to die. It was only Master Xuannan’s mercy that saved him.

This time was no different. Yunzhonghe said nothing and directly engaged Yuelao San in battle.

Both were 30-level boss characters, but each had their own strengths:

—Yunzhonghe had low health but was fast, making it hard for Yuelao San to hit him. Yuelao San was slow but had high health and high attack, so Yunzhonghe had to keep dodging. Thus, neither could really hurt the other.

In the martial arts world, data was almost useless. As long as they didn’t clash head-on, no damage would be taken unless their weapons collided or missed.

Alpha watched the dazzling battle, suddenly feeling that martial arts, or the profession of a martial artist, was something unique, but it was hard to pinpoint exactly how.

However, Alpha was certain of one thing: his own few basic skills were truly terrible...

Since he couldn’t figure it out, he decided to put it aside for now. There were more pressing matters at hand:

Yuelao San and Yunzhonghe were locked in a fierce battle. Just watching wouldn’t do; if the fight went on too long, Ye Erniang might show up, which would be troublesome. According to the plot, Ye Erniang would eventually appear.

Ye Erniang was a formidable character.

—Although she was bullied by Xuan Ci in her youth, she was still a very difficult opponent.

She was intelligent and strategic, not bound by short-term gains and losses, and had a broad-minded approach. Apart from her infatuation with Xuan Ci, she was one of the top female heroes in "Demigods and Half-Devils." She would easily see through Alpha’s small tricks, and if that happened, Yuelao San wouldn’t be able to save him.

Moreover, the mission required defeating Yunzhonghe, and Alpha couldn’t just wait for the NPCs to decide the outcome. That wouldn’t count as defeating Yunzhonghe himself.

The weakness hadn’t been mentioned yet, and Alpha needed to steer the situation in that direction. What should he do?

He glanced at Zhong Ling, who was pitifully looking at him, having been immobilized.

“Originally, Zhong Ling was supposed to find the weakness... Bingo!!!”

Alpha suddenly had an idea. He tied his robe and shouted to Yuelao San:

“Master, Yun Lao Si clearly can’t beat you. It’s not honorable for the second to bully the fourth. Why don’t I, your disciple, take his place and teach him a lesson? If I win, no one will dare call you Yuelao San anymore!!!”

“Pah, pah, pah, it’s Yuelao Er!!! Yuelao Er!!!”

Yuelao San, hearing Alpha’s words, jumped back and put away his crocodile-mouthed scissors. He scratched his head and then smiled:

“You’re right, good disciple. If Yun Lao Si can’t beat my disciple, he definitely can’t beat me, Yuelao San, pah, pah, pah, Yuelao Er, Yuelao Er. That way, I would be a generation older than Yun Lao Si, and a generation older than my second sister. Then I wouldn’t be Yuelao San anymore, hahaha, hahaha,

—No more fighting, no more fighting. Yun Lao Si, do you dare to fight my disciple?”

The South Sea Crocodile God was simple but reasonable. As long as he understood, anything could be negotiated. Yunzhonghe coldly snorted:

“Hmph, aren’t you afraid I’ll finish off your good disciple in one move?!”

“Pah, pah, pah, with you? You’re Yun Lao Si, the fourth, two levels below my Master, Yuelao Er. I’m Yuelao Er’s disciple, so I’m a generation younger than my Master. By calculation, you’re a generation younger than me. How can I lose to you?!”

Alpha subtly switched the concepts of “level” and “generation,” which Yunzhonghe understood but didn’t care to argue about, just snorted.

But Yuelao San didn’t understand, only vaguely felt that Alpha’s logic aligned with his own, so he didn’t think much about it and just cheered.

He was thinking that with this, Yun Lao Si would be his grandson’s generation.

Although by this logic, Duan Lao Da would at least be his uncle, Yuelao San was so loyal to Duan Yanqing that he never retaliated, let alone consider being a generation younger. So he didn’t mind calling Duan Lao Da his uncle and laughed heartily:

“Well said, well said. Yun Lao Si, do you dare to fight my disciple?”

“Hmph!!!”

Yunzhonghe wasn’t good at arguing. Apart from flirting with girls, he wasn’t much better than Yuelao San in verbal sparring. He coldly snorted and implicitly accepted Alpha’s challenge.

“If you lose, you’ll release Zhong Ling and teach me your lightness skills. If I lose, I won’t care about Zhong Ling, and my Master will teach you a powerful martial art. How about it?”

Alpha, with a quick thought, added:

“It’s a deal!!!”

Yunzhonghe agreed, leering at Zhong Ling. Alpha was secretly pleased but noticed Yuelao San seemed unhappy and was about to speak. He quickly pulled him aside:

“Master... Master...”

“What? How can you learn skills from Yun Lao Si? That would make me the same generation as him!”

It turned out Yuelao San was upset about this. Alpha whispered:

“Not at all, Master. Think about it. If he teaches me, it’s between him and me, not related to you. And it’s not teaching, it’s because he lost to me. But if you teach him, it’s between you and him, and you would be his Master, and he would have to recognize it.

—See, no matter if I win or lose, we’re in a win-win situation.”

“Ah, right, ah, right. You clever little thing, good, good, hahaha.”

Yuelao San laughed heartily. Seeing this, Alpha quickly seized the opportunity to get down to business:

“I just became your disciple today and haven’t learned any of your skills. If I lose to Yun Lao Si, it would disgrace you, Master. You should teach me a few moves—ah, no, your skills are too advanced, I can’t learn them in a short time. What to do... what to do...”

Alpha rubbed his hands together, pretending to be very anxious.

Thinking about it, the situation was indeed serious. Yuelao San, with his straightforward mind, couldn’t come up with any good ideas and was blowing his mustache in frustration.

Seeing Yuelao San’s flustered state, Alpha was secretly pleased and pretended to have a sudden realization:

“Right, Master, does Yun Lao Si have any weaknesses? If he does, it would be easier for me to win.”

When else would he get Yuelao San to reveal the weakness? The reason he chose to cooperate with Yuelao San was that he was easy to manipulate, and so far, it had been smooth sailing. Now it was up to Yuelao San to reveal Yunzhonghe’s weakness.

“No, no, that would be cheating. I, Yuelao San... pah, pah, pah, I, Yuelao Er, can’t afford to lose face!!!”

Hey, this Yuelao San, when it came to being a villain, he suddenly had a sense of honor. If he didn’t reveal the weakness, Alpha wouldn’t have a chance to win. Alpha’s eyes darted, and he had another idea, ready to spin a tale...