81 Impossibly Stupid (1/2)

To deal with a fraudster, the easiest method was to kill and behead—directly combat the root of the problem. However, Wang Lu was still reluctant to kill inside the Wang Family Village, even though he struggled very hard not to do it.

Otherwise, his spirit of professional adventurer would not necessarily allow him to debate a swindler. Just like one should not fight a pig in the mud because it would drag them on its level and spatter them with the mud; even if one won the struggle, one would still be covered with mud. If he instead directly butchered the pig, he could eat the pig; the food chain was enough to prove everything.

However, even though the opponent could not be physically defeated this time, from a different angle, “killing” the spirit of the opponent should be enough.

Right now, Wang Lu was doing such a thing: forcing the opponent into the corner through words and then wait for the other side to make a comeback through a trickery—which would inflate the opponent’s hope to the max—and then firmly burst that hope. These major ups and downs would thoroughly crush the opponent’s heart and spirit.

This was not a complex method; it could not be used against someone with a strong psychological quality. However, the one present before him was just a third rate swindler; using this method was enough to deal with him.

And sure enough, that man surnamed Zhou almost wet himself out of fear.

It would be strange if he wasn’t that scared. The Seven Stars Penetrating Bone Nail was a favor bestowed by the sect to all of the Publicity Envoys, which should only be used in an extremely special circumstance. In theory, this magical tool could help the user make a comeback under any circumstances. However, this thing was actually chewed and swallowed by the opponent like a fava bean. Mr. Zhou was extremely rejoiced that not too long ago, he had just gone to the toilet.

Could such a monster really be a product of a mere Spirit Sword Sect? Moreover… by his look, he obviously wasn’t a high level cultivator, why then...

In his panic-stricken state, perhaps it was a divine intervention, or perhaps Mr. Zhou’s professional spirit of publicity envoy suddenly burst to the fore, an idea suddenly flashed through his mind.

Although it was a risky idea, it was an idea that could actually provide him with a way out… Frankly speaking, using it in front of such an opponent would be extremely risky. But if he didn’t use it, the other side would obviously not let him off.

If the scam were really exposed, even if he weren't killed alive by the angry villagers, he would still be killed by the sect’s disciplinary elder. With those possible outcomes, he would rather try his luck.

Mr. Zhou fought back his fear and coldly said. “Devil”

Wang Lu was startled. “What did you say?”

Mr. Zhou secretly pinched his own thigh. Appearing fierce while cowardly at heart, he fiercely roared, “Devil! You really are one of the remnant devil people that lurks inside the Nine Regions! You spread rumors and mislead people in order to shake the villagers’ heart toward immortality, so that you could destroy the path for the billions of people in the Nine Regions to soar to Immortality. Humph, actually, from the start, I have seen your imposing devil aura, but I just don’t have the evidence. But just now, I just secretly used my Seven Stars Sect’s Seven Stars Penetrating Bone Nail to probe you, and it really has revealed your true colors! If you come from the righteous path, you could never chew and swallow that Penetrating Bone Nail, because it was coated with a strong anesthetic. As long as a normal person touch it, his body would get stiff and be unable to move. But for devils, because of their natural physique, they are immune to many kinds poison! Wang Lu, you tried to bluff, but you didn’t expect your true color would be exposed because of that!”

This Mr. Zhou was perhaps extremely afraid, so much that it actually birthed him a new courage. His words were righteous and full of conviction. Not to mention the easily swayed villagers that had already fallen into his nonsense and now looked suspiciously at Wang Lu—even Wang Lu himself could not help but inwardly clap to praise him.

It was really a ”desperate person can come up with an ingenious plan!”

Distorting the fact, confusing right and wrong, and imbuing it with a strong sense of righteousness and conviction… If this was in a debate field, those remarks were worthless, however, these were enough to fool the ignorant masses.

Sure enough, seeing that the villagers’ eyes had already swayed, Mr. Zhou gained a lot of encouragement, so he persistently continued his effort. “Wang Lu, more than two years ago, you left the village and went to seek the Immortal Path, and now you’re claiming to be the disciple of the Spirit Sword Sect, but… I don’t know if the Spirit Sword Sect really has received such a disciple like you.”

“Hahaha, does Spirit Sword Sect need to ask your permission to receive a disciple?”

“Umm, indeed, Spirit Sword Sect does not need to consult me to do their things. However, five days ago, I just saw your Sect’s Sect Leader. From his mouth, I learned that the sect hasn’t had received a new disciple within the last three years. Therefore, I felt strange; if that’s the case, how could you become their disciple!?”

“I want to ask, where and when exactly did you ‘meet’ with the Sect Leader of the Spirit Sword Sect? You…”

Before he finished his words, Wang Lu immediately stopped himself.

Because he found that the eyes of the villagers all around were already filled with doubts… as well as fear.

Needless to say, Mr. Zhou’s proposed devil theory had already taken root in people’s mind. Although that person didn’t have any proof and just used his mouth, this group of villagers chose to believe it!

“... Oh, well, let’s call it a day.” Wang Lu sighed. “The saying of ‘some have special skills’ [1] is indeed true. I acknowledge that you are a professional swindler. Even if I continue to argue, I can’t convince this group of ignorant idiots’ minds, so I better not say it.”

Hearing this, Mr. Zhou’s heart thumped. It was good that the opponent was willing to admit defeat… based on the opponent’s seemingly good cultivation level, if this continued, it would not end well for him.

Thus, Mr. Zhou wanted to speak a few nice words to appease the opponent. However, he did not expect that Wang Lu’s admitting defeat was just a prelude to “flipping over the table”.

The next moment, Wang Lu stepped forward, opened his mouth to spit out a fine needle-like small sword, which quickly stretched to a three feet sword in midair. The sword seemed plain and heavy, and the edge glittered with a cold, chilling light.

Wang Lu had lost his interest in the so-called wrestling with the pig in the mud that happened so far, and right now, he wanted to solve the problem using the human method.

“Sure enough, it’s easier to just kill you.”

Wang Lu took another step. The glitter on the sword was like electric sparks.

The Non-Phase Sword Bone specialized in defense and was neither known for its power nor speed; moreover, while the defense power of his seventh level of Qi Cultivating Stage was nearly on-par with that of the Foundation Establishment cultivators, his attack power was no better than the Ninth Level Qi Cultivating Stage newcomer… But, all in all, those were all comparisons to the other Spirit Sword Sect’s disciples.

If compared to those cultivators from not-quite-popular sects in the Nine Regions, however...

Even for a defense specialist like Wang Lu, his attack power should be more than enough.