Male Inferiority and Female Supremacy in the World of Immortal Cultivation
Chapter 364. Experience a relationship beyond friendship

Chapter 364: 364. Experience a relationship beyond friendship

This thing was taken by Fang Zhou to study five days ago, and after he returned it, it hasn’t been used. How did it end up broken now?

Fang Zhou remained calm, saying, "I told you earlier that this thing is of poor quality and breaks easily. You definitely bought a fake."

Gou Cheng: "..."

This thousand-mile mirror had been used for years without breaking, but it broke in less than half a day after Fang Zhou took it to study. Even a fool can see what happened.

However, Gou Cheng didn’t dare to complain. He could only silently put the thousand-mile mirror away and said to Fang Zhou, "So what should we do now?"

Fang Zhou looked at him strangely, "You’re a senior member, and you’re asking me, a newbie, what to do in unexpected situations?"

But I’ve never encountered a situation where you broke the thousand-mile mirror.

Gou Cheng was both laughing and crying, and could only say, "Then let’s wait at West Lake; we agreed to meet there."

Fang Zhou agreed wholeheartedly; after all, his current role was a newbie, fully reliant on the instructions of the experienced members.

The two flew into Yangzhou City and landed by West Lake, rented a boat, and set sail to tour the lake.

The meeting point for the five was at West Lake. If the other four couldn’t contact Gou Cheng, they would come to West Lake to find him.

On the boat, Gou Cheng consulted Fang Zhou on the techniques of the Ripple Divine Skill. He was diligent in cultivation and refused to relax for even a moment.

Fang Zhou casually responded while his eyes roamed around West Lake. Today’s weather was sunny and mild, attracting many people to play on the lake, which was crowded with boats of all sizes.

The boats were so numerous that the lake was becoming overcrowded. A large boat had no other course and was coming toward the small boat under Fang Zhou’s rear.

The boatman was madly steering the pole in an attempt to dodge, but it was too late. As the two boats were about to collide, they suddenly weirdly turned their bows to the sides, narrowly skimming past each other.

Fang Zhou frowned slightly; as the boats were about to collide, he used Innate True Qi to gently alter the small boat’s direction.

But at the same time, the large boat also had a surge of Innate True Qi, changing its direction too.

In other words, an Innate Realm cultivator was also hidden on the large boat.

Initially, neither was aware of the other, but now, because of this accident, they both discovered each other’s presence.

Fang Zhou immediately put on his mask, flashed to the bow, and looked up at the large boat.

On the large boat, by a window draped with beaded curtains, was a hazy woman’s silhouette, looking down.

Their eyes met, confirming each other’s identities as the Innate Realm cultivators hiding on the boats.

The woman on the boat nodded slightly as a greeting to Fang Zhou.

Fang Zhou also raised his hand in return, acknowledging her greeting.

And so, both sides exchanged a friendly and harmonious interaction, and... that was it.

Otherwise, what else could be done? Jump on board and say, ’Miss, we are destined to have a super-friendly relationship’?

"Brother Fang!"

Gou Cheng ran out from inside the boat and asked Fang Zhou, puzzled, "What happened?"

Fang Zhou watched the large boat go away, shook his head, removed the mask from his face, and stretched in the sunshine, "Nothing much, I just came out to bask in the sun."

Gou Cheng, of course, didn’t believe him, but since Fang Zhou didn’t say more, he was helpless.

After touring West Lake, the boat docked at a pavilion by the lakeside. They dismissed the boatman and waited in the pavilion, knowing that the other four would arrive before sunset.

No need to wait until sunset; the other members of the Men of Flowers had started arriving one after another.

The first to arrive was Shen Hao. He didn’t take a boat but came by a path along the lake. When he entered the pavilion and saw Fang Zhou, he paused.

Gou Cheng looked back and found that, at some point, Fang Zhou had put his mask on again.

"..."

Shen Hao was very dissatisfied and said to Fang Zhou, "What’s going on with you? You’ve joined us, yet you still wear a mask, unwilling to show your true face."

Fang Zhou crossed his legs and explained, "Didn’t I say already, I was worried my handsome face might hurt your self-esteem and affect the team’s unity?"

Shen Hao:凸(艹皿艹)

Gou Cheng: (ノへ￣,)

So, what you said in the dark room earlier was serious?

Very soon, the others arrived, Luo Jingsong, Zhuang Hongyu, and someone called Zhu Min.

The six gathered in the pavilion, but four of them didn’t speak, their eyes fixed on the mask on Fang Zhou’s face without blinking.

It’s one thing not to show your face online, but to still refuse to show your face at an offline meeting is too much.

Facing the condemning gazes of the four, Fang Zhou felt helpless, "For your sake, I’ve sacrificed myself and proactively sealed my face. What more do you want?"

Fang Zhou wasn’t lying; his looks would outshine everyone present. If he really revealed his face, someone here with a fragile heart might not handle it and commit suicide by jumping into the lake.

In the face of Fang Zhou’s boastful claims, the four showed disdain. How could someone hiding their face dare call themselves handsome and dashing?

Which one here isn’t a handsome young man, afraid of you?

They didn’t argue with Fang Zhou, the shameless one, and instead looked at Gou Cheng. You’re the one who brought him, so how will you handle it?

Seeing Fang Zhou determined not to remove his mask, Gou Cheng could only brace himself, gesture between his face and Fang Zhou’s face, and give the four a complex look and an apologetic expression.

It’s no exaggeration to say that Gou Cheng is more handsome than these four, but he’s slightly less good-looking than Fang Zhou, so Fang Zhou’s words weren’t completely wrong.

But saying such a thing outright will easily offend people, so Gou Cheng just hoped the four would understand his intention and drop the matter.

The four were initially puzzled, but then they realized anything wrong, directed a sympathetic look at Fang Zhou.

They all understood the message Gou Cheng conveyed: this Brother Fang probably had a flaw in his appearance, and feeling inferior when he saw the four of them, he didn’t dare to remove his mask.

Forcing him to remove his mask was too much indeed!

Facing the sympathetic looks from the four, Fang Zhou was full of confusion and turned to look at Gou Cheng, asking with his eyes: What did you hint to them?

Gou Cheng looked puzzled and signaled with his eyes that he also had no idea.

But no one cared about Fang Zhou’s mask issue anymore.

Zhuang Hongyu pulled out a hand-drawn simple map and spread it out in front of everyone, showing Yangzhou City and the surrounding area.

He pointed to a mountain outside the city and said to everyone, "Ladies and gentlemen, this mountain is called Bijia Mountain. There used to be a Taoist temple on it, but it has been occupied by that female demon and has now been converted into Hidden Dragon Manor."

Zhuang Hongyu carefully laid out the intelligence he possessed, which was provided in advance by the big benefactor, Senior Li.

The female demon was a rogue cultivator named Zhou Yan. Her strength was at the Foundation Establishment Realm Perfection. Three years ago, she came to Yangzhou City and illegally occupied the Taoist temple on Bijia Mountain.

For the last three years, Zhou Yan gathered a group of rogue cultivators, converted the temple into Hidden Dragon Manor, proclaimed herself as the Hidden Dragon Manor Master, and has been doing all sorts of evil in Yangzhou City.