Chapter 71: ENTER SHANG XIN CI AND FANG YUAN BEATING UP LOSERS
SHANG XIN CI ENTERS
Fang Yuan's brain was BLUESCREENING.
"BUT WHY IS SHE HERE?! AND WHY IS SHE CALLED ZHANG XIN CI?! IN MY MEMORIES, SHE WAS A GU MASTER, WHY IS SHE A MORTAL NOW?! THIS ISN'T JUST A GLITCH—THIS IS A WHOLE-ASS PLOT HOLE!"
His mind was RACING like a Twitch streamer speedrunning lore. Then—BAM—memory unlocked.
SHANG XIN CI'S "TRAGIC" BACKSTORY
Illegitimate child of Shang Clan Leader (daddy issues x100)
Bullied by clansmen (NPCs stay hating)
Forced into merchant life (no rizz, just trauma)
Eventually gets recognized by Shang Clan Leader (GLOW-UP UNLOCKED)
Fang Yuan's eyes SPARKLED.
"GYATT DAMN, SHE'S A STONKS INVESTMENT!"
Shang Xin Ci was LITERALLY a "Buy Low, Sell High" Gu Master edition. Right now? Worthless. Later? CLAN LEADER MATERIAL.
But Fang Yuan wasn't about to wait for her "Underdog to Overlord" arc—he needed that merchant pipeline NOW.
Bai Ning Bing's Sigma Take:
"Bro, just KIDNAP HER. Give me the Yang Gu, and I'll help. Easy W."
Fang Yuan: "You're a man?"
Bai Ning Bing: "I WILL END YOU."
FANG YUAN'S 500 IQ GRIFT (IT'S GIVING SCAMMER RIZZ)
Fang Yuan YEETED himself in front of Shang Xin Ci like a Discord mod sliding into DMs.
Shang Xin Ci: GASP "Oh no! Your face—!" (Bro looked like a failed Minecraft creeper explosion.)
Fang Yuan: "LADY ZHANG, BUY MY GOODS OR I'LL LITERALLY KMS!" (Dramatic sobbing, full NPC energy.)
Crowd Reaction:
"BRO'S DOWN BAD."
"THIS GUY'S RIZZ IS NEGATIVE."
"SHE BETTER NOT FALL FOR THIS."
Shang Xin Ci, the ultimate cinnamon roll, sighed. "Here, take a steamed bun…"
Fang Yuan: THROWS BUN ON GROUND. "I DON'T NEED HANDOUTS! I NEED CAPITALISM!"
Old Gu Master (NPC Bodyguard): "MISS, HE'S OBVIOUSLY SCAMMING—"
Shang Xin Ci: "Uncle Zhang Zhu… be nice." (She activated "Puppy Dog Eyes" Gu—100% effective.)
Fang Yuan walked away with TWO PRIMEVAL STONES, leaving the crowd MALDING.
THRASHING
Fang Yuan: "Time to throw hands."
Bai Ning Bing: "Wait, WHAT?"
Servant Tent (Full of Salty NPCs):
Skinny Monkey (Biggest Hater): "Brother Qiang, those newbies DISRESPECTED US!"
Brother Qiang (Wannabe Sigma): "We'll clap them tomorrow—"
FANG YUAN KICKS DOWN THE TENT LIKE THE KOOL-AID MAN.
"SUP, LOSERS."
Servants: collective NPC panic
Fang Yuan YEETS PRIMEVAL STONES at them.
Servant 1: "OUCH—WAIT, IS THIS A PRIMEVAL STONE?!"
Servant 2: "BRO THREW MONEY AT ME—DO IT AGAIN!"
Fang Yuan (While Punching): "Y'ALL WANTED SMACKS? HERE'S YOUR SMACKS."
Brother Qiang (Nose Broken): "MY SISTER'S A CONCUBINE—"
Fang Yuan: "COOL STORY, STILL GETTING COOKED."
Final Move:
Fang Yuan SLASHES HIMSELF (No Flinch, Sigma Pain Tolerance).
Bai Ning Bing: "…You're actually insane."
Fang Yuan (Knocking on Steward's Carriage): "Hey, old man. I just beat up your whole workforce. Promote me."
Twitch Chat Reacts:
💀 "FANG YUAN'S RIZZ IS CRIMINAL."
🍿 "NPCs NEVER LEARN."
🚨 "BRO'S PLAYING 4D CHESS WHILE THEY PLAY CHECKERS."
LADY, SAVE ME! (IT'S GIVING NPC VICTIM ARC)
The old steward was MALDING harder than a Twitch mod who just got ratioed. His GYATT was TWEAKING with rage—he was about to teach Fang Yuan a lesson so brutal, it'd make the SKIBIDI TOILET look like a Disney movie.
BANG. He kicked open the door like it owed him money.
But what did he see?
Fang Yuan, COVERED IN BLOOD, looking like he just lost a 1v5 in a VALORANT RANKED MATCH.
Old Steward: "BRUH. WHAT THE ACTUAL SUS?! DID A BEAST PACK RAID US OR SOMETHING?!"
Fang Yuan, SNIFFLING LIKE A NOOB WHO GOT SCAMMED IN A MMORPG: "No, old steward… It was those THIEVES! They YOINKED my primeval stones and CLAPPED me! YOU GOTTA JUSTICE DIFF FOR ME, BRO!"
INSIDE THE NPC TENT (IT'S GIVING CLOWN FIESTA)
The tent looked like a FORTNITE LOOT BOX after a 12-YEAR-OLD'S BIRTHDAY PARTY—MEAT STEW EVERYWHERE, pots SMASHED, and the servants ROLLING AROUND LIKE THEY JUST GOT HIT BY A MOONBLADE.
Brother Qiang, holding his BUSTED NOSE: "SON OF A— A NEWBIE JUST NO-DIFFED US?!"
Skinny Monkey, COUGHING UP BLOOD: "BRO, WE WEREN'T EVEN READY! HE AMOGUS'D US!"
Random Servant #3: "WE CAN'T LET THIS SLIDE! LET'S SNITCH TO THE OLD STEWARD!"
Brother Qiang, EYES GLOWING WITH GREED: "Yeah… and uh… HAND OVER THOSE PRIMEVAL STONES—they're EVIDENCE… and also our HEALING POTIONS."
Skinny Monkey: "BRO, THAT'S JUST CAP—"
SLAP.
Brother Qiang POWERMOVED him into submission.
OLD STEWARD'S MALDING ARC
The old steward STORMED IN, saw the PRIMEVAL STONES in Brother Qiang's hands, and LOST IT.
Old Steward: "Y'ALL REALLY OUT HERE LOOTING LIKE IT'S A GTA SERVER?!"
SLAP. SLAP. SLAP.
He went full KAREN MODE, slapping everyone like they were BUGGED NPCs.
Servants: "OLD STEWARD, IT WASN'T US—"
Old Steward: "STFU! YOU THINK I'M BLIND?! LOOK AT HIS BLOOD! DID HE SELF-HARM FOR CLOUT?!"
(Bai Ning Bing, watching from the shadows: "Actually… yeah.")
The servants COULDN'T EVEN—they just TOOK THE L, grinding their teeth like they were chewing 5GUM.
Old Steward, TOSSING THE PRIMEVAL STONES BACK TO FANG YUAN: "HERE. DON'T LOSE THEM AGAIN, NOOB."
Fang Yuan, FAKE CRYING: "OLD STEWARD, PLEASE HOLD THEM FOR ME! I'M TOO SCARED!"
Old Steward (INTERNALLY MALDING WITH GREED): "Fine. I'll SAFEGUARD them… for now."
(Fang Yuan, smirking: "This NPC just fell for the OLDEST TRICK IN THE BOOK.")
SHANG XIN CI'S SAVIOR COMPLEX ACTIVATES
Shang Xin Ci was CHILLING in her tent, reading a book like the MANHWA FEMALE LEAD she is, when suddenly—
"LADY, SAVE MEEEE!!"
Fang Yuan was outside, **BLEEDING LIKE HE JUST LOST A 1V1 TO BAI NING BING.
Zhang Zhu, her bodyguard, was READY TO THROW HANDS: "BRUH, THIS CLOWN AGAIN?!"
Shang Xin Ci, **IMMEDIATELY FALLING FOR THE SADBOY ACT: "Uncle Zhang Zhu, HEAL HIM!"
Fang Yuan, LAYING IT ON THICK: "LADY, THOSE TOXIC SERVANTS ARE GONNA OFF ME! YOU'RE MY ONLY HOPE!"
Xiao Die, ROLLING HER EYES: "Miss, he's FARMING SYMPATHY POINTS!"
Shang Xin Ci, IGNORING LOGIC: "We'll TAKE THEM IN. Say they OFFENDED US—that way, the Chen Clan won't argue."
Zhang Zhu, INTERNALLY SCREAMING: "MISS, YOU'RE TOO PURE FOR THIS WORLD!"
FANG YUAN'S SIGMA GRINDSET
That night, in the tent—
Fang Yuan CLAPPED Bai Ning Bing (totally NOT SUS).
"Everything's fine, Bai Yun." (TRANSLATION: "Gimme that primeval ESSENCE, LOSER.")
Bai Ning Bing, SIDE-EYEING HIM, transferred her SNOW SILVER ESSENCE like a HACKED BANK ACCOUNT.
Fang Yuan, IMMEDIATELY STARTING HIS ILLEGAL CULTIVATION: "Ah, Lady Zhang is such a GOOD PERSON." (INTERNALLY: "IM ADDICTED THIS IS PEAK")
TWITCH CHAT REACTS:
💀 "BRO REALLY GASLIT THE WHOLE CARAVAN"
🍿 "SHANG XIN CI DOWN BAD FOR SADBOY RIZZ"
😳"WHY IS FANG YUAN CLAPPING BAI NING BING. SUUUUUUUUUUUS!!"