Chapter 99: Xiao Boss

  The wind was blowing gently, and the girl stood like a wooden stake, but she had an unexpectedly lovely appearance.

  The hand that had stretched into her bosom was slow to come out again, and the girl urged with a mixture of concern and amusement: "Hurry up and take it out, what's wrong, didn't you drop it on the way?"

  The wind whispered expressionlessly: "How could this be!" The voice was not loud, but happened to be just audible to the girl beside him.

  The girl leaned in close and whispered in the wind: "You're really stupid! Have you forgotten how painful it was when you kicked that foot on the road? And, didn't you notice that the person who took away your cup and the one who gave you a new cup are not the same person?"

  Feng Xiao Xiao suddenly said: "I really didn't notice!"

  The girl said with a smile: "I had expected that you wouldn't be able to find it, otherwise how could I have tampered with the cup? With just one such shock back, there really wasn't enough control not to shatter the cup!"

  The two of them whispered to each other, and the surrounding audience found it strange and annoying, and they started booing.

  The girl raised her hands to signal everyone, and said loudly: "Don't rush, everyone. We'll just wait for Mr. Xiao to take out the cup. If he does, I'll admit defeat on the spot. Otherwise, we'll see if Mr. Xiao admits defeat!"

  The wind-swept, wooden face suddenly had a spring-like smile, and his hand slowly stretched out from his bosom, holding a teacup. The cup wall was smooth as new, not to mention broken, nor even a crack could be seen.

  The girl was stunned, her mouth murmuring: "You... you..." as she stepped forward to look at the teacup.

  The wind was blowing, but he casually tossed the cup away, patted his hands, and walked up to him with a smile, saying in a soft voice: "As the owner of this tea house, I have a teacup from my own tea house in my arms. This explanation is very reasonable, right? Your analysis is also very reasonable, without any tricks, it's indeed impossible to shatter this cup!"

  The girl heard this and glared at Feng Xiao Xiao, saying: "You still want to bring a broken tea cup with you, are you sick or something?!"

  The wind was blowing, but he didn't get angry. He said, "Anyway, didn't I win?" After speaking, he turned around and imitated the girl's gesture of waving to everyone earlier, shouting loudly to the audience, "Doesn't everyone think I won?!"

  The audience cheered together and shouted loudly: "Yes!" Some people also kindly reminded: "Do whatever you want!" Everyone burst into laughter.

  The girl's face also turned red, but she still glared at Feng Xiao Xiao and said: "What are you going to do?"

  The wind was blowing gently, laughing extremely evilly, rubbing his hands and saying: "What do you think?!" After that, he winked at the surrounding male players, everyone showed a knowing smile, cheered loudly, and many people even drooled.

  "What exactly do you want?" the girl said in a huff.

  The wind suddenly became serious and said: "I think you should bring your friends to my teahouse more often to take care of my business!"

  The girl seemed hard to believe her ears and said: "Is that so?"

  The wind suddenly revealed that evil smile again and said: "What else do you want to do!"

  The girl glared at him fiercely again and said: "You wait, I'll come often to take care of your business in the future!" After that, she turned around and left.

  Everyone looked disappointed, and Feng Xiao Xiao shrugged and said, "It's just an old mother tiger!" Everyone understood and smiled, then went their separate ways.

  Feng Xiao Xiao turned back to the tea house, some old customers of the tea house rushed towards Feng Xiao Xiao and saluted with their fists: "Boss, your lightness skill is really good!" Feng Xiao Xiao hurriedly showed modesty. There were also those who liked to ask questions and came up to ask: "What were you whispering about just now?"

  Feng Xiao Xiao smiled and said, "She asked me not to make it difficult for her!" The crowd suddenly realized even more and exclaimed, "No wonder she was let go so easily!" Feng Xiao Xiao couldn't help but glance at the corner where the tea cup had been thrown again. On the ground, only half of the tea cup lay there.

  Feng Xiao Xiao didn't have any other teacups on her, it's just that this teacup wasn't shattered thoroughly enough, among the shards there was one piece that was almost half the size of the original cup, and Feng Xiao Xiao happened to be holding onto this half, and somehow managed to bluff her way through.

  The girl left, but the windy days did not calm down because of this.

  After this incident, the reputation of Feng Xiao Xiao's tea house on the rivers and lakes increased significantly. Travelers passing through Xiangyang would always make it a point to visit Feng Xiao Xiao's tea house, have a cup of tea, sit for a while, and listen to the stories told by the people in the tea house about the rivers and lakes. This was not uncommon, but what made Feng Xiao Xiao unhappy was that he himself had become one of the tea house's attractions. Every newcomer to the tea house would drink a cup of tea, listen to some stories, and then ask Feng Xiao Xiao to teach them a few moves, which became the three must-do things when visiting Feng Xiao Xiao's tea house.

  Although the wind was strong and had never lost a game before, this made him even more famous, so people came to challenge him at Xiao Cha Lou one after another, thus falling into a vicious cycle.

  There is a post on the forum that introduces various scenic spots in the game, which describes Xiangyang Yishao Teahouse as follows: Xiangyang Yishao Teahouse, formerly known as Youjian Teahouse where Qingyi people had a decisive battle with one sword, is located on the main street of Xiangyang. The environment is elegant and the price is reasonable. Here, you can hear the most thrilling stories in Jianghu, meet the most exciting people; Yishao Teahouse's boss Xiao is extraordinary in martial arts, excels in lightness skill, entertains guests with tea every day, makes friends with martial arts, and welcomes guests from all over the world with a smile. If you pass by Xiangyang without visiting Yishao Teahouse for a cup of tea, then you are not a qualified Jianghu person; if you have had a cup of tea but haven't heard the stories of Jianghu people and Jianghu affairs told by the tea guests, then you are still not a qualified Jianghu person; if you have heard the stories of Jianghu people and Jianghu affairs but haven't exchanged a few moves with boss Xiao, then you are still not a qualified Jianghu person.

  Although the article was somewhat exaggerated, from then on, more people came to Xiao's tea house, and everyone didn't forget to exchange a few moves with Old Master Xiao.

  The wind was howling and it was really annoying, but there was no way to avoid it. The people who rushed into the store would first have a couple of drinks, listen to some stories, and then start asking where Old Xiao was. As soon as they asked the shop assistant, he would honestly tell them: "The boss is on the roof!" That's how straightforward the system was. Not only was it straightforward, but also all-knowing. As long as the wind was blowing in Xiangyang City, the shop assistant could accurately tell others where the boss was and what he was doing.

  Later, Feng Xiao Xiao specially instructed the shopkeeper: "From now on, when someone asks where I am, just say I'm not here!"

  The little store owner was very obedient. From then on, whenever someone asked him "Where did Old Xiao go?", he would honestly tell them: "The boss said he's not here!"

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  The girl among the seven swords was also very trustworthy. Since she lost and left that day, she would bring friends over to drink tea every now and then. But she didn't have good intentions either, the friends she brought over wouldn't drink tea or listen to stories, they would just say "I heard that Xiao Boss is so-and-so, today I specially came to ask for advice". Xiao was almost driven mad.

  The wind is blowing every day, in addition to practicing itself, it also needs to accompany countless players. The eight-way players who come to challenge the wind use a variety of weapons, which broadens the wind's horizons. Swords, knives, and sticks are the most common, but other unconventional weapons such as soft whips, judge pens, mother rings, double hooks, copper hammers, board axes, and eyebrow stabs also have their own unique characteristics. Hidden weapons are also diverse in type, including flying knives, golden money darts, willow leaf darts, plum blossom darts, funeral door nails, flying stone... The wind has received countless times. Because hidden weapons are generally not very valuable and are consumable items, players who use them carry a large number of their own hidden weapons on their bodies. After fighting with these players, searching for some of the opponent's hidden weapons became the main source of the wind's own hidden weapons.

  In the continuous martial arts competition, although Feng Xiao Xiao has gained a lot of experience, everyone now also knows Feng Xiao Xiao's martial arts skills inside out: if you can't dodge his first kick, then you've already lost this match; even if you dodged the kick but couldn't dodge the flying dart, you still lose; even if you dodged both, you must be able to keep up with his speed, otherwise, you'll eventually lose; even if you caught up with him, if your weapon is pinched by him, then you still can't win.

  The level of the wind has long broken through 70, and with great difficulty, it continues to move forward. At the same time, the levels of the top masters in Jianghu have reached a new stage, breaking through the 80 barrier one after another, maintaining their level advantage over most players.

  The level of Feng Xiao Xiao has been steadily improving, but her martial arts skills have made rapid progress, thanks to the daily sparring with players, and even the rarely used moves during normal leveling up have improved.

  Whirlwind Blitz: 6th layer, movement +300%.

  Embracing the Wind and Waiting for the Moon: Second layer, lasting 8 seconds;

  Whirlwind Cloud Fragment: 3rd level, Attack 2500-5000, Consumes internal force 150-300.

  Capture Wind and Shadow: Second Layer, Capture Quantity 2, Consume Inner Strength 300.

  Chasing Wind and Pursuing Sun: Second Layer, consumes 400 internal energy.

  The five forms of Wind Chasing have all been upgraded to the next level during this period, and the difficulty of cultivation has also become apparent. Wind Whirl Thunder is undoubtedly the easiest to practice, otherwise its level wouldn't be so much higher than the others. The attack moves of Wind Rolling Clouds and Pursuing Wind are used more frequently, with a steady increase in level; while the cultivation of Welcoming Wind Waiting for the Moon can be improved by using it in conjunction with Wind Whirl Thunder on a daily basis, resulting in a stable upgrade. Only Capturing Wind and Seizing Shadow have a higher difficulty in cultivation, requiring intentional provocation of the opponent's attack, followed by frantic consumption of medicine to replenish internal energy, which is essentially a waste of money. On the other hand, "Mind's Eye" is different because it is a passive skill, so as long as you are attacking, it is equivalent to using it, and its usage frequency can be said to be the highest, but its level upgrade is the slowest. This is completely due to the slow increase in proficiency of "Mind's Eye", but also indirectly highlights the significant value of this move.

  The Hua Shan swordsmanship he learned from his sect had not been used once since the "Ruoxue" sword was broken. The promise of "getting a good sword" made by Ju Bao Pen had also not been fulfilled, and the swordsmanship had gradually become abandoned. However, the Hua Shan inner power had always been diligently cultivated, but unfortunately, after reaching 2400, it stopped progressing, and it was said that this was already the limit of the Hua Shan inner power.

  This is also a common phenomenon in the Jianghu today, where elementary internal skills can no longer meet the needs of some high-level martial artists, and everyone has begun to seek higher-level internal skills.