The rain seemed to have lessened a bit compared to earlier...
Chu Huaixu had been a game companion and a virtual male model for so long, ranking second on the must-play list, that he was already used to them lusting after his body.
Encounter enough lewd women, and your mentality will change.
"Ha, women." He scoffed inwardly.
Furnace Cauldron?
Is that what you desire so much?
Initially, when Chu Huaixu saw this woman holding an oiled-paper umbrella, he was slightly taken aback.
After all, who knows if there are female contestants in the Patrol Office?
But upon closer inspection, he felt this woman looked somewhat familiar.
The more he looked, the more familiar she seemed!
He was certain he had seen this NPC in "Borrowed Sword" before!
After she started speaking, even her voice seemed familiar to Chu Huaixu, making him form a guess.
Of course, none of this mattered right now.
The current situation was more pressing—did she want to drain me?
The finest Furnace Cauldron?
Me?
"Damn it, do I have the male model aura this strong now? Identified with just one look?" Chu Huaixu began to doubt himself.
Might I have been in the industry too long and my aura is tainted...
Could she smell the scent of debauchery from afar?
What made this all the more unbelievable to Chu Huaixu was that such lines typically surfaced from some seductresses, yet if this woman was truly her, how could she speak so stunningly!
"Could it be that those rumors about her are true?" Chu Huaixu thought he might be in for some real gossip.
One of the biggest scoops about an important female character in the game "Borrowed Sword"!
"Don't think I can't recognize you just because you're wearing a veil." Chu Huaixu muttered inwardly.
"Han Shuangjiang, one of the four main characters in 'Borrowed Sword'!"
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Every game definitely has its own story content and background.
Since there's a story, there must be protagonists in the story.
In some of the game's main storylines, these main characters often play crucial roles, propelling the wave of the era forward.
In many costume dramas, everyone loves to rant about how someone can disguise themselves with just a face covering, and no one recognizes them.
But in reality, if you're familiar with someone, a mask wouldn't prevent you from recognizing them.
Han Shuangjiang, true to her name, was born on a frost descending day among the twenty-four solar terms.
She is both a protagonist of "Borrowed Sword" and one of the most beloved female characters among players.
Among the four main characters, she is the youngest in age.
Yet, her "older sister vibe" is the strongest.
She exudes a mature charm, noble and icy.
Coupled with her proportionately stunning long legs, some perverts couldn't help but call out: "Step on me, sister!"
They feared she might actually step on them, and they'd flaunt it in their mouths.
Chu Huaixu had already decided, based on her figure, the eyes above her veil, and her voice, that she was unquestionably Han Shuangjiang.
A shocking rumor that was continuously discussed on the game's forums flashed through his mind.
After that incident was exposed, some posts sparked thousands of flame wars!
Since "Borrowed Sword" is a highly open-ended game, much vital information needs to be discovered by players themselves.
Some players somehow obtained information saying that Han Shuangjiang was sold to a brothel at a young age and was trained as the next courtesan from childhood.
Such childhoods are certainly different from those of ordinary people.
Their courses would surely include musical instruments, chess, calligraphy, and painting, but physical education classes, undoubtedly, would occupy a significant proportion.
Things advanced technicians learn before going on duty, they are assuredly proficient in.
They know everything and can do everything.
They can make you... very comfortable.
In simple terms, it's inner charm.
Once these girls reach the right age and their bodies develop, they begin to apply what they've learned in practice.
In the Profound Yellow Realm, whether Mirror Country or Moon Country, Sects often have their own businesses.
Only in Mirror Country, taxes to the Court are lower, while taxes to the Sects are higher.
Moon Country, on the other hand, is the opposite.
In general, such red-light districts are mostly businesses related to the Joy Sect or the Joy Sect's ilk.
Sometimes, low-tier cultivators from these sects might have a whim or sudden need for money and would work in such places.
In such times, some mortals, adhering to the phrase "to die under the peony flower, makes even a ghost lustful," would wave silver notes, spending money to have themselves drained, competing to become a Furnace Cauldron, unafraid of losing lifespan.
It's said: the experience with working cultivators is truly delightful.
Han Shuangjiang, in the year before she was to be launched as a courtesan, was fortuitously discovered by someone from the Joy Sect, who noticed her unexpectedly good cultivation potential and took her back as a Saintess candidate.
Then, a change occurred.
The Joy Sect, a subsidiary sect of the Spring and Autumn Mountain, one of the four great sects in Mirror Country.
Spring and Autumn Mountain is as renowned as the Daoist Sect, highly formidable.
As a subsidiary sect, the Joy Sect committed several offenses.
Firstly, tax evasion!
Secondly, it not only evaded taxes but acted recklessly in private.
Such as secretly offering full services when only partial services were promised to mortals, damaging their essence, an utterly appalling nature!
Consequently, its legal sect "business license" was revoked by its superior sect, and it was directly classified as demonic.
These Dual Cultivation Sects mostly focus on finding a Dao partner, and then progress together, being mutual Furnace Cauldrons, absorbing Yin to replenish Yang, you take from me, and I replenish you.
This is not against the rules.
However, once two people's cultivation levels differ too much, the weaker one completely becomes a Furnace Cauldron, with damaged foundations!
Low-tier cultivators with mortals shouldn't go too far, or at most exhaust them for a few days, causing kidney strain.
However, some boundary-crossers in the Joy Sect were too greedy.
—How dare you secretly extend your services!
After the scandal blew up, the Joy Sect was disbanded, with some cultivators serving sentences, and some fleeing...
As a Saintess candidate, Han Shuangjiang had just been taught the Sect's Core Technique "Joyful Entanglement" for a few days, gaining theoretical knowledge beyond what she learned at the brothel, making a substantial leap.
Later, for unknown reasons, she managed to escape the sect.
She had narrowly escaped disasters twice.
Only the temporarily "useless knowledge" kept increasing!
The stunning her left, becoming a "Huang Yueguang" for many young men in the sect—an unforgettable memory never to be seen again.
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"When that scoop first came out, I didn't believe it either." Chu Huaixu thought as he stood in the rain.
"But now, since you're talking about Furnace Cauldrons right off the bat, it's hard not to believe."
Isn't this her proving those rumors true!
Imagine if this were confirmed, her popularity among male players...
—wouldn't it just explode upwards!
A contrast girl, can you handle it?
Han Shuangjiang, looking at the charismatic man in front of her, was also somewhat puzzled about why she blurted out her true thoughts.
But she had to admit, heaven did indeed give this man's fox-like face an impeccable visage.
The Joy Sect has no shortage of handsome men and beautiful women.
But if this man were to join, he would probably crush those male disciples!
Yet, after speaking her mind, Han Shuangjiang felt embarrassed for herself.
Unbeknownst to her, Chu Huaixu was engrossed in the gossip and naturally wouldn't judge her.
After all, you're not even employed, while I'm a real male model...
However, his gaze towards her was somewhat playful.
Facing this playful gaze and realizing her blunder, Han Shuangjiang remarked inwardly:
"Ha, men."
In their silent face-off, from the heavens above on this rainy night, there came a soft chuckle, followed by a voice descending from on high:
"Oh, how is there still a fool getting drenched in the rain?"
Upon hearing the voice, both Chu Huaixu and Han Shuangjiang abruptly looked up towards the sky.
They saw someone walking through the air!
The next moment, no raindrop fell upon Chu Huaixu anymore.
Though it hadn't stopped raining.
No, it could be said that the rain stopped!
Within this area, all raindrops descending from the sky halted in mid-air!
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