Nine Star Hegemon Body Arts

Chapter 566 Mysterious Paintings

chapter 566 mysterious paintings

translator: borntobe

this towering building soared high into the sky. it was brightly lit, like a lantern in the night. inside, there was a man-made lake. lotus flowers were in full bloom on the lakeside, their fragrance pouring over them.

as soon as long chen and mo nian had arrived, a pretty, green-robed maiden received them.

“do you two have an appointment?”

“ninth floor, first rank heaven table,” said long chen. that was what had been written on the invitation card mu xue had sent.

“follow me.”

the maiden bowed slightly and began to lead long chen and mo nian. this gave long chen an extremely odd feeling.

it seemed they didn’t get much of a differential treatment here. this maiden hadn’t smiled once for them.

passing by the small lake, a long corridor appeared in front of them. the ceiling of the corridor had been painted over, depicting all kinds of women. they were all playing musical instruments such as the zither or flute. their bearings were all different, but they were vivid and lifelike.

this one corridor was very long, stretching several miles. there were thousands of paintings on the ceiling, and each one depicted a different woman.

“oh?”

long chen suddenly paused, looking at one particular painting. that painting depicted a woman standing proudly high in the clouds, her jade hands playing the zither. her long black hair seemed to flutter, and she seemed just like a fairy.

“what is it, long chen?” mo nian followed long chen’s gaze, but all he saw was an ordinary painting.

“this woman possesses a terrifying killing intent.” long chen was staring into the woman’s eyes, slightly bewildered.

“killing intent? what are you talking about? i don’t see anything. don’t bother acting profound here. if you want to act, wait until we get inside. there’s no one to see your acting here.” mo nian thought long chen was doing this intentionally and started to pull him away.

“wait a moment. i want to look at it a bit longer.”

long chen stared deeply into that woman’s eyes. he could sense an extremely profound killing intent that was exceptionally icy.

on the outside, that woman didn’t seem to have any expression. she seemed calm, looking like she was just playing the zither normally. but long chen could sense her intense killing intent. he vainly tried to see something more.

but even after a long time, he was unable to sense anything else other than killing intent. it seemed as if it was just an ordinary painting.

“let’s go. don’t make everyone wait.” mo nian pulled on long chen, forcibly pulling him away.

the two of them didn’t notice that when long chen said there was strong killing intent in the painting, the green-robed maiden leading them had shaken ever so slightly, an expression of disbelief flashing over her eyes. however, her back was facing them, so they didn’t notice.

“just walk up nine flights and you’ll be there.” when they reached the end of the corridor, the maiden waved her hand, her meaning that the two of them could walk on their own. then she left.

long chen and mo nian looked at each other. this immortal intoxication building’s treatment of its guests was truly lacking. they only led them halfway to their seats before leaving?

“that’s also not good enough. when you talk here, you have to do it quietly.” mu xue brought them over to her table. every member of the muxue mercenary unit was already waiting for them.

when long chen and mo nian passed by a table, one of the people there glared at long chen and sneered, “where did this fool who doesn’t know the rules come from? uncouth to the peak.”

long chen was completely infuriated. today, he had repeatedly run into these garbage rules. since when did eating a meal require so many rules?! he coldly snorted towards this person’s provocation. “where did such a dog-like person come from? do people think that if a country bumpkin changes its shell, it wouldn’t be a bastard[1]? after waiting for so long, you see no one bothers with you, so you take your anger out on others? if i were such a person, i would have long since thrown my head into that bowl of soup and drowned myself.”

“you...!” that person stood up in fury.

long chen didn’t give that person a second glance and continued forward. mo nian couldn’t help smiling bitterly. long chen’s temper had immediately offended the majority of people here. that was because most people didn’t have anyone accompanying them.

anyone who could come here possessed an illustrious status and strength. they all had their own honor, and long chen’s words were a slap in the face.

however, long chen hadn’t named anyone, so they couldn’t say anything. otherwise, that would be saying they were the kind of person long chen had cursed, and that would be even more embarrassing.

their first rank heaven table was semi-private. several beautiful screens veiled them from the rest of the room. that made it appear even more prominent and dignified.

furthermore, this table was next to the window, and it was possible to look over qingzhou city’s nightscape. from behind the screens, as long as you didn’t shout, you wouldn’t affect anyone else in the room.

“long chen, hehe, we finally meet again!” zhang wu looked at long chen with excitement.

when long chen had blocked a xiantian weapon’s full strength attack, that shocking majesty had made him appear like a god, and it had completely shaken all of them. these men now thought of long chen as a hero, so they were incomparably excited upon seeing him arrive.

“it’s been a while, brothers.” long chen cupped his fists towards them. long chen also very much liked this group of straightforward men.

however, he complained, “leader mu xue, why did you have to choose this kind of place to invite me to a meal? it’s so irritating.”

long chen would rather set up a few tables outside the city. then they could eat and drink to their hearts’ content, letting out their emotions as much as they wanted. that would be truly satisfying. sitting here with a bunch of idiots, he didn’t even have an appetite.

“long chen, be happy. this place is qingzhou city’s peak location. there are so many people who want to come, but they can’t. don’t complain,” said mo nian disdainfully.

“we didn’t just come here because of you, long chen. everyone just wanted to experience another aspect of the world. right now, our muxue mercenary unit is rising within the entire mercenary world. we came here to make our name resound even louder. i spent eight million spirit stones for this spot. that kind of financial power is something only we have in the mercenary world. this will be good for getting new recruits.” mu xue smiled.

“you want to expand?” asked long chen.

“yes. to maintain our strength, we have to get fresh blood. but don’t worry, we’ll only accept trustworthy people. we won’t take in whoever,” said mu xue.

that put him much more at ease. mu xue was truly a good leader. she handled things meticulously, rarely making any mistakes.

as they spoke, some people came over carrying all kinds of delicacies and began to fill the table. when long chen saw those delicacies, he no longer grumbled about this place.

those delicacies were truly worthy of their price. those weren’t just fine food; they were tonics and medicines. to be able to turn medicine into something that would make people drool with desire, the immortal intoxication pavilion truly was filled with talent.

by the time they finished placing all the precious medicines and rare magical beasts’ meat on the table, the delicious smell made long chen feel like his saliva was about to overflow.

just as he was preparing to take action, a burst of fragrance blew over. the muxue mercenary unit’s members all turned still.