I Can See Your Combat Power

Chapter 846: Chapter 140: A Truly Unparalleled Beauty in the World

“Speaking of beauties, if you only see them as girls from the brothels, then you might indeed live happily in this life. But don’t you want to know what true peerless beauty looks like in this world?”

“There is talk of a holy maiden in the Wine Country of Siam, with eyes as clear as sapphires from the moment she was born. Even the most vicious bandits could only look upon her and feel ashamed. As she grew older, her body naturally diffused a faint fragrance, and when she bathed, even the fish and shrimp in the pool would become intoxicated and leap out of the water just to catch a glimpse of her.”

“Even the birds in the sky, captivated by her appearance, would fall from the heavens, so she could only cover her face with a veil all year round. When she came of age, the nobles’ sons of Siam abandoned home and career, spontaneously forming a ‘Holy Maiden Guard’ of three thousand strong.”

“The Yun Clan in Chaochang also had a celestial maiden, known as the last pearl of a fallen noble house. Legend says that a single second of eye contact with her will make one fall in love forever. She was in possession of the entirety of the Yun Clan’s wealth, and owned a beauty that even the heavens envied. If the Yun Clan hadn’t fallen so quickly, I have no doubt that her fame could have eclipsed the holy maidens of all sects in Longzhou.”

“And in every sect of Longzhou, there are female disciples with unmatched beauty and skill. Each one is widely renowned and has countless admirers.”

“So kid, please open your eyes and take a good look around. Even if you aspire to be a libertine today, you should at least raise your standard of beauty, huh? Do you think spending a lifetime rolling in the pleasure houses means you’ve seen all the beauties and tasted every peerless beauty in the world? Are you perhaps misunderstanding what a beauty or a peerless beauty really is?”

Tang Luo poured himself another cup of wine and, after draining it in one gulp, smacked his lips and said, “In reality, ninety-nine out of a hundred men share your goal, but the sad truth is, for the majority of men, this goal is just an unattainable dream. However, you are truly someone with the opportunity to achieve it. So why not give it a try? The other shore is merely a state of being and does not necessarily promise excitement.”

“Rather than insisting that you reach the other shore, I would rather hope that you live a splendid life, with as few regrets as possible. You ask the meaning of martial arts. I can’t answer that for you, because its significance is different for everyone and can only be defined by you. What it means to me is useless to you, and vice versa.”

Tang Luo’s words seemed to open another door for the young man, who had never realized that the original driving force of martial arts training could be something so peculiar. What puzzled him even more was how his brother could say such heretical and shameless words with such nonchalance.

Tang Xing cast a curious glance toward his brother, who was serving himself drink after drink, and asked, “Aren’t you angry?”

“Angry about what? Travelling through a world of splendor and sleeping with the most beautiful has a lot more appeal than standing at the pinnacle of the world, invincible. After all, beating up men can never be as pleasurable as being with women, right?”

Tang Luo replied indifferently, “As for the rest, aside from the fact that you’re a bit of a coward and somewhat stupid, longing for freedom and beauty is just human nature. Plus, you don’t have much judgement, so at least wait until you’ve tried and tested it before you can decide whether or not it’s really your lifelong pursuit. Maybe your preferences will change after you try, but it doesn’t matter, people’s likes and dislikes will continually change over time. Until the end, who can know their true preferences?”

The biggest difference between living a long life and a short one lies here. Young people always crave immediate feedback, passionate as a blazing fire in love and intense as undying hatred in a grievance. They may live to the fullest but remain unstable. As they get older, they start to think more carefully because they’ve come to understand that, compared to a long and arduous life, a momentary preference really isn’t that important.

For a young man faced with a distant and daunting goal, it’s natural to feel the urge to flee. Whether the goal is the other shore, or it is beauty, as long as one continues on the right path, the outcome will generally not be too bad.

Patience comes from seeing more, seeing farther, and having more patience.noveldrama

Tang Xing, who expected to be severely reprimanded, suddenly felt a profound sense of security. Although he had this thought after suffering the Buddha Seed for ten days, the shackles of propriety in his heart had been tormenting him. As a scion of the Tang Clan, he felt that such behavior was a betrayal of the Sect Head’s mansion and the clan’s prestigious reputation. Even the reckless words he had uttered were merely the wild rantings of a drunkard.

But to his utter surprise, he received such support. Overwhelmed with emotion but unable to express it, he simply lowered his head and continued drinking.

The two brothers sat opposite each other in silence, yet it wasn’t awkward, as the excellent soundproofing of the private room allowed them to hear only each other’s chewing and swallowing.

It was like returning to their youth, when the family would enjoy harmonious dinners together in the dining hall of the clan’s residence.

Although the madam had arranged a full table of sumptuous dishes, under the voracious appetite of two martial artists, the food was quickly consumed. Tang Luo took out a white handkerchief from his bosom and tossed it to Tang Xing, then took another for himself and wiped his mouth, “We’ve eaten, and we’ve drunk, it’s time to set off. Let’s not keep the Xiao Clan head waiting too long, it wouldn’t be polite.”

“Mm.”

With a soft acknowledgment, Tang Xing tidied up his clothes, gathered his disheveled hair to the back of his head, and after completing these tasks, he transformed back into a beautiful young boy with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes.

As brothers from the same mother, their facial features and eyes resembled each other by about seventy percent. However, Tang Xing not only inherited his mother Xu Shuhui’s double eyelids but also had long eyelashes that made him look even more handsome and likeable. When he was younger, he almost seemed girlish, which is why Tang Luo always called him the little boy.

Now that he had lost his youthful immaturity, he had shed the milky smell of childhood and gained a bit of the martial artist’s sturdiness, looking exceedingly handsome.

“Mm, if only you had single eyelids and shorter eyelashes to look more handsome!”

Tang Luo crossed his arms, praising the well-groomed little boy, causing the latter to laugh.

The biggest difference in their features was one having single eyelids and the other double, one with short eyelashes, the other with long.

These words were clearly self-praise, weren’t they?

After paying the bill and leaving the Spring Fragrance Pavilion, the two brothers got into the carriage and soon returned to the Longxi Traveling Pavilion. Three teammates had already prepared their luggage and carts. Since they had to bring along a couple and many belongings, the originally planned capacity wasn’t sufficient, so the thoughtful attendants had temporarily dispatched an additional carriage.

Upon returning to the Traveling Pavilion, Tang Luo led Tang Xing straight into the carriage of Mi Bai and his wife. As soon as he entered, he said, “Old Bai, Mrs. Mi, this is my younger brother Tang Xing.”

He then slapped the back of the youngster’s head and hoisted him up, “Haven’t you greeted them yet?”

At the moment, the little guy’s head was filled with the things Tang Luo had said in the room, and he hadn’t noticed anyone else in the carriage. When slapped, his first reaction wasn’t to look around but to complain to his brother, “Bro, I think your method isn’t very reliable either. Even if I raise my aesthetic standards, how am I supposed to get close to those saintesses? You said they’re either sect disciples or some sort of saintesses, and the only down-on-her-luck Miss Yun has been married off to that Xiang Loulan. Am I training in martial arts to become like some flower-picking thief, sneak in, have a quick fling, and then run away? Bro, what’s wrong with your face?”

Mi Bai was a scholar, and Lu Ningxue was a disciple of the Hundred Herbs Immortal Mansion, a medical officer who saved the dying and helped the injured. At this moment, both of them were looking at the brothers with shocked expressions.

With an expressionless face, Tang Luo delivered a chop to Tang Xing’s crown, feeling that the fool had utterly ruined his own reputation.