Chapter 220: Bad Luck! Waking the Dreamer

“Hmph! Truly the greatest expert at the Mysterious Realm, the best among the masters—her reputation is well-deserved. This time, I, ‘Lu Mingyue’, admit defeat. The Year Beast is yours…”
With the departure of the large group of extras, the mysterious man quickly regained his composure from the shock of discovering someone else who also possessed the legendary martial arts skills. Pressing his chest, he glanced at the corpse of the Year Beast without any lingering interest, then paused his gaze on Kai Xin, Xiao Bei, and Lei Zhan before speaking in a softer, more feminine tone: “But we’ll meet again. Next time, hmph!!”
With that, he shot forward in a flash, covering dozens of meters in an instant, disappearing from the peach grove and out of their sight.
“Screw you, genius!”
After the mysterious man, Lu Mingyue, vanished from the peach grove, Xiao Bei recalled his last words and rolled his eyes. “What a pervert! Learning martial arts and wanting to inherit Dong Fang Bu Bai’s personality—unbearable!”
“It probably isn’t his true intention.”
“Hm?”
Hearing these words from Kai Xin, Xiao Bei and Lei Zhan both showed surprise and interest.
Noticing their confusion, Kai Xin explained with a smile:
“There are limitations to mastering legendary martial arts. For example, the skill I possess only has moves; it consumes a lot of internal energy and lacks lethality. Moreover, it can only be used up close… The stronger the ability, the more absurd the restrictions. I guess that to master the ‘Sunflower Manual’, even if castration isn’t required, one would still need to adopt Dong Fang Bu Bai’s feminine personality.”
“Otherwise, the full power of the ‘Sunflower Manual’ can’t be unleashed, and such a manual would lose Dong Fang Bu Bai’s uniqueness, becoming just another ordinary martial art.”
In fact, this was revealed later by Dong Fang Bu Bai’s successor himself, as he could no longer bear external pressure and doubts—possibly also due to real-life relationship issues.
“…”
Xiao Bei and Lei Zhan nodded in understanding: I see!
“By the way, the Year Beast.”
Xiao Bei’s attention snapped back as he swiftly appeared near the poor, neglected corpse of the Year Beast.
After all, it was a lucky beast highly sought after by countless players. It was strange that no one had thought to uncover the treasures inside it after it died for so long.
But after Xiao Bei’s reminder, Kai Xin remembered that the Year Beast sometimes contained valuable items. Bending his knees slightly, he leaped over to Xiao Bei’s side.

Just then, Xiao Bei searched all over the Year Beast for a long time but only found a dozen or so shiny gold coins, leaving him stunned in place. “Such bad luck?” He had heard that some Year Beasts only dropped gold coins and no treasures, but he never expected this to happen to him. His facial muscles twitched slightly, giving him an innocent expression of being deeply struck. Lei Zhan sighed and shook his head repeatedly beside him. “This kid… It’s best to check your fortune for today later. You might encounter the heir of an unparalleled martial art while practicing, or get killed by someone else. When you find a Year Beast, all you get are gold coins. Sigh… With such poor character, I don’t even feel like scolding you. It’s better if you don’t open anything today…” After being rebuked by Lei Zhan, Xiao Bei was at a loss for words, almost wanting to hide in a corner. “Fortune.” Kai Xin’s eyes lit up as if he remembered something. Under the surprised gazes of Lei Zhan and Xiao Bei, he tied a letter to the foot of a homing pigeon and quickly released it. “What’s going on?” Lei Zhan asked curiously. It was the first time he had seen such excitement on Kai Xin’s face. Kai Xin smiled mysteriously and said, “You’ll know in a moment.” In fact, due to his deeper experiences in his past life, he had long discarded many early-stage information and resources that were not very important—especially those that were useless and required a lot of time. The Year Beast was one of them. Almost every year, every quarter, 《Jianghu》 would release such treasure-bearing lucky beasts in different regions to stimulate players’ enthusiasm for the game and help them realize the benefits of fortune. In fact, if it weren’t for the appearance of the Year Beast today and Xiao Bei’s extremely poor luck, as well as Lei Zhan’s scolding, Kai Xin might not have thought of fortune at all… Because! In the later stages of his past life, many talented players had figured out the general benefits of fortune. Besides slightly higher rewards and a higher chance of getting good equipment, it also provided opportunities to unlock hidden tasks and encounter hidden bosses. Of course! These had both advantages and disadvantages. Hidden tasks meant increased difficulty, while hidden bosses meant greater danger. But another benefit of fortune was that there was absolutely no danger! Lucky beasts! In 《Jianghu》, aside from the Year Beast, there were also some lucky beasts that posed no threat to players but still contained amazing resources. Although these lucky beasts appeared and were released randomly, they tended to avoid those with weak fortune and head toward players with stronger fortune that day…

These lucky beasts have no regional restrictions; they can move freely. There might be no players in the vicinity, so they may wander around without leaving. However, most lucky beasts are influenced by the strength of fortune in the area and appear near players with strong fortune. As a result, some players develop the habit of testing their own fortune strength after entering the game and deliberately team up with players who have strong fortune! Because once or twice, they might be blessed enough to see a lucky beast. “Whoosh!” The snow-white homing pigeon returned to Happy’s palm just in time. After folding its wings, it obediently allowed Happy to take out a bamboo tube with notes from under its feet, listing several lines of data. Happy: Fortune 67; Lei Zhan: Fortune 41; Xiao Bei: Fortune 19. Upon seeing the last entry, Xiao Bei, who happened to be nearby, was instantly stunned, crouching down as if crushed by a huge mountain, too weak even to protest or complain. No wonder his luck was so bad—his fortune value had dropped to rock bottom… But it wasn’t entirely his fault; after all, he spent his days with zombies, wiping their bodies with potions. Even the best fortune would likely be scared away by him. However, Happy didn’t expect himself to have the highest fortune. After frowning in thought for a while, he glanced at the last piece of information on the note. The nearest ancient tomb wasn’t very far from here—just an hour’s journey. There was also a cultivation site at the Mysterious Realm level nearby, with both high-grade and low-grade training areas. Thus, there was no need to stay in the Peach Forest indefinitely. Good! Let’s go there! Having made up his mind, Happy turned to Lei Zhan and Xiao Bei and asked, “Have you heard of ‘Hoof Shadows’?” “Of course,” replied Xiao Bei eagerly. “They’re advanced mounts that can travel a thousand li in daylight and eight hundred li at night. Their speed is comparable to that of master-level lightness skills. Players find it hard to catch them, but they’re in high demand in the market. Many gang leaders have offered eighty or even one million taels of silver to acquire them, and the price keeps rising. Hey, I even posted an ad in the city yesterday to buy Hoof Shadow horse tokens…”