Hearing Cheng Xiaofan's words, Zheng Yixin and her two sisters felt it was incredible. To be defeated by the Dragon Fish and yet receive such good fortune?
"Zheng Yixin, since my master has spoken, he's definitely not joking with you!" Long Xingyun said with a serious expression.
Seeing Zheng Yixin's continued disbelief, Cheng Xiaofan said, "Long Xingyun is right. Besides, I have no reason to joke with you!"
"Thank you, Mr. Cheng!" Zheng Yixin, leading her two younger sisters, immediately knelt and bowed before Cheng Xiaofan.
Cheng Xiaofan immediately instructed Long Xingyun, "Xingyun, Zheng Yixin and her sisters are tired. You and Xueyan escort them to the lake island and help them arrange their accommodation."
"Also, inform the canteen to prepare more dishes for tonight. I'll be over to welcome them. You and Xueyan must be there!"
"Alright, I understand!" Long Xingyun replied with a smile.
Zheng Yixin and her sisters had driven their car, which was parked in the nearby lot.
They changed their clothes in the car and then, accompanied by Long Xingyun and Jiang Xueyan, walked towards the lake island.
When they saw the Water Fox combination receiving such excellent treatment, the martial artists' eyes turned green with envy.
"Mr. Cheng, can I try my skills against the Dragon Fish?"
"Yes, Mr. Cheng, I want to duel the Dragon Fish too!"
"Mr. Cheng, please give me a chance!"
"Mr. Cheng, please believe me, my skills alone are definitely not inferior to the Water Fox combination!"
Some people crowded around Cheng Xiaofan, chattering incessantly.
They believed that as long as they could duel the Dragon Fish underwater for a certain amount of time, even if they lost, they would receive the same treatment as the Water Fox combination.
Unexpectedly, Cheng Xiaofan refused their requests outright: "No, this matter is over. You don't have this opportunity anymore!"
"Mr. Cheng, you can't discriminate based on gender! What era is this? We advocate for gender equality!" A dark-skinned man in his fifties, with a sharp face and a hunched back, about 1.6 meters tall, spoke in a shrill, shrewish voice.
His words immediately resonated with many.
"Exactly! You can't just cast us men aside because those three women are extremely beautiful!"
"Right! As martial artists, we must never be swayed by female beauty. You know, the more beautiful a woman is, the more like a colorful mushroom with a halo in the wild she is – capable of poisoning you to death without a second thought!"
"What was said above is correct, I support it with both feet!"
"I support it with both my heads!"
"..." Do you have two heads?
Do you think you're a two-headed turtle or a two-headed lizard?
When Cheng Xiaofan looked in the direction of the voice, he was startled.
The person, appearing to be in his fifties, had a sharp face, a monkey-like physique, a hunched back, dark skin, and was barely 1.6 meters tall.
The problem was… he genuinely had two heads.
Was this a conjoined twin?
There was a mysterious aura about this person. Although very faint, it clearly possessed potential.
"Are you an earth element cultivator?" Cheng Xiaofan asked.
The two-headed person's eyes widened upon hearing this. "Mr. Cheng, how did you know?"
Cheng Xiaofan smiled slightly. "I could tell from the vital energy radiating from you. However, as an earth element cultivator, you are only in the Huajin stage, not strong enough."
"With your abilities, trying to duel my Dragon Fish is surely courting death!"
The two-headed person said dejectedly, "I carefully observed the fight between the Dragon Fish and the Water Fox combination. Although I couldn't see what was happening underwater, I was very clear that with my current abilities, I wouldn't even last a single round against the Dragon Fish."
Cheng Xiaofan chuckled, "In that case, why were you boasting about having two heads just now?"
The two-headed person scratched his two heads and replied sheepishly, "I'm sorry, Mr. Cheng. I was just joining in the fun and teasing."
"Heh heh..." Cheng Xiaofan couldn't help but laugh out loud.
If it were anyone else, he would have slapped them across the face.
One should choose their audience when teasing, and not try to amuse me!
The problem was that the other party made it impossible for Cheng Xiaofan to get angry.
Although the two-headed person looked terrifying at first glance, he was quite humorous when he spoke.
With two heads and two mouths, they'd banter back and forth, constantly looking at each other. At that sight, anyone would find it hard to stay angry.
What made Cheng Xiaofan even more reluctant to be angry was that the person was an earth element cultivator.
In this world, forming a Five Elements cultivator alliance was extremely difficult, even impossible.
To think that today, Cheng Xiaofan encountered two cultivators from the Five Elements at once. This event itself seemed like a divine blessing bestowed upon him.
How could he get angry when such a tremendous stroke of luck fell into his lap?
From the vital energy emanating from the two-headed person, Cheng Xiaofan could also tell that he had been abandoned at birth, his life had been filled with hardship, he was often met with disdain, and he had even been hunted several times.
Because the two-headed person's cultivation had stalled at the Huajin stage, he was stuck at a bottleneck. It was likely that upon hearing about the dragon energy appearing in Nanshan Lake, he had hoped to obtain it here and break through his cultivation.
"Can you tell me your name?" Cheng Xiaofan asked.
The two-headed person said in a low voice, "My name is Ye Shisan. I'm told I was born on the thirteenth day of the seventh lunar month, just one day before Ghost Festival. My parents abandoned me because of my ugly appearance and my unlucky birthdate."
"Later, I was fortunate enough to be adopted by an old Daoist priest who taught me his techniques. Unfortunately, more than twenty years later, the old priest was murdered, and I was hunted again."
"Later, people saw that although I was an earth element cultivator, my techniques were too ordinary, so they stopped chasing me!"
Cheng Xiaofan said with a smile, "Old Ye, if you don't mind this place being small, why don't you stay here? For now, I'll have someone arrange for you to stay at the lake island hotel. Likewise, you'll get to taste the Ong Ding Dragon Fish for free every day!"
"Mr. Cheng, thank you..." The two-headed person, Ye Shisan, immediately fell to his knees before Cheng Xiaofan, tears streaming down his face in gratitude.
Those around were stunned. This two-headed person was too lucky!
He was so ugly that one look at him was repulsive. His skills were also quite inferior. Had this Mr. Cheng lost his mind to take in such a person?
"Mr. Cheng, can you consider me?"
"Mr. Cheng, can I stay by your side?"
"Mr. Cheng, please take me in, I'll kowtow to you!"
"Mr. Cheng, take me in!"
Cheng Xiaofan completely ignored the noisy pleas of the others.
He reached out and pulled the two-headed person, Ye Shisan, up and said, "Old Ye, from now on, you're with me. No one will look down on you or bully you anymore!"
"Here, the entire Zhuxi Village is your home. Don't worry about being stuck in the Huajin stage. One day, I will help you break through!"
Cheng Xiaofan's words brought tears to Ye Shisan's eyes again.