Chapter 35: Chapter 34: A Swapped Life?

“Are you polite?” The teenager’s self-esteem was once again bruised, and he couldn’t help but want to cover his chest with his hands.

This experience was awful.

In Xu Ziqing’s life, too many people had stared at his Adam’s apple and chest.

In the end, everyone’s eyes seemed to speak: “Eh—, a man?”

It’s just that different people have different tones for that “eh”.

Xu Ziqing hated this feeling!

Clearly, he was a man, yet many people thought he was a woman disguised as a man.

This kind of storyline, so common in romance novels, was still widely enjoyed by people, tirelessly.

The endless shame and the tension from being the focus made the boy’s face flush red.

On his delicate face, the blush added a certain… charm?

In the forum of “Borrowed Sword,” some fool players edited him into women’s clothes.

Once the images were posted, the comments were basically:

“Not bad.”

“On Weibo.”

“Just human nature.”

The young boy in servant clothes clenched his fists tightly.

But as his gaze swept across the crowd, it paused when he met Chu Huaixu’s eyes, making him slightly bewildered.

Because his gaze was different from the scrutinizing and playful looks of others.

It conveyed an inexplicable… determination and recognition!

Yes, recognition!

Xu Ziqing didn’t know why, but the sensitive boy’s heart felt less troubled.

He even thought: Anyway, I’m a servant; it doesn’t matter where I serve. Maybe it’s better to follow him?

Xu Ziqing didn’t like the Liu family members and the housekeeper much.

But he had no resistance towards Chu Huaixu.

Just as he was lost in thought, he heard the young man speak again.

However, this time, he didn’t point at the servant, seemingly realizing that the gesture was inappropriate, and he spoke with a calm yet adamant tone: “Yes, I want this kid!”

Hearing this, Xu Ziqing’s favorable impression of Chu Huaixu started to rise.

Meanwhile, Liu Tianfeng and the others began to indulge in wild thoughts.

Liu Chengqi, like a lustful ghost, couldn’t help but glance at Han Shuangjiang, and then his heart was shocked.

Impossible, leaving such a beautiful jewel aside, you’re actually… sigh!

There was no helping it; Chu Huaixu changed his mind too quickly. Initially, he didn’t want a servant, but now he seemed determined.

Liu Chenggong, with his comedic nature, was already trying hard not to laugh.

Fortunately, Liu Tianfeng was older and well-versed in worldly affairs. He’s encountered all sorts of situations. Only slightly surprised, he continued to ingratiate himself with Chu Huaixu, saying:

“Since that’s the case, this servant is a gift to my dear nephew!”

Among scholars and poets, gifting each other concubines was considered a refined matter.

Liu Tianfeng thought this roughly equated to refinement with Chu Huaixu.

“Isn’t this… catering to his preferences?” Comforted, he thought this was a safe move.

The persona of Steward Liu remained consistent—cunning yet unable to figure things out completely.

“Housekeeper Cao, bring the indentured servant contract.” Lord Steward was efficient.

He didn’t forget to look at Xu Ziqing, exerting his pressure as a Third Realm cultivator, sternly warning, “From now on, follow my dear nephew well, or as the Outer Sect Steward in charge of outer matters, I will not be lenient!”

Even at his age, he’s quite adept at flattery, never missing a chance to seize an opening.

After Chu Huaixu received the contract from the housekeeper, a smile immediately appeared on his face, a smile of contentment and pleasure.

He didn’t care how others interpreted his smile.

No choice, I now hold Xu Ziqing’s indentured contract; does this mean I’m the… owner of “Borrowed Sword”’s protagonist in this world?

“Right, I am indeed his owner, aren’t I?” thought Chu Huaixu.

This transmigrator’s heart filled with boundless ambition.

“Both protagonists of the East Continent, one is now my little housekeeper, the other my servant, all under my command!”

“Dominating the East Continent is just around the corner!”

“Bwahahaha!”

Seeing Chu Huaixu happier after receiving the servant than after accepting a lavish gift, Liu Tianfeng immediately approached him to chat, fostering a relationship.

He’s old, out of touch with today’s young people’s peculiar tastes, only caring about whether he can use this opportunity to connect with the Sixth Elder.

The two exchanged pleasantries, chatting merrily.

After a while, the Liu family members finally took their leave.

Outside the bamboo house, only Chu Huaixu and the two protagonists remained.

Han Shuangjiang stood aside, secretly observing them with a bit of a speculative, curious gaze.

Actually, in the brothel she used to work in, there were similar services.

“What kind of look is that?” Chu Huaixu raised his eyes and glared at her.

I’m only slightly misanthropic due to my profession, but I’m definitely not that kind of person.

The cold-faced girl immediately turned her face away, realizing that she might have been offensive. Such matters are private and should be respected.

Only Xu Ziqing seemed a bit lost.

He had just met this man and woman and knew nothing about them.

Moreover, he didn’t know what he was supposed to do now.

At the Liu Mansion, the housekeeper would direct him to do dirty work.

“Maybe I should ask them where their restroom is?” the diligent and proactive servant pondered, already with some work experience.

…

…

Clearly, Chu Huaixu had some understanding of human nature from a young age.

He didn’t assign Xu Ziqing, a world protagonist, any dirty work. Instead, he instructed him to move the gifts into the house and do a simple categorization.

He just glanced at the gifts Liu Tianfeng sent, which were quite practical, mostly related to food, clothing, and daily necessities.

But there seemed to be two bottles of Spirit Pills?

“Yes.” Xu Ziqing bowed to accept the order but was at a loss for how to address him.

By rights, he should call him sir, young master, or lord.

After arranging the tasks for the delicate boy, Chu Huaixu turned to the cold-faced girl with a playful look.

“Still peeking! You should fully master the [Eight Desolates Roaming Dragon]!” he said irritably.

Han Shuangjiang had high comprehension, already learned it, but it wasn’t fully mastered.

“Oh.” The iceberg girl responded, still expressionless, but in her heart, there was a bit of mischievous satisfaction at the sight of his irritated look.

At this moment, seemingly idle Chu Huaixu actually had serious business to attend to.

Through the bamboo door, he glanced at Xu Ziqing, who was squatting inside, sorting the gifts, and threw an [Information Detection] at him.

“Life encounters are indeed strange. I was brought up the mountain by Li Chunsong, but he inexplicably became a servant.” He couldn’t help but sigh.

At this point, Chu Huaixu thought he could only gather a small amount of information.

After all, his overall strength was low, so his [Information Detection] access was also limited.

Like today, when he threw a detection at Han Shuangjiang’s rear, the only information obtained was that the third acupoint was open.

Chu Huaixu knew Han Shuangjiang was a Spiritual Embryo: Profound Yin.

But, [Information Detection] wouldn’t provide that result.

This effectively told him that, given his current strength, he wasn’t eligible to access top-tier Spiritual Embryo information.

To be precise, he had been playing around with [Information Detection] in the marketplace, but as someone in the Acupoint Opening Stage, he couldn’t see the attributes of any Daoist Sect disciple’s Spiritual Embryo.

Yet with Xu Ziqing, there was an “unexpected gain.”

“[Pseudo Spiritual Embryo]?”

“How could he be a [Pseudo Spiritual Embryo]?”

This is one of the world’s main protagonists!

Since “Borrowed Sword”’s public beta, the levels of the four main protagonists had consistently been way higher than the players’, so players couldn’t detect them.

Therefore, previously, Chu Huaixu didn’t know that Xu Ziqing was a Pseudo Spiritual Embryo.

“What’s going on? Han Shuangjiang takes the genius route, and Xu Ziqing takes the trash route?”

“’Borrowed Sword’ really has all the elements for these world protagonists.”

But thinking closely, Chu Huaixu suddenly realized: “It seems among the four main protagonists, Xu Ziqing is consistently at the lowest realm, often lagging behind by an entire realm, sometimes even by two realms!”

Yet, even so, no players underestimated him, thinking he was the weakest.

Chu Huaixu continued watching the busy back of this delicate boy.

The reason is simple: this game is called “Borrowed Sword.”

“Why did that sword choose him?” he wondered.

—That sword left by the Dao Ancestor.

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