Chapter 74: WINTER ARC (WOLVES) AGAIN
WOLF RAID AFTER WOLF RAID (IT'S GIVING NPC SUFFERING SIMULATOR)
The caravan thought they escaped the XIAO YUE MOUNTAIN wolf packs... THEY WERE WRONG.
Grey wolves? Check.
Lightning wolves? Check.
Snow wolves? Check.
TWO-HEADED WOLVES? GYATT DAMN.
Caravan Members:
"WE'RE COOKED!"
"MY DAD'S LEG GOT YEETED BY A WOLF!"
"FANG YUAN'S GOODS ARE GONE… AGAIN!"
Fang Yuan, WATCHING THE CHAOS: "Hmm. Anyway." (INTERNALLY: "Perfect distraction for my RANK UP.")
BAI NING BING'S REVELATION ARC
Bai Ning Bing, NOTICING OIL POWDER ON WHEELS: "Wait… this ISN'T LUBRICANT."
Fang Yuan, SMIRKING: "Took you long enough."
Bai Ning Bing, REALIZING: "YOU'VE BEEN ATTRACTING BEASTS THIS WHOLE TIME?!"
Fang Yuan: "Ding ding ding. SECRET INGREDIENT: BEAST LURE POWDER."
CARAVAN MALDING HOURS
Morale hit ROCK BOTTOM:
3 Gu Masters DEAD
Goods DESTROYED
Servants SACRIFICED to a Biao (winged tiger)
Random Merchant: "I just wanted to sell CABBAGES, not get MAULED!"
Jia Long (Caravan Leader), YELLING: "EVERYONE FOR THEMSELVES NOW!"
WHITE FEATHER FLYING ELEPHANT RAID (IT'S GIVING APOCALYPSE EVENT)
At XIANG YA MOUNTAIN, the caravan thought they were SAFE...
WRONG.
ANGGGGG—
HUNDREDS OF FLYING ELEPHANTS descended like SNOWSTORM FROM HELL.
Tusks PIERCING carriages
Servants STOMPED into paste
Gu Masters SCATTERED like roaches
Zhang Zhu, PROTECTING SHANG XIN CI: "MISS, RUN—"
BAM!
A flying elephant SMACKED HIM with a TREE BRANCH.
Zhang Zhu, COUGHING BLOOD: "I'm too old for this OHIO BULLSHIT..."
FANG YUAN'S MASTER PLAN
Bai Ning Bing, GRITTING TEETH: "You PLANNED THIS?!"
Fang Yuan, CASUALLY DODGING ELEPHANTS: "Maybe."
Bai Ning Bing: "WHY?!"
Fang Yuan: "To ISOLATE SHANG XIN CI. Now she's ALONE… perfect for my next move."
TWITCH CHAT REACTS:
💀 "BRO ORCHESTRATED A CARAVAN WIPE JUST TO GET CLOSE TO A GIRL"
🍿 "ZHANG ZHU OUT HERE GETTING FOLDED LIKE A LAWN CHAIR"
🐍 "FANG YUAN'S RIZZ REQUIRES WAR CRIMES"
CARAVAN AFTERMATH (IT'S GIVING NPC TRAUMA)
The caravan was COOKED—from 1000+ to 137 SURVIVORS, with 78 Gu Masters (half CRIPPLED) and 59 servants left.
Jia Long, MALDING HARDER THAN A TWITCH MOD: "We lost EVERYTHING... but hey, FREE LOOT!"
Merchant Clans:
Chen Clan: "WE KILLED MOST ELEPHANTS, 30% OR RIOT!"
Zhi Clan: "OUR GENIUS DIED, 20% MINIMUM!"
Random NPC: "MY COUSIN'S NEPHEW'S DOG DIED, COMPENSATION NOW!"
Shang Xin Ci, DROPPING THE SIGMA MOVE: "I'll DONATE ALL MY GOODS for free."
Merchant Clans: "WAIT, SHE'S GIVING IT AWAY?!" (IMMEDIATE CLOWN FIESTA ENSUES)
SHANG XIN CI'S GLOW-UP ARC
Back in her tent, Xiao Die was FULL ON SOBBING:
"Missy… Lord Zhang Zhu is GONE… we're TOAST!"
Shang Xin Ci, GRABBING HER LIKE AN ANIME PROTAG:
"Xiao Die. STOP CRYING. From now on, we RELY ON OURSELVES."
Xiao Die, SNOT BUBBLES AND ALL: "But we're just MORTALS…"
Shang Xin Ci, EYES GLOWING LIKE A MANGA MC:
"Then we'll find HEI TU." (BGM STARTS PLAYING)
FANG YUAN'S ULTIMATE RIZZ PLAY
Shang Xin Ci, BOWING LIKE A TSUNDERE:
"I gave away YOUR GOODS without asking. Here's 8,000 PRIMEVAL STONES as apology."
Fang Yuan, LEANING BACK LIKE A CEO DRAMA ML:
"Keep them. A DROPLET IN NEED REPAID WITH A SPRING." (TRANSLATION: "I got you, fam.")
Shang Xin Ci, TEARS GLIMMERING LIKE A K-DRAMA:
"Hei Tu…" (HEART LOCKED IN FOREVER)
Bai Ning Bing, WATCHING FROM THE CORNER:
"Bro really GASLIT her into thinking he's her KNIGHT IN SHINING ARMOR."
DEEP LORE DUMP (FANG YUAN'S TRUE MOTIVES)
Fang Yuan's REAL REASON for protecting Shang Xin Ci?
Shang Clan City Connections: She's the illegitimate daughter of a Shang Clan elder.
Four Flavors Liquor Worm: Her mother's token can help him get it.
Future Intel: In 500 years, she becomes "Kindness Gu Immortal", a major power player.
TWIST: He ORCHESTRATED THE ENTIRE CARAVAN DISASTER just to:
ISOLATE HER from her protectors
GAIN HER TRUST by "saving" her
POSITION HIMSELF as her sole reliance
TWITCH CHAT REACTS:
💀 "BRO TURNED WAR CRIMES INTO A LOVE STORY"
🍿 "SHANG XIN CI OUT HERE SIMPLY BUILT DIFFERENT"
🐍 "FANG YUAN'S RIZZ REQUIRES 500 IQ MANIPULATION"
🔥 "THIS ISN'T ROMANCE, IT'S A LONG-TERM INVESTMENT"