Chapter Three: A Troublesome Fashion

Although the four-man team of Han Tianyue, Mao Xuanzi, Fang Zhe, and Feng Shang had developed a slight rift, it was nothing serious. What concerned them most now was that they were in the Land of Women, and it was easy to see that the fate awaiting men here was to be buried alive. If they wanted to remain here, they would have to be extremely careful.

The four of them were now disguised as women, so going out would not pose much danger. What they feared most was Feng Shang, the hopeless flirt, whose eyes might practically fall out at the sight of a beauty. Everyone kept warning him, “Feng Shang, you have to behave yourself!”

Feng Shang nodded with great sincerity, but whenever he saw a beautiful woman, he still could not help sneaking a few more looks. Fortunately, they were staying in an inn, and aside from one fat, elderly hag, no one else ever came there.

While staying at the inn, Feng Shang boredly stared out the window. Everywhere he looked were flowers and plants, and from time to time that old woman would shuffle past in front of him, making him feel nearly sick.

And every time they went out, everyone absolutely forbade Feng Shang from stepping even half a pace outside the inn, which only left him even colder inside.

“This time, no matter what, I’m going out!” Watching Han Tianyue and Fang Zhe leave the inn, Feng Shang made up his mind. He wanted to sneak out and see what kind of place this Land of Women really was.

He had not even reached the doorway when Mao Xuanzi came forward and coughed. “Where do you think you’re going?”

Feng Shang looked up at the sky, then down at the ground.

“Are you trying to go out?” Mao Xuanzi asked with a stern expression.

Seeing Mao Xuanzi dressed in women’s clothes yet wearing such a serious face, Feng Shang could not help bursting into laughter. “You, you, you’re too, too funny!”

Having been teased like that, Mao Xuanzi, already somewhat embarrassed, ripped off the clothes and threw them to the ground in anger. “I’m a man to begin with! Being forced into this outfit is miserable!”

Feng Shang kept laughing until he was nearly doubled over.

Mao Xuanzi frowned. “You’re wearing women’s clothes too. Isn’t that ridiculous?”

“Ridiculous, sure, but I’m not taking them off!” Feng Shang’s expression shifted. “What are you hiding?”

Mao Xuanzi was already furious, but since they were in the Land of Women, showing anger would draw attention, so he did not want to bother with Feng Shang.

Seeing that Mao Xuanzi was angry and refusing to speak to him, Feng Shang grew excited and ran out of the inn.

“Wow!” That was the only word that could describe Feng Shang’s mood at the moment. With every step he took, another beauty came into view, and he nearly drooled all over the place.

“If I could live here for the rest of my life, I’d even be willing to keep wearing this kind of clothing forever!” Feng Shang was already lost in delight.

He walked behind one beautiful woman, and his unruly hand reached out.

Smack!

Before he could even touch her, he was slapped and beaten down.

“I-I’m a woman, okay!” Feng Shang said plaintively.

“Exactly because you’re a woman, you deserve it!” The other woman was beautiful enough, but to Feng Shang’s surprise, she spoke like a man.

“Fine, then. She must be one of those women who look gentle but are really fierce inside.” Feng Shang was utterly undeterred and kept flirting.

Smack. Smack. Smack.

The result was always a slap, and all the women who looked decent enough to be called attractive basically spoke like rough men. “Why is that?”

“You speak softly enough, but your face is hard to praise,” one beauty replied.

“Hey, ugly girl!” At that moment, a fairly attractive woman walked over. Seeing Feng Shang’s appearance, she patted him on the shoulder and said, “Ugly girl, want to take a walk together?”

“I can’t believe even an ugly girl has someone chasing her!” Feng Shang’s tiny heart was about to leap out of his chest.

At that very moment, a basin of water was dumped over Feng Shang’s head. He only heard the beauty laugh and say, “Just look at how ugly she is!”

“Ugly, ugly, ugly? You’re the ugly one!” Feng Shang, filled with pent-up frustration, drew his face tight, tore off the women’s clothes, revealed his true self, and shouted, “Can’t you see I’m a man!”

In an instant, everyone was stunned.

“Heh, now you know how impressive I am,” Feng Shang said smugly.

At that moment, a great net came crashing down on him, and in an instant Feng Shang was trapped.

“Caught another man!”

“Drag him out and bury him!”

As soon as those words were spoken, Feng Shang immediately remembered the scene they had witnessed in the Purple Bamboo Grove. “Let go of me!” Before he could finish speaking, he only felt a numbing sensation run through his body, and his whole person lost consciousness.

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