XenomorphII
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Those are the same Elders that Fangzhang probably took to a night at the red light discrict when they were younger. They'll be fine.
They're from the same generation as the dearly departed Iron Shaft, they wouldn't have gotten to where they are today without being the perverted degenerates that the late Abbot Fangzhang was. He wouldn't trust them, otherwise:
“Do you suspect something about them?” you probe.
The Abbot laughs when he hears your question. “Never trust a guy so clean that his clothes shine. We don't get to live to our age without learning that. Unfortunately, we can’t interfere directly with other sects, or I’d give that Bai Jiutian a spanking to loosen his spine a bit.”
Abbot Fangzhang only accepted drunken gamblers with a fondness for whores into his inner circle of BROS. To honor him, we shall kiss Yunzi in the middle of Shaolin Temple.
It was the other way around, we didn't even care to chase her...B
She left us behind first...
You're doing the temptation thing very well here.
As much as I like manly brawls, but I think that helping our comrade gets more shaolin points. Furthermore GENTLEMEN MODE ACTIVATED to avoid pissed and confused Yunzi.
And winning the fight with a surprise drain does earn you less respect. They'll respect your wits but not as much your martial strength, while to defeat them in A you'd have to showcase both qualities. They aren't going to actively hate your victory since you did no permanent harm to the elders' inner strength.
Exactly how abhorrent is qi-leeching in the eyes of the general orthodox community? I want to know if we are seen as a monster now or if it just builds our image as a cunning trickster.
But Esquilax they are BIG on pragmatism those monks. Reread the last update :DYou're doing the temptation thing very well here.
We'll get +1 SWORDS if we go with C, because it'll be a harder fight! Or something.
As much as I like manly brawls, but I think that helping our comrade gets more shaolin points. Furthermore GENTLEMEN MODE ACTIVATED to avoid pissed and confused Yunzi.
See, that's the thing, I don't think we can really get many brownie points with Shaolin at this point because we've done this whole thing thepussiestmost tactically savvy way possible, bringing shame upon the legacy of Zhang Jue:
And winning the fight with a surprise drain does earn you less respect. They'll respect your wits but not as much your martial strength, while to defeat them in A you'd have to showcase both qualities. They aren't going to actively hate your victory since you did no permanent harm to the elders' inner strength.
Thus far, we've shown a clever ability to circumvent the obstacles they have put in place, but we've shown no martial strength. We skipped out of the first two challenges, won the most recent one with a surprise drain, and now if we pick B, we'll fight the Abbot with some steroids in our system. If we beat the Abbot with our supercharged qi, well, I doubt that the Shaolin will see that as much of a victory anyways; big fucking deal, you gave yourself an advantage that you otherwise wouldn't have had. It isn't as impressive as taking the guy on as we normally would, at full health. At least, that's the way I interpreted it. Am I correct, treave?
Since we've shown that we really don't care much about winning hearts and minds, going after their respect seems like "too little, too late" at this point. May as well just fuck Yunzi in full view of the Shaolin Temple at this point.
I undertake the training rule to abstain from taking what is not given.
“Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.”
“The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.”
“There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.”
But Esquilax they are BIG on pragmatism those monks. Reread the last update :D
She left us behind first...
“Yifang, I choose you.”
She yells in surprise. “M-me?” She still steps forward, however, clutching her sword tightly. It looks like she is nervous about facing these two – no wonder, given that they are respected orthodox pugilists, unlike the riffraff she has been dealing with thus far. Yunzi's face, on the other hand, is akin to a dark, cloudy storm; she seems rather disappointed.
Every one of them would qualify for the proud name of the Iron Shaft. Maybe they were brother-soldiers with Fangzhang back in the day.You retaliate with a swift kick, swinging your foot upwards into his groin. He lets out a battle cry as your kick lands… to no
discernible effect.
The elders chose not to pursue you further, even though the pride of their monastery is at stake. They let you go without making additional effort to fight you when they could, at a 'risk' of being considered cowards. One might want to ask himself, why did they do so?It looks like they have realized the mercy that you displayed and acknowledged your victory. Certainly, if the fight had continued after you stopped the drain, you would have still have won – though probably at the cost of exhausting the extra energy you earned – but they would have paid an even greater price for that victory. It would have put you in a worse position for the next stage, however, and if they weren't willing to sacrifice...
“You must be thinking that we are cowards for giving up here?” smiles one of them suddenly.
“W-what? No, of course not," you deny awkwardly.
“Pragmatism in moderation, young master,” he repeats. “We will leave the rest in the Abbot’s hands.”
Wasn't talking about you, man. Your Yunzi hate is as much a part of your motivation as Smashing Axe's Dio-worship. If that is the kind of story you want to get, I am fine with it. Just... don't dress it up in numbers to make it into some kind of a theorem that has to be true for everyone.How about someone really disliking Yunzi, her annoying antics and the retarded manga weeabooism that makes people fell in love with her,is this a good enough reason as reader and human being to go with B?
This doesn't seem to be a genre and setting to your liking then.How about someone really disliking Yunzi, her annoying antics and the retarded manga weeabooism that makes people fell in love with her,is this a good enough reason as reader and human being to go with B?
And when we are talking about the wedding, I voted to have Xu Jing dress as the bride