Chapter 19: Beauty is a disaster
The next day after talking with Ling Shuang.
"Well, I'm leaving now. You have to stay well and recover, okay?"
Beichen was tidying up the things on the bedside table while giving Lingshuang instructions.
"Put the Star Mineral Solution here. Use it immediately if you feel any discomfort. Also—"
"I know, I know. You are my sister, not my Star Spirit Mine, right?" Ling Shuang looked at the book in her hand and waved at her impatiently, as if to drive her away.
“This guy.”
Beichen laughed, touched Lingshuang's head and left his room.
In the living room of the hotel, several other warriors and Yagard were there, seemingly waiting for Beichen.
"Miss Beichen, I'm almost leaving."
"Ah... Are you talking about going back to the headquarters of the Night Riders? Well, should I go and take a look too..."
"No, there are some things that will make Miss Beichen very sad. If you want to go, please allow me to clean up the scene first, and then I will welcome you in."
"..." Beichen twitched his lips, "Since you know I'll feel uncomfortable watching you, then don't do it."
"But thanks to this, I have gained knowledge that is at the forefront of the world. Even if it is something that Miss Beichen cannot accept, as long as the result is useful to you, I will do it."
The knight said this calmly, with no trace of guilt on his face - it made Beichen feel weak.
"Forget it. Whatever you did before, you've already done it. There's no point in complaining. Now that you've gained knowledge, at least compensate the victim. And from now on, please don't do anything that might make me unhappy, okay?"
"Yes, I understand."
Yagad gave a slight bow.
Beichen turned to look at Yaye again:
"Yaye, I'll leave the job of supervising him to you?"
"Don't worry, I won't allow him to do anything wrong. We'll be back to join you when the fighting tournament officially begins."
Yaye gave a conceited evil laugh.
"Then we're leaving. Take care of yourselves. If I see any of you missing a piece of skin when we come back—be careful, I'll hang you up and beat you!"
Then, without waiting for Beichen's answer, Yaye walked straight out the door. Yagad also bowed to her solemnly and then stepped back out of Beichen's sight.
In the end, only Beichen and his three weapons were left in the room.
"Ah, it's really annoying. I feel annoyed when there are a lot of people around, but it feels a bit deserted when they leave."
Heihuo twisted his mouth and scratched his hair, but Sujie chuckled.
"Indeed, but brother, this way we can monopolize the little loach, right?"
"Oh! That's right, brother, you are so smart!"
"..." Xiang Ying's mouth twitched, and then he looked at Beichen, "Master, what are your plans next?"
"We originally wanted to go directly to the capital, but Ling Shuang's injury makes it inconvenient to move. Let's wait until he is fully recovered. We'll just stay in this lake city for the next few days."
"Okay... but it's strange, why are his injuries healing so slowly? Although they're indeed serious, we've already used so many bottles of Protoss Ore Solution..."
Facing Xiang Ying's doubts, Beichen tilted his head and thought for a while, then clapped his hands:
"Could it be because of that behemoth? Look, its Celestial Spirit Cannon is golden, unlike the Celestial Spirit Cannon that possessed the Moon Envoy. Perhaps being wounded by that Celestial Spirit Cannon would heal more slowly?"
"...Well, what the master said makes sense."
"Let's forget about this stuff," Black Disaster hooked his arm around Beichen's neck. "Even though it's a little slow, he's definitely repairing it. That's good, right? We're rich now, so we don't need that little bit of Protoss Ore Solution, right?"
"That's right, that kind of thing will become clear once Yaye and the Stupid Knight bring back their research results. Compared to that, you should pay more attention to your own handsome and lovely weapons."
Su Jie said as he pinched Beichen's face gently.
Xiang Ying also seemed to remember something:
"In that case, Master, why don't you take advantage of these few days to rest? The competition will start soon, and Master might be very tired."
"No." Beichen shook his head. "I have to take this opportunity to find out about the Jafa Divine Group...where can I find the time to rest?"
"Stop being so self-deprecating, okay, little loach."
Black Plague flicked her forehead again:
"Didn't Rui say he would handle the Jafa Order's affairs? And the Stupid Knight also said he had sent spies to investigate. If you rashly go and inquire about it, you'll alert them and ruin their plans, right?"
"Well……"
Because what Heihuo said made a lot of sense, Beichen couldn't help but laugh dryly.
"Then... let's investigate 'that'!"
"That" was naturally referring to the Red Moon Priestess - Beichen said as he took out the book recording the ancient relics from Xiangying's space and began to flip through it.
"Oh, what a coincidence! There's a ruin deep in the mountains north of the capital! !"
To be on the safe side, Beichen switched the conversation to the mind communication channel, and then shouted excitedly.
"Then let's take advantage of these few days to investigate. But Master, do you really not need to rest for a day before taking action? Master, you haven't had a good rest in a long time."
"After we've dealt with these current headaches, you can rest as much as you want, right? Now that we've made up our minds, let's go!"
"Ah... Little Loach, when can you be more elegant? For example, take your own war machine to go sightseeing, listen to music and have sex..."
"Wait, I can agree to the first few, but what's the last one?!"
"Tsk, you're so stingy, stupid Kage, you should complain a little too!"
"Well, I don't mind. I'm happy to be with Master, whether we're in the garden or the garbage dump. And how can you say Master is stingy? Master just doesn't have time to spend a leisurely time with us, hasn't helped us hunt for a while, and lately, his attention is often taken away by others!"
"Ah, so you're saying I'm stingy, right, Xiangying... I'm sorry, I've wronged you."
Beichen spoke in the mental channel while clasping his hands together seriously in front of the three of them as if to give them a guarantee.
"How about this, after we investigate the ruins, let's go to the capital and have some fun! Since it's the capital, there should be a lot of entertainment facilities! Afterwards, I'll make sure you guys have a good meal on Star Disaster Night!"
"Oh, little loach, you said it, don't go back on your word!"
"If you go back on your word, you'll be in trouble on the next moonquake night!!"
"Eh, eh eh eh! No...you don't have to do that!"
While talking nonsense on the mind communication channel, Beichen put on a helmet and a wig, and several people walked out of the hotel and headed towards the Star Frame Bridge.
Half an hour later, they stood at the entrance to the capital city.
“Wow—”
Even though he reminded himself not to make a fuss, Beichen still suppressed his voice and admired softly.
"Although it seems to be about the same prosperity as the Heyang capital of Azanar, this city built on the mountain feels particularly majestic..."
Before them lay the vast square that had been used to welcome the star disaster. Beyond it lay a patchwork of houses and countless stairways, over ten meters wide. Layer upon layer, from low to high, they covered the entire mountain range, stretching to the end of their sight. In the distance, a beautiful, towering white building, almost reaching the clouds—if I guessed correctly, it must be the imperial palace.
"Master, do you want to walk and sightsee, or go straight through the capital to your destination?"
As Xiang Ying spoke, he took out a book with "Grubecia Guide" on the cover, with a glint of anticipation in his eyes.
"If you want to go sightseeing..."
"Ah, I'm sorry to spoil your fun, but let's get down to business and head straight to our destination. I know there are ruins nearby, and I'll be worried if we don't investigate thoroughly." Beichen laughed dryly and took Xiang Ying's hand. "Don't look so disappointed. After we come back, I can accompany you to any place in this travel guide that Xiang Ying is interested in!"
“Master—!”
Xiang Ying looked at Beichen with emotion, but immediately, Heihuo Sujie became dissatisfied.
"What about us?! Little Loach, don't be so partial!!"
"Well, I'm not biased. Of course you and Xiang Ying are the same. I'll accompany you wherever you want to go!"
"Oh, that's what you said! The place we're most interested in is of course the bed!"
“Eh! Can, can it still be like this?! If I had… if I had known this, I would have…”
"Stupid Ying, don't really look so regretful! Just look at Little Loach's green face and you'll know we're joking!"
“…”
A few people set off again with a lot of noise.
However, perhaps because their luck was not very good, after only walking through the capital for more than ten minutes, they encountered another emergency.
Just as Beichen was walking quickly with her warriors and taking in the scenery of the capital with her peripheral vision, suddenly a black shadow fell to the ground in front of her feet, which scared her.
Looking closely, he saw a human figure with long black hair like satin and wearing Chinese-style clothing. The star spirit power detection responded, indicating that it was a weapon.
At this moment, the warrior fell sideways in front of Beichen, its whole body twitching slightly, unable to get up - as if it had been seriously injured.
"Hello... Hey, are you okay?"
Many people gathered around at once, but it seemed that only Beichen was willing to squat down and check. Although some people whispered words of concern like "What's wrong with him", there were also people who sneered at Beichen by whispering "It's just a quantitative seed, why bother with it?", and the latter were actually in the majority.
Beichen had no time to pay attention to the sarcasm and ridicule around her. As soon as she squatted down, she smelled a familiar fragrance - the bloody smell of weapons. When she touched the other person's body, almost the entire robe was wet, as if soaked in blood!
"Are you okay? Xiangying, solution!"
She lifted up the man's body and poured a bottle of Protoss mineral solution on the side of his abdomen which seemed to be the most seriously injured.
"Can you hear me? Where's your master?"
“Woo—”
The other person let out a small hum from his nose, then slowly turned his face, his long black hair slid down, and a pair of inky pupils met Beichen's gaze.
Everyone present gasped.
"Oh, God—"
Looking at the face lying in his arms and looking at him, Beichen cried out in a daze.
"There really is a face that can be described in the Luoshenfu! The ultimate thunderbolt, invincible, shining dream, so stunning that it can make fishes sink to the bottom of their chests, geese fall, the moon hide in shame, flowers bloom, graceful as a startled swan, graceful as a flying dragon, and electrocute people without mercy, punching lotuses and kicking roses and peonies, even if she dies under the flowers, she will still be a charming and peerless beauty!!"
The beautiful face in his arms was stunned for a few seconds because of Beichen's burst of words of praise, and then he sneered.
"Woooa ...
Beichen covered his eyes with one hand.
"S-Stop laughing! I'm almost blinded! My heart...!!!"
As a result, the warrior laughed even more happily, then stretched out an arm to hug Beichen's neck and said slowly:
"Thank you, young lady, for saving my life."
Swish, swish, swish!
In an instant, countless jealous eyes were fixed on Beichen──Beichen immediately twitched the corners of his mouth and shuddered:
"Um... beautiful sister, I, I'm also a girl... your action..."
Xiang Ying and Hei Huo Suchie on the side showed strange expressions, but before they could speak, their attention was immediately attracted by the commotion of the crowd.
The beauty blinked her long eyelashes at Beichen and lowered her eyes in grievance:
"Miss, do you dislike my blood staining your clothes?"
“Huh!? Huh, huh, huh, no! Absolutely not, just hold her… just hold her!!”
"Puff!" A beautiful smile bloomed on the beauty's face again - and Beichen was immediately dizzy again, and couldn't even tell the directions.
"Over there!! That guy is over there!"
At this moment, shouts were heard from outside the crowd. After a few seconds, several people pushed through the crowd and squeezed in, then stared intently at the beautiful warrior in Beichen's arms.
"You're so brave, you actually ran away! Looks like you haven't suffered enough!"
The bearded middle-aged man in the lead yelled at the beauty fiercely. The beauty immediately trembled in Beichen's arms, then looked up at Beichen for help.
"Miss, please save me again, please. I have over 3 million Swiss francs in savings, and I'm willing to give it all to you!"
“…”
Beichen had come back to her senses from the beauty (?). She did not answer immediately, but just frowned slightly.
"Please, he...he should force me to sharpen my blade with him!!"
This time, the beauty's face showed anxiety, and she tightly grasped Beichen's sleeve. That expression could really be described as "pitiful".
"Sharpening the blade?"
Unexpectedly, Beichen didn't say anything, but Xiang Ying frowned and murmured.
"Isn't this too much?"
Beichen was startled and looked up at Xiangying blankly.
"Yeah, yeah... How could someone force something like this, and even cause serious injuries because of it... How unsatisfied and perverted is this old man?"
"Little Loach, don't you like to meddle in other people's business? Will you intervene this time?"
Immediately afterwards, Heihuo and Sujie also spoke up to speak up for the injustice.
──This time Beichen was completely awakened from the shock of the beauty, and a chill surged in her heart.
...Is that so? I see.
A beautiful woman covered in wounds, pursued by a villain—such a clichéd development, did they really not suspect the abruptness and strangeness of this incident? Did they not consider the potential for this "beauty causing trouble" to bring them into great trouble? They actually—
Regardless of what kind of investigation Beichen might face afterwards, and without even asking what happened, they all unanimously asked the beautiful woman in her arms to ask Beichen to come forward!
The living things' instinctive pursuit of beauty can cause everything to be ruthlessly destroyed in an instant!
Even she, a woman, could not resist this kind of magical beauty, let alone Xiang Ying and Gemini, who were men.
In the face of such absolute beauty, all the bonds, emotional foundations, and memories are so pale and vulnerable that they are simply a joke.
However, the next second, Beichen despised himself because of this jealousy.
They were just her partners, so who was she to question their preferences regarding things related to beauty?
If anything, it's me who's been developing this weird possessiveness towards them!
But even though she knew this - even though she knew this, unhappiness and grievance still occupied her thoughts.
"I see."
Beichen suppressed the sadness in his heart, carefully put the beauty on the ground, then stood up and faced the middle-aged man who was suspected to be the owner of the beauty.
The other person was looking at her unkindly. Behind him stood three burly men who looked like thugs and three women with weapons.
"Why, little girl, do you want to meddle in other people's business?"
“…”
Beichen did not reply, but used the star power to detect and estimate the strength of the four people in front of her, and then she sneered.
"Yes, I want to mind my own business."
"Hmph, make no mistake! This guy is my contracted weapon. What right do you have to interfere? Don't you know that interfering in the affairs between contracted masters and servants is against the law?"
Beichen was stunned for a moment, but immediately someone around her came to her rescue with a sneer.
"Hey, hey, hey, don't make the mistake. It's not you who's responsible. You're forcing them to sharpen their blades. This is a more serious offense under the law, and the weapon holder has the right to request the termination of the contract."
Beauty is indeed very useful. Just now, there were people in the crowd laughing at Beichen for being nosy, but now almost everyone stands on the side of the beauty.
Beichen felt even more heartbroken and looked at the four people coldly.
"Looks like I don't have to be polite now."
She lowered her upper body, and at the same time, Xiang Ying and the twins were ready to transform into weapons, but──
Phew!
Before everyone could react, there was a sound of heavy blows to flesh. Beichen had already jumped in front of one of the thugs and struck the opponent's neck with the base of his palm from bottom to top. The opponent was immediately choked and then received a heavy elbow strike to the chest. He fell backwards with a thud, holding his chest and groaning with his legs shaking.
The crowd gasped - she didn't use any weapons and knocked down a low-level Holy Spirit Warrior in two seconds!
The middle-aged man was stunned, while the other thug suddenly came back to his senses and stretched out his hand to summon the nearby weapons - but a second before that, Beichen bent his body, jumped sideways, raised his leg and kicked hard - with a sound of bones breaking, he kicked the weapon that had just been in his hand out of his hand and it fell to the ground!
The next moment, Beichen stepped on the fallen sword:
"Don't wade into muddy waters."
Then she raised her foot and hooked the long sword, which swept across the ground for a long distance. Then she changed back into the form of a girl and looked at Beichen with a complicated expression.
"Don't be so proud, little girl!!"
There was a sound of wind behind him. Beichen dodged the axe by turning sideways according to the wind direction and turned to face the third thug.
"Owner!!"
"Hey, little loach, what are you doing!?"
Xiang Ying shouted and stepped forward with a sword to help. Hei Huo and Su Jie were even more puzzled: Why didn't she signal any of the three to transform into weapons?
But Beichen didn't respond to their anxiety at all, and even made a "don't move" gesture. She turned her head and continued to dodge the heavy blow sideways, then slashed down at the opponent's arm with her palm. Then, when the opponent groaned, she raised her leg and swept it several times, making the opponent's lower body unstable. Then she immediately jumped behind the opponent with a swift leap, arched her foot, and rushed towards him sideways -
bump!
The third thug was knocked back and stumbled towards the middle-aged man. The middle-aged man was caught off guard and collided with the thug. Before he could get up, Beichen jumped up and kicked him hard in the shoulder!
Bang!
“Wooah!”
The middle-aged man's screams, mixed with the sound of broken bones and the booing of the surrounding crowd, rang out. Beichen jumped back to the open space in the center of the crowd and threw four large recovery spirit crystals at the four people lying on the ground.
──She regretted being too harsh.
Because she knew that rather than standing up for justice, she was more like taking out her frustration on them!
How ridiculous!
And just as she was frowning in self-loathing, the discussion among the people around her became louder.
"See it, see it? I was saying this hair color is from the Tuling tribe, right?"
"Hey, the Tuling tribe can really be so powerful without relying on weapons... I thought only Crazy Dog could be so awesome."
"He's so small, but he's not ambiguous when he fights."
"Ah, now I remember! I think she was the one who defeated the monster by the lake the day before yesterday?!"
"No way?! Did you see it? I heard people say that it was Mad Dog who defeated him!"
"I was at the shore of the capital at the time. I really saw it—both she and Rabid Dog were involved. Wow, it was super thrilling. She actually dared to climb onto the shoulder of that thing and chop its mouth—"
“Is this true?!”
The crowd's discussions became more and more outrageous, and Beichen couldn't help but look around - immediately, the discussions suddenly became quieter.
Because of the helmet, people couldn't observe Beichen's eyes. They could only guess that she was in a bad mood based on the lack of smile lines on her mouth. Someone took a step back without leaving a trace.
"Wow, that's cool—"
A man in the crowd whistled at her teasingly.
"He has a cold face but a warm heart, just like the mysterious lone ranger in the novel. Oh, so cool!"
Beichen was too lazy to pay attention to these voices. He turned around and looked at his three warriors - and the beautiful woman hiding behind them.
"Satisfied?"
As soon as she said this, Beichen regretted it because of the sarcasm in her tone - Xiang Ying widened her eyes and looked at her in disbelief, and Heihuo and Sujie's faces immediately turned cold.
“──”
She opened her mouth and wanted to apologize, but when she caught a glimpse of the beautiful woman standing behind the three warriors and smiling at her meaninglessly, a nameless anger immediately burned in her heart again. She turned around, scared away the crowd with her murderous aura, and quickly left the scene.
“Master—!”
Xiang Ying growled and chased after him, while Heihuo and Sujie looked at each other, suddenly laughed at the same time, and then quickly followed. The beauty was left in the crowd. There were a few people who wanted to approach her and talk to her, but after seeing her eyes, they swallowed their saliva and backed away. In the end, the crowd could only watch her chase Beichen and the three warriors away.
“No show to watch!”
Someone shouted, and the crowd dispersed. Only four people who were injured by Beichen were left. They were supported by their weapons and using the large recovery crystals dropped by Beichen to heal their injuries.
The middle-aged man who seemed to be the owner of the beauty looked in the direction where Beichen left and actually chuckled with interest.
──It’s a pity that no one heard it.
"Owner!!"
After turning into a sparsely populated alley, Xiang Ying caught up with Beichen and grabbed her wrist.
"Master, what's wrong with you? Why are you suddenly—"
"Nothing." Beichen shook his head hoarsely, "It's not your problem, it's my own problem."
"No, Master, I think you seem to have misunderstood something - why would you say that?!" Xiang Ying's expression also looked uncomfortable, with hurt in his eyes, and he asked in a low voice.
"Sorry, Xiang Ying, it's my fault."
"Master!" Xiang Ying growled helplessly, "I want to know the reason why you said that!!"
“…”
"You really don't know the reason, stupid Shadow?"
Heihuo, who had followed, hummed with a smile, and Sujie stepped forward and patted Xiangying's shoulder as if to comfort him.
"Don't worry, we should be happy that the little loach is angry."
"What? Brother Su Jie, who exactly are you..."
"This lady is jealous."
Another voice sounded, and the beautiful woman also caught up.
"Jealous?"
Xiang Ying was a little unconvinced and turned to look at Beichen.
"Master, are you jealous...?"
Being told what was on his mind, Beichen felt a little embarrassed and turned sideways, avoiding their sight.
"Well, that's probably the case." The beautiful woman walked up to Beichen, lowered her head, held her face with both hands, and turned her face towards Xiangying and Shuangzi.
"Ah, the three of you are all so focused on your beauty and defending this beautiful lady. Why don't you consider that your master has a lot of things to take care of too—is that so?"
“!!”
The beautiful woman accurately pointed out his thoughts, and Beichen became angry and shook his head vigorously to break free from her hand.
"Yes, you're right. ...And then?"
The beauty smiled indifferently:
"They say a woman's face is ugliest when she's jealous, and it's true. ...I actually thought you were cute at first."
"That's enough,"
Beichen opened her outstretched hand with some boredom.
"Even if I'm jealous of you, it doesn't mean you can criticize me from the pedestal of a victim. You've been subjected to such stunning stares for so long, you can't understand the powerlessness and inferiority women feel when faced with a face like yours. Do you think I wanted to be jealous of you from the beginning? If what happened later hadn't chilled me to the bone, do you think I'd indulge in these emotions?"
The beauty was stunned for a moment.
"Besides, no matter how jealous I am, what have I said or done to you? I even risked my life to save you. Why do you say that to me just because I'm jealous? If you can't even withstand this level of malice with a face like this, then why don't you wear a mask when you go out?"
“…”
Everyone was silent, and Beichen sighed and looked at the three weapons.
"I'm sorry, I was too impulsive. I didn't want you to see my dark side, but I couldn't help it..."
"Okay, okay."
Black Disaster smiled and walked forward to flick her forehead.
"Don't be so stubborn. Just be jealous. Every ordinary person has that kind of emotion. There's nothing to be embarrassed about. I'm often jealous of that stupid Ying."
"That's right, little loach. If you're jealous, it means you value us." Su Jie said, looking at the beauty with a strange smile, "But, even if you want to be jealous, it's not worth it for you to be jealous of this guy."
"Huh?"
"Master, are you really...jealous?"
Xiang Ying still looked at her with some disbelief.
"Well."
"Owner……!"
“Yes, yes!”
Beichen stamped his feet.
"I'm just jealous, so what? Come and bite me!"
"Great!" For some reason, Xiang Ying happily stepped forward and hugged Beichen in her arms. "Great, it turns out that the master is the 'jealous goddess' type. I thought she was the 'not jealous' type!"
“…”
The goddess in your mind is actually divided into different categories, Xiang Ying.
"But," Xiang Ying let go of Bei Chen, "Master, why are you jealous of this person? If you're jealous, shouldn't you be jealous of someone of the same sex?"
"Uh, because you guys—wait a minute, Xiang Ying, what did you just say?"
"Huh? What...what did I say?"
"So," Black Disaster shrugged, "Idiot Shadow is just wondering why you're jealous of a male warrior."
"male?!"
Beichen almost jumped half a meter high on the spot, then pointed a trembling finger at the beautiful woman who was smiling at her:
"You said she is... a male?!"
"Come to think of it, I haven't introduced myself yet." The beautiful woman continued to smile, though a vein bulged out from her forehead. "My name is Long Whip, Laughing Poppy, Seven Scars, Quantized. I'm male—don't look at me like that, I actually hate being mistaken for a female."
"Wait, it's not strange at all that you're mistaken for a woman, right?!" Beichen screamed, squatting on the ground. "What the hell! I'm so stupid to be jealous of a man!"
"I see, Master mistook him for a woman. Well, it's true that humans can only determine the gender of a weapon by its appearance."
Xiang Ying pulled her up with a smile.
"Please rest assured, Master. There are no homosexuals in weapons. Even if the opponent is a woman, I have already said it before. In my eyes, the sharpest one is always the Master. You should trust us a little more."
"I, I know... I'm just feeling inferior... He's so handsome!"
"But he's much taller than you, little loach."
Su Jie pointed at the beautiful woman—no, the handsome man.
"And your voice doesn't sound like a woman's, does it?"
“…”
...It seems to be true. His voice is neutral and he is much taller than Beichen. Now that I calm down and take a look, my whole skeleton is indeed that of a male.
"What am I doing..."
Beichen smacked his head in anger, then suddenly remembered something:
"Then why do you want me to stand up for him?!"
Black Plague shrugs:
"Because his master is male, and knowing he's also male, they still forced him to sharpen his blade. You have to understand, War Machines have very clear and firm beliefs about gender. In their eyes, this is as egregious as forcing a human to mate with an animal. In matters like this, no matter where, justice is on our side. Feel free to speak up for justice. Even if the matter reaches the authorities, no one will take sides."
“…Is that so?”
"Of course the main thing is this guy's face."
Su Jie pointed at the handsome man with his chin.
"This guy might be a Quantized type, but he has a very rare 'Charm Spirit Added' type. This type is very scary. It's better to offend those who are chasing him than to offend this guy."
"Is it really that scary?!"
Beichen suddenly recalled the change in the attitude of the onlookers - it turned out that there was another reason behind it.
"So, what is the ability 'Charm Spirit Addition'?"
"It's the kind of thing that can bring disaster to a nation and its people with just one word. Just a face can confuse the human mind, making it perfect for inciting war."
“Wow—”
Beichen twitched his lips and glanced at the handsome man out of the corner of his eye.
"I seem to have offended him, what should I do?!"
"Yes." The handsome man - Changbian Xiaopeng walked slowly to Beichen and gently lifted her chin - for some reason, Beichen suddenly felt the terrible chill of being entangled by a snake.
"You have already offended me, what should I do?"
"I...I apologize! I'm sorry, it's all my fault. I am the evil mass that is the source of the universe!"
Beichen compromised instantly and unpromisingly! This time, even Xiangying twitched her lips along with the twins.
Xiao Ping was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.
"If apologies were effective, there would be no war in the world. Hmm... let me think... Oh, right, help me advance to the Nine Glory level, and I'll forgive you, how about that?"
"Huh? You just said... you are Qihen, right?"
"Yes, I have fallen out with the original owner now. You have to take responsibility."
"Wait, you asked me for help! You even said you would give me Wandori!!"
Xiao Peng smiled and reached out to touch Beichen's neck, successfully giving her goosebumps.
"I'm sorry, the wind was so loud just now, I couldn't hear you clearly, sir."
"...You mixed some weird words into what you said just now."
"Well, it seems like we can only go and have some fun with the king of this country. You guys are the contestants, right? Hmm..."
"Wait wait wait!! Let's talk it over nicely!!!"
The beautiful man continued to smile gently:
"Anyway, do you agree or not? Make your decision quickly and don't be like a woman. It's ugly."
"...Uh, I'm a woman..."
"Um?"
"I'm a man! I'm sorry I lied to everyone. I'm actually a man!!"
Xiang Ying continued to twitch his lips, and the twins covered their foreheads at the same time.
"Well, Master, if it's really not possible, then just agree. After all, there's no harm in getting to know a weapon with a charm attached to it..."
Beichen looked at Xiangying with a helpless look:
"But where we are going next..."
"Well, where are you going?"
The handsome man immediately grasped the key part of Beichen's words.
"I'm sorry, I really can't tell you that. Please don't follow us."
Even though Xiao Ping narrowed his eyes to threaten him, Beichen still refused firmly with a green face.
"Okay," Xiao Ying let go of Bei Chen with a bit of boredom and took a few steps back. "I live in the South Suite on the third floor of the Red Deer Tavern. Come find me when you're done. If you don't show up before the martial arts competition starts, I guarantee you'll be disqualified."
"Huh?! Wait... Hey!!"
Ignoring Beichen's obstruction, the handsome man gave her a charming smile and left.
"...Why do I feel like we've fallen into a trap?"
Beichen drooped his shoulders and said listlessly.
Black Plague nodded:
"I agree. It's very likely that those who came to cause trouble were actually controlled by him."
“Huh!?”
"That's why I said don't offend him! Look, now you're in trouble again!"
Su Jie bent his fingers and tapped her head.
Xiang Ying lowered his head and pondered for a while:
"However, since the enemy is clearly targeting the master, if we dodge this time, there will probably be another attack. So far, it doesn't seem like they have any serious ill intentions. We also have Agad here, so if we're cautious and vigilant, nothing serious should happen. Furthermore, if he wants the master's help to upgrade to the Ninth Glory, then he might really want to get rid of his previous master."
"Huh? What does this mean?"
"The ability the Nine Glory Warship has acquired is a one-way contract. This means the warship can unilaterally disregard the human's wishes and terminate or conclude a contract—of course, the prerequisite is that the latter's willpower is greater than the former's."
"So many of the weapons we see now were advanced and put aside in August." Su Jie added with a sneer.
"……I see."
After Beichen finished speaking, he looked at the three weapons carefully:
"So you won't reach the Ninth Glory... so you'll just abandon me?"
"So you should trust us a little more, little loach!"
"Master, please rest assured. Unless you drive me away... No, I won't leave even if you drive me away!"
"If you're so afraid that we won't want you, then you should try to make us happy, like giving each of us a kiss or something..."
The three weapons immediately dispelled Beichen's worries in a funny way, which made Beichen feel even more guilty.
"I'm sorry, I won't be jealous again!! You're right, how could I not trust you so much!! Don't worry, after learning this lesson, I will wholeheartedly believe that you are always thinking about me! Okay!"
As she spoke, she clenched her fists with great pride. In comparison, the expressions of the three warriors were very subtle.
"...Uh, that...Master..."
"You evolved in the wrong way, little loach..."
"Actually, we really hope you'll be more jealous..."
In short, after this little episode, because of some delay, Beichen and the three warriors reached the north exit of the capital in the evening.
By the time we entered the large forest on the mountains north of the capital, the poisonous moon was already hanging high in the sky.
Beichen and his group were walking through the forest. They took out the map in the book to check. Not far behind them, there were several figures in black hiding their presence and silently ambushing on the trees, observing their every move.
"What should I do?... This map is a bit outdated, and it doesn't seem to match the current terrain..."
"That is to say... Master, we..."
"I'm lost."
"I'm lost."
“…I’m lost indeed.”
As soon as the words fell, the people hiding in the tree almost fell down! !
What the hell? I thought they were just wandering around in the same place preparing something, but it turns out they're just lost!!
"Anyway, let's keep looking—Wuuuuuuuuuuuu?!"
"Owner!!"
"Hey...you stupid little loach!!"
As a result, the girl slipped and rolled down a hillside. The long sword beside her also fell down to protect her, and then the twin claws also slid down the hillside. The trackers immediately jumped down from the tree and looked down from the hillside - there was a large dark bush below, and the moonlight could not reach it. The whistling sound of the wind coming from the valley seemed to cover their voices - there was no way they could find their figures.
Lost him.
The leader of the stalkers twitched his lips beneath his mask.
If I go back and report to my master that they disappeared because the other party rolled down the mountain by themselves, will I be beaten to death?
"Search for me! Don't come back to see me if you don't find it!"
So he had no choice but to bite the bullet and issue a death order to his subordinates.
The night is long.
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