"Good morning, Aunt Ai."
"Are you leaving today?"
"Yes."
"I'll pack you some dried fruits and pancakes for you to enjoy on your journey."
"Thank you, Aunt Ai." The girl folded her hands, bowed her head, and continued walking.
"What a polite and good child." Looking at the girl's brisk back, the aunt said with a smile, as if she saw herself in her youth. Back then, she was also a popular girl in the surrounding villages.
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When Loran Hill came to the yard, Yu Baichou was already sitting on a wooden bench waiting.
"Sorry to have kept Uncle Yu waiting for so long." She felt as if she had gotten up late.
"It's okay. It's better to get more sleep and recharge your energy. The caravan still has time to set off." Yu Baichou naturally wouldn't mind such a small matter.
"You have to check the things carefully, don't forget."
"Okay, I got it, Uncle Yu." The girl walked into the room at the side, where the things Bai Zao had prepared for her were placed.
"You're finally up, you little lazy bum." Bai Zao said with amusement as he watched the girl carefully crawl into the house.
"Well... actually I got up very early... but..."
"Just what?"
Bai Zao picked up the things at hand and walked towards the girl.
"I was just dazed for a moment..." The girl pointed her fingers and said something that she herself found unbelievable.
"Okay, I believe you." Bai Zao took Luo Lanxi'er's hand and sat down, then bent down and lifted her feet.
"Come and try these boots on to see if they fit. I altered them last night. You'll be doing quite a bit of walking, after all, and you'll have a hard time if the shoes don't fit."
"Thank you, Sister Bai." The girl didn't know how many times she had said this.
Then she put on a new pair of moon-white cloud-patterned boots and walked back and forth in the room.
"Well, it really suits you," Bai Zao commented. Although moon white is not easy to get dirty, she thought about it and felt that this color was most suitable for Luo Lanxi. Perhaps it was because of her temperament, which was really hard for ordinary people to suppress.
"The soles of the shoes have several layers of cushioning, which makes them softer and more comfortable."
"Thank you~"
"Okay, let's take a look at the things you are going to take first." Bai Zao pulled Luo Lanxier over and let her look at the wooden box beside her.
After opening it, it was found to be neatly divided into several layers, including clothes, shoes, towels and other daily necessities, as well as small mirrors, combs, hairpins and other things for girls. Finally, Bai Zao took out something from the bottom of the lid.
"What is this..." Loran Hill looked at the thing wrapped in the wooden handle and had a vague guess in his mind.
"A short blade."
Bai Zao pulled out the hilt, revealing the sharp edge of the knife. The blade was honed to a very sharp edge, and there was a light oil on it to protect it from rust.
"Your brother-in-law bought this outside a while ago. He usually hides it in a scroll and takes it out for self-defense at critical moments."
"But he's at home now and doesn't need it, so I'll give it to you."
"It's not a valuable item, so you don't have to be polite."
"Uh... okay." Loran Hill, who was about to refuse, had to agree.
"Girls must protect themselves when they are outside. By the way, can you use a knife?" Bai Zao was still a little worried at this time.
"This, it seems I know a little bit." The girl recalled the different figures in her dream. Some of them used swords, some used guns, and some used knives. She had seen all kinds of weapons.
Although they were not very good at it at the beginning, with the accumulation of time, they eventually became proficient.
"Really?" Bai Zao was a little unconvinced. This girl looked like a young lady who had never touched water, so how could she use such a weapon?
"I really know a little bit." The girl answered seriously.
"Then let's have a competition." Bai Zao walked into the room, took out two wooden rulers, and put one of them in Luo Lanxi's hand.
"Yeah." The girl knew that she had to show some skills to make Bai Zao feel at ease.
The two men came to the yard and stood opposite each other. Yu Baichou became curious after hearing about it. He heard that in those big families, children would learn swordsmanship to some extent. This was just like a necessary etiquette and would not be embarrassing at all.
In this world of extraordinary power, martial arts and literature coexist, and swordsmanship and poetry and prose are all admirable.
"Let's begin." Bai Zao turned around and stepped forward, waving the wooden ruler in his hand like a sword, ready to pick up the ruler from the girl's hand.
Seeing Bai Zao's rapid advance, the girl was not panicked at all. Instead, she took a step calmly and easily avoided it. Then she turned the long sword in her hand like an antelope hanging on a horn, directly avoiding Bai Zao's attack, and then stabbed it directly into Bai Zao's chest. The wooden ruler hit the ribs in the middle of his chest, stopping his forward steps.
This not only stunned Bai Zao, but even Yu Baichou, who had been using knives and guns for years, was shocked.
Although he still lacks strength, his skill and agility are simply superb.
"Try again." Bai Zao was a little bit unbelievable and felt that he had to try again.
"Yeah." The girl nodded, and the two of them stepped away again.
Bai Zao was obviously much more serious this time. Although she had only been learning martial arts under Chixian for a short time, her foundation was still solid and she had mastered a set of proficient sword techniques.
This time, she took slightly curved steps, with the sword light following her, like a white snake, twisting and turning, passing through the air, and stabbing at the girl in the courtyard.
Seeing the opponent's sword light pressing in, the angle kept shrinking, forcing the girl into a blind spot, she adjusted herself slightly and swung the wooden ruler again, hitting the opponent's ruler tip directly in an afterimage, shaking the ruler body, and then slashing back, directly placing the wooden ruler on the side of Bai Zao's neck.
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