Off to roam the world!
Inside the dining hall of Chang Le Palace, Xiao Liunian and System Thirteen finished their meal. Both Xiao Liunian and the cat had round bellies, and the two of them were rubbing their bellies, looking very content.
"Mumu, what are your plans next?" Thirteen, having eaten and drunk his fill, was quite content, swishing his tail and feeling a bit lazy.
"Let's go and explore the martial world! There's still almost a year until the final battle between the Emperor and Empress. We can go to the martial world first and experience the joys and sorrows of life, and then come back to meddle in some matters of the court." Xiao Liunian recalled the mysterious woman he saw in an unknown space when he had cultivated his internal energy of "Real Analysis" to the geometric level.
"Thirteen, I think I had a dream last night when I was practicing my internal energy. In the dream, I saw a mysterious woman who left me a clue about a treasure." Xiao Liunian hadn't finished recounting the details to his cat.
The cat, which was lying flat, suddenly stopped lying flat.
"What mysterious woman? Could it be that you have another woman in mind?"
"What treasure did she leave you? Is it as amazing as mine?"
"！！！！！！！"
A sense of crisis quickly sprouted and grew within the system.
Xiao Liunian seemed to have returned to the moment when he first encountered the system, with a barrage of fiery red bullet comments seemingly floating before his eyes.
“There are no other systems, only you, my little kitten. There should be treasure, but I don’t know what the treasure contains.” Xiao Liunian was charmed by his cat’s cuteness. He stroked the cat’s fur while telling him about his encounter with the mysterious woman last night.
Let's rewind to last night when Xiao Liunian advanced in his cultivation.
In the unknown space, Xiao Liunian looked at the mysterious woman opposite him.
Although the person opposite him gave off a relaxed and indifferent feeling, Xiao Liunian felt that behind this composure lay absolute strength.
Xiao Liunian had some guesses about this woman, while his brain cells were still working at high speed and his mind was thinking.
In the blink of an eye, the person opposite Xiao Liu was only a few steps away.
"Hello! Fate has brought you here." The mysterious woman opposite Xiao Liunian extended her right hand.
"Hello! May I ask if you are the creator of the technique 'Real Analysis'?" Xiao Liunian extended his right hand to shake hands.
"Can I ask you a question? Why don't you name it 'Complex Functions'?" Xiao Liunian was genuinely curious, since she herself preferred "Complex Functions" because she used to become silent whenever she studied it!
"Because I like perfection!" The mysterious woman paused for a moment after answering.
This place is full of puns!
This is followed by a dialogue that evolved from the classic cipher.
"Odd changes, even remains the same, and the sign depends on the quadrant. So what are the signs of the sine and cosine of a 135-degree angle?" the mysterious woman asked, her face beaming with anticipation.
"Sine is positive, cosine is negative. Do I need to explain the other trigonometric function symbols for a 130-degree angle?" Xiao Liunian was a little speechless, but also somewhat understanding. If she had the chance, she would do the same.
"Fate is truly wondrous!" the mysterious woman exclaimed.
"Do you have to go through the secret code with everyone who cultivates this technique to a certain level?" Xiao Liunian asked curiously.
"Uh, this is the first time I've asked this question, and as I just said, our fate is truly wondrous!" the mysterious woman emphasized again.
It seems that not everyone who practices this technique can have such an encounter with the mysterious woman. Xiao Liunian thought to herself, according to the laws of transmigration novels, she is very likely to be the protagonist of some novel. She just doesn't know which channel she belongs to. However, it doesn't matter to her which channel she belongs to. If she likes it, she will stay; if she doesn't like it, she will leave!
As for why Xiao Liunian felt that he was not a supporting character or an NPC, it was because Xiao Liunian always believed that his fate was in his own hands and he was the protagonist of his own story!
“Indeed, fate is a wonderful thing, something you can only encounter but not seek!” After thinking it over, Xiao Liunian understood the meaning of fate that the mysterious woman had just mentioned.
"I left something you might need somewhere in this world. Hint: dot, line, circle." After saying this, the mysterious woman disappeared into the unknown space.
Dots, lines, circles? What I need? Interesting! Xiao Liunian, like a cat whose curiosity has been piqued, was eager to try.
"So this time when we go out to explore the world, we need to pay more attention to collecting and summarizing intelligence. Maybe we can filter out some information about the treasure." Xiao Liunian activated the substitute function, leaving the substitute in the palace. Then, he activated the teleportation skill, and the two of them set off for the world.
"Mumu, where is this?" The cat in Xiao Liunian's arms didn't want to think and just wanted to rely on its host.
“Pingjiang City is also the location of the Mo family, which was predicted to be wiped out soon,” Xiao Liunian replied.
"However, there's still time before the predicted massacre. Let's go to our lodgings first, then wander around, have some fun, buy some things, and eat some food!" Xiao Liunian headed to an inn run by the Huayue Sect.
The inn is named Bafanglaicai (meaning "Wealth Comes from All Directions"), a name given by Lan Sa, the senior disciple of the Huayue Sect and also the actual person in charge of the sect. Xiao Liunian, although previously elected as the leader of the Huayue Sect, has never been involved in affairs, only occasionally offering suggestions that must be implemented.
In front of the Bafanglai Inn, the cat in my arms is giving its opinion on the inn's name.
"This name is very well chosen!"
"That's very skillful! We're in agreement!"
Xiao Liunian carried Thirteen into the inn. The waiter at the entrance, who was soliciting customers, saw Xiao Liunian enter and quickly came to greet him.
"Young sir, are you here for a meal or to stay the night?"
"Check in, and then have the food delivered to your room!"
"Alright, please come upstairs. I'll show you the guest rooms!"
Xiao Liunian, carrying Thirteen in her arms, followed the waiter upstairs.
After avoiding the other guests at the inn, Xiao Liunian took out two black gold tokens—the tokens of the Huayue Sect leader. Each token had two small dents on it, and the person who made the dents was currently in Xiao Liunian's arms, which could be considered a unique anti-piracy mark.
Because of these two little dents, Xiao Liunian felt that the two black and gold tokens had become cute.
As for why they are called Black Gold Tokens, it is because these two tokens were designed by the senior sister of the Huayue Sect. Pure gold symbolizes wealth, but in order to conceal the wealth, a layer of black paint was applied to cover the glittering gold light emitted by the tokens, so the Black Gold Tokens were created.
"Please follow me!" The waiter led Xiao Liunian to a courtyard behind the inn. This courtyard was specially designed and reserved when the inn was built so that people from the Huayue Sect could rest here. The main house in the courtyard belonged to their sect leader, and the side house on the left belonged to their senior sister, Lan Sa.
"Greetings, Sect Leader!" Xiao Er Wang Si clasped his hands in a salute, finally meeting the legendary Sect Leader!
"No need for formalities! Has Senior Sister Lan sent word that she's coming over?" Xiao Liunian asked.
"How did you know I was coming?" Before Wang Si could answer, a spirited voice came from the woman who had just entered the hospital.
The newcomer had her hair tied in a high ponytail with a jade hairpin, wore a blue outer robe with tightly bound cuffs, held a knife in her left hand named Jueyun, and wore a pair of black short boots. She truly lived up to her name, Lan Sa, with a dashing and heroic bearing!
Lan Sa strode towards Xiao Liunian, clasped his hands in a salute, and then reached straight for the cat's head with his right hand.
"The Mo family's wealth in Pingjiang City is second to none. This is a good deal!" Xiao Liunian, with his cat by his side, swung his palms out to swatt away the hand that tried to lay a hand on his cat. This is my cat!!!
Thirteen took the opportunity to run to the side. After exchanging a few blows, Xiao Liunian and Lan Sa finally stopped and sat down at the table in the courtyard.
"Another breakthrough!" Lan Sa affirmed.
Since their first battle five years ago, Lan Sa and Xiao Liunian have made a pact to spar regularly. Over the past five years, Lan Sa has witnessed the terrifying growth of Xiao Liunian's strength.
“Likewise!” Xiao Liunian was almost certain that Lan Sa’s cultivation had also broken through to a certain level.
"What brings you to Pingjiang City, Sect Leader?" Lan Sa took the tea that Wang Si brought and poured three cups, placing them on the round table in the courtyard.
"Let's venture into the martial world, and while we're at it, let's go with the imposing Master Lan to the Mo Clan and see what this assassin organization, known for its perfect record, can do!" Xiao Liunian picked up a cup of tea and brought it to Thirteen's lips. The cat was sipping the tea, which was quite adorable!
"I'm afraid this deal won't go through!" Lan Sa had already visited the Mo family before and had taken the initiative to discuss hiring the Hua Yue faction to protect the Mo family members.
"Why?" Xiao Liunian felt that with Lan Sa's cultivation level and the overall strength of the Huayue Sect, the Mo family should not refuse.
"The Mo family has enough guards of its own to refuse to hire the Huayue faction for protection," Lan Sa relayed the reason given by Mo Bai, the head of the Mo family.
"Indeed, the martial world is quite complicated!" Xiao Liunian sighed.
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