Chapter 88 World Three [2]
After Jing Ke finished speaking, the eyes of the four people in the yard instantly focused on her.
Luo Yuezhu looked at Jing Ke with obvious suspicion in her eyes. In the past seven days, she had felt too much malice and met too many people with ulterior motives. She would not believe the person in front of her just because of a word.
Even though the person who called herself Jing Ke looked righteous, it did not prevent Luo Yuezhu from assuming the worst of her.
This person said that he was asked by his father to look after him, but his father and mother have passed away. Who can tell whether this statement is true or not?
The maid who escaped with Luo Yuezhu didn't think too much about it. After seeing Jing Ke's upright eyebrows and her honest eyes, she couldn't help but place her hopes on her.
If this female warrior who seems to be skilled in martial arts is really an old friend of the master, then my young lady would not be forced to leave here, nor would she have to worry about encountering members of the evil sect who come to attack her in the middle of the night.
The two girls in the yard had different thoughts, but the two martial arts alliance members dressed in tight clothes had more similar ideas.
They had already inquired on the way and found out that Mr. Luo had no contact with people from the underworld. Neither he nor his servants knew much more than some ordinary boxing and kicking skills.
It was precisely because of this that when the family of eighteen was killed by the cult members, they had no chance to resist. They were like fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered. They lost their lives without even a scream.
"May I ask where your master came from, young lady?" Yu Buduo asked, cupping his fists. His tone sounded quite polite. "I have never heard that Mr. Luo has any dealings with people in our martial arts world."
"Who is my master?" Jing Ke said with a laugh. "Not everyone is qualified to know who my master is. If this hero Yu wants to know, why not spar with me?"
"My sect has a rule that only those recognized by my disciples are qualified to question my sect," Jing Ke added. "Defeat me, and I will recognize you, Hero Yu, as qualified."
After hearing Jing Ke's words, Yu Buduo frowned slightly, and the junior brother who came with Yu Buduo couldn't help it.
"You are a little too conceited, sir. We are just asking about your master's lineage. Is there anything wrong with speaking out? Is your master's lineage something that cannot be discussed..."
Before his junior brother could finish his words, Jing Ke drew the long sword from his waist, and invisible sword energy rushed towards him.
"Be careful!" Yu Buduo's reaction was quite fast and he pulled his junior brother in time.
But even so, the sword energy from Jing Ke's sword still cut off a tuft of hair from his scalp, making this junior brother shocked and frightened.
After taking a look at the unusual sword marks on the wall, Yu Buduo glared at his junior brother and said in a much more polite tone than before, "Senior, please forgive me. I am young and don't go out much. If my words were offensive, please forgive me."
"Young? How old are you?" Jing Ke asked calmly, holding the sword in his right hand.
Although Jing Ke could not receive much information from the partial entities that existed in this world, the world consciousness provided her with some basic concepts while giving her a body.
For example, as long as you are strong enough, the local government and the Sihai Pavilion in the capital cannot do anything to you.
Although the law explicitly restricts everyone, you can also have privileges if your martial arts skills are high enough.
Besides, injuring or killing someone over a disagreement is not considered a big deal in this world. Especially in the disputes between martial artists, the most talked about thing is revenge and revenge. The government generally does not intervene in the fights between martial artists.
Unless too many innocent ordinary people are affected, like the cult's attack on Mr. Luo, the government will intervene.
There is probably only one thing that distinguishes the righteous from the evil in the martial arts world. That is, when the righteous hurt or kill someone, there will be a specific reason, such as you have belittled and insulted him at a certain time, or you have attacked him at a certain time, and so on.
The demons always kill people for no reason. They will kill you instantly if they see you passing by.
So in Yu Buduo's opinion, his junior brother had just spoken too much, so it was normal for him to be slashed by Jing Ke's sword.
Of course, the most important thing is that Yu Buduo judged that Jing Ke’s strength was superior to his own from Jing Ke’s relaxed posture and the sword marks left on the wall.
When you are not as strong as the other party, temporarily surrendering can only be considered a wise move, not a cowardice.
"Junior brother, he's only seventeen, and our master hasn't given him permission to leave yet." Yu Bu said politely, lowering his posture. "Senior, we are disciples of the Qinglong Hall of the Wulin Alliance. We are here to investigate the Demon Cult's night attack and the brutal murder of Mr. Luo's family. We have no ill will towards you, senior. We are just worried that the Demon Cult has infiltrated this and wants to murder Miss Luo."
Yu Buduo's words were very sincere, giving Jing Ke enough face and substance, while also secretly hinting at their identities.
"At seventeen, he's still a young boy indeed." Jing Ke responded indifferently and slowly sheathed the sword in his hand.
"Miss Luo, when I met your father, he was doing business in Suzhou. I was injured at the time, and when your father saw me, he let me join the caravan for a while and also gave me a lot of medicinal herbs. That's why we made this agreement."
Jing Ke clasped his fists towards Luo Yuezhu, his tone becoming noticeably softer, his attitude vastly different from when he faced Yu Buguo and the other two just now.
"I promised your father that if anything happened to him, I would protect his relatives for three years," Jing Ke said, taking a step forward. "Since Miss Luo is the only one left in the Luo family, I will stay by her side."
"In the next three years, please rest assured, Miss Luo, as long as I, Jing Ke, am alive, no one can hurt you." Jing Ke seemed to be speaking in a serious tone, but in fact he had already released a small ray of luck to test Luo Yuezhu's identity.
In Jing Ke's sight, the luck she released turned into a light golden thread. Before the thread touched Luo Yuezhu, the luck became extremely active, and finally couldn't wait to merge with Luo Yuezhu.
Jing Ke's pupils shrank slightly. There were only two situations in which luck could be absorbed so naturally by Luo Yuezhu.
Either Luo Yuezhu has a special physique, she will automatically absorb all the overflowing luck, so she accepts everyone, no matter whose luck it is, it can become hers.
Another possibility is that the luck and Luo Yuezhu share the same origin. To some extent, Jing Ke's luck was acquired through a transaction and is not her own. When luck senses its original owner, it will naturally be very happy to return to the original owner in return.
Luo Yuezhu obviously does not have the same physique as the former, otherwise she would never have become like this, not only her family was destroyed but she was also bullied.
Luo Yuezhu pursed her lips, and a hint of hesitation and entanglement appeared on her pale little face.
Although she was not very old, Luo Yuezhu could still feel the difference in her attitude before and after.
From this, Luo Yuezhu could judge that Jing Ke, who claimed to protect her for three years, must be the strongest among his peers, otherwise the people from the Wulin Alliance would definitely not be so polite in their words.
"Miss." The maid Xiao Mu couldn't help but lower her voice to remind her mistress, "We have many empty rooms in our house. How about letting Miss Jing stay here first? We can discuss this matter slowly. There's no need to rush."
Luo Yuezhu didn't say anything, but just raised her head slightly and looked at Jing Ke, trying to find some clues in her facial expression and eyes to show that she was lying.
The result is predictable. Luo Yuezhu could not see any flaws, as if everything Jing Ke said was sincere.
This was normal. Jing Ke usually didn't lie, especially when it came to Luo Yuezhu. She was always sincere in return. Although she wasn't Mr. Luo's old friend, her desire to protect him was genuine, so naturally there wasn't any flaw.
After confirming that the girl in front of him was, in some sense, his lover from the previous two worlds, Jing Ke would definitely not sit idly by and watch her being bullied.
However, Jing Ke also remembered what Shao Qing had emphasized to herself many times: Shao Qing was Shao Qing, not anyone's substitute, and she didn't want anyone to be her substitute.
For Jing Ke, Luo Yuezhu is now the target she needs to protect, and that’s all.
"Thank you. There are many empty rooms in the mansion. Miss Jing can take your pick." After weighing the pros and cons, Luo Yuezhu chose to keep Jing Ke temporarily.
At least Jing Ke wouldn't be like the other two, trying to get her to join the Wulin Alliance and receive so-called protection.
"Is there any vacant room in Miss Luo's yard? If you live closer, it will be more convenient for me to protect you, Miss Luo." Jing Ke asked bluntly.
Luo Yuezhu tightened her hands on her knees, and after thinking about her current helpless situation, she nodded and agreed.
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After making sure that Luo Yuezhu would not reject him for the time being, Jing Ke shifted his gaze to look at the two people from the Wulin Alliance.
"You don't have to worry about Miss Luo's safety. Just focus on investigating the whereabouts of the Demon Cult." Jing Ke's attitude became visibly colder.
"If you two don't have anything to do, don't come to Miss Luo's yard. Miss Luo needs to rest." Jing Ke added.
The junior brother blushed and seemed to want to say something, but before he could open his mouth, Yu Buduo stopped him with a look, "Since Senior is willing to stay here, then we don't have to worry about Miss Luo's safety."
"But I have something more to say, but I don't know whether I should say it or not." Yu Buduo said politely.
"Then don't talk about it." Jing Ke stopped Yu Buduo from saying anything and said bluntly, "I won't send you off either."
The few words he had left were stuck in his throat, and he didn't know what to say next. In the end, he could only clasp his fists towards Jing Ke and leave with his junior brother who had alopecia areata.
"I heard that Miss Luo hasn't had a rest for several days. It's still more than half an hour before sunset. Why don't you go and have a rest first?" Jing Ke said, his tone much slower.
Luo Yuezhu shook her head. "Thank you. I've already rested and don't want to rest now."
"Then Miss Luo, can you take me to pay tribute to your father? Your father has helped me, and I should see him off for the last time." Jing Ke said.
Luo Yuezhu naturally couldn't refuse since her father's old friend wanted to pay tribute to him. She quickly cheered up and left the yard with Jing Ke.
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The mourning hall was set up in the main hall. Among the 18 members of the family who were killed were Luo Yuezhu's grandmother, parents, eldest sister and second brother. The remaining 13 people were the housekeeper who signed a contract to sell himself and some maids and servants.
Before Luo Yuezhu brought Jing Ke to the mourning hall, the newly appointed housekeeper stopped her halfway.
"Miss Yuezhu, didn't the Third Master tell you to go and rest? Why are you here again? You're weak and can't stand this." The new housekeeper said, "Go back and rest, or the Third Master will nag you again if he sees you."
The new housekeeper came with the so-called distant cousin. Now more than half of the servants in the Luo family are from that distant cousin, who is now the third master of the Luo family.
After hearing the new housekeeper's words, Luo Yuezhu's slightly childish eyebrows wrinkled into a ball, which was an obvious expression of resistance.
"I've rested. I'm going to take my father's friends to pay tribute to him." Luo Yuezhu said.
"No need. Let the Third Master take care of entertaining the guests. Miss Yuezhu, you should have a good rest." As the butler spoke, he moved half a step toward the middle, completely blocking the way.
"Miss Luo has rested enough, so she wants to spend some more time with her family. Do you have any problem?" Jing Ke frowned and took two steps forward to separate the new housekeeper and Luo Yuezhu.
"Get out of the way. This is Mr. Luo's home. When Mr. Luo is not here, Miss Luo is in charge. Who is the Third Master you are talking about?" Jing Ke's tone was not polite.
She was being very polite by not drawing her sword directly against those who were clearly here to bully Luo Yuezhu.
"You..." The new butler was frightened by Jing Ke's aura and couldn't help but take a step back.
"Who are you? Our Third Master came all the way here to help Miss Yuezhu. The Luo family is so big, and if it weren't for the Third Master, it would have been devoured by outsiders long ago." The new housekeeper said, trying to cheer himself up.
"Get out." Jing Ke spat out a word indifferently, and put his left hand directly on the scabbard, as if he would draw the sword in the next moment.
People in the underworld are all reckless and many of them have weird tempers. They really kill people if they say they will.
This kind of thinking is very common among ordinary people, and the new housekeeper who only knows a little martial arts is no exception. After realizing that Jing Ke is a man of the world with a bad temper, he dared not continue to hold on.
She could only choose to talk to Luo Yuezhu, "Miss Yuezhu, the Third Master is your blood relative. You should know who to trust. As an outsider, I won't say much."
Seeing Jing Ke grip the hilt of the sword with his right hand, the new butler immediately took a big step to the side, clearing the way. His mouth, which had been about to say more, closed tightly, and no sound came out.
Jing Ke looked at the new housekeeper coldly, then took a step back and stood guard over Luo Yuezhu, allowing her to walk in front as the head of the Luo family.
This was the first time that Luo Yuezhu felt respected in her own home since her relatives passed away.
After seeing the new housekeeper's angry expression but unable to speak out, Luo Yuezhu's originally depressed mood improved a little, and she couldn't help but look up at Jing Ke.
"Ms. Jing, the mourning hall is just ahead. I'll take you there." Luo Yuezhu said. While she was wary of Jing Ke, she couldn't help but feel a little fond of her.
It is easy to add icing on the cake, but few people are willing to help those in need.
For Luo Yuezhu now, Jing Ke is obviously the person who gave her a pile of warm charcoal when she was about to freeze to death.
"Okay, Miss Luo, please lead the way for me." Jing Ke's brows softened, and he waited until Luo Yuezhu walked forward before he took half a step behind to catch up with her.
The new butler didn't dare to say much at this time, but after the group walked away, he immediately called the nearby servant.
"Go and tell the Third Master quickly that a gangster who is suspected to be friends with Master Luo has arrived. He looks difficult to deal with and has a bad temper. You should make the Third Master worry." The new butler said, with a hint of sadness in his eyes.
Why did this person come the day before the funeral instead of earlier or later?
If only she had been a few days later, the Third Master might have successfully adopted Luo Yuezhu under his name and made her the rightful head of the Luo family!
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