Chapter 55 Haki Pig
After another intense workout, Lu Yusheng wearily put down his headphones and took off his VR glasses, his eyes already stinging from the rapidly changing images.
"Are you that tired?" Sikong Zhaixing didn't understand her weakness at all. She shook her head, sighed, and laughed, "Xiao Lu, you've been training with me for so many days. How come you're making yourself cry?"
"Heh." Lu Yusheng wiped his eyes and gritted his teeth, saying, "Take a look at the latest updated results first."
...Compliance with the order, Sikong Zhaixing immediately saw the latest duration displayed after his original record was overwritten. Having played modern games for so long, he naturally understood the meaning of Arabic numerals.
Similarly, the achievements represented by these numbers are naturally clear to everyone.
One of the main reasons he is always so enthusiastic about his duels with Lu Yusheng is that once the two start competing, she will also throw herself into the game without holding back.
Although it's inevitable to feel bad after losing, it's still more interesting to have an evenly matched opponent.
This level was randomly selected from a bunch of free dungeons that Lu Yusheng downloaded. Although she hadn't tried it before, the modern steel city setting gave it a natural advantage.
This can be considered a fish that slipped through the net; amidst a multitude of themes emphasizing closeness to nature and a few scattered classical architectural elements, it's rare to find a modern architectural backdrop.
Because it's a maze exploration game without NPC models, Lu Yusheng didn't plan to delete it after playing it.
Sikong Zhaixing, of course, had no idea that the elevator he had been using as a wall decoration would only take a few seconds to enter. Although it was only three or four floors, the elevator was still a few seconds faster than climbing the stairs, even with the waiting time.
All these various fragmented moments accumulated together, making Lu Yusheng's current completion time almost a minute and a half faster than Sikong Zhaixing's.
This time, it was Lu Yusheng who smiled. She patted Sikong Zhaixing on the shoulder and said earnestly, "You're bad."
"What?"
The latter, who hadn't yet been exposed to trash talk, looked over blankly.
— Just practice more.
Lu Yusheng knew he was in for a lot of work, so he calmly left the room without saying the rest of his words.
Thinking that she might need it in the future, she didn't rush to rest and first did a quick cleaning of the empty room.
The previous guests were all good people, and they left without causing any cleaning problems, so cleaning didn't take much effort.
Not to mention those bare cement houses.
After a quick cleaning of the entire floor, it was only a little past nine o'clock.
Lu Yusheng, having put away his apron and tools, returned to the room where the VR equipment was stored.
When Lin Pingzhi and his son came during the day, they didn't remember that the room had actually been simply decorated, except that there was no bed.
Wearing headphones didn't prevent Sikong Zhaixing from hearing her voice as she entered. Since he was still on standby, he exited the game and went to greet her while removing his device.
"You're pretty quick," he exclaimed first, then added somewhat casually, "I accidentally wiped out all your records, I'm so sorry."
"I haven't asked yet."
Lu Yusheng was somewhat amused and exasperated, and he did indeed begin to acknowledge the talent in him.
Her phone was connected to the same account, so she could see his status. Looking at the playtime of each game displayed in the background, she couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
Why are you sighing?
Now it was Sikong Zhaixing's turn to be confused, but she just shook her head and said, "There is a sense of sorrow that the younger generation surpasses the older generation."
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It was another early morning. As Lu Yusheng opened the door, a figure flew closer from afar.
After landing in front of the house, he walked straight over without even stopping and asked, "Guess what news I heard in town today?"
She glanced upstairs in surprise, knowing that the locked door wouldn't stop this unconventional guy, but she really hadn't expected him to leave so early.
Besides... he's been keeping us in suspense ever since he got back.
Although Lu Yusheng hadn't shown any interest yet, he cooperated by appearing curious.
Sikong Zhaixing remained mysterious. Despite the fact that there was no one around, he lowered his voice and approached her, saying, "Do you remember that Huashan Sect disciple you mentioned last time, the one with the fox-like appearance?"
When Linghu Chong was mentioned, Lu Yusheng naturally nodded.
Then, while listening, he looked down and sorted through the packages that Sikong Zhaixing had brought back, taking out the items he had asked her to bring back.
But as I flipped through the pages, I couldn't help but exclaim in surprise before the other person spoke: "Wow, there are pears and persimmons too."
Sikong Zhaixing, who was about to start speaking after taking a breath, paused for a moment upon hearing this before nodding and saying, "Yes, I bought it for you."
There aren't many edible wild crops growing nearby, and wild fruits can't be picked at this time of year. He had just casually entered the city, but he remembered this when he passed a stall and smelled the fragrance of fruits and vegetables.
Thinking that Xiao Lu was at the age where he was practicing martial arts and needed proper nutrition, he bought a bag of food.
After saying that, he continued under Lu Yusheng's bright eyes, "This morning I went to the pharmacy to get medicine and happened to hear two martial arts practitioners mentioning this person's name. I remembered that you seemed to have praised him quite a bit, so I listened a little more."
"What?!"
Before the statement could even begin, Lu Yusheng couldn't help but interrupt it.
Confused, Sikong Zhaixing kept quiet and waited for the other person's reaction. The next second, she saw him looking at her with concern: "Why did you go to the pharmacy? Are you sick?"
There's no way around it; Lu Yusheng is probably the kind of perfect woman who has experienced the trials of the modern internet. Naturally, she can discern the key elements from this short sentence.
"Why would I get sick when I'm so healthy and strong?" Although she was genuinely surprised by the other person's thoughtfulness, Sikong Zhaixing still subconsciously retorted, fearing that her image as a strict teacher and a strong person would be compromised.
The next second, considering that the other person was concerned about him, he softened his voice and explained somewhat awkwardly, "Didn't you mention that white-haired fox last time? Some disguises also rely on herbs."
"What?!" This time, Lu Yusheng was genuinely unsettled, his voice rising slightly involuntarily: "There really are white-haired fox-eared girls to see?"
For some reason, Sikong Zhaixing felt that there was something amiss in the other person's words, but she couldn't figure out why, so she changed the subject again.
She pursed her lips and said, "Are you still going to listen or not?"
"I'm listening, I'm listening."
Although his interruption didn't warm his heart for the whole day, Lu Yusheng's expectations were suddenly thrown into another matter after he unexpectedly gleaned some key information, and he almost forgot the original topic.
Now that he's reminded me, I naturally respond without hesitation.
Hearing this made her feel like she was witnessing a typical story of a male protagonist in a wish-fulfillment novel who pretends to be weak but actually becomes strong and achieves a comeback.
When they first arrived in Emei, they did not receive much attention, and they suffered repeated defeats at the start of the competition. It was only after Yue Lingshan defeated Shi Xiuyun that they gained some recognition.
In the end, his junior sister was injured, and the sect was ridiculed for its lack of strength. Perhaps his sense of responsibility as the senior brother of the sect prevailed, or perhaps he was blinded by anger at seeing his beloved injured.
Surprisingly, this situation also caused him to unleash his immense potential, defeating the senior disciple from Emei who had sparred with him that day.
This kind of aid seems to be highly sought-after in the system world.
Lu Yusheng sighed silently, then asked, "And then?"
"Among the Three Heroes and Four Beauties, there was also an outstanding swordsman named Su Shaoying. He immediately drew his sword and jumped onto the arena. Unfortunately, he probably hadn't learned the essence of Master Dugu's sword style, and his duel with the other ended in defeat."
He didn't know the details after that. After all, it was a version that had been passed down, and there must have been some artistic embellishment involved in making it so detailed. He could just listen to the general idea and that was enough.
At that time, Lu Yusheng only sighed casually after hearing the story, and then told Sikong Zhaixing about the whole story of what she had witnessed that day.
The two gave their comments and then called it a day.
She didn't connect this matter with Lu Xiaofeng and the other person, after all, they had been separated for almost half a month, and when she heard these rumors in the martial arts world, she just regarded them as stories.
Naturally, no one would have thought to remind Sikong Zhaixing that there were two familiar names present at the time of the story he was telling, names that were not mentioned.
This wasn't a big deal in itself; under normal circumstances, even if she brought it up, Sikong Zhaixing probably wouldn't have taken it to heart.
He hadn't really paid that much attention to Lu Xiaofeng; watching people spar wasn't a difficult task.
But this directly led to—
When Lu Yusheng saw Sikong Zhaixing's perfectly replicated outfit, his eyes nearly popped out of his head.
The first thing to do, out of common sense, is to ask, "Can I touch your ear?"
At this moment, Sikong Zhaixing, who was dressed in a light white two-piece gauze dress, not only disguised but also with a flower decoration on her forehead and lip rouge, was also stunned when she heard this. After she came to her senses, she felt a little embarrassed.
He looked at Lu Yusheng a few times in disbelief, then lowered his head with his ears slightly reddening.
The girl's slender figure gradually approached and magnified before his eyes, as she stretched out a pair of delicate, white hands towards the top of his head.
Sikong Zhaixing waited with his head down for a long time without noticing anything. Then, he felt a lightness on his head. When he looked up again, he saw that Lu Yusheng had taken off the fox ear costume that he had made into a hair clip.
Oh, you mean the ear?
That's alright then.
"What material is this? It's so realistic." She rubbed the hair accessory in her hand against her face, the soft and smooth fox fur tickling her cheeks, but she still couldn't bear to put it down.
"What difference does it make what material it is? It's made of fox fur."
Feeling inexplicably disappointed, Sikong Zhaixing gave a curt reply, causing Lu Yusheng to take a half-step back.
Only after carefully examining the items in his hands and confirming that the main body was just a frame made of cloth and wood chips, and the filling should be just cotton, did he feel relieved.
Seeing his curiosity and the way he seemed to be making connections, he added, "The fur on it is made of real fox fur."
After saying that, he casually complained, "It's really not easy to find white fox fur at this time of year."
Oh, you mean this one made from a fox?
Lu Yusheng dared to touch it again, but not long after, his eyes couldn't help but drift towards the top of Sikong Zhaixing's head.
Seeing this, the latter could only lower his head again with a helpless expression: "You want this one too? Take it and play with it."
As he spoke, he began to remove the fox ears that were still on her head.
But he stopped halfway through his movement when the other person moved closer again.
This time, Lu Yusheng's hand landed on his snow-white hair.
"Is this your original real hair?"
Sikong Zhaixing thought to herself, "Why does this little girl have so many questions today?" and casually replied, "Yes."
Then I heard a genuine exclamation from the other person.
Now he felt that the hardship of preparing the medicine was nothing, and he said with some pride, "How about it? Isn't it exactly the same as the portrait you gave me?"
The latter nodded repeatedly, and then, for the sake of harmony in the picture, reluctantly put the "ears" back on, adjusting both sides to be symmetrical before being satisfied.
How bad is Lu Yusheng?
Not content with just what she saw, she took advantage of Sikong Zhaixing's ignorance of the power of photography, and while instructing her on how to pose, she couldn't resist secretly taking a picture.
Because she inexplicably felt that this time was different from when she disguised herself as other women, Sikong Zhaixing inexplicably asked her to close the door when she was showing off her results.
Even though he knew in his heart that the chances of being seen even if he didn't close the door were almost zero.
Lu Yusheng readily agreed to the matter of protecting his friend's privacy.
She not only responded, but also helped the other person to the table and chairs and settled them down properly, while she herself ran off to close the door.
After taking her seat, Sikong Zhaixing gradually relaxed under Lu Yusheng's high praise for her art, and even followed her instructions to make some girlish gestures such as resting her chin on her hand and tilting her head.
Suddenly, when the two pairs of eyes who had rushed here with their light-footed skills, landed silently, and stepped through the door saw this scene, both sides fell silent.
Sikong Zhaixing's silence is understandable.
His outfit today is so exaggerated that even calling it a disguise would be an overstatement. Even when he's dressed as a woman, he's never dressed like this before.
Even when he was doing his makeup in front of the incredibly clear "mercury mirror" that Lu Yusheng had mentioned, he couldn't help but stare in a daze, even though he knew it was makeup he had done himself.
Not to mention being caught red-handed by his own best friend, his initial discomfort turned into a full-blown one, and he suddenly seemed to lose his ability to speak, unable to utter a single word.
Lu Yusheng's embarrassment was indescribable. She felt like a villain who had been caught red-handed deceiving an innocent little girl, and she was racking her brains for an excuse to exonerate herself.
In the brief silence, Hua Manlou, unaware of the situation, spoke first: "Is Miss Lu alright?"
The question was directed at Lu Xiaofeng, but her eyes were fixed on Lu Yusheng.
Although he didn't understand why no one was speaking, and why Lu Yusheng, who had always been so kind to him, was so silent, he still managed to pinpoint the other person's location from the familiar scent.
As if someone had pressed the "reopen pause" button, two voices rang out one after the other.
One of them was Lu Yusheng. Even if she was embarrassed, she wouldn't neglect Hua Manlou because of it. Knowing that the other party couldn't see her, she quickly replied with two sentences to reassure him: "I'm fine... Young Master Hua, it's been a long time. How have you been?"
"Miss Lu, may I ask who this young lady is?"
The voice that came out a little later was from Lu Xiaofeng. He looked straight at the unfamiliar woman in white, and when he saw her jade-like face, he was somewhat infatuated.
—Yeah, he didn't know.
—He didn't even notice.
Upon hearing the question, Sikong Zhaixing and Lu Yusheng exchanged a glance and simultaneously breathed a sigh of relief.
One is doing it for their own reputation... and the other is too.
Seeing that Sikong Zhaixing did not answer, Lu Yusheng, who felt he had a good understanding of Sikong's personality after spending so much time with him, understood.
She stole another glance and saw his expression of watching her performance with amusement, so she naturally knew how to explain it.
So he coughed to draw the attention of the two people opposite him before speaking, "This is my distant cousin, she's also from a foreign country, her name is..."
She paused, then recalled her words and said, "Tamamo-no-Mae."
“Miss Yu…” Lu Xiaofeng secretly agreed in his heart that she was indeed a person as beautiful as jade.
The other person's skin, which looked as if it were woven from snow, made the white dress appear dull in comparison. A touch of red on her lips, along with a hint of crimson at the corner of her eyes, became the only color on "her" body, adding to her eerie and alluring charm.
Once you get started with the first sentence, the rest is much easier.
Lu Yusheng calmly put away his "tools of the crime." He had already taken enough photos, and with these two people appearing, he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to continue.
He then regained his usual enthusiasm, smiling broadly as he invited the two inside to sit down.
The amount of cosmetics Sikong Zhaixing used today was almost several times that of usual, and with the addition of the dye that also colored her eyebrows, the original scent was almost completely masked.
Sensing the presence of strangers, Hua Manlou subconsciously sat down near Lu Yusheng, while Lu Xiaofeng moved even closer to the "Jade Girl".
"Where are Linghu Chong and Yue Lingshan?"
Seeing that Lu Xiaofeng would glance at her twice and then politely look away, but then couldn't help looking again, she couldn't bear to look directly at him and took the initiative to change the subject, bringing up the two people who hadn't come back with them.
I can't imagine what a spectacular scene it will be when the truth is revealed.
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