Chapter 89 A Good Reputation Spreads Far and Wide
It was a day later when Lu Yusheng realized that the "magic wand" was missing.
She didn't know whether the item was truly lost or stolen by someone with malicious intent, but she wasn't too worried about it.
Although it's unclear whether she was the only one who could successfully cast the spell, the use of skills requires the use of incantations, and losing the spell for only a dozen or so hours shouldn't cause any major problems.
However, to ensure everything went smoothly, after searching through all the drawers under the bar without success, Lu Yusheng directly opened the system in his mind and changed the description of the wand in the editable part of the skill description page to one of the spare parts he had ordered at the time.
Sure enough, in the following days, no one from the new customers came to hear of any similar weapons appearing anywhere in the martial arts world.
The incident was quickly forgotten by her, and the reappearance of a long-lost friend completely diverted her attention.
The young and handsome boy parked the carriage outside the shop. When he peeked in, he first looked around twice, then his gaze swept around before finally settling on the girl standing quietly behind the bar.
Lu Yusheng seemed to sense something, and looked up from the computer screen in front of him, meeting Lin Pingzhi's smiling face.
"Sister Xiaolu, it's been over a month since I last saw you, and your place is truly different from what it used to be."
Upon seeing the person who had arrived, she smiled broadly and said with a touch of nostalgia, "It's you! It's been so long!"
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Lu Yusheng paused for a moment, and seeing that no one else had entered behind Lin Pingzhi, asked with some doubt, "Why... did you come alone this time?"
The boy strode into the house, walked up to Lu Yusheng, and spoke to her across the long marble countertop.
"I came here to escort goods. Before I left, I specifically told my dad that I would be traveling alone this time."
Lu Yusheng looked at him with some suspicion: "I remember Fuzhou is very far from here, right? You're traveling alone with no one to look after you. Can Chief Escort Lin really trust you?"
She had met the father and son several times and could feel Lin Zhennan's love for his son. Based on the distance, he must have set off just after the New Year. How could his father bear to separate his child from his family at this time?
Lin Pingzhi touched his nose, his eyes darting away somewhat embarrassedly: "I... I said I wanted to come out and get some experience, since the family's security company will eventually be handed over to me. My father couldn't dissuade me, and my mother also helped me persuade him... that's how it came about."
Since he was beaten and injured in the leg while standing up for someone last time, Lin Pingzhi has become much more composed and low-key, no longer as arrogant as before.
His father, Lin Zhennan, witnessed his transformation and couldn't say whether he felt more relieved or heartbroken, but there were indeed many positive changes.
In addition, the destination of this business was Hangzhou. Although they did not have any good memories in the city, it was a rare route that Lin Pingzhi had traveled twice. If he wanted to train his ability to escort goods alone, there was no better place than here.
He had originally planned to arrange for at least one skilled bodyguard to accompany him, but he had to give up the idea due to his son's strong resistance.
Lin Zhennan also knew that he could protect Lin Pingzhi for a time but not forever, so he might as well take the opportunity to let go early and let him grow up as soon as possible.
Although the wealth accumulated by the Fuwei Escort Agency over generations was enough for Lin Pingzhi to live a life of luxury for several lifetimes, he had far more expectations for his son.
Having regained his composure, Lin Pingzhi seemed to recall something else and couldn't help but sigh softly.
Unwilling to think about those troublesome things anymore, he changed the subject, saying, "Let's not talk about me anymore. This year, the biggest event in the entire martial arts world happened right here. Why don't you tell me about what happened that day?"
"What do I have to offer..."
Lu Yusheng's subconscious rebuttal was cut short as he recalled the endless stream of customers over the past few days, and he had to accept once again the fact that he had been passively upgraded.
She covered her face in embarrassment, unable to speak, but Lin Pingzhi became even more emboldened: "Did you really kill that wicked Ding Chunqiu?"
"……Um."
It would have been better if the word "execution" hadn't been mentioned. Just hearing those two words forced Lu Yusheng to accept the fact that he had killed someone once again.
Although no one blamed her for it, and some even came specifically to praise her for ridding the people of a scourge, Lu Yusheng, whose modern mindset was deeply ingrained, always felt a sense of guilt for doing something wrong.
Lin Pingzhi was only seventeen years old after the New Year and did not know the weight of killing. He had the temperament of a young man who hated evil. When he saw Lu Yusheng admit it, he couldn't help but stand aside and say with pride, "Well done! Xingxiu Old Monster is ruthless and vicious, and has caused trouble in the area. He is a real scourge to the martial arts world. If there were not too many troubles in the martial arts world now, and those heroes and righteous people would not have time to deal with them, how could he have been so arrogant?
Lu Yusheng didn't know whether she should be happy or not. Although she didn't want to be proud of killing, since everyone said that she had done a good deed, she wouldn't define her behavior as disregarding human life or deliberately contradict those who praised her and spoil their mood.
This not only does her no good, but saying too much will only increase her own sense of guilt.
At this moment, Lu Yusheng also cooperated by showing an expression that showed he didn't care about doing good deeds, and was righteous and indifferent to fame and fortune.
Of course, because this expression contains so many emotions, I always feel like it makes me laugh when I practice it in front of the mirror.
Fortunately, none of the people he has met who are interested in this matter have noticed anything amiss, especially not Lin Pingzhi, a teenager.
However, those few words of praise didn't resonate with her much, but they did elicit continuous echoes from several people not far away.
A deep, middle-aged voice came from afar and said, "Well said, little one!"
A woman's shrill voice followed closely from about ten meters away: "The Old Monster of Xingxiu has done all sorts of evil deeds, he deserves to die!"
There was also someone in a refined, scholarly tone who sighed, "Confucius said: 'The superior man understands righteousness; the inferior man understands strength.'"
I don't know which one they were praising.
It was clear that a group of people was gradually approaching, and there were quite a few of them.
What was even more surprising was that one of the people in the group was skilled in music, and a powerful melody from the guqin slowly began to play after the group had finished speaking.
This commotion made Lu Yusheng look up, and Lin Pingzhi also curiously turned around to look.
The first thing that came into view was a group of middle-aged men and women slowly walking through the gate. After the first few people approached one by one, there was indeed an elderly man carrying a guqin at the end of the group.
The group of seven people all possessed outstanding and extraordinary qualities, and they were probably the martial arts practitioners she had seen the most in the past few days.
While Lin Pingzhi and Lu Yusheng were talking, the last two tea drinkers in the shop had already left quietly. Unexpectedly, the empty hall was filled with this group of people in the blink of an eye.
The group was quite large, but their gazes toward Lu Yusheng were all friendly.
Not only her, but two other people also gave Lin Ping a kind and approving look when their eyes turned to the bar, because they thought of his earlier remarks.
Lu Yusheng was still a little confused. Her popularity had gradually faded over the past day or two. This morning, when Sikong Zhaixing and Hua Manlou went into the city to shop, she specifically told them to prepare less vegetables and buy more daily necessities.
It's really a shame that such a large group of talented people has appeared again.
The old man with the zither was clearly the leader of the group. The woman called him "Big Brother" and gave up her place. He then walked to the front of the crowd and strode towards Lu Yusheng.
This group seems different from the previous ones who were just there to watch the show; they clearly had already investigated the layout of the place and her identity.
Lu Yusheng was somewhat surprised and uncertain, wondering what the group's intentions were. He paused for a moment after noticing their unusually large number.
...She seemed to know who these people were.
She couldn't recall the name Xue Muhua had mentioned, and just as she was hesitating about how to ask, the old man had already stopped to Lin Pingzhi's left.
“Miss Lu risked her life to eliminate Ding Chunqiu, which was a great kindness to us. We have come here today to express our gratitude.”
After saying this, he bowed and clasped his hands in a salute.
Lu Yusheng immediately took a step back, no longer caring about recalling her memories. She didn't have the face to see an old man bow to her.
But since the man had already bowed, she couldn't simply take it back, so she also bent down, returning the bow with an even lower arc than his.
At the same time, he said, "You're too kind, sir. With great power comes great responsibility. Since we are in the martial world, when faced with villains like Ding Chunqiu, we should naturally think of eliminating this scourge for the martial world if we have the opportunity."
She didn't want to speak so righteously in front of Lin Pingzhi, fearing it would set a bad example for the child.
But at this moment, the identities of these people are not yet fully clear, they are skilled in martial arts, and it is unknown whether their purpose in coming is truly to express their gratitude as they claim... It would be better to elevate one's own position first.
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