Chapter 2 The most vulnerable women traveling alone in the martial world…
Lone wolf players without any friends or family felt like they'd been hit by an arrow, pretending not to see the problem and mechanically copying the original words again.
“I’ll go with you to find the Embroidered Thief.”
The NPC opposite was silent for a moment, and then another speech bubble appeared above his head.
Lu Xiaofeng: "I have to heal Xue Bing's injuries first. Why don't you go outside and wait until Xue Bing's injuries have improved before we talk?"
Thinking he had received the next part of the mission, he showed off his extraordinary encounter and left satisfied.
After leaving the room, I stood blankly at the door for a while, feeling it was a waste of game points, so I opened the game "Jianghu Baitai" and prepared to leave my character running AFK.
"This place is too cramped for performing; please find another spot."
After changing positions several times, the game character finally managed to hang up the celebrity status when it reached the inn's lobby.
The person who shared the extraordinary encounter then pulled out another phone and began to explore the world of the internet.
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Lu Xiaofeng successfully obtained a clue from Madam Xue, the master of needlework, but also attracted trouble.
With a rather troubled expression, he took Xue Bing with him onto the carriage bound for the capital.
Inside the carriage, the two were chatting happily about whether Lu Xiaofeng was a scoundrel or an idiot. Suddenly, a clear and melodious voice rang in their ears.
"Can anyone kindly tell me where Lu Xiaofeng is? I'm stuck on the second part of the mission."
"who?"
Xue Bing abruptly pulled open the curtain at the front of the carriage, but found no one there.
Lu Xiaofeng also jumped down from the carriage.
The carriage was traveling through a desolate wilderness, surrounded by flat terrain with nowhere to hide. He looked around and indeed saw no one.
"Where is that sound coming from?"
Before he could figure it out, the same voice rang out again.
"Okay, thank you, senior sister."
"Girl? Is that you?"
Although he didn't see anyone, the image of the girl who had appeared in Master Bitter Gourd's meditation room inexplicably surfaced in Lu Xiaofeng's mind.
The girl who appeared out of nowhere, ate Master Bitter Gourd's vegetarian meal, and then disappeared just as mysteriously.
The gentle face that comes to mind must be accompanied by such a beautiful voice.
Lu Xiaofeng didn't know if this guess was right or wrong, but that's what his intuition told him, and everything in the past had proven that his intuition was never wrong.
There was no response to the previous voice; instead, Xue Bing's voice rang out.
"What girl?" Her voice held a hint of hostility. "Lu Xiaofeng, you bastard, where have you been messing with other girls again?"
She suddenly jumped onto Lu Xiaofeng's back and bit his ear.
Lu Xiaofeng immediately begged for mercy.
"Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!"
"Please let me go, grandma. There are no other girls here. I was just bluffing."
This explanation wasn't enough to convince Xue Bing, so Lu Xiaofeng had to say a bunch of nice things to appease the sour Xue Bing, and the two of them embarked on their journey again.
Along the way, the two passed by an inn and encountered Sikong Zhaixing in disguise.
Another friend had been implicated in the case, and Lu Xiaofeng was in a bad mood. He wanted to go out for a walk. Xue Bing naturally followed him.
The two had barely stepped out of the inn when they saw a pink figure speeding through the air in the distance.
"What superb light-footed skills!"
Lu Xiaofeng's eyes lit up, but before he could get a good look, the figure crashed down in front of him.
It really was that strange girl from before.
She walked straight toward Lu Xiaofeng without saying a word, gently patted his shoulder, and then stood there blankly, her face expressionless.
"Girl, it's you!"
Seeing that Lu Xiaofeng seemed to know this person, Xue Bing, who was already somewhat hostile because of the other party's approach, immediately raised her eyebrows.
"Who are you? Why are you patting Lu Xiaofeng on the shoulder?"
The girl seemed to be of a narrow-minded nature; not only did she not answer, she also mimicked Xue Bing's speech.
"Who are you? Why are you patting Lu Xiaofeng on the shoulder?"
The tone and intonation were exactly the same.
Xue Bing was furious.
"What do you mean?"
"What do you mean?"
Why are you copying me?
Why are you copying me?
He was so eager to learn whatever she was told; Xue Bing's eyes were practically blazing with fury.
"you!"
Knowing Xue Bing's temperament well, Lu Xiaofeng immediately sensed something was wrong and quickly said, "No!"
Unfortunately, it was too late.
Xue Bing had already drawn the short knife from his sleeve, stabbing it straight into the pink-clad woman's chest.
The next moment, the pink-clad woman, who had been standing there in a daze, suddenly drew her two swords from her back. A flash of sword light appeared, and Xue Bing instantly went limp.
"stop!"
The woman, who had just unleashed a stunning sword strike, paused, and ultimately did not use the remaining sword moves.
Looking at the woman who was still holding two swords, Lu Xiaofeng asked angrily, "Why did you use such force?"
"She started it," the woman in pink replied coldly.
Lu Xiaofeng's momentum faltered. He could tell that the girl meant no harm and was merely retaliating. However, looking at Xue Bing, who was barely breathing in his arms, he couldn't help but feel a little resentful. So he ignored her and carried Xue Bing straight into the inn.
After settling Xue Bing in, Lu Xiaofeng realized that although Xue Bing's injuries seemed serious, they had not actually damaged his health; he only needed to rest in bed for a few months. His initial anger naturally dissipated.
He watched as the woman in pink silently followed him in.
Recalling the sounds he had heard in the carriage, Lu Xiaofeng's curiosity was immediately piqued.
However, he wasn't sure if asking directly would offend the other party, so he asked tactfully, "Since you've already injured Xue Bing, why are you still following me?"
“I’ll go with you to find the Embroidered Thief.”
"The Embroidered Bandit? Could it be that you have relatives or friends who were harmed by the Embroidered Bandit? And how did you know I was going to see him?"
Recalling his previous experiences of being deceived, Lu Xiaofeng thought the other party would make up an excuse, but to his surprise, the other party did not make any excuses and simply repeated what he had said before.
“I’ll go with you to find the Embroidered Thief.”
"..."
Lu Xiaofeng rarely suffered setbacks when dealing with women. But the girl in front of him was indeed somewhat unexpected. Normally, he would have been very interested in her. However, he was currently preoccupied with a major case and didn't want to get involved in another trouble, so he politely declined her offer.
"I need to heal Xue Bing's injuries first. Otherwise, please wait a moment, and we can talk after Xue Bing's injuries have improved."
Just when Lu Xiaofeng thought the other party would continue to pester him, she surprised him once again. The girl in pink was actually persuaded and turned to leave.
Realizing that the other party wouldn't give up so easily, Lu Xiaofeng climbed out of the window and secretly observed the strange woman.
She stood silently at the door for a while, stretched out her hands to measure, and seemed dissatisfied with the place, so she moved to another spot.
It was unclear what she wanted to do. She changed locations several times before finally standing in the middle of the lobby, laying out a round carpet, taking out a flower basket from behind her and placing it at her feet. She then stood there motionless.
Lu Xiaofeng was very curious.
"Well, trouble is inevitable, so let's face it head-on."
Having convinced himself, Lu Xiaofeng leaped down, landing right in front of the woman in pink.
His foot had barely touched the edge of the carpet when a line of small words suddenly appeared before his eyes.
"Would you like to spend ten gold coins to send a flower?"
She was actually busking!
Lu Xiaofeng nodded curiously: "Yes."
The next moment, a flower appeared out of thin air in the basket at the feet of the woman in pink.
Curious, he bent down to pick up the flowers for a closer look, but his hand grasped nothing. The flower basket and the flowers inside seemed like an illusion, visible yet untouchable, which greatly piqued his curiosity.
If it were someone else, they might feel scared.
But Lu Xiaofeng was born with a strong sense of curiosity. He was not afraid at all, but wanted to find out the truth.
After trying dozens of times to make sure he really couldn't touch the flower basket and flowers, Lu Xiaofeng stood up and said with a smile, "Please forgive my poor attempt, young lady."
"Although it may be presumptuous, could you please tell me the principle behind this basket that is visible but intangible?"
The beautiful woman in front of him remained silent.
She stood there, motionless, like a beautiful statue. If she weren't still breathing, Lu Xiaofeng would almost have thought she was a mannequin.
Unfortunately, even after confirming that the other person was real, she refused to talk to him, and Lu Xiaofeng was helpless.
Lu Xiaofeng had no choice, because although he was a playboy, he was also a good person. The others, however, were not, so they had a way.
Such a vibrant and beautiful woman standing here would naturally attract a lot of admirers. A burly man, somewhat drunk, walked over.
"Young lady, you seem a bit lonely standing here all by yourself. Would you like to have a few drinks with me?"
The woman opposite him still did not react.
Perhaps his brain was numbed by alcohol, or perhaps he was blinded by beauty. The burly man forgot the warnings of his predecessors.
"Women who travel alone in the martial arts world are the ones you should never mess with."
He was determined to provoke a woman, a beautiful woman walking alone.
Seeing that the woman ignored him, the burly man's face darkened, and he reached out to grab her: "Don't be so ungrateful!"
Seeing this, Lu Xiaofeng was about to intervene when a familiar scene appeared before him.
The carpet and flower basket at his feet had all disappeared, replaced by two magnificent longswords.
A flash of sword light appeared, and the burly man's previously dazed eyes instantly turned to terror. This time, the fluid swordplay did not stop, and Lu Xiaofeng finally saw the next move after that stunning sword strike.
He will have another chance to see the third move, but the drunken giant will not.
His eyes closed forever, and he no longer had to worry about forgetting the admonitions of his predecessors.
Although he felt the woman's crime didn't warrant death, since he hadn't saved anyone, Lu Xiaofeng didn't consider the woman in pink ruthless. That's how life is in the martial world; everyone should be prepared to die at any moment from the very first day they enter.
Turning to look at the woman in pink, and seeing that she still didn't seem to care, Lu Xiaofeng stroked his beard, sighed softly, picked up the burly man's corpse, and walked out.
All the guests in the inn had left, leaving only him and the girl in pink.
The dead must be laid to rest, and you can't expect a young woman to do the burial work, so it has to be done by him.
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