Chapter 42

If we ignore Qian Qianji's faces twisted by malice and greed, these people do look a bit like martial arts heroes. It's a pity that under the suppression of Ji Xianyi and Li Qingruo, the three of them are now like bereaved dogs, suffering repeated defeats.

After realizing that he was no match for Ji Xian and the other two who suddenly appeared, Qian Qian stared at Qiu Muli with bloodshot eyes. Looking at Qian Xi who was already dead by the wall, he reached for his waist, a sinister look of fighting to the death flashed across his eyes.

After Ji Xianyi realized the other party's intention, he kicked Qian Qian in the chest. Although Qian Qian was kicked back repeatedly, he was still one step too late. He looked at everyone with laughter, and the red fireworks were particularly conspicuous in the sky.

"It's not a good place to stay for long. Let's go first."

The red fireworks represented a signal. If the other party's helpers arrived, Ji Xianyi could not guarantee that he could protect Qiu Muli's safety, so he decided to evacuate immediately.

Human traces were gradually replaced by dense jungle, and the fallen leaves made a crackling sound underfoot.

"Stop... stop... that's far enough!"

Li Qingruo looked at Ji Xianyi who seemed to be about to continue running and had to speak out to stop him.

After seeing her senior brother stop and look at her, Li Qingruo calmed down first, then said: "No one is catching up, this place is far enough, Sister A-li is tired after running for so long..."

Li Qingruo was originally worried that Qiu Muli would be exhausted after running for a long time, but when she looked at him, she found that Qiu Muli did not seem to be feeling any discomfort. Even the blush on his face was just rouge. For a moment, she swallowed back the words she had originally said.

After noticing Li Qingruo's overly subtle gaze, Qiu Muli blinked innocently.

Li Qingruo: Never mind! Beautiful women are always right!

"Rest where you are." Ji Xianyi said as he handed the book in his hand to Qiu Muli, "Miss A-li, here is your book."

The pages of the book were originally scattered all over the floor due to external force. Due to the hasty retreat, Ji Xianyi had no time to sort them out. After he handed the book over, the surroundings fell into a strange silence. It was not his problem, but the content written in black and white on the paper.

【Bandits, gangsters, hooligans...are all good mobile vaults. They are warm and hospitable. Just walk on the path and they will warmly invite you to their home. Depending on the situation, you can choose to only charge a small amount of money to maintain sustainable development. If the other party is too enthusiastic, you can also choose to help him keep all his property and let him eat state food...

———Shen

"Thank you." Qiu Muli took the book with a shy smile. He sorted the pages, and Ji Xianyi and the others soon saw the unforgettable title on the cover.

Thirty-six Strategies to Get Rich Overnight

"Hmm?" Perhaps because their gazes were too intense, Qiu Muli, who was sorting books, showed a puzzled expression.

Maybe Qiu Muli was too natural, Li Qingruo felt that she was a little surprised. She smiled awkwardly, "Nothing, the book is pretty good, haha."

Putting aside the content, the author's beautiful handwriting is indeed eye-catching. However, after knowing the content, the filter created by the beautiful handwriting was quickly broken.

Li Qingruo and Ji Xianyi looked at each other, and they both thought of the other's real purpose of going up the mountain to suppress the bandits. Could it be that they really believed the contents of the book? But thinking from another angle, this book somehow made sense. I wonder where this author named Shen came from?

After ignoring this strange book, Ji Xianyi asked, "I wonder if Miss A-li knows the origins of those people in the alley before?"

In order to avoid alerting the enemy, he and his sister stayed far away from the group, so Ji Xianyi could only judge the other party's purpose from their actions. However, these people's martial arts were not ordinary, but they were kidnapping people like the bandit, which made people wonder if there were other purposes.

Qiu Muli shook his head slowly and said softly, "I only know that these people are very concerned about my appearance. From their conversation, it seems that they want to dedicate me to the Saint. I don't know the rest."

"Saint?"

Ji Xian frowned slightly when he heard that. The word "saint" sounded divine, but if she was really divine and kind, she wouldn't kidnap women at will. As for caring about Qiu Muli's appearance, he also noticed something during the fight with her.

This was not an easy matter to deal with. From the fireworks signal and the man's determined look, Ji Xianyi knew clearly that the other party would never let Qiu Muli go easily. Although they had avoided the other party's pursuit, there was no guarantee that they would never be caught up by the other party.

Li Qingruo saw that Ji Xianyi remained silent. She also knew what he was thinking. A beautiful appearance is never a fault. What is wrong is those people with evil hearts.

"Senior Brother!"

Li Qingru pursed her lips, glanced at Qiu Muli beside her, and then seemed to have made up her mind.

Hearing his junior sister's voice, Ji Xianyi tilted his head slightly, and the two looked into each other's eyes. Years of tacit understanding made them understand each other's thoughts.

The purpose was to go down the mountain for experience. If one was too cautious, it would just be like putting shackles on oneself. Anyway, he was still young, and even if the final result was not satisfactory, it would just be for peace of mind. A young man was wandering the world with his ambition, so he naturally should not be timid. Therefore, after looking at the determined eyes of his junior sister, Ji Xianyi sighed slightly, and then nodded.

Li Qingruo's eyes lit up immediately, and she approached Qiu Muli with a bit of joy, "Sister A Li, where are you going next?"

Qiu Muli was a little stunned, and the pearl flowers in her hair trembled slightly.

Seeing that Qiu Muli did not answer, Li Qingruo regretted that she was too reckless. She explained, "We have no bad intentions, but those people just now might not let it go. My brother and I originally went down the mountain to gain experience, and we did not specifically set a place to go. So if Sister A Li is willing, maybe we can go together. After a while, my brother and I will leave after it is safe."

Listening to this long explanation, Qiu Muli shook his head slightly. Under Li Qingruo's nervous gaze, he slowly said: "I know you mean well, but I don't know where I'm going next."

"Ah?" Li Qingruo didn't expect to get such an answer and was a little surprised for a moment.

When Ji Xian noticed that Qiu Muli's mood had changed, he asked, "But what's the problem?"

Qiu Muli lowered his eyes slightly, revealing a rare confusion in his eyes. After a moment, he said softly: "I have lost a lot of memories, and many things in the past have become blurry."

"What!" Li Qingruo exclaimed in surprise. Looking at the sadness in the other person's brow, she didn't know what to say for a moment.

But perhaps there was no need for others to say anything, the sadness soon disappeared without a trace, Qiu Muli continued: "When I woke up, I was in an inn, but this inn had never appeared in my memory. But after asking the storekeeper and the guests, they said that I paid for the night's accommodation myself, and except for not remembering this incident, many things in the past became vague, just like..."

Qiu Muli paused, his eyes were a little empty, he murmured: "How can I describe this feeling..."

"It was like a very ordinary meal in my memory. In my memory, I was eating alone, but all my senses except the memory told me that there should be someone else. When I realized this, such a person really appeared in my memory, but I couldn't see his face clearly no matter what. My memory seemed to be divided into two kinds, one with him and one without him. If one person has two kinds of memories, am I still myself? Or which me is the real me?"

Li Qingruo's eyebrows knitted together after hearing this. After a moment, she stopped worrying and said, "Although Master sometimes says that I am reckless and impulsive, I still firmly believe in my intuition. Memories can be deceiving. Since Sister Ali believes that person exists, that person must exist. Sister Ali might as well trust her intuition."

Ji Xian also nodded. Intuition is a very subtle thing that is hard to describe, but sometimes it can change a person's life.

"Although Miss Ali said so, I believe you have already made up your mind. However, since you can break free from the shackles of memory and remember that person, it means that person must be very important to you."

After hearing Ji Xianyi's words, Qiu Muli's eyes flashed with a softness that he himself did not notice. "He makes me feel like a mirror. We are the most similar and familiar people in this world, but just like looking in a mirror, the person in the mirror is the same as the person outside the mirror, but also different."

It was the same yet different, making Li Qingruo dizzy, but it sounded like he was indeed an important person.

"Could it be a compatriot or relative?" Li Qingruo thought for a long time and asked doubtfully, then her expression became strange again, "I wonder if that person is a man or a woman?"

Qiu Muli was stunned for a moment, "It should be a man. As for relatives... I abandoned the baby."

"Feel sorry."

Li Qingruo didn't expect that the other person was actually... However, if he wasn't a relative, it would be hard not to think deeply that such a beautiful woman like Sister Ali was obsessed with a man.

"It doesn't matter. It's all in the past."

"If we can find that person, Miss A-li might be able to recover her memory." As if sensing the depressing atmosphere, Ji Xian spoke.

"That's exactly what I meant. If fate allows, he and I will definitely meet again." Qiu Muli said word by word, and when he talked about the reunion, his tone was more firm than ever before.

Infected by the determination in Qiu Muli's words, the air seemed to become much more lively.

"In this case, since we haven't decided where to go, why don't we travel together so that we can take care of each other." Ji Xianyi reiterated the suggestion made by his junior sister just now.

Looking at the two people's eyes, Qiu Muli chuckled, "Aren't you afraid that I'm a bad guy?"

"But if we just ignore Miss Ali because we suspect she is a bad person, that is not our way." Ji Xianyi spoke again, and Li Qingru beside him also nodded, "Sister Ali, have you forgotten that I said I believe in my intuition, and I believe you are not a bad person."

He and his junior sister went through a lot during this training trip out of the sect, including trust, gratitude, and betrayal. No one can have smooth sailing, but they cannot be timid and give up the goodness in their hearts because of those bad things.

Just as his junior sister said, trust your intuition. Ji Xianyi had to admit that he was born a gambler, so what's wrong with taking a gamble.

"good."

If it was a day ago, Qiu Muli would never have imagined that he would be traveling with these two people, but fate is so wonderful that when faced with two sincere and childish young heroes, he could hardly refuse.

Since colleagues are also partners in another sense, Ji Xianyi still needs to figure out something.

"Excuse me, is Miss A-li's surname Shen?"

Hearing the other party's question, Qiu Muli also began to think that maybe he should be more honest, "Why don't we get to know each other again? My name is Qiu Muli, but I prefer others to call me A-Li."

"Taibai Sword Sect Ji Xianyi."

"Li Qingruo from Taibai Sword Sect."

"Then Shen..."

Before Ji Xian finished speaking, Qiu Muli nodded. He stroked the page in his hand and said, "It sounds familiar. It should be the surname of that person."

"Great! Does this count as finding a clue before we even start? Maybe it won't be long before Sister A'li can find that Mr. Shen." Li Qingru was initially puzzled as to why her senior brother asked that inexplicable question. It was not until she saw the book in Qiu Muli's hand that she understood something. In fact, Li Qingru knew in her heart that it was still very difficult to find someone just by using a surname, but as long as there was a glimmer of hope, she didn't want to give up.

Looking at Li Qingruo who was as lively as a little sun, Qiu Muli slightly raised the corners of his lips. Perhaps it would be more interesting if he were more honest.

"I'm a man, why don't you just call me A-li?"

Qiu Muli seemed unaware of the weight of his words. He said it lightly, but the two remaining people fell into a long silence.

"Ah?" Li Qingruo, who was so excited just now, was stunned where she was. Her brain was working quickly, but no matter how hard she thought, that sentence could not have any other meaning.

Ji Xianyi was also stunned. Although he could feel that Qiu Muli was hiding a lot of secrets, he didn't expect that the other party would say such an unexpected thing right away.

Looking at the expressions of the two people, Qiu Muli's bad taste was satisfied. He never thought that men dressing up as women was a secret. It was just that when he said these words, the expressions of the others were really interesting, so he did not refute the other party's preconceived impression at first.

"I have never said that I am a woman. As for these outfits, don't you think they look good?" Qiu Muli said as she turned around, her skirt dancing in the sunlight.

“Good….beautiful.”

Li Qingruo's brain, which was almost dead, was once again reopened by beauty. She didn't care whether it was a man or a woman!

"So if those people knew that you were a man, would they still offer you to the saint?" Ji Xianyi suddenly spoke.

Li Qingruo:........

Qiu Muli:........

The three of them looked at each other and thought, what a find!