The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#686 - Really interesting

It was already late into the night, and the shops on the west side of the city gate didn't do business at night, closing their doors early.

The vast long street was only occupied by Lu Jing, Xia Huai, Hongzhu, and the unconscious woman.

So when Lu Jing spoke, his voice carried far.

However, there was no response from the darkness.

Xia Huai didn't relax her vigilance, because she trusted Lu Jing's judgment, and her hand was already on the hilt of her sword.

After waiting for a moment, a delicate laugh came from behind a grain store not far away, "You two don't need to be so nervous, I have no malice."

As her voice faded, a woman with a dragon-bud hairstyle, wearing a wide-sleeved, swirling skirt, slowly walked out from behind the east wall of the grain store.

She looked even younger than Xia Huai and Lu Jing, only about sixteen or seventeen years old, with a hint of childishness between her brows, just like a naive young lady from a wealthy family.

However, no young lady in this world dared to dress in such a shocking way.

When Lu Jing looked down, he found that she was barefoot.

Anyone who saw those feet would find it difficult to look away.

They were like white jade, like freshly peeled eggs, like new bamboo shoots dipped in milk… Even Xia Huai and Hongzhu, who were both women, had their souls captivated by those feet.

No wonder their owner didn't like wearing boots.

Indeed, it would be a waste to keep such a perfect pair of feet wrapped in dark, sunless shoes.

The girl with the dragon-bud hairstyle obviously knew this as well.

So she deliberately gave the three of them some time to appreciate her beautiful feet, even lifting her swirling skirt a little.

Then, with a sweet smile, she bowed and said, "It is my blessing to meet the youngest first-rate expert on the Heavenly Pivot Ranking, the famous Lu Daxia."

"You're not bad either," Lu Jing said lightly, "You've been following us for so long, and I've tried to find you several times but couldn't. Putting aside everything else, just this lightness skill alone is something that few people in the Jianghu can achieve. I hope your skills are as good as your lightness skill."

"I'm afraid I'll disappoint Lu Daxia," the girl with the dragon-bud hairstyle blinked, "Fighting is something that should be left to men. I'm just a weak woman, and a woman… naturally should use a woman's methods."

"What methods do women have?" Xia Huai couldn't help but ask.

The girl with the dragon-bud hairstyle covered her mouth and chuckled, "Sister Xia, you come from an official family and are a disciple of the Sword Washing Pavilion, studying under Xiao Mengrou of the Wuxiang Sword. You certainly don't know these methods, and you wouldn't bother to use them, but Sister Hongzhu definitely knows how to use them."

Xia Huai had already guessed what she was talking about, and her pretty face couldn't help but feel slightly hot. She spat and said, "How can you hear so many vulgar things at such a young age?"

The girl with the dragon-bud hairstyle smiled gently, "It seems that Sister Xia hasn't tasted this pleasure yet. Once you do, you'll probably get addicted. It's such a joyful thing that only men have been able to enjoy all along, which is really unfair to us women.

"Even if you don't like this kind of pleasure, if you practice it well, you can make the man you love love you wholeheartedly and have no interest in other women. That way, you can firmly grasp his heart and no longer have to feel secretly sad because he's being promiscuous and hooking up with other women."

"What nonsense are you talking about?!" Xia Huai was both angry and ashamed, feeling her cheeks getting hotter and hotter, and even her breath was hot. She didn't expect that a little girl who popped up out of nowhere could see through her thoughts. Was she really that obvious?

The girl with the dragon-bud hairstyle didn't argue, but continued with a smile, "I have a soft heart, especially when I see those infatuated women suffering. How about this, why don't I help you out?"

"Who needs your help?"

Xia Huai didn't want to talk about these shameless things with the other party anymore. If she continued, she felt that her cheeks and neck would be cooked.

She was already feeling a little dizzy from the heat.

She spread her hands, "I didn't want to, but there's no way. One of you is a disciple of the Sword Washing Pavilion, and the other is a first-rate expert on the Heavenly Pivot Ranking. If we really fought, I wouldn't be able to beat either of you, so I had to prepare some self-protection methods.

"But don't worry, I wasn't lying before. I really have no malice towards you two. I'm here for her…" The girl with the dragon-bud hairstyle pointed at Hongzhu as she spoke.

"Me?" Hongzhu was startled.

"No, the person in your arms," the girl with the dragon-bud hairstyle said, "I want to take her away."

"You want her?" Xia Huai felt her body starting to heat up as well, but she still forced herself to ask.

The girl with the dragon-bud hairstyle nodded, "I have something to ask her."

"Just asking questions?"

"Yes, and I don't want to lie to you. After I'm done asking questions, I definitely won't spare her life," the girl with the dragon-bud hairstyle clearly looked young, but the words she spoke were ruthless enough.

Xia Huai drew the sword from her waist, "She's also a victim and hasn't done anything wrong. I won't stand by and watch you hurt her."

Hearing this, the expression on the girl with the dragon-bud hairstyle's face became very interesting.

"Wait… I thought your previous words were all made up to deceive Hongzhu and those people from the Fei Constable's office. What… do you yourselves also believe in that ghost revenge theory? But how could there be ghosts in this world?"

"In this vast world, anything is possible," Lu Jing said.

The girl with the dragon-bud hairstyle rolled her eyes a few times, and then suddenly revealed a look of realization.

"Interesting, interesting… really interesting. I understand, the person who set up this scheme was actually aiming for you! I was wondering what she was going to do with so much trouble."

"What are you talking about?" Sweat dripped down Xia Huai's forehead. She now only wanted to take off her clothes.

"I've roughly guessed what happened," the girl with the dragon-bud hairstyle said with a glint in her eyes, excitedly, "You should thank me, if it weren't for me, those guys would have succeeded."

"Which guys?" The more Xia Huai listened, the more confused she became, partly because she was finding it increasingly difficult to concentrate on thinking.

She felt like her whole person had turned into a fireball, and she couldn't help but roll up her sleeves just to cool down a little.

But the girl with the dragon-bud hairstyle didn't answer her question, looking at her eyes gently, "Don't suppress the desires in your heart anymore. Sister Hongzhu is right, a person only has a few chances in their life, and they will regret it if they miss them.

"Don't wait until many years later to suddenly realize it, by then that person will already be gone."