Chapter 205 Protagonist, an Old Miser
Beneath a pavilion in the pine forest, Su Yanyu nervously rubbed her small hands together, biting her lips as she looked at the snow-covered pines standing tall around her.
Tendrils of snow mist drifted between the pine trees, and under the illumination of the rising sun, they now floated in mid-air like halos of spiritual energy, exuding a sense of dreaminess and softness.
But Su Yanyu was in no mood to admire the scenery.
She was a junior disciple of Jian Jiu Peak. She had originally been cultivating in the Central Peak, but the junior elder said her disposition was too weak and transferred her to Jian Jiu Peak to train with the senior brothers and sisters there to temper her character.
But who would have thought that after only a few days at Jian Jiu Peak, she would encounter such a thing:
This morning, a group of masked cultivators suddenly broke into her residence, knocked her out, and brought her here, threatening her, “If you want to live, when the person called ‘Feng Yu’ arrives, you will pounce on him.”
While threatening her, the group also attached low-level lightning talismans to her.
Moreover, the crucial point was that she had just overheard the villains saying that the reason for her abduction was simply because her house looked pleasing to the eye, and she was just a random person on the road chosen as cannon fodder.
There were dozens of houses in the place where she lived, so why did they have to abduct her?!
“Waaah…”
Su Yanyu wiped away her tears and looked around the pavilion again.
The dense forest was silent.
The pine forest was eerily quiet at this moment, and the air seemed to be filled with something that made her breathing difficult.
She was on the verge of a breakdown.
“Wuwuwu… Senior Brother Yihe, didn’t you say you would protect me? Didn’t you say you would marry me in the future? Where are you?! Wuwuwuwuuu… Waaah…”
— Five days ago, Zhang Yihe of Xi Ri Peak had confessed his love to her, promised to marry her after he reached Core Formation, and also arranged to take her shopping for beautiful clothes and accessories…
Rustle—
Just then, the sound of footsteps crunching on snow came from behind Su Yanyu.
Su Yanyu’s body trembled violently at the sound, and she immediately turned around.
Feng Yu Die, holding onto a tree, walked out from the pine forest with a smile, approaching her and even greeting her, “You must be Junior Sister Su? What are you looking for me for?”
Seeing Feng Yu Die approach her without any caution, Su Yanyu turned pale with fright and quickly retreated a few steps.
— If Feng Yu Die got within five chi of her, the villains hiding in the forest would immediately activate the lightning talismans on her.
— If she said anything she shouldn’t have, the lightning talismans on her would also be activated.
“Ah… wuwuwu… Ah wuwuwu—”
Su Yanyu let out an extremely panicked, dog-like warning sound, her eyes wide, frantically trying to signal Feng Yu Die with her eyes. However, seeing her like this, Feng Yu Die seemed completely unfazed.
“Hey, Junior Sister Su, why are you backing away? Come a little closer.”
“Wuwu ←→ ←→”
“It’s okay. If you don’t come over, I’ll come to you.”
Feng Yu Die smiled slightly, her right hand hidden in her sleeve forming a Sword Finger. She bent down and charged directly towards Su Yanyu.
Seeing her action, Su Yanyu finally couldn’t hold back and shouted, “Are you an idiot?! Don’t come any closer, ahhhhh!!”
Boom—
A dazzling bolt of lightning erupted from one side of the pavilion, engulfing both Feng Yu Die and Su Yanyu.
At the same time, four dark figures rushed out from the pine forest surrounding the pavilion, encircling the ball of lightning.
“Be careful, this person’s strength is extraordinary. This blow might not kill him. When the spiritual lightning dissipates, don’t hesitate, if anyone is still standing, strike with your sword immediately, without reservation.”
As one of them gave the order, the four of them lowered their stances, prepared their Sword Arts, and stared intently at the dazzling ball of lightning in front of them.
One breath—
Two breaths—
“Now!!”
With a command, the four of them stomped forcefully. The moment the spiritual lightning dissipated, they also charged to where Feng Yu Die and Su Yanyu had been.
However—
Clang—
Sparks flew!
The four swords in their hands met at a single point from four directions. This point was where Feng Yu Die’s chest should have been, but now the tips of their Spirit Swords only touched their companions’ swords.
“What?”
Just as the four were wondering why Su Yanyu and Feng Yu Die had suddenly disappeared, a voice appeared behind one of them.
— “Hehe… looking for me?”
Upon hearing this, the person’s eyes widened, and he immediately swung the Spirit Sword in his hand behind him.
But before he could finish his swing, Feng Yu Die, with her hand formed into a palm, used the gap between her index and middle fingers to sharply push his wrist. His right hand, which had been gripping the sword hilt, seemed to be electrocuted and involuntarily opened.
“Borrowing your sword!”
Feng Yu Die took the Spirit Sword flying from his right hand with her left. Following the momentum of his swing, she spun it in a circle.
Swish—
Golden spiritual energy wrapped around her body, forming a circular Sword Qi that suddenly spread outwards, sweeping across the neck of the person whose sword was just snatched.
Seeing this, the other three immediately jumped up to dodge Feng Yu Die’s Sword Qi.
Seeing the three jump, Feng Yu Die below, with her right hand hidden in her sleeve forming a Sword Finger, flicked it slightly.
Whoosh—
A Spirit Sword shot out from the pine forest behind the leaping trio, sweeping across their necks one by one from left to right like a boomerang.
“Receive!”
Feng Yu Die flipped her palm, and the Spirit Sword spinning in the air instantly stopped. Then, she pointed the tip of the sword at the ground and thrust it into the earth, coming to rest.
“Jumping up, are you seeking death? Tsk… Sigh—”
Feng Yu Die walked over, pulled out her Spirit Sword, and put it back into her Storage Bag. Then she looked at the four headless corpses, walked over to pick up their Storage Bags one by one, and looked at the Things inside. Her brow furrowed as if she was very dissatisfied,
“…So poor.”
She sighed and transferred the Things from the four Storage Bags into her own. Then she walked to a snow-covered pine tree a short distance away.
Su Yanyu, now wearing only a bodice, still seemed dazed and listless.
It wasn’t until Feng Yu Die walked in front of her that she suddenly came back to her senses. She quickly covered her chest and abdomen, shrunk her body, and said with a blushing face, “Ah… Thank you, Young Master Feng…”
“If you want to thank me, give me some Spirit Stones~~”
“Ah… I… Mhmm.” Su Yanyu nodded shyly and asked, “Young Master Feng, do you have any clothes? I’m… a bit cold like this…”
“Yes! How about 500 Spirit Stones? They’re my old clothes, and they look pretty good.”
“Ah? Five hundred…” Su Yanyu was completely bewildered, and without thinking, she nodded, “Mhmm, okay.”
Seeing her nod, Feng Yu Die grinned and quickly took out a neatly folded small skirt from her Storage Bag and handed it to Su Yanyu.
?
— My old clothes.
Su Yanyu looked at the clothes in her hand, then at Feng Yu Die. Ignoring her cross-dressing habits, she quickly picked up the clothes and ran deep into the pine forest to find a place to change.
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