Translator: Henyee Translations
Editor: Henyee Translations
Inside Come Fortune inn, Ji Li took a glance following Lu Xun’s line of gaze towards the inn’s entrance and met eye to eye with the person who just came in.
The person was covered in black clothing and probably above 185 centimeters in height, a little taller than Lu Xun who was only a little more than 180 centimeters.
The newcomer in black was quite fat—it was almost as if the person’s entire torso resembled a sphere.
This basically complied with that certain saying, ‘every story has a fatty’, however, this was if you take into account that male fatties were in the vast majority of stories, whereas… the newcomer was female.
She seemed to have spared no effort in dressing up herself to look more sage-like, there was obvious effort that she was trying very hard to get close to the worldly impression of those of the celestial houses, but to no avail, she was too fat—the result was futile.
However, the true reason why Lu Xun noticed her was because he knew that she was indeed a cultivator.
She might have looked fat, but she could truly fly, just like a hot air balloon.
Her name was Mu Rongyan1. Her parents perhaps hoped that she would be a carefree person and would be light like a little sparrow, but unexpectedly, their hopes turned out to be poisonous.
The reason why Lu Xun distinctively knew of such a person and remembered her name was because she had assumed the profession of ‘Newbie Village Instructor’ after the open beta, however, what was weird was that she wasn’t Wei county’s Newbie Village Instructor, but as far as he could remember, she was clearly Green Wood county’s.
He had no idea at all as to why she would show up here in Wei county.
There were numerous cultivation schools in ‘Heavenly Earth’—there were even countless in fact—nonetheless, all sects definitely recruited disciples, it gave the players the chance to take the path of sustainable development.
This was why all perfected celestials had legends and rumors about them. By showing off more in the mortal realm, they would be able to recruit more disciples this way!
For a similar comparison, famous universities didn’t have to worry about having no applicants, but Diploma Mills(2. an institution or organization that grants large numbers of educational degrees based on inadequate or inferior education and assessment of the recipients.), on the other hand, always harbored the mentality of deceiving one person, for each and every single one counts.
For all those who have the cultivation aptitude, each and every one of them that could be deceived were counted. Many new players would fall prey from the start, assuming that they had bright prospects within their chosen sect but could only weep and delete their accounts before starting over.
However, Mu Rongyan was indeed different. She wasn’t from a Diploma Mill. Her sect was like 211 and 9851 amongst the lands of Heavenly Earth, but this sect was also a little bit special…
Mu Rongyan, who stood by the entrance also saw Lu Xun and Ji Li looking at her. She originally had a high head-turn rate, so she wasn’t all that bothered about it, it was even to the point that she was actually already used to it.
However, when she saw Lu Xun’s appearance, she couldn’t help but be suddenly startled.
Even in cultivation sects, It wasn’t like there weren’t any attractive and charming people; contrarily, if one looked at it as a whole there were actually quite a lot.
God was just that cruel—he would give others with outstanding talent and even bestow upon them with good looks in passing.
…and then he would give you nothing.
But… it was just that… she had never met someone who looked this handsome—this was a first for Mu Rongyan.
Even within the horizons she had visited and traveled in her life, she had to admit that this was the most handsome man she has met so far.
After Lu Xun and Mu Rongyan stared at each other face to face for a moment, Lu Xun stopped and turned around to pay the attendant the required silvers in order to stay, he had the attendant take him and Ji Li to the guest rooms first.
The attendant smiled fawningly at Mu Rongyan. “Please wait for a moment, dearest guest. I’ll bring these two guests upstairs first and be right back.”
Mu Rongyan nodded, it was unexpected that she didn’t pull a tantrum to show-case like those of a superior attitude. She sat down on a bench which squeaked a little.
…The poor bench felt quite aggrieved.
Just like that, she watched the pair and the attendant go upstairs, this was when she noticed Ji Li’s Wedding Dress sword, she couldn’t help but exclaim lightly.
With her perception, she could obviously recognize that it was an Enchanted Armament, this was coupled with the fact that she could sense that Ji Li was nothing more than an ordinary Jianghu girl.
‘Treasuring a jade ring becomes a crime.(4. This idiom means: To get into trouble on account of a cherished/treasured item)’ Mu Rongyan thought.
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After going upstairs, Lu Xun entered the first room in the first row. Unexpectedly, Ji Li also hurried to scurry in.
“What, are you really that determined to stay together?” Lu Xun questioned her while slightly startled.
Even though Ji Li wore a veil which disguised whether she was blushing or not, her ears were as red as day anyway. She responded, “I’m going to sell these weapons. Are you coming?”
“No.” Lu Xun waved his hand dismissively and lazily answered back.
It was quite clear that Ji Li still hadn’t given up. This stinking little sister still hoped to take him as a Furnace Tripod—she was probably afraid that he’d take this opportunity to run away.
“Then… it’s no big deal, I’ll just split half the silvers earned with you,” Ji Li suggested.
Lu Xun: “…”
He stared at Ji Li dead in the eyes and sternly said, “These are clearly my spoils of war which I gifted you.”
“But they were all carried back by me!” The heavy hammer on her hand slid down slightly, Ji Li propped it up a little as she said back in a slightly discontented voice.
‘Alright, no more teasing her.’ The remaining silvers that were going to be earned weren’t of much use at all to Lu Xun. The money he already had on him was enough to last for a long time.
After several seconds, Lu Xun stroked his chin as if in thought and said, “Well… It’s not like I can’t accompany you…”
“Take off your veil for me to see,” He said with a smile.
Actually, he was thinking that he would bring Ji Li out. However, after seeing Mu Rongyan, Lu Xun’s head popped out a lightbulb, this was for his own future development, he also had his initial plans that he wanted to follow.
As for the current situation of asking Ji Li to take off the veil, he was only teasing her out of boredom, at the same time, he was somewhat curious about how this little sister looked.
Although he had never heard of this name before when he played ‘Heavenly Earth’, despite knowing that she wasn’t an important character, they still traveled together after all. He even considered her as his temporary mount, so what was wrong with seeing her face?
Not to mention, this was the first time that he had experienced encountering a young lady who wanted to capture him to become a Furnace Tripod. He couldn’t help but find it quite interesting, this was why he felt that he ought to know what she looked like.
Ji Li, who originally had her head lowered, turned around immediately upon hearing his words and quickly headed towards the door while speaking in a voice like a mosquito’s buzz, “Then I… I’ll head back to the room to freshen up first…”
Lu Xun: “…”
“…I shouldn’t have asked her to take off the veil.”
After a full hour, Lu Xun finally heard someone knock on his door.
He opened it and looked down, ‘pu!’ he couldn’t help but let out a laugh.
‘I’m an emotionless account-training machine that’s undergone strict, professional training. No matter how funny it is, I won’t laugh unless it’s truly unbearable.’
The young lady who had kept shouting about taking him as a Furnace Tripod was quite well developed in a certain area, so even though Lu Xun felt that she still possessed the air and innocence of a child, he didn’t think of her as someone that young.
But what kind of small face was placed in front of him now?
She had bright eyes and white teeth that looked especially cute. Lu Xun could even see that she still had some baby fat left!
“You’re a middle-schooler!”
‘You’re already thinking about finding a Furnace Tripod at such a young age, your way of thinking lacks education! It even needs purification!’
Ji Li wasn’t tall to begin with. Putting her height and face together, she looked like a middle-school girl that had two balls stuffed in her clothing—a brat who had just happened to mature in a bit of a rush!
When she saw Lu Xun grin so radiantly, she was stupefied before managing to come back to her senses. “I should be angry right now!”
Therefore, she said fumingly, “I knew you’d laugh!”
Along with her anger, her tiny puffed up cheeks appeared even more round and bulging. She straightened up and said, “Hmph! I’m really not as young as you think I am! I’m quite old!”
“Oh? Then do tell me how old you are,” Lu Xun said with all smiles.
“I’m 16! My face just looks young!” Ji Li looked up at him, and for some unknown reason, she was unconsciously tiptoeing.
16 years old… She would still be a child on Earth, however, in this world, it was certainly an age where she could be married off.
There were even some small villages where young girls were married at 11-12 years old, and it was even common to see shim-pua marriages1.
This world was truly filled with malicious intent towards lolitas.
‘By the looks of it now, this stinking little sister had a baby face in addition to… cough! cough!’
“She’s three years younger than Lu Yu…” Lu Xun immediately thought of his actual sister on Earth.
At this moment, the sound of knocking came.
‘Dong, dong, dong…’
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