The Height of Shamelessness

The two discussed the details of the operation, and then split up to prepare. Si Ming first found Ying Zhou and Xia Guanxue, who were sparring, and explained the matter to them.

"To be able to spar with a strong opponent is something I'd love to do!" Ying Zhou agreed enthusiastically, then added with his usual sarcasm, "I'm already tired of sparring with this guy all the time. If this keeps up, I'll even learn his Swordsmanship."

Xia Guanxue glanced at it and said indifferently, "Same here."

Then Si Ming went to find Murong Qing and found that she was testing Murong Wu's growth during this period, without using any weapons, just bare-handed.

Fist and foot martial arts were not Murong Qing's forte, while Murong Wu's Shennong Fist Art was more defensive than offensive. Therefore, even though the two were of vastly different levels of skill, it still took a hundred moves to determine a winner, even though Murong Qing was deliberately holding back.

"Not bad, it seems you haven't neglected your martial arts. I was worried you wouldn't like martial arts and would only focus on medicine. If you couldn't even protect yourself, I would have sent you back to avoid burdening others," Murong Qing said with satisfaction. "Now you're only one step away from the Spirit Transformation Realm. Keep up the good work, and once you overcome this bottleneck, there's nowhere in the world you can't go."

Murong Wu, panting, said, "I've traveled all over the country with Si Ming these past few days and seen a lot. Although I don't like fighting, I know that you can't be too careful. In this world, without martial arts skills, even the best medical skills are useless."

He had followed Si Ming through the chaos of the Demon Race and witnessed the calamity of the end of Dharma in the Barbarian Continent. His vision and knowledge far surpassed those of his peers. He had long since shed his childishness. The timid little brother who used to follow Ying Zhou and others had grown into a responsible man. Only his benevolent heart remained unchanged.

"It's good that you understand this point. Martial arts are not only used to harm others, but also to protect people. If you can stop evildoers from harming others, wouldn't that be more effective than trying to save people after they have already been victimized? In medical terms, prevention is more important than treatment."

Murong Qing offered some encouragement, then turned to the girl standing to the side and asked curiously, "Who is this girl who came with you?"

This girl is Chai Wei's daughter. Yesterday, when Si Ming charged into battle, Chai Wei was still injured, so he only took Zhao Jin and Baoyun Bao Yun with him, leaving the father and daughter behind. He also instructed Murong Wu to protect the two of them. As a result, Murong Wu only brought the girl back today.

Murong Wu had saved Chai Wei's life, and with his protection along the way, the girl was quite close to him. Of course, his harmless appearance also played a significant role. If it were Ying Zhou instead, the effect would certainly not be so obvious.

Murong Qing was actually quite pleased with this, after all, her younger brother was more charming than a woman and seemed to be more popular with men than women. He was almost twenty years old and had never even had a girlfriend, which would be a laughing stock if word got out.

As the eldest sister, she had always been worried about Murong Wu's marriage. She wanted nothing more than to grab his ear and warn him to stop associating with Ying Zhou and Xia Guanxue, because those two were destined to be alone forever. She suggested he learn from Si Ming how to have women on both sides...

Murong Qing was ultimately a very proper person, and she couldn't bring herself to say anything that would teach someone to be bad, so she could only keep it to herself. Now that she saw her younger brother finally getting close to a girl, she was truly delighted.

However, this girl is rather young.

"This is the daughter of King of Zhou, Chai Wei. She's practically a princess," Si Ming introduced her, then turned to the woman and asked, "By the way, your father called Zhao Jin and Baoyun back, why didn't he bring you along?"

The girl said, "My father is going to gather his old troops and reunite the scattered soldiers after the defeat. He also needs to go back to stabilize the morale of the army so that the barbarians can take advantage of the situation. It would be inconvenient and unsafe for him to take me with him."

Si Ming asked curiously, "Did the King of Zhou tell you this?"

The girl shook her head and said, "I guessed."

"This girl is impressive," Si Ming asked. "Speaking of which, I still don't know your name or how old you are."

"I am 12 years old, and my given name Wanyang."

Murong Qing, "Following the current, she appears in the middle of the water, a name from the Book of Songs, a fine name!" She thought to herself, "Twelve years old is not young, and in four more years she will be of legal marriage age. It seems she just looks young."

Perhaps there really was some kind of connection between the siblings. Murong Wu sensed something amiss in her tone and said with a strange expression, "Sister, I was just asked to take care of her the whole way. Don't overthink it."

Murong Qing her hand and said, "I didn't think much of it; you're overthinking it."

Then she reached out and patted Chai Wanyang's head, asking softly, "You weren't afraid of being left alone, that's amazing. Is there anything I can do for you?"

Chai Wanyang thought for a moment and asked, "Anything is fine?"

"As long as it's not something immoral or unethical."

"Then, sister, can you get rid of the traitor who betrayed my father?"

Murong Qing was surprised that the other party would make such a request and asked, "Why did you think of this?"

Chai Wanyang clenched her fists and said, "The reason my father was ambushed was because his apprentice defected to the Barbarian Hu and brought us false information. Not only did he cause my father's defeat, but he also surrendered the city and killed my whole family. I will never forgive him!"

Then she raised her head and said firmly, "I don't have the ability to take revenge right now, so I can only ask my sister for help. On the way here, I heard Brother Wu say that his sister is Spirit Transformation Grandmaster, and she is the earliest genius martial artist in history to advance to the Nascent Spirit Transformation stage. With her strength, dealing with that traitor will be a piece of cake."

"Revenge isn't something that can be rushed; why does it have to be now?"

"Because that traitor doesn't know that my father is still alive, he's probably busy looting money right now, so it'll be easy to find him. But once my father comes forward to gather his old troops, and he hears the news, he'll definitely be scared and hide in the deep mountains and forests, or he might even defect to the Barbarian Hu. So now is the best opportunity to capture him."

Chai Wanyang spoke slowly and methodically, her analysis was logical and well-founded, which was truly astonishing considering her age.

Seeing this, Si Ming then recounted how, when they had just landed, Chai Wanyang had persuaded his father's two men to leave, and had volunteered to stay behind as bait.

At that moment, looking at the girl's resolute expression, Murong Qing suddenly felt a sense of déjà vu, a feeling of resonance.

"... I agree to this matter. How can we let those who betray their teachers for personal gain be let off lightly? This is the punishment of injustice!"

Chapter 883 Utterly Shameless

Three days before the divine sword was to be unearthed, Si Ming had nothing to do during this time, unlike Marshal Mu who was busy arranging the army's retreat. So he traveled with Murong Qing and others to help Chai Wanyang eliminate the traitors.

"I'll come too." Liu Qingqing, who had been standing to the side and almost ignored, suddenly spoke up, startling everyone.

Fortunately, everyone was used to her "unpredictable appearances" and quickly let it go. Only Chai Wanyang looked frightened and hurriedly hid behind Murong Wu. Compared to her previous composed and talkative demeanor, her behavior at this moment was more in line with her age.

As Murong Qing walked, she said, "Qingqing has helped me a lot along the way. When we were investigating the Divine Pillar, we were attacked by several groups of people. Half of them were killed by Qingqing before they could even make a move. In addition, it was thanks to Qingqing's Satiation Art that we were able to solve the food problem. Otherwise, even if the Mu Family Army did not collapse, its morale would definitely be affected."

When Liu Qingqing saw Si Ming looking at her, she stretched out her hands, raised her two index fingers and shook them back and forth like a puppy wagging its tail.

Si Ming chuckled. He could tell that Liu Qingqing's cultivation had reached the bottleneck of the Spirit Transformation stage. However, given Liu Qingqing's martial arts talent, unless she had another extraordinary encounter, she had no hope of breaking through in this lifetime. Instead, she was more likely to take the path of Divine Arts or Technique Method.

Who was the assassin who tried to kill you?

"We captured an assassin from the Witch Gu Sect and, after interrogating him, learned that the Witch Gu Sect had offered a hefty bounty on the black market."

Liu Qingqing suddenly remembered something and added, "Oh right, we also met that unassuming breakfast uncle on the way. Just like you and Hongdou said, he really is a good person. He helped us a lot and even saw through the ambush set up by the Witch Gu Sect."

After some explanation, Si Ming finally understood who the other person was referring to. It was the nameless uncle who had saved Hongdou and helped the Black Earth Gang in Russia, and who lived a quiet life in the city.

Murong Qing closer to Si Ming and whispered in a strange tone, "Actually, I was suspicious of this person at first. I thought he was an assassin who deliberately approached us to gain our trust, so I was wary of him. But it turns out I was overthinking it. After selflessly helping us for a while, he suddenly left."