"Oh! So your dad told you that!" Lucy turned to meet Li Xing's eyes,
then shifted her gaze below his waist and said, "Did your dad also tell you that when men get excited, they need a good wash too?"
She looked back at Li Xing's helpless expression and asked, "Am I right, Li Xing?"
"Hey! Do you know what you were just saying to a child? He's still little and doesn't understand anything!"
Li Xing held his forehead and warned Lucy.
Lucy walked over to Li Xing and whispered in his ear, "I noticed it just now. To my surprise, someone's thing wasn't little at all."
Li Xing covered his face, acting as though he couldn't hear her.
"Aniekra didn't notice, but I did. I splashed that water just in time, didn't I? Shouldn't you thank me?"
Lucy's words were like the release of an inner demon, bringing the scene before she had splashed him with water back to Li Xing's mind.
That was right. Li Xing had jumped out the instant Lucy screamed.
But in the brief moment it took him to rush out, his body's excited response hadn't had time to subside.
Although Li Xing had been concerned about everyone's safety at the time, his body had still been a few beats behind. Lucy had noticed it before meeting Li Xing's eyes.
Rather than driving Li Xing away, Lucy had been splashing water to drive away the desire brought on by his body.
Had it been anyone else, Lucy's first reaction would have been to fetch a machete. But afterward, Lucy saw no lust in Li Xing's eyes. So, after thinking it over in the water, she had splashed him instead.
While explaining himself to Little Jerry, Li Xing had realized that his body had been aroused.
So when Lucy apologized, he had acted as though he didn't deserve it.
"Thanks! I'll take care of your kid's meals tomorrow. That's my way of showing my sincerity."
Lucy smiled happily when she heard that.
"Hahahaha!"
Lucy patted Li Xing on the shoulder and said with satisfaction, "Good! Good! Your big sister hasn't doted on you for nothing!"
Li Xing: ...
In a way,
their unspoken understanding this time had deepened their trust in each other while preserving Li Xing's image in the eyes of Aniekra and Little Jerry.
It also made Li Xing respect the slender beauty before him even more.
"Lucy! I finally understand why the people of Hunter Town like you!"
"Oh! Do you?"
Just as Lucy asked, Aniekra's cries rang out from the distant woods.
"Who are you? Stay back! Stay back!!!!"
After leaving Li Xing and the others, Aniekra had felt her way toward the carriage Lucy had secured.
When she reached it, Aniekra lowered her head and began searching the carriage for the clothes she wanted.
The blazing sun had stirred the little animals in the trees into a frenzy.
The croaking of frogs and chirping of cicadas filled the air without pause.
Just after Aniekra found the cloak she had worn on her way there, she noticed that some of the insect sounds around her had suddenly stopped.
Curious, she turned around and saw several burly men dressed entirely in black watching her from a short distance away.
As a woman, Aniekra instinctively noticed the malicious smiles of this group of strangers, and saw that their eyes were also filled with desire.
"Who are you? What do you want? Get back! Stay away from me!"
Aniekra instinctively backed away and curled up, covering her body with the cloak in her hands.
But she didn't realize that, to the vicious bandits before her who stopped at nothing, this act was a temptation born of weakness.
"Don't worry, miss. We'll take good care of you."
One of the black-clad bandits spoke in a mocking tone, drawing lewd laughter from the others.
"Boss, we've really found a top-grade one this time." The bandit wiped away his drool and rubbed his hands. "I never thought the girls in Hunter Town would be prettier and more tender than the women we snatched last time."
"Yeah! Look at that ass and those breasts. She's just my type!" The man they called their leader began loosening his belt.
"Out of the way, all of you. Same rules as always! Your big brother goes first. Once I'm done, you can have your turn."
Watching the man come forward alone while undoing his belt, even the dullest person would have realized that she was about to be raped.
Aniekra was so frightened that her legs trembled and gave way, dropping her onto her backside.
"Stay back! Stay back~~~"
Seeing Aniekra sitting back on the carriage, the bandit leader gave a lewd grin.
"Miss, since you're being so sensible, I'll be a little gentler with you. Don't worry, I'll make you feel real good! Hehehe~~"
Aniekra paid no attention to his filthy words. She only stared at the burly man approaching her, clutching her chest with both hands and pushing with her feet to put distance between them.
"Don't come any closer! Stay away.
Somebody help me!
Lucy!
That's right, Lucy!
Help me! Lucy!
Lucy! Lucy! Lucy..."
At that moment, Aniekra didn't know that Lucy, whom she was calling for, was also surrounded.
As soon as Aniekra's first cry rang out, Li Xing and Lucy had sensed that something was wrong.
When Lucy was about to go over and investigate, Li Xing stopped her.
Then they saw several unfamiliar men in black carrying blades emerge from the forest ahead and surround the three of them.
As the circle around them gradually tightened, the three had no choice but to retreat to the riverbank.
Seeing this, they knew they were being robbed by bandits.
Hearing Aniekra's distant cries for help, Lucy grew anxious.
After noticing Little Jerry pick up the machete by the riverbank and hand it to Lucy, Li Xing asked her,
"Lucy, Jerry! Can you swim?"
"Yes!"
"Yes!"
After they answered in unison, Li Xing breathed a sigh of relief.
He said quietly to Lucy, "Trust me, Lucy! Take Jerry and swim to the other bank first. I'll make sure Aniekra is safe!"
Then Li Xing drew the sword at his waist.
He roared, "Anyone who takes another step forward dies!"
Seeing Li Xing's invincible bearing, Lucy looked in the direction of Aniekra's voice!
"All right! I trust you, Li Xing! I'll take Jerry across first. If anything happens to Aniekra, I'll never forgive you for the rest of my life!"
"Don't worry! I swear to you on the sword in my hand, as long as you take care of Jerry, I guarantee nothing will happen to Aniekra!"
Hearing Li Xing's promise, Lucy immediately turned and jumped into the river with Little Jerry, swimming toward the opposite bank.
Hearing Lucy and Jerry enter the water, Li Xing activated his clone ability, turning one person into three.
The black-clad bandits who saw this instantly realized something was wrong.
"It's a Miracle!"
"Watch out, it's a Miracle! Don't hold back! Kill!"
At the command from one of the black-clad bandits, the outlaws all charged forward.
After creating his clones, Li Xing immediately entered Gale State and ran toward Aniekra under the effects of invisibility and acceleration!
The clones he left behind began fighting the bandits by the riverbank.