The Tragic Blue-Haired Man

"Eh?"

After noticing this, Shui Bing'er froze slightly. Then she blinked her big eyes and looked carefully at the arrow.

What she discovered was—

The arrow had not hit Li Xuan at all. It was simply clenched in Li Xuan's hand.

That scene instantly made Shui Bing'er understand what had happened.

A blush immediately spread across her little face, along with a trace of embarrassed annoyance. Clearly, she had been fooled—Li Xuan had not been injured at all.

But when she recalled how Li Xuan had used his body to block the arrow for her, she took a deep breath and said, "If you're fine, get up."

"Big Sister, how can you say that? Li Xuan was seriously injured for your sake." Her younger sister, Shui Yue'er, was unhappy and glared at her sister.

"Little Sister, he fooled you. He's completely fine. Look."

Shui Bing'er stretched out her fair little hand and pulled away the arrow, revealing Li Xuan's completely uninjured chest.

"Eh? You're really fine! That's wonderful."

Shui Yue'er paid no attention to having been deceived. Instead, she carefully inspected Li Xuan's chest. Once she saw that he was unhurt, she joyfully grabbed the corner of his clothes.

"It's wonderful that you're okay. You scared me to death, sob sob sob."

Shui Yue'er began to cry, tears shimmering in her eyes as though she had suffered an enormous grievance.

"It's okay, it's okay. I'm completely fine. Don't worry."

Li Xuan hurriedly comforted her, feeling that this adorable little girl was truly kind and lovable.

After finally comforting Shui Yue'er, the guards returned with the blue-haired man in tow.

"This is really strange. I never expected something like this to happen."

"Indeed. I can hardly believe my own eyes."

"Exactly, but why did this happen? It shouldn't have been possible."

The guards carried the blue-haired man as they muttered among themselves.

Even the Guard Captain looked utterly bewildered, as though the whole matter was simply too unbelievable.

"What happened?"

Shui Bing'er noticed the strange expressions on the guards' faces and immediately asked. Her air as the eldest young lady was fully displayed.

"This..."

Upon hearing that, all the guards looked toward the Guard Captain, waiting for him to speak.

"It was like this. An accident occurred while we were pursuing this blue-haired man." The Guard Captain cupped his hands and bowed.

"An accident? What accident?"

Shui Bing'er blinked her big eyes and questioned him curiously.

"Reporting to Eldest Miss, this blue-haired man runs exceptionally fast. We originally could not keep up with him, and he was about to escape from sight.

"But then, a Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Beast, the White Wolf King, suddenly appeared and knocked him unconscious with one swipe of its paw.

"After doing that, the White Wolf King vanished in a flash. It felt as though it had appeared specifically to knock this man out. It was very strange."

The Guard Captain explained, looking somewhat dazed. He had no idea what was going on.

Shui Yue'er and Shui Bing'er were equally bewildered upon hearing this.

"Are you sure? A Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Beast really appeared and knocked him unconscious with one paw?" Shui Bing'er could not help asking.

"Absolutely. Several of us saw it. The White Wolf King was incredibly fast. It left immediately after striking him, clean and decisive, without the slightest hesitation."

The Guard Captain explained again.

"Th-this... Why do I feel like I'm listening to a story?" Shui Yue'er muttered softly.

"So do I. This is simply too incredible. Forget it. Since we caught him, take him for interrogation. Also, search the surrounding area and see why a Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Beast appeared."

"Yes!"

The guards took the blue-haired man and quickly headed for the interrogation basement.

At this point, the blue-haired man had also woken up. He stared blankly ahead, looking as though the blow had knocked him stupid, while being dragged along.

After a while.

A hysterical stream of curses came from the distance.

"Damn White Wolf King! What the hell did I do to you? Why did you knock me out the moment you showed up? You can't treat people like this!"

"Shut up!"

Smack! "Ah!"

As the cries of pain faded, the people over there went farther away.

Some guards remained behind to continue protecting Shui Yue'er and Shui Bing'er.

The two adorable, slightly ditzy girls surrounded Li Xuan and continued checking on him.

"Li Xuan, I clearly saw that arrow hit you. Why are you fine?"

Shui Yue'er asked curiously, her big eyes blinking.

"It's simple. That arrow wasn't very powerful; it was just fast."

Li Xuan casually pointed at the arrow on the ground.

The arrow seemed to be condensed from Soul Power, and it was slowly dissipating as time passed.

"So that's how it is. You scared me to death." Shui Yue'er patted her chest and finally relaxed.

However, her older sister Shui Bing'er was studying Li Xuan suspiciously.

Unlike her younger sister, she was not so easily fooled. When she had picked up the arrow earlier, she had examined it briefly and found it exceptionally tough, far stronger than an ordinary arrow.

Logically, an arrow like that should have caused severe injuries if it struck someone.

Yet Li Xuan was not only completely unharmed, but there was not even a red mark on his chest.

That made Shui Bing'er curious.

She carefully examined Li Xuan and confirmed that he was not wearing any protective Soul Tools, which left her even more puzzled.

"How strange. Truly strange."

Shui Bing'er felt that Li Xuan was incredibly mysterious, like a riddle. It filled her with curiosity and made her want to unravel it.

But when she remembered Li Xuan taking advantage of her twice, she felt a little gloomy and rolled her big eyes at him.

"Let's go. We're heading back inside. It isn't safe out here."

Li Xuan waved his hand and walked toward the house.

The White Wolf King had returned and was hiding outside the courtyard wall, waiting for them to leave before coming in.

Therefore.

Li Xuan led everyone away and returned to the house where they lived.

The White Wolf King took the opportunity to leap over the wall and quickly ran to the window of the house.

It quietly hid outside the window, waiting for Li Xuan to come over and place it into Natural Space.

But at that very moment.

The window suddenly opened, and Shui Bing'er's little head poked outside. "I'm opening the window to let some air in."

As soon as Shui Bing'er spoke, she spotted the White Wolf King outside. She and the White Wolf King stared wide-eyed at each other, both seeing the astonishment in the other's eyes.

Just as Shui Bing'er was about to cry out, a hand covered her little mouth. "Shh!"

Li Xuan made a silencing gesture and blinked at Shui Bing'er.

Then, before Shui Bing'er's astonished eyes, his hand touched the White Wolf King, and the White Wolf King instantly vanished.

Such a miraculous sight made Shui Bing'er's beautiful eyes widen round, and her entire body froze in place.

"This is our secret. Don't tell anyone." Li Xuan smiled and whispered into Shui Bing'er's ear.

"Mm."

Shui Bing'er gave a soft acknowledgment. Clever as she was, she quickly guessed many things, and her big eyes sparkled as she looked at Li Xuan.

Because although she had guessed a great deal, even more mysteries remained for her to solve. Thus, the curiosity in her heart only grew stronger.

Ding! Completed the advanced option. Formed more bonds with Shui Bing'er. Reward: Advanced Soul Tool Crafting Knowledge +3 Constitution