Aha, You Stinky Sister (Thanks to "Yan Bao" for the Alliance Master reward)

# Chapter 6: [Oh You Little Brat] (Thanks to "Yan Bao" for the Alliance Master reward)

Ji Li's level of Appearance Control clearly exceeded Lu Xun's imagination.

He was genuinely afraid that the favorability would rise too quickly, leading to things he couldn't control.

A Cauldron he would absolutely never be—he valued his life too much.

Now the sky was completely dark, but the smog-free night sky was exceptionally beautiful, stars twinkling brightly, the moon hanging high.

However, the Dense Forest of this world was filled with all kinds of dangers; spending the night here meant being extra careful.

"How about we take turns keeping watch tonight?" Lu Xun suggested.

"Alright." Ji Li nodded.

"You rest first." Lu Xun hugged the luxurious longsword he'd looted from the corpse to his chest.

Speaking of which, this sword was flashy, but it did look expensive, and its quality was the highest among all the Mortal Iron weapons. The man must have spent a fortune on it before he died.

Ji Li looked around again and asked, "There won't be ghosts at night, will there?"

"That would be even better." The thought of gaining more experience made a smile spread across Lu Xun's face.

Ji Li: "..."

Before resting, she couldn't help asking, "Aren't you going to ask why I was being hunted?"

Lu Xun glanced at her and teased, "Because you keep grabbing people to be your Cauldron?"

Ji Li was annoyed. She turned her head away and stopped looking at Lu Xun, because she was afraid that if she saw that face, she'd lose her anger without any backbone...

She seemed genuinely tired and fell asleep quickly.

It was easy to guess that her sleep wasn't deep—just a light nap.

Even if she was naive and carefree, after being chased and killed so many times, Ji Li should have developed the habit of staying alert.

Otherwise, she'd be dead by now.

Lu Xun wasn't sleepy yet. He studied his game panel information again and thought about what path he should take next.

When it was the middle of the night, he switched shifts with Ji Li.

Nothing happened throughout the night. Ji Li was relieved they hadn't run into any more monsters, but Lu Xun was still hoping to kill a few more Clueless Blackies. Clearly, there were none nearby—a small regret.

Mobile experience packs were truly hard to come by!

After dawn, the two set off again.

But after everything that had happened, Ji Li no longer carried Lu Xun while running. This gave Lu Xun a sense of loss, like losing a mount.

Walking on your own two feet—how could it compare to riding a mount?

Even the immortals in myths could fly through the sky, yet they still got themselves mounts to ride!

No particular reason—the rider's seat just felt great!

But asking a little girl for a "piggyback ride" as a grown man was a bit embarrassing and creepy. Forget it, I'll rely on my long legs.

Along the way, Lu Xun noticed that Ji Li had an especially poor sense of direction, and whenever she was indecisive, she liked to "flip a coin"—that is, toss her Wedding Dress Sword.

She seemed to enjoy doing the opposite of what the sword indicated. If the sword tip pointed east, she'd definitely go west; if it pointed south, she'd definitely go north.

Was she naturally tsundere, or did she have some grudge against this Magic Sword?

Several more hours passed. After great effort, the two finally spotted a Small City.

Ji Li looked at the Small City, her eyes curving into crescent moons again. The phrase she loved to say most along the way was, "I've always had a great sense of direction." By now, even she was starting to feel uncertain. At this moment, she couldn't help saying:

"See? I told you my sense of direction was always good. Isn't this Greenwood County?"

Lu Xun didn't speak. Instead, he pointed toward the city gate.

Ji Li followed where Lu Xun was pointing and saw two large characters above the gate—Wei County.

She was instantly too embarrassed to speak.

Lu Xun, on the other hand, brightened at the sight of the words "Wei County."

This "Novice Village"—I know it well!

As mentioned before, Lu Xun made his living off the game "Tian Chen."

He had created many alt accounts. After completing some high-difficulty beginner quests, he would sell the characters on those accounts.

He was known as "Tian Chen's Number One Character Trafficker."

The Tian Chen Continent was vast, the game's background complex, and the number of Novice Villages numerous. Wei County was just one of them, but it happened to be the birthplace of one of Lu Xun's alt accounts.

Along the way, Lu Xun had already gathered quite a bit of information. He learned that it was currently Tian Chen Calendar 3997.

He remembered clearly—when "Tian Chen" launched its open beta, the game's timeline was Tian Chen Calendar 4000!

That meant he was three years early!?

If public beta players really do appear again, it'll be three years from now, right?

He just hadn't participated in the closed beta, so he didn't know the exact time, but it was definitely earlier than the public beta.

He vaguely remembered seeing the closed beta time on the forums back then, but he'd long since forgotten it completely.

In many rebirth novels, the male lead remembers every single detail clearly—that's basically a heartless show-off machine, isn't it?

Lu Xun didn't have that kind of ability; he only remembered parts of it, but Wei County was still familiar.

Sure enough, as soon as he entered Wei County, the surroundings felt familiar yet tinged with strangeness.

After finding an inn that looked the cleanest, Lu Xun and Ji Li walked in together. To be precise, Lu Xun was now leading the way, with Ji Li trailing behind him like a little tail.

Originally, she had wanted to capture Lu Xun and make him her Cauldron, but now he was practically her half-savior.

She also knew that Cauldrons never ended well, and she couldn't bear to harm Lu Xun like that, but she was also a bit unwilling to give up.

She still wanted to practice that technique; if she didn't, she might never be able to take revenge in her lifetime.

And a Cauldron better than him couldn't be found even with a lantern.

So then...

"At worst... at worst, when we lie down together, we'll study it properly and see if there's a way that doesn't harm his foundation?" That was Ji Li's line of thinking.

So for now, she was shamelessly sticking close to Lu Xun, with the Wedding Dress Sword hanging at her waist and her little chubby hands clutching an iron staff, a heavy hammer, and other items she planned to sell later. She hadn't let go of them the entire way.

What a miser!

After entering Lai Fu Inn, the Shop Assistant quickly came over to greet them: "Two guests, are you eating or staying?"

Lu Xun's appearance was too striking; the Shop Assistant even wondered if an immortal had descended to the mortal world.

"Staying. A top-grade room." Lu Xun said, feeling flush after looting corpses.

"Right away!" The Shop Assistant immediately became more enthusiastic, then couldn't help asking: "Two guests, one room or two?"

Lu Xun gave Ji Li a teasing smile, deliberately messing with her, so he didn't answer.

She held back for a long time, then finally said as if making up her mind: "One room!"

"Sss—" Lu Xun sucked in a sharp breath, signaling that he was scared, scared. He quickly waved his hand and said: "Make it two."

Can't afford it, can't afford it.

This little girl still hasn't given up, still wants to make me her Cauldron?

You undying-ambition little sister!

Just as the two were about to head upstairs, another guest entered Lai Fu Inn.

Lu Xun casually glanced over, but when he saw who it was, his brow furrowed almost imperceptibly.

"How interesting," he thought to himself.

Thank you to Yan Bao for the 100,000 Qidian Coin tip, becoming the first Alliance Master of this book, and also thanks to the dozens of readers who tipped today, which forcefully pushed me to eighth place on the first day of being on the signing leaderboard.

(This leaderboard now competes on tips and recommendation tickets; it's basically half a pay-to-win board, mumbling quietly.)

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