Toe-Picking Big Guy (Bonus Chapter for Alliance Leader Heavenheart Kitty)

Toe-Picking Big Guy (Bonus Chapter for Alliance Leader Heavenheart Kitty)

Bai Guishou led them to a white tent beneath the cliff, then clasped his fists to Zhang Cuishan again. "Miss Yin Susu is inside the tent. Bai still needs to continue presiding over the saber-viewing gathering, so I won't accompany you in." He then called toward the tent, "Fifth Hero Zhang has arrived," before turning back toward the wooden platform.

At that moment, a gentle female voice drifted from within the tent. "You have come from afar. Please enter so we may speak."

Zhang Cuishan lifted the curtain and entered first, with the three players naturally following behind him.

Inside, a young woman in purple sat upright in the seat of honor. Upon seeing the four of them, her bright eyes seemed to grow even more radiant, and an unconsciously refreshing smile appeared on her face. She was undoubtedly the Miss Yin Susu Bai Guishou had mentioned.

As the only NPC in the party, Zhang Cuishan courteously clasped his fists. "Zhang Cuishan of Wudang Sect greets Miss Yin. I have come this time to seek your guidance on several matters."

Yin Susu smiled faintly. "Fifth Hero Zhang, please speak freely. I guarantee that I will tell you everything I know."

"Miss Yin!" Ye Weiming stepped forward, stealing the initiative. He came before the table in front of "Miss Yin," took out a Mosquito Stinger Needle and a Seven Star Nail, placed them on the table, and asked, "Do you recognize these two concealed weapons, Miss Yin?"

Yin Susu nodded lightly and answered without hesitation, "They are mine to begin with. Of course I recognize them."

Her forthright answer caught Ye Weiming off guard. After a brief pause, he continued, "Then was the massacre at the Dragon Gate Escort Agency connected to you?"

Yin Susu answered calmly, "Du Dajin of the Dragon Gate Escort Agency failed in his duties and allowed Third Hero Yu to be injured and crippled. Did he not deserve to die? Besides, when I entrusted the escort to him, I made it clear that if anything happened to Third Hero Yu, I would wipe out the entire Dragon Gate Escort Agency."

"One must keep one's word, mustn't one?"

Ding! You have uncovered the truth behind the Dragon Gate Escort Agency Massacre Case and completed the quest "Dragon Gate Escort Agency." Please return to the Divine Constable Bureau and find You Jin to claim your quest reward.

The quest was complete just like that?

Ye Weiming could hardly believe his ears.

As a murderer, wasn't she admitting it a little too easily?

I asked, and she confessed. Then hadn't all the brilliant deductions I prepared—including eyewitness testimony, physical evidence, and comparisons of several testimonies—been completely wasted?

Still unwilling to let it go, Ye Weiming continued, "Then Third Hero Yu of Wudang Sect..."

Before Ye Weiming could finish, Yin Susu cut him off. "You have not accepted any quest related to Third Hero Yu. What does this have to do with you?"

Ye Weiming: ...

That made so much sense that he had no answer.

He turned to glance at Yin Bukui and Xuan Xiaobi beside him, then sent a message in the Team Channel: You two go ahead. If you run into anything you can't explain, I'll give you some pointers.

Since they had formed a party to do the quest, they naturally had to help one another. Besides, Yin Bukui had previously revealed so much insider information to him. He could not possibly finish his own quest and simply walk away, could he?

That would be far too disloyal!

A man like that would have no friends!

What was more, he had put considerable thought into preparing to confront the culprit. It would be a waste not to use those preparations, so he might as well use them to repay a favor.

You help me once, and I help you once. That was how friendships between adults were made.

However, Yin Susu seemed determined not to give Ye Weiming any chance to Show Off. Before the two Wudang Sect disciples could speak, she had already said, "It is a long story. Please take a walk and enjoy the scenery of Wangpan Mountain first, young heroes. As for Third Hero Yu, I will discuss that matter with Fifth Hero Zhang alone."

Seeing that Yin Susu had clearly adopted the stance of if you don't leave, I won't say anything, the three of them could only obediently turn and leave the tent.

After walking some distance, Ye Weiming saw that Yin Bukui and Xuan Xiaobi both looked utterly unconcerned and could not help asking, "Aren't you worried that Zhang Cuishan might be ambushed while he's alone in the tent?"

"Not at all." Yin Bukui did not explain. Instead, he directly sent Ye Weiming a screenshot.

You have helped Zhang Cuishan uncover the truth behind Yu Daiyan's injuries and completed the sect quest "Investigate the Truth." Please return to Wudang Mountain to claim your quest reward!

Their quest had already been completed too?

Ye Weiming could not help but ask, "So your quest was only to let Zhang Cuishan learn the truth. Whether you learned it yourselves didn't matter."

"The truth no longer matters. The only thing I can be sure of now is..." As Yin Bukui spoke, his gaze shifted toward the tent where Zhang Cuishan and Yin Susu were. The smile on his face became lecherous. "The toe-picking big guy is about to log on."

"Ha! Ha! Ha!..."

Suddenly, a burst of wild laughter rang out, engulfing the entire Wangpan Mountain and making the trees tremble lightly as startled birds took flight from the forest!

Then they saw a burly blond man leap onto the wooden platform. In just a few moves, he knocked down the two altar masters of the Skyhawk Sect who had been guarding the Dragon Slaying Saber. By the time the four of them arrived, he had already seized the Dragon Slaying Saber. "The Dragon Slaying Saber has now fallen into the hands of Xie Xun! I will give you a chance to live. Weapons or bare fists, it matters not—anyone who can defeat me by even one move or half a move may leave alive. Everyone else must die!"

Ding! Hidden quest "Challenge Xie Xun" triggered.

The victor lives. The loser dies!

Sure enough, in a martial arts game, martial arts were the ultimate solution to every problem.

Ye Weiming had prepared so many clues for solving the case, yet Yin Susu's simple confession had rendered all his preparations useless. He had wondered why the final stage of this quest was so easy. Only now did he understand that the real test at the final stage had been waiting here all along!

Although they had already received the notification that the quest was complete, any quest requiring turn-in was not truly completed until it had been successfully turned in.

In other words, if Xie Xun killed them, their quests would still fail.

All their previous efforts would go down the drain!

When Ye Weiming focused his gaze on Xie Xun, the information he received was...

Xie Xun

Known in the martial world as the Golden-Haired Lion King. His strength is unfathomable.

Level: ???

Health: ???/???

Inner Energy: ???/???

Martial Arts: ???

Looking at that string of question marks, Ye Weiming felt like his whole world had gone wrong.

Helplessly turning back, he asked Yin Bukui, "Is this the toe-picking big guy you were talking about just now?"

Looking at Xie Xun on the wooden platform holding the Dragon Slaying Saber, Yin Bukui was equally dumbfounded. Although he knew how the plot developed, he had not expected this Challenge Xie Xun quest to fall upon every player present.

After swallowing hard, Yin Bukui could only explain weakly, "The toe-picking big guy I meant isn't the toe-picking big guy you mean!"

Thanks to reader Heavenheart Kitty for the 120,000 Qidian Coin donation! Thank you, Alliance Leader!

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