Soy Milk Xiaobai's Strength

Soy Milk Xiaobai's Strength

Ye Weiming had resolved to kill, but his opponent had no desire to end up mutually injured with him. Yet he had no choice. Though Ye Weiming could not utterly crush his opponent, he held the initiative of the battle firmly in his grasp.

He could clash if he wanted to, or stall if he did not. Other than following his rhythm, his opponent had no way to deal with him.

Just as a mutually destructive outcome seemed unavoidable, a loud shout suddenly came from the woods. "Stop! We're all on the same side. Don't let this hurt our harmony!"

Of course, a fight that had reached this point would not stop because of a single person's shout.

Yet at the very instant that shout reached their ears, a white figure had already darted between them. His right hand held a slightly yellowed towel, which he whipped fiercely toward Ye Weiming's Green Bamboo Sword. Empowered by internal energy, the soft towel seemed to transform into a flexible whip as it lashed hard against the flat of the blade.

Clang! The collision between sword and towel produced a piercing ring of steel.

Ye Weiming, who bore the brunt of the impact, felt his chest tighten as he staggered back three steps. "Thud! Thud! Thud!"

At the same time, the newcomer's left sleeve swelled under the infusion of internal energy. With a sweep of his arm, he knocked aside all ten hidden weapons fired by the ambusher.

After landing, the three men each took their positions. Only then did Ye Weiming carefully examine the other two. The one who had intervened to stop them from mutually destroying each other was none other than the target Ye Weiming had tracked all the way here—Soy Milk Xiaobai!

He had never expected an ordinary-looking soy milk vendor to possess such terrifying strength.

As for the person who had ambushed him earlier, he was unsurprisingly a Tang Clan disciple. Unlike Youyou, this one was a man.

Of course, gender was not the point. The key was that this man's outfit was exceptionally complete. He could be called a fully equipped Tang Clan disciple, and his appearance was already not much different from the sect guide Ye Weiming had seen back in the beginner village.

Sect Contribution Points were not easy to obtain. Even though more than ten days had passed since Ye Weiming first met Youyou, any player outside the Divine Constable Bureau who could assemble an entire sect outfit was undoubtedly considered an expert in the game.

Who was this guy?

After the three appraised one another for a moment, Soy Milk Xiaobai, as the middleman, was the first to break the silence. "Little Brother Ye Weiming, it's been over half a month since we parted in Dukang Village. You followed me all this way—were you looking to catch up with your old brother here?"

"Haha, Brother Xiao Bai, you guessed right!" Having witnessed Soy Milk Xiaobai's terrifying strength, Ye Weiming shamelessly gave him a thumbs-up. Then he immediately changed the subject and turned it toward the Tang Clan disciple opposite him. "Brother Xiao Bai, you're really doing better and better these days. You even have a personal bodyguard whenever you go out to deliver soy milk."

If Soy Milk Xiaobai wanted to explain, he would have to reveal the Tang Clan disciple's background.

Hehe, that was Ye Weiming's goal.

Now you know who I am, but I don't even know your name.

That wasn't fair!

Seeing Ye Weiming shift the topic onto him, the Tang Clan disciple showed a knowing smile and readily introduced himself. "My name is Tang Sancai. I'm protecting Brother Xiao Bai because of a quest. If Brother Ye doesn't have a quest of his own, please stop following us. Otherwise, it'll put me in a difficult position."

"Oh?" Ye Weiming raised a brow. "How difficult?"

Tang Sancai spread his hands. "Because I can't beat you."

That answer had already given Ye Weiming plenty of face.

In fact, their earlier exchange had made it clear that if Ye Weiming truly fought him to the end, he could win, but he would certainly have to pay a considerable price. It might even turn into a prolonged war of attrition!

Under such circumstances, Tang Sancai, a top expert of the Tang Clan, had taken the initiative to lower his stance. He had already laid out the path for Ye Weiming. If Ye Weiming did not want to keep wasting effort on an unprofitable entanglement, he could leave now with his dignity intact.

And from that simple sentence alone, it was clear that although Tang Sancai was famous, he knew how to conduct himself. Or perhaps this quest was extremely important to him—important enough to outweigh a little pride?

In truth, after seeing Soy Milk Xiaobai's skills, Ye Weiming had decisively abandoned the idea of inspecting the food hygiene. Seeing Tang Sancai being so tactful, he had planned to take the offered way out. Unexpectedly, Soy Milk Xiaobai, who had been acting as the mediator all this time, suddenly suggested, "Little Brother Ye Weiming's skills have long surpassed what they once were. Since it's fate that we've met today, why not join the quest as well?"

Before Ye Weiming could answer, a familiar system notification rang in his mind.

Ding! You have triggered the hidden quest "Protect Xiao Bai." Would you like to accept it?

Yes/No

Protect Xiao Bai

Quest Level: Five Stars

According to clues obtained by Tang Sancai, someone has set a trap with the intention of harming the honest and straightforward Soy Milk Xiaobai. As a constable of the Divine Constable Bureau, you should protect the safety of law-abiding taxpayers.

Quest Reward: 10,000 EXP, 1,000 Cultivation, and one randomly selected martial art skill increased by one level!

The rewards for this quest were amazing!

The EXP and Cultivation were one thing. With the current levels of Ye Weiming's martial arts, 1,000 Cultivation would be a drop in the bucket no matter which one he put it into.

But the reward of "randomly increase one martial art skill by one level" was incredible. No matter which martial art it applied to, it was equivalent to several thousand Cultivation points!

In his excitement, Ye Weiming immediately chose to accept. Then he shrugged and smiled at Tang Sancai. "Now that we're all in the same boat, shouldn't you tell me about the clues for this quest?"

Tang Sancai's expression became quite colorful.

This Protect Xiao Bai quest had clearly only been triggered after he completed several prerequisite quests. Yet this Ye Weiming had somehow casually shared the quest, and without even obtaining the consent of Tang Sancai, the person who had triggered it.

How could that not frustrate him?

It was not scarcity that people feared, but inequality!

Though he knew Ye Weiming's participation would not reduce his quest rewards, and that having another expert along would instead make the quest easier to complete, Tang Sancai still felt deeply uncomfortable about the result.

Still, Tang Sancai had what it took to become an expert. He could take things up and put them down. After a brief bout of frustration, he immediately welcomed Ye Weiming, though his words did not match his heart. By then, Xiao Bai had reclaimed his carrying pole, while Ah Huang, whom Ye Weiming had hidden earlier, came trotting after them.

As they continued toward Dukang Village, Tang Sancai casually began explaining the situation. "I discovered clues that someone was planning to harm Brother Xiao Bai through another quest. Apparently, it's one of his former enemies. They learned that Brother Xiao Bai now made a living selling soy milk in Luoyang City, so they devised a vicious scheme to lure him out of the city and ambush him."

"Coincidentally, Steward Zhao, a wealthy man from Peony Village, had a grandson and was holding a celebratory banquet. I don't know what methods they used, but they made Steward Zhao specifically request that Brother Xiao Bai deliver soy milk. By the time I found Brother Xiao Bai, he had already accepted their deposit. Even if he wanted to refuse, he couldn't..."

Ye Weiming nodded slightly. "Simply put, Steward Zhao is rich, and he had a grandson... Wait!"

Halfway through his sentence, Ye Weiming's expression suddenly turned serious. He lowered his voice and warned, "There are obvious signs ahead that the road has been disturbed. The tree trunks on both sides are unnaturally bent. If you look closely, you can clearly see ropes among the leaves, and steel wires hidden three inches above the ground."

"The trap Brother Sancai mentioned is probably right ahead!"

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