Farewell Dongfang Bai

One day, Hao Shuai was flying towards Hengyang City.

Suddenly, he saw a tall, handsome, and dashing young man on the hillside below, harassing a maiden who was as beautiful as a celestial being, dressed in a pink outfit.

Hao Shuai stopped at the top of the slope, wanting to see what was happening.

He heard the handsome young man below say, "Haha, I am Tian Boguang, the Lone Wanderer. I always keep my word. If I say you will marry me, you must marry me."

Hearing the handsome young man's self-introduction, Hao Shuai knew what was going on.

Hao Shuai looked around but didn't see Linghu Chong. According to the original plot, shouldn't Linghu Chong have appeared too? Could it be that Linghu Chong didn't rescue the beauty in Huayin County, causing the plot to change?

Fortunately, Hao Shuai encountered this situation today. If the plot had changed because of him and Yi Lin had actually been taken to the bridal chamber, Hao Shuai would have felt very guilty.

Just as Hao Shuai was contemplating the plot, Tian Boguang acupoint-sealed Yi Lin and teased, "You smell so good. Who else would I keep such a fragrant woman for? Come, let's go to the bridal chamber." He reached out his left hand to touch Yi Lin's face.

"Bang!"

Hao Shuai, snapping back to reality, saw Tian Boguang dare to reach out and touch Yi Lin's beautiful little face. He directly shot him with a bullet, piercing Tian Boguang's palm.

After injuring Tian Boguang, Hao Shuai flew directly to Yi Lin's side, put his arm around her waist, and retreated. He then used his Psychic Power to pin Tian Boguang to the ground.

"Are you alright?" Hao Shuai looked Yi Lin up and down and found that she was exceptionally beautiful, with a radiant complexion. She was truly a stunning beauty, and her features bore a slight resemblance to Dongfang Bai. This was likely a result of the world's self-correction. After all, in this world, they were sisters.

"I'm fine. Thank you, benefactor, for saving me," Yi Lin said, clasping her hands together in gratitude.

"It's good that you're alright. How do you plan to deal with this lecher? Shall I kill him?" Hao Shuai asked.

Yi Lin glanced at Tian Boguang, who was pinned to the ground and unable to move, and said, "Heaven has compassion for all living things. Let's let him go!"

Hao Shuai guessed this would be the outcome. For the kind-hearted Yi Lin, it was indeed difficult for her to agree to kill someone.

Hao Shuai had originally intended to kill Tian Boguang directly. When he used to read Smiling, Proud Wanderer, there were always people who defended Tian Boguang, calling him a hero and praising his loyalty and righteousness. To Hao Shuai, this was utterly ridiculous.

No matter what Tian Boguang had done, it couldn't change the fact that he was a lecher.

For such a person, the best course of action would be to kill him with a sword, rather than, like Linghu Chong, drinking and chatting with him, even becoming sworn brothers. This behavior, to put it mildly, was being unconcerned with trivialities, but to put it bluntly, it was colluding with evil!

However, with Yi Lin present, Hao Shuai couldn't directly kill him. It seemed he would have to find another opportunity later.

Therefore, Hao Shuai withdrew his Psychic Power and directly said to Tian Boguang, "You're lucky today, this young lady pleaded for you. You won't be so lucky next time. Scram!"

Tian Boguang quickly got up, not daring to utter any threats, and immediately used his Lightness Skill to flee.

This was because he knew he had encountered a master. Just the internal energy alone had made him unable to move.

"Young lady, are you heading to Hengyang City? I am too. Shall we go together?" Hao Shuai asked Yi Lin directly.

"Okay. My name is Yi Lin, and I'm from the Mount Heng sect."

"My name is Hao Shuai. You can call me Brother Hao."

"Brother Hao," Yi Lin called out adorably.

Since he had just met Yi Lin, Hao Shuai didn't want to directly fly her to Hengyang City. He could only accompany her on foot towards Hengyang City.

The two walked slowly and arrived at a village in the evening.

"Yi Lin, it's getting late. Let's find a place to stay in this village tonight and set off tomorrow," Hao Shuai said.

"Yi Lin will listen to Brother Hao."

Hao Shuai found the village chief and gave him a gold bean, asking him to arrange dinner and lodging for them.

Looking at the gold bean in his hand, the village chief immediately had his wife kill a chicken, stir-fried several vegetable dishes, and served them. At the same time, he prepared two guest rooms.

After dinner, Yi Lin, tired from walking all day, went straight to sleep.

Hao Shuai knew that Dongfang Bai would pass by here later, so he ordered a pot of wine and slowly drank it with the chicken.

A young man in brocade robes walked into the small village. Although called a youth, he was more beautiful than a maiden, incredibly handsome.

Hao Shuai had been keeping an eye on the village entrance. Seeing the young man, he knew it was Dongfang Bai. He stood up, ran in front of Dongfang Bai, and exclaimed joyfully, "Miss Dongfang, we meet again."

Dongfang Bai looked at Hao Shuai in front of him and said, "My good sir, you must have mistaken me for someone else. I am a man."

"My apologies, I mistook you for someone else. It's just that you look like someone," Hao Shuai said with disappointment.

"Oh?"

Dongfang Bai's heart skipped a beat, but his face remained expressionless. He asked coldly, "Who?"

"The person I love!"

"That's really funny. Do you perhaps like men?"

Dongfang Bai mocked with his lips, but his mind was elsewhere.

"Of course not. She is the most beautiful woman I have ever seen. It's a pity..." Every word Hao Shuai spoke with a gentle tone made Dongfang Bai's heart skip a beat. Suddenly hearing him stop, Dongfang Bai asked, "A pity for what?"

Hao Shuai sighed deeply and said, "The first time I saw her that night at Si Shui Nian Hua, I felt like I had fallen in love with her. But when I went back to Si Shui Nian Hua the next day to help her redeem herself, she was no longer there."

"Si Shui Nian Hua? Judging by the name, it sounds like a brothel. Do you not mind her background?" Dongfang Bai asked, his face expressionless, his heart inexplicably tense.

"Of course not. I love her as a person, not her status. Even if she were the Cult Leader of the Sun Moon Holy Cult, I would still love her. No one can stop me," Hao Shuai said resolutely.

"Enough of that. Meeting is fate. Let's have a drink together, my friend." With that, Hao Shuai took Dongfang Bai's hand and led him to the wine table.

After pulling Dongfang Bai to the table and seating her, Hao Shuai poured a cup of wine and handed it to her. "I haven't had the chance to ask for your esteemed name yet. Allow me to introduce myself first; I am Hao Shuai, belonging to no sect or school."

Dongfang Bai took the wine cup and downed it in one gulp. "Certainly. I am Dong Fang Bo, also without sect or school, just a wanderer in the martial world."

Hao Shuai chuckled, "We are both unaffiliated. Furthermore, Dong brother bears a resemblance to someone I care for. It seems, in the grand scheme of things, there's a connection between us!"

Hao Shuai kept finding excuses to toast with Dongfang Bai. Before long, the wine pot was empty. Looking at the mess of cups and plates around them, Hao Shuai said, employing a strategy of feigned reluctance, "All good things must come to an end. Since the wine pot is empty, it's naturally time to rest. If there were a good jar of wine, I would certainly share a bowl with Dong brother. Alas, fate is not on our side, so I must take my leave!"

As expected, Dongfang Bai smiled and called out to Hao Shuai, "Brother Hao, please don't rush. I know of a wine shop not far from here that serves decent drinks. Would you do me the honor of joining me for a few more cups?"

"Certainly! We won't go home until we're drunk tonight." Hao Shuai had been waiting for her to say that.

Thus, the two of them employed their Lightness Skill (Psychic Power) and traveled a short distance along the path, arriving at a small town.