The Wind and Clouds Rise: Si Nan Ying (Part 2)

Looking at the severed wrist and spilled blood on the ground, I felt a wave of nausea. The last fight was against a Demonic Beast, and killing it was no different from killing a fish or a chicken. But this time, I had severed the wrist of a human, just like me. Coupled with his previous injuries, it was enough to be fatal. It was no different than me killing him!

I stood there stunned, while Si Nan Ying was incredibly surprised beside me. She had thought I was just a weak woman who had been tricked, but she never expected me to be so powerful, shattering the bald man's iron skin with a single blow! This kind of strength, even among the younger generation of the Si Nan Family, would make her a top contender. Could she be a member of some major family? But when thinking of the major families in the Tianyuan Kingdom, the most powerful, besides the Si Nan Family, was the Corleon Family... Thinking this, Si Nan Ying stuck out her tongue. If she really was from the Corleon Family, it would be best not to get too close... But then again, she didn't even know my name...

With this thought, Si Nan Ying smiled again and said in a voice she (thought) was 100% friendly, "My name is Si Nan Ying, and I guess you could say I'm the second young lady of that family... but that's not important! Anyway, thank you for saving me... Although I was the one who wanted to save you at first... I miscalculated..."

As she spoke, Si Nan Ying became dejected. But I was still in shock from the fact that I had killed someone and didn't pay attention to what she was saying at all.

"Hey-- Hey-- Are you listening?"

"..."

Seeing that I was still ignoring her, Si Nan Ying got angry. After all, she came to save me, so what was with this indifference! And you've been wearing a hood to cover most of your face, acting all mysterious and annoying! Let me see your true face!

The hood was suddenly pulled off, and startled, I snapped back to reality. I saw Si Nan Ying's delicate little face up close. Since I was little, I had never been this close to a beautiful girl before! I couldn't help but gasp and stumble back several steps. Then I felt that maybe it was too rude to react like that. She was a beautiful girl, and my reaction made it seem like I found her ugly. I quickly looked at her, only to see her staring at me blankly.

"Um, are you okay?"

"Ah!" Si Nan Ying realized her gaffe and blushed.

"Did... did I get something on my face?"

"No, no, of course not! It's just..."

"Just?"

"You... are so beautiful."

"Huh!?"

"I-I'm sorry! I just got lost in thought for a moment! Please forget it!"

Looking at the cute girl flailing her hands in an adorable manner, I couldn't help but sigh. My own beauty truly transcends gender...

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"Thank you for coming to save me. My name is Liu Ye. I apologize for not introducing myself earlier," I said to her while sitting in the car she was driving (I had put my hood back on).

Liu Ye... It seems she's not from the Corleon Family. That's good! But... Liu Ye, that name sounds so masculine? Si Nan Ying thought, and replied, "If you're so powerful, why didn't you just take care of those scumbags earlier?"

It's not like I wanted to make a move when you burst in... I thought to myself, and changed the subject, "Speaking of which, is it okay to just leave those people there?"

"What are you worried about? I've already called the officers."

"That's not what I'm worried about... Look, someone died, didn't they? And the others, if left alone, will probably die too..."

"So what? They're just scumbags. If they die, they die. Are you worried about their safety?" Si Nan Ying asked with an incredulous expression.

I was speechless. It was hard to imagine a girl of sixteen or seventeen saying such harsh words. Looking at her clear, pure purple eyes, without a trace of darkness, I knew she meant it from the bottom of her heart. It seems the customs of this world are truly wild, with such decisive killing. I'll have to adapt slowly...

"By the way, I'm also very curious, how did you find me? Did you really just drive and track me the whole way?" I asked the question that had been bothering me.

"Don't you know? I even told you my surname."

"I'm sorry... I'm actually a traveler from afar and don't know much." I was a bit confused. Why would knowing her surname help her find me?

"Is that so... That makes sense then. It's nothing special, it's all because of this." As she said that, she took out a small box. The base color of the box was black, with ornate silver patterns, glowing faintly, very beautiful. Opening the box, inside was a dial like a compass, which seemed to be a compass, very similar to the one Jack Sparrow had in Pirates of the Caribbean.

I was greatly surprised, not because of the compass's beauty, but because it looked familiar! That's right, those two cannon fodder guys I met in the forest used something similar!

She seemed pleased with my surprised expression and explained, "This compass is a symbol of the members of the Si Nan Family. The Si Nan Family is famous for detecting Supernatural Abilities. The compasses they make have strong detection functions, and even ordinary people without abilities can use them. I found you with it!"

"You said you were the second young lady earlier... Then your compass should be very powerful too? But you didn't notice the bald man's sneak attack..." I couldn't help but ask.

She immediately blushed and turned her head away stubbornly, "You say that too... Anyway, I just don't have any talent for detection. Using a compass can at most help me find people, it can't be applied to actual combat... Never mind, let's not talk about this! You saw my fight, don't you have anything else you want to ask?"

Anything else I want to ask... Let me think. Ah, right.

"You fight in a short skirt, aren't you afraid of flashing?"

"What are you thinking about!? It's my ability! Aren't you curious about my Supernatural Ability?"

"Your Supernatural Ability... In short, it's a moe version of Killer Queen."

"What the heck is Killer Queen... Never mind! Since you want to know, I'll tell you!"

She put her hands on her hips proudly, looking very smug... Hey, hey, we're driving here, be careful!

"My ability, simply put, is to create exploding bubbles. There's external explosion and internal explosion. External explosion blasts things outside, and internal explosion blasts things inside. Although I've controlled the explosive power for fear of being buried alive, I'm actually very strong when I go all out. Not long ago, when I was in the capital, I even blew up a building of the main family!"

Blew up her own building... Is that something to be proud of?

"And after the explosion, my father sent me to this remote city on a mission, saying it was to appreciate my strength and train me!"

He's clearly punishing you indirectly... But seeing how smug she looked, and she was cute, I decided not to comment.

"You mentioned a mission? Can you tell me what it is?"

"Sure, it's not a secret anyway. Actually, a while ago, my father sensed a strong Spiritual Energy fluctuation in the Winter Mountains, but the exact location was vague, so he sent us to investigate. But we've almost searched the central area and haven't found anything suspicious. I really want to go back..."

Winter Mountains? Spiritual Energy fluctuation? Could it be that it was caused by my transmigration? If so, I'm truly sorry...

"Well, if it were that simple, they wouldn't have sent several high-ranking members of the family. They said my father sensed it, but it's definitely... Ah!" She suddenly covered her mouth, as if she almost said something she shouldn't have.

"That's roughly it! I don't know the details!"

"I understand. Actually, I have another question. You have the surname 'Si Nan', why do you use a compass?"

"Ah, actually, a thousand years ago, everyone used Si Nans, but after the merger, influenced by external technology, we switched to more portable compasses. Only some of the old guys at the higher levels still use Si Nans."

"So that's how it is..."

I suddenly shot up, as if struck by lightning.

Wait, wa-wa-wa-wait

Si Nan?

Why didn't I think of that before?

The name Si Nan... I feel like I've heard it somewhere before!

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"So, you've finally figured out the materials needed to construct the dimension-crossing gate?"

"Boundary Breaking Armor, Crystal Realm Fruit, Crimson Lotus Karmic Fire, Truth Incantation, Rakshasa True Word, Gleaming Gold South-Pointing Compass... they're all troublesome things."

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This is it! One of the materials needed to construct that so-called dimension-crossing gate is called "Gleaming Gold South-Pointing Compass."

Gleaming Gold South-Pointing Compass... Si Nan Family... skilled at detecting Supernatural Abilities...

If all of this isn't a coincidence...

Just as I was about to ask further, Si Nan Ying suddenly said, "We're at the inn, let's get off. I'll get you a room!"

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