Chapter 45

Under Xiao Feng's watchful gaze, the eight-minute countdown quickly reached zero, and the number of simulations on the Attribute Panel changed from 0 to 1.

"I'm starting the simulation!"

"Ding! Randomly selecting a Simulation World..."

With a thought from Xiao Feng, the words in the selection box flickered wildly before finally settling on four large characters—Nine Songs of the Moving Heavens!

"Ding! Please select a simulation method!"

Text Projection Simulation (No cost)

Body Projection Simulation (Costs 500 Merit)

Seeing this, Xiao Feng raised a brow and recalled the anime's plot involving Nine Songs of the Moving Heavens. Several alluring figures could not help surfacing in his mind.

Compared to the world of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, the martial prowess in the world of Nine Songs of the Moving Heavens was clearly much higher. A Body Projection Simulation should not be a loss.

Therefore, Xiao Feng did not hesitate for long before directly choosing Body Projection Simulation.

Bang!!!

As that familiar sensation of being struck on the head washed over him, Xiao Feng's vision went black. Then, it felt as though he had been tossed into a toilet bowl, his brain spinning wildly along with it.

Once Xiao Feng gradually came to his senses and suppressed the nauseating feeling, he finally had the chance to observe his surroundings.

It was nighttime in this world, and heavy rain was falling. All around him stood a dense forest.

Clang! Clang! Clang...

Just as Xiao Feng was preparing to find somewhere to shelter from the rain, his ears twitched. He vaguely heard the sounds of battle.

People?

Wouldn't that be guides delivered right to his doorstep?

Unfamiliar with the area, Xiao Feng's eyes lit up. He pushed off hard with his feet and darted toward the source of the noise.

After moving through the slippery forest for over a hundred zhang, Xiao Feng finally spotted the figures locked in fierce combat.

One side wore straw raincoats and bamboo hats, all carrying swords. No matter how one looked at them, they did not seem like good people.

The one being jointly besieged by those black-clad men was an incomparably beautiful woman in black, her skin smooth as cream and rosy white.

The black-clad beauty wore scale armor resembling fishnet stockings and wielded a red-and-white sword, occasionally sending out a streak of pink sword qi.

Although the woman in black was stronger than those black-clad assassins, her prominently swollen belly made it clear that she was heavily pregnant and unable to fight at full strength.

"Ding! Congratulations, Host, for coming into contact with the plot character 'Jing Ni'. A random projection mission has been triggered—Save the Giant Salamander!"

Just as Xiao Feng felt that the scene before him seemed somewhat familiar, the system's notification suddenly rang out in his mind.

"Ding! Mission details: Rescue Jing Ni from the assassins of Netherworld. Mission reward: One additional lottery draw."

Xiao Feng already despised this sort of behavior—so many people bullying a pregnant woman. Even without triggering the random projection mission, he would certainly have stepped in to save her.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh...

Xiao Feng suddenly waved his hand, and several Green Wind Blades over half a meter long appeared out of thin air, sweeping toward the black-clad assassins.

Jing Ni was a top assassin of Netherworld, ranked Heavenly Rank First. The assassins who dared pursue her were naturally no weaklings either.

Faced with the wind blades Xiao Feng had unleashed, the black-clad assassins instinctively tried to dodge, only to expose openings before Jing Ni.

Pfft! Pfft! Pfft...

Naturally, Jing Ni would not miss such an opportunity. With lightning speed, she swung out several streaks of sword qi, killing all the black-clad assassins.

"Don't be nervous. I mean no harm."

When Xiao Feng emerged from the woods and saw Jing Ni staring at him warily, he hurriedly waved his hands. "I just happened to be passing by. I couldn't stand seeing so many grown men bullying a pregnant woman!"

Hearing Xiao Feng's words, Jing Ni relaxed slightly. Unable to endure the sharp pain coming from her abdomen any longer, she clutched her belly and fell to her knees.

Seeing this, Xiao Feng could not help asking worriedly, "Are you alright?"

"I... I'm going into labor. Help me..."

Jing Ni was not afraid of death, but she did not want the innocent child in her belly to die alongside her before even being born. She could only beg Xiao Feng, this stranger, for help.

"Help you? How? I... I don't know how to deliver a baby..."

Xiao Feng was completely dumbfounded!

Guys, what should you do when you run into a woman about to give birth? Asking online—this is urgent!

Looking at Jing Ni's pained expression, Xiao Feng slapped his cheeks and could only force himself to go through with it.

Fortunately, Xiao Feng had watched plenty of videos about pulling calves in his previous life. Coupled with Jing Ni's formidable vitality, he ultimately managed to deliver the baby without incident.

Since Jing Ni was far too weak after giving birth, Xiao Feng found an open patch of ground nearby and hurriedly set up a waterproof tent, carrying the mother and daughter inside.

Xiao Feng first treated Jing Ni's wounds, then took out a bowl of ready-made magical beast meat porridge from his Storage Ring and fed it to her.

After finishing the bowl of magical beast meat porridge, Jing Ni recovered much of her strength. Only then did she have time to carefully examine Xiao Feng, her lifesaver.

Xiao Feng looked very young, around fifteen or sixteen. He was probably just a young hero fresh out into the world. Only someone like that could so easily retain a chivalrous heart.

"Thank you, benefactor, for saving me. I am Jing Ni. May I ask your esteemed name?"

"My surname is Xiao, and my given name is Feng."

Halfway through speaking, Xiao Feng feigned curiosity and asked, "What was the background of those black-clothed men who were chasing you just now? And your martial arts are so strong—you can't be an ordinary person either, can you?"

"..."

Jing Ni fell silent for a moment, then let out a soft sigh and roughly told Xiao Feng about the grievances between herself and Netherworld.

To be honest, Jing Ni was still very grateful to Xiao Feng. If he had not stepped in to save her just now, both she and her daughter might already have been dead.

Therefore, Jing Ni did not want to drag Xiao Feng down either. If he learned that she was being hunted by Netherworld and chose to leave on his own, that would only be human nature.

"That's outrageous!"

After hearing Jing Ni's story, Xiao Feng could not help but say angrily, "You were already pregnant, yet those Netherworld bastards wouldn't even approve maternity leave? That's the very definition of a heartless sweatshop! Who could stand it without running away?"

???

Jing Ni blinked her beautiful eyes in confusion.

Big brother, did you get the point wrong?

The point was that Netherworld was hunting me down, not whether they gave me maternity leave!

Even with Jing Ni's normally cold temperament, Xiao Feng's bizarre train of thought left her somewhat torn between laughter and tears.

"Waaah... Waaah..."

Just as Jing Ni did not know what to say, her newborn daughter suddenly burst into loud tears.

Jing Ni could no longer spare attention for anything else. She hurriedly picked up her precious daughter and began soothing her.