Chapter 210 – Naive Zi Wei
[Mustang: Hey guys, this Volume’s name is ‘Tong Tian Sect’s Secret Storehouse’, in case I forgot to mention that earlier.]
“Laugh again and I’ll rip open your mouth.” The woman disguised as a man bared her fangs and brandished her claws as she threatened ferociously.
It was rather rare to come across such an unruly and uncivilized woman.
Bi Fan simply didn’t wish to provoke this girl any further, and said: “What do you want, miss?”
Intentionally or unintentionally, Bi Fan had shifted away from this girl once again.
“Well, come up to the stage and I’ll show you what I want!”
“My strength is too low, so I won’t be able to match you.” Bi Fan forced a smile.
“Ah, you’re only in the ‘Enormous strength’ layer, so it’s not very surprising.” The young maiden rolled her eyes as a look of disdain flashed across her face: “You shouldn’t go around adventuring with such weak strength to back you. This girl will take mercy on you; if you follow me, I’ll protect you.”
Bi Fan almost laughed out, but didn’t since he realized that this woman was very pure and simple, and only meant well. However, the secrecy regarding her ident.i.ty was making him nervous.
“Thank you Miss!” Bi Fan replied sincerely.
“You can call me Zi Wei; this Miss, Miss is really not very pleasing to my ears.” Zi Wei puckered her brows and said.
This girl must have been address as ‘Miss’ for too long now, and had perhaps gotten bored of it.
“Miss Zi Wei, which Sect do you hail from?” Bi Fan asked.
“I am…. Ah, I cannot tell you.” Zi Wei smiled.
Each and every movement of this girl was rather funny, and Bi Fan was no longer able to control his laughter anymore.
“Boy, why are you laughing?” Zi Wei stared at him with her big and beautiful eyes.
“Nothing.” Bi Fan was left waving is hand again and again in denial.
Bi Fan somehow controlled his laugher, and said: “Miss Zi Wei, how about I tell you my origin first, and then you tell me yours? That’s fair, right?”
“Your body may not be very big and bulky, but you’ve got a big brain.” Zi Wei laughed out: “That’s right, you must tell me your name first.”
Bi Fan smiled, simply unable to fathom the existence of someone so simple and naive.
“I’m Bi Fan of Quinyang Sect; I hail from the Jiu Yu City. May I ask your name?” Bi Fan stated.
“Jiu Yu City? Where is that? And what’s the Quinyang Sect? I’ve never heard of it before.” Zi Wei asked.
Bi Fan realized that the girl had avoided answering his question again, but knew well that it wouldn’t be appropriate to force her.
“The Jiu Yu City is very close to the Tong City, and the Quinyang Sect is one of the top Five Sects of the Jiu Yu City.” Bi Fan explained patiently.
“Oh, so the Quinyang Sect is one of the top Five Sects of the Jiu Yu City….. is it as strong as my Bai Sheng Palace?” Zi Wei simply revealed her origin without feeling any pressure.
“No wonder that Miss Zi Wei hails from the Bai Sheng Palace…. This is the reason you were able to a.s.sess my strength so easily.” Bi Fan complimented.
Bi Fan had decided to take the diplomatic road since he wanted to avoid making this girl angry again.
The girl obviously seemed to like the compliment, and therefore she smiled and said: “Naturally; the Bai Sheng Palace is one of the top two most powerful Sects of the Tong City!”
“Yes! You’re very powerful Miss!” Bi Fan laughed.
Bi Fan didn’t wish to continue humoring this girl any further since he genuinely wanted to avoid as much trouble as possible, and therefore backed away once again.
Seeing that Bi Fan didn’t push the conversation, Zi Wei came up with another topic: “Bi Fan, is the Jiu Yu City an interesting place?”
“Yes.” Bi Fan replied in a casual tone.
“Really? Can you take me to the Jiu Yu City so I can see it?” the girl suddenly became very excited.
“No!” Bi Fan flatly refused: “I have some work in the Tong City, and I won’t return to the Jiu Yu City until I’m done here.”
Zi Wei looked and Bi Fan and asked: “Are you here for the Tong Tian Sect’s Secret Storehouse?”
“Yes.”
“Good, because I’m also interested in the Secret Storehouse, but since you’re strength is too weak, you must follow me, and I’ll protect you.” Zi Wei stated in an a.s.suring manner.
Bi Fan was left dumbstruck; it was difficult for him to refuse such well-intended a.s.sistance, but he really couldn’t allow a woman to protect him.
“Miss Zi Wei……” Bi Fan was finding it difficult to refuse her: “I have several companions for this trip… I really wouldn’t need your protection, so you please head back to your Sect, and stay there.”
“No! I won’t go back. I’ve managed to get away with so much difficulty; I’m never going back again.” Zi Wei shook her head: “It’s settled then. I’m in charge of your protection.”
“Miss Zi Wei, thank you for your kindness, but I really have a lot of companions… I must leave now.” Bi Fan got up and quickly left.
This young maiden had fled her home, and given the power of her benefactors, Bi Fan would end up in a lot of trouble in case someone misunderstood their a.s.sociation, and a.s.sumed that she had fled with him.
Bi Fan was experienced enough to know that it wouldn’t be in his best interests to provoke the Bai Sheng Palace.
Bi Fan was walking fast, but Zi Wei was walking faster, and she somehow always managed to keep up with him despite his best efforts otherwise.
Zi Wei seemed only fifteen or sixteen years in age judging by her looks, but her strength had already reached the ‘Emerging from the Womb’ layer, which was quite unusual.
Given her talent, she must be considered rather valuable to the Bai Sheng Palace, and now that she had fled from her Sect, the Bai Sheng Palace would surely be searching for her.
If Zi Wei was found roaming around with Bi Fan, then he’d end up in a lot of trouble for it.
However, it seemed that there was no possible way to getting rid of her, which was making Bi Fan very gloomy.
Ultimately Bi Fan gave up, and decided to make home where it is.
“Well, since you’re not willing to let go, I guess you can stay with me for a while.” Bi Fan stated helplessly.
“That’s the right thing to do. You need my protection, even if your honor doesn’t allow you to thank me for my mercy.” Zi Wei exposed a proud smile.
Zi Wei’s actions looked rather ridiculous since she was disguised as a man at this moment; however there was still a hint of an inexplicable charm about her. In fact, it could even be stated that her beauty was comparable to Yan Yu Si’s, apart from the fact that her body was still rather young and immature.
Bi Fan simply couldn’t help stealing a glance or two: “Young Miss, you’re certainly going to grow into a peerless beauty in the years to come, but given how simple and kind hearted you are, it’s not best for you to adventure alone in this vast world; it could get very dangerous for you.”
She ignored his comment, and Bi Fan didn’t push any further.
Bi Fan was still very interested in watching as many contests as possible, and had no intention of returning to his hotel early.
“Bi Fan, what’s the point of watching these weaklings….. but I’ve heard that they sell a lot of beautiful clothes in the markets here.” Zi Wei pouted and said.
“Please go ahead, I’d like to watch some more fights.” Bi Fan replied indifferently.
Zi Wei pointed a finger at Bi Fan as she suddenly realized: “Ah… I know, you’re trying to get rid of me. I won’t allow you to; I will follow you, and I will protect you!”
Even though Bi Fan was a bit agitated by this, he was still unable to get angry on her for reasons beyond his comprehension.
Bi Fan continued to watch some contests until noon without any further objections from her.
Zi Wei continued to talk non-stop, but Bi Fan didn’t mind it much.
Suddenly, Zi Wei started throwing a tantrum: “Bi Fan, I’m really hungry, let’s go eat something.”
“I had packed some food earlier; I’ll eat that for now, and I’ll eat a proper meal later at my hotel tonight.” Bi Fan replied.
“I don’t want to eat packaged food! I’ve finally managed to come out into the city, so I want to taste the City’s finest delicacies.” Zi Wei didn’t even wait for Bi Fan’s reply and simply started pulling him along the street, making it very difficult for him to find a suitable contest to watch.
Out of utter desperation under Zi Wei’s constant nagging, Bi Fan located a restaurant in the immediate vicinity, and went inside.
“What would you boys like?” the waiter asked.
“Give me the best food and wine you have in this restaurant, and hurry up, this….. boy is really hungry.” Zi Wei stated loudly.
“Oh, that is a girl after all!” a man pointed towards Zi Wei in surprise: “Brother, I told you that this boy was a girl dressed as man, didn’t I? Since we’ve finally found ourselves a beauty, we might as well have some fun!”
The three other men on that table also got up, and the four of them made their way towards Zi Wei.
“Oh, you better run; and run fast and away from the Tong City, because if I catch up with you, you’ll regret it.” Zi Wei retorted.
“Really? You’re going to teach us a lesson?” the man who seemed to be leading this group spoke up, while the immoral expression in his eyes was enough to make anyone vomit.
“Yes, that’s right. What’re you going to do about it, boy?” Zi Wei replied coldly.
“Look at you, you’re a good looking girl. Such words don’t suit you.” The youngster laughed.
“Back away brother…..” Bi Fan couldn’t help himself at this point.
“You’re courting your death!” Zi Wei shouted back angrily.
Unexpectedly, Zi Wei drew her sword with her lily-white hands, and immediately launched an attack.