Chapter Seventeen Wang Yidang

  After Old Wu left, Xiao Qian walked halfway up the mountain and stared blankly at a place, lost in thought. Jin Chengwu asked her: "Sister, what's wrong with you?"

  Xiao Qian pointed to a place and said: "Just turn over that hillside is where I fell off the cliff, my bones are there."

  Normally, I would have laughed it off as a joke, but at this moment, I didn't feel that way at all. Instead, I felt a chill run down my spine. Xiaotiao was only 17 when she jumped to her death, and for hundreds of years, she had been practicing alone in the mountains, a solitary figure. Most girls at 17 were still being doted on by their parents, but Gao Xiaowei was an exception.

  I said: "Do you want to go back and take a look?"

  Xiao Qian sighed: "Whether I look or not, it's all in vain. There's only a white skeleton left, and my cultivation is insufficient, so I can never merge with it."

  "What's the use of that thing to you?"

  Xiao Qian bitterly smiled and said: "Little Dragon Brother, can't you see? I only have flesh and blood, but no bones. Mainly because my cultivation is still shallow. If I were to bring along bones, my Wind Control Technique wouldn't be able to support this body."

  "No wonder you look so carefree, it turns out you have no backbone."

  Unfortunately, I made this joke at the wrong time, and Xiao Qian sadly lowered her head.

  Jin Cheng Wudao: "In that case, Xiaoxian will eventually need to use that skeleton. Once her cultivation reaches a certain level, the weight won't be an issue. Furthermore, if all four limbs are not intact, passing the tribulation is basically impossible."

  Xiao Qian said: "I don't dare think about transcending the calamity, I just want to be able to jump and play like a normal person."

  I said: "I get it, this is just like playing online games. A level 10 equipment can't be used by a level 5 player, but eventually they'll be able to use it. What's the hurry? Go take it back and when you've leveled up enough, it'll come in handy!"

  Xiao Qian said: "But there are many taboos in this, and I myself can't even lift my own bones, so it's useless to look at them."

  Jin Cheng Wudao: "I'll help you carry it, I understand. For people like you who have left their original body and are re-cultivating, there are many taboos. Even the most powerful ghost can move mountains and rocks, but they can't move their own physical body from when they were alive. But I'm not you, so I'll help you carry it."

  "I hastily said: 'Alright, alright, let Old Jin help you carry it, don't lack calcium from being exposed to the wind and sun every day.'"

  "Really?" Xiao Qian's eyes sparkled as she asked.

  "What's wrong with that? You're just a small frame, how heavy can your bones be?"

  "It's just Xiaolong... " Xiangqian looked at me softly and said, "If you really bring that thing back to the guest house, I'm afraid you'll have a lot of trouble."

  I thought to myself, I opened the hotel, and in the room, there was a skeleton, how could it not be scary? But looking at Xiaoxian's pitiful appearance, I made up my mind that she must take this thing back. I smiled and said: "Anyway, your master is here, I have nothing to fear, just treat it like a wig or false teeth."

  Jin Chengwu gave a thumbs up: "These words are really quite enlightening, like having achieved enlightenment after surviving a disaster."

  Xiao Qian's eyes shone with tears as she said: "Thank you two brothers, Xiao Qian really doesn't know how to repay you."

  I rubbed my hands together with a sly smile: "This is the second time you've mentioned repaying me, don't you know how to repay a man when you're as beautiful as you are?"

  Xiao Qian knew I was joking with her, or she was too shy to speak up.

  "Alright, let's set off then. But Little Dragon, you'd better not come with us. With your physical condition, we'll have to take care of you. Besides, it's getting late, why don't you go back and see if your sister is awake yet?"

  I also think so, then I made a fist and said: "Two of you, then I'm going down the mountain!"

  "Go then. Remember that after you leave the mountain, to uphold justice and righteousness, do not think of me as your master."

  ……

  All the way, I was thinking, no wonder Xiaoyan was floating around in mid-air. It turned out that she didn't have any bones to support her, and all of her movements were accomplished through her mastery of wind magic. In other words, for someone else, a simple action like picking up a cup would require many steps for her to accomplish - she'd first need to swing her arm around, then instruct her fingers to grasp the cup. There's an idiom that describes girls' bodies as being soft and delicate, saying they're "as gentle as if they had no bones", but actually not having any bones is quite deadly - huh? Is "gentle as if she had no bones" really just an idiom for describing a girl's body as being soft and delicate?

  I went down the mountain and returned to the hotel, where Gao Xiaowei looked like she had just gotten up. Her face was unwashed, her teeth unbrushed, and she sat in the lobby playing with a computer, her hair sticking up on her head like a bird's nest. I found it puzzling - originally a lively and clever girl, how could she be so sloppy? But looking at her carefree expression, I understood: here, there was no one she thought worth dressing up for. She regarded me as nothing more than a fleeting cloud, while I saw her as mere kitchen smoke; we got along just fine, this brother and sister pair who didn't have much to talk about anyway.

  Because I didn't eat lunch, I took a bread and nibbled on it, flipping through a magazine listlessly. Meanwhile, Gao Xiaowei's fingers were still flying across the keyboard as she chatted with someone.

  In the late afternoon, a noisy engine sound suddenly came from around the hotel, these chaotic noises disturbed people's eardrums, accompanied by young people's boring profanity, making people feel uneasy at once.

  At this time, Gao Xiaowei's face suddenly changed color and said: "It's bad!"

  "What's wrong?" I put down the magazine and asked.

  Before Little Wei could speak, a loud voice came from outside: "That little girl should be in there!" Another voice said: "Huang Mao, you guys go to the back of the house and don't let that little girl escape!" Suddenly someone cursed: "What's the point of surrounding her? This is a vast wilderness, where can she run?"

  I knew something was wrong as soon as I heard it...

  Through the glass door, I saw more than 20 young men riding colorful motorcycles get off and walk towards us, holding baseball bats, steel pipes, and police rubber batons they had somehow obtained. They surrounded a young man with a donkey-like face in the middle, staring viciously at the house.

  Even an idiot can understand what's going on now, this is revenge!

  I took a step forward and rushed to Gao Xiaowei's side, pulling her arm and asking urgently: "Who have you told that you're with me?"

  Gao Xiaowei, being a seasoned gangster's sister, knew exactly what was happening as soon as she heard the motorcycle sound. She didn't seem too panicked and instead gave me a glance, saying "I just said one sentence in the group chat."

  "What group?"

  "Roller Skating Group of 500 People."

  "I blurted out: 'Super group of 500 people - why don't you go make a TV commercial?'"

  "Mind your own business! I can handle it myself!"

  "Who cares! Hurry up and follow me upstairs to hide."

  Gao Xiaowei pushed me away again and said: "Do you think you can hide with just those ten or so broken rooms?"

  I know she's right, but the top priority is to hide her first. Judging from those people's behavior, they're definitely not good guys. What if something happens? How can I explain it to Aunt Meng?

  "Like this, you go upstairs and lock the door, no matter what happens outside don't open it, I'll call your mom now."

  "I told you it's none of your business, this matter has nothing to do with you."

  Gao Xiaowei pushed me away, took big strides to the front door, and before she even went out, a burst of excited and provocative whistling erupted from outside, with someone shouting: "The little slut is coming out!"

  Gao Xiaowei stood at the door on the steps, with her hands on her hips and a condescending tone: "You've had a hard time finding Miss, haven't you?"

  "That's right!" someone cursed and drank. Upon hearing this, the people in front parted to reveal a donkey-faced man, his face deathly pale, eyes fixed menacingly on Gao Xiaowei as he limped forward, but it wasn't a leg problem judging by his gait. A yes-man beside him fawned: "Second Egg Brother, let me support you."

  The donkey's face was slapped with a loud crack, and he shouted angrily: "How many times have I told you guys not to call me that again!"

  Gao Xiao Wei burst out laughing and said: "Because your Second Brother Egg now only has one egg left!"

  I know who this donkey face is, Wang Ercai's son, Egg Pain Brother makes an appearance.

  Wang Er Dan stared at Gao Xiao Wei and said, "One egg can still handle you!" He said word by word, "I'm not done yet, I'll let my brothers do it after I'm done!"

  Gao Xiaowei's face slightly changed as she said: "You dare!"

  Wang Er Dan sneered: "If not, what did you think I brought so many brothers here for?"

  "You dare touch me and my mom will kill your whole family!"

  "It's not certain who will kill whom yet, take her away for me!" As soon as the words fell, several men moved in unison.

  I heard that the childish dialogue in this movie is really annoying, today's matter is very difficult to handle. If it were Wang Ercai who found out, it might be a bit better, old Jianghu knows how to weigh things up, at least he won't make things worse. But looking at the situation, it seems like Wang Erdan himself has found some hoodlums to come and take revenge, this is going to be tough. They're at an age where they dare to kill people and start fires, looking at Wang Erdan's appearance, he won't rest until he's made a big scene.

  At this moment, I could only push the door open and shout at the two men who rushed up: "Get out of here!"

  Those two were taken aback and turned their heads to look at Wang Er Dan.

  Wang Er Dan glared at me and shouted: "Who is it again?"

  A little brother next to him whispered in his ear: "This seems to be Long Bao Hua's son."

  Wang Er Dan couldn't help but re-examine me, his tone harsh: "Today's matter has nothing to do with you, so don't interfere, otherwise I won't give face to Long Bao Hua!"

  I narrowed my eyes and glanced at him: "Did you call Long Bao Hua?"

  Long Bao Hua, these three words still have some lingering prestige. Although people of this generation hardly ever saw him, Dragon Master is after all a legendary figure in the Jianghu that nobody doesn't know about. These guys subconsciously took a step back...

  Division line

  There are three unshakeable truths: 1. They won't be intimidated. 2. The frame is bound to be beaten sooner or later. 3. It's definitely not worth using Long Yangyang to beat it——mainly because he's useless even if he fights now. I'm done.