Chapter 83: The Bounty of the Shadow Gang, A Dress Finally Comes in Handy
Treating the masked beauty’s injuries was truly strenuous work. Not only was there the terrifying sword wound on her back, but her entire body was covered in wounds of varying sizes.
However, none of these were as severe as the sword wound, which was already showing signs of healing thanks to the Nine Revolutions Soul Returning Pill.
Thinking about it, with her fighting style, it was normal for her to sustain so many injuries.
Luo Xue spent a great deal of effort bandaging all these wounds.
Soon, the room was filled with scraps of dark blue, almost black, nightwalker suit material, and the masked beauty—perhaps now better described as a mummy beauty—lay on the bed, wrapped in bandages, sleeping soundly.
“I ended up cutting all her clothes to shreds…”
Luo Xue wiped the sweat from her forehead. Even with her Innate Realm cultivation, it was difficult to endure such high-intensity work.
“But she’s really… well-endowed…”
Luo Xue looked at the mummy beauty, poked her soft body, then looked down at herself.
“I should grow bigger, I’m still young,” Luo Xue muttered. “As long as I don’t inherit my previous life’s body, it should be fine…”
After cleaning the room and dealing with the bloodstains on the floor, Luo Xue finally had time to rest.
So much had happened today, and she was exhausted.
Ignoring the slightly eerie sleeping mummy beside her, Luo Xue lay down on the bed.
Sleepiness gradually overcame her, and her heavy eyelids slowly closed.
She fell asleep.
…
A dark and windy night.
“Tomorrow afternoon, at the Youxiang Restaurant. The target is at the early Innate Realm. This is her portrait and aura.”
A cold female voice rang out, and a portrait floated towards the shadows.
“Five Yellow-rank Qi Condensation Pills? Are you looking down on the Shadow Gang?”
A man wearing a bamboo hat, his entire body hidden in the shadows, took the portrait and asked in a sharp, sinister voice.
“We don’t want her dead, just bring her to us.” The cold female voice continued. “Five Yellow-rank Qi Condensation Pills is already a generous offer. We won’t offer more.”
“Ignorant woman, what do you take the Shadow Gang for…”
The man in the bamboo hat said menacingly, as if he would attack at any moment.
“…If you add one more, it’s not impossible.”
The cold female voice spoke softly, a chilling aura faintly rising around her.
“Impudent! A mere Innate Realm cauldron brat, is she worth this price?” The man in the bamboo hat shouted in a low voice, a hint of anger in his tone. “The last time we assassinated a Spirit Condensation cultivator, it was only twenty Yellow-rank Qi Condensation Pills. What makes this Innate Realm brat so special!”
“Final offer, two Yellow-rank Qi Condensation Pills, no more!”
The cold female voice paused, seemingly surprised by this situation.
How could the shopkeeper lower their own offer…
“Hehe, we, the Shadow Gang, are legitimate businessmen. We deal in the business of buying lives with money, so naturally, there’s a market price. If we raise prices arbitrarily, how can we continue doing business in Ghost Demon Pass?”
The man in the bamboo hat picked up the portrait, memorized the image of the flax-haired girl, then used his spiritual power to turn it into flames, burning it to ashes.
“The Shadow Gang accepts this mission. Half as a deposit, and the other half after the mission is completed.”
The cold female voice was silent for a moment, then tossed a pill over.
She had originally intended to pay the full amount, but considering the strange temper the man in the bamboo hat had just displayed… she decided to follow his words.
A few Yellow-rank Qi Condensation Pills didn’t matter to her. She had as many low-level pills as she wanted, but she couldn’t reveal her identity now.
Especially… Master Wumu was currently in Ghost Demon Pass.
The reason she sought out the unknown Shadow Gang was to avoid attracting attention.
The man in the bamboo hat weighed the Qi Condensation Pill in his hand and put it away in his storage pouch.
Then, a cold wind blew, and the shadow instantly dissipated, vanishing without a trace.
A moment later, a tall figure appeared out of thin air, looking in a certain direction.
It was Shangguan Lengyan, the prodigy of the Evil Ghost lineage of the Demonic Ghost City.
The man in the bamboo hat’s escape technique naturally couldn’t escape her eyes.
“This shadow escape technique has some similarities to the Ten Thousand Demons Sect’s… but it’s crude and unrefined.” A bloody glint flashed in Shangguan Lengyan’s scarlet eyes. “But I can’t see through his cultivation… As expected of the hub of the borderlands, Ghost Demon Pass is full of hidden experts.”
“Senior Brother Sima’s caution is indeed justified.”
Of course, this matter was just a minor side project.
If this so-called Shadow Gang could bring back that slave girl, then so be it. If not, there was no need to specifically look for her.
What was more important now was Master Wumu, and the approaching Ghost Demon Pass auction.
Who knew how many eyes were watching…
Shangguan Lengyan concealed her aura, and her figure slowly dissipated.
“Big Sis, did you memorize the target’s appearance before burning it?”
“I vaguely remember some… Oh, doesn’t this make us look professional! Finally, a simple commission, I don’t want to mess it up.”
“…But we’re not professionals! The so-called Shadow Gang is just the two of us!”
“It’s fine, it’s fine. Let’s go back to the inn first, and tomorrow morning, we’ll conduct a thorough search! Our tracking skills are top-notch!”
“I still feel like Big Sis isn’t very reliable…”
“Taking on small commissions is already very reliable, okay!”
…
The next morning, as the first light of dawn appeared on the horizon.
After a rare dreamless sleep, Luo Xue slowly opened her eyes, sensed someone beside her, and subconsciously called out,
“Senior Sister…”
“Hmm?”
The voice that answered her was unfamiliar.
The next moment, Luo Xue was fully awake.
She realized that her Senior Sister was no longer beside her.
An uncontrollable feeling of loss welled up in her heart.
Turning her head, Luo Xue saw a pair of blinking eyes, a stiff mummy staring back at her.
“Were you calling me?”
The mummy—let’s call her Miss Mummy—stared intently at Luo Xue.
“…No.”
Luo Xue averted her gaze.
“But I’m the only one here.”
Miss Mummy looked confused.
“I just called out the wrong name,” Luo Xue quickly sat up and said faintly, “You’ve been awake for a while?”
“I woke up a while ago,” Miss Mummy replied, her tone slightly annoyed. “But why did you tie me up like this… Ugh, I can’t move.”
Due to her previous serious injuries, she couldn’t use her blood energy for the time being.
Furthermore, the bandages Luo Xue used weren’t ordinary either. They were tightly bound, making it impossible to break free.
“I had to, to treat your injuries.” Luo Xue replied.
She composed herself, suppressing her lingering feelings of loss, and continued, “Also, who are you? Why did you rob the alchemy shop?”
Although this Big Sister seemed a bit… slow, Luo Xue still wanted to figure out what was going on.
At least, she had to find out her identity…
Miss Mummy, however, was surprised.
“Eh, aren’t we accomplices?”
“…Not at first, but circumstances forced us to become accomplices.” Luo Xue’s brow twitched slightly.
“Oh, because I’m broke, so I went to rob them.” Miss Mummy replied. “My identity, hmph… Master said I can’t tell anyone.”
A hidden identity?
Could she be some kind of reclusive expert with a mission?
This was also a common trope in stories… It seemed she had been influenced by Senior Sister Guijiao.
Luo Xue looked down at Miss Mummy, who was wriggling and trying to break free from the white bandages.
…A reclusive expert should have more brains, right?
“Forget it, let me help you.” Seeing Miss Mummy struggling, Luo Xue sighed. “If you keep moving like this, your almost healed wounds will worsen.”
Hearing this, Miss Mummy stopped struggling and let out a giggle, a bright smile appearing on her bandaged face, only her eyes visible.
“Thanks, accomplice. You’re such a good person.”
“…That’s not how you use the ‘good person card’.” Luo Xue was speechless. She hadn’t expected to be given a “good person card” in such a situation. “Also, I’m not your ‘accomplice.’ I have a name, call me Luo Xue.”
“Okay, Luo Xue.” Miss Mummy nodded repeatedly. “My name is Nangong Mengxiang. You can call me Nangong.”
Miss Nangong lived up to her name, possessing a dreamy fragrance, not just a scent, but more like a feeling.
“Don’t move yet.”
Luo Xue leaned closer and examined her carefully.
Although Nangong Mengxiang was a bit clueless, she was still obedient.
After Luo Xue spoke, she lay still on the bed.
“Your injuries… seem to have almost completely healed?” Luo Xue checked a few of the more serious wounds from before and couldn’t help but be surprised. “This… it hasn’t even been half a day, right?”
Although they were considered “more serious,” for ordinary cultivators, they were almost fatal.
But for Nangong Mengxiang, they were… insignificant.
“Turn over, let me check your back.” Luo Xue said. The most serious injury should be the sword wound on her back, which had almost cut her in half.
“Untie me first, it’s uncomfortable…”
Nangong Mengxiang muttered softly.
“If you don’t turn over, I won’t untie you.”
“Oh.”
Nangong Mengxiang obediently turned over, revealing her curvaceous back.
Luo Xue took out her dagger, condensed her spiritual power, and carefully cut a few bandages.
Beneath the bandages was baby-smooth skin, with a faint pink hue.
Luo Xue’s pupils constricted.
It had… almost completely healed.
Although a thin scar remained, it was basically fine. Compared to yesterday’s gruesome appearance, it was like a different person.
“Was it Senior Sister’s medicine, or is this Nangong Mengxiang…”
Even for a body cultivator, this was too abnormal, wasn’t it?
Luo Xue had some understanding of body cultivation. After all, in her situation, she might have to take the path of body cultivation in the future.
“Are you done, Luo Xue?”
Nangong Mengxiang’s voice came, sounding a bit aggrieved.
“Yes, I’ll untie you now.”
Luo Xue came back to her senses and carefully cut the tightly bound bandages with her dagger.
With Nangong Mengxiang’s healing speed, these bandages were indeed unnecessary, just some external injury medicine later—or perhaps not even that.
As Luo Xue cut all the bandages, Nangong Mengxiang suddenly stood up, the bandages falling away, revealing her beautiful, naked body.
“Wow, it seems to be healing faster than before.” Nangong Mengxiang, completely unconcerned about her nakedness, stretched her body. “Luo Xue, are you a doctor?”
Although they were both girls, facing such a scene still made Luo Xue blush slightly and avert her gaze.
“I’m… not a doctor, I’ve just been injured many times in the past, so I’m more experienced in treating injuries.”
“Wow, that’s amazing. I’m also often injured, but I just sleep.”
Nangong Mengxiang scratched the back of her head and giggled.
“But with injuries like this, I usually have to sleep for several days. I didn’t expect to wake up so soon this time. Luo Xue, you’re amazing.”
Sleep… for several days?
Wait, she had similar injuries before?
Luo Xue’s eyes widened, staring at Nangong Mengxiang as if she were a monster.
With such a healing ability, there was indeed no need to learn how to treat injuries.
“It seems the haul this time is quite good. Let me count, and then we’ll split the loot.”
Nangong Mengxiang sat cross-legged, took out a pile of storage pouches from somewhere, and began to expertly process them.
It seemed she had done this many times before.
“Um, Nangong, ahem… clothes, clothes.”
Luo Xue coughed lightly, reminding Nangong Mengxiang.
“What clothes?” Nangong Mengxiang looked up, her mature and charming face showing childlike confusion. “Is there something wrong with your clothes?”
“I’m talking about your clothes…”
Luo Xue said listlessly.
Honestly, if the person involved wasn’t embarrassed, why should she be?
If not for her lack of brains, Nangong Mengxiang could be considered a stunning beauty, her every move exuding charm, it was just that she was a bit… silly.
“My clothes… ah, right! My custom-made nightwalker suit! It was so expensive…”
Nangong Mengxiang slapped her forehead and started searching.
“That nightwalker suit… I cut it up while treating your injuries.” Luo Xue touched her nose. “There was no other way… it was already torn, I’ll compensate you for it.”
But why would she wear a nightwalker suit to rob someone in broad daylight…
Oh, it’s Nangong Mengxiang, never mind.
“I see, then there’s nothing we can do.” Nangong Mengxiang didn’t pursue the matter after learning this. “It doesn’t matter if you compensate me or not. I’ll just save up and buy another one.”
She paused, then smiled. “After all, Luo Xue, you saved me.”
For some reason, the image of Nangong Mengxiang throwing herself in front of her flashed through Luo Xue’s mind again.
This silly woman…
“But I can’t just stay naked. Let me see if I have any clothes suitable for you.”
Luo Xue searched through her storage ring. She didn’t even know how many things were inside.
“It doesn’t matter, we’re both girls, there’s no need to be so shy.”
Nangong Mengxiang waved her hand, then watched as Luo Xue took out a little dress with a strange expression.
“…It seems Senior Sister forgot to take this.”
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