Chapter 62

The voice was soft and extremely coquettish. Zhao Xing's outstretched hand paused involuntarily, and he turned his head to look at the source of the sound.

There, at one end of the stream, a young girl had suddenly appeared.

She had a pretty face and clear eyes; she was dressed in white, with the sash at her waist fluttering, as if she carried an air of detachment from the world.

Her red lips parted slightly as she called out "brother" toward this side. Her voice was sweet, and she raised her fair arms to wave, her smile pure.

It was as if she had finally found her beloved after a long time and had come running over.

"Calling me?"

Zhao Xing paused for a moment, then still picked up the Vermilion Fruits.

Seeing this action, a strange look flashed in the girl's eyes, and her pace quickened.

At the same time, the silver bells on her wrists jingled, emitting a crisp and pleasant sound.

"Brother, have you forgotten me so quickly? It's me, Qian'er." The girl drifted across the stream, stopped, and lowered her head, appearing somewhat shy.

Zhao Xing watched her quietly and silently issued an order.

"Brother, last time when we were intimate, you swore you would come to find Qian'er, and you even said you would bring the best treasure to give to me. Now, Qian'er is here." Lu Qian approached slowly, her charming aura growing heavier.

She pointed to the Vermilion Fruits in Zhao Xing's hand, her red lips parting slightly: "Brother, are you going to give this to me?"

"You mean this?" Zhao Xing raised the Vermilion Fruits in his hand, his expression like that of a lovesick fool, and took two steps forward.

"Yes." Lu Qian smiled even more happily.

"You're dreaming."

"??"

Lu Qian's smile stiffened, and she immediately realized something was wrong.

This person was not affected by her charm technique!

Not only that, she felt a trace of danger!

"Not good!"

Lu Qian retreated immediately.

She stood on tiptoe and retreated quickly with small steps, like a light-footed dancer.

Her sleeves fluttered, and colorful silk ribbons extended from beneath them, dancing up and down as her figure moved with extreme agility.

But she was still a step too late.

From the soil covered in autumn leaves, a golden palm suddenly reached out and clamped onto her ankle!

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~"

Immediately afterward, figures stood up from the ground all around her, rapidly closing in.

"These are... straw dolls?"

Lu Qian was somewhat astonished. Her dancing sleeves suddenly went rigid, like a great blade, slashing toward the Mighty Vajra that had clamped onto her ankle.

"Clang!"

The sound of metal clashing rang out; the sleeve was deflected, and only a shallow white mark appeared on the Mighty Vajra's arm.

"What? It can't cut through?" Lu Qian was shocked.

This was a second-grade high-tier silver-thread sleeve sword; it couldn't even cut a straw doll?

"Beat her down," Zhao Xing ordered indifferently.

"Wait!" Lu Qian's face was filled with alarm. Before she could say anything else, a Mighty Vajra rushed over fiercely.

"Bang!"

Lu Qian took a punch to the face, and her right eye immediately swelled up.

"Ah—"

She was knocked backward, the sound of pain interrupted as soon as it was uttered.

The reason was that another Mighty Vajra had jumped up and delivered an elbow strike to her left eye.

"Bang!"

The fairy in white was knocked into the dust, lying flat in the dirt with a pair of panda eyes.

"Hang her up."

Zhao Xing waved his hand, having the Entangling Straw Dolls hang the unconscious Lu Qian from a tree.

She received the same treatment as Zong Shichang, posed in a split between two trees.

"Pfft~"

A basin of water was poured over Lu Qian, and she woke up from her faint.

"You, you let me go!"

Soaked by the water, Lu Qian's graceful figure was partially visible. She displayed a perfectly timed look of frailty, biting her lower lip and appearing pitiful: "You, what do you want to do? Don't come over!"

Zhao Xing actually stopped in his tracks and said indifferently: "Stop pretending."

"You, what are you talking about?" Lu Qian's eyes were somewhat unnatural.

"You are wearing a third-grade high-tier Peacock Feather Dharma Robe underneath. If I really came over to strip your clothes, I would immediately fall for it and be charmed by you. Did you think I didn't know?" Zhao Xing looked at her with a half-smile.

Lu Qian's expression changed; she knew she had fallen into a trap today.

Even her undergarments had been seen through; the person before her was far stronger than she had imagined.

Her charm technique had absolutely no effect on him!

How could she know that Zhao Xing was a man who had cleared the tenth level of the Soul-Questioning Platform? Her little illusions were completely incomparable to the national-level elite trials of the Great Dream Academy.

"Since you have seen through me, sir, please spare my life. I don't want these Vermilion Fruits anymore," Lu Qian said, putting away her charm and speaking seriously.

"What do you mean you don't want them? These were never yours to begin with; you were the one who planned to rob me."

Lu Qian argued: "I discovered the Vermilion Fruits up there. I was just about to pick them when they fell down. By rights, I discovered them first."

Zhao Xing remained unmoved: "That reason is not enough for me to let you go."

"What do you want?"

"Simple. Pay to save your life. I want that Peacock Feather Dharma Robe of yours."

"You..." Lu Qian was immediately both ashamed and angry.

The Peacock Feather Dharma Robe was not just a treasure; it was her intimate undergarment. To have it taken away by a strange man like this was something she couldn't accept for the moment.

Zhao Xing did not give her much time to consider: "Due to the rules, I cannot kill you directly. If you want to keep your dignity, Miss, take it off yourself. If not, I can only help you."

"Fine, I'll take it off myself! You must keep your word!" Lu Qian gritted her teeth; she considered herself defeated.

If she remained tied up here, her life would be in danger.

Zhao Xing reminded her: "Don't have any other little thoughts, or I cannot guarantee I can control the force of my counterattack."

Having said that, he waved his hand, letting the Entangling Straw Dolls release Lu Qian.

Lu Qian had been punched twice and her whole body ached. She knew there was no way to resist and could only let others handle her; this result was already very good.

Thus, she didn't try any tricks, turned her back, reached her hands into her collar, and after some fumbling, a multicolored undergarment was unfastened.

"Here." Lu Qian turned around and handed over the Peacock Feather Dharma Robe. She still held some hope in her heart, hoping that Zhao Xing would be affected upon seeing the robe.

Unexpectedly, the latter remained unmoved and was not affected at all, which shattered Lu Qian's last shred of hope.

"Good stuff."

A high-grade Peacock Feather Dharma Robe is crafted from the feathers of the rare beast, the peacock; this one used the feathers of a Roc-Peacock.

However, one of the feathers used was from a fourth-grade rare beast, and the eye pattern on it made it hard for one to look away.

Zhao Xing looked directly at the robe, his eyes becoming somewhat dazed, and he hurriedly cast a Bright Eyes spell to block the channel to his heart.

The young girl before him should be a sixth-grade Gathering Essence Illusion Dancer. Dancers are generally officials of the Music Office. The Zhou Dynasty flourished with rites and music systems, used for sacrifices and grand official ceremonies.

"Since you have obtained the robe, sir, please allow me to take my leave," Lu Qian said in a stiff tone, clearly in a very bad mood.

She had been somewhat careless and impatient. Seeing that Zhao Xing was only at the fourth grade of Gathering Essence, she hadn't even used her dance techniques, nor had she used this Peacock Feather Dharma Robe; otherwise, her charm technique could have been even stronger.

"Wait a moment."

"What, you..." Lu Qian was shocked and angry. Just as she wanted to resist, she was slapped unconscious by a Mighty Vajra and collapsed to the ground.

"I said I would let you go, but I never said when I would let you go."

Zhao Xing didn't know if Lu Qian had accomplices, and his Diamond Bamboo still needed some time to ripen, so naturally, he had to wait until he left before releasing her.