Free Web NovelA crowd of Spiritual Energy item phantoms heard the clear and cold voice of the woman, and Lu Yibei naturally heard it too. Had she finally arrived?
She raised an eyebrow, stretched her neck, and slightly stood on the tips of her toes, looking towards the dense crowd of phantoms ahead. From a distance, she saw a figure walking towards her unhurriedly.
The figure held a large plum-red umbrella, the surface of which completely covered her, making it difficult to see her face, giving her a somewhat mysterious feeling.
As the figure walked forward, the phantoms blocking her path seemed to be split by a knife, separating to both sides, consciously making way for her. Many phantoms even dimmed and left, walking directly into the "ocean" of thunder and green waves, disappearing without a trace.
On the Zixiao Platform, the previously continuous sounds of arguments instantly fell silent.
The feeling was like a homeroom teacher suddenly walking into a noisy classroom; even if there was occasional communication, it was in extremely hushed whispers with controlled volume.
"How could it be that guy? She seems to have been here for over two hundred years, and she's never tried to interact with any new Master, right?"
"Uh, maybe she's really optimistic about this Miss Lu who's here? Miss Lu is indeed a talent," a phantom resembling a scholar said. "Who isn't optimistic about her? Otherwise, we wouldn't be here, right?" a phantom resembling an old man said. "But, can we compete with the 【Xuan Ying Luo Fu】? She is—"
"Hmph! What 'but'? Just abandoned junk left by a Master. It's a miracle if Miss Lu takes a liking to her!" a phantom resembling a military general interrupted disdainfully. "Do you really think she's been reclusive for over two hundred years because she has high standards? I think it's because she's afraid no one will like her!"
"Lower your voice, don't let her hear! However, this brother is right. 【Xuan Ying Luo Fu】 approving this Miss doesn't mean this Miss also approves 【Xuan Ying Luo Fu】," the scholar phantom said. "By the way, this brother looks a bit unfamiliar? May I ask for your name?"
"No need to be polite, I am 【Tsim Sha Tsui Dragon Sparrow】."
"..."
While the phantoms were whispering, a female phantom came before Lu Yibei.
The woman appeared to be around twenty-six or twenty-seven years old, wearing a thin, pure white gauze robe, as if she were in a mist. Her faintly visible curves exuded a captivating aura that young girls did not possess.
Her long black hair was tied up with a plum blossom. The plum blossom was vibrant, and her beautiful face was like snow. Paired with her red lips like fallen plum petals, she appeared elegant, refined, and exceptionally beautiful.
Her beautiful eyes, adorned with plum blossom patterns at the corners, reflected the various faint lights emitted by the surrounding phantoms, like spring water in early winter soaking into brilliant gems, sparkling and moving.
In silence, her gaze scanned Lu Yibei up and down. Her eyelashes trembled slightly, carrying a sense of mysterious beauty. After a long while, the woman finally spoke, "You are Lu Yibei?"
"Yes," Lu ~Nоvеl𝕚ght~ Yibei responded blankly.
"You want a Spiritual Energy item that can cooperate with your swordsmanship?" the woman asked again. "Y-yes."
"And one that can cooperate with your heavy armor?" "Right."
"And one that can attack and defend?" "Mhm mhm."
Seeing how the Spiritual Energy item phantoms were scared silent when this woman appeared, Lu Yibei felt a strange sense of tension facing the woman who was half a head taller than herself, perhaps influenced by them.
The feeling was like the Older sister from next door who had bullied her since childhood had inexplicably become her homeroom teacher and was sternly interrogating her about recent misdeeds.
If, by chance, this Older sister from next door also had an engagement with her, it would be even more terrifying! In short, when the woman asked questions, Lu Yibei couldn't help but answer, feeling quite passive.
"One last question. You just said that the Spiritual Energy item you are looking for will be a partner with whom you can entrust your life. Is that true?"
"Yes, I said that," Lu Yibei nodded.
"Very good!" The woman's chin lifted slightly as she said calmly, "I hope you won't break your promise in the future."
After speaking, she turned around to face the phantoms on the Zixiao Platform behind her and asked softly, "I am preparing to leave with her. Do you have any opinions? Those with opinions can step forward."
As she spoke, her gaze swept coldly over the phantoms, as if warning them, "Whoever dares to compete with me will die." Seeing this, not only did no phantom step forward, but instead, they all collectively took a step back with a "whoosh," shaking their heads like rattle-drums, as if afraid the woman would have any unnecessary misunderstandings.
"It seems they have no opinions," the woman turned back and said to Lu Yibei. "Then let's go?" With that, she walked towards the Zixiao Platform without waiting.
Just then, Lu Yibei finally came back to her senses, extended a small hand, and stopped the woman, saying, "Wait! How is it just 'Then let's go'? Did I say I was taking you with me?"
Sister, I find you very strange!
You came up and asked a series of aggressive questions, and then you're just leaving after asking them.
Am I choosing a Spiritual Energy item, or are you choosing a Spiritual Energy item host? Lu Yibei thought.
She felt like instant noodles on a supermarket shelf, picked up and examined, and then, without even asking if she was willing, she was about to be taken away.
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Lu Yibei never liked being passive. If she could, she still preferred to take the initiative.
Hearing Lu Yibei's words, the woman frowned slightly, looking a bit surprised, "You think I'm not suitable?"
"It's not..." Lu Yibei crossed her arms over her chest and rolled her eyes. "We haven't even talked. How would I know if you're suitable? Based on how good-looking you are? Honestly, I'm not bad either!"
"From what I can see, you are indeed the strongest Spiritual Energy item on the Zixiao Platform right now, but besides that, I don't know anything about you. If I take you, what if we don't get along?"
"This thing probably doesn't have a seven-day unconditional return policy, right?"
"Don't know?" The woman lowered her head and pondered for a moment, then looked directly into Lu Yibei's eyes and asked, "Then what do you want to know?" Lu Yibei thought for a moment, then pouted and said, "Name?"
"Xuan Ying Luo Fu."
"How big?"
"Six chi and seven cun in the Ming system."
"Hear that—! Wow, that long?" Lu Yibei exclaimed. "But, Sister, I was asking about age." "What a strange question," the woman paused. "Counting from the day it was forged, a little over five hundred and thirty years."
It was reasonable for the holder to know the name, size, etc., of the Spiritual Energy item, but it was rare for someone to want to know the forging era.
"Then you haven't made any strange contracts with anyone, right? Oh, engagements count too!"
As soon as she said this, there was a noticeable series of gasps on the Zixiao Platform. Phantoms repeatedly seemed to want to speak but stopped, and finally, they all shifted their gaze away from Lu Yibei and the woman.
Lu Yibei, ""
What the heck? What's going on? Did I step on some minefield? Those Spiritual Energy items clearly know something but dare not say anything. It's so annoying, it just makes me want to know more, okay? Lu Yibei thought.
Hearing her question, the woman's eyebrows suddenly furrowed into a knot, and her eyes became vigilant. "Why are you asking this?" "Of course I have to ask clearly. What if you've made a contract or engagement with someone, and I take you away, and then others show up at my door every day yelling 'Give me back my treasure' or 'Give me back my wife'? Wouldn't that be a huge hassle?" Lu Yibei said.
Of course, the most important thing is the engagement! Lu Yibei added in her heart.
Ever since Zhang Huainan told her that she had at least several hundred potential partners, including even plants, trees, mountains, and rocks, she had become almost obsessed.
If plants, trees, mountains, and rocks could be potential partners, wouldn't Spiritual Energy items be even more likely?
I'm here to pick a Spiritual Energy item. If I accidentally pick a wife and she manages me all day, that would be troublesome. It's better to be cautious! Lu Yibei thought secretly.
In fact, when she was setting the conditions earlier, she wanted to set a condition like "cannot have an engagement with me," but she always felt it was a bit hard to say and was worried that those Spiritual Energy items would think she had a fetish or something.
"Consider it so," the woman nodded slightly. "However, that person is already dead, you don't need to worry about her causing you trouble."
Dead? Then there isn't one? Good riddance, that's great! Lu Yibei thought happily, nodding. "One last question, Sister, what is your true form?"
Although the woman claimed to meet all the conditions she proposed, she still had to check the goods first, right? What if the actual item didn't match the description? Moreover, she heard that the woman's true form was over two meters long, which made Lu Yibei even more curious.
"An umbrella," the woman hesitated for a moment. After speaking, she paused for a few seconds, pursed her lips, and added, "To be precise, it's the umbrella ribs."
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"What? Umbrella ribs? Can this be used as a weapon too?" Lu Yibei blurted out.
I already said I've reached the peak of proficiency in unconventional weapons. Was what I said not clear enough?
Seeing Lu Yibei's slightly intense reaction, the woman's body trembled slightly. She turned her head away, and the expression on her usually cold face instantly became colorful.
On that exquisite face, a trace of panic and embarrassment first appeared, followed by a trace of anger that replaced it, but soon the anger also dissipated, leaving only sadness and desolation.
Finally, the woman bit her silver teeth slightly and, as if in a huff, threw down a sentence, "Forget it, if you can't accept it, so be it!" After speaking, she turned and walked towards the surging lightning and green waves on the Zixiao Platform.
The whole process looked like someone forging a diploma for a job application, only to be exposed in the final interview, feeling embarrassed and ashamed in reality, then becoming angry out of humiliation, and finally walking away in a huff.
Below the Zixiao Platform.
Zhang Huainan paced back and forth with his hands behind his back. Although he tried his best to appear calm, he still couldn't hide the anxiety in his heart.
Just three minutes ago, he noticed that the Spiritual Energy consumption of Sword Heart and Qin Soul had weakened without any warning. Immediately after, Lu Yibei went silent, which was very abnormal.
"Something's not right. What is that little rascal doing?
Why did she suddenly stop responding to this Old man?" Zhang Huainan thought.
He wasn't worried about Lu Yibei causing a big incident. Anyway, he had already told Lu Yibei that no matter what, she could only take one Spiritual Energy item.
No matter how eloquent Lu Yibei was, she couldn't possibly take away more than one.
He was mainly worried that Lu Yibei might suffer damage to her consciousness, or even collapse, if she was in a state of receiving massive amounts of information for a long time, or if she attracted the problematic Spiritual Energy items deep within the Zixiao Platform.
And the current situation was very much like Lu Yibei's consciousness being impacted, causing her to faint. Lu Yibei? Lu Yibei? Disaster?"
"Lu Yibei? What on earth are you doing? If you don't answer, this Old man is going to get angry!" "Lu Yibei, you..."
Worry makes one confused. Zhang Huainan was muttering and calling out to Lu Yibei through Sword Heart and Qin Soul. Just then, a familiar voice suddenly entered his ears.
"Old man, stop shouting! Didn't I come down just fine? Everything's normal!"
Hearing Lu Yibei's voice, he looked towards the sound and saw that Lu Yibei had appeared at the end of the long stone steps at some point. "Already chosen?" Zhang Huainan raised his eyebrows slightly, looked closely, and his expression twitched.
He saw Lu Yibei carrying a "big stick" on her shoulder.
The "big stick" was completely black, without any luster, and looked like a bamboo pole that had been burned black. "What did you choose?"
Didn't she say she wanted a matching sword? Why did she choose a big stick? "If it's really not suitable, should I make an exception and give her another chance to choose again?" Zhang Huainan thought.
In fact, before Lu Yibei went up to the Zixiao Platform, he already had several potential Spiritual Energy items suitable for Lu Yibei in his mind, all of which were excellent treasured swords, each with its own marvels. He anticipated that if those Spiritual Energy items responded to Lu Yibei, she would probably choose one from those matching swords.
However, choosing Spiritual Energy items on the Zixiao Platform has always depended on fate, and he couldn't interfere too much for Lu Yibei's sake and break the rules, so he didn't mention it to her.
But now...
"Tsk tsk, look at your inexperienced look!" Seeing Zhang Huainan's constantly twitching mouth, Lu Yibei pouted, held the "big stick" in her hand horizontally in front of her, and called out, "Xuanjing Luofu!"
Xuanjing Luofu? This name seems familiar from somewhere? Zhang Huainan frowned slightly and roughly recalled, but for a moment, he had no clue.
The Spiritual Energy items stored within the Zixiao Platform number in the tens of thousands, and the casting dates of the Spiritual Energy items span nearly a thousand years. The background history of each Spiritual Energy item is enough to write a biography of at least several thousand words.
Within the entire Night Watch, the only one who can remember such a massive amount of information at once is probably Nameless Book alone.
Even though Zhang Huainan is the current sect leader of Da Chunyang Palace, it is difficult for him to match the names of Spiritual Energy items with their background history in a short time.
"I can only check the classics later," Zhang Huainan thought.
After a brief contemplation, he refocused his attention on Lu Yibei. He saw that as she walked forward, she gently shook her wrist and injected Spiritual Energy into the black "big stick."
Then, a light sound of metal mechanisms turning came.
Immediately after, two slender branches popped out from the "big stick" with a 'clang'.
The two slender branches formed a sharp angle with the main body of the "big stick." Coupled with the sharp spike at the top of the "big stick," the outline of a slender greatsword could already be faintly seen.
Following this, as Lu Yibei injected Spiritual Energy, golden-red light flowed along the main axis of the "big stick," emitting flames. In the blink of an eye, the "big stick" transformed into a flaming greatsword nearly two meters long.
Oh? So that's how it is? Xuanjing Luofu, is it? Interesting!" Zhang Huainan nodded thoughtfully. However, the Spiritual Energy item in Lu Yibei's hand had not stopped changing.
As she continued to step forward, Lingtai Pure Karma was activated, and heavy armor instantly encased her petite body.
At the same time, the Xuanjing Luofu in her hand changed again. The twenty-four umbrella ribs slightly opened, and under the Spiritual Energy covered in flames, it actually transformed into a twenty-four-sided knight's spear.
Heavy armor, tower shield, and long spear? Reasonable!" Zhang Huainan nodded again.
The next moment, the Xuanjing Luofu in Lu Yibei's hand changed again. "Bang!" With a light sound, the twenty-four umbrella ribs fully opened.
Originally, Lu Yibei's arm, which was not protected by the tower shield, could be said to be the only relatively weak defensive part of Lingtai Pure Karma. And now, this only relatively weak part was also gone.
"Lao Zhang, look, this is the final form, isn't it great!" Lu Yibei said, excitedly waving her hands as she spoke. A metal tower shield in her left hand, and a flaming "round shield" in her right.
Seeing this, Zhang Huainan rubbed his slightly throbbing temples with his hand on his forehead and said wistfully, "Alas, young people nowadays, whether it's Lu Yibei or that girl Hua Sang, why are they all..."
What are you always thinking about stacking armor for?" Zhang Huainan couldn't understand this behavior.
Five minutes ago.
The moment Xuanjing Luofu turned to leave, a tender white little hand suddenly reached out and grabbed her wrist.
"I didn't realize, Sister, that you have such an impatient temper despite your cool appearance? I haven't finished speaking yet, why are you in such a hurry to leave, Sister?"
"Could it be that you're not confident in your own abilities?"
Hearing the voice from behind, the woman's willow eyebrows furrowed. She turned back to look at Lu Yibei and asked doubtfully, "What do you mean?" Lu Yibei shrugged, "It means, it's decided, it's you!"
In fact, the moment she realized that Xuanjing Luofu might be lying to her, she decided that she wanted this Spiritual Energy item. Zhang Huainan had said before that Spiritual Energy items are not people, and told her to be as simple and direct as possible when communicating with them. This indirectly proved that most Spiritual Energy items might have a faint consciousness, but they are not that smart.
And a Spiritual Energy item that can lie is clearly extraordinary!
"But you just..." The woman looked at Lu Yibei in confusion, hesitating to speak.
"I didn't say anything just now, Sister, you misunderstood!" Lu Yibei blinked her watery big eyes and said innocently, "Could it be that Sister doesn't like me?"
The woman felt that something was strange, but couldn't find the right words to describe it.
"Am I really going to follow such an unreliable Master from now on?"
While the woman was complaining inwardly, Lu Yibei, with her poker face, became serious in a second. She stared directly at the pair of eyes with peach blossom stickers at the corners and said, "Xuanjing Luofu! Are you sure you can do everything I asked?"
The sudden role reversal made the woman uncomfortable for a moment. After her thin lips were parted for a few seconds, she finally said, "Yes."
"Then, can I truly entrust my life to you?"
The woman frowned, as if thinking very seriously about Lu Yibei's question. After a long time, she said solemnly, "Yes!"
