An Xiaoya didn’t an to mock the stuttering man, after all...
Making fun of other people’s physical defects is really not a quality act.
But...
She just couldn’t help it.
She had never seen such outdated ways of robbery; what era was this, and the robbery teams were still so...
Completely unprogressive.
Not to ntion that so many years had passed since the founding of the country, even before that period, robbers weren’t so old-fashioned.
For this reason alone, she felt that her mockery was justified.
Seeing An Xiaoya’s expression, the stuttering man felt insulted.
He glared at An Xiaoya fiercely, with a nasty tone, "You, you, you better behave and listen up!"
"Or else... I, I will rape you first, and kill you after!"
As he spoke, he even made a throat-slitting gesture.
By the ti he finished speaking, the large cleaver he held in his hand was already in front of An Xiaoya.
Looking at the blade before her, An Xiaoya appeared calm on the surface, but inside she was panicking.
"You, you don’t ss around!"
Her tone was tinged with fear.
She could exorcise ghosts and the like, but that didn’t an she wasn’t afraid of people.
And the talisman she tossed out earlier had no effect on the man.
At this thought, her heart turned ice-cold.
She couldn’t possibly die here before even reaching the Mobei Desert, could she?
An Xiaoya’s heart was racing, but when her gaze shifted to Shi Yaoguang, she cald down a bit.
It was just a robber, wasn’t it?
She refused to believe that the robber could be more formidable than Master Shi.
With this in mind, she summoned the courage to say to the stuttering man, "I’m telling you, I’m not afraid of you. You better watch it, or else..."
"Or else what?"
The leader of the thugs laughed, "Or else what, you are going to fight us?"
"Our boys here are tired of playing with uninteresting girls; we haven’t seen one fiery like you!"
An Xiaoya understood his implications, her face flushed red.
She despised people who casually harassed won.
What was even more disconcerting, their words weren’t re threats.
They ant their evil intentions.
Upon hearing his boss’s words, the stuttering man lasciviously rubbed his hands and took another step closer to An Xiaoya.
"Great, I haven’t had at in a long ti, let’s taste you."
Watching him extend his thick tongue, wetting his lips in a full circle, An Xiaoya felt so nauseous she almost threw up.
Before this, when she heard soone described as looking like a pig, she only thought it was an exaggeration.
Now she realized it was true!
Shi Yaoguang had been silent until now, and finally she spoke up.
"Enough."
It was just two words, but to the others’ ears, they unexpectedly felt as though their eardrums might shatter.
The leader of the thugs regarded Shi Yaoguang, his eyes filled with wariness, "Are you a wizard?"
Upon hearing the word "wizard," the stuttering man seed to be frightened by sothing, quickly retreating backward.
Watching him scamper to the back of the crowd, trembling, An Xiaoya also began to feel a hint of curiosity.
Wizard...
Are they that frightening?
Hearing An Xiaoya voice her own doubts, the gang leader incredulously said, "You really don’t know the terror of a wizard?"
An Xiaoya took it for granted, "We’re not from Mobei, isn’t it strange not to know about wizards?"
"As for you guys..."
She snorted, "Already daring to rob people on the road, what are you afraid of wizards for?"
Upon hearing this, they all shuddered in unison, and then, as if trying to cover up their guilt, they defended themselves, "We haven’t done anything wrong, the wizards won’t bla us!"
An Xiaoya rolled her eyes, "That’s just self-deception."
The leader of the ruffians wanted to say sothing, but was pulled by soone at his side.
"Boss, maybe we should just bail?"
The leader was not pleased, "Bail out for what? Didn’t you see the three of them are all an easy mark? If we pull off this heist, we can live comfortably for several days!"
Another ruffian lowered his voice and said, "Boss, you haven’t forgotten about the recent competition, have you?"
Hearing this, the leader’s face indeed changed.
The ruffian continued to remind him, "A lot of people have been coming around here lately, even if they’re not wizards, they might run into other wizards."
"If we encounter one who’s willing to help them, wouldn’t we be..."
The leader stiffened, cleared his throat, and waved his hand nonchalantly, "Alright, alright, I know, let’s go!"
Watching the ruffian leader decide to retreat with just a few words, An Xiaoya was sowhat flabbergasted, "You’re leaving just like that?"
The ruffian who reminded the leader glanced at her and snorted, "We’re sparing you out of rcy, and you’re not happy about it?"
"No, no." An Xiaoya shook her head, "I’m of course glad to avoid a fight, it’s just that you guys..."
The ruffian leader was about to speak when he suddenly saw a group of people in exotic attire approaching from the opposite direction.
Seeing these individuals, the ruffians were petrified, scrambling away in sheer panic.
Watching them like that, An Xiaoya grew curious.
Turning her head, she saw an incoming wave of "colleagues".
An Xiaoya’s profession, to be more precise, is a Heavenly Master.
The group approaching, each in their distinctive garb, represented different professions.
For example...
A little Taoist nun in a Taoist robe, obviously from the Taoist Sect.
Then there was an old woman with painted face and feathers as ornants, whom An Xiaoya had seen before; she must be a follower of the Shamanic Deities.
There was also a monk in robes, with branded scars and so on.
The aforentioned, were more Eastern attire.
Then there was a diviner in a Lolita dress, holding a set of Tarot Cards.
And witches and magicians that frequently appear in Western fairy tales, among others.
This group, over twenty strong, were all "colleagues" with various costus.
As An Xiaoya sized them up, they were also trying to determine her identity.
The diviner in the crowd spoke up first, "Miss, are you here on a trip with your companions?"
The Mobei Desert is dangerous, but it’s also a beautiful sight to behold.
Therefore, it’s normal for people to co here for tourism.
The diviner sized up An Xiaoya, Shi Yaoguang, and a man sitting in a wheelchair, subconsciously categorizing them.
An Xiaoya shook her head and said, "We’re not here for tourism."
"Then... are you here to watch our competition?"
The diviner’s eyes glead with excitent.
At that, An Xiaoya was taken aback, "Competition?"
Those ruffians just now seed to have ntioned a competition.
Seeing her confusion, the diviner hastened to explain, "We’re filming a reality show competition in Mobei recently, and the production team allows so people to watch up close. If you’re interested, you can sign up."
An Xiaoya nodded, and after the diviner gave her a cautionary reminder to keep safe and never be alone, she turned and left.
As she walked away, the group of "colleagues" followed suit.
Only then did An Xiaoya approach Shi Yaoguang.
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