Chapter 137: You Actually Want to Be My Sister-in-Law
It was dark. dicine Master Wen and the others began to set up camp.
The Bunny Heroine could travel through the night, but the trio of master and servants clearly didn’t have that ability. Moreover, since Wu Qiu and Shi Dong were both ordinary people, in theory, the Bunny Heroine’s traveling speed was far slower than if she were traveling alone.
But since it was “in theory,” it ant that forming a team brought more advantages than disadvantages for Yan Qing. The reason was simple: Yan Qing had to sleep too, and couldn’t travel at night.
During the day, if the pace was slower, so be it. After all, Yan Qing simply entrusted the Bunny Heroine to them while he switched to Jiang Ten or the Rat Monk’s alternate character to clear other instances, essentially skipping the aningless traveling part.
In fact, Yan Qing had found it a bit interesting the first two days. After all, bandits would randomly spawn along the road, and the scenery outside was appealing to soone like him who was usually stuck inside the Thieves’ House.
But very soon, Yan Qing grew tired of the tedious and lengthy journey.
It reminded him of his past experience playing another MMORPG, where he had to run back and forth between quest points, reading maps and dialogues just to progress the main story—it was practically like being in prison. Precisely because of this dreadful gaplay experience, Yan Qing had completely switched to being a solo-ga purist, and even after graduating to work at an online ga company, he had no interest in online gas.
Still, skipping didn’t an ignoring everything. For instance, in the afternoon, when a pack of gray wolves blocked the path, Yan Qing received the alert, but by the ti he switched characters, the wolves had already been slain by dicine Master Wen. They had even skinned and bled them, carrying the at on their backs. At the ti, Yan Qing was confused, wondering if they intended to sell it—but this didn’t seem like a place with rchants who’d buy wolf at or pelts.
It wasn’t until Yan Qing returned after dinner that he understood their intentions: over the blazing fire, the wolf at sizzled and oozed oil. All three wolves had been roasted; one had already been picked clean to the bone.
Wu Qiu and Shi Dong seed to have had their fill, but dicine Master Wen was still tearing into the at in big, hearty bites. Third-Stage ssengers did eat more.
When the Bunny Heroine stirred, they imdiately looked over. Wu Qiu ca over, concerned, and asked:「Heroine, were you too tired? We called you to eat earlier, but you didn’t respond at all—it was like you were asleep...」
To avoid conversations with others, Yan Qing had set up an automatic behavior for the Bunny Heroine: if she remained still for over thirty seconds, she would perform the action “ditate with Closed Eyes.”
Yan Qing checked the log and saw that they had called out to her multiple tis. Shi Dong had even suggested reaching out to shake the Bunny Heroine, but dicine Master Wen had said the girl might need to sleep for so special reason. She had already seen the Bunny Heroine catch naps multiple tis that afternoon—better not to disturb her, let her have a good rest.
To Yan Qing’s surprise, they didn’t find the Bunny Heroine aloof. Instead, they made up all kinds of justifications for her. Yan Qing felt it necessary to offer an explanation.
「My brother fed a pill that makes fall asleep when I’m bored,」the Bunny Heroine said.「If I ignore you later, it’s not because I’m cold—it’s just because I fell asleep from boredom.」
Wu Qiu smiled without saying whether she believed it or not. Instead, she brought over a plate of roasted wolf at. The plate was made of tree bark, and the at looked like the best, most tender parts, already cut into small, easy-to-eat pieces.
「Co have dinner. Try it. If it’s cold, I can heat it up on the stones.」
She handed the plate and a small knife to the Bunny Heroine, but the latter didn’t take them. Instead, she looked at them and asked,「Is wolf at tasty?」
「Not really,」dicine Master Wen said as she gnawed on a roasted wolf leg.「It’s dry, the blood wasn’t drained properly, and we don’t have any spices—it has a muddy, gay taste... But it’s still better than wild berries.」
「Then are you all full?」
Wu Qiu seed to misunderstand and quickly nodded:「Shi Dong and I ate while you were asleep—we’re full, don’t worry. You and Miss are ssengers, you need to eat more to maintain your vitality.」
「I’m full too,」dicine Master Wen clapped her hands and stood up, taking a big swig from her water jug.「There’s still one wolf left. If it’s not enough, I can go hunt more.」
Though their escape had been hasty, dicine Master Wen was, after all, a Third-Stage ssenger. There was no way she’d go hungry in the wild—but eating well was another matter.
「Are you really full?」
「Really full.」
「Really really full?」
Suddenly, a steaming roast chicken appeared in the Bunny Heroine’s hands, its aroma thick in the air. The delicious sll made all three of them take deep breaths involuntarily.
They watched as the Bunny Heroine tore off a drumstick and started gnawing on it, oil dripping from her mouth. Everyone was stunned.
dicine Master Wen couldn’t help but ask:「Where did you get roast chicken?」
「My brother’s afraid I’ll starve to death, so he stuffs my storage with food every day,」the Bunny Heroine replied.「Co, let’s eat together. I’ve got plenty more.」
Stuffing her with food?
Every day?
As unbelievable as it sounded, the steaming hot roast chicken was no lie. Unless it had been freshly made, there was no way it could still be this juicy and tender.
But was there really a Token in this world that could transmit goods over long distances? Wu Qiu and Shi Dong looked at dicine Master Wen, who also appeared clueless.
They had been skeptical of the Bunny Heroine’s talk of a brother, but after seeing the roast chicken, they mostly believed her. Shi Dong asked curiously:「Where is your brother now?」
「Hiding in so place where no one can find him, eating and waiting to die,」the Bunny Heroine sighed.「He’s really hopeless.」
Do you really have the right to say that? The trio silently grumbled.
「Is there more roast chicken?」dicine Master Wen suddenly asked.
The Bunny Heroine nodded and pulled out another one. dicine Master Wen split it in half and handed one portion to Wu Qiu and Shi Dong:「Eat up. Wolf at has no salt or fat. Only this can replenish your salt.」
Wu Qiu quickly waved her hands:「No need, Miss. We’re already full—」
「Don’t refuse. We’re still a day away from Shu Mountain. We’ll need to eat Bunny Heroine’s food for both breakfast and lunch tomorrow. Are you not going to eat tomorrow either? I’m not touching wolf at again.」dicine Master Wen turned to the Bunny Heroine.「Too many polite words are tiring—thanks.」
「Big Sister, I like you,」the Bunny Heroine said bluntly.「My brother says being able to accept kindness gracefully is a sign of confidence. You’re a very confident person.」
「Rather than confident, it’s more that I know I’ll repay you tenfold in the future.」
dicine Master Wen sat down and began munching on the chicken leg, showing none of the grace expected of a noble daughter. Instead, there was an unrestrained naturalness about her.
「Wu Qiu and Shi Dong are good people too. They just don’t know how to repay you. You’ve helped them too much... Kindness is like a debt—nobody likes being in debt. To them, accepting your food feels like adding more to a debt they already can’t repay. It makes them uncomfortable.」
Wu Qiu looked like she wanted to explain, but dicine Master Wen glanced at her, and she fell silent.
「That’s why I said I’d be the one to repay it. Because I can. To , kindness isn’t a debt—it’s a way to bond with a genius like you,」dicine Master Wen said.「To owe a future Foundation-level powerhouse a favor—what an honor.」
「Hehe, my brother praises like that too when he’s begging for help,」the Bunny Heroine said with great satisfaction.「I thought Big Sister was the kind who didn’t flatter others.」
「Oh, I do flatter people—just not most people, because they’re not worth flattering.」dicine Master Wen paused.「I used to be the daughter of the Duke of Jin, dicine Master Mo Ke, Chief Overseer of the Embroidered Guard in Chang’an. For the past ten-plus years, my father wielded great power, and I was gifted from a young age. Very few people ever impressed —all I saw were sycophants.」
「The only consolation is that although half of the Embroidered Guard betrayed us, so still remained loyal and rushed overnight to warn . That’s how I escaped the garrison before the purge. But more people just went with the wind. As soon as the Duke of Jin’s house fell, they threw stones at the well—so even set up ambushes under the guise of helping, eager to capture the Duke’s daughter and use her as a stepping stone to glory... Such is the coldness of the world.」
By the end, her voice was filled with sorrow, trailing into a long sigh in the forest.
「Miss...」Wu Qiu and Shi Dong murmured, moved.
「But perhaps it’s precisely because of all this hardship that I t you.」dicine Master Wen’s eyes lit up as she looked at the Bunny Heroine.「You draw your blade for injustice, overflowing with talent and grace, noble in character and outstanding in looks... Bunny Heroine, I feel like we’ve known each other forever. Shall we beco sworn sisters?」
Ah!?
Wu Qiu and Shi Dong were dumbfounded, their gazes darting between dicine Master Wen and the Bunny Heroine before realization struck—Miss was trying to kidnap this little girl!
Well, it made sense. The Bunny Heroine might seem a bit odd, but her talent, character, and combat ability were flawless. Plus, her family could equip her with Legendary Tokens—her background had to be at least equivalent to a Pillar of the Nation.
Miss encountering such an innocent prodigy was like a wolf spotting a maiden—how could she not be tempted?
「What!」The Bunny Heroine was shocked.「You actually want to be my sister-in-law!?」
「...No no no, I just want to be sworn sisters with you.」dicine Master Wen hastily explained. She was indeed curious about the Bunny Heroine’s brother, but not that curious.「Not sisters by blood, but sisters in heart!」
「Wait, let check if my brother wrote instructions.」The Bunny Heroine turned around and pulled out a manual, flipping through it before exclaiming:「Found it!」
She turned around and showed them the page:
【If you want to form a sworn sibling bond with soone, I, as your older brother, won’t interfere—but you must get your sister-in-law’s permission.】
Well, that brother’s not too bad, knowing not to ddle in his sister’s relationships... dicine Master Wen looked hopeful.「Then can you ask your sister-in-law?」
「That’s the problem,」the Bunny Heroine said, waving her hand.「I don’t have a sister-in-law.」
dicine Master Wen froze.「Then...」
「Which ans, until my brother gets married, I can’t form sworn bonds with anyone,」the Bunny Heroine said regretfully.
The first attempt at recruiting had failed, but dicine Master Wen wasn’t giving up. To her, the Bunny Heroine was at the perfect rebellious age, with no family supervision nearby—how could she follow her brother’s rules forever? As long as they spent more ti together, she’d win her over sooner or later!
dicine Master Wen suddenly rembered sothing:「Sister, what’s your business at Shu Mountain?」
Wu Qiu and Shi Dong couldn’t help but glance at dicine Master Wen—you haven’t even ford a bond yet, and you’re calling her ‘sister’? This is like a rejected suitor calling a girl ‘wife’ already!
「My brother said Shu Mountain has the inheritance of the Foundation ssenger. It hasn’t been passed on in years. If I can inherit it, I’ll be famous across the land,」the Bunny Heroine said.「In the storybooks, this kind of inheritance is always waiting for soone like , the protagonist!」
「Then I’m afraid you’ll be disappointed.」
「Why? Shu Mountain doesn’t have the inheritance?」
「The inheritance is there, but the one who will inherit the legacy of Si Wuxie... won’t be you,」dicine Master Wen raised her brows, her voice full of pride.「Because I am here!」
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