Chapter 009: The Strange Armor Volume Eleven

I said I cannot defeat you, so go ahead and kill me

It is not some secret or treasure, just as I was about to continue watching, I saw the woman in black return, with a cold laugh, indeed you have hidden it, and she came to seize it.

May I ask, young lady, what is your age? Where do you reside? Have you already made a promise to a suitor?

Why would I kill you? I only want a book. Hurry up and speak, young lady, my patience is limited

Another slap

Teacher Yang inquired what was lost, and I replied that a set of the Four Books and Five Classics was lost. It is lost, so it is lost; everyone should be cautious. Two people are on duty tonight

Liu Qingfeng ordered four dishes and one soup: scrambled eggs with tomatoes, stir-fried shredded potatoes with tomatoes, steamed shredded potatoes, and poached tomatoes, along with a tomato and egg soup, spending a total of twenty wen. After walking all day, these few dishes were hardly enough to eat. I said, well, Liu Qingfeng really knows how to live and enjoy life.

I scrutinized the woman; she was tall and slender, dressed in tight black clothing, with two short knives fastened at her waist. She appeared to be a skilled practitioner. Instructor Yang slapped Liu Qingfeng and quickly apologized, saying, "As we pass through this esteemed place, my brother here is unaware of the depths of the situation and has spoken somewhat rudely. I hope you will forgive any offense caused.

As soon as I turned around, my body was struck at a pressure point. It was the woman in black whom I encountered that evening. I angrily asked, "Who are you to dare to target the Central Plains Escort Agency?"

I said, young lady, the book is right there. If you find it, you find it; if you don't, then forget it. Why make things difficult for a small errand runner like me? Ah, I see you are yielding. Fine, just wait. After saying this, she left.

Master Yang instructed, when traveling the rivers and lakes, one must not make enemies and should refrain from indiscriminate flirting. Liu Qingfeng, for this trip, I will deduct one hundred wen from you as a penalty. Liu Qingfeng replied, then the travel subsidy should not be deducted, right

Why does everyone like to make others wait these days? Longmen Escort's Geng Liang makes me wait, Zheng Guansi makes me wait, and this young lady also makes me wait. I have quite a few people waiting for me

There were four or five tables of customers in the restaurant, and at the next table sat an elderly man and a young girl. Upon hearing our order, the girl couldn't help but chuckle. Liu Qingfeng, slightly annoyed, was about to ask what she was laughing at, but upon seeing how exceptionally beautiful the girl was, he immediately changed his tone and said

With so many books, if you only take one or two sets, I will say they were damaged during transport. What is the purpose of your efforts in this case

I went to the front of the car and found those two books, which were indeed Volume 11 and Volume 12 of the series. I opened Volume 11 and found that one page in the middle of the book was different from the others. When I turned to that page, I saw the first line of text: September 28, visited the Confucian Temple, and at night, arrived at the Huaqing Palace

After finishing dinner, I went to replace the guards at Black Wind Stronghold. Once I was rested, the four of us opened two rooms, with one person on duty. I was on duty during the third watch, so I went to bed early. At the third watch, I got up and went to the escort vehicle's room. There were quite a few mosquitoes in the vehicle room, making it impossible to take a nap. At that moment, a shadow flashed by, and the voice said, "Kid, watch the sword."

I said, my friend, as the saying goes, a poor family can afford a rich journey. When traveling, how can one compromise on oneself? Upon arriving in Huanghua, we found a local Home Inn to rest. When on a journey, it is most taboo to spend the night in new, small, or isolated inns.

Your Central Plains Escort Agency is merely a second-rate escort agency, as the woman in black goes to rummage through the goods on the escort cart. Just as I was about to shout out, my voice was silenced once again.

I recall that Liu Qingfeng found the carriage too hard in the afternoon and used two books to cushion her seat. However, this woman is going to such lengths to find Volume 11 of the Jia series; could it be that there is some treasure map or martial arts manual involved

According to the rules of the martial world, the Cangzhou escort agency does not call for escorts. As we approached Cangzhou, we collected the escort flag and escort number. Five of us unloaded the cart, and we placed the escorted goods in the backyard. During meals and sleep, one person must guard the escort cart. The Black Wind Stronghold took the initiative to guard the escort cart while the other four of us went to eat.

I was already prepared, invoking the Way of Tai to confront them, but unfortunately, the disparity in martial arts skills was too great. I shouted, "There is a female thief!" The volume 11 of the book was snatched away. As Yang and the others came out, the woman lightly leaped and vanished into the night.

Little girl, your humiliation towards me will come back to haunt you in the future; be careful, as I might sell you to a brothel.

I have tried to practice the techniques from the textbook to open the acupoints, but I have failed several times. Don't waste your effort; this is our exclusive acupoint pressing method, which has yet to be deciphered by other schools.

Damn it, I have been acupressured and cannot respond, my eyes are darting around in anxiety. Oh, the woman in black has released my acupoint. Where are the two hundred sets of the Four Books and Five Classics published by Zhonghua Book Company, Volume 11 of the first series?

The woman in black rummaged through a pile of books at the China Bookstore, strangely unable to find what she was looking for. After searching for a moment, she approached me, pointing a short knife at me and said, "I want to ask you a few questions. If you shout out of turn, I will slit your throat. Do you understand?" When I did not respond, she added, "Forget it, I might as well just kill you."

A slap was delivered, and the response was irrelevant. I ask you again, where is Volume 11 of the series?

The woman's expression slightly cleared, yet she did not become angry. She clasped her hands and said, "Well said, well said." Then she sat down to eat with the old man

We laughed heartily in the car, and Liu Qingfeng said, "Stop laughing, I will treat you to dinner." Seeing our expressions, Liu Qingfeng quickly added, "However, let me be clear, this meal will cost a maximum of 40 wen."