Chapter 5: A Fake Accident?

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Bang.

A loud sound of boulders falling to the ground spread throughout the mountain forest, and several giant wolves in black and white that resembled huskies fell to the ground with the sound, sending up lots of dust.

Looking at the alluring (slender) figure in front of him, Jiang Lin smacked his lips; as expected of a pure martial artist of the sixth tier, this punch was simply overwhelmingly powerful.

Fortunately, Chen Jia was a man, or else, if this small fist smashed your chest, wouldn’t you be coughing up several liters of blood from being overwhelmed by cuteness?

“Little sister, are you okay?”

Crouching down, Chen Jia looked at the stunned girl, who wanted to cry but was too scared to do so.

Just a moment ago, after the duo heard the girl’s cry for help, Jiang Lin and Chen Jia went to the rescue without even thinking about it.

Seeing Chen Jia’s look of tenderness, Jiang Lin was taken aback.

‘Something’s not right… Aren’t you from a demon sect? How is it that you’re purer than the upright ones…’

“What’s your name?”

Gently tidying the little girl’s long, silky hair, Chen Jia used a low baritone voice with a stunning appearance to say those tender words.

“Nan… Nan Xiaoman…”

The little girl gradually calmed down, but her big, bright eyes felt like they were going to tear up the next moment.

Under the moonlight, Jiang Lin looked at the little girl carefully.

Although her tattered clothes were covered with dust, and her hair was somewhat disheveled, the girl looked cute, with big, bright eyes and a small face. Though a bit thin, her features were very delicate. If she wore a gothic dress and walked down the street, she would be the target of some weird uncle pulling out his lollipop.

He had never seen this little girl before—that was for sure—but the question was: why did this little girl feel so familiar?

“Where is your house, little girl?”

Squatting down, Jiang Lin forced out an old fatherly smile.

“Xiaoman… Xiaoman doesn’t have a home…” the little girl said, her head down and her fingers poking at each other.

“And where are your parents, little girl?”

“Xiaoman’s parents have… been…”

Talking about it, the girl was on the verge of tears.

“Hey, Jiang Lin, what are you doing!”

Looking at the girl who was about to cry, Chen Jia grumpily raised his fist to swing it towards Jiang Lin.

“Brother Chen, wait.” Grabbing Chen Jia’s small fist and gently lowering it, he pulled him aside, and softly said, “What does Brother Chen plan to do with this child?”

“What to do with her… Take her with us, of course. She’s all alone. Should we let her fend for herself?”

“…” Jiang Lin’s eyebrows twitched. “Brother Chen, we are the villains… men from a demon sect… I think we should…”

Jiang Lin raised an eyebrow, and gave Chen Jia a wink.

“Jiang Lin!” Suddenly, Chen Jia pulled away and got in position to fight. “If you touch her, I’ll whack you in the chest!”

“Wait, Brother Chen, you misunderstood. I meant that Brother Chen is obsessed with martial arts, and is deficient in cultivating the mind with discerning people.

“Think, Brother Chen, how did we come across such a girl in these wild mountains, and why did this tender girl manage to survive until we arrived? And she just happened to be parentless and homeless?”

“What do you mean?”

Chen Jia also noticed that something was a little off, but couldn’t say what.

“I’m worried that this girl is from a demon sect, the kind that specializes in sabotage.”

Chen Jia said, “Has Brother Jiang also forgotten that we are from a demon sect…?”

“…”

Jiang Lin somewhat wanted to berate, “You’re so caring even though you’re from a demon sect.”

“What I mean is that if this girl had any conspiracies, Brother Chen wouldn’t be able to deal with it easily, being so focused on martial arts. So leave this girl to me, Brother Chen. Then, when we get to the town under Black Tortoise Mountain, we will help her find a nice family.”

Chen Jia rubbed his chin, and finally nodded. “Yes, that’s fine, but there’s one thing I want to ask.”

“Brother Chen, please ask.”

“Brother Jiang, you’re not one of those rumored something-cons, right?”

“…”

***

Early the following day, Jiang Lin and Chen Jia led Nan Xiaoman into Black Tortoise City under Black Tortoise Mountain.

As the town affiliated with Black Tortoise Mountain, which was hosting this grand competition, Black Tortoise City was already crowded, with various people from different sects walking around neatly in their respective sects’ uniforms.

People who cultivated generally didn’t have bad facial features; there were handsome and beautiful people everywhere.

At Jiang Lin’s suggestion, the three of them first found an inn to stay in, or there would be no more rooms.

After a flurry of instructions from Jiang Lin, Chen Jia waited in the inn with Xiaoman, while Jiang Lin said he was going outside to replenish his supplies.

As a result, when Jiang Lin returned, and took out three sets of women’s clothes from his storage ring and various rouge and female accessories, Chen Jia and Xiaoman looked at him as if he were a pervert.

“Ahem… When you go out, disguise is extremely important. Come on, let’s hurry up and change.”

Chen Jia was highly reluctant to wear female clothing, feeling that it was an insult to his status as a manly man.

As a result, after some duping and taking the lead by putting on female clothing and a few layers of rouge, Jiang Lin made Chen Jia feel torn; he thought that he shouldn’t be so ill at ease on such trivial matters.

Besides, the dress did look quite good.

Jiang Lin was a bit confused why Chen Jia went back to his room to change his clothes as Xiaoman did.

‘What’s there to be ashamed of? Let me congratulate you on how good…

‘Wait, could it be that Chen Jia is really a girl?’

With some slight excitement of anticipation, Jiang Lin waited outside Chen Jia and Xiaoman’s room.

As soon as they came out, Jiang Lin’s eyes immediately lit up. Just by changing clothes, Xiaoman looked cute and innocent, as if she was from a family with a literary reputation.

Chen Jia was otherworldly beautiful, with simple hair accessories, a tasseled gauze dress, and embroidered shoes. Although only his legs showed below the neck, he was beautiful!

But…

Looking towards Chen Jia’s flat chest, Jiang Lin felt a mix of emotions.

Jiang Lin felt like his pecs were bigger than Chen Jia’s.

To make it more realistic, Jiang Lin handed Chen Jia the two steamed buns he had just bought that were still warm.

“I’m not hungry.”

Jiang Lin rolled his eyes at Chen Jia. “I’m not hungry, either.”

Then Jiang Lin shoved the steamed bun into his arms. Chen Jia froze when he saw this, and then his fair and pretty face instantly flushed.

With a thump, Jiang Lin was knocked out of the building before he could react.

After the three of them ate lunch together, Jiang Lin was still uneasy about Xiaoman’s identity, and would take her to collect information. At the same time, Chen Jia, who didn’t trust Jiang Lin, also followed.

Walking on the street, Jiang Lin was about to use the secret technique, “You’re So Flirty,” to use beauty to ask for information…

At the other end of the street, a man collided lightly with another man’s shoulder, and then he instantly flew three meters back and onto the ground, spurting out blood from his mouth.

“Crap! An accident faker?”