Split Zone No.13
chapter-22

22 Unexpected Guest

As we put more distance between us and the border, I started to calm down .

Several times, I snuck glances at Nie Zun . His demeanor was carefree and unhurried as ever, and his eyes glistened like they were filled with diamonds . A casual turn of the eye, and starlight seemed to shoot out from them .

I looked down at myself, dressed in black robes with long, dark hair, and I couldn’t help pouting unhappily . With a flick of MF, my long, blood-red dress returned . I looked at the shadow on the ground with satisfaction . A tall figure with a head of curly hair . I twisted left and right, my red dress swaying to and fro . Then I grabbed a lock of bright red, curly hair and took a sniff .

Song Lu suddenly turned back and caught me in my moment of vanity . With a loving smile, she reached out and pat my head . “You really like being dressed in red . Like a burning inferno . ” Her eyes swept over my ankle, revealed under my dress . “But this dress reveals your split symbol . ”

I looked down once more . She was right . But I didn’t like wearing black . And I didn’t like having long, black, straight hair . What was there to be done?

When she saw my frown, Song Lu smiled and bent down . From her black robes, she pulled out a piece of red silk . “I asked Jie Pa to get this for me previously . ” As she spoke, she wrapped the red silk around my left ankle, covering my split symbol . She also tightly wrapped up my purple thorned whip . Not only was my split symbol now covered, I could also easily draw my weapon .

I giggled . “I knew you were the best, my awesome jiejie . ”

Once Song Lu was done, I grabbed her hand and hurried to catch up with the rest of our group who had walked ahead .

Several hours later, we finally made it out of the the Southern Forest . We’d met no strange characters on the remainder journey, and we didn’t come across the 99 border guardians of legend . The endless marketplace in the Southern District greeted us as we stepped out of the forest .

“Ah, the marketplace is here?” I asked with curiosity .

In front of the the marketplace, there were numerous colorful trees, creating the image of an old building that had suddenly appeared in the depths of a jungle, carrying a certain faroff beauty .

Covered with a layer of pale yellow paint, the building was different from the Western and Eastern District ones . From its appearance, it seemed that the the Southern District residents had worked together to cover the building . It must have been quite a bit of work . But the result was pretty good . It evoked a sense of compliance and obedience .

We walked into the building from the closest entrance to us, and the various stores gave my eyes and ears a pleasant surprise . There were all forms of stores in every direction . Perhaps because the residents here all had low MFs, there weren’t any strange looking creatures to be seen . Everyone looked like common, ordinary humans .

As Jie Pa looked around, he admired, “From everyone’s expressions, you can tell that they live peacefully and happily . ” I couldn’t help but nod in agreement .

Jie Pa pointed at a tea shop to our right . “Let’s sit awhile and observe the people here . It’s been a long journey after all . ”

Guan Nie had no objections . In fact, he led the group into the shop . We followed behind, one after another .

A young man, likely the receptionist, quickly moved to welcome us . He wore a white sweatshirt, black pants, and had a coat tied around his waist . His sleeves were rolled up, revealing a healthy pair of wheat-colored forearms . He also had high cheekbones and somewhat sharp, yet welcoming, eyebrows . Overall, he gave off a healthy and energetic aura .

He chuckled at us, revealing a mouth of white teeth . “From the looks of you all, you must be visitors . Since you were able to make your way here, you must be good people . Have a seat . I’ll bring you some specialty Southern tea . I guarantee that you’ll enjoy it . ”

He chuckled at us, revealing a mouth of white teeth . “From the looks of you all, you must be visitors . Since you were able to make your way here, you must be good people . Have a seat . I’ll bring you some specialty Southern tea . I guarantee that you’ll enjoy it . ”

Hands stuffed in his pockets, Nie Zun smiled at the man . “Thank you . But I wonder, if we sit here awhile, is there anything we can pay with?”

The lively young man led us to a table in the corner of the shop . With a bright smile, he replied to Nie Zun, “No, no . We don’t have anything like that here . Sit and rest easy, and when you’d like to leave, feel free to just get up and go . We don’t need anything . ”

“What’s your name?” I asked the young man . It had been a long time since I’d met someone as bright and optimistic as him .

“I’m called Ku Fei . Fei, like flying . ” As he introduced himself, he made a flying motion with his arm . The sight of his manly arm waving through the air made me laugh .

Our group sat down with easy hearts as Ku Fei walked over to the counter to brew tea .

Jiao S sat across from me, her face expressionless, stiff as a doll’s . But I’d rather look at Jiao S’ face than have to look at the face of that vile Guan Nie, whose own eyes were locked on Nie Zun . Still, it couldn’t be denied that Guan Nie was beautiful, with picturesque features, and skin pale as snow .

While I inwardly grumbled about Guan Nie, two figures walked through the entrance . I turned and saw that there was a man and a girl . The man was dressed in a white suit . With light brown hair and a pair of amber eyes on a fair and delicate face, he was tall and slender, and looked like a hero out of storybooks . I couldn’t help thinking that he looked very handsome .

The girl beside him was an entire head shorter, and she seemed rather young, 17 or 18 at most . She must have been around the same age as Ku Fei . She had elfish ears, likely conjured with mental force . Her skin was also very fair, with two apple red spots brightening up her cheeks . Like the man, her hair was maroon brown . Together with her delicate, elfish ears and a pink lady-like dress, she was the splitting image of a cute elf .

I quickly regretted calling her “cute . ” As soon as she walked in, she glared at Ku Fei, who was at the counter . In a shrill voice, she called out, “Ku Fei!” At her call, Ku Fei stopped brewing the tea and looked over to the door .

I quickly regretted calling her “cute . ” As soon as she walked in, she glared at Ku Fei, who was at the counter . In a shrill voice, she called out, “Ku Fei!” At her call, Ku Fei stopped brewing the tea and looked over to the door .

After seeing the two people who’d just entered, Ku Fei’s once energetic eyes darkened . He put down the tools he held and pat off his hands . Then he walked out from behind the counter . He walked up to the fair and delicate young girl and bowed . “Lady Mi Fu . ”

At his bow, the girl’s brows tensed and she pouted . From her waist, she pulled out a whip . It was shorter than Piercer and pink in color . She quickly and fiercely attacked Ku Fei’s partially exposed back . As my eyes followed the scene in front of me, I silently drew in a breath . A gash immediately appeared on Ku Fei’s back . His skin appeared to have been split off from the force of the attack . His white sweatshirt had also been torn, turning red as it seeped up his blood .

More importantly, the wound didn’t appear to heal immediately . Had her whip been coated with inhibitors?

Ku Fei stood up . Once he straightened his body, the large height difference between him and the girl named named Mi Fu grew prominent . When I saw the pain in Ku Fei’s eyes, I confirmed that the girl’s pink whip had indeed been covered with something . I frowned .

Ku Fei suppressed the pain in his eyes and smiled at the two persons . “If Lord Huan Qing and Lady Mi Fu had called ahead about your visit, we would have prepared Lady Mi Fu’s favorite tea and snacks . ”

My frown deepened . Lord Huan Qing? If someone in the Split Zone was being called Lord, they must surely have a lofty position .

As I thought about this, the young girl, Mi Fu, suddenly smiled naughtily . She fluttered her eyes at Ku Fei, and I let out a breath . But then, a second later, I saw her hand turn, lifting her whip, aiming for Ku Fei’s face .

Ku Fei didn’t seem like he would dodge her attack, and Lord Huan Qing didn’t look like he had any intention of stopping the girl at his side . Anxious, I saw the whip move towards Ku Fei’s face . An hour and a half before it would be able to heal . A naturally unbearable pain . From the girl’s previous display of power, his eyes were also likely to be injured .

But at the time, I hadn’t thought about it too deeply . Subconsiously, my hand reached for the purple Piercer at my leg . Because I’d been sitting, it had been very easy to reach . In an instant, my whip flew at the girl . No more than two centimeters in front of Ku Fei, my accurately aimed Piercer wrapped around young Mi Fu’s pink whip . I pulled aggressively .

At that moment, she looked at me with bright, round eyes . After looking me over, she pulled on her whip . But her strength was no match for mine . After a few tugs, she whined to me, “Who are you? Where did a crazy woman like you come from?”

But at the time, I hadn’t thought about it too deeply . Subconsiously, my hand reached for the purple Piercer at my leg . Because I’d been sitting, it had been very easy to reach . In an instant, my whip flew at the girl . No more than two centimeters in front of Ku Fei, my accurately aimed Piercer wrapped around young Mi Fu’s pink whip . I pulled aggressively .

At that moment, she looked at me with bright, round eyes . After looking me over, she pulled on her whip . But her strength was no match for mine . After a few tugs, she whined to me, “Who are you? Where did a crazy woman like you come from?”

Crazy woman??

A surge of fire rose inside me . A little girl like her was attacking someone for no reason at all, and she was calling me a crazy woman?

I stood up in my high heels and pulled on my whip . Standing up, with a tight grip on Piercer, I flicked the whip, and the girl fell backwards . The handsome Huan Qing, dressed in a white suit, rushed forward to catch her .

Huan Qing looked at me coldly, giving me a fright . In that moment, a burst of light suddenly spilled out from his eyes . Even his endlessly deep pupils started releasing a dizzying light . My eyes were drawn to it . In fact, my entire person seemed as if it were being pulled in by this primordial light . It felt like I was being pulled into a warm whirlpool, falling in, deeper and deeper .

Suddenly, I heard Nie Zun’s voice in my ears, “Li Shen . ” This time, his voice sounded different . It reminded me of the warm voice I’d heard in the forest that morning . The voice was warm and gentle, like water . It seemed to have the power to heal all wounds . That voice called to me, “Shen’er . ”

My mind was in a trace, but with Nie Zun’s call, my thoughts suddenly cleared . Before I realized it, Nie Zun had walked over to me . He leaned in and whispered with moist lips into my ear . “Don’t look into his eyes . ”

I dropped my eyes and pulled back Piercer . Without realizing it, my feet had retreated and I ended up behind Nie Zun .

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