The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#716 - story

The Heroes Assembly was just a bunch of wandering performers, so they weren't too particular about travel arrangements.

Although they chartered an entire boat for this trip south, it was just a small passenger boat.

The rooms on the boat were mostly small, just big enough for a bed, without tables, chairs, or desks.

In fact, after Lu Jing and Xia Huai put down their luggage, they almost filled the room just standing by the bed.

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"No need, no need," Master Bai quickly waved his hand, "Anyway, the money for chartering the boat has already been spent. It makes no difference whether you two are here or not. Just consider it making friends."

After a pause, he continued, "Your paper doll technique is truly amazing. I thought you two could win against Chen Tong, but I didn't expect you to win so thoroughly. May I be so bold as to ask, what are your plans for the future?"

Lu Jing had already thought of an excuse, and upon hearing this, he said, "Oh, we plan to go south to rely on one of my uncles."

Master Bai nodded, "These are difficult times. It's always a good thing to have relatives to rely on."

After saying that, he cupped his hands at Lu Jing and Xia Huai, "If you need anything else, you can find me in the room closest to the stern. Bai won't disturb you two any longer."

After Master Bai left, only Lu Jing and Xia Huai were left in the small room.

Looking at the small bed where they could only sleep close together, Xia Huai regretted lying about being Lu Jing's wife earlier.

How were they going to sleep?

Seeming to know what she was thinking, Lu Jing said, "You can sleep on the bed."

"Then what about you?"

"I'll sleep on the bed too."

"… … … …"

"I'm just kidding. I can go to the front cabin. It's quite big there, and there are chairs. I can just put a few chairs together to sleep on," Lu Jing said.

Xia Huai shook her head, "If people see us, they'll definitely suspect our identities as husband and wife. The main thing is important, so let's not create unnecessary complications."

She seemed to have made a big decision, pursing her lips and saying, "Stay here."

"Then you…"

"I'll stay here too," Xia Huai said, "As long as we both keep our clothes on, we can both have a clear conscience."

Her last four words seemed more like she was saying them to herself, to convince herself to accept Lu Jing staying.

"Should we put a bowl of water in the middle?"

"What?"

"It's nothing. I just suddenly remembered the story of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai. It seems like they also slept fully clothed like this once," Lu Jing said.

"That's a story you made up, right?" Xia Huai had read quite a few books, and she searched her mind, but couldn't find any memory of those two names.

"No," Lu Jing said, "If you want to hear it, I can tell it to you."

"Who wants to hear that kind of story." Xia Huai's face turned red, and she quickly changed the subject, "I think that Master Bai seemed to have an ulterior motive."

"Yeah, he probably wants to recruit us to deal with Chen Tong."

"Chen Tong? Although that guy has a foul mouth, he does have real skills. I couldn't figure out how he did that paper doll trick he performed just now. What about you?"

"I couldn't figure it out either," Lu Jing spread his hands.

Xia Huai was a little surprised to hear that. She knew that Lu Jing's eyesight was excellent, and he could even observe the smallest details.

Logically speaking, he shouldn't be fooled by the tricks of ordinary magicians.

"I can roughly guess what those things of his are used for, and I can also guess what the purpose of each step is, but I watched from beginning to end, and I really didn't see any flaws."

Lu Jing praised, "That guy is pretty amazing. No wonder he can be the mainstay of the Heroes Assembly."

Although Lu Jing easily defeated Chen Tong, he didn't underestimate him because of it.

Because he was using real magic against Chen Tong's fake magic, which was essentially cheating. It was normal to win, and there was nothing to be proud of.

This was also why Lu Jing didn't want to continue staying in the front cabin. He was afraid that the people in the Heroes Assembly would exaggerate too much about him. Although his skin wasn't thin, he would still feel a little embarrassed.

It was better to leave quietly like this, and also establish an image of a mysterious and cool expert, so as to avoid anyone coming to ask questions.

And after Lu Jing finished speaking, he heard movement again at the door.

To be precise, the rustling sound was coming from under the door.

He saw a small paper doll, cut very abstractly, flattening its body and floating in from the gap between the door and the floor. Then, it stood up, patted the dust off its body, and jumped onto Lu Jing's palm.

"I just ordered it to go around the cabin. Now it seems that everything is normal. Except for some people staying in their rooms and not coming out, there are no ambushes on the boat. It seems that they are indeed just wandering performers," Lu Jing said after watching the little paper doll gesticulate.

After saying that, he clapped his hands together, and the paper doll was pressed into his palm. After a while, there was no more movement, and it turned back into an ordinary paper doll.

"That's for the best," Xia Huai said, "I hope we can get to the place Guo Shaojian wants us to go as soon as possible."

… … … …

After that, the two of them basically stayed in their room for two days. Except for eating and using the toilet, they didn't leave the room.

They meditated and cultivated during the day, and slept fully clothed at night.

Unfortunately, the paper frog was very quiet and remained silent.

However, on the third day, someone knocked on their door again.

Lu Jing thought that Master Bai had come to persuade them to join the Heroes Assembly again.

Unexpectedly, the person standing outside after opening the door was the little girl who sang Peking opera.

"Little Lian?" Lu Jing raised his eyebrows.

"Brother Lu, Sister Xia, can I come in?" Little Lian asked, her tone a little anxious.

"I don't mind you coming in, but are you sure you can really come in?"

Lu Jing looked at the narrow room. After squeezing in two people, there was almost no space for a third person to stand.

However, before he could finish speaking, Little Lian had already flashed in.

Okay, it seems she not only sings Peking opera, but also learned some dance skills.

You could tell at a glance that she had trained her waist.

It's just that her dive almost landed her in Lu Jing's arms.

Lu Jing looked at Xia Huai beside him and simply retreated back to the bed.

At this time, Little Lian had already closed the door.

Her heart was beating very fast. Even from such a distance, Lu Jing and Xia Huai could hear her pounding heartbeat.

"You… you're being watched," Little Lian whispered.

Lu Jing and Xia Huai looked at each other and then asked, "Who?"