My incredible luck and the girl I picked up

"Oh, don't worry about it, I was just saying."

"Alright, this Frost Wolf should be enough for you to eat. Hurry up and pack up and leave, lest other magical beasts come along."

After Bai Lin gestured to her companion to tidy up, she walked up to Leng Yihan and bowed deeply to him.

"Thank you for saving me and my partner."

"No, it's nothing, just a small favor. Let's go back to the village."

After the villagers finished cleaning up, Leng Yihan also disposed of the Frost Wolf's corpse.

Quest items... When did I accept a quest...?

He glanced at the group of people behind him, then at the meat, fur, and other things in the bag.

I guess I just threw it to them. I'll give it back to them when we get back to the village.

The village where Bai Lin and her group lived had no name and only a dozen or so households. They relied entirely on hunting by Bai Lin's hunting team for food, and could only grow vegetables that could withstand low temperatures.

After arriving at the village, Leng Yihan handed over the things she had scavenged from the Frost Wolves to Bai Lin and then returned to the house she had started with.

"Phew... It's cold outside." Leng Yihan blew out a breath. It's a good thing it's not snowing outside, otherwise it would probably be even colder.

Looking at the completely dark sky outside, Leng Yihan was also very impressed with this hunting team that had gone out in the middle of the night.

“It’s already nine o’clock…” Leng Yihan looked at the time, which was pointing to 21 p.m., and suddenly didn’t know what to do.

"Never mind, I'll go find Binglan later."

After muttering something to herself, Leng Yihan sent a message to Leng Binglan.

Me: Where are you now?

"Dong dong."

"Ah? Please come in."

Hearing someone knocking on the door, Leng Yihan quickly spoke.

The person who came in was Bai Lin alone.

"Bai Lin, what are you doing here so late... Aren't you asleep yet?"

"Could you... teach me magic skills?"

Huh?

Hearing Bai Lin's question, Leng Yihan was stunned.

Huh? A player teaching an NPC? Isn't this oracle a bit too real?!

“Um…” Leng Yihan was completely flustered. What should she do?

"Please!" Bai Lin pleaded once again.

Oh my god! Can anyone tell me what to do?!

07 About the NPC girl striving for magical skills

"Please teach me magic!" Bai Lin gritted her teeth and knelt down in front of Leng Yihan.

"Why? I want to hear your reason." Leng Yihan didn't immediately refuse. Although it was unlikely, he could use that as an excuse to politely decline if she gave some unreliable reason.

"...I want to protect everyone! If you hadn't intervened when we faced the Frost Wolves today, we might all be dead... But we still need to live, we still need to go hunting. You can't stay here forever. If we encounter the Frost Wolves again, we'll all die! So I want you to teach me magic! I want to protect everyone!"

As Bai Lin spoke, the hesitation in her eyes turned into determination after she said those words.

"..." Leng Yihan stared at Bai Lin in disbelief. "I'm sorry, Miss Bai Lin, it's not that I don't want to teach you, I just really don't know how to help you..."

"...Is it okay?" She looked up, her eyes filled with determination and hope.

Leng Yihan was never good at refusing people, but he was truly helpless in this situation.

"Get out." Leng Yihan stood up.

"No, wait... why won't you teach me... give me any reason! Not enough talent, not good enough physical condition, or anything else!" Bai Lin also stood up hurriedly and grabbed Leng Yihan's hand anxiously.

"I didn't say I wouldn't teach, did I..."

"Hey?"

Leng Yihan turned around and looked at Bai Lin helplessly.

"then you……"

"Take a test. If you pass, I'll teach you. If you fail, you can give up on your own."

As Leng Yihan spoke, Bai Lin, who had been disheartened, seemed to see hope again.

"Sure! What kind of test is it?"

“If you run into me in the darkness outside within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, you win,” Leng Yihan said, pushing open the door.

"By the way, none of us can wear protective gear against the cold." Leng Yihan had her back to Bai Lin, a hint of apology in her eyes.

Sorry, Bai Lin, you really don't seem like an NPC... But I really can't teach you. After all, this is just a game, not a real world. Players' skills can't be taught to NPCs.

"No problem!" Hearing Bai Lin's firm voice, Leng Yihan sighed.

I hope you don't collapse first. With that thought, the two left the house and went to the square.

"If you meet me within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, I'll tell you how to cultivate demonic skills." Leng Yihan took out a self-burning incense stick from her backpack, stuck it in the snow, and said to Bai Lin.

"Let's begin now."

Upon hearing the sound, Bai Lin took a step forward, and Leng Yihan, who had been so close to her, vanished from her sight.

Bai Lin stood frozen in place, and the entire square became completely silent.

After looking around carefully, he couldn't find Leng Yihan anywhere.

So... what about the footprints?

Bai Lin casually walked towards the spot where Leng Yihan had first disappeared, glancing at the footprints on the ground out of the corner of her eye.

The ground was covered in snow, and even when invisible, footprints would still be left. So Leng Yihan hadn't moved since he went invisible, trying to create the illusion that he had disappeared.

However, it was just a small trick after all. Seeing Bai Lin walk over, Leng Yihan realized that her ability to become invisible might have been discovered, so she had no choice but to close the warehouse interface and move one step to the left.

Upon seeing a footprint suddenly appear on the snow, Bai Lin rushed towards it.

Although it's only level 10, its speed is quite good... That's interesting.

Leng Yihan estimated Bai Lin's current speed to be roughly the movement speed of a level 15 player.

What a pity. He was an extremely agile assassin, and he also had something like the speed-enhancing pendant. Bai Lin's speed was far inferior to his.

Seeing Bai Lin's outstretched hand, Leng Yihan simply stepped back slightly to dodge it, but the next moment, out of the corner of his eye, he saw another hand reaching for him.

Looks like I'm too inexperienced; I haven't even mastered the basics of paying attention to the other person's movements.

An assassin teleported behind Bai Lin, but because he had no weapon, the only effect he had was teleportation.

Hearing the commotion behind her, Bai Lin turned around and reached back with her outstretched hand.

But they didn't encounter anything.

"How could this be?" Bai Lin exclaimed in surprise, but in the darkness, Leng Yihan's footprints were no longer visible.

Ten seconds later, Leng Yihan's invisibility time expired, and she reappeared, but she did not use invisibility again.

Otherwise, it would be too much of a bullying of a young girl.

Watching Bai Lin repeatedly miss her target and Leng Yihan dodge time and time again, Bai Lin's movements slowed down considerably as her body became stiff from the cold. A stick of incense quickly passed.

"Time's up." Leng Yihan said, and Bai Lin, panting heavily, collapsed to the ground, her body trembling slightly from the cold.

"You failed." Leng Yihan looked at Bai Lin lying on the ground, trying her best to appear indifferent.

"No...please...give me two more chances..." Bai Lin struggled to get up, but her whole body was frozen red, and her movements became much stiffer.

“You’re frozen stiff…” Leng Yihan looked at the girl who was persevering.

"Mr. Yiwei, please give Xiaolin two more chances." A voice entered Leng Yihan's ears. Jeanne d'Arc Green had already appeared at the village entrance without her noticing.

"Little Green...it's so cold..." Bai Lin said to her, her mind somewhat hazy, upon hearing Jeanne Green's voice.

"Don't worry, it will warm up soon." Jeanne Green smiled and came over to hug Bai Lin.

The green light shone on the two of them, and the moment it disappeared, Bai Lin felt a lightness all over her body, and the fatigue and coldness disappeared.

"Little Green... what is this?" Bai Lin asked in surprise, which was met with a smile from Jeanne Green.

"Alright, Lin, good luck!" Jeanne Green pushed Bai Lin toward Leng Yihan and immediately began chanting a spell.

"That's a bit unfair... but a level 15 bard... that's interesting." Leng Yihan smiled and easily dodged Bai Lin's hand that reached for her.

"Acceleration!" Jeanne Green suddenly shouted from afar, and a blue light descended upon Bai Lin.

Bai Lin felt her body suddenly become much lighter, and her speed increased significantly.

That way, there's a chance!

Bai Lin's previously waning confidence resurfaced. She gritted her teeth and focused intently on Leng Yihan's evasive maneuvers.

"Sigh...it seems I have to teach her..." As soon as the second incense stick burned out, Leng Yihan immediately put in the third one.

His dodging movements gradually slowed down. He was only a level 23 character with no equipment; how long could he last in the icy snow?

Seeing the green and blue light reappear on Bai Lin, Leng Yihan gave a bitter smile.

It seems there's no other way.

Another assassination attempt teleported behind Bai Lin. This scene had been repeated many times before, but this time Leng Yihan failed to dodge immediately and was tackled to the ground by the quick-reacting Bai Lin.

"Phew... Gotcha!" Bai Lin exclaimed excitedly, grabbing Leng Yihan's collar.

"Sigh...you won." A belated purification spell was cast on Leng Yihan, and the stiffness debuff caused by the freezing disappeared.

“Mr. Yiwei, you must keep your promise~” Jeanne Green walked over from the side, with a slight smile on her face.

"Yes! Please teach me magic skills!" Bai Lin looked at Leng Yihan excitedly, completely unaware that Leng Yihan's face was already flushed red.

"Sigh... Just call me Yiwei. Don't worry, I'll tell you how to cultivate magic techniques, but I can't teach you... I don't have that much time." Leng Yihan tried to get up, but found herself pinned down by Bai Lin, and Bai Lin's position was also quite precarious...

Is this really an NPC in a game?! I can't tell the difference between it and a real person at all!