Violet didn't speak, but simply buried her head gently in the boy's chest.
After the two fell asleep, a soft sigh came from the other side of the room.
Sister Ling stared at the ceiling in the room.
The thought of being 19 years old and still not having a husband...
She's unlikely to fall asleep tonight, no matter what.
……
The next morning, Lu Ye and Violet trained in an open space outside the village.
They wore cloth clothes just like the villagers, with patches on them.
This was obtained by Lu Ye in exchange for her own coat from Sister Ling.
After all, integrating into this world is essential.
Wearing modern clothes will attract attention wherever you go.
Sister Ling didn't say much. She just touched the fabric of Lu Ye's coat and realized that this deal was very worthwhile.
After all, neither she nor Zhengji's father could come back.
Instead of letting those two sets of clean clothes sit there and get moldy, it's better to let them fulfill their value as clothing.
The fabric was clean but rough, but Lu Ye didn't mind because she was wearing underwear.
The training did not achieve the expected results.
Violet possesses exceptional skills, but she is quite clumsy when it comes to teaching.
Nevertheless, Lu Ye made visible progress during the morning training session.
From initially swinging his sword haphazardly, to later conserving his strength and launching targeted attacks...
His awareness shifted very quickly; sometimes he could even guess which direction Violet would attack from, but his body couldn't keep up with the speed.
Simply put, it is—
My brain understands, but my hands haven't.jpg
Combat is something that can't be understood just through theory.
Although it places high demands on the brain, it relies more on the body's memory.
Everything is difficult at the beginning, but it becomes easier once you get through it.
Thanks to the bonus from the [Swordsmanship Manual], Lu Ye's swordsmanship practice speed doubled.
But the real difficulties are yet to come.
Ordinary swordsmanship can be mastered through training, but to reach the pinnacle requires not only hard work but also talent.
Lu Ye checked his own panel.
A new skill, [Basic Swordsmanship LV1], has been added to the skills list.
He shook his head and continued to be trained by Violet.
The two did not head towards the village until the sun was high in the sky.
Although it was supposed to be a one-night stay, Lu Ye had already reached an agreement with the village chief in the morning.
Because of the bandits in the surrounding mountains, the village chief allowed them to stay in the village for a few more days, but they had to find their own food.
This is easily solved, as there are many animals and fruits that Lu Ye recognizes in this forest.
The villagers have been staying away from the village much lately because of bandits, but Lu Ye isn't afraid.
Although it is unknown whether the eight bandits they dealt with earlier were the group of wandering savages the villagers were talking about.
But with Violet around, and Lu Ye having firearms.
For ordinary mountain bandits, the word "danger" simply doesn't exist.
But while foraging for food, Lu Ye encountered... a monkey.
It was Violet who first reminded Lu Ye.
She said something was coming, and then Lu Ye heard the squeaking of monkeys.
In the woods, about a dozen monkeys surrounded the two of them.
They are not large, but they have sharp claws and teeth; if your face is scratched hard, you will probably be disfigured.
Lu Ye suddenly remembered something Sister Ling had mentioned before.
Lu Ye made Violet stand a little further away, covering her neck and eyes with her hands, and just stood there.
Violet obediently stood aside.
But if Lu Ye is attacked, she will immediately take action.
As Lu Ye had predicted, the monkeys did not attack him.
They clung to Lu Ye, sniffing everywhere, even prying open Lu Ye's mouth to smell the scent inside.
Lu Ye thought to herself, "You bunch of brats have such heavy tastes, but I pay a lot of attention to oral hygiene!"
Do you know Nais children's nutritional toothpaste? It's lemon-flavored!
After "inspecting" Lu Ye, the monkeys turned their attention to Violet.
But sensing a certain aura emanating from the girl, the monkeys dared not act rashly.
They sniffed it briefly, found nothing unusual, and then left.
"Why do you do this?" Violet asked.
“It’s very simple. Sister Ling said before that monkeys attack people and then smell them. The attack is the process, but the smelling is the result the monkeys want,” Lu Ye said. “They must be looking for something.”
That's right. According to Sister Ling's description, many monkeys have appeared in the mountains recently.
What are they looking for, traveling in such large groups?
This is something that Lu Ye cares about a lot.
There's nothing we can do about it; there are just too few clues about the Protoss fragments right now.
"I see." Violet nodded thoughtfully.
It was already one o'clock in the afternoon when we got back to the village.
At lunchtime, two bowls of millet porridge made yesterday appeared on the table.
Zhengji was somewhat displeased.
What happened to the agreement that we would only stay and not eat?
And Sister Ling, you're so hospitable!
Just as Lu Ye was about to refuse, there was a sudden, urgent knocking on the door.
Chapter 105 Is there anyone who can kill me?
Sister Ling opened the door.
The person outside the door is Zheng Ji.
He was accompanied by several villagers, the same people who had been guarding the village yesterday.
At their feet lay a corpse.
"What's going on?!"
"Ling, Sister Ling... I killed someone." Zhengji's face looked rather grim.
“This man was walking towards the village. We told him to stop, but he wouldn’t listen, and then Zhengji chopped him down.”
"How could this be... What if he's a guest of Lord Takamori of Ashina Kingdom?"
"Guests?" Lu Ye asked.
"Yes, Lord Gao Feng recently said he would send people here to help deal with the bandits," Sister Ling said.
The villagers turned the body over.
It was an old, unadorned face, with a shaved head and long, disheveled hair at the sides.
Not only that, his clothes were also very worn out, and his ribs were clearly visible on his chest.
"Judging by his appearance, he looks like nothing more than a warrior fleeing for his life," someone said.
"But I haven't heard of any fighting going on around here."
But Lu Ye stared at the man's features and found him strangely familiar.
What's with this damn sense of déjà vu?
I'll definitely have to ask Xiaobai about it later...
"Um... um..."
The person who was thought to be dead suddenly made a sound.
At Sister Ling's request, the injured person was carried into the house.
After his arm wound was bandaged, the old man woke up and scanned the people present with his cloudy eyes.
"I'm so sorry, sir. We don't know when the Imperial Household Department will attack, and strange things have been happening in the village lately. Everyone is very nervous."
The old man leaned against the wall, holding a knife, and didn't say a word.
“Sister Ling, you’re really foolish,” Zhengji glanced at Lu Ye, “It’s one thing to let these two strangers stay here, but to actually take in such a down-on-his-luck samurai…”
"I can only provide some basic medical treatment. Fortunately, the wound you made wasn't deep."
"What? It's just a minor injury?" Zhengji was shocked. "I clearly used a lot of force!"
"It's good that you're a timid person," Sister Ling said.
What a cold old man, Lu Ye thought to himself.
No matter what was said, the old man remained silent.
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