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Chapter 64 - 64 64 Chasing the Robbers 3 more updates

64: Chapter 64 Chasing the Robbers (3 more updates) 64: Chapter 64 Chasing the Robbers (3 more updates) Because the operation was done roughly via telepathy, the Puppet Girl’s voice was cold and calm, as if devoid of any emotions.

Lin Xing nodded and said, “So, Master Bai, can you now climb out by yourself?”

Bai Yiyi replied, “Hehe, although this new body of mine looks like a young girl, it’s still a puppet, so its quality is quite impressive.”

Like a child showing off a new toy, Lin Xing then saw the Puppet Girl, under Bai Yiyi’s control, grab the rope and quickly climb towards the well’s opening.

However, the movement looked incredibly stiff, more like a corpse than a living being.

After taking the remnants of pages and notes, Lin Xing climbed back up to the well opening and realized that dawn had broke; a whole night had elapsed unknowingly.

Turning around, he saw the Puppet Girl already waiting outside, handling a cat doll randomly, experiencing the novelty of operating two bodies at once.

For a moment, she felt that her new body was fast as a galloping horse and strong as an ox, its physical condition almost comparable to people who had received the soldier’s inheritance.

Bai Yiyi exclaimed excitedly, “Lin Xing, I feel like this body of mine has an inexhaustible amount of energy!

Climbing dozens of meters up didn’t even make me gasp for breath!”

Lin Xing said, “This body is, after all, a puppet, and it has been cultivated for so many years—it’s quite normal for it to be strong.

Moreover, according to the manuscript, this puppet is constantly absorbing spiritual essence to replenish what it expends, so your usual activities barely exhaust your strength.”

Thinking of this, Lin Xing’s eyes suddenly gleamed, “Master Bai, let’s spar a bit.”

Lin Xing threw a punch and the Puppet Girl extended her hand to block.

In the blink of an eye, more than ten moves had passed, and though the Puppet Girl’s strength and speed were formidable, her movements were stiff like a corpse, allowing Lin Xing to completely dominate her with the Taiching Long Fist.

Realizing this, Lin Xing shook his head and reluctantly called a stop.

“If only this puppet were more formidable, perhaps I could battle with Master Bai every single day.”

“Let’s go, Master Bai, we should head back.

So many people died here; I need to inform the authorities.”

After Lin Xing returned to the inn, he found that the chairs and tables in the main hall were strewn all over the place.

The innkeeper, Mr.

Li, was lying on the ground, his face covered in blood, with tears mixed with the blood.

Lin Xing asked in surprise, “Old man, what happened?

Were you also attacked by a ghost?”

“Ghosts?” Mr.

Li’s son cried, “It was not ghosts, but the group of burly men who stayed last night.

They accused my dad of overcharging them when settling the bill.”

“They argued with dad and then they beat him up, even robbed the silver from the till.”

Mr.

Li sighed, “Forget it, to suffer a loss is to be lucky, we can earn more silver, but it’s fortunate that our lives were spared.”

Lin Xing exclaimed in surprise, “Was it those travelers next door to me?

I had even seen them being chased by ghosts and saved them on impulse, only to find out they’re all bandits?”

His eyes suddenly sparked with determination and he asked, “Which way did they escape?”

Mr.

Li’s son answered, “It seemed like they headed north.”

Nearby, the coachman said, “Mr.

Lin, they all rode horses and have been gone so long, we surely can’t catch up with them now.”

Lin Xing frowned, then suddenly looked towards the door where Bai Yiyi was walking in.

“Master Bai, let’s go.” Grabbing the hand of the Puppet Girl, Lin Xing dragged her outside, “You’re coming with me to catch them.”

Bai Yiyi asked doubtfully, “How will we catch them?”

Lin Xing gently leaped and mounted the head of the Puppet Girl, “This puppet moves quickly and has enduring strength, far superior to any ordinary horse—perfect for chasing down those robbers.”

Bai Yiyi kept telling herself, “Hold back, Bai Yiyi.

What were thirty years of glory to the east if not followed by thirty years to the west?

Once you master the ultimate Martial Arts again, today’s slight dishonor will mean nothing.”

Lin Xing gently tugged at the Puppet Girl’s hair and said, “Let’s go, Master Bai.”

The Puppet Girl’s fist clenched unknowingly, and Bai Yiyi muttered to herself, “He’s sick, he’s having an episode, don’t take it personally.”

Lin Xing didn’t forget to turn back and instruct the coachman, “After I leave, remember to report to the authorities, just report to the officials, there are corpses in the dry well in the Zhou family’s backyard…”

The next moment, the Puppet Girl carried Lin Xing and sprinted out.

The upper half of the Puppet Girl was motionless as if floating, but the lower half was a blur of legs, creating a string of afterimages as she dashed out.

The Puppet Girl’s posture and movements were bizarre, but her speed was not slow at all, and in the blink of an eye, she was about to rush out of Wang Family Town.

But it seemed that wasn’t fast enough for Lin Xing, who pinched three “breeze talismans” and declared, “Natural forces of heaven and earth, heed my command, rise, wind!”

A wild wind instantly surged, pushing the Puppet Girl’s body to accelerate forward, leaving a long trail of dust behind her like a giant dragon.

Inside the inn, Mr.

Li and his two companions watched in amazement as Lin Xing rode away on a girl, not understanding what exactly was happening.

…

“Phew!”

Looking up at the increasingly harsh sun, the elder and his band of bandits took a rest under a tree’s shade.

Recalling that this operation had returned with no gains, the old man felt infuriated.

However, at least they had robbed an inn before they left and ambushed a group of traders on the road, which had somewhat appeased his anger.

A bandit said next to him, “Taiping County is just ahead, once we bypass it we can enter Wolong Mountain, then we’ll be completely safe.”

Just then, a subordinate pointed at the distant sky filled with dust clouds and exclaimed in surprise, “What is that?”

Everyone stared in that direction, and after a moment they could make out something running through the dust.

As the thing approached, the elder exclaimed in shock, “Is that…

Lin Xing riding on a woman’s head?”

Though they couldn’t understand why Lin Xing would ride on a woman’s head or how that woman could run so fast while carrying Lin Xing, the sight of Lin Xing chasing them still gave them a fright.

Yet as the leader of the bandits in Wolong Mountain, the elder waved his hand and said, “Don’t panic; we didn’t reveal our identities in front of Lin Xing, remember he even saved our lives from the ghouls.”

“Stay calm, he’s definitely not here to chase us.”

But just as the elder was calming everyone down, he saw Lin Xing had already come directly to them, startling several of the bandits so much that they instinctively reached for their swords.

Even the elder himself couldn’t help but doubt whether Lin Xing had really seen through their identities.

Riding atop Yiyi, Lin Xing glanced at the elder and the other bandits, declaring, “You run pretty fast, paying debt with debt, atoning murder with life, come with me.”

With a sigh, Yiyi thought to herself, “Ah, he’s off again.”

As Lin Xing drew closer, the bandits grew increasingly nervous.

And right after Lin Xing made his declaration, one of the bandits, unable to withstand the pressure, shouted in terror and swung his blade toward Lin Xing.

Lin Xing’s eyes flashed brightly: “Broad daylight, and you still dare to commit violence?!”

As he finished speaking, he had already pulled out a ruler from his backpack.

He lightly tossed the transparent ruler, which zipped out like a bolt of lightning and shattered the bandit’s knee.

The other bandits exploded in all directions, only to see the ruler slicing through the air like thunder, sweeping across all the bandits in an instant.

Watching his subordinates collapse one by one, clutching their knees and screaming, the elder stared steadily at Lin Xing and asked, “How did you recognize us?”

Lin Xing replied, “Robbing an inn, murdering traders, you’ve got quite the nerve.

Did you really think you could escape?”

The elder was slightly startled: “Ah?”

Lin Xing continued, “Since you’ve crossed my path today, I shall bring you all to justice.”