Chapter 1737 - 641: A Chance Encounter While Seeking Shelter

The woman was momentarily at a loss after hearing Su Mo’s words.

How can there be a next time for becoming an apprentice?

Knowing that Su Mo wasn’t impressed by her skills, she wasn’t annoyed, and just shook her head:

"Forget it, a forced fruit is not sweet, but I do like your personality.

"What’s your name, young man?"

"...I’m called Wu Daoyou."

Su Mo once again used Wu Chengfeng’s father’s name to intimidate.

"Wu Daoyou..."

The woman nodded slightly:

"The name isn’t bad. You can call me Shiyiniang from now on.

"When you’re traveling in the Jianghu, if you encounter trouble, you can use my name. If they have heard of me, it might save your life."

"Big Sister Hua... is well-known in Jianghu?"

Su Mo asked in surprise.

"Not really, but with your skills, those who would bully you won’t be formidable characters.

"Such people, I can handle them.

"But if you meet someone who wants to mess with you despite my name, run immediately."

Hua Shiyi was carefree by nature, speaking without reservation.

Su Mo once again cupped his fists in thanks.

Looking up again, the group of mountain bandits had been completely cleared.

The place was a mess in no time.

Yang Xiaoyun, Wei Ziyi, and Little Situ came looking for Su Mo.

They were taken aback upon seeing Hua Shiyiniang.

Hua Shiyiniang was also somewhat surprised, looked at the three, then at Su Mo, full of amazement:

"You lucky fellow, you’ve got quite the blessings."

"...Please, Shiyiniang, don’t speak nonsense."

Su Mo quickly waved his hand.

He promptly introduced Yang Xiaoyun and them to each other.

Hua Shiyiniang nodded at them, then looked forward, seeing Lu Ren already in conversation with Chen Dinghai, discussing something.

She furrowed her brows slightly, and cupped her fists to Su Mo:

"Little brother, I’m going to chat with your master for a bit, please take care of us in the future."

"Ah, what do you mean?"

Su Mo feigned confusion.

Hua Shiyiniang gave a mysterious smile:

"You’ll know soon enough."

After saying this, she nodded at Yang Xiaoyun and the others, and walked away.

Leaving the four of them looking at each other.

Yang Xiaoyun couldn’t help but chuckle:

"This one’s quite interesting."

Su Mo lightly shook his head and recounted what had happened earlier.

Only then did they nod in understanding.

Afterwards, they all approached, and Su Mo went to explain the situation to Chen Dinghai.

Chen Dinghai pretended to ponder, slowly nodding, while Su Mo’s instructions reached his ears.

After saying what needed to be said, Su Mo led Yang Xiaoyun and the others back to rest.

The subsequent development of events proceeded according to Su Mo’s plan.

The group eventually got what they wished, aligning with Shunfeng Escort Agency.

Lu Ren now called himself Jia Ming.

Accompanying him, besides Hua Shiyiniang, was Hong Tai, skilled in fist and feet combat.

Just as Su Mo thought, the three claimed they were also heading to Imperial Court Mountain, Weiyang Palace, to attend the coming-of-age ceremony of the Jinglong Hall’s young hall master.

In the carriage were congratulatory gifts.

After the group cleaned up the battlefield and the bodies, they were slightly delayed by over an hour before setting off again.

After Lu Ren... or rather Jia Ming’s self-directed little episode,

the journey suddenly became smooth.

In ’gratitude’ for Shunfeng Escort Agency’s life-saving help, if they encountered mountain bandits blocking their way later, Jia Ming and the others often stepped up to handle it.

Whether it was through discussion or force, it spared Su Mo and his group the trouble.

Thus they traveled on, and in the blink of an eye, six or seven days had passed.

That day, even before evening, the sky suddenly became overcast.

Hua Shiyiniang, with nothing else to do, came to chat with Su Mo.

She felt that Su Mo possessed a kind of侠气, different from ordinary Jianghu people.

So she often approached him.

Initially, it was just casual chats with Su Mo, but soon she found herself chatting more with Yang Xiaoyun.

The two felt a meeting of kindred spirits, eager to become sworn sisters.

At that moment, the woman somehow procured some sunflower seeds, sharing them with everyone, while Hua Shiyiniang chewed and looked up.

Casually spitting out sunflower seed shells, she remarked:

"Looks like it’s going to rain, it’s indeed the rainy season now.

"According to the schedule, we should reach a town twenty miles ahead tonight to rest...

"But it looks like we might not make it."

"Sister Hua is surprisingly familiar with the way?"

Yang Xiaoyun thought deeply and gave Hua Shiyiniang a glance.

Hua Shiyiniang’s eyes flickered with some emotion, then she lightly shook her head:

"Just some old memories."

Then she laughed:

"But Sister Hua sounds much better than Big Sister Hua.

"You men are so clueless, calling me Big Sister Hua... anyone who didn’t know might think I’m an insect turned spirit."

At this, she stood up, gently clapped her hands, and brushed off the sunflower seed shells from her clothes:

"I’ll go scout ahead, I remember there’s a ruined temple somewhere nearby, not sure if it’s collapsed."

"If it hasn’t, it might give us a place to stay for now."

After saying this, she didn’t wait for Su Mo and the others’ reactions before taking a step and swiftly disappearing from view.

Yang Xiaoyun and the others withdrew their gaze from Hua Shiyiniang’s back and exchanged a glance, before Wei Ziyi finally spoke: