Invincible from Seeing the BOSS's Health Bar

Chapter 374: Chapter 201: A Small Cause_3

”Heh heh! A shrinking turtle is still a shrinking turtle! Really lurking through and through, aren’t you? Even hiding from your own kind without showing your face.”

”Since you say it’s a mission, alright then, you lead the way. I’ll go and lend this new guy a hand, so he doesn’t end up dead in some corner failing his mission, hahaha!”

Someone jeered sarcastically.

Che Linfang recognized that it was a fellow named Chi Zhenjie, whose true identity she did not know, but she found his personality quite abhorrent.

Below, there was a round of laughter, and two country bumpkins who were following Chi Zhenjie also helped jeer.

Che Linfang said with a stern face.

”Fine! So you want to help, do you? Then let’s go find Diao Deyi together!”

With those words, many fell silent.

Because no one knew whether this new leader was really off to execute a dangerous task or just making excuses because he was too afraid to show up.

Many eyes turned toward Chi Zhenjie, leaving him struggling for a way to save face.

In the midst of an awkward silence, Chi Zhenjie’s expression darkened.

”Let’s go then! I want to see what he’s actually up to!”

The other two country bumpkins, also called out, suddenly looked dismayed.

As the inn cleared out, the four of them came out from within.

Che Linfang also had a rough direction of where Fang Yu had gone.

But with low-level demon minions scouting the path, there shouldn’t be much of a problem.

...

An hour ago.

As soon as Fang Yu had just left home, Diao Ruru clutched her chest, feeling the frequency of her heartbeat.

”I should have... been of help, right?”

She was somewhat happy. Ever since Diao Deyi joined the Foolish Underworld, she had always been the one being looked after, and her willfulness had repeatedly put Diao Deyi in danger while investigating Brother Cha’s matters.

Now, she was finally able to be somewhat useful and lighten his burden.

Thinking of this, Diao Ruru started practicing her punches slowly again.

Her movements were awkward, but still proper.

Even without Ding Hui’s help by her side, she could still practice slowly.

This might be nothing for powerful martial artists like her young brother, but for herself, it was already a huge step forward.

”Advancing step by step.”

”I can’t drag him down.”

”Doctor Ding has said, as Diao Deyi’s position in the Foolish Underworld rises, I will become his Achilles’ heel and weak point.”

”I must become stronger! At least to the extent where I can protect myself!”

Diao Ruru’s face showed determination, though she soon started sweating profusely on her forehead and felt overwhelmed, she still gritted her teeth and continued practicing her punches.

After finishing the last movement, a strong sense of fatigue immediately washed over her, and she gasped for air as she barely made it back to her room and collapsed on her bed.

As soon as she closed her eyes, consciousness began to blur.

Perhaps due to excessive fatigue, she had a nightmare.

The nightmare filled her with fear and tension, and intense emotions surged rapidly through her mind.

She screamed in her dream.

And the moment she woke up...

Thump!

She actually fell from mid-air onto her bed.

Diao Ruru was somewhat stunned, covering her chest, which was still beating violently.

She felt dizzy.

What had just... happened?

Did I seem to... fall from the sky?

She was somewhat confused; the feeling of falling was so real, it didn’t seem like part of a nightmare.

”Right, what did I dream about?”

Diao Ruru couldn’t remember the details anymore, she only remembered being very afraid, constantly fleeing in her dream.

Thump thump thump!

Just then, there was a knocking at the door.

Little brother? Or Doctor Ding?

Diao Ruru shook her still muddled head, got off the bed, and quickly went to open the door.

As sunlight streamed in, she saw a slightly surprised bald monk standing at the doorway, with a woman who seemed somewhat indecently clinging to the monk’s arm.

”This female benefactor...”

”Wait a moment.”

As soon as the monk began to speak, Diao Ruru ran back to the kitchen, scooped up some rice into a bag, and then returned to hand it to the monk.

”I can only give you so much, if it’s not enough, you can go ask elsewhere.”

Before, Diao Ruru would not have given anything to a begging monk.

But recently, with life at home getting slightly better and various other things happening, Diao Ruru wanted to accumulate some good karma, praying for Diao Deyi’s fortune to rise and for his safety.

The monk seemed taken aback for a moment, then gave a wry smile as something dawned on him.

”This female benefactor, I am not here to beg for alms.”

”Ah?”

Diao Ruru was a bit confused. If not for alms, why was the monk knocking on my door?

Upon closer inspection, the monk looked somewhat familiar.

”Are you from Baoan Temple?”

”Do you remember me, female benefactor?” The monk’s smile was gentle, with the girl clinging even closer to him, suggesting some form of intimacy.

The monk looked slightly embarrassed, then said to Diao Ruru, ”The other day on the street, I was rushing and accidentally bumped into you, female benefactor. I never expected that our goodbye that day would lead to trouble when I see you again today.”

Diao Ruru immediately became alert.

She did seem to recall this monk, there might have been such an incident.

But she had grown up struggling on the lower rungs of society and was very familiar with these ’impending disaster’ scams.

”My young brother is on duty at the Foolish Underworld, master. If you have issues, you may go find him at the Foolish Underworld.”

With that, she was about to close the door.

With scammers like these, the best action was to refuse them entry, refusing to communicate.

You can’t let their trickery bewilder you.

However, in the next instant, the door that was about to close was firmly held in place by the monk.

”Female benefactor, my monastic name is Quan Heng, I am the supervisor of Baoan Temple, not some villain.”

Diao Ruru tried to close the door harder, but it wouldn’t budge, and she suddenly panicked.