Chang Xiuying retrieved her sword and slowly advanced through the main road. She suddenly threw her sword at 2 o'clock and a pained scream came next.
More people emerged and readied their weapons.
Chang Xiuying once again retrieved a sword in her item box and ran to strike first. The bandits encircled her then grouped up to defeat a measly kid. However, their expectations grew short as she slashed and thrusted her sword so skillfully that they failed to even graze her skin. Even the arrows to support the bandits were being intercepted.
"Move aside!" One of the big men shouted and the bandits immediately made way.
"You think you're so strong, aren't you, kid?"
Chang Xiuying grinned then gestured at the man to come to her.
"This kid!" The man bellowed in frustration.
Then he brandished his broadsword that was almost chipped then struck Chang Xiuying on her sides. However, she blocked it with her sword and arm. Then she crashed on the nearby tree and their sight was blocked with dust. When it cleared, Chang Xiuying already launched her body towards the man as she readied her sword to attack.
The big man gripped his broadsword tightly then swung it towards the approaching body of Chang Xiuying.
She twisted her body in the air and then met the broadsword with her sword head on. However, for their second contest of strength, the man lost as his weapon split in half.
"You..."
The bandit's eyes sharpened as he thought that the girl in front of him needed to be killed. With no weapons to use, he only had his hands to combat the armed girl.
However, they both heard battle around them. They didn't tore their gazes at each other as if they looked away, that would be the start of the other's attack. Suddenly, Chang Xiuying smirked and then threw her weapon away.
"It's unfair for me, so I'll also fight barehanded."
"Are you belittling me?!"
"No, not at all. I just saw that it was unfair."
The man gritted his teeth. He stepped forward then threw a hard punch at Chang Xiuying. Her hand grabbed the man's wrist then used his momentum to throw him to the ground.
"What!" He said in exasperation.
"Well, well, well… look who's the kid between us now," Chang Xiuying chuckled.
"You!!!" The man got up and then hurled a flurry of kicks and punches at the girl. But his attacks held no meaning if they were just hitting air.
"So slow..." Chang Xiuying yawned.
"Ugh!" Without much choice, he punched the ground so hard that it created a small earthquake. He used that opening to attack the girl who would be unsteady on her feet.
Chang Xiuying noticed this as she quickly swiped her foot to disrupt the man's footing, causing him to tumble down the ground. A sword suddenly appeared on her hand and then decapitated the man.
She searched his pockets if she could get any spoils of the war. There was a pouch on his belt and it was filled with the spatial element.
There were hundreds of gold coins… shouldn't they have a hideout and hide their spoiled treasures there?
Anyway, Chang Xiuying got the spoils and waited for the others to finish their battles.
Akira was happily burning people, Leovanni froze the bandits, Caine fought with his sword, and Gaius fought with his ability to use four elements.
Chang Xiuying was worried.
What if there are spoils in the other bandits' bodies?
Whatever… she didn't even defeat those guys.
"Ying!" Gaius screamed in worry. However, he just saw her playing by the branch of the tree. Well… not exactly playing, but training her body.
His cheek twitched and he found another determination to grow more stronger than the girl in front of him.
"Are you all done yet?"
"We're almost done here."
"Aah… I want some sweets."
"Eh?"
"I want to eat something sweet… I'm craving them. Get me some sweets… I want sweets… let me eat sweets..." she grumbled.
"Do you want some persimmons?"
"No! I want cake…"
"..."
"I think we have some chocolates here… do you want them? We can get cakes in Avarice once we settle there."
"... you sound like my mom…" then she whispered, "It's not like I have a mom. Pfft."
"Okay. Get down there and you'll get chocolate."
"Fine," she groaned as she jumped down.
"Here. Your chocolate," Gaius said, gently handing the chocolate bar to Chang Xiuying who snatched it, then happily ate.
Gaius took the courage to pat the girl on her head. It didn't elicit any reactions, so it encouraged him to pat her more.
She looked like a kitten… so cute.
When they saw that everyone was done with their jobs, Chang Xiuying ran over to the man who she fought then stored his body in her item box.
"What are you going to do with that?"
"If he's a bandit, he must have some bounty on his head. I can earn more money that way."
"... didn't you just get his pouch? Are you not satisfied with it?"
"It's to maximise profits!"
"You sound like an evil merchant..."
"I do have a firm. So, I am a merchant."
"Ah… right… I thought so," Gaius rolled his eyes then entered the carriage. The rest of them tied the remaining bandits and Chang Xiuying led them towards Avarice.
When they were in front of the northern gate, the guard immediately noticed Chang Xiuying.
"Xiuying! It's nice to see you so big now!"
"Oh come on… you didn't grow at all, Aron."
"I'm still 20!"
"Yet I almost reached you. Heh. I will grow more than you!"
"You little kid!" Then he ruffled Chang Xiuying as she laughed merrily.
Her party members looked at the laughing Chang Xiuying as they couldn't believe what was happening in front of them. Who was that girl?
Aah… she missed Avarice.
"It has been a long time since you got here. Come now, present me your identification card. What are you here for anyway?"
"You don't want me here?"
"No. Not that, you kid. It's just a surprise to see you here. I thought I would see you around another three months."
"We have a mission here… I want to go home now..."
Aron laughed then patted her head once again before viewing her identification. His eyes widened when he saw that it was a guild card and she was at Rank B.
"... you… you're Rank B?!"
"Is it that surprising?"
"I… I don't know exactly… in the day you left here, you're not even a part of the guild. Yet now… you're high up! What kind of situations did you experience?!"
"I have no choice… the academy is part of the guild there, so it's mandatory."
"I see..."
"Can we get in now?" Akira interjected. "I'm so hungry now."
"Please excuse me, Aron."
"You don't need such pleasantries between us. Go. Enjoy your stay here and hope to see you again in 3 months."
Chang Xiuying smiled brightly then went off to a nearby, but luxurious inn.
They parked their carriage in there and immediately went off to eat in the ChangHao restaurant. However, there was a longer line of people waiting for service.
"We're going to wait in that?"
"No. Follow me," Chang Xiuying said as she led them to the back door then entered her home.
"Eh? Master?! Why are you back?! Did something happen?" Despite Flora's worries, she held Chang Xiuying in a tight hug as her head settled on her supple breasts. Chang Xiuying could smell how feminine the other had become. Rather… it was too sexy… did she have someone she can impress in the short while she was gone?
Well, three months is not that short nor long.
Anyway, Flora welcomed the party in their dining hall and served them with food that was more delicious than Chang Xiuying.
"I feel like I've gotten used to this lifestyle… I might not be able to come back to my normal world..." Leovanni muttered as he looked over at Flora's seductive appearance.
However, Chang Xiuying turned his head then said, "You can't look at my people like that."
"What! I just found her very alluring! When did you pick her up?"
"We are picked up by Master in this very building. Previously, this was the slave trader's building. We renovated this into our liking and got our own rooms."
"Ah… so, you're all slaves?"
"No. Master already erased the brands we had as a slave."
Leovanni spurted out the food he was chewing.
"How unsightly," Akira grimaced.
"I'm sorry. But, you know that the slave's mark is contained with mana that that spell could never be broken, right?"
"Ah…"
"So, Ying, how did you erase it exactly?"
"I used my Qi."
"Qi?"
"It's like a life force similar to mana."
"We have that life force here?"
"You don't know? I've been practicing Qi arts since I got here. All of my people also learned it."
Leovanni touched his temples then sighed. "You all are weird people."