When I Lay Flat, the Female Lead Panicked - Chapter 7

Chapter 7: The Fox Borrows the Tiger’s Might

A sword was summoned and an array appeared. The immense spiritual energy of the sword array instantly surged, making Hu Chou’s pouncing and charging figure freeze and stiffen in place.

“Don’t be afraid, young lady.”

She actively reached out and pulled Luo Xiaoxiao to her side to protect her.

Wen Nanshu’s clear, cold voice softened, but the gaze she directed at Hu Chou was filled with deep coldness.

“…” Under this differential treatment, he clearly felt a life-threatening threat.

He swallowed slightly. In the face of absolute power, Hu Chou’s anger dissipated immediately. He was calm and didn’t dare to move.

He wasn’t an idiot. In a choice between living and dying, he would still choose to live.

Knowing he couldn’t win, and not having reached the point where he was tired of living, Hu Chou was about to retreat. But at this moment, Luo Xiaoxiao on the opposite side was not about to stop.

With her back to Wen Nanshu, she faced him and revealed a cunning, wicked smile that was more fox-like than his own.

With a brazen expression of “I love that you hate me, but you can’t kill me,” she mockingly stuck out her tongue and mouthed the words.

“Bleh bleh bleh… If you’re bad, practice more.”

“You!”

A mouthful of old bl00d got stuck in his throat. It wouldn’t go up or down.

He couldn’t beat her, and he couldn’t win an argument. Under the double blow to his spirit and body. Out of sheer frustration, Hu Chou stuck out his orchid finger.

His voice was a pitch higher in grievance. He whimpered and sobbed. He threatened her in a sissy-like, affected way.

“Wuwu, hmph~ You all better wait. I… I will definitely not let you off. Especially you, Luo Xiaoxiao! So what if you have someone who loves you, hmph! Who doesn’t? I’ll go back and get my Brother Tiger to teach you a lesson, wuwuwu…”

“Oh oh oh, Brother~ Ti~ger~ You’re acting like a fox borrowing a tiger’s might, huh… I’ve lived long enough to see a live idiom. Hahaha.”

Her shoulders were shrunken and she trembled slightly. She held back her desire to laugh out loud.

Luo Xiaoxiao quietly looked up at the beautiful woman beside her. Her expression was solemn and she looked coldly at Hu Chou’s actions. Her exquisite and beautiful profile.

Her watery eyes shifted. Her mind moved slightly.

Seizing the opportunity, Luo Xiaoxiao re-embraced Wen Nanshu. She rested her face on her delicate collarbone. On the surface, she was shivering in fear, but in reality, she was taking advantage of her.

Her voice was soft with fear. She complained pitifully.

“Wuwu~ Older sister, that bald man, he’s going to find someone to deal with me. I’m scared~”

“…Don’t be afraid. I’m here.”

She protected Luo Xiaoxiao and felt her delicate body tremble with fear. Wen Nanshu’s gaze towards Hu Chou became even colder. She judged in her heart.

A demon who bullies the innocent and weak and causes trouble everywhere? Should be slain!

Thinking this, a cold killing intent appeared in her eyes towards Hu Chou. She chanted a spell softly. Wen Nanshu’s spiritual energy fluctuations instantly became powerful.

“F*ck, Luo Xiaoxiao, you…”

He sensed the killing intent rushing towards him. His wailing and threatening movements trembled.

He looked in shock at Luo Xiaoxiao’s “green tea” act of a villain complaining first. The corner of Hu Chou’s mouth twitched. He rolled his eyes in disbelief. For a moment, his heart felt like it was having a myocardial infarction. He couldn’t figure out who was borrowing whose might.

She had no fighting ethics, absolutely none! Wasn’t Luo Xiaoxiao telling a lie to get him in trouble? Who was the one who was truly scared?!

The curse words were on the tip of his tongue, but the killing move wasn’t waiting. Knowing that this was not a place to stay for long, Hu Chou didn’t have time to curse Luo Xiaoxiao any more.

His life was more important!

Thinking this, Hu Chou miserably dodged Wen Nanshu’s attacks. As the sword array densely swarmed towards him, he gritted his teeth and activated his demonic energy.

He had a sword stuck in his curved buttocks and was injured. He howled as he turned into a wisp of black smoke and disappeared from the spot…

Even as he was escaping, he still yelled threats, “Aaaah! You all better wait, I will get you sooner or later…”

Hu Chou hadn’t finished speaking when the sharp sword intent of Flying Snow scattered the black smoke, domineeringly ending all his words.

…

“Don’t be afraid, he’s escaped. No one will hurt you anymore.”

She recalled her sword and felt the strength around her waist. She reached out and gently stroked the top of Luo Xiaoxiao’s head, carefully smoothing out her messy hair that had been “ruined.”

Wen Nanshu’s first action was to comfort the girl who was still trembling with fear in her arms.

“Mmm, Wen Nanshu is really so gentle…”

She felt the soft touch on the top of her head. She subconsciously looked up at her blankly. Her heart rate sped up for a moment.

Luo Xiaoxiao’s reddish eyes were still watery. For a moment, she only felt so happy that it was as if she was bubbling.

Was this really not a dream?

Was the person in front of her really Wen Nanshu?

Aaaah, so happy!

If only she wasn’t a cannon fodder, she would be even happier, wuwu…

And just as Luo Xiaoxiao was immersed in Wen Nanshu’s gentleness, unable to pull herself away.

Above her head, a few people from Wen Nanshu’s team slowly stopped their spiritual swords.

“Oh, Nanshu, it’s rare that you get to hug a beautiful woman. Are you so reluctant to let her go? Still holding her?”

Before the person was seen, her voice was heard. A laughing, bold, female voice came over.

“Heh, the few of us were curious earlier. Who could make our Master Senior Sister, who never lets anyone get close, hug someone and not let go. Seeing her up close, she really is a cute child.”

Another gentle female voice softly agreed, with a faint smile.

“Hmph hmph, Master Senior Sister, I saw it all! Even when you were repelling the demon, you didn’t let go of the little girl in your arms. Heh, do you like her so much~”

The playful voice was cute. As she spoke, the owner of the voice kept leaning forward to peek into Wen Nanshu’s arms, full of curiosity.

Three distinct voices suddenly appeared beside them.

Luo Xiaoxiao slowly poked her head out from Wen Nanshu’s embrace. Her cheeks were flushed. She was a little embarrassed as she backed away.

She lowered her gaze shyly and explained softly for Wen Nanshu.

“Um, no, that’s not it. It’s… it’s my fault. I was too scared, so I, I kept hugging older sister and wouldn’t let go. She didn’t hug… hug me.”

She answered shyly on the surface, but in her heart, Luo Xiaoxiao was secretly excited.

After all, for her, who had just finished reading Sword of Pride not long ago, these people were all too familiar!

So familiar that she could close her eyes and describe the backgrounds of the three people in front of her.

From left to right, the three beautiful women were Qiutong, Ningyu, and Cangruo:

Qiutong, a direct disciple of the Elder of Clear Peak. Her hair is tied with a red ribbon. She is passionate and candid. Her destined weapon is the Divine Whip.

Ningyu, a direct disciple of the Elder of Zither Peak. White silk is wrapped around her hands. She is gentle and kind. Her destined weapon is the Zither of Nine Heavens.

Cangruo, a direct disciple of the Elder of Elixir Peak. A flower is pinned behind her ear. She is playful and lively. Her destined weapon is the Cauldron of Ten Thousand Spirits.

She introduced them to herself in her mind. After all, those who hung out with the female lead couldn’t be bad. They were all direct disciples of the major elders of the Heavenly Sword Sect, and they would become powerful cultivators who grew rapidly later on!

“Heh, little girl, what’s your name?”

She smiled gently. Seeing Luo Xiaoxiao’s shy reaction, Ningyu couldn’t help but raise her hand and stroke her soft head. Her voice was gentle.

“Um, my name is Luo Xiaoxiao.”

“Then how old are you, Xiaoxiao? Have you had your coming-of-age ceremony yet?”

Qiutong looked down at Luo Xiaoxiao’s delicate and beautiful face. Her thumb gently stroked her chin, looking her over.

“I just turned 18…”

“Ah? You’re already 18? Then you’re the same as me. And counting by the month, aren’t you even a little younger than me?”

Cangruo looked at Luo Xiaoxiao with disbelief. Her face was full of amazement. She clearly thought the girl was lying about her age.

“I’m really 18…”

She looked at the tall, long-legged “older sisters” who were all around 175cm tall. They had surrounded her and were looking at her curiously.

Luo Xiaoxiao lowered her head, feeling a little restrained and awkward.

She looked more on the cute side, so it was understandable that she looked younger. But…

Wuwu… Oh boy. She wasn’t self-conscious about her height before. But now that she was in the cultivation world, she was being treated as an underage girl who hadn’t even had her coming-of-age ceremony yet, as if she were under 15…

Under the cultivation setting, spiritual energy was abundant, and the average person was a handsome man or a beautiful, tall woman.

She, at less than 165cm, looked like a loli among these graceful and outstanding long-legged “older sisters” who were all beautiful in their own ways…

Wuwuwu, she wasn’t sad, not sad at all. She was just her eyes were drooling…

“Alright, don’t scare her.”

Seeing that Luo Xiaoxiao was surrounded, Wen Nanshu was worried that she would be scared by her junior sisters’ enthusiasm. She spoke gently to help her out and pulled Luo Xiaoxiao out of the circle.

Then she looked at Luo Xiaoxiao and explained calmly.

“Miss Luo, don’t be afraid. We are all disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect. My name is Wen Nanshu. Can I ask you a few questions?”

“Mmm…” Caught off guard by the female lead’s beauty, Luo Xiaoxiao’s face was flushed. She nodded obediently.

“Your name is Luo Xiaoxiao.”

“Mmm.”

“Where are your family members?”

“We got… separated…”

“Was it because of that demon just now?”

“Mmm…”

“Where do you live? Do you remember the general direction of your home?”

“I… I’m sorry, older sister, I don’t, I don’t remember…”

She lowered her eyelids, revealing a hint of disappointment. It was as if she had recalled something she didn’t want to remember. Luo Xiaoxiao’s eyes were filled with tears again at some point.

Her voice was choked up. She forced back the tears in her eyes. She timidly reached out and lightly pulled Wen Nanshu’s sleeve, hesitatingly pleading.

“Older sister, I… I can’t find my family. And I, I don’t have any money or food on me. I don’t know what to do alone, wuwu… Older sister, I… can I follow you for now? Please…”

“Oh, don’t cry.”

She couldn’t stand to see a girl cry. She hurriedly handed a silk handkerchief to Luo Xiaoxiao. Cangruo was the first to feel sympathetic and spoke up for Luo Xiaoxiao.

“Senior Sister Nanshu, let’s take Xiaoxiao with us. If she’s alone, with no one to rely on, it will be very dangerous.”

“Yes, Nanshu. One more person shouldn’t affect our journey. Anyway, any one of us can protect her well. Let’s take Xiaoxiao with us.” Qiutong agreed.

“Master Senior Sister, what they said is not without reason. After all, this is a wilderness. We might as well take Xiaoxiao with us first and settle her properly in a safe town.” Ningyu suggested.

“At the moment… that’s all we can do.”

She truly couldn’t bear to leave Luo Xiaoxiao, a young girl who couldn’t even truss a chicken, alone in the wilderness.

Wen Nanshu thought it over and finally decided to accept the suggestions of her three junior sisters.

However… their destination, An Family Village…

Never mind. I’ll just protect her more tightly when we get there…

“Thank you, older sisters!”

Seeing that Wen Nanshu had agreed, the corner of her mouth instantly turned up into a brilliant smile.

At this moment, Luo Xiaoxiao couldn’t help but secretly congratulate herself on her cleverness.

She was so foresighted. She had already taken all the miscellaneous things like the carriage and the chair back into her storage space during the chaos. It made this area look empty and barren.

Not only were her clothes specially made, a light robe that was simple on the outside but luxurious on the inside. The immortal-grade storage bracelet on her hand was also an ordinary style that even a powerful cultivator in the Tribulation Crossing stage couldn’t see its purpose or value.

Even the small bead simply embedded as a decoration in the storage bracelet was a breath-concealing bead used to cover her demonic aura!

Hmph hmph… Opportunity is for those who are prepared! Her plan was so meticulous. It was no wonder that Wen Nanshu and the others thought of her as a poor little thing who was robbed on the side of the road…

Hehe, now she had a reason to spend more time with her wife.

This feeling of successful fan-girling, hehe, one word: awesome!

Wen Nanshu’s destination was An Family Village. Luo Xiaoxiao knew that from the beginning. She had planned to go there herself, to see the female lead from afar and proactively participate in the plot. And to observe if there were any uncontrollable plot factors after she approached the female lead.

…Who knew she would become so infatuated with the female lead midway.

Thinking this, she used her fear of flying on a sword as an excuse and snuggled even closer into Wen Nanshu’s arms.

While taking the opportunity to take advantage of her, she righteously justified her lewd actions.

A hero’s origin doesn’t matter, and a hooligan’s age doesn’t matter. Hehe, she was not a pervert.

They were both girls. What was wrong with sticking together? This opportunity would not come again.

If she didn’t stick to her now, and she ran off to hide in some remote corner, she might not even get a chance to see Wen Nanshu again.

So, heh… she had to get her fill, all at once!

“…” Her sword-flying motion paused. She looked at the girl in her arms with a questioning gaze.

Wen Nanshu’s brow twitched slightly. She slowly hid the strange look in her eyes.

This familiar feeling of being harassed… it must be her imagination…