Chapter 493: Chapter 487: A Marriage Proposal So Soon?

After a moment of stunned silence at the young woman’s words, the burly men burst into wild laughter.

"Hahahahaha..."

The leader of the group was bent over with laughter. After a long moment, he rubbed his stomach and said, "L-Little lady, you’re quite the joker. But that’s enough of that. It’s getting late."

The young woman said quizzically, "But it’s still quite early."

The burly man flashed a lewd grin. "My brothers and I are going to take turns consummating our marriage with you tonight. In that case, it’s not early at all."

As he spoke, he lunged forward, a hand as large as a palm fan reaching for the young woman.

She was so frail, his hand so massive, that it looked as though he could easily wrap his fingers around her slender neck and snap it.

But the young woman didn’t move an inch. She didn’t dodge, and there was no panic in her eyes. She only sighed and said, "If I didn’t have some backing, how could I dare to roam the Jianghu and uphold justice?"

The burly man’s hand stopped an inch from her face, frozen in place.

His brothers had been waiting for the show to start, but now they sensed something was wrong. Even a cat playing with a mouse wouldn’t stay still for this long.

Looking closely, they saw the man’s hand was trembling violently. Large beads of sweat dripped from his forehead.

The moment he had struck, a bone-chilling killing intent had washed over him.

It was accompanied by a voice that echoed only in his mind: "Don’t move. Move and you die. Await her judgment."

"What’s wrong?" one of them asked, about to step closer to get a better look.

"Stay back!" the burly man roared.

His roar startled all of his brothers.

"Little lady, who in the world are you?" the burly man asked cautiously, all of his previous arrogance gone.

"I am but a nameless nobody."

The burly man froze, then a helpless smile appeared on his face. "Nameless in white clothes... So you’re the famous Nameless in White Clothes. Our defeat is well-deserved. Can I just leave this hand behind?"

A commotion rippled through the surroundings, like a crowd in a marketplace erupting in discussion after someone suddenly produced a massive gold ingot.

These vicious thugs had clearly heard of the name "Nameless in White Clothes" and her deeds. The terror and panic in their eyes were impossible to hide.

"Nameless in White Clothes" had abruptly appeared in the Jianghu three years ago, upholding justice wherever she went.

At first, everyone thought she was just a lucky girl, but soon, one famous master after another began to die at her hands.

Later, people gradually came to understand that she wasn’t the one striking the blows. It was a master who always remained hidden by her side, never showing his face.

No matter how many people went after her, or how high their level of Martial Arts, they would all die without a sound.

Some who refused to believe the tales deliberately went looking for trouble with "Nameless in White Clothes."

But whether they were Postnatal Top Masters or Innate Masters, they all lost their lives permanently without even being able to make a single move.

Even more shockingly, it was rumored that an Evil Sect Immortal Master, captivated by her fragility and beauty, had tried to abduct her to be his Furnace Cauldron, only to also die in silence.

That was an Immortal Master!

If the rumors were true, then the person behind "Nameless in White Clothes" had to be an expert even among Immortal Masters.

If you provoked a Mortal, you could still run and hide.

But if you provoked an Immortal Master, you could only pray for a quick death and hope your family and friends weren’t implicated.

The young woman sighed. "You have all courted death. However, heaven values life, so I don’t necessarily have to kill all of you. If you had retreated earlier, leaving a hand behind would have been enough. But now, to make an example of you, I must take your life. Of course, you can try to resist, but if you do, all of you will die."

Cold sweat streamed down the leader’s back.

Life is so wonderful, who would want to die?

But he truly had no choice.

Either he died alone, or he dragged his brothers down with him.

After all, people with far greater Martial Arts than them, even masters of the Innate Martial Dao, had died without even a chance to strike when they encountered Nameless in White Clothes.

The burly man sighed to the heavens. "I will die!"

"Big Brother!" "Don’t, Big Brother!" "We’ll fight her to the death!"

His brothers were in an uproar.

A moved expression appeared on the leader’s face, and he was about to say something. In the next instant, a hole the size of an egg appeared in his throat, and blood gushed out.

He gurgled a few times, trying to speak, but couldn’t get a single word out as he slowly fell backward.

The young woman in white still hadn’t drawn her Sword. Naturally, she wasn’t the one who had just acted.

The remaining thugs had been shouting fiercely just a moment ago, but now, one took the lead, and the rest began to slowly back away.

After retreating several dozen paces, they all turned in unison and ran for their lives, cursing their parents for not giving them two more legs.

Once the thugs had all vanished without a trace, the young woman in white bowed in all four directions. "Thank you for your help, Senior!"

She had no idea who the hidden person was—not their gender, height, build, or appearance. She didn’t even know which direction they were in, so she could only bow to all four.

Ever since she could remember, no matter what danger she found herself in, she would always emerge unscathed.

She used to think it was just a coincidence.

But when she was eleven, an old enemy came for revenge after perfecting his Martial Arts. Her parents, who ran an Escort Agency, were no match for him. Just as it seemed their whole family was about to fall, the enemy—a top-tier master in the Jianghu—and his accomplices died violently in an instant.

That couldn’t have been a coincidence, could it?

At the age of fourteen, she began to venture into the Jianghu on her own.

She loved to meddle. Whenever she saw injustice, she had to intervene.

In truth, she had already developed decent Martial Arts skills, as her aptitude was truly excellent. But her secret protector was always worried.

Anyone who could pose a threat to her would be killed before they could even get close.

And so, in her three years of roaming the Jianghu, the opportunities she had to actually fight were few and far between...

But she wasn’t dissatisfied by this.

After all, her goal wasn’t to show off, and she didn’t care that much about her own Martial Arts.

As long as she could genuinely help the weak and innocent, she was content.

After giving her thanks, the young woman prepared to leave.

After all, in all these years, the person had never appeared or spoken to her. She had grown accustomed to this silent protection.

However, a handsome young man abruptly appeared before her, as if he had been standing there all along, hidden by some Blinding Technique that he had just dispelled.

The young woman was startled but showed no sign of it on her face.

She didn’t know who this person was, or if he was the one who had been secretly protecting her all this time.

She just had a gut feeling that he meant her no harm.

Besides, his smile was so beautiful...

"I’ve come for you," the young man said gently.

His smile held a hint of doting affection.

"Come with me!"

The young woman, Wu Ai, stared at him blankly, her mind in turmoil.

"Th-this... This isn’t right!" she stammered.

"I’ll take you to tell your parents. From now on, you’ll be with me."

’Meeting my parents so soon? Is he going to propose? This is too fast! I’m not ready for this!’

The young man held out his hand, and the young woman, Wu Ai, didn’t shy away.

The next second, she found herself flying into the sky. "Ahhhhh!"

After screaming her lungs out for a moment, Wu Ai blushed. She realized she wasn’t in any danger.

This young man was actually a powerful Immortal Master, and he was carrying her through the air with perfect stability.

’No, wait. He must only look young. He’s probably very old. All Immortal Masters are like that.’

The Immortal Master glanced back at her. There was no mockery in his smile, and seeing it inexplicably put Wu Ai at ease.

Soon, Du Youqian brought Wu Ai back to the Flying Boat.

Seeing that there were other young men and women on the Flying Boat, as well as a monkey and a cat, Wu Ai greeted them cautiously. "Hello, everyone."

A young woman as cold as a block of ice didn’t even glance at her or give any sign of acknowledgment, making Wu Ai wonder if she had even spoken aloud.

Fortunately, the other two young women and the young man responded politely.

As for the monkey and the cat, they also greeted her in their own ways.

The Immortal Master who had brought her to the Flying Boat watched her the entire time with a gentle smile.

"This journey has finally reached Perfection. Daoist Friend Ghost Belly Cat, when can you awaken their Past Life Memories?"

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