The magical beast had completely lost its life under the assault of thunder and lightning.
The pink-haired woman let out a sigh of relief and slid her katana back into its sheath. Then she turned to look at the bushes nearby.
“You lecher! Get out here!” Her tone was unmistakably a command.
Jiuye chuckled and slowly emerged from the bushes.
“Heh heh, impressive, impressive. You really are amazing, Big Sis.”
He was only saying it to be polite. After all, he and the woman were complete strangers—not even knowing each other’s names. And after seeing her naked, he could try to explain all he wanted, but she probably wouldn’t listen anyway.
The young man only came out of the bushes. He didn’t dare approach her, afraid she might slash him with her sword.
The woman gave a cold snort and kept glaring at Jiuye.
“Now that the magical beast is dead, we can settle this. What do you have to say for yourself after seeing me naked?”
Jiuye had known the woman wouldn’t let him off easily.
“Well, I can just strip naked and let you see me in the buff. That’ll make us even, right?”
Jiuye was only joking. Surely a woman wouldn’t be shameless enough to want to see a man naked.
“Sure! Hurry up and strip. I’ve never seen what you perverts look like naked.”
The woman suddenly came out with that line, completely knocking Jiuye off balance.
“……”
What the hell? This wasn’t how the scene was supposed to go. By the usual script, she should’ve said something like “Shameless!” How had she agreed so readily?
“Hey! What are you thinking about? Hurry up and take your clothes off!”
The woman’s voice rang out again. At the same time, she drew the katana in her hand and pointed it at Jiuye.
The young man was completely dumbfounded now. Was she seriously some kind of female pervert?
He waved his hands frantically. “Big Sis, wait a second. Look, you were poisoned and passed out, and I was saving you, right? I mean, it would’ve been a waste not to look… No, no! I didn’t mean to see anything!”
Jiuye was already starting to regret it. If he’d known the woman was a dual-attribute Spirit Master, he wouldn’t have meddled and followed her in the first place. He’d managed to avoid trouble, only to get himself tangled up in it again. He’d had no choice but to see her naked, but there was no explaining that away.
“You bastard! You saw someone naked, then came up with all these excuses to shirk responsibility. Are you even a man? Have you seen lots of girls naked before and talked your way out of it like this every time, then run off? Hmph! You men really are all the same—none of you are any good.”
The pink-haired woman was getting worked up now. She looked ready to charge over and cut him down. She clearly had no intention of letting him go, so to avoid any more trouble, he had no choice but to accept his fate.
Jiuye took off his cloak, then started removing his clothes.
Seeing what Jiuye was doing, the woman frowned and asked, “Hey, what are you doing?”
As he undressed, Jiuye answered, “Didn’t you say you wanted to see my body? I’m taking everything off so you can have a look. Then we’ll be even.”
By then, Jiuye had taken off everything above the waist. He reached down to undo his belt.
“W-wait!” The woman’s face flushed scarlet, and she turned away, not daring to look at Jiuye. “Don’t take anything else off. I don’t want to look anymore. You saved me, so we’ll call it even. Don’t let me see you again. Hmph!”
In the end, the woman backed down. She was a reasonable person, after all. Jiuye really had been left with no choice at the time, and he couldn’t be blamed entirely.
The woman slid her katana back into its sheath and gave Jiuye one last look. Then she turned and started to leave.
The woman had actually let him go. Jiuye couldn’t have been more relieved.
“Take care, Big Sis!” He waved goodbye to her.
“Shut up! Don’t call me Big Sis!” The woman didn’t look back.
The young man chuckled, picked up the clothes he’d set aside, and put them back on.
With a thump, the figure up ahead, who hadn’t gone far, suddenly collapsed to the ground.
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