Chapter 53: An Unexpected Encounter "Hey, what's wrong with you?" She pushed me twice and, seeing that I didn't react, gently patted my face, smiling as she spoke: "I wasn't finished talking yet! That woman left a deep impression on me; she actually knelt down in front of the man. It wasn't short hair, but golden blonde, about this long!" She said with certainty, making a gesture towards the base of my spine.

  "My mood is finally a bit better, sorry about that, hehe! Actually, I didn't see the tattoo at all!" He said with a sly smile and continued on his way.

  My heart skipped a beat and fluctuated violently, but I suddenly felt relieved and didn't blame her, instead wanting to bow my head in gratitude. If I had heard this news somewhere else, I would have completely collapsed, fortunately, it was just an eyewitness account.

  In short, as long as it's not them, it's fine!

  But where are they now? Will Yu know? At this time, the only person I can think of is him. I took out my mobile phone and dialed his number, and my hand holding the phone started shaking uncontrollably.

  "Hey, Mimi?"

  A familiar voice called out my name softly, and I suddenly felt a lump in my throat, tears streaming down my face as I squatted by the roadside like a lost child.

  "If Xi is gone, so is Ji Dong. He didn't come back last night and I couldn't find him anywhere! What should I do? I'm so scared..."

  "...The other end of the phone fell silent for several seconds, as if listening to my faint sobbing."

  "Yu?" I called out to him, sniffing my nose.

  "Where are you?"

  "I don't know either, Jì Yǔ, can you help me find them? I'm at a loss for what to do now...I've looked everywhere and haven't found anything..." After looking around, I really couldn't recognize which road this was anymore. Everything in front of me was just a blur."

  "They must still be drunk from last night, spending the whole night like that." He sighed on the other end of the phone and said lightly, "You silly fool, what are you crying for? You can rest assured now?"

  "Ah! Wine?" How come I didn't think of going there to look for it? But last night was such a mess, I thought they would definitely not go back again. How could they still go back?! So does that mean they had some follow-up actions last night?!

  "Don't worry, I didn't do anything to him." He chuckled lightly, seemingly having noticed my concern.

  "Thank you..." I muttered in response, taken aback.

  "I don't accept verbal thanks."

  "I know!"

  "Alright, now you can tell me where you are and I'll come pick you up."

  Ten minutes later, Yu appeared in front of me like a dark knight, stretching out his long fingers to pull me into his arms and give me a hug. He then wiped away the tears that I couldn't help but shed again when I saw him. I sat back on the back seat of Yu's motorcycle, tightly hugging him and feeling a strong sense of security, my uneasy heart finally calming down completely.

  The iron gate of the wine shop was locked, and when it was lifted up, a loud "creak" sound was heard, like a cat scratching its heart. Inside, it was pitch black, and from the outside, under the scorching sun, I walked in and couldn't adapt for a moment, my eyes suddenly went dark, and there were many colorful lights flashing around, so I quickly held onto the wall to steady myself.

  "Are you going to lock them up like this?" It's pitch black, just like a prison cell. Big literary style.

  "They're drunk, what can I do?" He tilted his head and smiled at me, standing in the sunlight, looking exceptionally radiant.

  I moved along the wall, as if I had knocked something over, and it fell to the ground with a dull "thud", my heart leapt into my throat. Whew, fortunately it didn't shatter!

  "Where is the person? Where is the light?" I covered my eyes for a few seconds, opened them again, and it was still pitch black. If I rushed in like this, not only would I fail to rescue anyone, but I'd also end up crippling myself.

  He flashed a sly smile, his body radiating golden light as he stepped into the darkness, gradually approaching me. He raised both arms to lean against the wall behind my head, drawing very close to gaze at me. I too lifted my head to look back at him, holding my breath. For what felt like an eternity, he maintained this pose, motionless, his eyes seeming to bulge slightly with a fierce intensity.

  "You......" I looked at him in confusion, what was he doing? Didn't he bring me here to find someone, how could it be... wasn't he deceiving me?

  He suddenly held my head, soft lips fell down, at the same time only heard a "ding" sound behind my brain, and my eyes suddenly lit up. He lightly kissed me and let go, licking his lips with a smile like honey: "I've accepted your gift!"

  I stared blankly for half a day, watching him walk into the group of sofas and finally stop at the edge of the innermost sofa, with his hands in his pockets, nodding at me: "Don't you hurry over, the person you've been looking for is here."

  I came to my senses and immediately ran over, seeing two pairs of feet sticking out from the edge of the sofa, with a huge grin on their faces. The two pigs were sleeping soundly, without any intention of waking up. I finally exhaled my last breath, and my whole body went limp on another sofa chair.

  "Oh no!" I glanced at the ship's wheel-shaped wall clock on the TV stand, and immediately jumped up like my butt was pricked by a needle. It's almost three o'clock, I'm going to be late for martial arts practice!

  As long as they're safe and sound, I still have to work hard! Thinking of this, he hastily retreated, but was caught by Yu again. He frowned and asked, "Where are you going?"

  "I have class in the afternoon! I'm going to be late! Ah! Yu, can you give me a ride? Please please!" I also pulled on his arm, looking pitifully at him with a burning brow.

  "Let's go." He pulled me by the hand and took big strides. I suddenly felt like a piece of luggage with broken wheels being dragged along by him.

  He skillfully rode the motorcycle, and in the winding alleys, he was as agile as a fish in water. His speed could be described as "I opened my eyes, closed them, and when I opened them again, I had already arrived."

  "Little Song! Sorry about that! I'm late today, something held me up. Can we start now?" I rushed into the martial arts hall and found my target, grabbing her hand and swinging it up and down to show affection.

  "Alright, alright! Let's get started!" She smiled indulgently and said that I was the student who made her most proud, intelligent and quick to learn, just a little bit of effort would make me understand everything. As long as I was willing to put in hard work, I would definitely achieve great things in the future. The last sentence sounded especially like something an elder from a Jin Yong martial arts novel would say, suddenly making me wish that I could have been born in those chaotic times when people's heads were always on the line, maybe I could also become a legendary hero, famous for generations to come.

  "Oh, so this is your required course?" Yun Yu slowly walked in behind me, standing with his hands clasped behind him in the corner, his sharp eyes scanning the entire practice room and everyone in it before returning to me, a meaningful smile on his face that twisted into a sigh of eighteen bends.

  "Alright! If you have something to do, I won't keep you! Please go ahead!" I pointed to the gate and gave the order to see him off, a typical case of burning one's bridges after crossing the river - all learned from you.

  He stood beside me wearing colored glasses, making me feel uneasy all over, like there was a small grain of sand in my shoe that made me want to scratch.

  He didn't seem to mind my sudden coldness, and with a faint smile, he took a few steps closer to me, leaned in close to my ear, and casually put his arm around my shoulder, saying in a low voice, "I was wondering how your movements suddenly became so agile, not bad! You always manage to surprise me."

  He let go of me, laughed loudly towards the sky, put his hands in his pockets and left with a pleased expression. At the corner of the door, he turned around, looked at me with an evil smile, and said with a playful tone: "I'm looking forward to the day you become a female knight, don't disappoint me!" Then he disappeared around the corner.

  The whole process I was in a state of near collapse, the expectations for me were too high, only to fear that in the end it would make you want to clasp your chest.

  "Ah! Isn't this Little Yu? You're still here? I thought you'd all moved away long ago! Wow, you've grown so tall! Not bad for a young fellow! Did you continue to practice your skills afterwards? Of course you did! Just look at those muscles, just like mine when I was young!"

  My heart skipped a beat, and I suddenly shook off Xiaosong's hand that was helping me adjust my posture, rushed out the door, and in front of me stood Song Shifu wearing a white martial arts uniform, and another one was Yu who had just gotten on his motorcycle but hadn't started it yet and was pulled down by Shifu.

  Yu's face changed from surprise to calmness, and he was pulled down from the car by Master Song. He bowed respectfully: "Master!"

  It turns out that Master Song and Yu were also acquainted! I stood by, watching them stare at each other with wide eyes, feeling a bit amused in my heart. This obedient look on Yu's face was the second time I've seen it since he went to his house, it seems that Master Song also holds a significant position in his heart.