Ancient Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 2 Human-Donkey Combined Attack

Under the watchful eyes of Lin Xiu and Brother Donkey, a young woman emerged from the corner where the wall plaster was peeling off.

The woman wore a bamboo hat, the edges of which were covered in dust, but she casually tucked it at an angle, which did not make her look dejected, but rather added a touch of unconventionality and free spirit.

Her indigo-blue coarse cloth shorts, though worn, still gave her a carefree and neat look.

The tightly bound belt around her waist accentuated her slender figure, and a short, sheathed blade was tucked diagonally into it. The hilt was wrapped with a red rope and held by a delicate hand, giving the impression that the blade might be drawn at any moment, and that drawing it would draw blood.

The face beneath the straw hat was partially obscured by the shadows, revealing a slightly thin, oval face.

Her slender, upturned phoenix eyes always seemed to be smiling, and her thin lips with clear lines, slightly pursed, gave people a feeling of being both smiling and not smiling.

His eyes, clear as stars, swept across Lin Xiu's face with great interest, landing on Brother Donkey, filled with undisguised teasing and curiosity.

"Look, look, it's trying to rebel!"

The woman said with a smile.

"Pfft pfft pfft—"

The black donkey was so angry that it slapped its mouth again.

Without a moment's hesitation, Lin Xiu immediately said, "Brother Donkey, kick her!"

Upon receiving the command, the donkey brayed and charged towards the woman.

What a stubborn donkey! In the blink of an eye, it rushed up to the woman, opened its mouth, and pretended to bite her.

But the woman remained unfazed. She slightly turned her body, swaying like a willow branch in the wind, and easily dodged the donkey's kiss.

The black donkey overextended itself, but unexpectedly, it had a follow-up move. It raised its rump, flicked its hind leg, and delivered its signature donkey kick, aiming for the woman's lower body.

This move is both fast and stealthy, hidden within the momentum of the charge, making it difficult to defend against.

Fortunately, the woman reacted quickly and dodged away with another swing.

But just as she dodged, she heard a "whoosh" sound as she turned around, and a short arrow was already in front of her.

It turned out that while Brother Donkey was attacking, Lin Xiu had quietly set up a short crossbow and fired a bolt to launch a sneak attack.

The woman was slightly taken aback, but finally drew her sword with a swift motion, deflecting the crossbow bolt.

Seeing Lin Xiu load another arrow into the crossbow and draw the string with swift, decisive movements, and the black donkey straightening its rear, ready to deliver a powerful kick, she quickly withdrew and said, "I'm not fighting anymore, I admit defeat!"

After saying that, he looked at the black donkey, squinted and smiled, "Good donkey, so smart, your meat must taste delicious."

"Pfft pfft pfft—"

The black donkey smacked the woman's lips again, expressing disdain while simultaneously baring its teeth in a threatening gesture.

"So ugly!"

The woman wrinkled her nose, said something to the black donkey, then ignored it and turned to Lin Xiu to complain, "You don't save your strength for the living dead, but you're wasting it on a weak woman like me! I've never seen anything like this before!"

The donkey's black hooves were pawing at the weed-covered flagstones, looking rather annoyed and wanting to give the woman a good thrashing.

Lin Xiu still held the short crossbow in his hand.

This crossbow was salvaged from the storeroom of the Mengzhou County government office. Since there's no one left in the county government office now, there's no harm in taking what's inside.

"You don't look like a weak woman."

He looked at the woman's lithe figure and said.

The woman smiled sweetly and said, "Sir, you just spoke of a hero like Wu Song, yet you only know how to launch sneak attacks and even team up with this ugly donkey. How dare you criticize me like that?"

Although she gave up and admitted defeat, she still seemed fearless, smiling charmingly and appearing calm and composed.

Lin Xiu narrowed his eyes slightly, staring at the woman, and asked, "So you were already here?"

"yes."

The woman laughed and said, "It's a good thing I came early, otherwise I would have missed such a wonderful story from you, sir."

"If it were before, you would definitely have been an excellent storyteller, but unfortunately..."

Lin Xiu thought the woman had good taste and what she said made a lot of sense, so he said, "Thank you for the compliment. What are you doing here?"

There are no living people left in Mengzhou City, only so many living dead. Aren't you afraid of the danger?

Besides, I've already ruined everything edible and drinkable here; I'm ready to run away.

The woman's lips curved into a dimple, and she spoke a string of lies: "Of course I came here for you, sir."

When I saw the city gates of Mengzhou wide open, I knew that there must be a wonderful person like you, sir, and a wonderful donkey like Brother Donkey inside.

If I go around the city, I'll miss it, wouldn't that be a pity? So even if there are living dead gathered in the city, I'm going to venture in.

Looking back now, I think I made the right decision to venture into this dangerous place.

Lin Xiu actually opened the city gate so that if too many undead people accidentally started moving, he would have a way to escape and wouldn't be trapped and die in the city.

"Pfft pfft pfft—"

The black donkey, charmed by the woman's words "wonderful donkey," pouted and shook the tuft of hair on its head, looking extremely flamboyant.

Foolish donkey brother...

Lin Xiu sighed inwardly and asked, "Do you think I believe you?"

The woman glanced at him with her phoenix eyes and then laughed, "No matter what I say, you won't believe me, so why not say something nice? That way I'll be more relaxed, and you and Brother Donkey will feel comfortable listening to it. Isn't that better?"

The woman smiled slightly, and her eyes, like stars adorning the sky, beneath her straw hat were so alluring they were almost bewitching. Even Brother Donkey sneaked over to her.

Lin Xiu glanced at Brother Donkey with disdain, then lowered his gaze slightly.

This angle of view is also attractive, but it doesn't easily reveal one's weakness.

The woman didn't seem to care and said, "Alright, alright, enough of the nonsense. Have you heard of the Star Gazing Sect, sir?"

Lin Xiu said, "Of course, how could I not have heard of the branch of the Yanxing Sect on Wolong Mountain north of Mengzhou City?"

The Yanxing Sect is the sect under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Observatory of the current dynasty. The Director of the Imperial Observatory has always been the head of the Yanxing Sect, and is skilled in calculating celestial phenomena.

Because of their kinship with the Yanxing Sect, the Guanxing Sect was treated with great respect in Mengzhou City back then, to the point that they didn't have to pay for meals. How could Lin Xiu not have heard of that?

When the disaster struck, he fled to Wolong Mountain with others, but when he saw that the people of the Guanxing Sect on the mountain had all become like the living dead, he quickly turned back.

The people from the sects on that mountain are all strong and skilled martial artists. If they were to become living dead, they would probably be even more ferocious than ordinary living dead. It would be safer to stay there than in Mengzhou City.

The woman's eyes lit up and she said, "Then, sir, would you like to come with me to the Star Gazing Sect and guide me?"

I originally planned to go to the Mengzhou City government office to see if I could find local county records and maps, and then go to the Guanxingzong (Star Gazing Sect).

Now that I have met you, sir, and you even know about the Star Gazing Sect, it is clear that we are destined to meet.

Rumor has it that the Star Gazing Sect holds a secret related to this great calamity. Shall we go and explore it together?

Lin Xiu pointed in the direction of the county government office and said, "The county government office is over there."

The woman sighed wistfully, glancing at Lin Xiu with a melancholy look. Her demeanor was that of a young wife abandoned by her lover: "Alas, since that's the case, then we'll meet again, sir."

As he spoke, he sheathed his knife and prepared to leave.

Lin Xiu remained silent and watched the woman leave.

Behind the woman, the donkey had somehow sneaked over and positioned its rear end towards her, ready to kick her at any moment.

After the woman left, Brother Donkey shook the tuft of hair on his head and walked to Lin Xiu's side.

"Alright, Brother Donkey, let's set off."

Lin Xiu glanced one last time into the Mandarin Duck Tower, patted the donkey's back, and said.

Goodbye, boss lady.

But just then, the familiar woman's voice suddenly rang out again: "Well, sir, you actually tried to have your donkey ambush me! You and your donkey are so wicked!"

Lin Xiu was startled and turned around to see that the woman had suddenly reappeared on the donkey's back, smiling radiantly.