585 Chapter 585 - Can you please give us a way out? (1/2)

”F*CK F*CK F*CK!” Svelte Dancer wished she could just spit at Gu Fei.

Seeing the gloomy look on the two women, Gu Fei shook his head. ”Looks like you two have yet to see the wrongness of your ways ideologically!”

”Go and die as far away as you can!” Svelte Dancer's face was filled with anger.

”This isn't a bad spot.” Squeezing himself beside the two and poking half of his head out from the side of the wall, Gu Fei said, ”I still have to watch Southern Lone Blade's movement!”

Svelte Dancer and Vast Lushness lost their position as a result of him squeezing in like this, leaving Svelte Dancer at a loss whether she should be laughing or crying as she complained to Vast Lushness while stomping her feet in frustration. ”Why is this person so insufferable‽”

Vast Lushness could tell that he had sat here precisely to make them give up on using such unconventional means to retrieve the Utopian Magic Staff, so all she could do was pat him on the back helplessly. ”Keep watching, then! If you see the person who won the auction for the magic staff, ask him if he is willing to sell it back at a higher price.”

”Sure thing. I'll help you ask if I do see the person.” Gu Fei nodded.

”I'll be leaving first, then.” Vast Lushness waved goodbye to the two.

When Svelte Dancer saw that she was saying goodbye to her as well, she was nonplussed. ”What are you doing?”

”I'm leaving, of course!”

”Then, I'm leaving, too!”

”What are you leaving for? Aren't you seeking Southern Lone Blade for revenge? You can do that with Miles!” Vast Lushness reminded her.

”That's right!” Gu Fei's head poked in and interjected to the conversation.

Svelte Dancer thought that this made sense. Ultimately, this was the goal she was busying herself with the whole day, but why was it that she felt so unsatisfied about this?

”I'm going.” Vast Lushness waved once more and left.

Svelte Dancer remained where she was. Looking at Gu Fei's furtive action of hiding behind the corner of the wall, her anger rampaged within her, and she could not help but wishing to give this man a quick stab or two. In the end, before she got herself in position to do just that, Gu Fei warned her without turning to face her. ”Enough with your nonsense!”

Svelte Dancer banged her head against the wall, feeling like she was about to die from exasperation.

”How long are you prepared to wait still?” Svelte Dancer asked.

”Until he gets out,” Gu Fei replied.

”Just what sort of enmity do you have against that man?” Svelte Dancer wondered why Gu Fei was so persistent.

”To eliminate a threat to society, of course!” Gu Fei said matter-of-factly.

Svelte Dancer was left speechless, for she had no idea just how she should criticize such an act.

”Then, what if he doesn't come out forever?” Svelte Dancer was now speaking through gritted teeth.

”I've come prepared.” Gu Fei's hand went into his dimensional pocket and pulled out a book. ”If he's gonna spend his time reading inside, why can't I do the same?”

”Where the heck did either of you get books…” Svelte Dancer was stunned.

”I don't know where he got his, but this one here is something Eternal Dominion his students made,” Gu Fei said.

”Eternal Dominion… Is he a teacher as well?” Svelte Dancer's final shred of hope was snuffed out. She had originally been thinking that, while Gu Fei was a teacher, Eternal Dominion might not be one as well. As such, Gu Fei would still be here now, but Eternal Dominion might quickly go offline, which meant that Gu Fei had no way of comprehensively covering both sides like what he was doing now. However...

”I guess the nature of his work is around the same…” Gu Fei did not bother elaborating as he turned to smile at her. ”All you gotta know is that there's such a thing as winter holiday for them too.”

Ahhhhhhh! Svelte Dancer whined in her heart.

”What are you reading?” After she had somewhat recovered, Svelte Dancer tried taking a look at what Gu Fei was reading.

Gu Fei lifted the book up and showed her the cover: 'Gate-Opening Baji.'

”What's that?”

”It's about Baji Quan,” Gu Fei answered.

”Let me see.” Svelte Dancer truly squatted beside Gu Fei. Reading is a pretty good way to pass the time; I'll take the book off your hands and let you stew here in boredom while you camp out here.

Without another thought, Gu Fei handed the book over to her.

Svelte Dancer flipped it open and read the first line: 'Outside the nine provinces are eight terrestrial branches. Beyond the eight earthly branches are the eight perimeters of heaven and earth. Past the eight perimeters of heaven and earth lies the eight extremities.' Svelte Dancer shuddered as she swiftly dropped the book onto the ground. Gu Fei hurriedly went to pick it up, afraid that the book would be gone if the system refreshed. He had reacted with such anxiety that no one had ever seen him do before; not even when he dropped his Moonlit Nightfalls to the ground.

Just as he was about to speak to Svelte Dancer, he instead saw the lady running away while wailing her heart out.

”You can just ask me if you don't understand what you're reading! Seriously…” Gu Fei mumbled, dusting the dirt of the book.