Chapter 264: Jade Pendant
The smell was somewhat unpleasant, but what caught the eye was a graceful silhouette. That silhouette, let's just say, could be called a "back-killer."
Long, flowing hair cascaded down to her waist. She had an extremely hot figure, wearing a tiny skirt and a red T-shirt. From behind, one could easily imagine that she was a beauty, definitely an extraordinary one.
Zhu Bufan was somewhat surprised by this enchanting silhouette.
"Kid, you've come..." Just as Zhu Bufan was hesitating, the woman's voice rang out.
Although the smell here was a bit pungent, the "back-killer" before him had greatly piqued Zhu Bufan's interest.
Covering his nose, Zhu Bufan walked straight towards her.
"Um, beauty, do we know each other? You called me over to ask something, what do you want to ask?" Zhu Bufan replied.
As he was speaking, Zhu Bufan had already come to the front of this woman.
But...
Zhu Bufan almost spat blood. He couldn't believe that he had braved this stench, made his way deep into this place, and approached this woman just to get a good look at her from the front. But to his surprise, the woman was wearing a mask—a pig mask, no less.
Zhu Bufan was heartbroken! Wounded!
He immediately felt an urge to hit someone, of course, the most compelling urge was to tear off the pig mask that this woman was wearing.
Zhu Bufan couldn't understand why a woman would wear a mask, especially such an ugly one, this early in the morning.
The pig mask was both liked and disliked by people.
It represented a sort of playfulness but also ugliness. Thus, it was both loved and hated.
"Why do you have the Supreme Bracelet?" the woman asked, sounding neither disgusted nor annoyed that Zhu Bufan had run to her side to check whether she was pretty or not.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Bufan immediately became alert.
The Supreme Bracelet!
This was his deepest secret; so far, except for this pig-masked woman, nobody had ever asked about the bracelet on his hand, let alone recognize it as the Supreme Bracelet.
The woman directly identified it as the Supreme Bracelet and asked why he had it.
Zhu Bufan instantly raised his guard to the maximum, ready to strike without hesitation at any sign of movement from this woman.
"Kid, don't be so tense. I know you are the chosen master of the Supreme Bracelet..." the woman tilted her head slightly and used her pig-masked face to address Zhu Bufan.
At this moment, Zhu Bufan was still wary, intensively sensing his surroundings, feeling for any killing intent from the woman, discerning her Realm.
But...
Apart from being able to sense that there were no other hidden people around, Zhu Bufan couldn't feel anything else, not even the energy fluctuations from the pig-masked woman.
This forced Zhu Bufan to watch the pig-masked woman with utmost concentration.
"Since you're the chosen master of the Supreme Bracelet, there must be some destiny at play in our meeting. Here, take this Jade Pendant as a gift from me," said the pig-masked woman.
And with that, she pulled out a Jade Pendant from within her clothes and handed it to Zhu Bufan.
Zhu Bufan was somewhat astonished.
"Take it! This Jade Pendant can save your life three times. To put it simply, it can withstand three full-force strikes from a Martial Artist below the Soul Transformation Stage," the pig-masked woman explained when she saw Zhu Bufan's stunned expression.
This only added to Zhu Bufan's confusion.
It was already strange enough that a pig-masked woman appeared out of nowhere, and now she was giving him a Jade Pendant capable of blocking three full-force strikes from a Martial Artist below the Soul Transformation Stage, essentially granting him three life-saving opportunities.
What was going on? Was it just because he was the little master of the Bracelet?
But he hadn't heard anything from the little Bracelet about such a pig-masked woman!
"So... um, you're giving me something so valuable when we've just met, and I... I don't even know you!" Zhu Bufan stammered to the pig-masked woman.
"You don't need to know me, as long as I know you..." the pig-masked woman said, and then she placed the Jade Pendant directly into Zhu Bufan's hand, "This Jade Pendant will save you three times in the future. I don't need your gratitude, I only ask that when we meet again, you help me with one thing."
Zhu Bufan was speechless; what was all this about?
"Wait... don't go..." Zhu Bufan still had questions to ask the pig-masked woman, but as soon as she placed the Jade Pendant in his hand, she disappeared in a flash, leaving behind only her words lingering in his ears.
"Ah! Truly a bizarre morning!" Zhu Bufan muttered to himself and then left the smelly alley.
Although it was inexplicable, Zhu Bufan had obtained a valuable item, a Jade Pendant that could block a full-force strike from a Martial Artist below the Soul Transformation Stage. How cool was that!
In other words, even a Martial Artist in the Heavenly Sensing Stage would need to strike four times to kill Zhu Bufan.
What does the Heavenly Sensing Stage mean? It means that among billions of people, only one person might be that powerful.
Holding the Jade Pendant given to him by the pig-masked woman, Zhu Bufan walked out of the alley and came to Long Na's side.
"I hope he can grow up quickly..." At that moment, the pig-masked woman reappeared where she had been standing before.
This time, she took off her pig mask, revealing a face that could make all the men in the world go mad.
"Zhu Bufan, what about you? Do you know that woman?" Upon seeing Zhu Bufan walk out, Long Na immediately came over and asked.
Originally, after Zhu Bufan entered the alley, Long Na had thought about going in to see who Zhu Bufan was meeting, but after hesitating back and forth, she ultimately didn't go. Instead, she eagerly asked Zhu Bufan as soon as he came out.
"I don't know her..." Zhu Bufan replied straightforwardly.
"Huh... You don't know her, so what did she want with you?" Long Na was a bit surprised.
"It's nothing, Nana. It was a case of mistaken identity. She thought I was someone she knew, but when I got there, it turned out I wasn't the one she was looking for, so she just left," Zhu Bufan casually explained.
He had no intention of telling Long Na about the Supreme Bracelet.