CHAPTER 357: CHAPTER 357: WHO’S STRONGER?

"Mei, how about we take a stroll outside?"

Yuan Bao was genuinely curious.

Although curiosity killed the cat, people shouldn’t be overly curious.

But at this moment, Yuan Bao was truly filled with curiosity about this matter, eager to find out what exactly the person orchestrating all this was after.

Time slowly passed by.

The night deepened.

A dark figure emerged from the woods outside the village and walked unhurriedly into Sanfu Village.

This dark figure was the mysterious person gathering information about Sanfu Village in Changping Town.

As this mysterious person entered Sanfu Village, the secret spy from the Sound Listening Bureau who had been watching him from afar continued to observe.

The previous villagers of Sanfu Village had vanished without a trace, and the current villagers had newly moved in. Although the court provided various subsidies, there were no dogs in the village.

Dogs can guard homes, but raising them isn’t easy.

The people relocated to Sanfu Village by the court were all moved from Great Yin and Beili. Even if they had raised dogs before, they certainly wouldn’t bring them along during this whole family relocation.

Without dogs in the village, the mysterious person could enter the village without causing any commotion.

After entering the village, this person slowly strolled around.

From his behavior, it was evident that he was quite familiar with the layout of Sanfu Village.

"Shh!"

Just as Yuan Bao wanted to say something, Mei Jiu suddenly gestured for silence and whispered, "Village chief, someone is walking outside the courtyard wall!"

Upon hearing Mei Jiu, Yuan Bao immediately raised her hand to cover her mouth.

Then, Yuan Bao tried to calm her mind and focused intently on listening.

Legend has it that the five senses of a master are very keen.

For instance, any slight rustling would be caught by a master’s sharp hearing.

Yuan Bao knew she wasn’t a master, but she had trained for such a long time that she was certainly more perceptive than an average person.

Unfortunately, Yuan Bao’s efforts were in vain.

She did not sense any movement outside the courtyard.

A moment later, Mei Jiu waved to Yuan Bao and whispered, "They’re gone!"

"Oh..."

Yuan Bao felt a bit deflated.

She had given it her all to perceive, but all she heard was her own heartbeat.

Wait!

Yuan Bao suddenly widened her eyes; she could actually hear her own heartbeat?

Isn’t this a kind of progress?

The dejection in Yuan Bao’s heart quickly faded.

"Mei, was that person a master?"

Yuan Bao looked at Mei Jiu and asked softly.

"Yes!"

Mei Jiu pondered briefly and gave a definitive answer.

Upon hearing this, Yuan Bao rolled her eyes.

What the heck!

Before, she didn’t even know about this thing called martial arts. Whether in Great Yin, on the way to Daxia, or even when she reached Sanchuan City, she never witnessed martial arts.

But upon arriving in Yunyang City, her eyes were completely opened.

"So, is that person more skilled, or are you, Mei, more skilled?"

"I don’t know!"

Mei Jiu spread her hands, "From that person’s breathing, we should be about equally matched!"

"However, when masters fight, it’s not always the one with better skills who wins. Some people have extraordinary combat instincts and can defeat the strong while being weak!"

"Mei, have you ever defeated the strong while being weak?"

Yuan Bao’s interest was piqued.

It seems, in many web novel tropes, the protagonists are habitually defeating the strong while being weak, even overcoming opponents several levels stronger than them.