Surviving in a Collapsed World, Is Something Wrong?

Chapter 372: Joining forces with the Phantom Thief

"How is it?" Fu Hua asked calmly.

Xia closed her eyes and thought, then nodded comfortably: "Although my body seems to be broken apart... I feel more relaxed than ever before."

Although he did not use his full strength in the name of treatment and was ultimately defeated by Fu Hua, Fu Hua's skills should not be underestimated.

"Then combined with acupuncture, the therapeutic effect should be even more outstanding."

"I didn't expect that there is someone in Yaemachi who has Master Fu's skills... As expected, the person who can carry me all the way from the shrine to here must not be an ordinary person." According to the previous agreement with Jiang Ming, Xia began to tentatively obtain information from words.

"Well, my ancestors in Shenzhou originally made a living by practicing martial arts, but unfortunately, their family suffered a misfortune and they had to travel far to the Far East."

Fu Hua sighed and said modestly: "I am not very good. I have only learned half of the secrets of martial arts. I can only open a dojo in Yae Town to make a living. However, martial arts are not popular in Yae Town..."

"When the dojo was on the verge of bankruptcy, the young lady of the Raiden family came to me and said that she was willing to provide financial support for me."

Xia's eyes widened slightly: "Miss Raiden...Are you talking about Mei Raiden?"

"It's her. Although she is young, she is very thoughtful and more daring than her father."

Xia frowned slightly: "There is no free lunch in the world. Since she has offered to provide financial support, then she must have asked you to pay an equal price?"

Fu Hua waved her hand and said, "The price is a bit too high. I am just collecting combat data and fighting with her mechanical puppet every day."

Xia was already somewhat enlightened, and continued with Fu Hua's words: "Not only did you get the funds to keep the dojo running temporarily, you even got the golden signboard of the mechanical puppet."

"That's right, mechanical puppets have become a business gimmick, and many people come here just to try something new, but..."

Fu Hua sighed, which was rare: "I opened the dojo with the original intention of teaching people martial arts, but I didn't expect that many disciples of the dojo would run rampant on the streets after practicing martial arts, causing panic among the people of Yae Town. I mistakenly thought that the mechanical puppet was hiding some kind of demonic magic that bewitched people, so I threw it away."

"Without the mechanical puppets as a signboard, the number of disciples who came to learn martial arts decreased, and finally the dojo..."

Fu Hua did not continue, but just shook her head: "Now that I think about it, what kind of heart can a robot have? It's because I didn't pass on the heart and the way of martial arts to them. Without the way of martial arts, martial arts is just a way to hurt people."

"But all this is in the past... I am now settling down in this clinic. I have changed from teaching people to hurting people to saving people. This can also be considered as saving myself." Fu Hua's tone gradually became relaxed, as if she was very satisfied with her decision.

"After the mechanical puppet was lost, didn't Raiden Mei come to look for you?"

Fu Hua thought for a moment and replied: "I was also worried that she would come to me to ask for the mechanical puppet, so I stayed at Ji Zi's house after the dojo was closed. At that time, she was still working at [Nevernight], so I could avoid the limelight..."

"Uh."

I didn't expect that he would evade responsibility in this way. Xia was stunned for a moment and then asked: "Bu Ye Tian, ​​Ji Zi was also a dancer in Bu Ye Tian...?"

"Also?" Fu Hua tilted her head in confusion.

"Ah...no...nothing, don't worry about it." Xia had a blank expression on her face, but waved her hands in panic.

"Is that so... Ji Zi is just a black market merchant in Never-Sleeping City. She seemed to be quite famous in the past. Ji Zi and I wanted to be close friends a long time ago. She is very talented in business and has a wide range of social contacts, so she is very successful in the black market in Never-Sleeping City... Of course, she has retired now."

"However, there are still some people with special identities who seek her help in purchasing or circulating goods that are difficult to circulate in the market." Fu Hua added.

Xia nodded, and after thinking for a moment, she asked, "Then... do you know what the parts of the mechanical puppet that Jizi just mentioned are?"

"...I don't know the details, and honestly I don't want to know. If you're interested, you can ask her in person, but she's very fast and may have left the city by now. And you should...rest up and don't move around casually, otherwise your husband and daughter will worry."

Xia nodded obediently: "Okay."

At this time, someone else came to visit. Fu Hua hurriedly changed her clothes and started to see the patient. Xia went upstairs and lay on the bed, but the conversation between Fu Hua and Ji Zi was still lingering in her ears.

Since the cargo that Himeko was transporting was parts for mechanical puppets, it is very likely that by following this clue, she could track down the missing Raiden Mei.

There is also a certain chance that the mechanical puppet with two seals combined into one is by her side.

"But as Fu Hua said, your body has not fully recovered yet. If you go to investigate rashly, what if..."

Arriving here early, Xia told Jiang Ming the information. He didn't seem to want Xia to go investigate. When he was about to take the responsibility of the matter, there was a knocking sound at the window.

Xia was startled and subconsciously grabbed the wakizashi short sword from the bedside and aimed it at the half of the mask exposed from the window. The man did not show any fear and even laughed.

"Why are you here?" Seeing the face of the person who came, Xia frowned slightly and asked.

"Hey, can't you just let me in first? I'm not used to talking while hanging upside down by the window."

The person who came was a white-haired girl, and it was the Phantom Thief Sixth Night.

"I thought this was a basic quality for a phantom thief."

"I am tracking her. Women in Nevernight City are really hard to mess with. I'd better be careful."

However, Xia didn't notice it at all. It seemed that the injury at that time even affected her perception...

"...The phantom thief wanted by Lord Kallen—Miss Sixth Night?" Jiang Ming knew the other party's accurate information without even having to try any calculations.

"Haha, exactly."

The Sixth Night turned his gaze to Jiang Ming. Although he was wearing a mask and knew that they could not see his face, he still narrowed his eyes slightly, with deep meaning in his expression.

"They are obviously accomplices, but they insist on pretending to be a couple, and they even have a daughter. The bottom line of ninjas is really high."

"Is that what you came here to say?"

"How sad it is to say that. I waited until your condition stabilized before showing up here."

The Sixth Night turned his gaze to Xia again, looking at the bandages wrapped around her body: "After all, if you die from such a small injury, there is no need for me to show up."

"You want to track Himeko's whereabouts, but you are still suffering from your injuries. Tracking happens to be the Phantom Thief's strong point. I think it's a good idea to join forces here."

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