How come I was the one being targeted?

Chapter 54: Is the sword such an inconvenient thing?

Soon, Bai Jun and Su Shang found the trace of the red-haired woman at the other end of the central avenue of Xingcha Sea.

For some unknown reason, a large crowd gathered under a bench in a corner of the street. Their expressions were sometimes frowning, sometimes full of surprise, and then followed by thunderous cheers and applause.

The two of them took a closer look and saw that the figure in the center of the crowd was a girl with long red hair. The girl's eyebrows were picturesque, with just the right amount of thickness and lightness. She had a stubborn and optimistic look, and her bright eyes made her look even more energetic.

She was carrying a huge hammer on her shoulder, and on the wooden table in front of her was a large piece of tofu, with a large slab of blue granite standing next to it. As for Su Chang's Xuanyuan Sword...it was used as a footstool for the wooden table.

"Ah, it's her, it's her, Bai Jun, please avenge me!"

Enemies often see eye to eye, and Su Chang anxiously grabbed Bai Jun's arm, half pleading, half urging him to push over. However, Bai Jun slashed back with a knife: "Calm down, and that's your Xuanyuan Sword. You're the one who's going to go for it, right?"

"Hmm..." Su Chang covered her head and squatted down, instantly wilting like an eggplant hit by frost. "But, but I don't have the Xuanyuan Sword. I'm afraid I can't beat her..."

Seeing her bullied and cowardly look, Bai Jun's azure eyes, which were always half-closed, widened and shone brightly. He said angrily, "How can a sword be so inconvenient?"

The mind is the foundation of martial arts. Once you have trained your mind to become invisible, you will realize that the sword is just an external object.

Grass, wood, stone, and bamboo can all be made into swords.

"Here comes the sword!"

Then, under Su Shang's surprised gaze, Bai Jun quickly ran to the vending machine and bought a bottle of drink. After drinking it in one gulp, he picked up the flattened can and threw it towards the red-haired woman in the distance.

..........

"Please pay attention, everyone! Brushing your teeth and whistling, and locking your throat with a golden spear are just small tricks. Next up is my signature skill—breaking rocks with my chest!"

Stone-breaking on the chest is an acrobatic skill originating from ancient China. A large stone is placed on the chest of a lying person, and another person uses a sledgehammer to smash the stone.

The principle is that the mass of the stone used is very large, so its inertia is also very large. Therefore, the hammer hits down quickly, and due to inertia, the acceleration of the stone is very small, which will not cause great pressure on people.

The audience, who were just looking for fun, naturally didn't need to think too much about the mystery. They just wanted to see something exciting. But then someone noticed the blind spot and asked loudly: "Who will lie on the board when you have such a big stone in your chest?"

"Yes, yes, little girl, you are alone, are you going to hit yourself?" The people around echoed.

Guinevere had anticipated this and confidently pointed at the tofu on the wooden table. "Hmph, lying down doesn't require much skill. I'll place a large slab of blue granite on the tofu. I guarantee that with one blow, the slab will crack, but the tofu won't. If I fail, all the rewards I've earned today will be shared among you."

This is a lie. In fact, Guinevere has no partner at all, so she can only perform a solo.

However, as soon as these words were spoken, they caused a huge uproar in the crowd, and the cheers and applause became louder and louder.

"Everyone, just keep your eyes peeled!"

Guinevere carefully pressed the large slab of blue granite onto the soft water-ground tofu, her eyes fixed on the center of the slab. She exhaled into her palm, and just as she swung the huge hammer and was about to hit it hard, a slight sound of breaking through the air was heard.

The biological instinct to avoid danger took effect, and Guinevere's gaze moved almost uncontrollably to the flying can. When she realized that it was coming towards her, her body was unable to take any evasive measures, and she could only watch the cans hit her face like a revolving lantern.

“Ahhhhh!”

Guinevere's hands lost their strength instantly, and the huge hammer, which had lost its support, suddenly smashed down right on top of the stone slab. With a "smack", the water-ground tofu shattered into a ball of mud.

"Oh oh oh, great!" The crowd instantly cheered even more enthusiastically than before, and those who were quick-handed even came forward to take away the small bowl she used to hold the tip money.

"Hey, hey, hey, it doesn't count, it doesn't count! Everyone, let me explain!"

Guinevere's objection obviously had no effect, and she could only watch the reward money she had worked hard for a day being divided up.

And this wasn't the worst of it. That piece of water-ground tofu was dinner for me and a dozen of my brothers and sisters! How could I eat it after it was broken into pieces like this?

Without even a moment to grieve over her dinner being shattered into a pile of mud, Guinevere immediately stood up, clutching the can that had hit her head, and looked around angrily, "Who just threw a can at me?!"

Seeing this, Su Chang behind the scenes burst into laughter and buried her face in Bai Jun's clothes, gloating, "Hahaha, Bai Jun, you are really awesome. You pissed off this bad guy to death."

"Yes, I've avenged you. Now it's up to you whether you can get Xuanyuan back. Go out and confront her."

"what?"

Before her brain could process these words, Su Shang was thrown out by Bai Jun like a chicken. That wasn't the end of it, as Bai Jun even called out to her thoughtfully, "Your name remains unchanged, and I am the girl!"

Immediately, Guinevere's angry gaze was fixed on Su Shang, who looked confused.

"It's you again!" Guinevere angrily threw the can in her hand. "It's all your fault. My whole family has no dinner!"

Su Chang swallowed the can without any time to dodge. Furious, she pointed at Xuanyuan, who was being used as a tabletop, and shouted, "What the hell! You thief who stole my Xuanyuan, and you actually dare to complain first? Hurry up and give me my Xuanyuan back!"

"What the hell? Who told you to hit me with such a big sword? With your strength, I'd be flat on my back if I took that blow?" Guinevere said this with even more grievance, her eyes reddening. "Do we have a grudge? I'm just performing here to earn some money for my family. You annoying bastards chase me away every day, and you even want to beat me up!"

"Who, who wants to hit you... I just want to take a picture of your package. Besides, the transportation in Xingcha Sea has always been poor, so it's not a place for you to perform acrobatics!" Seeing Guinevere's tears, Su Shang's momentum obviously weakened, but she felt that she still had some reason to talk.

"You can't even hold your own sword steady, so who can guarantee that you're shooting at a package? And with a sword this big, if it gets bumped, you'll definitely die, and if it rubs against you, you'll get hurt. What am I betting on with you?"

Guinevere wiped her tears, picked up Xuanyuan from the ground and returned it to Su Shang. She then pulled out a performance permit stamped by Luofu from her pocket and said, "I'm a decent and upright street artist. Besides, there are only about ten people around me performing. How can you say I'm affecting traffic?"

"Now, all the reward money I worked so hard for all day has gone down the drain, and the dinner for my whole family has been smashed into mud. Wow, what should I do?"

If Bai Jun was here, he would definitely say "What's it to me?" and then walk away with Xuanyuan. However, Su Chang felt a little reluctant to leave, holding her Xuanyuan and refusing to leave. Finally, she silently took out all the money in her wallet and said, "Take this money for now..."

Guinevere did not accept Su Chang's kindness. She shook her head vigorously and pushed back the money Su Chang handed her: "Thank you for your kindness, but I don't need other people's charity. You are right. I will not come to the Xingcha Sea Center to trouble you again..."

After she finished speaking, she sighed and picked up the scattered things on the ground by herself. Looking at her lonely figure, Su Shang felt even more guilty. After a moment, she seemed to have made up her mind, "Wait for me a moment!"

Then, amidst Guinevere's puzzled gaze, she turned and ran towards Bai Jun. Finally, amidst Bai Jun's bewildered expression, she hugged his arms tightly and pleaded loudly:

"Ounegai, let's go help her!"

Bai Jun, who was sitting on a bench watching the show, said: "............"

Oh, the roof is broken. I should have run away earlier.

Chapter 55: From today on, your name is Gui Naifen

In a pastry shop in the center of Xingcha Sea that Bai Jun often visited, two women and one man were sitting at a table by the window in the corner, with some of Bai Jun's favorite desserts placed in front of them.

As the second oldest sister in a family of more than a dozen people, Guinevere only earned enough to make ends meet, let alone have spare money for dessert. She hadn't even seen such delicious desserts in a long time. Just smelling the tempting sweet aroma made her saliva flow uncontrollably.

After swallowing hard again, Guinevere quietly raised her eyes and nervously looked at Su Shang and the handsome man sitting opposite her. "Are these... bought for me?"

"Of course, you're welcome. Consider it as compensation!"

Bai Jun looked at Su Shang, who was clearly using his own money but was pretending to be rich, and thought that he should stay away from her next time he saw her. Although he didn't hate her, he always felt that misfortune would come to him if he was with her.

"I thought about it. It's really my fault. I shouldn't have snatched your sword. In the end, it's all my own fault..." Guinevere smiled a little embarrassedly, and she didn't dare to move the fork in her hand. However, her eager eyes did reveal some sincerity.

"No, I didn't know your situation at that time, so we're even now. Our grudge has been reconciled. These are treated to you by Bai Jun." Su Shang took the initiative to pick up a few pieces of cake for her and introduced Bai Jun next to her.

Guinevere glanced at Bai Jun, then lowered her head nervously, "Why, why did you let this gentleman invite me..."

"Why? Because he hit you with the can."

After Su Shang foolishly gave Bai Jun away, Guinevere's eyes gradually became filled with resentment and resentment as she looked at Bai Jun.

"Yes, that's right, so don't worry, just eat it." Bai Jun responded in a business-like tone, but he was complaining madly in his heart, and decided from the bottom of his heart that he would never interfere in her affairs again.

After learning that it was Bai Jun who caused her to lose the day's reward and dinner, Guinevere's reserved attitude immediately changed. She devoured the desserts on the table in a whirlwind until her mouth was stuffed like a squirrel, and then she made a satisfied sound.

"Good..."

"If it tastes good, eat more. If it's not enough, ask for more. Then buy some for your brothers and sisters when you go back!"

"Really? You're so kind~"

Bai Jun was speechless watching this scene. It wasn't that he didn't know what to say, but there were so many things he wanted to complain about that he didn't know where to start. Not to mention that these desserts were made with his own money, these two people didn't even know each other's names, so how could they start to stand on the same side?

"Huh? Oh right, I don't know your name yet. My name is Li Sushang, what's yours?"

Su Shang wondered if she could hear his inner thoughts, so she suddenly asked Guinevere curiously, and the latter responded vaguely: "Guinevere! Just call me Guinevere."

Bai Jun's expression instantly became strange when he heard the name, and the figure of a certain Daimao from his previous life inexplicably emerged in his mind. No, maybe it was just a coincidence.

"Guinevere, that's so hard to pronounce." Su Shang tried to read the name and frowned.

"I can't help it. After all, my name is converted into Xianzhou language based on pronunciation, so it's inevitably a bit strange. Unlike my eldest brother Lancelot, he was smart enough to give himself the good name Lang Shile."

“Puff! Cough cough cough…”

When Bai Jun heard Lancelot's name, he almost couldn't help but spit out laughter. It was just a coincidence, but her brother's name was even more of a coincidence, which made people laugh.

"Uh, Bai Jun, what are you doing? You can choke on your tea..." Su Shang patted his back with a hint of worry. After confirming that he was okay, she turned her gaze back to Guinevere: "In that case, Guinevere, why don't you give yourself a fairy boat name?"

"Don't they say that the names of people in Xianzhou all have meanings and are related to the person's fortune? I'm not very talented, so I don't dare to give myself a name... By the way, Su Shang, are we friends now?" Guinevere asked.

"Of course!" was Su Shang's decisive reply.

Perhaps it was due to preconceived notions, but Guinevere attached great importance to the ancient customs and culture of Xianzhou. There was a saying that Guinevere remembered very clearly - if a name was given by a relative, then it must have meaning.

As for the meaning of relatives, Guinevere also looked up the Xianzhou dictionary. It means both family members and close people. Rounding it off, it means friends. Now she finally has her first friend in Xianzhou.

"Well, if you don't mind, Shang Shang, please pick a name for me!"

"Eh? Me?"

Su Shang pointed at herself in disbelief. She never thought that one day she would be able to give someone a name. This immediately made her timid: "I, I don't think I can do it..."

"No, you can do it, Shangshang!"

Hearing this, Su Shang's first reaction was to look at Bai Jun beside her. She quietly grabbed the corner of his clothes with her fingers and gave him a look that asked "what should I do?", but what she got was a speechless expression of "are you kidding me?"

There was really nothing she could do now. Su Shang looked at Guinevere's expectant eyes opposite her, and for a moment her thoughts were tangled and confused. But at a certain moment, a flash of inspiration came to her like a wrong string, and all the books she had read in the first half of her life and all the knowledge seemed to come together.

"Gui is a fine tree, and 'nai' means 'yes', and 'fen' means 'fragrant'. So, let's call it 'Gui Nai Fen'!"

As soon as these words came out, Bai Jun and Guinevere, who was sitting opposite them, were both stunned. Su Chang, who had just gained a little confidence, became timid again: "So, so I can't do it..."

"Wow! So nice! The name you gave me is so nice, Shang Shang!"

Guinevere, no, it should be said that it was Gui Naifen who stood up even more excitedly, holding Su Shang's hand, tears in her eyes.

Bai Jun shook his head in astonishment, not even noticing that the tea in his cup had spilled onto his sleeve. He reached out and gently touched Su Shang's hair, praising her for the first time, "No, it's better to say it's too good. Aren't you quite smart, Su Shang?"

“Eh? Eh! Does it really sound good…?”

The praise from the two people instantly made Su Shang shyly scratch her cheeks. It seemed like it was the first time in her life that someone praised her for being smart. The wonderful feeling brought her a little dizzy, and she picked up a piece of cake and started eating.

——I’m pretty awesome too!

This thought flashed through my mind, and then I choked on the cake in my mouth.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

"Shangshang, are you okay?"

"Alas, I take back what I said before. There's no way I can save you..."

Chapter 56: The Broken Chest and the Broken White Dress

After making her first serious friend in Xianzhou and gaining a new name, Gui Naifen's mood instantly became brighter.

Perhaps it was the dopamine release brought by the dessert that made him seem to not care at all that his reward money for the day was wasted.

“It’s really delicious.”

She devoured all the desserts on the table in no time. Not only that, even the black tea in the pot could not escape her clutches. After eating and drinking her fill, Gui Naifen burped contentedly, touching her still flat belly, feeling that there was no greater bliss in life than this.

Bai Jun, who was standing by, looked at the nearly half-empty cup of black tea left in his cup. For the first time, he felt that there were differences between people.

He considers himself a person who likes sweets, but he always has to stop after eating two plates, otherwise his body cannot handle such high-calorie food in one breath.

However, looking at Gui Naifen, whose slender figure had hardly changed while sitting opposite him, Bai Jun wondered if she had another stomach from another dimension?

Are there really humans in the world who can eat so much high-calorie food in one breath?

However, Gui Naifen herself didn't seem to be affected by the dessert at all. Instead, she looked at Bai Jun expectantly, blinking her bright, clear eyes as she asked softly, "Can I bring some for my brothers and sisters? Ah, but don't worry, I'll definitely pay you back when I have money!"

"No problem, Bai Jun is very rich! This amount of money is definitely nothing to him. Xiao Guizi, just think of it as compensation for the can he just hit you with!"

Before Bai Jun could speak, Su Shang came up to him and answered. Seeing her confident look, Bai Jun didn't know what to say. He could only wipe the cold sweat from his forehead and nodded.

"Thank you! And did Shang Shang just call me Xiao Guizi? How cute!"

The two of them sang in unison and quickly ordered all the desserts on the menu.

Bai Jun lamented his sins and shakily pulled his few remaining credits from his wallet. He walked over to the front desk and handed them to the manager, whose eyes lit up. "Take it. No need to change the rest."

"But sir, you are still short of 2,000 credit points?"

"...Just keep it in the account and pay it back next month."

The store manager counted the credit points handed over and gave a reminder with some embarrassment, while Bai Jun was silent for a long time, and finally turned into a faint sigh.

Fortunately, Bai Jun himself is a regular customer of the store. Moreover, he has a very eye-catching handsome face, which usually brings a lot of female traffic to the dessert shop. Therefore, the store manager directly deducted the two thousand credit points and only asked him to come to the store more often next month, and preferably sit near the window to eat some desserts.

Bai Jun did not realize that he was the one who was plotted against. He just thought that this was the good karma he had earned from doing good deeds in his daily life, so he was quite happy.