Honkai Impact 3rd experience, starting with a thousand Herrschers

The system went silent after it finished speaking.

"What on earth is going on?!"

After making a complaint, Cheng Xing continued to pack up the medicinal herbs.

"Doctor! Doctor!"

Just then, a group of people, reeking of blood and looking menacing, suddenly burst into the clinic.

One of the men in the lead stared intently at Cheng Xing, a chilling murderous intent in his eyes, and said, "Have you ever seen a Rakshasa here?"

"Huh? I've been in this town for over 10 years, but I've never heard of any Rakshasa people. May I ask what they look like?"

Cheng Xing asked with a curious look.

"He had blond hair and emerald green eyes, and he looked like someone from another realm... Oh yeah, and that guy was carrying something that looked like a coffin on his back!"

"Ah... such a special person, if he appeared in town, I couldn't possibly not know him. If you don't believe me, you can go to town and ask. There has never been such a strange person in all these years."

The group of people, who looked like江湖人士 (jianghu figures), exchanged glances, then threatened Cheng Xing a few more times, implying that he shouldn't hide anything, before walking straight outside.

Watching the menacing group of people hurriedly leave, Cheng Xing asked curiously, "What era is this? Why are there foreigners here?"

Cheng Xing had never left this small town, and all the news he heard from others came from him. As for the current name of the country, it seemed to be Ming.

However, it's certain that this is still a Honkai world, since Honkai energy can still be sensed here, albeit weakly, and the difference compared to the real world is enormous.

Of course, it's also possible that the town doesn't have a strong sense of civilization, so there's no Honkai energy to appear.

And so another idle day passed for Cheng Xing. Just as he was about to close down for the day, someone suddenly appeared in front of him.

"Hello, doctor. I apologize for the intrusion, but may I purchase some medicine?"

A man with long golden hair and emerald green eyes, dressed in a white robe, arrived here carrying a coffin with an eerie aura.

The man had a calm expression and looked like a refined young gentleman. His unusual appearance aroused curiosity and astonishment among many townspeople.

Cheng Xing looked at the familiar-looking man and immediately realized where she was.

"Damn! The Record of Broken Swords of China!"

Chapter 114: Transition

"...What kind of medicinal herbs does this guest wish to purchase?"

Cheng Xing recognized the man with a calm expression but whose eyes betrayed a sense of despondency; he was Otto from 500 years ago.

To be honest, he didn't know much about the plot of "The Legend of the Broken Sword in China". He only knew that Fu Hua was killed by her seven disciples... and there was supposedly more to the story.

But what does that have to do with him?

"Just buy a few as you like... Does the shopkeeper know the legend of the immortals?"

Otto is far from the composure and calmness he would have 500 years later. He is still deeply immersed in the memory of Karen's death and cannot recover. He still hates his choice back then and is struggling to commit suicide because of Karen's death.

The purpose of this trip to Shenzhou is to find the Crimson Iris Immortal, who is said to have lived for countless years, and to obtain from her whether there is a way to resurrect others.

This time, we passed through this remote town, and ahead lay the vast desert. Beyond that northern wasteland lay the land of China.

He could also wait for passing caravans from here and head to the land of China along the way.

However, to prevent any unforeseen circumstances, he decided to purchase some medicine beforehand, not to save himself, but to save others.

Perhaps he simply wanted to remember the time he spent helping others with Karen in this way.

After Cheng Xing finished wrapping up the medicine for him, he was thinking about how to continue the conversation when he heard hurried footsteps outside.

When the martial arts practitioners saw that the Rakshasa man had appeared in the clinic they had visited before, they were all furious, believing that the clinic owner had deceived them!

Judging from his erratic breathing, he was clearly not a master of internal martial arts, and since there were no signs of physical training in his limbs, he was certainly not a strong practitioner of external martial arts.

Several martial arts practitioners then decided to kill the doctor on the spot.

But before that, let's capture this extremely valuable Rakshasa first... In this remote border town, with the desert just ahead, it'll be very difficult for the brothers to make a fortune.

As Otto watched the men charging menacingly toward him, he sighed helplessly. Then, with a strange flash of light, the men's bodies were inexplicably pierced, and they all collapsed to the ground, lifeless.

He then picked up the medicine from the counter and left without looking back. The coffin was carried lightly on his back. It's hard to imagine how his thin body could carry such a heavy-looking coffin.

After thinking it over, Cheng Xing left a letter, then packed his bags and prepared to run away.

"Cheng Lin! By the time you see this letter, your master will have already run away! That outsider Rakshasa killed several martial arts practitioners, and there will definitely be enemies coming after us. So you should also clean up this shop quickly and leave immediately."

Cheng Xing found a caravan, spent some money to sneak in, and finally had a chance to leave!

This remote border town is so boring and lifeless, and I've been stuck here for a full 10 years—it's driving me crazy! Now that the important person has arrived, I'd better hurry up and sneak into the convoy and head towards China!

Then I went to see if the immortals of Shenzhou Ping had come back to life.

Before that, there was already an extra compartment for a Rakshasa in the caravan.

Cheng Xing, however, ended up at the back of the convoy and squeezed together with a box of goods.

And so, before dawn the next day, the convoy set off leisurely.

Throughout the journey, Cheng Xing pretended in front of everyone that he had already eaten dry rations, but in reality, he hadn't eaten anything at all. After all, when the Scarecrow's power was restored due to the memory, he had already reverted to the demon's body.

It doesn't really matter if I don't eat, drink, or sleep.

On this day, Cheng Xing was in the carriage, pondering whether and how to communicate with Otto, when he suddenly heard shouts of killing coming from ahead.

Cheng Xing peeked out and saw a group of bandits who seemed to have charged out of the yellow sand. In no time, they killed all the convoy's remaining defenses and then began cleaning up the carriages one by one.

They soon arrived at Cheng Xing's place.

The guy who looked like the boss pointed the tip of his knife at Cheng Xing, telling him to come down immediately.

"Don't kill me, don't kill me! I...I'm a doctor, I can heal the sick and save lives! This king is of use!"

The bandit leader raised his eyebrows and, after a moment's thought, realized that having a doctor in the desert was a very important resource. After all, who could guarantee they wouldn't get a minor illness these days? Having a doctor who could treat illnesses was a good thing.

"Since you know some medical skills, I'll spare your life for now. Get down here obediently."

Cheng Xing pretended to be terrified as he got out of the car. He wanted to see if Otto would stage a fantasy scene where the protagonist was threatened by a minor villain and then went on a rampage.

Although Otto pretended to be indifferent and even seemed to be hiding his true strength in front of the self-proclaimed Eagle leader, he still obediently followed the bandits back.

"Otto, did you get the wrong script? Where's your Void Treasury? Are you really willing to be suppressed by this bunch of bandits? Why don't you go on a rampage?"

However, while the person was puzzled, he was completely unaware that if a few words were changed, he could ask himself the same question.

When they arrived at the camp, it was already quite late. Cheng Xing entered the courtyard and saw a girl being held down and forced onto the platform. She was saying something to the leader, who then slapped her across the face. The girl's still somewhat immature face immediately became red and swollen, and there seemed to be tears welling up in her eyes.

"what's the situation?"

Cheng Xing was puzzled and was pondering when he saw the eagle pointing at him, telling others to put him in the dungeon first.

Cheng Xing stared blankly at himself, having been dragged into the other person's overly agitated mood, and was then thrown into the cell along with the girl.

"What's going on? Why is this guy so annoying? Is he scared by Otto?"

Just as Cheng Xing was puzzled, the dark cell suddenly lit up, and he saw Otto sitting in a luxurious wooden chair, swirling the red wine in his glass and drinking alone.

"...Wow! Your Excellency, you are really handsome."

Cheng Xing glanced at the girl beside him, and seeing the surprise in her eyes, he knew that the bishop had put on quite a show.

"If I weren't there, would the next part of the story be about Otto, the Archbishop of Destiny, leading this girl from who-knows-where on a journey across the land, and then the girl gradually falling in love with Otto, thus beginning a lifelong entanglement with him?"

[Very likely!]

Do you have any sunflower seeds? I'd like to eat some.

[Forget about it, being a bystander is my eternal title, and it's unique; no one can take it away from me!]

Then, the person and the system watched with amusement as what happened next, and the girl's shocking plan.

Chapter 115: Li Sushang

"Oh dear, seeing you like this before, I thought you were a woman, but I didn't expect you to be a handsome man! Why weren't you tied up and gagged when you came here? Are you a guest here? But they shouldn't have left a guest here like this!"

"This is the first time I've ever seen someone who looks like you. Is this the legendary Rakshasa? You're quite good-looking too."

The girl chattered around the Alto for a while, then looked at Cheng Xing, who had somehow gotten rid of his shackles and was sitting quietly to the side, seemingly enjoying the show, and asked him a question.

"Sir, what brings you here?"

"I was originally a doctor in a small oasis town on the frontier, but alas! I encountered some trouble and had no choice but to travel with a caravan to the Central Plains. Unexpectedly, I ran into the Jinsha Gang, a group of bandits. Now I don't know if I can survive with my medical skills!"

Cheng Xing cupped his hands in a respectful gesture, then put on a worried and frightened expression that didn't seem like he was faking it at all.

"Don't worry, once I break out and retrieve my sword from that guy, I'll take care of him immediately. After that, the Golden Sands Gang will be leaderless and collapse on its own!"

"What are your plans, heroine? The Golden Sands Gang has at least a hundred members, far more than you alone. How can you possibly lead us out of here? Even if we're no longer in the gang's hands, what if someone rallies and attacks us all at once?"

"Ah, this..."

This beautiful girl seemed to have lost the ability to think at that moment.

"My life is over! My life is over!"

Cheng Xing feigned sadness and collapsed to the ground, looking utterly desperate. This made the young girl who called herself a female knight feel guilty, so she quickly said, "There's no need for that. I think as long as we take care of their leader and then break out under the cover of night, we'll be safe and sound."

"But the problem is that I can smell the medicine on you, heroine. You must have been given drugs to block your meridians or to prevent you from circulating your internal energy. Without the support of your internal strength, how will you defeat the gang leader here?"

"As expected of a doctor, he smelled the medicine immediately. Alas, I, this heroine, had originally planned to subdue all the Golden Sands Gang members patrolling outside by myself. I intended to quietly infiltrate here and catch them off guard, but I never expected those thieves to turn on me so quickly..."

Cheng Xing stared in disbelief as the girl spoke eloquently about her original plan. What kind of person could come up with such a scheme?

Kiana seems to be smarter than her, right?

However, upon reflection, Kiana had also used this tactic to enter the Jackal's laboratory in Sky City, and it seemed that the two were not so different.

Otto, meanwhile, swirled the red wine in his glass, calmly observing the two Chinese people present, still learning their manner of speaking and behaving.

More importantly, he always felt that the man who claimed to be just an ordinary doctor had a strange sense of crisis about him, and Void Treasury was also faintly speaking in his ear.

"Although there is no record of it in the database, I don't know why I feel that this man's face is somewhat familiar."

This strange familiarity made Alto wary. He hadn't made a move on the way here, wanting to observe what kind of behavior this man would do. But it turned out that he was indeed brought in with his feet bound, just like an ordinary person.

He had assumed that the person pretending to be weak would reveal their strength when humiliated, but apart from the rope that had been untied at some point, he hadn't displayed any other power. Ah, how strange.

Cheng Xing observed Otto, trying to ascertain his thoughts and state of mind.