Honkai Impact 3rd: The Girl Who Chases the Flame

"O owner of the key, think carefully about how to use this power."

Otto thought for a moment and said that he had originally thought that the words were spoken by the Red Lotus Master to Kallen, but now he understood that the words were a warning to him.

"……interesting."

Cheng Ling Shuang raised an eyebrow.

"Is that strange internal energy in your body the source of this? Hmph, do you know that my Taixu Sword Sect takes it upon itself to slay demons and eliminate evil, and those who go astray in their cultivation will be killed without mercy?"

"If I weren't somewhat interested in you, I could kill you on the spot with your strange internal energy alone."

"The Taixu Sword Sect... what is that? Is it related to Mount Taixu, where the immortals reside?"

Otto asked.

"You seem to know quite a lot. How could a Rakshasa like you know that immortals reside on Mount Taixu?"

Cheng Ling Shuang asked.

“It was a Miss Mei who told me this, and oh, she also gave me a map of Mount Taixu.”

Otto thought for a moment, then took a piece of paper out of his pocket.

Those familiar with Otto would likely be quite surprised by his candor at this moment, but the problem is...

Otto can't beat this woman!

A clumsy lie will only be exposed. With Otto's keen eye, he could naturally see that this woman named Cheng Ling Shuang, though inexperienced, had a sharp mind, and moreover...

Her mouth is especially sharp.

You've been scammed.

Cheng Ling Shuang glanced at it casually and tossed the "scrap paper" to Otto.

"You call this a map? Are you out of your mind?"

"........."

Otto remained silent for a moment, then coughed twice to ease the awkwardness.

"Rakshasa, I ask you, what does the Crimson Phoenix Immortal you saw look like?"

Cheng Ling Shuang crossed her legs and squinted her eyes as she asked.

"Hmm... Originally, it was long, dark blue hair, but it turns red and white when she makes a move."

Otto recalled what the Red Falcon Master looked like and said.

"...It seems you were not lying after all."

"Judging from what Miss Cheng said, you've also seen immortals?"

Otto keenly sensed something amiss in Cheng Ling Shuang's words.

"She is my mentor."

Cheng Ling Shuang said calmly, and then, seeing Otto's hopeful gaze, she added,

"My master is dead."

……

Giant Whale Gang

"Is everything ready?"

Cui Yuanhai narrowed his eyes and looked at the group of experts below the stage.

"Yes, everything is arranged. After Cheng Ling Shuang is poisoned, all eighty-one of our experts will attack simultaneously and tear her apart!"

A robust man in the audience clasped his hands in a fist salute and said.

"it is good!"

Cui Yuanhai slammed his hand on the table.

"Ma Fei is not Ma. I will avenge the theft of your wife by taking her from your senior sister today!"

……

The next day

"Miss Cheng, are you really going?"

Otto, who had slept against the coffin all night, said while pressing his back.

"If someone invites me, of course I'll go."

Cheng Ling Shuang said calmly, then glanced at him.

“Rakshasa, I have already said that my master is dead. Moreover, life and death are the natural order of things. The dead are gone, why force it?”

"Since he is an immortal, how could he die? Even if it's said by an immortal's disciple, I don't believe it. As for matters of life and death..."

Otto's eyes flickered.

"I'm going to insist."

"...Whatever you want. There's nothing more I can tell you, and I won't tell you even if you ask."

Cheng Ling Shuang frowned.

"Get out of my sight as soon as possible."

"I refuse."

Otto said earnestly.

The next second, a hairpin was placed against his throat.

"Do you want to die? Or do you think I can't kill you?"

Cheng Ling Shuang's eyes no longer held any mercy; at first glance, they looked like two pieces of ice.

“Miss Cheng is highly skilled in martial arts. Although I am confident in my own abilities, I am no match for you.”

"If I claim to be second only to the best in China, then no one dares to claim to be number one!"

Cheng Ling Shuang said coldly,

"I'll say this one last time: leave, or die!"

"Then please enlighten me."

Otto showed no fear. If he were truly afraid of death, why would he have traveled thousands of miles to this land?

"..."

"..."

The two stared at each other, and suddenly, Cheng Ling Shuang's murderous aura vanished without a trace. She put down her arms, turned her back, and put her hands behind her back.

"You know I won't kill you... What a cunning man."

"...I was just gambling with my life on Miss Cheng's respect for her master."

Otto shrugged.

"Since the immortal has expectations of me, then Miss Cheng will not kill me."

"..."

Cheng Ling Shuang seemed to ignore him and turned to leave.

Otto wasn't in a hurry to chase after her, since he knew where Cheng Ling Shuang was going, so there was no rush.

"The immortal's disciple... He seems to care about the immortal quite a bit, but why was he so calm when he announced the immortal's death?"

Otto sat down in a chair, picked up a cup of tea,

"It seems that this matter needs to be carefully considered."

.........

"Boss! That woman has been poisoned by our Seven Deadly Powder!"

"Fine! Take her life right now!"

"Ahhh!"

"Ugh!!"

"my leg!"

"Hands, my hands are gone!"

"Zhang San!"

"Li Si!"

……

"What's going on?!"

Choi Won-hae was both shocked and furious, and then less than a quarter of an hour later, the doors of the council hall were kicked open.

Cui Gao, the second-best fighter in the Giant Whale Gang, was pinned to the table, his teeth shattered.

"You're Cui Yuanhai?"

Cheng Ling Shuang looked at him expressionlessly.

"You...you...you weren't poisoned?"

Cui Yuanhai fell off the chair.

"The Taixu Sword Qi doesn't require storing internal energy within the body. Your Seven Absolute Powder, which specializes in attacking internal energy, is probably targeting the wrong target."

Cheng Ling Shuang said calmly, extending her hand.

"Wait...wait!"

Cui Yuanhai broke out in a cold sweat.

"Cheng Ling Shuang, today's events are all because your junior brother Ma Fei Ma insulted me first. My wife insisted on leaving me. Not only did Ma Fei Ma humiliate me, but he also abandoned my wife, causing her to commit suicide in grief and indignation!"

Such a humiliation, our gang…