Chapter 00197: A Small Lesson
# A Small Lesson
Chapter 197
Novel: AFK Game: Portal to Another World
Chapter 197 A Small Lesson
2024-08-19 Author: Half-Injured Unbreakable
Chapter 197 A Small Lesson
The Liu Family was quite renowned in the martial world, but as for how powerful they were?
That was something a small fry like Yang Yiyi couldn't possibly know.
In any case, judging by the fact that they could send masters to the Green Robe Sect, they were definitely not to be underestimated.
If Yang Yiyi's martial arts were peerless, she would have nothing to fear, but she was currently at a stage where she could handle cannon fodder but would be at a loss against anyone slightly stronger.
Facing one of their masters would be a free kill for them.
And so, she panicked.
"Relax, don't get flustered."
After leaving the crowd, Li Chengxi said:
"In this vast sea of people, no matter how powerful the Liu Family is, they aren't the imperial court. They can't just issue a nationwide arrest warrant to find someone. Besides, they might not even remember what you look like. How easy do you think it would be to find you?"
This was indeed the truth.
There were no surveillance cameras on the streets, let alone any facial recognition systems.
Unless it was a stroke of luck, it would be very difficult to pinpoint her exact location.
Besides, even if they knew where you were, couldn't you just leave?
By the time the Liu Family received the news and sent people over, you would have long since vanished.
Of course, if she accidentally came face-to-face with a member of the Liu Family, and that person happened to recognize Yang Yiyi, then she would be out of luck.
If such an extremely low-probability event were to occur, she might as well buy a lottery ticket; she might even win the grand prize.
Yang Yiyi calmed down and thought about it carefully.
It was just as Li Chengxi had said; it was highly unlikely she would run into them right now.
"But news of my situation has already spread, even my name is out there."
"Let it spread. The more famous you are, the better it will be for you. It will lend more credibility when you expose the Liu Family in the future. Why else do you think people in the martial world chase after fame and fortune? It's to give weight to their words and earn the respect of others."
Seeing Yang Yiyi relax, Li Chengxi continued:
"In short, the possibility of running into someone from the Liu Family is very small, so don't scare yourself. However, you still need to be careful where it counts and not be careless. Let's go, we'll go see your parents, and then we'll head home with Li Yingluo and Zheng Yinping and stay at their place for a few days."
"Okay, I'll listen to Brother Li."
After this incident, Yang Yiyi didn't dare to be reckless anymore.
She tried her best to act like an ordinary passerby and didn't look around.
It seemed the Liu Family's dungeon had left a very deep impression on her, otherwise she wouldn't be this frightened.
Her refusal to look left and right saved a lot of time.
After asking for directions on the way, it took them nearly the time it takes for an incense stick to burn after entering the city to finally find her brother-in-law's home.
Because he had passed the provincial examination and become a Juren, the family was now wealthy.
Her brother-in-law's family had long since stopped selling tofu and had moved from an ordinary commoner's house into a large residence, the kind with servants standing guard at the door.
But as they finally arrived, Yang Yiyi's pace grew slower and slower.
When she got close to the entrance, she simply stopped and turned to walk in another direction.
"What's wrong, don't you want to go back and see them?"
"Brother Li, I'm afraid..."
"You're afraid of implicating your family."
"Yes."
Before coming, she was thinking about seeing how her parents were doing, but after arriving, Yang Yiyi changed her mind.
It was only human to have such concerns.
Although the rules of the martial world dictated that innocent family members should not be involved, this matter with the Liu Family truly couldn't be handled according to those rules.
Even the Green Robe Sect was 'taught a small lesson' by the Liu Family.
If Yang Yiyi went home, what would happen if the Liu Family got word and came looking for her?
No wonder she was so hesitant.
Turning a corner, they rounded to the back of the large residence.
Yang Yiyi leaped into a tree in a single bound.
From here, one could see a small garden behind the house, complete with a pavilion and a waterside terrace.
At this moment, an elderly couple was sitting in the pavilion in the courtyard.
Judging by their faces, they seemed to be from a poor background, with dark, sallow skin.
But they were dressed in brocade and silk, with a maidservant attending to them at their side.
"Those are my parents..."
The two elders looked somewhat ill at ease, but they were living well.
Yang Yiyi watched for a few more moments.
She really wanted to call out, but in the end, she held back and jumped down from the tree.
"Aren't you going to say hello?"
"No, knowing that my parents are doing well is enough."
This was probably what the legends meant by being in the martial world, where one's actions are not one's own to decide.
At least until she had dealt with the Liu Family, it was unlikely Yang Yiyi could go home, or she might bring disaster upon her family.
She had been in high spirits on the way here, but on the way back, she was a bit dejected.
Yang Yiyi walked with her head down, lost in thought.
Li Chengxi didn't have any good words of comfort for her, but Yang Yiyi would figure it out on her own.
She was just simple-minded, not truly stupid.
They walked in silence through this area of wealthy residences.
They had to cross this district to get back to the main road, from where they could go to the military camp to meet up with Li Yingluo and the others.
Just then, a passerby accidentally bumped into Yang Yiyi.
She was preoccupied and in a bit of a daze, so she assumed it was her own fault and quickly apologized.
It was just a very ordinary, minor incident.
Even Li Chengxi, watching from in front of the screen, paid it no mind.
But soon, Li Chengxi noticed that the game's camera view had stopped moving.
In the Wuxia Script, Li Chengxi couldn't move the camera view freely.
The camera always followed the Jade Tablet, and the Jade Tablet was on Yang Yiyi, so as she walked forward, the camera view would also move forward.
But now the camera view had suddenly stopped, while Yang Yiyi continued to walk forward.
When Li Chengxi saw this, he thought there might be a bug and was about to move his mouse.
Then he saw the person who had just bumped into Yang Yiyi suddenly make a strange movement, as if someone was grabbing them by the collar and pulling them backward.
And the direction of the pull was precisely in the direction Yang Yiyi was walking.
Li Chengxi then realized, oh no, the Jade Tablet had been picked from her.
It was because the Jade Tablet had been stolen that the camera view had frozen.
And the Jade Tablet couldn't be too far from Yang Yiyi; it couldn't go more than about ten meters.
The person who stole the Jade Tablet would immediately stop in place once they were more than ten meters away from Yang Yiyi.
In fact, as Yang Yiyi walked forward, the Jade Tablet would act as if it were tied to her with a rope, dragging the person who stole it in her direction.
But how was he supposed to warn Yang Yiyi?
Li Chengxi was reluctant to speak rashly.
Yang Yiyi, walking forward with her head down, didn't notice that about ten meters behind her, a person was being 'dragged' along by her in a bizarre manner.
In any case, it couldn't be truly lost.
Li Chengxi casually pressed the alt key.
Upon looking, he saw that the person who stole the Jade Tablet was named Qin Yan.
Wait a minute?
Qin Yan?
He remembered that among the black-clad figures who had robbed the escort at the ruined Daoist temple, there was a thief named Qin Yan. (See Chapter 166)
He looked again at the title column below her name, which read 'Female Thief of the Sixteen Fortresses'.
Well, I'll be damned, it's her!
Qin Yan's encounter with Yang Yiyi was purely coincidental; she was truly just passing by.
At the time, Qin Yan had been masked, so of course, Yang Yiyi didn't recognize her now.
But Qin Yan recognized Yang Yiyi.
Back then, she had been chased and hammered by Yang Yiyi.
The mere thought of it made Qin Yan's teeth ache.
Seeing Yang Yiyi looking somewhat dazed, she decided to teach her a small lesson.
A thief's lesson, of course, involved stealing something.
Taking advantage of the accidental bump, Qin Yan stealthily stole the item Yang Yiyi kept in her inner clothes.
She didn't even know what it was, but it was hidden quite deep, so it must be something good.
After all, this thing was tucked away even deeper than her money pouch.
This should be enough to teach her a lesson.
(End of this chapter)