10: Chapter 10: Receive Mission

At this moment, Zhang Bufan's mind was also in a state of chaos, and he subconsciously blurted out that sentence.

Actually, he was just being straightforward; it would have been better if he hadn't explained. This explanation just made things worse, didn't it?

Besides, for something with such ironclad proof, did he still need to explain?

A water curtain suddenly appeared in front of the Red-Clothed Woman, blocking most of Zhang Bufan's view.

Zhang Bufan only saw a flash of crimson behind the water curtain, and then the tip of a longsword pierced through the water curtain, followed by the Red-Clothed Woman in a fiery red dress rushing out, thrusting a sword towards Zhang Bufan's chest, its Sword Qi intimidating.

If Zhang Bufan was still in a daze at this moment, he would be a complete idiot. He suddenly rose into the air, flying directly to the top of the valley and landing on the cliff.

"Pervert, give me your life!" The Red-Clothed Woman roared, her body flying towards Zhang Bufan like a cannonball, and she swung a sword down at him mid-air.

A red Sword Qi dozens of meters long cleaved down towards Zhang Bufan's head.

Actually, the Red-Clothed Woman's strength was not very strong, only at the Middle Stage of the Sky Soaring Realm. Zhang Bufan didn't even put her in his eyes; he could suppress her with a raised hand.

But at this moment, he was in the wrong. Although he had emphasized more than once that he didn't follow logic, his instincts were still there.

However, in this situation, Zhang Bufan could only think of the thirty-six stratagems, with running away being the best option.

He vanished from the cliff in a flash, disappearing without a trace, as if he had never appeared. Yet, a faint remark seemed to drift back, "How did she put on her clothes so fast?"

Boom!

The cliff, as large as a house, was shattered into pieces by the Sword Qi.

The Red-Clothed Woman instantly stood on top of the valley, looking in the direction Zhang Bufan had left. Her gaze and Divine Sense swept across, but there was no trace of Zhang Bufan's figure.

"Ahhh! I must kill that pervert!" The Red-Clothed Woman let out angry roars, then raised the longsword in her hand and unleashed dozens of Sword Qi strikes at the valley.

Rumble!

Rumble!

The entire valley instantly shook, and the original pool was already shattered, completely buried by rolling rocks.

The Red-Clothed Woman's eyes gleamed with ferocity as she held her longsword and frantically ran in one direction. Although Zhang Bufan's tracks were gone, she was unwilling to give up and still wanted to try her luck.

Zhang Bufan, over ten kilometers away, heard the roaring sound from behind him. His advancing body involuntarily trembled with a pang of guilt, and his steps quickened.

At this moment, he no longer thought of going to Yin Soul Valley. He would just head in one direction and get away from that fierce woman first.

"If I see you again, will I still feel something? How pure and innocent you were with a bare face back then..." Zhang Bufan hummed a song from his previous life, leisurely moving through the forest, but his mind was indeed replaying the scene that had just occurred. Hmm?

So white.

"Host, aren't you a bit too shameless?" Just then, the System suddenly interjected coldly.

Zhang Bufan slammed on the brakes, tilting his head to retort, "Hey, System, I think what you're saying is a bit too one-sided, don't you? Think about it, didn't I go in without knowing the situation inside?"

"Didn't I fall into the pool due to inertia?"

"Wasn't I too nervous, which made me dumbfounded?"

"Wasn't I..."

Zhang Bufan was about to continue, but the System directly interrupted him, launching a Soul interrogation, "Do you dare say you didn't wake up a long time ago?"

"I..." Zhang Bufan's expression was a bit awkward, and he weakly said, "I was too nervous at the time, and I forgot to close my eyes for a moment."

"Alright, alright, even if everything you said has an excuse, do you dare say that when you were singing just now, you weren't recalling the scene at that moment? Isn't that 'So white' a testament to your shamelessness?"

"That... Hehe." Zhang Bufan suddenly remembered that the System could know his thoughts. His eyes darted around, and without even looking, he pointed upwards, asserting, "The 'So white' I was referring to was the white clouds in the sky."

"You're really good at finding excuses. Look up yourself." The System uncharacteristically cursed.

Zhang Bufan subconsciously looked up. The dense tree canopy not only blocked out the clouds in the sky but almost prevented sunlight from entering.

Zhang Bufan's mouth twitched fiercely. He scratched his head awkwardly, chuckling, "That... hehe, you know, when I was singing just now, I suddenly thought of another song. I remember it was something like 'Blue sky, white clouds.'"

"......" The System was speechless. It was defeated by Zhang Bufan's shamelessness.

However, it was the System's silence that gave Zhang Bufan the fiercest counterattack. Zhang Bufan felt as if he was tied to a pillar of shame, being whipped hard by a thirty-meter-long whip of disgrace, leaving this handsome guy, whose face was branded with shame and excuses, covered in wounds.

As he thought, Zhang Bufan suddenly trembled all over and roared, "System, are you on my side or not? Why are you always speaking for others?"

System, "......"

"Hey, give me a straight answer, are you on my side or not?"

"Yes, yes, yes. I don't even support walls, only you." The System was completely defeated by Zhang Bufan's shamelessness. To prevent Zhang Bufan from continuing to nag, the System changed the subject, "Host, your mission has appeared."

"Really?" Zhang Bufan's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked, "What kind of mission is it? Is it hard to do?"

"It's not hard to do, but it depends on whether you're man enough?"

Zhang Bufan immediately puffed out his chest, "Is there anyone more manly than me, Zhang Bufan, in the entire Desolate Martial Continent?"

"Alright then." The System paused, and to be safe, continued, "Let's be clear beforehand, no cursing after accepting the mission."

Zhang Bufan directly patted his chest, declaring with heroic spirit, "Don't worry, what hardships haven't I experienced? Such a small matter won't stump me. Tell me, what's the reward after completing the mission?"

Good gracious, he's already thinking about the rewards before even accepting the mission. After a moment of speechlessness, the System said, "I'm not entirely sure what the specific reward for this mission is, I only know that it's very important to you, and it might even affect your ability to revive Li Zhongdao."

Zhang Bufan didn't listen to the first part of the sentence at all. The last sentence made Zhang Bufan's expression solemn, and he roared, "Accept it, accept it immediately, not a minute later!"

The System didn't waste much time with Zhang Bufan and simply chimed, "Mission 1, Host, do you confirm that you want to accept it?"

"Confirm."

"Congratulations, Host, mission accepted successfully." After the System finished speaking, a transparent panel automatically appeared in front of Zhang Bufan.

Zhang Bufan looked closely: [Mission One: Establish a relationship with Fire Qingrou. The relationship can include kinship, love, friendship, or other relationships. The mission includes three stages, and each stage will have rewards. After the Host gains Fire Qingrou's trust, the first stage of the mission is completed. After gaining Fire Qingrou's 100% trust, the second stage is completed. When Fire Qingrou is willing to dedicate everything to the Host, the third stage is completed. During the mission, the Host cannot deliberately create conditions that are beneficial for completing the mission; everything must happen naturally.]