A girl about thirteen years old appeared in the village, dusty from travel. Although nobody knew how she found her way here, she took a keen interest in everyone and repeatedly inquired about their identities, prompting Luo Zheng to sense sothing was amiss. His expression turned grave, and he looked at her seriously, saying, "You have to tell why, or else I refuse to answer your questions."
"This?" The little girl seed troubled, and the cold glint in her eyes gradually receded. She gazed thoughtfully at Luo Zheng, her body slightly bent, left foot forward, right foot slightly back, shoulders wide. This stance allowed her to unleash the most powerful force with the greatest speed.
Luo Zheng looked at the little girl with surprise and suspicion, sensing that she was no ordinary person. This position was definitely not sothing an average person would know. Luo Zheng beca even more cautious, gestured, and Lan Xue and the others took a few steps back, watching the little girl warily. After a while, the girl still refused to give her reasons, and looked at Luo Zheng with stubborn eyes, asking, "Can you take back to Huaxia Country?"
"You're a local, right? What would you do in Huaxia Country?" Luo Zheng asked back in surprise.
"Find soone," the little girl said cautiously.
"I still have so acquaintances in Huaxia Country, who are you looking for? Maybe I can help you," Luo Zheng urged.
"No need," the little girl rejected him directly.
"You don't have an identity, you can't go to Huaxia Country, and even if you go, you won't find the person you're looking for, as you're unfamiliar with the place," Luo Zheng kindly reminded her. He sensed no malice from her, saw the stubborn face full of hope, and found himself moved. "It seems the person you're looking for is very important to you. I can take you, but I have so business first and can't return right away. You can wait here for us."
"What business do you have? Tell , and I'll help you with it. I'm familiar with the area for hundreds of miles around here." The little girl's eyes flashed with surprise, then she confidently said.
"Little sister, everyone can talk big. This is a desert, and survival here isn't easy, not to ntion wild beasts. What can a child like you do?" Ghost Hand feigned amusent, his words carrying a hint of probing.
Luo Zheng also picked up on Ghost Hand's intention and curiously watched the little girl. She, however, scoffed scornfully, without responding, as if the issues Ghost Hand raised were trivial. Luo Zheng took note of the confidence hidden in the girl's eyes and thought, "Could this little girl actually be a master? Did I misjudge?"
"We are also looking for soone, a man from Huaxia Country, over fifty years old. You've seen him," Lan Xue suddenly said.
According to the rules, core missions should not be disclosed. Luo Zheng looked surprised at Lan Xue, but when he noticed her calm complexion and an eager look in her eyes, he realized she sensed sothing off. Startled, he looked at the little girl, who also appeared astonished.
"You're not rcenaries?" the little girl suddenly asked.
"No," Luo Zheng said without hesitation, staring intently at the little girl, with growing anticipation in his heart.
"Did you deceive Aunt Lucia?" the little girl continued, "It's clear, you get along well with the locals here. Since you have chosen to deceive, it's obvious your identity is special. I've heard there are no rcenaries in Huaxia Country. You co ard with advanced weapons, looking like soldiers. I guess your real identity is that of military personnel, am I right?"
"You're very shrewd, so you should clearly understand the consequences of knowing our true identities," Luo Zheng said gravely, now treating the girl as an adult.
"Of course, if you are soldiers, being here would an invasion. Once exposed, you will be relentlessly pursued, and I will face an inevitable silencing, even though I am but a child. I just want to know, are you really Huaxia Country soldiers?" the little girl said seriously, with not a trace of panic or fear.
Everyone watched the little girl, not daring to underestimate her in the least. She was no ordinary thirteen-year-old but rather an old hand experienced in the world. Luo Zheng looked into the girl's eyes and saw not only calm but real excitent, which she concealed for so reason. Trading a glance with Lan Xue, he honestly said, "You analyzed it very accurately."
"Were you the ones who raided the secret base of the Terrorist Organization a few days ago?" the little girl asked urgently, her eyes filled with fervent hope, staring intently into Luo Zheng's as if trying to see through his real thoughts.
"That's right," Luo Zheng nodded in affirmation.
"How can you prove it?" the little girl remained vigilant.
"Little sister, it's been you asking all along, isn't it my turn to ask now?" Luo Zheng countered.
"You can, but you must first answer this last question of mine," the little girl insisted.
Facing questioning by a thirteen-year-old girl as if she were an adult, Luo Zheng felt a mix of emotions, but after considering, he said, "I can prove it, but you may not understand. Besides, why should I prove it to you? What benefit do I get from proving it? We have already compromised so much, isn't it ti for you to show so sincerity? Who are you, really, and why are you asking these questions?"
Struggling for a mont, the little girl bit her lip and said, "A few days ago, I heard that a group of people from Huaxia Country made trouble at the secret base of a Terrorist Organization, their identity unknown. Soone asked to find out who these people really are, and if they are indeed soldiers from Huaxia Country, to bring you to et him."
"Who is he? Where?" Luo Zheng was startled, then overjoyed, and pressed her for an answer.
"You need to prove your identity first," the little girl stood her ground.
"This?" Luo Zheng found himself in a difficult position, looked at Lan Xue. Disclosing their real identity during a mission was against iron-clad discipline. Luo Zheng looked at the little girl, hesitantly, but then a thought struck him. If this person was related to Tiger King, they might know sothing. He thus said, "The great way is formless. It gives birth to heaven and earth. The great way is emotionless. It runs the sun and the moon; The great way is naless. It nurtures all things. Formless is form, and form is formless. The form is scattered but the intention remains. The form is fixed but the intention wavers. Once the form is gone, the blade is lost. Little sister, have you ever heard this phrase?"
"Who are you?" the girl asked excitedly, bouncing up, shedding her previous composure and appearing like a joyful child, "Tell quickly, who are you, and how do you know this?"
"Hahaha! It seems we are our own people," Luo Zheng, who had initially spoken with a try-and-see attitude, cited the opening words from the theory of Invisible Blade Skill. Unexpectedly, the girl understood, and he was overjoyed. Lan Xue and the others also smiled with delight.
"You first tell us how you know this phrase?" Lan Xue approached and asked.
The little girl's face broke into a joyous smile, shedding her previous maturity and vigilance for a bubbly deanor more befitting a girl next door. She eagerly said, "My godfather told that in the whole world, only one person knows this. How do you know it?"
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