Extra's Strategy: Cultivate Protagonists, Become Invincible-Chapter 212: The Plight Of A Young Heroine

Just before sunset, Han Xuhan's hut saw another visitor. His face lit up when he discovered who it was.

"Welcome, welcome! I was wondering when you'd visit, Sister Mei!"

It was that young lady who had righteously broken his leg a week ago to teach him a lesson; one of the juniors in Chen Yan's coterie.

The girl looked caught off guard at first, seeing how enthusiastically Han Xuhan was receiving her. Then her face turned cold quickly.

"An evil beast will always fear judgment. Since you tortured my martial brother Jiang Chen, you must have been preparing for retribution."

Han Xuhan nodded along, not minding the dirty talk.

"I sure did. Jiang Chen wasn't the weakest disciple in your little group. Seeing how I had the ability to beat him into a pulp, it is natural that only you, the strongest one in your group, could come to exact revenge on his behalf."

The girl's eyes narrowed in suspicion.

"Me? The strongest one in our group?" She scoffed.

"I don't know what source you get your information from, but it seems quite incompetent."

Han Xuhan laughed. According to his sources, this girl's background was not simple. It could even be ranked within the top five backgrounds among the disciples of the outer court.

Her behavior further reinforced this belief. A superiority complex so serious that she masked jealousy into righteous indignation, a naivety that could form a template of tragic cannon fodder villains in novels, and the enthusiasm of a newborn fowl....

The details lined up fairly well. His sources were more or less accurate about her. As to what extent, he'd find that out soon enough.

"My apologies, I misspoke a little there," He said, smiling lazily.

"You've not come to this place to take revenge for Brother Jiang Chen."

"Well, you're half right. I'm here to-"

"To get that bag of Nightflower Essence, worth well above 500 spirit stones," Han Xuhan finished the sentence for her.

"You don't really care about Jiang Chen. All that matters to you is the money, I know. That's why I sent him away with a sample of the Nightflower Powder. I knew you'd come like flies flying towards feces."

After a moment of speechless, furious silence, she finally snapped. A growl left her throat as she broke out on a sprint, eyes locked on Han Xuhan's face like a ferocious tiger.

Unfortunately for her, Han Xuhan did not have any plans to fight her fair and square.

This entire time, he had been ready for this moment, and the moment she started to move, he slipped back inside his hut and locked the door.

BANG!

She must have kicked the door with every bit of her strength. It nearly caved in, a massive crack opening up at the center.

But the materials of the hut, regardless of their shabby look, had been selected for their sturdiness. Han Xuhan had also recently added some modifications to his hut's defensive capabilities, afraid of being robbed of his small fortune.

Hearing her yelp in pain on the other side of the door, he couldn't help laughing audibly.

"You coward! Get out right now! Don't make me tear this hut down!"

"No need to get so worked up, young lady. I never said I wouldn't hand over that bag of Nightflower essence. Why did you have to attack me out of nowhere?"

"...."

He could sense her speechlessness. Sister Mei simply had no idea what to do at this point. She was utterly confused.

"...Come out and hand it over, then! I swear I won't attack you if you just fucking abide by the rules!" she said, her lungs heaving.

"No way!" Han Xuhan shook his head ruefully.

"You think I'll believe you after what you've done to my front door?"

"You deserve to be beaten, you scheming, libeling bastard!" Sister Mei yelled in frustration.

"You're lucky that I'm willing to let things go after just a kick on your damn front door. If you keep playing these stupid games, you can't blame others for the outcome."

"Say whatever you want, I don't feel safe coming out anymore. You can leave now. Go back to your mountain peak and tell your senior brother Chen Yan to come here and retrieve the Nightflower Essence."

Sister Mei gnashed her teeth audibly. Forcing Chen Yan to do so would not be a good idea. He was a member of the senior generation of disciples, after all.

The power imbalance between Han Xuhan and Chen Yan would naturally create a point of suspicion against Chen Yan if Han Xuhan ever decided to just complain to the Sect's authorities.

So Chen Yan needed to reduce his involvement as far as it was practicable, just to be on the safer side.

It was the reason why Chen Yan hadn't snatched off the bag the last time he came here to rebuke Han Xuhan for beating Jiang Chen.

"I can... I can swear an oath if needed. I won't attack you. Just hand the bag to me, and I'll leave," she said through gritted teeth.

Inwardly, she did her best to pacify her mind with a sole mantra.

All for the spirit stones. I just need to tolerate this humiliation for a while. Once I collect enough spirit stones to pay for the voidboat ticket, I'll personally break every bone in your body, you villain!

Envisioning that day, her heart turned calm. But the response she wanted to hear did not come from the other side of the door.

"Ahahaha, Sister Mei, now that I think about it, I'm being too harsh on you. You're such a righteous person. How could you not feel indignant and angry on behalf of Brother Jiang Chen?"

"...?!" She was completely flabbergasted.

"You know what? I'll give you a chance to vent your frustrations and deliver justice. Let's go to my backyard, and we can have a little duel of martial prowess.

"If you win, not only will you get the bag of resources, but you will also have your revenge. What do you think?"

The young lady felt like she had just received psychological damage when she heard his proposal.

Was this guy even sane? Was this a rational man's behavior?