Gossip (Part 2)
Gossip (Part 2)
Lin Tiannan said," Jiang Juezhi suddenly held his sword horizontally and almost stabbed the woman. The woman was stunned." Wait a minute. I'll leave after I've made things clear.'The woman asked,"What do you want me to say?"'Jiang Juezhi asked,"Who killed five disciples under the Shifter Sealing Tower?'Before she could say anything, the orphan surnamed Jiang hurriedly said,"Master, this has absolutely nothing to do with her. How could you think that she…she…" Unexpectedly, the woman said clearly,"I'm not sure.""I killed him." The orphan was stunned. Jiang Juezhi sneered and said,"'Alright, you're very straightforward. Why did you kill my disciples? Tell me! At this moment, hundreds of people were present, but not even the sound of breathing could be heard. A disciple of their sect had been killed on his own ground. What could be more serious than this?”
"The sackcloth covering the woman's face moved slightly. Just as she was about to speak, the orphan surnamed Jiang stepped forward and stood between her and Master." Master, there must be a misunderstanding. She's a woman without any martial arts. How could it be…How could it be…" Jiang Juezhi was even more furious. Without a word, he stabbed his sword at the woman! The orphan surnamed Jiang hugged the woman and dodged his master's sword to the side. Jiang Juezhi chased after her several times, but the orphan surnamed Jiang always dodged nimbly, not allowing his master to hurt the woman. Jiang Juezhi's kung fu was no less than his master's. He was so angry that his face turned green. He shouted,"'Get out of the way! If you protect her again, you will no longer be a disciple of Mount Shu!'These words could not be taken back in front of hundreds of people.”
"The orphan surnamed Jiang is still standing in front of the woman. He didn't say anything, but everyone knows what he meant. Among my Brother Dugu, I really don't understand why he's so stubborn. He was not someone who could not resist temptation.”
"I didn't expect that the woman would smile proudly and say," Sect Master, you see, Qinglang doesn't want you, he doesn't want you disciples, you'd better see through it!'Her words caused all the disciples of Mount Shu to glare at her, wishing they could kill this shameless woman. Even the orphan surnamed Jiang turned around and asked angrily,"Why do you say that?" The woman giggled and said,'Qinglang, my good Qinglang, have you forgotten what you told me back then?'The orphan surnamed Jiang asked blankly,"What did I say?'The woman said,"You said you didn't know how to choose me and your master. I was angry at that time. I can't compare to a stinky old man?" Hmph, I made up my mind that you must choose me!'The orphan surnamed Jiang smiled bitterly and said,"What are you talking about?" Why didn't you speak in your usual tone today? You're not such an evil woman…'The woman raised her head and laughed loudly." Haha…The so-called number one disciple of Mount Shu is actually a fool. This is hilarious! I pretended to be polite with you and forced you to announce your betrayal of the sect. After venting my anger, I finally don't have to pester you in the future.'The orphan surnamed Jiang was stunned and asked,"What do you mean?"'The woman said,"I'm already sick of you. You're a member of Mount Shu, but you're just so boring."'The orphan surnamed Jiang was speechless and froze on the spot. It turned out that the demoness was not sincere. She had disgraced the orphan Jiang and the Shushan Faction.”
"She flicked her sleeves and wanted to leave. This time, the orphan named Jiang didn't stop her.'It's not that easy to leave the mountain alive!'Jiang Juezhi stabbed again, but the woman waved her hand and forced Jiang Juezhi back with a stream of zhenqi. She said coldly,"'It's not that easy to stop me.'Jiang Juezhi glanced at the orphan and said,"'A woman without martial arts? Humph! Jiang Juezhi struck out with his sword. The woman's body was like a feather. Her lightness skill was so high that the disciples of Mount Shu were dumbfounded. Her slender shadow was like a light Hong flying across the sky. Jiang Juezhi released his Qi and chased after her on his sword. The sword Qi between his fingers shot towards the woman's back. The woman pulled her flowery belt, and with a snap, the soft belt was like a steel sword, blocking Jiang Juezhi's sword Qi. The two of them were in mid-air. Jiang Juezhi's sword Qi and the belt in her hand were like two flying snakes that were fighting in the air.”
"Under the blue sky, two silhouettes shuttled back and forth between the sword lights. The crackling sounds of the true energy were like muffled thunderclaps one after another. Not only did that woman know martial arts, but her martial arts were also not weak! However, Jiang Juezhi was a grandmaster after all. His sword qi was getting closer and closer. He suddenly raised his hand and shouted,"'Show yourself! Demoness! She cried out in surprise. The sackcloth wrapped around her face was cut off by the sword qi and fell gently.”
" All the disciples wanted to see the demoness who made the orphan surnamed Jiang fall head over heels in love with her. Hundreds of people widened their eyes, wanting to see her. She was in the air, and under the light, everyone could only see a blurry darkness. They could not see anything clearly. She covered her face with her sleeves in fear. Jiang Juezhi's sword was about to stab her, and she quickly dodged. However, she lost control of her Zhen Qi and fell from the sky.”
" Jiang Juezhi swooped down on his sword. The tip of his sword was aimed at the demoness. In the blink of an eye, he could pierce through her skull. Jiang Juezhi's sword stabbed into his face, and blood splattered on his face. Jiang Juezhi saw that the one who had been stabbed was the orphan named Jiang. His sword had pierced through his beloved disciple's chest. Jiang Juezhi's entire body sank into the ice. He held the hilt of his sword and stood there in a daze.”
"The demoness covered her face and screamed,"Qinglang!" Everyone knew that she loved him deeply with this call. Those words just now were not sincere. The orphan surnamed Jiang smiled at her and suddenly gathered his zhenqi to beat his master back with a palm strike.”
" This palm wasn't heavy, but Jiang Juezhi let go and staggered back. The witch covered her face with one hand and held the orphan with the other. She rushed down the mountain. The orphan surnamed Jiang still had his master's sword in his body. As he was carried by the woman and ran, his blood dripped to the ground from time to time, forming a bloody road. The disciples of Mount Shu were furious. They raised their swords and chased after the demoness. They wanted to kill her and avenge the five disciples who died inexplicably, as well as the orphan surnamed Jiang!”
"Everyone, split up and block all the roads down the mountain. We want to force that demoness to the Shifter Sealing Tower. How many capable people were there in Mount Shu? That demoness had the ability to reach the heavens, but she could only run east and west. She could not take a step beyond the lightning pool and was chased to the front of the Shifter Sealing Tower. The demoness hugged the orphan surnamed Jiang and cried with her back to the crowd," Why did you take this sword? Why did you save me? The orphan surnamed Jiang breathed more than he breathed. He said," When the cloth on your face was cut off, you still covered your face, afraid that I would see it. I knew…your sincerity.'Demoness cried,'I lied to you. I'm a demon. I'm the same kind as the demons in this Shifter Sealing Pagoda. I'm not sincere to you! If you go and beg your master to save you, I can't control you anymore!'With that, she placed him on the ground and was about to leave. The orphan surnamed Jiang suddenly grabbed the hilt of the sword that was stuck in his heart and pulled it out. Blood spurted out wildly. This resolute action already showed that he did not want to live anymore. The demoness turned around. Her face was indeed extremely beautiful. Her tearful face was like a pear flower stained with frost. It was fragile and beautiful. Tears kept dripping down and melted into his blood.”
"She said sadly,'Why are you doing this?'He smiled and said,"When you face me, you always use reverse qi to force the poison into your body so that you can face me with a beautiful face." No matter how I tried to persuade you to commit suicide, you never listened…Now, you know how I feel.'She bit her lip, picked him up, and ran into the Shifter Sealing Tower.”
" Everyone was shocked. It was only natural for the demoness to enter the tower, but it would be terrible if even the orphan surnamed Jiang entered. Not to mention that mortals can't survive in there, he's already on the verge of death. No one could bear to let him be abandoned in the corpse tower and be tortured by the demons. At that time, many disciples with top-notch martial arts chased after them, but in the end…none of them came out.”
Li Xiaoyao and Lin Yueru didn't dare to breathe too loudly and continued to listen to Lin Tiannan.
Lin Tiannan sighed and said," After a while, the Shu Mountain Faction calmed down a little. Jiang Juezhi trained his disciples again and went into the Shifter Sealing Tower to get the people. However, they were all wiped out. Only one escaped. This disciple who escaped told Jiang Juezhi the truth that made his heart ache.”
"The orphan surnamed Jiang didn't die. He somehow came back to life and killed his fellow disciples who went in to save him in the Shifter Sealing Tower. He personally killed many of his fellow disciples who chased after him to save him! He had become a true demon!”
Lin Tiannan was silent for a long time. The three of them were speechless. The development of this matter was indeed puzzling. Li Xiaoyao was even more confused and could not say why.
Lin Tiannan let out a long breath and slowly said,"My brother has been working hard to cultivate the sword and comprehend the Dao. He wants to enter the Shifter Sealing Tower to investigate. However, Jiang Juezhi had set a rule that no disciples of Mount Shu were allowed to enter the Shifter Sealing Tower. This sect rule must not be broken, or else he would die in peace. Sword Saint Dugu had no choice but to give up. He had personally seen a good hero being destroyed by the tender feelings of a demoness. He didn't even want his sect and could kill his fellow disciples. He hated the demons to the bone, that was nothing. The only way to stop the evildoers from causing harm was to destroy them. Therefore, he was determined to eliminate all evil in the world and revive Mount Shu's original decree of capturing demons until he died.”
Lin Yueru took a deep breath." Even if she's a demon, she's still true to that orphan surnamed Jiang. If his master hadn't pushed her too far…"
"Senior Jiang Juezhi's actions are for the sake of the big picture!" Lin Tiannan said with a dark face. That demoness had killed the disciples of Mount Shu who were guarding the Shifter Sealing Pagoda. Her intentions were clear. She had plotted to infiltrate Mount Shu to release the demons of the Shifter Sealing Pagoda! Even if she had true feelings for someone, she could not condone such evil deeds!”
After saying that, he looked at Li Xiaoyao with a cold gaze.
"The methods of evildoers to destroy people's hearts are pervasive. It's difficult for mortals to guard against them. Young Master Li, your martial arts are strong and you are magnanimous. I hope that you will learn from that senior from Mount Shu and not repeat the same mistakes.”
Li Xiaoyao said frankly,"Ling 'er is definitely not a demon. She is a good person."”
"I saw it with my own eyes. Could it be fake?" Lin Tiannan said.”
"Even if Ling Er is a demon, she has never done anything bad. Even if she has done bad things, as long as she is Ling 'er, I believe that she has a good reason!”
Lin Tiannan was so angry that he hit several tables and cracked a corner of the pear wood table.
" You…You're so stubborn…" He forcefully held back the next two words. Seeing Lin Yueru's disappointed look, Lin Tiannan was angry and reluctant.
"Sigh! "Forget it, forget it…" Lin Tiannan stood up and said,"I don't know."I've already said what I should say. You're on your own!”
Lin Tiannan then walked out. Lin Yueru said,""Father! During this period, you…you have to take care.”
Lin Tiannan stopped in his tracks. His broad back seemed a little heavy. To let his beloved daughter be with Li Xiaoyao without even knowing if there would be a result in the future was a difficult decision for him. However, in the martial arts world, promises were the most important thing. He had lost the martial arts competition, so he had to give up no matter how reluctant he was.
Lin Tiannan didn't turn around and said indifferently,""Young Master Li, Yue Ru has been spoiled since she was young and has never suffered. I hope you can take good care of her.”
With that, he strode out and leaped out of the courtyard of the Minister's Residence.
" Senior…" Li Xiaoyao called out, but Lin Tiannan had already disappeared into the darkness.
Lin Yueru sighed and said," Father, really. He must be afraid that I'll see him cry."”
"Your father really cares about you."”
Lin Yueru was a little disappointed and muttered,""I know. Ever since I was young, Father has always let me do whatever I want. I don't want to learn needlework, I want to learn martial arts, and he agreed. I don't want to be a lady from a noble family. I want to show my face in public, and he didn't say no…I know he will do as I say today, but…sigh! Would they meet again in the future?”
"Are you really not going to go home anymore?" Li Xiaoyao asked curiously.”
Lin Yueru looked at Li Xiaoyao and asked,""If you want to go to Miaojiang, do you have the confidence that you can get out of Miaojiang and return to your home safely?”
This question had been in Li Xiaoyao's mind for a long time. Li Xiaoyao said,"" I don't know either. The situation in Miaojiang seems to be very dangerous now, but I already have an appointment. I have to go find Ling 'er. You don't have to take the risk..."
Lin Yueru held Li Xiaoyao's hand and said,""I know you want to find Sister Ling 'er. I'll go with you. You will only be happy when you see little sister Ling Er, but I will only be happy when I see you happy. Seeing you like this every day makes me feel at ease. In short, wherever you go, I'll follow you!”
Her words were sincere and serious, and Li Xiao Yao couldn't help but feel touched. He said,"Yueru, I'm just an ignorant and incompetent prodigal. If you follow me, I'm afraid…I'm afraid you won't be able to live comfortably.”
He thought of his wandering parents and had a different understanding of wandering in Jianghu. However, he had been dressed in simple clothes since he was young and quickly got used to the hardships of Jianghu life. Lin Yueru was a pampered daughter of a rich family. It was definitely twice as hard to go from extravagance to frugality.
"If that's the case, then I'll have to blame my bad luck!" Lin Yueru laughed. At worst, we can rob the rich and give to the poor. We can learn from that female cat burglar and borrow some money from corrupt officials to spend.”
Li Xiaoyao smiled and said," Then it's settled. After we find Ling 'er, the three of us will go sightseeing together. We will eat all the delicacies in the world and see all the beautiful scenery in the world."”
Lin Yueru clapped her hands and laughed." Alright! We'll play till we're old!"”
The two of them looked at each other and smiled. Li Xiaoyao said,"It's already late today. Tomorrow, let's go out and find out the whereabouts of the owner of the Purple Gold Gourd. After returning it to its original owner, we can set off to find Ling 'er.”
Lin Yueru smiled." You have a lot of things to deal with. Do you know the merchant's name and where he lives?"”
"There are some documents and letters from home in his bag," Li Xiaoyao said."His residence is on it, so it's not difficult to find it.”
The two of them returned to their respective rooms to rest and did not speak for the rest of the night. The next day, after the two of them asked the Minister's wife to come early, they took the bag of the rich merchant from Yangzhou City and went out. They expected that they would be able to settle this matter today.
According to the address on the documents left by the rich businessman, they had to go out of the drum tower. It was a poor residence outside the city. Lin Yueru looked around at the desolate scene and said,""Did you find the wrong place?"
Li Xiaoyao was also a little confused, and said,""Let's ask someone first!"
A destitute scholar placed a small table in front of a broken wall and pasted a "Divination" character to start a fortune-telling business. As the saying goes,"the rich ask the gods, the poor ask the diviners." In a place where the poor lived, the fortune-tellers would not starve.
Seeing Li Xiaoyao and Lin Yueru walking back and forth in this area two or three times, the fortune-teller said,""Husband, Wifey, can you read my fortune?”
"Sir, we don't read fortunes. We'd like to ask you for directions…" Li Xiaoyao said.
"We won't ask for nothing. We'll give you as much money as you want!" Lin Yueru said.”
The scholar raised his chin and stroked his beard."Please speak, please speak." His tone was very cold.
Li Xiaoyao said," There's a family with the surname Song. The husband is always doing business outside. Does he live next to Xingtang Temple?"”
"Yes and no," the scholar calculated with his fingers,"He is here and he is not."”
Li Xiao Yao was confused and said,""Eh…Can you be more specific?”
The scholar sneered and did not say anything. Lin Yueru said angrily,""If you don't say it nicely, we won't pay!”
The scholar smiled." I have failed to meet my talent and have fallen to this point. I sell my fortune telling and calligraphy to make a living. I don't have to ask for money from others."”
Lin Yueru was even angrier." You look down on money," she said." Why don't you answer us properly?" Isn't this making things difficult for him?"
Li Xiaoyao quickly tried to smooth things over. Since you make a living by divination, how about we ask you to do a divination for us and see if we can find the person we're looking for?”
The scholar frowned and said,"Three hundred for questions and five hundred for divination."”
Li Xiaoyao handed him 300 wen, and the scholar began to seriously calculate and arrange the divinations. He concentrated on it for a long time, and the more he looked, the stranger the expression on his face became.
Lin Yueru saw that he didn't give a straight answer and was pretending to be mysterious. She was very impatient and her expression was very ugly.
Li Xiaoyao was also annoyed and asked,""How is it? Where is Mrs. Song's residence?"
"The third house from the willow tree behind Xingtang Temple is the Song Residence," the scholar said.”
Li Xiaoyao thanked him and was about to leave with Lin Yueru when the scholar called out,""Wait a moment, Young Master!"
"Is there anything else?"
The scholar looked at Li Xiaoyao, then lowered his head to look at the divination he had divined, and said,""Young Master, I was the one who was angered by your wealth, so I deliberately teased you.”
"It's okay, it's nothing."
Li Xiao Yao said, but he was curious why he was so respectful.
" I didn't do the divination just now," the fortune-teller said." I didn't do it to answer your question, but to predict your future. I've never seen such a divination before…"
"Oh?" Li Xiaoyao asked curiously. Is it good or bad?"
"This elephant is extremely dangerous, but it's also extremely noble. It's really strange…" the fortune-teller said.
"I don't believe in this. You can study it slowly!" Li Xiaoyao laughed.”
After saying that, he turned to leave. The scholar hurriedly said,"Wait, Young Master, please listen to me.”
"Speak," Li Xiaoyao said.
"In this hexagram, there is a bloody light and a wrong path beside you. It can be seen that you have wronged others. Therefore, I can only give you a proverb: Devil is not devil, Dao is not Dao, good and evil are in the hearts of people; Desire is not desire, love is not love, marriage is determined by heaven.”
"Thank you." Li Xiaoyao smiled.”
Then, he turned around and walked back to Xingtang Temple with Lin Yueru. Lin Yueru said,""What nonsense is that fortune-teller talking about?”
"If you don't spout nonsense, you can tell fortunes?”Li Xiaoyao laughed it off.
The two of them went around the main road of Temple Street and came to the poor people's residence behind the temple. They saw a row of withered grass and withered poplars, and dilapidated houses. In front of the small house beside the third willow tree, there was only a child with slightly dirty clothes picking up fruits from the wild trees by the roadside to eat.
"Little brother, does Madam Song live here?" Li Xiaoyao asked.”
The child looked at Li Xiaoyao and then at Lin Yueru. His face stiffened and he said,""No, my mother said she's not here. She went somewhere else and will only be back in a few days.”
Li Xiaoyao felt that his answer was a little strange and said,""Mrs. Song is your mother? We have something very important to talk to her about. Can you ask her to come out for a moment?”
The child was very hostile and said loudly,"I'm telling you, my mother isn't here. You can come back another day to collect the debt. I'm just a child. You can't ask me for money!”
Li Xiaoyao finally understood that this child was here to help his mother block the debt. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Hmph, he's just like his father!" Lin Yueru said embarrassedly.”
"Little brother, we're not here to collect debts. We're here to help your father deliver money to you."”
When the child heard this, his expression changed and he shouted into the room,""Mother! Father sent someone to send money! Father asked someone to send money over!"
The room was very small, and a broken door immediately opened. A haggard woman poked her head out, surprised and happy. She stepped out and said,"Hua 'er, don't shout! You two are…"
Li Xiao Yao handed the merchant's package to the woman and said,""This is your husband's item, please accept it.”
"It's this scarf. He brought it out back then…" Consort Song took the package and said.
Her voice was trembling and her eyes were red. Li Xiaoyao cupped his hands and said,"I've brought the item. Goodbye."”
Consort Song quickly pulled Li Xiao Yao back and said,"Please don't be in a hurry to leave. Please take a seat in the house. Let me prepare some dishes to entertain you…"
"No, there's no need." Li Xiao Yao hurriedly said.
"At least drink a cup of tea to express your sincerity, okay?"”
Li Xiaoyao and Lin Yueru had no choice but to thank her and enter. The house was extremely simple and crude. The stove and rooms were all in one place. In the middle were two broken chairs and an old table. They were also swaying and very unstable. Consort Song took down the black pot from the stove that was built with dirt by the wall and poured two cups of tea for Li Xiaoyao and Lin Yueru. Lin Yueru looked embarrassed and didn't even touch it. Li Xiaoyao raised his cup, but before he could taste it, he could already smell the smell of oil. The tea in the cup was dark red, and he didn't know what it was, but it was difficult to swallow it.
"Madam, please count and see if everything is here."”
Consort Song opened the bag and a large pile of gold and silver rolled out. She was stunned when she saw it. After a while, she said,"This…this belongs to my husband…?”
Li Xiaoyao smiled without saying a word. Concubine Song found it hard to believe. She flipped through the brocade clothes and found one or two patched clothes made of coarse cloth. Li Xiaoyao had already found it strange when he checked it before. He thought that the businessman was so thrifty that he was reluctant to throw away the old clothes. Unexpectedly, when Concubine Song touched her old clothes, tears fell. She said,"This is the clothes I sewed for him. He…he…"
Consort Song looked up at Li Xiao Yao and suddenly said,""All his belongings are here. Is he dead?”
" Uh..." Li Xiaoyao didn't expect her to see through it so quickly. For a moment, he didn't know if he should tell the truth.
Lin Yueru went straight to the point and said,""Your husband fell ill and died in an instant. Before he died, he asked us to give you something.”
As Concubine Song listened, tears fell from her eyes. She said sadly," He went out to do business for many years, and there was no news of him at all. I heard that he…he caused a scene in Yangzhou, and we couldn't survive for two days. I wanted to go to Yangzhou to look for him, but I didn't have the money…I just thought that he was rich and changed his wife and didn't want us…"
At this point, she was already sobbing. Lin Yueru, who had originally hated the wealthy businessman, actually changed her attitude. She took the initiative to step forward and patted her shoulder gently.
"Your husband wanted to come back, but there was a ban in Yangzhou City at that time. He couldn't come out, but he wanted to go home every day. You should believe your husband's heart.”
Consort Song cried even more miserably. Li Xiaoyao was quite pleased with Lin Yueru's change in attitude. Although the antique merchant loved money, he did not forget to marry his wife after he had money. He could not even bear to abandon the clothes that his wife had sewn. This kind of friendship was touching. Although Lin Yu 'eru had strong likes and dislikes, she was not someone who could not even figure this out. At this moment, she somewhat admired the character of the antique merchant.
After Lin Yu 'eru comforted her for a while, Consort Song stopped crying and said,""If the two of you send his inheritance back, my mother and I will no longer have to worry for the rest of our lives.”
After saying that, he pulled his son and was about to kneel down. Li Xiao Yao quickly bent down and grabbed both of them with one hand."Don't be like this. We're just passing by. It's nothing.”
"If I don't repay your kindness, I'll feel uneasy." Then please accept this toy as a token of your appreciation, okay?”
Consort Song took out the Purple Gold Gourd. Li Xiaoyao and Lin Yueru looked at each other and laughed.
"Young Master, Young Miss, isn't this too meager?" Concubine Song was stunned.”
Li Xiaoyao remembered that the merchant had falsely accused them of being thieves for the sake of the Purple Gold Gourd. Now, his wife was giving them this thing again. Li Xiaoyao and Lin Yueru couldn't help but find it funny. Li Xiaoyao laughed and said,
"No, absolutely not. Your husband valued this item the most when he was alive. You'd better take it back! Perhaps it's a priceless treasure that we don't deserve.”
Concubine Song said," I don't know the value of antiques. The money left by my late husband is enough for me to raise my child until he reaches adulthood. Keeping such a treasure may be a disaster." If it is really priceless, I dare not keep it. If it's not worth anything, I'll keep it for nothing. Therefore, it was the most suitable gift for Young Master Li as a memento. Young Master Li, please accept it."
Seeing how sincere she was, Li Xiaoyao said embarrassedly,""Then…then it would be impolite to refuse.”
Consort Song smiled with relief and brought her son over. She then kowtowed to Li Xiaoyao and Lin Yueru, expressing her gratitude.
Li Xiaoyao and Lin Yueru finally left Xingtang Temple and strolled back to the Minister's Residence. Li Xiaoyao played with the purple gold gourd and said,""How is this thing worth anything?”
Lin Yueru took it over and looked at it.""Look, there are patterns carved under the gourd!”
Li Xiao Yao looked at it curiously and said,"It looks like words to me."”
"Words? Hmm…It seems like words. We can't understand them anyway.”Lin Yueru returned the gourd to Li Xiaoyao and said with a smile,""Your master is the Liquor Sword Immortal, and now your disciple has a wine gourd.”
Li Xiaoyao laughed." I'm much more handsome than my master. I should be the Liquor Sword Immortal, and he should be the Liquor Sword Demon…Ayo, why did you hit me?"”
Li Xiaoyao was hit hard on the back of his head. He covered his head and looked at Lin Yueru.
"Are you seeing ghosts? Who hit you?" Lin Yueru asked.”
"But my head was hit just now…" Li Xiaoyao said.
Lin Yueru shrugged." I definitely didn't hit him. I'll hit him if I can. I won't admit it if I can't."”
Li Xiaoyao saw a stone beside his feet. If he had been hit by this stone, then it really wasn't Lin Yueru who had ambushed him. Who could have hit him in the head with a stone? Li Xiao Yao scratched his head in confusion, unable to figure it out.
"Could it be…?"
Li Xiaoyao's intuition told him that the Liquor Sword Immortal was nearby. Li Xiaoyao turned around and ran a few steps, looking around. This place was close to the Minister's Mansion. There was no trace of the Liquor Sword Immortal among the endless stream of passersby.
Filled with puzzlement, Li Xiaoyao and Lin Yueru returned to the Minister's Mansion together. From afar, they could see the upturned eaves and turrets that towered between the lush greenery.
The two of them walked past the Wei River Bridge, which was winding around the Minister's Mansion, and saw a child crying by the water, very sad.
"Kid, why are you crying so sadly?" Lin Yueru asked curiously. Did you lose your money?"
As the child cried, he pointed at the water and said,""Wu…I dropped the flower that Sister Caiyi gave me into the river…I don't know how to swim, so I didn't dare to go down and get it.”
"Flowers?" "The Sister Caiyi you're talking about is the Lady Liu of the Minister's Mansion?" Lin Yueru asked curiously.”
The child nodded while crying. Lin Yueru said,""Why would she give you the flowers?"
The child said," Yesterday, I caught a butterfly. Sister Caiyi saw it and wanted to buy it from me. I refused. I had money, but my mother wanted to confiscate it. In the end, Sister Caiyi took such a big flower to exchange for it with me, so I exchanged it…"
The child made a gesture. If he was not exaggerating, the flower was about the size of his head. If it was a peony, it would indeed be a rare treasure. Her relatives had offered her a large sum of money to buy peonies, but she refused to sell them. To save a butterfly, she was willing to part with it. It could be seen that this beauty who was as beautiful as a butterfly also had the heart of cherishing butterflies.
"You dropped the flowers, so you're crying?" Lin Yueru asked.”
The child nodded while sobbing. Lin Yueru smiled and said,""What's there to cry about? I'll pick another one for you!"
"You lied to me," the child said."You can't enter the Minister's Mansion.”
"I can go in," Lin Yueru said. Look at those six doors. There are many guards in front, but I can fly in and pick a flower for you.”
The child widened his eyes and stopped crying. Are you lying to me?"
"I'm not lying to you," Lin Yueru said."We can hook hands."”
"Alright, I'll hook my hand with you!" The child laughed. Big sister, you're as good as big sister Caiyi!”
Lin Yueru smiled." I'm more powerful than her. She can't fly, but I can."”
With that, Lin Yueru disappeared in a flash. The child widened his eyes and watched Lin Yueru disappear. After a while, he muttered,""But…Sister Caiyi can fly too…"
"What did you say?" Li Xiaoyao was stunned. Sister Caiyi can fly too?"
The child quickly covered his mouth and said,"No, I didn't say it. You heard wrong."”
"I heard it clearly," Li Xiaoyao said deliberately. Oh, I know, you're bragging. You're afraid that I'll find out, so just say that I misheard. Haha, braggart!"
"I'm not bragging!" The child was easily fooled. I really saw Sister Caiyi fly!"
"I don't believe you. You're lying to me."”
The child was a little anxious. He struggled for a while before saying,"I'm really not lying. I can tell you secretly, but don't tell anyone else.”
Li Xiaoyao nodded." Yes, tell me. I won't tell anyone."”
The child lowered his voice and said," Sister Caiyi can really fly, just like that sister just now. However, Sister Caiyi flies slower and more beautiful, like a flower blooming in the air."”
"Where did you see her fly?" Li Xiaoyao asked.”
" When I exchanged butterflies with her in the forest, Sister Caiyi flew over the valley and placed the butterflies in the opposite mountain," the child said with a smile." When she flew, there were many butterflies around her. She was like the biggest butterfly. It smelled so good and beautiful…But…"
The child suddenly stopped talking. Li Xiaoyao asked,""But what?"
The child said," But my mother said that humans can't fly. She also said that I'm lying. If Sister Caiyi can fly, then she's a monster." My aunt also said that Caiyi was so beautiful that she must be a vixen…so she didn't allow me to tell anyone. She also said that if I told anyone, the vixen would immediately know and then come and suck my qi away…"
The child was obviously really afraid. Li Xiaoyao was quite puzzled by his words. He felt that Caiyi did not seem to know martial arts, but flying through the valley in the air was clearly a very high level of Lightness Skill.
But how could he explain the butterflies around him?
Could it be that there was something wrong with Caiyi? Li Xiaoyao's expression turned serious. At this moment, Lin Yueru rushed back with her lightness skill. She was holding a purple-red peony in her hand. It was about one foot in diameter and was as big as a human head. At first glance, it looked like she was holding a ball of purple clouds in her hand. It was astonishingly beautiful.
"Hey, isn't it this big?" Lin Yueru asked.”
The child was overjoyed." Yes, that's right."”
"Take it! If you lose it again, I won't help you anymore." Lin Yueru smiled.
The child took the flowers and left happily. Li Xiaoyao said,""You stole her flowers and became a thief!”
"I said you're a country bumpkin who doesn't understand the customs of the capital!" Lin Yueru laughed.”
"Is it the custom in the capital to steal flowers?" Li Xiao Yao teased.
"In the preface to Shu Yuanxing's 'Peony Ode' of the Tang Dynasty, it was written: 'The peonies of the capital are flourishing like the sun and the moon. Now they are not allowed to enter the palace and the government office. They are spread to the homes of the scholars and the common people. They are like the flow of Si Du River. I don't know where they stop.'The peonies in Chang 'an and Luoyang could be enjoyed by all, regardless of their status. Besides, I asked sister-in-law Caiyi and she agreed.”
The two of them walked into the mansion while laughing and joking. Li Xiaoyao couldn't help but have some suspicions about this mysterious Caiyi.
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