Actually, I didn't like to use the word " fame " to describe the battle four years ago. Many times, it wasn't really difficult to do something in front of everyone. Instead, it seemed like I was deliberately showing off. It was just that Lanshan said that there had to be such a thing, so she did it.
Compared to killing the woman who was about to become the empress, the scene four years ago didn't leave a deep impression on me. At the very least, I didn't hesitate for a moment when I raised my hand, nor did I panic for a moment after I made my move. I wasn't even sure if I was doing this on the spur of the moment or if it was premeditated in my heart.
This has never happened before. I think I lost control.
Realizing that the sound of air being torn was rapidly approaching, I leaned against the corridor and slightly turned my body. I raised my hand to receive it. Unsurprisingly, it was a small red dart. I glanced at the dart blade that was glowing with green light and turned my head helplessly."Mianmian, someone will die."
"Will I?" A charming woman in red approached him with a lazy and innocent smile." If I can kill you, wouldn't I become famous overnight?”
I chuckled,"If you didn't use my name a few times when killing people, you would have become famous many times over."”
Gu Mianmian, the master of the Yingfeng Pavilion's Sparkling Gold Hall. She had been in Qingcheng for five years and was good at poison.
The Hall Master of Shuo Jin was in charge of the business. As the Hall Master, Gu Mianmian knew how to use her infinite charm. A beautiful woman, sometimes a lady from a noble family, sometimes a daughter from a humble family, was smooth in all aspects and fearless in all aspects. Wherever she went, she was like a star surrounding the moon. She naturally enjoyed it, and there were lovers and close friends everywhere.
It was a pity that such a beautiful and affectionate stunner was not as gentle and graceful as people thought. The business world emphasized on business, not benevolence. No matter how good Gu Mianmian was, it was not convenient for her to kill people. Although her skills could probably be ranked in the top ten in the Reverse Water Hall, she could not casually kill and provoke a bunch of enemies. Therefore, when she met an opponent or lover that she hated, she would occasionally be killed by me.
Not many people had seen me, and even fewer were alive. Gradually, people began to guess that the only female hall master in Qingcheng, Gu Mianmian, was me. However, they didn't have any evidence and didn't have the courage to verify it. She smiled and didn't explain, and I didn't have the mood to clarify.
" Look at what you're saying." Gu Mianmian boasted shamelessly." I was just covering your tracks and helping you maintain your reputation. Otherwise, if you only show up a few times a year, you wouldn't be afraid of being forgotten by the martial arts world.”
" Thank you." I raised my eyebrows and snorted. I waved the dart in my hand at her." Is this poison new?”
" Yes, Pavilion Master." She nodded, her eyes filled with anticipation."How is it?"
His fingers were numb from the moment he received the dart. He had already used his internal energy to resist it, so he let go of a little bit to try it out. He nodded and said,"Not bad."
I paused for a moment before continuing,"It fits your temperament, magnanimous and ruthless."”
She handed me a bowl of water and blinked."Will he like it?"
I threw the dart into the bowl and dipped my finger in it. I casually said,"Give it to him to try. Are you afraid of accidentally killing him?”
In the face of my teasing, her voice was leisurely."You are the only one who can still talk and laugh freely after being poisoned by me. Sometimes, I really doubt my ability to play with poison.”
"You just discovered it?" After confirming that the poison in my hand was almost cured, I looked up at her." He's Tang Jie's personal disciple. He can concoct any poison on his own. Since you can give it to him, why would he need to ask if he likes it or not?”
Gu Mianmian was in love with Gong Huaiming. This was a well-known fact even before she entered Qingcheng. Perhaps most people would think that it was a great honor to be in charge of one of the four halls in the Windward Pavilion, but few people knew that she was once the only successor of the Broken Moon Sect in the Western Region. In the past, the elite Reverse Water Hall had invited her to join several times but was rejected. She had cut off her family's connections to follow Gong Huaiming.
Sometimes, I really envied Gu Mianmian from the bottom of my heart. I envied her for being able to bravely chase after the person she loved and tell the world loudly that she loved Gong Huaiming. She used her flamboyant attitude and methods to make those Jianghu women who had the same thoughts shrink back. Although Gong Huaiming had been treating her vaguely for the past few years, at least he no longer surrounded her with pearls and jade. This was also a kind of response.
Gu Mianmian looked at me for a while." I say, you've been wasting your time in my Shuo Jin Hall for two days. Are you hiding from people or things?”
I glanced at her,"Can't you just hide?"”
She stared at me and smiled.""It's just that if you continue to be so absent-minded, I'm really going to become famous overnight.”
I sighed." If you're so free, why don't you go to the water to take a look? Lu Zhaoyuan came back early. Your pavilion master will definitely not let him off."”
"Why didn't you say so earlier!" Her eyes instantly lit up." We won't be able to see a showdown between the Wind and the Water in a year!”
Qingcheng was a city, located in the forest 20 miles southeast of the capital city, far away from the crowds and noise. As the largest sect in the dynasty, Qingcheng's reputation in Jianghu was far from simple and plain like the four-sided building. When Qingcheng was mentioned, there were people who were terrified, but there were even more who yearned for it. With tens of thousands of disciples and branches all over the north and south, it was difficult for ordinary sects to catch up. In many cases, this city played the role of setting rules and punishing evil people. It was not necessarily fair enough. However, he possessed absolute strength.
Under Qingcheng's banner, there were one pavilion and one hall. The Windward Pavilion was in charge of the daily operations of this huge sect. There were four halls and sixty-four sub-halls in the pavilion. Ninety-nine percent of Qingcheng's disciples belonged to them. Most of the time, the Windward Pavilion represented Qingcheng. The Windward Pavilion Master, Gong Huaiming, could speak on behalf of the City Lord, Tang Jie.
If the allure of the wind represented the power of the masses, then the allure of the water represented danger.
There were less than a hundred people in the Reverse Water Hall, and they were in charge of guarding and killing.
With such a small scale, the Reverse Water Hall could still rise to the same level as the Windward Pavilion without any difficulty. Apart from the elites in the hall, it was also because there was a person in the hall for generations, a person who could also represent the city.
In the past, this person had been selected and nurtured under extremely harsh conditions. He had followed the City Lord but was not a disciple. He did not participate in any competition for Pavilion Master or Hall Master, nor was he appointed as the successor to the City Lord. He was the only person other than the City Lord who could use Windward and Waterflow at the same time. His knowledge was even more profound than the City Lord's and he had all of the secret arts that could topple cities. He had to be extremely talented and become famous at a young age.
This was a person who had brought out Qingcheng's influence to the extreme. He was the totem of the entire city.
The person from the previous generation was called Lan Shan. No one knew her real name. They only knew that she later became the wife of the City Lord, Tang Jie.
This generation was called Luo Ying. She became famous at the age of thirteen and replaced Lan Shan to stand in the center of the martial world.
Seeing that the two of them were still fighting, Gu Mianmian still asked the question that anyone would ask,"Luoying, who is stronger between the two of them?”
If one were to say that the person who could make the Windward Pavilion Master Gong Huaiming grit his teeth and feel helpless was the Reverse Water Hall Master, Lu Zhaoyuan. These two people took office in the same year and did not see eye to eye with each other. Neither of them was convinced of the other, and they would always compete when they met.
I stared at the two swords and watched the changes in their methods. I sighed in my heart that Gong Huaiming's calmness was still the same and Lu Zhaoyuan's became more and more meticulous. I replied casually,"When experts exchange blows, victory or defeat is only a matter of one and a half moves. They just don't accept each other.”
" Oh." She suddenly became interested and tilted her head to look at me." What about you? Are you confident that you can defeat them?"”
I knew what she was thinking, so I didn't look at her. I just said calmly,"I fought with Zhaoyuan and it was probably a draw.”
She was a little disappointed.”
" Here." Seeing that I smiled and didn't say anything, Gu Mianmian still wanted more." How about I name this new poison Dark Night?"”
I was stunned for a moment and shook my head.”
The Dark Night is my sword. Unlike the Windward Pavilion Master Jian Wenfeng and the Defiant Water Pavilion Master Jian Xishui, who are always in their hands, I rarely use it. Lan Shan said," This is my last line of defense. Don't show it so easily, so I usually grab a random sword to fight with others. Luo Ying isn't bloodthirsty, but there are no survivors in the dark."
She leaned closer to me." What did it feel like? Tell me, I'll give you a dose."”
" Dark Night-" I lowered my eyes and tried to recall Dark Night's appearance in my mind. For some reason, the moment when I killed Rong Chengxiao came to mind. It was really unbelievable. I actually took out Dark Night to kill a delicate woman who couldn't fight back as if I was facing a great enemy.
" It's a kind of light that's fierce in the darkness. When you stare at it, it feels ordinary, but when you look away, it feels dazzling. It feels different every time. Sometimes it's a kind of ruthlessness after being suppressed, and sometimes it's the helplessness of being forced to the edge of a cliff." I paused and looked up at her." But no matter what, I won't return empty-handed.”
"Are there no exceptions?" she asked, raising her eyebrows.
I smiled and was about to speak when I suddenly saw someone enter the courtyard.
It was Tang Jie's disciple. He looked around and ran to me."Sister Luoying, Li Yuan sent someone over. He said that he has something to ask you to come to the capital as soon as possible.”
I was stunned and my heart sank. After a while, I nodded."I understand."
Gu Mianmian pursed her lips at the side.”
The gentle and elegant Li Yuan has such an identity, but it's rare that he doesn't have any hostility. In my opinion, his appearance and temperament are much better than Gong Huaiming's. Mianmian just doesn't like him and is always in a bad mood.
I lowered my eyes and didn't say anything. She quickly frowned."What's wrong with you? You're starting to daydream again.”
After pondering for a moment, I tilted my head and looked at her.”
She didn't expect me to ask this. She smiled and raised her eyebrows."Ah?"
I didn't say anything and waited for her to answer. When she saw that I was serious, she stopped smiling."I was willing to follow him these few years. If he didn't have me in his heart, I wouldn't be here today. Since we can already be together, it doesn't matter if we have that paper title or not.”
" Besides," she seemed to think seriously for a moment before saying," in terms of status and appearance, I'm not considered to be of high social status. So, although I don't have to marry him, I can't let him marry someone else. I have to do everything I can to stop him."”
"How?" I looked at her as if I was joking." You want to marry me?”
She looked into my eyes as if she was trying to figure out what I wanted to ask, but she didn't expose me in the end. She calmly said,"If this man was mine, it would be natural for him to marry me. But if he wasn't mine, nothing would change even if he married me.”
After a pause, she said in a mocking voice,"" But if he has a new lover and I can't let go, then I might as well kill that new lover first and then force him to submit. If he's willing, then forget it. If he's unwilling, then I'll kill him as well. I don't have the idea of helping him. Since I can't get it, I can't let others take advantage of it.”
" Of course, this is the worst plan, the worst plan." Seeing my surprise, she smiled evilly." Who told me to like him?"”
I stared at her blankly for a while before slowly laughing."Alright, I understand."
She didn't ask any more questions, but I turned around after taking a step and said calmly,"You can call me Yanyan. The number of people who know this name is even fewer than the exception who has seen the Dark Night.”# Daguan Review Passed: Daguan Time:111420184: 12PM #Cancel Review All: wdd201302 Time:111420185: 54PM #
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