Facing the pavilion at night
Who was the name that was mentioned the most in the martial arts world today?
They were the four great young masters!
Yan Qixuan of the Eastern Sea's Jade Flute Sect, Song Wanxiao of the Jiangnan's Lin Ping Sect, Wei Yuxie of the Sichuan Mountain Yin Sect, and Liu Changting of the Twin Peak Sect of the Two Lakes.
They were all elites of Jianghu under the age of 30, and their martial arts cultivation was superior to their peers. Not only that, but they were also the only sons of the four sect leaders and would be the future tyrants of a region. That was why they were known as the Four Great Young Masters by the people of Jianghu.
The rankings of the four young masters had always been controversial and uncertain for a long time. However, there was one thing that was universally acknowledged, and that was that Liu Changting was the undisputed number one!
The Xiliu Garden on the Twin Peak Mountain was Liu Changting's residence. The backyard of the Xiliu Garden was very large. The courtyard was filled with drooping willows. This was where Liu Changting usually practiced his sword.
Liu Changting stood among the willow trees with his eyes closed. He was not holding a sword in his hand, but a willow branch.
The breeze blew the willow tree, and its branches brushed past him. He was looking, looking with his heart, and at the same time feeling with his heart.
The moment the wind stopped, he waved the willow branch in his hand gently.
He opened his eyes.
In front of him lay a few broken willow branches.
He used the willow branch in his hand to cut off the willow branch on the willow tree!
"Good, good, good!" Liu Zinan couldn't help but exclaim.
"Father," Liu Changting said respectfully, holding the willow branch upside down.”He really treated this ordinary willow branch as his sword.
"It seems that your sword art has improved again," said Liu Zinan with a smile.”
" Father, you flatter me," Liu Changting said modestly." I only gained a little."”
" You're too humble," Liu Zinan said." Judging from your sword just now, it's definitely not a small gain." In terms of talent and hard work, father is far inferior to you. However, you must not relax. You are the future of my Twin Peaks Sect.”
"I will remember father's teachings," Liu Changting said.”
"Do you still remember the last words your mother left you before she died?"”
"I remember." Liu Changting's eyes twitched slightly. My mother made me the strongest swordsman in the world and led the Twin Peaks Sect to rise again.”
"This is not only your mother's last words, but also my hope for you."”
"I understand," said Liu Changting.
Liu Zinan couldn't help but smile as he looked at his world-famous son. He couldn't be more satisfied with this son of his.
Liu Zinan said," There will be a distinguished guest coming at noon. After you finish practicing your sword, go take a bath and change your clothes. Then, follow me to welcome them."”
"Yes," said Liu Changting.
Before he left, Liu Zinan patted Liu Changting's shoulder as if to encourage his son.
After Liu Zinan left, Liu Changting returned to his usual arrogant and cold appearance. He was a simple man who only cared about two things in his life, the sword and the sect.
These were the last words his mother had left him. He would never let her down, and he had never let her down.
In the past 500 years, there were only two people who could truly change their path from art to Dao. One was the Sword Immortal Li Bai from 400 years ago, and the other was Yu Sheng, who had caused a sensation in the martial world in Happycloud Heights 20 years ago.
He wanted to become the third person in the past 500 years. He was confident that he could do it. For a swordsman, confidence was the most important.
Liu Zinan and Liu Changting were quietly waiting for their distinguished guests at the entrance of Twin Peak Mountain.
With Liu Zinan's status as the sect master, who had the right to personally welcome him at the mountain gate? That was because Liu Zinan didn't dare to be negligent. He was the sect master of Hanyan Sect, Fang Mengjue!
Fang Mengjue was also surprised to see Liu Zinan personally welcoming him at the mountain gate. He hastened his pace, and the two of them hugged each other tightly like old friends.
"Brother Mengjue, you made me wait for a while."”
"If I knew that Brother Qingyun would personally welcome me, I would have asked my two damned disciples to drive the carriage faster." Fang Mengjue laughed loudly.”
He sized up Liu Changting and said,"This must be Brother Qingyun's only son, the head of the four famous young masters in Jianghu."”
Liu Zinan was overjoyed." What Four Great Young Masters? It's just an empty title." Changting, why aren't you paying your respects to Sect Leader Fang?"
"Liu Changting greets Sect Leader Fang."”
"Brother Qingyun, you're wrong. What's an undeserved reputation?" Fang Mengjue said. You and I couldn't even beg for such a false reputation back then. If these two disciples of mine can reach half of his height in the future, I'll be able to wake up from my dreams in joy.”
"Let's talk inside, Brother Mengjue, please!"”
"Please!" Fang Mengjue said.
The two disciples who came with Fang Mengjue did not dare to stand in the same row as Liu Changting, who was behind the two sect masters. Liu Changting glanced at the two of them indifferently and ignored them.
Not to mention that Liu Changting himself had an aura that kept people a thousand miles away. The leader of the four great young masters was enough for the younger generation of the martial world to look up to him.
The luncheon was held in a small attic at the top of the Twin Peaks Mountain. From here, one could see the scenery of the Twin Peaks Mountain.
Only three people were fit to sit at the dining table. Fang Mengjue, Liu Zinan, and his son, as well as Fang Mengjue's two disciples, were waiting on them.
Fang Mengjue didn't come all the way to Twin Peaks Mountain just for a simple meal. There was something that he had discussed with Liu Zinan for a long time. He had come here to personally meet and decide whether to make the final decision.
Looking at Liu Zinan who had such a son, Fang Mengjue was extremely envious. Although Liu Zinan's martial arts were slightly inferior to his, there was no disciple in the entire Hanyan Sect who could match up to Liu Changting. How could Fang Mengjue not be jealous?
"Brother Qingyun, do you still remember who the most famous genius in Jianghu was when we were just ordinary disciples in our respective sects?" Fang Mengjue asked.”
"How can I not remember? Meng Chengzhou of the Cloud Returning Sect."”
"Yes, the cold-faced white-robed Meng Chengzhou." Fang Mengjue sighed. In the blink of an eye, so many years had passed. The current martial world belonged to the four great young masters.”
Liu Zinan said," Time makes people grow old. You're not young anymore. I'm also planning to pass the position of sect master to my son."”
"You're not even sixty yet," Fang Mengjue said."You're already thinking about passing the throne so early?”
"How many years of our peak will we have left?" Liu Zinan smiled. It was better to abdicate early and hand the sect over to the next generation.”
How could Fang Mengjue not understand Liu Zinan's indirect hints that there was no successor to Hanyan Sect? However, although he was anxious, he was not anxious now. Liu Zinan didn't directly point it out, but Fang Mengjue was happy to play dumb with him at the wine table.
Liu Changting, who had been silent all this while, whispered a few words into Liu Zinan's ear. Liu Zinan laughed out loud." It's useless for you to tell me. Sect Leader Fang is a guest today. Whether you go or stay is up to him."”
"What?" Fang Mengjue asked suspiciously. Is there something you need?"
"He has never touched a drop of alcohol since he was young, and he has no interest in the things at the table," Liu Zinan explained. He said he was bored and wanted to leave to practice his swordsmanship.”
Liu Changting's rude behavior did not anger Fang Mengjue. Instead, he smiled at his two disciples beside him and said,""Look at him. He's always thinking about improving his martial arts cultivation. Since Young Master Liu is going to practice swordsmanship, why don't you go with him? You can also see how big the gap between you and him is.”
The three of them left together, leaving only Fang Mengjue and Liu Zinan, the two old foxes, at the table.
"Brother Fang, are you still considering my conditions?" Liu Zinan asked bluntly.”
"This concerns the rise and fall of the sect in the next few decades," sighed Fang Mengjue.”
"Brother Fang, like I said just now, time waits for no man." You're also in your fifties. Although you're still in your prime, you'll rust one day.”
"Brother Qingyun, let me think about it again."”
" I heard that the real reason why Sword Immortal Lu Jiang committed suicide has already been spread," Liu Zinan said, intentionally or unintentionally." I believe Sect Leader Fang should have heard about it as well." Killing innocent villagers to become the remnants of the Demon Cult was not something glorious.”
Fang Mengjue forced a smile," Zong Zaihong, that bastard, actually did something worse than pigs and dogs behind the sect's back just to please me. I've already removed his name from the sect. Brother Qing Yun, please don't say anything more."”
"Of course I won't say anything more, but will the Iron Sect Leader and the other sects around you pretend not to know?" Wouldn't they make an issue out of this matter to attack your Hanyan Sect? Forgive me for being blunt, but these few years, Hanyan Sect has already been on the decline, and now there's such a great opportunity for them. Time waits for no one, Brother Fang."
Fang Mengjue still hadn't made up his mind.
Liu Zinan sighed and dipped his finger into the wine in the glass before writing down four words on the table.
Fang Mengjue grabbed Liu Zinan's hand excitedly when he saw these words. He stared into Liu Zinan's eyes and said,""Is that true?"
"Can I hide this from you?" Liu Zinan asked. Besides, I can't lie about this. Isn't this shooting myself in the foot?”
"If that's the case, then your son and the other three being called the Four Great Young Masters isn't a compliment, but an insult to him," Fang Mengjue said.”
"I've said it before," Liu Zinan said with a smile."It's just a false reputation."”
"Falling red is not a heartless thing," Fang Mengjue said slowly."It can be turned into spring mud to protect the flowers. It's indeed time for an old man like me to give way to a young man.”
"Brother Mengjue, you can't go back on your word now."”
"I, Fang Mengjue, have never gone back on my word in my life," Fang Mengjue said calmly.”
"This way, our families will be close friends from now on."”
Fang Mengjue held Liu Zinan's outstretched hand and said,""Deal."
"Then I'll congratulate Brother Mengjue first." Liu Zinan laughed.”
"Congratulations for what?" Fang Mengjue pretended not to know.”
"Brother Mengjue, are you still playing dumb?" Hanyan Sect would have no worries for the next thirty years.”
"Hahahahaha.”
The two of them laughed heartily at the same time.
After bidding farewell to Su Ruoxu, Yu Mu brought Zhou Luan and the others to Hangzhou.
In order to arrive in Hangzhou as soon as possible, Yu Mu decided to take the water route instead of the land route. a thousand miles to Jiangling and back in a day. A few hundred miles of journey on the Yangtze River would only take three days.
When they got off the boat, Yu Mu and the others were only twenty miles away from Hangzhou City.
Although the water route was much faster than the land route, what Yu Mu did not expect was that Zhou Luan was actually a little seasick. During these three days, the children were safe and sound, but Zhou Luan had to vomit several times a day.
As soon as they got off the boat, Zhou Luan supported Yu Mu, looking uncomfortable.
"You're not going to vomit again, are you?" Yu Mu said helplessly. The children are all fine, but you've almost vomited the entire Yangtze River.”
Zhou Luan wanted to speak, but she realized that if she opened her mouth, she might not be able to say anything. Looking at Yu Mu's excited expression, Zhou Luan held back her urge to vomit.
"I-I've never been on a boat since I was young. I-How would I know that I-I'm seasick?”Zhou Luan stuttered as she said this, and she already had the tendency to vomit again.
Yu Mu quickly pulled himself away and said,"You'd better hold on to the tree. Don't vomit on me."”
Looking at Zhou Luan's awkward situation where she wanted to scold him but couldn't, Yu Mu also found it quite interesting.
The boy who had just recovered walked to Zhou Luan's side and said,""Sister, hold me. I don't care.”Zhou Luan patted the little boy's head and glared at Yu Mu, as if she was saying that Yu Mu was worse than a child.
The place where Yu Mu and the others went ashore was a rather large wharf. There were restaurants and tea shops not far away. Yu Mu couldn't help but smack his lips. He had drunk a lot of fish soup on the ship these three days. Although the fish soup was fresh, it was still tasteless after three days.
"I'm hungry, do you want to eat with me?" Yu Mu looked at the children.”
"Yes." The children all followed Yu Mu in a hustle and bustle. After a few days of traveling, they had become familiar with this big brother.
"If you can't eat now, you can rest here for a while. We'll come to you after dinner." Yu Mu said deliberately.”
"I can eat it," Zhou Luan said.”
"If you can eat, then leave." Yu Mu led the way to the restaurant.
It was still early, so Yu Mu had a table of guests at the restaurant.
"Shopkeeper, order!" Yu Mu shouted.
The shopkeeper, who was also a waiter, quickly walked to Yu Mu's table. He knew that customers who shouted like this were usually very generous.
"What do you want to eat?" Yu Mu asked the children. Just say it."
"I want to eat meat," the children said in unison.”
Yu Mu smiled. It seemed that he wasn't the only one who was sick of eating fish these days.
He turned his head and said,"How about this? Serve all the meat dishes in the shop until this table is full."”
"Don't order so many dishes. How can we finish them all? Wouldn't it be a waste in the end?" Zhou Luan advised.”
"It's fine," Yu Mu said."The children have been holding it in for the past few days. Eat whatever you want today."”
"But this is too wasteful," Zhou Luan said.”
"Are you paying or am I paying?" Yu Mu asked.”
Zhou Luan was speechless.
In the Seven Heroes Stronghold, they usually went hunting and catching fish to cook. When they went dozens of miles away to buy rice and noodles, they would sell some prey before buying them. How could they have much cash? In addition, Zhou Luan left the Seven Heroes Stockade in a hurry and was penniless. Without Yu Mu, it would be a problem for her to eat along the way.
"See, this woman is Kou Suo," Yu Mu said to the shopkeeper.”
"Then I'll go and instruct the kitchen to prepare it for you."”
Yu Mu said," Hey, I haven't finished speaking yet. This table of dishes can't have any fishy smell. Even if it's a fish hair, I can't see it. Otherwise, I won't give you a single cent."”
"Big brother, fish don't have fur," the little girl reminded him.”
"Something like that," Yu Mu said.”
The shopkeeper said," Alright. Guest, don't look down on our restaurant just because it's opened by the pier. Our chef is very good at all the famous Jiangnan dishes. Just wait and have a good meal."”
Yu Mu nodded." Alright, go ahead. Hurry up. The children are hungry."”
"Alright," the shopkeeper said.
"You seem to be very generous in front of the children now. What if you teach them badly?" Zhou Luan said indignantly. We aren't like you, wandering the world without any ties. We want to live under someone else's roof. Little Purple, did you hear that? You're not allowed to have any opinions about what you eat in the future.”
Seeing that Zhou Luan was angry, the children nodded in fear.
"Don't be angry," Yu Mu said."I just think that this is the last meal with the children. I can't make it messy."”
"Aren't you going to stay in Hangzhou for two more days?" Zhou Luan asked anxiously.”
"Why should I stay?" Yu Mu teased. I wander the world alone without any worries.”
"You…" Zhou Luan said angrily. Humph."
"Don't worry, I'll definitely see if Brother Zhou's friend is someone worthy of my trust. If he doesn't want to take you in, well, we'll see then." Yu Mu said.”
Zhou Luan heard Yu Mu mention her brother and imagined the scene of the Seven Heroes Stockade dying in battle. She couldn't help but feel sad.
"Do you still remember what Uncle Li said?" Yu Mu comforted him. Humans had to learn to accept some things.”
Zhou Luan nodded and finally stopped herself from crying.
At this moment, the shopkeeper had already begun to slowly serve the dishes on the table. He also brought a few catties of pancakes.
" I saw that you only ordered some dishes and nothing else," the shopkeeper said fawningly." So I sent you a few catties of pancake. If it's not enough, I'll serve you more."”
He knew that Yu Mu would definitely give him more money after ordering so many dishes, so he simply gave him a few catties of worthless pancakes to gain some favor.
"Thank you, Shopkeeper. I'll call you if it's not enough." Yu Mu said.”
The shopkeeper said,"Dear guests, please enjoy your meal.”
Just as the shopkeeper had said, the table was indeed filled with many famous Jiangnan dishes. Among them were stewed crab meatballs, dried chicken shreds, crystal meat, braised meat with hundred flowers wine, and wild duck vegetable rice. Yu Mu had tasted several of them when he passed by Suzhou and Hangzhou.
The children in the Qixia Stronghold had only eaten the dishes cooked by Kong Xi. When they saw so many dishes on the table, they forgot to pick up their chopsticks.
Yu Mu knocked on the table and said,"Are you all dumbfounded?" Not hungry? Eat."
The children began to pick up their chopsticks one after another. Only Zhou Luan was still immersed in grief and seemed to have no appetite.
Although none of the dishes on the table had anything to do with fish, the shopkeeper served a steamed crab. The children wanted to eat it but did not know how to peel it. This was the only dish on the table that had not been touched.
The boy with a scar on his face mustered up his courage and asked,""Big brother, can you help me peel a crab?”
Yu Mu said with a cold face," No, you can't. If you want to eat crabs, you can watch carefully when I eat them later. Then, you can learn to peel them yourself."”
"Big Brother, can you help me peel a crab?" asked Little Purple.”
"Of course," Yu Mu smiled.
The boy was puzzled." Why can Little Purple ask Big Brother to help peel the crabs, but I can't ask Big Brother to peel the crabs?"”
"Little Zi is a girl. Are you a girl?" Yu Mu asked.”
"Then, if I ask you to help me peel the crabs, will you do it?"”
"It's a pity that my sister didn't ask me to help peel the crabs," Yu Mu said deliberately.”
"Then will you help me peel one now?" Zhou Luan asked.”
Yu Mu said,"You really have the nerve to ask. How old are you? If you want to eat it, peel it yourself."”
After the meal, Yu Mu and the others arrived at their destination, Hangzhou City.
"Zhao Manor? Is it this Zhao Manor?" Yu Mu asked.
"I'm not sure either. It's possible."”
"Knock on the door and ask." Yu Mu said.”
The person who opened the door was an old man who looked like a butler.
"Who are you looking for?" asked the old man.
"Excuse me, does Zhao Weizheng live here?" Zhou Luan asked.”
"That's our master," the old man said.”
"I'm here to look for him. My surname is Zhou."”
"Wait here for a while, I'll go in and report."”
After a while, the old man came over with a middle-aged man with thick eyebrows and big eyes.
"Are you looking for me?" Zhao Weizheng asked. You said your surname is Zhou?"
"My name is Zhou Luan, and Zhou Tong is my brother."”
Zhao Weizheng suddenly understood." You're Little Luan. You've grown so big. When I first met you, you were still so young that you loved to ride on your brother's neck." Why didn't Big Brother Zhou come with you?”
"My brother has already passed away," Zhou Luan cried. He said that if I had no other choice, I could bring the children to Hangzhou to seek refuge with you.”
Zhao Weizheng took the opportunity to hug Zhou Luan in his arms and comforted her,""It's okay, it's okay. You feel at home here. Back then, Big Brother Zhou risked his life to save me. His sister is my sister, and his child is my child.”
Zhao Wei was about to call Zhou Luan and the others into the mansion when he noticed Yu Mu waiting beside him. "Who is this brother?" he asked.
Yu Mu did not wait for Zhou Luan to reply and interrupted,"I was entrusted by Big Brother Zhou to send them to Hangzhou. Since the matter has been settled, I should leave.”
"Brother, you're so loyal. I admire you." Since you have escorted Big Brother Zhou's sister and child, I owe you a favor. Steward, go get a hundred taels of silver for this little brother.”
"Brother Zhao, you're too kind. I only care about friendship, not money." Yu Mu smiled. Besides, I promised Big Brother Zhou Tong about this matter, and fulfilling my promise is my duty.”
"Thank you," Zhao Weizheng said with cupped fists.”
Yu Mu smiled and was about to leave when Zhou Luan stopped him.
"Yu Mu," said Zhou Luan. You, will you still come to see us? No, I mean, will we meet again?”
"We'll meet again if we're fated," Yu Mu said with a smile.”
The children also reluctantly bid farewell to their brother, and Yu Mu smiled back.
Before Zhou Luan entered the residence, she still looked at Yu Mu with reluctance. Yu Mu also watched them enter the residence.
The parting seemed to have come a little too suddenly.
"A passerby?" Yu Mu muttered to himself.
"Life is made up of passersby.”
The Rainbow Phoenix Restaurant in Hangzhou was one of the best restaurants in the city. Yu Mu had been eating here for three days.
It was because the position of the Colored Phoenix Pavilion was just right to observe the Zhao Manor.
Yu Mu was still worried about Zhou Luan and the others. Although Zhao Weizheng looked like a good person who knew how to repay kindness, he agreed too readily. He did not even verify Zhou Luan's identity before welcoming them into the residence.
After three days, Yu Mu didn't notice anything unusual.
In the past three days, Zhao Weizheng often brought Zhou Luan and the children out. He bought a lot of new clothes for Zhou Luan and the children, as well as some toys for the children to play with.
Yu Mu could see that Zhao Wei was getting closer to Zhou Luan and the children. On the first day, Zhou Luan was still a little resistant to Zhao Weizheng spending money. On the third day, they were already chatting and laughing.
"It seems that good people are indeed rewarded. Brother Zhou should be able to rest assured.”Yu Mu felt relieved.
He habitually said to the side. Unfortunately, the old donkey who was supposed to be talking to him was not by his side.
Yu Mu temporarily entrusted it to someone else, and they arranged to meet in Hangzhou.
"Yeah, I still have to wait for the donkey." Yu Mu sighed. Sigh, this person's life was worse than a donkey's.”
Just as Yu Mu was sighing with emotion, a little beggar came to his side.
Yu Mu had been observing the situation in the Zhao Residence. He hadn't touched the food on the table. He thought that the little beggar had taken a fancy to his food, so he gestured for the little beggar to help himself.
"Are you Yu Mu?" asked the little beggar.”
"Yes, I'm Yu Mu. Do you know me?" Yu Mu asked in surprise.”
The little beggar took out a cloth bag and said," Someone asked me to give this cloth bag to you. She said that she is waiting for you in the small forest in the south of the city."”
Yu Mu finally understood that the little beggar wasn't after his food, but had been asked to find him.
Yu Mu took the cloth bag, but he couldn't figure it out. Who would look for him at this time?
He really couldn't think of an answer.
The answer was in the cloth bag.
Yu Mu couldn't help but smile when he opened the bag. He knew who was looking for him.
The cloth bag contained a stone.
Yu Mu was about to go to the small forest in the south of the city to meet his appointment when the little beggar pulled his sleeve and pointed at the dishes on the table that hadn't been touched yet.
"You've helped me a lot," Yu Mu said with a smile,"I can eat whatever I want."”
The little beggar happily grabbed the dishes on the table and stuffed them into his mouth.
When Yu Mu paid the bill, he specifically instructed the waiter to agree to the little beggar's request no matter how long he wanted to eat or what else he wanted to order.
It wasn't far from the Colored Phoenix Brothel to the small forest in the south of the city, but Yu Mu couldn't stand the short journey. He could not wait to see her again.
Walking on the road, Yu Mu felt that his footsteps were lighter than usual.
The grove was small. Yu Mu searched for a while and found the person he wanted to see the most.
That mysterious girl.
The girl couldn't help but laugh when she saw Yu Mu. She asked,"I want to see why you're sweating from running.”
"I didn't run away," Yu Mu argued in her own way."It's just that the weather in Hangzhou is too hot."”
"Did you miss me?" the girl asked directly.”
"Do you think the Yangtze River will flow into the sea?" Yu Mu asked.”
"Of course, it's been like this for thousands of years."”
"Of course I'll miss such a beautiful girl like you." Yu Mu smiled.”
The young girl said," Ah, I was wrong about you. You do have a way of pleasing women."”
"I'm not lying," Yu Mu said."I really miss you."”
The young girl snorted coldly. You must have missed me when you were hugging a naked woman in the woodshed.”
"I didn't expect you to like following me around. Don't tell me you're thinking about me all the time?" Yu Mu said.”
The young girl scoffed,"Pah! I like following you? Don't be so self-righteous. I just happened to pass by.”
"Then your coincidence is indeed a bit too coincidental." Yu Mu said. But this time, it can't be a coincidence that you asked someone to send me a letter, right?”
"It's just a coincidence, it's just a coincidence!" The girl argued. What do you mean by sending someone to deliver a letter to you? Why didn't I know? I just happened to be in Hangzhou, coincidentally in this small forest, and coincidentally met you.”
The young girl used her specialty of reasoning again.
"Since it's really a coincidence, doesn't that mean that our fate is predestined?" Yu Mu said. My luck is really good. No matter where I go, God will arrange for you to meet me. Doesn't this prove that we're a match made in heaven?”
"Bah, you really know how to flatter yourself." It's only been a few days, but your mouth is much sharper than last time.”
"You're much prettier than last time," Yu Mu said.”
The young girl said disdainfully,"You only know this."”
She seemed to be sulking as she turned her back to Yu Mu. Yu Mu was not in a hurry. Even if he could only look at her back, Yu Mu felt that he could look at her for three days and three nights.
"Hey, let me ask you, did you do anything with that woman in the woodshed that day?"”
"Are you interested in her?" Yu Mu asked.”
"Who's interested in her?" the girl denied.”
"So you're interested in me?" Yu Mu asked.”
"I have no interest in you at all," the young girl said.”
"Are you interested in what we do?" Yu Mu asked curiously.”
"You, you, you You're really an unpardonable bastard. You, you, you'd better go to the eighteenth level of hell.”
She was so angry that she was like a female wolf that had lost her prey. She was beating the tree trunk to vent her anger.
Yu Mu was happy to see her angry face because she was very cute when she was angry. However, Yu Mu did not want to see her angry face because he was afraid that she was really angry.
Yu Mu walked up to her and said,"Actually, we didn't do anything."”
"Do you think I'll believe you?" Such a beautiful woman walked into your room naked. Would you do nothing?”
"But I really didn't do anything."”
"Really?" the girl asked.
"Really," Yu Mu said.
"You swear?" the girl asked.
"I swear," Yu Mu said.
"I knew it. If something really happened, why didn't there be any movement in the woodshed for the whole night?" the girl said.”
Yu Mu was dumbfounded.
"You didn't listen to it the whole night, did you?" he said helplessly.”
The girl jumped up as if her little tail had been stepped on."Who was listening the whole night? Don't talk nonsense."
"You just said it yourself."”
"I didn't say that," the girl denied.”
"Fine, you didn't say anything." Yu Mu didn't want her to admit it.
"I'll ask you a question, and you have to answer it properly."”
"Go ahead." Yu Mu nodded.
"Do you think I'm more beautiful or she is more beautiful?"”
Yu Mu pretended to be in a dilemma.
The young girl stomped her feet angrily and said,"Is this question that difficult to answer?"”
Yu Mu stopped teasing the girl and said,"You're pretty."
A smile immediately appeared on the girl's face, but she asked again,"You're not lying?"
"I never lie to beautiful women."”
"Then how do you prove that you're not lying?"”
Yu Mu also scratched his head. She always seemed to have another question for him.
However, Yu Mu also thought of an idea.
"I do have a way to prove that I'm not lying," he said deliberately.”
"What method? Tell me quickly!"”
Yu Mu said," That's not easy. You just need to find another firewood shed and let me lie in it first. Then, you can come in naked. That way, you'll know if I'm lying or not."”
A charming smile appeared on the girl's face. She pulled Yu Mu's sleeve and said,"In that case, let's go to the woodshed.”
"I'm joking, I'm joking." Yu Mu laughed.”
The young girl was not willing to give up,"Since the officer has already made this request, how can I not agree?" Follow me."
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Yu Mu begged.”
"I don't think you have the guts." The young girl smiled complacently.”
She covered her eyes with her hands and looked at the sun."Let's go."
"Go to the woodshed?" Yu Mu probed.”
The girl knocked Yu Mu's head hard and said,"Find a woodshed? I'm hungry! I've been chasing you for so many days, but I haven't even had a decent meal. Hurry up and bring me into the city to find a place to treat me to a good meal! His mind was still filled with thoughts of finding a woodshed.”
Of course, Yu Mu was happy to have dinner with the girl, but he changed his mind when he reached the city gate.
Because he saw two familiar faces in front of him, two familiar faces that he did not want to meet now.
"Why don't we go eat later?”Yu Mu tried to change her mind.
Yu Mu's every move could not escape the girl's eyes. She had noticed that Yu Mu was looking at the man and woman in front of him with a strange expression.
"What's wrong?" the girl asked. Do you know the two people in front?"
"Indeed," Yu Mu nodded.”
"If you know him, why don't you go and meet him? Come, I'll go with you."”
"No, we're not that close," Yu Mu said.”
"Not too familiar?" The young girl snorted coldly. I think you've provoked that woman before, so you don't dare to go over.”
"No, I don't have the time to mess with so many women."”
"No!" the girl replied. Then why are you feeling guilty? Let's go!"
Yu Mu couldn't persuade the girl, so he had no choice but to follow her with a bitter face.
Yu Mu didn't know many people in Jianghu, so who else could this man and woman be? They were Yan Qixuan and Yin Lanyao, who had come to Hangzhou together to relax.
Yan Qixuan was happily bringing Yin Lanyao into the city when he suddenly heard Yin Lanyao call out 'Young Master Yu'. Yan Qixuan turned around and saw a bolt of lightning strike him from the clear sky.
Just like that, the four people with complicated relationships met outside Hangzhou.
Yin Lanyao looked at the girl beside Yu Mu in surprise and asked,""Young Master Yu, why did you leave Yangzhou without saying goodbye?”
Yu Mu knew that Yin Lanyao was going to ask about this, so he said,""Last time, I was taken away by Pei Shengxin for questioning. If you don't listen to him, he will put you in prison. That's why I missed the chance to say goodbye to you.”
Yin Lanyao said," Haven't we already caught him? Why is the Iron-masked Constable so unreasonable? Why is he still holding onto you?"”
"Otherwise, he would have been nicknamed the Iron Face Constable." Yu Mu laughed.”
Yan Qixuan wasn't as gullible as Yin Lanyao, but he didn't intend to expose Yu Mu. Seeing Yu Mu with a beautiful young lady, Yan Qixuan couldn't help but secretly rejoice. He hoped that Yin Lanyao would finally see that Yu Mu was a playboy who had gone around flirting.
Seeing that Yu Mu and Yin Lanyao were chatting, how could the girl not interrupt?
"Ah Mu, who are these two? Why don't you introduce them to me?" she asked intimately.”
Yin Lanyao was a little displeased when she saw the young girl addressing Yu Mu so intimately. Yan Qixuan, on the other hand, was so happy that he couldn't help but smile.
Yu Mu said," This is the Yin Clan's Yin Clan's Second Young Lady, Yin Lanyao. This one is quite famous. He is one of the four great young masters, Yan Qixuan."”
Yin Lanyao looked at the young girl and didn't say anything. Instead, Yan Qixuan smiled and cupped his hands at the young girl.
"Young Master Yu, you haven't introduced her." Yin Lanyao said.”
The young girl could hear the displeasure in Yin Lanyao's voice. She interrupted before Yu Mu could say anything,""I am his wife."
"I don't think Young Master Yu mentioned that he's married." Yin Lanyao said.”
"We haven't married yet, can't we?"”
"May I know your name?" Yin Lanyao asked.”
The young girl obviously didn't want to say her name in front of Yan and Yin.
"Young Master Yu, what's her name?" Yin Lanyao turned to Yu Mu.”
"This, this, she called." Yu Mu hesitated.。。”
Yin Lanyao already knew that the girl was not Yu Mu's unmarried wife. She said casually,""Young Master Yu, she claims to be your unmarried wife. Don't tell me you don't even know the name of your unmarried wife?”
The girl quietly twisted Yu Mu's waist and said,""Miss Yin asked you, so you should just tell her.”
"She's called Little Fox." Yu Mu said.”
As soon as he said that, the other three turned their eyes to Yu Mu.
"Little fox?" Yin Lanyao smiled. Is this even a name? Young Master Yu, you didn't make it up, did you?”
The girl puffed out her chest and said,"I'm called Little Fox."”
"Young Master Yu, you should be more careful in the future. Don't let some fox cling onto you." Yin Lanyao mocked.”
The young girl did not want to be outdone." No matter how stubborn a fox is, it will only cling to one person. It's not like a vixen who always likes to hook up with other people."”
"You!" Yin Lanyao said angrily.
"You what?" the young girl asked.
Yu Mu had never thought that he would see Yin Lanyao again, and now that the young girl had dragged him over, he was in a difficult position. After all, Yin Lanyao had just helped to set up the company in Yangzhou not long ago, so how could Yu Mu dare to say bad things to her?
Seeing that the two of them were about to quarrel, Yu Mu quickly changed the topic,"Why are you in Hangzhou?"
"I wanted to come to West Lake for a walk," Yin Lanyao said.”
"I see. We still have some matters to attend to, so we won't disturb your trip to West Lake."”
Sensing that something bad was going to happen if the two women stayed together, Yu Mu wanted to find a chance to leave with the girl as soon as possible.
Unexpectedly, the young girl said,"What a coincidence. We also want to go to West Lake to play."”
"Didn't you say you were hungry and wanted to eat?" Yu Mu asked.”
"I'm not hungry now. Since we're fated to meet, why don't we go on a tour of West Lake together?"”
"That's great." Yin Lanyao smiled.”
The water glistened and the sky was clear, and the mountains were empty and covered with rain.
If you want to compare the West Lake with the West Lake, it is always appropriate to wear light makeup and heavy makeup.
Since ancient times, countless poets had left their most perfect works to West Lake, but the most amazing one was Su Shi's poem,'Drinking on the Lake after the First Sunny Day and Rain'.
West Lake was like a lazy girl that you could never refuse. She always used her unique water and mountain scenery to embrace you. Everyone wanted to be intoxicated by it.
Yu Mu also wanted to, but the other two people on the boat didn't.
Yin Lanyao and 'Little Fox' sat in the middle of the boat and stared at each other like two chess players playing chess. The beautiful scenery of West Lake couldn't catch their attention. Yan Qixuan was paddling at the bow while Yu Mu sat at the stern like an outsider.
Yu Mu laid down flat. He stuck his head out of the boat and placed his fingers in the water to feel the warmth and coldness of the lake. There was no glaring sunlight in the misty sky. It was the best time to take a nap. If the old donkey was beside him, it would definitely let out two leisurely grunts in agreement.
Yin Lanyao intentionally or unintentionally said," It's always appropriate to wear light makeup and heavy makeup. Do you think light makeup or heavy makeup is better, young lady?"”Yin Lanyao, who was already more beautiful, had put on light makeup today. This made her look even more beautiful and moving, like the incarnation of West Lake in the poem.
The title 'little girl' made the girl very angry, as if she was a child being lectured by her elders. Although the young lady was not wearing makeup and was at a disadvantage in terms of looks, she was not willing to be outdone by Yin Lanyao in terms of words.
"Of course, heavy makeup is good. Light makeup is like being so poor that you can't even afford rouge and makeup." Young Master Yan, what do you think?" The young girl saw that Yin Lanyao was wearing light makeup, so she insisted on saying that heavy makeup was better. However, she felt that her words would not be convincing, so she quickly threw the words to Yan Qixuan who was paddling.
Yan Qixuan smiled." Light makeup and heavy makeup have their own merits. But if you love someone, no matter what kind of makeup you use, you'll still be beautiful."”
Yin Lanyao turned around and realized that Yan Qixuan had been looking at her the whole time. The light makeup on her face could no longer cover the redness under it.
Yu Mu, who was lying at the stern of the boat, said,"Isn't it just that everyone has their own preferences?"”
"Young lady, are you still not very good at makeup? Let me teach you some techniques." Yin Lanyao asked.”Yin Lanyao also noticed that the young girl didn't have much makeup on her face. She took a step forward and sat beside the young girl, acting very intimate.
Yin Lanyao's movement caused the boat to shake, and Yu Mu, who was lying at the stern, almost fell into the lake.
Yu Mu tapped lightly on the surface of the lake with the tip of his toes, and his entire body flew past Yin Lanyao and the young girl who were sitting side by side. Like a feather, he landed where Yin Lanyao was just now, but he was facing Yan Qixuan.
Yin Lanyao realized that her actions had unintentionally harmed Yu Mu, but before she could say anything, Yu Mu had already sat opposite Yan Qixuan, so she could only continue to bicker with the girl.
Yan Qixuan couldn't help but feel annoyed when he saw Yu Mu sitting opposite him with a smile. However, he was impressed by Yu Mu's lightness skill.
Yu Mu whispered to Yan Qixuan.
"Are you crazy?" Yan Qixuan asked in shock. Impossible, impossible."
"Shouldn't you be looking forward to this?" Yu Mu laughed. Could it be that you think I can't do it?"
"You really can't do it." Yan Qixuan said.”
Yu Mu didn't refute Yan Qixuan. He smiled meaningfully.
"Do you know the Four Great Young Masters?" Yan Qixuan asked.”
Yu Mu curled his lips and said," Why not? Isn't there one sitting in front of me?"”
Yan Qixuan laughed self-deprecatingly." If it weren't for the fact that the martial world is used to calling each other four, I'm afraid there would only be three of the Four Great Young Masters."”
"Could it be that our Young Master Yan is missing?" Yu Mu asked.”
" Martial arts cultivation is the most important thing in the martial world," Yan Qixuan said." Although the four great young masters are not clearly ranked, I can tell you briefly." Among the four of us, the weaker ones are me and Song Wanxiao from Jiangnan's Lin Ping Sect. Although Song Wanxiao's martial arts are on par with mine, he's better in both martial arts and martial arts. His mother was from a wealthy family in Jiangnan. Song Wanxiao had been practicing the four arts since she was young. Not only could he recite poems, but he could also play the zither, play chess, and splash ink.”
"That is to say, Song Wanxiao only used half of her energy, and her martial arts skills are on par with yours." Yu Mu said bluntly.”
"Exactly," Yan Qixuan said. He didn't save his face at all.
"What about the two with the stronger martial arts?" Yu Mu asked.”
" Liu Changting is undoubtedly the strongest in martial arts," Yan Qixuan said." His talent in martial arts is simply appalling. He has never lost a battle against masters of the same generation." Not only that, but many of the famous seniors of the pugilistic world have also been defeated by his sword, including Zong Zaihong whom you once defeated. I think that the only people who can truly fight with him are probably the sect leaders of those first-rate sects. " As for Wei Yuxie, he is the most mysterious one among the four of us. He rarely appears in the martial world. The only time I saw him was when I watched from afar. He has almost never made a move.”
"Then why do you think his kung fu is better than yours?" Yu Mu asked.”
" It's said that he once fought with Liu Changting, and Wei Yuxie lost by one move," Yan Qixuan said. Other than the two of them, no one else was present to witness the contest, but Liu Changting admitted that he had won by a narrow margin.”
Yu Mu said," What Liu Changting said might not be true. Maybe Wei Yuxie's kung fu is not as good as yours. They are just close friends, so Liu Changting helped him cover it up."”
Yan Qixuan shook his head." Liu Changting is an extremely arrogant person. He doesn't care about lying."”
"So, you're really just here to make up the numbers?" Yu Mu teased.”
Yan Qixuan said," If Pei Shengxin didn't join the public sect, or if you had appeared in the martial world a few years earlier, I might not have been among the four great young masters."”
Yu Mu now felt that Yan Qixuan could actually become his friend. Although he was born into a righteous sect, he never interfered with the sect's affairs. Moreover, from his words that he did not hide, it could be seen that Yan Qixuan was a sincere person.
" I've always thought that there's no good person in the righteous sects," Yu Mu sighed." But now, it seems that you're not a bad person, and you're not a villain."”
"I don't need you to say these words to me," Yan Qixuan said coldly.”
Yu Mu felt helpless. For a moment, he thought that his relationship with Yan Qixuan had improved.
After visiting West Lake, Yin Lanyao invited Yu Mu and Yu Qing to eat mandarin fish together. Unexpectedly, the girl pulled Yu Mu away.
"Just now, when we were about to go for dinner, you insisted on going to the West Lake with them." Yu Mu was puzzled.”
"I don't want to see her again," the young girl said angrily."I don't want to speak to her again. I can't even eat a mouthful of rice when she's sitting next to me!”
"I see that you guys are chatting happily. Did you suffer a loss?" Yu Mu teased.”
"Losing money?" The girl denied. How can I be at a disadvantage? I've never suffered a loss in my life.”
"If you didn't suffer any losses, then you must be jealous." Yu Mu laughed.”
"Jealous?" The young girl's pretty face blushed. I love to be jealous, so what? Can't I? How can you control the heavens and earth and not me?”
The young girl's questions were fired like a cannon. When Yu Mu thought that she would deny it, she admitted it.
"You should tell me your name now, right?" Yu Mu asked.”
"Tell you?" the girl asked. I think you've come up with a good name.”
"If you don't tell me, the next time another woman asks me about this, wouldn't it be as awkward as today?" Yu Mu laughed.”
The girl smiled and whispered into Yu Mu's ear,"If there's another woman next time, I'll kill her first and then you.”
Yu Mu swallowed his saliva and took two steps back."Then there shouldn't be a next time."
The young girl raised her face." Let's go. Take me to eat. I'm starving."”
At the window of the restaurant at the city gate, a young girl was wolfing down the dishes on the table. Yu Mu had thought that he could eat fast enough, but he found that he couldn't compare to the girl, and it seemed that the girl could eat more than him.
"Don't just look at it, keep eating."”
"I'm full," Yu Mu said.”
The girl looked at Yu Mu suspiciously and said,""Are you a man? You're only eating so little. You're making me embarrassed to eat anymore.”
"It's alright," Yu Mu smiled,"you eat, I'll wait for you."”
The girl spat out a bone and said,""What do you think of my table manners?”
Yu Mu thought for a moment and said,"Very bold."”
The young girl chuckled." Do you think that women should chew and swallow slowly when they eat? Their movements are very light, and their voices are very soft."”
"Maybe, maybe everyone else thinks so."”
"Isn't eating just for comfort?" The girl said disdainfully. I eat for myself, not for others to see. For a woman like Yin Lanyao, she would definitely take more than an hour to finish a meal. I couldn't stand that. Was that eating? Isn't that torturing yourself?"
The girl's words amused Yu Mu. He smiled and said,""What you said seems to make some sense.”
He supported his head with his hand and was about to continue admiring the way the girl ate when a man walked over from the street downstairs and caught Yu Mu's attention.
"You eat first, I'll go down."”
The girl was chewing something in her mouth. She mumbled,"Where are you going? Don't run away without paying.”
Yu Mu smiled and pointed downstairs.
The young girl looked in the direction of his hand. A man in green was leisurely riding an old donkey through the city gate.
The green-robed man was called Zhu Zhao. He was the one who had arranged to meet Yu Mu in Hangzhou.
Zhu Zhao was thinking that he should find a hotel to rest, take a bath, have a meal, and have a good rest. It wouldn't be too late to find Yu Mu tomorrow.
"Yes." The old donkey under him barked.
Zhu Zhao focused his eyes and saw Yu Mu smiling at him from not far away. He quickly got off the donkey and walked toward Yu Mu with the old donkey.
"Young hero Yu, why are you waiting for me here?" Zhu Zhao asked with a fawning smile.”
"I see that you're good at riding a donkey. Do you want me to lend you the old donkey for two more days?" Yu Mu said.”
Zhu Zhao waved his hand and said," I wouldn't dare. This is Young Master Yu's mount. How could I dare to ride it casually? How could I dare to ride it casually?"”
"Today is two days late from the date we agreed on."”
Zhu Zhao complained," Young Hero Yu, it's not that I'm looking for excuses, but your donkey is too slow. Sometimes, I even want to hire a carriage to pull it. I've taken care of it a lot along the way."”
"I'm just joking, Brother Zhu, don't take it seriously." Yu Mu laughed. Please help me deliver the donkey personally. I, Yu Mu, am very guilty. I happen to be eating in this restaurant. Why don't I treat Brother Zhu to a meal?”
Zhu Zhao raised his head and happened to see the young girl looking down. He hurriedly said,"How dare I trouble young hero Yu to spend money? I didn't disappoint you. I'll take my leave.”
"Brother Zhu, don't be in such a hurry to leave. I still have something to trouble you with." Yu Mu pulled Zhu Zhao and said.”
"Please speak, Young Master Yu," Zhu Zhao said.
Yu Mu whispered a few words into Zhu Zhao's ear.
"Is that true?!" Zhu Zhao was shocked.”
Yu Mu smiled and nodded.”
"If that's the case, I, Zhu Zhao, will definitely be the first to go."”
"I wonder how much money Brother Zhu needs this time?" Yu Mu asked.”
Zhu Zhao said," Young Hero Yu, you're treating me like an outsider. After a while, you and I can be considered to have known each other. Moreover, this kind of thing is a feast for the eyes of countless people. How can I, Zhu Zhao, be embarrassed to take money?"”
"That's not what you said in Lujiang City." Yu Mu said.”
Zhu Zhao smiled and said,"That was then and that is now. Besides, these two things can't be compared."”
"If that's the case, then I'll have to thank Brother Zhu."”
"Young Hero Yu, you're too polite. I'll definitely handle this matter well." Zhu Zhao cupped his fists and said. Farewell."
"Old friend, I haven't seen you for a few days. Did you miss me?" Yu Mu patted the old donkey.”
The old donkey barked twice.
The old donkey was still the same as before, and the Green Lotus Sword was still quietly stuck in the bag on the old donkey. Yu Mu smiled helplessly. As expected, only he could use this sword.
A dark red sunset shone on the West Mountain. The charming color was intoxicating. The beauty of nature was often nurtured in infinite tranquility, and so was the sunset.
Yu Mu and the young girl were sitting under a tree, enjoying the sunset together. The old donkey was eating the weeds on the ground behind them. This moment was also very quiet. It was so quiet that even time seemed to flow slower.
The girl stood up and patted her butt. Yu Mu knew that it was time for her to leave.
"Actually, there's something I've been wanting to ask you."”
The young girl said," If you want to ask, then ask. You're like a woman."”
Yu Mu smiled and said,"I only told the truth about the incident in Lujiang City to two people. One is Pei Shengxin, and the other is you." But now, everyone knew the truth of that day.”
"Then do you think Pei Shengxin said it or I did?"”
Yu Mu actually knew who it was, but he still said he didn't know.
"If I tell the truth to the public, should you thank me or blame me?" the girl asked.”
"Of course I should thank you."”
"Then what do you plan to give me as a thank you?" the girl asked.”
"What do you want?" Yu Mu asked.”
The young girl pointed at the old donkey who was eating grass and said,""I'll take it. I've been too tired these few days. I just happen to need a donkey to carry me.”
"This old donkey walks very slowly," Yu Mu said reluctantly.”
The young girl said," It's precisely because this donkey walks slowly and steadily that we can rest on its back. When we're tired, we can even sleep on the donkey's back. Isn't that great?"”
This was what Yu Mu had said when he first met the girl, and the girl repeated every word.
Yu Mu thought to himself,"Well, this is really a good reincarnation of the Heavenly Dao."”
However, Yu Mu was still a little reluctant to let the old donkey be taken away by the girl. He said,"Why don't we stand on one side and let Old Donkey choose who to follow?”
The girl readily agreed.
The two of them stood on both sides. Yu Mu said to the old donkey,""Old friend, I've been with you for so long, don't make the wrong choice.”
The old donkey also hummed twice, as if to let Yu Mu relax.
Then, it walked directly to the girl's side and rubbed its head against the girl's hand affectionately.
"Perverted donkey," Yu Mu said helplessly.”
The young girl stroked the old donkey's neck and giggled happily.
She didn't forget to take the package off the donkey and give it to Yu Mu.
"I might as well give you this sword." Yu Mu said.”
"You should keep this sword for yourself," the young girl said in disdain.”
After saying that, she was about to leave, but she suddenly returned to Yu Mu.
"Close your eyes," the young girl said.
"You're not going to hit me again, are you?" Yu Mu said reluctantly.”But he still closed his eyes.
No stone hit Yu Mu's forehead. Nothing happened.
"Hello?" Yu Mu shouted.
No one responded.
He opened his eyes. There was only the old donkey in front of him, but the young girl was gone.
"Tsk tsk."
There was some movement behind Yu Mu.
He turned around and a pair of gentle lips bumped into his.
Yu Mu couldn't taste the taste of this kiss, so he just kissed her back.
This kiss made him forget everything.
Before he could enjoy the kiss, the girl left like the wind, leaving Yu Mu standing there in a daze.
"I don't owe you anything." the young girl said. She also didn't forget the bet she made with Yu Mu by the Lu River.
When Yu Mu came back to his senses, the girl had already walked far away with the old donkey.
"I'm Ye Shu!" The girl's voice came from afar. Yu Mu could vaguely see her back waving goodbye to him.
"Ye Shu, Ye Shu." Yu Mu repeated the girl's name.
It was already dark, but Yu Mu was still lying under the tree.
He touched his lips so that he could relive the taste of the girl's kiss.
Yu Mu suddenly thought of a phrase.
When the spring breeze and jade dew meet, it surpasses countless people in the world.
A few days later, a piece of news spread throughout Jianghu. Yu Sheng's son will challenge the four young masters on the peak of Weiwei Mountain on the 8th of September!
A few days later, Yan Qixuan, one of the four great young masters, personally confirmed that he would be on time.
For a time, the entire martial world was talking about this duel.
Everyone was speculating if the unknown Yu Mu could fight against four people alone and become famous like his father Yu Sheng.
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