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The spectators below the stage all had their mouths agape, unable to believe the scene that had just happened in front of them.
All of them were powerful people with status and were experienced in the martial world. Who was it that could make them dumbstruck?
On the stage, Liu Changting bowed respectfully to his opponent who had fallen to the ground and said,""Junior has offended you, please forgive me.”
Although he bent over, his gaze did not lower. How could the person who lost to him be worthy of making him, Liu Changting, bow?
Liu Changting won.
This seemed to be a very common thing. He had never lost a battle since he first entered the martial world. Why would the people below the stage be shocked by this?
Liu Changting's opponent was Fang Mengjue.
Although Liu Changting was strong, no one thought that he was strong enough to defeat Fang Mengjue.
Who was Fang Mengjue?
He was the sect master of the Hanyan Sect, a grandmaster who was famous in the martial world. His name was usually placed together with Daoist Bluestone, Huo Xiong, Sui Liangsan, and others.
He was one of the top martial artists in Jianghu.
The leader of a sect, a grandmaster of a generation.
However, he actually lost to Liu Changting, who was several generations lower than him.
Even though Liu Changting was the leader of the four young masters and the leader of the younger generation in Jianghu, he was still a young man.
However, no one would have thought that such a thing would happen.
Fang Mengjue stood up slowly, his gaze complicated.
People hoped that he would speak up and say that he was not feeling well today. He would say that he had shown mercy. He would say that Liu Changting had secretly used some tricks to cause his unfortunate defeat.
Fang Mengjue exhaled and said loudly,""A new generation replacing the old. With people like you in the future, the martial world will be much more exciting. Fang Mengjue was convinced of his loss.”
He admitted frankly that he was not as good as her.
Liu Changting bowed again and left. Fang Mengjue also left the stage sadly, leaving behind a group of spectators who had yet to fully accept the truth.
From that day on, the news of what happened today spread throughout the martial world. It overshadowed everything else, including Yu Mu's challenge to the four young masters at Weiwei Mountain on the seventh day of the ninth month.
Fang Mengjue was no match for Liu Changting!
It was still the same small building on Twin Peaks Mountain, and the three people were still sitting opposite each other.
Liu Zinan's face was full of uncontrollable joy, while Fang Mengjue's face was full of disappointment. On the other hand, Liu Changting, who was expressionless, was like an outsider.
Liu Zinan poured another cup of wine for Fang Mengjue and said,""Brother Dreammind, are you still troubled by this battle?”
"Brother Mengjue, it's all in the past." He patted Fang Mengjue's shoulder. You exchanged your own strength for the rebirth of a sect. You should be happy about this. Why are you looking so miserable now?”
Fang Mengjue sighed." When will my Hanyan Sect produce such a stunning genius? If I could exchange for it, I would be willing to exchange it with my own life right now!"”
"Brother Mengjue, don't worry about this," said Liu Zinan. Even if the Hanyan Sect didn't have such a disciple now, they would definitely have one in the future. I won't say far away, but at least in this generation of Chang Ting, Han Yan Sect and my Twin Peaks Sect will definitely share weal and woe and be close allies.”
"From now on, our two sects will indeed prosper together, and we will suffer together." Fang Mengjue said with a deep meaning.”
"Don't worry, Brother Mengjue, Changting will remember this." Right, Changting?"
Liu Changting stood up and bowed.”
"Alright, I'm relieved to hear that." Fang Mengjue waved his hand. However, you still have a match on the seventh of September. You have to be careful then.”
"You mean Yu Sheng's son?" Changting had already defeated you this time, so why lower yourself to fight him?”
Fang Mengjue raised an eyebrow." It's precisely because my nephew defeated me that he shouldn't have refused to go to Weishi Mountain's appointment." Moreover, Yu Mu was a peer of his nephew. If he avoided the battle, wouldn't it damage his nephew's reputation of being invincible in his generation?”
Liu Zinan stroked his beard and said,""This battle is like dessert after a meal. It doesn't matter whether it's there or not.”
"Father, I will go and win," Liu Changting suddenly said.”
Liu Zinan nodded. He usually followed Liu Changting's advice on such matters because he never thought his son would lose!
"Shiwei Mountain always reminds me of the past." Moreover, Yu Mu was Yu Sheng's son. It was hard to say how much strength he had compared to his father.”
Liu Zinan smiled." Brother Mengjue, you're worrying too much. Could he really be the second Yu Sheng?" Don't worry, Changting never underestimates his enemies."
Fang Mengjue wanted to say something, but Liu Zinan spoke again.
"The 15th of August is a good day. I plan to pass the position of sect master to Changting in Hu Provincial City on the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival.”
"So fast?" Fang Mengjue asked. Nephew is not yet thirty years old, and you are still young. Why should you give up your position to him so early?”
Liu Zinan smiled." Age doesn't matter. Changting is stronger than me in every aspect. I believe he can do better if I hand the sect over to him." I'm also using this battle to help him reach a higher position. He no longer relied on the reputation of the four great young masters.”
Fang Mengjue said," Alright, you've made the best use of me. I'll definitely come to Hu Provincial City to support you."”
Liu Zinan said," Brother Mengjue, it's better if you don't come. This way, people won't say that you deliberately lost to Changting this time to create momentum for him to succeed the sect leader."”
Fang Mengjue couldn't help but laugh,"Brother Qingyun is really a schemer."”
Liu Zinan also smiled." No, no, Brother Mengjue is overthinking."”
The wind in the north was never as gentle as the wind in the south. It would often roll up the sand to polish your face.
The north was dry, so the northerners were not as gentle as the southerners. They were always bold with a hint of boorish.
Pei Shengxin licked his dry lips. He looked at the unfamiliar home in front of him and hesitated.
He should not hesitate.
It was rare that there were no cases for him to worry about recently. He could have some time to do what he wanted to do. This was a rare free time of the year.
He should go home and stay there.
The mount under him snorted impatiently, as if urging its master to hurry in.
Pei Shengxin made up his mind and led the horse into the manor.
The butler, who was about to go out, bumped into Pei Shengxin. He could not believe that his master, who had been away for many years, had suddenly returned.
Although Pei Shengxin was the current master of the Pei family in name, the one who was truly in charge of the Pei residence was still his mother, Madam Pei.
"Young Master," the butler called out subconsciously.。。”
"Oh, no, Master."
"Uncle Wang, please call me Young Master. Please help me lead the horse to the stable."”
Butler Wang took the reins from Pei Shengxin and said,""Young Master, Old Furen was still talking about you yesterday.”
"Where is my mother now?" Pei Shengxin asked.”
"The old madam is tending to the flowers and plants in the backyard."”
Pei Shengxin immediately walked to the back garden.
"Chunlu, look, this cuckoo is blooming.”Old Madam Pei called out to the servant girl beside her.
The maid named Chun Lu came forward and said,"Yes, Madam. It's so beautiful."
This beautiful cuckoo did not bring any joy to Old Madam Pei.
"This is the second time it has bloomed this year," she sighed. I remember that when it first bloomed, Xin 'er was still there. Now, more than half a year has passed, and the flowers have bloomed again, but he has not returned.”
"Don't worry, Madam," Chun Lu said."Young Master will definitely be back soon.”
"What Young Master?" Old Madam Pei asked. You should call him master, and you should call me great madam.”
Chun Lu said,"But Madam, you are still very young. Isn't Grand Madam too old?" Moreover, the young master still looked like the young master from before.”
Old Madam Pei laughed and scolded,"You're so sweet with your mouth."”
"Mother."
Old Madam Pei slowly turned her head. Not far away was her son, whom she missed dearly.
"A letter?"
"Mother!"
The mother and son finally reunited after half a year.
"How could the government be willing to let my precious son return this time?" Old Madam Pei asked.”
Pei Shengxin naturally understood his mother's displeasure. He comforted her,"Mother, don't be angry. I'm back now.”
"Yes, should I praise you?" Old Madam Pei said. In the past, he only came back once a year, but this year, he came back twice.”
Pei Shengxin smiled,"It's not as little as you say."”
"Have you seen Wei Wei?" Old Madam Pei asked.”
"Not yet. I wanted to pay my respects to Mother first."”
Old Madam Pei's expression changed. I won't die for a while. She stayed at home alone to give birth to your child and painstakingly carried it for eight months. Aren't you going to see her first when you enter the residence? Are you worthy of her longing for you every day? Ah?"
Pei Sheng said,"Mother, I…"。。”
"What about me? Hurry up and go see Weiwei." Old Madam Pei interrupted.”
Pei Shengxin had no choice but to say,"Then mother, I will come back to talk to you later."”
"Go quickly!" Old Madam Pei urged.”
After Pei Shengxin left, Old Madam Pei still smiled.
Which mother in the world wouldn't be happy that her son put her first?
Pei Shengxin came to his house and was a little nervous.
He did not have the confidence to go in.
No matter what important things a man did, it would not make sense for a man to leave his wife for half a year while she was pregnant.
When Pei Shengxin came back, he heard Qin Qi say that pregnant women had the strangest temper and would often get angry and scold people. This made Iron Face Constable's face turn pale.
Pei Shengxin still mustered his courage and entered the house.
The light in the room was a little dark. Pei Shengxin smelled the fragrance of incense that helped him fall asleep as soon as he stepped in. His wife, Zhuo Weiwei, was lying on the bed to rest.
"Wei Wei." Pei Shengxin walked into the bed.
On the bed, Zhuo Weiwei's eyes were closed.
Seeing that his wife was in a dream, Pei Shengxin did not want to disturb her. He was about to leave when he heard a voice coming from behind.
"You want to leave just by looking at me?"
Pei Shengxin turned around. It turned out that Zhuo Weiwei was not asleep. She had already woken up the moment Pei Shengxin opened the door.
Pei Shengxin sat on the bed and said,"I was afraid of waking you up."”
"You're afraid of waking me up," said Zhuo Weiwei. Do you know how many sleepless nights I would have had if I had known that I hadn't seen you because I had fallen asleep?”
Her eyes were filled with tears.
Pei Shengxin held Zhuo Weiwei's hands and helped her wipe away the tears on her face. He whispered,""It's my fault, it's all my fault. It's been hard on you."
At this moment, the cold and heartless Iron Face Constable also became gentle.
"It's fine if I'm wronged, but do you plan to mistreat your child like this in the future?" Zhuo Weiwei said.”
Pei Shengxin did not dare to reply.
"When the child is born in the future, are you going to be like this and bring home only one tael a year?" Zhuo Weiwei asked. Do you want the child to forget what his father looks like? Do you want your child to live without a father?”
"You know that I'm usually busy with work." Pei Shengxin said without confidence.”
Zhuo Weiwei said mercilessly,"Busy, busy. When are you not busy?" Do all the cases in the world depend on you to solve them? Are the rest of the constables useless?”
Pei Shengxin could only silently endure all of this.
Qin Qi naturally told him the trick to dealing with pregnant women, which was to never talk back and wait for her to vent her anger. Of course, Pei Shengxin was too embarrassed to talk back.
"I really don't know why you want to be a constable." How much salary can the imperial court give you in a year if you work so hard? It was probably not even as much as the servants in the residence. Did his family not have money? If you don't have money, I'll give you a salary from my family. Why did he have to get the title of the world's number one hunter? The Imperial Court has used this false reputation to entrap you.”
Pei Shengxin patiently explained,"Wei Wei, you also know that I didn't join the public for the tens of taels of silver a year." If I were idle at home or working in the martial world, my family would not be as peaceful as it is now. I don't know how much trouble I'll be involved in, and I'll even implicate you. I can only let myself be so busy that I can't even care about my family. Only then will they not put my father's name on me.”
Zhuo Weiwei's eyes, which had just finished crying, turned red again.
"Yes, I am. You always have so many reasons. Everything you say is right, but I can't win against you. Then why did you come back? Hurry up and do your work. When the child is born, I'll just find a random cat or dog to be his father.”
Naturally, Zhuo Weiwei was speaking in anger.
People would usually say things out of anger to people they cared about.
Pei Shengxin rubbed his wife's hands and comforted her,""I promise you that after the child is born, I will definitely take a period of leave from the government and accompany you at home. When the child grows up, I don't want that 'Number One Arrester in the World'. I'll just be a small constable in the city. After patrolling the streets every day, I'll go home and stay with you guys. Accompany the child as he grows up and accompany you as you grow old, alright?”
Zhuo Weiwei leaned against Pei Shengxin's chest and said,""Who wants to grow old? You only know how to say these words to make me happy.”
They leaned against each other motionlessly, enjoying the rare peace between husband and wife.
"Wei Wei."
"Hmm?"
"When will the child be born?" Pei Shengxin asked.”
"The doctor said that she'll be born in a month or so," said Zhuo Weiwei. Can you stay until then?"
"I don't know." Pei Shengxin shook his head.”
He quickly changed the topic and said,"Then have you thought of a name for the child?”
"Have you been too busy?" Zhuo Weiwei asked. Of course, the child's name should be given to you as the father.”
"You can take it," Pei Shengxin said. Haven't you thought about what to name the child?”
"Of course I've thought about it," replied Zhuo Weiwei. I only thought of a girl's name.”
"What's his name?" Pei Shengxin asked.
"Pei Nianjun," said Zhuo Weiwei. What do you think?"
How could Pei Shengxin not understand the meaning of this name? He looked at his wife gently and said,""Good, good name. If it was a girl, she would be called Pei Nianjun. This name also reminded me that in the future, I can't let my daughter find a husband who's like her father who's away from home every day.”
Zhuo Weiwei gently pounded Pei Shengxin's chest and said,""You know that too. What if it was a boy? What name do you want to give him?"
"Think about what our son should be called."”
Zhuo Weiwei thought about it carefully and said,""I can't think of anything.”
Pei Shengxin gently pinched his wife's cheek, then pondered for a moment and said,"Pei Heng. What do you think?”
"Pei Heng." Zhuo Weiwei repeated this name. "What does this name mean?"
"I don't expect him to become this or that." She only hoped that he would persevere in everything he did and not give up halfway.”
"Alright, I'll call you Pei Heng then," said Zhuo Weiwei. However, I have high hopes for my son. He had to become a man like his father, or a man more outstanding than his father.”
Pei Shengxin smiled dotingly.”
Zhuo Weiwei rolled her eyes at Pei Shengxin and said,"Then do you think it's better to have a son or a daughter?”
"It's better to have a daughter. A daughter is like you."”
"What do you mean?" Zhuo Weiwei asked angrily. Was it bad to have a son? It's best if our son is like you."
"It doesn't matter if it's a boy or a girl, as long as he can grow up safely."”
The two of them looked at each other and smiled. There was an indescribable sweetness.
"Husband."
"Hmm?"
"I want to eat sour plums." said Zhuo Weiwei.
"Alright, I'll go buy it for you now."”
"You can ask Uncle Wang to get a servant to buy it," said Zhuo Weiwei.”
Pei Shengxin said," No, I'll buy it for you personally. Lie down and rest for a while. I'll be back soon."”
"Then come back quickly," Zhuo Weiwei instructed.”
Pei Shengxin smiled and said,"Very soon."”
The streets were crowded with people. It was the busiest afternoon of the day.
Pei Shengxin had never been to a busy city before, so he didn't know where to buy sour plums.
He stopped a passerby and asked,"Do you know where I can buy sour plums?"”
The passerby said,"Walk two streets ahead. There are a few candied fruit shops there. They should sell sour plums."”
"Thank you." Pei Shengxin cupped his hands.
Iron-faced Constable finally found a shop that sold candied fruits. To him, this was much more difficult than chasing criminals.
"Shopkeeper, do you have sour plums?" Pei Sheng asked.”
"Yes, how much do you want?"”
"Give me two catties," Pei Sheng said.
"Are you buying this for your family?"”
"My wife is pregnant and she wants to eat sour plums."”
"This pregnant woman can not only eat sour plums, but also some other candied fruits."”
"Then what else do you think is good?" Pei Shengxin asked.”
The shopkeeper pointed at a few kinds of candied fruits and said," Look, all pregnant women like to eat these. I guarantee that they are all fresh. They have just been placed on the counter not long ago." You'll definitely come back to buy it after you finish eating it at home.”
Pei Shengxin suddenly turned around. He felt that someone was watching him.
The streets were still very lively. Pei Shengxin did not notice anyone following him in the dark.
Perhaps he had been tense for too long and was still immersed in the state of handling the case. He was not used to relaxing all of a sudden.
"Eh? Do you still want it?" The shopkeeper saw that Pei Shengxin ignored him and urged.
"Give me some of everything." Pei Shengxin said.”
The shopkeeper had packed everything for Pei Shengxin.
"How much?" Pei Shengxin asked.
"One tael of silver," the shopkeeper said.
Pei Shengxin took out a tael of silver to pay the boss, then carried a few bags of candied fruit back to the mansion.
"Why did you buy so much?" Zhuo Weiwei felt angry and amused when she saw Pei Shengxin carrying so many things back.
"The shopkeeper said that pregnant people like to eat these kinds of candied fruits."”
"The shopkeeper can't wait for you to buy up his entire shop," Zhuo Weiwei scoffed.”
"Why don't you try it?" Pei Shengxin asked.”
"It's too sweet. I just want to eat some sour plums," said Zhuo Weiwei.”
"It's fine," Pei Shengxin said."If you buy too much, just leave it at home."”
"Have you seen Mother?" Zhuo Weiwei asked.”
"When I came back, I greeted Mother, and Mother told me to come and see you as soon as possible."”
"Mother talks about you every day," said Zhuo Weiwei."Go and have a chat with Mother.”
"Now you don't want to stay with me?" Pei Shengxin asked.”
"It's not like you're not coming back," said Zhuo Weiwei with a smile.”
"Then I'll go?" Pei Shengxin asked.
"Bring these candied fruits over and see if Mother will eat them," said Zhuo Weiwei.”
Pei Shengxin came to the back garden with big and small bags.
Old Madam Pei was still trimming her plants.
"Mother." Pei Shengxin called out.
Seeing her son return, Mrs. Pei's brows were raised. "Are you done with Weiwei?"
"Yes, I'm done. She called me over to talk to you."”
"What are you carrying with you?" Old Madam Pei asked.”
"Wei Wei said she wanted to eat sour plums, so I went out to buy her some preserved plums." Pei Sheng said. She asked me to bring it over for mother to taste."
Old Madam Pei was also very satisfied with this daughter-in-law. She smiled and said,"Look at Wei Wei. She's beautiful, virtuous, and filial to me. You're really lucky to have such a good wife.”
Pei Shengxin opened the candied fruit in the package and said,""Mother, try it."
Old Madam Pei took a bite and waved her hand."It's too sweet. I'm old and can't eat such sweet things.”
She instructed,"Chunlu, you can share these candied fruits with the other maids."”
"Thank you for your reward, Grand Madame," said Chunlu.”
"Take the things and go down. We'll have a private chat."”
Chun Lu left with a few big bags of candied fruits.
"Son, the duties of the public are too hard and too busy." Even if mother doesn't feel sorry for you, she will feel sorry for Wei Wei. You can't let a woman stay in the Pei family like a widow during her prime.”
"Mother, I know. I will have other plans in the future."”
"Son," Old Madam Pei said earnestly. Back then, your father owed countless favors for the sake of his reputation in the martial world. He had done countless good deeds and countless bad deeds. In this life, he did not want anything for fame. Mother knows that you joined the public sect so that you wouldn't get involved in those shady things in Jianghu. It's good to be alone, but you can't let this family be incomplete and let Wei Wei suffer so much just to escape from this.”
"Mother, I told Wei Wei just now." Pei Sheng said. After she gives birth, I'll definitely ask for leave to spend more time with her. When the child is three or four years old, I will resign from the imperial court and become a constable in our city. I will accompany you every day.”
Old Madam Pei said," You'll keep your word. I don't care if you say these words to coax Weiwei. Since you've said it to me, I won't agree to it if you don't fulfill your promise."”
"Mother, I will definitely fulfill my promise. I also know that I can't always run around like this." I will accompany you and Weiwei.”
Old Madam Pei sighed,"I've talked to your father about what kind of person I want you to be." I just think that you should follow your heart. If you want to wander the Jianghu like your father, then go ahead. If you want to study and get an official position, then that's fine. But if you just want to be a silkpants, as long as you don't bring trouble to the village, then the village mother has no objections. Your father always called me a woman. He firmly believed that a tiger father could not have a dog son. Even if you were not stronger than him, you would not be much weaker than him. Therefore, he had nurtured you to be a second him since you were young.”
"But I'm not the second him." No one would be the second. You chose your own path."
"That's why Mother didn't stop you when you said you wanted to join the public sect." However, his mother was still a little worried.”
"Mother, what are you worried about?" Pei Shengxin asked with concern.”
"Mother is worried that although you are a member of the public sect, you might not be able to stay outside of the martial world." Your father has caused our Pei family to have too deep of an entanglement with the martial world. Even if he had passed away, some things would not end just like that. It would be fine if you were an ordinary person without any ability. However, you have become the 'Number One Constable in the World', and you have the title of' Iron-masked Constable 'even before you enter the martial world. This was the source of his mother's worry.”
"Mother, you don't have to worry about this." If someone really asks me to do something, I'll just say that I'm busy with work. If there was really something that could not be avoided, then let him do it. I won't let anything happen to our Pei family.”
"Master?" Butler Uncle Wang came to the backyard.
"What's wrong, Uncle Wang?"”
"Just now, someone sent a letter to the residence, saying that he must let you see this letter personally, Master."”
Pei Shengxin took the letter from Butler Wang. He pinched it slightly and knew that there was only an ordinary letter in the envelope.
"Send a letter?" Pei Sheng was secretly confused about how someone could coincidentally send a letter to him just as he was returning home.
"Are the yamen people urging you to go over?" Old Madam Pei asked. You just got home. Can't they let you rest for two days?”
Pei Shengxin knew that this was not a letter from the yamen. The yamen had always sent letters to him by pigeon and would not send anyone to his residence to deliver any letters.
"What about the messenger?" Pei Shengxin asked.
"He left after giving me the letter," said Butler Wang.”
Pei Shengxin opened the letter and read it. The more he read, the more he frowned. This letter had thrown him a huge problem.
"What did the letter say?" Old Madam Pei asked.”
Pei Shengxin handed the letter to his mother and said,"You can read it yourself."”
Old Madam Pei was worried after reading the letter." What should you do? Go back to the yamen to hide?" In that case, you can only use the excuse that you're busy with official business to avoid it.”
Pei Shengxin saw a white pigeon circling in the sky. He sighed,""I'm afraid that the yamen won't be able to avoid it.”
The white pigeon landed on Pei Shengxin's arm. It was the pigeon that the yamen and Pei Shengxin used to send messages to each other.
Pei Shengxin took out the secret letter tied to the pigeon's leg and said,""They have already informed the yamen. When I returned to the yamen, the yamen assigned me this case.”
"Unfortunately, I was right. What do you do now?" Old Madam Pei asked.”
"It is only right and proper for the son to repay his father's debt," said Pei Sheng. Father owes me a favor, so it's understandable for him to come looking for me. This matter is both official and private, so I have no choice but to make this trip.”
"So you're leaving tomorrow?" Old Madam Pei asked.”
"It's better to leave now than tomorrow," Pei Shengxin said.”
"Aren't you going to say goodbye to Wei Wei?" Old Madam Pei asked.”
"I just came back to accompany her for a while. How could I have the face to say goodbye to her?" Pei Shengxin said. It was better to ask his mother to go and tell her.”
"You always ask me to do these difficult things."”
"I'll leave it to mother," Pei Shengxin said.
"Uncle Wang, bring my horse to the gate of the manor."”
Butler Wang replied and left.
Old Madam Pei said,"Son, be careful on the road. Don't rush things."”
"I know, Mother, I'll go now."”
When Pei Shengxin walked towards the entrance of the mansion, he kept looking back at the east wing. He was afraid that Zhuo Weiwei would find out that he was leaving again.
Just like that, Pei Shengxin walked to the entrance of the mansion. As soon as he turned his head, he was so scared that he trembled.
Zhuo Weiwei was waiting for him at the entrance of the manor with her belly puffed out.
"Wei Wei…" Pei Shengxin looked apologetic.
"Aren't you going to come and say goodbye to me personally?" asked Zhuo Weiwei. Do you want me to be afraid for you?”
As she spoke, her eyes turned red again.
Pei Shengxin caught up to his wife and said,"I just came back to accompany you for a while. How could I be embarrassed to say goodbye to you again?”
"Then you should have come and told me," Zhuo Weiwei sobbed. In this world, which husband would not say goodbye to his wife before leaving?”
"I didn't want you to worry, so I didn't go see you."”
"Do you have to go?" Zhuo Weiwei asked.”
Pei Sheng said,"I can't help it. It's not up to me whether I go or not."”
"Is it dangerous?" asked Zhuo Weiwei.
Pei Shengxin smiled and said,"There's no danger. Don't worry."”
Zhuo Weiwei pushed Pei Shengxin away." You can go. You just have to remember that I have your child in my stomach."”
Pei Shengxin reined in his horse and kept turning around. His long knife was already on the saddle, and his horse was ready to go, but his heart was still there. He looked at his wife leaning against the door and couldn't bear to leave for a long time.
Pei Shengxin turned his head and did not look at the tearful Zhuo Weiwei anymore. He could finally harden his heart and gallop towards the city gate.
There was neither the sound of zither nor the fragrance of tea in Qingchuan Tower today.
Ye Zhiyu was sitting at the table, looking at something, while the man in plain clothes was leaning on the railing, counting the birds flying in the sky in boredom.
"You say that Liu Changting is really that strong, so strong that even Fang Mengjue is no match for him?" the man asked. He's not even thirty yet."
Ye Zhiyu smiled." Didn't you see it on the spot the other day? Don't you know how strong his martial arts are?"”
"Could it be that Fang Mengjue went easy on us on purpose?" the man asked.”
"What do you think?" Ye Zhiyu asked.
"I don't think Fang Mengjue is going easy on me."”
"He won't go easy on us," Ye Zhiyu said with certainty.”
"Why are you so confident?" the man asked suspiciously.”
" I'm not thinking about how strong Liu Changting is," Ye Zhiyu said." I'm not thinking about whether Fang Mengjue went easy on him. I'm thinking about why Fang Mengjue agreed to fight Liu Changting."”
The cloth-clothed man's interest was piqued. He sat across from Ye Zhiyu and said,""What do you mean?"
"Don't you think it's illogical for Fang Mengjue to agree to fight Liu Changting?" Ye Zhiyu asked.”
" That's true," the man said." Fang Mengjue is a sect master. Why would he lower himself to fight Liu Changting?"”
" Yes," Ye Zhiyu said." He's a few generations older than Liu Changting. Even if Liu Changting challenges him, he can just say that he doesn't match his seniority and status. No one will say anything." Fang Mengjue had won the battle with Liu Changting, and he would not benefit from it. If he lost, not only would his reputation be ruined, but his reputation would also plummet. Fang Mengjue wasn't a fool. Why would he do something that didn't benefit him?”
"Then what's going on?" the man asked.”
"I'm sure that Fang Mengjue didn't hold back in this battle," Ye Zhiyu said. As for why he agreed to fight Liu Changting, I think he values Liu Changting's future.”
"Liu Changting's future?" He, Liu Changting, is not a member of the Hanyan Sect and values his future.”
Ye Zhiyu nodded and said," The Hanyan Sect has been stuck in the middle of the Iron Sect for the past few years. Their situation has been getting worse and worse." However, no matter how bad the situation was, as long as he, Fang Mengjue, was in charge, there wouldn't be any big trouble in Hanyan Sect. It was a pity that Frigid Goose Sect had no successor after Fang Mengjue. After Fang Mengjue died, how could Frigid Goose Sect stand against those sects that were eyeing him covetously? How many years could Fang Mengjue live? Five years, ten years? It was hard to say. That was why he wanted to find a way out for the sect while he was alive. Tell me, who are the most talented and famous juniors in Jianghu these years?”
" Of course, they are the four great young masters," the man said." Each of them is the son of the sect master. It can be said that they will be the sect masters in ten years."”
"Yes!" Ye Zhiyu said. Liu Changting was the strongest among the four young masters, so Fang Mengjue had placed the future of his sect on Liu Changting. He was using his remaining reputation to send Liu Changting to the top in exchange for the prosperity of Hanyan Sect in the next few decades.”
"You mean Fang Mengjue thinks Liu Changting will be the next Meng Chengzhou?" asked the man in plain clothes. No wonder you said that Fang Mengjue would give it his all. He was also testing whether Liu Changting had such talent.”
Ye Zhiyu smiled." You're only half right. That's what Fang Mengjue thought. However, he bet that Liu Changting would become Dongfang Weiming instead of Meng Chengzhou.”
Dongfang Weiming!
The sect leader of the Returning Cloud Sect, the overlord of the northern martial world!
Although Dongfang Weiming's martial arts in the sect were slightly inferior to Meng Chengzhou's, he was the undisputed sect leader of the Guiyun Sect. He was a formidable figure in the martial arts world that countless people revered.
After Luo Wei died, it implicated the Returning Cloud Sect and also suffered heavy losses. Everyone in the pugilistic world thought that the Returning Cloud Sect would never recover from this. Who knew that after Dongfang Weiming became the sect leader, not only did the Guiyun Sect not decline, but it also became one of the top sects in the north. This made everyone respect Dongfang Weiming.
The cloth-clothed man also understood. He sighed and said,"Fang Mengjue has a good plan. Five years for decades, anyone would take a gamble. It was a pity that Yu Mu had just announced that he would challenge the four young masters on the 7th of September. In the blink of an eye, Liu Changting had defeated Fang Mengjue. He probably did not expect Liu Changting to be so strong.”
Ye Zhiyu smiled and said,"Do you think that Yu Muwei and his team are doomed?"”
"I originally thought he had a chance of winning, but after this battle, I'm afraid he'll regret giving his word so early." It was hard to say who would win if he fought Liu Changting alone, let alone one against four.”
" He might win one-on-one," Ye Zhiyu said." He might not lose one-on-four. He's not fighting four Liu Changting."”
"So you're betting on him winning?" Do you want to take a gamble?"
"Of course I won't refuse anyone," Ye Zhiyu said.”
"You're a gambling monster, I won't bet with you. Now that you've put it this way, I'm not sure if Yu Mu will lose on the 7th of September."”
"Actually, you don't have to bet with me," Ye Zhiyu said.”
"This is the news I just received today.”He handed a piece of paper to the cloth-clothed man.
After reading the contents of the paper, the cloth-clothed man said in shock,"Something like this actually happened at this time?!”
Ye Zhiyu handed him another piece of paper and said,""These are the examples of many people I've sorted out in the past.”
The more the cloth-clothed man read, the more frightened he became. The things written on the paper were not normal.
"You're linking all these together to say that someone is behind all this?" the man asked.”
"I can't be sure, but I can't rule out the possibility," Ye Zhiyu said.”
"If that's the case, then it's too terrifying." So many things, how could it be manipulated by one person?”
"I haven't told you the scarier possibility," Ye Zhiyu said.”
"You can't be saying that these things are the same person who planned the incident with the Black Moon Cult, right?" You're thinking nonsense again."
"I hope I'm just imagining things," Ye Zhiyu said."I hope everything is just an accident.”
"They haven't found out the real reason for this?" the man asked.”
" Not yet," Ye Zhiyu shook his head." But they did hire someone to investigate this matter."”
"Who is it?" the man asked.
"Pei Shengxin," Ye Zhiyu said.
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