"Ah!" Xu Zhutao said. Then why did Fairy Jing Hong threaten that old Daoist to cancel the selection of the Heavenly Incense Manual?”
Ding Ling said,"" Idiot! Because every woman who is selected to be in the Heavenly Fragrance Index will be pursued by men in Jianghu, and among these pursuers, there is no lack of perverts in Jianghu. Those women who are selected to be in the Heavenly Fragrance Index are all annoyed. In the last Heavenly Fragrance Index, Fairy Jinghong was ranked second, Fairy Yaoji was ranked fourth, and Fairy Yunmeng was ranked seventh. At that time, the twelve peaks of Mount Wu were almost flattened by the frivolous wanderers in Jianghu. Fairy Jinghong was also thinking for the sake of the mountain gate. Therefore, he used his sword to threaten the old Daoist to cancel the selection.”
Xu Zhutao looked at Zhao Yumei with a mysterious smile on his face. He thought of how the beauty on the Heavenly Fragrance List had offered her virginity to him last night. He couldn't help but feel proud. Seeing Zhao Yumei looking at him with a smile, both of them felt extremely happy.
Ding Feng said," In my opinion, it's better to cancel it. Although women are born to love beauty, once they become famous, there will be trouble. Let's not talk about the distant ones. Just take the Huashan Jade Girl we know and the Ma Fangling we heard about yesterday. Hmph, men are too bad!”
"Miss Ding, Heroine Ding, not all men are bad." Xu Zhutao hurriedly said. Calm down!"
"You're worse!" Ding Feng said angrily. Your ability to pretend to be crazy is really not bad.”
"Brat, I'm not going with you to find Mr. Zhu. I want to go home." Zhao Yu suddenly said.”
"Cousin, what's wrong?" Xu Zhutao asked. Did I say something wrong?"
"That's right. Sister Zhao, why aren't you going?" Ding Feng interrupted. We can't leave a resourceful female Zhuge like you!”As she spoke, she shook Zhao Yumei's arm coquettishly.
"You didn't say anything wrong," Zhao Yu said. However, I have to take back the things that your Martial Uncle Su gave me. I can't be at ease keeping them with me. If Jianghu is dangerous, it won't be good if I lose them. I'll go home and find some time to come out and look for you. Fortunately, this place isn't far from my house.”
Xu Zhutao couldn't help but shed tears. He held her hand in front of everyone and said sincerely,"Cousin, are you really not in a hurry to go back because I did something wrong? If little brother does anything wrong, cousin can just beat and scold him. I don't want you to leave us!”
Zhao Yu's face turned red. This was the first time she had held his hand in public. He wanted to pull his hand back to Xu Zhutao, but he refused to let go. She could only let him hold her hand and said softly,"It's really not that you did anything wrong. You and the two Miss Ding must be careful. If you encounter a problem, you must not force yourself. If you encounter a brilliant opponent and run away, it is not embarrassing. Now that you've experienced some storms, I can rest assured about your calm and collected personality when you encounter things. I'll come out to look for you soon.”
How could Zhao Yumei bear to leave? However, she had so many silver notes with her. If something happened to her, she would be letting down Su Qianxue's good intentions. The three of them helped Zhao Yumei to pack her luggage, then helped her to fetch Qiyun. They sent her to the dock and boarded the boat. The three of them were reluctant to part with Zhao Yumei. Xu Zhutao said goodbye in tears. Even when Zhao Yumei's boat was no longer visible, it still stood at the dock.
Ding Feng pulled Xu Zhutao and said,"Don't look anymore. Sister Zhao can't see."?”
Xu Zhutao nodded and secretly wiped away his tears."Let's go find Young Master Zhu."
Ding Ling said,"Hmph, you're already so old, yet you're still crying!"”
"You don't understand. She's the best person to me in this world…" Xu Zhutao said.
Xu Zhutao and the two beautiful souls returned to the restaurant, took their luggage, swords, and horses, and rushed to Anlu. He remembered Zhu Xuan saying that he could be found in Huguang Anlu, but it was another matter whether he could find her or not. Anlu was so big, how could he find her without a detailed address? Now that Zhao Yumei was gone, she even had to ask people for directions to Anlu. Jiangling was not far from Anlu. After passing through Tianmen and Yingcheng, they arrived at Anlu at Youshi.
The three of them led their horses and walked. As soon as they entered the city from the west, they saw a huge golden and magnificent building in the distance. They almost thought that they had arrived at the Imperial City. After walking for a short distance, they saw that other than pedestrians, there were soldiers patrolling from time to time. They were wearing armor and holding spears, looking majestic.
"Mister White Horse, are we in the wrong place?" Ding Ling asked. Is Young Master Zhu really here?"
"When I parted ways with Young Master Zhu, I only heard him say that his home was in Anlu, but I don't know the exact location." We'll check in first and then ask around.”
Along the way, they saw a rather large restaurant called the Pavilion of Pines and Cranes, so they decided to stay there. They called the waiter to take care of the horses and entered the lobby. This restaurant seemed to be bigger than the ones they had stayed in before. There were already more than 20 people sitting in the lobby. The three of them found an empty table and sat down. They called the waiter to order some wine and dishes.
"Second brother, is there a Zhu family in this city?" Xu Zhutao asked the shop assistant.”
The shop assistant replied," Sir, as far as I know, the only family surnamed Zhu in this city is the owner of Shengchang Hang in the east of the city, Old Shopkeeper Zhu Jiuwan. In addition, there is a scholarly family in the south of the city. The owner is called Zhu Xiuchen. I know these two families."”
"Thank you, Second Brother," Xu Zhutao said.”
At this time, they heard some customers in the lobby talking about the war between the North and South Greenwood Alliance. The three of them could not help but listen carefully. Later, they obtained two key pieces of information. First, both sides were not moving at all. They had sent out the Greenwood Invitation and invited people to help. The second was that both sides had agreed to start the battle at Jiujiang, which was located by Panyang Lake, a month later. That was the border between Jiangxi and Huguang.
"Hey!" Ding Feng said. Young Master White Horse, should we go and watch the show?”
Xu Zhutao said," We'll see how it goes then. It's still early. It'll take two days to get to Jiujiang by fast horse. If we walk slowly, it'll take three days. We outsiders are not in a hurry. I have a feeling that something will happen before the two sides fight."”
Ding Lingdao lowered her voice and said,"I have the same feeling. It's strange." And I think that the haunting ghost and the life and death judge will be there when the time comes.”
Xu Zhutao also said in a low voice," If they come, then so be it. When the time comes, wouldn't it be better to let the Southern Green Forest Alliance help us kill the enemy? We'll just sit back and reap the benefits."”
After the meal, they booked a room. They only asked for two rooms. The two dead souls shared a room. The three of them put down their luggage and walked to the south of the city with only their swords. After asking around, they found Zhu Xiuchen's residence. When they reached the street gate, they knocked on the door and reported their name to the gatekeeper to request an audience with Zhu Xuan, Young Master Zhu. "Young Master, have you come to the wrong house?" the gatekeeper asked. We do have a Young Master Zhu here, but his name is not Zhu Xuan!”
"Then what's your name?" Xu Zhutao asked.”
The gatekeeper said,"My Young Master's name is Zhu Ziyu, not Zhu Xuan. Young Master must have found the wrong family." Young Master, please!" With that, he closed the door with a bang.
"Could it be that we've really found the wrong place?" Ding Ling said. Why didn't you ask for more details back then?”
Xu Zhutao scratched his head awkwardly." Let's go to the east of the city and try our luck. Master Zhu said that his family is indeed a scholarly family."”
Ding Ling said angrily,"If there's nothing else, then go."”
The three of them walked slowly as they inquired about the location of the Shengchang Bank in the east of the city. In the end, they were disappointed. It was indeed a family with the surname Zhu. It was a fat middle-aged merchant, and there was no son named Zhu Xuan in the family.
" Sigh," Ding Feng sighed." Our Young Master White Horse really has no experience in Jianghu. He can't even get an address."”
Ding Ling also sighed. To think that this person even vowed to bring us to Young Master Zhu.”
Xu Zhutao bowed repeatedly." Don't be angry, sisters. We'll spend more time asking around. We'll definitely get some news."”
Xu Zhutao walked slowly from the east of the city to the west of the city. Along the way, he wanted to buy a small gift to apologize to the two beauties of the deceased souls, but he thought that he did not have much money left. As he walked back, he saw a figure flying out of the air when he passed an inn. With a loud bang, he fell heavily on the ground and rolled twice before stopping.
The three of them looked over and saw a burly man in black. He fell to the ground with a dusty face."Aiyoyo!" He cried out in pain. He wanted to struggle up but fell to the ground again. Then, two burly men rushed out of the shop. One of them had a long beard and strange round eyes. He waved at the shop and roared,"Good slut, get out here. I'll teach you a lesson.”
All of a sudden, a red shadow flashed out from the door of the shop and landed on the street. It was a tall and beautiful young woman wearing a fiery red dress. Her chest was high and her eyebrows were like a painting. She had two thin cherry lips and a head of soft black hair. Her hair was tied up in a ponytail bun. Her legs were long and strong.
The woman quickly rushed out and raised her eyebrows. She pointed and called out,"You know how to curse, this lady will knock out your dog teeth. Do you want to come over or should I go up?"
More than ten people immediately gathered on the street to watch the show. Someone jeered,"Go! Brother, don't just stand there like a big bull, can't you subdue a female made of water?”
The burly man with a long beard had already said his piece. He had no choice but to go up. With a tiger roar, he rushed up and used "Black Tiger Steals Heart". His fist was as fierce as a tiger and as powerful as a mountain. It looked like he wanted to kill this beautiful woman with a single punch.
The woman calmly accepted the challenge. Those who were busy wouldn't know, and those who were in a hurry wouldn't. Her left hand's slender fingers were half-opened and half-bent. When the fist was about to reach her body, she suddenly reached out and grabbed it. Quick! As fast as lightning, his three fingers clamped the burly man's pulse and gently pulled it. "Pa, pa, pa, pa!" Four explosive sounds seemed to be heard at the same time. The little girl's right palm slapped the burly man four times in an instant. It was so fast that it was shocking. The burly man did not have the slightest chance to dodge or parry. His broken teeth jumped out of his mouth. "Peng!" The burly man lay down. Another burly man had just arrived when the woman placed her hands on her hips and shouted,"Do you want to lie down too?" The burly man stood still in fear, his expression changing.
The woman sneered." I didn't get in anyone's way when I dropped by. There's no rule in the world that forbids women from dropping by." You bastards dare to flirt with this lady with your glib tongue, and even curse in front of this lady to cause wildfire. You're simply blind. I'm in a good mood today and didn't dig your dog eyes out. You're lucky. Now, take your companions and scram! If you are not convinced, you can show me your skills.”
The burly man who did not make a move rolled his eyes and shouted,"This brother made a mistake and admitted defeat. We'll admit defeat, but do you dare to leave your name behind?”
"Fire Phoenix Ma Fangling!" the woman said with a smile.”
The burly man suddenly shivered and his face turned ashen. Without a word, he walked towards his two companions who had yet to get up. He helped them up and hid in the crowd at the end of the street, slipping away like mice. Ma Fangling snorted at the backs of the three big men. Under the gaze of more than ten pairs of surprised eyes, she calmly walked into the shop.
The crowd of onlookers had yet to disperse. They surrounded the shop and gesticulated. They were all guessing the background of this beautiful woman. They were all surprised by the woman's fast and peerless attack. Xu Zhutao looked up and saw an inn called " Six Ruju ". He also saw a black old man standing by the door. He seemed to be the old man who told Ganzhou Shuangying to leave quickly at Yuelai Inn that day.
"So it's her!" Xu Zhutao muttered. What a fierce woman."
Ding Ling said," Of course. If it's not fierce, how can it be called a fire phoenix?" However, he didn't know why she was here.”
Ding Feng said," Maybe they're here to invite someone to help. Didn't we hear at the Pavilion of Pines and Cranes that the Green Forest Alliance in the north and south are both inviting people to help them?"”
"Let's not bother about these things for now. Let's go back and rest."”
The three of them returned to the Building of Pines and Cranes, and the two dead souls went to take a bath. Xu Zhutao was practicing Internal Strength in his room. Today, he was surprised to see Ma Fangling's skills. Although the three big men were not masters, Ma Fangling's moves were clean and efficient, so he was encouraged. He felt that it was inevitable for people in Jianghu to practice martial arts well. He had been practicing Internal Strength until 11:00 pm and went to the backyard of the inn to practice his swordsmanship in the middle of the night. He could not help but think of Shangguan Qing and Shangguan Wanqian. He wondered how they were doing and thought for a while before going to take a bath.
The next day, it was Ding Feng who woke him up. This girl slept early and woke up early. Not long after, Ding Ling also came over. The two of them pulled him to have breakfast. He suddenly had an idea and said,"Why don't we go to Six Ru Residence for breakfast? I feel that there's something fishy about that place."
"Yes, let's go and investigate what the Fire Phoenix is up to," said Ding Ling.”
Ding Feng had no objections.
It was time for breakfast. When the three of them arrived at the Six Ru Residence, they saw that there were many people sitting in the hall, so they found an empty table and sat down. Sure enough, Fire Phoenix and the old man in black came to the hall and sat down. They ordered some food. After a while, they heard Ma Fangling say,"Master, will those two come?"
The black-robed old man said," Ling 'er, you have to be careful about this matter. You said that Lin Yinghao killed Gong Ao. I don't quite believe it."”
Ma Fangling said," That day, a few people from the Northern Green Forest Alliance brought back news from Jiangling. They all said that Lin Yinghao killed Gong Ao. I think that Lin Yinghao, who was ranked fourth on the previous Martial Arts Genius Ranking, might really be able to kill Gong Ao. Father will definitely be very happy that our Northern Green Forest Alliance can invite such a person to help!”
When Xu Zhutao heard that the two of them were talking about Lin Yinghao, he couldn't help but become interested. The three of them listened carefully, but they didn't know who the other one was.
The old man in black said," Ling 'er, it's hard to predict the human heart. Those two people are from Wudang Sect and have high expectations. What if they make excessive demands?"”
Ma Fangling didn't know how to answer.
Ding Ling lowered her voice and said," I'm guessing that the other person they're waiting for is Fang Yingjie, the disciple of Daoist Priest Qing Yan of Wudang's Four Green Sects. He's nicknamed the Flying Dragon Swordsman and ranked seventh on the last Outstanding Young Heroes List. Lin Yinghao's nickname is the Wandering Dragon Swordsman. The two of them are known as the Twin Dragon Swordsmen. They're both outstanding figures among the younger generation of Wudang."”
Ma Fangling hesitated for a while and said,""If they can take on a great responsibility, we can only agree to their requests even if they are a little excessive.”
At this moment, two people walked into the hall from outside. The eyes of the person who walked in first glanced around the hall. When he saw the fiery red Ma Lingfang, his eyes stopped. After sizing her up for a while, he walked to Ma Fangling and the black-robed old man. He cupped his fists and bowed, saying,"I am the Dragon Swordsman Lin Yinghao. Greetings, Miss Ma and Senior Xin!”
He then pointed at the people following him and said,"This is my junior brother, Fang Yingjie, nicknamed the Flying Dragon Swordsman. I am ashamed to have made you wait for so long!”
Xu Zhutao looked over and saw that Lin Yinghao was almost eight feet tall and was about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old. Fang Yingjie was seven feet tall and was about twenty-five or twenty-six years old. Both of them were quite handsome and had extraordinary looks and manners. They were really romantic figures!
Ma Fangling also stood up and saluted the Double Dragon Swordsmen with cupped fists. She said,""I've heard a lot about you. Greetings, heroes!”
"I've heard of the Fire Phoenix's name for a long time," Lin Yinghao said.”
Ma Fangling seemed to be a little shy and said in a delicate voice,"" I'm sure the two of you have heard that our Northern Green Forest Alliance and Southern Green Forest Alliance are about to go to war. A few days ago, a disciple of our alliance brought back news from Jiangling saying that Hero Lin Yinghao personally killed Old Devil Gong Ao. Hero Lin has made such a remarkable contribution to the martial arts world. I really admire you.”
Lin Yinghao said," Haha, that Gong Ao is just an undeserved reputation. Killing him is just a piece of cake for me. Miss, you flatter me."”
Ma Fangling said," A disciple from our league brought back a message from Jiangling. He suggested that we invite the two of you to help us in the martial arts world of the Sixth Northern Province. Moreover, Wudang is in Huguang. We are fellow martial artists of the Sixth Northern Province. What do you think?"”
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