After leaving the Luo Family, Xu Zhutao recalled the mysterious black knights who appeared in Jiujiang two days ago. He had killed a few of them, but he didn't know if they would come after him. He also didn't know how Ma Huateng and the others were doing. Then, he thought about Young Master Xie and Ran Feixiong, the "Mountain of Collapsing Power" that Luo Yan 'er mentioned. He hesitated, unsure if he should investigate these two people.
The few of them walked towards Linjiang Deity. After walking for about five miles, they reached a corner near the city gate. They saw a group of people running over in a panic and heard someone shouting in front of them,"Murder! Someone killed someone on the street!" Hearing this, the few of them quickly ran forward. When they got closer, they saw three young men surrounding a corpse lying on the ground, shouting,"Murder! Young Master Xie was killed!" "Murder! " Someone killed someone on the street…" Xu Zhutao's heart tightened when he heard that Young Master Xie had died. He looked at the body on the ground and saw that it was a young man in his mid-twenties. His face was completely pale, and he could not see the wound. However, there was a pool of blood on the ground. He went over to flip the body and saw that the wound was on the back. The wound was very thin, as if it was caused by a dagger.
"Did you see the murderer?" he asked the other three. Where did he escape to?"
One of the three said,"I didn't see his face. He was wearing black clothes and ran away from the city gate."”
Another said," Young Master Xie was about to follow us to the Yicui Restaurant in Jiangxia. I was walking behind Young Master Xie. Who knew that someone would suddenly bump into me from behind and I fell down. Then, Young Master Xie was killed."”
"Aunt, you guys go back to the restaurant and rest first. I'll go out and chase after them."”
"I want to go too," Shangguan Wanqian said.”
"Alright, you and I will go after him. Aunt, you three go back to the restaurant. Remember to be vigilant."”
The two dead souls also said they wanted to go. Jade Luosha said,""It's not suitable for too many people to go after them, as it's easy to expose their tracks. For example, the Three Emei Beauties and the Sichen Sword.”
Ding Ling and Ding Feng could only listen to her.
Xu Zhutao and Shangguan Wanqian left the city and did not find any suspicious people. They ran for more than ten miles and arrived at a mountain forest. The trees were dense and the sunlight seeped through the gaps of the branches and leaves. The mountain was silent and there was no sound of anyone.
Shangguan Wanqian said," Brother, didn't you hear from Miss Luo? That Young Master Xie isn't a good person. Why should we help them find the murderer?"”
Xu Zhutao frowned and thought for a moment."Perhaps the clues to the Jade Ice Toad are about to land on this person.”
Shangguan Wanqian said," Oh, people in the martial arts world usually don't kill people on the streets. They're afraid of attracting the attention of the authorities. This murderer is too bold."”
At this moment, the two of them walked forward for a long distance and saw a mountain in front of them. The mountain was not big and was in the shape of a staircase. To the east was a steep cliff with strange rocks and weeds. The two of them were walking towards the east of the mountain. When they approached the cliff, they suddenly heard the sound of clothes blowing in the wind 200 feet away. The two of them raised their vigilance and held their breath as they approached, not daring to make a single sound. Not long after, he heard an old voice say,""How's it going?" The voice sounded like it came from an old man.
"That kid is dead," another voice said."But I don't understand why Senior wants me to kill such an unremarkable person."”It sounded like a young man's voice.
"You just need to carry out the mission, why ask so much!" The old voice scolded. Did anyone find out?" From his tone, it seemed that he was very angry at the young man's doubts.
"I attacked from behind, so no one noticed."”
"Why did you take so long to come back?" asked the old voice.”
"I took a detour to the east for a few miles to prevent anyone from tracking me," the young man said.”
Xu Zhutao and Shangguan Wanqian tiptoed closer and listened carefully to the conversation between the two of them."This young man seems to be very respectful to the old man. He answers the old man's questions respectfully, but if he asks a question, the old man will be furious.”Shangguan Wanqian suddenly hugged Xu Zhutao and pointed her finger forward. Xu Zhutao could only smell a delicate fragrance from her hug. He stumbled and accidentally stepped on a branch, which broke with a crack. Xu Zhutao looked at where Shangguan Wanqian was pointing and saw a green snake. He patted her shoulder and bent down to pick up a thumb-sized stone from the ground. He circulated his power and shot it at the snake's seventh inch. The snake broke into two before it could struggle.
Suddenly, a scream came from the front. The two of them hurriedly rushed over. They saw a black figure flying away quickly and disappeared in an instant. When they arrived at the bottom of the cliff, they saw a young man in black lying on the ground. He was barely breathing. The clothes on his chest were torn, revealing a purple-black palm print. "Be careful," Xu Zhutao said."I'll try to see if I can wake this guy up."”As he spoke, he helped the young man up and used his inner energy to cover the few major acupoints on his back. His inner breath continuously flowed into the other party's physical strength. After a while, he found that the young man's heart meridian had been broken and there was no way to turn the situation around.
Xu Zhutao shook his head.”
However, at this moment, the young man seemed to have recovered from his last breath. He opened his mouth with difficulty as if he wanted to speak. Suddenly, blood gushed out of his mouth. His body spasmed, and then he stopped moving.
"What a vicious palm strike. Let's dig a hole and bury him."”
The two of them carried the corpse into the forest and dug a hole to bury it. The old man's lightness skill was high, and he had already fled far away. He was no longer in the mood to chase after him. Xu Zhutao thought about how the young man was so respectful to the old man, but he was caught off guard and killed by him. Jianghu was really dangerous. It seemed that the five things that his martial uncle had agreed with him before leaving the mountain were reasonable. He also thought that the old man might have heard the sound of him stepping on the broken branch and suddenly killed the young man. He could not help but feel guilty.
The two of them returned to Linjiang Immortal Restaurant and told Yu Luosha and the other two about the tracking. They couldn't guess who the black-robed old man was, nor could they guess the relationship between the old man and the young man. Although they were full of doubts, they didn't think too much about it since Young Master Xie and the young man had nothing to do with them.
Xu Zhutao chatted with the four female swordsmen for a while before returning to his room to practice. During the day, he could only hide in his room to practice Internal Strength. He did not dare to go out to practice his swordsmanship until late at night. After practicing Internal Strength, he slept again until Ding Feng called him for dinner.
The few of them were eating in the hall when they suddenly heard someone talking about the war between the North and South Greenwood Alliance. One of them said,"Everyone, have you heard? The war between the North and South Green Forest Alliance started, and it was the North Green Forest Alliance that lost!”Although Xu Zhutao and the others had witnessed the entire process, it was not slow for them to hear about what had happened three days ago. Another voice said," Brother, did you go to Jiujiang to watch the show? How are the casualties on both sides?"”"I heard that less than 20 people from the Northern Green Forest Alliance managed to escape. Even Alliance Master Ma was heavily injured."”"Brother, why don't you tell us how many men each side sent?" someone shouted. How many men did both sides lose?"
The first person to speak said," Both sides have sent out about a hundred or so people each. The actual number of casualties will have to be asked by the people on both sides. Sigh, this time, the Northern Green Forest Alliance has suffered a great loss!”For a moment, everyone was discussing animatedly. Xu Zhutao saw that the person who started the conversation didn't mention the appearance of the black-clothed knight. He guessed that this person wasn't a witness. He just heard his friends in the underworld talk about the victory and defeat of the Northern and Southern Greenwood Alliance. He didn't know much about the details, so he didn't pay attention to this person.
Not long after, they heard people talking about how the Eldest Young Master of the Xie Clan was killed on the street today. Many people guessed the background of the murderer, but no matter how they guessed, they did not know who the Third Young Master of the Xie Clan had offended. Xu Zhutao remembered the three people who were walking with Young Master Xie today. He remembered that they said that they were going to Yicui Restaurant. At that time, he was too anxious to chase after the murderer and didn't have time to ask about the background of the three people. Now he remembered and asked,"Auntie, who were the three people who walked with Young Master Xie today?”
Jade Raksha said," After the two of you left, the three of them carried the bodies and went to the Xie family to report the news. However, someone else later recognized that these three were the three ruffians in the city. They often went to the brothels with Young Master Xie to have fun. These three ruffians were not important people, so I did not stop them from leaving.”
"At that time, someone said that they were preparing to go to Yicui Brothel with Young Master Xie. Is that Yicui Brothel a brothel?" Xu Zhutao asked.”
Jade Raksha said," It sounds like it. It won't be too late to ask the shop owner about it after we finish eating."”
"Big Brother Xu, are you…going to a brothel?" Ding Feng asked.”
Ding Ling and Shangguan Wanqian were also very anxious and said that they couldn't go. The four female swordsmen knew that brothels were places for men to seek pleasure. They also knew that there were other brothels called brothels, brothels, and brothels. There was a kind of woman who made a living by prostitution, called prostitutes or prostitutes, so they didn't want Xu Zhutao to go to those places.
"If that Yicui Brothel is a brothel, then I have to go and find out."”
"He's going to investigate the case. What are you girls in such a hurry for?"”
"Then we have to supervise him and not let him do bad things."”
"Alright then, Ling 'er will go with me tonight."”
Ding Feng and Shangguan Wanqian also said that they wanted to go. "How about this?" Xu Zhutao had an idea and said,"You two have other tasks. I want you to do something."”"What is it?" Ding Feng asked. Xu Zhutao said," Young Master Xie was killed. The Xie Family will definitely have a huge reaction. You and Qian 'er will follow Auntie to the Xie Family to investigate their situation. We'll split up. What do you think?"”
"Alright, it's decided then," Shangguan Wanqian said.”
After the few of them finished eating, they asked the shopkeeper about the location of the Yicui Restaurant and the Xie family before splitting up.
Yicui Restaurant was in Jiangxia. Xu Zhutao and Ding Ling rode their horses as fast as they could after they left the city. They only arrived at Jiangxia at 11:00 am. They tied their horses to a hidden place outside the city and then entered the city with their Lightness Skill. At this time, there were few pedestrians on the street and it was cold and cheerless. It was not easy to find someone to inquire about the location of Yicui Restaurant. When they arrived at the entrance of Pleasant Emerald Brothel, they saw that the main building was a tall loft. The courtyard was deep and it was unknown how many courtyards were inside. Looking at the door, they saw that there were many people inside, and there were many men and women. From time to time, there would be orioles and swallows walking back and forth. They were all fat and thin, and they were all wearing extremely thin gauze skirts. Through the gauze skirts, one could clearly see their undergarments and pants. Their willowy waists swayed gently, and their perky buttocks swayed. What a colorful world! Xu Zhutao blushed and said,"How should we investigate this situation?”
Ding Ling said," I'm a woman. It's not convenient for me to go in. How about this? You observe openly, and I'll secretly investigate."”
"Are you saying that I'll go in alone first, and you'll sneak in from the other side?" Xu Zhutao asked.”
"Exactly," said Ding Ling.
The two of them discussed a few more words and agreed on a secret signal, a retreat time, and so on. Ding Ling activated her qinggong and ran to the back of Yicui Restaurant in a flash.
Not long after, a sharp-eyed servant saw Xu Zhutao standing at the door and pacing back and forth. He came out and brought him into the hall. As soon as he entered the hall, two girls came over. Both girls looked to be around 25 or 26 years old. Each of them pulled on one of his sleeves. One of them asked sweetly,"Does this young master have any good friends?”Another boasted,"What a handsome young master!"”
The two sisters were very close to each other, and the intimacy really made him not know what to do. Moreover, when they spoke, their breaths were like orchids, blowing directly into his ear. This was the first time Xu Zhutao had experienced such a romantic scene, but he quickly calmed down and said,"I don't know anyone."
The girl on the left pulled Xu Zhutao to a table and said,"This concubine's name is Ruolan, and the one beside her is my good sister Ruomei. May I ask what is your name, young master?”
"My surname is Xu," said Xu Zhutao. Just as he sat down on the chair, Ruomei picked up an upside-down cup from the table and poured a cup of wine into the empty cup. She asked,"Young Master, are you here to listen to music and dance or to stay overnight?”As she spoke, she leaned on his right shoulder. When Ruomei spoke, she almost bit his ear.
Xu Zhutao didn't know how to answer. Seeing the two girls being so intimate, Ruolan had already snuggled into his arms. He said,"The night is long. I might as well have a drink first.”Ruolan and Ruomei guessed that it was his first time visiting a brothel. Seeing how young and handsome he was and how graceful he was, none of the men in the hall could compare to him. The two of them seemed to have picked up a treasure.
Ruolan smiled and said,"Then let me toast you with a cup of wine?"”As she spoke, she picked up an upside-down wine glass on the table and poured herself a glass of wine. Xu Zhutao heard that she was going to toast and was about to pour himself a glass when he suddenly heard Ruomei, who was on the right, giggle. Ruolan's cherry lips had already pressed onto his mouth and the wine had passed over. He turned his head in panic, and Ruolan had no choice but to drink the remaining half herself. Xu Zhutao felt embarrassed. Although these two women were quite beautiful and had good figures, they were far inferior to the few heroines around him. However, he could not say anything to reject them strictly. After thinking for a while, he could only say,"I'll drink it myself.”
The two sisters probably rarely saw such a young and handsome person who had no experience in seeking pleasure. They could not help but be overjoyed. They felt that teasing this young master was a great pleasure. They giggled. Ruolan said,"We sisters really can't help but fall in love with Young Master. Let alone a cup of wine, we would be willing to drink ten or a hundred cups.”
Xu Zhutao thought to himself,"I came here to find out more information. It's better to get down to business first. I hope I can get some useful information from these two girls."”He poured himself a glass of wine and drank it. After calming himself down, he said,"The two sisters are extremely beautiful. This little brother likes to make friends with people of the same age and travel together. I heard that Young Master Xie often comes here to have fun.”
Although Ruolan and Ruomei could tell that he was here to gather information, they didn't mind him at all since he had an imposing appearance and elegant demeanor, and didn't seem like someone who would do bad things. Ruolan scratched Xu Zhutao's face with her finger and said,"Young Master Xie? Was Young Master talking about Young Master Xie from Wuchang City?”"That's right. I want to make friends with him."”Ruomei giggled and said," Young Master, you have to keep your eyes open. Don't make friends with bad people. This Young Master Xie is the worst. He's greedy and lecherous. I heard that he and a few ruffians often bully people in Wuchang City. This person stayed in my room for a few nights. He has quite a lot of tricks!"”
Xu Zhutao said," It must be because of Sister Ruomei's beauty that Young Master Xie couldn't control himself. That's why…that's why he especially likes Sister Ruomei. I wonder if he stays in Sister's room every time he comes?"”
Ruomei heard him praise her and felt pleased with herself. She smiled and said,"" He doesn't stay in my room every time. Most of the sisters in our Yicui Brothel have a good relationship with him. However, he has always wanted to get that girl, Shuangyue. However, Shuangyue only sells her skills in our Yicui Brothel and doesn't sell her body. She never stays in my room. Therefore, Young Master Xie can only settle for the next best thing.”
"Oh, is this Shuangyue also a wonderful person like you two sisters?" Xu Zhutao asked.”
Ruolan, who was nestled in Xu Zhutao's arms, reached out her hands and hooked them around his neck. She blew into his ear and said,""Shuangyue is the Courtesan Belle of our Yicui Brothel. That girl just came last year, and she's much prettier than us sisters.”
"Is there anyone more beautiful than you two in this world?" Xu Zhutao asked. I don't believe you."
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