Chapter 85 Stealing Heart

Qiu Jinyu sighed that she was too young and stupid at that time, and actually believed it a little, waiting for Ni Tianji to take out the secret book of lightness skills.

After a few days, the leader of the Jade Maiden Sect came to visit and had a very pleasant conversation with Ni Tianji.

Not long after the leader of the Jade Maiden Sect left, red silks began to be hung everywhere in the Shinfeng Pavilion.

As Ni Tianji's personal maid, Qiu Jinyu knew nothing about it. It was only when she was in the kitchen that she heard people say that Lord Ni was going to get married.

Qiu Jinyu was unhappy on the spot.

Ni Tianji said he would give her the secret, but he forgot about it the moment he turned around and was busy getting married.

So Qiu Jinyu added three packets of croton powder to the dish, then went to the Sutra Library and stole eight or ten secret manuals, the contents of which she had no idea, and fled overnight.

When she was halfway through her escape, Ni Tianji suddenly chased her in a rage. After a fight between the two, Qiu Jinyu's fake face was torn off.

Ni Tianji held a fake face in his hand and looked at the beautiful Qiu Jinyu with a look of astonishment.

Qiu Jinyu hit him with the stolen secret book:

"Ni Tianji, you big liar!"

Qiu Jinyu turned around and ran, disappearing into the night in a few flashes.

Ni Tianji didn't catch up because he had eaten too much croton powder, and the intense gastrointestinal peristalsis made it impossible to practice the skills properly...

Later, Qiu Jinyu wandered around the world for a while.

During that time, everyone in the martial arts world knew a big news:

The Divine Wind Pavilion is offering a large reward for the capture of the master thief Qiu Jinyu. Even if you only see her and report her whereabouts to the Divine Wind Pavilion, you will receive 100 taels of gold.

From then on, Qiu Jinyu never showed her true face in the world.

During that period, she actually had a hard time. She once went to the sparsely populated northwest and survived a near-death experience. There, she happened to meet Qin Jian, who had superb hearing ability.

It was not until we went to Black Bandit Mountain that life became somewhat settled.

When she heard news about the Shinfeng Pavilion again, she heard that the Pavilion Master had been replaced by a new person and the former Pavilion Master Ni Tianji had gone traveling around the world.

In the blink of an eye, several years have passed.

Qiu Jinyu had already settled down to be a cook in a mountain village in Lingnan, but unexpectedly she met her former enemy in this remote place.

Although she is not in her seventies, she is already in her forties.

A man of his age, and he comes and talks about "stealing hearts", isn't it shameful!

At this awkward moment, the sound of fighting erupted. Plum blossom darts and long swords collided in the air, making sharp and piercing sounds.

"You old bastard! If you do this again, I'll be really rude!"

Old Man Qin and Elder Zixuan chased from the beginning of the village to the end, and then from the end of the village to the beginning.

Elder Zixuan: "You are the dead old man!"

The two men fought until they reached the roof of Bai Xun's courtyard, breaking several tiles.

"Stop it!"

Wu Yingniang appeared in time and shouted loudly.

She moved nimbly, holding a long spear with a red tassel, and with a spinning stab in the air, she separated the old man who was entangled with her.

Elder Zixuan retracted his sword in time and flew backwards, saying in surprise:

"The Wu family's Seven Deadly Spears?! You are..."

Wu Yingniang stood with a spear in her hand and poked the ground with it, causing people's feet to go numb.

She spoke in a resounding voice: "Junior Wu Yingniang is rude. It's been a long time since we last met. I hope Elder Zixuan is doing well."

Elder Zixuan raised his long white eyebrows, remembering that many years ago, the heir of the Wu family spear technique had taken a little girl to stay at Zixiao Palace:

"Who are you, Wu Renbing?"

"It's my junior master."

Elder Zixuan laughed: "Little girl, you have grown so big now. When I saw you that year, you were as tall as the little girl next to you."

Su Zhizhi looked up at her majestic mother and imagined what it would be like if her mother was as tall as herself.

Old Man Qin stabbed Elder Zixuan, "Don't you see how old you are? After so many years, how young do you still think you are?"

Elder Zixuan was about to attack again, but was stopped in time by Wu Yingniang's spear.

"Everyone, listen to what I have to say." Hao Ren slowly walked out of the crowd.

His elegant and scholarly demeanor was totally out of place in the scene, but all the villagers fell silent when they saw him coming.

This made the newcomer to the underworld subconsciously quiet down, not knowing who the newcomer was.

"My name is Hao Ren, and I am the village chief of Liangmin Village. I have heard the reasons why you all came to Liangmin Village. Now, there are two paths before you:

1. Leave the Liangmin Village and continue to venture into the world; 2. Stay in the village to avoid the limelight for a while, but you need to work hard.

You can think about it carefully tonight and tell me your answer tomorrow morning."

Hao Ren's voice suddenly dropped after he finished speaking:

"But there's one thing. Once you come to our Black Bandit Mountain, you must abide by our Black Bandit Mountain rules. You're not allowed to fight recklessly, and you're not allowed to disturb the villagers' peace at night."

After Hao Ren finished speaking, the villagers behind him threw away the melon seeds in their hands, straightened their bodies and showed their strength, their eyes all saying:

If you dare not listen to our village chief, the worst that can happen is a fight to the death.

Most of the people from the martial arts world who came here were already exhausted. Those who made a fuss like Elder Zixuan and Ni Tianji were a minority. Most people just wanted to have a good rest, eat a hot meal and sleep soundly.

Hao Ren asked Bai Xun to take everyone to rest.

After the autumn harvest, the village warehouses were full and could not accommodate outsiders to rest, so Bai Xun led everyone to the school first:

"You can sleep inside the school, outside, or even in the trees nearby. Only the formal villagers in our village have houses. You can find a piece of land here to make do with it for now."

Everyone had been wandering in the mountains and forests for so long, sleeping in the open air, so there was nothing to be picky about. Most people just found a place to sleep in the school.

Bai Wuqian and Bai Yue held on to their second senior brother's thighs and went with Bai Xun to live in the small house in his yard.

Elder Zixuan relied on Old Man Qin.

Old Man Qin: "I only have one room, which is too big for a Buddha like you."

Elder Zixuan: "Then you can sleep on the floor."

Old Man Qin: "Get lost."

Elder Zixuan chased after him, sword in hand...

Grandma Qiu glared at Ni Tianji, snatched the dough from his hand, and put it back on her own face.

She turned back into Grandma Qiu with wrinkles all over her face.

Ni Tianji, however, was like a dog-skin plaster, following Grandma Qiu wherever she went.

Grandma Qiu walked back to the yard and coldly tried to close the gate.

Ni Tianji pressed the door and said a little aggrievedly:

"Aqiu, don't treat me like this. I used to give you a white jade bed and an ivory pillow to sleep on."

Grandma Qiu pursed her lips, went back to the house, took out a quilt and threw it at Ni Tianji:

"If you freeze to death sleeping in the yard, I won't care about you."

A smile appeared on Ni Tianji's lips, and he went to close the gate with a quilt in his arms.

He was about to close the door when he looked down and saw two little kids at the door.

Su Zhizhi looked up: "Uncle, has Grandma Qiu returned her heart to you?"

Xue Che was like a stern old antique: "It is not appropriate for a single man and a single woman to stay in the same room. Your staying here overnight will cause inconvenience to Grandma Qiu."

Ni Tianji noticed that the two children had a good relationship with Qiu Jinyu, and laughed:

"Whether she can return her heart to me or not, it's not up to her, it's up to me."

"As for sharing a room, I stayed in the yard and she stayed in the house, so we didn't sleep in the same room."

Su Zhizhi asked curiously, "How did Grandma Qiu steal your heart? Did she steal it when you were hurt?"

Xue Che pretended not to want to listen, but the tips of his ears twitched.

Ni Tianji spread the quilt under the eaves:

"Yes, she stole it while I was injured. I was young and wealthy then, and she disguised herself to get close to me, risking her life to save me from assassins, bandaging my wounds, and even coveting my... ahem... looks.

She cooked for me, kept me company, and did many things with me. I wanted to keep my marriage a secret from her and give her a surprise, but she misunderstood me and thought I was going to marry someone else, so she ran away from me.

Xue Che looked strange: "You want to marry someone but not tell them?"

Normal people probably can’t think of it.

Su Zhizhi: "And then?"

"Then I looked for her for a long, long time."

Ni Tianji was talking about these past events, not sure whether he was telling them to the two children or to Qiu Jinyu who was sitting across the door.

He is a little different from the other people who have drifted here.

Others have no choice but to flee.

He had a strange dream in which he saw Qiu Jinyu frying pork skin in a small house in Lingnan. After waking up from the dream, he came here on his own initiative and happened to meet other people on the way.

He didn't hold out much hope and just thought of it as a trip, but he didn't expect to actually find it.

Su Zhizhi: "Uncle, are you still young and rich now?"

Ni Tianji: ...

Su Zhizhi: "If you are not as good as you were back then, what would Grandma Qiu like about you?

Ni Tianji: ...

Su Zhizhi: "Are you also going to treat Grandma Qiu's wounds? Are you going to cook for her, keep watch for her, and do a lot of things with her?"

Puff——

Qiu Jinyu, who was standing behind the door and listening, couldn't help laughing.

Ni Tianji said: "Of course I will, as long as she gives me a chance."

Wu Yingniang came over and told the two children to go back and rest:

"Zhizhi, Ache, it's time to go home. Didn't the headmaster give you extra homework today?"

Su Zhizhi and Xue Che went back to do their homework.

After washing up, Su Zhizhi dragged herself to write "Xue Che's Birthday", biting the pen as she recalled what she had seen and heard today.

At the same time, Xue Che had finished his homework and wrote in his notebook:

[On September 20th, the seventh year of Zhaoqing, I knew the meaning of "stealing hearts".

Those who steal people's hearts save people from danger, cook for them, and stay awake at night to stay by their side.

Also, I got a painting on my birthday today, which I am very happy about.