Chapter 33 Chapter 33 If one day you kill me, can you not...
After walking away from Shen Yuqing, Jiang Zhaoxue finally breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but sigh, "You're really brave."
"Feel sorry."
Pei Zichen said this inexplicably. Jiang Zhaoxue was a little puzzled and couldn't help but ask, "What are you sorry for?"
"I've caused a rift between Master and Madam." Pei Zichen seemed to feel a bit guilty as he whispered, "If it weren't for my disciple's matter, Master and Madam wouldn't be strangers in the street."
"What are you thinking about?" Jiang Zhaoxue chuckled at the words, turning back to glance at the two people walking away, her tone becoming a little lighter, "In this matter, your responsibility is even less than Mu Jinyue's."
Pei Zichen was stunned by these words, and then he realized that his master had brought his junior sister with him.
He had paid little attention to these things in the past, but when he did, he realized they were unusual.
In fact, there had been discussions in the Lingjian Immortal Pavilion long before. Mu Jinyue was Shen Yuqing's only female disciple and lived alone in Luoxia Mountain. Jiang Zhaoxue had made a fuss about this several times. Later, it was rumored that Jiang Zhaoxue poisoned Mu Jinyue, which led to him going to Wuyue Forest to get the trumpet creeper.
In the past he had just listened, but now he suddenly felt a subtle mixture of anger and joy.
He raised his eyes to look at the back of the woman in front of him and couldn't help but say, "Master..."
"Um?"
Jiang Zhaoxue turned around and instantly became nervous: "Shen Yuqing is here again?"
“No… no.”
Being interrupted like this, Pei Zichen didn't know what to say.
It would be too shameful to talk about Shen Yuqing's right and wrong, but he always felt like there was a breath stuck in his chest, so he remained silent.
Jiang Zhaoxue was a little surprised: "What's wrong with you?"
"sorry."
Pei Zichen spoke, and Jiang Zhaoxue was even more confused. Then she heard Pei Zichen say, "Before, I shouldn't have stopped Master's Wife from looking for Master."
"Ah?" Jiang Zhaoxue was a little confused. "You tried to stop me?"
Pei Zichen paused after hearing these words, and then said with some difficulty: "Well, this disciple is always by Master's side."
So he had seen her many times and done many things with her.
But before Wu Yuelin, she didn't remember him at all.
I never thought it was a big deal in the past, but now when I think about it, I feel a little sad.
Thinking back to the name he called when she was poisoned by fire, she didn't know who it was at that time, but now when she thought of "A Yuan", she realized that his master's name was Ze Yuan.
A name is a name only very close family members would call. Jiang Zhaoxue and Shen Yuqing's relationship is far closer than everyone knows.
Panic surged up in him again, and he couldn't help but look in the direction of the sound transmission jade token in Jiang Zhaoxue's sleeve, and continued to ask, "So, Master's wife had a rift with Master because of Junior Sister?"
"Forget it." Jiang Zhaoxue said casually, "Look, he takes it with him wherever he goes. It's annoying."
"If Master's Wife has a good discussion with Master, perhaps this matter can be resolved." Pei Zichen felt empty inside and didn't know why he said this.
Fortunately, Jiang Zhaoxue didn't care much and just said, "Don't worry about them now, you are more important."
As soon as these words came out, Pei Zichen felt as if he had received an answer. Something flowed out from his heart, and his whole aura became gentle.
Jiang Zhaoxue was completely oblivious. After she finished speaking, she became a little nervous, fearing that Pei Zichen might notice something fishy about her motives. She quickly said, "Oh, what I mean is, your master wants to kill you now. If I go back, you'll be all alone. Since I took care of you in the first place, I'll naturally take care of you to the end! Don't worry about your master and your sister for now."
You don’t have to worry about it in the future.
Jiang Zhaoxue rolled his eyes secretly.
Pei Zichen listened, but only laughed softly: "Disciple understands."
The two of them talked and listened to each other until they reached the entrance of the gambling house. Pei Zichen stopped, looked up and said, "This is it."
Jiang Zhaoxue looked through Pei Zichen's eyes at the four large characters "Shan De Gambling House" on the gambling house, and a look of joy appeared on her face. She then turned to look at Pei Zichen, suppressing her joy and said, "Zichen, is gambling prohibited in the Spirit Sword Immortal Pavilion?"
"yes."
Pei Zichen nodded and said seriously: "Article 143 of the Pavilion Rules prohibits gambling."
"Drinking?"
"Article 147 of the Cabinet Rules prohibits drinking unless it is given by an elder, is not a courtesy, or is not necessary."
"That's great!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Zhaoxue pulled Pei Zichen inside and said happily, "Zichen, let me tell you, the first step for us to leave the Spirit Sword Immortal Pavilion is to abandon the past and break the bottom line. Only then can you have a new life! I know that your mentality has not been very good since you fell off the cliff, and I've only forced you to live until now. But people live because they have happiness to feel. Come, Master's wife will take you to experience it for the first time!"
As he spoke, Jiang Zhaoxue pushed open the door and said excitedly, "Let's gamble for a day and have some fun!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a cold wind blew in from inside.
Jiang Zhaoxue was a little puzzled. Aren't gambling houses always bustling with activity? Why was there not only no sound but also a cold wind?
She turned around in confusion and saw that the entire lobby was clean and there was basically no one there.
The cobblestone roads, flowing water under the small bridges and the misty air are quite interesting.
It's just not lively.
Jiang Zhaoxue looked up in surprise, confirmed the word "gambling house", and quickly lowered his head to look at the house in front of him that was obviously elegantly decorated.
After scanning it several times, she cautiously asked, "Is this... a gambling house?"
"good."
A female voice came from behind the door. Jiang Zhaoxue looked over in confusion and saw a woman in a pink gauze dress bowing respectfully to her and Pei Zichen. She then said, "Master Jiang, Lady Jiang, the private room is ready. Please come this way."
"Really?"
Anan was a little shocked. Jiang Zhaoxue opened her eyes and followed Pei Zichen inside in confusion. She walked all the way up to the second floor before she vaguely heard people laughing.
The woman then led the two into a room, opened the door, and said, "Please come in."
"Wow."
Li Xiuji saw three tables inside, some even specially prepared for him as a child, and rushed in and said, "There's candy!"
"Master Jiang, if there is nothing else, I will take my leave first."
The maid greeted Pei Zichen and then left.
Pei Zichen led Jiang Zhaoxue into the house. Jiang Zhaoxue looked around blankly for a long time before stammering, "This... is a casino?"
"yes."
Pei Zichen walked into the room, sat down at the gambling table, opened the sieve for Jiang Zhaoxue, turned his eyes to Jiang Zhaoxue, and said gently: "Madam, do you want to play by yourself, or do you want to play by yourself? Or I can ask a few more maids to come in and play with you."
She doesn't want to play.
"No," Jiang Zhaoxue couldn't help but say, "Who would gamble in such an elegant place?!"
"I heard that all the high-ranking officials in the capital are here." Pei Zichen explained everything in detail. "I also asked many people before I found the place and booked a private room."
“Doesn’t it have a lobby?”
"No."
Jiang Zhaoxue listened, took a deep breath, and thought about it. No matter where he gambled, he would break the rules.
Since he started gambling, Pei Zichen's acceptance of the Nine Netherworld Realm may have gradually increased.
Jiang Zhaoxue came forward aggressively and sat across from Pei Zichen: "Come on, I'll teach you how to bet big or small."
"Sorry," Pei Zichen listened, feeling a little embarrassed, "Disciple doesn't know how to do it, but I have someone ready."
Jiang Zhaoxue was a little surprised. Then she saw Pei Zichen clapping his hands. A wall behind him suddenly opened, and a group of young women came running out. They sat down beside Jiang Zhaoxue and said happily, "My lady, let's play together!"
"I play the piano for the lady."
Pei Zichen stood up and sat aside. Jiang Zhaoxue was surrounded by a group of girls. Listening to the melodious piano music, the whole room suddenly became lively.
Singing and dancing, eating, drinking and having fun, Li Xiuji sat aside and shouted: "Okay, okay, sister, sing quickly!"
These girls are professionals at livening up the atmosphere and set the mood in no time.
Seeing this, Pei Zichen stood up and was about to play the piano for Jiang Zhaoxue, but was stopped by Jiang Zhaoxue.
Pei Zichen turned around in confusion and saw Jiang Zhaoxue's scorching eyes: "I want to make a bet with you. Whoever loses gets to drink."
Hearing this, Pei Zichen paused. Jiang Zhaoxue asked seriously, "Are you unwilling? Who is more important, me or the Spirit Sword Immortal Pavilion? I've done so much for you, and you won't even break your vows?"
Pei Zichen listened, hesitated for a long time, and finally said: "My lady, please, I dare not refuse."
As he spoke, he sat down somewhat stiffly. The woman next to him subconsciously wanted to approach Pei Zichen. When Pei Zichen took one look, everyone paused. The man in front of them had a gentle expression, but there was an invisible sense of distance.
No one dared to step forward, so they all stayed behind Jiang Zhaoxue. Jiang Zhaoxue then led a large group of people to sit opposite Pei Zichen and said to him in a menacing manner, "I've been gambling in Penglai for over a decade and am quite famous. How do you plan to beat me?"
"My lady, I am a swordsman."
Pei Zichen reminded Jiang Zhaoxue, who paused for a moment before reacting.
After practicing sword cultivation, his five senses became extremely sharp. He could tell the value of the dice just by hearing it, and he could tell the value of the cards even more clearly with just a touch.
As the male protagonist, Pei Zichen's IQ is not low either, so counting cards is almost no pressure for him.
As a fortune teller, her greatest advantage is arithmetic prediction and luck, which is extremely suitable for gambling. However, if she meets a lucky person like Pei Zichen, the son of heaven, she will have no advantage in gambling.
But the key point is breaking the rules, not winning or losing, so Jiang Zhaoxue came decisively: "Come on. I don't believe it."
Pei Zichen obediently bet with her. No matter what she said, Pei Zichen would bet with her.
After losing, Jiang Zhaoxue drank. Her goal was to get Pei Zichen drunk, but after gambling for most of the day, she ended up drinking so much that she got a headache.
They were equally good at gambling, but Pei Zichen was lucky.
Nine out of ten times you lose when gambling, Pei Zichen advised her not to drink, but she felt that this advice was an insult and even got angry.
Later, she had no idea why she was there. She covered her head and asked Anan, "Isn't he good at gambling? Why is he so aggressive from the beginning? How can I win?"
Anan also had a headache due to synaesthesia, and he covered his forehead and said, "Drink less. That's not right."
Anan reacted: "We are here to disturb his mind, break his bottom line, and make him gradually accept the Nine Nether Realm skills!"
After Anan's reminder, Jiang Zhaoxue finally reacted. She couldn't see the person opposite her, so she could only ask Anan, "How does he look? Did breaking the precepts have any impact?"
"No."
Anan said decisively: "He is very calm."
"It seems that the stimulation is not enough."
Jiang Zhaoxue propped herself up and decisively called out, "Someone come!"
Pei Zichen was startled when he heard her call. He saw the door open and the maid respectfully asked, "What are your wishes, my lady?" "Do you have any?" Jiang Zhaoxue said slowly, forcing herself to be more sober. "The Persian dancer?"
This question stunned everyone. As they were talking, hurried footsteps were heard outside.
Seeing no response, Jiang Zhaoxue gestured and twisted her body to demonstrate, "Just wear less."
"Female..."
Pei Zichen's voice finally showed some emotion, as if he was at a loss.
Jiang Zhaoxue knew the direction was right as soon as she heard it, and quickly said, "It doesn't have to be Persian, the important thing is that it can make people lose their minds..."
"Sorry," the waitress reacted and said quickly, "We don't have any Persian dancers..."
"Yes!" As soon as the words fell, a bold female voice squeezed in instantly.
Then Jiang Zhaoxue heard a loud bang on the door, and the woman's voice rose again, excitedly saying, "You want a Persian dancer? I can do it! Quick, play the music!"
As soon as she started to conduct, everyone was stunned for a moment and then started playing the music.
Persian dance music started, and Jiang Zhaoxue heard the rustling of wind not far away. Even if she was blind, she knew that Persian dance could never produce such a sound.
She frowned slightly and was about to speak when she felt the light-tracing mirror in her sleeve become hot.
It's a magic weapon!
Jiang Zhaoxue reacted immediately, sat up straight, grabbed Pei Zichen's hand, and instantly saw the woman in front of him clearly.
This was a woman in black clothes with red stripes. Although she had tried her best to twist, one could still see her uncoordinated and stiff limbs, and her muscles were as strong as if she had killed a cow with one punch.
She danced to the music, twisting her body seductively. Outside, she could hear the sound of soldiers chasing after her. They shouted, "Check! Check every room!"
Upon hearing this voice, the woman in black closed her eyes in pain and rushed towards Pei Zichen, saying in an unskilled voice, "Master!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Pei Zichen's scabbard was against her chest.
She looked at Pei Zichen in shock. Pei Zichen stopped her at a sword's distance with a cold look and warned her, "Young lady, you have good boxing skills, but there's no need to get close to admire."
The woman in black looked so miserable that she almost cried. When she heard the sound of the door being broken open outside, she turned around in shock and rushed towards Jiang Zhaoxue!
Pei Zichen immediately struck with his sword upon seeing this, but Jiang Zhaoxue, hearing the sound of the wind, raised his hand and pulled the girl into his arms to protect her.
Pei Zichen stopped his sword, and the door was kicked open. He instantly understood what Jiang Zhaoxue meant. He grabbed a handful of melon seeds from the table and threw them out, shouting, "Get out!"
The melon seeds knocked the people outside to the ground, and the last two closed the door.
The accident happened in a flash. The woman in Jiang Zhaoxue's arms trembled. Jiang Zhaoxue felt a headache. He raised his hand and patted her back gently, closing his eyes and saying nothing.
The man outside got hit by Pei Zichen and stood up and started cursing, "Where did you come from, you bastard? Do you know who we are? Did an ugly woman just enter your house? Hand her over and I'll let you off the hook!"
"He's ugly to his whole family..."
The woman was about to get up when she heard this, but Jiang Zhaoxue immediately pushed her head down and whispered, "Be quiet."
The woman paused, seeming a little aggrieved.
Pei Zichen glanced at the woman next to him, staring at her warily while warning the person outside the door in a cold voice: "Once you come here, you must follow the rules. If you want someone, wait until we leave."
Hearing this, the people outside froze.
Everyone was confused for a moment, and then a clear male voice sounded, saying with a smile: "Never mind, she is just an ugly girl. It is a sin to pollute my eyes, but it is not a crime punishable by death."
As he said that, the other party called out, "Come back, let's go."
The guards outside listened and finally dispersed.
After everyone left, Jiang Zhaoxue kicked the woman down and said with a smile, "Everyone get off."
"Then I'll leave too."
Upon hearing this, the woman in black quickly stood up and bowed to Jiang Zhaoxue and Pei Zichen while backing away. She smiled and said, "Thank you so much, both of you kind people. Thank you so much..."
Just as he was about to take a step out, the door slammed shut at the last moment.
The black-clad woman froze her smile, and Pei Zichen stood up with his sword in hand.
Upon seeing this, the woman in black immediately knelt down and said hurriedly, "Sir, please spare my life! I know I was wrong! Please spare my life!"
"What's wrong?"
Jiang Zhaoxue spoke up and asked the other party.
To be honest, up to this point, no one except Jiang Zhaoxue knew what had happened.
Li Xiuji looked to the left and then to the right, then lowered his head to eat some melon seeds.
The woman in black knelt on the ground, hesitating for a long time. Jiang Zhaoxue sneered and raised her hand, saying, "Get up. I'm not trying to embarrass you. I'm just curious." Jiang Zhaoxue thought for a moment and glanced outside. "That was the prince just now, right? Which prince? Why was he chasing you?"
Upon hearing this, the woman in black showed an angry look on her face. Her stomach growled, and she gritted her teeth and said, "It's a long story!"
"There's noodles on the table." Jiang Zhaoxue raised his chin towards the table beside him.
The woman immediately stood up and said, "Let's talk while we eat."
The woman walked to the table, Pei Zichen supported Jiang Zhaoxue, and Li Xiuji went over to her.
The three of them gathered around the table, and the woman began to eat noodles with big mouthfuls, saying as she ate, "My name is Qian Sisi, and I'm the top assassin at Yishantang."
"Sister, have some tea."
Li Xiuji looked at the way she was eating and was afraid that she would choke to death, so he quickly poured her some tea.
Qian Sisi burped, took a sip of tea, and nodded, "Thank you, little brother."
"Then what?"
Jiang Zhaoxue pressed for more. Qian Sisi quickly ate another mouthful of noodles and continued, "I never fail to kill. When I strike, blood is always drawn. Ten taels per head..."
"Stop bragging and get to the point." Jiang Zhaoxue knocked on the table.
"Okay." Qian Sisi saw that Jiang Zhaoxue was not easy to fool, so she ate her noodles and said, "Half a year ago, because I was away from the sect, our Yishantang was wiped out by the Third Prince Song Wuya and his men."
"You should be considered to have escaped a disaster, right?" Li Xiuji couldn't help but correct.
Qian Sisi glared at him and said, "With my strength, if I were here, I would never let Song Wuya destroy our Yishan Hall, let alone take away the Lingxu Fan, our most precious treasure!"
Hearing the words "Lingxu Fan," Jiang Zhaoxue felt relieved. She coughed lightly and said in a much gentler tone, "So you came to assassinate him?"
"good."
Qian Sisi took a second bowl of noodles from the side. "Although I didn't make much money at Yishantang, it was my boss after all. Now that it's been destroyed, I have to do something for it. So I decided to go to the capital to assassinate Song Wuya and avenge my Yishantang! If I can escape successfully, I will become famous and become the top assassin in Daxia. When that happens, I want one hundred taels per person!"
Jiang Zhaoxue listened and understood.
This is a poor, stupid and not very good killer.
She nodded, her tone full of praise, "Well, your idea is very good. So the Lingxu fan is with Song Wuya?"
“That’s right!”
Qian Sisi took an apple from the side, bit the apple, took out a small notebook, spread it out on the table, then took the apple and said seriously: "This is all the information I collected on Song Wuya."
Jiang Zhaoxue pulled Pei Zichen and looked over with his eyes. He saw a page full of ink, but he didn't know what was written.
Never mind, I'm an illiterate.
Jiang Zhaoxue let go of Pei Zichen, too lazy to watch any more. She listened to Qian Sisi continue, "He's greedy, lustful, and a gambler, and his favorite thing is beautiful women. So I spent three months undercover sweeping the floors of Shan De Casino. Then today, I got the news that he was coming to the casino, so I dressed up, knocked out a dancer, and sneaked in, hoping to seduce him with my beauty, and then—"
Qian Sisi paused, her tone quite heavy.
Li Xiuji was completely attracted to her and asked, "Then?"
"He..." Qian Sisi said, clenching her fists in anger, her voice tinged with tears, "He...he said I was ugly...The moment I entered the room, he had me beat out. He also said that I was ugly and scared him, causing him to get a date stuck in his throat and want to beat me..."
"This..." Pei Zichen listened and couldn't help but say, "It's indeed a bit too much."
Qian Sisi seemed genuinely hurt, crying and holding her head. "How could this be? I've been undercover for three months... Are all my efforts worthless in the face of beauty?"
"cough"
Jiang Zhaoxue also felt that this was a bit excessive. She coughed lightly and comforted him, "This is not your problem, it's his problem."
"Yeah," Qian Sisi looked up at Jiang Zhaoxue, "I don't think I am either..."
Her words stopped in front of Jiang Zhaoxue's face. Even though she was wearing a veil, Qian Sisi knew that she was a top beauty just by looking at her.
She didn't say anything, and Jiang Zhaoxue was a little confused: "Hmm?"
Qian Sisi thought for a moment, turned around and looked at Pei Zichen, crying bitterly: "I don't think I am either..."
Pei Zichen looked at her with his disguised face, but his bones were still visible. Qian Sisi paused, and Pei Zichen was puzzled: "Huh?"
Qian Sisi thought for a moment and looked at Li Xiuji.
Li Xiuji asked in advance: "Hmm?"
Hearing this "Huh?", Qian Sisi immediately put her head on the table and cried out: "I am so ugly."
"It's okay, and since you're a killer, this isn't important." Jiang Zhaoxue comforted her, "You just need to use the tools you have and play to your strengths and avoid your weaknesses. What are your plans for the future?"
"I missed the opportunity today, so I can only plan for the next one."
Qian Sisi listened, then cheered up again. She flipped open the notebook that was completely illegible and filled with circles and crosses, and said seriously, "I only have one last chance now."
"What opportunity?"
"Five days from now, the ghost market in the capital will open, and he will participate in the Taotie event."
Qian Sisi's eyes were filled with murderous intent: "I want to participate in the Taotie event and kill him!"
"Good idea!" Jiang Zhaoxue nodded, then asked, "What is the Taotie Festival?"
"Daxia's annual illegal bazaar," Pei Zichen said, his tone cold. "It's held in a different location every year. The location and procedures are secretive, and participants are screened through layers of screening. The auctioned goods are all prohibited from circulation...people or objects, and the process is filthy. Tianji Academy has been pursuing it for years. Does Miss Qian know where it will be held this year?"
"Are you from Tianjiyuan?!" Qian Sisi became nervous.
Jiang Zhaoxue quickly patted her and comforted her, "It's okay, he's my undercover agent in Tianjiyuan."
Qian Sisi was stunned for a moment, then she remembered: "Girl, what do you do?"
"Me?" Jiang Zhaoxue laughed and lied casually, "I'm a thief who specializes in stealing rare treasures from all over the world."
"Lady?!" Pei Zicheng exclaimed in surprise, and Jiang Zhaoxue patted his leg under the table.
Pei Zichen froze for a moment. Seeing him quiet, Jiang Zhaoxue continued, "I'm very interested in the Lingxu fan you mentioned. If I help you kill Song Wuya, can you give me the Lingxu fan?"
"OK!"
Qian Sisi agreed immediately, then became a little confused: "How are you going to help me?"
"Doesn't Song Wuya like beautiful women?" Jiang Zhaoxue asked. Qian Sisi blinked and watched Jiang Zhaoxue take off the veil.
Qian Sisi gasped as the beautiful and cold face came towards her. She then immediately grabbed Jiang Zhaoxue's hand and said seriously, "From today on, you are my sister who will share weal and woe, life and death."
"No problem."
Jiang Zhaoxue raised her hand and patted the back of Qian Sisi's hand, saying gently, "As long as you give me the Lingxu fan, I will do anything you ask me to do."
"Then..." Qian Sisi asked tentatively, "How about we go to the Taotie Feast?"
"No." Pei Zichen spoke immediately, anxiously saying, "My Lady, the Taotie Feast has a mixed crowd, with both Yin and Yang sects present, and it's unsupervised. It's extremely dangerous..."
"That's why it's easy to kill people!" Qian Sisi said righteously.
Jiang Zhaoxue nodded and said, "That's right, you can only fish in troubled waters. But Miss Qian, even Tianjiyuan can't find the Taotie Feast, can you?"
"We can't find it, but people like us have a solution. If we have top-quality goods, we can put the manifest under the big tree at the entrance of the City God Temple. If the Taotie Festival is interested in our goods, they will contact us. My identity is very clean and I have no connection with places like Tianjiyuan. As long as I have top-quality goods, I can go."
Jiang Zhaoxue understood a little: "So, what you want is——"
"you."
Qian Sisi stared at Jiang Zhaoxue and asked seriously, "Is it okay?"
"Madam, let's go."
Pei Zichen heard that he had obviously reached his limit and said coldly: "We can use other methods to obtain it."
"No."
Qian Sisi said hurriedly, "The palace is heavily guarded. I've seen it before. Getting in is harder than climbing to heaven. There's no better opportunity than this! Just dress nicely and do a little swaying on the stage like I did just now..."
"absurd!"
Pei Zichen shouted, "You don't have to say anything more. My mistress won't go to a place like this with you."
"This is why you guys at Tianji Academy will never find the Taotie Festival!" Qian Sisi spoke decisively, then turned to look at Jiang Zhaoxue, "Miss, come with me. There are many treasures at the Taotie Festival. I'll protect you. I'll kill people, and you can steal as much as you want. We'll split the profits 70% and I'll just ask for 30% as a hand job."
"I'm just talking nonsense here."
Pei Zichen was obviously really annoyed, and he started to lose his temper even though he usually didn't talk about others.
Seeing this, Jiang Zhaoxue secretly passed a sound transmission jade token to Qian Sisi and said gently, "Miss Qian's suggestion is very good, but besides this method, do we have any other ways to get closer to the prince?"
“Not likely.”
Qian Sisi thought about it and said, "I've been following Song Wuya for over half a year. He's a prince after all, and he's surrounded by many talented people. Oh, and I heard he's planning to invite Shen Yuqing, the most popular figure in Tianji Academy in recent years, to his mansion. If someone like Shen Yuqing is around, we'll be discovered if we go in."
After hearing this, Jiang Zhaoxue confirmed it.
The Lingxu fan must be on Song Wuya, otherwise Shen Yuqing would not have agreed to live in the private mansion.
If Shen Yuqing moved in, they really wouldn't have much time left.
"How long do you think the Taotie Festival will last?"
"Five days later."
"I can go with you." Jiang Zhaoxue started to speak. Pei Zichen was about to speak, but Jiang Zhaoxue raised her hand to stop her and said seriously, "But I have a request."
"What?" Qian Sisi was confused.
Jiang Zhaoxue smiled and said, "Places like the Taotie Festival are full of mixed people. I am just a weak woman. You have to protect me."
"Don't worry," Qian Sisi said immediately, "I can be a first-class killer."
"To prove your ability, do one thing."
"you say."
"Go and kill Mu Jinyue, the female disciple that Shen Yuqing has been following."
"nothing?!!"
"No problem" was almost uttered by Qian Sisi before she realized who she was asking her to stab. She said in shock, "Shen Yuqing's female disciple Mu Jinyue?"
Qian Sisi thought about it and found the corresponding person. She had followed Song Wuya for so long, and she probably knew the people around him. Then she immediately said, "Why don't you let me die?"
"You're coming back to Tianjiyuan with me tonight and find a way to find Mu Jinyue. Here's a teleportation talisman," Jiang Zhaoxue slapped a talisman on the table and instructed, "Hit her once, don't kill her, and use the teleportation talisman to leave immediately after you're done. Do you understand?"
Qian Sisi listened, took the talisman in her hand, turned it over and looked at it, and couldn't help but ask, "Is it okay?"
"If that doesn't work... before Shen Yuqing kills you, just say that Jiang Zhaoxue sent you."
"Who is Jiang Zhaoxue?" Qian Sisi asked puzzledly.
Jiang Zhaoxue smiled slightly: "His wife."
Upon hearing this, Pei Zichen glanced at Jiang Zhaoxue.
Qian Sisi understood instantly: "I understand. Mu Jinyue and Shen Yuqing are having an affair? So the Madam ordered me to kill the concubine, justifying it, so Shen Yuqing wouldn't dare to move?"
Jiang Zhaoxue was stunned by Qian Sisi's question. After hesitating for a moment, she said seriously to give Qian Sisi courage, "Yes, don't worry, he won't kill you if you tell him this name."
"I feel relieved."
Qian Sisi nodded, then covered her stomach and said seriously, "Miss Jiang, I'm going to go to the bathroom first. Wait for me, I'll be back soon and go to Tianjiyuan with you to stab Mu Jinyue."
"Okay." Jiang Zhaoxue nodded, "Go ahead."
Upon hearing this, Qian Sisi jumped up and ran out.
After she left, Pei Zichen could no longer hold back and hurriedly said, "Master's Wife, if you just want to enter the palace, I can find another way..."
"And then confront Shen Yuqing head-on?"
Jiang Zhaoxue spoke and Pei Zichen paused.
Jiang Zhaoxue tapped the table lightly and said slowly, "A head-on confrontation with Shen Yuqing won't end well. Shen Yuqing will arrive quickly on weekdays. He won't go to places like the Taotie Feast, just like you. If something goes wrong, it'll take him a while to get there. It's actually the safest place for us."
"But……"
"Don't be so pedantic."
Jiang Zhaoxue turned to look at him and chuckled, "It's okay to go to a place like this and see the world. I said, you are my life servant. We don't have so many rules in Penglai. Even if one day you practice the skills of the Nine Nether Realm-"
Jiang Zhaoxue hinted at something and said tentatively, "In our Penglai, it's not a big mistake."
"But this is a huge mistake."
Pei Zichen responded immediately, and Jiang Zhaoxue raised an eyebrow.
Pei Zichen realized that he had gone off topic, took a deep breath, turned around and said, "Master's Wife, you can't go to a place like this. If you must go, I'll go."
"You?" Jiang Zhaoxue laughed. "You are so righteous. I'm afraid you'll be stopped at the door in a place like this. I don't know if I can get in with you."
"You can't take me with you."
Pei Zichen said this, thought for a moment, took out the Yuanluo bow and placed it next to Jiang Zhaoxue, and said softly: "Master's wife, let Yuanluo watch over you. I will go to settle the bill first."
As he spoke, he walked out of the room. Jiang Zhaoxue sensed Yuan Luo's presence and asked slowly, "How was his day? Is he upset? Does he want to practice the Nine Nether Realm techniques?"
"No." Yuan Luo's tone was cold. "I asked him ten times just now, and he refused every time."
"I see."
Jiang Zhaoxue's tone was a bit regretful.
"But I think the Taotie Festival is an opportunity," Yuan Luo said thoughtfully, "Just now I felt that he seemed to want me for a moment."
"oh?"
Jiang Zhaoxue raised an eyebrow, then said, "I understand."
The man and the bow waited in the house for a while, and Pei Zichen came back soon.
Then he sat down beside Jiang Zhaoxue and said softly, "Master's Wife, do you still want to play?"
"Don't think about it anymore. Go call Qian Sisi. Why hasn't she come back yet?"
"She ran away."
Pei Zichen spoke unnaturally.
Jiang Zhaoxue looked up in surprise: "Run away?"
"Well, the boss just asked me about her, and then told me that she ran away as soon as she left the house."
Jiang Zhaoxue was stunned for a moment, then murmured: "It seems...she doesn't want to cooperate with me."
"Let's find another way."
Pei Zichen lowered his eyes and reached out to help Jiang Zhaoxue: "Master's wife, I will take you back."
"No."
Jiang Zhaoxue brushed his hand away, stood up and said, "I know the way."
As he spoke, Jiang Zhaoxue called out, "Xiu Ji."
Upon hearing this, Li Xiuji hurried forward. Jiang Zhaoxue held out her hand and said, "Give me your hand."
After hearing what was said, Li Xiuji handed his hand to Jiang Zhaoxue, then looked back at Pei Zichen in fear.
Pei Zichen stood still, knowing that this was Jiang Zhaoxue's rejection, and didn't dare to speak. After hesitating for a moment, he followed Jiang Zhaoxue silently.
The two walked out of the gambling house one after the other. Pei Zichen called a carriage and led Jiang Zhaoxue into it.
Jiang Zhaoxue remained silent along the way, and Pei Zichen seemed to realize that he had made a mistake and did not dare to say anything.
Li Xiuji looked around, then cautiously moved closer to Jiang Zhaoxue and whispered, "Sister, did my brother do something wrong?"
Hearing this, Pei Zichen looked up and saw Jiang Zhaoxue saying coldly, "He knows it clearly in his heart."
"Did you really do something wrong?"
Li Xiuji was surprised. He looked at Pei Zichen, thought for a moment, and shook Jiang Zhaoxue's hand: "Then can you forgive him?"
"If you say one more word, get out with him."
Jiang Zhaoxue spoke in a cold voice, and Li Xiuji immediately shut up.
The three of them went back in silence. Jiang Zhaoxue went straight back into the house and slammed the door shut.
Li Xiuji was startled and turned to look at Pei Zichen: "Brother, what on earth did you do?"
"Go back to sleep."
Pei Zichen didn't say much, just pulled Li Xiuji back to the room.
Hearing Pei Zichen return to the room, Jiang Zhaoxue sat on the bed and punched the bed more than ten times in anger.
Seeing this, Anan couldn't help but say, "Master, I didn't expect that you are not only smart, but also have amazing boxing skills!"
"Shut up!"
Jiang Zhaoxue spoke angrily, and Anan was puzzled: "What are you angry about?"
"He lied to me." Jiang Zhaoxue said angrily, "How dare he lie to me!"
"Who? Pei Zichen?" Anan was puzzled. "What did he lie to you about?"
"Qian Sisi must have been taken away by him." Jiang Zhaoxue said calmly, "He actually dared to lie to me."
"Uh..." Anan thought, "You've cheated him a lot, so let's get even."
"I don't tell you that."
Jiang Zhaoxue spoke angrily, took out the sound transmission jade token, and began to call Qian Sisi: "Qian Sisi? Are you there? Qian Sisi? Are you still alive?"
"She wouldn't be killed, would she?"
Jiang Zhaoxue murmured.
Anan didn't believe it at all: "Don't let your imagination run wild. Pei Zichen is not that kind of person."
Jiang Zhaoxue didn't say anything, but continued to ask: "Sisi? Qian Sisi? Speak up. Don't you know how to use the sound transmission jade token?"
"Oh My God."
Qian Sisi's voice suddenly rang out, startling Jiang Zhaoxue. Then she heard Qian Sisi say in disbelief, "How can this thing make a sound? Are you alive?"
"I'm Jiang Xue." Jiang Zhaoxue spoke, and Qian Sisi reacted.
Then she immediately started cursing, "How dare you come to me? What the hell is that thing you're holding? You stabbed me right out of the toilet, and when I woke up, I was in the alley. I'm still in pain! Pay me!"
"Alright, alright, as long as you're alive." Jiang Zhaoxue roughly understood the situation and urged, "Hurry up and stab Mu Jinyue, otherwise Shen Yuqing will have time to go to the palace. After you stab her, we'll contact each other and go to the Taotie Feast together."
"Go to a gluttonous feast with me? Do you have the final say?" Qian Sisi slapped her butt, stood up, and walked down the alley cursing, "You're like a father following me around. You can't just go when I say so?"
"I'll send you my portrait, and you can use it to register."
Jiang Zhaoxue said this and sent his portrait over.
Qian Sisi was shocked and said quickly, "That's amazing, sister. This is the deposit."
Jiang Zhaoxue gave him another ingot of gold: "Let's go to the Taotie Feast together. After the event, you will get three and I will get seven."
After getting the gold, Qian Sisi's tone immediately became serious: "If you don't abandon me, I will follow you through life and death!"
"Hurry up and stab Mu Jinyue. I want to hear the news that she has entered the clinic before dawn."
"What if Shen Yuqing sleeps with her?"
After saying this, Jiang Zhaoxue closed her eyes.
After enduring for a moment, she couldn't help herself and said through gritted teeth, "Tell me the location, and I'll personally summon the thunder to strike this pair of bastards to death!"
"Okay."
Qian Sisi said decisively: "I'll go right away, I guarantee you'll be satisfied."
Having said that, Qian Sisi cut off the voice transmission.
Anan was puzzled: "Do you really believe she can stab Mu Jinyue?"
"She is a master of the human realm, and her swordsmanship is stronger than Mu Jinyue's." Jiang Zhaoxue said calmly, "As long as Shen Yuqing doesn't sleep in Mu Jinyue's room, it will definitely work tonight."
After hearing this, Anan finally understood why Jiang Zhaoxue dared to follow Qian Sisi to the gluttonous feast.
For martial arts masters in the human realm, although they do not have spiritual power, as long as they have enough sword intent, it is also a form of cultivation.
With Qian Sisi protecting her, Jiang Zhaoxue had enough time to set up the formation, which was safe.
Jiang Zhaoxue sat and thought for a while, then heaved a sigh of relief, pulled up the quilt, closed his eyes and said, "Go to sleep."
She said she was going to sleep, but she couldn't fall asleep. She just tossed and turned in bed, and the scene of her being strangled to death kept coming to her mind.
In fact, she saw Pei Zichen clearly in her dream, but she could not remember it after waking up.
It was not until she saw Pei Zichen again that she suddenly remembered what Pei Zichen looked like as an adult.
The pain of being strangled in the dream was clearly etched in her mind. She tossed and turned in bed, Yuan Luogong's words constantly resurfacing in her mind: "Just now, I felt that he seemed to want me for a moment."
These words and the image of Pei Zichen, the Lord of the Nine Netherworld in her dream, kept running through her mind. She tossed and turned in the middle of the night, and finally couldn't bear it any longer. She suddenly stood up, passed through the wall, and ran straight to Pei Zichen's bed.
The moment she bent down in front of Pei Zichen's bed, Pei Zichen suddenly drew his sword. Jiang Zhaoxue raised her eyes coldly and saw the person coming. Pei Zichen took a breath of cold air and stopped the sword abruptly, but still put it in front of Jiang Zhaoxue's neck, cutting off a piece of her hair.
"do what?"
When Jiang Zhaoxue spoke, Pei Zichen was in a state of panic. He hurriedly set up a barrier for Li Xiuji, put down his sword and stood up: "Master's Wife..."
Before he could finish his words, Jiang Zhaoxue grabbed his neck.
Her hands were soft, without any calluses from lifting heavy objects. Her fingertips, as smooth and warm as warm jade, pinched his vital points. Pei Zichen couldn't help but tighten his grip on the hilt of the sword.
"I'm warning you," Jiang Zhaoxue said coldly, leaning closer to him. "Between you and me, I'm the only one who's lying to you, not you. I'm the only one who's lying to you, not you. Do you understand?"
She was too close, and the sweet fragrance from her body lingered around him. Pei Zichen's muscles tensed and his heart beat rapidly.
He knew what she was talking about and refused to give in. "When it comes to the safety of the Lady, I will act according to my heart."
“What kind of heart do you have?”
Jiang Zhaoxue laughed as she listened. Her fingertips traced across his abdomen, as if she were slicing open his intestines. Finally, she gently tapped his heart. Like a seductress seducing him, she leaned forward and whispered, "Is this the heart of a gentleman, or a hypocrite?"
"What does your lady wish?" Pei Zichen asked calmly, but Jiang Zhaoxue was stunned.
"A strong man despised by everyone," Pei Zichen stared at her, as if seeking an answer, "a mediocre man who upholds morality, what do you hope for, my lady?"
Jiang Zhaoxue was speechless and blinked.
Pei Zichen pressed on: "Madam?"
"I have no idea."
Jiang Zhaoxue spoke frankly. She couldn't see the person in front of her, so she could only caress his eyes with her fingers. "I hope you're strong, but I'm afraid of your strength. Pei Zichen—" She unconsciously felt his eyes, his brow, his nose, his thin lips...
He really was becoming more and more like the one in her dream. She sensed him quietly, completely unaware of Pei Zichen's increasingly strong aura.
After she confirmed that his skeleton was almost identical to the man in her dream, she looked up at him.
Pei Zichen looked at her unfocused eyes, which reflected his own face. Her fair skin was alluring in the moonlight. He asked with a hint of pleading, "If one day you want to kill me, could you please be gentler?"
Pei Zichen clutched the bed sheet tightly and said in a hoarse voice, "Impossible."
Jiang Zhaoxue chuckled.
She closed her eyes, and with a breeze, she seemed to be blown away by the wind and disappeared in front of Pei Zichen.
The lingering scent of Jiang Zhaoxue lingered in the wind. Pei Zichen sat quietly there, unable to tell whether it was a dream or reality.
After the lingering fragrance faded, he took a deep breath, accepted his fate, got up and went to the purification room again, closing his eyes in self-loathing.
Jiang Zhaoxue returned to bed, feeling a little dazed.
Anan sighed, "I finally understand why you were so angry tonight. Do you think... Pei Zichen wants to practice the Nine Netherworld Realm technique, and you're afraid? In your heart, he is still different from the person who killed you in your dream. But if he becomes more and more similar, he may become that person in the future."
"Shut up." Jiang Zhaoxue murmured.
Anan thought for a moment and jumped to the head of the bed: "Master, don't be afraid. You will definitely win. Anan will be with you!"
"I'm not afraid."
Jiang Zhaoxue spoke softly and calmly, "If he becomes that person, he deserves to die. If he doesn't become that person, I don't have to be afraid."
"That's right!" Anan said, then added, "But seriously, Pei Zichen is really good-looking."
Jiang Zhaoxue paused. Anan raised his hands and covered his face with his wings, wagging his tail and saying, "Just now when you pinched him, he lifted his neck up. It was so beautiful! It made my heart flutter. It's a good thing you're blind, otherwise you wouldn't be able to speak properly."
"you……"
Jiang Zhaoxue was choked by her words. After holding it in for a long time, he finally said, "Don't mention our relationship when you go out in the future. If you must say it, just say that you are Shen Yuqing's life beast, okay?"
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The author has something to say: [Small Theater]
Jiang Zhaoxue: "If one day you want to kill me, could you please be gentle?"
Pei Zichen: "Impossible."
Jiang Zhaoxue: "Can't you just be gentler?!"
Pei Zichen: "I can't kill you, and I can't be gentle with you either."
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