Will you come with me?
The woman, about twenty-four or twenty-five, laughed without caring about her image. When you looked closely, you could see tears streaming down her face and her eyes were red: "If I marry you, do you think I really love you?" Xiyao looked at Wu Yun with some contempt.
Xu Ning's mind was full of question marks.
"You are just an ordinary person, how can you catch my eye? I married you because I don't want to see Pan Ruyi living so happily every day. You know, the first time I saw her, I thought she was very beautiful, she has a good personality and treats people gently, and she even sought medical treatment everywhere to help me heal my face." She didn't know that there was a happy and sincere smile on her face.
"Even if her father goes to jail, she can still live in the sunshine. Every smile of hers is so dazzling. I am jealous of her happiness to the point of going crazy! I am so envious." Xiyao yelled and then calmed down.
Wu Yun finally understood why his second wife always looked at him with disdain.
"So you are going to destroy and plunder?" Zhao Mingchang frowned.
"Hahaha, that's right. Wu Yunhe and that old woman are not good people either. They are greedy for money, lustful, and hypocritical. How can I look down on such people? It's just... for fun!" The woman laughed crazily.
"You are simply crazy!" Xu Ning couldn't believe it.
The prefect of Linyao came with a group of people.
"Crazy? In such a world, how can you not be crazy if you want to survive for a long time? Little girl, you are still too young." Xiyao gradually put away her smile, and the tears in her eyes lingered for a long time.
Tang Xixu and Xu Lian remained silent, just thinking about something.
There was a moment of silence and the atmosphere was solemn.
"But you still softened your heart at her last moment, didn't you?" Xu Ning looked at the woman and broke the silence.
The woman gave him a piercing look.
Still seen through.
"You know that the madam of Huimenglou treated Ruyi very well. So when you guessed that Pan Ruyi would commit suicide, you wrote a note asking her to go and see her one last time."
Xiyao panicked and tried to defend herself like a helpless child: "No. I never wanted her to die. I never thought someone would make up a rumor and spread it around for entertainment. She ran away on her own. I wanted the madam to take her back, but she stumbled along the way and met many perverts. I would kill anyone who touched her. I basically followed her around, and when I saw she was in a bad mood, I asked Pei Shan to check on her."
"Why don't you kill Pei Shan?"
"Because Ruyi really likes him, and this guy treats Ruyi very well and has good character."
Zhao Mingchang figured it out: "But you didn't expect Pan Ruyi to still commit suicide because of her depression. The world is difficult and it's not easy for women. She thought she married into a kind family, but she didn't expect it to be an abyss. Her sincerity is worthless. Her family is gone, and there is no one in the world to remember her, so she committed suicide."
Xu Ning still had doubts: "Doesn't she miss Master Pei?"
Xu Lian shook his head and sighed, "How can one truly explain love? Perhaps it's because she loves him too much and doesn't want to delay Pei Shan's life. Isn't her departure a kind of blessing and fulfillment?"
Tang Xixu was unsure what to think, but he kept watching Xu Ning from a distance. No one noticed, not even him.
"Wanwan, so that's how it is..." Pei Shan muttered something unclearly, with mist in his eyes. "Hahahaha" the man laughed in a trance, already crazy.
Xiyao and Pei Shan were arrested, but Wu Yun and his mother had nothing to do with the case but were "at large".
The truth was revealed, and the real culprit was brought to justice, but Xu Ning felt empty inside. None of the five people were smiling. Qu Yi frowned, and Zhao Mingchang looked worried.
It was the Yin hour, the sky was a little hazy, there were not many people on the streets, and many people were still asleep.
"Thank you, City Lord, for saving me." Pei Shan wiped the blood from the corner of his lips and came out of the prison.
"You and I are just fellow travelers, so why thank me so much? Just go to Medicine King Valley. She'll be waiting for you there." The man's eyes, which had been dimming, suddenly lit up. Before leaving, the young man gave him a scimitar, "Keep it for self-defense."
The day was getting brighter, the cell was damp and cold, Xiyao had been injured again, and her eyelids were heavy. A man in white quietly handed her the key to the cell door.
The woman walked towards the edge of Jizhou City.
"You...you haven't already..." Wu Yun and his mother were tied up.
"What am I not? Why should good people die while the real culprits like you live? You should have died long ago! I kept you around because you were useful, but now you're worthless." Xiyao slashed the two men's necks with a knife, blood splattering everywhere. A cold light flashed in the woman's eyes.
As Xiyao walked out the door, she noticed someone behind her. "Who?"
"You can't complete this mission, go back." The man who came was about thirty years old, wearing a moon-colored robe and slender fingers. He gently grasped Xiyao's wrist as she made a move.
Xiyao's throat was dry. She hadn't seen him for a long time. "Master. You've been here for a long time?"
The man didn't answer, but gave her some pills. Soon Xiyao felt better.
"The real murderer was brought to justice and committed suicide last night out of fear of punishment. Is this feasible?" Lu Shiren carried his hands, which were covered with rings, behind his back.
"Pei Shan committed suicide?" Xu Ning choked on his tea when he heard this.
This is how things are in the world. In many things, it is impossible to say who is right or wrong. You are wrong before the law, but not wrong before human nature.
"It's also an explanation to the people. There's one more thing." Qu Yi thought that a girl's reputation was very important both before and after her death, and he hoped to clear Pan Ruyi's name.
Lu Shiren didn't want to do it at first, but the young man in black clothes next to him looked at him with a faint smile. He felt a chill on his back for some reason, but he still ordered the confiscation of the old storybooks, not allowing anyone to tell this story, and rewriting the story to restore Pan Ruyi's true innocence.
There have been so many things going on these days that Xu Ning hasn't practiced his internal energy for quite some time.
"Practice martial arts well today, I will take you." Tang Xixu dragged Xu Ning to the outskirts of the city.
"Strengthening your physique will improve your internal strength. Don't be lazy, I'll accompany you."
"Huh?" Why can't I escape the fate of training even though I've traveled through a book?
Tang Xixu led Xu Ning to run on the mountain, but Xu Ning was out of breath after running for less than an hour.
"Okay, then stop and practice your moves."
Tang Xixu flew up, broke off a piece of bamboo branch, and slowly descended.
The young man demonstrated a set of moves: "This is Bamboo Rain and Flying Flowers. This sword technique focuses on gathering energy and concentrating the mind. The moves must be fast and fierce."
Xu Ning tried to imitate it, but he still couldn't learn it after trying several times.
Suddenly, a pair of cold and slender hands covered the back of Xu Ning's hand.
His palms were soft, as if holding Xu Ning's heart. "Here's how it is, move quickly, exhale slowly while drawing your sword..."
The young man's gentle voice was right beside her ear. She couldn't make out what he was saying, but it sounded pleasant, like a trickling stream. As Tang Xixu spoke, his warm breath occasionally spread across the girl's face.
"Ah Xu's hands are so beautiful." The girl in front of him suddenly said this.
The young man lowered his eyes. The girl was looking at his hand carefully. He stopped and had to move his hand away.
I still feel reluctant to let go of the softness under my palm.
"Ahem, practice your sword skills well. For you, practicing your internal strength seriously is the most important thing now." The girl said nothing, raised her eyes and squinted at him. "I know. I will practice well."
"Don't worry, I will do my best to help you." Xu Ning's brain seemed to be hit by something.
The two of them were silent for a moment, and Xu Ning spoke first: "Why does Ah Xu know so much Kung Fu?"
The young man was silent for a while after hearing this. "Before, I didn't know anything, so my family was broken up." He curled his lips and laughed at himself. Xu Ning didn't expect him to say that, and for a moment he was a little confused.
"It's okay, you know everything now, and you will be able to take revenge one day. Well, I believe in you!" The girl's eyes were full of power, and she looked at Tang Xixu with a heroic face.
The young man hung his head and said nothing. Just as Xu Ning was about to bend down to look at him, he looked up, his tearful eyes visibly fragile. "Will you stay with me?"
He was begging for an affirmative answer.
It seemed as if Xu Ning's rebuttal was her fault.
"Of course. I'll always be with you."
The target of my strategy is you. I will never give up on you no matter who else I give up on.
The young man finally smiled with satisfaction. He knew Xu Ning wouldn't reject him. He just wanted to hear her say it herself, nothing more.
"Fang Niang said a few days ago that there would be a banquet today."
"Practice well. If you do well today, you can go."
The two walked towards the bamboo forest, one in front and one behind.
"But this sword technique is really difficult."
"I believe you can learn it."
Xu Ning was jumping up and down in front.
That night, it was like a smoky building.
The lobby was spacious, with a massive stage in its center. The buildings were magnificent, their carvings intricate. Each floor had a small vermilion lion's head at each of the six corners. A massive gilded umbrella hung upside down in the center of the building.
Fairies flying, beauties waving their sleeves, flowers raining down from the sky, and bright lights and feasting are all here: the land of bliss.
Fang Niang gave a few people special tokens. The other three had arrived earlier and went to the second floor for the best viewing spots. Xu Ning and Tang Xixu arrived later and didn't join the others, so they found a random seat on the first floor.
The Yanhuan Banquet had requirements: only those with invitations could enter. Every seat on the first floor was occupied, and everyone was drinking and chatting happily.
"Drink, drink." Lu Shiren accepted the toast from his tablemates.
"Why don't you see Master Lu?"
"I heard that he was retaliated by his enemies. For his safety, the prefect almost never let him go out to cause trouble. His more than 30 concubines were also dismissed."
"It's his fault for always causing trouble."
Xu Ning drank a few glasses of wine, which was plum-flavored, sour and sweet.
"Ah Xu, this is delicious!" Xu Ning seemed to have discovered a treasure. She even poured a glass for Tang Xixu.
The young man took a sip and raised an eyebrow: "Do you like plum flavor?"
"Whoa whoa"
The sound of the sheng is like water, as if you are in the woods and can even hear the birds singing.
The dancer on the stage had exquisite makeup on, her long legs lightly tapping the stage, her head slightly tilted, and her hands holding an umbrella beside her shoulders. The navy blue umbrella cover covered the woman's face, making it barely visible.
Throwing it left, lifting it up, and putting it down, the thin umbrella cap spun around like a square, round silk handkerchief. Each person wielded the umbrella in a different way. The leader of the dance, bent over and stood on one foot, the black wooden umbrella handle twirling freely around her waist and back.
The sounds of flutes and xiaos joined in, and several dancers slowly walked down the stage on tiptoe, each step seeming as if they were stepping on clouds.
One of the women smiled seductively, suddenly moved closer to Xu Ning and flicked her sleeves at her.
Xu Ning's face flushed, and she smiled foolishly, revealing her white teeth. The man swung his sleeve toward Tang Xixu again, grabbing her wrist tightly and swinging it downward.
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