"What is your name, how old are you, where do you live, and why would a swordsman like you want to kill me?" Li Xi was very curious.
"People in the martial arts world call me the Carefree Swordsman, but my real name is Xiao Ge. I am twenty-three years old, from the Southern Frontier, and currently reside in Luzhou. The magistrate of Luzhou ordered me to ambush you on your way here," the man said expressionlessly.
"Is it really that simple? You're a top-notch swordsman, and you'd kill someone for a hundred taels of silver?" Li Xi didn't believe it.
"That's my business," Xiao Ge said in a somewhat cold tone.
Li Xi was taken aback for a moment, then burst into laughter, "You're quite stubborn."
She paused for a moment, looked at Xiao Ge, and continued, "I heard that the illegitimate daughter of the owner of the Sihai Chamber of Commerce is the aunt of Magistrate Lu. It's such a pity that such a beauty is embracing a man the same age as her father. I wonder what she sees in him? Is it his age? Or his status as a mere seventh-rank magistrate?"
Xiao Ge's expression clearly began to crumble, and she continued to intensify her attack: "A concubine's daughter is ultimately not fit for the table. Is a mere county magistrate worth her waiting anxiously for him to enter her courtyard?"
Xiao Ge's face was extremely pale.
Li Xi persisted, "Besides, everyone knows that the magistrate is a big shot in our Yuncheng. He has a wife, concubines, and several maids. His reputation isn't exactly good. For a concubine's daughter to want to get close to him, she really has no taste."
Li Xi looked at Xiao Ge with a smile, but his eyes seemed to be spitting fire. "What did you say?"
Li Xi was taken aback for a moment, then burst into laughter, "I was just sharing some interesting stories I heard, don't you like to hear them?"
"You!" Xiao Ge trembled with rage. Looking at Li Xi's arrogant face, he suddenly felt extremely disgusted.
"What do you mean, 'what about me'?" Li Xi curled her lips into a mocking smile. "Don't think I don't know what you're up to. But then again, are you sure that person is worth it?"
“Xiaoyue isn’t the kind of person you’re describing. She was forced into it.” He would never allow anyone to slander his Xiaoyue.
"How could that be? I can tell the smile on her face isn't fake." (This is a sarcastic, almost offensive statement.) Increase the dosage to infuriate him.
"You're talking nonsense. Xiaoyue was only forced into it." Xiao Ge didn't believe her explanation at all.
"Forget it, forget it, I'm not talking to you anymore. Come and have a bowl of noodles. Don't even think about escaping, or you can try your luck."
Li Xi knows how to give a slap followed by a sweet treat.
"Xiaoyue didn't do it voluntarily; she had her reasons."
Xiao Ge was somewhat agitated. He clenched his fists tightly, as if trying to suppress all his anger and pain.
"Oh? Then tell me, what's her predicament?" Li Xi brought over a steaming bowl of noodles and placed it in front of Xiao Ge, a mocking smile on her face.
Xiao Ge was silent for a moment, then looked up at Li Xi and said, "She was forced by her father. She said that as long as I help Magistrate Lu kill you, Magistrate Lu will set her free, and then she can elope with me."
Li Xi was speechless. "You really are something. Never mind, just eat already." She was afraid that being love-struck was contagious.
"Master, what should we do with that carefree swordsman?" When Li Xi entered the study, Elder Sun was reading a secret letter.
"Master, what should we do with that carefree swordsman?" When Li Xi entered the study, Elder Sun was reading a secret letter. "Carefree swordsman?" Elder Sun looked up, a sly glint in his eyes. "You decide what to do. This man is the young master of the Dragon Tiger Sect. Although he has fallen out with his father, it's not good to kill him to vent our anger, as that would offend the Dragon Tiger Sect."
“Okay, I understand.” Li Xi nodded, turned around and walked out.
Inside the study, Old Master Sun put down the secret letter in his hand, a trace of worry flashing in his eyes. He had long heard of this carefree swordsman. He was the young master of the Dragon Tiger Sect, the son of Xiao Bufan.
Several years ago, the carefree swordsman had a falling out with his father and ran away from home. For years, Xiao Bufan had been sending people to search for his son.
"I'm not happy letting you go. But I can't kill you either. How about this, you work for me for a year. I'll give you the antidote then. If I die, the antidote will be gone." She had just poisoned the noodles, and since she couldn't get revenge, she figured she'd enslave him.
"I have nothing to say about being defeated by you because I'm not as skilled." He hadn't expected this kid to have such powerful backing; he wasn't someone you could easily offend.
He just couldn't explain this to Xiaoyue, and he didn't know if she would be made things difficult for him. It was all his fault for being incompetent.
Li Xi felt nauseous at Xiao Ge's lovesick face and wanted to slap his self-indulgent, love-struck self in the face.
"Come with me," Li Xi said, leading Xiao Ge to Magistrate Lu's house under the cover of night.
"Where is this?" Xiao Ge asked, puzzled as to why he had come here.
"Haven't you ever come here to meet your lover?" Her eyes gleamed with a sly light, a hint of a sly smile playing on her lips, as if revealing his little trick.
“Xiaoyue is a well-mannered woman. I respect her and naturally wouldn’t do anything improper.” Xiao Ge waited until she left the county town before speaking to her…
"Now you have to listen to me and follow me!" Li Xi held his lifeline, so naturally he dared not disobey.
They leaped and hopped across the rooftops, arriving at Hu Yue's courtyard in no time.
Their spies reported that Magistrate Lu was resting here.
He suffered a great loss last night, and he will definitely seek out Aunt Hu tonight to plot against her, after all, they have powerful figures behind them.
"My lord, who was it last night?" Aunt Hu was startled when she heard this morning that the master had collapsed in the storeroom.
"Xiaoyue, what's the deal with that carefree swordsman? Didn't you say he was sure to succeed when he took action?" Magistrate Lu's words were full of anger, clearly indicating that he was upset.
When Xiao Ge heard that Magistrate Lu was actually blaming Xiao Yue, he clenched his fists in anger.
"My lord, I don't know what happened either. Brother Xiao may have had an accident." Aunt Hu's voice was somewhat frightened.
Hearing Xiaoyue's concern for him warmed Xiao Ge's heart.
Hehe, Li Xi really wanted to laugh out loud.
"Hmph, I knew you were no good, just a woman. You've ruined my life. Now that Li guy knows, I'll be in big trouble." Magistrate Lu was terrified. Luckily, he had arranged for people to guard the courtyard, so no one could get in.
"My lord, I was only trying to relieve your worries, why are you blaming me?" Sobbing, Aunt Hu cried with tears streaming down her face, looking pitiful.
This caused Magistrate Lu and Xiao Ge on the roof to feel extremely distressed.
He quickly pulled Aunt Hu into his arms and comforted her, "I'm not blaming you, but we've offended that Li guy, and I'm afraid we won't have any good days ahead of us."
This display of affection made Li Xi grin, wanting to slap Magistrate Lu across the face a few times.
"Sir, she was just thinking about the future, and you've broken my heart." Aunt Hu wiped her tears with a handkerchief, looking aggrieved.
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