Chapter 177 Stories of the Martial World
Li San Niang didn't get a reply from Jiu Niang. Instead, she sensed something was wrong. She saw Jiu Niang looking behind her in surprise. Li San Niang turned around and saw a man in a blue shirt suddenly jump down from under the beam.
Before Li San Niang could react, Qiu Xiang took a step forward and confronted the man in blue.
Then Li San Niang witnessed a one-on-one fight between two martial arts masters. After the two exchanged dozens of blows, someone burst in from outside. Li San Niang recognized him as the coachman who had driven the carriage in Shi Hua Lou earlier.
With the addition of the driver, the man in the blue shirt was not at a disadvantage even when facing two opponents, which shows that he is a master.
Li San Niang's hand was already on the dagger tied to her calf, coated with a deadly poison. She felt that if Qiu Xiang and the coachman couldn't defeat them, she would have to rely on herself.
Suddenly, Jiu Niang spoke up: "Yu Lang, stop! Don't fight anymore."
At this moment, Li San Niang realized that these were not the assassins sent by the mastermind behind the black-clad masked men who wanted to kill her. This man in blue was probably the Jianghu person that Jiu Niang had mentioned earlier.
So, is he the biological father of the baby in Jiu Niang's belly?
So, is this... preparing to take responsibility?
Jiu Niang's shout created an opening in the blue-robed man's actions. Qiu Xiang and the coachman seized this opportunity to launch a fierce attack. However, the blue-robed man, Yu Lang, was still very strong. Instead, he managed to create distance and get very close to Jiu Niang and Li San Niang who were sitting down.
Although the three stopped fighting, they remained in a standoff. Li Sanniang felt that this was a situation that could be discussed, so it was better to stop fighting.
Qi Zhidie then spoke up: "Alright, all three of you, stop fighting. Since you're not enemies, why don't you sit down and talk things out?"
Qiu Xiang and the coachman exchanged a glance before she withdrew her attacking stance and stood up straight again.
However, Qiu Xiang still kept an eye on Yu Lang. She was afraid that Yu Lang might take a risky approach and kidnap Li San Niang, who was nearby.
Li San Niang naturally didn't trust that a martial arts master who was hiding on the roof beam and whom she, with her superhuman senses, hadn't even noticed, could be a gentleman.
So, Li San Niang got up and quickly went around to the back of the chair. Seeing that Yu Lang had gone to Jiu Niang's bedside, Li San Niang quickly took two steps to Qiu Xiang's side. Only then did Li San Niang feel safe.
Qi Zhidie gave a few instructions to the maid outside the door, and soon the maid brought in two plates of pastries and a pot of hot tea.
Then, for the next half hour, Li San Niang listened to a thrilling and melodramatic story about the martial arts world.
Yulang's age is unknown, but judging from his appearance, Li Sanniang estimates that he should be in his early thirties, not much different in age from Jiuniang.
Judging from the fact that Yulang was able to fight two opponents without being at a disadvantage just now, Yulang's martial arts skills are truly impressive.
Of course, Li San Niang also realized that when Yu Lang didn't use his killing move immediately, Qiu Xiang and the coachman didn't go all out either.
Nevertheless, it is still evident that Yulang's martial arts skills are formidable.
Through Yulang's narration, we learned that he was once a disciple of the Taichu Academy in the martial arts world.
Taichu Academy? This was the first time Li San Niang had heard of it. She felt it was necessary to go back and ask her elder brother Li to brush up on her knowledge of the martial arts world, so that she would at least know a few of the sects.
Why do I say "in the past"?
Yulang said he was born in a poor village. His master, the sect leader, happened to pass by and thought he had a unique physique and was a martial arts prodigy, so he gave his parents some silver to buy him back.
However, according to Yulang, he was grateful to his master, because being able to have a full meal and learn martial arts from him was indeed a good thing.
According to him, he was exceptionally talented from a young age and was trained according to the standards of a sect leader. If he became the sect leader, he would have to marry the current sect leader's only daughter.
When the sect leader's only daughter turned eighteen and was old enough to get married, she said that she only wanted to marry the person with the highest martial arts skills. She proposed that the entire sect hold a martial arts tournament, and only the person with the highest martial arts skills who won would be able to marry her and inherit the Taichu Academy.
Yulang was originally the most talented disciple, and he had received special training since childhood. He was also hardworking and diligent, so he was not afraid of fighting in the arena.
But no one expected that the sect leader's only daughter, who was secretly experiencing first love, had already been completely deceived by the young disciple the sect leader had only recently taken in.
In order to gain fame, fortune and power, the young apprentice took advantage of his young age and spent years in contact with the sect leader's only daughter. Although he was three years younger than the only daughter, he was too cunning and deceived her completely.
The young apprentice told the only girl that in order for the two of them to be together, he could only have the opportunity to marry her and be with her through this martial arts competition.
However, the youngest apprentice was not very talented and was unwilling to endure hardship, so he really couldn't beat Yulang, the chief senior brother.
So, the young apprentice tricked his only daughter into drugging everyone in the sect whom he couldn't defeat the day before the martial arts competition.
The only daughter grew up in a simple environment. Her mother died early, so she had no mother to teach her. The sect leader was busy with sect affairs and only provided good conditions for the only daughter. He never thought of teaching her. As a result, the only daughter thought it was just a little trick used by her sweetheart to be with her.
He agreed to the plan, and then the day before the competition, his only daughter took the medicine powder that her little apprentice had given her, which she said was a laxative but was actually a muscle relaxant, and sprinkled it into the soup that everyone was going to drink in the kitchen.
After that, the young apprentice took the knife and began to reap lives in the sect as if it were his own territory.
However, Yu Lang and the sect leader were highly skilled, and although they were also affected by the muscle-weakening powder, they were still able to resist for a while.
"Why? Why? Why did you do this?"
Faced with the sect leader's hysterical questioning, the young apprentice laughed loudly, then pointed the tip of his knife at the sect leader and said, "What else could it be? For fame, for profit, for power. You old fool, your stupid daughter, I only obeyed her a little and said a few nice words to her, and now she's completely subservient to me."
Before the sect leader could refute, the youngest disciple stabbed the sect leader in the heart with a knife. The only daughter watched helplessly as the sect leader died, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.
Then, she went crazy.
Yu Lang thought he was going to die, but his little apprentice had no intention of killing him. Instead, he caused countless deaths and injuries to the entire sect, including the sect leader, who was also killed. The sect leader's daughter was driven mad by fright. All of this was to be pinned on Yu Lang.
Why?
Yu Lang was dissatisfied with the sect leader's daughter's spoiled and rude behavior, but he didn't want to give up the position of sect leader, so he committed this evil deed.
Then, Yulang was detained and left to await his execution.
But afterwards, just before Yu Lang was to be killed, a junior disciple in the sect who had previously received favors from Yu Lang gave him a knife under cover of night and let him go.
After that, it was time for revenge and slapping faces. Yu Lang went through countless hardships to recover his strength, recruited followers, and led them to attack the sect's gate, where he personally killed his youngest disciple who had already become the sect leader.
By the time Yulang found the sect leader's daughter, she had already turned to dust.
After paying his respects to the sect leader and his daughter, Yu Lang left the sect and began his wandering life in the martial world.
However, after arriving in Chang'an, Yulang met Jiuniang by chance and fell in love at first sight, and was captivated by her again upon seeing her once more.
However, because he still held the title of the chief senior brother of Taichu Academy, he always had to deal with various affairs, so he could only visit Jiu Niang once every now and then.
Unexpectedly, when he returned, Shihualou had already been occupied by the Bad Guys. Due to his江湖 (jianghu, a term referring to the martial arts world) temperament, he naturally clashed with the Bad Guys' spies. In order to avoid attracting the attention of the Jinwu Guards patrolling the streets of Chang'an, Yulang had no choice but to retreat temporarily.
This is also why Jiu Niang never saw Yu Lang again after she learned she was pregnant.
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