The carriage had traveled a short distance before turning back and stopping in front of the two men.
The sun was high in the sky when Yi Yaoqing saw the man driving the carriage respectfully help the woman in green out of the carriage, and then take off his straw hat to shield her from the sun. The two of them walked straight toward them.
The woman in green was strikingly beautiful, with a graceful figure, like a willow swaying in the breeze; the man who was shielding her from the sun was also very handsome, which fit the rumor in the martial arts world that "Xiao Mimi and her male lover".
"Does the young master still remember me?" Xiao Mimi stopped in front of Yan Liang, her eyes sparkling with tenderness. She didn't even glance at Yi Yaoqing, only looking at Yan Liang. "We met once before."
Yan Liang stood up, brushed the grass off his clothes, and answered her with a casual smile: "Of course I remember you."
Yi Yaoqing silently observed for a while, ignoring the strange atmosphere between Xiao Mimi and Yan Liang, and turned to look at the two horses grazing on the lawn.
As someone traveling with Yan Liang, she could ignore it, but Yun You, who was traveling with Xiao Mimi, could not.
His hands, which were holding up the straw hat, trembled slightly.
Meeting Yan Liang here was completely unexpected for Yunyou. He thought that the other party had already left in a hurry and he would not be able to catch up with him or see him.
Xiao Mimi tried to use her charm to invite this boy, whose true identity she didn't know, to travel with her. If he agreed, it would prove that her charm was not a problem; if he refused, it would pique her interest even more.
She was always confident, believing that even a woman as beautiful as Yaoyue could not compare to her in seducing men.
Xiao Mimi gazed at the faceless boy before her, her eyes gentle and tender. Countless men had fallen for her with just a glance, and this time would likely be no exception.
The young man laughed and said, "We've just met, and you're inviting me to travel with you? Aren't you afraid I'm some kind of bad person?"
His voice carried a hint of laughter, and what should have been gentle and unrestrained words, when paired with that fox mask, carried an inexplicable and strange quality.
Yunyou suddenly looked up at him, puzzled.
Bad guy?
Xiao Mimi sneered inwardly; no one in the martial world dared to call themselves a bad person in front of her.
“If the young master were truly a bad person, he wouldn’t admit it,” Xiao Mimi said with a faint smile.
Yan Liang: "I'm not a bad person, are you?"
Xiao Mimi: "So what if I am? So what if I am not?"
Yan Liang: "Whether you are or not, I will go with you."
He reached out and removed his mask, smiled slightly, and said, "My name is Yan Liang. Shall we go together?"
Yi Yaoqing couldn't help but turn around and glance at him. When she looked away, she caught sight of Yunyou, who looked confused and anxious. She paused for a moment, then turned her head away as if nothing had happened.
Yan Liang held the mask in his hand, smiling broadly.
Xiao Mimi froze upon seeing that familiar face. After a moment, she glanced at Yun You, who dared not look at her, and smiled slightly at Yan Liang: "You look very much like an old friend of mine."
"Just similar?" Yan Liang laughed. "Why can't I be that old friend of yours?"
“Because he’s dead,” Xiao Mimi said. “I killed him with my own hands and disfigured him.”
Yan Liang remained silent.
Xiao Mimi changed the subject, staring intently at Yan Liang, and said, "—Or did you get lucky and get rescued?"
She struck with a powerful palm strike as she spoke, determined to subdue Yan Liang. Xiao Mimi had many lovers, all of whom had taught her a few moves, making her martial arts skills outstanding. She could easily defeat some of them without much effort.
As she approached Yan Liang, a dark shadow flashed before her eyes. Xiao Mimi spun around, bypassing the shadow, and lunged at Yan Liang. Although she recognized the shadow as a short stick, Yan Liang unexpectedly twisted his wrist, turning the short stick into a long stick, striking her waist and arms mercilessly. Xiao Mimi felt a sharp pain and numbness in her waist and arms, instantly unable to move her hands. Then came another blow, and she was also struck in the leg. She fell to her knees in a sorry state, nearly falling face-first into the mud.
Xiao Mimi's palm strike was fast enough, but Yan Liang was even faster. Moreover, the black staff in Yan Liang's hand also surprised her.
Xiao Mimi, who was already famous in the martial arts world as "The Charlatan King Yama," had naturally heard of him. Now, upon hearing the name and seeing the mysterious staff, she realized that "The Charlatan King Yama" was none other than Feng Lai, who called himself "Yan Liang."
Yunyou was stunned the whole time. When he saw Xiao Mimi lose, he subconsciously took two steps forward, but Yan Liang's words stopped him in his tracks.
"I'm not one to show mercy to women, I hit you in self-defense." Yan Liang twirled the stick in his hand, then tucked the shortened stick into his sleeve, and looked at Xiao Mimi, who couldn't hide her astonishment, with a smile.
"Tell me, what was our relationship before?"
The gray-clad youth looked down at the question, thus confirming his identity.
—He is the wind.
Yunyou was completely bewildered, unable to figure out who this person was.
When he first heard Yan Liang's name, he did not associate him with "the charlatan Yama". Like Xiao Mimi, he recognized him by his weapon and skills.
But Feng Lai could never have such skill.
Xiao Mimi didn't answer. She even started to show a wronged and sad look in her eyes, as if she wanted to say something but held back. No man would have the heart to question her if he saw her like that. He might even comfort her gently and with heartache.
But Yan Liang is both a dog and ruthless enough.
Yi Yaoqing had dodged away when they made their move, but now she calmly turned back. Yan Liang smiled at her, then looked at Yun You and said quite naturally, "Come on, let's help you move her into the car."
"—Wandering in the Clouds".
After his name was called out, Yunyou looked at Yanliang with surprise and uncertainty. He was certain that he had not revealed any flaws at the time. Although he was not an expert in disguise, he was confident that he could not be seen through by ordinary people.
Yan Liang smiled and said, "I knew you were a man the first time I saw you, don't be surprised."
As he spoke, he ruthlessly and coldly struck Xiao Mimi's acupoint, who was trying to sneak up on him.
Yi Yaoqing watched from the side, thinking that Yan Liang seemed to have a good temper, but if he really turned cold, he could make people admit defeat.
Even Yan Liang felt a pang of pity for Xiao Mimi, a woman of such beauty and gentleness, but Yan Liang seemed oblivious to her presence, completely unresponsive.
Yunyou dared not step forward. He was both afraid of and loved Xiao Mimi, so he naturally dared not do something that could easily provoke hatred. Under Yan Liang's gaze, he shook his head.
Helpless, Yan Liang could only call Yi Yaoqing for help. Xiao Mimi almost gritted her teeth because of their actions—she had never experienced such humiliation before, and her hatred for Yan Liang grew even stronger.
After Yi Yaoqing and Yan Liang helped Xiao Mimi into the carriage, they stood by the horse and talked. Yi Yaoqing asked, "You found Xiao Mimi, and then what?"
Yan Liang said, "Ask me about things related to my background."
Yi Yaoqing nodded and said, "Then I'm leaving. Goodbye."
Yan Liang's eyes widened slightly: "Just leaving like that?"
Yi Yaoqing said strangely, "I would be stupid to continue walking with you. You have offended the Palace Master and Xiao Mimi. Do you think you can get away with it? I have already been merciful to let you go. After you learn about your background from Xiao Mimi, you should run away as soon as possible."
Yan Liang said regretfully, "I had originally planned to travel the world with you, galloping freely on horseback—"
Yi Yaoqing glared at him, and Yan Liang immediately changed his tune, saying, "The green hills remain unchanged, the green waters flow on forever, and we'll meet again someday."
Despite saying they were going to separate, Yi Yaoqing didn't leave immediately. She was actually quite interested in Yan Liang's background, so she got into Xiao Mimi's carriage and listened to Yan Liang question Xiao Mimi.
It was Yunyou's first time driving a carriage with three horses, and he was quite unaccustomed to it. So he could only try to control the direction while listening to the conversation inside the carriage. However, he could not do two things at once. After the carriage almost overturned into the ditch, he quickly regained his focus and stared at the road ahead, while also worrying about the changes in "Fenglai".
Inside the carriage, Yan Liang slumped lazily in the corner, staring at Xiao Mimi's strange posture. He had already made it clear that he had lost his memory and had been to Qingzhou. Now, he only wanted to know about his relationship with Xiao Mimi, so he asked, "Please tell me, Miss Xiao, how did my father and I meet you, and why did you kill me?"
Xiao Mimi said aggrievedly, "How could you be so heartless? I'm in so much pain. If you untie my acupoints, I'll tell you."
She had secretly tried to break through her acupoints, but for some reason she couldn't move or even circulate her qi. This acupoint technique was extremely strange, and Xiao Mimi had never seen it before. She could only beg him in a low voice.
Yan Lianglang's heart was as hard as iron; he simply said, "It is you who are in a difficult situation, not me."
No matter how tactfully and coyly Xiao Mimi pleaded, Yan Liang remained unmoved; Yi Yaoqing watched the spectacle from the sidelines, once again marveling at Yan Liang's strange quirks.
The boy was clearly smiling, but his words were firm and left no room for refusal.
Xiao Mimi gritted her teeth, looking at the handsome young man's face, and some unpleasant memories flooded her mind.
Back then, Feng Lai's father was just as unmoved.
No matter how much she pleaded and begged him not to leave, he coldly refused her.
"Our relationship was nothing but a fleeting affair; I never loved you, so why should I stay for you?"
The man led his young son away, leaving her with only a cold and resolute silhouette.
After Feng Lai's father sold his property and left Qingzhou with his son, he met Xiao Mimi and spent a wonderful time with her.
Until Xiao Mimi was noticed by a chivalrous swordsman from a righteous sect, who then became entangled with her.
In the struggle, Xiao Mimi accidentally killed the man, which attracted the pursuit of that sect. Feng Lai's father, who was afraid of death, abandoned Xiao Mimi in her difficult situation without hesitation and watched coldly as Xiao Mimi was humiliated.
Xiao Mimi used her good looks to seduce the disciple guarding her. The young man let her go and devoted himself to healing her injuries and teaching her kung fu.
But Xiao Mimi will no longer easily trust anyone.
She healed her wounds, killed the disciple, found out where Feng Lai's father was, and personally killed the cold-hearted man, sparing Feng Lai's life, just to vent her hatred.
Xiao Mimi killed Feng Lai simply because she was tired of his lifeless, zombie-like appearance. She killed him out of disgust; she had long since developed this habit.
Feng Lai's face was too similar to his father's, so Xiao Mimi ruined that face and buried the unbearable past in her heart.
However, Yan Liang appeared before her with a perfectly intact face, while she herself was in a miserable state.
"...I should grind you to dust, not leave your body in the wilderness."
Xiao Mimi said with a coquettish laugh, her words clearly cruel, yet her tone was as tender as a lover's whisper.
Yan Liang looked at her lazily: "I'm already sitting here, what's the point of your assumptions now?"
Yi Yaoqing watched as Xiao Mimi choked, silently admiring Yan Liang's skill in blocking people.
Author's Note: Okay—
The connection between Xiao Mimi and Feng Lai's father is also a personal interpretation, since Gu Long only mentioned a "past too painful to recall" without specifying what it was _(:з」∠)_
I tried my best to make the characters faithful to the original work.
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