Chapter 44 The Escape...
Chapter Forty-Four: Escape
After Ling Hao waited for Gongzi Mingyue to arrive at her side, she asked in a low voice, "Is there something wrong with that woman?" His gaze was full of inquiry.
Gongzi Mingyue lowered his head slightly and said, "I always feel that her appearance is somewhat similar to my master's wife's."
Ling Hao quickly did the math in her head: Gongzi Mingyue's master's wife was also Gongzi Yu's master's wife, and Gongzi Yu's master's wife was none other than Zhu Qiqi. She wanted to turn around and take a look, but she held back. "Are you sure?"
"Yes." Gongzi Mingyue nodded. "I remember what Master's wife looks like." Actually, he wasn't Shen Lang's disciple, because he only accepted his older brother, Gongzi Yu, as his disciple. But Master's wife made him call her Master's wife, saying that he and his brother were the same and there was no need to distinguish between them.
Young Master Mingyue didn't quite understand why his master and Uncle Wang's attitude towards him was somewhat complicated. He only knew that since they didn't like him, he didn't like them either, and he always avoided them. Only his master's wife was kind to him. She would include him in the things she prepared for his brother, and she would talk to him with a smile. She treated all the brothers the same.
However, in his master's wife's heart, their master was the most important person, which made the young Master Mingyue feel somewhat lost. He hoped that someone would value him highly, or at least consider him very important. But it didn't matter, now that he had met Ah Hao, she felt that he was very important.
Zhu Qiqi. Linghao was quite curious about her; she was said to be a stunning beauty. "Could she be a child of the Zhu family?" If she were from the Zhu family, it wasn't impossible for her to have a daughter who resembled her somewhat.
Most importantly, that girl was incredibly generous, very much like the wealthy Zhu family. Hmm? Wait a minute. This world has the Zhu family as its richest family, and also the Hua family. So who is truly the richest? Ling Hao thought for a moment, then remembered—the Hua family is the richest family in Jiangnan, so there's a difference?
However, there are so many rich people in this martial arts world, and everyone is very wealthy, easily possessing hundreds of taels of silver or gold. Ling Hao sighed inwardly.
Gongzi Mingyue recalled the information she knew, "The Zhu family does indeed have a daughter in this generation, who is said to be very favored because of her good looks." If the other party is indeed the daughter of the Zhu family, then she and her elder sister are related by blood.
The elder sister he mentioned, the one sitting in the imperial palace in the capital, has a family connection with the Zhu family.
"So, it really could be a child from the Zhu family." Ling Hao nodded. "Forget it, let's not meddle in other people's business. Let's go." She was only curious about Zhu Qiqi, not the other members of the Zhu family.
"Okay." As soon as she said that, Gongzi Mingyue's frantically racing mind suddenly stopped. He stayed close to her side, still clutching her sword tightly in his arms.
Seeing this, Ling Hao couldn't help but chuckle, and didn't ask him to return the sword to her immediately. She wasn't the kind of swordswoman who was inseparable from her sword; in fact, to her, anything could be a sword. It's just that a swordsman always needs a sword, otherwise it's not cool enough, and besides, this was a gift from her master when she was fifteen, so it was special to her, which is why she had always carried it with her.
Therefore, Linghao doesn't need to carry her sword all the time; it's perfectly fine for Gongzi Mingyue to hold it. Besides, if she wanted to, she could easily take the sword back. A powerful person has no need to worry about not being able to retrieve their weapon.
After these days, Linghao has gained a clear understanding of her own abilities, and she is very confident.
On the other side, Zhu Xi grinned maliciously at Xiao Shiyilang lying on the ground and waved her hand, "Take them away."
“Yes, Fifth Sister,” replied the six experts following behind her.
At the same time, Zhu Xi also gave a small tip to the other martial arts practitioners who had come to "help," even though they hadn't caught anyone. They had indeed worked hard. The Zhu family wasn't stingy; it was just some loose change, and as long as everyone was happy, that was all that mattered.
Sure enough, the martial arts figures happily left after receiving their reward. They knew Zhu Xi and her background. Putting aside the fact that the Zhu family was not someone they could mess with, even if Shen Lang had gone into seclusion, he would still show up if he clashed with the Zhu family.
Now they get paid for their hard work, and everything is going well for both sides—it couldn't be better.
Zhu Xi was the only daughter in the Zhu family's current generation. She was beautiful and intelligent, and was deeply loved by her family. The previous generation of the Zhu family even saw a resemblance to Zhu Qiqi in her, so they doted on her even more. Fearing that she would be bullied if she went out, they insisted on assigning six skilled fighters to accompany her.
What was unexpected was that Zhu Xi wasn't bullied, but her family heirloom was stolen. It was a jade pendant given to her by the Zhu family patriarch, which she always wore carefully, but Xiao Shiyilang stole it.
Of course, the family heirloom returned to Zhu Xi's side. Xiao Shiyilang sold it and used the money to help the poor. The jade pendant was so special that as soon as it entered the market, the Zhu family discovered it, bought it, and it ended up in Zhu Xi's possession.
Although the loss of silver for Zhu Xi and the Zhu family wasn't significant—only a few tens of thousands of taels—after all, their family heirloom was more about style and significance than being priceless in essence, its theft was still a loss of face, especially for Zhu Xi, who was a very proud person.
From then on, Zhu Xi harbored a deep hatred for Xiao Shiyilang and vowed to teach him a lesson. However, Xiao Shiyilang's whereabouts were a mystery, and he was incredibly fast. Often, just as she received a message, he had already moved to another location, making it impossible to catch him. As a result, she became even angrier.
This time, she never expected that she would actually use Ling Hao to capture that damned Xiao Shiyi Lang. "Hmph, if I don't shave his head and hang him on the city wall of Jinan, I'm not a Zhu!" Zhu Xi grinned maliciously.
The six experts behind her were darting around nervously.
Fifth Sister is angry.
It's okay, anyway, it's always just some pranks, nothing serious.
Xiao Shiyilang isn't a good person. He stole Fifth Sister's things. What's wrong with Fifth Sister disciplining him?
That's right, Fifth Sister is a sensible child.
Of course! Fifth Sister is so well-behaved.
That's true.
The six experts had always been supported by the Zhu family and had watched Zhu Xi grow up. They had a bit of an elder's mentality and were willing to go along with her antics.
Zhu Xi was willing to go through all that trouble, and her people were willing to go through all that trouble with her. But what no one expected was that Xiao Shiyilang was cunning after all. He actually took the opportunity to escape, taking his half-shaved head with him and Feng Siniang and running away.
Zhu Xi: "..."
Zhu Xi: "???"
Zhu Xi: "!!!"
Ugh, you damned Xiao Shiyi Lang, I will never forgive you!
A note from the author:
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Half a head of hair, inspired by agarwood, I wonder if anyone remembers it? When I was a kid, it was so funny!
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