Meister der Mehrdeutigkeit

Kapitel 4

At this moment, Yin Xiao deflected the two men's attacks, took a few steps back, and raised his hand.

"Snow-quenched Silver Light!" Xiao Xiao recognized the hidden weapon in his hand at a glance and shouted.

Several tiny silver needles shot out, but everyone was on guard because of Xiao Xiao's shout and dodged in time without being injured.

Silver Owl glanced at Xiao Xiao, then leaped up and passed through the hole in the roof.

Xiao Xiao felt her hands and feet go cold from that one look. Complete killing intent, even a smiling killing intent. She'd spoken too quickly! Xiao Xiao lightly slapped herself a few times. Seeing something she recognized, she'd shout out its name. This was a truly deadly bad habit. It was like that with the Mandarin Duck Arrow Box just now, and it was like that with the Snow-Refined Silver Light now… Would it kill her to just silently recite it?! Her master always said: Silence is golden. Why couldn't she remember that?!

"Damn it! The caravan!" Li Zhenghai shouted as he watched Yin Xiao leave, and immediately followed.

The group of bodyguards immediately turned around and went downstairs to escort the goods.

The young master of the Lian family picked up the arrow box and was about to follow, but then he remembered something and turned to look at Xiao Xiao.

"Young lady, are you alright?"

Xiao Xiao, still feeling sorrowful, nodded with tears in her eyes.

The young master of the Lian family didn't ask any further questions. He used his lightness skill to jump out through the hole in the roof.

She wiped away her tears and carefully got up. As soon as she reached the hole in the roof, she heard a cacophony of voices mixed with the clanging of weapons, which was quite frightening.

Speaking of which, she was shouting and yelling just now, disturbing everyone in the inn. Could it be because of that that the caravan was left unattended? Heavens... if that's the case, if the caravan is lost, Shi Le'er will definitely not let her off the hook. Xiao Xiao couldn't help but shudder.

"I might as well run now!" Xiao Xiao made up her mind and took off running. Just as she crossed the corridor, she saw a large group of people gathered together, heading towards the backyard. Among them, of course, was Shi Le'er. Xiao Xiao was startled and shrank back around the corner.

This road is blocked. Xiao Xiao frowned, thought for a moment, and then rushed back into the room, climbing out through the hole in the roof.

Once on the roof, just as Xiaoxiao was about to slip away, she saw the young master of the Lian family standing by the eaves. Then, she was dumbfounded.

She had always thought that such scenes only existed in picture books. A handsome man stood with his bow drawn, arrow nocked, ready to be released. The red bow, silver arrow, and blue robes, bathed in the hazy moonlight, gave the man before her an indescribable air of holiness. However, what truly struck Xiao Xiao was his gaze. A single, unwavering focus, as if everything was concentrated on the bow and arrow in his hands, all emotions frozen, awaiting the moment the arrow left the bowstring.

At this moment, the noise in the courtyard downstairs completely stopped, and the surroundings were completely silent.

"Young Master Lian, today's matter is a personal grudge. Why do you have to interfere?" Yin Xiao looked up at the man on the roof and said loudly.

“Silver Owl, you have committed numerous evils and everyone has the right to kill you. My Lian family, the Divine Arrow family, will naturally not sit idly by and watch you continue your evil deeds!” said the young master of the Lian family.

"Very well. What a hypocritical statement." Silver Owl laughed. "Unfortunately, no matter how fast your arrow is, it can't outrun my Snow-Refined Silver Light."

“You are welcome to try,” the young master of the Lian family replied calmly.

Yin Xiao laughed, "Young Master Lian, do you know the biggest difference between us?" He waved his hand suddenly, and several streaks of silver light immediately struck the crowd of onlookers.

A commotion broke out in the crowd.

The young master of the Lian family immediately changed his target. The arrow left the bowstring as fast as lightning and firmly fixed the silver light.

However, the arrow only struck down a piece of silver.

The next instant, Silver Owl struck again, and silver light reappeared.

The arrow had already left the bowstring; there was no time to retrieve it and draw the bow again. At that moment, Li Zhenghai leaped forward and swung his sword, blocking the silver light.

Taking advantage of the lull, Yin Xiao leaped up, broke through the encirclement, and landed on the roof. He landed gracefully in front of the Lian family's young master and said with a smile, "Young Master Lian, the martial world is not a place for you to play."

Anger flashed in the eyes of the young master of the Lian family.

Silver Owl laughed and leaped away.

Even the bystanders were on tenterhooks. If Yin Xiao really wanted to make a move, that young master of the Lian family would surely be dead. Their biggest difference lay in their fear of harming innocent people. Indeed, the good always loses to the bad.

She looked up at the man in front of her. He was still looking in the direction Yin Xiao had left. After a long while, he sighed softly.

Xiao Xiao then remembered that her purpose was to sneak away, but she had been lying there for quite a while. She looked at the sky helplessly, and then quickly crawled away.

"Young lady!" the young master of the Lian family suddenly called out.

Xiao Xiao felt upset when she heard someone call her that. It probably wasn't anything good! Ignoring it, she didn't even turn her head and continued climbing.

However, she suddenly slipped and fell onto the street, along with the roof tiles.

"--careful!"

Only then did she hear the second half of the word "girl." Little Xiao was on the verge of tears; such an important word, why didn't she say it sooner?!

Suddenly, someone leaped up and caught her.

She looked up slightly and saw a handsome face with a hint of childishness. The person who caught her was only a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy, who seemed quite relaxed.

"Girl, are you alright?" the young man asked as he landed safely.

She nodded stiffly.

At this moment, Shi Le'er walked out of the inn, her hands behind her back, looking arrogant and domineering.

She glanced at Xiaoxiao and the boy, and said, "Xiao Jiang, why are you so late?"

The boy put Xiaoxiao down, a hint of fear in his expression. "Uh... I ran into some trouble on the way."

Shi Le'er squinted and stopped asking questions.

Xiao Xiao couldn't understand their conversation, but seeing the young man's obsequious manner towards Shi Le'er, she felt a little strange. This little girl was not only rich and cunning, but she also seemed quite powerful? Heavens above…

She sighed and looked around at the growing crowd. Then, she was completely shocked by the people behind her.

That was a caravan. Five caravans, a dozen or so guards, and the flag on the caravans still read "Xingfeng".

Two escort teams? Judging from Shi Le'er's tone just now, it seems they were waiting for this caravan. Could it be the same caravan? The original four caravans were already hard to distinguish as real, and now another caravan has been added... This matter is very complicated.

Li Zhenghai also came out of the inn, and a smile immediately appeared on his face when he saw the young man. "Young Master Yue, you've worked hard." He clasped his hands in greeting.

The young man clasped his hands in return, saying, "Senior, you're too kind."

"Young Master Yue, let's go inside and talk," Li Zhenghai said, stepping aside to let him in.

The young man nodded slightly, gave a few instructions to the escort team, and went inside.

Xiao Xiao stood outside the door, puzzled. Li Zhenghai called that boy "Young Hero"? And that boy didn't dare to speak loudly to Shi Le'er? Shi Le'er called Li Zhenghai "Uncle"? ...Could it be that, just as she guessed, this Shi Le'er really has a powerful background?

Heavens above! All she wanted was to make a living! Why was fate so cruel as to let her run into Shi Le'er? So far, she failed to rob anyone, didn't get a big meal, failed to sneak away, and just now she even provoked a "Silver Owl"... This is too tragic! At this rate, she'll be meeting her master soon.

"Master..." Xiao Xiao looked up at the sky with tears in her eyes.

"Little sister, come in quickly~" Shi Le'er's voice suddenly rang out.

Xiao Xiao suddenly came to her senses and saw Shi Le'er still standing at the door, one hand cupping her cheek, smiling innocently.

A chill ran through the little body from head to toe.

Seeing her frozen in place, Shi Le'er walked over and took her hand. "Come inside, you'll catch a cold standing outside." Shi Le'er then lowered her voice and said, "I want to ask you properly, sister, how did you get onto the roof..."

Xiao Xiao froze completely, and Ren Shile pulled her into the inn.

Xiao Xiao, tears welling in her eyes, turned to look at the sky. Compared to Shi Le'er, what was Yin Xiao?

A favor

After everyone entered the room, the inn immediately became lively.

The waiter ran to wake the cook, who then prepared hot dishes and warmed several pots of wine. After all the commotion, everyone was wide awake and chatting animatedly.

Li Zhenghai patted the "Young Hero Yue" on the shoulder, laughing loudly, saying nothing more than: "Young hero, your future is limitless." After a few words, he looked at Xiao Xiao.

Xiao was startled and instinctively took a few steps back. At this moment, Li Zhenghai cupped his hands and said, "I am extremely grateful for your help twice, young lady."

Xiao Xiao blinked, looking at him blankly. "If it weren't for the young lady's warning, that Silver Owl might have already succeeded tonight..." Li Zhenghai said seriously.

Xiao Xiao was taken aback. Could it be that pig-like screaming from the rooftop? Was it a warning?

"...That snow-white silver light was also recognized by the young lady at a glance..." Li Zhenghai continued seriously.

Tears welled in her eyes. It was a mistake; she still regrets it to this day…

"I admire the young lady's chivalrous act!" Li Zhenghai concluded solemnly.

Xiao Xiao stiffly clasped her hands in return. Behind Li Zhenghai, Shi Le'er wore an inscrutable smile that sent chills down Xiao Xiao's spine.

"Come, Miss Zuo, let me toast you!" Li Zhenghai picked up the bowl on the table and placed it in front of Xiao Xiao.

As soon as Li Zhenghai finished speaking, the people around him started to jeer.

Xiao Xiao could drink, but judging from the scene, she was afraid she wouldn't escape unscathed. Looking at the overflowing bowls of wine, she felt a chill run down her spine.

Suddenly, the surroundings fell silent.

She glanced up and saw the young master of the Lian family slowly descending the stairs. His dark blue cloth robe was dusty and looked somewhat worn. Upon seeing the people in the hall, he merely nodded slightly, then silently walked through the crowd to the waiter.

The waiter bowed repeatedly with an apologetic expression, "Young master, I'm so sorry. We'll get you a different room right away."

"It's alright. Waiter, could you please boil another kettle of water and bring it up?" he said, his voice humble.

The waiter nodded immediately, "Right away, right away."

The young master of the Lian family nodded, silently turned around, and prepared to go upstairs.

Looking at the scene, Xiao Xiao couldn't help but sigh. The martial world is the martial world; even with the Divine Arrow Lian family offering assistance, few were willing to cooperate due to their ties to the imperial court. Her master often jokingly remarked: "Even if they're lackeys, there's no need to be so secretive, is there? We're not rabbits."

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but laugh. But halfway through her laugh, she suddenly remembered something very important. Forget about the lackeys and henchmen, she still owed this young master Lian a favor. If he hadn't intervened, this little rabbit of hers would have been ground to dust by "Silver Owl" long ago.

My master once said: You can owe anything, but you can't owe favors. Otherwise, you'll never be able to repay them in your lifetime.

Xiao Xiao immediately reached out and pushed away Li Zhenghai's wine bowl, smiling obsequiously, "Great hero, please wait for me a moment."

She pushed through the crowd and called out, "Hero Lian!"

The young master of the Lian family turned around and looked at her with some surprise.

Xiao Xiao's face was filled with gratitude, her eyes shining. In an incredibly excited voice, she said, "Thank you so much, hero, for saving my life! I can never repay your kindness! I am willing to offer myself..."

She almost blurted it out because she was speaking so smoothly. She stopped herself abruptly, looking awkwardly at the young master of the Lian family.

His expression showed even more surprise.

"This humble woman is willing to remember the great hero's kindness for the rest of her life!" Xiao Xiao said earnestly.

He paused for a moment, then smiled. "No need."

Xiao Xiao thought for a moment and said, "May I ask your honorable name, great hero?"

He smiled slightly and replied, "Lian Zhao."

“Oh! I will remember it forever!” Xiao Xiao replied.