Urbaner Blumentraum - Kapitel 83
Then Feng Xue Se finally learned the details of how the two were murdered.
"A year ago, Liu Yue and I fought in the capital while standing up for others, but neither side could gain the upper hand. On my way to Yueyang this time, I ran into him again, and we agreed to fight again at Jiaoya Islet. At that time, one of us was on the shore and the other on the boat, and we were using the sounds of the zither and flute to test our internal strength. Just at the critical moment, we discovered that a passerby had mistakenly entered and was injured by the music. We withdrew our strength too quickly and both suffered serious internal injuries. Later, Zhu Liu Yue disregarded his injuries, leaped ashore, said a few words to me, picked up the person who had been injured, and hurriedly left."
"My injuries were quite severe, making it difficult for me to travel. So I found a secluded place to recuperate and heal. But at the critical moment, someone suddenly appeared. This person's martial arts were truly unpredictable. I was injured and was subdued by him. And then... I ended up like this!"
After hearing Yan Shenhan's words, west Yeyan said, "No wonder you were injured like this. It turns out you fought Zhu Liuyue to the death!"
Yan Shenhan said with shame, "I feel really bad for implicating Brother Yan."
Nishino En smiled wryly: "There's nothing to feel bad about! I was just careless and almost got killed! We're both embarrassed, so neither of us should blame the other."
Feng Xuese asked, "Shen Han, do you have any clues about that man in black?"
Yan Shenhan pondered for a moment and shook his head: "No, I have never seen this person before. His weapon is a flute, and his martial arts are strange and difficult to identify, as it is hard to tell what school he belongs to."
Nishino En suddenly said, "I know who this person is!"
"Who?" Feng Xuese and Yan Shenhan asked in unison.
"Xue Se, do you still remember the man in black who was chased away by everyone when Brother Jianwu hosted a banquet at his waterside pavilion?"
Feng Xuese nodded: "It's him?"
“It was him!” Nishino En said with certainty. “He was the one who ambushed me! Although he changed his weapon, I had fought with him before, so I recognized him as soon as he made a move!”
Feng Xuese nodded silently.
west Yeyan then asked, "Old Yan, you said Zhu Liuyue was also seriously injured?"
“Hmm,” Yan Shenhan said, “His skill is about the same as mine. I’m badly injured, and he probably isn’t much better off.”
west Yeyan pondered for a moment and said, "Zhu Liuyue's injury is perhaps more serious than you imagine."
Yan Shenhan frowned: "Oh?"
"Tell me first, wasn't the unfortunate passerby that Zhu Liuyue carried away a little girl with round eyes and chubby cheeks, and accompanied by a big fat pig?"
"I didn't get a good look at her face, but she definitely had a big pig with her," Yan Shenhan asked. "Who is she?"
"She is Yukiiro's newly adopted younger sister. You've probably heard of her; she's the girl who's been hanging out with Yukiiro lately."
Yan Shenhan let out an apologetic "Ah," and looked at Feng Xuese with a hint of regret: "I'm sorry, I hurt her!"
Feng Xuese gave a bitter smile: "It's not your fault, it's just that the child was unlucky!"
Li grew increasingly worried. It turned out that Huihui had been taken away by Zhu Liuyue. Was her injury... serious?
Knowing what he was thinking, Xi Yeyan didn't dare to describe Zhu Huihui's injuries and changed the subject, saying, "I said Zhu Liuyue's injuries weren't serious based on the footprints he left next to Huahua—that is, Zhu Huihui's big pig!" He briefly described the scene he saw at the time.
Feng Xuese and Yan Shenhan both fell silent, and couldn't help but ask themselves: If I were seriously injured, would I still be able to use such superb lightness skills?
The answer is: yes, but perhaps not with such ease.
Could it be that Zhu Liuyue's martial arts skills are actually this high?
Yan Shenhan pondered for a moment and said, "Perhaps, it's not Liu Yue."
Nishino En paused for a moment, thought about it carefully, and said, "That's right, maybe it's not him."
Besides Liu Yue, Yan Shenhan, Zhu Huihui who escaped, Qin Ersong San who was secretly following her, there should also have been that man in black present at the scene!
The black-clad man who assassinated him and Yan Shenhan was indeed unfathomably skilled in martial arts, capable of killing Qin Er and Song San silently!
But if that mark was left by the man in black, why would it be left near Hua Hua?
Could it be that he's stalking Liu Yuehao Huihui?
Nishino En became worried.
Feng Xuese remained silent.
He was thinking about the small wound on the throat of all the nuns killed at Luomei Nunnery. This method was so similar to breaking Yan Shenhan's bones.
Who exactly is this man in black?
In the misty rain, the flute's melody came and went, stirring a deep sense of melancholy in the listener.
Feng Xuese pondered quietly. Many things, even though more than a month had passed, still remained unanswered.
In the distance, the sound of light footsteps could be heard.
Feng Xuese turned her head slightly with a smile and called out, "Miss Mu!"
The arrival was at dawn and dusk.
He wore a light purple silk robe, held a light purple bamboo umbrella painted with ink wash in one hand, and carried a small bamboo basket with a few flowers on it in the other.
This beautiful woman, with porcelain-like skin and a gentle, charming demeanor, was like a purple iris blooming in the rain, soft and alluring.
Chen Muwan smiled and said, "Young Master Feng, Shuying said you went out for a walk early this morning and haven't taken your medicine yet, so I specially brought it to you." Shuying and Qindiao were her two maids.
Feng Xue smiled faintly: "I forgot about it as soon as I came out, and before I knew it, so much time had passed. Thank you for your help, Miss!"
Chen Muwan took out a jade bowl of emerald green from the bamboo basket, lifted the lid, and inside the bowl were two pills the size of longans. She placed the pills into Feng Xuese's hand, and then took out an antique-style purple clay teapot from the basket, touched its temperature, and placed it in his other hand.
She said softly, "Young Master Feng, although Muwan's medicine cannot cure the root cause, it is quite effective in nourishing the liver and kidneys, replenishing blood and improving eyesight. However, it is best to take it according to the dosage."
Feng Xuese put the medicine in her mouth, swallowed it with water, and then said sincerely, "Thank you, Miss Mu. But these things can be done by others. Miss is frail, and you are working so hard. How can I, Feng, dare to accept such a task!"