Shangguan Yi turned to look at her, making her feel a little uneasy.
Yu Zigui quickly said, "Ziyu, don't you think Mrs. Man looks familiar?"
In an instant, his handsome eyes came to life, like a breeze sweeping across spring mountains, startling a thousand miles of new green.
"They are exactly the same."
They exchanged a smile, and everything was understood without words.
Volume One, Chapter Five
The world of martial arts is a place of right and wrong, and people everywhere are bound to be troubled.
She didn't realize she was in trouble until a day later.
The carriage arrived at Hanxiang, at the foot of Changliu Mountain, a place only a few dozen miles from Jiangdu. It was already dusk, so the foreign merchant decided to stay there and go into the city early the next morning.
The rich are the bosses, and she has no objection.
"Wow, so many people!" As soon as we entered the inn, the little "tail" behind me exclaimed in surprise, "Sister, look, there are even big swords hanging there!"
Yes, yes, the banquet at Jade Sword Manor is probably not over yet, and some poor martial artists are waiting for the second round, and Tianlong Sect members are definitely among them.
Chirp chirp, chirp chirp.
Rumors and gossip swirled in the hall, but she remained calm and focused, her eyes only on the delicious dishes on the table.
"What a pity, just as one 'flower' was planted on the flying sword, ten more fell overnight."
"That's right. Last year, when the 'Eleven Beauties of Emei' appeared at the Dragon Slaying Conference, it was so drool-worthy that I wished I could move to Mount Emei."
"What's the use of saying this now! They're all dead!"
Although she sensed something was amiss, she remained unmoved, glancing at Shangguan Yi. His expression remained unchanged, his smile as gentle as a spring breeze, as he spoke with a Hu merchant. Seeing her looking over, he picked up a meatball and placed it in her bowl, his actions natural and flawless.
"I only hate the cruel west wind, which chased away my beautiful face. Beauty is fleeting, and life is short." A swordsman dressed as a scholar raised his cup and said sourly.
"Who cares about the east wind or the west wind? Rescuing Young Master Shangguan is the most important thing right now!"
"Yes, yes, beauties are like clothes, but gentlemen are like brothers. If the martial world were without gentlemen, then..."
The room full of burly men looked at each other, their eyes filled with pain.
"How did the martial arts world come to be?" the sour scholar sighed.
"Well said! Without Young Master Shangguan, the martial world wouldn't be the martial world at all!"
Without Shangguan Yi, how many people could eat meat and drink wine as heartily as they do now? That's what they're really afraid of.
Yu Zigui glanced at the large golden Buddha statue beside him with a smile.
"After all this talk, there's something I still don't understand," the burly man who had started the commotion said, puzzled.
"Brother, you go ahead."
"What does the death of the Emei girl have to do with Young Master Shangguan?" Zhenzhen humbly asked.
"You didn't know that?!"
"On the day of the wedding of Young Master Yujian and Beauty Liu, a woman named Yinmo took a fancy to Young Master Shangguan. She tried to seduce him in public, but when that failed, she kidnapped him while everyone was drunk. It was a dark and windy night, and the mountain monkeys howled. Poor Young Master Shangguan, a scholar, was drugged."
"Drug?"
"It is nothing but 'boundless pleasure and spring every night'!"
The name of a certain medicine was renowned far and wide. The inn fell silent for a moment; even the waiters slowed their pace. Everyone pricked up their ears, waiting for the story to begin.
"Just as the female demon was about to succeed, several streaks of light appeared on the horizon, revealing the arrival of the Ten Beauties of Emei!" Using chopsticks as a wooden stick, she struck the stick with a loud sound. "Seeing her beloved's clothes disheveled, Ji Lan, the eldest disciple of Emei, felt her heart pounding like ants: 'Pure jade cannot be tarnished! Today we will act on behalf of Heaven!' In the blink of an eye, ten beautiful figures, like flowing clouds and flying snow, instantly attacked the female demon."
"The Emei Autumn Water Formation kills without leaving a trace. If it were an ordinary person, they would have run away at this time, but the female silver demon did not even look, only smiled wickedly: 'To die under the peony is to be a romantic ghost!' With a flip, she took a peach branch and chanted 'Ma ma ma mi hum,' which summoned two demon servants! Dark clouds covered the moon, sand and stones flew, and screams that shook the heavens were heard."
The slow, deliberate melody drew sighs from the crowd.
"It's a pity that the Ten Beauties of Emei studied and practiced diligently for many years, only to die in such an unclear way. Even more pitiful is Young Master Shangguan, who was as pure and beautiful as a god or Buddha, but now he is like a fallen petal, drifting in the wind."
So incredibly talented! The martial arts world is truly full of hidden talents and heroes!
Tears welled in her eyes as she looked at the tainted "white jade," nearly bursting with suppressed laughter. Shangguan Yi, far from being annoyed, was actually listening with great interest. Seeing her face flushed from holding back her laughter, he kindly offered her a cup of tea.
"Guess who this female silver demon is?" he whispered in his ear.
These words, mixed with warm breath, seeped into her skin with a tingling sensation, startling her so much that her hair stood on end.
Then the talented swordsman loudly proclaimed, "That's right! This woman who threw herself into someone's arms in public, then became lustful at night, wildly wielding peach branches to kill people, and then ruthlessly destroyed flowers afterward, is none other than Yu, the only female disciple of the Heavenly Dragon Sect!"
Thankfully, thanks to her virtue of keeping a low profile, her true identity was not exposed.
Just as they were feeling relieved, they heard the indignant heroes raise their arms and shout: "Down with the female silver demon! Capture Yu Moumou alive!"
The atmosphere was so lively, and the unity among the martial arts community was truly moving.
At that moment, Yu Zigui resolutely decided to follow the crowd: "Down with the female silver devil! Capture so-and-so alive!"
Her voice was earnest and unmistakably sincere. As for the pair of handsome eyes that were full of interest, she ignored them completely.
One must know how to be flexible; the Yu family excels at this.