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Kapitel 86

"Master Ye is too kind. My mother is naturally a woman." The scholar smiled innocently, and as the roof beam snapped, he turned and leaped to the side of the unconscious Tao Jinjin, holding Fan Qingbo in his arms. He placed two fingers on her neck and said, "I apologize for the intrusion."

"I thought the Silver Pen Scholar was a gentleman, yet he would also kidnap a woman." Night Owl stopped and said coldly.

"No, no. I only hope that you will stop. Of course, I will not actually do anything to harm this young lady."

Night Owl was stunned. Upon hearing this, the onlookers, who were on the verge of death, finally fainted completely. Fan Qingbo, in the scholar's arms, sighed as if it were commonplace: "Is this how you hold people hostage? Once you've revealed your trump card, what leverage do you have to negotiate with anyone?"

"Huh? Is that so? But I've succeeded before." The scholar looked puzzled.

"Because many people in this world judge others by their own petty standards." Night Owl looked at the scholar, whose face was frank, sincere, and genuine, his expression shifting unpredictably. Finally, he let out a somewhat helpless sigh and turned to Fan Qingbo, saying, "Is your man always like this?"

Fan Qingbo raised her hand to guarantee, "He's definitely naturally naive, not artificially created!" Even if there's a suspicion of dual personality, it can't be said now. She could see that Night Owl was almost worn down by the scholar's eccentric words and actions, so she pressed on while the iron was hot, "The things in his head are quite different from those of us humans. Arguing with him will only make you depressed to death."

“My wife, it sounds like you’re talking badly about your husband…” a weak voice protested from the side.

“Stay on the side.” She replied without turning her head, then continued to Night Owl, “Please excuse me. If he says he’s forgotten, he really means it. He doesn’t think you’re a woman on purpose to tease you; he truly thinks so. Of course I know you’re not, and I know what you mean. I kept interrupting him, but… I didn’t want him to know.”

Night Owl raised an eyebrow. "You want him to continue being this stupid?"

"My wife, it seems she's also talking badly about me..." The barely perceptible voice protested again.

"Don't interrupt." Fan Qingbo slapped him with her hand, still not turning her head, and wrinkled her nose at Ye Xiao. "My scholar isn't stupid, this is called cute! Never mind, you don't understand. Anyway, like the leader, I'm not a magnanimous person. It's best if the scholar forgets, but if he can't forget, then it's better for him to misunderstand that the person is you than for him to remember that it's a beautiful and charming woman like Tao Jinjin."

The owl seemed lost in thought until it heard the last sentence, then suddenly stroked its sideburns and smiled smugly, "My Jinjin is indeed incomparably beautiful." Then, its smile turned into a gritted-teeth expression, "She's just too beautiful."

Based on these two sentences alone, coupled with the expression that instantly transformed from a demon to a mortal, even without knowing the specific entanglement between the cult leader and Tao Jinjin, one fact can be confirmed: he is madly in love with her.

"My wife is prettier than her!" Knowing he was not very noticeable, he deliberately raised his voice three times.

The result was two pairs of angry eyes.

Night Owl: My Jinjin is not as good as your wife? You bookworm, are you blind?!

Fan Qingbo: Would it kill you to keep your mouth shut? I was about to achieve diplomatic success!

The scholar was oblivious to the owl's gaze, but he vaguely sensed his wife's anger. He shrank his shoulders, opened his large, bright eyes, and pursed his lips tightly to keep quiet. But after a while, he couldn't help but mutter, "That's true." Then, embarrassed, he blushed.

Fan Qingbo was both amused and exasperated.

Night Owl glanced at the blushing scholar, thinking how foolish he was. Then he looked at Fan Qingbo, who was embarrassed, helpless, yet sweetly pleased, and thought, "She was such a clever girl, and now she and her man have become a pair of idiots. If he really fought them, wouldn't they all become a bunch of idiots?"

Thinking this to himself, he said aloud, "No, we really have to fight."

As he spoke, he made a move to attack Fan Qingbo, but the scholar quickly reached back to protect him, and he seized the opportunity to snatch Tao Jinjin away. All the actions were completed in an instant, and the next moment, he had disappeared out the window, leaving only a single sentence behind.

"I will come back to find you!"

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Fan Qingbo breathed a sigh of relief, slumped down, and fell into the scholar's arms. "Please don't come again."

Before the words were finished, a loud bang was heard, and the window, which was already on the verge of collapse after all the commotion, completely collapsed and shattered, scattering wood chips everywhere, and an unidentified object rolled in from outside the window.

"No way! They're back so soon!" Fan Qingbo, who had been led away from the danger zone by the scholar, exclaimed.

But upon hearing her voice, the unidentified object suddenly leaped up from the ground and pounced straight at her.

The turn of events was so sudden that it gave almost no time to react. However, the scholar was no pushover; even without his silver pen, he could still injure someone with a single leaf. In his panic, Fan Qingbo simultaneously pulled all the chains of the silver bracelet, and instantly, a thousand needles shot out!

55. The Finale

Without a doubt, this was a chaotic martial arts tournament. Not only chaotic, but unprecedentedly chaotic.

Setting the location at the bustling capital city of the emperor was a major disaster, and from then on, chaos ensued at every turn.

The previous champion, the Golden Painter, was too busy pursuing his true love to attend the martial arts tournament. The second-ranked Silver Scholar claimed to have crippled his martial arts and wishfully withdrew from the martial arts world. The only normal one among the three masters, the Amazing Swordsman, was the most outrageous this time. It is said that he was still in the mountains coaxing Nan Xiaoguai, the daughter of the Holy Hand, who kept clamoring to elope with him. He might not even be able to make it over after the martial arts tournament ends.

But all of this pales in comparison to the chaos caused by Tao Jinjin's trial.

When Xie Dongfeng arrived at Xiaoyao Teahouse, the place was a mess and eerily silent. He couldn't help but kick the person next to him, "It's all your fault! You spouted nonsense about resigning and returning home, causing me to be invited for tea by His Majesty. Now the show's over!"

Gongye Bai's white long gown was stained with dust from the soles of his shoes, but he didn't seem to care at all, only smiling warmly at him. Xie Dongfeng felt uncomfortable under his gaze, his eyes involuntarily darting away, looking away, still muttering, "What a nuisance! What does his resignation have to do with me? It's so ridiculous..."

The two climbed the steps to the second floor and saw a pile of "corpses" on the ground. For a moment, they couldn't find a place to put their feet.

In such an environment, someone sat with unparalleled elegance, brewing tea with fluid, graceful movements. With the gurgling of water, the aroma of tea gently wafted through the air.

Gongye Baifu, taking advantage of the east wind, flew over the "corpses" scattered on the ground to the man's table, sat down, and without asking, took a cup of fragrant tea and drank it. "The tea brewed by the number one young master of the martial arts world is indeed extraordinary."

The Leisurely Teahouse is one of the Shadow Pavilion's communication hubs. Recently, the Shadow Master left a letter and absconded, forcing Gongye Bai to take over as acting Shadow Master. With such a disturbance occurring in the teahouse, the Shadow Guards naturally retreated to avoid being caught in the crossfire, and they immediately relayed the news to him.

"To receive such praise from the most beautiful woman in the capital is my great fortune," Li Chengxi said with a slight smile.

Gongye Bai laughed too. He knew it! How could mere Gu poison possibly subdue that fox Li Chengxi? Look at him now, perfectly fine, still with that noble young master look that makes you want to punch him no matter what.

Xie Dongfeng looked left, then right. Two men, both smiling with the same elegance, the same beauty, and the same infuriating charm, made him involuntarily shrink his shoulders further and further, retreating into a corner. Damn it, these two men are so unchastely good-looking! God, if you have time, open your eyes and strike them down with lightning to ruin their faces!

"Is it really alright with things in such a mess?" Gongye Bai glanced meaningfully around.

“Great chaos leads to great order,” Li Chengxi said. “Isn’t this the cycle that has repeated itself generation after generation in my dynasty?”

Gongye Bai nodded. A major event was about to occur in the court, leaving no time to look south. These martial arts figures, who often had far too much energy, could have a "cult" as their target, enough to keep them entertained for decades, saving the court a lot of trouble.

Tail… Xie Dongfeng rubbed his small eyes. For a moment, he clearly saw fox tails wagging behind these two people! Shivering, he finally remembered the purpose of his visit. Ignoring the chill, he asked, “Has my boss been here before?”