Peaceful Jianghu - Chapter 78
“It’s unlikely to be because of me,” Xiao Dao said. “I’ve only known him for a few days. Even if he’s talking nonsense, I can still tell whether he’s sincere or not. There must be another reason.”
What's the reason?
Xiao Dao sat there thinking for a long time, then suddenly slammed his fist on the bed, "I know!"
"What?"
"Xue Beihai may have made some kind of deal with Xue Er, so that once he finds the Dragon Bone Five Diagrams, he can put an end to everything."
Xiaoyue listened with skepticism, "Xiaodao, why would you guess that?"
Xiao Dao frowned. "There's one thing missing from the way that Madam taught Xue Beihai, which Chonghua might not have heard."
"Which line?" Xiaoyue asked curiously. "By the way, Xiaodao, your mother taught you that too, didn't she?"
“My mother did say these things, but she didn’t teach me to harm people. She told me to be wary of bad people.” Xiao Dao lifted the blanket and put on his outer clothes. “To deal with someone like Xue Er, it’s useless to make him lose everything. You have to give him something first, and then let him know that he can never have it. Then he will be completely defeated.”
"What is it?" Xiaoyue asked, seeing that Xiaodao had finished dressing and seemed to be about to go out.
Xiao Dao walked to the door, glanced back at her, and replied, "I hope so."
Xiaoyue saw that Xiaodao looked serious under the moonlight, as if he was thinking about something.
"A knife."
Xiao Dao turned to look at Xiao Yue.
“Your mother is more capable than the First Madam,” Xiaoyue smiled. “You must have a way to deal with Xue Beihai.”
Xiao Dao smiled, didn't say much, and ran out the door into the distance.
...
In the room across the hall, Xue Beifan was asleep when he heard hurried footsteps at the door and opened his eyes. Three people lived in that room; Xue Beifan was on the bed in the center facing the door, with Chonghua and Hao Jinfeng's beds on either side. All three woke up, wondering who it could be in the middle of the night.
Just then, with a "bang," the door was kicked open.
The three men were startled and sat up. In the moonlight, they saw a woman in white standing there, exuding a murderous aura and a menacing presence.
Under the cover of darkness, no one recognized him at first glance. Hao Jinfeng shouted, "Who is it? Are you here to rob me or assault me?"
Chonghua and Xue Beifan looked at him with admiration.
At this moment, the clouds that had been blocking the moon drifted away, and everyone could see that it was Yan Xiaodao with a furrowed brow.
Hao Jinfeng asked in a low voice, "Hey, girl, what are you doing?"
Yan Xiaodao strode into the room and went to Xue Beifan's bedside.
Xue Beifan pulled the blanket over himself, "No way... are you really going to rape me? I'm not mentally prepared."
Xiao Dao reached out and grabbed his collar.
Chonghua gaped, exchanging bewildered glances with Hao Jinfeng. Did Yan Xiaodao have sleepwalking disorder?
Xue Beifan looked up at Xiao Dao, who was clutching his collar. Seeing the girl's unusually serious expression, he was amused and asked her helplessly, "What's wrong?"
Xiao Dao stared at him for a long time, then said, "I've dragged you into this, I'll take responsibility!"
Xue Beifan was completely baffled, and Chonghua and Hao Jinfeng were even more confused—what was going on that made such a big deal out of it?
"Go to sleep early, don't overthink things." Xue Beifan reached out and patted Xiao Dao's hand.
Xiao Dao squinted and moved closer to him. Xue Beifan opened his eyes wide and watched her approach little by little, and he was unconsciously lost in thought.
Suddenly, Xiao Dao spoke, enunciating each word clearly, "That bitch Xue Beihai."
Xue Beifan was taken aback and looked at Xiao Dao.
"I won't let him get away with this." With that, Xiao Dao poked Xue Beifan's chest. "We're going to take him down, let's see who laughs last! So you better pull yourself together and don't be so muddleheaded." After saying that, she pushed the dumbfounded Xue Beifan back down, covered him with the blanket, and turned to leave the room.
After Xiaodao closed the door, the room returned to silence.
It took Hao Jinfeng a while to come to his senses, and he asked Chonghua, "What's wrong?"
Chonghua laughed, looking up at Xue Beifan, who was covered by the blanket. "Sigh, they say heroes save beauties, but I never thought that even if I'm not a hero, a rogue will still have a beauty come to my rescue. Aren't you lucky?"
After a long while, a muffled sigh came from under the covers from Xue Beifan.
Chonghua lay down with a smile.
Hao Jinfeng stood there stunned for a moment, then asked Xue Beifan, "Does my sister have a crush on you?"
Xue Beifan did not move.
Chonghua raised a finger and shushed Hao Jinfeng.
Hao Jinfeng understood and instructed Xue Beifan, "My sworn sister is a rare and extraordinary woman. You must not betray her and must cherish her! Otherwise, I will not forgive you."
...
As night deepened, Xiao Dao finished speaking, the anger that had been weighing on her heart dissipated, and she began to feel sleepy. She lay down and had just dozed off for a while when suddenly, she heard a series of disordered piano sounds coming from the courtyard outside the door.
The music was extremely loud and noisy. This was hardly playing the zither; it was smashing it!
Xiao Dao woke up instantly, jumped up, and saw that Xiao Yue had indeed been woken up as well.
In the other room, Hao Jinfeng covered his ears and looked up at Chonghua, who looked helpless, and asked, "What happened to Xue Beifan?"