Since Marshal Yue has already entrusted the item to us, why should we try to seize it? Marshal Yue is currently under house arrest in his residence; ultimately, the fate of that item depends on his decision.
Yi Yun said, "Marshal Yue is currently under house arrest in his mansion and cannot send out any messages. However, the rumors are spreading like wildfire in the martial arts world. Many people want to find what Marshal Yue gave to Zhang Junbao, and Qin Hui will also take advantage of the chaos."
"You're not going there to steal it, but to investigate and see if it's actually in the Zhang family's possession. Make sure it doesn't fall into the hands of someone with ill intentions. Be careful on your journey, understand?"
Hearing Yi Yun say this, Li Ling had no choice but to agree: "Alright, grandson understands!"
Although he verbally agreed to Yi Yun's request, Li Ling knew that this trip would inevitably be fruitless, because according to the plot, Zhang Junbao would probably snatch away the concubine 'Ming Daohong' that his father wanted to marry and leave.
Therefore, after leaving the manor, Li Ling did not rush on his way. Instead, he focused on practicing martial arts along the way. After leisurely arriving at the Zhang family, he did not inquire about anything casually. He waited until many martial arts practitioners gathered at Zhang Tao's residence, wanting Zhang Tao to hand over Zhang Junbao.
The brothers Zhang Tao and Zhang Qiqiao were both highly skilled martial artists with great reputations in the martial arts world. Zhang Tao's skill was slightly superior to Zhang Qiqiao's, and his Lion's Roar skill was also rarely matched.
Many of those who came to cause trouble were taught a lesson by Zhang Tao and left after receiving Zhang Junbao's 'portrait'.
After seeing this result, Li Ling felt he had fulfilled Yi Yun's request. After that, he did not go looking for Zhang Junbao, but went directly to Zhenwei Escort Agency to visit him.
His marriage to Ling Xueyan had been arranged, but they hadn't met yet. With the wedding date fast approaching, Li Ling wanted to meet Ling Xueyan first.
After all, Li Ling was unwilling to have an arranged marriage like this, and thought it would be good to get to know Ling Xueyan before the wedding and cultivate some feelings for her.
On this day, Li Ling rode his horse towards the Zhenwei Escort Agency. He slowly passed through a small town, where pomegranate trees lined both sides of the street, creating a rather serene environment.
On horseback, Li Ling held a yellow gourd in his hand, which contained apricot blossom wine that he had just bought.
Just as he was holding the gourd and tilting his head back to drink,
"Whoosh!"
A red figure flashed across the rooftops along the street, moving with ghostly speed. An ordinary person would have thought they were seeing things. But Li Ling's eyesight was extremely sharp, and he realized that someone had used superb lightness skills to leap across the rooftops.
In that fleeting glimpse, he didn't get a clear look at the person's face, but he vaguely felt that the figure was somewhat familiar. After frowning and thinking for a while, he finally remembered the person's identity based on the way the other person moved.
She is none other than Hongniang, one of the Four Demons of the Western Regions.
Moreover, the other party was carrying a woman on his back as he swept across the rooftop.
Recalling the matchmaker's behavior in the original story, he vaguely guessed what the other party was doing. His eyes narrowed, and a cold glint flashed across them.
This matchmaker is an extremely twisted person. She can't stand women who are prettier than herself. If she finds such a woman, she will kidnap her and have several men gang rape and defile her.
She derives a kind of perverse pleasure from it.
Li Ling had met Hong Niang during the martial arts tournament, but she escaped. Unexpectedly, they met again in this unfamiliar town. It can be said that this tribulation was destined to be hers.
This time, Li Ling will not give the other party a chance to escape.
"drive!"
Li Ling kicked the horse's belly, and the fine Ferghana steed beneath him sped up, following the direction in which Hongniang had disappeared.
...
"call!"
A strong wind whistled past my ears.
The matchmaker carried an unconscious girl on her back, darting across the rooftops like the wind, and made her way out of the town, into a grove of trees, and to a dilapidated thatched hut that had been abandoned for many years.
One of the earthen walls of the thatched hut had collapsed, and the thatched roof had a large hole in it. It could neither shelter from the wind nor keep out the rain, and it looked extremely dilapidated and desolate.
Four sleazy-looking men were standing inside the room, whispering among themselves and occasionally letting out a lewd laugh.
The matchmaker walked straight into the dilapidated house, put the woman on her back on the ground, and then pointed a finger at her body to release her sleeping pressure point.
Then she smiled at the four lewd men and said, "Now it's your turn to do things your way."
The four lewd men looked at the woman slowly waking up on the ground and found that she was a rare beauty. They thanked the matchmaker repeatedly, saying, "Don't worry, we will definitely make this young lady feel like she's in heaven."
The matchmaker gave a cold smile, nodded, turned and walked out of the house, slamming the two dilapidated wooden doors, weathered by wind and rain, shut behind her.
After leaving the thatched hut, Hongniang sat down on the grass against the earthen wall, took out a pot of wine she had prepared, and enjoyed witnessing the beautiful moment when the flowers were destroyed.
A woman's panicked screams rang out from inside the house: "Where am I? Who are you? Don't come any closer!"
The four men lewdly said, "Little lady, don't run away."
"Haha, grandpa will make you have some fun."
The woman dodged in panic, screaming as she grabbed whatever was around her and threw it at them: "Get away! Don't come any closer!"
But now her whole body was sore and weak, and she couldn't throw anything with any force.
Hearing the terrified screams of the women inside, the matchmaker's face broke into a gleeful smile. She picked up the wine jug, took a large gulp, and muttered to herself, "Hehehe, you pretty women are all filthy, hahaha..."
After laughing for a while, he raised the wine jug again, poured all the wine into his mouth, and drank the spicy liquor in big gulps, his eyes flashing with jealousy and pleasure.
"Da da! Da da!"
Suddenly, a series of loud hoofbeats approached from afar, and a magnificent white horse galloped towards the dilapidated thatched hut like an arrow.
"Yi Jifeng!"
When Hongniang saw Li Ling on horseback, her expression changed drastically. She suddenly stood up and hurled the wine pot in her hand, imbued with internal force, at Li Ling.
"Phew~"
She poured all her inner strength into this attack, and the wine gourd spun and shot out, whistling as it hurtled towards Li Ling.