The sky over the rivers and lakes is very clear

Chapter 219

Her clothes were made of rough fabric, faded from washing, and patched in places. Her hair was very black and long, simply gathered together with a coarse cloth ribbon, with a small tuft of purple hair pressed down at her temple. Upon closer inspection, the fine downy hairs fluttered slightly, revealing it to be a tiny purple feather.

She walked in peacefully, quietly, and calmly from outside the dilapidated palace gate. Her clothes fluttered gently and beautifully, yet when she raised her eyebrows slightly, she was fierce and cold.

Looking at her, Zhu Huihui felt her vision suddenly brighten, but her heart inexplicably calmed down.

She is a woman who is both gentle and strong-willed, a complex contradiction.

What a beautiful woman!

So beautiful that even the deep scar that ran from her left eyebrow across her high nose bridge, across her delicate cheek, and down to her pointed right chin looked incredibly cold and aloof!

Behind the woman followed a strange animal, which seemed to have been split in half, with two and a half legs, one eye, one ear, and half a tail. Its black body was covered with scars of all sizes.

Zhu Huihui stared at it for a long time but still couldn't tell whether it was a wolf or a dog.

Anyway, it was just a disabled, black-furred thing covered in scars. Oh well, let's just consider it a dog!

This woman and her dog are the complete opposite of herself and Huahua.

She's beautiful but her dog is ugly, while ours is ugly but the pig is beautiful—her Zhu Huahua is a handsome pig wherever she goes, and she's never failed to seduce other people's little pig girls!

The woman walked to the fire and asked softly, her voice slightly hoarse, "May I sit here?"

"Please, don't be shy, have a seat!"

Zhu Huihui took a liking to the woman and immediately made room for her to sit down.

The woman nodded slightly and sat down on the ground. Even though she didn't twitch an eyebrow, Zhu Huihui felt as if she had smiled at him, and he felt surprisingly flattered.

“Sister, your dog…this dog is very special!” Zhu Huihui struck up a conversation. She felt strange; usually, when she met a woman, no matter how old she was, her first thought was to take advantage of her, to scare her into screaming before she felt happy. But this woman with a scar on her face made her inexplicably admire her and want to get close to her.

The woman simply hummed in response, her gaze fixed outside the hall, and said, seemingly unrelated to the question, "It's about to rain."

"Yes, it's bound to rain heavily!"

Zhu Huihui wanted to say a few more words to her, but the woman stopped answering. She just stared at the gray sky outside the palace, lost in thought. Her bright eyes seemed to hold countless unspoken thoughts.

Those eyes, so gentle and bright, so clear and full of life, made even someone as carefree as Zhu Huihui feel a sudden, inexplicable pang in her heart. She inexplicably rubbed her chest and secretly made a face. Just then, the chicken was almost done roasting, and she tore off a leg, nudging Feng Xuese: "Big...big...big brother, would you like to try some?" She almost blurted it out again!

Feng Xuese said gently, "You can eat by yourself, I'm already full."

Zhu Huihui put the chicken leg to her mouth, about to take a bite, but hesitated for a moment: "Sister, you should try some too, we also have steamed buns here!" Usually, apart from Zhu Huahua, it would be harder than climbing to heaven for anyone to snatch a bite from her mouth, so she was being unusually generous today!

The woman simply shook her head slightly, yet Zhu Huihui felt as if she were smiling at him again.

She scratched her head in confusion, knowing full well that the person in question wasn't one to talk much. Fortunately, there were five large, goofy guys in the hall who were constantly bickering and bored, so it wasn't too dull or boring.

Although she was lazy and loved to eat, she didn't have a big appetite. She was full after gnawing on a chicken leg and a wing, so she gave the rest of the chicken to the half-dog.

To her surprise, the half-dog was incredibly arrogant, not even glancing at her half-chicken. Zhu Huihui sighed with admiration; both were pets raised by humans, yet her Huahua had become increasingly greedy, a world apart from the other dog.

Zhu Huihui couldn't help but pout, put her hand to her mouth, and yawned. Before she could close her mouth, she saw a young woman helping an elderly and frail old woman carefully walk in.

The first thing Zhu Huihui did upon seeing the old woman was to hide her face behind the maple-colored back.

Oh my god! The mess is still unresolved, and the victim has already come knocking on the door!

The visitor was none other than Granny Chen, who had lost her chicken.

Although Granny Chen was quite old, her eyesight was still good. Even though Zhu Huihui hid quickly, she still spotted her at a glance.

She pointed at Zhu Huihui and cried to the young girl, "It's her! This dark-skinned girl stole my chicken! Oh dear! Look, the feathers are still here! My poor chicken! You just left like that, leaving behind a bunch of orphans and widows, how are they supposed to survive?!

Grandma Chen stamped her feet, her voice trembling as she whined and complained.

Zhu Huihui stubbornly denied it: "Who, who, who stole your chickens!"

"It's you, you black charcoal head!" Granny Chen grabbed a handful of chicken feathers, examined them closely, and then started crying. While crying, she even used her cane to hit Zhu Huihui.

Zhu Huihui hopped on one foot, dodging left and right in a disheveled state: "Hey, hey, if you hit me again, I'll fight back!"

The young woman who had helped Granny Chen step forward and said angrily, "You stole Granny Chen's chicken, do you want to hit her now?"

"I only took one of her chickens, and I even helped her fix her house, why don't you mention that!"

"You helped your mother-in-law repair her house, so you can take her chickens? Do you know that your mother-in-law relies on these chickens to lay eggs to exchange for oil and salt? Now that you've stolen and eaten them, what will she do in the future?"

Hearing this, Zhu Huihui felt a little guilty, but still retorted, "Your rooster can lay eggs? Go ahead and lay one so I can see!"

Zhu Huihui was busy arguing with the young woman when, without realizing it, she was hit on the buttocks by the cane. Although the old woman was old, she was quite strong, and the blow made her buttocks burn with pain. She angrily cursed, "You old hag, you're so ruthless! Do you want to beat me to death? If you hit me again, I'll really fight back!"

"Go ahead and hit me! If you've got the guts, then kill me! Anyway, you've already killed my chickens, so I don't want to live anymore!" Granny Chen charged at her head.

Zhu Huihui was knocked over and was furious: "You think I really wouldn't dare hit you?!" This old hag is a complete scoundrel, just as bad as me! Don't think I'm too embarrassed to beat her up just because she's old; I still have my trump card up my sleeve!

She sat on the ground, rolled up her sleeves, and as the old woman swung her cane at her again, she suddenly unleashed her ultimate move: "The third move of the perverted technique for harassing women—the Demon Claw grabs the breasts!"

When his fingers touched two soft, squishy things, he grabbed them hard, then looked closely and immediately screamed "Ahhh!"

Ever since the old woman brandished her cane and started fighting Zhu Huihui, Qi Yun and Wu Hun had stopped arguing and squatted in a row, watching the show.

At this moment, upon seeing clearly what Zhu Huihui was holding, the five loud voices immediately shouted in unison, "Two steamed buns!"

Suddenly, a needle-like glint shot from Granny Chen's old eyes, stinging Zhu Huihui's skin. She continued to strike Zhu Huihui with her cane.

Zhu Huihui didn't have time to think. She threw the steamed bun down and rolled to the side.

Feng Xuese suddenly drew her sword and thrust it at Granny Chen.

Granny Chen raised her cane to block, but the bright sword light wrapped around the cane and snaked upwards toward her arm. She was forced to let go of the cane and suddenly retreated with surprising agility.

Feng Xuese felt a sharp gust of wind rushing towards the back of her head. She didn't get up, but simply blocked with her sword. With a "clang", she deflected the soft sword in the young woman's hand.

Zhu Huihui crawled a few steps on the ground, then crawled to Feng Xuese's side, and said with a mournful face, "Great hero, this old woman is a man!"

In a fit of anger, he casually grabbed two steamed buns from the woman's chest and threw them away, not noticing that the two buns were heading straight for the woman and dog from before.

Suddenly, the half-dog leaped into the air, its half-tail lashing out and knocking away one steamed bun, while it pounced on the other. After landing, it lost its balance on its two half legs, rolled twice, and then shakily lay down at the woman's feet.

Zhu Huihui's eyes widened. Tsk tsk, look at that dog! Even though it's only half there, it can still fly!

The young woman and the old man glanced at the half-dog, then suddenly remembered someone. They looked at each other, their expressions changed, and they bowed slightly to the woman.

The woman didn't even glance at them, but simply nodded slightly, her gaze falling outside the hall, looking at the dark sky, her dark eyes as clear as the night.

Behind the night lies a hidden sorrow.

Zhu Huihui noticed these subtle movements and panicked. They were in cahoots!

Feng Xuese said in a deep voice, "Are the people who come here the 'colluding' couple?"

The old woman chuckled and said, "My name is Chen Yilang. We heard that Young Master Feng's eyesight is not very good, so my husband and I came over to take a look!"

Feng Xuese said calmly, "Since you know that I have poor eyesight, isn't it unnecessary for you two to go to such lengths?"

Chen Yilang was utterly shameless, saying, "Since we're just killing time anyway, let's put on a show for Young Master Feng. Even though Young Master Feng can't see it, we, as husband and wife, will still collect interest!"

The young woman, Song Xiaobei, said, "Young Master Feng, I'm afraid I'll offend you!"

This couple, known as "the cunning duo," were notorious in the martial arts world. They had initially planned an ambush on Green Plum Ridge, intending to take advantage of the Nine Nether Ten Ghosts. However, as the Nine Nether Ten Ghosts were killed one by one, they sensed danger and refused to come out. They clearly heard the dying screams of the Nine Nether Big-Headed Ghost, but fearing it was a ploy to drag him down with him, they dared not approach.

Feng Xue was blind, and Zhu Huihui had an injured leg. The two rode together on an unfamiliar mountain path, so they traveled very slowly. The two, who were "colluding," followed them at a distance, all the way to Zhuma Village, where they saw the old woman repairing the roof of her house. They then followed them all the way to Sanjie Temple.

They knew the dark-skinned girl was a good-for-nothing, so they didn't take her seriously at all. Their initial target was Feng Xuese, so they pretended to argue with Zhu Huihui in an attempt to get close to Feng Xuese and assassinate her. Unexpectedly, the girl's dark hands pulled out the two steamed buns she was pretending to have as a woman from her arms, and she was immediately exposed.

Feng Xuese asked slowly, "That real old woman, isn't she dead?"

Neither the "colluding" couple answered, which was taken as tacit agreement.

The thought that yet another person had been implicated because of him filled Feng Xuese with rage. Without a word, he drew his sword and thrust it forward.

Is there any need to elaborate? This couple came to kill him, and because of him, they also killed an innocent old man!

The couple, who were "colluding in evil," were highly skilled in swordsmanship. They worked together, one defending and the other attacking, protecting each other. They were also cunning and took advantage of Feng Xue's blindness, deliberately making their moves without wind.

Since Fengxuese couldn't hear anything, she was indeed at a disadvantage.

He raised an eyebrow, suddenly ignoring the enemy's swords and blades, and launched a rapid, preemptive attack, forcing the couple to retreat in disarray. However, as they retreated further, Feng Xuese, being blind, was unable to pursue them, and the fight reached a stalemate.

Zhu Huihui crouched under the offering table, holding his head in his hands. He saw the couple exchanging glances and knew they were up to no good again. He was secretly worried. How could he help the hero?

Before Zhu Huihui could come up with a solution, Qi Yunwu, who had been squatting to the side watching the fight, suddenly became lively again.

"Is he the pretty boy who gave us the medicine last time?" Boss Ba said in a gruff voice.

"That's impossible, his face isn't pale at all."

"But that transvestite old woman who had a steamed bun in her arms just called him Young Master Feng!"

"That doesn't necessarily mean it's that pretty boy; he doesn't look like him at all!"

"I said it looks very similar, especially the white and shiny sword he was holding!"

"Fifth Brother is right! I think he has an upset stomach. Last time, the eldest brother had diarrhea for four days, and his face was yellow too, even more yellow than his!"

"What do you mean he got a stomachache! Didn't those two say he was blind?"

"Don't worry about all that, I'll just go and kill them!"

Ba Laosan, carrying a large pestle, strode over.

Zhu Huihui, hiding under the table, was pounding her heart out, gripping the kitchen knife tightly. She was determined that if this big oaf tried to harm the old man, she would run out and stomp on his feet, risking her life to prevent his massive weapon from hitting the old man's handsome head!

Although this old man was no match for his brain, he wasn't entirely without brains. Before making a move, he shouted, "Hey, I said, are you that pretty boy who's stuck in the tree and too scared to come down?"

Feng Xuese smiled bitterly: "Five sworn brothers, can the Ink Horned Qilin Slice and the Thousand-Year Snow Ginseng King heal Master Huizhi's injuries?"

Ba Laosan said, "It's healed! My master's injury is healed! Oh dear, boss, come and help! He really is that pretty boy!"

"I knew it! But none of you would listen to the boss!"