My First Husband After Transmigration

Chapter 14

"It shouldn't be wrong."

Yang Nianqing was stunned.

for a long time.

Nangong Xue finally sighed: "I hadn't thought about those things."

“You’re so kind, of course you wouldn’t think of such a vicious method,” Yang Nianqing said with a sigh. “Actually, no one with a good heart would think of these things.”

Upon hearing this, Nangong Xue couldn't help but shake her head with amusement.

Li You smiled wryly.

Yang Nianqing ignored his innocence and was only excited: "Besides that old man Situ, there's only Tang Jingfeng, Liu Ru, and this Zhang Mingchu left. What kind of enemies do they have?"

Li You thought for a moment: "Liu Ru and Tang Jingfeng do know each other, and their friendship is quite deep. More than twenty years ago, they and Tao Huayu, the leader of the Tao Clan, were known as the 'Three Heroes Who Stand Together,' and were as close as brothers. Unfortunately, the Tao Clan was later wiped out by the imperial court for treason, and not a single one was spared. Tao Huayu was killed, and Liu Ru and Tang Jingfeng were deeply saddened by this. They secluded themselves for half a year and withdrew from the martial arts world. In the years since, they have no longer cared about the affairs of the martial arts world and have not heard of any enemies."

Yang Nianqing was stunned for a moment: "Then what about Zhang Mingchu?"

Li You did not reply.

Nangong Xue smiled and said, "'One Slash Cuts Down the South of the Yangtze River' Zhang Mingchu has always been clear about his grudges and has never committed any major offenses. However, he is known to everyone in the martial arts world for his love of women, which may cause some trouble."

"So it was another pervert," Yang Nianqing glanced at the nonchalant Li You, suppressing a laugh. "Could it be that one of those women was a descendant of Yun Biyue, who hated his womanizing ways and, heartbroken, simply used the Ten Thousand Poison Blood Palm to finish him off, but was afraid of being suspected, so she killed a few others to take the fall?"

No one answered.

This guess is rather far-fetched, but since no other explanations hold true, it has to be considered reasonable.

After a while.

Li You sighed: "Getting involved with women certainly brings a lot of trouble..."

night.

Outside the window, bursts of noise and singing could be heard from time to time, but inside the cabin, it was even more quiet. In the lamplight, shadowy figures swayed and danced on the cabin walls like ghosts.

A coffin was placed in the center of the cabin.

No one spoke; after what had happened, no one was in a good mood. A gust of wind rushed in through the window, and the flimsy window creaked loudly, making the shadow of the coffin appear even more sinister, as if the person inside might lift the lid and climb out at any moment.

In this situation, Yang Nianqing not only recalled her memories of ghost movies, but also felt secretly nervous. The murderer was so meticulous and ruthless, and could kill innocent people at will in order to cover up his purpose. It seemed that this matter was very dangerous to deal with.

Trying to ease the tense atmosphere, she made conversation: "So, the murderer is likely Zhang Mingchu's enemy, and quite possibly a woman."

No one spoke.

Half a day.

He Bi suddenly turned to look at Li You: "You should go to Lin'an."

Li You smiled bitterly.

Nangong Xue said sadly, "I'm already eighteen today, I'm afraid I won't be able to make it back by the end of the month."

“Who knows who will go missing early next month?” Li You finally sighed. “But if we don’t go, we can’t stop him, can we?”

Nangong Xue remained silent.

He Bi glanced at the coffin, his eyes flashing. "We'll set off tomorrow, but we'll go in two separate ways. Brother Nangong and I will escort Hero Zhang back to Jiangzhou, and we can inquire about him along the way. You two will go to Lin'an and meet at our usual spot on the fifth of next month."

Lin'an is Hangzhou, isn't it? Luckily, she still had basic historical knowledge. Yang Nianqing thought for a moment, then asked, puzzled, "What would we do in Lin'an?"

He Bi glanced at her: "Of course, it's to find someone."

"Who should I look for?"

“He knows.”

Yang Nianqing immediately looked at Li You.

Li You didn't answer, but sighed and muttered, "Why do you always have to dump trouble on me?"

He Bi looked at him and said, "Only you are willing to be with women."

Yang Nianqing was stunned for a moment before she finally understood. She jumped up and pointed at Li You's nose: "Am I a nuisance? Do you think I want to be with a pervert? I don't mind you, but you keep whining. Forget it, I don't want to go with you!"

“Unfortunately,” Li You rubbed his ears, seemingly helpless, “I have no choice but to accept it.”

He Bi nodded: "That's right."

Li You looked at her: "Did you hear that?"

She snorted.

“You’re too long-winded and too wild. I can’t stand it. Brother Nangong never walks alone with a woman,” He Bi looked at Nangong Xue and then at Li You. “If you don’t want to go with him, you can go by yourself.”

Yang Nianqing held back her anger: "Don't you think you've been talking a lot today?"

He Bi immediately fell silent.

Li You looked at Nangong Xue, blinked his long, bright eyes, and a look of curiosity and amusement appeared on his handsome face. He murmured, "I'm a little confused..."

Seeing his expression, Nangong Xue asked, puzzled, "What's wrong?"

"Why does Brother Nangong dislike women so much, even refusing to walk with them? Could it be..." Li You blinked, scrutinizing him, "that you truly prefer men?"

Yang Nianqing laughed before anyone could react, and He Bi also showed a rare look of amusement.

Nangong Xue was taken aback for a moment, then raised her eyebrows and deliberately put on a stern face: "If I really like men, you should be the first one to be careful."

Li You stopped talking, and in the blink of an eye, he was already sitting down next to He Bi, muttering, "I have never been interested in men."

Nangong Xue couldn't help but laugh.

Both men are so outstanding, there might actually be some BL (Boys' Love) undercurrents! This thought suddenly occurred to Yang Nianqing, and she immediately began to scrutinize them carefully. Finally, she shook her head. Both of them were too exceptional, both in appearance and demeanor; neither could possibly be the "bottom"...

The two men were puzzled to see her staring at them and shaking her head, unaware that she was lost in thought.

Nangong Xue finally couldn't help but ask, "Miss Yang?"

"Well?"

How impure! She immediately forced herself to stop thinking, secretly blaming herself for having such thoughts about them; she really felt bad for the handsome guys!

"Oh, you can just call me Xiao Nian."

Nangong Xue smiled and nodded, about to speak, when suddenly, as if struck by a violent gust of wind, the two windows, which had only been swaying slightly, slammed shut with a "bang"!

Before Yang Nianqing could react, she heard another "bang"!

When she came to her senses, all she saw were two windows shaking violently.

He Bi, who was seated there, was no longer there.

"Someone's here!" she finally shouted, uttering a meaningless phrase.

Li You glanced at her with amusement, then walked to the window to look for a moment. Finally, two bright eyes slowly moved to the coffin and settled on it.

His long eyebrows furrowed slightly, and he shook his head, seemingly puzzled, or perhaps worried about something.

Yang Nianqing looked out the window, then at the door, then at the ceiling, and asked in a trembling voice, "What's wrong?"

Li You frowned and remained silent.

Seeing his mysterious demeanor, Yang Nianqing pouted but dared not get angry—the murderer definitely wouldn't have just come here for a casual stroll. Since he lured He Bi out, there might be some bigger conspiracy. Of the three people here, Nangong Xue doesn't know martial arts, and she herself is a complete novice. Everything depends on this playboy. If she offends him, and something unexpected happens, her life will be over!

Immediately, Yang Nianqing decisively became a gentleman, setting aside past grievances, and carefully moved step by step to Li You's side, forcing a smile: "What exactly happened?"

Li You didn't answer, but sat back down in his chair and continued to ponder while looking at the coffin.

Seeing the strange look on his face, Nangong Xue smiled and said, "Brother Li, don't worry, Brother He's swordsmanship will definitely not be at a disadvantage..."

Before he could finish speaking—

Yang Nianqing felt a blur before her eyes, followed by a loud crash, as if a wooden board had been smashed to the ground.

The next moment, although she was in the handsome man's arms, she was neither surprised nor blushed nor angry. She just stared straight at the coffin in the center.

The coffin remained perfectly still in place. However, the coffin lid had fallen to the ground.

The cabin door was shaking incessantly.

Li You released her, his long eyelashes fluttering as his two sharp gazes shot towards the door. Nangong Xue's expression also changed; she quickly walked to the coffin, frowned, examined it carefully, and then sighed.

After a while.

Li You shifted his gaze and slowly walked to the coffin. Yang Nianqing immediately followed.

She glanced at it by candlelight and her face turned pale.

It wasn't because Zhang Mingchu's corpse in the coffin was scary; she had seen dead people at least twice before. It was just that now, something had suddenly appeared on that horrifying corpse.

dagger.

It was inserted into the corpse's chest, all the way down to the hilt.

Everything was calculated perfectly, without a single flaw. Nangong Xue was not a threat as she had no martial arts skills. He deliberately lured He Bi out to chase after her, and then used the pretext of attacking Yang Nianqing to divert Li You's attention. Only then did he have the opportunity to come in himself and leave this dagger on the corpse. He had calculated that Li You would not chase after him.

Therefore, it seems that his target was the corpse.

But Zhang Mingchu is already dead!

Has someone gone mad? Coming to assassinate a dead man!

Volume One: Why Look for Excuses? Li You's Hidden Weapons

The night was moonless, but somehow the hillside wasn't too dark.

Two dark figures darted past, one after the other.

From head to toe, including the hand gripping the knife hilt at his waist, his entire body was tense. His handsome face was somewhat blurred, but his bright black eyes were exceptionally sharp and piercing, like an eagle's, carrying a dangerous aura of hunting, as if he were ready to pounce and capture his prey at any moment.

The distance is getting closer and closer.

With a cold laugh, he was ready to make his move.

However, the figure speeding ahead unexpectedly stopped abruptly.

He Bi was slightly surprised and immediately stopped as well. He changed his posture and landed on the ground, but his right hand was still tightly gripping the hilt of the knife. He stared motionlessly at the dark figure a foot away.

A figure utterly alone.

finally.

He Bi coldly asked, "Who are you?"