If Ziyu Xiangman could simply hold its breath and stand in the wind to avoid the wind, it wouldn't be known as the most potent poison in the world, nor would it become my code name.
Xiao Zuo, you don't have to tell the truth, but I will find out the reason sooner or later.
The existence of the Transformation Lock is enough to keep me up at night, and I will never allow anyone else to take my poison lightly!
Thinking of the Hualin Lock, I looked up and searched for Gong Feicui's figure in the distance. This young lady should be safe and sound, right?
Sure enough, everyone else collapsed, but she alone remained energetic, walking over with her purple sleeves fluttering and her white dress dancing in the wind.
Xiao Zuo stared at her, and when she came in front of him, he said with a half-smile, "The Gong family's Heavenly Fragrance Finger is indeed well-deserved of its reputation! For a moment, even I couldn't tell whether you were dancing or killing an enemy."
Gong Feicui said with a smile, "The Heavenly Fragrance Finger is the most beautiful martial art in the world. However, Sister Qiansu deserves the most credit for defeating the enemy this time."
"You flatter me, Miss. Without Mr. Baili's help, this plan might not have succeeded." I turned to Baili Chenfeng and asked, "What do you think?"
Thank you.
"No need to be so polite, you saved me first." I handed the knife back to him.
He reached out and took it, looking towards the battlefield: "People from the Thunderbolt Hall."
He noticed it too? I nodded and looked at Gong Feicui, saying, "Miss, how are my injuries?"
“Eleven were injured and three died, but Ma…” Gong Feicui gritted her teeth and said, “half of them died from the rockets.”
Xiao Zuo frowned and said, "It seems that the other party did this intentionally!"
“That’s right!” Gong Feicui interjected. “It seems the enemy only wants to stall us, not really intend to seize the treasure. Otherwise, no matter how powerful the Thunderbolt Hall is, they would never dare to send a mere hundred men to attack the Gong family and Baili City’s forces!”
The four of them analyzed the enemy situation as they walked back. When they arrived at the scene, they found corpses strewn everywhere. All the attackers were dead!
Gong Feicui looked up at me with displeasure: "Sister Qiansu, when did you increase the toxicity of Ziyu Xiangman?"
“I didn’t.” I stepped forward solemnly and examined the eyelids of the five dead bodies in succession, saying, “They had ingested the same deadly poison before they came here.”
Xiao Zuo frowned and muttered, "It's really strange. They're using explosives so openly, clearly not wanting to hide their identities, so why bother silencing them? Do they have some other unspeakable secrets? In any case, using over a hundred lives to delay us, the mastermind behind it is indeed quite ambitious... But judging from the Thunderbolt Hall, I don't think so!"
I looked at him and saw that this slovenly young man, this spendthrift with a terrible reputation in the martial arts world, was actually so meticulous in his thinking. No wonder even Baili Chenfeng invited him to be his bodyguard on this trip.
I immediately became wary and lowered my head, saying, "The person is dead. There's no point in speculating. Let's think about how to continue our journey."
“That’s right, we must hurry and cross the Yellow River.” Baili Chenfeng said, “Let’s distribute the horses now, two people per horse, that’ll be the fastest way to get on the road.”
Gong Feicui frowned slightly, but finally nodded and said, "Alright. Sister Qiansu, you and I will ride together."
I was about to agree when Baili Chenfeng interrupted me, saying, "No way!"
Seeing my surprise, he explained, "You're not feeling well and need someone to take care of you." The implication was that if I were riding with Miss Gong, I would be the one taking care of her, not the other way around.
I didn't expect him to have even considered this!
Gong Feicui glanced at his face a few times, then suddenly smiled and asked, "Then who is she riding with?"
“Me.” Baili Chenfeng said, leading Zhui Ri over. This peerless steed was truly pitiful. First, I drugged it, and now it has been slashed. But even so, it still looks magnificent, especially compared to the other horses in the arena.
I chuckled and said, "You want me to ride Chasing the Sun again? If I remember correctly, it abandoned me when the battle started. If it happens again, I don't know if I'll be able to survive unscathed."
“Therefore, I must ride with you,” Baili Chenfeng said, his tone leaving no room for refusal.
I raised my eyebrows, but before I could speak, Gong Feicui blurted out with a laugh, "Alright, let her ride with you."
I froze, looked at her, and slowly asked, "So, Miss, who are you riding with?"
Volume 1, Chapter 3: Encountering Initial Danger (3)
The third section is actually the same as yours.
As is well known, the jewelry trade is usually accompanied by huge profits, so it can be considered one of the most dangerous businesses in the world. If a family that runs a jewelry business does not know martial arts, they are like a fat sheep surrounded by tigers.
Therefore, starting from their great-grandfather, the Gong family not only ran a jewelry business for generations but also practiced martial arts. By my father's generation, the Gong family of Luoyang had not only become a leading force in the jewelry industry but also a renowned martial arts family.
Thus, I became a person carrying a dual identity.
First of all, I am the head of the Gong family, and I have been raised with strict discipline, never allowing myself to overstep the rules—therefore, I absolutely cannot ride with the servants of the household. Even Feng Qiansu was only doing so as a last resort, yet she was still "snatched" away by Baili Chenfeng!
As a result, the number of people I could choose from was pitifully small, leaving only one: Xiao Zuo.
That's absolutely out of the question!
I am a virgin, yet to be married, while he is a man! How could I possibly ride alongside him!
Fortunately, I remembered my other identity: I am still a江湖人 (jianghu person, a person of the martial arts world).
People of the martial world don't stand on ceremony, and they don't have the concept of men and women not touching each other. So it should be perfectly fine for me and him to ride the same horse! Anyone who dares to say there's a problem, I'll smash their head in!
Xiao Zuo was of course no problem. My condescension was his greatest honor. So when he helped me onto the horse, his expression of resignation and resentment was clearly a result of his excessive joy and inability to control his facial muscles.
Most importantly, I don't want to be driven to my death by him before I even get on the horse!