Sueños Florales en la Ciudad

Capítulo 262

Zhu Huihui took a step back warily: "What?" She hid her hands behind her back, but then realized it wasn't safe, so she quickly moved to the porthole so she could jump out and escape at any time.

Maple-colored face was as calm as water: "I told you, if you steal again, I'll cut off your hand!"

His sister, Fengxue Se, the young lady of Fengxue City, actually ran away with the host's belongings while visiting. It's so shameful that it's almost unbearable to tell anyone!

"I didn't steal it—" Zhu Huihui habitually denied it, but seeing Feng Xuese's expression growing colder, she dared not argue any further and forced herself to say, "What I did wasn't stolen, it was just borrowed... I'll pay it back when I have the money in the future..."

The voice grew increasingly cheerful.

Feng Xuese asked coldly, "Where are those things?"

If this good-for-nothing tries to exchange candy or steamed buns again, he will punish her severely!

Sigh! Actually, the things she took weren't worth much, but that's what made him even angrier. If they were valuable, they would have been worth stealing, but they were just odds and ends that couldn't be sold for much, and he ended up with a reputation as a thief...

Zhu Huihui did not disappoint this time, and said with her head down, "I gave it away."

"Send in?"

"They were given to Mr. Chen and Mrs. Wan," Zhu Huihui explained. "They're the divine healers of Beikong Valley, and Miss Mu's parents!" Actually, it wasn't really a gift. After being driven away by Mr. Chen and Mrs. Wan, she impulsively went to the village chief of Qingfengya Village, stole a pig, and left without even returning to her boat to pack her things. So all her belongings were left on Mr. and Mrs. Chen's boat. Several days later, she had regretted it and felt heartbroken more than once!

However, these words cannot be spoken truthfully, otherwise the great hero might spare her little claws out of consideration for Miss Mu's parents.

Feng Xuese gave a soft "humph": "And how did you meet the divine doctor and his wife?"

"Well, that's a long story..."

Feng Xuese said coldly, "Then start from the beginning!"

He wanted her to start from the beginning because the things she had brought about the families of Generals Yu and Qi had shocked him. He couldn't believe it, nor could he not believe it. This child was sometimes shrewd, and sometimes very confused. He had to understand every detail in order to judge the truth.

Zhu Huihui had no choice but to start from the beginning and recount everything that had happened to her since leaving Xuan Yue Water Island:

“That night, after I left the manor, I wandered aimlessly along the lake for a long time. I don’t know where I was, but my legs were aching terribly, so I sat down by the lake to rest. I never expected to run into Brother Liu Yue and this—” She pointed to Yan Shenhan, who nodded to her, indicating that she was right, “—and this black-robed hero surnamed Yan was playing a musical duel. I fell asleep while listening, and when I woke up, I was on a boat…”

Nishino En interjected, "Did you fall asleep while listening to the music?"

"I thought I was asleep, but later Mr. and Mrs. Beikonggu said that I had suffered internal injuries. Brother Liuyue also said that he accidentally implicated me when he was competing with Yan Yingxiong in internal strength."

"Besides the internal injuries, what other poisons have you been ingested?" Nishino En asked.

The child's account was largely consistent with his assessment of the scene. However, judging from the large amount of bloodstains he saw, Zhu Huihui also showed signs of poisoning. They had discussed this several times and all agreed that, apart from Zhu Huihui, the man in black was present the entire time when Brother Liuyue and Yan Shenhan were fighting.

This person first secretly and brutally murdered Qin Er and Song San, who had been following and protecting Zhu Huihui. He could have killed Zhu Huihui as well, but because her location, though secluded, was very close to Liu Yue and Shen Han, he was not confident that he could kill Huihui without alerting the two masters, despite his high level of martial arts. Therefore, he chose to poison Zhu Huihui.

Later, Zhu Huihui couldn't withstand the clash of internal energy between Liu Yue and Shen Han, and collapsed, bleeding profusely. The two masters, realizing someone was being affected, hastily withdrew their power, only to be injured themselves in the process. Zhu Liu Yue, whose injuries were less severe, immediately took Huihui away, while Yan Shen Han found a place to heal. Taking advantage of this, the assailant launched a vicious attack on Yan Shen Han. Afterwards, Xi Yeyan arrived at the scene and also fell victim to his ambush…

This hidden figure was the same black-clad man with bizarre martial arts skills who had been driven away by Nishino En at the lakeside pavilion on Xuan Yue Water Island that night—now, they knew his name was Kazama Yoru, and he was from Japan. According to what Yuki-iro had told him after their encounter, this man's martial arts were unfathomably high, and judging from "Tenkai Ningshuang" among the Xuan Yue Water Island group today, he also seemed to have a deep understanding of poison…

Nishino En believes that this interconnected deduction has essentially reconstructed what happened on that bloody night.

Feng Xuese nodded, indicating that she deeply agreed.

Zhu Huihui glared at the two of them, then continued, "When I woke up that day, I was on a ship. The first person I saw was a gentleman. He was very handsome and kind—"

At this point, she glanced at Feng Xuese, secretly comparing the two to see who was more handsome. One was as serene and composed as a mountain range, the other as noble and expansive as a cloud in the sky; it was truly difficult to say who was better. After comparing for a while, she finally realized that she still preferred the chivalrous man a little more.

Nishino En urged, "What are you staring at the snow for? Say something!"

Zhu Huihui blushed slightly, wiped her cheek vigorously, and then said, "I spoke a few words with the master, and then the madam returned. They said I slept for seven days, and my injuries were very serious. It was only with great difficulty that I was saved!" As she said this, she glared at Yan Shenhan, who had remained silent all along.

Yan Shenhan looked at her apologetically.

"Then what?"

"Then...then I accidentally swallowed all the pills in that little red bottle that Miss Mu gave me. Then Madam said I took the wrong medicine, that this kind of medicine has to be taken slowly, and that if I swallowed it all at once, it would rupture my meridians!" Was that what Madam Wan said? I can't remember! Anyway, the meaning was something like that!

Nishino En simply said "Oh." If he hadn't still been filled with resentment, he would have laughed at her: "Serves you right for being so greedy..."

"Then I fell asleep again, and when I woke up, several days had passed. However, my husband and wife had already healed my injuries while I was asleep. Later, since I had nowhere else to go, I stayed with my husband and wife. One day, my wife asked me to deliver medicine to the villagers of Qingfengya. When I got to the village entrance, I found five familiar people bound with thick iron chains and left to bake in the sun in front of the teahouse. I also recognized two of the five people sitting inside the teahouse—"

She turned to Feng Xuese and asked, "Great hero, guess who I ran into?"

Feng Xuese pondered for a moment and said, "The Five Heroes of Qiyun?"

Zhu Huihui was taken aback: "Great hero, how did you know?"

Feng Xuese smiled and said, "I guessed."

Zhu Huihui was truly impressed: "Great hero, are you a god? How could you guess so accurately!" The great hero is indeed amazing; even a random guess came true!

Feng Xuese was somewhat speechless. What was so hard to guess? Hearing her ask him that proved she knew all the people she knew. How many people could they possibly know in common? Especially five at once!

"How did the Five Heroes of Qiyun end up tied up?"

"They were captured by the 'colluding' couple and their friends!" Zhu Huihui continued. "I saw these five big, dumb guys looking pitiful from being sunburnt, and I wanted to rescue them. I sat behind a tree and pondered for a long time, and luckily I had a bottle of medicine given to me by the snake envoy in my bag, and I immediately came up with an idea..."

She rarely did good deeds, and her act of bravely rescuing the five idiots of the Ba family was the one she was most proud of. Although she was later driven away by her husband and wife and felt quite depressed, it did not affect her pride in telling the story.

Nishino En asked, "A friend of this 'colluding' couple? Who is it?"

Zhu Huihui was speaking animatedly when he was interrupted. The eldest brother was unhappy and frowned, thinking for a moment: "I think they are called 'Xuan Yin Three Fiends'."

Upon hearing these four words, everyone in the room was slightly startled.

The "Three Fiends of Xuan Yin" were notorious bandits in the Northwest. One was a ruthless killer, another loved money more than life itself, and the third was a lecherous madman. The three were highly skilled in martial arts and cunning. For many years, they had roamed the Northwest, committing crimes together and never suffering a loss.

These three people might not be considered formidable opponents in the eyes of Feng Xuese, west Yeyan, Yan Shenhan, and Steward Qin, but to Zhu Huihui, the little glutton, they are nothing short of deadly enemies!