El mundo de las artes marciales es un pozo

Capítulo 89

His long eyelashes fluttered twice, and a cheerful smile flickered in his eyes. He touched his face: "So, 'obedience to the three obediences and four virtues' actually means getting slapped and having to endure humiliation."

"Serves you right!" Yang Nianqing blushed and forcefully pried his hands away. "Anyway, you're shameless... I didn't hit you too hard, did I?"

"If the accident hadn't happened on the way, would you not have come back?"

She was taken aback.

moment.

She silently broke free from his embrace, drawn by his melancholy eyes.

At that moment, he was enduring unimaginable pain, yet he still held her hand tightly and whispered in a weak but clear voice, "Don't go back."

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Volume Four: It's Easy to Be a Detective in the Martial World

In the candlelight, that smile was especially touching.

Yang Nianqing felt a pang of heartache. From the moment she stepped into the room, she hadn't dared to look him in the eye. She had always thought of herself as grown-up, but now she truly felt she had been childish and impulsive like a little kid; otherwise, things wouldn't have turned out this way…

In fact, everyone is somewhat naive when it comes to love.

But he was the person Yang Nianqing least wanted to hurt. He was willing to stand up for her and shield her from a sword, even at the cost of killing. Because she said she wanted to leave, he really did everything he could to take her away.

She couldn't let him down.

"Brother Nangong, how are you feeling?"

Nangong Xue did not answer, but just looked at her quietly. Against the backdrop of her black hair at her temples, her handsome face seemed even paler.

He remained silent for half a day.

He said softly, "Don't be sad."

Yang Nianqing was taken aback, and hurriedly said, "No..."

“Brother Li is very good,” Nangong Xue interrupted her with a smile, “I don’t blame you.”

Did he find out?

“No,” Yang Nianqing explained, “I meant we’ll go back when you’re feeling better…”

Nangong Xue smiled and shook her head.

Suddenly, he couldn't continue speaking. In front of such a clever person, these words could not deceive him, nor could they deceive himself.

Yang Nianqing silently lowered her head.

Nangong Xue sighed: "You don't need to be sad, I'm glad."

Looking at the little hand by the bedside, he couldn't help but reach out to comfort her. However, just as he was about to touch her, he stopped in mid-air, realizing that it was clearly inappropriate.

His phoenix eyes gradually dimmed.

Finally, the hand clenched slightly in mid-air, carrying a heavy air of sorrow, and withdrew imperceptibly. A smile, once again, quietly bloomed.

"Now that you're back, don't dwell on the past."

The more she heard these words without any blame, the more heartbroken and saddened Yang Nianqing became. She had never hated herself more than she did at this moment. So, she raised her head to speak, but unexpectedly, that gentle gaze had already left her and moved towards the door.

A figure in pure white stood by the door.

Li You looked at him sadly: "Brother Nangong..."

Nangong Xue shook her head and interrupted him: "Brother Qiu just came to see me and said that although I am now fine, there are still some residual toxins in my body that have not been cleared. I'm afraid it will not be good if this continues."

Yang Nianqing panicked first: "What should we do?"

Nangong Xue did not answer, but looked at Li You with a smile: "Brother Li, why don't you set off tomorrow and make another trip to Brother Qiu's Youran Residence to pick a few leaves from those 'Green Hibiscus' trees in the east?"

Both of them were stunned.

He frowned: "Brother Li's lightness skill is the best. If you are willing to go, I believe my poison can be cured as soon as possible. I just don't know if Brother Li will find it troublesome?"

silence.

Gratitude welled up in his long, narrow eyes, and Li You nodded: "I'll go tomorrow morning."

How could he not understand his friend's good intentions?

Nangong Xue made this request simply to alleviate his guilt. When someone feels they have wronged others, they always feel they need to do something for them to feel at ease.

Night had fallen, but the room was still brightly lit.

Li You frowned: "It seems that the murderer is indeed related to the Tao family, but even if someone from the Tao family really escaped this calamity back then, I'm afraid Magistrate Cao wouldn't dare to make a fuss about it."

He Bi said coldly, "That old fox didn't leave the slightest flaw from beginning to end."

Qiu Bailu was unusually interested: "If it were so easy for you and me to see through him, how could he have gotten to the position of Vice Prefect?"

Nangong Xue smiled and said, "He might not be lying. If he let the person go, it would give others grounds for criticism, which would be a crime punishable by the execution of his entire family. How could he not be extra careful?"

Li You pondered: "That's right. It is said that after Judge Cao led the imperial guards to kill all the members of the Tao Clan, he specially invited people to identify the bodies, just in case there were any who escaped or were left behind."

He Bi nodded: "His next target will probably be Magistrate Cao."

Nangong Xue shook her head: "Senior Cao is cautious in his actions, so there's no need to worry."

As he spoke, he sighed again, "But by then we already knew it was the Ten Thousand Poison Blood Palm. What clues did he leave on those corpses, repeatedly destroying evidence to cover it up?"

Upon hearing this, Li You froze.

His long eyebrows furrowed, and a look of surprise quickly rose in his eyes, which then gradually disappeared, turning into a mixture of doubt and concern, and even a hint of sadness, making his expression quite complex.

for a long time.

He suddenly sighed, "There will never be any evidence in the Tao family case, and the court will never be able to exonerate them. If they knew that someone from the Tao family had escaped back then, they would certainly not let him go."

“Even if he wanted revenge, he shouldn’t have killed those innocent people. Now that Tang Jingfeng and Liu Ru are dead, the revenge can be considered complete. Judge Cao was just following orders, so why bother with so much? Even if he gets revenge, those who died unjustly will not come back to life, and he himself will eventually die anyway. What’s the point?”

Everyone was stunned when he said those words out of the blue.

Qiu Bailu picked up her teacup and said calmly, "So this is how those who live a life of cowardice and ignominy in this world come about."

Li You laughed and said, "What do you mean by 'living a life of ignominy'?"

His sharp eyes flashed, filled with disdain: "Clearly burdened with a blood feud, yet he alone survives in this world. Those disciples who died unjustly must not be able to rest in peace."

“Not necessarily,” Li You looked at him and shook his head. “I think those who died only hoped that someone in our sect could survive and live well, and did not want him to die for revenge.”

"More than a hundred lives lost, isn't that too unjust?"

"In his quest for revenge, he has also taken the lives of so many innocent people. Aren't they wronged? Even Master Tao in the afterlife would not want him to do this."

Qiu Bailu scoffed slightly and said nothing more.

After a moment of silence, Nangong Xue smiled and said, "No matter what, it has already happened, and there's no point in thinking about it anymore. Brother Li has a lot of running around tomorrow, so why not save your energy?"

Just as Li You was about to speak, Yang Nianqing walked in with a big plate, all smiles.

"The snacks are here!"

He Bi frowned: "What is this?"

"cake!"

"It doesn't look like it."

"Doesn't it look much better than last time?"

silence.

Sensing the strange atmosphere, Yang Nianqing asked curiously, "What's wrong?"

Li You sighed: "Besides this, is there anything else?"

Yang Nianqing realized what was happening and said unhappily, "How do you know it's not good if you haven't even tasted it?"

Li You asked, "Do you think anyone would dare to try it?"

Seeing the two of them bickering again, Nangong Xue shook her head and smiled: "Brother Li ate the most last time, so it can't get worse now. Brother Li might as well try it and see."

Li You immediately said, "Why don't you ask her if she's tried it herself?"

Nangong Xue was taken aback and looked at Yang Nianqing.

With this person looking at her, the lies that came to mind couldn't be told, so Yang Nianqing chose to be honest: "No, I'm afraid it won't taste good."

Nangong Xue was stunned.

Li You sighed: "Did you hear that?"

Everyone fell silent.

Yang Nianqing was extremely embarrassed: "This time it has really improved a lot. Although I dare not try it, it doesn't mean it tastes bad. What does that prove!"

"It just proves you're not confident," Li You said with a wry smile. "If you're not confident, then I'm even less confident."

Yang Nianqing was speechless.

It's certainly not good for a man to be too stupid, but being too smart isn't necessarily a good thing either.

Nangong Xue suppressed a laugh, looked at her for a moment, and then her phoenix eyes dimmed again.

He picked up a piece and examined it closely: "It's not as hard as last time."

He Bi nodded, "It looks much better."

While everyone was examining the food closely, Qiu Bailu, who was standing nearby, had already picked up a piece and put it in her mouth to eat without saying a word.

His face still wore that indifferent expression, as if the taste didn't matter whether it was good or bad. Yang Nianqing observed him intently for a long time, but still couldn't tell whether he was satisfied or disgusted.

Li You chuckled: "This is indeed the simplest way to know if it tastes good or not."

"Why don't you try it?" He Bi looked at him, then suddenly picked up a piece as well. "Maybe it tastes good."

He ate very slowly, without changing his expression, just like Qiu Bailu.

It's never a bad thing if someone eats what you make. Yang Nianqing was relieved and rolled her eyes at Li You: "See? I put in the effort. It's not that bad."

Li You glanced at He Bi, who was eating without making a sound, and muttered, "Miss Yang, didn't you realize that he was deliberately putting on this act just to lure me into eating?"

"Brother Qiu is also trying to entice you to eat?"