"Like this?" His handsome eyes were filled with a smile.
Without blushing or her heart skipping a beat, she asked, "How much?"
This was unexpected by Shangguan Yi.
"How much is the reward for capturing Yu Moumou alive?" she asked again.
The mischievous smile gradually faded, and his dark eyes, like a spring pool, rippled faintly. "Rumors in the martial world say that the Ten Beauties died at your hands, and the Emei Sect Leader has issued a kill order against you."
"This kill order isn't just targeting me, is it?"
The only person who knew about Liu Wushuang's background was Shangguan Yi; she was merely an accessory.
He smiled.
"Aren't there too many 'bodyguards' outside?" Yu Zigui glanced sideways at the door.
While I appreciate his kindness, such a grand display wasn't necessary. A grand display is one thing, but why tie her up like a rice dumpling?
He smiled noncommittally and said, "I made the move, but Ah Kuang did the work."
Ah Kuang? The Young Master Xiao Kuang of Qiyang?
"Did he also spread the rumors about the Silver Demon raping women and the demon servant killing people?" She narrowed her eyes.
"Ah Kuang has been fond of reading supernatural tales since he was a child. It's a misfortune for our family; it's my fault for not teaching him properly." He said this, but there was no trace of shame on his face.
"What about my master and senior brother?"
With the emergence of a female silver demon, the Heavenly Dragon Sect is likely in grave danger.
"Don't worry, everything is fine."
"Mr. Man and his family of three?"
"Just like you, I had talismans pasted on me and tied up in the south room."
Lowering her voice even further, Yu Zigui asked, "Didn't anyone recognize her?"
"She's neither a silver demon nor a demon servant, so what's the point of paying attention to her?"
The implication was that the other woman wasn't as valuable as her, and didn't have a hundred or so eyes watching her.
"Oh dear, I've really dragged them into this mess." Even if it wasn't meant sincerely, I still had to say something.
A strange light flashed in his handsome eyes, and he lowered his body even further: "You are not a fish, how can you know the joy of a fish?"
With a slight upturn of her lips, she smiled, revealing her dimples: "Perhaps, this is exactly what someone else wants."
People of the past,
How could we ever meet again?
Tonight, let's see who falls into the trap.
who?
Mini-drama: Xiao Kuang's eccentricities
One day, Yu Aniu was on his way to Master Xu’s house to catch a ghost when he saw the legendary Young Master Qiyang (who had not yet appeared, his face covered by a whiteboard) walking into the bookstore.
She suddenly remembered something someone had said on a certain day in a certain month of a certain year—
“Ah Kuang has been fond of reading supernatural tales since he was a child. It is my fault for not teaching him properly, which is a misfortune for our family.”
I heard that a novel about a beautiful ghost has recently been published. Could it be that Ah Kuang's weird quirks have resurfaced?
For the sake of world peace, for the harmony of the martial arts world, and to prevent the tragedy of Yu Moumou from happening again, she decided to put righteousness before family!
"Ah Kuang, you've come to read books?" she asked with a smile as they entered the bookstore.
Xiao Kuang's expression changed, and he hid the book behind his back: "Why is Aunt here?"
“A beautiful ghost has appeared in Master Xu’s house, and I’m going to do justice to it.”
Yu Zigui brandished his peach wood sword and glared at Xiao Kuang.
He trembled slightly and said guiltily, "Mr. Xu's family lives over there. Aunt, how did you end up here?"
Suddenly, she smiled, her expression sinister: "I heard that a new volume of 'The Taoist Canon' has been published, so I've come to buy it." In the blink of an eye, she snatched the book from Xiao Kuang's back.
"The Charming Young Man and the Beautiful Woman?" Her eyes widened.
Xiao Kuang feigned composure and cleared his throat twice.
"Don't you read tales of the strange and supernatural?" she asked in a cool voice.
Xiao Kuang exclaimed in confusion, "Strange tales? That's Uncle's preference."
She gave a cold laugh, went out the door, and walked east.
What is your aunt doing back home?
"Catch the demon!"
Volume One, Chapter Six