Zui Linglong asked worriedly, "What if they've been arrested?"
Wenren Qi remained silent with a gloomy face, taking out some wound medicine from his pocket to stop Zui Linglong's bleeding and bandage her wounds. After finishing, he finally spoke, "If they were captured, Xiao Feng would have left marks along the way, but I just checked and didn't find any unique contact marks from our building. It seems they haven't been caught yet. You rest for a bit, and we'll search around later."
Zui Linglong nodded and said nothing more. Actually, she had another guess in her mind: Qin Xiaoyou had been captured, and Xiao Feng had gone after her. Others might not know Qin Xiaoyou's true strength, but she knew all too well what Qin Xiaoyou was capable of. Facing this man in black wielding swords, she didn't believe Qin Xiaoyou would suddenly have a flash of inspiration and remember all of Qin Qin's martial arts moves; it was more plausible that Qin Xiaoyou was terrified and her legs went weak.
As it turned out, Zui Linglong did indeed understand Qin Xiaoyou. She hadn't recalled a single move from Qin Qin in that critical moment, but she wasn't terrified either. Because, after seeing those people brandish their weapons and actually draw blood, she screamed, and then, that was it. She fainted—not from fright, but from being knocked unconscious from behind.
Chapter 43, Rescue
When Qin Xiaoyou woke up, rubbing her slightly sore neck, the first thing she saw was a stone wall. She turned her head in confusion, looking around. She was in a cave, with a campfire burning in front of her to keep her warm. "Hmm, a considerate person," Qin Xiaoyou thought to herself.
It was obvious she had been rescued. If she had been taken away by those who captured her, she believed she would be bound and thrown to the ground in a disheveled state, not comfortably leaning against the stone wall with a pristine white coat beneath her. Wait, no, pristine white? In Qin Xiaoyou's memory, there was only one person she knew who liked to wear all white.
"Xiao You, you're awake?" Bai Yuxiao crawled into the hole, holding a hot meat bun she had just bought in a nearby town.
Qin Xiaoyou glanced at Bai Yuxiao and, sure enough, he wasn't wearing a coat. So, the coat she was sitting on belonged to Bai Yuxiao. Thinking about this, Qin Xiaoyou felt a little uncomfortable and wanted to get up from the coat, but Bai Yuxiao had been too rough with her earlier; although she was awake, her head was still spinning. After struggling for a while to no avail, Qin Xiaoyou gave up. She thought to herself that if Bai Yuxiao asked her to pay for the coat later, she would insist that she had no money. "Take my life," she said, "but no money!"
Qin Xiaoyou remained silent. Bai Yuxiao assumed she hadn't recovered from the shock of the assassination attempt and, unperturbed, offered her a water bag and two steaming buns to tide her over. Qin Xiaoyou initially intended to refuse with dignity; she was still angry with Bai Yuxiao and couldn't accept his food so easily. However, the aroma of the buns was tempting, and she was indeed hungry. So, after a slight hesitation, she accepted the buns and began to eat.
Seeing her eating too quickly, Bai Yuxiao said worriedly, "Eat slowly, don't choke." No sooner had he spoken than Qin Xiaoyou rolled her eyes at him, clearly choking. Bai Yuxiao quickly handed her a water bottle and patted her back to help her catch her breath. After finally recovering, Qin Xiaoyou, instead of being grateful for Bai Yuxiao's timely rescue, said disdainfully, "You jinx!" Then she turned her back on him, ignoring him. Bai Yuxiao was left standing there, looking at her retreating figure, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
After finishing her steamed buns and drinking water, Qin Xiaoyou finally turned to face the fire, hugging her knees and lost in thought. Bai Yuxiao didn't disturb her, only occasionally adding firewood to the fire or poking at it when it simmered. For a moment, the atmosphere was indescribably warm and tranquil.
After a while, Qin Xiaoyou suddenly sighed. Bai Yuxiao glanced at her curiously, but saw that she was still staring blankly at the fire. To avoid presuming on her feelings, Bai Yuxiao didn't say anything.
The two remained silent for a while longer. Suddenly, Bai Yuxiao felt someone kick his foot. Looking down, he saw that it was Qin Xiaoyou who had kicked him. Bai Yuxiao looked at Qin Xiaoyou with some confusion. Qin Xiaoyou glanced at him awkwardly, her eyes darting around, and said, "Did you hear me sigh just now?"
Bai Yuxiao nodded, and then, fearing she hadn't seen it, added, "I heard it." Qin Xiaoyou turned her head abruptly, a little annoyed, and asked Bai Yuxiao, "Since you heard it, why didn't you ask me why I sighed?"
Bai Yuxiao looked at Qin Xiaoyou with a wry smile and earnestly explained, "I saw you sighing by the fire and thought you weren't talking to me. I was afraid of bothering you and making you unhappy, so I didn't ask."
But Bai Yuxiao's explanation was completely unacceptable to Qin Xiaoyou. She continued her unreasonable tantrum: "Are you an idiot?! There are only the two of us here, so of course I'm talking to you. Do you think I'm mentally unstable and like to talk to myself? Or do you think I'm crazy and like to talk to the fire?"
Knowing that Qin Xiaoyou was angry and that whatever she said would be wrong, Bai Yuxiao guessed that she was probably throwing a tantrum because she was worried about Wenren Qi and Zui Linglong. So he tentatively said, "Don't worry, since Wenren Qi can sit in the position of the master of Chunfeng Yidu Tower, his strength must be considerable. Although the people who came to kill you today are a bit troublesome, they shouldn't be able to hurt him. And with Wenren Qi protecting Miss Linglong, she should be fine."
Sure enough, Qin Xiaoyou calmed down after hearing Bai Yuxiao's words. However, after a while, she started acting unreasonably again, "Why did you buy me steamed buns?"
"Because buying steamed buns takes the least amount of time. Although this cave is quite secluded, I'm still worried about leaving you here alone," Bai Yuxiao explained sincerely.
Qin Xiaoyou rested her chin on her hand and thought about it for a moment, and it seemed to make sense. Okay, let's leave that aside for now. However, a moment later she started asking again, "Why don't you ever hunt any wild game for me to eat?"
Bai Yuxiao said with some helplessness, "I haven't done any of these things."
Qin Xiaoyou glanced at Bai Yuxiao with disdain. When she saw the intricate patterns embroidered with silver thread on his cuffs, her resentment towards the rich began to surge within her. "A useless rich young master."
"I will learn it in the future," Bai Yuxiao continued sincerely.
This time, Qin Xiaoyou was dumbfounded; she hadn't expected Bai Yuxiao to answer like that. However, the thought of him, a young master from a wealthy family who never did manual labor, specially learning to roast wild game for her sounded quite appealing. A smile unconsciously crept onto Qin Xiaoyou's lips, and her mood improved. Thinking that there seemed to be nothing she could criticize for the time being, she smiled and beckoned to Bai Yuxiao with her finger. Unaware of the situation, Bai Yuxiao innocently leaned in, only to unfortunately become someone's human pillow.
Looking at Qin Xiaoyou, who was resting her head on his lap without any hesitation, a tenderness that Bai Yuxiao himself did not notice appeared on his face.
Chapter 44, Someone Died
The weather was lovely today; the sky was an unbelievably blue. A long queue stretched along the main road into the city, where city guards were checking portraits one by one. Qin Xiaoyou nudged Bai Yuxiao's elbow curiously and asked, "What are they doing?" Bai Yuxiao shook his head, indicating he didn't know either. Just then, a vegetable vendor standing in front of them turned around and interjected, "You two are from out of town, aren't you?" Qin Xiaoyou nodded. The vendor glanced at the long queue, estimating it would be a while before it was his turn, so he simply put down his load and explained to Qin Xiaoyou and Bai Yuxiao why the city gate was so heavily guarded.
"Let me tell you something," the vendor said mysteriously. Several people standing in front of him gathered around after hearing the vendor's story, since they were bored anyway.
"What big case has happened?" Qin Xiaoyou asked curiously. She had only been away for a few days, but it felt like something earth-shattering had happened in the capital. She regretted not leaving later; perhaps she could have caught a good show.
The vendor glanced at the crowd with pride and said smugly, "My brother works in the county government office. He's the one who told me this. It's absolutely confidential. I guarantee none of you know about it."
"Alright, Cai San, just get to the point already. Why are you bragging about your brother again? We all know your brother is capable; he works in the yamen and is highly regarded by the county magistrate." Seeing that the peddler couldn't get to the point, some people in the crowd started to jeer.
The vegetable vendor named Cai San scratched his head, his face slightly red, and hurriedly explained to Qin Xiaoyou and Bai Yuxiao, "I didn't mean to brag about my brother, I'm just telling the truth."
Qin Xiaoyou smiled and nodded, urging him to continue. Cai San cleared his throat, glanced at everyone, and adopted the air of a storyteller. Once he was sure everyone's eyes were on him, Cai San began, "In this capital city, a daring and audacious thief has appeared."
Cai San's opening statement was poorly received. As soon as he finished speaking, someone said uninterestedly, "Tch, I thought it was some huge crime, but it's just a robbery. No fun." They turned to leave. Cai San quickly added, "Hey, don't rush off. I already said it was a huge crime, so this thief must be very powerful."
"Oh? How complicated is it?" asked an old man with messy hair and wearing patched clothes, who was standing at the very edge.
Cai San shook his head and said, "This thief is incredibly audacious; he even dared to steal from the imperial palace."
Upon hearing Cai San say that the thief had actually stolen from the palace, the onlookers gasped in shock, exclaiming, "This is terrible! Stealing from the palace! If he gets caught, he'll probably be beheaded!" Seeing the expressions of terror on the faces of the crowd around him, Cai San smiled with satisfaction; this was the effect he wanted. Normally, he was just an honest, unassuming vegetable vendor, so ordinary that no one would ever give him a second glance. However, whenever he recounted stories he'd heard from his brothers, a large crowd would gather around him. Although not everyone's eyes showed envy, some even harbored disdain and jealousy, Cai San didn't mind. He craved the feeling of being watched and observed.
But Cai San's good feeling didn't last long before it was interrupted, because the old geezer who had spoken earlier started talking again, his nose radiating disdain. He said, "I thought it was something important, but it turns out it's just stealing something from the palace." Then he walked out of the crowd with his hands behind his back.
Cai San grew anxious upon hearing this, as the crowd around him began to waver. "That's right, it's just stealing something, just in a different location, nothing special." Seeing the crowd slowly dispersing, Cai San raised his voice and shouted, "Of course it's not just about stealing! Do you know what that master thief stole? Do you know what else he did besides stealing?" This worked; the dispersed crowd gathered again, even the old man who had turned to leave stopped and looked back at him. Cai San felt a surge of smugness. He had completely forgotten his brother's warning not to mention these things, lest it lead to his death. Now, all he could think about was how to rebuild his sense of superiority.
Seeing everyone's attention turn to him again, Cai San smiled mysteriously: "This great thief went to the palace, but he didn't steal gold, silver, or jewels, nor did he steal tributes from other countries. He only stole one thing: a set of chess pieces made of warm jade. Isn't that strange?" The onlookers nodded in agreement. Cai San put his short index finger to his lips in a "shh" gesture and continued in a low voice: "After stealing the chess pieces, the great thief didn't leave in a hurry. He also sneaked into the emperor's harem and..." At this point, Cai San deliberately paused, and after whetting everyone's appetite, he grinned and said, "He shaved the heads of every concubine. Oh my goodness, the next day when the concubines looked in the mirror, they were all horrified. The emperor was also furious and issued a nationwide arrest warrant, ordering every prefecture, county, and town to capture that audacious thief. So, starting today, we are subject to inspections wherever we go."
After Cai San finished recounting the secrets he had learned from his brother, he gestured with his chin towards the old man, but the old man completely ignored Cai San's provocation, sneered, and said, "Nothing special," before continuing to queue in his own line.
Qin Xiaoyou and Bai Yuxiao exchanged a glance, both agreeing that the old man was a bit suspicious. However, the palace theft had nothing to do with them, and Qin Xiaoyou had more important things to do, so she treated it as a joke and let it go. However, if she weren't in a hurry to get to Yucheng Manor, she would have loved to go to the palace to see what the concubines who had their heads shaved looked like. There used to be a widely circulated saying online: "True beauty can withstand the test of a shaved head." Back then, many netizens made fun of celebrities by photoshopping them all bald, and the results were truly horrific.
After Cai San finished speaking, the crowd dispersed after a short while. Now that he was no longer surrounded by people, Cai San squeezed in front of Qin Xiaoyou and Bai Yuxiao with a smile and said, "I think I get along well with you two, so I've decided to do you a favor. I'll tell you a secret, but I haven't told you yet. Give me one tael of silver, and I'll tell you this secret, how about that?"
Qin Xiaoyou rolled her eyes, thinking that this guy was really into telling stories. Just as she was about to refuse, Bai Yuxiao took out a tael of silver from his purse and handed it to Cai San. Qin Xiaoyou glared at Bai Yuxiao, "You spendthrift." Bai Yuxiao smiled, "Anyway, I'm bored. Just listen to it to pass the time."
Cai San happily accepted the silver, biting it hard to confirm its authenticity. Just as he was about to tell the two the secret he'd mentioned earlier, he suddenly cried out and collapsed. Bai Yuxiao bent down to examine him and saw a thin silver needle in Cai San's neck. Qin Xiaoyou also noticed it and was about to remove it when Bai Yuxiao stopped her. "Poisoned!" Qin Xiaoyou quickly withdrew her hand and asked, "Is he alright?" "Dead," Bai Yuxiao replied with a hint of regret. "What? Dead?" Qin Xiaoyou exclaimed in shock. Upon hearing that someone had died, the people queuing to enter the city stopped queuing and rushed over to see what was happening, creating a chaotic scene.
Qin Xiaoyou tugged at Bai Yuxiao's sleeve, indicating that they should leave. Bai Yuxiao glanced at her helplessly and gestured with his eyes, "We can't leave." Just as Qin Xiaoyou was about to ask why they couldn't leave, someone in the crowd suddenly pointed at them and said, "Don't let these two get away! They're the murderers!"
Chapter 45, An Unexpected Disaster
Qin Xiaoyou glanced at the man who claimed they were the murderers. He had a pointed, round face, tiny eyes that darted around like mung beans, prominent ears, and sparse eyebrows. Tsk tsk, with that kind of appearance, it was practically as if the words "I'm a bad guy" were written on his forehead. The credibility of anything said by someone like that, whether true or false, was greatly reduced. Sure enough, the crowd that had gathered looked at Qin Xiaoyou and Bai Yuxiao, then at the man who had accused them of murder, and wisely chose to remain still and continue observing.
Seeing that no one believed him, the man grew anxious and swore to the heavens, "It's true, they really are the murderers! I just saw it with my own eyes! If I'm lying in the slightest, may I be struck by lightning and die a horrible death!"
The man made a fierce vow, but some people in the crowd laughed out loud, and others joked, "Oh, you're swearing to be struck by lightning again? I suggest you find a different way to die, I'm afraid the heavenly lightning won't be enough for you."
The man blushed with shame upon hearing this and wanted to confront the speaker. A chaotic argument ensued until someone called the police, and several constables arrived. Looking at the corpse on the ground, the head constable asked impatiently, "What happened here?"
The thin man who had previously accused Qin Xiaoyou and the others of being the murderers squeezed out of the crowd, bowing and scraping as he smiled at the head constable, saying, "Head Constable Wang, these two are the murderers. They killed Cai San, the vegetable seller."
Officer Wang gave the man a disdainful look and asked, "Oh, that's really strange. You, Zhang Liu Mazi, are you ever not in the gambling den? Tell me, how can you be so sure that the two of them killed them?"
Zhang Liu Mazi patted his chest and said proudly, "I saw it with my own eyes."
Officer Wang looked him up and down. "Is this true? Let me tell you, if you're talking nonsense, you'll get a beating at the county office."
When he heard Constable Wang say that he would be punished with a cane, Zhang Liu Mazi visibly took two steps back, but then he seemed to remember something and forced himself to say, "I really saw it with my own eyes, it's absolutely true."
“Very well, since that’s the case,” said Constable Wang, turning to Bai Yuxiao and Qin Xiaoyou, “I’ll trouble you two to come with me to the county government office. If you are innocent, our county magistrate will never wrongly kill an innocent person.”
Qin Xiaoyou tugged at Bai Yuxiao's sleeve. She had no desire to go to the county government office. Weren't there countless stories of forced confessions in this world? She didn't believe herself to be someone who could maintain her innocence under torture. She couldn't withstand the torment of the law. But Bai Yuxiao showed no sign of leaving. Instead, he took her hand and followed the constable into the city.
After walking a short distance, Qin Xiaoyou slowed down and quietly asked Bai Yuxiao, "That's the county government office. We didn't kill anyone, so why do we need to go there?"
Bai Yuxiao replied loudly, "Just as you said, since we haven't killed anyone, what's wrong with going to the county government?" After he finished speaking, Qin Xiaoyou noticed that Constable Wang's pace quickened noticeably. It seemed that Bai Yuxiao's words were meant for Constable Wang to reassure him that the two of them had no intention of escaping.
After a while, Bai Yuxiao lowered his voice and looked ahead, asking, "Have you noticed anything strange about Zhang Liu Mazi?"
Qin Xiaoyou frowned: "He deliberately said we were the murderers."
“He did it on purpose, and,” Bai Yuxiao sighed, “I suspect someone instructed him to do it. So, even if we didn’t go this way, and instead injured the constable and escaped, trouble would still await us. So…”
"So you're going to turn the tables on me and see if you can follow the clues to find out who's behind this?"
Bai Yuxiao nodded gently, praising, "So clever!" Hearing Bai Yuxiao's praise, Qin Xiaoyou felt a sweet warmth in her heart, and even the gloom of going to the county government office was swept away.
The group went together to the county government office, where Constable Wang briefly explained what had happened. The county magistrate looked at them, then slammed his gavel, "Why do you men below not kneel before me?"
Qin Xiaoyou couldn't control her mouth and blurted out, "I only kneel to heaven, earth, and my parents. You are neither heaven nor earth, nor my mother, so why should I kneel to you?"
"How dare you!" The magistrate was furious, his beard bristling, probably because it was the first time anyone had dared to speak like that in court. He was about to give Qin Xiaoyou a good beating to teach her a lesson in manners. But before he could even raise his gavel and utter a word, Constable Wang gave him a wink. The magistrate thought to himself: Constable Wang is always cautious; since he says it's unacceptable, then it's best not to. So he didn't demand that Qin Xiaoyou and Bai Yuxiao kneel, but instead routinely inquired about the cause of the incident. However, based solely on Zhang Liu Mazi's testimony, it was difficult to convict him, and to make matters worse, the county's only coroner had gone back to his hometown for a funeral and wouldn't return until the next day. The magistrate finally decided to imprison all three of them until the coroner returned the following day to examine the bodies and determine the cause of death before making a final decision.
"Damn it! What bad luck!" Qin Xiaoyou cursed as she followed the yamen runner towards the women's prison. At the same time, Zui Linglong, whose arm was throbbing with pain, also cursed the same thing. Wenren Qi said with a look of shame, "I'm sorry."
So, Zui Linglong was too embarrassed to cry out in pain or say anything else, and could only bite her lip in silence, letting Wenren Qi bandage her wound. Although the sword cut wasn't long, the wound was extremely deep, making Zui Linglong want to curse and stomp her feet; the attack was far too brutal. However, remembering that these men in black were after Qin Xiaoyou, she disregarded the pain in her arm and, seeing that Wenren Qi had finished bandaging her, struggled to get up and go find Qin Xiaoyou.
Seeing Zui Linglong in so much pain that her forehead was covered in fine beads of sweat, her face was pale, and she could barely stand, yet she still wanted to go find someone, Wenren Qi refused to let her go no matter what. Ignoring Zui Linglong's resistance, he picked her up and walked to the other side, insisting that they rest in the woods for the night and go find Qin Xiaoyou after Zui Linglong felt better.
Unable to persuade Wenren Qi otherwise, Zui Linglong compromised, saying she would stay in the woods while Wenren Qi searched for the creature himself. However, Wenren Qi remained silent and expressionless the entire time, his face so cold it seemed one could scrape ice shards from it. Seeing that Wenren Qi ignored her no matter what she said, Zui Linglong felt both anxious and angry. Just as the two were at an impasse, Xiao Feng returned.
Zui Linglong hurriedly asked, "Where's Xiao You? Where did Xiao You go? Why wasn't she with you?"
Xiao Feng didn't answer. Instead, he walked up to Wenren Qi and knelt down on one knee. "Master, I am incompetent."
"They've been arrested?" Wenren Qi's expression turned even colder.
“She was taken away by a young man in white. That young man is highly skilled in martial arts. I chased after him for a while but lost him. I searched for a long time but still couldn’t find Miss Qin or that young man in white. Please punish me, Master.” As he spoke, Xiao Feng held his sword above his head with both hands.
Zui Linglong's eyes lit up when she heard Xiao Feng mention the white-robed gentleman, and she asked Xiao Feng to describe his appearance. Sure enough, it was Bai Yuxiao. Thinking that Qin Xiaoyou was with Bai Yuxiao, she figured she was safe, and relaxed, telling Wenren Qi and Xiao Feng about Bai Yuxiao. Since Qin Xiaoyou was alright, they didn't need to search for her anymore. The three of them discussed it and decided to proceed with their original plan to go to Yucheng Manor.
Chapter 46, The Master Thief
"Once upon a time, there was a legendary figure in the martial arts world. This man loved plum blossoms and possessed the beauty of plum blossoms in the cold winter. He was known in the martial arts world as 'Plum Blossom Gentleman.' To be honest, this Plum Blossom Gentleman was neither the leader of the martial arts alliance nor a disciple of a famous school. Yet, he was able to occupy a place in the list of famous figures in the martial arts world. He was truly remarkable!" An old voice rang out.
Bai Yuxiao glanced at the strange old man he had met during the day standing outside the prison gate and asked with a cold expression, "You came to see me tonight just to brag about yourself?"
The eccentric old man scratched his gray hair and said with a grin, "Young man, you have good eyesight. You actually recognized me as the famous Plum Blossom Gentleman."
Bai Yuxiao glanced at him but remained silent. The eccentric old man nimbly opened the cell door and went inside, circling Bai Yuxiao once and clicking his tongue, saying, "Not bad, not bad, you have half of my style back then."
Bai Yuxiao had no patience to play along with this old man's madness. "What do you want from me?"
"Oh dear, didn't your father tell you to be polite to elders? It's one thing for you not to listen to me patiently, but you even interrupted me just now. That's not a good way to behave," the strange old man said, glaring at me with feigned seriousness.
“My father did indeed instruct me,” Bai Yuxiao said, giving the strange old man a serious look. “If I ever have the chance to see Plum Blossom Gentleman again, I must ask him to return that plum blossom inkstone.”
"Ahem, I was just joking, just kidding. What plum blossom inkstone? I've never even heard of it. Young man, don't listen to your father's nonsense; he loves to spout rubbish." The eccentric old man craned his neck, determined to deny it to the death. You see, to sneak into Medicine King Valley and steal that plum blossom inkstone, he even sacrificed his looks, working as a laborer for a month for an ugly girl from a farming family outside Medicine King Valley before he got the chance to accompany her into the valley to deliver vegetables. So, although he stole the inkstone, didn't find it particularly beautiful, and didn't use it for writing, leaving it idle, he didn't want to return it or sell it. He couldn't let the favor he'd suffered back then go to waste. Making a losing deal wasn't in his nature, Plum Blossom Gentleman's style.
"Speak, what brings you here tonight?" Bai Yuxiao asked, his hands behind his back, looking at the strange old man.
The strange old man didn't answer, but instead took out a small, flat bottle and handed it to Bai Yuxiao: "Would you like to try some? It's genuine Qingfeng Yulu." Bai Yuxiao didn't reach for it, and asked indifferently, "Was it also stolen from the palace?"
Seeing that Bai Yuxiao didn't take the bottle, the eccentric old man threw away the cap and drank it himself. After taking a sip, he smacked his lips and said, "This tastes really weak, just so-so." With that, he waved his hand, and the bottle flew away in an arc. After throwing the bottle away, seeing Bai Yuxiao looking at him, the eccentric old man shamelessly said, "Anyway, it's on the way."
Seeing that the old man was acting crazy and couldn't get to the point, Bai Yuxiao raised his hand to shoo him away. The strange old man got anxious and hurriedly said, "I know what the 'Blood Evil Manual' is all about!" Bai Yuxiao stopped, and the strange old man sat down on the pile of straw in the cell, patting the spot next to him: "Little friend, come, sit down with me, I'll tell you slowly."
Bai Yuxiao glanced at the ground with disdain and didn't move. The strange old man muttered under his breath, "Just like your old man, obsessed with cleanliness." Seeing Bai Yuxiao's unfriendly expression, he quickly changed the subject and got down to business: "Before I tell you about this 'Blood Evil Manual,' I have to ask you a question. Do you know why people in the martial arts world call me Plum Blossom Lang?"