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"Ruyu Tower?" She was surprised for a long time before she finally understood. She slapped her forehead in annoyance and said, "There are too many people and too much gossip there. No wonder they were able to find out about these things. Why didn't I think of that?"

As she spoke, she began to ponder.

Now I've found out two things at once.

First, regarding the deceased Zhang Mingchu, he lied to a woman named Liu Yanyan, who left a note saying that if he went to see her again, she would treat him rudely...

Secondly, regarding the other deceased, Tang Jingfeng, he and his wife had been loving for many years, but they had a quarrel a year ago.

Which one is it?

Li You simply sat in his chair, watching with amusement as she walked back and forth in front of him, without saying a word.

“Compared to Tang Jingfeng arguing with his wife, Liu Yanyan seems more like the murderer. Didn’t her letter say that she would be rude to Zhang Mingchu if he went to see her again?” Yang Nianqing finally turned around and said with certainty, “Besides, she knows martial arts and has no background. She’s so mysterious. Maybe she’s the successor of the Ten Thousand Poisons Demoness…”

As she spoke, she suddenly slapped her forehead again: "Could it be her daughter? We should go to Baoyue Tower in Jinling to investigate her!"

“There’s something you seem to have forgotten,” Li You interrupted her. “The Poisonous Demoness has been dead for nearly thirty years, and Liu Yanyan is only in her early twenties. How could they be mother and daughter? Besides, the murderer was so meticulous in her killings, why would she need to leave a blatant threatening letter?”

Yang Nianqing still insisted: "Even if she's not a daughter, it doesn't mean she can't use the Ten Thousand Poisons Blood Palm. Besides, the Ten Thousand Poisons Demoness died because of love. Maybe Liu Yanyan saw that Zhang Mingchu refused to marry her and kept pestering her, so in a fit of anger, she simply used the Ten Thousand Poisons Blood Palm to finish him off!"

Her eyes lit up, convinced that her reasoning was flawless.

Li You picked up his teacup and said, "Thinking too absolutely about things makes it easy to make mistakes."

"Then we'll see if we make a mistake," she said, raising her chin and scoffing. "I said, aren't we here to find someone? Don't just try to fob me off with your ex-lover and forget about the important business!"

The image of Jianghu Yao was far removed from that of the all-knowing "immortal." In fact, not only she couldn't have imagined it, but no one who had ever met Jianghu Yao had ever thought of it.

After a while.

Li You looked up at her and said, "No need to look anymore."

She was stunned.

“We sought him out to inquire about something. Now that we know, why waste any more time?” Li You sighed. “When people are too tired, they do become stupid. Let’s rest for a day tomorrow and meet up with Brother He Binangong and the others the day after tomorrow.”

After saying that, he looked at her with amusement: "Miss Yang has been in the carriage for so long, and she hasn't complained of being tired yet. That's really rare."

The main text discusses the "Three Obediences and Four Virtues" for men.

Updated on Shuxiang Chinese Website: 2008-02-26 10:50:36 Word Count: 5917

"Is this the 'old place' you agreed on?" Yang Nianqing looked around with great interest. "When are He Bi and the others arriving?"

"About an hour later."

Yang Nianqing knew the basic common sense that one hour was two hours, so she exclaimed in surprise, "That long?!"

"good."

It seemed she would have to sit here and wait for two hours for nothing. Yang Nianqing glared at him dejectedly and sat down: "You're in a good mood, coming to wait so early."

Li You leaned against the tree trunk, glanced at her, and shook his head: "Don't you think the scenery here is beautiful?"

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How could the scenery of West Lake not be beautiful!

The soft sunlight spread across the water, and the distant mountains, towers, and boats were all bathed in a hazy and light hue, ethereal and harmonious. It had a different charm than the vast and ethereal Dongting Lake I had seen before.

Beside me, fallen leaves gleamed like gold.

"how?"

Upon hearing his words, Yang Nianqing snapped out of her reverie and nodded, "It is very good. Actually, I also really like the lake..."

A shadow of sadness suddenly crossed his face: it was all because of the lake trip; he might never be able to return to the modern world, never see his mother again, and his best friend… 57.

She slowly turned her face away, remaining silent.

Li You looked at her quietly, as if deep in thought.

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for a long time.

Yang Nianqing raised her head, her annoyed expression returning: "I'm telling you, instead of waiting here for nothing, you might as well go to Ruyu Tower to find your Miss Jiang. She seems to be looking forward to your visit every day, can't you tell?"

Li You raised an eyebrow, looking at her with a half-smile: "Going to 'confess your feelings' again?"

Yang Nianqing found it somewhat amusing.

“Pervert, actually I think…” she hesitated for a moment, “Are you really going to leave her in a place like that?”

"how?"

What a heartless scoundrel! Recalling Jianghu Yao's wistful tone, Yang Nianqing couldn't help but feel sorry for her—this lecherous wolf was probably the type to have his fun and then walk away; he deserved to be killed…

Snapping out of her reverie, she glared at Li You: "Hey, you're so irresponsible! You took advantage of her and then tried to run away? Even if you just wanted to have some fun, you should at least have rescued her. A woman ending up in a place like that..."

Li You chuckled and asked, "Who did I take advantage of?"

Yang Nianqing sneered, "I'm too lazy to argue with you. I was just kindly reminding some playboys not to go too far as men. They can't just take advantage of women and then leave. They're human too, and they didn't end up in that kind of place of their own volition..."

“Wrong,” he interrupted her, “she is willing.”

"What?!" Yang Nianqing jumped up, pointing her finger at his nose. "Who do you think you are? If it weren't for making a living, what woman would go to a place like that? She's been so good to you, and you actually say such things about her? Are you even human...?"

"Why am I not human?" Li You said with a bitter smile. "If she wants to leave, she can leave. Why should I try to save her?"

"Just leave like that?" Yang Nianqing was stunned. "Nobody cares about her? That madam, no... I mean 'mama'? They don't care about her? Don't they force her to take customers...?"

"Who dares to force her? Ruyulou is her business."

Ruyulou was actually just a rumor spread by the martial arts world!

Yang Nianqing was startled and stood there stunned for a long time before muttering as she sat down: "If she's not short of money, why would she do... I've heard people outside saying she's a top courtesan at Ruyu Tower..."

Actually, this matter has been circulating in the martial arts world for quite some time now.

The origins of Jianghu Yao are a mystery. No one knows her background, nor does anyone know why a woman of both talent and beauty would willingly degenerate into prostitution for three years, wasting her prime years. Because of this, countless people lament her fate, and many renowned scholars have come to visit her, only to be turned away by her.

A strange woman...

Yang Nianqing was puzzled, but Li You suddenly shifted his gaze to the distance, no longer looking at her or speaking.

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Time always seems to fly when someone is deep in thought.

After a long while, Yang Nianqing seemed to have thought of something. She looked up at Li You and was about to speak, but she immediately closed her mouth again because she saw a boat slowly moving towards them.

Two people were standing at the bow of the boat.

A man in magnificent robes and a golden crown, handsome and elegant, was clearly visible to Yang Nianqing even from a distance. His gentle smile was pure and clean, tinged with a slight melancholy in the sunlight. Yet, even as he stood with his hands behind his back, a subtle, almost imperceptible air of authority emanated from him.

The other was quite the opposite. He was dressed in a tight black outfit, with a slightly hooked nose, and was also very handsome, but his beauty was cold, as if frozen, and he exuded a chilling aura. His right hand was always on the hilt of his sword, as if he were ready to draw his sword at any moment.

The two of them were completely different, and what was even more strange was that they were able to get together.

Yang Nianqing chuckled inwardly and tugged at Li You's sleeve: "They're here."

Li You sighed, "It's our turn to leave."

She was taken aback: "Us?"

Before she could react, a mysterious and captivating smile, like that of Buddha, spread across the handsome face in front of her.

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not good!

Yang Nianqing instinctively tried to run, but simply recognizing the danger wasn't enough; there was also the issue of speed. Suddenly, she felt a tightening on her arm, and then she was already flying into the air!

Suspended in mid-air, feeling as if she were in a fog, her mind hadn't quite caught up yet, and she completely forgot to call out.

In the blink of an eye, his feet had landed on the ground.

Yang Nianqing glanced around habitually, only to be dumbfounded again. She found herself standing on the bow of the ship, with He Bi standing beside her, her face expressionless, and Nangong Xue looking on with pity.

Her mind gradually cleared, and her legs felt a little weak... She immediately grabbed Nangong Xue's arm—even though she was terrified, she still remembered that He Bi was not to be touched, otherwise it would be hard to say what would happen if she fell to the ground or into the water.

Nangong Xue shook her head helplessly and reached out to support her.

I'm so angry!

Yang Nianqing finally came to her senses and angrily said, "Li You, you..."

He stopped halfway through his rant.

After a while, she patted her forehead and carefully counted the people on the boat. That's right, there were only three of them, including herself. Li You wasn't there at all?

On the water!

A striking expanse of white, like a feather, drifted slowly towards us, as if in slow motion on television... Dressed in white, she moved gracefully across the water, like a white lotus blooming in the wind on a lake, or a drifting cloud.

Damn it, I was just dumped here by him?!

Before he could get angry, Li You was already standing beside him, brushing off his clothes.

Nangong Xue smiled and praised, "Brother Li's lightness skill is truly unmatched."

He Bi coldly interrupted, "Looking good doesn't necessarily mean it's useful."

Is this the best lightness skill in the world? Legend has it that masters of lightness skill can float on water without even getting their shoes wet! In the blink of an eye, her anger turned into curiosity, and Yang Nianqing immediately began to examine his boots closely.

Sure enough, there wasn't a single wet spot on the boots.

Truly a top-notch expert!

Indeed, once you're in the martial world, you're not in control of your own destiny! She sighed sadly. She had no martial arts skills whatsoever, and now she was just a sitting duck, tossed around like a whirlwind, unable to fight back...

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"How's it going in Jiangzhou?"