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Mei Gu San Jue's eyes flickered, and he nodded slightly to Shang Shao Chang, "Young Master Shang, it's been three years since we last met. Do you still remember his voice and appearance?"

Shang Shaochang reached out and pulled me to his side, gritting his teeth as he said, "Not only is my voice and appearance still vivid, but my noble spirit will live on forever."

I turned my head slightly, but I was secretly laughing.

At this moment, Shang Shaochang resembled a slightly sulky big child. When he looked at the three wonders of Meigu, there was clearly a hint of jealousy in his eyes.

I laughed and said, "I really didn't expect you to leave the plum grove so early, senior. I dare not accept such praise."

Master Feng, one of the Three Wonders of Plum Valley, chuckled softly and even winked at me mischievously: "If you don't come out now, my beloved plum grove will be lost. How can I not come out?"

A sly glint flashed in my eyes as I said, "If I were you, I definitely wouldn't have come out so early."

Mr. Feng's smile vanished, and he asked, "What do you mean by that?"

I took Shang Shaochang's hand, smiled sweetly at him, and said, "This plum grove is covered in ice, making it much more difficult to start a fire than with ordinary trees. Although I used my fur coat to start the fire, it will take a long time to ignite the entire grove. I don't know martial arts, and you've managed to subdue me for so long. How can the fire be started?"

Mr. Feng was stunned and said, "So that's how it is... But... this..."

I continued, "I'm in the shadows, and you're in the light. No matter how you look at it, you're the one who has the bigger advantage. In the end, it's just that you're easily frightened. Besides—" I touched my mink coat and said, "Furthermore, this mink coat was a gift from a good friend. How could I bear to burn it?"

Mr. Feng was stunned for a long time before he finally opened his mouth and said, "So...so you were bluffing..."

I stuck out my tongue and chuckled, "Senior, this isn't a trick, it's just that all's fair in war. Besides, do you really think your Plum Blossom Formation is foolproof?"

Master Feng finally regained his senses and said solemnly, "Of course! This is a formation left by Zhuge Liang. It is ever-changing and full of hidden arrows and traps. It is not as simple as a plum grove on the surface! Once a person enters the formation, if he is not careful, he will be doomed. As long as you cannot burn down the plum trees for a while, I have dozens of men inside who can stop you without any problem!"

I gently shook my head and slowly said, "I've already seen Yu's reputation. A sable coat certainly can't burn down the plum trees, but what if a dozen or so people shoot rockets soaked in hot oil at the plum grove? At that time, hundreds or thousands of arrows will be shot at the plum grove. Can you block so many by yourself?"

Master Feng exclaimed in shock, "This... how could this be! How could this be!" He had long lost the composure he displayed when he first emerged from the plum grove, and paced back and forth, clearly never having imagined that the seemingly impenetrable plum blossom formation would be so easily breached. But if those hundreds of fire arrows were to be fired, he would probably be truly helpless.

I laughed and said, "If I were you, I wouldn't be so worried. This place has all the advantages of timing and location. Even if hundreds of rockets could destroy Plum Blossom Valley, where would we find these dozens of people? How many people in the world can come to Plum Blossom Valley like Shang Shaochang?" I slowly said, "What I just want to say is that nothing in this world is perfect. There will always be unexpected flaws. So, don't believe that things are perfect now."

Master Feng was taken aback, then suddenly burst into laughter: "Good! Good! Well said! This disciple of mine truly convinces me, leaving me utterly helpless!"

I interjected, "What disciple? Who agreed to be your disciple?"

Master Feng asked with slight surprise, "Didn't you say you wanted to be my disciple? Are you going to back out?"

I said leisurely, "You were actually no match for me as your master just now, so you might as well quit." Then I changed the subject and laughed, "Of course, if you can show me some of your best skills, then that's a different story."

Master Feng laughed heartily, "Excellent! This is truly my disciple, one of the Three Masters of Plum Valley! He's quite extraordinary. Don't worry, disciple, since your master wants to take you in, of course I'll show you my most treasured skills!" I had just been extremely sarcastic towards him, but he wasn't offended at all, instead calling me "disciple" with great affection. He then reached out to Young Master Shang, "Bring me the medicine—"

Shang Shaozhang had been standing to the side, watching the two of us bickering happily. When he saw Mr. Feng asking him for medicine, he laughed and said, "The old man still remembers your life-saving medicine."

Master Feng crossed his hands and slowly said, "For twenty years I have suffered from 'Soul-Stealing' poison. Heaven has finally granted me this day! With a gentle touch, it is soul-stirring and bone-melting! Hmph, what a gentle touch, what a 'Soul-Stealing' poison!" The three masters of Meigu's faces darkened, a cold glint flashed in their eyes, and they said coldly, "The day the poison is cured will be the day my beloved 'Ju Xue' is resurrected!"

Chapter Twenty-Six: Meeting is difficult, parting is even more difficult.

The cliffs are steep, and the plum groves are fragrant.

White plum petals, carried by the wind, gently fell upon two men standing face to face in the plum grove. Before long, their hair and clothes were covered with fragrant petals.

But none of them moved.

At this moment, both of them had become weapons.

A knife, a sword.

In the silent plum grove, a flash of light suddenly streaked across the air. It emerged gracefully from among the plum branches, like bright, clear autumn water, and suddenly cascaded down from mid-air, flying towards Master Feng!

At the same moment, another flash of cool, dazzling snow light streaked through the air! Like ice and snow, like a cascading waterfall, it burst forth from Master Feng's drooping sleeves, heading straight to meet the tranquil autumn water!

Is this Ju Xue?

Is this the same person who, even while poisoned, Mr. Feng still couldn't forget and deeply loved the famous blade Ju Xue?!

If Shang Shaochang's Autumn Water Blade is like a hermit living in a secluded valley, serene and detached, then Feng Dasheng's Ju Xue Sword is like a fairy living in the snowy mountains, cold and peerless.

The glint of swords and blades clashed above the plum grove, yet no metallic clang was heard; only dazzling light was seen! A rain of plum petals fell silently through the plum grove, covering the ice cliffs a hundred feet in diameter.

Flowers are not flowers, mist is not mist.

They come at midnight and leave at dawn.

Coming like a spring dream, how fleeting; gone like morning clouds, nowhere to be found...

I stood by the plum grove, letting the petals shaken down by the sword energy drift and fall all over me.

There was no murderous intent, no bloodshed, no hatred… These swords and knives seemed to have transformed from the most ruthless and cold-blooded weapons of killing into pens in the hands of gentlemen and zithers under the fingers of ladies. Such silence and exhilaration, such beauty and stunning beauty!

Autumn Water Blade, Jade Snow Sword.

If I really become the disciple of Master Feng, one of the Three Wonders of Plum Valley, can I inherit the extraordinary 'Ju Xue'?

"Why did you give Master Feng medicine? Was he poisoned?" I asked Young Master Shang curiously, sitting in the plum grove.

Shang Shao chuckled and pinched my nose: "You, as my disciple, don't you even call me 'Master'?"

I slapped his hand away and stuck out my tongue: "I don't care! Just call him to his face—you haven't answered my question yet! What kind of poison is he under? And what is this 'ecstasy'?"

Shang Shaochang slowly said, "'Gentleness is the most intoxicating and soul-stirring poison'... After Yiyang was poisoned, I said that soul-stirring poison is the most potent poison, while 'soul-stirring poison'," Shang Shaochang looked at me and smiled, "is the most potent aphrodisiac."

"Ah..." I exclaimed softly, my face flushing red. I said reproachfully, "So...so...How could Mr. Ke Feng have been...been banned..."

Shang Shaochang smiled gently, his eyes gazing into the distance, and slowly said, "It's because... whether young or old, Mr. Feng can be considered a man among men, the epitome of womanhood! And the person who gave him the aphrodisiac was a woman among women. Those who have seen her true face say that she is a devil created by the gods to bewitch the world!" Shang Shaochang said, word by word, "She is the leader of 'Gentleness,' Lan Ye."

"What! What did you say!" I exclaimed, no longer believing my ears.

My God! The gentle leader, who leads a group of the world's most ruthless assassins, is actually a woman!