One.
It was indeed late at night.
Liu Changjie sat alone in the small and simple living room. He hadn't heard a single sound for a long time.
He first put the strange woman on the bed and covered her with all the blankets he could find, as if he was afraid she would catch a cold. Then, he lit up all the lights in the house, including the lights in the kitchen.
He wasn't afraid of death, nor was he afraid of darkness. But he always had an unspeakable loathing and hatred for these two things, and he always wanted to stay as far away from them as possible.
Now he was trying his best to gather his thoughts and think about this matter from beginning to end. He was originally a nameless person, and even he didn't know how much power he had.
Because he had never tried, and he never wanted to try.
But "Power of Hu", Old Master Hu, had discovered him, just like uncovering a pearl from a clam.
Old Man Hu not only had a pair of sharp eyes, he also had a brain that no one could compare to.
He had never misjudged anyone, and he had never misjudged anything. His judgment had never been wrong.
He had never really worn a red tasseled hat, and he had never eaten a public meal, but he was the number one constable in the world. Every constable in every province and every constable revered him as if he was a god.
Because as long as he was willing to lend a hand, there was no theft in the world that couldn't be solved. As long as he was alive, no one who committed a crime could get away with it.
Unfortunately, no matter how fast a knife is, there will always be a time when it's blunt. No matter how strong a person is, there will always be a day when they get old.
He was finally old, and he had rheumatism. If no one supported him, he couldn't even walk a single step.
In the two or three years that he had been ill, there had been hundreds of major crimes in the area around the capital. The correct number was 332.
Of these 300 or so major crimes, not a single one had been solved.
But these cases had to be solved. Because, in the families of the victims, not only were there princes, dukes, and officials, but there were also Wulin heroes. Not only were there aristocratic families, but there were also royal relatives. Old Man Hu's legs were crippled, but his eyes were not blind.
He could see that these cases were all done by one person, and only one person could solve them.
The person who did the cases must be Dragon Fifth, and the person who solved the cases must be Liu Changjie.
Everyone believed that his judgment would not be wrong this time.
Therefore, the unknown Liu Changjie suddenly became a legendary figure.
Thinking of this, Liu Changjie didn't know if he was lucky or not. He was still unlucky.
Until now, he still didn't understand why Old Master Hu thought so highly of him.
It seemed that he would never be able to understand this fox-like person, just as he would never be able to understand the old man's daughter.
He only remembered that a year ago, he had made a friend named Wang Nan. One day, Wang Nan suddenly suggested that he pay a visit to Old Man Hu. Three months later, Old Man Hu gave him this burden. It was not until tonight that he realized how heavy this burden was.
Now, he had finally managed to hide what had happened in the past three months from Dragon Fifth.
But what about the future?
Could he kill Tang Qing, Dan Yifei, the Old Daoist, Iron Monk, Big Dog Li, and that woman in an hour? Would he be able to obtain that mysterious sandalwood box? Could he capture Dragon Fifth?
Only he knew in his heart that he had no confidence at all.
What bothered him the most was still Hu Yue 'er.
What kind of woman was she? What did she do to him?
Only he knew that he was also a person, a person of flesh and blood, not a large stone.
Although the night was very deep, there was still a long time before dawn.
What would happen tomorrow? What kind of person would Dragon Fifth call to lead the way?
Liu Changjie sighed. He only hoped that he could lean against the chair and sleep for a while, temporarily forget about these worries.
But at this time, he suddenly heard a strange sound, as if a drizzle had suddenly spilled down onto the roof.
Then, with a boom, the entire room suddenly burst into flames. It was as if a paper house had been lit on fire. Once it started burning, it couldn't be stopped.
Of course, Liu Changjie wouldn't be burned to death.
Even if he was locked in a red-hot stove, he might still have a way to escape.
Although this room wasn't a stove, it was pretty much burned. There was fire on all sides, and apart from the flames, nothing else could be seen.
But Liu Changjie had already rushed out.
He first rushed into the kitchen, where he pulled up a large vat of water and then placed it on top of his head. The water drenched him, but he had already rushed out.
No one could have imagined how quickly he could react, and even less could have imagined how quickly he could move.
Apart from the burning house, the world was still peaceful.
In the small courtyard, a few clusters of yellow flowers appeared even more beautiful in the flickering light of the flames.
A young girl wearing a yellow dress, holding a yellow flower in her hand, was looking at him and giggling.
There was even a carriage parked outside the door. The horses pulling the carriage were blindfolded. The shocking flames didn't seem to alarm them.
The young girl in yellow flew over like a swallow, opened the carriage door, and looked back at him with a smile.
She didn't say anything.
Liu Changjie didn't say anything either.
She opened the carriage door, and Liu Changjie sat inside.
The flames continued to burn, but they were getting farther and farther away from Liu Changjie.
The carriage and horses hurried on, rushing into the boundless night.
A dark night.
Liu Changjie wasn't afraid of the dark, but he felt an indescribable loathing.
Two
New. From the socks to the outer robes, everything was brand new.
Even the wooden tub for bathing was brand new.
The carriage stopped outside the courtyard. Liu Changjie followed the young girl inside. There was already a tub of bathing water waiting for him.
The temperature of the water was actually neither hot nor cold.
The young girl pointed at the tub of water, and Liu Changjie took off his clothes and jumped in.
She still didn't say anything.
He still didn't say anything.
When Liu Changjie finished bathing, wiped clean, and prepared to put on the new set of clothes, the young girl suddenly came in again. Behind her, there were two people carrying a brand new tub of water. The tub was filled with water, and the temperature of the water was just right.
The young girl pointed at the tub of water again. Liu Changjie looked at her, then finally jumped into the tub of water again. As if he hadn't bathed in three months, he thoroughly washed himself again.
He wasn't the kind of man who was afraid that bathing would harm his vitality. In fact, he had always liked bathing.
He wasn't the kind of man who talked too much. If others didn't say anything, he wouldn't ask.
He rubbed his skin until it was red, and he looked a bit like a freshly peeled carrot.
The young girl pointed at the tub of water again, and told him to bathe again.
Liu Changjie looked at her and suddenly laughed.
The young girl laughed too. She had been laughing the entire time.
Liu Changjie suddenly asked, "Do I have dog feces on me?"
The young girl laughed. "No."
Liu Changjie: "Cat feces?"
The young girl: "Also no."
Liu Changjie: "What do I have on me?"
The young girl rolled her eyes, and a blush appeared on her round face.
He didn't have anything on him.
Liu Changjie: "I've already bathed three times. Even if I did have dog feces on me, I would have washed it clean by now." The young girl nodded, her face red. Actually, she couldn't be considered very young.
Liu Changjie: "Why do you want me to bathe again?"
The young girl: "I don't know."
Liu Changjie stared blankly. "You don't know?"
The young girl: "All I know is that whoever wants to see the young miss has to thoroughly bathe from head to toe five times." And so, Liu Changjie bathed five times.
He put on a new set of clothes and followed the young girl to see the young miss. He suddenly discovered that a person who could bathe five times wasn't that bad of a thing.
His entire body felt very relaxed. Walking along the mirror-like corridor, he felt as if he were walking among the clouds.
At the end of the corridor was a door with a beaded curtain.
The door was unlatched, and wasn't very wide. The room inside was very spacious, with snow-white walls and shiny wooden floors.
A slender woman wearing an apricot yellow silk gown stood in front of a bronze mirror, admiring herself.
She really was a woman worth admiring.
Although Liu Changjie couldn't see her face directly, he could see it in the mirror.
Even he couldn't deny that her face was very beautiful. It was so beautiful that it was flawless, so beautiful that it couldn't be attacked.
This kind of beauty was almost beyond human beauty. She was so beautiful that she looked like a fairy from a painting.
This kind of beauty could only be admired from a distance, so beautiful that no one dared to get close.
And so, Liu Changjie stopped at a distance.
Of course she saw him in the mirror, but she didn't turn her head. She coldly asked, "Are you Liu Changjie?" "I am."
"My surname is Kong, and my name is Kong Lanjun."
Her voice was very beautiful, but it contained an indescribable coldness and pride. It was as if she had long since predicted that no matter who heard her name, they would be shocked.
Liu Changjie's face didn't show the least bit of surprise.
Kong Lanjun suddenly laughed coldly. "Although I've never met you, I already know what kind of person you are." "Oh?"
"Dragon Fifth said you were an interesting person, and that the way you spend your money was also very interesting." "He wasn't wrong."
"Lan Tianmeng said your bones were very hard, and that you could take a beating." "He wasn't wrong."
Kong Lanjun continued, "But all the women who met you only had three words to criticize you." "Which three words?" asked Liu Changjie.
Kong Lanjun said, "Not human."
"And they weren't wrong."
Kong Lanjun said, "A man who isn't human, as long as he looks at me, he dies!" "I didn't want to see you," said Liu Changjie. "You asked me to come!" Kong Lanjun's face was pale. "I asked you to come because I made a promise to Dragon Fifth. Otherwise, you would already be dead." "What did you promise to Dragon Fifth?" asked Liu Changjie.
"I promised him that I would take you to see someone. Other than that, there is no relationship between you and me. So you'd best behave yourself in front of me. I know your reputation with women. If you treat me like any other woman, you're dead." "I understand."
Kong Lanjun laughed coldly. "You'd better understand."
Liu Changjie continued, "But I also hope you understand two things."
"Tell me," Kong Lanjun said.
"First of all, I don't want to have anything to do with you." Kong Lanjun's face paled even more.
"Second of all, even though I've never seen you, I know what kind of person you are." Kong Lanjun restrained herself from asking, "What kind of person am I?"
"You think you're a peacock, that everyone in the world admires you. The only person you admire is yourself." Kong Lanjun's pale face turned green. She suddenly turned around and stared at him. Her beautiful eyes seemed to be burning with fire.
Liu Changjie continued calmly, "You asked me to come because of Dragon Fifth. I agreed to come because of Dragon Fifth. There is no relationship between us. It's just that …" "It's just that what?"
Liu Changjie: "You shouldn't have started that fire!"
"Shouldn't I?" Kong Lanjun asked.
"If that fire burned me to death, how could you take me to see that person?" Kong Lanjun laughed coldly. "If that fire burned you to death, you don't deserve to see that person." Liu Changjie couldn't help but ask, "Who exactly is that person?"
"Qiu Hengbo," Kong Lanjun said.
Liu Changjie was shocked. "Madame Autumn Water?"
Kong Lanjun nodded. "Autumn Water Acacia."
"You want to take me to see her?"
"I'm her friend. I'm the only one who can enter her Autumn Water Manor." Liu Changjie said, "You are her friend, and she treats you as a friend. But you work for Dragon Fifth." Kong Lanjun said coldly, "There are no true friends between women." "Especially women like you. Your only friend is yourself." This time, Kong Lanjun didn't get angry. She calmly said, "At least I'm better than her." Liu Changjie: "Oh?"
"She even considers herself to be her enemy." "But she wants you to go to her Autumn Water Manor." "She wants you to go to her Autumn Water Manor." Kong Lanjun's eyes suddenly revealed a look of hatred and malice. "She wants me to go," she said calmly, "because she likes to torture me. She likes to see me being tortured by her." No one could describe the expression on her face. It was not even something that could be described by words like hatred and malice.
There was clearly a relationship between these two mysterious, beautiful, and cold women that no one else could imagine.
Liu Changjie looked at her, then suddenly laughed. "Alright, you can go." "You …" Kong Lanjun said, "You …"
"I don't want to see her, and I don't need to see her." "But you have to go."
Liu Changjie: "Why?"
"Because I don't know where her secret cave is. I can only take you to Autumn Water Manor and let you find it yourself." Liu Changjie's heart sank.
He suddenly realized that this matter was far more complicated and difficult than he had imagined.
Kong Lanjun's eyes began to shine.
Whenever she saw other people in pain, her eyes would light up. She also liked to see other people suffer.
Liu Changjie finally sighed. "Madame Qiushui wants you to go because she likes to see you being tortured by her. How do you know she wants me to go as well?" "Because she understands me," said Kong Lanjun. "She knows me very well. She knows that I'm a person who likes to enjoy life, and especially likes to be served by men. Every time I go, I have a servant with me." "I'm not your servant."
Kong Lanjun said, "You are."
She stared at him, and the expression in her beautiful eyes became even stranger.
Liu Changjie stared back at her.
The two of them stared at each other for an indeterminate amount of time. Finally, Liu Changjie let out a long sigh.
"I am."
"You are my servant?" Kong Lanjun asked.
Liu Changjie: "Yes."
"From now on, you're going to follow me like a dog. When I call, you come." "Yes," said Liu Changjie.
"No matter what you do for me," said Kong Lanjun, "you have to be absolutely careful. Don't let your two dirty hands touch me. If your right hand touches me, I'll cut off your right hand. If one of your fingers touches me, I'll cut off one of your fingers." "Yes," said Liu Changjie.
There was no expression on his face, no anger, no pain.
Kong Lanjun continued to stare at him. After a long time, she sighed. "It seems you really aren't human." Part 3
Qixia Mountain.
The mountain was beautiful. The name of the mountain was also beautiful.
After passing the solemn Fenglin Temple and crossing the rainbow bridge of the Qu Courtyard and Feng He, the scenery of Qixia Mountain was visible.
In the evening wind, the faint sound of singing could be heard: "Those who seek refuge from the heat return to the cold spring. Boundless brocade clouds cool the evening sky. The fragrance of the Love Canal fills the air. Crossing the high bridge to buy a boat. "The singing was serene and beautiful, and the wind and lotus were even more beautiful. But they couldn't compare to the scenery of the mountain under the setting sun.
Halfway up the mountain, white clouds floated and the path twisted. The mountain was dangerous, and was originally a place with few tourists. But now, a dazzling new restaurant had sprung up.
The building wasn't tall, but it was exquisite. The paint had just dried, and two carpenters were nailing a golden plaque to the door. Opposite the door were two peaks that were like swords. This was the most dangerous part of the mountain, the Sword Pass.
"What do you think of this restaurant?" she asked. "The building is not bad," said Liu Changjie, "but the location is wrong." "Oh?" said Kong Lanjun. Liu Changjie nodded.
"How could a restaurant in a place like this get any business? I'm just worried that in less than three months, it will close down." "You don't need to worry about that," said Kong Lanjun. "I guarantee that before the sun rises tomorrow, the restaurant will be gone." "It can fly?" asked Liu Changjie.
"I won't," Kong Lanjun replied.
Liu Changjie said, "If you can't fly, how can you suddenly disappear?" Kong Lanjun said, "If someone can build a house, then someone can tear it down." Liu Changjie said, "Don't tell me that this winery will be completely torn down by someone before the sun rises tomorrow?" "Mm."
Liu Changjie couldn't help but feel strange. "Why would a newly built house need to be torn down?" "Because a house is built for people to tear down." Liu Changjie was even more confused.
Some people build houses to buy property, some to live in, some to do business, and some to hide a woman in a golden house. None of this was strange.
But to build a house to be torn down, he had never even heard of such a thing.
"You can't figure it out?" she asked.
"I really can't figure it out," he admitted.
Kong Lanjun laughed coldly. "So even you can't figure it out."
She obviously didn't want to break the silence right away, so Liu Changjie didn't ask any more questions.
He knew that Kong Lanjun didn't bring him here just to make him sulk.
She definitely had a goal.
So even if he didn't ask, she would eventually tell him.
Liu Changjie had always been very confident in his own judgment.
The sun was setting in the west, and the dim light of night gradually enveloped the mountains.
The restaurant was already lit with brilliant lanterns. Suddenly, a group of people appeared on the rugged mountain road.
There were men and women in the group. The men were dressed like waiters in the restaurant, or chefs in the kitchen. The women were dressed flirtatiously, and didn't look too bad.
Kong Lanjun suddenly said, "Do you know what these people are doing?" "Tearing down the house?" he asked.
"These people could tear down the house for three days and three nights, and they wouldn't be able to tear it down." Liu Changjie had to admit that tearing down a house was easier than building one, but it still required a bit of skill.
Kong Lanjun suddenly asked, "Can you tell what these women are doing?" Of course Liu Changjie could tell. "What they're doing isn't very noble, but it has a long history." It really was an ancient profession, and it used women's most primal assets.
Kong Lanjun said coldly, "I know you like to look at these kinds of women, so you'd better look at them a few more times." "Don't tell me that by tomorrow morning, they'll all be gone?" "A house is built to be torn down," said Kong Lanjun coolly. "People live to be prepared to die." "You brought me here just to watch the house be torn down?" said Liu Changjie. Watch these people die? "" I brought you here to show you the people who tore down the house. "" What kind of people? "asked Liu Changjie.
"Seven people who will die by your hand."
Liu Changjie finally understood. "They'll all be here tonight?"
"Hmm," Kong Lanjun said.
"This house was originally built by Madame Autumn Water. Now that it's finished, she'll have them tear it down?" "Mm."
Although Liu Changjie understood, he couldn't help but ask, "Why?" Kong Lanjun said, "Because Qiu Hengbo understands men very well, especially these men. If she keeps them in the cave for too long, even if they don't go crazy, they won't be able to hold it in. Therefore, every once in a while, she will let them out and let them play to their heart's content." Liu Changjie couldn't help but sigh.
He didn't need to see to know what would happen to them after they came.
He really felt sorry for these women. He would rather face seven starving beasts than deal with seven people.
Kong Lanjun looked at him out of the corner of her eye. "You don't need to feel sorry for them," she said coldly, "because if you're not careful, you'll die even more miserably than them." Liu Changjie was silent. After a long time, he asked, "If they come here, who's guarding the house?" "Qiu Hengbo herself."
"Qiu Hengbo alone is more frightening than the seven of them combined?" "I don't know what her martial arts are like, but I definitely don't want to test it out." "That's why I have to stay here and watch. I can't beat the grass to scare the snake, or act blindly without thinking. Even if I kill them right now, it won't do any good." Kong Lanjun nodded. "That's why all I need to do is watch them carefully." "And then?"
Kong Lanjun said, "Then we'll all go back and wait."
Liu Changjie: "Wait for what?"
"Wait until tomorrow afternoon. We'll go to Autumn Water Manor."
"After we get to Autumn Water Manor, I'll think of a way to find the Secret Cave." "And we definitely have to find it before dawn."
"When they finish tearing down the house and want to go back, can't I keep an eye on them?" "You can't."
Liu Changjie didn't say anything.
Even if he did, it would be useless. He never said anything.
The mountain was brightly lit, but here it was very dark. In the dark sky, a few stars had just begun to rise.
The faint starlight shone down on Kong Lanjun's face.
She really was a very beautiful woman.
The night was very beautiful.
Liu Changjie found a rock and sat down. He looked at her, as if he was in a trance.
"Did I tell you to sit down?" Kong Lanjun suddenly said.
"You didn't."
"I didn't tell you to sit down, so you had to stand." Liu Changjie stood up again.
"Where's the box I told you to bring?"
"It's here."
It was a square box made of Fuzhou lacquer wood. It was very exquisite.
"Open the lid for me," Kong Lanjun said.
The lid was lifted. The bottom of the box was lined with white silk. There were four dishes to go with wine, a plate of bamboo buns, and a jug of wine.
"Pour some wine for me," Kong Lanjun said. Liu Changjie held the wine pot with both hands and poured a cup of wine. Suddenly he realized that he was also very hungry. Liu Changjie held the wine pot with both hands and poured himself a cup of wine. He suddenly realized that he was very hungry.
Unfortunately, there was only one wine cup and one pair of chopsticks. He could only stand to the side and watch.
Kong Lanjun drank two cups of wine and tasted each dish. She frowned, put down the chopsticks, and suddenly said, "Throw it away." "Throw it away? Throw what away? "
Kong Lanjun said, "Dump all these things."
"Why do you want to throw it away?"
Kong Lanjun said, "Because I have already eaten."
"But I'm still hungry."
Liu Changjie said, "Someone like you, even if you starve for three or five days, you won't starve to death." "If there's food to eat, why would I starve?" Kong Lanjun said coldly, "Because what I've eaten, no one is allowed to touch." Liu Changjie stared at her for a long time, then said, "Not even your people?" "No," Kong Lanjun said.
"No." "No one has ever touched you?"
Kong Lanjun's face sank. "That's my business. You have no right to interfere." "But you want to interfere with my business?"
"That's right," Kong Lanjun said.
"If you tell me to stand, I have to stand. If you tell me to look, I have to look." "Correct."
Liu Changjie stared at her for a long time. Then he suddenly laughed.
Kong Lanjun said coldly, "When I don't allow you to laugh, you're not allowed to laugh." "Because I'm your slave?"
Kong Lanjun said, "Now you finally understand."
"Unfortunately, there's one thing you don't understand."
"What is it?" Kong Lanjun asked.
"I'm also a person," said Liu Changjie. "I like to do things my own way. For example …" "For example what?" asked Kong Lanjun.
Liu Changjie: "If I want to drink, I'll drink."
He actually picked up the jug of wine and drank it.
Kong Lanjun's face was white with anger. She couldn't stop laughing coldly. "It looks like you want to die." Liu Changjie laughed. "I don't want to die at all. I just want to touch you." "You dare?" Kong Lanjun said angrily.
She asked. "I don't dare?"
He suddenly stretched out his hand to touch Kong Lanjun.
Kong Lanjun's reaction wasn't slow. "Peacock Fairy" was one of the most famous female experts in the Wulin world.
Her arrogance wasn't without reason.
As soon as Liu Changjie's hand reached out, her hand also shot up. Her ten fingers were like ten sharp swords, piercing toward Liu Changjie's meridians like lightning.
Her attack was very fast, and her style was very flexible. It was obvious that there were countless variations hidden within.
Unfortunately, she didn't even have time to use one of her variations.
Liu Changjie's wrists seemed to suddenly snap. His hands bent and twisted in the most unimaginable direction, and suddenly they were locked onto Kong Lanjun's meridians.
Kong Lanjun had never imagined that a person's hand could move in such a way. She was shocked, and didn't have time to think about what to do. She felt her entire body being lifted up into the air. She flipped and spun, and then Liu Changjie pressed her against the rock.
"Can you guess what I'm going to do now?" he said leisurely. Kong Lanjun couldn't.
Even in her wildest dreams, she couldn't guess.
"Right now, I just want to take off your pants and spank your ass." Kong Lanjun was so scared that her voice went hoarse. "You … you dare?"
She had thought that Liu Changjie wouldn't dare. Never in her wildest dreams could she have imagined that a man would dare to do such a thing to her.
Too bad she had forgotten what she had said: "This man is not a man." She heard three 'slap, slap, slap' sounds as Liu Changjie really did spank her buttocks three times.
He didn't hit her very hard, but Kong Lanjun didn't dare to move. Liu Changjie laughed. "Actually, there are one or two other things I could do right now. Unfortunately, I'm not interested." He threw his head back and laughed loudly. Then, just like that, he swaggered off, not even bothering to look at her.
Although Kong Lanjun clenched her teeth, she couldn't stop the tears from streaming down her face. She suddenly jumped up and shouted, "Liu Changjie, you animal, one day I'm going to kill you. You … you're not human." Liu Changjie didn't even turn his head. "I'm not," he said coolly.
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