She tried to squeeze out a smile. Seeing that he was about to raise his hand to teach her a lesson, she hurriedly said in a panic, "The first time I heard of you was when I went to burn incense at Mount Longhu two years ago. There was a pilgrim who often went to the mountain who talked about the sword you borrowed on the snowy plains, and you said something about returning that …"
Lin Hongyuan knew that Yuchi Juquan was thin-skinned and did not have the nerve to say the words "returning my ass."
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Hsu Fengnian's expressionless face. Yuchi Juquan, who did not dare meet his gaze, carefully said, "Our Snowy Mountain Villa has some land on the other side of the Guangling River. No one believed that you and the Guangling King had a falling out, but I knew that it was true. Otherwise, you wouldn't have fought. It was a steward who saw it with his own eyes on the eighteenth of the eighth month. He patted his chest and said that it was definitely not a lie. Later on, some storytellers who had stayed in Beiliang began to tell stories of you going to the White Horse Race in Beimang. At the beginning of the year, I would go and listen to them every few days. They said that not only did you kill the Great King of the Northern Courtyard, Xu Huainan, you also killed the insufferably arrogant mountain master of Mount Tibing in one move. Only then did I know that there was someone with the surname Diwu in the world. There were also storytellers who said that you had unsheathed your sword and lent it to the Peach Blossom Sword God, Đồng Thái. Also, you saw that after Sword God Deng fought Tuoba to a draw, he personally entered the fray and fought with the second in the world, Tuoba, for three days and three nights. He was beaten to the point that he had no choice but to promise that he would never dare to go south again … "
Lin Hongyuan suppressed his laughter.
Hsu Fengnian listened to this extravagant nonsense. His skin was so thick that he did not retort. He only smiled with narrowed eyes and nodded.
The more Yuchi Juquan spoke, the more spirited he became. His eyes were shining, and his hands were clasped in front of his chest as he stared in a daze at the hero with the surname "Heaven" in his heart. "Later on, I heard that the vassal king entered the capital. In Great Peace City, you overturned the entire central imperial road and killed several hundred Imperial College students who blocked your path! Also, also, on the day of the ceremony, if you hadn't stopped Cao Changqing alone, he would have killed His Majesty the Emperor and all the civil and military officials. Great General Gu, Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War, Lu Shengxiang, they wouldn't have been of any use. "
Even Hsu Fengnian, whose face was as thick as a city wall, couldn't take it anymore. Lin Hongyuan had already turned his head away. He really couldn't bear to look, pretending to fiddle with the pitiful wintersweet.
Hsu Fengnian had to interrupt the woman and asked curiously, "You believe it?"
Yuchi Reader's eyes widened as he asked in return, "Could it not be?!"
Hsu Fengnian's face was heavy. He nodded slowly and reluctantly admitted, "It's true."
Crouching to the side, Lin Hongyuan laughed out loud. As a result, Hsu Fengnian kicked him in the butt, causing him to fall flat on his face.
Hsu Fengnian ignored Lin Hongyuan's angry glare. He smiled slightly at this girl who was most likely really stupid. "The matter of me being Hsu Fengnian, you can't even tell your father."
Yuchi Reader nodded vigorously. "I know. You definitely have something important to do. Otherwise, you wouldn't wear this face."
She suddenly fell silent.
So this girl wasn't so stupid that she couldn't be saved. Hsu Fengnian explained with a smile, "I have no enmity with your Quicksnow Manor. I won't do anything to your father."
Yuchi Reader, who had finally had a flash of inspiration, reverted to her old ways and began to act stupid again. "Really?"
Hsu Fengnian nodded. "Really."
This stupid girl had probably believed him again.
There were only three people in the room. The two foreign men and women who had hooked up with each other were experienced in the ways of the world. Each one was more cunning than the other. Only this girl who had rowed the boat seemed to end up being played in the palm of his hand no matter how hard she tried.
But for some reason, Lin Hongyuan, who had struggled in a vat of dye since childhood, looked at this girl who had a pure smile on her face with some envy.
Hsu Fengnian did not speak. Yuchi Reader felt particularly ill at ease. Her fingers fiercely pinched the corner of her sleeves under her old fur coat. This made her somewhat regret not changing into a new fur coat today.
Hsu Fengnian finally asked, "Do you know exactly when to light the lanterns at night?"
Yuchi Reader's mind had wandered thousands of miles. Upon hearing this, she jumped in fright and hurriedly sat up straight. Biting her lips, she said, "When the sky is clear, it's probably when the afterglow has dispersed. When it's snowing, I didn't pay attention in the past, so I can't say."
Hsu Fengnian grunted and said with a smile, "Go to the courtyard and find a jug of wine."
Relieved, she went to find the wine.
Lin Hongyuan seemed to suddenly remember something and said in a low voice, "Zhao Ningshen later entered the Quicksnow Mountain Villa. Yuchi Liangfu probably didn't expect that, so the courtyard arranged for her was a little far from Xie Lingzhen, Li Huoli, and the others."
Hsu Fengnian said with a ruminating smile, "You finally remember? I thought you wouldn't remember until I was discharged from the hospital. After I came back, no Young Palace Master of the Dragon Palace came to the Quicksnow Mountain Villa, and no Lin Hongyuan left the Quicksnow Mountain Villa. "
Lin Hongyuan looked as if he had been struck by lightning, his face pale.
Yuchi Reader was naturally familiar with her own home, so she quickly brought over a jug of wine. Hsu Fengnian didn't accompany her to drink. He took a yellow pear wood chair out of the house and sat on the porch to enjoy the lake scenery alone until dusk fell. It was unknown what Lin Hongyuan said in the house, but Yuchi Reader didn't have the courage to go to the porch.
Hsu Fengnian stood up, took a deep breath, and heavily tapped the ground with the tip of his foot. The lake water outside the railing violently swayed and gradually calmed down.
Dusk gradually deepened, and the large red lanterns in the villa lit up in picturesque disorder. It became more festive and lively.
In a quiet courtyard, the lanterns were brightly lit. The red candles in the hall were as thick as a baby's arm, but there was no one in sight. He stood in the study and pulled out a short halberd from his halberd pouch, gently twirling it in his hand. He had led four elite retainers south from Ji Zhou and encountered two heavy snowfalls. During the first snowfall, they were still in Jiangbei. The heavy snowfall was majestic and imposing. During the second snowfall, they were in Jiangnan, delicate and powerless. This made him, who had lived on the dangerous border since childhood, have an even worse impression of Jiangnan. Along the way, he had seen the elegant conduct of many scholars. In his eyes, these vermin who only knew how to chew words were as weak as the snow at that time. They couldn't withstand his short halberd toss and kill. On his journey south this time, naturally there would be people who would constantly spread rumors, causing him to suddenly go from being a military officer of a border town to having the potential to become the Wulin Alliance Leader. Even he himself thought it was absurd and laughable, but he remembered his father's advice and had no choice but to do things step by step. After arriving at the villa, wave after wave of visitors came to curry favor with those in power. He barely managed to chat with three groups of Jianghu people he had never heard of before, but he couldn't stand the disturbance and simply closed the door and declined the visitors. He walked to the open window. Although there were only four retainers of the Li family in Ji Zhou resting in this courtyard, there were no less than ten Zhao Gou gathered in the dark corner.
He laughed self-deprecatingly and tapped his shoulder with the short halberd. "Can I, Li Huoli, be considered to have received the will of heaven this time?"
The ground trembled slightly.
Li Huoli didn't think too deeply. The wall suddenly cracked open. When he turned around with the halberd, a palm pressed against his forehead and his entire body was instantly lifted off the ground. He was pushed against the wall at the side of the hall, his head hitting the wall earlier than his back.
One of the Zhao Gou broke through the window and was stunned. Li Huoli, the Young Fort Master of Wild Goose Castle, was leaning against the wall. He died with his eyes wide open, leaving a pool of scarlet blood on the wall. There was a big hole in the wall where Li Huoli's body was facing.
More than ten Zhao Gou gathered and looked at each other.
Three courtyards away, the old Confucian who came by the ox cart was flipping through a book with a lamp. He suddenly raised his head and made a gesture with both hands. An ancient sword on the desk next to him flew through the wall and into his hands.
Xie Lingzhen of the Spring Invitation Cottage had immersed himself in the art of swordsmanship for most of his life, but he rarely used a sword. In his life, there were only a few people who had tested his sword, and the Sword Emperor of West Shu was one of them. This sword was a gift for his disciple. Xie Lingzhen originally planned to borrow it from a disciple who was in seclusion after the Snow Mountain Villa incident was over. He wanted to fight with the leader of the Sword Pool of East Yue and let the world know that the Spring Invitation Cottage was not only the leader of the martial arts world, but also that his sword alone was enough to make the Cottage and the Sword Pool of Sword Grave in Jianghu.
The sword broke through the wall, and the daring assassin also broke through the wall and arrived.
"So what if you have the physique of a Vajra Realm warrior?"
Xie Lingzhen, who was still sitting on the chair, snorted coldly. He shook his wrist and the sword aura was like a painting of mountains and rivers.
The evil venomous beast actually resisted the sword aura, ignoring the sword tip that was pointed at its heart and still charging forward. Xie Lingzhen was furious. The sword aura at the tip of the sword suddenly surged.
The unknown assassin shocked the old man again. His heart was against the tip of the ancient sword. Not only did it not pierce through the skin and heart, but it also pressed the long sword into an arc like a fish's back.
The older, the wiser. Xie Lingzhen's sword collapsed and withdrew the sword aura. He and the chair slid toward the wall, breaking it into pieces. The old man had one hand on the wall and the other holding the sword. Instead of retreating, he rushed toward the strange young man in the mink hat.
The young assassin, who was fighting with his life for some reason, pushed forward. Xie Lingzhen sneered in his heart and used all the sword aura in his life to his heart's content.
The mink hat assassin let the sword go through his palm and leaned forward, forming a strange posture as if he was carrying a sword on his shoulder. He hit Xie Lingzhen's head with his head.
There was a bang.
Xie Lingzhen's head hit the wall.
But at the same time, he swept his sword and was about to cut off the young man's head.
When the sword tip was still an inch away from the man's neck, the sharp sword aura had already arrived and cut a bloody groove on his neck.
A man in a Vermilion robe appeared beside the two. His four arms held the sword tip, not letting Xie Lingzhen's sword move at all.
The mink hat assassin cut down diagonally with his palm.
He quickly retreated. The sword slipped out of the hand that had a hole in it. The assassin flew out of the big hole in the wall.
The cold wind rushed into the room and the lamp on the table flickered.
The lamp went out.
Only a corpse that had been cut in half was left.
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