Wandering the Martial World [Complete] - 3

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Chapter Thirteen: A Twist of Fate

"Qiao'er, Qian'er greet Miss." Dongfang Qin brought in four stunning beauties.

"Cousin, did he cause you any trouble?" Nangong Xiaoyu saw Xiao Tianci as soon as she entered.

"Sister Wuying, you're here too?" Xiao Tianci was overjoyed to see Hua Wuying and practically pounced on her, hugging her tightly.

"What? Aren't you welcoming me?" Hua Wuying pulled away. "Aren't you going to introduce us?"

"Sister Wuying, this is Sister Xuan. Sister Xuan, this is Sister Wuying." Good heavens, who introduces people like that?

"Alright, alright, you go out first, let's chat by ourselves." Nangong Xiaoyu said, pushing him out. Only Qian'er looked at him with pity.

We don't know what the five girls were saying, but Xiao Tianci finally reappeared after "disappearing" for several days. He entered Lan Tianfeng's room and immediately sensed something was amiss. There were quite a few people inside: Gu Feng, Lan Tianfeng, the three An siblings, and Panpan. Zhan Qingyan wasn't there (he didn't know she had left). What bothered him wasn't the people themselves, but the strange looks they were giving him.

"Panpan, what's going on? Why are you all looking at me like that?" Xiao Tianci asked Panpan for help.

"Call me 'sister' twice, and I'll bring you food later," Panpan said, sounding like she was extorting him.

"Brother Xiao, go get me another jar of Hundred Flowers Wine, and I might help you later," Gu Feng chimed in.

"Yeah, Brother Xiao, if you give me a beautiful woman, I'll help you ward off trouble," Lan Tianfeng added sarcastically.

"Brother-in-law, you'd better pray for yourself." An Yu didn't mince words, calling him brother-in-law. After saying that, the others looked at Xiao Tianci with pity, shook their heads, and left one after another. Panpan pulled An Jing out, then surprisingly closed the door, leaving only him and An Ling inside.

A moment later, a scream came from inside—Xiao Tianci's voice—but then silence.

"Sister An Ling didn't kill him, did she?" Panpan's words startled everyone.

"No way?" An Yu said cautiously, though he didn't seem sure himself; he knew his sister's temper well.

"Otherwise, why is there no sound?" Panpan voiced everyone's concerns.

"Don't guess, let's go see." An Jing was relatively calm, and went to open the door first, only to immediately back out, her face flushed.

"What's wrong, Sister An Jing?" Panpan couldn't help but ask, seeing An Jing's reaction.

"Nothing, nothing, don't go see." An Jing quickly stopped the others. Gu Feng didn't understand and was about to go look when Lan Tianfeng seemed to realize something and quickly pulled him back.

"Panpan, what are you doing?" It turned out that Dongfang Qin had arrived, along with Qian'er. They must have come to see Xiao Tianci.

"Sister Qin, nothing, we're just chatting here." Panpan didn't seem to be good at lying.

"Chatting?" Dongfang Qin looked suspicious, but she didn't care, business was important. "Where is the young master? Miss wants to see him."

"The young master is inside." Panpan pointed to the room, about to say something, but it was too late. Qian'er had already gone in, and then she exclaimed.

***

Xiao Tianci was currently in a small tavern with Gu Feng and Lan Tianfeng. He didn't usually drink, but today he was having a really bad day, and Gu Feng said drinking could ward off bad luck, so he dragged him out.

Actually, Xiao Tianci should have been very comfortable today. Nangong Xiaoyu had come, and most importantly, Hua Wuying and Qian'er had come too. They were the kindest to him. Unfortunately, the lack of An Ling's presence in the previous days had triggered her temper tantrum. Once alone in the room, An Ling began to grope him, her hands covering his body. He had no choice but to grab her hands, but to his surprise, unable to move her hands, she used her mouth to bite him hard on the shoulder, causing that scream. He was forced to silence her with his own lips, and the two ended up in a very intimate position, appearing to be passionately kissing. This was what An Jing saw when he entered. In fact, they did kiss, which wouldn't have been a problem. However, Qian'er saw them. Although Qian'er was gentle, no one could rival her jealousy. She complained to him, and as a result, Nangong Xiaoyu, Dongfang Xuan, and Hua Wuying wouldn't let him into their rooms at night, leaving Xiao Tianci without a place to sleep.

Gu Feng, having received favors from others, saw Xiao Tianci's pitiful state and dragged him to drink (a drunkard like Gu Feng couldn't possibly think of any other way to escape). Lan Tianfeng, having nothing else to do, followed along. However, Xiao Tianci had never drunk alcohol before, and after only a few cups, he became dizzy and went back to sleep. Gu Feng, enjoying his drink, ignored him. Lan Tianfeng thought that no one would do anything to Xiao Tianci on the territory of the Dongfang family, and besides, he had only drunk a few cups; it shouldn't be a problem, so he let him go home alone.

Xiao Tianci didn't know where to go, and suddenly thought of An Ling. He thought it was all An Ling's fault that he had nowhere to sleep, so he would go to her place. He arrived at An Ling's room and knocked on the door. The door opened, and he, with drunken eyes, saw that it seemed to be An Ling. He hugged her tightly, "Ling'er, can I sleep here tonight?" Without waiting for her reply, he kissed her.

The person in his arms was startled and tried to push him away, but found that Xiao Tianci was too strong and couldn't budge him at all. It turned out that this kid was drunk and didn't know how to hide his martial arts. He held An Ling tightly with both hands. An Ling felt powerless and wanted to hit him hard, but was afraid of hurting him. In the end, she could only let him do as he pleased. When she felt that her most sacred place had been invaded, she couldn't help but shed two lines of clear tears...

***

When Xiao Tianci woke up, he found that his head was splitting. He reached out and found that no one was beside him. He remembered that he was with An Ling last night. Could she have gotten up so early? Seeing that it was already bright, he quickly got up. His head still hurt, and he couldn't help but vow in his heart never to drink again. He waited for a while but An Ling did not return. He thought that he should go to Hua Wuying's place first to see if they had calmed down.

Xiao Tianci came to Dongfang Xuanji's room and found that An Ling was there. He was stunned. "Ling'er, what are you doing here?"

"Why can't I be here? I've been chatting with Sister Yu and the others here all night." An Ling rolled her eyes at him.

"You were here all night?" Xiao Tianci was startled.

"Yes? Is something wrong? You can ask Sister Yu if you don't believe me." Girls get to know each other quickly; An Ling and Nangong Xiaoyu are already very close.

"No, nothing's wrong?" Xiao Tianci had a vague feeling that something was wrong, but he dared not say it aloud.

"Sister Wuying, are you still angry with me?" Xiao Tianci knew that Hua Wuying was the most soft-hearted, so he went to her first.

"Have I ever been angry with you?" Hua Wuying smiled sweetly, pretending that nothing had happened, seemingly not angry with him, but Qian'er secretly glared at Xiao Tianci.

"Tianci, there's something I want to tell you, but don't get too excited." Nangong Xiaoyu spoke.

"What is it?" Xiao Tianci saw that Nangong Xiaoyu seemed to have something very serious.

"Xiao Yuya is at Baima Manor now. Xiao Tianfeng is with her."

"Why is Sister Yuya at Baima Manor? Could it be that she..." Xiao Tianci dared not think further.

"It's not that serious yet." Nangong Xiaoyu seemed to see what he was thinking. "Xiao Yuya only went there on Xiao Jinghong's orders, so don't worry too much. However, I'm not sure what will happen in the future, so I think it's best if you go to Baima Manor yourself."

"Okay, I'll go right away." Hearing about Xiao Yuya's situation made him a little flustered.

"You don't need to rush. Let me make some arrangements first. You can leave tomorrow." Nangong Xiaoyu said softly.

***

"Tianci, you're leaving tomorrow. Go see Xiaoyu." After the passion subsided, Xiao Tianci's hands were still roaming over Hua Wuying's naked body.

"But, Sister Wuying, I'm leaving tomorrow. Don't you want to stay with me a little longer?" Xiao Tianci was reluctant to leave Hua Wuying's body.

"Tianci, don't you know how much Xiaoyu has sacrificed for you? She's been missing you a lot. Now that we've finally met, you're leaving again tomorrow. Shouldn't you go see her? If you still care about me, listen to me. Otherwise, don't come looking for me again." Hua Wuying's gentle tone was firm.

"I understand." Xiao Tianci reluctantly left Hua Wuying's room and arrived at Nangong Xiaoyu's door, only to find the light still on. Seeing him, Qian'er and Qiao'er gave a slight bow and left the room.

"Was it Sister Wuying who sent you?" Nangong Xiaoyu seemed to have been waiting for him.

"Yes, oh, no, no." Xiao Tianci stammered.

"You don't need to hide it anymore, I know it was Sister Wuying who sent you. But it's alright, as long as you're here." Nangong Xiaoyu's tone carried a hint of sadness; there was always a barrier between Xiao Tianci and her.

"Xiaoyu, I actually, actually..." Xiao Tianci didn't know how to say it.

"Just say what you want to say. I won't blame you no matter what you say."

"Xiaoyu, I want to say that I actually love you too, it's just that in my heart..." He couldn't finish his sentence.

“I know you’ve always resented me for using that method to increase your power. You feel bad for those girls, don’t you?” Nangong Xiaoyu’s tone was gentle, with a hint of happiness. “But I had no choice. Although I had other methods, that one was the safest. I was afraid something would happen to you.”

“Actually, I know I shouldn’t blame you, Xiaoyu, but can you tell me how I’m going to face them now? I saw Yue Xiaomin the other day; she already has someone she likes.”

“I know about Yue Xiaomin’s situation. Actually, she’s the only one who’s difficult to deal with among those girls. I’ve made arrangements for the others. They’re all willing to stay with Wuxia and Yumei, and Wuxia and Yumei promised me they wouldn’t find other men, so there’s nothing to worry about. Just be good to them from now on. As for Yue Xiaomin, we can only take it one step at a time. We can’t force her. My agreement with them didn’t stipulate that they couldn’t get married.” Even Nangong Xiaoyu had things she couldn’t resolve.

"Xiaoyu, let's leave that aside for now. It's getting late, you should rest."

The lights went out, and a series of murmurs and panting sounds filled the room.

"No, go find Qian'er and Qiao'er." Nangong Xiaoyu couldn't take it anymore and sold her two maids. Poor Qiao'er and Qian'er didn't escape Xiao Tianci's clutches either.

**

"Young Master Xiao, wait a moment." The next day, Xiao Tianci and Qian'er left the Dongfang family and headed towards Baima Manor. Just as they stepped out of the gate, they saw the three An siblings coming out. An Jing called out to him.

Xiao Tianci looked at An Jing, hoping to find something, but he was a little disappointed because An Jing was still the same as usual.

"Young Master Xiao, I'm entrusting my sister to you. Please take good care of her." It turned out that An Ling wanted to go to Baima Manor with Xiao Tianci.

"Don't worry, Miss, I will take good care of Ling'er." Xiao Tianci knew he couldn't stop An Ling from going with him, so he had no choice but to accept his fate.

"If you bully my sister, I will never forgive you." An Jing's voice transmitted to Xiao Tianci. He glanced at An Jing and understood something.

"Big sister, are you alright?" An Yu noticed that his sister's expression seemed a little off.

"I'm fine. Let's get ready. Let's go home." An Jing's expression had changed because of Xiao Tianci's words, "I will come to find you."

Xiao Tianci left the Dongfang family with a heavy heart. He knew he had made a serious mistake, but it was too late to undo it.

"Hey, Brother Xiao, where are you going? Why are you waiting for us?" It was Lan Tianfeng who suddenly appeared, accompanied by Gu Feng. The five of them headed towards Baima Manor.

Baima Manor was a gathering place for heroes from all factions. Rumor had it that Qiu Shuiyao, a disciple of Tianxin Pavilion, would also be there, and the legendary new generation of Sword Queen was also said to be coming. What awaited Xiao Tianci and his group?

Chapter Fourteen: Autumn Water Beauty

Xiao Tianci was anxious for Xiao Yuya, so they traveled very fast. Fortunately, they had money and kept changing horses, so the people weren't too tired, but many horses died from exhaustion.

"Young Master, let's rest for a while," Qian'er suggested when they arrived at a small town. Seeing An Ling's exhausted face, Xiao Tianci felt sorry for her and agreed. Of the five, An Ling had the weakest martial arts skills, so she was the most tired. It was truly remarkable that she hadn't complained of being tired the whole way; it seemed that sometimes love really could change a person.

"Young Master, I don't think there'll be a place to stay for a while. It's getting late, so let's stay here to rest tonight. We're not too far from White Horse Manor now, so don't rush," Qian'er suggested again.

"Yes, Brother Xiao, you don't need to rush. Your Miss Xiao will be very safe at White Horse Manor. We'll be fine if we wait a day," Lan Tianfeng also advised him from the side.

"Exactly! I'm always rushing around, I don't even have time to drink. I'm going to make up for it today and satisfy my craving!" Gu Feng's inner drinker was already itching for a drink.

"In that case, let's rest here for the night," Xiao Tianci succumbed to everyone's encouragement.

That night, surprisingly, Xiao Tianci didn't go looking for Qian'er. He had a feeling something might happen to Xiao Yuya, perhaps he was just worrying too much. To be honest, among all the women he had been with, Xiao Yuya wasn't considered particularly beautiful. However, he knew clearly how important Xiao Yuya was to him; no one could replace her in his heart. Xiao Yuya would always be the woman he loved most.

A soft rustling of clothes sounded. He might not have noticed it before, but ever since that night with Dongfang Xuanji and Ye Bingying, he discovered that his Free and Unfettered Heart Sutra had reached its highest level. To enhance his power, Nangong Xiaoyu had used a method despised by many righteous people: yin-yang absorbing. She combined and modified some of the most despicable methods of absorbing yin from women, sacrificing the virginity of sixty women to give Xiao Tianci sixty years' worth of internal energy. Then she had him cultivate with them, purifying his power over three months, allowing Xiao Tianci's Free and Unfettered Heart Sutra to suddenly reach the tenth level. However, because of this incident, a rift had formed between Xiao Tianci and Nangong Xiaoyu. Xiao Tianci believed that if Nangong Xiaoyu truly loved him, how could she stand by and watch him with those women without any reaction? (Because Nangong Xiaoyu feared something might happen, she watched him absorb the women's energy the whole time.) He believed that Nangong Xiaoyu was merely using him as an experimental tool. One day, in a fit of anger, Xiao Tianci took advantage of Nangong Xiaoyu. Nangong Xiaoyu didn't resist, only saying afterwards, "If I were using you for experiments, I wouldn't need to sacrifice myself." From then on, Xiao Tianci treated Nangong Xiaoyu much better, only occasionally bickering with her. However, since Nangong Xiaoyu brought Hua Wuying out, Xiao Tianci became much more obedient because of Hua Wuying's presence.

Xiao Tianci discovered that this inn actually had martial arts masters, and on a whim, he followed them out.

***

In a small grove outside the town, four people were facing off. In the middle was a woman dressed in pure white, with long flowing hair and an exquisitely beautiful face, seemingly an ethereal fairy untouched by worldly affairs. The other three, two men and one woman, stood in a subtle encirclement, one of whom was none other than Xiao Cangtian.

"Fairy Qiu, we've lost quite a few disciples along the way, but you've finally been captured by us," Xiao Cangtian said smugly.

"Xiao Cangtian, do you think you can stop me?" The woman appeared to be Qiu Shuiyao from Tianxin Pavilion. Xiao Cangtian had sent many demonic sect disciples to prevent Qiu Shuiyao from going to White Horse Manor. However, Qiu Shuiyao was, after all, a successor of Tianxin Pavilion, and she wasn't so easily stopped. But this time, with Xiao Cangtian, Bi Qingyun, and Zhu Xingxian, three top demonic sect experts, joining forces to intercept her, Qiu Shuiyao's situation was far from optimistic.

"Little Sister Qiu, if you're willing to surrender, I'll put in a good word for you." Zhu Xingxian looked like a woman under thirty, but rumors said she was at least forty, so she seemed to be well-preserved.

"Yes, as long as you surrender, this sect leader will definitely treat you well." Bi Qingyun's smile was truly disgusting; there was no way around it, all lecherous men smiled like that.

"Stop talking big, just show me your real skills." Qiu Shuiyao's face showed no emotion. Tianxin Pavilion emphasized cultivating the mind, and it seemed Qiu Shuiyao had deeply grasped its essence.

"Since that's the case, then please don't blame us for being impolite." Xiao Cangtian winked at the other two, and the three launched an attack simultaneously. At the same time, Qiu Shuiyao also activated the Heart Sword Divine Technique. Her white robes fluttered, and her sword flashed. Qiu Shuiyao attacked Bi Qingyun with all her might, because she could tell that Bi Qingyun was the weakest among them.

Bi Qingyun let out a painful groan. Qiu Shuiyao was indeed extraordinary; she had actually injured Bi Qingyun with a single blow. However, Qiu Shuiyao realized that her situation was not optimistic. She had originally wanted to break through Bi Qingyun's defenses, but Bi Qingyun was stronger than she had imagined. Although she had injured him, she had not been able to create an opening. Moreover, because she had been focusing all her efforts on dealing with Bi Qingyun, she had not been able to defend against the attacks of Xiao Cangtian and Zhu Xingxian. Now her internal organs were already injured. "Am I really going to die here today? Master, it seems that I cannot complete your mission." Qiu Shuiyao thought of her master, Yan Wuxin, and for a moment, she lost her composure. When she came to her senses, she felt the palm wind was approaching, and there was no way to avoid it. She subconsciously closed her eyes.

"Xiao Cangtian, why do I always have to catch you when you do something bad?" Qiu Shuiyao felt a lightness in her body, as if she had been pulled into someone's arms, and then she heard a man's voice in her ear.

"Xiao Tianci, you brat, why are you always going against me?" Xiao Cangtian was seething with hatred. He was about to kill Qiu Shuiyao, and his great plan was about to be thwarted. What was even more infuriating was that the person was Xiao Tianci. This kid had repeatedly gone against him, and he had never been able to gain the upper hand over him. How could he not hate him?

"I don't want to go against you either. It's just that you always have to appear in front of me when you do something bad. I feel uncomfortable watching you, so of course I have to intervene. Sigh, you can't blame me, you can only blame yourself for not choosing a better place." Xiao Tianci said, but his hands were still tightly holding Qiu Shuiyao, unwilling to let go.

"Young hero, could you please let me go?" Qiu Shuiyao finally couldn't help but speak up. Although it was comfortable to be in someone's arms, it was still considered improper for men and women to be so close, and it wasn't a good thing for others to know that she was being held like this by a grown man.

"Oh, I'm sorry." Xiao Tianci seemed a little reluctant, but he still put Qiu Shuiyao down.

"Are you two done being intimate? If you are, I'll make you a pair of lovebirds destined to die together." Xiao Cangtian was extremely displeased that they didn't take him seriously.

"Xiao Cangtian, I wonder if you've seen the corpses of your men?" It was Qian'er who spoke. Qian'er always cared about Xiao Tianci, and of course she would secretly follow him when he came out.

"You killed all my men?" Xiao Cangtian couldn't believe that the seemingly frail girl in front of him was the reason his men died.

"I didn't want to kill them. I had already warned them, but they didn't know what was good for them and kept following my young master, so I had no choice but to be impolite." Qian'er wasn't afraid of Xiao Cangtian at all.

"I never expected that this brat would have a master like you by his side." Xiao Cangtian had sent dozens of his men to follow Xiao Tianci a while ago, but none of them survived. He never imagined that this girl would be the one to kill them all.

"There are too many people with higher martial arts skills than me around Young Master. I only stayed by his side because I was favored by him," Qian'er said, seemingly trying to discourage Xiao Cangtian.

"Hey, Young Master Xiao, do you want to fight? I have someone here who also loves to fight. I'll have him spar with you." Lan Tianfeng had also arrived, as had Gu Feng and An Ling. Xiao Cangtian looked at the situation and gritted his teeth, saying, "Let's go." In the blink of an eye, the three disappeared into the night.

"Thank you all for your help, Shuiyao is extremely grateful." Qiu Shuiyao came over and bowed slightly, but Lan Tianfeng stared at her blankly.

"What are you looking at?" Xiao Tianci was annoyed by his expression and gave him a hard tap. Their relationship was much better now, and they weren't as polite as before.

"Honestly, she's not your wife, can't I even look at her?" Lan Tianfeng muttered, woken up by the knocking, but Xiao Tianci pretended not to hear.

"Fairy Qiu, you seem to be injured. If you don't mind, please come with us, lest the Demonic Sect harm you." Xiao Tianci earnestly invited Qiu Shuiyao to travel with him.

"Then I'll trouble you all." Qiu Shuiyao seemed to blush slightly.

***

"Do you like that Qiu Shuiyao?" Back at the inn, An Ling began interrogating Xiao Tianci.

"No, that's not true." "Don't deny it.

Seeing how attentive you are to her, it would be strange if you didn't like her." Qian'er chimed in from the side.

"I just saw her, how could I like her already?"

"So what if you just saw her? She's the undisputed number one beauty in the martial arts world. Every man would like her." An Ling didn't believe it. "

Number one beauty? No way. Sister Wuying is prettier than her, and Sister Xuan and Sister Ying aren't inferior either." This time, it was Xiao Tianci who didn't believe it.

"What do you know? Nobody knows your Wuying, and Xuan always covers her face. Who knows if they're pretty or not? Let me tell you, this is what other people say, I'm not making this up." An Ling's words made sense.

"So where do you rank?" Xiao Tianci couldn't help but tease her.

"What's it to you where I rank?" An Ling retorted fiercely.

"Even if she's the most beautiful woman in the martial arts world, does that mean I'd fall for her just because I see her? Do you think I'm the kind of person who falls for every pretty girl I see?" She looked at the two of them, only to find them both nodding in agreement, as if

to say, "Alright, I'm not going to talk to you anymore. It's getting late, you should rest. We have to travel tomorrow." Seeing he couldn't win the argument, Xiao Tianci changed the subject.

***

Xiao Tianci sat alone in the courtyard. He could deceive others, but he couldn't deceive himself. He knew he had truly fallen for Qiu Shuiyao. He had fallen for her the moment he saw her. She wasn't as gentle as Hua Wuying, nor as charming as Ye Bingying and Han Xiang, nor as strong as Dongfang Xuanji, but she possessed a special quality they all lacked—a quality that he couldn't help but fall for at first sight. Perhaps it was the unique purity of the Tianxin Pavilion's successors. However, he knew he shouldn't be thinking about these things now. His biggest worry was Xiao Yuya. Xiao Yuya was rather weak-willed and often couldn't make her own decisions; her will was easily swayed by others, especially her family.

"Young Master Xiao!" A voice beside him startled him. He looked up and saw Qiu Shuiyao.

"Fairy Qiu, is your injury better?" Xiao Tianci asked with concern.

"Thank you for your concern, Young Master. I think I'll recover in a few days."

"That's good. In a few more days we'll reach White Horse Manor. It will be safer there."

***

On the third day of the fifth month, they finally arrived at White Horse Manor. They could have traveled faster, but because of Qiu Shuiyao's injury, the journey was much slower. Qiu Shuiyao's injury was more serious than expected, and she hadn't recovered yet. Upon arriving at White Horse Manor, after the reception staff settled them in, Xiao Tianci rushed to find Xiao Yuya. However, he received shocking news: Xiao Yuya had been missing for two days. Baiyulou had mobilized many people to search, but there was still no news. This news stunned Xiao Tianci: "Sister Yuya, please don't let anything happen to you! It's all my fault for being late...

" "Alliance Leader, Xiao Tianci requests an audience," a disciple of the Hero Alliance reported to Bai Yulou.

"Please let him in."

Bai Yulou looked at Xiao Tianci. This seemingly unremarkable person had stolen his beloved. Even now, he still didn't understand where he had gone wrong. He genuinely loved Xiao Yuya. Although he wasn't stupid, he understood that Xiao Jinghong wanted to win him over, but it didn't matter. As long as Xiao Yuya was willing to be with him, even being used by Xiao Jinghong was acceptable. However, just when he thought he was about to win the beauty's heart, Xiao Tianci appeared out of nowhere and easily snatched Xiao Yuya away.

"I wonder what brings Brother Xiao to see me?" Bai Yulou asked knowingly.

"I just want to know some details about Sister Yuya's disappearance." Xiao Tianci didn't care about Bai Yulou's hostility towards him anymore; after all, he needed a favor.

"Xiao Si, go and invite the Vice Alliance Leader over," Bai Yulou instructed his subordinate.

"Brother Xiao, please wait a moment. I've entrusted the matter of Yu Ya's disappearance to my sworn brother, who is also the vice leader of this alliance. He'll tell you the details later." Bai Yulou seemed to value Xiao Yu Ya quite a bit.

"Thank you, Alliance Leader Bai."

"You're welcome. Yu Ya's matter is my matter." Bai Yulou didn't mince words.

"Brother Xiao, are you really concerned about Yu Ya?" Bai Yulou paused and asked.

"Does Alliance Leader Bai think it's fake?" Xiao Tianci was angry; if he didn't need Bai Yulou's help, he would have already lost his temper upon hearing Bai Yulou's tone.

"Oh, no. I just heard that Brother Xiao has two stunning beauties by his side, enjoying himself immensely. I wonder if it's true or not?" Bai Yulou was quite attentive to Xiao Tianci's movements.

"Brother Bai, you wanted to see me?" Just as Xiao Tianci was about to lose his temper, Li Yuming entered.

“Brother, this is Xiao Tianci, the third disciple of Master Xiao of Sword Lake Manor. He's here about Yuya. Tell him about Yuya's disappearance.”

“Miss Xiao was only discovered missing two nights ago. I've already sent my men to search all the nearby inns and to inquire along the route within a ten-mile radius, but we haven't found a single clue.” Li Yuming was indeed very meticulous.

“Then may I ask, Vice Alliance Leader Li, before Sister Yuya disappeared, did anyone look for her? Or who did she usually meet?”

“Miss Xiao prefers peace and quiet, so she rarely sees anyone. Besides Young Master Xiao, there's also—” He glanced at Bai Yulou, not finishing his sentence.

“Also, I sometimes go to see Yuya. Does Brother Xiao think I would harm Yuya?” Bai Yulou continued.

“Alliance Leader Bai misunderstands. Then may I ask, Vice Alliance Leader Li, is there anyone else?” Xiao Tianci suppressed his anger; Bai Yulou was clearly targeting him.

"There are only some maids and such, that's about it. Oh, right," Li Yuming suddenly seemed to remember something, "I heard your senior brother came here."

"My senior brother? Is it Liang Qisong?" Xiao Tianci was shocked.

"Brother, how come I didn't know about this?" Bai Yulou was also surprised.

"Actually, I can't be sure either. The disciples in the manor reported to me that they seemed to have seen your senior brother, but logically he shouldn't have not greeted us. And when I went to look for him later, I didn't find him, so I just let it go. According to the description of my disciples, it should be Liang Qisong, Young Hero Xiao's second senior brother." When Li Yuming finished speaking, he noticed that Xiao Tianci seemed stunned, and couldn't help but ask, "Young Hero Xiao, is there something wrong with him?"

"I'm sure that Sister Yuya must have fallen into his hands. He came with premeditation, of course he wouldn't have greeted you. It's all my fault..." Xiao Tianci's voice grew softer and softer, and he turned and walked out without saying goodbye.

"Brother, whether what he said is true or false, you should still send someone to look for Liang Qisong." Bai Yulou said slowly.

“But, brother, the martial arts tournament is coming up soon, and we don’t have enough manpower.”

“Never mind that, just tell the men to work harder. We’ll compensate them later.” Bai Yulou thought to himself, “Yuya, I will let you know that only I can truly protect you.”

****

Xiao Tianci returned to his room in a daze and locked himself inside. Even Qian’er was kicked out when she tried to enter.

“Didn’t I tell you not to come in?” Xiao Tianci heard someone open the door and assumed it was Qian’er, so he said irritably.

“I heard that Miss Xiao had an accident, so I came to see you.” Hearing the voice, Xiao Tianci was startled. It was Qiu Shuiyao.

“I’m sorry.” The two said the same thing at the same time.

“I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have gotten angry with you. I thought it was…” Xiao Tianci said softly.

“I’m the one who should apologize. If I hadn’t delayed your journey, you could have arrived here before Miss Xiao’s accident.” Qiu Shuiyao sighed softly.

"What's wrong?" Qiu Shuiyao noticed that Xiao Tianci hadn't spoken for a long time and thought he was really blaming her. But then she realized something was wrong; Xiao Tianci was sitting on the edge of the bed, head down, lost in thought.

"It's all my fault. I'm the one who hurt Sister Yuya." Xiao Tianci raised his head, tears streaming down his face.

"How can you blame yourself?" Qiu Shuiyao comforted him, not knowing what to do when she saw a man cry for the first time.

"You don't know. Actually, I knew Liang Qisong wasn't a good person a long time ago. I knew he would harm Sister Yuya, but I didn't care about him. I didn't even bother to warn Sister Yuya. If I had told Sister Yuya to be wary of him earlier, or if I had just killed him, Sister Yuya wouldn't be in this mess. Now that Sister Yuya is in trouble, I can't do anything about it. I don't even know where to find her. Don't you think I'm really useless?" Xiao Tianci finally cried like a child. "Now I just hope that no matter what happens to Sister Yuya, she won't do anything rash. As long as she can come back alive to see me, that's enough. I really can't live without her."

"Don't be like this, don't be like this." Qiu Shuiyao was in a state of turmoil. She had never seen a man cry so sadly, especially since this man was special to her. He had saved her when her life was hanging by a thread. He seemed so heroic then, but now he seemed so vulnerable, so sentimental. She couldn't help but hug his head and let him lean against her chest.

Xiao

Tianci woke up to find himself still leaning against Qiu Shuiyao, who had fallen asleep. She had held him to comfort him until he slept, and then she too had drifted off to sleep. Her serene smile and slightly closed eyes made her look nothing like the renowned Qiu Shuiyao. Xiao Tianci felt a surge of tenderness, gently picked her up, placed her on the bed, tucked her in, and couldn't resist stealing a kiss on her cheek before standing up.

"Where are you going?" Qiu Shuiyao's voice sounded behind him; his movements had woken her.

"I thought someone could help me find Sister Yuya. I don't think I can just sit here and wait for her to come back." Xiao Tianci turned around.

"Could you go tomorrow? It's already very late. Why don't you stay here?" Qiu Shuiyao's voice was gentle. Perhaps because her injuries hadn't healed, she had become more sentimental. She didn't know why she suddenly didn't want Xiao Tianci to leave like this.

"Come here." Qiu Shuiyao noticed he hadn't spoken for a long time, unaware of the inner struggle Xiao Tianci was going through. He desperately wanted to stay, but he was worried about Xiao Yuya and felt it would be unfair to her if he did this while her life hung in the balance.

Ultimately, Xiao Tianci couldn't control himself. He returned to the bedside, snuggled in, and gently embraced Qiu Shuiyao. "Yao'er, do you feel sorry for me and want to comfort me?"

"Do you believe I'll throw you out right now?" Qiu Shuiyao was a little angry.

"That's not what I meant, don't be angry." Xiao Tianci realized his words were inappropriate and quickly explained.

"I know, you don't need to explain. Actually, I don't know why I treated you like this. A disciple of Tianxin Pavilion shouldn't be as useless as me, but I really couldn't control myself. Seeing you cry like that really broke my heart. Some say a good man bleeds but doesn't cry, but I didn't see anything wrong with you crying." Qiu Shuiyao was conflicted.

"Don't think so much. Yao'er, let me help you heal your injuries, okay?" Xiao Tianci kissed her.

"How do you heal? When did you learn how to heal injuries?" Qiu Shuiyao didn't believe him.

"Yao'er. I want you." Xiao Tianci said softly, kissing Qiu Shuiyao's lips, his hands sliding inside her clothes. ...

Actually, Xiao Tianci really wanted to heal Qiu Shuiyao's injuries. Ever since Hanxiang healed his injuries using that method, he discovered that using his own Xiaoyao Heart Sutra combined with Hanxiang's cultivation path could also have a miraculous healing effect. Now he was using it on Qiu Shuiyao. He knew that if he explained, Qiu Shuiyao definitely wouldn't believe him, so he acted first and informed her later. To be honest, although he liked Qiu Shuiyao very much, he didn't want to have her now, because Xiao Yuya's life or death was still unknown, and this seemed a bit hasty. After all, they had only known each other for less than ten days. However, the martial arts tournament was a mixed bag, and no one knew what might happen. Qiu Shuiyao was too conspicuous, and if her injuries didn't improve by now, she might be in danger. He didn't want anything to happen to Qiu Shuiyao either.

Qiu

Shuiyao looked at the man beside her, her heart filled with mixed emotions. She had initially thought he only wanted her body, and although she wasn't entirely willing, she hadn't objected. But now she discovered that not only were her injuries completely healed, but her cultivation had also risen a level; her Heart Sword Divine Technique had reached its highest realm—Heart Without Thing. Even her master, Yan Wuxin, was only at the Sword Without Thing realm, and she had succeeded under such circumstances. She wondered what her master would think if he knew, and she couldn't help but feel a mixture of amusement and disbelief.

This man had brought her the greatest success, but he had also taken away her most important thing: her heart. From now on, her heart would belong only to him; perhaps this was why she had reached the Heart Without Thing realm. She remembered a senior master saying that only by reaching the extreme of emotion could one reach the extreme of swordsmanship. Perhaps this was her current situation—completely devoted to one person, which could be considered reaching the extreme of emotion?

"It's time to get up. You still need to go find your Yuya." Qiu Shuiyao woke him up, her voice tinged with jealousy. The saying "There's no woman in the world who isn't jealous" is absolutely true; it's just a matter of degree.

"Yao'er, the martial arts tournament is tomorrow. Xiao Cangtian and the others won't just give up like that. I don't know if I can get back here tomorrow, so you must be careful." Xiao Tianci hugged Qiu Shuiyao, earnestly instructing her.

"I know. Also, you can't tell anyone about our affair, not a single person, understand?" Qiu Shuiyao said, her face flushed.

***

Qiu Shuiyao left Xiao Tianci's room when no one was looking; she dared not be discovered. Xiao Tianci had already thought of people who could help him and decided to go find them now. He opened the door, only to find Qian'er and An Ling waiting outside. Seeing him come out, they quickly came to greet him.

"Young Master, are you alright?" Qian'er asked hurriedly, while An Ling looked at him with concern.

"I'm fine, don't worry. I have some business to attend to now; you and Brother Lan can stay here." Xiao Tianci didn't want them to come.

"No, I want to go too." An Ling wouldn't agree, and Qian'er pretended to cry.

"You guys, sigh, fine, you can come with me." He cursed his bad luck inwardly; why were these two so clingy?

***

"What are you doing here?" Zhan Qingchen opened the door and found it was Xiao Tianci. He asked with hostility.

"Brother Zhan, please pass on a message. I have something to discuss with Miss Yue Xiaomin." Xiao Tianci was always honest when asking for help.

"What do you want with Min'er? Didn't I tell you not to look for her?" Zhan Qingchen was furious.

"I wonder what business Young Master Xiao has with me?" Yue Xiaomin came out after hearing the commotion.

"Then, Miss Yue, could we speak in private?"

"Young Master Xiao, there's nothing I can't tell Qingchen, so if you have something to say, please say it here." "Yue Xiaomin didn't want Zhan Qingchen to get jealous again.

"Since that's the case, then I'll tell you. I hope you can tell Brother Zhan what he can't tell outsiders. The reason I came is actually very simple; I just want to know how to find Wuxia." Xiao Tianci had no choice but to speak up.

"Didn't she tell you?" Yue Xiaomin was puzzled, but Xiao Tianci knew that "she" she was referring to was Nangong Xiaoyu. "Go to a restaurant named Mingyue and use the secret code. If she didn't even tell you the code, then I can't tell you either."

"Thank you, Miss Yue. I'll take my leave."

"Do you want to know what my relationship with him is?" Yue Xiaomin asked, looking at Zhan Qingchen.

"Actually, I know that some things can't be solved by hiding them. Even if I keep it from you now, you'll find out in the future anyway, so I've decided to tell you now, but you have to promise me one thing first." "

What is it?"

"You must promise me you won't tell anyone what I told you, otherwise I'm worried it will bring you death. I've been reluctant to tell you because I'm worried about your safety, but I know that if I don't tell you now, I might lose you forever." Yue Xiaomin looked a little sad.

"Min'er, I promise you. I promise I won't tell anyone. I promise that what you said today won't be known to a third person besides you and me." "

I think you must have heard of the Bright Moon Palace in the East Sea, and I am Min Yue Envoy, ranked thirteenth among the thirty-six Moon Envoys of the Bright Moon Palace."

Chapter Sixteen: The Flawless Bright Moon

"However, what people in the martial arts world don't know is that a tsunami occurred in the East Sea more than a year ago, and the entire Bright Moon Palace sank to the bottom of the sea in that disaster. Because almost no one knew where the Bright Moon Palace was, no one knew what happened to it. However, the Bright Moon Palace escaped this disaster, and none of the hundreds of people in the Bright Moon Palace died in that disaster.

"The reason why the Bright Moon Palace was able to escape the disaster was entirely because of one person, Nangong Xiaoyu of the Nangong family. Nangong Xiaoyu is known as the number one talented woman in the world, and she truly lives up to her reputation." She arrived at Mingyue Palace more than a month before the disaster, though I don't know how she found us. She told the Palace Master that Mingyue Palace was facing a great calamity, but she would help us through it if we agreed to one condition. The Palace Master wasn't entirely convinced, but because of Nangong Xiaoyu's reputation, and because Nangong Xiaoyu said she would accept any punishment if things didn't turn out as she predicted, the Palace Master agreed.

"In the end, all the disciples of Mingyue Palace left the palace a few days before the tsunami and were placed in a location by Nangong Xiaoyu. And indeed, the disaster struck. Without Nangong Xiaoyu's advance warning, the entire Mingyue Palace would likely have perished. The Palace Master kept her promise and fulfilled Nangong Xiaoyu's condition. However, the Palace Master never expected that the condition would be..." Yue Xiaomin paused here.

"What condition?" Zhan Qingchen couldn't help but ask.

"Her condition was that all members of Mingyue Palace, including the Palace Master and all her maids, the Four Phoenix Guards, and the Thirty-Six Moon Envoys, must spend three months with a man." Yue Xiaomin said, bursting into tears.

“As you probably know, that man is Xiao Tianci. The Palace Master kept his promise, and Nangong Xiaoyu helped us rebuild Mingyue Palace, but she's no longer in the East Sea. That's the whole story. I originally thought we could keep it a secret forever, but Xiao Tianci has entered the martial world so quickly, I knew that one day we couldn't hide it anymore.” Yue Xiaomin stopped talking after saying this.

“Xiao Tianci, you bastard, I'm not finished with you!” Zhan Qingchen finally roared.

“Qingchen, don't be like this. Actually, our Mingyue Palace did receive benefits from him, and it's only right to repay him.” Yue Xiaomin was afraid that Zhan Qingchen would really go after Xiao Tianci, so she quickly tried to persuade him.

“Qingchen, I've told you everything I need to say. If you want to leave me, I won't blame you…” Yue Xiaomin said softly.

“Min'er, don't worry, I won't blame you. I won't care what you did in the past, as long as you are devoted to me from now on, I will be satisfied. However, I will not let Xiao Tianci, that opportunistic guy, get away with it.” Zhan Qingchen gently hugged Yue Xiaomin.

"No, you can't beat Nangong Xiaoyu. You absolutely mustn't go looking for him, absolutely mustn't," Yue Xiaomin murmured.

"Min'er, what's the relationship between Xiao Tianci and Nangong Xiaoyu?"

"Xiao Tianci is Nangong Xiaoyu's lover. Actually, Xiao Tianci isn't scary; the scariest person is Nangong Xiaoyu. For Xiao Tianci, she'll stop at nothing. So you absolutely mustn't go looking for Xiao Tianci, otherwise, Nangong Xiaoyu won't let you off the hook."

"Don't worry, I'll be fine," Zhan Qingchen whispered, trying to comfort her, but in his heart, he had already made up his mind to cause trouble for Xiao Tianci.

***

"Three guests, please come upstairs." Xiao Tianci and his companions finally found the "Mingyue Restaurant" in the city.

"I have something to discuss with your manager," Xiao Tianci said softly.

"Please wait a moment, young master." A beautiful woman of about 30 approached. "May I ask what business you have with me, young master?"

Xiao Tianci didn't speak, but made a strange gesture. The woman was startled, but quickly recovered. "Young master, please follow me."

Xiao Tianci followed her into the inner room, where An Ling and Qian'er were waiting for him outside.

He heard her say softly, "The bright moon rises over the sea

." "The bright moon is inherently flawless," Tianci replied.

"When will the moon be bright?"

"Heaven bestows its perfection." "

Yue Fanghua, disciple of the Bright Moon Palace, greets Young Master Xiao." Yue Fanghua bowed gracefully, but Xiao Tianci quickly stopped her. "Miss Yue, there's no need for such formalities. I've come to see your Palace Master. I wonder if she's here?" "

Young Master, the Palace Master isn't here, but Envoy Rouyue is. Would you like to see her?"

"Alright then. Take me to see her."

Xiao Tianci and Yue Fanghua arrived at the entrance of a side room. Yue Fanghua stopped. "Young Master, Envoy Rouyue is inside. Please go in."

"Since you're here, come in." Xiao Tianci hesitated, but a voice came from inside.

"How did you know I was here?" Xiao Tianci entered, curious.

"You'll see when you come in." Xiao Tianci saw a mirror-like object; everything outside was clearly visible here.

"Speak quickly if you have something to say." Yue Xiaorou was called Envoy Rouyue, but she wasn't very gentle with Xiao Tianci.

"I want you to help me find one person, oh no, two people." Xiao Tianci finally revealed his intention.

"One is Xiao Yuya, and who is the other?" He was truly resourceful.

"The other is Liang Qisong, the second disciple of Jianhu Manor. How did you know I wanted to find Sister Yuya?" Xiao Tianci was increasingly confused.

"It seems Nangong Xiaoyu has many things she hasn't told you. Since she won't tell me, I'm too lazy to either. Don't worry about how I know, just know that I'll help you find them. I'll give you news within three days. Now you can leave." Yue Xiaorou gave him the order to leave.

"You hate seeing me that much?" Xiao Tianci was furious.

"What more do you want from me? I haven't found another man like Xiaomin did, which is already being fair to you. What more do you want? Aren't you enjoying yourself enough with two women on your left and right every day?" Yue Xiaorou also spoke to him rudely.

"You..."

"What did I do? Did I wrong you? Don't you also have two women on your left and right every day? Those two are still waiting for you at the door; I saw it all clearly." Yue Xiaorou wasn't afraid of him. But it felt like a lovers' quarrel.

"Can't you be a little gentler? You used to be so gentle." Xiao Tianci couldn't understand why women changed so quickly these days.

"If you want me to be gentle, then don't bring other women here to show off. Do you think I don't know how many women you have?" He finally understood; Yue Xiaorou was jealous of Qian'er and An Ling.

"I didn't mean to bring them here for you to see." Xiao Tianci felt quite wronged.

"I don't care if you did it on purpose or not. If you don't leave, I'll have someone kick you out."

"Go ahead and call someone." Xiao Tianci was determined to argue with her.

"Come on—ooh~~~~" Before she could even shout, her mouth was covered. Xiao Tianci was quite good at this now.

Yue Xiaorou kept pounding his back, then slowly stopped and hugged him.

"Xiaorou, what's wrong?" Xiao Tianci felt a coolness on his face and realized that Yue Xiaorou was crying. He quickly let go and asked.

"You just like to bully us." Yue Xiaorou felt useless. She had decided to ignore him, but he had taken advantage of her again, and she seemed to be doing it willingly. Xiao Tianci, however, was at a loss for what to do and could only gently coax her.

"It's alright, you should go now. They're still waiting for you there. I'll get back to you as soon as possible, so don't worry too much." Yue Xiaorou had returned to the way she was when she first met Xiao Tianci, but her voice was much gentler than before.

Baima Manor was very close to the city, only half an hour's journey away. After leaving Mingyue Restaurant, Xiao Tianci decided to go back. Tomorrow was the martial arts tournament, and he wanted to watch the excitement. He had done all he could and could only wait for news from Yue Xiaorou. However, upon returning to Baima Manor, he received a very unexpected message: Liang Qisong was actually at Baima Manor, and he was currently in the council hall with Xiao Jinghong and the others.

"Liang Qisong, where did you take Sister Yuya?" Xiao Tianci rushed into the hall, not caring who else was there.

"Tianci, with so many martial arts seniors here, what are you shouting for?" Xiao Jinghong spoke up. It was unclear when Xiao Jinghong had arrived, but he was now with Liang Qisong.

"Reporting to Master, Liang Qisong has taken Sister Yuya somewhere," Xiao Tianci said,

barely containing his agitation. "Tianci, Qisong is your senior brother, how can you be so rude? Also, I know about Ya'er's disappearance, but what evidence do you have that Qisong did it?"

"Yes. Junior brother, how can you wrong me? I've been with Master these past few days," Liang Qisong chimed in.

"Liang Qisong, I don't care how eloquently you deny it, if you don't hand over Sister Yuya today, I won't let you go," Xiao Tianci said, unconcerned.

"Tianci, you're becoming increasingly outrageous! Do you even respect me as your master?" Xiao Jinghong reprimanded him.

“Liang Qisong, you might fool others, but you can’t fool me. Two years ago, you threw me off a cliff for Sister Yuya, and I believe you’re capable of anything today. I only regret not getting rid of you sooner. If you don’t tell me where Sister Yuya is, I won’t let this go.” Xiao Tianci ignored Xiao Jinghong’s rebuke. He was convinced that Liang Qisong had kidnapped Xiao Yuya. Now that Liang Qisong had appeared, and Xiao Yuya was still missing, he couldn’t help but worry that something might have happened to her. Therefore, he wouldn’t let Liang Qisong off so easily.

“Junior brother, don’t make false accusations. If I threw you off a cliff two years ago, why didn’t you tell Master before? You’re only saying it now. I think you’re deliberately trying to frame me.” Liang Qisong feigned innocence.

“Tianci, if you continue this up, don’t blame me for being impolite.” With so many people watching them in the hall, Xiao Jinghong was losing face.

"I won't let go until I hear news of Sister Yuya. No one can order me to let go. Not even Master." Xiao Tianci said slowly.

"You!" Xiao Jinghong was furious. "Fine, fine, I'm expelling you from Sword Lake Manor now. From this day forward, I have no disciple of yours."

"Manor Master, please reconsider." Bai Yulou finally spoke up. "I think Brother Xiao is just acting on impulse." Others also chimed in to persuade him. Xiao Tianci was now quite famous; the battle between Sword Lake Manor and Xiao Cangtian had made him renowned in the martial arts world. However, since they hadn't seen him use any particularly powerful martial arts that time, they didn't take him very seriously.

"Don't even mention being expelled from the sect. For Sister Yuya, I'd be willing to go against the entire martial arts world. Today, I will definitely not let Liang Qisong go." Xiao Tianci's voice was slow but firm.

"Good, Brother Xiao, I support you. I find this Liang kid utterly detestable." Lan Tianfeng always managed to pop up at the right moment.

"Lan Tianfeng, it's none of your business what happens at Sword Lake Manor," Xiao Jinghong said coldly.

"Manor Lord Xiao, I think you've misunderstood. I'm not concerned with Sword Lake Manor's affairs, I'm concerned with Brother Xiao's. Didn't you just say you were expelling him from the sect? Then he's no longer a member of Sword Lake Manor." Lan Tianfeng was always quick-witted.

"Lan Tianfeng, I didn't expect your verbal skills to be even better."

"Thank you for the compliment, I've always admired my own eloquence." Lan Tianfeng pretended not to understand the implication.

"Thank you, Brother Lan."

"Don't thank me, it was your two beauties who pestered me to come. I must say, Brother Xiao, I've witnessed the power of those two beauties. Good luck from now on." Lan Tianfeng looked at him with pity.

It turned out that Qian'er and An Ling, seeing the situation wasn't good, had dragged Lan Tianfeng and the others over.

“Liang Qisong, it seems you won’t talk unless I make a move.” With that, Xiao Tianci took a step forward, his figure flashing to Liang Qisong’s side. His longsword was already drawn, and by the time Xiao Jinghong noticed, it was too late to stop him; Xiao Tianci’s sword was already at Liang Qisong’s neck. This stunned everyone in the hall. To them, it was utterly unbelievable. Although Xiao Tianci had launched a sneak attack, they knew few could pull off such a feat.

“Liang Qisong, since you’re so eager to die, I’ll grant your wish today.” He raised his hand to exert force.

“Wait!” “Wait!” Xiao Jinghong and Bai Yulou shouted simultaneously to stop him.

“Xiao Tianci, how dare you treat a life so lightly in front of so many people? Aren’t you afraid of incurring the wrath of the martial arts world?” Seeing someone step forward, Liang Qisong’s courage returned.

“Brother Xiao, we can discuss this properly. Could you give me some face and release Brother Liang first?” Bai Yulou, as the host, naturally didn’t want to see someone die on his turf.

"Tianci, don't you think about the consequences of your actions? Even if Ya'er knew, she wouldn't want you to do this." Xiao Jinghong had completely lost face today, actually being tricked by Xiao Tianci, and in the end, she could only use Xiao Yuya to persuade him.

"I don't want to know what the consequences are. I only know that if I kill him now, the world will be rid of one more scourge." Xiao Tianci remained unmoved.

"Liang Qisong, you should feel honored. Today is my first time killing someone. Originally, if you had just told me where Sister Yuya was, I would have let you go today. But since you're so eager to die, then I'll grant your wish."

"No, no! If you kill me, you'll never know where Xiao Yuya is." Seeing that no one could save him, Liang Qisong had no choice but to plead.

"Where is Sister Yuya? What did you do to her?" Xiao Tianci became agitated.

"If I tell you, will you spare my life?" Liang Qisong asked. Bai Yulou and Xiao Jinghong fell silent. Liang Qisong was now essentially admitting he had kidnapped Xiao Yuya. Xiao Jinghong was genuinely confused, though, as Liang Qisong had indeed been with him these past few days.

"If you tell me Yuya's whereabouts, I'll let you go today."

"Three days ago, I told Yuya's master to find her, which lured Yuya out. I then subdued her. Unexpectedly, she was kidnapped again on the way. I secretly inquired and learned she hadn't returned to Baima Manor, meaning no one knew I had kidnapped her yet. I happened to run into my master on the road, so I came here with her. Therefore, I don't know where she is now, but I didn't do anything to her." Seeing Xiao Tianci's expression, he added the last sentence.

"Did you see what the kidnappers looked like?"

"No, there were many of them, and their martial arts were very high." He mostly said the obvious.

"Anything else?"

"No." Liang Qisong answered every question.

"Ahhhhhh!" Liang Qisong screamed, "Didn't you say you'd let me go?"

"Just because you let me go doesn't mean I'll let you go too." It was Qian'er who made the move.

Everyone in the hall gasped. What a ruthless girl! No one could have imagined such a seemingly fragile young woman could be so vicious.

"Sister Yuya, where are you?" Xiao Tianci had thought he'd find Xiao Yuya soon, but Liang Qisong seemed to know nothing at all. In this vast sea of people, where was Xiao Yuya?

Chapter Seventeen: Mystery and Confusion.

The council hall of White Horse Manor was buzzing with discussion; clearly, some people had objections to Xiao Tianci and his group's actions.

"Young Master Xiao, although Benefactor Liang was at fault, it doesn't seem to warrant death. Isn't Benefactor's behavior a bit excessive?" The Shaolin monks were indeed compassionate; an old monk with white hair and beard finally spoke up, and the hall immediately fell silent.

Huijue, the head of the Shaolin Dharma Hall, was said to possess martial arts skills no less than those on the White List, and was also Zhan Qingchen's master.

"Then, Master, what kind of crime do you think deserves death?" Xiao Tianci asked slowly. "Two years ago, Liang Qisong threw me off a cliff. If I hadn't been lucky, I would have been a pile of bones long ago. Do you still think he didn't deserve to die?"

"Although you said Liang Qisong threw you off a cliff, there's no evidence. Besides, you're fine now. Even if it really happened, you shouldn't kill him like that. Buddhism emphasizes compassion. If we all treat human life so casually, wouldn't we be no different from the demons?" The old monk was quite pedantic.

"So, Master, do you mean I should have been thrown to my death back then so that I could kill Liang Qisong? But I'd like to ask you, Master, if I died, would you help me kill Liang Qisong?" Xiao Tianci couldn't help but get annoyed. How could this old monk be so unreasonable?

"Well, in fact, what you said is all hypothetical, and Benefactor Liang did not harm anyone."

"My sister Yuya's life is still unknown. I don't care whether Liang Qisong harmed anyone or not; daring to harm my sister Yuya is enough reason for him to die. If Master has any advice, please speak up. If not, I'll take my leave." Xiao Tianci didn't want to listen to the old monk's rambling.

"Xiao Tianci, do you think your martial arts are so high that you can look down on all the heroes in the world?" Zhan Qingchen spoke up, flattering Xiao Tianci.

"Brother Zhan, what do you mean by that? I don't mean to look down on anyone, but only on people. Someone like Liang Qisong, who can't even be considered human, is a different matter." Xiao Tianci was very annoyed. Xiao Yuya's disappearance was already worrying enough, and now these boring people were talking nonsense, making him lose his usual good temper.

"If you all have no other instructions, I'll take my leave." Xiao Tianci turned and left without waiting for Zhan Qingchen to reply. He was really annoyed by these people.

***

"Yao'er, what brings you here?" Xiao Tianci was about to rest when Qiu Shuiyao suddenly appeared.

"It's all because of you." Qiu Shuiyao rolled her eyes at him.

"Why did you get into such a big conflict with them during the day? Do you know you've offended so many people? Xiao Jinghong is your master, after all. To others, you look like a traitor to your sect, which many people despise. If it weren't for some people seeing your high level of martial arts and not wanting to get involved in trouble before the martial arts tournament started, you probably wouldn't have gotten away so easily." Qiu Shuiyao began to scold him.

"What master? When did he ever teach me anything? Actually, he's not really my master. If it weren't for Sister Yuya, I wouldn't bother with him." Xiao Tianci was annoyed at the thought of Xiao Jinghong.

"But others don't know your situation. You idiot, it seems you won't be able to maintain good relations with the righteous people in the future. Now you've offended Shaolin, you'd better be careful." Qiu Shuiyao was very worried.

"It's alright. I never liked those people anyway, and I never intended to get along with them. As long as they don't bother me, I won't bother them either. Don't worry, I'll be fine. It's just that I'm worried about you spending so much time with them in the future." Xiao Tianci hugged Qiu Shuiyao and gently comforted her.

"They all treat me with great respect, unlike you?" Qiu Shuiyao pinched his restless hand. "Besides, my martial arts skills aren't what they used to be. I think even if Xiao Cangtian and the other two came again, I could escape unscathed." As she spoke, a blush rose to her face, clearly remembering what happened last night.

"Alright, you've scolded me enough, haven't you? Are you staying with me tonight?" Qiu Shuiyao's shy appearance made Xiao Tianci's heart itch.

"No, I have to go back. What if someone finds out..." Qiu Shuiyao pushed him away forcefully. "I'll stay with you later, it's really not possible now. I'm leaving first." After saying that, she kissed him and then slipped out.

"Honestly, if you're not going to spend time with me, don't try to seduce me." Xiao Tianci was a little dissatisfied, but he didn't expect that she hadn't seduced him at all. He sighed, went to bed, and in the middle of the night, he felt someone enter the room. He looked and saw it was An Ling.

"Why did you come in?" Xiao Tianci pulled her into the quilt.

"Why are you so loud? Qian'er is outside." An Ling shyly pinched him.

Another sleepless night, but Xiao Tianci finally realized that he had indeed made a mistake.

***

The fifth day of the fifth month.

White Horse Manor.

The martial arts tournament finally began. In order to welcome this martial arts tournament, Baiyulou specially built a large council hall, which could accommodate several thousand people, and there was also a large open space in the middle.

In fact, everyone knew the purpose of this martial arts tournament: to establish a so-called righteous alliance to fight against the demonic sect.

"Fellow practitioners, as we all know, the Demonic Sect's influence is growing increasingly rampant. Just recently, at the wedding of the young master of Sword Lake Manor, Xiao Cangtian of the Demonic Sect openly violated the rules and even injured the young master. Furthermore, the righteous martial arts world has also been under constant attack from the Demonic Sect. Therefore, after discussing with Fairy Qiu and the martial arts seniors of various sects, we have decided to establish a righteous martial arts alliance to jointly combat the Demonic Sect. I wonder if everyone agrees?" Bai Yulou spoke eloquently, displaying outstanding charisma, which drew much discussion from the young women.

"Actually, I think everyone should have no objection to establishing a righteous alliance. However, who should serve as the alliance leader? In my opinion, the alliance leader should at least be of high moral standing and prestige," Xiao Jinghong continued, adding that "high moral standing and prestige" likely referred to himself.

The crowd immediately erupted in noise, with numerous candidates vying for the position, indicating that the alliance leader's role was indeed very attractive.

"In my opinion, we should come up with a fair way to elect the leader." A melodious female voice drowned out all the noise. The speaker was none other than Qiu Shuiyao, the current disciple of Tianxin Pavilion.

"Qiu Fairy is right." Bai Yulou immediately chimed in.

"I wonder what method Qiu Fairy thinks is the fairest?" Xiao Jinghong was not to be outdone.

"Shuiyao hasn't thought of one yet, and is just about to discuss it with the seniors." Qiu Shuiyao's voice remained calm.

***

"Sigh, what are you talking about, a martial arts tournament? Isn't it just about electing a leader? That's easy, I'm pretty good." The martial arts tournament had ended, but no conclusion had been reached. Lan Tianfeng was spouting nonsense in his room.

"You, the martial arts leader?" An Ling looked down on him. "In my opinion, Xiao Lang is much better than you."

"How cheesy, when did you start calling me Xiao Lang?" Lan Tianfeng muttered.

"Actually, I think Bai Yulou is quite good, and has a good chance of becoming the martial arts leader." Gu Feng chimed in from the side.

"Yes, yes, I also think Bai Yulou is quite nice. He's very handsome and has a great demeanor. If I weren't married yet, I would definitely marry him," An Ling chimed in.

"Little An, it seems you're not married yet? Then why don't you hurry up and find Bai Yulou? You could become the wife of the martial arts alliance leader soon. But Bai Yulou might not necessarily want you," Lan Tianfeng seized the opportunity to retaliate.

"Who said I'm not married? I'm already Xiao Lang's wife." An Ling had already declared herself Xiao Tianci's wife. Xiao Tianci accidentally choked on his water and coughed incessantly.

"Xiao Lang, are you alright?" An Ling quickly patted his back. Since last night, An Ling had been incredibly gentle with Xiao Tianci, not even bothering to be polite in public. Xiao Tianci could only sigh that even gentleness was hard to enjoy, and there was nothing else he could do.

“Actually, I think Bai Yulou has a very good chance,” Qian’er finally spoke. “I heard that Fairy Qiu is very supportive of him, and there are rumors that Fairy Qiu and Bai Yulou have a close relationship.”

“Ah!” Xiao Tianci was choked again. “Who said that?”

“Why are you so agitated? Do you really like that Fairy Qiu?” An Ling looked at him with a face full of jealousy.

“It’s nothing, it’s nothing,” Xiao Tianci was afraid of An Ling, but he thought to himself, “Which guy slandered Yao’er? I’ll make him pay.”

“Nothing? You’re right. If you like someone, you like them. What’s there to be afraid of? You coward!”

“Ling’er, why do I feel like you’re becoming more and more like that little kitten?”

“Little kitten? Are you saying I’m like a tigress?” An Ling pinched him hard.

“No, no, I really meant you’re like that gentle little kitten.” But no matter how he explained, he couldn’t avoid the pain.

"You two lovebirds, have you had your fun? Brother Xiao, another beauty's here to see you." Lan Tianfeng couldn't stand that they'd come back from outside with a beautiful woman. He truly lived up to his reputation as a charming young man. Unfortunately, it seemed the beauty was looking for Xiao Tianci.

"Any news about Sister Yuya?" Tianci recognized Yue Xiaorou.

"Four days ago, Xiao Yuya and Liang Qisong went out. However, according to my men, Xiao Yuya didn't reappear with Liang Qisong. Instead, she appeared in another luxury caravan. But it doesn't seem like Xiao Yuya was kidnapped. The caravan is currently on its way to the capital. We'll have to wait for further news." The Mingyue Palace disciples were indeed impressive.

"Why would Sister Yuya go to the capital?" Xiao Tianci couldn't understand.

"You should ask her. I'm leaving now." Yue Xiaorou seemed dissatisfied with Xiao Tianci's suspicion.

"Xiaorou." Xiao Tianci called out to her, "Thank you, take care."

"You're welcome." Xiaorou paused slightly before continuing forward, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

"She has character, I like it." Lan Tianfeng was swooning.

"Like you my foot," Xiao Tianci said irritably.

"Hey, Brother Xiao, I'm supposed to be your older brother, why don't you know how to respect me?" Lan Tianfeng complained.

"Respect you? Dream on," Xiao Tianci scoffed.

"This world... it's really going to the dogs," Lan Tianfeng sighed, shaking his head.

"The capital? If Sister Yuya wasn't kidnapped, why would she go to the capital?" Xiao Tianci ignored Lan Tianfeng, his mind preoccupied with this question. It seemed he needed to go to the capital.

The martial arts tournament had just begun; who would ultimately win the title of leader? Would Xiao Cangtian appear at the tournament? And the legendary Sword Queen hadn't shown herself yet; would she appear? And why did Xiao Yuya go to the capital? What would Xiao Tianci encounter on his trip? Stay tuned for the next installment...

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