Snow in Jiangnan

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It was the dead of winter.

The snow in Jiangnan hadn't fallen this heavily in ages. Snowflakes, like swirling, heavy goose feathers, blanketed the land. In an instant, everything was a pristine white expanse, a hazy, indistinct chaos. Mountains, rivers, roads, and villages all became one, a silvery-white world.

The people in the towns and villages huddled indoors, huddled on their heated brick beds, unwilling to venture out. In this snowy night, several swift horses galloped across the snow-covered fields and mountains, their hooves kicking up thick dust that quickly dissipated in the biting north wind. The riders seemed to be in a hurry to accomplish something, even if the journey was arduous and fraught with snow.

The man at the head of the group, his face haggard and covered in a thick embroidered brown fox fur vest, wore a dusty, densely velveted fur cloak and a chestnut-yellow snow hat. His brows were deeply furrowed, his expression one of deep worry, as he constantly whipped his galloping white horse.

They had been traveling overnight from Tai'an Prefecture in Shandong back to Zhenjiang in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, a journey of over a thousand li, through which snow fell heavily and the north wind of midwinter stung their skin like knives.

Just as dawn was breaking, the snow suddenly stopped. The vast wilderness was desolate.

The people who had traveled all night had finally reached their destination. But instead of slowing their horses, they galloped past several tall village archways and stopped in front of a large mansion.

The man at the head of the group dismounted, had several servants waiting at the door quickly take the reins, and before he could even shake off the snowflakes from his clothes, he and his entourage rushed inside.

The man swiftly passed through the spacious five-courtyard house and the tense crowd gathered inside, arriving at the door of a three-room house with eaves. A girl of about ten years old, dressed in plain clothes, with a sorrowful face, came to greet him.

Although the girl looked sad, she appeared exceptionally fair and delicate, like a peony shrouded in mist, a flower seen through the fog. Though dressed in plain clothes, she could not conceal her full breasts and slender waist, a captivating and alluring figure that made one's heart flutter at first glance.

"Third brother, Father is dying, and he still thinks of you..." she said, throwing herself into the man's arms. In an instant, a warm, soft body pressed against his chest.

Taking advantage of the situation, the man used his cloak to shield the view of everyone inside. He wrapped one arm around the woman in white's slender waist, while his other hand naturally grasped between her hips and thighs. Although separated by a layer of cloth, the intense sensation of her warm, soft, and shapely buttocks instantly traveled from his cold palm to his brain like an electric shock. Her high, firm breasts were incredibly elastic due to their close embrace, and with her face buried deep in his neck, the delicate touch was even more intoxicating. The man immediately felt a physical reaction, his erection pressing against the woman's inner thigh.

The woman clearly felt the man's physical change, her pretty face flushed, and she involuntarily pushed him away gently.

"Seventh Sister, what's wrong with Godfather? What's wrong with Godfather?" The man looked anxious, took a deep breath, and as he spoke, he released his cloak, which his attendant took. He then shook off the snow from his clothes, controlled his inner desire, and, holding the woman in white's hand, opened the door and entered the house.

A strong smell of decocted medicine filled the room. Several people sat in the main hall, most with their heads bowed, looking either listless or solemn. A large screen depicting eight horses separated the main hall from the left-hand bedroom. Behind the screen, on a bed, lay a dying old man with gray hair. Beside him stood a Taoist priest and several weeping family members. In his delirium, the old man kept muttering, "Sanlang, has Sanlang returned?"

Life is fleeting, like a spring for plants. Spring turns to autumn, summer flourishes, and winter withers—these are things no ordinary person can change. Yet, in his final moments, the old man couldn't let go of some things. He clung to life, waiting desperately, hoping someone would return to entrust him with unfinished wishes and a long-held secret, before he could close his eyes in peace.

The old man was none other than Lin Zhenting, the sixth Grand Master of the Heaven and Earth Society. The Taoist priest beside the bed was the second-in-command of the Heaven and Earth Society, Master Suiyi. The woman in plain clothes waiting under the eaves outside was his daughter, Lin Shiyun. And the man who had traveled a thousand miles to return home at night was his adopted son and beloved disciple, Shen Chao, the head of the Eastern Peak Hall of the Heaven and Earth Society.

At this moment, the hall masters and key members of the various branches of the Heaven and Earth Society had gathered in the Lin family mansion. Everyone understood that Grand Master Lin was about to pass away, and the Heaven and Earth Society could not be leaderless. In this harsh winter, it needed someone more to uphold the banner of overthrowing the Qing and restoring the Ming, to lead the brothers of the Heaven and Earth Society to fulfill the unfinished wishes of the old Grand Master Lin, and to raise the torch to ignite the righteous spirit of the world.

Suppressing his grief, Shen Chao slowly walked to the old man's bedside, knelt down, and looked at the old man's withered and sickly face. He softly said, "Father, Sanlang has returned..." Tears streamed down his face.

Lin Zhenting, seeing Shen Chao, immediately perked up and tried to sit up with difficulty, but his weak limbs wouldn't obey him. Shi Yun quickly stepped forward to help him.

Sitting upright, he slowly took a breath and said to those present, word by word, "After discussion among the leaders... I have decided to appoint Shen Chao, the head of the Dongyue Hall... as the seventh Grand Master of the Heaven and Earth Society... to shoulder the heavy responsibility of expelling the Tartars and restoring the Ming Dynasty. From now on, you must... work together to glorify... the Heaven and Earth Society, and fulfill the... legacy of Lord Guoxing..." He then coughed heavily twice and gestured to Daoist Suiyi.

Master Suiyi quickly took out a brocade box, opened it, and took out a finely crafted, gold-plated, silver-adorned jade pendant. It was decorated with dragons and clouds, and in the center were eight raised seal characters: "Heaven and Earth Red Flowers, Destroy the Barbarians and Revive China." This was the very jade pendant that Zheng Chenggong, the Prince of Yanping, had bestowed upon Chen Jinnan, the leader of the Heaven and Earth Society, and it was the token passed down through generations of the society's leaders .

Master Suiyi announced loudly, "Shen Chao, step forward to receive the order!"

Shen Chao calmed down from his grief, feeling surprised and apprehensive about this sudden arrangement. He began to realize that once he stepped forward to receive the jade pendant, his fate would be forever changed. He hesitated, fearing he could not shoulder such a heavy responsibility, but when he looked up and saw his adoptive father's earnest eyes, remembering how the old man had raised him and shown him such immense kindness, he couldn't help but feel a surge of sorrow.

He mustered all his courage, stepped forward, received the jade pendant, and respectfully wore it on his chest. Master Suiyi hurriedly announced loudly, "Greetings, Grand Master!" and led everyone present in a grand salute to Shen Chao.

After the salute, Master Suiyi and everyone else retreated outside. Just as Shen Chao was completely bewildered, Lin Zhenting gestured for him to come over. So Shen Chao stepped forward again, only to see the old man sigh solemnly and say softly,

"Sanlang... it seems I'm not going to make it... The heavy responsibility of the Heaven and Earth Society... will be entrusted to you. Now I will tell you a secret... this secret has been passed down by successive Grand Masters... When Nurhaci, the founding emperor of the Qing Dynasty... unified the Manchu Eight Banners outside the Great Wall... the Manchu's national advisor... the Great Ming King Banhe, laid out a feng shui spot in a mysterious place in Changbai Mountain... a spot that was... the location of the Qing Dynasty's dragon vein. Once the dragon vein is severed... the Qing Dynasty's fate will be sealed..."

Lin Zhenting took another heavy breath and continued.

"The only way to sever the Manchu dragon vein... is to find... the divine weapon—the Blade Emperor. For decades, it has been completely absent from the martial world... fewer and fewer people have heard of it... and I only know from my predecessors... that the Sword God Nameless's master, Master Tianhong... once used it to defeat the Great Ming King, Master Banhe... and later... it disappeared from the martial world again..."

As evening fell, snow began to fall heavily again, as if declaring to heaven and earth that winter was not over; on the contrary, it had only just begun.

The next day, the Lin family mansion was finally adorned with pre-prepared white banners and lanterns, and the entire Lin family was immersed in grief.

What is meant to leave cannot be kept, and what is meant to come cannot be avoided.

One person's story ends, and another's begins anew. Our lives are always filled with such stories, leaving no room for discussion or preparation. You're thrust into the spotlight when you least expect it, forced to take the stage.

A month ago, he was a renowned镖师 (bodyguard/escort) in the martial arts world. A month later

, he's a cripple, poisoned and powerless. He

was an orphan, abandoned by his parents at a young age, and later adopted by his master. His master, seeing he had no name, tried to give him one, but after two days couldn't come up with anything, so he simply called him "Two Days." After gaining fame, his friends in the martial arts world affectionately called him "Golden Knife Two Days," while his brothers in the镖局 (bodyguard/escort agency) called him "Pervert Two Days" because of his lecherous nature.

Two Days' blade was fast, swift, and somewhat insidious; he usually killed with a single strike. Once, at the foot of Mount Hua in Yan'an Prefecture, Shaanxi, while protecting a shipment, he killed four of the Five Poisons Sect's protectors, achieving instant fame. He then continued to use this large sword with two golden dragons carved on its back. He liked it not because of the tragic beauty it evoked when killing, but because it was indeed genuine 24k pure gold.

He enjoyed playing with women, and when he was exhausted and overwhelmed, he would lie down on his lap and fall into a deep sleep. However, he never played with women while escorting goods. The brothers in the escort agency said that when he was in a lewd mood, he was like a wolf, but when he was awake, he was a hungry wolf—a wolf that everyone feared.

The company he worked for had a prestigious name—Changying Escort Agency, a veritable multinational corporation headquartered in Luoyang, with branches throughout the Central Plains, Jiangnan, and beyond, as well as in the northern and western regions. Customers who saw the golden signboard of Changying Escort Agency and the couplet at the entrance, "A lone plume of smoke rises straight from the desert, the setting sun sinks round in the long river," knew that their money wouldn't be wasted, because the service there was the best and most reliable.

Two days ago, he didn't know how many people in the martial world envied him for finding such a good job. He only knew that the martial world was treacherous, that there were always hidden masters and powerful figures; he also knew that the human heart was even more treacherous, with smiles concealing daggers, and that the human heart itself was a place where

hidden masters lurked. But he was born to belong to this martial world, and he would spend his life caught in these endless struggles. In the martial world, one is not in control of one's own destiny. Therefore, he was always cautious on every delivery. Only after seeing the long, bright red caravans arrive at their destination would he pat his pure white horse, named Wild Beast, and let out a long sigh of relief.

Until a month ago, when he received this delivery, he had an ominous feeling he had never experienced before, a terrifying sense of parting without reason, as if this journey would be one of no return.

The customer who delivered the goods was a well-dressed, elegant man from out of town, generous with his money. His two servants called him "Mr. Wujian." Mr. Wujian entrusted three large wooden chests, two of which were filled with fine silks, while the third contained a locked sandalwood box. The person receiving the goods was Yang Jingrong, the Liangjiang Admiral in Jinling. The escort period was one month. The escort fee was two thousand taels of gold.

Tian Liang knew this was a very dangerous journey. The danger wasn't in the distance from Luoyang to Jinling, nor in the two chests of fine silks. Jiangnan was famous for its silk; to have two chests of silk transported all the way to Jinling seemed absurd. So the silks were just a disguise, and the fact that he could afford two thousand taels of gold showed how important the item in the sandalwood box was.

The world of martial arts was treacherous, and Tian Liang knew that his current status and reputation weren't due to the speed of his golden sword, but rather his ability to act according to circumstances. He never did anything without certainty, especially not this time. The feeling of unease made him miss the first meeting of the company's top escorts after accepting the escort.

Whenever this feeling arose, Liang Tian would crave a woman, because he needed to release that urge. Luoyang was renowned for its vibrant nightlife, with brothels like Wan Hua Lou and Yi Hong Yuan everywhere. However, Liang Tian disliked going out to find such places because of their decadent atmosphere, the poor soundproofing, and the constant eavesdropping. Being

in such an environment gave him a feeling of being a prostitute, and Liang Tian disliked that feeling, especially the word "prostitute." Although he did go out to prostitutes, it made him feel uneasy and prevented him from fully enjoying himself. Therefore, Liang Tian opted for the latest door-to-door delivery service from Tianxiang Lou, known as Luoyang's largest red-light district.

Working for a security escort agency had one advantage: it provided the fastest and most convenient way to transmit information, and it ensured confidentiality and security, without requiring him to handle everything personally. Liang Tian released his specially trained carrier pigeon, a lewd smile typical of a lecherous man, and returned to his room to await the arrival of Tianxiang Lou's supposedly top-tier beauties.

A moment later, a knock came at the door. Liang Tian was engrossed in admiring the erotic illustrations in Tianxiang Tower's monthly magazine, "Dragon, Tiger, and Leopard," secretly applauding the visitor. Judging by his skill, the light footsteps indicated a woman, and a woman with a stunning figure at that. Liang

Tian smiled knowingly, saying without looking up, "Come in." The door opened as he expected, revealing a woman in black veils with a figure shaped like the Big Dipper.

"Huh, strange," he thought. "Tianxiang Tower always uses the women's exquisite beauty as its selling point; when did they start playing the mystery game?" Because of the veil, her eyes shone like stars, her brows conveying emotion, captivating all who saw her. Her long hair was dazzling, illuminating the soul, making women feel inferior and want to shave their heads, and men wished their hands were longer than a corrupt official's, only able to caress her with their eyes.

From the neck, one could see the translucent skin, its white-tinged pink revealing the secret blush of shyness beneath the black veil. Sliding the gaze down the snow-white neck, it was even more arousing; the tight black dress couldn't conceal the towering breasts, and the exquisite, curvaceous figure would make any man's nose bleed.

For two days, every time he looked up, he was stunned, Du Fu's poem "The Beauty" was the first to awaken in his mind, the lines "A peerless beauty, a peerless beauty" echoing softly. The second to resurface was Cao Zhi's "Ode to a Beautiful Woman": "A beautiful woman, enchanting and leisurely..." This thought only flashed through his mind before transforming into the scene in "The Romance of the Western Chamber" where Zhang Sheng first meets Cui Yingying: "So dazzling that words fail to express it, the soul flies to the heavens." Then, after undergoing gender reassignment surgery, the feeling that Lin Daiyu had when she first met Jia Baoyu in "Dream of the Red Chamber" arose spontaneously: "How strange! It's as if I've seen him somewhere before, how familiar he looks!"

After immersing himself in classical Chinese literature and Ming and Qing dynasty novels, he finally came to his senses. Fortunately, his internal strength was profound, so he didn't bleed from all seven orifices like an ordinary man. He swallowed hard several times and was about to stand up to embrace the beauty when he suddenly realized that his pants were too small to wear. He could only awkwardly lean on the table , half-standing there, and said embarrassedly, "You...you are from Tianxiang Tower, aren't you...?"

The woman in black noticed the strangeness in his lower body and smiled shyly, covering her face. She gracefully walked from the door to his side, covering his lips with her middle finger to stop him from continuing. Then she breathed sweetly into his ear:

"This servant has come to serve you, young master."

Tian's heart couldn't help but flutter. He looked at her smiling, beautiful eyes in disbelief. He never expected that the woman from Tianxiang Tower would have the lightness skill of shrinking the ground to an inch. What shocked him even more was that this voice sounded so familiar. He couldn't remember where he had heard it before. But before he could think it through for two days, a pair of crimson lips, veiled by a black gauze, were already at his lips. Instinctively, he met hers, lifting the veil with his lips, then embracing her slender waist, his chest pounding with the warmth and softness of her body, his mind blank.

Yes! This was the feeling he wanted. For it, he could abandon all doubts, even the whole world!

He sucked and swirled her saliva, their tongues intertwining and colliding. Their breaths grew heavier and heavier. Finally, he couldn't resist and grabbed her breasts, squeezing hard. Her sensitive body trembled as if electrocuted by the sudden attack, her head involuntarily tilting back, letting out a soft cry: "Ah..."

Hearing this incredibly sensual cry, his blood surged, threatening to burst forth. He no longer cared about anything else, tearing her clothes apart like a wild beast, revealing her snow-white body.

Her lips glowed, like a guiding lighthouse; her legs were long and straight, perfect for an emergency landing.

She seemed stunned; though her expression wasn't visible, one could still see the fear in her eyes and the instinctive struggle born of two days' sudden, beast-like transformation. Two days, disregarding everything, pulled her close and buried his head in the snow-capped peaks that could bury any man's ambition, silently working.

He sucked, licked, and caressed her nipples and areolas. Her areolas were so small, but her nipples were so large and long, standing erect like red dates. Two days continuously circled them with his tongue, occasionally gently biting the buds with his teeth. She trembled all over, her hands holding his head tightening more and more, almost suffocating him. The more she did this, the more intense Two days' movements became.

His hands, of course, weren't idle either. From her slender waist to her shapely buttocks, and then to the small valley already overflowing like the spring tide of the Qiantang River, he pinched, pushed, pressed, rubbed, and kneaded her lovely clitoris. Under such intense stimulation, she could no longer stand steadily. Her legs wrapped around Tian Er's waist, her hands tightly holding his head, panting heavily, her hazy eyes gazing at Tian Er as if thirsting for something.

Hearing the music, he understood the meaning. Although Tian Er couldn't play the zither, playing a symphony on a woman's body was his specialty. With one hand, he used his internal energy to lift her plump buttocks, and with the other hand, he unzipped his trousers, revealing his prized possession—his eighteen-foot spear. Although it wasn't actually eighteen feet long, it was already hard and pressing against her. She could feel her heart beating at 180 beats per minute.

Two days later, he took a deep breath, aimed at his target, and forcefully thrust his clone into the winding, secluded jade cave in one go. As he went in, the fine, dense folds tightly squeezed his glans. A surge of heat traveled through his glans to his brain nerves, and he and she both let out a "Oh...". She looked down at him from above, and although he still couldn't see her face clearly, her beautiful and poignant eyes made him even more aroused. He held her buttocks with both hands and began to fuck her wildly while standing there.

She had probably never experienced such stimulation before. Clinging tightly to his head for two days, afraid of falling, he thrust in and out about a hundred times. She was so lost in the moment that her body arched backward, moaning wildly, "...Oh...oh...ah...ah...ah...so good...ah...ah...don't stop..."

Stimulated by this, he continued thrusting wildly, carrying her frantically towards the door. He slammed her against the door, her legs unable to clamp together, and she involuntarily fell back to the ground. He lifted one of her legs, placed it on his shoulder, and continued his frenzied thrusting, ignoring the nine shallow thrusts followed by one deep one, seven shallow thrusts followed by thirteen deep ones. He had only one thought: to release all the desire within him!

The door rattled and banged, probably three or four hundred times, before finally, Tianliang ejaculated, firing several times in succession, leaving her trembling wildly. "...Ah...Oh...Ah..." They both reached their peak simultaneously, then he laid her down on her side. She was clearly still recovering from her orgasm; her eyes were still dazed, half-open and half-closed. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Tianliang forcefully ripped the veil off her face. Turning around, he was struck dumb. Good heavens! It was her!

"Ah! You..." She—was actually the only female leader among the high-ranking officials of the Changying Escort Agency, Li Qianrong! Two days ago, he rarely spoke to her, and aside from a few encounters at the escort agency's annual performance review meeting, he knew almost nothing about her. Moreover, she was known as the "Ice Queen" of the agency. He never expected... he really never expected her to be like this today... After a long while, Li Qianrong seemed to have recovered somewhat. Seeing the incredulous look on Tian Liang's face, she giggled and gently tapped his

nose with her slender finger, saying, "You big pervert, you almost killed me." Seeing that Tian Liang still didn't understand, she realized what he was surprised about and continued tapping his nose noncommittally, "Just now I saw that our agency had just taken on this big shipment, and before the meeting was even over, someone released the carrier pigeons without permission. So we recalled them to see what was going on. You big pervert, now you understand, right? I originally wanted to tease you a little... but I never expected... I never expected... you really are a big pervert!"

Teasing? My God! This joke is too much! Pervert? Who knows who's offering themselves up to serve this young master? Seeing her own wide-open eyes, she couldn't say anything more and just turned away shyly. Two days later, he finally came to his senses, but he still couldn't accept the reality before him. My God! He'd hired a prostitute and ended up hiring his boss!

Just then, those long-lost lips came again. Two days didn't dare to do anything rash, giving them a token, fleeting touch before quickly pulling away, saying, "I'm sorry, I really didn't know it was you… If I had known, I would…"

Li Qianrong's expression immediately turned from sunny to stormy. She quickly got up and started tidying her clothes, raising an eyebrow and giving Two days a cold glare, interrupting him: "Alright! Enough!" Two days immediately stopped, not daring to say anything more, silently tidying his clothes.

Li Qianrong didn't say anything more, reverting to her cold beauty persona. She quickly put on all her clothes and was about to leave when she suddenly turned back as if she remembered something. "By the way, you missed the meeting, so you don't know the decision from our Gold Medal Escort Conference, right?"

Tian Liang, still tidying his clothes, replied without thinking, "What decision?" "

At the meeting, all the escorts unanimously voted to nominate you for this mission! You should prepare and leave in the next couple of days."

What?! This news, like a bolt from the blue, left Tian Liang speechless with shock. He had wanted to avoid the meeting to avoid getting involved, but it turned out he had given his usual buddies a chance for a unanimous vote. He hadn't managed to steal a chicken; instead, he had lost the rice.

Seeing Tian Liang slumped onto the bed, Li Qianrong gave a vengeful smile and scurried out. No! This can't be! It's unfair! Tian Liang is going to appeal!

The next day, the company's only female executive convened a second meeting of the top escorts specifically to discuss the two-day appeal. The result was another unanimous resolution upholding the original verdict, ruling against the two-day appeal (because the two-day executive had been absent without cause the previous day, rendering his vote invalid). The executives stated that several senior members said the two-day executive was highly respected and valued, and it was decided that all future shipments exceeding one thousand taels of silver would be escorted by the two-day executive. (Wow! Isn't this just settling a personal score? All because of a one-night stand? That bitch!) Therefore

, this shipment was undoubtedly the two-day executive's responsibility. The journey was uneventful until the twenty-seventh day when they passed through Lin'an Prefecture… “Waiter, bring some wine.” The escorting brothers served food and wine, but the two-day executive, of course, refused to touch it. Afraid of being intoxicated by the aroma of the fine daughter's red wine, the two-day executive ate alone at a table far away from them.

A while later, a group of elegantly dressed, seemingly wealthy merchants arrived at the Fulai Inn. Leading them was a refined-looking young man carrying a folding fan. Because the Changying Escort Agency had a large number of members, the Fulai Inn was full, leaving only one empty table.

After instructing his men to sit down, the young man walked alone towards Liang Tian.

"Sir, may I have a table?"

Liang Tian glanced at him, saw his smiling and seemingly sincere face, and simply said "whatever," then ignored him and continued eating.

"Are you from the Changying Escort Agency?"

Liang Tian didn't look at him and answered simply, "Yes."

"Ah!" He suddenly stood up in surprise. Liang Tian's hand had already unconsciously gripped the Golden Dragon Blade, ready to strike if he made any sudden move.

The young man bowed his head, clenched his fist, and said respectfully, "Your bearing is extraordinary, wielding the Golden Dragon Saber. You must be a first-class镖师 (bodyguard/escort) of the Changying镖局 (Escort Agency)—known in the martial world as the 'Two-Day Shrimp with the Golden Saber'! I have long admired you, and I never imagined I would have the honor of witnessing your prowess in Lin'an . I could die happy without regrets."

That's how it is in the martial world; with fame and popularity comes a group of devoted fans. It seems I'll have to get an autographed painting from them before I can leave. Haha~~ "Not at all, not at all. You flatter me."

"Waiter, quickly bring two jugs of top-grade Daughter's Red wine..."

"Hey, no need, young brother." Two Days hurriedly stopped him, "I can't drink while I'm on a delivery mission. I appreciate your kindness, young brother. We can drink another day when we have time."

The young man was sensible and didn't insist. So, they ate and chatted, and Two Days enjoyed telling Fans about his achievements, even though he had repeated them countless times.

"Clang, clang, clang," it was already past midnight. Two Days hadn't slept well since he started this delivery mission; perhaps he was just worrying unnecessarily. "Tap, tap, tap," footsteps! This person's lightness skill was quite good, able to avoid everyone's ears, but he underestimated Two Days. Two Days immediately sat up, picked up the Golden Dragon Sword, and followed with even more powerful lightness skills.

The person was heading towards the delivery caravan's quarters! Finally here! Two Days followed, ready to catch him red-handed.

Two Days kicked open the door with a bang, and saw the man in black about to open the delivery box containing sandalwood.

"You audacious thief, how dare you steal from Changying Escort Agency? You're asking for trouble!" With that, Tianliang drew his sword and slashed.

The man in black was startled and rolled to avoid it. The Golden Dragon Sword struck the escort box, sparks flying, and the box shattered instantly. Surprisingly, the man in black didn't flee but instead counterattacked Tianliang!

Unexpectedly, although the man in black was unarmed, his martial arts skills were truly formidable. Even more frightening was that he knew the legendary "One Mind, Two Hands" technique of Zhou Botong, the Old Urchin, using the Shaolin's fast-paced "Great Compassion Thousand Leaf Hand" with his left hand, while his right hand used the slow and deliberate Tai Chi. Tianliang was secretly amazed; he had never encountered such a strange opponent. Although his sword was fast, he hadn't yet adapted and could only parry.

Gradually, Tianliang realized that this guy's internal strength was actually quite ordinary, and he was beginning to adapt to his dual-wielding technique. Thus, his passive parrying slowly transformed into a series of aggressive attacks. Just as the man in black's right fist returned and his left palm hadn't yet struck, Tian Liang seized the opening and unleashed his signature move, "Meteor from Beyond the Heavens," slashing horizontally at Tian Liang's neck at an impossible, tricky angle. Unexpectedly, the man in black suddenly arched his back, dodging Tian Liang's blade, and unleashed a flurry of Foshan Shadowless Kicks! Caught off guard, Tian Liang couldn't dodge in time and was sent flying through the air, struck multiple times in the chest.

Although he took all the hits, Tian Liang had already gathered his inner energy for protection, so his injuries weren't serious. In mid-air, Tian Liang flipped to regain his balance, landing on a circular platform. The man in black's mind raced; he used a centipede-like spring to regain his footing and immediately launched two hidden weapons. The man in black was clever; he knew that throwing hidden weapons at Tian Liang would only be parried by the Golden Dragon Sword, so his target was the platform's base!

This was bad news. Two days of preparation in the air were laid bare. Now, with two legs of the four-legged platform broken, his foothold was gone. Two days knew that the moment he lost his balance and fell, his opponent would have enough time to strike!

However, years of experience hadn't gone to waste. In the instant he fell, Two days mustered all his strength and threw the Golden Dragon Blade—a method with a slim chance of survival. Either it would pierce him, putting him out of immediate danger, or it would force him to dodge, reducing his appearance fee to that of a single episode—perhaps making him the male lead with the fewest scenes in the world.

"Ouch—" Two days heard his scream; he must have been hit!

When Two days got up, he saw the Golden Dragon Blade deeply embedded in the pillar, the man in black crouching on the ground, blood continuously oozing from his left hand. Incredible! He had dodged at the last second!

"Who goes there?" The fight with the man in black woke up the other brothers from the escort agency, who rushed over.

Realizing the situation was bad, the man in black leaped through the roof and fled. Two days ago, he rushed forward, drew his Golden Dragon Blade, and prepared to give chase.

But as he gathered his strength, he suddenly felt an excruciating pain in his chest and collapsed to his knees with a thud (if it weren't for the Golden Dragon Blade supporting him, he would have already fallen).

Two days ago, he thought, "The kicks I took earlier didn't cause such severe internal injuries, so how come now…?" Gradually, his vision blurred. He only heard many people running in, and many voices calling his name, one of which seemed to belong to that fan from earlier. Then his ears began to blur, he felt a sweet taste on his tongue, and then he knew nothing more.

When he woke up, Two days ago found himself lying on a bed, seeing the young man and several brothers from the escort agency talking about something. Everyone noticed Two days ago was awake and gathered around him. Two days ago, he moved to sit up, feeling a dull ache in his chest.

"Is the escort still there?" Two days ago asked anxiously.

"It's still there. Don't worry, Chief Escort," the escort agency brothers replied.

"Oh." Two days breathed a sigh of relief and asked again, "What happened to me?"

The young man sat down next to Two Days and said, "Senior, you've been poisoned by the Five Poisons Sect of Yunnan. Look." With that, he took out an extremely thin black poison needle.

"So that man in black had poison needles embedded in his shoes. No wonder I fainted after just a few light kicks. The Five Poisons Sect's hidden weapons are indeed insidious."

"Senior, you've been poisoned by the Five Poisons Sect's 'Smiling Half-Step Nail.' If you don't circulate your qi, you're fine, but once you circulate it forcefully, the poison will start to take effect. After forty-nine days, the poison will take effect, the wound will start to rot from the bone, then the internal organs will deform, the five viscera will twist into a knot, all the nerves will be stretched, and then they will burst out from the flesh one by one. The blood will feel like it's on fire, the skin will dry out and peel off in pieces, and finally the whole person will turn into a puddle of mush, a gruesome sight!"

"Ha...haha..." Except for Two Days, who could barely hold it in, the other镖师 (bodyguards/escorts) all ran to vomit.

The young man stood up, turned around, and straightened his robe, saying, "To be honest, I am the only son of the famous physician Dr. Shan from Jiangsu. My given name is Shanzi (meaning Shanzi)."

"Oh! So you are the beloved son of Dr. Shan, known in the martial arts world as the reincarnation of Hua Tuo. Hahaha, I never expected to meet you in Lin'an." Since he revealed his identity, it meant he had a way to cure his poison, and Tianliang couldn't help but see a glimmer of hope.

"Senior Tianliang, please rest assured, although I am not very talented, I can still cure the poison you have suffered from." He then instructed several servants to bring in several boxes of medicinal herbs. "Senior, I will prepare the medicine for you now."

"Thank you so much, Brother Shan. I thank you in advance." Tianliang was secretly pleased that he had such a powerful fan.

"Senior Tianliang, your shipment actually attracted the Five Poisons Sect from afar. It must be a very valuable shipment." Shanzi said while preparing the medicine.

"Hmm, probably. I'm not sure, I only know that a mysterious outsider offered me 2000 taels of gold to escort this shipment."

"Oh? 2000 taels of gold?" Danzi was quite surprised. He poured the prepared medicine back into the medicine box and said, "Then this shipment must be very important. Let me prepare another antidote for you, senior, to speed up your recovery." He began to prepare the medicine again.

It was truly my good fortune to meet such a caring fan. I must visit the Dan family in Jiangsu to express my gratitude another day.

About the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Danzi brought over the steaming hot Chinese medicine. "Take it while it's hot, senior."

"Brother Dan, thank you." Tianliang drank it all in one gulp, feeling a warm current slowly flowing down his throat, feeling incredibly comfortable.

"Brother Dan, thank you for your antidote, I feel much better now."

"Hahaha, senior, there's no need to thank me, it should be me thanking you."

"Oh? What do you mean?" Tianliang was puzzled.

Danzi suddenly jumped up, drew his sword, and laughed loudly, "This humble brother thanks Senior Two for the dart!" Before his words even faded, Danzi had already swung his sword!

Two Heavens was shocked and hurriedly drew his Golden Dragon Saber to parry. With a sudden burst of strength, a sharp pain shot through his chest; in that instant, Danzi had struck him in the back. Two Heavens cried out, holding his breath and enduring the pain. He felt an even greater pain in his chest than when he had been poisoned, and immediately realized, "Your medicine!?"

"Hahahaha~~ Two days, oh two days! All your brilliance wasted, falling to my hand! Hahaha~~ Let me tell you, my antidote is actually poison. It halves the time it takes for you to die. But don't worry, I won't let you suffer for 24 days before you die, because I'm going to end your dog's life now!" Danzi chased after him again, sword in hand.

"Hahahaha~ Do you think my Golden Blade Two Days is some kind of sweet and sour meat? I knew there was no such coincidence!"

With that, he channeled his inner energy and vomited up all the medicine he had just drunk.

Alas! He wouldn't have needed to run away from Danzi, but the poisoned needles prevented him from channeling his energy. He could only blame himself for believing the descendant of "Hua Tuo reborn" to be a kind person; now, a thousand years of cultivation had been lost in a single day!

Two Days burst out of the door to find the Fu Lai Inn a battlefield, with Dan family servants and bodyguards locked in combat. Clearly, the bodyguards had also fallen for Danzi's trick and were completely on the defensive.

Two days after being relentlessly pursued by Danzi, he reached a dead end in the second-floor corridor. Knowing there was no way forward and pursuers behind, he steeled himself and smashed through a window to escape. Luckily, below was a horse manger, and a pile of straw caught him as he lost his light-footed abilities. Wild Beast howled beside him. Two days leaped up, mounted his horse, and cut the reins.

Wild Beast let out a neigh and galloped away. Wild Beast was a top-speed horse; Two days only vaguely heard someone shouting behind him, "Catch him! Don't spare his life!" but soon, he could hear nothing more.

That night, a fierce storm raged. Two days hid in a dilapidated temple, using his internal energy to force all the poison in his body to his left arm, enduring the long, turbulent night. This was the first and most serious loss of a shipment since Two days became a镖头 (bodyguard/escort).

The next day, Two days dragged Wild Beast back to Lin'an City, intending to return to the branch hall to recuperate before heading to Jiangsu to find Danzi. However, two days ago, he saw a shocking message on the street signs: "The former head of the Changying Escort Agency, Liang Tian, betrayed us last night at the Fulai Inn. He stole all the goods from the escort cargo and killed 73 people, including Changying escorts and inn guests. Among the dead was Dan Zi, the son of the renowned physician Dan, known as 'Hua Tuo Reborn.' The culprit is still at large. Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to report to the Lin'an government or the Changying Escort Agency, and a generous reward will be given.

" "What?!" Liang Tian was utterly astonished. "The cargo is gone, and Dan Zi is dead! So who stole the cargo? The Changying Escort Agency no longer trusts me, and everyone in the world wants to capture me, Liang Tian! Where can I find refuge in this vast world?

How can I clear my name?"

Utterly despondent, Liang Tian rode his beast at breakneck speed again, until the beast suddenly roared and stopped, throwing him to the ground. Only then did Liang Tian realize he was on the edge of a cliff!

"No way forward, no way back! I never imagined my renowned Golden Blade Two Days would meet such an end!"

Two Days was overcome with grief. In his despair, the smiling faces of two women suddenly appeared in his mind. One was Mo Feiyan, the top female bodyguard of the Weiyuan Escort Agency, with whom he had fought side-by-side through countless life-and-death situations; the other was a stunningly beautiful woman he had only met once—the daughter of the Imperial Guard Commander, whose name was Shui Rou.

[The End]

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