A Dream of Hunting Beauties in the Martial World (Complete) - 26

Chapter Seven: Unknown Fate

"Do you think we'll be able to leave here safely?" Si Gou asked in the darkness.
Zhao Ziwei thought for a moment and said, "I think it's a bit difficult, because this idiot messed with someone's holy Taiyin Sect Master, and what's worse, he didn't succeed."
"That's true. If he had succeeded, that beautiful saintess would be Xi Ping's wife, and we would have received top-notch treatment. Maybe many beautiful women would even offer themselves to us—"
"You two bastards, don't talk nonsense here. If you hadn't come so quickly, I would have killed her long ago. Even the Mi River can't wash her clean. Damn it, I wasted so much time flirting with her, and you two ruined the mood the moment came." Mentioning this, how could Xi Ping not be furious?
Zhao Ziwei said, "You big idiot, why don't you insert yourself first and then look after us? We could also watch your wonderful underwater performance!"
Xi Ping said, "I'm afraid that after I insert myself, you won't have the chance to see it. You'll have already been sent to the King of Hell to be his sons-in-law by those two women."
Si Gou sighed, "We might have a clearer view from hell."
Xi Ping laughed, "Your perspective is indeed extraordinary."
Si Gou's famous saying came out again, "That's right, that's right."
Zhao Ziwei said, "They haven't come over yet after so long. Have they forgotten about us?"
"They might forget about you, but they can't forget about me. Am I the kind of man who can be easily forgotten? Besides, hehe, I've seen all their bodies!" Xi Ping was overjoyed. It was just too dark here, so we couldn't see his disgusting face.
But Zhao Ziwei had already roared, "Huang Xiping, what did you say? You said you saw them naked?"
Xiping also shouted back, "So what? Yesterday, all five of them stripped naked and took a bath in front of me. I couldn't help but see. How was I supposed to know that you, Second Young Master Zhao, besides being interested in Mengxiang, would also have such fantasies about women you don't know?"
"Don't force me to draw my knife—"
"Damn, you still have a knife? Those two women took it to slaughter pigs a long time ago." Xiping sneered. Zhao Ziwei
shouted like a madman, "Huang Xiping, let me go, untie the ropes, and I'll tear your stinking mouth apart." His sore spot had been hit, and the proud Second Young Master Zhao naturally couldn't tolerate someone saying that his knife had been taken away. As the saying goes, as long as the knife is there, the person is there. Although his knife was gone, he, Second Young Master Zhao, was still there.
Si Gou said, "Save your energy! You can't subdue him without a knife, just like I can't fight without a gun."
Xi Ping, not forgetting to be a good Samaritan, said, "Zhao Ziwei, I'll get your knife back next time, haha."
"Pah! Do you need me? I lost those two, and after I go out, I'll forge two sharper ones. I don't have the money for that!" Zhao Ziwei didn't accept the favor; it was an insult to him.
"Eek!" The door opened.
Si Gou alertly said, "They're back."
After Green Jade and Blue Jade returned, they went straight to the main hall of the widow's house, where important figures of the Taiyin Sect had already gathered.
The Taiyin Sect was actually a large religion widely practiced in the Western Regions, though its core members were not many; it was just that the sect's influence spread throughout the Western Regions. The internal structure of the Taiyin Sect was very simple: one sect leader (holy maiden) and two protectors. Protectors are usually from the previous generation. For example, the new Holy Maiden's protectors are Ami's two most trusted old maids—perhaps not old, though nearing forty, they look like women in their thirties, and are incredibly beautiful.
In fact, the widow Li Yu of the Widow's House is the current protector, and the other protector is Ming Yu.
Ami arranged for Li Yu to be stationed in Jialing Town fifteen years ago. She had her reasons for doing so, and Li Yu lived up to expectations, not only building the Widow's House but also constructing numerous houses of varying sizes around it. In fact, almost all the buildings in the vicinity of the Widow's House are affiliated with the Taiyin Sect, though outsiders are unaware of this.
Ming Yu has always followed Ami. Three months ago, Ouyang Tingting was appointed the new Holy Maiden, and she and Li Yu were naturally promoted to protectors of the Taiyin Sect by Ouyang Tingting. Although Ami no longer holds any official position, her prestige remains, and currently, both the Holy Maiden and the protectors are her closest confidants.
When Ami met Lin Xiaotian, she was twenty years old. Li Yu and Ming Yu were two years younger than her. However, if these three women walked around outside, passersby would never guess their real ages. Judging by appearance alone, they were only twenty-eight or twenty-nine-year-old women, and their beauty was astonishing, exuding a mature woman's unique tension and charm.
At this moment, besides Ami, Li Yu, and Ming Yu, there were also Ouyang Tingting, Zi Yu, Huang Yu, and thirty or forty other men and women (mostly women) in the main hall...
Seeing that Lv Yu and Lan Yu had returned safely, Ami hurriedly asked, "They didn't do anything to you, did they?"
Lv Yu replied, "Reporting to the Holy Mother, they wouldn't dare to do anything to us."
Holy Mother is an honorific title for the previous Holy Maiden.
Ami asked suspiciously, "The Earth Alliance let you go so easily?"
Lan Yu recounted the events.
After listening, Ami sighed, "Although I haven't heard much about the younger generation of the four great martial arts families you mentioned before, judging from this situation, the tragedy of the past twenty years hasn't brought them down. This new generation is very promising."
Ouyang Tingting asked in surprise, "Aren't they all together? How come they've turned against each other?"
Lvyu said helplessly, "I don't know the relationship between them either. It seems that the four great families and the Earth Alliance are divided into two factions. Perhaps that's why they live in two different places! The 'I'll kick your butt' probably refers to Beiling Manor..."
Ami said, "The four great martial arts families shouldn't be mixed up with the Earth Alliance in the first place."
"Maybe they like us—" Lanyu said softly. She still couldn't forget Dugu Ming's frenzied appearance when he was infatuated with her.
Ouyang Tingting frowned and said, "Lan Yu, how could you say such a thing? Even if they like you, it only proves that they are just a bunch of lecherous scoundrels who have no principles when it comes to women."
Li Yu also said, "According to some scattered information I've obtained, the true leader of the four major martial arts families is Huang Xiping, whom we've imprisoned in the dungeon. While their younger generation is very strong, their reputation in the martial arts world isn't very good. It seems that many rumors say they are a bunch of lecherous scoundrels..."
"That's right!" Ouyang Tingting strongly agreed with this statement because she immediately thought of the "lecherous scoundrel" Huang Xiping.
“Perhaps their character isn’t very good, but—” Ami gazed at Ouyang Tingting and said, “Tingting, you need to know that women are naturally attracted to men who have no principles. Don’t blame Lan Yu. If a man defends the woman he likes without asking any questions, from a woman’s perspective, you absolutely cannot blame that man.”
Ouyang Tingting lowered her head, looking aggrieved, and said, “Master, I don’t blame Lan Yu.”
“Alright! I didn’t scold you, why do you look so aggrieved?”
Ouyang Tingting raised her face, her cheeks flushed adorably, and she said reproachfully, “Master, it’s you who made Tingting suffer.”
Ami smiled faintly and said, “When you came back, was anyone following you?”
Lüyu said, “No.”
Ami pondered, “He wouldn’t let you off so easily. That’s not his style. He’s not an upright person, never has been.”
Lanyu said nervously, “So, we were followed?”
“Our messenger was disguised and didn’t return here directly. Besides, if their contact was someone from the four great families, they would be even less likely to have someone follow him. Therefore, they will definitely follow us here.”
Green Jade said, “Then what should we do?”
Ami said, “What’s coming will come. I, Ami, am not afraid of anything. While many sects in the martial arts world are still here, we can settle things once and for all. Years of grudges must be cleansed.”
Ouyang Tingting innocently said, “Master, I’m not afraid either.”
“Tingting, send someone to release those three. We must keep our word. If they release them, we will release those three. I don’t want to harm the people of the four great martial arts families unless it reaches a certain point.”
Ouyang Tingting said, “Master, I can go myself. Also, I will never release Huang Xiping. It’s two for two. No one can replace Huang Xiping. Besides, Master, he did such a thing to me. He deserves to die. I want to torture him slowly.”
Ami thought for a moment and said, “You are the Holy Maiden. You decide!”
“Master, if you say that, it means you don’t care about Tingting.”
"Alright! Do whatever you like, your master will support you, okay?"
"Yes, Master, I'm going to release them."
"Li Yu, Ming Yu, go prepare, there's not much time left." Ami instructed, then added, "Lan Yu, come to the dormitory with me, I have some questions for you."
"Lan Yu, I have a question for you. When you fought Dugu Ming, why did you lose to him? With the martial arts of our Taiyin Sect, even if you couldn't learn them all, it's impossible for you to lose to him."
Back in the dormitory, Ami asked directly, because Lan Yu had mentioned a sentence in her earlier account—"I was defeated by his blood claws!"
This sentence reminded her of Lin Xiaotian.
Lan Yu recalled, "I was initially certain of victory, but he seemed to be pushed to his limit. His eyes inexplicably turned red, and then I felt a murderous aura emanating from him. At that moment, his claws looked as if they had been soaked in blood, which was extremely frightening. I... and then I lost."
Ami Yi pondered, "'Blood Fiend Claw'?"
"Holy Mother, do you recognize this martial art?"
"Yes, I do. It's a unique martial art of an old friend of mine. This Dugu Ming must be his only successor. He should—be in Shaolin, right? I heard from Li Yu that Dugu Ming is one of the Seven Young Masters of the Martial World, from Shaolin... Back then, was the person who saved him Master Tianchi?"
"Lan Yu, go and tell Tingting to release Huang Xiping as well."
Lan Yu said, "Holy Mother, why does the Holy Maiden insist on keeping Huang Xiping alive?"
“Because… Ah! No, I have to go myself. I’m afraid this child will do something to hurt him, after all, he once… Lan Yu, go and assist the other sisters in protecting the Dharma, and close the door while you’re at it.”
The three people in the dungeon saw Ouyang Tingting enter. Si Gou said, “So there’s only one. I don’t know where my other one has gone. I’m suffering here and she doesn’t even come to see me. It’s so pitiful!”
Xi Ping said, “Don’t pretend to be that infatuated person. It makes me uncomfortable.”
Si Gou complained, “I’m a very infatuated person! Orchid! It smells so good!”
“Orchid is in Changchun Hall waiting to give birth. Please don’t talk about your Orchid in front of other women. That’s an insult to Orchid.” Xi Ping pointed out.
“You three lecherous devils, when do you always talk about women? Don’t you have anything else in your hearts besides women?” Ouyang Tingting scolded.
Xi Ping said, "A man should have a woman in his heart, otherwise what's the point of having a woman?"
Ouyang Tingting couldn't stand Xi Ping's "high-minded talk" the most. She shouted, "Huang Xi Ping, shut up! Nobody wants your farts!"
Xi Ping was unconvinced and said, "But I like to fart. I'll suffocate you."
"Huang Xi Ping, you just wait and see!" Ouyang Tingting gritted her teeth and turned around, bringing her palm down to strike Zhao Ziwei and Si Gou.
"No, Ouyang Tingting, don't hurt them!" Xi Ping shouted in alarm.
Suddenly, the ropes binding the two broke, and after struggling for a while, they were finally freed.
Ouyang Tingting turned to Xiping and said, "Did I say I was going to hurt them? I'm here to release them... but your fate is the exact opposite of theirs."
Sigou was surprised, then startled, and said, "You said you'd only release the two of us?"
"You only released two of us too, so it's a draw."
"But we only captured the two of you, right?"
"That's your problem. Who told you not to capture one more?" Ouyang Tingting said almost shamelessly.
Sigou muttered, "I've noticed that you, this saintess, are very similar to someone."
Ouyang Tingting asked curiously, "Who?"
"Look!" Sigou pointed at Xiping and said, "It's this big scoundrel."
"Damn it, Sigou, would it kill you to use a better word?" Xiping shouted, his voice as powerful as when he sang.
Ouyang Tingting grew impatient and said, "Stop arguing, you two get out, no one's stopping you."
Xi Ping also said, "Didn't you hear me? Get out! Don't disturb me and this beauty being alone! Damn it, you two ungrateful bastards, do you want me to kick you out?"
Zhao Ziwei sighed, "Actually, you already did. Si Gou, let's go!"
"But—" Si Gou still didn't want to leave.
Zhao Ziwei said, "I understand what you're saying, but let's go! We'll be back. Then you'll have a gun, I'll have a knife, we'll be invincible, right?"
"It seems so." Si Gou's voice sounded different, as if the wind was howling.
Zhao Ziwei went out first, and Si Gou looked at Xi Ping sitting on the ground, lecherously staring at Ouyang Tingting, sighed, and followed Zhao Ziwei out.
Only the two sworn enemies remained in the dungeon.
Xi Ping said, "Aren't you going to close the door?"
"I don't have time."
"But I think you're incredibly idle."
Ouyang Tingting suddenly said, "Do you know why I won't let you go?"
"Because you want to continue what we haven't finished—"
"Huh?"
"The game in the river, haha, you must want to continue it in jail, right, Ouyang Tingting?"
As he spoke, his buttocks, which were sitting on the ground, suddenly lifted, as if his crotch was thrusting upwards. Ouyang Tingting noticed that his pants were already bulging, like a tent.
Ouyang Tingting felt her face burning and angrily shouted, "Huang Xi Ping, you incorrigible lecher, I will never forgive you this time."
"You think I'm afraid of you? If you have the guts, take off my handcuffs and shackles, and see who begs for mercy then."
Xi Ping tried for a long time but couldn't remove the extra things on him. He felt that making such a request to Ouyang Tingting before the duel was the most normal thing to do.
Ouyang Tingting felt an urge to laugh, but she held it back and said, "Do you think everyone is as stupid as you?"
"I'm a genius, Ouyang Tingting, you have absolutely no cultural knowledge."
"You're a genius? That's hilarious, really hilarious! If there were fewer geniuses like you, it would definitely be beneficial to the world."
Xi Ping laughed instead of getting angry, "A genius-type lecher? You can't argue with that, can you?"
Ouyang Tingting was speechless with anger.
Xi Ping looked up at her, this time observing her intently. Ouyang Tingting was still wearing a white dress; it wasn't that she had no other clothes to change into, but rather that all her dresses were pure white. In the golden light, her entire body reflected a hazy yellow hue, presenting a hazy beauty and texture.
Her figure was tall and graceful, estimated to be 172 centimeters tall, with long, straight, and beautiful legs. The hem of her skirt reached her knees, below which were alluring calves. Xi Ping suddenly blew a breath towards her knees, causing the skirt to sway slightly.
"What are you doing?"
Xi Ping said, "I want to blow a breath to lift your skirt and see if you've dried the wetness down there!"
Ouyang Tingting said coldly, "You're short on breath, what a pity."
"I also think it's a pity, the biggest pity is in the river, I could almost have penetrated you then."
"Very good, very good, Huang Xi Ping, I originally planned to torture you a little and then let you go, since you insist on doing this, then continue, say whatever you want, after you're done, it'll be my turn."
Xi Ping said in surprise, "Really?"
"I brought my sword this time, before your throat is cut, I allow you to say anything, speak! Idiot!"
"Can I sing?"
"You..." Ouyang Tingting didn't expect this person to be such an idiot, actually asking to sing at this time, she said, "Okay, but I'll only give you time for one song, sing! I want to see what kind of person you are, this self-proclaimed singing god."
Xi Ping said gratefully, "You're so good to me, but why only one song? I usually like to sing many songs."
"I don't have time to listen to you sing—"
“Then you can call over any idle people from your Taiyin Sect, and I’ll sing for them for free. I really sing very well, very artistically, you’ll know once you hear it. Maybe after you hear it, you won’t be able to bear killing me, and maybe you’ll even pester me to sing for you every day, just like Xue’er, hehe.”
“Bastard, I’ll give you two songs’ time. Sing if you want, don’t sing if you don’t.”
“Is that so?” Xi Ping thought for a moment before saying, “Then I’ll sing two songs! Which two? Let me think, hehe, ‘Come Fight Me,’ I’ll start with that. I haven’t sung it in a long time. I used to sing it every day back in Huanshan Village.”
“Come Fight Me? What song is that?” Never heard of it before, Ouyang Tingting wondered to herself: How could there be such a song?
Xi Ping was very proud; this was his own original fighting song, of course she didn’t know. If she knew, that would be truly amazing!
He said, "Ouyang Tingting, listen up, I'm going to sing!"
"Hahahaha!
Come and fight me!
If you've got the guts, come on over!
I'll beat you until you cry your mother, beat you until you scream 'ouch'!
I'll beat you until you're sprawled on the ground, like a dog lying in poop!
I'll beat your butt until it's a rotten winter melon!
Fight, fight, fight! Ha, fight..."
"Stop! Stop! Stop!"
Before the song was even finished, Ouyang Tingting couldn't hold back any longer and attacked—her sword was drawn, and a bright white light shone in the dark room!
She was almost driven mad by Xi Ping's "charming" singing voice...
"I'll kill you, you lecherous thief, level three!"
Ouyang Tingting's "Taiyin Holy Sword" rose up, its tip flashing with a cold white light, swiftly stabbing towards Xi Ping's "genius singing voice" that moved up and down...

Episode 17: Bewilderment and Passion,

Chapter 1: Heart Hidden in the Back

"Let them go!"
With a majestic shout, everyone turned around and saw that it was Alliance Leader Luo who had arrived, followed by a group of people, almost all of whom were personnel from various sects who had stayed in Dragon City, and now they were all present.
Luo Tian was surprised to see his father arrive, but also somewhat happy, because he felt that he could no longer control the situation—the group of people from the four major martial arts families were completely unreasonable lunatics, and he could neither fight them nor reason with them.
Hua Xiaobo stared blankly at the blonde beauty beside Luo Xiong, thinking: Strange, I saw the white-haired Luo You'er earlier, and this time I saw a blonde beauty, just how many strange beauties are around Luo Xiong?
Luo Tian said, "Father, they are witches from the Taiyin Sect. Why did you let them go?"
Luo Xiong said, "We also have people in their hands, right?"
"Father, our people are not in their hands. The ones they captured are three cowards from the four great martial arts families—"
"Shut up!" Before Luo Tian could finish speaking, Luo Xiong stopped him, then stared at his son and said, "The four great martial arts families are also part of the martial arts world, and also part of this alliance. Their people are our people. Go back and reflect on your actions. Now, go!"
Luo Tian's eyebrows furrowed, he gave Luo Xiong a cold look, and suddenly turned and walked out.
Luo Xiong watched his son leave, sighed, and said, "Everyone, my son acted inappropriately, please forgive him."
Xu Piaoran said, "Alliance Leader, it wasn't entirely his fault, he did very well."
Luo Xiong's expression softened considerably, and he was about to speak when Zhao Zihao suddenly said, "To some extent, we have never acknowledged ourselves as part of this alliance, so we have the right to disobey some of Alliance Leader Luo's arrangements. We have our rights. Like what just happened, if our people weren't in the hands of the Taiyin Sect, we wouldn't interfere with what Luo Tian did to those two girls. But if our brothers were imprisoned by them, and he didn't care about our brothers' lives, we wouldn't care about any morality either. I hope you understand this." "
And why were they imprisoned? It's because they were lustful and incompetent, chasing after others, that they were captured by the Taiyin Sect. Why should we lose a good opportunity to hunt down the Taiyin Sect for these three useless fellows? Give me a reason!" Luo Tu retorted sharply.
Luo Xiong shouted, "Luo Tu, no one asked you to speak."
Huang Dahai stared coldly at Luo Tu and said, "Do you want a reason?"
Luo Tu glanced at Luo Xiong, hesitating to speak.
"My reason is that my elder brother and the others came here just to have fun, okay? If you're not satisfied, you can argue with them after they come out. However, I think your fists are definitely no match for my elder brother's. Please remember one thing: in his entire life, my elder brother has never truly lost a fight. As for what you call being a womanizer, that's his private life, none of your business!" Huang Dahai's words were unexpected by everyone.
Hua Xiaobo immediately shouted in support, "Wow, Dahai, that's brilliant! This is our private life, none of the martial arts world's business! Support! Support!"
"Clap clap..." He actually started clapping?
Luo Xiong's expression also changed. The other martial arts heroes dared not speak out. One Huang Xiping was already shameless enough, and now there were suddenly so many more? It seems the Four Great Martial Arts Families should really be removed from the righteous martial arts world…
Xu Piaoran said, “Dahai, stop talking.”
Luo Xiong composed himself and forced a smile, “Let them go back first. We’ll make plans after the three of them return. We’ll discuss strategies at Beiling Manor later. I’m going now.”
Luo Xiong indeed turned and left, no longer concerned with what was happening here.
The others followed him, leaving only the members of the Four Great Martial Arts Families and the two women from the Taiyin Sect. Dugu Ming and Hua Xiaobo then released the two women, who gave them a meaningful look before gracefully departing.
After everything calmed down, Huang Dahai looked at Xu Piaoran and said, "Uncle Xu, you hate my brother because you couldn't kill Shi Zhusheng with your own hands, but have you ever thought about what would have happened if my brother hadn't stood up for us? Have you thought about the consequences of our defeat?"
"This..." Xu Piaoran pondered.
Huang Dahai sighed, “Uncle Xu, I’ve been away from home for many years and only recently met my brother, but I’ll still tell you about him based on what I know. He loved fighting and causing trouble since he was little, and he never seemed serious, let alone earnest. But when he fought, he never really killed anyone. He fought every day when he was a kid, and he would use any means to win, but he never really hurt the kids he fought with.”
“He was very mischievous, but you may have seen him when he was serious. When someone he cared about was hurt, he was very serious, yes, very serious in protecting those he loved. Although he fought every day, he never allowed me to fight. His reason was that he was a fighting genius, born to be a good fighter, while I was a good kid and couldn’t fight. Actually, I know it was because he was afraid I would get hurt, so he didn’t allow me to pick fights.”
"Think about the battle with Hell's Gate. If we had continued fighting, how many people would have died, and who would have ultimately lost? I dare say, without my brother, we would have undoubtedly lost. But do you know why my brother chose to fight Shi Zhusheng alone? First, in a group battle, we would have no advantage whatsoever; second, and most importantly, he didn't want to see more people die in vain; third, he always felt that he was invincible. When he got serious, even if he only had his last breath left, he would hold fast to one belief: to win. He liked the feeling of winning in a fight, but he didn't like the smell of death."
"Don't think my brother is truly ignorant. He knows a lot and has been very smart since childhood. He can memorize an entire medical book in no time. But why does someone like that act like an idiot or do so many shameless and rogue things? I think he has his reasons. Perhaps he simply likes himself this way. He's usually all smiles and joking around, which can be quite annoying. But, Uncle Xu, that's exactly what I love about my older brother. It's only when he's like this that I don't have to worry! Whether he's a rogue or a lecher, he still has a conscience and his kindness. But if he abandons those qualities and gets serious, his ruthlessness is unimaginable."
"Uncle Xu, you didn't see my brother's battle with the Japanese, but do you remember the wolves' carcasses on the wolf path? Those hundreds of wolves were torn apart by my brother with his bare hands, just like he tore apart the Japanese. Therefore, I hope you won't target my brother, don't drive him mad! He did what he did before because he had to, not because he was lustful and fell for Shi Zhusheng's wife and sister." "
Actually, Brother Xu's death wasn't directly related to my brother, but my brother indirectly avenged him and saved many lives. I think few people in Hell's Gate hate him, and few people in your Tianfeng Fortress hate him either, because it was he who allowed them to avoid fighting to the death. Also, Shi Zhusheng didn't hate my brother before he died, otherwise he wouldn't have entrusted his wife and sister to him. Why did he trust my brother? Was it because my brother wanted to possess his beautiful sister? You're wrong, it's because Shi Zhusheng knew my brother was actually a kind person."
"My brother took the blame for everything in that incident. Shi Zhusheng's death made Shi Rouyun hate him, and you couldn't kill Shi Rouyun, so you hate my brother too. What did he do to make both of you hate him? Was it just because he was a womanizer? Let me tell you, Shi Rouyun is still innocent! My brother kept his promise to Shi Zhusheng and protected her all along, but she hated my brother and tried to kill him, stabbing him with a knife time and time again. But my brother was thick-skinned and let her stab him. He endured it all, until one time, her dagger pierced my brother's heart, and my brother still didn't blame her..."
"Don't say it, don't say it... please, don't say it..." Shi Rouyun suddenly cried out when she heard this.
You Zui walked over and gently embraced her trembling body, comforting her, "Rouyun, don't think too much, be good!"
Huang Dahai continued, "You hate my brother because he didn't kill them; she resents him because he defeated Shi Zhusheng and caused his suicide. But you have to think about it, who killed Brother Xu? Was it a pitiful sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl? It wasn't wrong for my brother to protect her, and it was reasonable for her to kill him, but what about you? What right do you have to hate my brother? Without my brother, would Hell Gate have disbanded? Would Shi Zhusheng have committed suicide? Would we have been able to come back alive from Hell Gate?"
"Fundamentally speaking, my brother didn't wrong the four great martial arts families; he wronged these two women—" Huang Dahai pointed to You Zui and Shi Rouyun embracing each other, and continued, "So my brother had to protect them; that was his belief!"
“I hope you understand that Brother Xu was killed by Shi Zhusheng, not this poor little girl in front of you. If you think it's tragic that your son died, then please put yourself in her shoes. She lost her parents, and her only brother was forced to commit suicide in front of her. She became homeless and had no one to rely on. So, do you think it was wrong for my brother to protect her?”
"Uncle Xu, I'm very glad you didn't harm Shi Rouyun this time you came back. As for your hatred and rejection of my brother, I don't care. I only hope you can wholeheartedly consider the interests of the four great martial arts families. Our feeling is that Luo Xiong is not a kind person, and we hope you won't be misled by him. Also, you must understand that how others follow Luo Xiong is their business. Our four great martial arts families have always been on par with the Earth Alliance, and even have a reputation that surpasses the Earth Alliance. Don't ruin that reputation. We don't want the four great martial arts families to be controlled by the Earth Alliance, which is the main reason why we insist that you leave the Earth Alliance. If you feel ashamed to be with us, you can go back to Tianfeng Fort, but you must never follow Luo Xiong."
“We young people all have this much backbone. Has Uncle Xu really forgotten the prestige our ancestors worked so hard to build? Brother Xu’s death grieves you, but he died with dignity. I think if Brother Xu were alive, he would never want to see Uncle Xu like this. With his personality, how could he allow the four great martial arts families to be subservient to the Earth Alliance? Besides, if Brother Xu knew in the afterlife, he would never hate my elder brother.”
“That’s all I have to say. Do whatever you want from now on, but I hope you don’t harm Shi Rouyun. You can hate my brother if you want, but don’t force him to attack you. That would make things very difficult for us.”
Xu Piaoran pondered for a long time before finally saying, “I just want to ask one thing clearly: who is the true leader of the four great martial arts families now?”
Huang Dahai said, “Then, I also want to ask you something. If my elder brother hadn’t fallen into the Wolf Path to save me and Xiaoyue, who do you think would be the final victor?”
Xu Piaoran sighed, “Perhaps you are right. Alas, I am old.”
“Big Brother isn’t as useless as others think. Just as he said, he’s invincible,”
Xu Piaoran said. “When he comes back, tell him to visit Qingyun’s grave, offer incense, and pour a cup of wine when he has time.”
“He won’t be coming back for now,” Si Gou’s voice came from outside.
Everyone saw the dejected Si Gou and Zhao Ziwei, but not Xi Ping, and they were all secretly alarmed.
“Where’s Xi Ping?” many people asked anxiously.
Si Gou said mournfully, “He was captured with us to save us. Later, we were released, but that woman refused to let him go, because…”
“Because of what?”
Zhao Ziwei answered, “Because that woman hates him.”
“Why do so many people hate him?”
Zhao Ziwei said, “It’s like this… cough, my expression skills need improvement. You dead dog, you’ve been giving speeches every day for a while, you tell us!”
Luo Xiong walked into Luo Tian’s bedroom and said, “Are you very angry with your father?”
“No,” Luo Tian said against his will.
Luo Xiong said meaningfully, "Son, you can't act impulsively. Everything depends on the situation. I had my reasons for releasing those two girls. First, to appease the anger of the four major martial arts families. You know, if we fall out with them now, it will only cause trouble. We are not afraid of them, and I know that many righteous people in the martial arts world look down on them. However, all of this will have to wait until we destroy the Taiyin Sect. Second, we can follow those two girls when they return, so we can find the Taiyin Sect's stronghold and destroy them sooner or later."
Luo Tian thought for a moment and said, "Father, I was wrong."
"Son, to dominate the martial world, it's not enough to rely on brute force alone. You must rely on this." Luo Xiong pointed to his head and continued, "Many things, wait until you can control everything before speaking. Your father has achieved what he has today, making the Earth Alliance the largest and most prestigious sect in the martial world. It's not just about martial arts, but many other things. To achieve our goals, we'll stop at nothing. I hope you understand."
Luo Tian said, "Although I don't know what Father did in the past, I understand you. No matter what you've done, I won't blame you."
As a son, he understood his father's character to some extent. Without such a father, there would be no Earth Alliance today, and no young leader like himself. He continued, "I am Father's child, Father's blood flows in my veins. Ultimately, we are the same kind of people."
Luo Xiong sighed, "It's a pity your skill is not yet sufficient."
Luo Tian said, "Father, I will become more mature."
"Now the righteous sects of the martial world are on our side. If the four great martial arts families continue to oppose us, they will only degenerate into evil. At that time, as long as Father calls upon the righteous martial world, they will join us in destroying them. In that case, no sect in the martial world will be able to contend with us."
"What about Shaolin and Mingyue Peak?"
"Son, Shaolin doesn't interfere in martial world affairs as much as before. As for Mingyue Peak, it's all women. Although they have high prestige, their numbers are very small, and they are all celibate. These women won't bother you if you don't provoke them. They only say a few words or fart at the request of the righteous martial world sometimes. Beautiful women can't fart all the time, don't you understand?"
Luo Xiong's sudden humor made Luo Tian feel much more relaxed. He said, "Father is right. It is indeed very unrefined for beautiful women to fart."
"Haha..."
"Father, Huang Xiping has truly pushed me to my limit. Moreover, to some extent, he is a threat to me. He is not as useless as he appears. Luo Tu was defeated by him in a single move. Since we cannot confront him directly, I want to end his life secretly."
Luo Xiong said, "This is not urgent. I want to ascertain his identity before making any plans. You know, someone like him, if he were to be used by me, would be an invaluable asset. His carefree attitude proves that he has no interest in competing in the martial arts world, but he possesses unimaginable abilities. Your father is no ordinary person. Can you not see the formidable fighting power beneath his shabby appearance? The sword your aunt pierced him proves that he has almost reached the point of indestructible body. Even Luo Jin, who specializes in cultivating the 'Vajra True Body,' might not be able to withstand your aunt's sword, yet that sword only pierced his flesh. This shows that his cultivation is beyond the imagination of ordinary people."
Luo Tian said, "I used to think that he had no other skills besides the 'Thunder Tribulation Divine Blade.'"
"Son, are you still thinking about the Thunder Tribulation Divine Blade?"
"Father, I have a basic understanding of martial arts from all schools of thought, except for the Thunder Tribulation Divine Blade. It's a pity that Dani failed; she was so stupid as to seduce that scoundrel Si Gou."
Luo Xiong said, "Don't worry too much about that. Your martial arts skills are now limitless. The Earth Alliance, the Taiyin Sect, and the Immortal Valley—these are all martial arts that can rival, or even surpass, the Thunder Tribulation Divine Blade. Think about it, of the top ten martial arts masters back then, Lei Lie was almost the least mentioned. Moreover, I believe your current abilities are no less than those of the top ten masters back then..."
Luo Tian was very pleased and said, "Thank you for your praise, Father."
Luo Xiong smiled and said, "Son, you are indeed my pride. By the way, I want to discuss something with you."
"Father, go ahead!"
"Your brother Quan wants to play around with Yuan Zhen. He's played with all kinds of women, but he's never played with a woman as tall, strong, and beautiful as Yuan Zhen. Can you arrange it?"
Luo Tian resolutely refused, "Yuan Zhen is out of the question."
"What do you mean? Are you infatuated with her? Son, there are plenty of women out there.
Don't let one woman distract you from your duties. This is what I've always told you." Luo Tian said, "Father, don't worry. I've never considered her my woman. Lang Wuxin treats women as playthings; I only use them as pawns. But, it's definitely not going to work out for Brother Quan to sleep with Yuan Zhen."
"Tell me, why is it not possible?"
Luo Tian sighed. "She's the strangest woman I've encountered since Shui Jieqiu. She, Yuan Yan, and Yuan Ling practiced a martial art of their tribe called the 'Natural Yin-Locking Scripture.' It's said that the Wild Horse tribe has a very open culture, with women in power who can freely have sex with any man. In the understanding of their ancestors, the greatest punishment for a woman is to prevent her from having sex with a man. Their tribal rule is that women must not fall in love with men, and the greatest punishment for those who do is to make them practice the Natural Yin-Locking Scripture. This technique takes effect after a woman has had sex with a man once, naturally locking her vaginal opening and allowing only the first man's penis to enter. Since the Wild Horse tribe's virgins are all dead, these women can never have sex with a man in their entire lives."
“Yuan Zhen disliked the Wild Horse Clan's customs from a young age, so she automatically practiced this technique. Yuan Yan and Yuan Ling probably practiced it for fun too, so unless their ‘pioneers’ are resurrected, no one can enter them. Only when their private parts feel the warmth of the pioneers will they automatically soften and become moist, thus opening. At any other time, it is just a narrow crack with no expansion. I tried to force my way in, but I couldn't even fit my pinky finger in, let alone enter them. Do you think Brother Quan can do it?”
“The reason they follow me is not because I have any physical relationship with them, but because Yuan Zhen feels that only by following me can she find meaning in life. She may love Huang Xiping very much, however, Huang Xiping cannot give her any satisfaction, cannot give her love, cannot give her sex, and certainly cannot give her anything else.”
"In her life, she had no connection with men, just like Shui Jieqiu. Therefore, she wanted to make a difference in her life, and I was exactly what she needed. I had ambition, while Huang Xiping did not. No matter how much she loved Huang Xiping, she ultimately chose me because I could fulfill her expectations as a member of the Wild Horse Clan. She wanted to establish the image of a Wild Horse Clan woman in the martial arts world. Unfortunately, she was wrong. There are no women in the martial arts world, only men. Like many women, she was ultimately just a pawn for me."
Luo Xiong understood and said, "You still have to hold on to her. She is an extremely advantageous pawn. Regardless of her own martial arts skills, the power behind her is absolutely strong. Son, if the three of them are not good enough, let the other three play with Brother Quan. He said he likes them more than he imagined. Playing with them should be like playing with hippos, haha."
Luo Tian sighed, "I'll give it a try! They seem to have done this less lately. Actually, if Brother Quan gets tired of his own beauties, I have other women around me. Why must it be Yuanzhen?"
"You don't understand. He has had many women, more than you can imagine. What kind of woman hasn't he been with? He just wants to play with something special like Yuanzhen... If he wants to find another woman to replace her, he must find an absolute beauty, and she must be a virgin."
"Alright! I'll ask Yuan He and the other two. If they don't agree, there's nothing I can do. After all, it was their choice before, and I don't want to force women in this regard. Besides, they don't see sleeping with men as a big deal, but it seems to have changed recently. I heard from Yuan Dan that because Yuan Zhen knows Huang Xiping isn't dead, she's developed feelings for him and won't allow them to do anything inappropriate. Actually, in their hearts, besides missing the pioneer, they also have some feelings for this incredibly handsome idiot Huang Xiping... But they don't seem to have those feelings for me, only for sex. Sigh, what ridiculous women, who plays with their feelings?"
Luo Xiong said, "Hmm, I hope so. Men really shouldn't be too attached to women! Tian'er, let's go out and follow the four guardians of the Taiyin Sect. They should be back by now. We can discuss annihilating the Taiyin Sect. They're what I'm most worried about. I'm not afraid of anything, except them ruining my plans. I must make them shut up forever."
Luo Tian said, "Father, you brought the four guardians with you too?"
"Hmm, when you have time, spend some time with Yang Yi and Fei Sha. They've been complaining to me that you haven't touched them in a year,"
Luo Tian said. "Okay, after we wipe out the Taiyin Sect today, I'll get together with them and satisfy those two complaining women."
"What a good son! Let's go out!"
Si Gou vividly recounted their capture, making the listeners feel as if they were there themselves. They couldn't help but think: This Beggar Clan leader really made the right choice; preaching grand principles to beggars every day has definitely improved one's eloquence.
After hearing this, everyone knew that Xi Ping was in imminent danger and became even more worried.
Zhao Zihao said to Xu Piaoran, "Uncle Xu, listen to what kind of person Xiping is. If it were Brother Xu instead of those two, I think Xiping would also be willing to be captured to save him. Don't be fooled by his seemingly rude attitude towards everyone; he's actually very protective of us. This also proves Luo Tu's ignorance. It's not that Xiping lacks ability; on the contrary, he has already subdued the other party in his own way. It's just that my brother-in-law and my brother—"
"Brother, don't blame me. It's all that damned dog's fault. If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have been captured," Zhao Ziwei said, stubbornly trying to save face.
Zhao Ziqing immediately grabbed Si Gou's ear and scolded, "What else can you do besides use a gun?"
Si Gou said aggrievedly, "Qingqing, you know I'm only good with a gun, didn't you say so too?"
Zhao Ziqing knew there was something behind his words, her face flushed slightly, and she sneered, "Pah!"
Xu Piaoran sighed, "Maybe we really shouldn't hate him."
"No, I have to go save Xiping," You Zui suddenly said.
Wild Rose also chimed in, "Sister Zui, let's go! That woman doesn't seem to be letting Xiping off easily. From Si Gou's description, it's clear that although this Taiyin Saintess has a noble status, she's actually a real scoundrel."
Huang Dahai said, "Let's wait!"
"Dahai?!" You Zui asked in confusion.
Everyone looked at him in confusion. He said to You Zui, "I believe in my brother's charm with women. If the two of them can return safely, my brother will naturally return too. No matter how shameless a woman is, she can't beat my brother in the end. The best example is yourself."
You Zui's face suddenly turned red. He remembered that he really wanted to kill Xi Ping back then, but now...
"Let's go to Beiling Village and see what they have to say!"
"Yes, let's see what they have to say!" Dugu Ming said without caring about his image.
Dugu Shi was not used to her older brother's sudden change in language style and said coquettishly, "Brother, you really stinky!"
"Haha...haha..."

Chapter Two: Fragrance in the Dark

"Tingting, stop!"
A sharp shout made Ouyang Tingting's sword, which was aimed at Xi Ping's throat, stop. She turned her head and saw her master—Amiyi!
In the dim light, Amiyi floated in and stopped on the spot. Her eyes were fixed on Xi Ping's face. It was this face that she had missed for more than twenty years—at this moment, in this light, she mistook Xi Ping for Lin Xiaotian from back then.
Xi Ping also stared at her. She wore a yellow dress, which, in the dim light of the room, seemed to add a hazy, dreamlike hue to her beauty, as if some kind of holy light enveloped her, enhancing her beauty even more.
Ouyang Tingting was undoubtedly stunningly beautiful, but she had always been his adversary, and Xi Ping rarely looked at her. Yet
, at this moment, he found himself in the mood to appreciate her master's arrival. Ami's face was different from Ouyang Tingting's roundness; her face was slightly longer, with a delicate, pointed chin, giving her an ethereal quality. However, her slightly upturned eyebrows conveyed a sense of fierceness and determination. One could imagine that her beauty contained a kind of ruthlessness, and her sharp eyes revealed her patience and wisdom.
"Are you Ami?" Xi Ping asked first.
"Yes," Ami responded softly, slowly walking over. She wanted to get closer and take a closer look at this man named Huang Xi Ping, and why he looked so much like the man she had been thinking about.
Ouyang Tingting's sword stopped at Xiping's throat, unsure whether to advance or retreat.
Xiping said, "Ouyang Tingting, if you're not going to stab me, then get this annoying piece of junk away... You're fucking weak!"
Ouyang Tingting's sword trembled, and she turned to Amiyi, pleading, "Master!"
This was both a request and an expression of her dissatisfaction with Amiyi's insistence that she stop. Hearing this, Xiping said smugly, "Ouyang Tingting, save your breath! She won't let you kill me, haha!"
"Who do you think you are?" Ouyang Tingting said disdainfully.
"Who are you?" Amiyi also asked.
This startled Ouyang Tingting: Why was her master asking the same question?
"I am a man, named Huang Xiping." Xiping felt he should emphasize the word "man." Being interrogated by two women in this situation was a loss of face, so he had to emphasize his absolute dignity and dominance as a man in his words—weren't men always the ones who dominate women? Therefore, he had to declare that he was a man... a matter of face.
Ouyang Tingting sneered, "What kind of man are you, looking like this?"
"Damn it, don't forget what happened in Mijiang. One day I'll definitely get my hands on you, woman..."
"Alright, stop arguing." Ami frowned. She was now finally certain that Xiping wasn't Lin Xiaotian, because Lin Xiaotian would never say such vulgar things.
Ouyang Tingting persisted, "Master, it was this lecherous scoundrel who... and you're still protecting him?"
"Tingting, let Master ask him some questions. After Master understands, he'll hand them over to you, okay?"
Ouyang Tingting thought for a moment and said, "Alright! But, Master, he's a very despicable person."
"Master knows," Ami replied casually, then said to Xiping, "I want to ask you, who is your father?"
Xiping said, "You're asking about my father again? Are you also my father's lover?"
Ami's heart trembled, and her expression became somewhat unnatural. She said, "Answer me."
"My father's name is Huang Yang. He was the previous champion of escape from Changchun Hall. You know him, right?"
Ami felt a pang of disappointment and said, "Huang Yang? I've never heard of him... Huang Yang is from Changchun Hall?"
"Is my father a fake? I'll take you to see him sometime. But you have to be careful of my mother; she's very jealous."
“It seems you really aren’t his son…” Ami muttered to herself, her disappointment deepening. Her eyes were fixed on Xiping, mesmerized, as she continued, “But why do you look so much like him? No, it’s not that you look alike. Actually, your face is much more handsome than his. Yet, why do I feel such familiarity at first glance? Is it just my imagination?”
Ouyang Tingting shook her sleeve, waking her up, before playfully asking, “Master, what are you talking about? Who does he look like?”
“He looks like someone,” Ami replied, seemingly unwilling to answer.
Ouyang Tingting, however, wouldn't let her off easily, persisting in asking, "Who do I look like? Master, tell me!"
"Lin Xiaotian!" Xi Ping uttered these three words, and both women stared at him simultaneously. He said calmly, "Many people say I look like him, even that woman Luo You'er thinks I'm him, hehe!"
"Luo You'er?!" Ami exclaimed, "You've met her?"
Xi Ping said, "Of course, I have, and I promised to help her find the man who looks like me. Did you make the same request?"
Ami remained silent. Xi
Ping sighed, "Perhaps I really can find him, because he owes me a lot, and he has to come out and pay his debt."
"What does he owe you?" Ami asked.
"You wouldn't understand, and I don't want to say. It's just that I look like him. I saw his portrait in Luo You'er's room. That woman is incredibly stupid, guarding a painting she painted herself for twenty years. What an idiot woman." "
You're not allowed to insult You'er like that!" Ami shouted.
"What? Isn't she your rival in love? Why are you protecting her so much?"
"She's a pitiful woman..." Ami suddenly thought of herself; wasn't she also a pitiful woman?
"You're a pitiful woman too!" Xiping said, voicing her thoughts. "You've also waited for him for over twenty years, yet I can tell you, there's absolutely no hope between you and him."
Ami sighed, "Perhaps! In his heart, You'er and I are just younger sisters, while the only one he truly loves is Mengqing. She's so lucky."
"No, she's more pitiful than you two," Xiping shouted.
Ami stared at Xiping and said, "You seem to know Mengqing too? Of the four women connected to Lin Xiaotian, you actually know three?"
Xiping said, "Mengqing is my godmother, of course I know her. Now, including you, that makes three. I can't think of a fourth one."
"You should know Luo Xiong, right?"
"Luo Gou Xiong, the leader of the martial arts alliance, who doesn't know his rotten reputation?"
"This fourth woman is Luo Xiong's wife, Fuxin—"
"Wow, he actually slept with Luo Gou Xiong's wife?"
"He didn't. It's just that Fuxin loved him too. She gradually died because she missed him."
Xiping finally understood and sighed, "It seems that every woman connected to him is destined to wait or die, their lives are all pitiful. Alas, you're better off without this man. Let me ask you a question?"
Ami said, "Go ahead." "
Since I look a lot like him and am also very young, have you ever thought about letting me replace him and become your lover?"
"Huang Xiping, how dare you say such a thing?" Ouyang Tingting was the first to be unable to bear it.
Xi Ping laughed, "I was just asking. The person involved doesn't seem to care. Why are you reacting so strongly? I didn't even ask you."
Ami Yi smiled and said, "Your suggestion is very tempting, but you're still too green."
"You're not old either!" Xi Ping countered.
"Thank you for your praise, but you're not qualified to replace him."
Xi Ping said dejectedly, "Luo You'er thinks so too. In that case, you can just stay with him. Anyway, I have plenty of women—" "
Huang Xi Ping!" Ouyang Tingting shouted, her sword pressed against Xi Ping's throat again.
Ami was startled by her actions and asked in confusion, "Tingting, what's wrong with you?"
For the first time, Ouyang Tingting didn't answer Ami, but glared angrily at Xiping and said coldly, "You lecherous scoundrel, what did you just say?"
Xiping couldn't understand why this woman was suddenly angry. He said, "I was so scared that I forgot."
Ami said, "Tingting, put the sword away."
Ouyang Tingting said aggrievedly, "Master, he said he has many women, I...I..."
Ami stared at her, and from the tears welling up in her angry eyes, she seemed to be able to understand something. "Tingting, how many women he has is none of your business."
"Yeah! It's none of your concern! Put the sword away. Seeing this lousy sword waving around in front of me is not pleasant at all," Xiping said disgustedly.
Ouyang Tingting trembled all over, still pointing her sword at Xiping, biting her lip as she said, "You really think it has nothing to do with me? You lecherous thief, what have you done to me? You have so many women, and you still dared to assault me? I will kill you today to vent my hatred!"
Xiping retorted, "I assaulted you? Did I? When did it happen?"
Yes! He was so frightened that he forgot, what a genius!
"It was in the Misty River..." Ouyang Tingting didn't continue.
"What about in the Misty River?"
"You... I..." Ouyang Tingting couldn't say anything, the sword was thrust forward again, Xiping leaned back, the shackles on his hands and legs clanging softly.
Ami said, "Tingting, don't mention that, he didn't succeed, let it go!"
"Master, it's not you, of course you say let it go. If it were you, you would hate me even more than I do now."
Ami was speechless. What Ouyang Tingting said wasn't unreasonable. Only she could understand the hatred in this matter.
"Then it's up to you! Your master doesn't care anymore. Do whatever you want with him."
"I want to kill him!" Ouyang Tingting reiterated her conviction.
Hearing this, Ami hesitated, then sighed softly and turned to leave.
"If I'm killed, don't even think about ever seeing that person again," Xiping said to Ami's back.
Ami turned around again, staring at Xiping for a long while before saying, "Are you so sure?"
"If I'm not sure, how can I negotiate with you?"
Ami turned to look at Ouyang Tingting and said, "Tingting, killing him won't quell your anger. If he touched you with one hand, just cut that hand off."
"Wow, you're even more vicious than Ouyang Tingting! You actually came up with such a wicked idea to harm me? I'd rather die than be crippled. Ouyang Tingting, don't listen to her! Come on, stab my throat with this sword, or I'll keep singing!"
Xi Ping thrust forward, deliberately ramming his throat against the sword tip. Ouyang Tingting gasped, quickly pulling the sword back and stomping her foot angrily, saying, "You lecherous scoundrel, don't think you can die so easily. And if you dare sing, I'll cut your tongue off."
Ami smiled mysteriously and said, "Tingting, I'm going out now. After you've dealt with him, come out quickly too. There might be a big battle today; perhaps this is the day of the Taiyin Sect's survival. You're the new Holy Maiden, and there are many things you'll be in charge of."
"Yes, Master, I'll cut off his hand and then go out."
After Ouyang Tingting finished speaking, she watched her master's beautiful figure disappear before turning around and seeing Xiping grinning foolishly. She was both angry and curious, so she asked, "What are you laughing at?"
"I was thinking, if your master were my lover, what would you call me?" Xiping said slyly.
Ouyang Tingting raised an eyebrow and said, "You're dreaming!"
"My dreams are usually very beautiful, and they usually come true."
"Tell me, how many women did you say you had?" Ouyang Tingting didn't want to involve her master anymore and changed the subject; actually, this was the question she most wanted to understand.
Xi Ping said, "A lot."
"How much exactly?"
Xi Ping asked with a pained expression, "Please, don't make me count. Even my fingers and toes combined aren't enough."
Ouyang Tingting said resentfully, "If you cut it off, there won't be anything left!"
"You're right," Xi Ping agreed, extending his hands, which were shackled together. "Here, cut! Cut it off with all your might, I'll let you cut with my eyes closed."
"You...you think I wouldn't dare?" Ouyang Tingting's delicate body trembled, her voice shaking.
Xi Ping said firmly, "I'm betting you wouldn't dare. If I really cut it off, you wouldn't be so damn long-winded."
He indeed closed his eyes...
Ouyang Tingting stared at him. In the dim light, his calm face lacked its usual roguish expression. This incomparably handsome male face, in its quietness, seemed to radiate a powerful attraction that bewitched women, captivating her and leaving her momentarily stunned.
She suddenly remembered the feeling of her heart racing when he held her in his arms in the Mijiang River, and the desire, or perhaps emotion, that rose from the depths of her heart. She didn't know why, but she felt angry because he said he had many women. Even though he had touched her inappropriately while holding her in the river, she quickly calmed down afterwards. Every time she thought of his kisses, a strange sweetness rose in her heart…
But he suddenly said in front of her that he had many women! How could this lecherous scoundrel have so many women?!
“If you can't bear it, just let me go! I won't bring anyone to attack your Taiyin Sect anymore.” The moment Xi Ping opened his eyes, he saw her deep in thought. She was quiet now, her anger replaced by a thoughtful bewilderment. On her beautiful face seemed to carry a heart-wrenching pain. The faint hint of grievance in her eyes made him somewhat reluctant to provoke her further with words.
In the dim, hazy light, Xi Ping felt her aura for the first time. As the Holy Maiden of the Taiyin Sect, she did indeed give off a hazy sense of "holiness" at times. However, most of the time, she was like a mischievous, coquettish, and even a bit spoiled, rather innocent girl, yet she was somewhat cruel to him.
Ouyang Tingting's thoughts were interrupted by Xi Ping's words, and she regained her cold and angry expression, saying, "I'll ask you one more time, you have so many women, why do you treat me like this?"
"Do you want the truth, or a lie?"
"Both."
"The lie is, you're so beautiful it makes my heart flutter, I like you!"
Ouyang Tingting's expression softened a little, and she said, "And the truth?"
Xi Ping hesitated, "This is hard to say, maybe we shouldn't say it?"
"No, you must say it."
"Actually, it's no different from a lie—"
"Even if it's no different, say it, quick!"
"Okay! The truth is—don't kill me!" Xi Ping said worriedly.
Seeing his ridiculously frightened expression, Ouyang Tingting said, "I won't cut you, just say it!"
Xi Ping cleared his throat and shouted, "I want to penetrate you!"
"You bastard, I'll kill you!"
Hearing his filthy declaration, Ouyang Tingting swung her holy sword down, aiming for Xi Ping's hands. In the same instant, a wicked glint flashed in Xi Ping's eyes, and his hands met her sword with incredible speed. "Clang!"
A sharp metallic clang rang out as Ouyang Tingting's sword struck between Xi Ping's hands, shackles binding them snapping. Ouyang Tingting gasped in surprise, and Xi Ping suddenly appeared. Before she could recover from her shock, his right hand was already around her waist, and his left hand simultaneously grabbed her right hand holding the sword.
Xi Ping coldly said, "Ouyang Tingting, you've been too careless. How could a genius like me be handed over to you to hack and slash?"
"Let me go!" Ouyang Tingting's first reaction was to struggle and shout, but she should have known that once this man grabbed her, there was no way to escape unless a miracle occurred.
But would a miracle happen?
Xi Ping tightened his grip with his left hand, and Ouyang Tingting felt a sharp pain in her wrist. She endured the pain and refused to let go. Xi Ping said, "If you don't release the sword from your hand, I'll crush your hand. No matter how strong your inner strength is, I have absolute confidence and power to crush your beautiful little hand to pieces. If you don't believe me, you can continue to insist!"
Ouyang Tingting sensed a heavy cruelty in his words. Her innocent heart suddenly felt immensely wronged, as if an urge to cry surged into her brain. Her hand loosened, the sword fell to the ground, and she looked up at Xi Ping in anguish, only to see a cold light flashing in his eyes.
Two tears welled up in her helpless, beautiful eyes!
"You ruthless woman, you either want to kill me or cripple me. You think it's fun to make me release you so easily?" Xi Ping said, followed by the sound of shackles. He picked her up and carried her to the wall, pressing her delicate body against it.
She struggled for a while, but realizing it was futile, she gave up. Her body became quiet, but her mouth remained active. She said, "You forced me to do this."
"Forced you? I sang for you, and you couldn't even hear two lines before you tried to kill me. Is that also me forcing you?" Xi Ping's expression softened considerably, and the cold, evil glint in his eyes gradually disappeared.
Ouyang Tingting said, "Your singing is so awful it makes me want to kill someone."
Xi Ping was stunned for a moment, then suddenly shouted, "Oh, you dare say you want to kill someone after listening to my singing? You're trying to pin all your crimes on me?"
Seeing that his expression suddenly returned to its usual roguish state, Ouyang Tingting felt a sense of relief, and the atmosphere in the room became much more relaxed. She casually said, "That's true!"
"Ouyang Tingting, let's make a deal! If you say I sing well and come listen to me sing obediently from now on, I'll let you go, how about it?"
"No." Ouyang Tingting refused decisively.
"Looks like you want me to rape you, huh?" Xi Ping threatened.
Ouyang Tingting, however, remained steadfast, still unwavering in her stance, saying, "Even if you rape me, I won't admit you sing well. Your singing is the worst in the world!"
"I'm the best singer in the world!" Xi Ping protested vehemently, then suddenly remembered something and asked, "Don't you hate being raped by me?"
Ouyang Tingting snorted, ignoring his question.
Xi Ping suddenly leaned forward, pressing her tightly against him. He gripped her smooth chin, turning her face upwards and staring down at her alluring face. "Sometimes you really look like Luo Meimei..." he said.
"Who's Luo Meimei?" Ouyang Tingting asked, her voice muffled.
"She's a woman I raped, but later I realized she deliberately let me rape her. That made me feel unfulfilled, so I went and raped another woman."
Hearing this, Ouyang Tingting felt a pang of bitterness: So this lecherous man's claim of having many women was indeed true!
Her head slammed into Xiping's chest, and she cried out, "I'll kill you, kill you!"
Xiping lifted her face and pressed the back of her head against the wall. He then leaned down and kissed her moist, soft lips. She moaned a few times, feeling Xiping's tongue slide into her lips and press against her tightly closed teeth. She clenched her teeth even tighter to prevent it from entering. His hands squeezed her cheeks hard, and she couldn't hold on any longer. Her teeth loosened, and his hot, wet tongue rolled in, pounding into her warm, sensitive space.
Her soul also went blank in that instant, just like when Xi Ping stole her first kiss in the Misty River. At this moment, she still couldn't resist the feeling. Perhaps she had no thoughts left but feeling; the feeling was like her heart being suddenly struck by something heavy, yet it accelerated her blood flow. Her whole body began to heat up, a sultry heat slowly seeping into her soul and spreading throughout her body…
Language, in its transmission, cannot compare to the profound information conveyed by the contact between tongues.
Regardless, Ouyang Tingting tacitly accepted the kiss, even with tears in her eyes, passively letting her lilacs entwine with his hot tongue…
“I want to penetrate you!” Xi Ping said.
Before the kiss ended, she seemed to have collapsed into his arms, but upon hearing this, she immediately straightened up and replied, “I won’t allow it.”
As soon as she finished speaking, she regretted uttering such powerless words—words as weak as her tongue.
Xi Ping's hands were already undressing her. Although her hands were powerless to resist Xi Ping's strength, they still gripped her clothes tightly. Today, she wasn't wearing the dress she wore in Mi Jiang, but a top and skirt. When Xi Ping's hands reached to undress her, her hands tightened around the collar.
Xi Ping said, "Do you think this will stop me?"
"Please... don't do this..."
"If I begged you, would you agree?"
Ouyang Tingting said, "You've never begged me!"
"Of course, how could I beg a woman?" Xi Ping's hand fell to her waist, grabbed her skirt sash, and yanked it down sharply, tearing off her knee-length white skirt. Before she could react, the skirt slid down to her ankles. Her lower body felt slightly cold, but her heart was chilled.
She shifted her weight to her lower body, trying to squat down and lift her skirt, but Xi Ping's hands were braced between her armpits, making it impossible for her to squat down. Frustrated, she pounded her fists on Xi Ping's arms, shouting, "Let go! Let go! I want to wear my skirt!"
"It's cold already, and you still want to wear a skirt?" Xi Ping found it amusing. Heh heh, he'd finally managed to get her skirt off, how could he let her put it back on so easily?
He said, "If you're going to hit me, use a little more force. Honestly, my body isn't itchy, and you're trying to scratch it for me."
Ouyang Tingting looked up, wanting to scold him, but saw his eyes lecherously staring at her smooth, beautiful legs. Her heart tightened, and she reached up to cover his eyes, saying, "Don't look."
"Hey, Ouyang Tingting, if you don't let go, I'll kick you!" Xi Ping yelled.
His hands were used to control Ouyang Tingting, and he dared not loosen his grip, so he suggested punishing her with his feet. She was not afraid, and muttered, "Kick me if you want... Ah! Don't touch there."
It turned out that Xiping slightly lifted his foot, rubbing his knee against her pure white panties, naturally also rubbing against the sensitive flesh between her legs... Hehe, genius!
"No... Hmm, it itches."
"If you don't let my eyes have their way, I'll have to use my feet instead of my eyes. It seems to work even better than my eyes, haha."
Xiping laughed wildly, and his knee rubbed even harder against her private parts. She kept her legs tightly closed, but a strange feeling accompanied the itching. She also lifted her foot to tease Xiping's foot, but as soon as she lifted her foot, Xiping's knee went between her legs and supported her buttocks with his thigh. The strong thigh rubbed back and forth, making the feeling in her cleavage even more intense.
She weakly lowered her raised foot, groaning, "No...don't..."
"Will you let go?"
Ouyang Tingting didn't answer, but obediently lowered her hands, tightly gripping Xiping's arms, saying, "I'll let go, you put down that annoying leg of yours!"
Xiping laughed smugly, a disgusting laugh, saying, "When did I agree to put my foot down? The way I lifted my leg, gently touching your alluring spot, wasn't that giving you an alluring sensation? I thought you liked it—"
"Like it? Who would like it...ah?" Ouyang Tingting cried out, because she felt a dampness between her thighs. She hadn't felt this way at Mijiang, but now it was wet?
She shouted, "You lecher, let go of your leg!"
"Why should I let go?"
Yes! He was getting addicted to it, haha! "
Soy milk can be made now..."
Ouyang Tingting's face flushed red. Although it wasn't very obvious in the dim light, Xi Ping could still see it clearly. He said, "Hey, why does your face look like it's burning?"
"I...I hate you."
"I thought you liked me."
"I hate you..." Ouyang Tingting murmured.
"Your breathing is also very rapid. Look, the hot breath you're blowing on my face, puffing and puffing..." Xi Ping deliberately teased her.
Ouyang Tingting knew this, of course, because her heart was pounding rapidly, and her breathing became rapid along with her heartbeat.
"You're the one puffing and puffing—"
Ouyang Tingting opened her mouth to curse, but Xi Ping suddenly frowned and kissed her small mouth again. Her open mouth became a welcome for Xi Ping's sudden kiss. It was too late to resist. She wanted to clench her teeth angrily, but she didn't do so in the end. She didn't know why, she...couldn't bear to bite off this lecher's tongue?
During the kiss, she felt Xi Ping's left hand, which had been pressing against the wall, withdraw. He was unbuttoning her clothes, and she tried to pull it open with her right hand, but Xi Ping suddenly bit down on her moist, soft vulva. She felt pain, and the pain intensified. She realized this lecherous man was threatening her. How could he do this?
Why use his teeth in a kiss?
Her hand dared not move, and Xi Ping's jaw loosened, freeing her tongue. However, she knew that at that moment, all her buttons had been undone by Xi Ping, as a slight chill ran through her upper body…
Xi Ping's hand moved from bottom to top, slipping inside her bodice and pressing against the firm, jade-like peaks of her soft breasts. She was even more shocked, twisting her waist and trying to turn her face away. Xi Ping's other hand left the wall, grabbing her chin to prevent her from moving, while his left hand, pressing against her breasts, kneaded them forcefully.
Her body was burning, as if a fire within her was waiting to spread.
This fire burned through her reason…
She couldn't let this lecher continue! She screamed inwardly.
At that moment, Xi Ping had already put his foot down, but she lifted it and slammed it into Xi Ping's crotch, thinking: You lecherous bastard, I'll smash you to pieces! Struck
by this blow, Xi Ping abruptly raised his face, staring at Ouyang Tingting, and coldly said, "You're using underhanded tactics?" Ouyang
Tingting roared, "I'll destroy you!"
"Unfortunately, you've misjudged. That part of me is impervious to swords and spears, a thousand times stronger than most people think!" Xi Ping sneered.
His hands grabbed her open clothes, tearing the outer garment away from her body, then fiercely grabbed her bodice, ripping the straps off and tossing her white bodice aside.
In the dim light, she was almost completely naked, wearing only a pair of panties that appeared yellowish-white in the light.
Xi Ping looked down at her exquisite body, her long and sexy legs, her flat stomach, her jade-like breasts round and pert, with two red nipples on top...
This wonderful body, combined with her beautiful face and her frightened expression, greatly amplified his desire to conquer her. His lust surged, and his erection hardened like iron, rising even through her panties. He thrust his lower body forward, and the bulge pressed against Ouyang Tingting's slightly swollen vulva.
He said, "Ouyang Tingting, do you feel it? The thing you want to destroy is right at your entrance!"
Ouyang Tingting had nowhere to retreat, and she couldn't push Xiping away. Her most sensitive part was being pressed against Xiping's most dangerous part. The feeling was a hundred times stronger than the feeling of being rubbed against with his thigh earlier. She said, "Please let me go, okay?"
"Are you begging me?"
Ouyang Tingting was only panting and didn't answer.
"You lack the necessary sincerity." Xiping said, freeing one hand to quickly undo his pants, letting his trousers and underwear fall down to his ankles. He then said, "Ouyang Tingting, look down, maybe you'll like it."
Ouyang Tingting knew he had taken off his pants, and she refused to look down no matter what. Xiping smiled, grabbed her panties, and pulled them down. She was startled and lowered her head in Xi Ping's arms, her forehead against his chest, her eyes fixed on their genitals. The enormous member, far larger than she had imagined, stood erect, terrifyingly large!
Xi Ping thrust forward at the opportune moment, pressing against her tender opening. She trembled, a tingling sensation shooting through her body like an electric shock.
She cried out, "No, no! Yours... is too big, terrifyingly big, I'll die... Waaah!"
Ouyang Tingting finally burst into tears, closing her eyes and leaning against Xi Ping's chest. The heat emanating from his penis told her that she could no longer struggle; whether it was inside or not seemed to make no difference. Her purity had been ultimately destroyed by him.
As she cried, faint noises came from outside, the sound of weapons clashing. Xi Ping stopped all movement and listened intently.
Ouyang Tingting cried for a while. Seeing that his nasty thing pressing against her private parts hadn't actually entered her, she quietly looked up with teary eyes. Seeing Xiping deep in thought, she regained her senses and vaguely heard noises outside.
"What's wrong?" she asked.
Xiping snapped out of his reverie, stared at her, and said, "They've probably started fighting. Luo Tian is really quick. I don't believe he'll let you go so easily. Letting them both come back is probably to make it easier to track you down. They've been here for a long time without finding any clues. I didn't expect you to deliver yourselves to their doorstep. Sigh!"
"Did you know we were here a long time ago?" Ouyang Tingting suddenly asked.
Xi Ping winked at her and laughed, "What do you think?"
"I think you already knew, you lecherous scoundrel."
Xi Ping remained noncommittal, saying, "I want to ask you something: who entered the Central Plains first, you or Luo Gou Xiong sent people to attack you first?"
"It was Luo Xiong who sent people to harass us in the Western Regions first."
"Hmm, I understand." Xi Ping thrust forward forcefully again, laughing, "You're soaking wet down there, do you want me to go in?"
"No!" Ouyang Tingting screamed.
Xi Ping laughed, "Then beg me!"
Ouyang Tingting asked doubtfully, "After what I just did to you... if I beg you, will you let me go?"
"Maybe you can try."
Ouyang Tingting hesitated, "I don't know how to beg."
"I'll teach you! Stupid woman! You say it like this, beg me, super hero, spare this little woman, I'm still a virgin, don't ruin my chastity, hahaha!" Xi Ping laughed loudly, thinking he had a real talent for mimicking women's voices!
“I’m not begging you!” Ouyang Tingting felt that saying such words was more humiliating than letting him enter.
“Then I’ll go in!” Xi Ping threatened.
Ouyang Tingting’s heart clenched, and she said softly, “Please don’t do this. I’ll hate you for the rest of my life.”
Xi Ping blinked and repeated his words, “Is this what you call begging me?”
“Yes.” Ouyang Tingting responded softly, a voice only the two of them could hear.
“I heard that the Holy Maiden of the Taiyin Sect cannot marry men, right?”
Ouyang Tingting was taken aback again and asked, “How do you know that?”
Xi Ping didn’t answer but asked, “You are a Holy Maiden, must you remain pure?”
Ouyang Tingting hummed softly again.
Xi Ping sighed, "I don't intend to destroy your purity, but I want to ask you for a favor as the exchange for not destroying your purity. What do you think?"
Ouyang Tingting thought for a moment and said, "Go ahead."
Xi Ping said, "Forget everything I've done, don't hate me, and go back to being your saintess, okay?"
Ouyang Tingting suddenly froze, her tear-streaked face looking up at Xi Ping's seemingly harmless smile. Suddenly, she felt that this smile was so hateful, a hundred times, a thousand times more hateful than his lecherous smile...
"Ami seems to be in a bit of trouble. I have to go out and see. That Luo Tian guy knows I'm stealing a kiss, yet he still disturbs me. How rude of him." Without waiting for Ouyang Tingting's reply, Xi Ping released her, bent down to pull up his pants, and walked towards the cell door while fastening his belt.
Suddenly, a naked female body appeared before him, blocking his view. He stared at the tearful beauty in the dim light and said, "Aren't you going to put on some clothes?"
Ouyang Tingting's face was covered in tears and utter grievance; she was too preoccupied with crying to answer Xi Ping's question.
Xi Ping sighed and said, "I knew you wouldn't let me go so easily..."
"Why have you suddenly become a good person?" Ouyang Tingting asked through tears.
Xi Ping said, "You seem to have misunderstood. I've never been a good person."
"But you are now...you are...you peeped at me while I was bathing, and did that to me, and now you...you're ignoring me and just leaving?" Ouyang Tingting choked out.
"If you can give me a reason to stay, I won't leave."
Ouyang Tingting remained silent, her delicate body trembling slightly as if chilled.
Xi Ping stepped forward, gently embraced her, and kissed her cool lips, saying, "You can't give me any reason, because you're proud; you can't give me any promises, because you're a saint! Many things aren't as simple as you think. You still don't understand your master, nor do you understand men. Let me tell you, I do have many wives, and I'm not joking. On the contrary, how I treated you before was all a joke, because you're too beautiful, too proud, and too naive. I think being a saint suits you better; keep your purity! Don't think of men so simply, although I am indeed a simple man."
He released her, intending to walk past her, but she blocked his way again, crying, "I don't understand anything, I only know you're a lecherous scoundrel, not a good person, playing tricks on me, you're so angry!"
"Be good, go put on your clothes, we'll meet outside."
"No! You haven't explained why you're treating me like this!"
Xi Ping said, "Didn't I say? I was just joking with you."
Ouyang Tingting stared at him, her gaze gradually turning cold, a sharp, piercing light forced from her tear-filled eyes. She bit her lip and said, "Huang Xiping, you're so cruel, just like the man Master described. None of you men are good; you all break women's hearts. You… I hate you!"
Xiping suddenly picked her up, carried her to the cell door, then put her down and rushed out. "We can talk about it later. Now get dressed and come out quickly! You little woman, there are so many things you could do, but you have to be so cruel to me. You almost ruined me. Letting you go is the greatest mercy I can show."
Ouyang Tingting watched his imposing figure disappear into the darkness, and suddenly remembered something her master had once told her.
"Tingting, in our hearts as women, we rarely care about right or wrong, only about feelings and love. We love someone not because he is a hero, a talented man, or a virtuous gentleman; none of these qualities qualify a woman to love him. Only the kind of man who deeply wounds a woman's heart and then holds her tightly in his arms is the one we women love most and can never refuse!"

Chapter Three: Lover's Embrace

"Liyu, is everything ready?" Amiyi went straight to the two protectors of the Taiyin Sect after coming out of the prison.
Liyu said, "Miss, everything is ready."
"Luo Xiong won't let me off easily. As long as I'm alive, Luo Xiong won't live in peace." Amiyi said, walking down the corridor with Liyu and Mingyu on either side of her. "Do you know what strange things happened to me today?"
Mingyu said, "No."
Liyu asked, "Miss, what was strange?"
Amiyi said, "I saw that Huang Xiping; he looks very much like Xiaotian."
"Is that so?" Mingyu exclaimed in surprise.
Li Yu pondered, "I only heard he was very handsome, but I didn't know he looked like Young Master Lin."
Ami said, "Although he looks like him, he's not him. But, didn't you two have a crush on Xiao Tian back then? I think Huang Xiping can replace Xiao Tian—"
"Miss, what age are we? Why are you saying such things?" The two women blushed, their faces as tender as virgins'—in fact, they were virgins, just a bit older.
Who says older women aren't virgins, and younger women are? That's nonsense!
"But in my eyes, you've never changed." Ami expressed her sigh. Time waits for no one, but the marks of time haven't deepened on their faces. Perhaps time is always somewhat lenient towards beauties?
Youth is a girl's dream, but to remain youthful in one's thirties or forties is a woman's solace.
Ming Yu said, "Miss hasn't changed in our eyes either, just as beautiful and young as she was back then."
Ami smiled faintly.
Li Yu said, "I think Miss has changed. She's become more mature and more feminine, the kind of allure that arouses a man's lust."
"Li Yu, how can you say such a thing? Have you learned to cheat on me after all these years here?"
"No, I haven't."
"Then how do you know what arouses a man's lust?"
Li Yu said, "Every woman knows! Although we haven't done that, as a woman who's lived to this age, I know what I need to know."
Ami smiled and said, "If possible, you should meet that young man named Huang Xiping. I want you to become real women."
Li Yu asked curiously, "Does he really look like Young Master Lin?"
"Not really, but he gives me a similar feeling. Actually, he's better looking than Xiaotian, but he's definitely not like Xiaotian. He's as lively as spring, while Xiaotian is as cold as winter!"
If Xiping were here and heard someone describe him as lively as spring, he would definitely sing a spring song. Damn, how could such a terrible description be used?!
"Lively?" Mingyu asked in surprise.
Ami said, "What I mean is, he's strong and young, radiating the essence of spring, exuding the scent of sunshine and vibrant energy."
Li Yu bluntly replied, "Not my type, but Ming Yu's."
"What do you mean?" Ming Yu protested, "I like cooler guys, like Young Master Lin."
Li Yu laughed, "So you like Young Master Lin, hehe, Ming Yu, you confess."
Ming Yu suddenly realized she was trying to trick her, her face flushed, and she retorted, "You damned Li Yu, you framed me, I won't let you get away with this!"
"You—" Ami was about to speak when she suddenly heard a commotion outside.
Zi Yu ran in from the front door, stopped immediately upon seeing them, and said nervously, "They're here, they've surrounded the place."
"They came so fast!" Ami said coldly.
Li Yu and Ming Yu's expressions also turned cold instantly. Li Yu said, "Miss, should we confront them openly, or..."
"Let's face them head-on!"
"But, in a head-on confrontation, we might not be able to fight them," Li Yu worried.
Ami said, "Liyu, actually, the Taiyin Sect isn't isolated in dealing with the Earth Alliance."
"Huh?" Liyu was confused.
"Let's go out!" Ami didn't explain and walked directly towards the front door.
Liyu looked at Mingyu, who gave her a sweet smile. She smiled back and followed Ami closely.
Sometimes, a smile is enough to face an unknown fate!
To Ami's surprise, this time it was Luo Tian leading the team, not Luo Xiong. She recognized Luo Tian as Luo Xiong's son at first glance because the father and son looked very alike.
The Widow's House was surrounded by more than two thousand martial arts practitioners. Seventy percent of them were gathered in front of the door. Before coming out, Ami instructed Liyu, "Have the people in the other mansions wait a little longer. Don't move without orders."
There were only seven or eight hundred Taiyin Sect members confronting the martial arts practitioners in front of the door. The remaining fifty percent of the Taiyin Sect members were lurking in the nearby mansions, waiting for orders. These were the "hidden troops" that Liyu was referring to.
"Amiyi, I didn't expect you to be so young. You truly are a peerless beauty, your charm undiminished." Luo Tian was stunned for a moment when he saw Amiyi emerge, finally realizing that this woman, whose beauty rivaled that of his two aunts, was the previous Holy Maiden of the Taiyin Sect.
Amiyi smiled and said, "You are not bad either, handsome and extraordinary. You must be Luo Xiong's son?"
"Indeed."
"Luo Xiong dared not come to see me, but sent his son to meet me..."
Luo Tian said, "My father felt that you were not worthy of his personal attention, so he sent his son instead."
Amiyi scoffed, "Is that so? Then why didn't he send his son alone, but instead brought so many unrelated people to their deaths? That bastard Luo Xiong has never changed his nature. He dares not come to see me, not that he doesn't want to. I still remember clearly the disgusting lecherous look he had on me when he first saw me."
All the men in the martial arts world felt embarrassed upon hearing her words, because from the moment Amiyi appeared until now, they had all been lecherous. Hehe!
Luo Tian said naturally, "It's only natural for a man to be lustful when my father sees a beauty like the sect leader."
Ami stared at Luo Tian and suddenly said, "You are indeed a remarkable person, perhaps even surpassing your father."
"Thank you for the praise, Holy Maiden, but I didn't come here today to hear your compliments."
"I am no longer the Holy Maiden, please just call me Amiyi."
Luo Tian said, "I have a suggestion. If you surrender, we will only keep a few of you, and let the rest go back freely. What do you think?"
Amiyi said calmly, "I also have a suggestion. You commit suicide here, and then I will let them go back. What do you think?"
"Amiyi, your arrogance is excessive. Look, our strength is three times that of yours. You have no power to resist at all." Luo Tian said proudly.
“Luo Tian, I remember when Yue Rushuang destroyed the Blood Fiend Sect, the sect only had forty-odd people. But of the more than a thousand people Yue Rushuang brought, only two or three hundred returned… Young man, you Luos are just too arrogant. Unfortunately, things didn’t go as planned. You have no right to be arrogant. You need to understand that a large number of people does not prove strength.”
Ami’s mention of that battle made Luo Tian feel ashamed. Although his ancestor won that battle, it was even more humiliating than losing. Although the powerful Blood Fiend Sect disciples were all wiped out, their powerful figures in the distant blood-red light were still awe-inspiring.
Luo Tian composed himself and said, “Unfortunately, the Taiyin Sect is not the legendary Blood Fiend Sect, and you, Ami, are not Shangguan Ying.”
“Then let’s see who has the real skill! But before we start, let me say a few words to your aunt.”
Luo Tian looked at Luo You’er—Luo Jia and Shui Changtian hadn’t come; they were in Dragon City helping Luo Xiong guard the Earth Alliance—and saw Luo You’er slowly walk over to Ami.
Luo You'er said, "It's been over twenty years since we last met. How are you, sister?"
Amiyi gazed at her for a long while, then sighed, "Your hair turned white because of Xiaotian?"
"Yes, does it look good, sister?" Luo You'er replied obediently. The martial arts community couldn't understand why Luo Xiong's beautiful younger sister would have such a good relationship with Amiyi of the Taiyin Sect.
Amiyi's eyes welled up with tears, and she said, "It looks very good. You've suffered so much these past years."
"Aren't you the same?"
"Actually, you should know that he only treated the two of us as sisters. His love was for someone else—"
Before Amiyi could finish, Luo You'er interrupted, "I thought he only loved you, sister. I didn't know he loved someone else."
"No, you're wrong. He never gave me a man's love, only a brother's care."
Luo You'er thought for a moment and said, "I understand that a little, but I still can't understand who else could it be besides you and me?"
"Have you met Huang Xiping?" Amiyi suddenly changed the subject, which stunned Luo You'er.
Ami continued, "He looks a lot like Xiaotian..."
"Sister, don't mention him... I know... he, he does look like Xiaotian... Is he alright here with you?" Luo You'er said awkwardly.
"My disciple said he wanted to kill him, I don't know if he's done it yet."
"Sister, don't kill him!" Luo You'er cried out in panic.
"You can't kill Xiping..." A tidal wave of voices rang out from the camp of the four great martial arts families. A figure flew out, blocked by Li Yu and Ming Yu, it was You Zui! You
Zui said, "Get out of the way, or I'll kill you!"
Ami turned to You Zui and asked, "Who is this?"
"She is one of the wives of that lecherous Huang Xiping." Luo You'er said hatefully.
Just as they were speaking, the people from the four great martial arts families surrounded them, confronting the Taiyin Sect on the front line.
Dugu Ming said to Lan Yu, "I hope you understand that if you release Xi Ping, we can ignore all this and leave with our team. However, if Xi Ping is killed, we will fight to the last man."
Hua Xiaobo also nodded to Lü Yu to indicate that Dugu Ming was right.
Ami looked at the group of lively characters from the four great martial arts families, smiled, and said, "The four great martial arts families have always produced beauties and handsome men, and your generation is especially outstanding. Don't worry! Although my disciple insisted on killing Huang Xiping, that guy Huang Xiping is exceptionally handsome. I don't think my disciple has ever seen such a handsome man before, and she can't bear to kill him."
Ami knew, of course, that Ouyang Tingting had actually fallen in love with Xiping, but she didn't know Xiping's personality. Xiping had almost driven Ouyang Tingting mad. If he hadn't survived, he would have been maimed by the irrational Ouyang Tingting long ago...
You Zui said, "How can you expect me to trust you?"
"You'd better trust me, because although your martial arts are good, you can't break through our defenses."
Wild Rose said, "How will you know if you don't try?"
Ami looked at the women and thought: That guy really does have a lot of women. It seems that many of these women are his. Look how nervous they are!
She said, "He looks a lot like the man I used to love. Do you think I'll just let him die?"
No one answered her, because only she could answer this question.
"You really won't kill him?" Luo You'er asked.
"You'er, you seem very worried about him. Is it because he looks like Xiaotian?" Amiyi didn't understand why Luo You'er was so worried about Xiping.
Luo You'er's face quickly turned red, and she stammered, "No...maybe."
Amiyi smiled and said, "I have no grudge against him, and seeing him makes me feel even closer to him. I'm fine, it's just a matter of how my disciple is doing. He did something very wrong to my disciple."
Luo You'er was shocked and suddenly thought of her own experience. She asked softly, "Did he...rape your disciple?"
Amiyi said, "It's not that serious, just indecent assault. Why would you think that way?"
"Because...because he's a pervert!" Few people probably knew that Luo You'er had been raped by Xiping, and of course she wouldn't be foolish enough to make it public. She could only give Amiyi a random explanation.
Ami said, "He said he could find Xiaotian—"
"That's what he told me too."
Ami sighed, "It seems you really don't know where Xiaotian is. I thought you would know, alas!"
"After he was rescued by the masked man, there was no trace of him."
"Hmm, maybe he's never even alive, but we all thought he was. You'er, go back! This martial world isn't a place for you. I never expected you to come with your brother to fight me. I don't want to be your enemy." Ami said emotionally. Luo You'er
lowered her head and said, "Sister, I didn't come to be your enemy. I came because..."
How could she say it? Ever since Xi Ping said those harsh words, severing ties with her, she hadn't waited for Xi Ping to return like she had waited for Lin Xiaotian. Instead, she had come to Jialing Town with Luo Xiong. Perhaps Lin Xiaotian was just a dream she had been waiting for, while Xi Ping was the most real intruder in her life, just as Xi Ping had said.
She couldn't understand who she was waiting for, or whose heart was beating for. Xi Ping's appearance shattered her stubbornness and naivety, leaving her with a complex and confused mind.
For twenty years, she had waited for Lin Xiaotian, waiting until her hair grew to a beautiful, snow-white color!
However, Lin Xiaotian never appeared. Instead, a young man bearing his scent appeared, and this young man forcefully entered her life, then began to corrupt her heart with his wickedness!
His absoluteness was unacceptable to her; she hated him to some extent, for his appearance and for his departure.
"I will make it up to you"—these were Xi Ping's words as he left.
But how could he make it up to her? Did he expect her to foolishly wait for his compensation? Could she wait another twenty years? She couldn't!
He was a bastard! She always cursed him in her heart—she had resented him countless times since he left. How could he just leave so easily after taking her body?
Lin Xiaotian could disappear without explanation, he could shirk responsibility; but that lecherous Huang Xi Ping had to take responsibility!
"She came because of my brother-in-law," Hua Xiaobo interrupted Luo You'er's reverie, making her even more ashamed.
"Your brother-in-law?" Ami didn't understand what Hua Xiaobo meant.
Hua Xiaobo explained, "Your prisoner!"
"Hua Xiaobo, be serious! What prisoner?" You Zui scolded.
Ami ignored them and turned to Luo You'er, saying, "Is what he said true? What's your relationship with Huang Xiping? I heard Meng Qing is his godmother, are you related to him too?"
Luo You'er stammered, "No... I have no relationship with him, he's not... anyone to me."
Ami smiled and said, "You'er, I have something to say to everyone."
"I want... I want to go inside and see him," Luo You'er said with difficulty.
"He's very important to you?"
Luo You'er remained silent and quietly walked to the side.
Ami looked at everyone present; the sea of heads weighed heavily on her heart. In fact, her heart had been heavy ever since she came out, but she had only appeared relaxed.
She said, "Now that the four great martial arts families are here, very good. Many in the martial arts world must be associating me with Lin Xiaotian, and quite a few even believe I'm his lover, right? So, just like when they hunted him down, they want to kill me too, don't they?"
"But before you kill me, I want you to understand some things, perhaps you'll be interested in them. These are things I've only figured out in the last two or three years, and that is..."
Her eyes suddenly flashed with a sharp light, sweeping over the crowd!
Luo Tian's expression instantly turned cold, for he suddenly heard his father, who had been lurking nearby, whisper in his ear, "Son, don't let her continue! Never let her utter a word!"
"The ancestors of the four great martial arts families were definitely not killed by Lin Xiaotian—"
"Ami, you're talking too much nonsense! We didn't come here to listen to your nonsense. Heroes, drive the Taiyin Sect out of the Central Plains!" Luo Tian roared, interrupting Ami. As he spoke, his body shot forward, his longsword attacking Ami…
The scene immediately descended into chaos, filled with a cacophony of sounds as the two sides clashed in a flash.
Luo You'er and the members of the four great martial arts families retreated, standing by as bystanders.
Meng Xiang suddenly said, "Mingyue Peak, no one is allowed to participate without my order."
She was somewhat concerned for Xi Ping's life; Meng Qing had stayed in Longcheng and hadn't come. Meng Xiang, no matter what, dared not participate in this fight while her master's son was imprisoned.
Yuan Zhen and the other six women didn't join the fight. She was indeed following Luo Tian, but the life of someone she cared deeply about was in his hands, and her heart was in turmoil. At this moment, she could only choose silence.
While some remained silent, others were engaged in a frenzied slaughter.
Martial artists, accustomed to the clash of swords and the spurting of blood, no longer considered blood a spectacle, nor life a significant matter.
Was this tragic or joyful?
In the clash of swords, no emotion could be seen…
The more than three hundred members of the four major martial arts families watched the bloody scene silently.
Dugu Ming sighed, “It seems that these nearly two thousand people will have to pay a considerable price to kill all seven or eight hundred members of the Taiyin Sect.”
Hua Xiaobo asked, “Brother Dugu, why aren't Yuan Zhen and Meng Xiang participating? Aren't they on Luo Tian's side?”
Si Gou cursed, “You're stupid. Xi Ping is in the hands of the Taiyin Sect; of course, Yuan Zhen and Meng Xiang have to consider his interests.”
“That's true. Master Si Gou understands women's hearts best, hehe,” Hua Xiaobo chuckled dryly.
Zhao Ziwei said, "Our allies are fighting tooth and nail, and we're just standing by making sarcastic remarks. Doesn't that seem immoral?"
Lei Long said, "If they were truly allies, they wouldn't be putting us behind them. I always felt that we had nothing to do with anyone, and could do whatever we wanted, right, Bi Rou?"
Bi Rou said, "I never imagined that the fighting was started by the righteous martial arts world, and that they kill people no differently than the evil sects, perhaps even more ruthlessly! Long, I don't like you guys being like them, wanting to wipe out everyone without any reason. They're even more unreasonable than the insane Xi Ping." " That makes sense."
Hua Xiaobo stared intently at Lüyu, worriedly asking, "Brother Dugu, I wonder if Lüyu can defeat Protector Yang Yi of the Earth Alliance?"
Dugu Ming, who was also watching the fight between Lanyu and Cangying, replied, "Judging from the current situation, the four girls of the Taiyin Sect shouldn't be defeated by the four protectors of the Earth Alliance. The problem is that the Taiyin Sect has fewer people, while the eight disciples of the Earth Alliance are in a frenzy of fighting. Quan Heng and his eight men are also holding back the two highly skilled women of the Taiyin Sect, and Luo Tian seems to have a sure victory against Amiyi. If this continues, the Taiyin Sect will ultimately lose."
"So we're just going to stand here and not help?" Hua Xiaobo asked.
Dugu Ming coldly replied, "I won't allow anyone to harm Lanyu in front of me..."
"Brother Dugu, please help save Lüyu then, how about it?"
"Okay." Dugu Ming agreed readily.
“I miss my Ziyu too,” Si Gou suddenly said. “Zhao Ziwei, are you going to save Huang Yu or ask me to help?”
“Damn it, you bastard, don’t treat me like Hua Xiaobo. I’m still your brother-in-law. If you’re unhappy, you can hit me! Do I, Zhao Ziwei, need anyone’s help? That woman dares to hurt the woman I, Zhao Ziwei, have my eye on?” Zhao Ziwei glanced at Fei Sha, who was fighting Huang Yu, and was secretly shocked: This young woman is really fucking hot!
Si Gou said, “Zhao Ziwei, these two protectors of the Earth Alliance seem to be quite charming, right?”
“Yeah.” Zhao Ziwei drooled.
“Don’t exaggerate so much, Second Brother!” Zhao Ziqing felt very unbalanced seeing her second brother’s lecherous state.
Zhao Ziwei said awkwardly, “I ate some bayberries when I came here, and now just thinking about the taste makes my mouth water, hehe.”
“Damn, the way you talk sounds just like Hua Xiaobo.” Si Gou cursed.
Zhao Ziwei glared at Hua Xiaobo and roared, "Hua Xiaobo—"
"Brother Wei, I never say things like that, so you're definitely not like me either," Hua Xiaobo said tactfully.
Look! Zhao Ziwei looked at Si Gou triumphantly, his eyes shining, as if to say: See, what? Everyone says my Brother Wei is definitely not Hua Xiaobo.
Seeing his disgusting appearance, Si Gou immediately turned his head and said, "Watch the fight, watch the fight, when it's time to strike, strike, whirlwind across the land..."
Damn it, the kid's reciting lyrics again, stinky.
Luo Tian immediately went to Amiyi. Although Amiyi's martial arts were high, and the martial arts of the Taiyin Sect were only suitable for women to practice, just like the martial arts of Mingyue Peak were created by women, Luo Tian was very familiar with the martial arts of the Taiyin Sect. The most powerful martial art of the Taiyin Sect was "Snowfield Light," but Snowfield Light needed to be supplemented with the "Taiyin Holy Sword" to reach its highest level.
The Taiyin Holy Sword is wielded by each generation of Holy Maidens, and Ami has already passed it on to Ouyang Tingting.
Without the Taiyin Holy Sword, Ami is clearly no match for Luo Tian. Luo Tian is indeed a martial arts prodigy; his skill in martial arts is almost comparable to his ancestor Luo Shan. He not only has an obsessive passion for martial arts but also possesses genius-like comprehension. However, more often than not, he resembles his father Luo Xiong—Luo Shan might feel ashamed for them in the afterlife.
Since their fight began, Luo Tian's broadsword has forced Ami to retreat steadily. His sword is incredibly fast, capable of simultaneously unleashing more than ten different sword techniques from various schools, both agile and powerful. Even with Ami's high level of martial arts cultivation, she finds it extremely difficult.
Luo Tian is familiar with every move she makes, while she is completely unaware of his martial arts techniques. Moreover, in terms of internal energy cultivation, Luo Tian seems to be a level above hers.
However, she couldn't understand why, if Luo Tian had the ability to kill her, he hadn't used his full strength, seemingly only pushing her into a desperate situation.
Little did she know, Luo Tian wanted to personally experience the Taiyin martial arts. Although he was familiar with it because of Yue Rushuang, he had never witnessed its highest level. What Amiyi displayed was undoubtedly the highest level of Taiyin martial arts.
Therefore, although Luo Tian had the ability to quickly kill Amiyi, he wanted to give her a limit to her full power. Because if Amiyi died, he would no longer be able to experience the highest level of Taiyin martial arts, nor would he be able to comprehend what he needed from it. Throughout his life
, Luo Tian took pride in his knowledge of countless martial arts, yet he had never touched the Thunder Tribulation Divine Blade, nor had he ever understood Huang Xiping, who possessed the Thunder Tribulation Divine Blade…
Perhaps this was the reason for his initial disdain for Xiping, his later respect, and now—his gradual loss of confidence!
Huang Xiping was the person Luo Tian understood the least, just as he had never seen the Thunder Tribulation Divine Blade...
"Amiyi, I am familiar with every change in you. In my eyes, you are nothing more than a child playing tricks. Admittedly, you are playing very well, but you can stop now. Take this move, 'Earth Crack'! Die! Amiyi, you have wasted your peerless beauty!"
Luo Tian's sword aura became extremely domineering. This was an extremely domineering move from the "Earth Sword" created by the Earth Martial Venerable of that time. His whole body exuded fierce energy, blasting away all the people fighting around him—friend or foe. The sword in his hand shot out golden light. With overwhelming fighting spirit, he slashed out a sword path that stretched across the sky. The powerful sword was invincible, seemingly about to split Amiyi in two.
At the same time, Ami's entire body radiated a moon-like glow, her sword flashing with a chilling light. In such a short time, she couldn't dodge Luo Tian's powerful attack, and Luo Tian seemed to have anticipated her next move, giving her no chance to retreat. She could only choose to block with all her might, otherwise, she would perish!
"Luo Tian, not necessarily!"
"Clang..."
"Bang!"
Ami's longsword broke in two, the powerful energy between the two colliding, producing a deafening sound. In the instant her sword broke, she retreated backward with Luo Tian's attacking sword energy—this was her only chance of survival!
However, her retreating figure was still struck by Luo Tian's remaining sword energy against her protective aura. She felt a sudden, splitting pain in her chest, her delicate body flying like a kite with a broken string, crashing into the doorway behind her, smashing through the wall, and disappearing into it...
A series of clear, ringing sounds of shackles followed, piercing through the noise of the battle!
Luo Tian pressed his advantage, his massive body shooting into the gap in the wall like an arrow. Before anyone could react, a scream from Luo Tian echoed from within, followed by a deafening roar!
"Boom—"
"Thud!"
Luo Tian burst through the wall, shards of stone flying like rain. He landed, staggering back four or five steps before finally regaining his footing, his eyes filled with surprise and anger as he stared intently at the gap in the wall…
The unexpected turn of events caused many on both sides to stop their fighting, glancing at Luo Tian and then at the gap. What kind of expert had forced Luo Tian out? Was there an ambush from the Taiyin Sect?!
Once Luo Tian was standing, everyone noticed that his left chest was completely ripped open, the skin charred black—he was clearly severely injured. At that moment, Luo Xiong's voice reached his ears: "Son, what happened?"
Just then, two people emerged from the gap—no, two. A man had a woman on his left arm; it was Xi Ping and Ami Yi!
The entire scene was stunned!
Xi Ping's right sleeve had been shattered by his own internal energy, his muscular arm resembling a raging dragon. Blood gushed from his left arm, but the rate of bleeding was rapidly decreasing; it seemed he had used this arm to block Luo Tian's sword strike…
a strike that had nearly severed his arm bone!
Yet, with this injured left arm, he tightly embraced Amiyi and slowly walked out, the heavy clatter of his shackles echoing. His eyes flashed with a sinister light as he scanned the entire scene, then coldly stared at Luo Tian, saying nothing. Amiyi
's internal energy had just been shattered by Luo Tian. Although she appeared unharmed, she felt as if her chest had been split in two by a sword, the pain nearly causing her to faint. When she saw Luo Tian burst through the wall, she thought she was doomed. However, as she flew backward, she was suddenly caught in someone's arms. At that moment, a thunderous sound rang in her ears, and in a flash, a powerful fist slammed into Luo Tian…
She turned her head, looked up, and almost fainted—Xiao Tian?!
In her moment of confusion, she completely mistook Xi Ping for Lin Xiaotian, leaning helplessly into his arms. Even after he pulled her away, she remained in his embrace. Perhaps at that moment, she imagined Xi Ping as Lin Xiaotian, and that deep sense of dependence was fulfilled.
Perhaps Lin Xiaotian never saw her as a lover, but she had always loved him deeply. At this moment, in her pale reality, Xi Ping offered her a bewildered chest and a strong arm to lean on. This reminded her of what people said about her relationship with Lin Xiaotian—that Ami was Lin Xiaotian's lover.
But whose lover was she really?
She didn't know. She only knew that the chest she was leaning on felt so solid and safe. Whoever it was, let her lean on it a little longer!
Before everyone's eyes, she closed her tearful, beautiful eyes…

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