Rebirth of a Stunning Beauty (Complete) - Part 2

In the fourth section,

Qin Ren saw a pair of tearful eyes.

Beneath the jeweled phoenix crown, the bride's face, veiled by a red silk scarf

, revealed only her eyes. Beneath long eyelashes, those bright eyes held endless sorrow and melancholy, brimming with pearly tears, as if recounting a sorrowful past, or like a fleeting moment in the vicissitudes of life, reflecting the seven colors of sunlight, yet shattering at the slightest touch, leaving one heartbroken.

The curtains were drawn, the sedan chair drove away, and Qin Ren, as if his soul had left his body, slumped into the carriage seat.

"The beauty rolls up the beaded curtain, sits deep within, her brows furrowed. Only tear stains are seen, but who knows whom she hates in her heart?" Qin Ren murmured softly as the carriage swayed and lurched onto the official road, heading in the opposite direction from the wedding procession.

"Young Master, you..." Seeing Qin Ren's appearance, Xiao Xiangyue felt a pang of sorrow in her heart. "Have you taken a fancy to the bride in the sedan chair?"

Qin Ren, lost in thought, repeatedly recited Li Qinglian's poem about a beautiful woman, his heart seemingly sinking into an abyss with the increasing distance between them. He seemed oblivious to Xiao Xiangyue's question.

Suddenly, the carriage shook violently; a wheel had run over a gravel. The shaking snapped Qin Ren back to reality. He jolted awake, stood up, and shouted, "Driver, stop the carriage immediately!"

The driver stopped the carriage. Although he didn't know what his employer wanted, his lowly status prevented him from asking further questions.

Qin Ren opened the back door of the carriage, jumped out, and, holding a folding fan in his right hand, his tall figure against the sunlight chased after the rear of the wedding procession. The wind billowed his flowing hair and sky-blue robe, and the fifteen-year-old boy's silhouette appeared incredibly upright in the sunlight.

"Young Master, what are you doing?" Xiao Xiangyue jumped off the carriage, watching Qin Ren's retreating figure as he walked faster and faster, and shouted loudly.

"Young Master, I'm going to snatch the bride! Damn it, arranged marriage, what a misfortune! The bride is crying, she's looking at me, she's waiting for me!" The third young master

of the Qin family ran towards the wedding procession without hesitation, displaying his unparalleled lightness skill, floating over as if his feet didn't touch the ground. The Free and Easy Wind Riding Technique allows one to move like a dragon soaring through the sky, riding the wind freely between heaven and earth. Even the words "snatch the bride" sounded righteous and awe-inspiring coming from the third young master of the Qin family. Looking at Qin Ren's graceful figure, a piece of Xiao Xiangyue's frozen heart suddenly crumbled, the bitterness in her heart intensifying, and she couldn't help but burst into tears, thinking, "This lecherous man, how could Heaven be so blind, making me marry him?"

While Xiao Xiangyue was already heartbroken, the third young master of the Qin family was filled with rage at the thought of his happiness being crushed by the arranged marriage. A flower thief, now a chivalrous knight-errant, vowed to right the wrongs of the world. The image of

those tearful eyes in the sedan chair lingered in his mind. He knew that if he couldn't resolve this matter today, he could never be a carefree and detached thief!

Qin Ren, like a ghost, caught up with the wedding procession, leaping into the air and soaring towards the top of the eight-bearer sedan chair.

No one at the back of the procession noticed Qin Ren. Everyone laughed, while the bride wept. The wedding party, having received their reward, were naturally happy; how could they understand the sorrow of the woman in the sedan chair? The joyous crowd, engrossed in their music and celebration, were unaware of the uninvited guest's arrival.

Qin Ren leaped onto the top of the sedan chair, used his folding fan to tear a large hole in the roof, slipped inside, and then gently closed the roof again. This series of movements was incredibly fluid; from start to finish, it took an ordinary person only two blinks of an eye, so naturally, no one noticed.

The bride, secretly weeping in her sedan chair, was suddenly struck by a figure descending from the sky. Her face paled instantly, and she gasped, her lips, hidden behind her veil, about to cry out, when a warm hand covered her mouth.

It was the third young master of the Qin family, his hand covering the bride's mouth, his eyes gazing tenderly at her. His deep black eyes seemed to possess an irresistible pull, captivating her gaze.

Looking at this gentle and handsome young man, the bride felt his smile was like the spring sunshine; an indescribable warmth made her forget her fear, and she looked at him with a mixture of curiosity and fervent longing.

Qin Ren slowly released his hand from her mouth. Freed, the bride softly asked, "Who are you? How did you get in?" Her voice was clear and melodious, like pearls falling on a jade plate, utterly enchanting.

Qin Ren smiled and said, "I am the Golden Boy from heaven, here to rescue the Jade Maiden banished to the mortal realm."

"You know about me?"

"I don't know, I only know there are tears in your eyes," Qin Ren said gently, carefully removing the veil from the bride's face.

Stunning, absolutely stunning. The moment the bride revealed her face, it was as if the jewel-encrusted phoenix crown on her head paled in comparison, and the crimson wedding dress on her body turned ashen. Only her celestial beauty radiated boundless brilliance.

Although her looks were comparable to Xiao Xiangyue's, her aura surpassed Xiao Xiangyue's. If Xiao Xiangyue was a beautiful, unripe fruit, just beginning to blush, then this bride was a ripe, red apple. Her beauty was unparalleled, her grace innate; even celestial maidens would pale in comparison.

"How rude!" The bride looked at Qin Ren shyly, then lowered her head and spat out, "My appearance is not something you can just look at as you please!"

Qin Ren smiled slightly and said, "What's wrong with looking at you? A scholar will die for his confidant, and a woman will adorn herself for her lover. I love looking at you; it makes me happy. What's the point of hiding such a stunning beauty?"

"You little rascal, you're no golden boy at all!" the bride said coquettishly. "Get out of here now, or I'll call for help!"

"Are you willing to do that?" Qin Ren suddenly grabbed the bride's delicate hand and pressed it against his chest. "Listen, my heart is beating; it's thriving for you."

The bride was startled. The moment Qin Ren grabbed her hand, she felt a sensation she had never experienced before flow through her body, making her feel weak. "Let go, you little rascal... You're so rude! My body is not something you can touch as you please!"

"Then who can touch you?" Qin Ren said with a wicked smile.

"That...that's something only my husband can touch..."

"Husband? Have you even met your husband? Do you love him? Will you truly be happy marrying him?"
"That's my business, none of your concern." The bride straightened her face, but didn't pull her hand away from Qin Ren's grasp: "My husband is wealthy and powerful, holding a prominent position in both officialdom and the martial world. How could I not be happy marrying him?"

Qin Ren shook his head: "You haven't even met him, how do you know he'll treat you well? So what if he's wealthy and powerful? Wealthy and powerful men often treat women as appendages and tools; how could they truly love someone?"

"What do you know? You little thief, do you think I'd be happy marrying you instead of my husband?" The bride blushed deeply as soon as she uttered these words, secretly cursing herself: "How shameless! How could I speak so carelessly the moment I see this little thief?"

Qin Ren knelt on one knee, looking at the bride devoutly, and said, "You're right,

only by marrying me will you be happy." "Shameless! Saying such things on the first meeting, your sincerity is extremely limited."

"Haha, at least I've met you once before, but your future husband is someone I've never even met! Compared to him, aren't we much closer? Besides, we've already been intimate... Come with me!" With that, Qin Ren squeezed the bride's soft hand tightly.

The bride's heart fluttered. "If I go with you, wouldn't I be an utterly shameless woman? I can't do something so wanton!"

"Do you know what love at first sight is? Our destiny from a past life decided that the moment we met, the instant I saw your eyes, I had already fallen in love with you. Believe me!"

"Love at first sight..." the bride silently repeated twice, a strange light gradually appearing on her face. Yes, love at first sight. The moment this handsome young man descended from the sky and covered her mouth, she knew he had successfully won over her heart.

But she was a woman about to be married, and her family had received a dowry from that powerful figure. How could she just leave with a complete stranger? What would happen to her family if she left?

Besides, there were fourteen skilled guards sent by that powerful figure in the wedding procession; how could she possibly escape so easily?

Yet, her father and brothers treated her like merchandise, selling her off without a second thought for her feelings. Why should she care about such family members?

This young man, even with those skilled guards, managed to sneak into the sedan chair unnoticed. Did he really have the ability to take her away?

The bride's emotions shifted rapidly, her eyes gradually becoming hazy. Qin Ren, observing her expression, knew she was struggling with her thoughts, so he didn't press her. He gently asked, "We've talked for so long, and I still don't know your name. My name is Qin Ren. You can call me Brother Qin, or just my name."

"Brother Qin, lover... Qin Ren, lover... Hehe, bad guy..." The bride covered her mouth and giggled, temporarily putting aside her chaotic thoughts: "My name is Liu Piaopiao..."

Chapter 5

"Piaopiao, would you like to come with me?" Seeing that Liu Piaopiao was already interested, Qin Ren pressed on while the iron was hot.

"There are fourteen experts outside..." Liu Piaopiao said hesitantly.

Qin Ren was overjoyed. Liu Piaopiao's words meant she agreed to him. He immediately said with great bravado, "Those outside are called experts? They didn't even know I came in! Besides, I'm taking you away. So what if they find out? In the Great Qin Empire, who can do anything to me?"

Saying this, he stood up and forcefully pulled Liu Piaopiao's small hand, making her stand up.

Qin Ren stood facing Liu Piaopiao. He held her waist with one arm, and with a slight pull, Liu Piaopiao involuntarily pressed against him, her full breasts against his chest.

Liu Piaopiao cried out softly, "How can you be so rude? Taking advantage of me again!"

Qin Ren's hand slowly moved to Liu Piaopiao's buttocks, chuckling, "Piaopiao, how am I rude?"

Liu Piaopiao was about to speak when she felt Qin Ren's large hand caress her buttocks. Her face flushed, and she said shyly, "You lecherous scoundrel, you just know how to bully me!"

Seeing Liu Piaopiao's blushing face, Qin Ren couldn't resist lowering his head and kissing her cherry lips.

Liu Piaopiao let out a soft moan, her body stiffening at first, then softening. While savoring her sweet lips, Qin Ren used his tongue to pry open her pearly teeth, slipping it into her mouth and teasing her tongue.

The sedan chair swayed rhythmically up and down as Qin Ren forcefully sucked on Liu Piaopiao's tongue, a flame slowly rising in her lower abdomen. Unbeknownst to her, Qin Ren's experienced teasing technique employed the "Burning Desire" internal energy, a powerful aphrodisiac for women.

This was the first time Qin Ren had used this internal energy; he hadn't needed it with Xiao Xiangyue during their intimate moments, as she was already willing to submit to him, requiring no further teasing. As

Qin Ren sucked on Liu Piaopiao's tongue, one hand cupped her cheek. He watched as her body temperature rose, her body softened, her breathing became more rapid, and her eyes grew increasingly hazy. He thought to himself, "Young Master has succeeded!" His hand,

caressing Liu Piaopiao's face, slid down her collarbone, his fingers probing inside her collar, where a vortex seemed to be drawing her in. Liu Piaopiao felt a struggle within her. She didn't know why she felt such desire. The fingers that caressed her breasts burned within her with a delicate, rhythmic touch. She closed her eyes, trembling in the man's breath.

Qin Ren's fingers teased her sensitive spots, the soft, virgin skin intoxicating him. Desire burned within him, and this burning desire also ignited his own.

Qin Ren and Liu Piaopiao kissed passionately, their tongues exploring each other with intimate sounds.

Qin Ren sensed Liu Piaopiao's desire, but his hands were simply too busy. One hand, which had been withdrawn, loosened his own belt, while the other loosened Liu Piaopiao's.

The womanizer despised morality; bodily desire was the guiding principle of all his actions. The philosopher's repressed passion couldn't bring him pleasure. In this new life, he wanted to indulge in pleasure, seizing every opportunity to fill his mind with ecstasy.

From her heart to every part of her body, Liu Piaopiao's eyes were misty with desire. She felt Qin Ren's movements; she knew the cloth covering her lower body was gradually being removed. She wanted to stop him, but her body protested.

The "Burning Desire" true energy, the true energy that burns away reason, could turn even the most virtuous woman into a wanton one under its influence. Of course, that was on the condition that the virtuous woman gave him the chance to kiss her. For Qin Ren, if a virtuous woman didn't give him that chance, he would consider using drugs.

Liu Piaopiao felt a chill in her lower body; the bride, dressed in her finery on top, was now completely naked from the waist down.

Qin Ren's hand touched the bride… (70 words omitted here), he bit Piaopiao's ear, smiling wickedly, and whispered, "Your body is really sensitive."

The bride whimpered, but her arms tightly wrapped around Qin Ren's back, pressing his body against hers.

Qin Ren's pants were already down; having gained practical experience, Qin Ren was no longer as reckless as he had been in his virginity. He gently, tenderly, and slowly thrust in.

A feeling of being swallowed by a warm tide made Qin Ren involuntarily sigh, "Ah...so good, the feeling of being a pervert, so good!"

The bride felt herself being filled, an electric-like pleasure filling her entire body. She couldn't help but moan, but Qin Ren covered her mouth with one hand, "It's not time to hurt yet..." As he spoke, Qin Ren straightened his waist, breaking through the final barrier. Piaopiao's body convulsed, the pain of her first time causing her to let out a suppressed cry, and crystal tears slid from the corners of her eyes.

Qin Ren stuck out his tongue and licked away Piaopiao's tears, then began to move gently. He activated the "Turning Clouds and Overturning Rain" divine skill, and scorching true energy surged into Liu Piaopiao's body, gradually stopping her pain. The flower thief's gentle movements masked the pain, and pleasure washed over her like a tide. She wanted to shout, but Qin Ren covered her mouth. She kept shaking her head, leaning against the sedan chair, her body twisting with Qin Ren's movements.

The wedding procession moved forward with great fanfare, unaware that their bride was currently entangled with a notorious womanizer. The festive music and firecrackers masked the slightest noises from inside the sedan chair. To the accompaniment of the music, Qin Ren released his burning essence into the bride's body. In that moment, someone else's bride became his prey.

Yes, prey. Sweet talk was the nature of a womanizer, and seducing women into bed was his duty. As for love, the third young master of the Qin family hadn't considered it yet.

After a frenzied affair, Qin Ren wiped away the bride's virginity with a white silk handkerchief, then carefully placed it in his pocket. He was a typical virginity fetishist; this would be his badge of honor as a womanizer unlike any other.

He helped Liu Piaopiao dress, tidied her new clothes, and then sat with her in the sedan chair, gently stroking her little ear.

Liu Piaopiao gradually regained her senses. She looked at Qin Ren, lowered her head, bit her lip, and tears welled up involuntarily. She didn't know why she had done this, why she had given her pure and innocent body to a stranger she had just met.

"Don't you think I'm a lewd woman?" Liu Piaopiao asked softly. Now that she was already his, what else could she think? Anyway, she liked him, but she had given herself to him on their first meeting. Would he look down on her afterward?

Qin Ren flicked her nose: "What are you saying? Your pure and innocent body is the best proof." He added in his mind, "Besides, any woman who falls into my hands will become a harlot."

"If I go with you, the Dugu family won't let us go," Liu Piaopiao said, talking about the future.

"The Dugu family? The Dugu family of Fenyu Tower in Jiangnan?" Qin Ren scoffed. "They're nothing. I could topple Fenyu Tower with a single finger."

Liu Piaopiao instinctively thought Qin Ren was boasting, but she didn't want to argue. She leaned gently on Qin Ren's shoulder and said, "Brother Qin, I've already submitted to you. I have nowhere else to go."

Qin Ren automatically mistook "Brother Qin" for "Brother Lover," and holding Liu Piaopiao's small hand, he said, "Who said you have nowhere to go? Where Brother Lover goes is where you should go. Are you rested? Brother Lover will take you away now." As he spoke, he wrapped

his left arm around Liu Piaopiao's waist, held a folding fan in his right hand, stood up, pushed open the sedan chair roof he had previously broken open, and soared into the sky with Liu Piaopiao in his arms.

Flying with someone in tow naturally couldn't be completely silent. The moment Qin Ren burst out from under the sedan chair, several voices cried out simultaneously, "Oh no! Someone's trying to steal the bride!"

Chapter Six:

Qin Ren in Flight

That was true flight, like a white crane soaring through the sky, or a roc spreading its wings across the clouds.

He held Liu Piaopiao around the waist with his left arm, a folding fan in his right, waving it as he strolled gracefully through the air. The ultimate lightness skill of the "Free and Easy Wind Riding Technique" was being unleashed to its limit.

A strong wind rose, their robes fluttering, Qin Ren's sky-blue robe and Liu Piaopiao's bright red wedding dress tangled together in the air, billowing in the wind.

The fourteen masters on the ground witnessed this scene, their mouths agape, staring up at the couple who flew overhead like a pair of immortals. Saliva dripped from their mouths, but they were oblivious. Snot dripped onto their clothes, but they didn't wipe it away.

Their eyes were captivated by the beautiful scenery in the sky.

Even the musicians, sedan chair bearers, and others accompanying the bride were stunned. What is most captivating? Beauty is most captivating!

The bride's silvery laughter cascaded down from the sky, falling to the ground like a string of pearls. She wrapped her arms around Qin Ren's waist, laughing as she admired the handsome young man's dashing demeanor.

What is handsome? This is handsome!

His light-footed skill, his elegant martial arts, his dashing style—martial arts that could make an ugly man appear graceful and an ugly woman appear elegant!

Not to mention Qin Ren and Liu Piaopiao, this stunningly beautiful couple, when they flew together, their dashing and elegant bearing, their extraordinary beauty, would be enough to shame fourteen masters whose looks were unworthy of their hometown elders and whose martial arts were unworthy of the Qin Empire, to the point of death.

But the fourteen masters' unwavering resolve kept them alive. Despite their immense shame, despite their deep-seated belief that Qin Ren and Liu Piaopiao were a match made in heaven, they dared not disobey their master.

They had to complete their mission, for their master was the master of the Fenyu Tower in Jiangnan, known as "One Cut, Two Cracks," Dugu Hongjian!

Dugu Hongjian would never allow anyone to steal his bride. Although he already had forty-seven women in his household, his bed could accommodate seventy-four women; forty-seven women were far from enough to satisfy him!

Therefore, the fourteen skilled fighters working for him and tasked with this escort mission had no choice but to give chase. They had to retrieve the bride, or they would die!

Qin Ren, carrying Liu Piaopiao, flew for over forty zhang before landing. By then, the fourteen fighters, weapons in hand, were already chasing after him, shouting and yelling.

Hearing the shouts behind him, Qin Ren frowned.

He didn't want to kill them. He had come to steal the bride today; legally, he was a criminal, while those fighters were merely courageous individuals fighting against evil forces—or security guards whose duty compelled them to fight against evil.

But morally speaking, the bride had already been with him; she was already his woman. Qin Ren wasn't so noble as to share a woman with someone else.

As a refined womanizer, even if it meant killing the woman he'd slept with, he would never allow another man to touch her.

Moreover, the woman in this arranged marriage was unwilling; she was merely sold to Dugu Hongjian as a commodity. Forcing sexual relations against her will constitutes rape.

Qin Ren was a womanizer, but a refined one. He could seduce, drug, or force himself on her, but he would never tolerate such a heinous act as rape that tarnished his reputation!

Therefore, Qin Ren wouldn't allow those experts to take Liu Piaopiao back. However, given Qin Ren's martial arts skills, he was no match for fourteen experts in this open space.

Qin Ren decided to escape. He swept Liu Piaopiao up in his arms, took long strides, and ran forward.

His lightness skill was far beyond what those experts could match. Despite carrying someone, Liu Piaopiao was very light, less than half the weight Qin Ren used to carry when he was ten years old practicing his lightness skill.

The wind whistled past his ears as Qin Ren ran faster and faster, leaving the other experts far behind.

After running for a while, the experts were exhausted and out of breath. One of them, with a particularly loud voice, shouted at Qin Ren's retreating figure, "Brother, you stole the bride! At least leave a name behind! We'd have something to explain when we get back!"

Qin Ren didn't turn around and said, "My name is Qin Ren, nickname 'Lover.' Go back and tell Dugu Hongjian that Liu Piaopiao loves me. She's mine now. Tell him to give up on that idea!"

The fourteen experts stared dumbfounded as Qin Ren disappeared into the distance. They couldn't believe that a teenager dared to openly challenge Dugu Hongjian.

But they didn't care anymore. At least they knew Qin Ren's name; at least they had some explanation. If the hot-tempered Dugu Hongjian was in a good mood, he might spare their lives.

But in their eyes, Qin Ren's life was definitely in danger. Dugu Hongjian was extremely concerned with his reputation. Qin Ren stealing his bride was a loss of face for him. Dugu Hongjian wasn't lacking in women, but he couldn't afford to lose face!

Face is something that drives men crazy. For the sake of face, Dugu Hongjian would definitely issue a "Jianghu kill order" to arrest Qin Ren.

It's important to know that Dugu Hongjian was not only the head of the "Fenyu Tower," a martial arts organization in Jiangnan, but also the general manager of the "Jianghu Yamen," the official body of the Qin Empire responsible for managing martial arts affairs.

In the Jiangnan martial arts world, there were six major forces: three halls, two towers, and one manor. The three halls were Baohua Hall, Chuixue Hall, and Fengyue Hall; the two towers were Fenyu Tower and Honghua Tower; and the manor was naturally Xiaoyao Manor. Other independent martial arts groups weren't among the six major forces, but many of them contained reclusive masters who shouldn't be underestimated.

In the Jiangbei martial arts world, there were seven major forces: three pavilions, two sects, one fortress, and one alliance. The three pavilions are the Snow-blowing Pavilion, the Flower-Protecting Pavilion, and the Moon-Shining Pavilion; the two sects are the Moon-Worshipping Sect and the Flower-Pitying Sect; the fortress is naturally the Iron-Blooded Howling Sky Fortress; and the alliance is the One-Knife Alliance. There are also many independent groups in Jiangbei, not included in this count.

However, the thirteen major forces in Jiangnan and Jiangbei are merely righteous organizations, engaging in business, paying taxes, and occasionally suppressing evil—ostensibly law-abiding martial arts gangs. Within the Great Qin Empire, there are also many underworld sects, such as the "Little Ox Society," the "Sky Wolf Gang," the "Black Blood Alliance," and the "Mad Demon Hall," and naturally, the classic underworld villain—the Demonic Sect!

To facilitate the management of righteous organizations and combat underworld organizations, the Great Qin Empire established the "Jianghu Yamen" (Martial Arts Office). Martial arts practitioners spontaneously elect masters to serve as Yamen directors, constables, and other officials, receiving government salaries, registering in the Great Qin Empire's bureaucratic system, holding fourth-rank official positions, and assisting the court in managing Jianghu affairs. Originally, the position of general manager of the Jianghu government was not meant for Dugu Hongjian. However, super masters like Qin Xiaoyao and Tie Kongshan were too lazy to deal with such worldly affairs, while Dugu Hongjian was very keen on power. He was skilled in martial arts and had money from his family. Before long, he managed to get the position of general manager of the Jianghu government.

The "Jianghu Kill Order" is the most serious wanted notice issued by the Jianghu authorities. Once issued, any gang with members within the Jianghu authorities must send people to carry it out, regardless of whether the target is dead or alive. Qin Xiaoyao, as the leader of the Jiangnan White Path Alliance, naturally had a few disciples stationed in the Jianghu authorities on a symbolic basis.

Qin Ren naturally knew Dugu Hong's background, but he didn't take it seriously at all. In his view, who would dare to provoke the Third Young Master of the Qin family? It was already a blessing for others not to provoke him; for them to dare to provoke him was simply courting death.

What Qin Ren didn't know was that while few in the righteous martial arts world dared to provoke the Qin family, the underworld was fearless. Moreover, few in the righteous martial arts world knew that the Third Young Master was traveling the Jianghu!

The Third Young Master of the Qin family snatched Liu Piaopiao, shook off his pursuers, and strode towards his carriage. He and Liu Piaopiao exchanged sweet nothings for a while, and then had a passionate encounter in the sedan chair. The wedding procession had already gone quite far from the carriage, and it wasn't until about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn that they ran back to the carriage.

Xiao Xiangyue was still sitting in the carriage, gazing in the direction the wedding procession had gone. After a long while, she finally saw Qin Ren run back. She was initially happy, but when she saw Qin Ren carrying a woman dressed in a bridal gown in his arms, with the woman's two snow-white arms draped around Qin Ren's neck, giggling coquettishly, she couldn't help but feel extremely displeased. After a moment's thought, she sighed, "Ah, well, it's common for men to have three wives and four concubines. This playboy's ambition was to be an unprecedented flower thief. Yue'er, you should just accept your fate! Being with him is much better than being picked by others in the pleasure quarters!"

~Chapter Four Passing Through a Sea of Flowers~

Section One

Jiangnan, the meeting hall of the Fenyu Tower headquarters.

Dressed in his finest attire, Dugu Hongjian stared grimly at the fourteen trembling disciples kneeling before him, who

had been ordered to escort Liu Piaopiao. Today was supposed to be his wedding day; he was all dressed in his new clothes, and the guest list filled a hundred tables. But his bride had been abducted, and he had utterly lost face.

"You're saying… a kid named Qin Ren snatched Piaopiao away, and the fourteen of you couldn't even stop him, let alone catch him?" Dugu Hongjian narrowed his eyes and spoke slowly.

The fourteen experts nodded repeatedly. The one with the loud voice who had made Qin Ren famous said, "Master, that young man's lightness skill is incredible. We don't even know how he sneaked into the bridal sedan chair. He carried Miss Piaopiao and floated for over forty feet in the air before landing. We wanted to catch up with him and snatch Miss Piaopiao back, but he was faster than all of us combined. All fourteen of us combined couldn't outrun him..."

"Idiots!" Dugu Hongjian slammed his hand on the table, his powerful palm strike shattering the fine sandalwood into a pile of dust. "Can't outrun him combined? You think speed can be added together? Damn it, I, Dugu Hongjian, the dignified Master of Fenyu Tower and the General Manager of the Jianghu Government, how did I end up with a bunch of trash like you!"

Dugu Hongjian smashed the table, startling the fourteen experts, who kowtowed repeatedly, saying, "Master, spare us! Master, spare us!"

"Do you think killing you will bring Liu Piaopiao back?" Gu Du Hongjian sneered. Although he had a volatile temper, he wasn't stupid; otherwise, he wouldn't have become a local tyrant. "Have you found out anything about that kid?"

"That kid only said his name was Qin Ren, nicknamed 'Lover.' But when we passed through Wuyun City, the provincial capital of Yunnan Province, we heard from the people at the brothel run by the city guard that Qin Ren spent a million taels of silver to steal Xiao Xiangyue's 'red pill,' and even killed the demon Buu from Bujiazhuang and the Four Heavenly Kings." The brothel madam didn't tell them Qin Ren's true identity. In fact, she did it intentionally. Seeing that Qin Ren had offended the people of Fenyu Tower, she deliberately didn't tell them Qin Ren's true identity; her sinister intentions were obvious.

"Oh? He can kill Majin Buu and the Four Heavenly Kings..." Dugu Hongjian pondered, "What's his connection to Xiaoyao Manor?"

"No connection. The brothel madam said Qin Ren isn't a member of the Qin family, and his martial arts skills seem mediocre. He killed Majin Buu and the Four Heavenly Kings entirely through trickery."

"Majin Buu is simple-minded and doesn't live up to his name. The Four Heavenly Kings are arrogant and conceited; 'The Four Mad Kings' would be more fitting. If he only killed them by trickery, Qin Ren is nothing to worry about. Issue my order: issue a 'Jianghu Murder Order'! Oh, no, issue a 'Jianghu Hunt Order'! Order Ji Wuhua, one of the four great constables of the Jianghu government, 'Cold-Blooded Life Chaser,' to lead four gold-medal constables, eight silver-medal constables, and twelve bronze-medal constables to arrest him. You bunch of useless trash, go and issue the Jianghu Hunt Order, mobilize the masters of all sects. Hmm, once the Jianghu Hunt Order is issued, all the sects of the Jianghu will obey. I want to see where that brat Qin Ren can escape to!"

After the fourteen experts left to carry out their orders, Dugu Hongjian thought for a moment and called out, "Someone come here!" A servant in blue entered and respectfully asked, "What are your orders, Master?" Dugu

Hongjian replied, "Tell the kitchen to cook me a bowl of noodles; I'm hungry. Also, send a carrier pigeon to contact Ximen Wudi, the leader of the Demonic Sect, and have him help me snatch a kid named Qin Ren. Heh heh, Qin Ren can afford to pay a million taels to hire the top courtesan of a brothel; his family must be quite wealthy. Let the Demonic Sect find a way to get some money out of him before the Jianghu authorities catch him. Damn it, trying to steal my woman, doesn't he even know how many lives he has?! How bulging is his purse!"

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Qin Ren was unaware that Dugu Honglie had already colluded with the Demonic Sect and was planning to murder him for money.

The third young master of the Qin family, along with Liu Piaopiao and Xiao Xiangyue, sat in the carriage, humming a tune as they headed towards Wanhua City. The third young master rested his head on Xiao Xiangyue's lap and his feet on Liu Piaopiao's lap, humming a tune with his eyes half-closed in comfort. Meanwhile, Liu Piaopiao and Xiao Xiangyue were sizing each other up, occasionally glaring at one another.

Although Qin Ren had introduced Xiao Xiangyue and Liu Piaopiao to each other as soon as he got into the car, the two women were still quite unhappy. Liu Piaopiao hadn't expected Qin Ren to already have a beautiful woman before her, while Xiao Xiangyue worried that if Qin Ren hooked up with another beauty, his affection for her would diminish.

Seeing Qin Ren's smug expression, Xiao Xiangyue couldn't help but carefully complain, "Is this how a womanizer behaves? You take every beautiful woman you see into your room. When have you ever heard of a womanizer having many women around him? A dashing womanizer should just pat his hands and leave after getting what he wants..."

Liu Piaopiao, with her sharp ears, immediately retorted, "What do you mean? Brother Qin loves me. How could he play with other people's feelings and bodies? If you teach him like this, aren't you corrupting him?"

Xiao Xiangyue was both amused and exasperated, saying, "Does he need me to corrupt him? He's a big bad guy himself! Sister Piaopiao, you don't know, this bad guy's ambition is to be a womanizer, and taking women's bodies is his biggest goal."

Liu Piaopiao was two years older than Xiao Xiangyue and two years older than Qin Ren. Logically, Qin Ren should call her "sister," but the extremely chauvinistic Qin Ren didn't care about the age difference, and Liu Piaopiao didn't realize she was older than Qin Ren, calling him "brother Qin" very naturally.

Liu Piaopiao sneered, "Sister Yue'er, you've only been with Brother Qin for a day, haven't you? How do you know what he's thinking? Sister Yue'er, although you were pure and innocent before you were with Brother Qin, you're from a brothel. How can you compare to a respectable woman like me? I bet you're afraid that Brother Qin will ignore you after he has me, aren't you?"

"You... I kindly told you the young master's true colors, and you still mock me! It's because of foolish women like you that there are so many heartless men and libertines in the world!"

"Foolish? Are you clever and quick-witted? If you were clever and quick-witted, how could you have been sold into a brothel? If it weren't for a kind person like Brother Qin, you'd probably still be sleeping with those rich old men in the brothel!"

"And how much better are you? You were abducted by Brother Xiao the first time you met him, and you even gave him your body. Love at first sight doesn't happen this quickly, does it?"

At first, the two girls spoke with a barbed tongue, their words sharp yet tactful. But later, they began to sarcastically exchange insults, their language so vicious that even Qin Ren was astonished. He thought to himself, "These women are truly born arguing masters; their arguments are deadly!"

"Alright!" Qin Ren sat up, his face hardening. He gave the two girls a cold, sweeping look and shouted, "You two, stop arguing!"

Seeing Qin Ren's fierce expression, the two girls immediately fell silent in fear. Qin Ren patted his head and said, "Young Master can't even get a good night's sleep! Do you two want me to shut you up? All that chattering, isn't it annoying? Let me tell you, once you enter the Qin family, you have to abide by the Qin family rules! You must obey orders and do whatever I say! You two girls, you think you're above the law just because I haven't shown my power! If you keep arguing, I'll take off your pants and spank you!"

Seeing the two girls nod repeatedly in fear, Qin Ren nodded in satisfaction, his tone softening, "Young Master isn't unreasonable, but men all want their families to be harmonious. It's not good to have trouble at home, is it? You'll have many sisters in the future. There are only two of you now, and you're already fighting amongst yourselves. What will you be like fighting with knives in the future?"

Xiao Xiangyue quickly retorted, "No, Young Master, Yue'er is the best girl. Yue'er will never argue with Sister Piaopiao again !" "They're arguing."

Liu Piaopiao also said, "Brother Qin, I wasn't always this fierce. I don't know why, but I started arguing with Sister Yue'er today. I didn't mean it, please don't be angry..."

Qin Ren thought to himself, "If you don't argue when you see your rivals, you're not normal people. But there has to be a limit to arguing. It's not good if it disturbs my rest. Damn it, this won't do. It's only two women arguing like this. If there are more people, they might actually start fighting with machetes... Sigh, having three wives and four concubines is troublesome! Should I really do as Yue'er said and just walk away after I've had a woman, without taking her with me? That won't do either. How can I leave the women I've been with to other men? Kill them? Hmm, that would be best, a clean break..."

Seven

days later, Qin Ren, Xiao Xiangyue, and Liu Piaopiao arrived at the headquarters of Baohua Hall—Wanhua City.

Baohua Hall is the largest beauty gang in Jiangnan. Eight or nine out of ten of its members are women, and men are pitifully few.

Xiao Shanhe, the head of the main hall, was renowned in the martial arts world for his handsome appearance and womanizing ways, known as the most handsome man in Jiangnan and the most romantic man in the land. His most cherished motto was: "A man's lust is his true nature. A man without lust is merely a figurehead."

Wanhua City, nestled in a basin surrounded by mountains, enjoys a year-round spring-like climate where flowers never fade, hence its name.

The city has over ten thousand households, most of whom are disciples of the Baohua Hall. Baohua Hall cultivates rare and exotic flowers and herbs for wealth, so the city's inhabitants are all engaged in flower cultivation. Baohua Hall also cultivates various poisonous flowers and herbs, so most poison masters in the martial arts world purchase their poisons from Baohua Hall, and countless poison masters also reside among its disciples.

Qin Ren, accompanied by Xiao Xiangyue and Liu Piaopiao, walked through the city. Half of the shops lining the streets were flower shops, and the city was bustling with flower lovers from all over, selecting their favorite blooms.

The road was lined with beautiful women, dazzling Qin Ren. Unfortunately, while there were many beauties, most were only of average to above-average looks, far inferior to the stunning beauty of Xiao Xiangyue and Liu Piaopiao. As a refined flower thief, he might occasionally sample wildflowers by the roadside, but the idea of the third young master of the Qin family picking flowers among wildflowers was something he absolutely refused to do.

"Alas, though there are many flowers, they are all just country wildflowers. Only a true man would approach only the most beautiful and pluck only the finest," Qin Ren sighed, shaking his head as he looked at the charming women by the roadside.

It was just past noon, and Qin Ren planned to find an inn, book rooms, and then take the two women to stroll around the streets and enjoy the beauty of Wan Hua City.

As the three were searching for an inn, they suddenly heard a commotion ahead, followed by a scattering of people as a group of people approached.

Seeing this, Qin Ren pulled Xiao Xiangyue and Liu Piaopiao to the side of the road and watched the procession with the crowd.

The procession consisted of two groups of about a hundred people, mostly women. At the head of the procession were ten burly men in purple robes, carrying ten-colored flags to clear the way, followed by twenty women in yellow robes, long swords at their waists.

Next came a group of red-clad knights, about a dozen young men around twenty years old.

In the center of the procession was a large sedan chair carried by sixteen men. The chair had no doors or roof, and a tiger skin cushioned the wide seat. A middle-aged man in a snow-white robe sat in the chair, holding a wine cup in his left hand and embracing a beautiful woman with his right. Two women knelt at his feet, massaging his legs.

Behind the chair was another long procession of dozens of people, dressed in pink and green, all handsome men and beautiful women, but all carrying swords.

The man in the sedan chair was neither tall nor imposing, but although middle-aged, he was incredibly handsome. With a long, flowing beard, he exuded elegance.

"Hmm, such a grand entourage, such handsome looks, and so many beautiful men and women under his command... This guy must be Xiao Shanhe, the city lord of Wanhua City and the head of Baohua Hall!" Qin Ren thought with a smile, "He has many beautiful female disciples in his gang. Should I ask him to introduce some of them to me? It's said that Xiao Shanhe often does this kind of pimping, offering his gang's beautiful female disciples to high-ranking officials and powerful figures in the martial arts world, profiting quite a bit from it... Wait, how could I forget that Wanhua Hall has another name in the martial arts world—it's known as the brothel of the martial arts world?"

The third young master of the Qin family had ulterior motives, his gaze fixed intently on Xiao Shanhe in the sedan chair. At this moment, Xiao Shanhe was already equated with the many stunning beauties in his eyes.

The people along the roadside bowed and greeted Xiao Shanhe as he approached. Xiao Shanhe smiled and nodded slowly in acknowledgment.

Seeing Xiao Shanhe's arrogant demeanor, like that of a king, Qin Ren felt a surge of disgust. He thought to himself, "Even I, the Third Young Master of the Qin family, am never this arrogant when I'm roaming the martial world! You're just a lowly head of the Baohua Hall, the city keeper of Wanhua City, a teapot and pimp for a martial arts brothel, how dare you act like an emperor? Even if I want to patronize the girls in your hall, I don't need to give you any face! If you provoke me, I won't even pay!"

He didn't bow and greet Xiao Shanhe's group like ordinary people, his eyes fixed coldly on Xiao Shanhe.

Who was Xiao Shanhe? He immediately noticed two extremely unfriendly gazes fixed on him, gazes that seemed to conceal a hint of hostility.

Xiao Shanhe's eyes swept lightly across the crowd, spotting Qin Ren. He smiled slightly, his gaze meeting Qin Ren's.

Xiao Shanhe's internal energy was unfathomable; otherwise, he wouldn't be able to wield the "Seven Absolute Heavenly Sounds" divine skill, which could kill with a single, invisible sound. Although he only glanced at Qin Ren casually, his gaze held a hidden killing intent. An ordinary person, even the boldest would fall to the ground in fright after such a look, while the timid might even faint. Even martial artists dared not meet his eyes.

But Qin Ren was completely unconcerned. He was determined to crush Xiao Shanhe's arrogance, his eyes fixed on Xiao Shanhe coldly, unmoved by Xiao Shanhe's almost tangible gaze.

Now it was Xiao Shanhe's turn to be annoyed. His plan to defeat Qin Ren with his gaze had failed, and he felt deeply humiliated. Although others were unaware of their eye-to-eye confrontation, Qin Ren knew. He feared that the young man might later boast that he and Xiao Shanhe were evenly matched in a battle of eyes, that Xiao Shanhe couldn't even handle a young junior, and if this spread throughout the martial arts world, Xiao Shanhe would be finished. Already harboring murderous intent towards Qin Ren, Xiao Shanhe pondered how to deal with him while glancing at the two women behind him.

Seeing Xiao Shanhe avoid his gaze, Qin Ren secretly rejoiced, quickly unfolding his folding fan and gently fanning himself, regardless of the heat. Suddenly, he noticed Xiao Shanhe's expression change, his eyes fixed intently on Xiao Xiangyue beside him! Qin Ren

was puzzled and turned to look at Xiao Xiangyue, only to see her staring fixedly at Xiao Shanhe, her face extremely pale, a hint of fear in her eyes.

Qin Ren inwardly cried out in alarm; Xiao Shanhe had spotted Xiao Xiangyue! In Qin Ren's mind, this old lecher Xiao Shanhe must have taken a liking to Xiao Xiangyue. How could anyone else touch a woman the Third Young Master of the Qin family had been with? He immediately stepped aside, blocking Xiao Xiangyue's path, and looked at Xiao Shanhe with a defiant expression.

Xiao Shanhe snorted coldly, lightly brushing the woman's hair with his right hand, plucking a red flower, and flicking it with his index finger. The flower shot towards Qin Ren.

The flower wasn't fast; Qin Ren swung his folding fan, shattering it into pieces, petals flying everywhere.

Although Qin Ren shattered the flower with a single flick, the force emanating from it made his hand go numb. Xiao Shanhe's casual flick of the fan, yet the delicate red flower possessed such power—his internal strength was indeed as unfathomable as the rumors of the martial arts world!

Qin Ren's opinion of Xiao Shanhe changed somewhat. This old man wasn't a good person; he snatched a woman in the street, but his martial arts skills were quite impressive.

Seeing Xiao Shanhe make his move, the crowd retreated, clearing a space where only Qin Ren, Xiao Xiangyue, and Liu Piaopiao remained. Xiao Shanhe's group had already stopped, and the disciples of Baohua Hall had surrounded the two without waiting for Xiao Shanhe's order.

Xiao Shanhe sat in the sedan chair, took a sip of wine, picked up a red flower in his right hand, squinted, and said, "Yue'er, I didn't expect you to dare to sneak out of the brothel and still have the nerve to come back to Baohua Hall. Hmph, and you even brought a man back with you. Did you bring this boy to stand up for you and deal with me?"

Xiao Xiangyue took two steps forward, knelt down, and bowed gracefully to Xiao Shanhe, saying, "Father, I dare not. I only came back to see my mother."

Now it was Qin Ren's turn to be puzzled: "No way? Yue'er is Xiao Shanhe's daughter? Then wouldn't he become my father-in-law? But that doesn't make sense either. With Xiao Shanhe's status and wealth in the martial arts world, he wouldn't need to sell his daughter into a brothel. What the hell is going on here!"

In the third section,

Xiao Shanhe snorted coldly and said, "Your mother died three years ago, could it be that ..." "Didn't anyone tell you?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Xiangyue felt as if struck by lightning. Two streams of tears slid down her face, and she turned deathly pale. "What... Mother... is dead..."

Xiao Shanhe ignored Xiao Xiangyue's reaction and said coldly, "Your mother should have died long ago. If it weren't for our past relationship, I would have killed her with my own hands seven years ago! Wan Hua City doesn't welcome you. Go back to the brothel!"

Xiao Xiangyue sobbed, "Father, please let me go to Mother's memorial to pay my respects. Please..."

Xiao Shanhe said, "I don't care what your reasons are. Go back to the brothel immediately! Your mother was useless, but you are even more useless! I have already kicked you out of the house. You are no longer my daughter, Xiao Shanhe's daughter! If it weren't for Lord Li, the big boss of the brothel, pleading for you back then, I would have killed you as well! Go back, or else..." As he spoke, he raised the red flower in his hand to his eyebrows.

"Fuck your mother, what kind of father are you, you son of a bitch!" Hearing Xiao Shanhe's words, Qin Ren could no longer contain himself. He never imagined that such a heartless and cruel father truly existed in the world. He interrupted Xiao Shanhe, walked to Xiao Xiangyue's side, and helped her up. Seeing tears streaming down her face, her eyes filled with sorrow, he was consumed by rage.

Although Qin Ren aspired to be a womanizer, he naturally disdained any notion of chivalry. He had no particularly lofty ambitions in life; drinking heartily and chasing women was his motto. However, Qin Ren, with his strong sense of male chauvinism, felt that if he didn't stand up for his woman when she was being bullied, he would be no different from a coward. While he certainly wanted to seduce top-tier womanizers, protecting his own woman was equally his responsibility!

Qin Ren glanced coldly at Xiao Shanhe, completely oblivious to Xiao Shanhe's intimidating gaze. "Even tigers don't eat their cubs! You keep threatening to kill and torture them, yet you sold your own daughter to a brothel. How can there be a father like you? You are utterly unworthy to be a father!"

Seeing Qin Ren's defiance, Xiao Shanhe laughed instead of getting angry, saying, "Boy, who are you? What right do you have to interfere in my family affairs in Wan Hua City?"

Qin Ren said, "My name is Qin Ren, nicknamed 'Lover'! I paid one million taels of silver to take Yue'er away from the brothel. Yue'er is my woman now, and I must take care of her affairs!"

Qin Ren's words were resounding. Hearing his words, Xiao Xiangyue, who was immersed in the grief of losing her mother, felt a touch of sweetness again. She never expected that Qin Ren, who always claimed to be a heartless and indifferent flower thief, would say such things in front of her father, and she never expected that Qin Ren would even dare to defy Xiao Shanhe for her sake.

Xiao Shanhe laughed heartily and said, "So you're Qin Ren, the one wanted by the Jianghu authorities! No wonder you could block my 'Flying Flowers Chasing the Moon'! I heard you stole the concubine of Dugu Hongjian, the head of the Jianghu authorities... Hmm, the other woman behind you is her, isn't she? You little rascal, so you're quite the ladies' man! But you've already incurred Dugu Hongjian's deep-seated hatred, and now the Jianghu kill order has spread throughout Jiangnan. All the martial arts sects are ordered to hunt you down. You can barely protect yourself, so why should you care about Xiao Xiangyue?" "What's the matter?"

Qin Ren scoffed, "Do you think I'm easily frightened? You want me wanted? Are you kidding me? You old lecher, get this straight, the leader of the Jiangnan martial arts world's righteous path isn't Dugu Hongjian, it's Qin Xiaoyao!"

Xiao Shanhe was furious. He put down his wine cup, stood up from his seat, and said, "Boy, how dare you speak so disrespectfully! I, Xiao Shanhe, will take your life today and use your head to exchange for Dugu Hongjian's reward!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Shanhe swiftly jumped down from the sedan chair. With a flick of his right index finger, a red flower shot

towards Qin Ren. Qin Ren shattered the red flower with a flick of his fan. Although the flower was broken, the petals rained down on Qin Ren's vital points.

Relying on his "Indestructible Golden Silk Armor," Qin Ren didn't bother to dodge, letting the petals strike him. A series of dull impacts rang out. The small petals hitting Qin Ren produced quite a loud sound, proving that Xiao Shanhe's internal strength was indeed well-deserved.

Xiao Shanhe was astonished to see Qin Ren seemingly unharmed after being struck by dozens of flower petals. Those petals were infused with his internal energy; an ordinary martial artist struck by them would be pulverized. Qin Ren, however, was not only unharmed but also leisurely fanning himself with a folding fan and even winking at him. Xiao Shanhe was both shocked and furious.

He closed in on Qin Ren, his right hand pointing a halberd, aiming straight for Qin Ren's heart. Qin Ren smiled as he allowed Xiao Shanhe's finger to touch him. His indestructible golden silk armor neutralized the force of Xiao Shanhe's finger strike, while Qin Ren's century-old internal energy countered the attack, the powerful force causing Xiao Shanhe's entire right hand to go numb.

"Use your strength~~~~" Qin Ren smiled and beckoned to Xiao Shanhe.

Xiao Shanhe no longer dared to underestimate Qin Ren. He drew an iron flute and looked at Qin Ren with a serious expression: "Boy, think it over. If I play 'Seven Deadly Sounds,' no matter how strong your martial arts are, you will die here."

"Is that so?" Qin Ren narrowed his eyes, slowly closed his folding fan, tucked it into his belt, and slowly reached his right hand into his waist pouch.

Xiao Shanhe brought the iron flute to his lips, but his eyes were fixed on Qin Ren's right hand in his waist pouch. He intuitively felt that Qin Ren was taking out a very powerful weapon.

Judging from the size of the pouch, he was probably taking out one or more hidden weapons.

He had to subdue him with the Seven Deadly Sounds before he could release the hidden weapons! Xiao Shanhe thought to himself.

The disciples of Baohua Hall, including Qin Ren, Xiao Xiangyue, and Liu Piaopiao, sensed Xiao Shanhe's rapidly rising killing intent. The confrontation between Qin Ren and Xiao Shanhe also made them quite uncomfortable. Everyone unconsciously retreated three to five steps, significantly widening the encirclement.

Qin Ren's eyes flashed coldly as he stared intently at Xiao Shanhe. His right hand slowly extended outwards.

Xiao Shanhe held his breath, concentrated his inner strength, and prepared to play his iron flute.

Qin Ren's hand finally appeared!

The atmosphere reached its peak in that instant!

Everyone clearly saw what Qin Ren held in his hand: several sheets of paper—or rather, several sheets of paper that were anything but ordinary!

That was the largest money exchange in Jiangnan, an asset under the Xiaoyao Manor. The Xiaoyao Money Exchange issued gold notes with a face value of one hundred taels each, redeemable nationwide!

The notes even bore the unique seal of the Xiaoyao Money Exchange, a seal no one could forge!

Qin Ren had ten gold notes in his hand. He used them as a fan, fanning himself vigorously, and said cheerfully, "Blow! Blow! Young master has a reward! Blow well, young master will give you one hundred taels of gold. One time, one hundred taels; ten times, one thousand taels. If you have the strength to blow a thousand times, all one hundred thousand taels of gold notes on my person are yours! Damn, I've only ever heard of courtesans playing the flute, never a grown man playing it. Damn, this is truly an eye-opener!"

Everyone was stunned. The disciples of Baohua Hall were stunned, the onlookers were stunned, even Xiao Shanhe, who was about to play the Seven Absolute Heavenly Melodies, was stunned.

Xiao Shanhe felt utterly humiliated and furious. He had already mustered all his inner strength, intending to play the Seven Absolute Heavenly Melodies, but Qin Ren's actions had made him forget to even sound his iron flute.

The consequences were severe; his pent-up inner strength erupted within him. "Pfft..." Xiao Shanhe spat out a mouthful of blood, his face turning ashen. Pointing at Qin Ren, his lips trembled as he said, "You...you...Embracing Flower Hall disciples, listen to my command...chop those three...to pieces and feed them to the dogs!"

In the fourth section,

one hundred and eight male and female disciples of the Embracing Flower Hall surrounded Qin Ren, Xiao Xiangyue, and Liu Piaopiao.

The encirclement consisted of three layers: the innermost layer had eighteen female disciples, the second layer had thirty-six male disciples, and the outermost layer had seventy-two female disciples. Combined with the colorful clothes of the Embracing Flower Hall disciples, they looked like a giant tricolor flower.

One hundred and eight fine steel longswords gleamed coldly in the sunlight. All the disciples of Baohua Hall held their swords in the same posture, and the reflected sunlight shone on Qin Ren and his two companions, casting countless mottled spots of light on them.

Faced with this impenetrable formation, Qin Ren remained unfazed.

Now it was Qin Ren's turn to be puzzled: "No way? Yue'er is Xiao Shanhe's daughter? Then wouldn't he become my father-in-law? But that doesn't make sense. With Xiao Shanhe's status and wealth in the martial arts world, he wouldn't sell his daughter into a brothel, would he? What the hell is going on?!"

In the third section,

Xiao Shanhe snorted coldly and said, "Your mother died three years ago. Didn't anyone tell you?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Xiangyue felt as if struck by lightning. Two lines of tears streamed down her face, and she turned deathly pale. "What... Mother... died..."

Xiao Shanhe ignored Xiao Xiangyue's reaction and coldly said ... He said, "Your mother should have died long ago. If it weren't for our past relationship, I would have killed her with my own hands seven years ago! Wan Hua City doesn't welcome you. Go back to the brothel!"

Xiao Xiangyue cried, "Father, please let me go to my mother's grave to pay my respects, please..."

Xiao Shanhe said, "I don't care what your reasons are, go back to the brothel immediately! Your mother was useless, but you are even more useless! I have already kicked you out of the house. You are no longer my daughter, Xiao Shanhe! If it weren't for Lord Li, the big boss of the brothel, pleading for you back then, I would have killed you as well! Go back, or else..." As he spoke, he raised the red flower in his hand to his eyebrows.

"Fuck your mother, what kind of father are you, you son of a bitch!" Hearing Xiao Shanhe's words, Qin Ren could no longer hold back. He never thought that there could be such a heartless and cruel father in the world. He interrupted Xiao Shanhe, walked to Xiao Xiangyue's side, helped her up, and saw tears streaming down her face, her eyes filled with sorrow. He was filled with rage.

Although Qin Ren aspired to be a womanizer, he naturally disdained any notion of chivalry. He had no particularly lofty ambitions in life; drinking heartily and chasing women was his motto. However, Qin Ren, with his strong sense of male chauvinism, felt that if he didn't stand up for his woman when she was being bullied, he would be no different from a coward. While he certainly wanted to pursue top-tier womanizers, protecting his own woman was equally his responsibility!

Qin Ren glanced coldly at Xiao Shanhe, completely oblivious to Xiao Shanhe's intimidating gaze. "Even tigers don't eat their cubs! You keep threatening to kill and torture them, yet you sold your own daughter to a brothel. How can there be a father like you? You are utterly unworthy to be a father!"

Seeing Qin Ren's defiance, Xiao Shanhe laughed instead of getting angry, saying, "Boy, who are you? What right do you have to interfere in my family affairs in Wan Hua City?"

Qin Ren said, "My name is Qin Ren, nicknamed 'Lover'! I paid one million taels of silver to take Yue'er away from the brothel. Yue'er is my woman now, and I must take care of her affairs!"

Qin Ren's words were resounding. Hearing his words, Xiao Xiangyue, who was immersed in the grief of losing her mother, felt a touch of sweetness again. She never expected that Qin Ren, who always claimed to be a heartless and indifferent flower thief, would say such things in front of her father, and she never expected that Qin Ren would even dare to defy Xiao Shanhe for her sake.

Xiao Shanhe laughed heartily and said, "So you're Qin Ren, the one wanted by the Jianghu authorities! No wonder you could block my 'Flying Flowers Chasing the Moon'! I heard you stole the concubine of Dugu Hongjian, the head of the Jianghu authorities... Hmm, the other woman behind you is her, isn't she? You little rascal, so you're quite the ladies' man! But you've already incurred Dugu Hongjian's deep-seated hatred, and now the Jianghu kill order has spread throughout Jiangnan. All the martial arts sects are ordered to hunt you down. You can barely protect yourself, so why should you care about Xiao Xiangyue?" "What's the matter?"

Qin Ren scoffed, "Do you think I'm easily frightened? You want me wanted? Are you kidding me? You old lecher, get this straight, the leader of the Jiangnan martial arts world's righteous path isn't Dugu Hongjian, it's Qin Xiaoyao!"

Xiao Shanhe was furious. He put down his wine cup, stood up from his seat, and said, "Boy, how dare you speak so disrespectfully! I, Xiao Shanhe, will take your life today and use your head to exchange for Dugu Hongjian's reward!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Shanhe swiftly jumped down from the sedan chair. With a flick of his right index finger, a red flower shot

towards Qin Ren. Qin Ren shattered the red flower with a flick of his fan. Although the flower was broken, the petals rained down on Qin Ren's vital points.

Relying on his "Indestructible Golden Silk Armor," Qin Ren didn't bother to dodge, letting the petals strike him. A series of dull impacts rang out. The small petals hitting Qin Ren produced quite a loud sound, proving that Xiao Shanhe's internal strength was indeed well-deserved.

Xiao Shanhe was astonished to see Qin Ren seemingly unharmed after being struck by dozens of flower petals. Those petals were infused with his internal energy; an ordinary martial artist struck by them would be pulverized. Qin Ren, however, was not only unharmed but also leisurely fanning himself with a folding fan and even winking at him. Xiao Shanhe was both shocked and furious.

He closed in on Qin Ren, his right hand pointing a halberd, aiming straight for Qin Ren's heart. Qin Ren smiled as he allowed Xiao Shanhe's finger to touch him. His indestructible golden silk armor neutralized the force of Xiao Shanhe's finger strike, while Qin Ren's century-old internal energy countered the attack, the powerful force causing Xiao Shanhe's entire right hand to go numb.

"Use your strength~~~~" Qin Ren smiled and beckoned to Xiao Shanhe.

Xiao Shanhe no longer dared to underestimate Qin Ren. He drew an iron flute and looked at Qin Ren with a serious expression: "Boy, think it over. If I play 'Seven Deadly Sounds,' no matter how strong your martial arts are, you will die here."

"Is that so?" Qin Ren narrowed his eyes, slowly closed his folding fan, tucked it into his belt, and slowly reached his right hand into his waist pouch.

Xiao Shanhe brought the iron flute to his lips, but his eyes were fixed on Qin Ren's right hand in his waist pouch. He intuitively felt that Qin Ren was taking out a very powerful weapon.

Judging from the size of the pouch, he was probably taking out one or more hidden weapons.

He had to subdue him with the Seven Deadly Sounds before he could release the hidden weapons! Xiao Shanhe thought to himself.

The disciples of Baohua Hall, including Qin Ren, Xiao Xiangyue, and Liu Piaopiao, sensed Xiao Shanhe's rapidly rising killing intent. The confrontation between Qin Ren and Xiao Shanhe also made them quite uncomfortable. Everyone unconsciously retreated three to five steps, significantly widening the encirclement.

Qin Ren's eyes flashed coldly as he stared intently at Xiao Shanhe. His right hand slowly extended outwards.

Xiao Shanhe held his breath, focused his energy, and prepared to play his iron flute.

Qin Ren's hand finally shot out!

The atmosphere reached its peak in that instant!

Everyone saw clearly what Qin Ren held in his hand: several sheets of paper—or rather, several sheets of extraordinary paper!

They were gold notes issued by Xiaoyao Money House, the largest money house in Jiangnan, an enterprise under the Xiaoyao Manor, each note worth one hundred taels, redeemable nationwide!

The papers also bore the unique seal of Xiaoyao Money House, a seal that no one could forge!

Qin Ren had ten gold notes in his hand. He used them instead of a fan, fanning himself vigorously and saying cheerfully, "Blow! Blow faster! Young master has a reward! Blow well, young master will give you a hundred taels of gold. One time, a hundred taels; ten times, a thousand taels. If you have the strength to blow a thousand times, all the hundred thousand taels of gold notes on my person are yours! Damn, I've only ever heard of courtesans playing the flute, never a grown man. Damn, this is truly an eye-opener!"

Everyone was stunned. The disciples of Baohua Hall were stunned, the onlookers were stunned, and even Xiao Shanhe, who was about to play the Seven Absolute Heavenly Melody, was stunned.

Xiao Shanhe felt extremely humiliated and angry. He had already mobilized all his internal energy, intending to play the Seven Absolute Heavenly Melody, but Qin Ren's move made him forget to play his iron flute.

The consequences were severe. His pent-up internal energy erupted within Xiao Shanhe's body. "Pfft..." Xiao Shanhe spat out a mouthful of blood, his face turning ashen. Pointing at Qin Ren, his lips trembled as he said, "You...you...Baohua Hall disciples, listen to my command...chop those three...to the dogs!"

In the fourth section,

one hundred and eight male and female disciples of Baohua Hall surrounded Qin Ren, Xiao Xiangyue, and Liu Piaopiao.

The encirclement had three layers: the innermost layer consisted of eighteen female disciples, the second layer of thirty-six male disciples, and the outermost layer of seventy-two female disciples. Combined with the colorful clothes of the Baohua Hall disciples, they looked like a giant tricolor flower.

One hundred and eight fine steel longswords gleamed coldly in the sunlight. All the Baohua Hall disciples held their swords in the same posture, the reflected sunlight illuminating Qin Ren and the other two, casting countless mottled spots of light on their bodies.

Facing this impenetrable formation, Qin Ren remained unfazed.

With his martial arts skills, defeating these one hundred and eight people was completely impossible.

However, with his lightness skill, breaking through the group of 108 people would be incredibly easy. The

only problem was that Xiao Xiangyue and Liu Piaopiao were with him. Using his lightness skill with two women would significantly reduce its effectiveness, making a breakout much more difficult.

Especially while flying, the presence of two women would prevent Qin Ren from maneuvering freely and changing course, leaving him like a sitting duck for hidden weapons.

Yet, Qin Ren showed no fear. This wasn't because he had decided to abandon the two women and escape alone, but because he firmly believed in one principle:

he wouldn't die. His 127 years of lifespan had only just begun; how could he possibly die now?

Confidence was a power. When the disciples of Baohua Hall saw Qin Ren smiling calmly, his left arm around Xiao Xiangyue's waist and his right hand on Liu Piaopiao's shoulder, the feeling of him embracing both women and exuding an unfathomable aura made the 108 disciples of Baohua Hall hesitant to attack.

A gust of wind blew, tossing Qin Ren's long hair and sky-blue robe. The sun was positioned at a peculiar angle, casting a slanted ray of sunlight that shrouded half of Qin Ren's face in shadow, while the other half reflected a golden glow. The "aura of a handsome man" that had once astonished the servants of the Qin family reappeared on Qin Ren.

The unfathomable young man, possessing the "aura of a handsome man" that made beauties vie to shed their skirts and handsome men jump off buildings, now smiled in the wind as brightly as peach blossoms in spring. His

snow-white, even teeth, thin lips, high nose, bright eyes, and sword-like eyebrows made the young man's unparalleled handsomeness cause the female disciples of the Baohua Hall surrounding him to flutter involuntarily.

The male disciples, on the other hand, were all ashamed of themselves, lowering their heads as if they wanted to disappear into the ground.

The atmosphere became quite strange for a moment. Xiao Shanhe saw the disciples surrounding Qin Ren but did not strike him. The male and female disciples, their faces flushed with either shyness or shame, nearly vomited blood in anger, roaring, "What are you all standing there for? Get them! Kill them!"

Xiao Shanhe's thunderous shout finally jolted the disciples of the Baohua Hall surrounding Qin Ren and his companions awake. Despite their reluctance, the female disciples dared not disobey their hall master, letting out a soft, coquettish cry in unison, ready to draw their swords.

Qin Ren chuckled at the female disciples' cries and shouted, "Why are you moaning so weakly? Like a prostitute's groans in bed. Are you all aroused?"

These blatant words caused the female disciples of Baohua Hall to blush crimson, gritting their teeth as they swung their swords at Qin Ren, determined to cut this lecherous scoundrel to pieces. Meanwhile, the male disciples in the second layer of encirclement were also burning with jealousy, each seizing every opportunity to stab Qin Ren, this lecherous little thief, into a swarm of holes. The seventy-two female disciples on the outermost edge couldn't find an opening to attack, and they all shouted and cursed from the outside: "You little thief, we ladies will never let you get away with this!" "Make way, make way, let me have a strike too!" "Kill that little thief, see if he dares to spout such nonsense again!"

Forty-eight longswords simultaneously attacked Qin Ren, creating quite a spectacle.

Qin Ren, amidst the shadows of swords, laughed heartily and shouted: "The Sword Saint is here, all mortal swords in the world shall bow down and submit!"

Strangely enough, as soon as Qin Ren uttered these words, the forty-eight swords that were attacking him simultaneously changed direction, as if attracted by a giant magnet, breaking free from the hands of the disciples of the Embracing Flower Hall, and flying into the sky in unison. The longswords in the hands of the seventy-two female disciples on the outermost edge also flew out of their hands on their own, like seventy-two rainbows shooting straight into the sky.

After the one hundred and eight longswords flew into the sky, they made a turn in mid-air, falling from the sky like a rain of steel, emitting a series of sharp whistling sounds. The disciples of Baohua Hall were terrified, their faces pale, and they fled in panic.

"Clang, clang, clang..." A series of crisp sounds, like pearls falling onto a jade plate, rang out. All one hundred and eight swords were embedded three inches into the stone slabs of the ground, arranged in three circles, their blades still bending and folding as if bowing in reverence.

A clear, long, melodious howl resounded, and a rainbow of blue and purple descended from the sky, crashing into the center of the three circles formed by the one hundred and eight swords.

After the rainbow settled, everyone realized that it was actually a five-foot-long sword flowing with blue and purple light. The sword had an ancient design, and the blade did not appear sharp, but the aura flowing around it was breathtaking.

The one hundred and eight swords now swayed even more wildly, as if they were constantly bowing to the five-foot-long sword embedded in the center. The five-foot-long sword, though its blade remained still, emitted a long, mournful cry like a dragon's roar, causing the onlookers to involuntarily cover their ears and groan in pain.

Even the 108 skilled disciples of the Baohua Hall, whose martial arts were not weak, seemed unable to withstand the sword's whistling, their faces turning pale. Xiao Shanhe stared at the sword, muttering to himself, "The Seven Star Slanting Moon Sword... it's the Seven Star Slanting Moon Sword, Qin Feng, the Star River Sword Saint... has arrived!"

Before Xiao Shanhe finished speaking, a tall figure descended from the sky.

The man was eight feet tall, dressed in a sky-blue robe with a purple belt, his long hair meticulously combed, his handsome face as cold as frost, utterly expressionless. A faint smile played on his lips, and beneath his sword-like eyebrows, a pair of captivating eyes shot out a chilling light.

He landed lightly, his toes touching the hilt of his five-foot-long sword. With his hands behind his back, he coldly swept his gaze around the room. Anyone who met his eyes felt as if two sharp swords were pointing at their eyes, and they all involuntarily lowered their heads to look at their toes.

When he saw Qin Ren, his gaze softened slightly, and he nodded gently. Qin Ren then extended his right hand, making a victory sign with his index and middle fingers, and tilted his head, shaking it twice.

This person who had seemingly descended from the sky was none other than Qin Ren's elder brother, the Star River Sword Saint Qin Feng, known as the number one swordsman in the martial world!

Chapter 5

"Who was it that just said they wanted to kill someone from my Qin family?" Qin Feng said coldly, his sharp eyes fixed on Xiao Shanhe.

Xiao Shanhe, a seasoned figure in the martial world for over twenty years, felt his heart pound with fear and nearly stumbled to the ground after being looked at like that by a junior. He cursed inwardly, "Damn it! I'm the one who wanted to kill him, what can you do to me?" But he dared not utter such words aloud. Upon hearing Qin Feng mention that Qin Ren was from the Qin family, he immediately realized he had offended the wrong person. He bowed respectfully to Qin Feng with a fawning smile, saying, "Young Master, I am Xiao Shanhe, the head of the Baohua Hall… This… I was blind and didn't recognize you. I didn't know that this Young Master Qin Ren was from the Qin family of Xiaoyao Manor. It was all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding. I hope you will forgive me, Young Master…"

Qin Feng snorted coldly and said, "Xiao Shanhe, I, Qin Feng, never waste words. Tell me, how should this matter be resolved?"

"This..." Xiao Shanhe's mind raced, and he forced a smile, "Young Master, what is Qin Ren's status at Xiaoyao Manor?"

Qin Feng said, "Aren is my third brother. What do you think his status is at Xiaoyao Manor?"

Xiao Shanhe was shocked and exclaimed, "So he is... he is the Third Young Master? Young Master, I really didn't mean it! The Third Young Master has never told me that he is the Third Young Master of Xiaoyao Manor. Please forgive me, Young Master. It was an unintentional mistake..." As he spoke, he repeatedly bowed to Qin Feng, showing none of the demeanor of a powerful figure in the martial arts world.

Qin Feng glanced at Qin Ren and said, "Aren, you decide how to deal with him."

Qin Ren nodded and said to Xiao Xiangyue, "Yue'er, tell me, how should we deal with your heartless father?"

Xiao Xiangyue bit her lower lip, her pearly teeth turning her red lips white. She stared at Xiao Shanhe, her eyes filled with venomous resentment: "My mother, though from a humble family, was an exceptionally beautiful woman from a young age. Xiao Shanhe took a liking to her and used every means to marry her, even going so far as to kill my maternal grandparents, whom I had never met. My mother was kept in the dark until seven years ago when she learned the truth. She confronted Xiao Shanhe, but he imprisoned her, and I was sold to Li Hao's brothel. I didn't want to seek revenge because I was afraid he would harm my mother. But who knew, who knew that my mother would also..." At this point, Xiao Xiangyue could no longer continue, her beautiful eyes brimming with tears.

Qin Ren nodded and looked at Qin Feng, "Boss, you heard everything."

Qin Feng took a deep breath and said coldly, "On the ninth day of the tenth month two years ago, you robbed two million taels of relief funds from the Nujiang River; on the twelfth day of the fifth month last year, you robbed three million taels of drought relief funds from You Province; on the twenty-fifth day of the first month this year, when Lian Xiaoyun, the garrison commander of Jizhou, returned home after his post, he sent assassins to kill his entire family of seventy-three. Xiao Shanhe, you committed all these crimes, didn't you?"

Xiao Shanhe's face changed drastically: "Young Master, you... what you're saying has nothing to do with me! Who? Who is framing me?"

Qin Feng sneered, "Framed? Xiao Shanhe, you really are..." "You won't shed tears even in the coffin! Do you think what I, Qin Feng, say is slander? What I just mentioned are only three representative examples of your crimes. The evil deeds you've committed behind the scenes are countless! On the surface, you're a big shot in the legitimate world, running legal businesses, and your brothels are all legal. But secretly, you force women into prostitution, rob and murder, smuggle weapons, and wipe out entire families. Xiao Shanhe, don't think I don't know what you've been doing with the Demonic Sect leader, Ximen Wudi!" As soon as

Qin Feng said this, the onlookers began to murmur and point at Xiao Shanhe.

But facing Qin Feng's direct questioning, Xiao Shanhe remained calm. He straightened up, abandoning his humble demeanor, and glared fiercely at Qin Feng, saying, "Young Master Qin, everything requires evidence. You say I did those things, but what evidence do you have? Without evidence, you're just making baseless accusations! Don't forget, I am the city garrison commander of Wanhua City, a fifth-rank official, and my name is also registered in the Jianghu government. I can sue you for false accusation at any time and throw you in jail! Your Xiaoyao Manor oversees the righteous path of the Jiangnan martial arts world, but you have no influence in official circles. You should understand the principle that the common people cannot fight against officials!"

Qin Feng remained unmoved and coldly said, "Xiao Shanhe, do you even deserve to be an official? You probably donated money and used your female disciples to seduce you, didn't you? Evidence? Hmph, my words, Qin Feng's words, are the evidence! Even if the charges I accuse you of are true, even if I deliberately framed you, what can you do to me?"

Qin Ren rolled his eyes upon hearing Qin Feng's words and looked at Xiao... Xiangyue and Liu Piaopiao said, "Did you see that? Did you see that? This is the true face of the righteous heroes. Whoever has the bigger fist is right. Damn it, this martial world is really fucking exciting!"

Qin Feng naturally heard Qin Ren's words, but ignored him and went straight to Xiao Shanhe and said, "Moreover, there are witnesses to the fact that you killed the maternal grandparents of the girl next to my third brother. Based on that alone, you can be sentenced to death!"

Xiao Shanhe roared, "Qin Feng! I only gave you some face and talked so much nonsense because I respected you as the famous Star River Sword Saint in the martial world! Others may fear your Star River Sword Saint's Crescent Moon Seven Star Sword, but I, Xiao Shanhe, am not afraid! Qin Xiaoyao of Xiaoyao Manor may be able to cover up the sky with one hand, but he cannot cover up the sky of my Wanhua City! Here, I am the boss! Baohua Hall disciples, listen to my order! Kill the Qin brothers and the two women next to them!"

Xiao Shanhe was furious and determined to bury the Qin brothers here. In his mind, although Qin Xiaoyao was terrifying, Xiaoyao Manor was nearly a thousand miles away. After killing the Qin brothers, he would have plenty of time to prepare for dealing with Xiaoyao Manor. At worst, he could abandon the foundation of Baohua Hall and flee to the Demonic Sect. In any case, it seemed that Qin Feng would not let him off easily today, so he might as well strike first and kill the Qin brothers.

Wanhua City was Xiao Shanhe's territory. He was both the head of Baohua Hall and the city's garrison commander. After ordering the Wanhua City disciples to surround and kill the Qin brothers, he took out a whistling arrow and shouted, "One arrow piercing the clouds, a thousand armies come to meet me!" After saying that, he pulled back the whistling arrow. With a whoosh, the whistling arrow shot straight into the sky and exploded with a bang. A huge seven-colored flower appeared in the sky.

After Xiao Shanhe gave the signal, he laughed loudly, "As soon as I give this signal, all one thousand soldiers stationed in Wanhua City and seven hundred disciples of Baohua Hall will come! Add to the one hundred and eight disciples here, a total of one thousand eight hundred and eight people. I want to see how you, the Star River Sword Saint, will escape alive!"

Qin Feng glanced coldly at the one hundred and eight disciples of Baohua Hall who were trembling and surrounding him, and said, "It seems that Wanhua City will be a river of blood today!"

Qin Ren shouted, "Brother, don't be so cruel as to destroy the flowers!"

Chapter Six

"I, Qin Feng, never kill the unarmed!" As he spoke, the Seven Star Crescent Moon Sword that Qin Feng was standing on emitted a long roar like a dragon's cry. In the midst of the roar, the one hundred and eight fine steel longswords that were arranged in three circles, stuck in the ground, and bowing to the Seven Star Crescent Moon Sword all flew up automatically from the ground, and the hilts fell into the hands of the one hundred and eight disciples of Baohua Hall.

This move was exquisitely skillful. The disciples of Baohua Hall were already terrified of Qin Feng, and now, seeing him return all 108 swords to each of them without moving a muscle, their fear intensified. The onlookers,

seeing a major fight about to break out, spontaneously parted to make way for him, standing on either side of the road, taking small stools and sitting in order of height, eating popcorn and drinking liquor, excitedly anticipating the upcoming spectacle. Many children cheered and climbed over the courtyard walls and tree branches, seeking the best vantage points.

Qin Ren remarked, "What an atmosphere! This reminds me of the old days when movies were shown in the countryside—it was just as lively! Hmm, today, Big Brother is taking on over a thousand people all by himself; this scene is comparable to an action blockbuster."

Xiao Xiangyue asked, "Third Young Master, what's a movie?"

Liu Piaopiao: "What's this 'action blockbuster'?"

Qin Ren rolled his eyes: "I didn't say anything, you misheard."

The crowd making way for the main road was reasonable; Xiao Shanhe had already sent the signal arrow, and the city's garrison and the disciples of the Baohua Hall would arrive soon. Although the city's garrison and the Baohua Hall disciples were all infantry, blocking the main road was still inappropriate. Even spectators should have the manners of spectators, and the people of Wanhua City did this very well.

Several idlers even carried several large tables to the roadside, loudly shouting: "Place your bets! Place your bets! Star River Sword Saint Qin Feng, the young master, is facing off against Xiao Shanhe, the head of the Baohua Hall, along with 1,808 Baohua Hall disciples and the Wanhua City garrison! One-to-one odds for Qin Feng to win, five-to-one odds for Baohua Hall to win! Fair and honest, place your bets now!" Surprisingly, many people placed bets, and most of them bet on Qin Feng to win.

Seeing his elder brother about to unleash a massacre, Qin Ren knew he couldn't stop him. Although he felt sorry for the beautiful female disciples of Baohua Hall, he was helpless. With Xiao Xiangyue in his left arm and Liu Piaopiao in his right, he walked to the crowd by the roadside, bought a large bag of firecrackers and two bottles of Zhuyeqing liquor. Liu Piaopiao fed him the liquor, and Xiao Xiangyue fed him rice cakes; they were quite content.

Immediately, someone in the crowd recognized Qin Ren, knowing that this guy was the third young master of Xiaoyao Manor. People immediately came up to fawn over him.

"Third Young Master, there's a seat here, please sit..." "Third Young Master

, there are two more stools here, please sit down, ladies."

"Third Young Master, I have two eggs here."

"Third Young Master, I also have a crystal pork knuckle here."

"Third Young Master, please try this wine, it's homemade, aged for over twenty years..."

Qin Ren accepted the gifts from the crowd with a smile, then handed them out to the children surrounding him. Looking at the children's innocent smiles, Qin Ren exclaimed from the bottom of his heart, "Look at these children! They are the future of our Great Qin Empire! They will be the backbone of the martial arts world in ten or twenty years! They are quite promising, very bright. At such a young age, they are already unafraid of bloodshed and slaughter."

A farmer who looked honest and simple, with a ruddy complexion, chimed in, "Young Master is right. The children here are all very promising. They've seen it all before, and some are already learning martial arts. They will definitely have a place in the martial arts world in the future!"

At this moment, a burly man running a gambling stall squeezed next to Qin Ren, looking at him expectantly, and said, "Third Young Master, the Eldest Young Master is personally handling this, and I've set up a stall over there to be the bookmaker. Would you like to place a bet?"

Qin Ren smiled and asked, "Right now, it's my eldest brother who's going to take on a thousand men single-handedly, so why are his odds lower than Baohua Hall's?"

The burly man flattered, "The Eldest Young Master's martial arts are unparalleled; the title of Star River Sword Saint isn't for nothing. Let alone taking on a thousand men, even ten thousand men, the Eldest Young Master should be able to handle it without a problem. If the odds were too high for the Eldest Young Master, I wouldn't be able to afford to be the bookmaker."

Qin Ren nodded and took out his... He handed a hundred-tael gold note to the burly man and said, "In that case, I'll bet on the side with the higher odds, Baohua Hall."

The burly man's eyes widened: "Third Young Master, what are you doing..."

Qin Ren smiled slightly: "Don't you know there's such a thing as following the crowd?" He leaned close to the burly man's ear and whispered, "In the current situation, everyone knows my elder brother has a better chance of winning. Look at how many people are betting on my elder brother to win, only a very few daring and greedy people are betting on Baohua Hall to win. If my elder brother wins, can you afford to pay out so much money? Now, if I bet on Baohua Hall to win, in the eyes of the gamblers, based on my understanding of my elder brother and my relationship with him..." "There's no reason to bet on Baohuatang to win, but I'm doing it anyway. This way, everyone will think I've spoken to my brother to make him lose on purpose, and many people will follow my lead and bet on Baohuatang to win. Wouldn't that make you more money? Hehe, I'm not greedy. After you close the betting, we'll split the profits fifty-fifty, how about that?"

The burly man gritted his teeth: "Third Young Master, you think highly of me! Whatever you say, I'll do!" He immediately took Qin Ren's gold note and loudly announced, "Third Young Master Qin bets one hundred taels on Baohuatang to win!" After issuing the betting slip to Qin Ren, he returned to his stall.

Qin Ren had plenty of money and didn't care about making such a small profit. However, gambling is something any competitive man would enjoy, and Qin Ren naturally wanted to try it. More importantly, he could indirectly manipulate the betting game, essentially being the house, which felt quite wonderful.

As expected, the burly man produced the bet placed by Qin Ren, and the surrounding bettors followed suit, betting on Baohua Hall to win. In everyone's eyes, Qin Ren was naturally the most likely to know the outcome, and betting with him was a sure thing.

At this moment, the 108 disciples of Baohua Hall formed a three-tiered plum blossom formation, surrounding Qin Feng in the center, but without launching an attack. Qin Feng, with his hands behind his back, stood firmly on his sword, motionless.

The Baohua Hall disciples were waiting for reinforcements; more people meant a better chance of victory, and if they couldn't win, escape would be easier. Qin Feng was also waiting for Baohua Hall reinforcements; his habit was to kill all enemies at once once they arrived, saving himself the energy of a slow, drawn-out battle.

After about half an incense stick's time, a series of noisy footsteps echoed from both ends of the long street; the city's garrison and the disciples of Baohua Hall's main branch had finally arrived.

Qin Feng kept his eyes slightly closed, not looking at the large groups of people approaching from both ends of the street. From beginning to end, he hadn't paid any attention to the disciples of Baohua Hall, and he hadn't even taken Xiao Shanhe seriously.

He held his breath and quietly sensed that there was a faint aura among the onlookers. Qin Feng didn't know who the owner of that aura was; he only knew that it must be a super master with profound skills, definitely no less than his own!

There had never been any decent masters in Wanhua City, but now there was one hidden in the crowd, seemingly intentionally or unintentionally monitoring him.

Qin Feng didn't sense any killing intent or hostility, but he hated being watched.

Moreover, some masters could even hide their killing intent and hostility, especially professional assassins whose skills had reached the pinnacle; their ability to conceal their presence and aura had reached a natural level.

Therefore, Qin Feng couldn't be sure whether the master hidden in the crowd truly had no hostility towards him.

Perhaps, that person would suddenly launch a sneak attack while he was fighting against Baohua Hall!

A thousand garrison soldiers and eight hundred and eight Baohua Hall disciples had already surrounded Qin Feng.

Xiao Shanhe stood outside the encirclement, iron flute in hand, his face grim as he stared at Qin Feng.

Qin Ren's eyes widened as he rapidly munched on popcorn, watching the situation unfold with bated breath.

Xiao Shanhe slowly raised his iron flute above his head, then swung it down sharply, shouting, "Kill him!"

~Chapter 5 White Lotus in Plain Clothes~

Section 1

The encirclement tightened abruptly, and the disciples of the Baohua Hall, forming a twenty-plus-layered encirclement, began their attack on Qin Feng.

Qin Feng leaped up, and the Seven Stars Crescent Moon Sword beneath his feet flew into his hand.

"Bloodfire Heavenly River!" Qin Feng roared, unleashing the most ferocious move of his "Star River Sword Technique"—Bloodfire Heavenly River—in mid-air!

The longsword spun 360 degrees, igniting the air wherever it passed, creating a sea of crimson fire.

Qin Feng's sword strike had no specific target, but the unparalleled firepower of Bloodfire Heavenly River assaulted everyone around him.

The crimson flames, like a celestial river, turned the world crimson in their wake. Flames licked across the sky, accompanied by screams of agony. Nearly a hundred disciples of the Embracing Flower Hall were consumed by the blood and flames, turning to ashes one by one.

Black ashes filled the air, gleaming crimson in the light of the flames.

Qin Feng landed lightly, brushed the ashes off his body, and pounced into the crowd like a wolf.

With a single swing of his sword, a blue-purple light flashed and vanished.

Blood splattered, screams shook the heavens, and dozens of heads flew into the air.

Wherever Qin Feng passed, the crowd crumbled like sand dunes swept by a tide, blood gushing into the sky like fountains, and severed limbs obscuring the heavens like dark clouds.

Qin Feng didn't pause, repeatedly wielding his sword through the crowd. The disciples of the Baohua Hall and the city's garrison fought Qin Feng as if trying to catch a shadow; they couldn't even see him before their heads were severed with a single stroke!

Qin Feng's sword strikes were never unseen, each strike a fatal blow. In less than the time it takes to burn two incense sticks, over three hundred people had been killed, their heads rolling on the ground, blood flowing like rivers. The streets of Wanhua City were transformed into a scene of hell!

The disciples of Baohua Hall and the city's garrison surged forward like a tidal wave, only to fall like harvested straw. The corpses piled up, and Qin Feng, standing atop the heap, drew his sword.

His expression was icy; the lives of hundreds upon hundreds seemed insignificant to him.

His flowing hair billowed with the force of his sword strikes, his sky-blue robe like a blue cloud.

The sword light was like a venomous snake from purgatory, lightning falling from the heavens.

No one had a chance to wield even a single sword against Qin Feng; no one could survive even a moment before him.

He killed hundreds, yet not a drop of blood touched Qin Feng. He dodged the spurting blood, even the blood that sprayed into the sky, forming a blood-red curtain, was completely avoided.

Xiao Shanhe stood on the outermost edge of the encirclement, trembling as he watched Qin Feng's carnage.

The face of the most handsome man in Jiangnan was now grotesquely contorted, resembling that of a demon.

His bluish lips trembled uncontrollably as he muttered, "A devil, it must be a devil... I saw a devil..."

The crowd cheered, everyone beaming with excitement as they cheered for Qin Feng. Even those who had bet on Bao Hua Tang to win cheered for Qin Feng.

The children clapped until their hands were red; some of the bolder ones, standing close to the battlefield, had blood on their bodies and faces, yet they still watched with great interest, their mouths crooked with laughter.

Qin Ren chewed on a popping flask, coldly observing the scene around him.

He wasn't paying attention to the battle itself; in his view, his brother Qin Feng would surely win. What

he was observing was the reaction of the spectators.

Seeing everyone so excited, Qin Ren finally shook his head, muttering to himself, "The people are bloodthirsty... the people are bloodthirsty... this martial world... this country, has no hope."

Liu Piaopiao, who was engrossed in watching Qin Feng kill, asked curiously upon hearing Qin Ren's words, "Brother Qin, why do you say that?"

Xiao Xiangyue also looked at Qin Ren with puzzlement in her eyes.

Qin Ren shook his head and said, "Killing isn't scary; what's truly terrifying is watching people kill with relish. People kill for many reasons—self-preservation, chivalry, revenge—everyone has a reason behind them. Right or wrong, no one kills without cause. Call the killer evil or cold-blooded, that's all. The most terrifying thing isn't the killer, but those who watch people kill with amusement. These people are not only cold-blooded and cruel, but they also possess the most terrifying quality—ignorance. Once a person..." Ignorance is the end. A country filled with ignorant citizens is doomed. Look,” Qin Ren pointed to the flushed, excited faces, “how engrossed they are! Blood and death are just spice to them, adding amusement to their lives. What kind of future will such people have? And these children, look at them, unafraid of blood, unafraid of death, laughing loudly even amidst the flashing swords. This isn't courage, it's ignorance. How many of these children will become heroes? And how many will become murderers?” "Madmen and bullies? There might not be a single hero, they might all be murderers and bullies!"

Xiao Xiangyue said, "Third Young Master, why are you worried about the future of the country? You are the first person in history to aspire to be a flower thief, your life's goal is to pick all the famous flowers in the world, what does the fate of the Great Qin Empire have to do with you? Besides, isn't it your eldest brother who is killing people in this place right now?"

Qin Ren thought for a moment and said self-deprecatingly, "That's right, what does it matter to me if it ripples a pool of spring water? Let them be, if they like to watch killing, let my eldest brother kill to his heart's content, let them watch to their heart's content!" "It's better to be murky than to be the only one pure in a world of filth, better to remain asleep than to be the only one awake. I'd rather jump into this muddy water, stir it up even more, and get myself covered in mud. To live my pipe dream, to embrace my beautiful concubine, to ride the rivers and lakes, to roam freely among the flowers—that's the true path!"

He then loudly chanted: "The great river flows eastward, the stars in the sky point to the Big Dipper! If you say kill, we kill! You kill, I kill, we all kill! If we see a beautiful woman, we shout! When it's time to act, we act! Let's woo the girls with gusto!"

The world of martial arts—killing, drinking, chasing girls, making money—that's the life of a martial artist.

What is a hero? A ruthless killer, a womanizer, a drunkard.

This is the martial arts hero in Qin Ren's heart!

Qin Feng hadn't stopped; over seven hundred people had died at his hands.

He treated all the male and female disciples of the Embracing Flower Hall equally, regardless of whether they were men or women, whether they were stunning beauties or plain-looking women.

Everything was decided by the sword!

Qin Feng was a cold, hard sword; killing was its ultimate purpose.

The disciples of Baohua Hall were devastated. Their charming junior sister, so alluring yesterday, was now a bloody mess; their dashing senior brother, so dashing yesterday, was a cold corpse. Before the Sword Saint's blade, all lives were meaningless.

The disciples of Baohua Hall began to scream and flee, losing all courage to fight. Even the garrison of Wanhua City, those professional soldiers, were terrified, their souls broken, their spirits shattered by Qin Feng's power!

One after another, those who attacked him died under his sword. Not a single person had a chance to deliver a single blow, yet he seemed tireless, his movements still swift, his sword still ruthless!

Was he even human? Could anyone else do this?

The garrison began to flee, running away with the disciples of Baohua Hall.

Qin Feng didn't kill those who escaped. He was the Sword Saint; he never struck from behind.

Xiao Shanhe was enraged. He roared, ordering the disciples and soldiers of Baohua Hall to charge forward and fight again. He even personally killed more than a dozen fleeing disciples.

But no one listened to him. Everyone was running. Some were blocked by Xiao Shanhe, and some even drew their swords at him with tears streaming down their faces, trying to kill anyone who stood in their way. The defeat was swift and devastating.

Baohua Hall suffered a crushing defeat. More than 500 disciples from the main hall and more than 300 soldiers from the garrison were killed. The rest fled.

Qin Feng stood before Xiao Shanhe, stepping over the corpses and bloodstains.

His cold, piercing eyes stared at Xiao Shanhe, who was alone facing Qin Feng, his legs trembling slightly.

Blood dripped from the blade of the Seven Star Slanting Moon Sword, making soft sounds as it hit the stone slabs.

Qin Feng said coldly, "Make your move. I'll give you a chance to fight back."

Xiao Shanhe roared like a beast, raising his iron flute and bringing it down on Qin Feng's head.

Qin Feng sneered, "Didn't you use your ultimate technique, 'Seven Absolute Heavenly Sounds'?" With that, he swung his sword.

Xiao Shanhe's head flew high into the air, the blood gushing from his neck shimmering brilliantly in the sunlight.

Watching Xiao Shanhe's death, Xiao Xiangyue closed her eyes, two crystal tears sliding down her cheeks.

Qin Ren immediately pulled her into his arms, but the girl buried her head in his chest, her shoulders shaking as she sobbed softly.

Qin Feng, having killed Xiao Shanhe, lightly flicked his wrist, causing the sword to tremble slightly. Blood dripped from the blade, instantly making it bloodless.

Just as he was about to sheath his sword, a cold yet extremely melodious female voice drifted into his ears: "So majestic, so murderous! Truly worthy of the title Star River Sword Saint! But killing so many people at once, isn't Young Master Qin afraid of vengeful spirits seeking revenge?" Qin Feng sneered, "If you have the guts,

stand

up and speak! What kind of hero hides in the shadows and speaks sarcastically!" With that, he casually swung his sword, an invisible sword aura tearing through the air with a whooshing sound, flying straight into the crowd of onlookers.

A graceful white figure suddenly emerged from the crowd. With a flick of her wrist, a sharp sword light flashed, and an invisible sword aura swept out, colliding with Qin Feng's invisible sword aura. With a muffled boom, both sword auras vanished without a trace.

The white figure, like a white rainbow piercing the sky, lightly drifted out of the crowd, her long white dress billowing in the air like a blooming white lotus.

Qin Ren, watching the white lotus in the air, smiled. The flower thief, his blood boiling, silently recited the phrase "graceful as a startled swan, lithe as a swimming dragon," a feeling of amazement lingering in his heart. The graceful figure that swept across the sky was deeply imprinted in his mind.

Qin Feng, too, watched the white figure drifting towards him. His usually frosty face showed a rare hint of surprise.

Could such beauty exist in this world?

White clothes, a plain skirt, a snow-white ground, spotless cloth shoes, and the snow-white hilt of the long sword on her back fluttering in the wind.

Long sleeves partially concealed a pair of slender, jade-like hands, their skin shimmering in the sunlight.

Her waist-length hair flowed freely, her forehead smooth as jade, her nose delicate, and her lips a pale red—a face like a perfect work of art.

Most captivating were her eyes. Those eyes, brimming with unspoken emotion, seemed to hold a pool of spring water; their alluring gaze, beneath their double eyelids, was mesmerizing, even the cold killing intent that flashed within them was alluring.

Her face was cold, like a perfect sculpture. Yet, even the most beautiful sculpture is merely a lifeless work of art, but with those eyes, everything came alive, everything became vibrant. The person floating in the sky no longer seemed like a living being, but rather a celestial being descended to earth, a beauty only heard of in legends.

Stunning! Everyone present was stunned!

Even women of Xiao Xiangyue and Liu Piaopiao's caliber couldn't help but exclaim in amazement upon seeing the beautiful white-clad figure: "Such a beautiful woman exists in this world!" Their tone held no jealousy, only admiration and envy; the white-clad figure's beauty made it impossible for even women to hate her.

The frost on Qin Feng's face melted away, the faint smirk at the corner of his mouth transforming into a genuine smile, a warm smile like the sun.

He wasn't lustful; in his life, he possessed nothing but his sword. But he also knew how to appreciate beauty. Such a stunning woman was rare indeed; even the Star River Sword Saint, who aspired to make his sword his lifelong companion, couldn't help but reveal a smile of deep admiration.

"Third brother, that flower thief, will most likely make his move on this woman," the seemingly righteous Star River Sword Saint thought to himself. He glanced at his third brother, who was waving a folding fan and smiling as he nodded at him. The two brothers, their minds in sync, exchanged a smile. The

white-clad woman floated down before Qin Ren, her beautiful eyes coldly fixed on Qin Feng.

Qin Feng sheathed his sword and smiled at the woman in white, saying, "Your skills are truly impressive, young lady. Your swordsmanship, lightness of movement, and ability to conceal your presence are all admirable." Qin Feng already knew this woman in white was the one who had been secretly watching him earlier.

The woman in white snorted coldly, saying, "Young Master Qin, there's no need for your pretense. If I didn't possess some skill, I'd probably already be a dead man under your sword!"

Qin Feng smiled dismissively, unfazed by the woman's aggressive words, and turned to walk towards Qin Ren. For him, dealing with women was far more difficult than dealing with enemies. It was better to leave this woman to his third brother.

Seeing Qin Feng turn to leave, the woman in white's expression immediately darkened. She was the number one ranked beauty in the martial arts world, the White Lotus, unparalleled in both appearance and martial arts. Ordinary men couldn't even get a glimpse of her, let alone speak to her.

Now Qin Feng was acting as if he wasn't interested in her and told her to do as she pleased, how could she not be angry?

She said to Qin Feng's back, "You killed so many people, and you think you can just walk away?"

Qin Feng remained silent and walked straight to Qin Ren's side. As Qin Feng approached, the crowd that had been surrounding Qin Ren made way, bowing slightly and glancing at Qin Feng with eyes full of reverence and fear.

Seeing Qin Feng approach, Xiao Xiangyue and Liu Piaopiao quickly stood up, curtsied to him, and said, "Greetings, Young Master."

Qin Feng nodded slightly in acknowledgment and asked Qin Ren, "And these two are?"

Qin Ren sat upright in his chair and said, "They are my women!"

Qin Feng gave him a thumbs-up: "Not bad, Third Brother. I heard you've only been down the mountain for a few days, and I didn't expect you to have two such beautiful women in your hands so quickly. You truly deserve to be called the number one womanizer in the world!"

"Hehe, you flatter me, you flatter me!"

Qin Feng presented a cold and aloof demeanor to outsiders, but he couldn't help but laugh and joke with his own brothers. Between brothers, anything could be said, and even the most cheesy jokes had been made.

Qin Feng winked at Qin Ren, "Third brother, you go deal with her!"

Qin Ren shook his fan and shook his head, "I think she's far more interested in you than me. You go! We brothers can talk things over."

Qin Feng smiled wryly, "You know I'd rather deal with a thousand martial arts masters than half a woman."

Qin Ren laughed, "Eldest brother, that's not right of you. With any woman, especially a proud and beautiful one, the colder you are to her, the more she'll cling to you. If you act like a lecherous lecher the moment you see her, she'll turn around and leave. Right now, you're incredibly cool, and this woman might just stick to you forever." "Brother, you're quite the ladies' man!"

Qin Feng shook his head. "She's not my type. I'm aloof, and so is she. Two such similar personalities can't possibly get along. But you, weren't you determined to pluck every flower in the world? Go ahead and make your move! I'll support you from behind! My sword is ready for you at any time!"

Qin Ren said, "Aren't you instigating me to commit a crime? Alright, alright, considering how much face you're giving me, I'll reluctantly help you deal with this woman."

After saying this, Qin Ren gestured for Qin Feng to stay with Xiao Xiangyue and Liu Piaopiao, then stood up, fanning himself with a folding fan, and strolled leisurely towards the woman in white.

The woman in white, seeing Qin Feng ignore her and instead summon Qin Ren with his infuriatingly smug smile, was furious inside, but her face remained as cold as ice.

Qin Ren walked up to the woman in white, bowed respectfully, and began to sing in a Peking Opera style: "Miss~~~~This humble one~~~Greetings~~~"

The woman in white felt a wave of dizziness. Why did this man speak like that? What dialect was that? It was giving her a headache! She coldly replied, "What are you doing here? Let your elder brother speak!"

Qin Ren smiled and said, "Miss, you don't know, but my elder brother is naturally bad at socializing. He specially sent me to tell you that when he first saw you, he was immediately captivated by you, and fell in love again upon seeing you once more. May I ask your name, your age, your parents, and whether you are married? My elder brother is shy and embarrassed, so I'm asking these questions on his behalf. If you don't mind, my elder brother will come to your residence to present betrothal gifts and propose marriage!"

Even the woman in white, who was usually so aloof, couldn't hide her shock at this moment. She blurted out, "What did you say?"

"

I've already made myself very clear, Miss, did you not hear me?" Qin Ren feigned concern, saying, "Then I'll have to repeat myself. My elder brother wants to propose marriage to your family. You see, a proposal requires knowing your name, right?"

The woman in white seemed to have heard the funniest joke in the world. She wanted to laugh but dared not, forcing a straight face, her pearly white teeth biting her lower lip until it turned white. After a long pause, he finally said, "Young Master Qin, your words are utterly absurd. The idea of 'love at first sight' might fool an ignorant woman, but you can forget about fooling me, Lianzhou Luo'er!"

"Lianzhou Luo'er? Lianzhou Luo'er?" Qin Ren repeated the name over and over, reciting, "The fragrance of lotus fades, the jade mat is cool in autumn; she lightly loosens her silk robe, and alone boards the orchid boat. Lianzhou Luo'er, what a beautiful name..." Suddenly, his expression changed, and he exclaimed, "Your name is Lianzhou Luo'er? You are the one known in the martial world as the White Lotus in Plain Clothes, ranked first in the list of beauties?" Qin Ren then realized that this Lianzhou Luo'er was none other than the most prominent female knight-errant in the martial world in recent years, the jewel of the Lianzhou family!

There are three great families in Jiangnan: the Xiaoyao Qin family, the Lingnan Song family, and the Taowu Lianzhou family. Among the three, the Qin family is naturally the most powerful, but the other two are also quite influential. The Lianzhou family of Taowu is second only to the Qin family in power. Their patriarch, Lianzhou Fenghua, is known as the second-best martial artist in the righteous path, second only to Qin Xiaoyao and Tie Kongshan.

Lianzhou Fenghua has three sons, all outstanding young masters.

His eldest son, Lianzhou Tianxiong, is known as the second-best swordsman in the world, second only to the Star River Sword Saint Qin Feng. His

second son, Lianzhou Tianying, is known as the second-best saber in the world, second only to the Mad Thunder Saber God Qin Lei.

His third son, Lianzhou Tianzong, is known as the best hidden weapon master in the world; no one in the world can surpass him in this skill.

Lianzhou Fenghua also has a daughter, Lianzhou Luo'er, who is now standing before Qin Ren.

Lianzhou Luo'er studied under Abbess Tianjue of Tiannv Mountain, starting her martial arts training at the age of five and continuing until sixteen, a full eleven years of practice.

After mastering her skills, she ventured into the martial world, quickly gaining fame within a year. Her "Little Nine Heavens Divine Sword" became renowned throughout the martial world, earning her the title of the number one female martial arts master.

Her beauty was unparalleled in the martial arts world, ranking first on the list of beauties.

By calculation, Lianzhou Luo'er was two years older than Qin Ren.

The Lianzhou family had always been ambitious, naturally unwilling to remain second best, and desperately wanted to replace the Qin family as the leader of the righteous path in Jiangnan. While their relationship with the Qin family appeared amicable on the surface, they were secretly locked in fierce competition.

Upon learning Lianzhou Luo'er's identity, Qin Ren immediately understood that she had come specifically to cause trouble for the Qin family's eldest son. Although Lianzhou Luo'er was revered as the number one female martial artist, she also used a sword. In swordsmanship, Qin Feng was already a renowned sword saint; defeating the sword saint would make him the number one swordsman in the martial arts world.

"It seems this marriage is most likely to fall through," Qin Ren lamented. "My elder brother probably doesn't want to play Romeo and Juliet with Lianzhou Luo'er, but I, the Third Young Master, don't care. Whatever woman she is, once she's in my bed, she's mine. Lianzhou Luo'er, your swordsmanship is superb, and I, the Third Young Master of the Qin family, won't fight you. When the opportunity arises, I'll drug her with a packet of sleeping pills, and it'll be a piece of cake. You won't have a choice then. Hmm, but for now, I can still try to seduce her with my own methods."

Lianzhou Luo'er's eyes lit up when she heard Qin Ren recite the two lines copied from Li Qingzhao's poem. She thought to herself that although this Third Young Master Qin had a hateful smile and poor martial arts skills, clearly a playboy second-generation rich kid, he still had some talent. His icy tone softened slightly as he slowly said, "Since you know my name, don't speak such frivolous words in front of me. Otherwise, I may recognize you, but my sword won't!"

Qin Ren was a shrewd man; seeing the change in Lian Zhou Luo'er's eyes when he recited the poem, he knew she was also a refined person. Although she was a woman of the martial world, she should have some level of education. He feigned a sigh of regret, lamenting, "Who sends a letter from the clouds? When the wild geese return, the moon is full over the western tower. Flowers drift and water flows, one kind of longing, two places of idle sorrow. This feeling has nowhere to dispel sorrow, just as it leaves the brow, it rises to the heart. Alas, Miss Lianzhou, your Lianzhou family is a renowned family in the martial world, naturally you would disdain to form an alliance with my Qin family. What a pity, what a pity!" With a deep sigh, as if he were about to expel his lungs, the Third Young Master of the Qin family, his face full of regret, turned and walked away, leaving Lianzhou Luo'er with a desolate back view: "Miss Lianzhou, farewell, may we meet again if fate allows!"

Saying this, he walked to Qin Feng and the two women, pulled them up, called to his eldest brother to squeeze out of the crowd, and disappeared around the street corner in the blink of an eye.

Lianzhou Luo'er watched Qin Ren's back, her heart pounding. She murmured, "Flowers fall and water flows, one longing, two places of sorrow... How could there be such beautiful words in the world? How could the third young master of the Qin family have such sorrow? The carefree Qin family is indeed outstanding; even an unknown third young master has such talent... Oh dear, why did they leave? Wasn't I supposed to challenge Qin Feng to a sword duel? How could I forget my business and lose my composure just by hearing the third young master of the Qin family recite those words? No, no, I am Lianzhou Fenghua's daughter; I have important responsibilities. How can I be so out of control? But that third young master of the Qin family, upon closer inspection, isn't particularly unpleasant. His smile is sometimes as warm as sunshine, and he is quite handsome... Oh no, oh no, how could I be so shameless as to think about such embarrassing things?" While

Lianzhou Luo'er was lost in her thoughts, the Qin brothers had already led the two girls far away.

In fact, Lianzhou Luo'er wasn't inherently cold-hearted. It was simply that she had cultivated the "Little Nine Heavens Goddess Skill" of Abbess Tianjue of Tiannv Mountain, and was also the most beautiful and skilled martial artist in the Jianghu. Naturally, her temperament was proud, and her standards were higher. Like a pure white lotus, how could ordinary people possibly notice her? Moreover, if a woman roaming the Jianghu didn't project an aloof image, wouldn't all those lecherous men swarm around her? Sometimes, being cool is to attract attention, but more often it's to drive away those you dislike. Lianzhou Luo'er was clearly acting for the latter reason.

Qin Feng and Qin Ren left the battlefield, where corpses piled high and blood flowed like rivers. They wandered through several alleys and entered a rather grand-looking restaurant.

On the way, Qin Ren asked Qin Feng, "Brother, although your identity is special, you killed so many people today, including a high-ranking official. Won't that cause you some big trouble?"

Qin Feng replied, "It's alright. I've already gathered enough evidence of Xiao Shanhe's crimes and handed it over to the court. Today, I was actually ordered to capture Xiao Shanhe, but I've always found arresting people troublesome and prefer killing to the directness of murder. So, I deliberately provoked him to attack, killing him under the pretext of resisting arrest."

In the martial arts world, Qin Feng is known as the eldest son of the Qin family and the Star River Sword Saint, but secretly, he is one of the seven royal spies in the Great Qin Empire, directly under the emperor's command, a position of extraordinary authority. This secret is known to very few, except for the emperor, Qin Xiaoyao and his wife, and his two younger brothers.

"Then I'm relieved. Are we just leaving the body out in the street? What about Baohua Hall? What about the Xiao family's assets?"

"There was a spy among the onlookers. I've already signaled, and he'll naturally notify the authorities to collect the body. Of course, he'll also prepare Xiao Shanhe's head and hand it over to the Emperor. Baohua Hall is finished. Although they still have four branches in Jiangnan, the court won't let them continue. As for the Xiao family's assets, someone will naturally come to seize them. I'm only responsible for arresting and killing people; I'm too lazy to care about anything else."

"Brother, that's not right of you. You should at least have a say in seizing assets. You know, there's a lot of money to be made when seizing family property! Although my Qin family is incredibly wealthy, with a super spendthrift like me, even the most money will eventually run out~~~"

"Then I'll beat you to death on behalf of Father and Mother!" Qin Feng said, tapping Qin Ren on the head.

Qin Ren stuck out his tongue and chuckled.

The two brothers spoke in extremely low voices, so low that it was impossible to hear them unless one used all their inner strength. Although Xiao Xiangyue and Liu Piaopiao followed closely behind the brothers, they also didn't hear what they were saying. Now, seeing Qin Feng tap Qin Ren on the head, they both thought that even the extremely cool Star River Sword Saint had a friendly side, which was truly rare.

Chatting and laughing all the way, the Qin brothers, Xiao Xiangyue, and Liu Piaopiao entered the restaurant. They asked the waiter for a private seat by the window on the second floor. After entering the private room and sitting down, Qin Ren asked the waiter, "What are your restaurant's signature dishes?"

The waiter bowed and scraped, saying, "We have three signature dishes: steamed tofu, premium cabbage, and fresh fish soup. We guarantee you'll be satisfied, young master."

Qin Ren became interested. The more ordinary the dish, the more difficult it was to make. A restaurant that dared to call steamed tofu, premium cabbage, and fresh fish soup its signature dishes must make the food exceptionally good. He chuckled and said, "Then bring out all three of your signature dishes! Also, eight more dishes—four meat, four vegetable, and four cold dishes. And ten catties of wine. What good wines do you have?"

"Twenty-year-old Osmanthus Wine, twenty-five-year-old Daughter's Red Wine, thirty-year-old Peach Blossom Wine, and thirty-year-old Bamboo Leaf Green Wine—these are all our finest wines."

"Oh? So many good wines? Then bring out three catties of each. Today, I, the young master, will drink to my heart's content with my elder brother!"

The boy grinned and went downstairs. Qin Ren said to Qin Feng, "Elder brother, it's been a long time since we've seen each other. Today, we must drink until we drop!"

Qin Feng laughed, "Alright, it's rare to meet you. How could I, as the elder brother, not listen to you?" He then whispered a message to Qin Ren: "The Lianzhou family is about to make a big move, probably targeting our Qin family. Third brother, how about we take down that Lianzhou Luo'er from earlier?"

Qin

Ren chuckled and whispered, "Elder brother, this task is quite arduous. " "Hey!"

Qin Feng laughed, "You little rascal, this is a dream job! I don't believe you won't have any thoughts when you see Lian Zhou Luo'er."

Qin Ren lewdly said, "Think? Of course I will! That girl has a great figure, a beautiful face, and her temper is even better... hey, one word, cool! Every man would want to tame this rouge horse!"

Qin Feng pondered, "But Lian Zhou Luo'er is said to be a first-rate smart person. If you approach her with such obvious intentions, she might see through you."

Qin Ren asked, "Then what do you suggest?" Qin Feng's

face turned frosty, and he coldly said, "We have to go all out!"

Qin Ren's expression changed slightly, and he stretched out... He extended his right hand, making a feigned gesture, and said, "Then let's... kill her!"

Qin Feng nodded, then shook his head, saying, "Did I say I'd kill her? Besides, could you really bring yourself to do something so cruel? I mean, since you don't care about your reputation anyway, why don't you just do it yourself, turn the deed into something real, and make her yours, how about that?"

Qin Ren retorted sarcastically, "Boss, you're a renowned righteous hero in the martial arts world! How could you come up with such a vicious idea! I'm such an upright and kind person, I would never do anything to ruin the reputation of a decent woman!"

Qin Feng chuckled and said, "Third brother, don't pretend with me. Others may not know you, but I... " "How could I not know? You little brat, you're just a two-faced rogue. Don't try to play dumb with me, don't forget, you're a womanizer!"

Qin Ren chuckled slyly, "Boss, you know me best. In this life, I have nothing but shamelessness! Fine, I'll offer myself as bait to help you deal with Miss Lianzhou!"

Qin Feng smiled wryly, "How come you're so righteous? You're clearly desperate, but you're putting on this show of being willing to die for your cause. Boss, I admire you!"

The two brothers whispered among themselves, and Xiao Xiangyue and Liu Piaopiao, standing nearby, couldn't hear what they were saying. They only saw the two men's lips moving non-stop, and the two girls couldn't help but exchange bewildered glances.

As they talked, the food and wine were served, and the two girls obediently poured wine for Qin Ren and Qin Feng. The two brothers ate and drank while continuing their conversation.

The three signature dishes of this restaurant were indeed as good as they sounded, and the two brothers praised them highly. Xiao Xiangyue and Liu Piaopiao served wine and food to the two brothers, displaying their dutiful wifely duties.

After eating and drinking for a while, Qin Feng said, "Third brother, I heard that Dugu Hongjian of Fenyu Tower has issued a Jianghu kill order against you. One of the four great constables of that Jianghu government, the cold-blooded killer Ji Wuhua, has already led a large number of experts to hunt you down. All the sects in Jiangnan have received the kill order, and it is said that some gangs have already sent people to hunt you down in the Yunnan province area."

Qin Ren said disdainfully, "Dugu Hongjian is nothing! His Jianghu government is only because our Qin family didn't compete with him, otherwise, he would never have been able to become the general manager."

Qin Feng nodded, "You are new to the Jianghu, and not many people know you. That's why Dugu Hongjian dared to issue a Jianghu kill order against you. If he knew you were the third brother of the Qin family, he wouldn't dare to do this even if he had three hundred lives. Hmm, I will take care of that cold-blooded killer Ji Wuhua for you. Fenyu Tower has people in the imperial court, so we can't just touch them. I can go and warn Dugu Hongjian." "Gradually. By the way, Third Brother, there's been a lot of activity in the underworld lately. The Demonic Cult leader, the top underworld expert Ximen Wudi, seems to be preparing to consolidate the underworld of the Great Qin Empire. Three major underworld sects have already been annexed by the Demonic Cult. Many righteous sects in the martial world are secretly involved with the Demonic Cult. You need to be careful in the future, after all, the Demonic Cult still won't give our Xiaoyao Manor any face."

Qin Ren took a sip of wine and said, "I know that, you don't need to worry about me. You know, although my kung fu isn't great, my escape skills are top-notch. In terms of lightness skill, how many people in the world can compare to me? If I encounter something I can't handle, I can slip away as fast as I want, and no one can catch me."

Qin Feng glanced at Xiao Xiangyue and Liu Piaopiao and said, "You can run fast, but what about the women with you?"

Qin Ren was taken aback. That was indeed a problem. He was very good at escaping, but how could he escape with two women?

Qin Feng continued, "I need to go back to the manor soon to get some things from my father. If you'd like, I can help you bring these two wives back to the manor first."

Qin Ren thought for a moment and asked Xiao Xiangyue and Liu Piaopiao, "Yue'er, Piaopiao, would you like to come back to the manor with my elder brother?"

Xiao Xiangyue shook her head, "Third Young Master, I just want to follow you."

Liu Piaopiao also said, "Brother Qin, Piaopiao also only wants to follow you."

Qin Ren spread his hands and smiled bitterly at Qin Feng, "Look, they don't want to leave me. Damn, they're incredibly charming!"

Qin Feng laughed and scolded, "You brat, you're always exaggerating. Alright, since they don't want to come back to the manor with me, I won't force them. Kid, you're not a professional womanizer. The highest level of womanizer is to pass through a sea of flowers without getting a single petal on you. But you're completely entangled with women." "How can you be considered the number one womanizer?"

Qin Ren said, "Boss, how dare you say that to me? You're not young anymore, and you don't even have a woman. How do you know what it takes to be a top-notch womanizer? By the way, boss, you've been traveling the martial world for many years, you must have met quite a few beauties, why haven't you found a sister-in-law?"

Qin Feng chuckled and said, "I haven't met anyone I'm particularly interested in. Besides, as a swordsman, if you're distracted by matters of the heart, how can you reach the pinnacle of swordsmanship?"

Qin Ren shook his head: "Brother, you're wrong. A heartless sword is ultimately just a murder weapon. To reach the highest level of swordsmanship, heartlessness is absolutely not enough. Only by focusing on emotions can you focus on the sword."

Qin Feng's eyes lit up. His swordsmanship was said to be unparalleled in the world, but there were countless talented and extraordinary people in the world. There were those who were no less skilled than Qin Feng in swordsmanship. However, he had now reached a bottleneck and could not break through to the next level. Hearing Qin Ren's words now was like opening another door to the ultimate realm of swordsmanship for him. He immediately asked, "Third brother, I've never heard of you knowing anything about swords. Tell me more about the principles behind it."

In truth, Qin Ren knew little about swordsmanship; it was more accurate to say he understood "cheapness." However, having read too many martial arts novels in his past life, he understood the principles behind various divine, demonic, and even ghostly skills. He then asked in a somewhat mystical tone, "Boss, tell me, why do you practice swordsmanship?"

Qin Feng replied decisively, "First, to kill; then to save lives; and finally, to seek the Dao!"

Qin Ren nodded and said, "Let's talk about killing first. Boss, have you ever heard of 'no moves are better than moves'?"

Qin Feng shook his head blankly. "Aren't sword moves meant to maximize the sword's power? How can there be power without moves?"

Qin Feng adopted a learned demeanor, swiftly unfolding his folding fan, and said, " "If you have sword techniques, then there are patterns to follow, and others can break them. But isn't the purpose of practicing all these sword techniques to kill? If one move can kill, then what's the point of having so many moves?" He then launched into a rambling explanation of the "Nine Swords of Dugu" he had read about in novels in his previous life. Qin Feng listened in a daze, yet it was as if he had found a guiding light in his heart, muttering "No moves are better than moves, no moves are better than moves..."

Qin Ren was unaware that if this rambling had been given to anyone else, they would have gone astray, at best suffering from qi deviation, at worst losing their minds. But Qin Feng, due to his talent in swordsmanship, would actually surpass this ultimate realm of swordsmanship, thus becoming a future grandmaster of swordsmanship, the unique "Heavenly Sword"!

After finishing his explanation, Qin Ren leisurely drank and ate for a while, letting his boss sort out his thoughts. He saw that Qin Feng's eyes were initially confused, then gradually cleared, and finally became radiant, with a sharper light in them than before, and he thought that Qin Feng had realized something from this.

"Third brother, what a genius!" Qin Feng laughed heartily, his cold demeanor as the Star River Sword Saint completely gone, and raised his cup, saying, "Third brother, thank you for pointing out the path of swordsmanship to your elder brother. Your elder brother toasts you!"

Qin Ren and Qin Feng smiled and clinked their cups together, the two brothers drinking it all in one gulp, looking at each other and smiling. Qin Ren asked again, "Boss, we've discussed the sword. Now tell me, what kind of woman do you envision? Let me keep an eye out for you."

Qin Feng's expression returned to calm. He thought for a moment, then gazed out the window with an almost infatuated look, and slowly said, "My dream girl must have long, black, lustrous hair."

Qin Ren replied, "Black hair, that's for good health."

Qin Feng continued, "Looks aren't important, the key is the eyes."

"Eyes that can speak volumes can always make a man's heart ache."

"A good figure is a must, of course."

"That's for the sake of the next generation."

"Gentle and virtuous, knows how to care for others, and occasionally throws a little tantrum, requiring me to coax her."

"A bit of a chauvinist..."

"Most importantly, she must understand my heart. Besides being my partner, she must also be my soulmate."

Qin Ren covered his face: "Boss, your standards are too high... that's a perfect woman!"

Qin Feng smiled: "That's why I said I haven't met a woman who truly captures my heart yet."

"It's tough, really tough!" Qin Ren shook his head. "Your standards are too high. Be careful you don't end up a bachelor for life." "Whatever," Qin Feng raised his wine glass, looking at the bright red "Daughter 's Red

" in it, and changed the subject: "Third brother, shall we get things done tonight?"

Qin Ren feigned ignorance: "Get what done?"

A wicked smile appeared on Qin Feng's lips: "Force myself on you!"

Section 5 A bright moon, a few wisps of breeze. The City of Ten Thousand Flowers was quiet in the night, with a faint fragrance of flowers in the night breeze. This city, named after flowers, was filled with the fragrance of flowers at night, even though blood flowed like rivers during the day . No odor could mask the fragrance of the thousands of flowers in the City of Ten Thousand Flowers. Even the laborers who carried manure in the city smelled sweet. In the dark night, two people stood in a small alley in the south of the city. These two people were men, typical men, the best of men! They hid in the shadows under the eaves, watching a mansion at the end of the alley. The mansion truly lived up to its name: red-tiled roofs, soaring eaves, high walls, and a vermilion gate, half-studded with copper nails. A pair of copper door knockers, each the size of a large bowl, stood before the gate, flanked by two large stone lions. The courtyard walls were covered in barbed wire, the menacing sharp iron prongs gleaming eerily blue in the moonlight, clearly contaminated with deadly poison. Two large lanterns hung from wind poles in front of the gate, swaying gently in the breeze. The lanterns bore the inscription "Lianzhou." This was the Lianzhou family's property in Wanhua City. The Lianzhou family was vast and powerful, and their patriarch loved to flaunt their wealth, owning grand mansions in almost every major city. While the Xiaoyao Qin family was even more wealthy than the Lianzhou family, Qin Xiaoyao disliked ostentation, so although their businesses spanned the north and south of the country, they lacked the Lianzhou family's grandeur. From the outside, one could not see the environment within the walls, only the glazed-tile roofs of the towering pavilions. Two men, hidden in the shadows of the alley, stared at the Lianzhou family mansion for a long time before one of them finally spoke in a muffled voice, "Are you sure Lianzhou Luo'er will be staying here tonight?" The other replied, "No doubt about it. The royal spy who came with me has been following Lianzhou Luo'er, and judging from the signals he left, she's staying here tonight." " Boss, I suspect Lianzhou Luo'er arrived in Wanhua City early this morning, and might even have been in contact with Xiao Shanhe." "You're right. In fact, the Lianzhou family and Baohua Hall have been in contact for a long time, and Baohua Hall has recently become involved with the Demonic Sect. The Lianzhou family might also be secretly colluding with the Demonic Sect." "Xiao Shanhe is a womanizer, but extremely handsome. Sending Lianzhou Luo'er to negotiate with Xiao Shanhe would naturally be effective." "Unfortunately, Xiao Shanhe is dead at my hands, so the Lianzhou family's hope of using a beauty trap to win over Baohua Hall has been dashed." "In that case, their plan to collude with the Demonic Sect through Baohua Hall will inevitably be thwarted." "Exactly." "Uh... I say, boss, is there any evidence for what we just said? I feel like we've framed the Lianzhou family with a fabricated charge." "That's why I need you to settle things with Lianzhou Luo'er so we can investigate further! Third brother, this glorious and arduous task can only be accomplished by you. Third brother, the Qin family's status, the future of the righteous path in the martial world, all rest on your shoulders!" These two men hidden in the shadows were naturally Qin Feng, the eldest son of the Qin family, and Qin Ren, the third son. Xiao Xiangyue and Liu Piaopiao stayed at the inn, while the two brothers secretly investigated the Lianzhou mansion, planning to take advantage of the beautiful night to have Qin Ren pluck the flower of Lianzhou Luo'er. Before even starting, the two easily framed the Lianzhou family for colluding with the demonic sect, and then portrayed the flower-picking and womanizing as a glorious and great mission, showing that both brothers were equally shameless. The two brothers emerged from the shadows, using their lightness skills to leap towards the Lianzhou family's mansion, quickly reaching the base of the wall. Qin Ren glanced up at the high courtyard wall and lowered his voice to Qin Feng, "Boss, are you sure you can handle this? The barbed wire on the wall is poisonous; even a slight scratch could be fatal. I can definitely jump over it. Are your lightness skills up to par?" Qin Feng laughed, "Third brother, didn't Dad give you the 'Nine Heavens Evil-Repelling Pill' before you left? I'm immune to all poisons now. I could even sleep wrapped in that barbed wire without any problem. How could I get poisoned?"

Qin Ren slapped his forehead: "Oh, how could I forget that? But brother, are you good at light footwork? If you can't jump over and get tangled in the barbed wire, how embarrassing would it be for you, the Sword Saint?"

Qin Feng sneered: "My light footwork may be a little worse than yours, but flying over such a low wall is absolutely no problem. Kid, my Sword Saint is still more prestigious than your 'cheap Saint'~~"

Qin Ren chuckled and said, "Then I'll take my leave!" With that, he floated lightly, like a roc, soaring into the sky, clearing the high wall and barbed wire, and gently landing in the courtyard.

After landing, Qin Ren immediately squatted down and carefully examined the environment of the courtyard.

He saw that there were artificial hills, small trees, and ponds in the courtyard, with pavilions and towers scattered throughout, looking extremely luxurious. He was now standing in front of a clump of small trees next to the gate.

Qin Ren waited quietly for a while, but his brother did not leap over the wall. Just as they were wondering what was going on, they suddenly heard a soft rustling sound from the side gate. The vermilion gate opened, and a figure slipped in through the crack.

Qin Ren looked closely and saw it was his elder brother, Qin Feng.

Qin Feng tiptoed to Qin Ren's side and chuckled in a low voice, "The gate wasn't locked."

Qin Ren's mouth dropped open, and he pointed at Qin Feng, "Big brother, why didn't you say so sooner? I

had to sneak in like a thief..." Qin Feng said, "I only thought to test the gate after you came in. Who knew the Lianzhou family had a habit of leaving their doors unlocked at night? Maybe they thought that with the reputation of the Lianzhou family, no one would dare to break into their mansion to steal fire?"

Qin Ren chuckled, "Besides our young master Qin, I guess there really aren't many people who would dare to break into the Lianzhou mansion to steal fire."

The two brothers then began to search the Lianzhou mansion quietly for the whereabouts of Lianzhou Luo'er.

At this time, the Lianzhou mansion was already dark, with no lights shining from any of the pavilions, indicating that everyone was resting. There weren't many guards in the compound, only a few servants on night watch who occasionally patrolled the area with lanterns, but they weren't yet able to spot the Qin brothers.

The two brothers wandered around for a while before arriving at a three-story building.

This building, situated beside the garden, wasn't the tallest structure in the compound, but it was quite exquisite. It faced the entire garden directly, maintaining a certain distance from the surrounding buildings, and the area around the building was exceptionally tidy.

“This building should be where Lian Zhou Luo’er lives,” Qin Ren said, stroking his chin. “With my taste, the third young master of the Qin family would choose this small building that offers a panoramic view of the entire garden.”

Qin Feng nodded in agreement. “Indeed, this building has a beautiful view, is quiet and exquisite; it should be where Lian Zhou Luo’er lives.”

The two brothers swiftly descended the stairs and disappeared into the shadows of the eaves. Qin Feng said, “Third brother, I’ll keep watch for you downstairs. You get things done as quickly as possible.”

Qin Ren nodded, gathered his strength, and leaped up to the second floor. He circled the corridor on the second floor and then lightly leaped up to the third floor.

Qin Ren had already noticed two delicate wind chimes hanging on the balcony of a room on the third floor, with paper white lotus flowers wrapped around them, so he concluded that Lian Zhou Luo’er lived in that room. The reason he circled the second floor was to check for guards.

Qin Ren arrived at the balcony with the wind chimes, held his breath, and tiptoed to the window.

At this moment, he was incredibly nervous. This was the first time he had officially used the methods of a womanizer; the previous two times, strictly speaking, weren't even part of his proper role.

His lightness skill was almost unparalleled; he moved on the balcony without making a sound.

Approaching the window, Qin Ren listened carefully for a while, hearing only soft, rhythmic breathing from inside, knowing that Lian Zhou Luo'er was already fast asleep.

With a silent, lewd grin, the Third Young Master took out an exquisitely crafted bamboo tube from his pocket, moistened it with saliva, poked a small hole in the window paper, inserted the tube into the hole, and gently blew a breath, sending the "One-Mile Fragrance" into the room.

This "One-Mile Fragrance" was known as the number one aphrodisiac in the martial arts world; even a heart as cold as iron would become instantly aroused upon inhaling a wisp. It was an essential medicine for womanizers traveling the martial arts world, whether at home or on a journey. Turning a chaste and virtuous woman into a wanton harlot was a piece of cake!

After a while, the breathing inside the room grew heavier, accompanied by moans that sounded like weeping. Qin Ren knew the drug was taking effect. He chuckled, pushed open the window, and jumped inside.

In the dim moonlight, he saw a beautiful, lithe body writhing on the fragrant bed, her hands constantly caressing herself.

Her pink bodice was half-undone, revealing her firm, white breasts trembling. The woman on the bed moaned softly, one hand stroking her firm breasts, the other rubbing between her legs. A delicate fragrance, carrying the scent of virgin fluids, filled the room.

Qin Ren chuckled inwardly, thinking, "This 'Thousand Mile Fragrance' is truly powerful. Even a cold and aloof woman like Lianzhou Luo'er has been transformed into such a wanton state. It truly deserves to be called the world's number one aphrodisiac!"

With a lewd grin, he didn't light a lamp, but instead undressed and walked towards the bed, whispering, "Luo'er, be good, your loving brother will now pamper you properly..."

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