Chapter 265 Bold!

There is a gentle breeze at midnight and the bright moon is hidden behind the clouds.

Zi Yi looked at Mu Lier’s house with a bit of suspicion in his eyes. An unbelievable guess emerged in his mind, so he almost instinctively held his breath, quietly came outside the house, and listened attentively.

crunch————

Before he could hear anything, the door was opened. Zhao Wumian was dressed neatly, looking at Zi Yi with a puzzled look, “Why are you here at Master’s place so late at night and not sleeping?”

Zi Yi’s martial arts skills were not as good as Zhao Wumian and Mu Li’er’s, so she would not be able to hide her intentions if she tried to sneak in. So she tiptoed to look inside the house, but Zhao Wumian was standing in front of the door blocking it, so she could not see anything.

Logically speaking, Zi Yi was considered a “peeping thief” and should be in the wrong, but she was not a shy girl like Luo Xiangzhu, so she asked directly, “You sneaked into Master’s room in the middle of the night without turning on the light… You didn’t coax your Master into bed, did you?”

After all, Mu Lier is not married yet. She stays with a man without turning on the lights in the middle of the night. Anyone who sees her would be suspicious.

But it was already a great courage for Mu Lier to put aside the ethics of master and disciple and be with Zhao Wumian. Now she didn’t dare to let anyone know about their relationship. Upon hearing this, her voice came from behind Zhao Wumian with anger:

“What nonsense are you talking about? My disciple and I are innocent. How could we do something that is immoral and against human ethics?”

Mu Lier has never told a lie in her life, so she felt a little guilty after saying this.

Zi Yi knew something was wrong just by listening to the tone. Seeing Mu Lier being so stubborn, she sneered in her heart, “Speak louder and more aggressively, wake up the Queen Mother and your other disciple, and let them watch this farce too?”

Mu Lier immediately wilted, lowered her voice, and asked the purple-clothed woman softly, “What do you want to do?”

Zi Yi curled her lips and looked at Zhao Wumian, expressionless, “Let me in.”

Zi Yi had obviously guessed it, and Zhao Wumian couldn’t hide it even if he wanted to, so he said to her sincerely, “Master has finally let go of the hurdle in her heart, so don’t say anything to deliberately anger her.”

Zi Yi raised her eyes and looked at Zhao Wumian, “She didn’t say anything about you? That woman is stupid. She lost her mind after being coaxed by you. She even threw aside the rules of etiquette and slept with your apprentice. But in the final analysis, if you hadn’t taken the initiative to seduce her, would she have done such a thing?”

Actually, what Zi Yi said was not wrong, but the attack power was a bit strong, and Zhao Wumian and Mu Lier were both scolded by her.

Zhao Wumian blinked, “I’m sleeping on Master’s bed…what are you angry about?”

“Who you sleep with has nothing to do with me. I’m not angry, I’m just unhappy.”

Zhao Wumian was immediately happy when he heard this, but before he could speak, Zi Yi’s eyes shot towards him coldly, “Why don’t you make way?”

The moonlight fell on her face, making her skin look even whiter and more attractive.

Zhao Wumian stepped aside, and Zi Yi walked right past him and into Mu Lier’s room, as if she were walking into her own home. She held the little white snake in her arms, like a literary girl holding a book.

Click————

Zhao Wumian closed the door.

There were no lights on in the house. A little moonlight came through the window, falling on the furnishings in the house. Mu Lier’s white dress seemed to be torn, and several pieces of white cloth and white boots fell to the ground in a twisted manner. Mu Lier was holding the quilt, hugging herself tightly, sitting on the soft couch, her hair was a little messy, and her mature and pretty face showed the shame and embarrassment of being “caught in bed”.

Zi Yi’s nose twitched slightly. It was also the first time she smelled this scent.

It’s not that bad to say the least, there’s even a faint scent of the feminine scent of Muririe… but it still smells weird.

“Wait for me to tell you in detail what happened between my master and me.” Zhao Wumian closed the doors and windows, wanting to explain to Zi Yi.

“No need. I have nothing to do with you. The person you should explain to is Miss Su.” Zi Yi sat down at the table, ready to pour herself some water, but she found that there seemed to be some crystal marks on the table. The strange smell in the room came from that.

She stood up again, then turned her head and looked at Zhao Wumian expressionlessly, with a cold smile on her lips, “My Lord, you are so energetic. Even though you are so weak, you still have the leisure to offend your master everywhere…”

“Hey.” Mu Li’er couldn’t stand it anymore and interrupted, “My disciple and I are very close, why are you getting mad at me? Are you jealous?”

“Jealous? Do you think he’s such a hot commodity?” Zi Yi looked at Mu Li’er in confusion, “You are so obsessed with him that you can’t tell right from wrong and have no ethics. Don’t think I will be the same as you.”

“In fact, I think I am a popular person…”

“I’m not talking to you, why are you talking so much?” Zi Yi turned around and glanced at Zhao Wumian.

Mu Lier also said to Zhao Wumian in dissatisfaction: “What do you mean by a good thing? Why did you learn the narcissism of that nun?”

? He shouldn’t have said too much, but he couldn’t let the two women quarrel like this, otherwise they would probably fight.

He looked at Zi Yi, “What do you want from me in the middle of the night?”

Mu Lier stretched out a white and slender arm from under the quilt, motioning Zhao Wumian not to speak, and then glanced at Zi Yi.

“First, explain why you are so angry. Are you greedy for my disciple’s body? It’s nothing for a man to have three wives and four concubines. You have given a lot to him, but there must be a first come first served rule… How about this, you offer me a cup of tea first, and when everything is settled, I will definitely give you a status, how about that?”

Mu Lier also felt strange. She had an affair with Zhao Wumian, which was indeed a disgrace to the family and misfortune for the master, so she felt guilty… But what does all this have to do with your Imperial Master? Why did he start scolding her like a powder keg?

Zi Yi raised her eyebrows slightly, and didn’t care about Mu Li’er’s ridicule at all. She smiled faintly, raised her little hand, and the dizzy little white snake crawled from her to the back of her hand.

“For the Xiayun Gu, I stayed up all night, and now my eyelids are fighting. I finally managed to extract the Xiayun Gu to save Zhao Wumian’s life, so I hurried over to find him, but in the blink of an eye I saw him hugging Master Shumei and talking back and forth, so unhappy… I was worrying about his life, but you two were having fun, how can I not be angry?”

Zhao Wumian was slightly stunned, but he was thinking in his heart, is this really why Zi Yi was angry? It would be fine if she was angry about something else.

But Mu Lier didn’t think too much about it. After hearing this, she was speechless and even felt a little guilty in her heart… She and Zhao Wumian were in love with each other, and when their love was deep, they couldn’t help themselves. It was definitely not wrong, but as long as she was compared with Zi Yi, she naturally seemed unkind.

Look at Zi Yi, who has nothing to do with Zhao Wumian, but works so hard for him, and what about me? As a master, I didn’t teach Zhao Wumian much martial arts, and I didn’t do much for Zhao Wumian from beginning to end. Most of the time, I was taken care of…

Comparing the two, Mu Lier suddenly felt blushing. It seemed that Zi Yi was more suitable to be Zhao Wumian’s confidante than her… At least tonight, she shouldn’t have treated her so badly.

She hesitated and whispered to Zi Yi, “I’m sorry.”

“Ah?” Zi Yi turned her little face and pointed her ear at Mu Li’er with a slightly exaggerated expression, “You can’t hear me? As a martial artist who has achieved unity of man and nature, why are you still speaking so softly? Have you been pushed unconscious by your apprentice and have you lost the ability to speak? If so, I can prescribe you a medicine…”

Before he could finish his words, the little white snake crawled down from Zi Yi’s palm and climbed onto Zhao Wumian’s forearm, sticking out its pink tongue at him with a “sizzling” sound.

“What are they arguing about? I brought you the Xiayun Gu. Isn’t it awesome?”

Zi Yi paused, grabbed the little white snake and pulled her back, “I haven’t finished my rage yet, why are you running over to show your affection?”

The little white snake said aggrievedly, “I haven’t drunk his blood for a long time… I want to drink it~”

Zi Yi’s eyes twitched, and Zhao Wumian’s voice came from the side.

“Thank you…”

Before she finished speaking, Zi Yi snorted coldly, “You have so many things to thank me for. If you really want to thank me one by one, you should do it until tomorrow morning…”

As she spoke, Zi Yi stretched out her legs, moved the chair a little further from the table, and sat down on the chair with her legs crossed. She propped up her side face and looked at Mu Li’er who was curled up in the quilt, with a smile in her tone, “If I really want to thank you… Mu Li’er, the master is taking the responsibility of the disciple. Come and offer me a cup of tea. I won’t mind this matter.”

Serving tea? You and your apprentice Luo Chaoyan are both petty-minded.

Mu Lier had a blank expression on her face. She began to suspect that this woman was deliberately saying these words to make her feel guilty as a way of revenge… Why did she have to serve tea to her when there was nothing else to do?

Are you implying that she is the elder one and you, Mu Lier, can only be her younger sister?
Zhao Wumian wanted to say that he was wrong, but he didn’t want to offer him tea, as it was a bit insulting. However, Mu Lier raised her hand lightly and stopped Zhao Wumian from speaking.

Her expression gradually showed a hint of smile, the quilt slid off, and the room suddenly became brighter.

Zhao Wumian likes something exciting, so Mu Lier didn’t take off all her clothes, but opened her clothes to both sides, revealing the white bellyband inside, and the bellyband was hooked to the side, exposing the main point…

She lifted the quilt, revealing one foot wearing white socks and the other bare. Her graceful arch was very beautiful. When she stepped on the ground, a little moonlight sprinkled on it, and her skin seemed to be glowing.

The white skirt had been lifted up to the waist, and now it fell down with Mu Lier’s movement, covering her fair and plump legs, but it was enough to arouse people’s imagination.

Zi Yi’s smiling expression froze for a moment, “You have no sense of shame… don’t you know how to put on your clothes before serving tea?”

Mu Lier just covered her child with one hand, and walked towards Zi Yi with light lotus steps. In just a few steps, the moonlight sometimes sprinkled on her, and sometimes sank into the shadow. She said:

“Xiayun Gu concerns the safety of his apprentice, so the Imperial Master doesn’t want to waste even a minute, and I am no exception… We are both women, so why should we be shy? Has the Imperial Master never taken a bath with His Majesty?”

“It’s not the same thing…”

Before Zi Yi finished speaking, Mu Lier came to her table, picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea. She released her hands that were covering Tuan’er, held the teacup with both hands, and said with a smile:
“It’s just a cup of tea. I should show my respect to the Imperial Master. If it wasn’t for the Imperial Master giving me acupuncture and medicine, I would never have had any immoral thoughts about my apprentice… At first I blamed the Imperial Master for playing around, but now, I am only thankful and grateful. If it weren’t for the Imperial Master, I would never be able to meet him honestly and treat him as an equal.”

Zhao Wumian’s eyebrows were frivolous, and his attention was attracted by his master’s Tuan’er.

The master, disheveled, holding a teacup in both hands, pretending to be serious, looks so awkward…

Zi Yi put her hands on her legs and subconsciously pinched her skirt.

Mu Lier offered her tea, why was she so unhappy at this moment?

Oh, Mu Lier deliberately didn’t put on her clothes so that she could see the traces of the two people having fun, and then said such words when serving tea… It seemed that Mu Lier was surrendering and serving tea, but in fact she was using this to test Zi Yi.

If she showed any anger, it meant that she liked Zhao Wumian.

It doesn’t matter whether Zi Yi likes it or not. The key point is that the person who is sleeping with Zhao Wumian is Mu Lier. As long as Zi Yi shows any sign that she likes Zhao Wumian, wouldn’t she become a complete loser?

Zi Yi was so angry that her teeth were itching, but she couldn’t show it, so she didn’t take the tea from Mu Lier, but pulled the arm of Zhao Wumian who was admiring his master Tuan’er at the side.

“Huh?” Zhao Wumian was stunned.

Then he saw Zi Yi lifting up Zhao Wumian’s sleeve and bit his arm hard.

“Hiss~ What are you doing!?” “It’s all your fault, you pervert!”

“Hey, you, why are you biting him? Let go!”

“Hey, wait, Master, don’t pull her, she’s poisonous, and I’m the only one who can touch her.”

The little white snake broke free, coiled on the table, straightened its upper body, and looked confused. She couldn’t understand what these three people were doing from the beginning, but why did her mother bite Zhao Wumian?
Wow, Mom wants to eat secretly! She also wants to drink Zhao Wumian’s blood.

The little white snake quietly crawled to Zhao Wumian’s forearm, faced his other arm, opened its little mouth and showed its sharp teeth, and bit hard. Zhao Wumian was immediately frozen in place, not because of the pain, but because the Xiayun Gu was in the little white snake’s body. At this moment, it opened its mouth to bite him, drank his blood, and passed the Xiayun Gu into Zhao Wumian’s body.

Zi Yi suddenly remembered the important matter and stopped playing with the master and disciple. He quickly took out silver needles from his sleeves and inserted them into several acupuncture points of Zhao Wumian to help him absorb the Xiayun Gu.

Mu Lier’s heart tightened. No matter what happened between a man and a woman, it was not as important as this matter. She raised her hand and pulled her clothes to cover her child, and helped Zhao Wumian sit down on the couch, asking, “How can I help?”

“Put on your clothes properly, don’t run around naked in front of him, it will confuse his mind.” Zi Yi gave two more injections while speaking, and continued:
“Xiayun Gu is the life’s work of Tang Xingwen, and he deserves the title of King of Gu. Although I don’t know if it can be considered as a substitute for Jiuli Gu, it will definitely greatly increase his power. He still has two months before that. After the Xiayun Gu is completely digested, I don’t know how long it will last, but it will definitely not be as urgent as before.”

Mu Lier had been tortured by half of the Xiayun Gu for so long, and she knew better than anyone how powerful this poison was. She immediately felt a little nervous and touched Zhao Wumian’s forehead, “Does it hurt?”

Zhao Wumian wanted to speak, but all the other poisons in his body were subservient and could not cause any waves. However, after this Xiayun poison entered his body, it ran rampant inside his body, forcing him to meditate to digest it. At this moment, he had no intention of paying attention to the outside world.

“No matter how painful it is, it’s not as painful as you.” After Zi Yi gave Zhao Wumian acupuncture, she fed him a pill of unknown medicine, then she breathed a sigh of relief and sat down on the edge of the bed.

“It really hurts when I lose my virginity, even though I can’t help it…”

Zi Yi looked at her expressionlessly, “I am referring to the time when I was refining the Xiayun Gu.”

“Oh.”

After the words were spoken, the two women fell silent.

They were not very familiar with each other to begin with, and apart from quarreling, they seemed to have no other topics to talk about. However, the two women were not little girls after all, but mature sisters, so they soon started chatting again.

“Breaking virginity… so you two are only going to do that tonight?”

“Of course, I’m not a dissolute woman. I hesitated for a long time before making up my mind.”

“What was that like?”

“Well…it’s hard to say. You have to experience it to know.”

“Comfortable?”

“Very comfortable……”

While the two women were chatting, an unexpected guest arrived on Mount Emei.

Three days had passed since Zhao Wumian defeated Tang Weiyu, and the news naturally reached the ears of Master Fan.

Master Fan exposed Wei Hetong in front of Zhao Wumian because he wanted to let him know that the Tang family was refining the Xiayun Gu, and Tang Baicen had told him the content of the letter that Zhao Wumian sent to Emei, so he knew that Zhao Wumian would definitely come to the Tang family to seek an antidote.

Zhao Wumian and Tang Weiyu both wanted to save their women, so it would be strange if they didn’t fight. But when they really fought, Tang Weiyu lost?
He was trying to kill someone with someone else’s knife, but the knife ended up breaking on the person’s neck?

Isn’t this just hilarious? Throughout history, there has never been a precedent of a person who has achieved unity of nature and man defeating a martial arts master. How could Zhao Wumian accomplish such a feat?

According to Master Fan’s estimation, Tang Weiyu’s indecisive and loyal character made her afraid to take ruthless action because of Zhao Wumian’s status in the court, so Zhao Wumian seized the opportunity and defeated her in one fell swoop.

Between masters, a single mistake is enough to decide life or death. It is certainly true that Zhao Wumian is very powerful, but it is still a bit unrealistic for him to defeat Tang Weiyu in her prime, and most of the time there are off-field factors.

However, Master Fan was not at the scene and could only listen to rumors from the martial arts world. He had no way of confirming the details of the fight… But he wanted to kill Zhao Wumian, but he didn’t know his true strength, so it was inevitably difficult to do so. Therefore, Master Fan sent people to Emei to investigate.

Bangdang————

The cargo box was lowered and made quite a noise due to its heavy weight; in the light of the lamp, one could make out the Fan family crest on the box.

“Is this all that’s needed?” The Emei disciple wiped his sweat and looked at Tang Baicen and a middle-aged man in black robe beside him.

The middle-aged man in black robe is named Fan Hongsheng, a master trained within the Fan family. He seldom travels around the world. This trip is mainly to escort goods. He is similar to the man in black robe that Zhao Wumian saw at the headquarters of the Jinsha Gang, but he is not the same person.

Fan Hongsheng is more powerful and was sent by Master Fan specifically to Emei to gather intelligence.

And Zhao Wumian just used the Naraku Red Silk on Mrs. Tang tonight, but he had no idea whether it would work or not, so the Tang family has not yet severed cooperation with the Fan family.

Fan Hongsheng nodded slightly, then looked at Tang Baicen and smiled, “During this period of time, the Fan and Tang families have been in close contact and have cooperated a lot… Have you refined the Xiayun Gu?”

Tang Baicen is rather naive and often contacts Master Fan through letters, so the Fan family basically knows everything about the Tang family.

Tang Baicen didn’t know that his mother had returned to her prime. He was still thinking about her health. He sighed and shook his head, “After Dad was defeated by Wei Ming Hou, he had no hope of refining Gu. Now he is cooperating with the Fan family purely because he is holding on to the last glimmer of hope.”

Fan Hongsheng smiled and said, “The Tang family is a well-known figure in the art of Gu, so they will always succeed… After all, Marquis Weiming is just a person who has achieved unity of heaven and man, how can he defeat your father?”

Tang Weiyu had mentioned this to Tang Baicen, and as a son, no one would say that his father was incompetent, so Tang Baicen straightened his chest and said:
“Marquis Weiming has a secret technique called ‘Heavenly Demon Blood Solution’, which he got from Huanzhen Pavilion. Thanks to it, he can barely compete with my father in terms of strength and muscles. However, the secret technique has too many side effects. After using it, Marquis Weiming will fall to the ground on the spot. Secondly, there is a time limit. My father knew that Marquis Weiming wanted to have a good fight with him, so he basically didn’t use any light skills or hidden weapons. He definitely didn’t use his full strength.”

Fan Hongsheng’s eyes lit up slightly, “So, it is impossible for Wei Minghou to defeat your father? He just won by luck?”

Tang Baicen frowned. He knew nothing about martial arts, so how could he know this? But he didn’t want to lose face for his father in the martial arts world, so he nodded slightly and said:
“It’s obvious that he could win by just stalling for time until Wei Ming Hou’s secret technique ends, but Dad insisted on fighting him head-on… If we fight again, Dad will definitely not lose.”

“Does your father feel dissatisfied? Do you want to fight with Marquis Weiming again?”

“That’s not the case. We’ve already lost. If we continue to fight, it will inevitably make our Tang family look narrow-minded. After all, Wei Ming Hou has not yet communicated with the bridge of heaven and earth. How can a martial arts master take the initiative to challenge a person who has achieved unity of heaven and man? Regardless of whether we win or lose, it will be a disgrace to us, and…” Tang Baicen pondered for a while, and then guessed:
“Marquis Weiming should be leaving soon. He may be in a very bad condition due to the secret method. He can’t even walk steadily and needs the support of his female relatives.”

Fan Hongsheng was slightly stunned, “Really?”

“Many disciples saw it.” Tang Baicen scratched his head.

He was not so cunning and what he said was the truth. When Zhao Wumian was supported by the Queen Mother to go back to the guest room because he had consumed too much Naraku Red Silk, many Emei disciples saw it.

As soon as these words were spoken, Fan Hongsheng immediately became interested… Isn’t this a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?
“Who is that woman who is supporting Zhao Wumian? Is she the Little King of Hell of the Sword Sect?”

Tang Baicen blinked his eyes, “I don’t know, I guess she is the confidante of Wei Minghou.”

“Marquis Weiming is traveling around the world, and he still brings a woman with him as a burden.” Fan Hongsheng laughed dumbly, “But since Marquis Weiming is so weak, he must have a lot of people protecting him. Otherwise, if something happens to him in Emei, it will be your Tang family and Emei who will be in trouble.”

Tang Baicen shook his head. “I don’t know much about security, but Marquis Weiming is usually accompanied by guards when he travels.”

“Guards? How strong are they?”

“I don’t know, but he is definitely not as powerful as Marquis Weiming. I guess he is mainly used to serve food and clothing. I heard that these dignitaries are very particular about their travels.” Tang Baicen guessed.

Fan Hongsheng pondered for a while and did not completely believe Tang Baicen’s words. After bowing and saying goodbye, he asked a few Emei disciples along the way without leaving a trace, and the answers were exactly the same.

Zhao Wumian was indeed very weak and could not even walk steadily.

Tang Baicen originally wanted to keep Fan Hongsheng in Emei for one night, but he naturally declined and pretended to leave. He first used a carrier pigeon to pass on the news he had gathered, and then disappeared into the mountains and forests and sneaked towards Kefeng.

Wei Hetong has disappeared, and no one knows whether he was captured or crushed to death by Zhao Wumian… But just in case, if Zhao Wumian finds out from Wei Hetong that the people who want his life are the Fan family, then if Fan Hongsheng is taken to Kefeng openly, he will probably be killed on the spot by the masters brought by Zhao Wumian.

Now is the natural time to sneak in and assassinate.

The only person in Kefeng who deserves Fan Hongsheng’s attention is Mu Lier, who is in harmony with nature.

But Mu Lier was infected with half of the Xiayun Gu. Calculating the time, she should be suffering from the poison at this moment, and it is impossible for her to exert her full strength. Moreover, Zhao Wumian and Mu Lier are master and disciple. There is a difference between men and women, and the etiquette between master and disciple is here. It is impossible for them to sleep on the same bed and protect each other closely. At this dark and windy night, the possibility of someone sneaking into Kefeng to assassinate Zhao Wumian is not small.

As for the guards, they are insignificant compared to Murlier.

He didn’t believe that the imperial court could send more than a dozen Grandmasters to protect Zhao Wumian… Mainly, there was no need. Even if all those Grandmasters were added together, they couldn’t fight Zhao Wumian. Why waste this manpower? Being a Grandmaster was a piece of cake?

Even if it really exists, Fan Hongsheng has to take a gamble. If he misses this opportunity, he doesn’t know how long he will have to wait.

While he was thinking, Fan Hongsheng had already arrived at the guest peak and saw the scattered guest houses. It was late at night and no light was on in any of the houses… He didn’t know which house Zhao Wumian lived in.

Fan Hongsheng jumped up, his figure like a falcon catching a rabbit, and leaped onto the roof of a house. When he got closer, he could smell a faint smell of firewood… someone had cooked recently.

He looked around but didn’t see any guards patrolling back and forth… Are they all asleep?
He did not let his guard down and remained extremely alert. With his nose moving slightly, he keenly detected one of the rooms based on this clue. His figure blended into the darkness and he quietly jumped to the side of the room. He could vaguely hear some subtle breathing sounds coming from inside.

There was nothing wrong with Fan Hongsheng’s action, but the person who cooked before was the Empress Dowager, and the guest room he found was also the one for the Empress Dowager.

This guest room is right next to the kitchen, and the Empress Dowager also sleeps here. Considering that Zhao Wumian is too weak, she plans to get up tomorrow morning and make him a delicious meal.

Zhao Wumian is very powerful and has few guards around him, nor does he need any. Therefore, Fan Hongsheng’s previous guess was actually correct. If only Zhao Wumian was traveling, it would be impossible for the court to send more than a dozen masters to guard him.

But he would never have imagined that the confidante of Zhao Wumian mentioned by Tang Baicen would be the current empress dowager.

The masters of the Imperial Palace are proficient in other aspects, but their top expertise is in preventing assassinations.

Therefore, as soon as Fan Hongsheng jumped into the Empress Dowager’s room, he heard a loud shout.

“Be bold!”

Then, more than a dozen figures appeared above the surrounding houses and surrounded him.

Fan Hongsheng opened his mouth slightly and his face suddenly turned pale.

(End of this chapter)