Guan Shanxue looked at Cang Yinyue's back before her with shock and uncertainty, but she couldn't speak at all.
At this ti, Cang Yinyue coldly turned back, her dark brows lightly raised, revealing an obviously contemptuous expression.
The next mont, she disdainfully turned her head away and leaped down from the window without looking back.
...
On the bustling, wide street, Cang Yinyue and Li Musheng rode their mule-horses side by side.
She looked back at the restaurant behind them, then exhaled lightly and said to Li Musheng, "Thank you. So this is what 'showing off' feels like. It really is satisfying!"
Li Musheng turned his head to look at her. At this ti, Cang Yinyue's brows and eyes were full of pleasure.
He shrugged, "It's a small matter. Mainly, I was thinking that if you two started fighting, who knows how long it would take? It would waste too much ti."
Cang Yinyue's eyes twitched as she defended herself, "Although my martial Dao realm is inferior to hers, she can't do anything to either. I can leave whenever I want."
Saying this, her cold eyes flickered with light, "However, your acupoint sealing martial art is truly formidable. Silent and impossible to guard against, giving opponents no chance to strike. Even though Guan Shanxue is a Martial Dao Master with Ice true qi, she finds it difficult to resist."
Hearing this, Li Musheng stared at her leisurely for a while and smiled, "Want to learn? I can teach you."
Cang Yinyue's expression imdiately froze, her eyes staring fixedly at Li Musheng.
But in the end, she still sighed deeply and looked away, "A supre martial art can cause bloodshed throughout the martial world. It's also the foundation of a sect's standing in the martial world. I don't accept undeserved rewards. I have self-awareness—I'm not worthy enough for you to pass this top-tier martial art to ."
Hearing this, Li Musheng chuckled lightly.
This young lady not only had strong boundaries but was also quite honest.
"Alright then, Miss Cang, perform well. My requirents aren't high. I'm easily satisfied."
Li Musheng said carelessly, then a fire of gossip ignited in his heart as he asked curiously, "I really didn't expect you to have a fiancé. How co you never ntioned it before?"
"What do you an by that?"
Hearing this, Cang Yinyue imdiately frowned, instinctively reaching to touch the veil on her face.
Seeing this, Li Musheng hurriedly waved his hand, "Don't misunderstand. That's not what I ant."
Cang Yinyue snorted coldly, her eyes unfriendly, "No need to cover it up. Your expression has already betrayed you. You're thinking how could a man possibly be interested in soone like with such an ugly tattoo on my face, right?"
Li Musheng was silent for a mont, but soon, his eyes shifted as he patted the horse's back beneath him, "Miss Cang, don't belittle yourself. Even inferior horses have their purpose for existing. How much more so for an outstanding talent like you, Miss Cang?"
"Moreover, once the tattoo on your face is removed, with your naturally beautiful features, I estimate the people lining up to pursue you would stretch from here to Shangyang City's gate."
Hearing this, Cang Yinyue's eyes flickered. She lowered her hand, grasped the reins again, and rode forward.
After a while, her expression gradually cald, but her eyes beca cold again, "My marriage was arranged by my family. As the leader of Six Doors' ten great constables, Constable Fu naturally doesn't value my facial appearance but the Cang family's power and influence."
Li Musheng, riding the mule-horse beside her, stroked his chin and asked puzzledly, "Which Cang family?"
Cang Yinyue glanced at him, "The Cangyuan Marquis."
Li Musheng frowned and spread his hands, "Never heard of it. Can your Cang family be ranked in this imperial capital Shangyang City?"
Hearing this, Cang Yinyue didn't speak. A trace of extrely obscure hatred flashed through those cold eyes, "The Cangyuan Marquis Manor naturally has considerable power in the entire imperial capital, but it has nothing to do with ."
Saying this, she explained to Li Musheng, "The Cang family's current power all originates from the Cangyuan Marquis's principal wife."
"That woman is not only the sister of Imperial Consort Ji in the Great Li palace, but also cos from one of Great Li's four great martial world sects, the Taiyin Yuan Sect, and has an extrely close relationship with them."
"Therefore, the Cang family not only has standing in the court but also extrely high status in the martial world. In all of Shangyang City, who knows how many people try to curry favor with them?"
Li Musheng showed an expression of realization, "So your family is not only imperial relatives but also connected to a martial world giant like Taiyin Yuan Sect."
Taiyin Yuan Sect—Li Musheng was naturally no stranger to this na.
One of the most elite sect forces in all of Great Li's martial world. Anyone who mixed in the martial world knew this na and the terrifying martial Dao strength it represented.
It was said that Taiyin Yuan Sect had been passed down for over a thousand years. During the Great Qi Dynasty period, it was already a first-tier great sect in the martial world, having once suppressed the martial world for an era with the Taiyin True Scripture.
The sect had countless martial Dao experts with talented geniuses erging in every generation. Together with the other three top sects, they were the true leaders of the martial world who could challenge the court.
At this ti, Li Musheng suddenly thought of sothing, "Wait, I rember that Bone-Corroding Dark Wind Finger seems to be a martial art from Taiyin Yuan Sect. Could it be..."
Hearing this, Cang Yinyue didn't hide it and nodded, "You guessed correctly. The tattoo on my face was a gift from that principal wife."
At these words, Li Musheng imdiately imagined a great drama of internal strife within a noble household.
A marquis's young miss being abused and oppressed by the matriarch, getting up earlier than chickens and going to bed later than dogs, not eating enough or dressing warmly, being excluded and mocked, beaten and scolded.
Even because of jealousy over her beauty, she was subjected to face-tattooing punishnt with the character "lowly" carved on her face.
"Miss Cang, growing up must have been quite difficult for you, right?"
Li Musheng spoke sympathetically. Who knew that Cang Yinyue would sneer coldly, "I've had it quite hard. If not for her lucky escape from being poisoned by my bowl of poison back then, I wouldn't have ended up in this situation today."
"Uh??"
Li Musheng was speechless. As expected, he had sympathized too early. With this young lady's cunning nature, she definitely wasn't any kind of pushover.
At this ti, Cang Yinyue sitting on the horse's back gradually rode away, her mouth softly saying, "Don't worry, sooner or later, I'll kill her!"
...
In the restaurant, Vice Minister of Revenue Gao Changrui, bringing a group including the man in green clothes, ca before Guan Shanxue.
Everyone looked at her standing in the private room, unable to move at all, all showing surprised expressions.
"Uncle, I heard this woman has connections with Six Doors' Divine Constable. Should we..."
Zhang He stared at Guan Shanxue with a lustful expression and spoke. However, the next mont, he was slapped and sent flying by Gao Changrui's backhand.
"You dog! No wonder you shaved your head this first lunar month. Your heart to destroy won't die. This ti you almost succeeded again!"
At this ti, Gao Changrui's face was iron-blue, so angry his whole body trembled.
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