Suddenly, the private room beca solemn.
After a mont of silence, Qing tilted her head, and everyone offered their own comnts.
“It’s true that Gong Sonyeye woman was rude, but the Gong Clan are people who keep to the right path, so it shouldn’t be enough to harm her.”
“That’s right. Sister, you shouldn’t kill or maim her. Even if not for that, there’s the Hidden Dragon Secret Competition, ah, you know killing is forbidden in the Hidden Dragon Secret Competition, right?”
“Yeah. Yeah. I’ll give you a few untraceable poisons, so do it secretly, secretly. What? Why?”
Qing narrowed her eyes.
“What’s this, how do you see ? I’m not asking to do her harm. I just want to return the hair ornant, that’s all.”
“Is there any need to do that? She denied it was hers, so you won’t particularly get any thanks for returning it.”
To this, Qing laughed awkwardly and said.
“No, Zhuge just talked about won’s underwear earlier.”
“Sister. If you say it like that, doesn’t it make look like a strange person? What won’s underwear talk?”
“What? Are you saying I lied? You clearly said a woman’s underwear was secretly removed without her knowing.”
“This is the technique of misleading the truth with facts by editing parts… By removing the subject, it sounds like I did it. As expected, Sister, you’re terrifying.”
“You know that, yet you’ve been getting cheeky lately. Anyway, so Zhuge told that returning the stolen underwear resulted in getting slapped, right?”
“If you’re going to do it anyway, could you please add the subject, ‘the Divine Thief’?”
“That’s the sa thing. Co to think of it, when normal won experience such a thing, I’m not sure if it’s possible to not notice, but anyway, wouldn’t they pretend not to know rather than slap? Saying, ‘That’s not my underwear.’”
Because if they get angry there, it confirms that the underwear is theirs.
At that mont, the woman is no longer an ordinary woman.
She becos a woman not wearing underwear!
In Qing’s opinion, it could be said she’s realized the way of comfort, but that sense of liberation and the situation of being exposed in front of others were separate matters.
“So, well. I think I was careless.”
“But it’s a hair ornant, right? What’s the problem with a woman having a hair ornant that she made such a fuss and got you locked up and starved for two days?”
“That’s not for to judge. Let’s say, for example, aphrodisiacs were found in San’s possession…”
If San experienced the sa thing but the stolen item was an aphrodisiac?
Then the won following him would say, “Wow, I know how to take aphrodisiacs too. I want to drink it all up,” while licking their lips.
If it ca from Tang Nanah’s possession, everyone would just say it’s natural because she’s from the Tang Clan.
But if aphrodisiacs ca from Zhuge’s possession?
He’d just be a muscle pervert exercise freak.
They’d point fingers saying he’s a beast with the body of a beast, the brain of a sage, and the heart of an animal.
“Sister? Why only this younger brother…”
“Forget it. Everyone’s circumstances are different, so San would deny it’s his while lowering his voice a lot and shaking his eyebrows up and down, right? Since the person involved feels the sha, I shouldn’t judge carelessly.”
If it was sothing like a long phallic model instead of a hair ornant, Qing wouldn’t have asked in front of people, “Which of the gold dick, silver dick, or wooden dick that you stole is yours? This bastard stole it, so pick it out in front of all these market people and take it.”
But for Gong Sonyeye, the hair ornant might have been at a similar level of sha as a dick.
Saying the intention was good is no excuse.
Similarly, saying you didn’t know doesn’t work either.
Anyway, Miss Gong Sonyeye had denied it and left in a burst of anger.
Yet her eyes looking at the ornant were quite uneasy, so it might be an item with a story.
“So it’s right to return it, yeah.”
“Wow, Qing’er, really your heart, wow, how. Let see your clothes, let check for sewing marks.”
“Heavenly clothes without seams” ans clothes of a fairy or comparable craftsmanship.
Tang Nanah said this while hugging Qing tightly, not hiding her truly moved voice.
“Really, Qing’er is too kind. Beautiful heart, beautiful face.”
To this blatant praise, Qing answered with an awkward smile.
“Nanah. Isn’t the position of your hands a bit strange? Usually when hugging, you don’t put strength in your hands, right?”
“No? Since I hugged from the side, it’s a very natural arm position? This is how we do it in Sichuan? It’s not strange at all?”
“This girl, whenever she gets a chance.”
Qing peeled Tang Nanah off.
She tried to cling and not let go, but how could she match Qing in strength?
“So, where is Miss Gong?”
“She’s staying at the Alliance’s guest house.”
At that mont, Zhuge Ihyeon interjected.
“Sister, just in case, it’s not Gongson but Gong miss.”
“Oh? Then is her na Sonyeye?”
“That’s right. However, it’s better to call her Miss Gongson. Miss Gongson would prefer that too.”
“What’s that about?”
And so Zhuge Ihyeon took a deep breath.
A grand explanation was about to begin.
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The biggest flaw in Qing’s personality could be said to be her careless and impulsive decisions.
And her greatest strength is her excellent execution ability to move without hesitation once she makes up her mind.
And when you combine these strengths and weaknesses?
The good points all disappear and only the flaws double.
It’s also a characteristic of people who stupidly repeat two, three, four tis what should be finished in one go.
“Hmm. How about it, San, want to co along? You’ve covered your face for once. Won’t you be discovered if you go?”
“Hmm. Hmm. Hmmm.”
Peng Daesan pondered uncharacteristically hard.
Indeed, the few days of going around with his face covered had been a whole new world, to the point where he realized that Central Plains people live so comfortably while he alone was uncomfortable.
So I should enjoy it for a few more days.
Peng Daesan ca to a conclusion.
“I’ll go together. Don’t you not know anyone at the Dragon-Phoenix Assembly eting?”
Peng Daesan was inwardly flustered.
He had ant to stay separate, but the answer ca out without him realizing.
“It’s not just a day or two, you’ve looked quite relaxed all this ti. Zhuge and Nanah are there too, so you don’t have to force yourself.”
“Forget it. As soone said, I’m a man with no friends, so I’ll try to make so this ti. The only one I have isn’t reliable, so it feels like looking after a child playing by the water.”
Peng Daesan said this and convinced himself.
That’s right. If I let that one loose in the Dragon-Phoenix Assembly defenseless, who knows what kind of trouble she’ll cause.
It’s an unavoidable decision for the peace of the orthodox Murim.
And so, Qing, with her excellent execution ability anyway, imdiately rushed towards the Murim Alliance.
Because Gong Sonyeye was there.
It was a simple principle, like why a mountaineer climbs a mountain.
However, since it was around the end of the Horse Hour and beginning of the Sheep Hour, about 3 PM, proper Central Plains people usually weren’t staying in their lodgings at this ti.
So they heard that she had gone to Changliang Tower for the Dragon-Phoenix Assembly eting.
Changliang Tower was in the exact opposite direction from the Murim Alliance, based on the inn where Qing was staying.
It was like working twice.
And so when they arrived at Changliang Tower in Kaifeng, it was a field full of n.
It wasn’t the picture Qing had imagined of six or seven people gathered chatting.
It was like a general alumni eting with seniors, juniors, and current students all gathered, using an entire floor for a noisy drinking party.
With almost all the rising stars of the orthodox faction gathered before a big event, the crowd was naturally large.
“Oh my. It’s the Azure Dragon Association eting. It seems the Phoenix Association is holding their eting at a different location.”
The Dragon-Phoenix Assembly ant the eting of the Azure Dragon and Phoenix, with the Azure Dragon representing n and the Phoenix representing won.
“We ca for nothing. I haven’t revealed my face yet, so let’s withdraw from here.”
Peng Daesan changed his mind at the sight and slipped away quietly.
As Zhuge Ihyeon went in to ask about the location of the Phoenix Association eting, Qing and Tang Nanah were left standing there, receiving all the hot gazes of n who had discovered beauties.
More precisely, Tang Nanah received them.
Because Qing was wearing a face veil.
That’s when it happened.
Qing, spotting a familiar face, shouted:
“Ah, Sword Brother!”
“No, this voice, Sword Brother! Is it Sword Brother!”
Namgung Shinjae stood up abruptly and welcod Qing.
He spoke as if he recognized her by her voice, but really, there was only one person in the world who called Namgung Shinjae “Sword Brother.”
“But Sword Brother, what’s with the face veil? Did you perhaps get a scar on your face? Don’t be too disheartened if that’s the case. A scar on the face ans you stared down your enemy to the end, so for a swordsman, it could be said to be an honorable dal.”
“Hmm! Sword Brother! If you say such things to a woman who really has scars on her face, you might get stabbed with that sword you love so much! But, as a swordsman, in the end, you should beco a scabbard to embrace the sword blade. Not a dao scabbard or spear scabbard.”
“Indeed! It wouldn’t be right for any weapon other than a sword to take this life. I believe you, you must be Sword Brother for sure. This clear and precious statent woven together is a golden rule and great writing that only Sword Brother could make.”
“Right. Have you been well?”
“What could have happened to ? How about Sword Brother?”
“Recently, my chest was split in half, from here to here, and from here to here, making a ten-character cross sword wound.”
“Ooh! How splendid! It’s a thousand-year regret that I can’t ask to see it.”
It was a half-and-half mix of responses that were hard to tell whether they were common sense or not.
It’s splendid, but given the area, he won’t ask to see it.
“As expected, I knew you’d understand. Unfortunately, Nanah here treated it well so no scar remains.”
“Ah. So it’s Miss Tang.”
“Blooming Poison Flower!” “Blooming Poison Flower!” “Blooming Poison Flower!”
The n who had been focusing on the only woman present shouted her title simultaneously as if they had made an agreent.
It was a sharp chorus as if they had rehearsed with their mouths in advance.
Qing just frowned behind her face veil.
What on earth?
Is that admiration even strictly set to one, two, three, now, as if it’s a ti when it must be done?
Namgung Shinjae continued his greeting.
“We greeted at the last 70th birthday celebration, um, actually, we didn’t greet because the young lady was only sticking to the Jade Qilin’s side. What was it you said, that a wife can’t mix words with other n when her husband is present?”
“Uwaah! You’ve got the wrong person! I never said such things! There are things you can and can’t say to an unmarried maiden!”
Tang Nanah denied it with a bright red face.
Hmm. I should ask Zhuge to make a collection of Tang Nanah’s quotes from the Grand Patriarch’s, that is, Poison Grandfather’s 70th birthday celebration.
Interesting things keep coming out no matter how much you peel.
And then Qing and Namgung Shinjae loosened their swords and bumped their scabbards together.
Originally, swordsn consider swords clashing to be a hundred tis more insulting than shoulders bumping, so this was a greeting thod showing true friendship tied by swords.
“So, Sword Brother, what brings you here?”
“Ah. Do you know where the Phoenix Association eting is?”
“Ah. I see. The place was too small so we had to separate. The Phoenix Association should be in full swing at Liangyun Tower.”
“Liangyun Tower. Hmm. Why didn’t that Zhuge bastard just say one word.”
Then in Qing’s field of vision, she saw Zhuge Ihyeon excitedly chattering away without stopping his mouth.
Well, that’s to be expected.
Qing imdiately understood.
Anyway, she wasn’t going to take Zhuge to the won’s eting, so she might as well let him talk properly this ti.
Qing and Tang Nanah struck out again and headed towards Liangyun Tower this ti.
If they had sent a servant to find out in advance, they could have gone in one trip, but now they were moving for the third ti.
“Qing’er, the Phoenix Association is war. It’s different from the good-natured Azure Dragon Association where they all drink together as friends. You don’t know about won’s society, but it’s a terribly cruel place where those bitches check each other, mock, and secretly bully.”
It was essentially Tang Nanah, who had just entered Murim, saying this to Qing, the Grand Elder of the Divine Maiden Sect, a won’s sect.
But having seen how things work in the Bliss Palace, Qing did have a feeling of “maybe, possibly.”
Although she didn’t believe it at all since it was Tang Nanah saying it.
“So Qing’er, just trust . I’m the number one ranked Blooming Poison Flower Tang Nanah among the Five Flowers of Murim. Just stick close to my side.”
“Hmm. If you say so.”
Of course, since Qing was tall, it looked to everyone like Tang Nanah was clinging to her.
In fact, Tang Nanah was clinging to her.
And so Qing entered the tower.
In Tang Nanah’s words, it was the fox den of the Phoenix Association, a cruel battlefield where they crush each other’s dignity without swords and /genesisforsaken
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