Chapter 410: The Many Affairs of the Previous Dynasty
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ng Qi was silently cursing Gu Xiaosang when he noticed the others staring at him. He looked up only to see Mi Zijing and Bai Wenyuan with surprised expressions that instantly gave way to boorish grins. They raised their cups and toasted him. They hadn’t known that Su ng, the Killing Blade, was such a man! Indeed, one couldn’t judge a book by its cover. He looked so upright and heroic but was even more wicked than they were!
Bai Wenyuan set his cup down and saluted ng Qi to show his respect.
Wang Zai was absolutely horrified. It was as if he was seeing ng Qi in a new light. He appeared embarrassed and unhappy to be associated with ng Qi.
They were at least on the Seven Apertures level and had excellent hearing and sight. Thus, they still heard Nianxue despite her whispering into ng Qi’s ear at such close distance amid the sound of stringed instrunts!
Buzz… ng Qi felt as if his head had just been hit by a giant sledgehamr.
His reputation… His reputation!
If Gu Xiaosang appeared before his eyes at this very mont, he wouldn’t hesitate to strike her with his Five Thunder Bombardnt of Sky!
“Miss Nianxue is a courtesan indeed. You’re good at all sorts of thods. We just got here but you’ve already broadened my horizons.” ng Qi gave a dry laugh and did his best at an explanation, pretending not to know what was going on.
Mi Zijing gleefully smiled. “Miss Nianxue usually only displays her skills in the arts but she has seen all kinds of people since she’s from the mortal world. Naturally, she’s able to accurately grasp the thoughts and preferences of her custors. She’s an excellent courtesan indeed.”
On the surface, he seed to be acknowledging ng Qi’s explanation. Upon closer inspection, he was really saying that they were rely playing along with ng Qi’s preferences.
“To be honest, I’ll probably only be able to appreciate sothing like that when I’m older. I didn’t know you’re so mature, Brother Su.” Bai Wenyuan’s barbarian-like face was full of admiration. He had also begun calling him Brother Su.
“Why are my eyes always brimming with tears? Because this world is too cruel and misunderstandings are never resolved…” ng Qi thought, torn by grief and indignation. On the outside, he maintained his composed deanor. He couldn’t afford to break his facade!
“Miss Nianxue was probably joking. Brother Su hasn’t even said anything yet.” Wang Zai recalled that ng Qi had only asked why Nianxue had picked him and hadn’t hinted at anything else. He felt that ng Qi was being misunderstood and thus tried to help him.
ng Qi looked at him with burning intensity. Brother Wang Zai was such a good man! It was so difficult to find a man that truly understood him!
ng Qi’s gaze shocked Wang Zai a little but Nianfeng had already taken a seat next to him, causing him to sit upright and stiffen all over. He looked focused as if he was guarding a Political Affairs Hall rather than sitting in a brothel.
The remaining ladies, Nianhua and Nianyue, picked Mi Zijing and Bai Wenyuan respectively. The room was soon filled with laughter and chattering.
ng Qi took the chance to use Secret Voice-sending to ask Nianxue, “What did that young lady ask you?”
Nianxue picked up the jug of wine and slowly filled their cups. She said, as if making small talk, “I t a strange custor recently.”
“A strange custor?” ng Qi replied, playing along.
The rest looked over at them, ready to hear Nianxue recount her tale.
“He would co every now and then and ask for only my company,” Nianxue said, bringing a cup of wine to ng Qi’s lips.
“Haha, isn’t that normal? If I can only co here occasionally, I’d ask only for Miss Nianxue’s company as well.” Mi Zijing casually went along with the flow.
Nianhua, who was beside him, was suddenly on the verge of tears. “Childe Mi, you… do you think I’m not as good as Nianxue?”
“Of course not. Miss Nianxue plays the zither to please, while you serve wine with a side of intimacy…” Mi Zijing instantly comforted her with gentle words.
Nianxue smiled. “I say he’s strange because he has never touched . Instead, he has only ever asked to play the zither while he drinks cup after cup of wine. He looks like he has a fiery gaze but he has never flirted or tried to be intimate with .”
“That’s a strange man indeed, only drinking and listening to music despite being in front of a beauty!” Bai Wenyuan cried in shock.
Wang Zai froze when he heard that. He shifted further right again to increase his distance from Nianfeng and drank the wine on his own.
“I’m like that too…” ng Qi thought. He knew that Gu Xiaosang wouldn’t go to such trouble just to poke fun at him. Hence, he laughed and probed, “What does he look like? And what did he say?”
“Perhaps he’s an ugly fellow who’s afraid of committing blasphemy against such a beauty.” Bai Wenyuan made a guess.
Nianxue’s lips curled into a smile. “He looks rather neat, around 40 or so, and dressed like a scholar. He had a cold and creepy feeling to him. There are small growths on his face. Whenever he got drunk, he would call out for Little Yue while staring at . It seems that he has a sad story. The burning look in his eyes made feel like he was going to eat alive.”
“I’d like to ‘eat’ you alive as well…” Mi Zijing chid in, flirting with her. In a place like that, his behavior was a completely different from usual. He was more defiant of convention and looser with his actions and speech.
Little Yue… 40 or so… dressed like a scholar… cold and gloomy… growth… Those few words resounded in ng Qi’s heart. He felt as if he could see the faint outline of a figure.
He turned to look at Nianxue and took in her appearance, sizing her up. She was refined, gentle, and looked very agreeable. He would probably mistake her for a young madam or the young lady of an aristocratic family if they t under different circumstances. He felt like he had t once soone similar… Soone with such an identity and disposition…
He was reminded of one of the best heterodox in Yangxia as well as owner of the red light district, ‘Pink and llow Hand’ Xiao Yue!
She was also the lover of Old Zhong, a mber of the Myths. Due to his practice of the Kungfu of Heaven and Demon, he eventually consud her after hatred and love tore him apart…
Was the scholar Old Zhong? Old Zhong, who practiced the Sky Devil’s Golden Body Divine Skill? Old Zhong, who had escaped from Ruan Yaoguang?
So Gu Xiaosang had discovered so clues about the Myths…
ng Qi’s intense stare made Nianxue feel sowhat anxious. She whispered, “Sir, is there sothing on my face?”
“There isn’t. I was just thinking that this Little Yue might look similar to you.” ng Qi looked away, thinking to himself that Old Zhong was being literal when he said he wanted to ‘eat’ her… Thankfully Gu Xiaosang discovered him and exposed his tracks, or else Nianxue would be eting her doom…
“What is love?” Bai Wenyuan couldn’t help sighing after hearing about Old Zhong’s story. He believed that Old Zhong’s love for Little Yue was true and wondered why they had parted.
He appeared to be a rugged and boorish man but he was easily swayed by touching stories due to his young age.
“Yes, I feel the sa way.” Nianxue motioned for the stringed instrunts to stop and got an errand boy to bring her own zither over.
“How often does the strange man co? What ti is it when he does?” ng Qi casually posed his questions.
Nianxue thought for a mont before replying, “I’m not too sure. Sotis he’d co about seven days apart, sotis only two days apart. He always cos at noon when there’s hardly anyone around.”
Had Old Zhong been in Ying City for that long? ng Qi had a suspicion that the Myths was trying to exact revenge on him and must have confird his location after hearing about the Party of Happycloud. Thus, Old Zhong would have been here for at most half a month, unless they already happened to have their people here.
“How long has it been since he first ca?” ng Qi asked.
“About two months ago I think,” she answered.
Two months ago… There hadn’t even been news of the Party of Happycloud back then. Based on the tiline, that was more or less when Old Zhong had escaped from the Dongyang Villa. Had he directly escaped to Ying City? ng Qi calmly continued, “Then when was his most recent visit?”
“Just this afternoon. He left about an hour before your arrival,” she replied honestly.
“Su ng, why care about so man? Co, let’s drink!” Mi Zijing appeared unaffected as he called for them to drink.
ng Qi had pretty much asked all he wanted to ask, so he raised his cup and drank with them.
When Nianxue was done playing a piece, ng Qi laughed and said in a self-deprecating way, “I went up the Misty Rain Mountain today, and only then did I realize that Ying City was the capital of the previous dynasty. How ignorant I am!”
He made use of that to lead into the conversation.
“Sigh, ostentatiousness is always abandoned by ti. Ying City is no longer the place it was hundreds of years ago.” Mi Zijing sighed. “During the ti of the previous dynasty, our family was only a wealthy landlord in the countryside. We were insignificant in the city but we were able to establish ourselves as our fortune changed.”
“You probably gathered a lot of the impartations of the forr dynasty’s aristocratic families in Ying City…” ng Qi thought to himself. He smiled and said, “This is the forr capital, so there must be a lot of rumors accumulated over hundreds of years.”
“But of course.” Mi Zijing had been born and raised in Ying City. When it ca to the past glory of his hotown, he still felt honored to talk about it. Suddenly becoming chatty, he said, “There are hundreds and thousands of rumors about the Han family of Ying City. It was said that many aristocratic families turned their backs on the emperor when he was on his deathbed. Since he had no Dharmakaya master to hold down the fort for him and he could hold on for only a little longer, he had a trustworthy subordinate hide his family impartation and secret treasures sowhere. The goal was for their disciples to escape and retrieve them after things had settled.”
“Rumors also had it that he didn’t want the country to fall apart and frantically sent people to excavate the temple to look for the Sword of the Human Sovereign. He didn’t find it but made so gains that he turned into so secret treasure. In the end, he still t his doom at the peak of Misty Rain Mountain. The secret treasure ended up being useless.”
“There was also the rumor that he didn’t have the ti to transfer their treasure trove and had his family’s warriors take his young children and impartation away, and wait for the right ti to rise again.”
“Another rumor said that he eventually accepted his fate and gave up. He intended to contact the Nine Evil Paths so they could fight the aristocratic families that had abandoned him and so of the sects on their side.”
ng Qi listened with rapt attention and thought about what Mi Zijing had said in conjunction with Wang Siyuan’s hints. What was Crown Prince’s target? The rare treasure or the treasure trove?
Soone from the Han family had definitely made it out alive. After hundreds of years, where would they be?
Wang Zai was rather interested in the previous dynasty as well and kept asking questions, making Mi Zijing feel even better and spurring his chatter.
After listening to the rumors of Ying City, ng Qi noticed that Mi Zijing and Bai Wenyuan were all tangled up with the courtesans next to them. He saw that Nianxue was about to lean against him as well and instantly stood up. He saluted and said, “I suddenly rember sothing that I need to attend to. I’ll be taking my leave first.”
He was speaking the truth. He had to warn Jiang Zhiwei about Old Zhong. The Myths might not dare to anger Su Wuming but those who practiced the Kungfu of Heaven and Demon always had a few screws loose and weren’t sensible. They were capable of anything.
On top of that, he had to get soone to keep an eye on the Moon-Embroidering Pavilion in case Old Zhong ca again.
Mi Zijing looked dazed as he asked, “You’re willing to leave such sweet and tender ladies behind?”
“It’s a matter of great importance. I must take my leave first,” ng Qi replied.
Seeing that he was resolute, Mi Zijing and Bai Wenyuan nodded in agreent.
ng Qi turned to face Wang Zai. “It’s a tough problem, so I’d like to ask for your help, Brother Wang.”
“Sure!” Overjoyed, Wang Zai had tears of gratitude swimming in his eyes.
Nianxue and Nianfeng saw the two of them out of the VIP room. Just as they were about to leave the junk, Nianxue neared ng Qi and said in a hushed, sweet voice, “The young lady also said that if you didn’t try to touch , I can praise you on her behalf.”
“Huh?” ng Qi’s instincts told him that it probably wasn’t anything good.
However, Nianxue had already begun speaking.
“Hubby, you’re a good monk…”
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