Chapter 154: Your Highness, Do You Know Yuhu? (3)

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

The night passed uneventfully.

The next day…

Thump! Thump!

The morning bell rang. After the violent wind and rain last night, the streets and alleys of the capital looked brand new.

The stores on Heavenly Water Bridge had just opened, and the escorts of the escort agency were sitting at the food stalls and eating breakfast.

In the Pei family’s alley not far away, a fat horse was standing. There was a weapon strap on the horse’s side, and a long weapon wrapped in a yellow cloth was hanging on it.

Among the white walls and blue tiles, Ye Jingtang was wearing a black martial arts suit with the Hornless Dragon Saber wrapped in a black cloth and hanging by his waist. He stood in front of a window and said, “Third Lady, I can go alone for such a trivial matter. If the young master and the pavilion lord deal with the Baoyuan School together, the people of Jianghu will laugh at us…”

Inside the window was Third Lady’s boudoir. Ye Jingtang could hear the rustling sound of clothes being put on. A naturally gentle female voice sounded from inside. “The Zhou family is very black-hearted. Old Master Zhou hasn’t done anything for a long time. Who knows if they’re secretly waiting for an opportunity? I’ll go with you. Don’t worry.”

Ye Jingtang didn’t mind Third Lady going with him, but Heroine Luo was also going. The last time the two of them had quarreled, they had almost split him into two. If they quarreled again on the way, he might not be able to reach the Baoyuan School alive.

“Ning’er is going with me…”

“What’s the use of her going? She’s just the cult mistress and in charge of internal affairs. Her greatest reputation in Jianghu is that she’s good-looking.”

“Ning’er’s martial arts skills are quite impressive…”

“No matter how powerful she is, can she be as powerful as me? You’re the young master of the Red Flower Pavilion, and I know that this trip is dangerous. If I leave your safety in the hands of the Pacifying Heaven Cult, how can I be the pavilion lord?”

While they were speaking, the door opened.

Pei Xiangjun walked out of the room dressed in a purple dress, looking like a smart and capable businesswoman. “Just tell her to go back. This is a matter of the Red Flower Pavilion. If she goes with us, I won’t be able to give any wages.”

Ye Jingtang shook his head. “We’ve already come to an agreement. She’s waiting outside. If I ask Ning’er to go back, I’m afraid she’ll return to the South Firmament Mountains directly.”

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Pei Xiangjun saw that Ye Jingtang was in a difficult position and felt very helpless.

It was indeed risky for Jingtang to go out to work for the Red Flower Pavilion this time. As the sect master, she couldn’t just ignore it. But if she even handed this matter to the cult mistress, what else could she do?

If Jingtang wanted to bring the cult mistress along, she couldn’t possibly chase her away…

The cult mistress was a Grandmaster after all. It was much safer for the three of them to go out together than for two people…

But when she and the cult mistress were together, Jingtang had only dared to restrain them one by one after taking medicine. If he didn’t take the medicine, he might shut up like a clam on the spot…

Pei Xiangjun deliberated for a moment. She felt that she was going to guard against an accident happening to Jingtang, not to snatch a man. There was no need to walk together openly. She could just follow in secret…

Thinking of this, Pei Xiangjun said, “Forget it. I’m just worried about your safety. Since you’re confident, go and come back early. Don’t make me worry.”

Ye Jingtang breathed a sigh of relief. After comforting Third Lady, he bade farewell and left the residence.

A moment later, the horse arrived at the street of Heavenly Water Bridge.

Luo Ning, dressed in blue and wearing a veiled hat, was waiting by the street. The bird was squatting by her feet and staring at the food stall in the distance.

Seeing Ye Jingtang come out, Luo Ning walked up to him. “Everything fine?”

Ye Jingtang nodded and extended his hand. “Let’s go and come back quickly.”

Luo Ning looked around. Seeing that no one was paying attention, she jumped lightly and sat behind Ye Jingtang.

Ye Jingtang was afraid that Luo Ning would fall, so he wanted to hold her hands and place them on his waist. Naturally, she dodged him. He could only give up and turn around. “Let’s go.”

“Chirp-”

Clack, clack..

Soon, a horse carrying two people and a bird left Heavenly Water Bridge.

Not long after the two of them left the city gate, a black horse trotted out of the city gate.

On the horse was a woman in black clothes and a black veiled hat. On the side of the horse was a long weapon wrapped in black cloth. She looked valiant and heroic. After looking at the end of the official road, she rode the horse toward the northwest…

Meanwhile, at the border of Yun Province and Ze Province, in an unnamed town…

The scorching sun after the heavy rain turned the ground into a steamer, and the rising heat distorted the light. There was no one on the streets of the old town. There was only an old dog sticking out its tongue in the shade, looking at the wine and meat in the window of the wine shop.

Inside the window of the wine shop was the sound of people eating heartily, mixed with trivial conversation.

“This job isn’t easy to do. In my opinion, we should just leave as soon as we get the deposit and go to Northern Liang…”

“We are people of Jianghu. We have to follow the rules. Once our reputation is ruined, we won’t be able to get a job even in Northern Liang.”

“Sigh…”

The wine shop wasn’t big. There were a total of four tables. The old shopkeeper was also the cook, and there were two people sitting in the wine shop.

The two of them, one tall and one short, were both wearing grayish-white robes. The weather was too hot, so their sleeves were rolled up. They were eating wine and meat, and there were a few weapons leaning against the wall beside them.

The slightly taller man had sharp eyebrows and tiger-like eyes, looking rather mature and steady. His name was Wang Chengjing, known as the ‘Mountain Collapsing Tiger’ by the people of Jianghu. He was a wanderer from the land of Yan and was quite famous in Yan Province. But two years ago, because of an enmity in Jianghu, he had offended the Cutting Cloud Palace, causing him to be unable to establish himself in Yan Province and keep roaming around in Jianghu.

Sitting opposite Wang Chengjing was his younger brother. The people of Jianghu usually called him ‘Second Wang’. He was slightly shorter, but he was extremely muscular. He was chowing down the wine and meat.

In terms of individual martial arts, the Wang brothers were not considered top-notch in Jianghu. However, just like the Six Fiends, the two of them could work together to complement each other’s strength and cooperate seamlessly to attack and defend. Unless the difference in strength reached a certain extent, no one could do anything to them.

Second Wang ate big mouthfuls of wine and meat. Seeing his brother’s hesitation, he said, “It’s a lot of money, but neither of the people he wants to kill are easy to deal with. Needless to say, if we kill someone from the Black Office, we will have to flee to Northern Liang. Ye Silang is the lifeblood of the Red Flower Pavilion. If the news of us killing him leaks, even if the Red Flower Pavilion doesn’t have enough experts, with just their financial resources, they can hire ten Grandmasters to surround our Wang family’s two heroes…” “Everything is gone after death. As long as we succeed, the Red Flower Pavilion will only think about how to deal with the current situation, rather than going bankrupt to take revenge…”

Wang Chengjing picked up his wine bowl and looked around. Seeing that no one was listening, he continued, “For example, that young master of the Zhou family has the revenge of killing his father in front of him. But after finding us, his first thought was to resolve the problem of the Red Flower Pavilion. Killing Ye Jingtang of the Black Office can only allow Zhou Ying to take revenge, which is of no benefit to him. But by killing Ye Silang and forcing the Red Flower Pavilion into a corner, Zhou Ying can rely on this merit to take back the position of the heir. In front of such a huge family business, a dead father is nothing…”

Second Wang put down his wine bowl and wiped his mouth. “You can’t say that. Zhou Ying is considered a filial son. We can kill whoever we have the chance to kill, and we’ll get double the money for killing both. The capital is closer. Let’s try the more difficult Ye Jingtang first…”

Wang Chengjing shook his head. “If we kill someone from the Black Office, the government will search Yun Province for the murderer with an inescapable net. The risk is too high. Let’s go to the Baoyuan School to wait for Ye Silang first. The Zhou family said that there’s a high chance that Ye Silang will go there soon. If we miss him, it won’t be easy to find him in the future.”

Second Wang nodded and wiped the sweat off his head. He said thoughtfully, “With such a good seedling, it’s impossible for the Red Flower Pavilion not to be on guard at all. This matter is also very risky. Can we use the strategy of driving a tiger to devour a wolf and use someone else to kill him for us?”

“Oh?”

“It’s like this. Let’s send the news that Ye Silang might go to the Baoyuan School to Ye Jingtang of the Black Office and let those two kill each other…”

Wang Chengjing was speechless. “The Red Flower Pavilion is engaged in the proper business of shipping. The Black Office can’t wait to help settle the matter for the Red Flower Pavilion and ask for benefits. Do you think the Red God of Wealth is hiding her identity because she’s afraid of being arrested by the government? She’s afraid of being eaten by the government.”

“Oh, that’s right… I have another plan—”

“Eat your food!”