Chapter 78 – Heavenly Dragon (7)
Qiao Feng looked around. There was only him and the brothers of the Beggar Sect here, no one else. This miss was talking to him. But if he had seen such a beautiful girl before, he would have remembered.
“Big Brother, you should call me sister,” Lin Yu Tong added.
The words were the same as back when they had bid farewell.
The events of the past flashed through Qiao Feng’s head. A youth of twelve or so on a young black horse had said before leaving, “Big Brother, you should call me sister in the future.”
He remembered, and he gave a smile. He reached out with a hand to pat Lin Yu Tong’s shoulder. But right now, it was a young woman in front of him, and not a fake boy. His hand awkwardly stopped in the air. He said with a smile, “Sister Lin, it is you. You have changed as you grew up, I did not recognize you.”
Calling her Sister Lin and not just sister meant that he had not forgotten Lin Yu Tong of the past, and just that he had not matched person and the name because of the change in appearance.
Such a title showed how Qiao Feng was honest but not rude in dealing with people.
Lin Yu Tong smiled and said, “I will take Big Brother’s words as praise for me.”
Qiao Feng laughed. “I am praising Sister.” Then he made a gesture of invitation to Lin Yu Tong, saying, “Come! Let’s enter the city and talk about the past.”
Lin Yu Tong naturally followed Qiao Feng into Wuxi City. Qiao Feng said, “I remember that Sister went south. When did you return to Gusu, and come to Wuxi?”
“It is a long story.” Lin Yu Tong sighed. “After I bid farewell to Big Brother, I kept on heading south, until I reached Dali. In No Measure Mountain, I fell off a cliff, and luckily fell into the water, managing to survive. However, it was not possible to scale the cliffs. My master originally left me two secret martial art manuals, but because I did not have internal energy, I did not dare to practice them. But in such a situation, without any martial skill, I could not climb the cliffs, and could not care so much. So I started to practice at the bottom of the cliffs. Half a year ago, I managed to climb up, and then, by coincidence, I saved a child from Ye Er Niang. I had to deliver him to the Heavenly Dragon Temple to care for. Later, because my martial skill seem to have some relation to the heir of Prince Zhennan, Duan Yu, I decided to help him when he had a problem with his martial art. But with my skill, I almost killed myself, and the emperor of Dali helped me, and passed an internal energy method to me. Tufan’s Jiu Mo Zhi came to the Heavenly Dragon Temple in search of the Six Meridian Divine Sword, but then Master Ku Rong burned it. Jiu Mo Zhi captured me and Heir Duan, taking us to Gusu. He said that he will burn the heir in front of the grave of Murong Fu, to sacrifice to him. In the Yan Manor, I fooled Jiu Mo Zhi to get into the water, and managed to escape with the help of two servant girls from the Murong Family. Heir Duan has been delayed by other matters, so I came on shore by myself. When I came to the city, I encountered Big Brother, it is very good luck.”
Qiao Feng heard Lin Yu Tong speak simply of the events, and sweated for her inside. From how she saved a boy and stood up when there was trouble at Heavenly Dragon Temple, she was a person who knew to pay others back. From how she had been trapped in a valley, and did not hide how she had been held hostage, she was an honest person. She truly fit his temper. He said with a smile, “It is good luck, it is really good luck.”
The two stepped into the branch of the Beggar Sect.
“The conditions are crude. Sister, you have to bear with it.” Qiao Feng invited Lin Yu Tong to sit down, and called for food.
“I lived for a few years at the bottom of the valley, can this be worse than that? Big Brother, you are too polite,” Lin Yu Tong said with a smile, showing no disdain at all.
“Sister seems to have come from Sparrow Manor,” Qiao Feng could not help but ask. Then he said, “Did you meet Master Murong? I recent heard that people in the jianghu have died by their own skills, and they all say it is Gusu’s Murong who is the culprit. Sister, what do you think of this person?”
Lin Yu Tong sighed. She had no proof, and her history was very clean and easy to investigate. If she suddenly said too many things, she would appear suspicious. She had to be careful.
Seeing the people leave after placing the food, Lin Yu Tong said, “It is safe here to talk?”
Qiao Feng stilled and said, “With my ears and eyes, it is relatively safe.”
Lin Yu Tong said, “While they all say Qiao Feng in the north, and Murong in the South, I have not met Murong Fu but I say that he does not qualify to be talked about in the same terms as Big Brother.”
Qiao Feng looked at Lin Yu Tong and asked in disbelief, “Sister, why say such a thing?”
“This Murong Family are the descendants of the North Yan imperial family, and their mission is to recover the Yan. It was the case with Murong Bo, and Murong Fu. He has managed his reputation, likely to have the heroes of the jianghu work for him. I do not believe people who have dreams of becoming the emperor,” Lin Yu Tong said with great disdain.
Qiao Feng thought, how did Sister know of such things?
Lin Yu Tong saw Qiao Feng’s doubts and thought, as expected.
Sometimes, even if she knew, she did not dare to say. It was Xiao Yuan Shan who wanted to expose Qiao Feng’s identity. This was a very extreme person. Anyone who dared to obstruct him would be killed. Lin Yu Tong did not have the ability to fight him right now.
So she explained, “My master was in the jianghu before. He lived nearly a hundred years, and already around Gusu. He had a deep understanding of the Murong Family.”
She could only blame it on the master she had created.
Qiao Feng suddenly said, stunned, “Sister, based on what you say, then Murong Fu would not have done this. He wants to win people over, and he will not do something to damage his own reputation.”
Lin Yu Tong nodded and said, “Big Brother, did you come to Wuxi for Murong Fu this time?”
“Our deputy leader Ma has been killed,” Qiao Feng sighed. “If the culprit is not found, I, Qiao Feng, will disappoint the brothers of the Beggar Sect.”
Lin Yu Tong wanted to say something, but right now was not the time to speak. The two chatted for a while, and returned to their own rooms to rest.
Lin Yu Tong knew that Ma Da Yuan had been killed by Kang Min and Bai Shi Jing. But right now, Kang Min was a widow whose husband had just died. It was the time people felt sympathy for her. She was also beautiful, and many people had positive feelings towards her. Bai Shi Jing and Qiao Feng had been brothers for many years. She was just a bit more than a stranger to him. Even if she said so, Qiao Feng would not believe her.
This person cared greatly about brotherhood. If she accused Bai Shi Jing of murder without any evidence, he would turn on her.
It appeared she had to work on Kang Min.
The next morning, Lin Yu Tong made her farewells to Qiao Feng. “I see that Big Brother is busy, and I have to go visit my master’s grave. When I come down the mountain next time, I will come find Big Brother.”
“Okay!” Qiao Feng was not a very emotional person.
Lin Yu Tong left Wuxi, and did not know where she would go to find Kang Min. But thinking that the apricot forest was right outside Wuxi, Kang Min may have come to Wuxi already, or was already on the way. She just had to head north.
Half a day north, in a small town, she saw several groups of Beggar Sect members hurrying around. Lin Yu Tong knew. She entered the pocket space. She waited until night and came out in night-moving clothes. There were no people on the streets now, but there were some beggars standing in the corners around one of the courtyards. They were likely sentries.
Thinking of Elder Xu who Kang Min had invited, he was one who only grew in age, and not in ability.
Lin Yu Tong floated and fell on the roof like a piece of paper. After a few rooms, she found the white-bearded Elder Xu.
Beside him was a beautiful woman in her thirties, reaching with a pair of hands to knead his shoulders.
“Call a few boys in to serve,” Elder Xu said.
Kang Min’s voice was soft and sweet. “One should serve their elders.”
Lin Yu Tong could not help but sneer. Kang Min’s chest was tightly pressed on Elder Xu’s arm. Was she serving her elder?
It seemed that while this old man was old, his heart was not old.
The people below respected Qiao Feng too much, slowly lowering the authority of the elders in the sect. If not so, when Quan Guan Qing spoke, these elders would not have been tempted. It was just an excuse to release the bit of evil intent they all had inside.
Otherwise, with just a letter and a fan, people did not have any doubts?
With Qiao Feng’s skills, not just killing a Ma Da Yuan, even killing a general in the middle of tens of thousand of soldiers was an easy matter for him. How could he not find a letter and leave behind an important piece of evidence like his fan?
Was it that they were dumb and had not thought of this?
No! They just found a high-sounding excuse for their betrayal.
She waited a long time on the roof and then saw Kang Min leave. She watched Elder Xu rub the arm that had been pressed on by Kang Min’s chest, and almost vomited in disgust.
She put the roof tile back, and found Kang Min’s room.
“… Oh!” Kang Min gasped and then said with some dislike. “Aren’t you in Wuxi to arrange matters, what are you doing here?”
Lin Yu Tong did not dare to move. She heard a man said fawningly, “It is all arranged. I missed you, and came to see you?”
“If people learn, it is you who will die or me?” Kang Min’s voice was a bit cold.
This was such a capable woman, able to be soft and hard. If needed, she was very soft and seductive, and when she did not need them, she could refuse to recognize them. But being able to order around these men was a kind of ability.
“Of course it is me who will die…… I do not bear for you to die.” The man teased.
Lin Yu Tong did not know who this man was. She did not know the people of the Beggar Sect. At this time, she was a bit irritated. How come she did not ask about the appearances of the people of the Beggar Sect?
Hearing their sounds of pleasure, even Lin Yu Tong, someone who was experienced, could not help but blush red.
Only when the man left did Lin Yu Tong manage to see this person’s appearance.
They all said that proof was needed for a crime. What was the use if only she saw and no another saw?
Qiao Feng’s identity could not be kept a secret unless she could fight Xiao Yuan Shan. Also, there were no secrets in the world. This would be known sooner or later.
But in Lin Yu Tong’s view, having a woman like Kang Min wrongly accuse Qiao Feng to expose his identity and force him out of the Beggar Sect was not allowed. She had to expose Kang Min in front of everyone, able to confuse Qiao Feng’s identity temporarily, and have a buffer period.
If she could prove that Kang Min had betrayed her husband, if she found the culprit who had killed Ma Da Yuan, then the truthfulness of the letter would be doubted. Qiao Feng’s situation would not be too awkward, and rather than being a suspect, he would become someone who had been framed. If she worked it well, it may be worth a try.
The light breathing of Kang Min came from inside. This woman was the example of evil. Lin Yu Tong wanted to kill her, but she temporarily could not die. Lin Yu Tong did not know who had the letter that Wang Jian Tong wrote to Ma Da Yuan, and where it was kept. It would be difficult to find it. They would keep something like this well secured. Also, there were witnesses like Zhao Qian Sun. Even if the letter was burned, it would increase the suspicion on Qiao Feng. They would think that he had destroyed the evidence. There was not much benefit in doing that. Also, these people were old jianghu. If she wanted to avoid any suspicion, she could not meddle with them.
Then, the only think she could do was move everyone’s attention, and lessen the doubts on Qiao Feng.
Lin Yu Tong softly came down from the roof and entered through the window. There was the white coverlet in the room, and white clothing on the screen. However, the underclothing was bright red. She appeared to be in mourning on the surface, but inside, she was very shameless. Thinking of this, Lin Yu Tong’s thoughts moved.
Ma Da Yuan had been dead for three months. If Kang Min was two months pregnant, would this not be clear evidence?
Her eyes lit up. She took out a medicine for a fake pregnancy from her pocket space. She first used a bit of knock out medicine to make Kang Min unconscious, and then fed her the medicine.
She thought the knock out medicine would expose her. Kang Min had been able to give the Ten Fragrance Bewitching Powder, so she must have some skill with these medicines. It would not be good if she had suspicions. Thinking, she went to Elder Xu’s room. Just now, she had tried. This Elder Xu was more than eighty. He had grown in age, but not in martial skill. He only had the advantage of his seniority.
She plucked a few of Elder Xu’s hair and beard, placed them on Kang Min’s bed, and then left, secretly laughing.
The next morning, Kang Min felt dizzy when she woke up, and knew something was not good. She thought that Qiao Feng had detected it, and come to steal the letter. But with a look, she saw the white hairs on her pillow. She looked down on herself. After having relations with Quan Guan Qing, she had not put on clothing, and everything was exposed. Had that old man come in to avail himself?
Otherwise, where did the hair from her pillow come from? Damn the old man!
Kang Min washed several times, and managed to suppress the disgust. Elder Xu must have done this in secret. But she still had use for him now, and temporarily could not turn on him. After this matter passed, she would let him know of her power.
Lin Yu Tong left the town and was about to go to Wuxi when someone flashed out of the forest. It was Ye Er Niang. She sighed. Ever since coming to the world, she never meddled. It was the first time she came to meddle in Qiao Feng’s matter, and now she encountered trouble. It could be seen that people who meddled were struck down by lightning.
“Ye Er Niang, why are you here?” Lin Yu Tong could not help but ask.
“Why am I here? Don’t you know best?” Ye Er Niang glared at Lin Yu Tong and said, “Stop wasting words, no one else is here. Tell me where my son is, otherwise……”
“Whether I say or not, have you not decided to kill me?” Lin Yu Tong laughed in scorn. “You are so infatuated, I just do not know how a person who is so dutiful, compassionate, virtuous……”
“You shut up!” Before she finished, Ye Er Niang’s long fingernails clawed at Lin Yu Tong.
Damn! For a man, she did not care for her son.
The women in the world were so mad. Lin Yu Tong felt that her way of thinking was out of sync with the people of this world.
She ran towards Wuxi. Qiao Feng’s side would be safe. If he was here, even if the Four Evils gathered, she would not fear them.
But soon after she started running, the South Sea Crocodile Deity came at her. Lin Yu Tong thought, this guy’s intelligence was very worrisome. She shouted, “Yue Lao San, you go against your ancestors, you see your sect uncle being chased by others, you do not help, and add to the chaos. If I return, I will tell your master.”
“Nonsense! I am second, you do not even know my ranking, you dare to pretend to be my sect uncle,” Yue Lao San shouted and charged over.
“You have accepted Duan Yu as your teacher, but you do not recognize his skill?” Lin Yu Tong could only change a new direction to run being trapped from the front and back.
Yue Lao San looked at Lin Yu Tong’s figure which was even more ethereal than Duan Yu and shouted, “Damn, it is the Gentle Wave Step.”
“Ye Er Niang wants to kill me, you stop her for me, otherwise you are a bastard who betrays your sect,” Lin Yu Tong felt that her IQ was dropping down in a straight line.
Yue Lao San turned around. “I am not a bastard!” He actually charged at Ye Er Niang.
Lin Yu Tong relaxed slightly and ran. When they managed to come back to their senses, she would be done for.
But not two miles away, a figure flashed in front of her like lightning. From the metal staff, Lin Yu Tong knew this was the head of the Four Evils, Duan Yan Qing.
This time, it would not be so easy to get free.
Their eyes met. Lin Yu Tong saw death from Duan Yan Qing’s eyes.
Lin Yu Tong’s thoughts moved. She bowed her head and neatened her clothing. Then she curtsied and said, “Greetings, Crown Prince Yan Qing.”
Her manners were perfect and flawless. Duan Yan Qing was dazed for a moment. He seemed to return to his youth. Back then, everyone had been like this, talking to him respectfully.
“You are very smart.” Duan Yan Qing’s mouth did not move, but the sound came from inside his body. “And you know a lot.”
Lin Yu Tong knew this was belly speech, and did not show any wonder. She raised her head and said, “I know a lot, maybe more than Your Highness can imagine.”
“Little child, I will not ask where you know these things. Even I did not know of Er Niang’s matter, and you are able to know. I do not care about your identity or history. I just care about whether you were the one to cripple my fourth brother’s internal energies.” Duan Yan Qing’s belly speech did not contain much emotion, so flat and straight, but so chilling.
Lin Yu Tong was stunned. She knew, if something had been done, people would detect it sooner or later. What to do?
She looked up at Duan Yan Qing and smiled……
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