Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?-Chapter 58 - Cousin is in Big Trouble_1
Chapter 58: Chapter 58: Cousin is in Big Trouble_1
Chapter 58: Chapter 58: Cousin is in Big Trouble_1
From the moment Li Xuan made his move, there was a deathly silence within the Marquis of Jining’s houseboat, every sound in the third layer was perfectly audible.
It wasn’t until Li Xuan had successfully boarded the Hongyue Lodge that the many young ladies here broke out in a hubbub. They shuffled over to the side facing the Hongyue Lodge, their lively chattering as booming as thunder.
“Is that Li Xuan, Li Qianzhi? Wasn’t he said to be a spoilt brat? But he fights so well? He even froze a martial cultivator from the fourth house level with a single palm strike?”
“He wasn’t like this before, I’m a bit confused, he’s changed a lot. I have to say, he really looks heroic like this——”
“And he’s handsome too, so charming, with a heroic spirit——I had never noticed that there was such a figure in our Nanjing City.”
“I don’t understand his poetry, but it feels really bold.”
“Interesting, over two hundred men set up an ambush, and in the end, they were all frozen by him with a single palm strike. This Zhang Jin has lost face in front of everybody.”
“He looks so pitiful. Without his counterpoint, this Li Xuan’s strength wouldn’t be as apparent.”
“Haven’t you all noticed? He has already become a slay demon of the Liudao Division.”
In the crowd, the only one with a bloodless face was Xi Xuer, her fingernails had already deeply embedded into the wooden railing, oblivious to the blood seeping out.
Xue Yunrou also seemed to be in a daze, blankly staring outside, her delicate body not moving for a long time.
It wasn’t Li Xuan’s mediocre five-character poem that left her so, nor his astonishing cold power in the fight; rather, it was the bold and unyielding character Li Xuan had displayed in his every word and deed today.
Finally coming back to her senses, Xue Yunrou overheard a nearby girl muttering, “I did not know the world has such a heroic gentleman, but I wonder about his moral character?”
“I’m not sure about that.” Answered another girl in red, standing not far away, her eyes fixed on Li Xuan, her face full of adoration: “But he recently got a nickname, ‘gentleman Li Qianzhi’. I originally thought it was a mockery of him, but now that I think about it, perhaps it’s actually fitting?”
Xue Yunrou blinked, a little bewildered. Her maid then leaned over and whispered in her ear, “Miss, I believe your cousin is in danger. There are many girls here who are not yet betrothed, and Master Li will likely be hotly pursued.”
“Why should you worry about that woman Jiang Hanyun?”
Xue Yunrou pinched her maid’s ear: “Do you know what this ‘gentleman’ business is about?”
“It was spoken by Master Chenghuang’s divine beast.”
The maid had heard of this matter and relayed it directly: “It was what the Tingtian Ao had said that Master Li is a rare gentleman in this world. Although he may appear wild and unrefined, he actually maintains his integrity and fairness. His actions all have a limit and his words abide by certain rules. Tingtian Ao scoured his past secrets and listened to his inner voice, and felt that Master Li’s character is flawless.”
Xue Yunrou felt a wave of nausea upon hearing this but remembering that it came from Tingtian Ao, she was again filled with uncertainty.
She thought to herself that her aunt must never hear these words, or her cousin would be in big trouble.
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While the girls next door were chattering away, inside the Hongyue Lodge, Peng Fulai who was tied up and Zhang Yue were face to face, staring at each other.
“I suspect Li Xuan has been replaced, or some old demon has seized his body.”
Peng Fulai’s expression was vague, his small eyes full of suspicion: “Just by mastering the Martial Law’s melody he becomes this powerful? This fierce?”
“The melody of Martial Law at most allows him to bring out the charm of his techniques. The terrifying thing is his cold power.”
Zhang Yue was somewhat melancholic, feeling like his place as the martial force backbone of their trio was threatened: “I also suspect that he’s been replaced, this just doesn’t make sense——”
He had already decided that after returning this time, he would focus more on Martial Law. He couldn’t let his previous charges overshadow him. It was about time he took it seriously —
Just then, Li Xuan came next to them, flicking his long sword, he severed the ropes on their bodies.
Peng Fulai and Zhang Yue immediately sprang up, punching and kicking Cui Hongan who was lying on the ground, stomping mercilessly.
The latter immediately let out a cry for mercy, “Hold on! Hold on! Damn it, Peng Fulai, you actually hit me in my face. Stop! Stop! You’re stepping on my balls. We’re all hustling in Nanjing, we’ve even had a few drinks together before, at least give me some face.”
“Why didn’t you give me face earlier?”
Peng Fulai was so angry that he laughed, “So you want us to play the gentleman, huh? You want us to imitate a dogs, huh? Let’s hear you imitate a dog first. If it amuses your lord Peng, we might let you off a bit easy today.”
After thinking for a moment, Cui Hongan raised his neck, “Woof! Woof! Woof!”
“For god’s sake!” Peng Fulai took a step back, lost for words, “You actually did it, Cui Hongan, where’s your integrity?”
Cui Hongan lifted a hand from his head, “It’s called knowing when to yield. If I can avoid one beating, why shouldn’t I bark?”
Peng Fulai was helpless against this shameless guy. He kicked Cui Hongan a few more times, then turned to look at Li Xuan. His chubby face was strangely moved, “I truly didn’t expect you to show up.”
Although Li Xuan single-handedly messed up these more than two hundred people today, Peng Fulai knew very well that Li Xuan had taken a great risk coming here alone.
This guy’s cultivation has indeed improved a lot recently, but Peng Fulai thought to himself, even if it were Zhang Taishan, he wouldn’t be so reckless as to believe he could definitely escape unscathed from the encirclement of over two hundred people.
“It’s called, brothers stick together through thick and thin. If they are my brothers, I won’t stand by and watch. Especially since these guys came for me.”
Li Xuan patted Peng Fulai on the shoulder, and then, when Fulai was overwhelmed with emotion, he shouted downstairs, “Brother, if you don’t show up soon, these guys will freeze to death!”
Sure enough, the next moment, Li Yan’s figure appeared on the dock. He gave Li Xuan a cold glance, then with a flick of his sleeve, a gentle flame spread out, helping the many human ice sculptures on the scene escape their suffocating fate.
Peng Fulai couldn’t help but feel stuck, thinking he was really stupid, wishing he could take his feelings of gratitude back —
Seeing Fulai’s complicated expression, Li Xuan couldn’t help but chuckle, “I do want to play the hero, but I have to think about your chastity, don’t I? What if I lose and they go back on their word and refuse to release you? Don’t we need someone to cover us?”
He’s not going to become delusional just because he’s been practicing martial arts for a few days, thinking he can be invincible.
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However, to his surprise, he was able to single-handedly resolve the situation today. The backup that he brought turned out to be for the opponents.
Zhang Yue, who had been beating up Cui Hongan, also stopped at this point. But he was still unwilling, “Qianzhi, how are you planning to deal with these guys? Just let it go like this?”
“Of course, we can’t just let it go, we’ll take them to the Yamen of Zhuque Hall later.”
Li Xuan thought for a moment, “The charge will be assaulting an officer of the Liudao Division, that should be enough to jail them for a few months.”
Peng Fulai understood and gave Li Xuan a thumbs-up.
This was indeed a clever move, among these over two hundred people, more than half were from the forbidden army of Jingying. As long as they were locked up for a day or two, Cui Hongan’s father, the commander of the Right Guard of Yulin from South Zhili, would be livid —
He remembered that the day after tomorrow was the day for the review of the Jingying at the Governor’s Mansion of the Five Armies of Nanjing.
Cui Hongan had been accepting the beating and scolding up to this point, but after hearing Li Xuan’s words, his face couldn’t help but turn pale, “Li Xuan, you’re really vicious! I think you’d better just kill me right now.”
