[World 5] Chapter 124

　　Xue Teng frowned and thought seriously for a moment, "It can be done, but it will be very troublesome to kidnap him directly. We can give him a pill of fake death, and then take him away before he is thrown away or buried. By then, a dead person, those who are guarding him will not make a fuss to avoid taking responsibility."

　　Jiang Mu nodded and agreed: "Your idea is fine, let's do it this way."

　　Xue Teng asked: "Why do you want to save him?"

　　Jiang Mu thought about this question.

　　"Maybe I feel that he can cause trouble for Murong Yan and Huan Ruo?"

　　The only people who can cause trouble for them are her friends.

　　Let's save him first.

　　Xue Teng nodded after hearing this reason, and then said, "He is very good-looking and worth saving."

　　Jiang Mu was amazed. "I didn't expect you were also face control."

　　Xue Teng: "Face control?"

　　Jiang Mu: "It's the kind of person who only looks at the face."

　　Xue Teng said nothing.

　　Seeing Xue Teng's serious expression, Jiang Mu leaned over and asked with a smile, "Who is better looking, me or him?"

　　Xue Teng: "Him."

　　Jiang Mu's face fell, "Why?"

　　"Because I like men, not women."

　　Jiang Mu gave a thumbs up: "Okay, okay."

　　Xue Teng: "I need time to prepare for rescuing people."

　　Jiang Mu: "Sure, just ask for whatever you want. I'll satisfy you fully."

　　Xue Teng didn't say what she wanted, just turned around and left.

　　Jiang Mu looked at her casual and free-spirited appearance and sighed. If she also had such advanced martial arts skills, she would also be so wild and arrogant.

　　…..

　　The next morning, Xue Teng went out early. She went out early and came back late every day. The maids in Jiang Mu's room talked about her in private, and Jiang Mu heard it once.

　　Later, when she saw Xia He inquiring about Xue Teng's whereabouts, Jiang Mu decided to find an opportunity to get rid of Xia He.

　　The reason why she didn't chase her away before was because she didn't want to let her get away with it. After all, in the original plot, the original owner had such a miserable ending, and she also had a part in it. Besides, keeping her would be of some use, as she could be used to spread some false news to Qiu Ya Pavilion.

　　After lunch, Jiang Mu wanted to go out for a while.

　　Xia He volunteered to go together. Jiang Mu smiled and said, "You stay at home. There are things for you to do. Chun Tao and Dong Mei come with me."

　　Today she wanted to go to the shop that Xue Teng had found.

　　Xue Teng was efficient and had already bought the shop. Jiang Mu handed the renovation matters over to Manager Zhang.

　　In addition, Jiang Mu also wanted to cultivate some of her own confidants, otherwise Xue Teng would not be able to handle many things by herself. For example, small matters like finding a shop, although she could do it very well, it was a bit of a waste of talent.

　　Jiang Mu took a sedan chair and went to the most prosperous street in the capital. There were many pedestrians and vendors on the road. Along the way, Jiang Mu kept looking out through the curtain.

　　She was wearing a veil, so she was not worried and looked around without restraint, and even saw several good-looking people.

　　One was a woman selling tofu. She had a beautiful appearance, a good figure, and a charming smile.

　　If a woman like this were selling tofu on the street, wouldn't she be targeted sooner or later and then robbed according to the routine in the novel?

　　Jiang Mu thought to herself, she didn't expect it to actually happen.

　　Jiang Mu admired her own bad mouth.

　　She asked someone to stop the carriage aside so that she could watch the fun for a while.

　　If someone is robbing, there will be someone to rescue.

　　She wanted to see what this righteous man would look like.

　　If no one rescued her, then she would just do a good thing and save that person.

　　She is not a righteous person. Seeing injustice in public often brings a series of subsequent troubles, so she will not take action if she can.

　　But if a handsome boy was robbed, she would definitely stand up for him.

　　Jiang Mu held her chin in her hand as she thought, a smile on her face. She was staring at that place so intently that she didn't notice that she had already opened all the curtains.

　　The person who robbed Tofu Xishi was a local bully. He brought several people with him and said that Tofu Xishi's husband owed money and could not pay it back, so he wanted to use Tofu Xishi to pay off the debt.

　　People around were pointing and talking. Some said that Tofu Xishi was a shame for selling tofu with such a face, some felt sorry for her for marrying a useless man, and some said that the bully had six concubines at home, and if Tofu Xishi went there, she would probably not have a good ending.

　　Jiang Mu listened with great interest, but the two maids Chuntao and Dongmei were very anxious.

　　"Ma'am, why don't we help her? She's so pitiful."

　　Jiang Mu raised her eyebrows and said, "How can I help? Give her money to pay off her debt? If her husband owes money again in the future, will it be the same again? Or should I beat up this bully and drive him away? What about next time? If he comes again and I'm not here, wouldn't it be the same as not helping him?"

　　Dongmei said: "How about we rescue her?"

　　"Rescue? Take her back to the palace and I'll keep her?" Jiang Mu smiled. "If she doesn't want to, then I might be the one that will be accused of kidnapping her."

　　Jiang Mu thought, if she could take her back and give her to Murong Yan to make Huan Ruo upset, that would not be impossible. However, Murong Yan probably wouldn't like her, and this Tofu Beauty might not be willing either. Who knows, maybe she and her gambling husband are truly in love.

　　Jiang Mu really doesn't want to get involved in this kind of thing. Good people will become bad people.

　　And she's not a good person either.

　　But if there is really no one to save her, Jiang Mu will also help.

　　"Besides, in this situation, it would be fun only if a hero saves the beauty. I'm not a hero. Let someone else save this beauty. If no one else can go, I'll..."

　　As Jiang Mu was speaking, suddenly, a strange wind blew towards her, blowing the veil off her face.

　　Jiang Mu lifted the curtain, and there was no cover. Once the veil fell off, her face was exposed.

　　She frowned and looked in the direction the wind was coming from.

　　Unexpectedly, she saw a sedan chair. In the sedan chair sat a handsome man wearing a purple robe. His eyes were upturned and he stared at her with a pair of almond-shaped eyes.

　　Jiang Mu stared at him without dodging.

　　The two looked at each other for a while, and saw that the smile on the man's face deepened, his facial features became particularly vivid, and revealed a sense of evil.

　　Not knowing the other party's identity, Jiang Mu slowly lowered the curtain.

　　"Madam, why is your veil gone?"

　　"It was blown away just now, Chuntao, go outside and pick up the veil." Jiang Mu thought about the man just now, and her intuition told her that the gust of wind was not accidental.

　　Chuntao hurriedly got off the sedan to pick up the veil, and Dongmei took out a spare veil from her body and handed it to Jiang Mu.

　　Jiang Mu put on the veil again and then lifted the curtain again.

　　The sedan chair was still there, but the curtain was drawn.

　　Jiang Mu observed the sedan chair. Although it was gorgeous, she couldn't tell who it belonged to. Moreover, this was in the capital city, where there were too many rich and powerful people. Even a noble could ride in such a sedan chair, and his identity couldn't be determined.

　　Jiang Mu was deeply impressed by the glance just now, but it was impossible to get more information at this time, so she could only suppress the doubts in her heart.

　　Looking at Tofu Xishi again, someone had already come to her rescue. It was a poor scholar who couldn't stand it anymore and stood up, but was beaten up by the bully's men.

　　Jiang Mu frowned and decided to take action, but just as she was about to get out of the sedan chair, someone got there before her.

　　The man in the sedan chair just now called the attendant who was accompanying him and gave him a few instructions. The attendant then went forward and knocked down the bully group in a few moves, and quickly settled the matter.

　　Jiang Mu curled the corners of her mouth.

　　At this time Chuntao also came back.

　　"Madam, the veil is not found."

　　Jiang Mu: "Did you look carefully?"

　　Chun Tao said anxiously, "Well, I looked everywhere but couldn't find it. There were too many people around. Maybe someone picked it up."

　　It was picked up by someone in just a short while.

　　"Forget it, it's just a veil, let's go."

　　There is no mark on it, so even if you pick it up, you don't know who it belongs to.

　　But the man just now made her a little concerned.

　　After returning, let Xue Teng find out who he is. He is so handsome. If he is from the capital, the original owner should know him. If he is not from the capital, just find out if there is anyone who meets the characteristics coming to the capital recently, then she will know who he is.

　　…..

　　Jiang Mu went to see the shop first. She only looked at it from the outside for a few seconds. The shop used to be a restaurant with three floors. It was very grand. Jiang Mu was very satisfied.

　　She thought that if she opened her own brothel here, business would definitely be good.

　　After looking at the shops, Jiang Mu prepared to walk around. It was a rare opportunity to go out, so it would be nice to enjoy the fun of shopping in ancient times.

　　Jiang Mu had only been shopping for an hour when Chuntao and Dongmei's hands were full of goods. There were still many things that they did not take away directly, so they asked the store to deliver them directly to the palace.

　　These ancient things are so easy to buy that Jiang Mu wants everything she sees.

　　The rouge and powder were things she had never seen before. The packaging was exquisite and the colors were beautiful. Although the effects might not be as good as modern ones, Jiang Mu was naturally beautiful, so these were enough for her.

　　Moreover, some of these things are specially for nobles. They are made of fine materials and have lifelike workmanship. They are pleasing to the eye, so Jiang Mu bought a whole set at a time.

　　Not to mention the jewelry and clothes, the ancient jewelry and clothes are simply dazzling.

　　Originally, Jiang Mu wanted to change the original owner's clothes and jewelry as they looked too dull. This time, she saw nice-looking ones and asked the tailor to remake them according to her figure.

　　In addition to buying gifts for herself, Jiang Mu also bought gifts for the maids in the house, picking out some small things according to each person's personality and preferences.

　　After shopping for a while, Jiang Mu prepared to go home. Just as she was about to get into the sedan chair, she looked up and saw a very grand bookstore across the street.

　　When seeing the bookstore, Jiang Mu couldn't help but think of a kind of painting unique to ancient times.

　　So she turned around and said to Chuntao and Dongmei, "I'll go over there and take a look. You put the things in the sedan first."

　　As soon as Jiang Mu walked into the bookstore, someone came up to greet her.

　　"Hello, madam. What may I do for you?"

　　Jiang Mu thought, it would be bad to just say that she wanted to buy pornographic pictures, so she should be more subtle.

　　She said calmly, "No, I'll just looking at the painting."

　　So she was taken to the side where calligraphy and paintings were placed, and the clerk enthusiastically asked her what kind of paintings she wanted to see.

　　Jiang Mu's eyes swept across the scrolls in the painting jars.

　　"Landscape painting."

　　She first casually mentioned a type.

　　The clerk walked over to a painting tank, picked up two scrolls, and unfolded them to show her.

　　Jiang Mu looked at it absentmindedly, and then her eyes drifted to other painting jars.

　　She looked at several other categories and then set her sights on the remaining painting jars.

　　Finally she discovered that the paintings in one of the painting jars were different from the other paintings, and there were marks on the scroll.

　　Jiang Mu reached out to take it, but was stopped.

　　The clerk hurriedly said, "Ma'am, this is not what you wanted."

　　Jiang Mu pretended to be calm, "It's okay, let me take a look, maybe it's what I want."

　　She blinked and thought: This must be it.

　　She picked up the scroll and slowly unfolded it despite the obstruction.

　　At this time, two more people came into the store.

　　Jiang Mu subconsciously looked up, and unexpectedly the person coming was the man she had seen before.

　　The man didn't seem surprised to see Jiang Mu. Even though Jiang Mu was wearing a veil, he seemed to recognize her based on her clothes.

　　Jiang Mu was stunned and looked down at the scroll in her hand.

　　This is a painted erotic picture, which depicts the sexual intercourse between a man and a woman with elegant brushstrokes. In the painting, a man and a woman are both naked, and their white bodies create a sharp contrast with the brightly colored ornaments around them, in order to achieve a visual impact.

　　"What a coincidence, we meet again."

　　The man took the initiative to greet Jiang Mu.

　　Jiang Mu looked calm as she slowly rolled up the scroll in her hand.

　　The clerk said, "I told you this is not what you want. None of the items in this painting tank are what you want."

　　The man came over, glanced at the painting jar the clerk was pointing at, his expression changed, and he smiled, "Oh? What's not?"

　　Jiang Mu quickly put the scroll away and said calmly, "Nothing."