Farewell in the Martial Arts World and Meet Again

Tap-tap——

Suddenly, there was a commotion outside the alley. Miss Luo, who was drunkenly chasing the little thief, and Yejing Hall, who was circling around the table, both slightly changed their expressions.

Half of Luo Ning's drunkenness immediately faded away, and she wanted to quickly jump onto the bed and pretend to be a demure young woman.

But the person who came this time was much more powerful than the previous constables.

Almost the moment the two of them heard the noise, a figure descended from the sky and landed in front of the main room.

!!

Luo Ning's heart sank. She thought it was a powerful enemy and was even prepared to go out and fight to the death to silence them. But when she heard the person's words:

"Jingtang, who is this?"

This person was even more troublesome than a powerful enemy!

How was she supposed to explain this?

Yejing Hall was in the middle of playing the game of "the shameless little thief and the chivalrous woman" with Luo Ning. Being caught red-handed by Third Miss, he was also a bit stunned.

Fortunately, Yejing Hall had a strong mind. Afraid that the two women would misunderstand each other and start fighting, he quickly said:

"Third Miss, why are you here? This is Miss Ning'er, a friend I met on my way to the capital. She made a special trip to the capital a few days ago to visit me and hasn't greeted you yet..."

Ning'er... visit...

Pei Xiangjun blinked her eyes and looked at the stunning young woman. She understood the meaning—this was Yejing Hall's former lover.

For some reason, she felt a bit like a good cabbage had been eaten by someone else, and she also felt inexplicably embarrassed:

"Oh, is that so? Nice to meet you..."

After Yejing Hall finished speaking, he looked at Miss Luo, who was a bit at a loss:

"Ning'er, this is Pei Xiangjun, the major proprietress of Tianshui Bridge. I work under her. You can call her Third Miss."

Luo Ning had drunk a little wine and was "caught in the act" on the spot. Her thoughts were in a mess, and she didn't even think carefully about the fact that the person who came had extraordinary lightness skills.

Hearing Yejing Hall's introduction, Luo Ning quickly put away her sword, her face flushed red, and she lowered her head to greet:

"Third Miss."

Then she put on her shoes and was about to go out, looking as if she wanted to flee in a hurry.

Pei Xiangjun had come to ask Yejing Hall if he had the intention of getting married. Now that she had directly seen his lover, that thought naturally vanished.

She couldn't treat the person around Yejing Hall coldly. She felt quite embarrassed for accidentally stumbling upon the scene of a man and a woman flirting. Seeing that the young woman was about to flee with her face covered, she quickly stepped forward to block the door:

"I'm sorry for the intrusion. Miss Ning'er, don't mind. We're all family."

Luo Ning was directly blocked. She wanted to stab Yejing Hall with a sword, but she couldn't say anything. She could only say with a blushing face:

"Um... How could I? I was just... drinking with Jingtang. I drank too much, so..."

"It's okay, it's at home. When I drink too much, I'm even crazier than Jingtang."

Pei Xiangjun was quite amiable. Like an elder sister, she took Luo Ning's wrist. As a result, she found that—oh~ this woman has a rather large chest, almost catching up with hers. No wonder she could win over Yejing Hall...

Luo Ning didn't have the intention to pay attention to this, but she also thought that the extremely charming female proprietress in front of her had an overly good figure, which was really unreasonable.

She was led by the arm and sat back at the table. Feeling restless, she looked at Yejing Hall, hoping that he would come to her rescue.

Yejing Hall was a bit reluctant to part with Miss Luo, but Third Miss was the female leader of the Honghua Building, and he didn't know Miss Luo's identity. If the two of them talked for a few words, there would definitely be trouble. So he smiled and said:

"Third Miss, she has something to do and is about to leave the capital. She was just about to leave just now..."

"Is that so?"

Pei Xiangjun blinked her eyes. Seeing that Yejing Hall didn't seem to be lying, she said warmly:

"Just in time, the carriage is outside. How about letting Jingtang see you off?"

Luo Ning forced a shy smile:

"No need. My family has arranged a carriage. I... I have to go. It's not easy to explain if I stay here for too long. Please don't be offended, Third Miss. I'll visit with Jingtang another time."

After saying that, Luo Ning stood up and curtsied gracefully like a lady from a noble family, and then ran out.

Yejing Hall knew that once they parted this time, they wouldn't meet again until the next month. He felt a bit reluctant and got up and went to the door:

"Eh..."

Luo Ning was called to a stop. She could only try her best to suppress her emotions and look back:

"Is there anything else?"

Yejing Hall opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but couldn't find a topic.

Pei Xiangjun misunderstood and thought she was in the way. She turned around and joked with a smile:

"Just hug if you want. I won't peek."

?!

Seeing that Yejing Hall didn't say anything for a long time, Luo Ning also thought that this little thief wanted to take some more advantages before leaving!

Luo Ning was half-drunk, and her situation was too embarrassing. In order to get away as soon as possible, she gritted her teeth, opened her arms, and gave Yejing Hall a "watermelon charge".

Yejing Hall actually didn't have that intention, but now he did. He quickly raised his hands and hugged the beautiful woman with a willow-like waist. He even picked her up and twirled around at the door.

Whoosh——

The cyan skirt fluttered.

This action made Luo Ning, who was already in an awkward situation, frown in anger. But she still didn't say anything. After being put down, she turned around and ran away. She really looked like a chivalrous woman who had fallen in love, reluctant to part with her lover and feeling shy.

Tap-tap...

Pei Xiangjun heard the commotion and secretly shook her head. Seeing Yejing Hall standing at the door watching, she frowned and said:

"Go and see her off! What are you standing there for?"

"Oh, right."

Seeing that Third Miss didn't mind him leaving, Yejing Hall quickly ran out after her.

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Tap-tap-tap...

In the deserted alley, a beautiful figure in a cyan dress trotted quickly. When she reached a place where no one was paying attention, she leaped onto the rooftops and dashed away.

"Miss Luo..."

She had just run out not far when she heard a shout from behind. Looking back, the little thief who had just taken advantage was actually chasing after her again!

Luo Ning's eyes were filled with annoyance, and she ran even faster.

But relying on the lightness skills he had just learned, Yejing Hall really wasn't shaken off.

The two of them chased each other. In the blink of an eye, they had run half a li. They were about to enter the bustling streets.

Afraid of being noticed, Luo Ning had to slow down and landed in the alley. She drew her sword and turned around coldly.

Yejing Hall landed in the alley. Seeing Luo Ning charging towards him with a murderous look, he quickly raised his hand:

"Forget it, forget it. If Miss Luo is really angry, just stab me. Just don't stab me in the lower body."

Luo Ning strode up to him and raised her sword as if to stab him. But since Yejing Hall didn't dodge, how could she really do it? She said coldly:

"Why are you so thick-skinned? With your proprietress here, you actually made me..."

Yejing Hall looked serious:

"Miss Luo, don't misunderstand. I was just thinking about what to say to bid farewell. You didn't even give me a chance to explain, and you directly hugged me..."

?!

Seeing that Yejing Hall was shifting the blame, Luo Ning's chest heaved with anger. She raised her sword and was really about to take action.

Yejing Hall quickly said, "Okay, okay. It's my fault for being thick-skinned. It won't happen again."

Luo Ning glared at Yejing Hall, wanting to scold him a few words. But besides "shameless", she couldn't find any suitable words. So she put away her sword and said coldly:

"I'll let you off this time. I'll settle the score with you later. Go back and explain properly. Don't let your proprietress suspect my identity. I'm leaving now."

"Don't worry about that. Are you sure there's no risk in this trip?"

Luo Ning's eyes showed the arrogance of the wife of the cult leader:

"Throughout the martial arts world, only you dare to be rude to me! Do you really think I, Luo Ning, am an ordinary person that anyone can bully when I'm out and about?"

"That's exactly why I'm worried."

"I'm just going to deliver a gift. What's there to worry about?"

Luo Ning didn't seem touched at all. With a "humph", she turned around and was about to leave. But then she thought about it and said:

"Also. You'd better think carefully about the matter of the Queen Princess. I've told you everything I should. When you return to the capital, if I find out that you've become the consort prince..."

Yejing Hall found it a bit funny: "If the Queen Princess really takes a fancy to me, I'll say I already have someone I like and that I absolutely can't abandon her. If Miss Luo doesn't let me use you as an excuse, I'll explain that you ran away with another man. That will just win the Queen Princess's sympathy..."

?!

Luo Ning couldn't stand this little thief anymore and said coldly:

"Can't you stay away from the Queen Princess?"

Then how can I save Qiu Tianhe?"

"..."

Luo Ning had nothing to say. She rubbed her forehead and turned around to leave.

Yejing Hall didn't try to stop her anymore. He stood in the alley and watched her go. When her figure was about to disappear in the alley, he said:

"Miss Luo, farewell in the martial arts world. Please convey my farewell to Yunli. By the way, will Yunli come again next time?"

"What do you mean?"

"When Yunli is around, Miss Luo will feel more at ease. Otherwise, you'll definitely stay miles away from me."

"The next time we meet, I'll definitely teach you a lesson..."

Before her muttering words were finished, her figure had already disappeared at the entrance of the alley.

Yejing Hall let out a soft sigh. He felt an emptiness in his heart. After gazing for a long time, he shook his head and turned back alone.

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Tap, tap, tap...

The sound of footsteps gradually faded away.

At the corner at the end of the alley, a woman in a cyan dress leaned against the wall. She tilted her head, listening to the fading footsteps, and then looked at the clouds rolling and unfolding in the sky.

There were all sorts of emotions in her eyes. The remaining alcohol on her face added a blush like the peach blossoms in February.

That brat...

Luo Ning raised her hand and rubbed the center of her brows. When the sound of footsteps completely disappeared, she tried her best to suppress her thoughts and put on the usual cold and charming, fairy-like appearance.

But she couldn't hold it for long. She couldn't help but kick a small stone at her feet with her embroidered shoe, as if that small stone was the little thief who had made her feel uneasy.

She walked on and off like this. I don't know how long it took before she came to a side street near the East Gate of the capital.

There was a carriage parked on the street, and four figures were waiting outside the carriage.

In the lead was an old man holding a fortune-telling banner. With one hand behind his back and his eyes half-closed, he had been looking at the majestic imperial city at the end of his sight—having grown up outside the imperial city in his childhood, he was probably recalling the past at this moment.

Zhe Yunli was wearing a bamboo hat and had a saber hanging from her waist. She was sitting on the edge of the carriage in a daze. Her two calves were swaying in the air. She was holding a small cloth doll she had just bought on the street in her hand. Although it was also a bird, it didn't look like Niaoniao at all, so she was feeling gloomy.

Next to Zhe Yunli were two women, dressed like ordinary women. They were incense masters of the Pingtian Cult and also the maids of the wife of the cult leader.

When Luo Ning, wearing a veil hat, approached, the two women curtsied respectfully:

"Madam."

Zhe Yunli jumped down from the carriage and asked:

"Master, what did Brother Jingtang say?"

"The matter has been arranged properly. Let's go. He asked me to convey his farewell to you and told you not to be naughty on the way."

Her voice was still as ethereal and clear as when she first came, just like a fairy from the heavenly palace who had never been stained by the dust of the world.

Zhe Yunli let out a listless sigh and took her master's hand. She looked back.

Immediately, her master turned her face around.

"What are you looking at? Are you reluctant to part with Brother Jingtang?"

"Master, what are you talking about~ Grandpa Zhang is still here... I'm worried that Master Qiu will have an accident."

"..."

Luo Ning felt that she had drunk too much today, and her words and deeds were a bit out of line.

It's all that brat's fault...

Luo Ning tried her best to suppress her chaotic thoughts and led Zhe Yunli, who kept looking back, towards the carriage. Before getting on the carriage, she couldn't help but look back as well.

The gentle breeze lifted the thin veil of the hat, revealing her stunning peach-blossom-like beautiful eyes. The meaning in her eyes was hard to fathom.

"Giddyap—"

Rumble...

The carriage rolled over the side street and headed towards the city gate.

Zhang Henggu of "Nanshan Iron Divination" was holding the fortune-telling banner and walking slowly outside the carriage. He looked back at the majestic imperial city and sighed softly:

"The国运 (national fortune) of the Great Wei seems to be at its peak."

Zhe Yunli leaned on the window and looked at the gradually receding street eagerly. She asked curiously:

"Grandpa Zhang, how did you figure that out? By divination?"

"It's the will of the people. Now, Yun'an is much more prosperous than when I was a young Taoist boy in the capital. I've been longing for the Jiazi year of Dayan and have been planning for the restoration of the country for half my life. In my old age, I'm in the capital of the Wei Dynasty and see the magnificent and prosperous scene that Yun'an should have. Sigh..."

Zhe Yunli knew that these words were a blow to the confidence in the rebellion. She said confidently:

"The Great Wei is only peaceful in the capital. It's still in chaos outside. If Master were to become the emperor, he would definitely be better than that empress in the palace..."

"Hehe..."

...

Luo Ning in the carriage didn't say anything, but she also felt a sense of emotion in her heart—even a天之骄子 (favored son of heaven) like Yejing Hall is inclined towards the imperial court. How could the国运 of the Great Wei not be at its peak...