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Chapter 297: Lu Xiaofeng: I'm Asking for Your Help
Chapter 297: Lu Xiaofeng: I'm Asking for Your Help
After Sikong Zodiac left, only Lu Xiaofeng, Xue Bing, and Su Shaoying remained in the room.
Xue Bing's face was flushed, and Lu Xiaofeng glanced at Su Shaoying with a sharp gaze, as if urging him to leave as well.
But Su Shaoying seemed oblivious and continued to eat and drink, appearing not yet satisfied.
"Can you still eat?" Lu Xiaofeng asked.
"Sikong Zodiac can't hold his liquor." Su Shaoying answered a different question, shaking his head. "Who would have thought that such a renowned master would have such poor alcohol tolerance."
Xue Bing, confused, asked, "Does being a master mean you must be able to hold your drink?"
"Of course," Su Shaoying nodded seriously.
"Nonsense," Lu Xiaofeng scoffed, providing a counterexample, "Ximen Chuixue doesn't touch a drop of alcohol."
"That's because he chooses not to drink, it doesn't mean he can't hold his liquor," Su Shaoying argued. "If he wanted to drink, he would surely be able to handle it well."
Lu Xiaofeng humphed, not bothering to refute further. After all, he himself had excellent alcohol tolerance. Instead, he objected to another point, "Sikong Zodiac's lightness skill is decent, but his martial arts... hmph..."
Sikong Zodiac, lurking on the roof across from them, glared at Lu Xiaofeng, also about to humph in disagreement, "What do you mean my lightness skill is decent but my martial arts are just 'hmph'?"
"However, that Su Shaoying kid does have good insight." Sikong Zodiac nodded, a satisfied smile on his face. "I won't steal from him anymore."
Then he heard Su Shaoying say, "Indeed, what you said makes sense. His alcohol tolerance is mediocre, and it seems I overestimated his martial arts skills."
Sikong Zodiac grit his teeth, wanting to challenge Su Shaoying to a drinking contest right then and there to prove his capacity. "If I wasn't planning to steal that silk, do you think I would have held back?"
But it was Lu Xiaofeng who voiced this thought, "Because he still wants to win our bet."
Sikong Zodiac nodded vigorously, thinking that Lu Xiaofeng was a reasonable man.
"Then his alcohol tolerance is still lacking." Su Shaoying stated calmly, "I've known a few masters who, even when completely drunk, could sober up instantly when faced with an enemy and exhibit peak combat prowess."
Lu Xiaofeng didn't believe it, "Impossible."
"That's because your mental state isn't advanced enough." Su Shaoying explained, "My master can do it, and so can Ximen Chuixue."
Su Shaoying glanced at Lu Xiaofeng, "Are you saying you can't?"
Sikong Zodiac struggled to contain his laughter, but Lu Xiaofeng almost jumped up, refusing to admit inadequacy, "Of course I can!"
Su Shaoying nodded, "So Sikong Zodiac is lacking in that regard. His mental state is insufficient, which is why he can only be a henchman for others."
Lu Xiaofeng was taken aback, "How is he a henchman for others?"
Su Shaoying asked him, "If you wanted to find Sikong Zodiac, could you?"
"He has no fixed abode and appears and disappears like a ghost. How could I possibly find him?" Lu Xiaofeng replied matter-of-factly.
"But Huo Xiu and the Embroidery Thief can easily find him." Su Shaoying stated calmly, "And then they can use him to deal with you."
Lu Xiaofeng was left speechless, and he listened as Su Shaoying continued, "Out of a sense of righteousness, you not only won't be able to find out who's pulling his strings, but you also won't be able to do anything to him."
Lu Xiaofeng, "...”
Sikong Zodiac, "...”
Su Shaoying spoke in a leisurely tone, "It's up to you to decide whether he's your friend or your enemy."
Setting down his chopsticks and finishing the last cup of wine, Su Shaoying stood up, swayed slightly, and left the room, "It's easy to paint the tiger's skin, but hard to paint its bones. You can know a person's face, but not their heart..."
Watching Su Shaoying's departing figure, Lu Xiaofeng couldn't help but quip, "I think you're the one who's all honeyed words but with a serpent's heart and a stinger's tongue."
Lu Xiaofeng turned to Xue Bing and explained, "I was cursing at him!"
Xue Bing thought for a moment and asked, "Are the last two lines of the poem, 'Neither is poisonous, but the most poisonous is a woman's heart'?"
Lu Xiaofeng: ( ~  ̄ △  ̄)
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Su Shaoying left Lu Xiaofeng's room and returned to his own. Even though they were separated by a dozen or so yards, he could still hear the laughter coming from the other side.
Soon after, he saw Sikong Zodiac enter Lu Xiaofeng's room and then leave again. Lu Xiaofeng went to look for Sikong Zodiac, Xue Bing quickly went out and came back, and then left the inn, disappearing without a trace.
A three-way battle of wits ensued. Sikong Zodiac claimed that he wouldn't gamble anymore but secretly replaced the red satin. Lu Xiaofeng pretended not to notice, intending to let Sikong Zodiac lower his guard before pursuing him. Xue Bing appeared innocent but secretly collaborated with Sikong Zodiac, carrying the real red satin all the way to Lingnan.
Finally, when Lu Xiaofeng emerged carrying the supposedly "poisoned" Sikong Zodiac, he realized that Xue Bing was nowhere to be seen.
"Where's Xue Bing?" Lu Xiaofeng asked in a panic, addressing Su Shaoying while he was still carrying Sikong Zodiac on his back. He had discovered the severed hand in his room just now.
"He left," Su Shaoying replied.
"Did he leave on his own?" Lu Xiaofeng asked, his eyes widening, but also breathing a sigh of relief.
"He has legs, of course he left on his own," Su Shaoying said matter-of-factly.
Lu Xiaofeng didn't immediately understand what was going on and why Xue Bing would leave on his own. "Didn't you ask her?"
"She came with you, why would I ask her?" Su Shaoying questioned.
Lu Xiaofeng couldn't explain it either. He could only continue to ask, "Then what about the severed hand in the room?"
"I was at least twenty yards away from your room. Why are you asking me about what happened in your room instead of figuring it out yourself?" Su Shaoying said, propping his legs up. "You were the one who signaled me to leave."
"This matter is important! Sikong Zodiac is poisoned!" Lu Xiaofeng was getting angry. "There must have been an expert here just now, and he might even still be around!"
Hearing Lu Xiaofeng's words and seeing the seemingly poisoned Sikong Zodiac on his back, Su Shaoying seemed utterly unconcerned. "What did he say before he passed out?"
"He said he wanted me to send him to Bi Xia An," Lu Xiaofeng said.
"Lingnan Bi Xia An?" Su Shaoying asked.
"There's only one Bi Xia An in this world," Lu Xiaofeng said.
"Then why are you wasting time? If you don't hurry, he might really die," Su Shaoying said.
"You..." Lu Xiaofeng was speechless. Although he had begun to suspect Sikong Zodiac due to Su Shaoying's words, he was still his friend. Moreover, it was clear that Sikong Zodiac was about to be silenced by the mastermind, and Lu Xiaofeng couldn't just stand by and watch him die.
"I'll take Sikong Zodiac to Bi Xia An first. You keep an eye on Xue Bing for me. If she comes back, tell her where I've gone," Lu Xiaofeng said.
Su Shaoying stroked his chin and said with raised eyebrows, "Are you teaching me how to do things?"
Lu Xiaofeng turned to look at Sikong Zodiac, whose face had turned pale, and couldn't help but sigh, "No, I'm asking for your help."
(End of Chapter)
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