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Chapter 315: Gongsun Da Niang's Plan
Chapter 315: Gongsun Da Niang's Plan
"I'll have someone signal with a gong. You can only start chasing when the sound of the gong completely stops," Gongsun Da Niang said. "As long as you can catch up to me, you win."
"Deal!" Lu Xiaofeng agreed without hesitation.
And so, Gongsun Da Niang went upstairs once more to change her clothes.
According to her, there are different outfits for different occasions—drinking, dueling, and especially for displaying one's light body technique. This is because clothing can influence one's mood, and also because women inherently enjoy changing their attire.
Then, the girl in red and Ouyang Qing each found an excuse to head upstairs as well.
Lu Xiaofeng sat on the steps and sighed, "If a man lives to sixty, at least ten years of his life are wasted."
Er Niang turned and asked, "How so?"
Su Shaoying continued, "Five years waiting for women to get dressed, and another five years waiting for them to undress."
Er Niang was left stunned, while the nun in blue exclaimed, "Shameless!"
Lu Xiaofeng quickly shifted the blame, "He said it, not me."
Su Shaoying glanced at Lu Xiaofeng, "I merely voiced what's on your mind."
"Don't slander me!" Lu Xiaofeng retorted, his eyes shifting, "I'm not as shameless as you!"
"Then how do you waste those years?" Su Shaoying asked.
Lu Xiaofeng smiled, "Aside from waiting for women to change clothes, it's naturally spent waiting for them to bathe."
Er Niang instinctively reached for her dagger's hilt, while San Niang coldly remarked, "I've changed my mind. I want to cut out your tongue now!"
"Yes, yes! This guy's chatter is insufferable. Cutting out his tongue would surely delight many!" Su Shaoying expressed his approval.
Er Niang turned to Su Shaoying, "Your tongue is quite superfluous as well."
Lu Xiaofeng nodded in agreement, "His mouth is worse than mine. I can't fathom how Dugong Yihe could have taught him. Chop off his tongue, for if the Emei Sect falls into his hands, it's as good as ruined!"
"I carry the legacy of my ancestors," Su Shaoying replied. "Don't forget I'm from the Su family of Meizhou. We are known for our bold advice and forthright speech—it's the tradition of our family."
Lu Xiaofeng scoffed, "If Su Shi and his sons spoke like you, they wouldn't have survived in the imperial palace. They would've been beaten to death by the emperor on the spot."
"Do you think the emperor is as guileless as you?" Su Shaoying said calmly. "Hiding one's emotions is a basic skill for an emperor."
"So that's why Su Shi led a tumultuous life," Lu Xiaofeng nodded in realization. "It seems the Emei Sect is in peril."
Before Su Shaoying could respond, a bearded man in blue descended from the second floor, carrying a copper gong. He stood on the stone steps in the center of the courtyard.
"Where's Gongsun Da Niang?"
Su Shaoying asked, but the man in blue didn't reply. Instead, he struck the gong.
"Bang—"
With the sound of the gong, the windows on the second floor suddenly opened, and three women dressed identically, even with the same faces, leaped out, each darting off in a different direction.
Not only did they have the same build, but they also employed the same light body technique. If not for Su Shaoying having just seen Ouyang Qing and the girl in red going upstairs, he would've thought that Gongsun Da Niang knew the art of cloning.
Lu Xiaofeng was dumbfounded. How could he possibly chase them all?
However, Er Niang, San Niang, and the nun in blue laughed, for they knew Lu Xiaofeng had lost.
"Looks like I've fallen for her trick after all," Lu Xiaofeng bitterly smiled as he stood up, shaking his head. "Regardless, let's catch one of them first!"
Then, Lu Xiaofeng grabbed the gong-wielding man's wrist.
Gongsun Da Niang, far from showing any signs of being caught, laughed and said, "Don't forget that he also learned Ye Gucheng's Heavenly Swordplay."
Su Shaoying shook his head. "In that case, it's just his one-sided love."
The others couldn't help but want to laugh, but seeing Gongsun Da Niang being held by Lu Xiaofeng, they couldn't bring themselves to do so.
Lu Xiaofeng snorted. "Are you going to leave or not?"
Su Shaoying nodded. "Of course."
And so, they took Gongsun Da Niang away, and the remaining members of the Red Shoes Organization were also persuaded by Lu Xiaofeng's words and did not make a move.
...
In a secluded spot where no one could see them, Lu Xiaofeng released Gongsun Da Niang's hand.
Gongsun Da Niang rubbed her wrist and looked at Su Shaoying. "You knew too?"
"I'm not stupid. If Lu Xiaofeng could see through it, how could I possibly not?" Su Shaoying laughed.
Gongsun Da Niang said coldly, "Jin Jiuling is the Embroidery Bandit!"
"How did you know?" Lu Xiaofeng asked.
Gongsun Da Niang said bitterly, "Because there's a traitor among my sisters!"
Lu Xiaofeng sighed. "That's also why we couldn't say it outright just now."
If they had, Jin Jiuling would have known as well.
Lu Xiaofeng took out the red satin. "Is this your shoe fabric?"
Gongsun Da Niang took it and looked at it before nodding. "Yes."
"Madame Xue said that a woman embroidered this, and Madame Xue would never be wrong." Lu Xiaofeng said, "I observed carefully, and one of the needle holes in this peony flower is slightly larger, which means..."
"It was embroidered by one of my sisters, and Jin Jiuling was just undoing the thread," Gongsun Da Niang said.
"But this doesn't prove that Jin Jiuling is the Embroidery Bandit, nor does it reveal which of your sisters is the traitor." Lu Xiaofeng shook his head. "We have no evidence, do you have any?"
Gongsun Da Niang shook her head. "Of course not."
"It's rare for Lu Xiaofeng to suspect someone and still require evidence." Su Shaoying teased.
Lu Xiaofeng rolled his eyes. "Are you ever going to stop?"
After all, in the "Golden Peng Dynasty Treasure Mystery" incident, he was at a disadvantage as he had no evidence to confront Yan Tieshan and Dugong Yihe, so he learned from his mistake and finally realized the importance of evidence this time.
"You should understand that we are the victims here. Only if we choose not to pursue the matter can you be spared from the trouble," Su Shaoying said calmly.
Lu Xiaofeng snorted and changed the subject. "The most urgent task now is to find evidence of Jin Jiuling's crimes."
"Do you two have any ideas?" Gongsun Da Niang asked.
As soon as she said this, Lu Xiaofeng knew that Gongsun Da Niang had a plan. "Do you have a plan?"
Gongsun Da Niang smiled faintly. "Jin Jiuling is a lustful man. When such a man sees a beautiful woman, he will definitely talk a lot."
Lu Xiaofeng's eyes lit up. "So?"
"So, I've already asked Fifth Sister, Seventh Sister, and my maid, Lan'er, to look for Jiang Zhongwei, Hua Yifan, and Chang Mantian," Gongsun Da Niang smiled.
(End of Chapter)
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