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Chapter 330: Lu Xiaofeng, the Meddler
Chapter 330: Lu Xiaofeng, the Meddler
"Where's Lu Xiaofeng?"
As Su Shaoying toured Jinling with Ma Xiuzhen and Ouyang Qing, they were approached by Xue Bing, who had come calling. Accompanying her was Old Seven of the Red Shoes and the ever-smiling girl in red, Qiu Xiaoxiao.
Su Shaoying now knew her name.
"I wonder, is it because your name is Xiaoxiao that you laugh so readily, or did you choose the name Xiaoxiao because you love to laugh?" Su Shaoying asked.
Qiu Xiaoxiao's laughter, like silver bells, rang out again. "Care to take a guess?"
However, Ouyang Qing didn't let Su Shaoying play this guessing game. "Of course, it's because she loves to laugh. What kind of parents would name their daughter Xiaoxiao? Are they out of their minds?"
Before Qiu Xiaoxiao could argue, Ouyang Qing turned to Xue Bing and asked, "How did you end up here looking for Lu Xiaofeng?"
"I heard he spent the day with you all," Xue Bing replied.
"Didn't he return to the inn?" Ma Xiuzhen inquired.
Xue Bing shook her head. "No, he didn't." Her expression turned grim as she clenched her teeth. "Did he run off again?"
The single word "again" vividly portrayed Lu Xiaofeng's consistent "playboy" style.
Su Shaoying nodded. "He met someone who moved his heart and excited him."
Xue Bing's head snapped up. "Really?"
"Absolutely!" Su Shaoying spoke with utmost seriousness. "I swear by the Three Pure Ones, may I be struck by thunder and lightning if I'm lying."
Xue Bing's eyes widened in surprise. Su Shaoying's master, Duguyi He, was the master of Xuanzhen Temple in Emei Mountain, a lineage of Taoism. He would never joke about the Three Pure Ones, so could it be true?
"Who is it!?" Xue Bing's voice changed, filled with urgency.
Qiu Xiaoxiao's eyes lit up with curiosity. "Who is it? Could it be Fifth Sister?"
Fifth Sister referred to Jiang Qingxia, who also had a brief romance with Lu Xiaofeng, but it was more like a fleeting romance compared to the deep emotions between Xue Bing and him.
"It's not Fifth Sister." Qiu Xiaoxiao shook her head after making the suggestion. "Fifth Sister left for Lingnan after the gathering. Could it be one of the other two tigresses?"
Ma Xiuzhen and Ouyang Qing couldn't help but laugh aloud. Ouyang Qing pulled Xue Bing closer, refraining from further teasing. "Although Su Shaoying is telling the truth, the person isn't a woman."
Qiu Xiaoxiao was stunned. "Does Lu Xiaofeng also like men?"
Xue Bing's face turned pale. "Impossible!"
Su Shaoying burst into laughter, while Ouyang Qing wore a bitter smile. She quickly recounted what had happened, "Although Lu Xiaofeng said he wouldn't get involved, you know him well. His greatest love is..."
"...meddling!" Xue Bing finished the sentence, emphasizing each word. "If he comes across something that piques his interest, even if others don't seek his help, he'll insert himself into the matter."
Take the case of the Embroidery Bandit, for example. Even if Jin Jiuling adamantly refused to speak, Lu Xiaofeng would likely still investigate the matter secretly.
"So, he's probably already sneaked into the Nangong family's estate, isn't he?" Qiu Xiaoxiao's smile faded, and she guessed with a bewildered expression, "He's quite bold, isn't he?"
While the Nangong family's defenses might not be as formal and rigorous as those of the Pingnan Wang estate, they were no less dangerous.
The group fell silent.
"He's a repeat offender," Su Shaoying said. "If it weren't for the fact that Sikong Zodiac and he had appeared together before, I'd suspect that Sikong Zodiac was his disguise."
"I hope he isn't discovered by the Nangong family," Ma Xiuzhen sighed.
"The Nangong family won't be able to detect me."
Lu Xiaofeng nodded. "I inspected the scene of Ouyang Yue's murder, and I also eavesdropped on a conversation between Nangong Chuan and Nangong Hai."
"And they didn't notice you?" Ouyang Qing asked, astonished.
Lu Xiaofeng remained silent, but his expression was one of obvious pride. His light body technique was indeed exceptional; after suppressing his breath and heartbeat, he was confident that he could hide from anyone in the world!
"What did they say?" Xue Bing inquired further.
Lu Xiaofeng still didn't speak, merely looking at Su Shaoying with a mischievous smile. Su Shaoying exclaimed in surprise, "Are you pulling my leg? Are you saying that Nangong Chuan brothers actually have a lead?"
"They mentioned a name," Lu Xiaofeng said, his eyes sparkling with excitement. "I can guarantee that you'll never guess who it is!"
Su Shaoying stared at him, mouth agape. "It's not the Honest Monk, is it?"
"How did you guess?" Lu Xiaofeng almost jumped up in disbelief.
Su Shaoying was equally surprised. "It really is him?"
"Indeed," Lu Xiaofeng calmed down, his gaze intense as he looked at Su Shaoying, his eyes also holding a probing glint. "How did you guess it was the Honest Monk?"
"Because of what you said," Su Shaoying replied.
"What did I say?" Lu Xiaofeng asked.
"We previously speculated that this assassin also came from a mysterious organization. But the only people we know who are connected to such an organization are He Xiu, Gongsun Daniang, and the Honest Monk," Su Shaoying explained.
"He Xiu is dead, and Ouyang Qing, Xue Bing, and Qiu Xiaoxiao are all here, so it clearly has nothing to do with the Red Shoes organization. That only leaves the Honest Monk," she reasoned.
Lu Xiaofeng stood there dumbfounded. "You can guess like that?"
"Then how do you think I guessed?" Su Shaoying thought to herself. 'I certainly can't tell him that the Honest Monk actually knows quite a bit about Unnamed Island. Logically speaking, I shouldn't know about that!'
"Could the Honest Monk, one of the Four Divine Monks of Buddhism, be the murderer?" Ma Xiuzhen asked, incredulous.
"Of course not," Lu Xiaofeng shook his head. "His fingers are smooth and wouldn't hurt a soul. How could he possibly practice the unorthodox Finger Knife martial art?" However, he might very well know about this secret organization."
"I wonder if Gongsun Daniang knows anything about this," Lu Xiaofeng said, turning to Xue Bing and the others.
Ouyang Qing, Xue Bing, and Qiu Xiaoxiao all shook their heads. The core secrets of the Red Shoes organization were known only to Gongsun Daniang herself.
"Where is she?" Lu Xiaofeng asked.
"She's already left," Ouyang Qing replied. "She said she would be heading to the capital before the 15th of September."
"Are you all going?" Lu Xiaofeng inquired.
Ouyang Qing shook her head. "I'll go ahead, but the other sisters all have their own matters to attend to, so they might not make it."
Lu Xiaofeng looked around. "When I didn't want to see him, he always showed up. Now that I want to find him, he's nowhere to be seen."
He was, of course, referring to the Honest Monk. With Gongsun Daniang absent, if he wanted to uncover the truth behind Ouyang Yue's death and learn more about the mysterious organization, the only person he could turn to was the Honest Monk.
However...
"You make it sound like he'll tell you everything just because you ask," Su Shaoying said. "The only way you'll learn anything about the Red Shoes organization is if you figure it out yourself. The Honest Monk won't utter a word about it otherwise."
Lu Xiaofeng blinked, feeling that Su Shaoying's words made a lot of sense.
(End of Chapter)
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