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Chapter 679: Jin Banhua Saves Hu Tiefen for the Third Time
Chapter 679: Jin Banhua Saves Hu Tiefen for the Third Time
Hu Tiefen almost jumped out of his skin. "You can make guesses like that?"
Jin Banhua countered, "Why not?"
Hu Tiefen asked, "If Liu Wumei is indeed the Songbird and a disciple of Shi Guanyin, why would she kill all her fellow disciples in the secret valley?"
"Who knows?"
"Isn't Liu Wumei already married to Li Yuluan for many years? Since she has already left the Great Desert, why did she suddenly return at this time?" Hu Tiefen continued.
"Who knows?"
"If Liu Wumei is Shi Guanyin's disciple, why didn't she use Su Rongrong to threaten the old stinkbug after capturing her?" Hu Tiefen asked again.
"Who knows?"
"Since you don't know anything, why are you making such guesses?" Hu Tiefen asked.
Chu Liuxiang interrupted Hu Tiefen, "Perhaps Shi Guanyin felt her disciples were no longer useful, or perhaps Shi Guanyin recalled her for the Qiuci affair. Maybe it was just an accident that she encountered Rongrong and the others..."
Hu Tiefen snorted, "Aren't these just maybes?"
Chu Liuxiang smiled bitterly, "Precisely because there are so many things I can't understand, I've been observing all along."
Hu Tiefen asked, "What have you observed?"
Chu Liuxiang sighed, "I haven't observed anything."
"Don't panic," Jin Banhua said with a smile. "If they have a purpose, they should be prepared by now after all this time."
Chu Liuxiang couldn't help but touch his nose. "Is this why you've been keeping things from us?"
Jin Banhua glared, "When have I ever kept things from you?"
Chu Liuxiang, "..."
At that moment, a commotion erupted from the neighboring courtyard.
This inn was quite large, and the two courtyards were separated by walls, yet the noise was still audible, indicating that the disturbance was significant.
The neighboring courtyard was where the Li Yuluan couple resided.
Hu Tiefen frowned and asked, "Such a loving couple, could they be fighting?"
The next moment, the shouting grew louder, more shrill, and more agonized, and they all recognized it as Liu Wumei's voice.
Hu Tiefen's face changed, and he immediately rushed out.
Chu Liuxiang followed suit.
Jin Banhua thought for a moment, glanced at the high wall, and then swaggered out as well.
...
"Kill me... Kill me..."
"Endure, endure, don't wake the others."
Through the courtyard wall, they could hear Liu Wumei's trembling voice and Li Yuluan's soothing tone.
Hu Tiefen blinked. "Could she have suddenly fallen ill?"
Chu Liuxiang waited a moment and then said in a low voice, "This illness isn't sudden but chronic, and it must frequently flare up. Otherwise, their servants wouldn't be so accustomed to it that they remain hidden inside."
Hu Tiefen worriedly said, "No wonder she has such profound inner strength but looks so ill. I wonder what illness it is?"
Chu Liuxiang shook his head. "The pain is so intense when it flares up; it's likely not an illness but poisoning."
"Poisoning?" Hu Tiefen's face changed. "If she's been poisoned, with Li Guanyu's great reputation, couldn't he invite some skilled doctors to help his daughter-in-law?"
In the courtyard, Liu Wumei's voice grew weaker, and Li Yuluan's comforting words faded away, leaving only faint, intermittent moans that were barely audible.
Hu Tiefen said, "Should we go in and take a look? Perhaps you can cure her?"
Chu Liuxiang shook his head, but before he could speak, Jin Banhua shouted, "Who are you? What are you doing up in the tree?"
"Huh?" Chu Liuxiang and Hu Tiefen were taken aback and looked at the wutong tree in the corner of the courtyard.
The next moment, the birds perched in the wutong tree were startled, and a flash of silver light appeared in the branches.
Chu Liuxiang instinctively pulled Hu Tiefen back, and a cluster of silver needles shot at the spot where they had just been standing.
At the same time, the whistling sound of the wind finally reached their ears, but the silver needles had already embedded themselves into the ground.
The speed of the hidden weapon was actually faster than the wind itself! Chu Liuxiang's expression changed drastically. He saw a black shadow leap from the treetops and soar over the wall, and he immediately followed.
Hu Tiehua also rushed over, shouting, "Old Stinkbug, be careful, that looks like the Tempest of Blossoming Pears!"
In the next moment, both of them vanished, leaving only Jin Banhua behind.
Jin Banhua looked at the wall, then at his own room.
The one who used the Tempest of Blossoming Pears was Liu Wumei, and Li Yuluan took the opportunity to poison Chu Liuxiang's teapot.
Fortunately, Li Yuluan, being a young master with little experience in the world, failed to notice that the poisoned teapot was not returned to its original position, which allowed Chu Liuxiang to detect the anomaly. Otherwise, the story would have ended there.
Jin Banhua sighed. His ears perked up, and he heard the faint sound of clothing cutting through the air, indicating that Li Yuluan had returned.
He then returned to his room, picked up the wine and teapots from the table, and sniffed them.
"No, I can't expose them. I still want to see Chu Liuxiang break the sword formation."
Jin Banhua rubbed his chin. "If I stop Chu Liuxiang from taking Liu Wumei's sword, will he still be able to break the sword formation created by Li Guanyu?"
In the original story, Li Yuluan had gathered six top swordsmen to ambush Chu Liuxiang. Unfortunately, after Shuai Yifan's solo attempt failed, he left, leaving the formation short one person.
Liu Wumei could have taken his place, but Chu Liuxiang managed to steal her sword, forcing the less skilled Li Yuluan to fill in, which created a weakness in the formation.
Chu Liuxiang, with a sword in hand, took the opportunity to give an extra sword to one of the dual-sword experts, thus breaking the formation.
Liu Wumei wanted to use the sword formation to kill Chu Liuxiang, but Jin Banhua was curious to see the true power of the formation.
Who better than Chu Liuxiang to serve as the bait?
Just as Jin Banhua was thinking, Chu Liuxiang and Hu Tiehua returned. Hu Tiehua was holding a light silver box.
Hu Tiehua tossed the silver box onto the table and reached for the wine bottle. "We chased for half the night and didn't even catch a glimpse of them. If we don't have a drink soon, I'll be ready to explode from frustration."
"Really? Isn't Chu Liuxiang known for his unmatched lightness of foot? How could he not catch up?" Jin Banhua asked provocatively.
Chu Liuxiang didn't mind, shaking his head. "The fog was too thick, and the opponent was too decisive. By the time I caught up, he was already gone."
Hu Tiehua poured himself a drink and, while bringing the cup to his mouth, nodded at the silver box on the table. "That's the famous Tempest of Blossoming Pears. The guy even left his weapon behind."
Jin Banhua said solemnly, "If you don't want to die, you'd better not drink that wine."
"What do you mean?" Hu Tiehua asked.
Chu Liuxiang's eyes twitched, and he immediately snatched the wine glass from Hu Tiehua, spilling its contents on the ground. A hissing sound was heard, and a light smoke rose.
Hu Tiehua stared in shock. "What a potent poison!"
Chu Liuxiang looked at Jin Banhua. "What happened?"
Jin Banhua explained, "When I came in, I noticed that while the positions of the wine and teapots hadn't changed, their orientations had."
Chu Liuxiang's eyes flickered.
Hu Tiehua looked at the wine bottle in his hand, then at the teapot still on the table, and said admiringly, "Thank goodness you were observant. Otherwise, I'd be a goner."
Jin Banhua nodded. "Including the Mysterious Desert Elixir and the obstruction of Shi Guanyin, I've saved you three times. So if Chu Liuxiang doesn't give me his white jade beauty, I'll need your help when I try to take the three girls, Su Rongrong and the others."
Hu Tiehua couldn't help but laugh, glancing at Chu Liuxiang. He then promised with a grin, "Sure, sure! Old Stinkbug says he only treats them like sisters, and I think you'd be a good match for them."
Chu Liuxiang was speechless, feeling the urge to touch his nose more and more often.
(End of Chapter)
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