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Chapter 99: Ding Baiyun Finally Gives In
Chapter 99: Ding Baiyun Finally Gives In
The South Sea Young Mistress wanted to see Yu Longsheng panic.
But she was disappointed.
Yu Longsheng shook his head and pointed out the crucial detail, "If you had truly killed Ding Baiyun, you would have her sword, Baiyun, in your possession right now."
Since the South Sea Young Mistress didn't have the sword, it meant she hadn't captured Ding Baiyun.
The South Sea Young Mistress's pupils constricted.
Yu Longsheng chuckled. Even though he had already crippled her, he still pressed several more pressure points on her body with excessive force, ensuring she couldn't move at all.
After he finished, Yu Longsheng finally turned to Yu Ji and the hastily arrived Yu Teng, instructing them, "Go get my horse ready. I'm going to chase after Ding and the others."
Yu Longsheng lifted the South Sea Young Mistress and placed her on Ding Baiyun's horse before mounting his own and leaving the estate.
...
Ding Chengfeng and Ding Baiyun had left early in the morning, and the South Sea Young Mistress had arrived shortly after the beginning of the fifth watch. The two parties must have encountered each other around noon.
Although Yu Longsheng had confidence in the martial arts skills of the Ding siblings, the South Sea Young Mistress was, after all, one of the Four Great Princesses of the Demon Sect, possessing numerous bizarre techniques. What if, out of impatience, she had managed to trick them and they had fallen for it?
For instance, the South Sea Young Mistress could have disguised herself and pretended to attack one of them, only to be driven back by the other.
Without using the Soul-Capturing Great Law, Yu Longsheng couldn't bring himself to believe the South Sea Young Mistress's words. Thus, he decided to go and check for himself, especially since Ding Baiyun's horse was still here.
Yu Longsheng urged his horse forward, his full attention on the task at hand.
He remembered that the South Sea Young Mistress wasn't alone. She had a disciple named Tie Gu, a cunning and treacherous individual, as well as several other underlings.
Fortunately, the journey proceeded without incident.
After riding for over an hour, Yu Longsheng finally arrived at a small town as the sun was setting. There, in a restaurant, he found the disheveled Ding siblings.
"Brother Yu?"
"Yu Longsheng?"
Ding Chengfeng and Ding Baiyun looked at Yu Longsheng in unison, and then their gazes shifted to the horse beside him and the woman lying on it.
"Hey? Isn't that my horse?"
Of course, Ding Baiyun immediately recognized her own horse, and her pupils contracted slightly.
She wasn't blind; how could she not notice that the clothes the woman on the horse was wearing were identical to hers?
Someone had stolen her horse and disguised themselves as her to go to Yu Longsheng! But why?
Ding Baiyun didn't need to look further than the bloodstains on the woman's shoulders and limbs to know that she hadn't gone to seduce Yu Longsheng.
Startled, Ding Baiyun immediately flew to Yu Longsheng's side. "Are you hurt?"
Yu Longsheng dismounted. "I'm fine. Are you two alright?"
Ding Chengfeng also stepped out of the restaurant, his voice low. "We're fine. At noon, someone stole our horses, and then the two horse thieves rode off to the east on our horses. We chased after them for a long time but couldn't catch up."
Yu Longsheng's eyebrows rose slightly.
Ding Chengfeng also realized what must have happened. "Baiyun's horse was switched!"
It was clear now that the two horse thieves had been a distraction to draw the Ding siblings' attention. Ding Chengfeng's horse might have been his real one, but Ding Baiyun's horse had been swapped, luring them further east.
Meanwhile, someone else had ridden off on Ding Baiyun's horse, wearing her clothes and disguised as her, intending to ambush Yu Longsheng.
"Who is she?" Ding Chengfeng asked, although he already had a guess as to the woman's identity.
"South Sea Young Mistress."
Ding Chengfeng's pupils contracted. "The real South Sea Young Mistress?"
The South Sea Young Mistress had been famous for over a decade, known as the Thousand-Faced Guanyin, and until now, no one had ever seen her true face, let alone caused her to suffer a loss.
With a nonchalant expression, Yu Longsheng explained, "She tried to ambush me disguised as you, but I turned the tables on her. With a single sword strike, I severed the tendons in both her hands, completely disabling her ability to use hidden weapons or martial arts grabs."
The South Sea Young Mistress was by no means weak. Even if she wasn't as skilled as Donghai Yuxiao, she was likely on par with Yu Longsheng, with only a slight difference in their abilities. At the very least, she shouldn't have been defeated by a single strike from him.
However, she had been overly confident. Confident that her disguise would never be seen through by Yu Longsheng, she had refrained from speaking to avoid any verbal slip-ups that might give her away. Thus, when she made her move to capture him, she never expected Yu Longsheng to counter-attack.
And so, her plan ended in tragedy.
Filled with rage, Ding Baiyun grabbed a handful of the South Sea Young Mistress's hair, revealing her beautiful face and venomous gaze.
"If you dare to look at me with that gaze again, I'll gouge out those eyes of yours," Ding Baiyun threatened coldly.
There was genuine intent behind Ding Baiyun's words, her eyes glinting with murderous intent.
The South Sea Young Mistress's cheeks twitched, and she reluctantly averted her gaze. "Then kill me."
With her acupoints sealed, she couldn't even take her own life.
Ding Baiyun turned to look at Yu Longsheng.
Yu Longsheng shrugged. "I was worried that you two might have fallen for her schemes, and since she had her disciples and underlings with her, I decided to keep her alive."
The implication was clear—he no longer cared whether she lived or died.
Ding Baiyun's eyes narrowed, and she delivered a punch straight to the South Sea Young Mistress's chest.
"Bang!"
After killing the South Sea Young Mistress, Ding Baiyun examined her attire and her own red horse, then glanced at the unharmed Yu Longsheng, still feeling a sense of lingering fear.
What if the South Sea Young Mistress had succeeded in impersonating her and killed Yu Longsheng...?
Unable to shake off the thought, Ding Baiyun asked, "How did you know she wasn't me?"
Ding Chengfeng, equally curious, also looked at Yu Longsheng, awaiting his answer.
Years ago, the South Sea Young Mistress had disguised herself as the Shaolin Temple's Master Fapu and spent three days discussing scriptures with his old friend without being discovered.
Moreover, countless people in the martial arts world had fallen victim to her, all of them killed by her disguised as a close friend or relative, striking when her targets were at their most vulnerable.
So, how had Yu Longsheng seen through her?
Yu Longsheng spread his hands helplessly. "To avoid any mishaps, she didn't speak at all. She only looked at me with worried and pleading eyes, and then she pretended to stumble towards me."
"But..."
Yu Longsheng turned to Ding Baiyun, "I know your gaze too well. While one's appearance and figure can be disguised, the eyes never lie."
Ding Chengfeng's eyes widened in realization. "I see."
However, Ding Baiyun continued to stare intently at the disheveled Yu Longsheng.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" he asked, feeling a little uncomfortable under her intense gaze.
"You're so familiar with my gaze that you instantly knew the South Sea Young Mistress wasn't me!" she exclaimed.
"Er..." Yu Longsheng scratched his head, feeling a little embarrassed.
"And then you saw my horse and chased after us!" Ding Baiyun continued, her eyes sparkling with a mixture of emotions.
"Yes..." he admitted.
Ding Baiyun glared at him for a moment longer before hugging him tightly and calling him a "jerk."
Yu Longsheng: Σ(°△°|||)
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Ding Chengfeng couldn't help but grimace at the display of affection, shooting a reproachful glance at Yu Longsheng before turning away and looking up at the sky.
A moment later, he heard his little sister's voice, as sweet as a nightingale, "Big brother, you take my horse and head home first. I'll return in a few days."
Ding Chengfeng, "... "
(End of Chapter)
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