Who among the gangsters wants to fall in love?

Chapter 248 The troops are divided into two groups
Zhao Wumian was detoxifying his master in the cabin, feeling terrified, but the situation outside the ship was quite clear.

Although Lan made a breakthrough on the battlefield, he was seriously injured in the fight with Zhao Wumian, so even though he had good fighting ability, he could not cause much trouble. He was captured on the spot after fighting with Xu Ran and Chief Constable Su for less than a quarter of an hour.

No matter who he was, Lan would never be able to walk out of the ship alive if he dared to cause trouble at the Banquet of All Nations. However, Luo Chaoyan allowed him to live temporarily because he knew clues about the remnants of Dong Yan.

However, the interrogation process certainly could not be conducted in public, so after capturing Lan alive, Chief Constable Su took him to a room in the cabin and kept him under strict guard, while Luo Chaoyan presided over the situation on the deck and said some polite words like "If you ignore the authority of the court, even a master at the level of Wu Kui will end up like this, but I'm sorry for disturbing you all, it's a crime of the court."

After Zhao Wumian got the news, he was led by a master from the Imperial Palace into a cabin in the middle of the ship.

There were dim lights on in the cabin, the subtle sound of the ship breaking through the waves could be heard, the strong smell of blood entered the nose, and the room seemed a little dead silent.

Because Lan became immune to all poisons after connecting to the bridge between heaven and earth, his tendons in his hands and feet were cut and he was tied to a wooden chair with his head lowered. If his chest had not risen and fallen occasionally, Zhao Wumian would have suspected that he was dead.

Chief Constable Su also had a lot of wounds on his body. His right arm seemed to be broken and was now fixed with a wooden board. There were also several horrific wounds on his chest extending to his waist and abdomen. He looked like he was almost beheaded.

But he sat opposite Lan with an expressionless face, still maintaining the demeanor of a third-rank official in the court.

The imperial physician looked serious as he treated him while carrying a medicine box.

Seeing Zhao Wumian push the door and walk in, Chief Constable Su smiled slightly, but his voice was inevitably filled with disappointment.

"The emperor thought he could get something out of this person, so he spared his life. But how could a warrior who can communicate with the bridge between heaven and earth be forced to confess? I asked about Wuchang City and Dongyan, but I couldn't get anything out. Why not ask Weiming Hou? After that, we can send him off."

When Lan heard the noise, he also raised his head and looked at Zhao Wumian. His face without any facial features carried an indescribable meaning under the dim light. His body was covered with wounds, his flesh was exposed, his hair was messy, some of it stuck to his face, and he looked in a state of embarrassment.

There was a hint of laughter in his voice. "Why did you run away during the fierce battle?"

Obviously, Lan really wanted to have a serious fight with Zhao Wumian.

Zhao Wumian raised his hand and moved a chair over to sit opposite Lan. "The dogs under your command are restless, so I have to take care of them."

"Poison?" Lan pondered for a moment, then smiled. He did not ask for details, but just said:

"Du was born in Miaojiang. Her Gu technique is considered top-notch even in Guixuan Valley and the Tang family. It would be a pity if you just killed her. It's better to keep her for use. As long as you give her money and resources, she won't cause any trouble at all."

In the world of poison, on the surface, only Guixuan Valley and the Tang family can be regarded as the leaders in the world. Some small sects in Miaojiang are not worthy of being compared with these two giant Buddhas... However, the Jiuli tribe is obviously the real master of poison. No one knows what they are doing in the dark. No one knows who is stronger compared with Guixuan Valley and the Tang family.

But Guixuan Valley, the Tang family, and the Jiuli tribe can indeed be regarded as the three most powerful forces in the world when it comes to playing with Gu.

"I don't care how capable she is. Since she poisoned Master, there is no way she would be left alive."

Lan looked Zhao Wumian up and down and laughed dumbly, "He is a man of the world who enjoys taking revenge and repaying kindness. He is completely different from the lackey of the imperial court next to him."

Chief Constable Su glanced at Lan, not taking it seriously. He just raised his hand and asked someone to bring him a cup of tea. He sipped it lightly, not bothering to respond.

Lan looked at Zhao Wumian and continued, "The remnants of Dongyan are like cunning rabbits with three burrows. If the news gets out tonight, they will definitely change their hiding place... Those two are not very powerful. They can only hide in the dark to ambush you. It is impossible to expect them to show up on their own initiative. It is useless to ask. Just give me a quick death."

Of course, it was impossible for Zhao Wumian to take Lan's life so easily. "Do you know what kind of poison was put on Master?"

Lan did not shy away from the matter and said directly: "Poison has only one goal in her life, which is to refine a poison that is comparable to Hanyu and Jiuli's Gu King. She once learned some of Jiuli's Gu Ren method from someone, so she wanted to use Mu Lier's body to refine the Gu poison... The flesh and blood of a person who is one with nature must be of great benefit to refining Gu poison."

Chief Constable Su and the people around him all frowned and looked a little nauseated.

Zhao Wumian frowned, his eyes slightly surprised. He didn't expect to hear the whereabouts of Jiuli Gu from Lan. "I was just looking for Jiuli Gu. You seem to know something?"

"It's not me, it's the poison. You asked the wrong person." A lot of blood was dripping from under Lan's wooden chair. He took a deep breath because of his serious injuries.

Zhao Wumian nodded slightly and asked again: "You came to the capital with a subordinate named Can... I haven't heard any news about him at the moment. Can you tell me about this information?"

Lan was silent for a moment, not knowing what he was thinking. After a moment, he said calmly, "He is not on the ship, but is chasing Tao. There should be no other thieves on this ship except us."

Chief Constable Su sipped his tea and said calmly, "Do you think we will listen to your one-sided story?"

"Whether you believe it or not is your business." More and more blood appeared under the Lanmu chair. Some of it flowed along the cracks in the floor and landed at Zhao Wumian's feet. His voice became a little thinner.

Even though he is the bridge connecting heaven and earth, he is still a human being. Although his body is pure and his lifespan is over a hundred years, he will die if he suffers a fatal injury. Zhao Wumian could see that he had lost too much blood. There were two blood holes in his lower abdomen and heart, and his heart meridian was broken. This injury could not be cured unless he had the Qingying Jade Clothes.

I'm afraid I won't be able to say a few words.

Zhao Wumian asked one last question, "Your plan is a sure bet... It doesn't seem like an assassin's style. Why do you do this?"

"Didn't I say this before? If not, how can we break through?" Lan smiled. "How many people have ever been able to build a bridge between heaven and earth? Anyone who can be the best martial artist for a quarter of an hour is much more impressive than the so-called best assassin in the martial arts world."

"If I ask for the truth in the morning, I can die in the evening." Zhao Wumian laughed in silence.

Seeing Zhao Wumian smile, Lan seemed to relax a bit and started talking, "Do you know the "Legends of Jianghu Heroes" in the Jade Palace? Do you know where I rank in it?"

Zhao Wumian read the book, recalled it briefly, and then shook his head, "I haven't seen you before."

"Because I'm not even in the list." Lan was a little speechless. "After all, I am also recognized by many people in the martial arts world as the number one assassin, right? Judging from the tip of the iceberg, in my lifetime, let alone leaving a name in history, I'm afraid that after a few decades, when the martial arts world changes, few people will remember me. Now... now I should make a name for myself, right? After all, I am the martial arts master who assassinated Wei Minghou at such a grand event."

"Do you care a lot about your reputation in the martial arts world?" Zhao Wumian was a little surprised. Lan's idea didn't seem like that of a gutter assassin.

Lan was silent again. This sentence reminded him of something. After a moment, he said vaguely, "I don't care, but someone will care."

"kindness?"

"It has nothing to do with this matter. It doesn't matter if you know about it. It's not a big deal."

Zhao Wumian looked Lan up and down, and recalled the scene when he first saw Lan. At that time, he had a vermilion wine gourd hanging around his waist... Now the wine gourd was nowhere to be seen, probably destroyed in the fight.

He then said, "You seem to be a drunkard. To be honest, before you die, I can let you have a drink. How about that?"

Chief Constable Su glanced at Zhao Wumian from the side. This way of interrogation seemed a bit... underworld.

But when Lan heard this, he looked up at Zhao Wumian and said, "It's really not a trivial matter. Do you want to know about it?"

"Would you like to drink?"

Lan smacked his lips. "After a lifetime of wandering around in the martial arts world, how many people have the chance to taste the fine wine in the palace? Thank you, my Lord."

Zhao Wumian sat on the chair and did not stand up. He just raised his hand slightly, and a master from the palace hurried out of the house, holding a pot of wine and running towards him.

There is plenty of good wine at banquets held by various nations.

Lan looked eagerly at the wine in the guard's hand, his nose twitching slightly. As a martial arts master, his five senses were very prominent. He could smell a strong aroma of wine before the cork was opened, and couldn't help asking, "What kind of wine is this?"

"I don't know, just drink whatever is available." Zhao Wumian replied.

Chief Constable Su's eyes twitched and he put down his teacup. "Gong Yu Niang, the top of the ten famous wines in the martial arts world... You don't know this? Your Majesty has been in the martial arts world for nothing."

Zhao Wumian laughed and waved his hand. The guard immediately stepped forward, opened the cork, lifted up Lan's human skin mask, revealing his chin, and gave him a sip.

Gurgle gurgle————

Lan drank the entire pot of Palace Jade Wine in one gulp, then heaved a sigh of relief, "Zhao Wumian, Zhao Wumian, you are such a good person. You gave me wine to drink when I was about to die. You are a good man, and it is not a pity that I fell into your hands."

Zhao Wumian raised his hand to take the wine jug, poured it down, but not a drop came out, "Don't forget what you promised."

"In fact, it's not something worth mentioning. Whether they are Jianghu people or kings and generals, they are all human beings..." Lan smiled. He drank a pot of wine before he died, which seemed to have given him some last moments of enlightenment. His tone became clear and he said truthfully:

"Ten years ago, when I was on a mission, I met a woman who was a prostitute... Later I found out that she gave birth to a daughter for me and used her savings of several years to redeem herself. But how could the number one assassin in the martial arts world have the right to start a family? For the first two years, I pretended that the mother and daughter did not exist. I just asked someone to send them some money from time to time to help them get by. Later, later..."

Lan paused and remained silent for a moment.

Zhao Wumian propped up his face and did not speak.

The room was quiet for a few seconds before Lan continued:
"Later, I couldn't help myself and went to look for the mother and daughter. After all, they are my own flesh and blood, right? But people in the martial arts world are most afraid of having their families known to others, especially for an assassin like me who has offended many enemies. Not to mention having a wife and family, even if I die, people will dig up my grave. So I just took a look from a distance and left."

"But once I saw them, I couldn't turn back. Every year at the end of the year, I couldn't help but secretly look at them and their daughter, and from time to time I would leave some silver coins and other things. Later, I happened to hear my daughter and her playmates mention that she had never seen her father, but her father must be a chivalrous hero."

Zhao Wumian held up his face and narrowed his eyes slightly, "So you are here?"

"So I'm here." Lan nodded calmly. "I can't become a hero, but I can at least leave something behind in the world. If my daughter ventures into the world in the future, drinks in taverns, or rests in tea stalls, she might hear about her father's deeds from other people, right?"

"She knows you're her father?"

"I don't know."

"What's her name?"

"I don't know... Even if I knew, I couldn't tell you."

Zhao Wumian nodded and stopped asking questions.

Lan was silent for a moment, then raised his head and looked at Zhao Wumian, "I have been in the underworld for most of my life... Actually, this is the case."

"Yes." Zhao Wumian nodded.

Lan smiled again, and then remained silent for a while. His head slowly drooped, and his body lost balance, causing him to fall sideways along with the wooden chair.

boom--

Earlier, before Lan was caught.

Su Qingqi brought Luo Xiangzhu and Xiao Yuanmu along with them as they walked along the corridors of the ship.

On the side of the corridor, there were small windows. The quiet moonlight shone through the windows, bringing with it a bit of ripples on the lake. As the three women walked forward, the shadows of the bed rails mixed with the moonlight, leaving ripple-like light and shadows on their pretty faces.

Inside the corridor, there was no other sound except the footsteps of the three women.

Su Qingqi pressed the hilt of the sword at her waist, looked at Xiao Yuanmu who was walking in the front row, and asked in a low voice: "Are you Xiao Yuanmu?"

"Yes." Xiao Yuanmu nodded.

Su Qingqi and Luo Xiangzhu paused and looked at Xiao Yuanmu in surprise. They didn't expect that she would admit it so readily.

Luo Xiangzhu was even more frightened, and looked around... There were no imperial guards, only Su Qingqi in front of her. She wanted to run, but she didn't want to leave Su Qingqi alone with this demonic witch, so she couldn't help but pull the corner of Su Qingqi's clothes.

It's no wonder that Luo Xiangzhu met someone from another demon sect, maybe nothing would happen, but who is Xiao Yuanmu? The head of Taixuan Palace, the famous rebel leader, the rebel Li Fuchen, the demon sect witch who occupies the south of the Yangtze River.

Luo Xiangzhu is the only daughter of Prince Yan and a member of the royal family of Li Kingdom. If she met Xiao Yuanmu on ordinary days.

Xiao Yuanmu could either capture the little mute and use her to overthrow Prince Yan first, or send the little mute to the court and kill her secretly, and find a way to make Prince Yan rebel.

No matter what, Luo Xiangzhu will not have a good ending after meeting Xiao Yuanmu.

In fact, this is true. If it weren't for Zhao Wumian, the little mute Luo Xiangzhu would have been captured by the evil and powerful Xiao Yuanmu long ago.

The same goes for Su Qingqi. As the younger sister of Chief Constable Su, if she were to be arrested, Chief Constable Su would be half crippled on the spot.

Just capturing any few of these people on the ship and bringing them back would cause unrest in Dali.

Even though Xiao Yuanmu always cries for Zhao Wumian, she is usually a cruel and ruthless person.

The reason why I can now talk to those girls in a friendly manner is all because of Zhao Wumian.

Su Qingqi was silent for a few seconds, shook her head slightly to indicate that everything was fine, and continued to walk forward, following Xiao Yuanmu closely.

Xiao Yuanmu glanced at Su Qingqi, with some approval in his eyes, and then asked: "How old are you this year?"

Su Qingqi tilted her face and looked Xiao Yuanmu up and down. She thought that with her current body shape, it was not appropriate for her to ask questions that an elder should ask. But she still answered truthfully, "After the New Year, seven out of ten have already passed."

"Seventeen..." Xiao Yuanmu was slightly stunned. He didn't know what he remembered, and there was a bit of confusion in his eyes. "When I was seventeen, I often went with him in Lin'an. That year, he also gave me something."

"what?"

"Zhan Yan hairpin."

Su Qingqi was stunned again, "Four Glazed Jades? That was given to you by the young master."

"Not bad." Xiao Yuanmu looked at the faint moonlight in the corridor, was silent for a few seconds, and then shook his head slightly, "When I was seventeen years old, I had not yet entered the state of celestial being... but now you seem to have reached the threshold of unity between heaven and man."

"Thanks to the frequent dual cultivation with the young master..." Su Qingqi said faintly.

Xiao Yuanmu paused, feeling the urge to hit someone, but she was not big enough to bother with a junior like Su Qingqi...but she was really angry.

"Childish, you can't reach this level just by practicing dual cultivation. Don't mention this again. Why bother to waste your hard work? Are you being fair to your former martial arts practitioner?"

Su Qingqi paused for a moment, her brows furrowed, "What exactly do you want to say?"

"Zhao Wumian is a celestial being. He will soon be able to bridge the heaven and earth. There are not many warriors like you who are stuck at the heaven-man barrier... but they are definitely not few. Throughout history, there are countless people who have entered the heaven-man barrier but have been unable to break through. Once they are stuck, they are stuck for their entire lives... You know what I mean."

"Are you saying I'm not worthy of being with you, young master?"

Luo Xiangzhu was hesitant standing behind the two women, wondering if she was not even worthy of Su Qingqi, then what was she, a princess who had practiced martial arts hard but could only do mediocre skills? Oh, no... She was not Zhao Wumian's, why should she worry about this?
But Luo Xiangzhu always felt that her sister was interested in Zhao Wumian, and as her elder sister, she definitely couldn't snatch the man away from her.

Xiao Yuanmu nodded slightly, then shook his head lightly, "Between men and women, as long as they have feelings for each other, whether they are compatible or not is just a matter of thought. He has feelings for you, so he naturally won't think about this kind of thing...but what about you?"

"I naturally have feelings for you, too."

"What I'm asking is, do you think you're worthy of him? The eldest daughter of the Su family, Wu Kui's biological sister, and a detective from the Detective Department...are these identities enough for you to be worthy of him?"

Su Qingqi stopped moving forward, her voice lowered, "What exactly do you want to say?"

Xiao Yuanmu turned his head to look at her, his childish face showing a serious expression, "When I was seventeen, I had not yet reached the state of heaven, but you are seventeen and have this opportunity... Why don't you follow me to learn martial arts?"

Su Qingqi and Luo Xiangzhu were both stunned. Su Qingqi pointed at herself in disbelief and said, "I am a detective from the Detective Department, a legitimate henchman of the imperial court. You are the leader of the rebels who rebelled against Li Fuchen, and you want to take me as your apprentice?"

"If it were in the past, I would not have had this idea. On the contrary, I would have tried to kill you and cut off this good martial arts talent in the court. But now is different." Xiao Yuanmu's pretty face was filled with a thrilling charm in the moonlight. "When Zhao Wumian recovers his memory and decides to go back to Jiangnan with me to fight against Li Fuchen, will you follow him?"

Wherever the young master goes, I go... Su Qingqi was about to blurt out these words.

But she was silent for a few seconds, then shook her head, "Young Master will not abandon His Majesty."

"Whether he will give up his title or not is a matter between me and the empress, and has nothing to do with you." Xiao Yuanmu looked Su Qingqi up and down, and continued, "You will follow Zhao Wumian, even if you have to deceive yourself with the excuse of 'persuading him to return to the court', you will follow him without hesitation, right?"

"What exactly do you want to say?" Su Qingqi was a little impatient as Xiao Yuanmu guessed her thoughts, but in fact she already knew the hidden meaning of Xiao Yuanmu's words.

On one side is the righteousness of family and country, and on the other side is the man of her dreams. Although Su Qingqi knows that she will definitely choose Zhao Wumian, she must not make a choice if she can avoid it... If Zhao Wumian can live peacefully as the Marquis of Dali, and she can be the Marquis's wife, how great would it be to live a stable life like this?
But all this has become impossible with the appearance of Xiao Yuanmu.

This is what it's like once you enter the world of martial arts.

Zhao Wumian will have to make a decision sooner or later.

Follow Xiao Yuanmu to rebel against Li Fuchen, or follow Luo Chaoyan to be loyal to Li.

However, Zhao Wumian has not recovered his memory yet, so Xiao Yuanmu will not force him to make a decision.

If Su Qingqi is accepted as a disciple at this moment, with this master-disciple relationship in place, it will be more likely that Zhao Wumian will choose Xiao Yuanmu in the future.

Xiao Yuanmu knew that Zhao Wumian would have a hard time making a decision in the future, so she began to prepare to "poach" people so that Zhao Wumian would choose her willingly.

The competition between Xiao Yuanmu and Luo Chaoyan begins now.

Of course, this is only a small part of the reason, the deeper reason...

"You keep talking about dual cultivation but never about sex. This really annoys me. I'll take you away from Zhao Wumian. I'll see which woman he can dual cultivate with next."

Xiao Yuanmu spoke his mind openly, which was somewhat similar to Wudamu's behavior. Perhaps with their martial arts skills reaching such a high level, they no longer bothered to hide anything and just said directly what they wanted to do.

Su Qingqi's eyes twitched, and she wanted to say that you might as well take Mu Li'er away as well. Although the rider Mie Zu is not here yet, it will probably be here soon. However, considering that Luo Xiangzhu is still here, she has no idea about Mu Li'er and Zhao Wumian. If this matter were to be exposed, it would probably shatter the little mute's worldview. Therefore, Su Qingqi had to give up.

"Is the Palace Master of Taixuan Palace, who has such great demonic power, so petty, jealous and narrow-minded?" Su Qingqi couldn't help but say.

"You little girl, you follow Zhao Wumian and learn nothing else but these irritating nonsense."

Xiao Yuanmu didn't bother to pay attention to this and turned around to continue walking forward. Although she was discussing this matter with Su Qingqi, she did feel that there might be other assassins from Wuchang City in the ship...she still had to look for them.

Xiao Yuanmu continued, "Following Zhao Wumian, he will take all the risks for you. If this continues, even the most talented warriors will become useless. What about Su Huaixi? You are her sister. What about Xu Ran? You are the lover of Marquis Weiming... No matter how much you emphasize that only experience can improve martial arts, who would dare to let you take risks?"

Su Qingqi was silent, and then asked: "What about you? The love rival who fought against you when they met?"

Xiao Yuanmu stamped his feet again, took a deep breath, and began to wonder if his idea was wrong. If he really kept Su Qingqi by his side, wouldn't he be pissed to death by her?
She said directly: "Anyway, remember, if you follow me, you can enter the Sky-Seeing Realm this year, but if you continue to stay with Zhao Wumian, who knows how many years you will be stuck... Make your choice."

Su Qingqi also stopped, these words touched her heart.

She tilted her head to look at the corridor window, her sight following the moonlight, looking outside the building ship, at the three martial arts masters who were fighting. They could use the force to fly dozens of feet high by lightly tapping the water with their toes. At first glance, it seemed as if they were walking on flat ground on the lake. At this moment, the aftermath of the fight was deafening, and the surface of the lake was like a tsunami, with waves surging and rolling.

Lake water hit the side of the ship, and some water droplets passed through the window and sprinkled on Su Qingqi's face.

When martial arts masters like these were fighting, Su Qingqi couldn't even intervene and could only watch them fight.

Now it is Chief Constable Su, Xu Ran and Lan.

Then will it be Zhao Wumian's turn tomorrow?

With Su Qingqi's current strength, she can actually go to the palace to comprehend the Nine Bells and use this to break through… The former spear champion Chen Qiyuan was actually almost the same in strength as Su Qingqi today, but after comprehending the Naraku Red Silk for three months, he became the martial champion.

But as the youngest leader of the contemporary era, who would be willing to take shortcuts through the nine bells? They all have pride and character.

Su Qingqi retracted her gaze and remained silent for a few seconds before she said, "A few days ago, the young master and I just came back from Changshan. We killed the deputy leader of Huanzhen Pavilion and captured the Rong people's heaven-man unity master, Turga... But these have nothing to do with me. I didn't kill them, nor did I capture them."

Although Su Qingqi said this in a rather obscure way, Xiao Yuanmu already knew what she meant.

Xiao Yuanmu smiled faintly, "A wise move."

Su Qingqi was silent for a moment, and then said: "I have mentioned before that I want to go out alone to explore the world and seek an opportunity to enter the world of ​​Knowing the Heavens... But the young master always changes the subject. Now that I am gone, I am afraid he will be sad."

"It's normal for young men and women to have a long relationship and to be separated from each other. It's not like they won't see each other again in their lifetime."

"He's sad for me, not for you. Of course you say that easily."

Xiao Yuanmu's face turned dark again. He put his hands behind his back and quickened his pace.

Su Qingqi just said that she was leaving, and she felt a little sad, so she didn't say anything else.

Luo Xiangzhu listened for a long time, feeling a little dizzy and not quite understanding, but she caught the word "Zhan Yan hairpin". Seeing that neither of them spoke, she pulled the corner of Su Qingqi's clothes and pointed at the hairpin on her head.

Su Qingqi blinked, then remembered something and said, "The Zhan Yan hairpin might be in Jin, and the young master will also go to Jin in February... Our goals should be the same, right? Why don't we act together?"

Xiao Yuanmu glanced at her, not surprised by the news that Zhan Yanzhan was in Jin, and said calmly: "We can act together, what's the point of training?"

"Oh." Su Qingqi's mood suddenly became even more depressed.

Tap tap tap————

The footsteps of three people echoed in the corridor.

But Su Qingqi still didn't give up and asked, "You finally got to meet the Master, don't you want to stay with him for a while?"

"What's the use of staying a little longer? Every time I see him, he doesn't remember me. Just staying by his side makes me want to cry."

Su Qingqi was slightly stunned and looked at Xiao Yuanmu deeply.

The dignified Taixuan Palace Master said these words... It can only prove that Zhao Wumian is really extraordinary in her heart.

"We'll leave after the Banquet of All Nations is over and head to Jin as soon as possible, so that we can split our forces into two groups, which will be more efficient." Xiao Yuanmu tilted his head and looked out the corridor window.

A bright moon hangs over the edge of the lake, contrasting with the moon reflected in the lake.

(End of this chapter)