Beichen Sword Sect's Headmaster's Secret Records

Chapter 167 Night Banquet
"Miss Cheng, the medicinal bath is ready for you. This soup is a special recipe of my Xiao family. It can not only nourish the skin, repair and moisturize the skin, nourish the qi and restore the blood, and beautify the youth, but also has different fragrance Ningxiang pills for you to choose from.

If you also want an essential oil massage, our sisters can serve you. Of course, you can choose someone else..."

Xing Yuanzhi smiled and stopped the Xiao family maid from talking.

"Thank you for your hospitality. The reception is very thoughtful, but there is no need for a massage. I am also tired. I will just take a bath and rest later."

"Yes, we won't bother you anymore. If you need anything, just call us."

So the Xiao family maids withdrew.

Xing Yuanzhi closed the doors and windows, and suddenly put away her smile. She grabbed a handful of talismans and threw them out, sticking them all over the floor and walls. Then she took a handful of silver needles and put them in her mouth. She jumped onto the beam in one step, and regardless of the dust on the roof, she used the skills of a gecko to crawl around the wall, and pulled the silver needles together with spiritual silk and nailed them to the beams. She also placed silver bells in the corners of the eaves to give warnings.

After counting on her fingers to make sure that no one was outside the house, Xing Yuanzhi sat down at the dressing table, facing the mirror, and rubbed the makeup on her face as if she were drawing a talisman. After a long while, she untied her hairpin, let her black hair fall, and took off her embroidered clothes and skin at the same time, just like a lizard shedding its skin. Then, a pink human body escaped from the skin of "Cheng Xiaozhu".

Then the flesh man wiped away his hairpin, took out a scarecrow, peeled off the talisman on the scarecrow's back and swallowed it into his mouth, put the scarecrow into the empty leather bag, pinched his fingers and chanted a spell, then pointed with his finger.

Cheng Xiaozhu swelled up like a balloon, and the meat man put the Snow Mountain Palace candlestick in his arms, crawled under the bed, curled up into a ball, and hid himself like a meatball.

Cheng Xiaozhu blinked her eyes, looked at herself in the mirror with a smile, and then covered the slit on the back of her head with her long hair and hairpin, stood up and went into the bathtub to take a bath. After washing her body, she put on a single piece of clothing and went to bed to rest.

I slept like this for half the night without any incident, when suddenly I heard a soft "dong!" sound from the head of the bed.

The flesh man under the bed suddenly opened his eyes, crawled out from under the bed silently, and looked at the bed.

I saw that Cheng Xiaozhu's head had been cut off on the bed, and the end of his neck was extremely smooth. The skin bag had been deflated and only a piece of wrinkled skin was left scattered on the bed. The scarecrow in the skin bag was also cut into two pieces.

The flesh man's eyes were filled with fear. He covered his mouth and was about to shrink back under the bed.

Then a sneer came from outside the door.

"Oh, not bad."

The meat man saw that he couldn't escape, so he gritted his teeth and knelt down in front of the door.
"The Great Celestial Lord Yuanjun, the Holy Mother of the Nine Heavens, and Xing Yuanzhi, the disciple of Qingtang, pay respects to the senior."

The man outside the door said coldly,
“Well, since you dodged my sword, you don’t deserve to die today.

I've prepared a new set of clothes for you outside the door. Put them on, go out of Dongtian, follow the Orchid Pond, cross the North Cut, and help me set a fire to burn down Taicheng.

If you do this, I will let you leave the city without chasing you. If you make a mistake, I will kill you."

"Follow the law."

The meat man gritted his teeth and opened the door, only to see a body of skin on the ground. It was the maid from the Xiao family who had just fetched water for her.

So without further delay, he put on the leather cover as a head covering, took the candlestick in his hand, and quickly went out as instructed.

That Taicheng is the inner city of Lanling, and it is also the treasure house of the Xiao family and the place where the ancestors of the Xiao family went into seclusion. Such an important place is naturally guarded by countless people. If you are caught, with the ability of the Demon Palace to torture people, it will definitely be a fate worse than death.

But Xing Yuanzhi was not a fool. It was not an easy choice to die immediately or wait until later, so she walked out of Dongtian Garden, came to the orchid pond, and then went north along the lotus pond towards Taicheng.

At this moment, the sky was dark, with dark clouds covering the moon. Only the faint light emitted by the golden lotus flowers on the orchid pond made it seem as if all the stars in the sky had fallen into the pond. Amid the rippling light, several golden boats could be clearly seen floating on the lotus pond. Between the dim lights, hazy colorful lights were scattered everywhere. All one could hear were laughter, singing and dancing. The sound of the pipa was like pearls hitting jade, echoing far away with ripples. It was obvious that the noble sons of the Xiao family were still having fun all night and the banquet had not yet ended.

Xing Yuanzhi lowered her head and walked north along the riverbank, wearing the new clothes of a maid of the Xiao family. No guards patrolling the streets looked at her. So she went all the way to the moat of the city, only to see that the gate was locked, the palace walls were ablaze with flames, and there were guards in golden armor on duty. The divine arm crossbows were stretched and stretched between the parapets, and the guards were very strict. She was hesitating about how to get over.

Then a ray of bright light suddenly fell from the sky, like a kite flying through the clouds, passing through the torches, leaving only the afterimage of a feather. Then a light flickered between the parapets, and there was a sound of something heavy falling to the ground.

When Xing Yuanzhi smelled the spreading scent of blood, her heart went cold.

But she also knew that once the arrow was shot, there was no turning back, and having come this far, she had already been involved in a huge cause and effect.

She gritted her teeth and tore the corner of her skirt, revealing a pair of snow-white thighs. She jumped a few times and threw herself onto the moat. She used her gecko's ability to climb over the wall to climb all the way across the city. After she climbed over the parapets, she saw human heads rolling all over the wall.

Good swordsman.

In a short while, all the guards were killed.

People like this are watching in secret, and I'm afraid that if I take a wrong step, my head will roll down.

The Xiao family is finished today.

Xing Yuanzhi no longer hesitated, and jumped into the city.

"…What is that? A grasshopper?" Shi Chen stood on the side of the pleasure boat, squinting at the dark shadow crossing the trench in the distance, and vaguely seemed to see a glimmer of sword.

However, the brilliance of the Xiao family's treasure ship not far away was too brilliant to be seen clearly.

Before she could figure out what was going on, Xiao Baoqin fell up drunk and almost pushed her into the water.

Shi Ling was startled and screamed, "I'll kill you!" Bao Qin laughed and took her hand and said,

"Those who survive a great disaster will surely have good fortune in the future! We have escaped! Princess, why don't you drink a few more glasses!
The fish sashimi soup in Jiangnan has a different flavor than the venison roast in the North Land. "

Shi Chen glared at the drunkard angrily.
"How can I even have the mood to eat and drink! Aren't you worried about your lover at all, Thirteenth Lady? There has been no news from him until now, I'm afraid he's dead!"

Baoqin was also drunk and laughed for a while.
"Why does the princess care so much about that man? Could it be that she has fallen in love with him after seeing his figure?
How about I pick a few people from my home who look similar to you and drink with you?"

Shi Qie was a little annoyed and said,

"He risked his life to save us, why don't you care at all? You even have time to drink here? Ask your family to send reinforcements to save him!"

"Reinforcements? Haha!"

Baoqin shook her head, looked at the wine in her hand, smiled, and drank a glass.
"I don't even have the qualifications to go on that big ship, and I can't even see my eldest cousin, but he treats me with such good food and drinks. Don't you understand what he means? Reinforcements? The reinforcements are all here~"

Shi Qie was also annoyed.

"I don't understand what you mean! Most people in this world are heartless and ungrateful. How many of them are willing to work hard, run into danger, and save lives?
If you only think that guy is a chess piece to be thrown away after use, why did you even give him the Imperial Sword? Even if you despise him, isn't it enough for you to go aboard and beg for him just for his kindness? "

Baoqin sighed softly and turned her head away.

"Why didn't I beg... It's a pity that Master Liu is a kind-hearted man, but a grassroots hero who doesn't understand the ways of the world. This time he came to Lanling and offended my eldest brother.

People didn't care that he had fought his way in. They summoned their close ministers, cleared the bed and went out to greet him, treated him with courtesy, advised him kindly, and provided him with elixirs and magic weapons. They made a big show and gave him enough face, just waiting for him to kneel down to thank them and call him a fair official.

But what about him? He didn't even say a word of thanks, and repeatedly contradicted me, making my elder brother lose face in front of all the ministers. In the end, he even said he was going to find my father. Sigh...

How would you deal with such a person if it were the Duke of Kan?"

Shi Qie was speechless. What else is there to say? If you don't know how to behave, you should be beheaded...

Baoqin also smiled bitterly.

"My eldest brother... that's all. Actually, the men of my Xiao family, to put it nicely, are meticulous and thorough. To put it bluntly, they are generous on the outside but cautious on the inside, and narrow-minded. My brother didn't turn hostile on the spot, which was already very tolerant.

In any case, he is the head of the family now, and even if it is just to maintain the face of the Xiao family, he has invited many masters from various palaces and sects who are listed in the immortal records of the Zhen Kingdom to come for help.

Aren't they all drinking on the boat now? They are just waiting for the people to arrive. Then they will break the formation and rescue people, and fight with the demons to save their face.

If I don't know how to behave and keep going up to urge him, I might really anger you, and that would cause trouble. So I'll just have to wait a little longer..."

Shi Chen was also annoyed.
"Your family is too inefficient! You are so fussy! You are a family of Zhenzhou after all! People are bullying you but you still cower and hesitate! What are you waiting for? If it were me, I would mobilize the troops immediately and kill all the traitors!"

"Haha, the children of the Northern Country are indeed happy to avenge their enemies. I toast to you!"

Shi Qi ignored her, Bao Qin didn't get angry, she just drank a glass of wine.
“The Central Plains has its own way of playing, but in the end, only those with a knife in hand can speak loudly. Only when you survive first can you take care of others.

Although our Xiao clan seems to have a glorious life, we are nothing more than slaves who look after the household for the king and serve the concubines in the harem.

Nowadays, thieves are everywhere and the world is in turmoil. Even the man who is in charge of Sanyuan is indifferent. What should we worry about?

Why not drink today and let everything go with the flow~"

She drank another glass and then lay down drunk beside the railing, snoring loudly.

Shi Qi looked at her helplessly, then turned his head with hatred to look at the dandy on the big boat, who was still laughing, singing and dancing, immersed in the land of tenderness. He also bit his lips tightly.

"I just regret that I'm not a man..."

In the end, she was helpless and had to help Baoqin back to the house to sleep, to prevent her from catching a cold in the lake breeze.

And behind her, in Taicheng, a bright fire gradually lit up.

(End of this chapter)