#7 - Xiao Feng appears
“The first watch of Xu time, the weather is dry, be careful of fire…”
The sound of bamboo clappers faintly drifted into the room lit with red candles. There were no 'happiness' characters pasted on the doors and windows, but all the objects in the room had been replaced with red ones, or covered with red cloth.
No matter how simple the process of taking a concubine is, the wedding night is indispensable.
If it were a wedding, then at this time, the man and woman should each cut off a strand of hair and put them together, symbolizing 'tying the knot'.
But since it is taking a concubine, then this ritual will be replaced by the cross-cupped wine.
“Husband.”
Lu Jingyao handed a cup of Hehuan wine to Wei Changtian, and gently moved her body forward.
She didn't know why, but she felt that she was getting more and more fluent when calling this title.
But Wei Changtian didn't appreciate it.
“Now that it’s just the two of us, you don’t need to wrong yourself.”
“……”
“I… I really didn’t lie to you.”
Lu Jingyao looked a little lonely, which was extremely deceptive.
And the more she was like this, the more interesting Wei Changtian felt.
Act! Keep acting!
I want to see if you can still act later!
If there are no accidents, Xiao Feng should show up soon.
Then, hehehe…
As long as Xiao Feng dies, then he will be the only one in this world with a golden finger. Wouldn't he be invincible by then?
The more he thought about it, the happier he became. He poured himself wine and drank it silently.
After a moment of embarrassment, Lu Jingyao had to change the subject.
“Husband, is there a full text of the poem you recited last night?”
“Could you tell this humble woman?”
“Huh?”
Wei Changtian was stunned. He put down his wine glass and thought for a while, but found that he really couldn't remember the context of the poem, so he shook his head perfunctorily: “No, I just said it casually at the time.”
“Is that so… What a pity.”
This time, the disappointment on Lu Jingyao's face was a bit genuine, and she murmured, repeating:
“I offered my heart to the bright moon, but the bright moon shines in the gutter…”
I have to say, this poem is really relatable.
Perhaps everyone can find their own shadow in it, whether it is “I”, or “Bright Moon” or “Gutter”.
Or a combination of both.
Wei Changtian entrusted a piece of his heart to her, but her heart was full of Xiao Feng… Looking at Wei Changtian's “forced smile” opposite her, Lu Jingyao actually felt a trace of guilt.
There was even a more exaggerated thought—
As long as Wei Changtian doesn't kill Xiao Feng, she can actually be a Wei family's wife.
“Dong! Dong!”
The sound of bamboo clappers representing the second watch sounded.
Lu Jingyao, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly raised her head and gently filled Wei Changtian's wine cup with the white jade wine pot.
“Husband, this humble woman wants to have a drink with you.”
“Oh…”
Wei Changtian glanced at Lu Jingyao, put the wine glass to his mouth, but wondered why there was still no movement outside.
That's not right!
According to what was written in the novel, Xiao Feng should have taken action as soon as the second watch arrived!
He could not possibly misremember this plot, and could even remember the original words.
【…The distant sound of the clapper was drowned out by Lu Jingyao's scream. Wei Changtian's face was full of lewdness as he approached Lu Jingyao, who was unable to move…】
【…Tears slid down her beautiful cheeks, and at this moment, a figure suddenly broke through the window and somersaulted in. Before Wei Changtian could react, he was kicked away…】
So… where is Xiao Feng?
Why hasn't he broken through the window and kicked him away yet?
Could it be… Wei Changtian suddenly understood.
The problem was that the acting wasn't in place!
Thinking of this, he immediately put down the wine glass and looked at Lu Jingyao quite seriously: “Hurry up and scream twice!”
Lu Jingyao was instantly stunned: “Scream, scream twice?”
Wei Changtian urged: “Yes! The more frightened, the better! It's best to scream out the feeling that I'm going to take advantage of you!”
Lu Jingyao: “……”
Wei Changtian was anxious: “No, hurry up and scream!”
Lu Jingyao: “Ah…”
Wei Changtian: “……”
Hearing this “scream”, which was barely louder than a mosquito's hum, Wei Changtian felt helpless.
Ahem, it's not like he wants to take advantage of her…
Without any warning, he suddenly pulled Lu Jingyao into his arms.
“Ah!!!”
A terrified scream rang out as expected.
“Swish swish swish!”
The sound of rustling leaves was very rapid, as if a gust of wind had suddenly blown through.
However, before the wind stopped, a sound of swords being drawn suddenly rang out around the entire courtyard.
The sound of metal rubbing against each other was full of murderous intent. Wei Changtian finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing it, and slowly released what was in his hand.
It's done.
……
“Clang! Clang clang!”
In a flash of lightning, a black long sword flew up and down, dangerously and narrowly deflecting several blades that came from all directions.
Xiao Feng looked coldly at the dozen or so powerful enemies around him who were dressed in cloth, and never expected that he would fall into such a predicament.
He arrived at the Wei Mansion in the afternoon, and then disguised himself as a servant and lurked in the dark, preparing to snatch Lu Jingyao away in a blitzkrieg manner when the people in the mansion were relaxed at night.
Although he was a little cowardly, the chances of success were high.
In fact, the whole plan had been going very smoothly before.
However, just as he heard Lu Jingyao's scream and was about to rush in to save her, this group of people holding knives and swords suddenly appeared from all directions.
Xiao Feng had observed the surrounding situation in advance, and clearly did not notice anything unusual.
This shows that these people have very strong anti-reconnaissance methods.
Combined with their skills and well-trained tactics… it is obvious that they came prepared!
Xiao Feng didn't know what went wrong that led to his exposure, but he knew better that now was not the time to figure this out.
Saving people and revenge are not important right now.
Escaping is the primary goal!
The sword body was lowered, and the tip of the sword gently划过 the ground.
Xiao Feng moved constantly, stepping on the Eight Trigrams, coldly watching the slowly shrinking encirclement, and quickly thinking about countermeasures in his mind.
There are eighteen people in total, ten at the seventh rank and eight at the sixth rank.
Such a luxurious lineup, if coordinated well, could even kill a fifth rank, but now it is being used to deal with him, a seventh rank martial artist.
Hehe, you really think highly of me… But, do you really think that's all I'm capable of?!!
Xiao Feng suddenly smiled wickedly, and in the next second, his whole person's aura began to undergo earth-shaking changes.
The internal force, almost condensed into substance, burst out instantly, and countless sword qi rotated wildly around him, even leaving torn marks on the bluestone ground.
External release of internal force! Sixth rank!
Improving by a whole realm in one breath is undoubtedly incredible.
However, the experts of the Suspended Mirror Division are not the kind of fools who would stand and wait for their opponents to unleash their ultimate moves. After noticing the abnormality, they immediately rushed forward, trying to interrupt the “casting pre-motion”.
“Ding!”
“Clang!”
“Shua! Ding ding ding!”
“Clang!”
In the blink of an eye, the two sides exchanged several moves, and the sound of metal clashing echoed in one piece.
“Peak of the sixth rank! How is this possible!”
A burly man whose weapon was knocked away looked incredulous, but Xiao Feng didn't have time to explain to him, and immediately prepared to break through the encirclement by force.
With his current strength, he could indeed kill everyone present, but it would take a lot of time.
The Wei family's experts can't be just these, so he must not engage in a protracted battle, and must escape first before making plans.
The movement of waving the sword in his hand became a few points faster, and at the same time, the tip of his foot touched the ground, rushing towards the two unsteady seventh rank burly men like an arrow leaving the string.
The two burly men did not resist in any way, and both lowered their heads and rolled to dodge the sword move.
And this also means that a gap has been torn open in the encirclement.
“Shua!”
Xiao Feng did not pursue, but immediately retracted his sword and used the inertia to rush forward.
In front of him was a small bamboo forest, and behind it were a few outhouses where the servants lived, and then the Wei Mansion's courtyard wall.
At his current speed, it would take at most ten breaths to jump out of the courtyard wall.
And as long as he disappeared into the huge capital city, even if the Wei family sent more people, it would be difficult to find his trace.
Looking at the empty bamboo forest in front of him, Xiao Feng's hanging heart relaxed slightly.
But in the next instant, an unprecedented sense of crisis suddenly surged into his heart.
It was like a reminder from the depths of his soul.
Stop!
Otherwise, die!
“Puff! Crash!!!!”
Almost the entire body of the black long sword was inserted into the mud under his feet, plowing out a long gully.
“Roar!!!!”
At the same instant when Xiao Feng roared and used this resistance to barely stop his figure, the several emerald bamboos in front of him suddenly broke into two pieces at the waist.
The cut was like a mirror, but no shadow of a knife or sword was seen, nor was there any fluctuation of internal force.
Xiao Feng's mood instantly fell to the bottom, and his body even trembled slightly due to fear.
This is… using momentum as a blade!
Third rank!
