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Li Xunhuan wiped the wine from the corner of his mouth, a forced smile appearing on his pale face.
Li Xunhuan wasn't someone who was easily swayed, but after what Luke said just now, he suddenly realized that he might have indeed made a mistake back then, a mistake of making decisions for Lin Shiyin without asking her opinion.
A mistake is a mistake, and Li Xunhuan will admit it. But he also knows that there is no going back in this world. Even if he knows he is wrong, the past cannot be undone.
Therefore, Li Xunhuan's purpose in entering the pass this time was ultimately the same: to see how she was doing.
Of the 80,000 words in the world, only the word "love" is the most hurtful!
Even unrequited love is still love. Li Xunhuan's physical condition was less caused by tuberculosis and more by emotional distress.
If Luke were here and saw Li Xunhuan in this state, he would most likely mock him, saying, "He brought this on himself."
You made the decision back then, and you're the one who regrets it now. The phrase "If only I had known then what I know now" has been said countless times, yet people still repeatedly do this.
630.
After Luke, Zhao Yun, and Afei left the inn, the snowstorm continued, covering the earth in a white blanket, making everything indistinguishable.
Fortunately, they had a carriage. Now that they had taken Ah Fei as their apprentice, Luke, as the master, no longer needed to drive the carriage.
So he decisively pulled Zhao Yun into the carriage and nestled there, resting his head on Zhao Yun's long, slender legs, seemingly falling asleep.
Zhao Yun looked at Luke with her beautiful eyes, her gaze filled with tender affection.
"Master, where are we going?"
Ah Fei gripped the reins tightly, gazing at the swirling snowflakes, and said with a serious expression.
"Just keep walking forward, there will be some excitement to see, and I'll teach you a few tricks then."
Luke rested his head on Zhao Yun's jade-like legs and lazily yawned.
The carriage moved slowly through the wind and snow, like a small boat struggling to navigate a turbulent sea.
The wind and snow outside the carriage window were like a roaring beast, frantically pounding against the carriage body and making a howling sound, as if it wanted to devour the small carriage.
(cbdd) However, the scene inside the carriage was quite different, warm and quiet, as if isolated from the world.
Luke held Zhao Yun in his arms, his breathing steady and long, as if he had truly fallen asleep.
Zhao Yun's gaze never left Luke's face; her beautiful eyes were filled with endless tenderness and affection.
Her fingers gently brushed through Luke's hair, the movement tender and full of love.
Ah Fei sat in front of the car, gripping the reins tightly, his gaze fixed firmly ahead.
His face was sculpted by the wind and snow, making him look even more resolute, and his eyes revealed his indomitable spirit and tenacity.
He drove the carriage through the wind and snow like a brave knight, protecting the peace inside.
As the carriage moved forward, the wind and snow gradually intensified. Goose-feather-like snowflakes danced wildly in the air, completely obscuring visibility.
However, thanks to his familiarity with and trust in the horses, Ah Fei steadily steered the carriage forward.
He would sometimes call out softly to the horses, and sometimes adjust the reins, to ensure that the carriage could safely cross this snowy land.
Having grown up surrounded by wild animals, Afei's greatest skill is dealing with them.
Inside the carriage, Zhao Yun gently moved Luke's head off his lap and covered him with a thick blanket.
Knowing Luke's martial arts skills, she naturally wasn't afraid of these things, but some things shouldn't be avoided just because others don't need them.
However, when she looked at Luke again, she found a faint smile on his lips, as if he were having a sweet dream.
The carriage traveled for about half an hour before suddenly stopping.
However, Afei drove the carriage very steadily and did not disturb Luke and Zhao Yun, even when the carriage suddenly stopped.
Of course, it's more likely that Luke was too lazy to deal with this sudden turn of events and left the matter to Fei to handle.
The reason Ah Fei stopped the carriage was, of course, because there were people blocking the road ahead, and more than one person at that.
At the feet of these people, Afei saw a familiar corpse, none other than Zhuge Lei, whom he had just met.
Clearly, this was a murder-for-treasure incident, and the boastful Zhuge Lei, the Swift Swordsman, ultimately did not survive.
He may not have been unaware of the principle that "a common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime," but his heart was filled with greed, and he ultimately died because of the golden armor.
"Do it!"
Although the leader did not reveal his true identity, he still decisively issued the order to kill and silence the witnesses.
The Golden Silk Armor has been making quite a splash lately, and they won't let anyone who knows they have it go, even if the person doesn't necessarily recognize them.
Since the opponent had already made a move, Afei naturally wouldn't hold back either, and so he decisively drew his sword.
A quarter of an hour later, the group that killed Zhuge Lei all died under A Fei's sword, and A Fei also took back his spoils of war, the golden silk armor that had killed Zhuge Lei.
"Let's get going now that we've finished!"
Luke's lazy voice came from inside the carriage.
Ah Fei stuffed the golden silk armor into his bundle, slung it over his shoulder, and continued driving the carriage forward.
As for those corpses, the wind and snow will give them the best burial, ultimately leaving behind a vast, clean, white expanse.
In fact, Luke noticed someone ahead of him earlier than Tobi, but Luke didn't take it seriously at all, let alone take a detour.
Just kidding, if you have such high martial arts skills and you still have to take a detour, then all your martial arts skills have been for nothing.
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Deep in a dark forest, there was a simple but well-hidden wooden cabin. Inside, a dim light flickered, and a man and a woman were doing something inappropriate for children on the bed, making love. After a while, the passion subsided.
Inside the wooden cabin, a man and a woman were snuggling together on the bed. The man was just an ordinary-looking man, even somewhat ugly.
But that woman was extraordinary; the phrase "skin as white as jade" was hardly enough to describe her fair complexion. It seemed as if the dim light was being dimmed by her fair skin.
"Her features are like a painting" seems insufficient to describe her beauty; it would be an insult. You could not find a single flaw in her, and any words used to describe beauty would seem to pale in comparison.
Chapter 245: Martial Arts Chronicle: Seven Poisons in the Martial World, the Most Poisonous Being the Green Demon Hand
This stunningly beautiful woman was nestled in the arms of a man who was unremarkable in appearance, even somewhat ugly, and in such a simple, even desolate environment. If this were told to others, no one would believe it, but it was a fact that was happening right before our eyes.
"Qiu Lang, your master won't blame you for giving that thing to me, will he?"
The woman's voice was delicate and sweet, almost cloying, yet full of alluring charm.
The man toyed with the gorgeous and alluring beauty, and said with a smile.
"Don't worry, everything will be fine."
The woman let out a soft moan and shrank into the man's arms, a hint of disdain flashing in her eyes.
Who exactly are this man and woman? Let me tell you the story.
This woman was none other than Lin Xian'er, who had been hailed as the most beautiful woman in the martial arts world of the Ming Dynasty in recent years.
This man was named Qiu Du, and he had a small reputation in the martial arts world. It wasn't big, but few people wanted to provoke him because he had a master whom everyone in the Ming Dynasty's martial arts world avoided like the plague—Yin Ku.
This name may be unfamiliar, but his nickname is enough to stop a child from crying at night.
The Blue Demon Hand!!!
In the martial arts world of the Ming Dynasty, there is a saying: "There are seven poisons in the martial arts world, the most poisonous being the Green Demon Hand."
The Azure Demon Hand was forged by Yi Ku using the finest gold and iron, tempered with a hundred poisons, and forged over seven years.
It appears to be just a poisoned weapon, and in fact it is. However, the poison is so potent that an ordinary person would be turned into pus and blood simply by getting a minor scratch.
Qiu Du was clearly seduced by Lin Xian'er, and even handed over the things Yin Ku had left him to save his life. The price for that prostitution was really high.
After seeing Qiu Du off, Lin Xian'er got out of bed, not caring at all that her perfect body was exposed. Even if there were ten or eight burly men in the room, she probably wouldn't care, let alone that there was no one there.
After donning a thin veil and wearing simple clothes to cover her private parts, Lin Xian'er gracefully walked to the table and picked up the Green Demon Hand left behind by Qiu Du.
Don't misunderstand, she didn't pick it up directly with her hands. Lin Xian'er valued her life quite a bit and didn't want to die. The Azure Demon Hand was inside the box; she just picked up the box.
In fact, Lin Xian'er has a great talent for martial arts, but she believes that her beauty is her greatest weapon, so she doesn't care much about martial arts. Even so, her skill level is still higher than Qiu Du's.
However, for Lin Xian'er, her greatest weapon was not martial arts, but her intelligence and beauty.
To this day, countless renowned figures in the martial arts world have fallen under her spell and become her sworn brothers, all thanks to her beauty.
Putting down the Green Demon Hand, Lin Xian'er picked up a short sword and drew it. It gleamed with a cold light and was indeed a sword capable of cutting hair in two. It was given to her by You Longsheng, the young master of Cangjian Manor, another of Lin Xian'er's admirers. It was said to be a family heirloom of Cangjian Manor.
However, the Fish Intestine Sword is an assassin's sword. It may be sharp, but it would never be so dazzling. Moreover, when the Fish Intestine Sword appeared, bronze was the mainstream material, while the Fish Intestine Sword in Lin Xian'er's hand was made of steel. It was probably forged by the Hidden Sword Manor in its early years, modeled after the Fish Intestine Sword and named after it. It was mainly a gimmick.
However, the craftsmanship for forging this sword had long been lost even in Hidden Sword Manor. As a result, it was given to Lin Xian'er by the spendthrift You Longsheng. I wonder if her father would regret not throwing him against the wall back then if he knew about this.
For Lin Xian'er, these things were her spoils of war, proof that she had conquered those men.
There's a saying that men conquer the world, but women conquer the world by conquering men. Lin Xian'er may not have heard this saying, but that's exactly what she did.
Even the Plum Blossom Bandit organization, which is now infamous in the Jiangnan region, was founded under her guidance.
Yes, the Plum Blossom Thief is not an individual, but an organization.
Perhaps the Plum Blossom Thief was once a single person, but decades have passed, and the original Plum Blossom Thief is long dead. The current Plum Blossom Thief is an organization composed of countless martial arts masters connected by Lin Xian'er.
These so-called heroes and knights-errant usually spend money like water and seem generous and magnanimous, but how can they be so generous if they don't have a stable source of income?
Therefore, besides Lin Xian'er's beauty, this was also a very important reason for the establishment of the Plum Blossom Thieves organization.
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The Golden Silk Armor was originally bait thrown out by Lin Xian'er. The main purpose of this bait was to spread the reputation of the Plum Blossom Thief and attract more people to pay attention to him.
This may seem to offer no benefit to their organization, but in reality, there are many hidden benefits.
Everyone knows that to kill the Plum Blossom Bandit, one must first obtain the Golden Silk Armor. Therefore, those who want the Golden Silk Armor, apart from those blinded by greed, are basically enemies of the Plum Blossom Bandit and those who want to kill him.
These people are all targets that the Plum Blossom Thieves organization should kill.
Those who wanted to kill the Plum Blossom Thief could not be spared, but the wealth accumulated by those greedy people was beyond the reach of ordinary people.
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The Plum Blossom Thieves were founded for the purpose of making money, so isn't it right to kill them?
At that moment, a white carrier pigeon fluttered its wings and flew over, landing in the hands of the naked Lin Xian'er through the window.
Taking out the note tied to the carrier pigeon's left leg, Lin Xian'er read its contents and a stunningly beautiful smile suddenly appeared on her face.
"Giggle giggle!!!"
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