Time Travel: I'm a Flower Thief

The two forces, Guixu and Longyuan, were locked in a stalemate in mid-air, devouring and crushing each other.

Purple Mountain trembled violently.

a long time......

It took so long that the martial arts practitioners lost track of time before the two powerful attacks were completely exhausted.

The space gradually calmed down, the gale dissipated, and Zijin Mountain finally returned to silence.

......

The sea breeze wafts around the wooden houses on Forget-Worry Island, carrying the faint fragrance of peach blossoms.

Xie Xiaoyi did not bring anyone with him during his battle with Wang Zijian, so all the beauties waited quietly on the island for good news.

Meihua Yaoyao leaned against a peach tree, twirling a crystal jade die between her fingers.

The agility he developed at the Paramount Ballroom hasn't faded in the slightest on this quiet island.

Ning Yangzi walked slowly over, her red dress fluttering gently, making her appear both graceful and radiant. She smiled upon seeing her.

"Plum Blossom Yaoyao... I heard from Xiao Yi that you work at the Paramount?"

Mei Hua Yaoyao stopped rolling the dice, glanced at Ning Yangzi, and nodded:

"Actually, I know you too. It's really strange, I came from the Paramount, while you're from the Heaven on Earth."

"The two of us, one a gambler and the other a womanizer, are both from the lowest rungs of society, yet we've run into each other on this Island of Forgetfulness."

Ning Yangzi chuckled upon hearing this, her red dress flashed, and she gracefully leaped up, landing steadily on the thick peach tree trunk beside her.

After sitting down with his knees bent, he leaned lazily against the rough branches and reached out to take the red jade flute from his waist.

With a slender hand, she gracefully twirled the flute, creating a neat and beautiful flourish. Before Mei Hua Yao Yao could speak again, the melodious sound of the flute flowed from her lips.

The clear and melodious sound of the flute lingered around the peach blossoms, softening the heart of the listener.

The music ended, but the lingering sound persisted for a long time.

Mei Hua Yao Yao came to her senses and couldn't help but clap her hands in praise.

Ning Yangzi held the red jade flute in her palm, looked at her, and asked softly, "How did you meet Xiao Yi?"

Mei Huayao stroked the jade dice in her hand and smiled slightly:

"Our gambling den once made someone lose everything, and in the end, even his daughter had to be mortgaged."

Later, Xie Xiaoyi brought the girl's mother to the Paramount Ballroom to redeem her.

However, according to the gambling den's rules, one had to gamble to redeem someone, and he won more than a dozen rounds in a row with just one or two taels of silver...

Ning Yangzi frowned, interrupting her: "A dozen or so rounds? That... wouldn't you be winning like crazy?"

"That's right! The gambling den's manager couldn't control the situation, so in the end I had to step in myself and gamble with him several times."

"And the result? Did you win?"

Upon hearing this, Plum Blossom pursed her lips, showing a hint of resentment:

"In terms of real gambling skills, he's no match for me. It's just that he's full of crooked tricks and schemes, which is why I lost..."

Ning Yangzi suppressed a laugh and continued, "And then?"

She guessed that Mei Hua Yao Yao must have made an extra bet with Xie Xiao Yi besides money, and then lost her body...

Sure enough, upon hearing this question, Mei Hua Yao Yao's cheeks instantly flushed red.

She lowered her head in embarrassment, clutching the jade dice tightly in her hand, and remained silent for a long time.

Ning Yangzi instantly understood: "Xiao Yi is such a lecherous bastard, he must be the one who bullied you!"

Did he bully me?

Mei Hua Yaoyao stiffened, and retorted indignantly, "On the contrary! I was the one who took the initiative, and he was the one who was passive."

Ning Yangzi was stunned—

Xie Xiaoyi was actually put on the defensive?

This is completely out of character for him.

It's so weird!

She remembered that her first time with Xie Xiaoyi was at the inn.

It was the dead of night, and his ravenous, lustful expression remains vivid in my memory...

However, Mei Hua Yao Yao's indomitable spirit is admirable; when she gets brave, she speaks even more directly than a man.

Just then, a soft voice came from outside the peach blossom grove.

Ouyang Qing walked over quickly, her brows furrowed with urgency, but she breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Ning Yangzi.

"Sister Ning, I've been searching for you around this island for a long time. I heard the sound of the flute and followed it here. What are you talking about?"

"We didn't talk about much, just that this island is a nice place."

Mei Hua Yao Yao's gaze fell directly on Ouyang Qing, and she immediately narrowed her eyes.

Ouyang Qing is truly blessed with extraordinary natural beauty; her full bust is so prominent that she probably can't even see her toes when she looks down.

The way she walked just now, with all those up-and-down movements, which man could stand that?

Just as she was feeling jealous, a voice came from nearby.

"Beautiful flute music..."

The three turned to look and saw Mu Pingting walking towards them with a calm and composed demeanor.

She was the owner of Yushengfang. She had heard Ning Yangzi playing the xiao (a type of vertical bamboo flute) from afar. The melody was clear and melodious, and the skill was excellent, so she came looking for him.

After standing still, Mu Pingting looked at Ning Yangzi with a smile in her eyes: "I just heard Miss Ning playing the flute so melodiously, it seems you are quite knowledgeable about the art of the flute."

This group of people had lived on the island for quite some time, and because of Xie Xiaoyi, they were already familiar with each other, so Ning Yangzi knew Mu Pinting.

He immediately replied modestly, "Master Mu, you flatter me. I was just playing randomly when I had nothing else to do, and I don't deserve your praise."

The two immediately started chatting about the art of the xiao (a type of vertical bamboo flute) and musical techniques, such as breath control and the artistic conception of melodies. The more they talked, the more they clicked.

Mu Pingting looked at the red jade flute in Ning Yangzi's hand, her eyes full of admiration: "I have a wonderful qin and xiao duet here, would you like to hear it, Miss Ning?"

Ning Yangzi's eyes lit up: "What tune is that?"

The title of this piece is "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer!"

As she spoke, Mu Pingting took out the jade flute hanging from her waist and played a few tunes.

Ning Yangzi found the music exhilarating, feeling that the melody was grand and majestic, yet also contained a touch of unrestrained freedom, and she liked it more and more the more she listened.

"Master Mu, who composed this piece?"

Mu Pingting put away her flute and slowly explained the reason:

"This piece of music was originally dictated by Xiao Yi to Yaoqin when he was in Qingjiang City, and then Yaoqin composed it."

Ning Yangzi was taken aback. She had watched Xie Xiaoyi grow up at Heaven on Earth. When did he learn to hum this tune?

I have absolutely no idea!

Ouyang Qing, on the other hand, chatted familiarly with Mei Hua Yao Yao and played with her jade dice.

It was something she had never played with in the bookstores of Jinghua before, and she found it incredibly novel.

Mei Hua Yao Yao liked her personality and didn't hide anything from her. She taught her how to control her strength and flip her wrists, correcting her technique little by little.

As they spun around, Ouyang Qing became addicted and decided to gamble with Mei Hua Yao Yao, with the loser having to comb and braid the other person's hair.

The result can be imagined.

In a short while, Mei Hua Yao Yao had more than twenty neat braids on her head. Her hair was neat and stylish, making her both beautiful and cool, so beautiful that it was hard to look away.

Ning Yangzi had just memorized the flute score when he turned his head and caught a glimpse of Mei Hua Yao Yao's full head of braids, and he was immediately stunned.

"You two... you're making a lot of noise than my flute playing."

Ouyang Qing said smugly, "Isn't Sister Ning especially beautiful?"

Tonight I'm sleeping with Sister Yaoyao to learn some dice tricks from her, and I'll come back and beat you!

Ning Yangzi rolled her eyes and cursed inwardly: So this is how you start something and then abandon it?