Tianlong: Starting with Mantuo Manor as fertilizer

The masked woman reached out and ripped off the veil covering Wang Yuyan's face.

With a swift tap of his finger, he struck the acupoint on her waist.

Wang Yuyan's body stiffened, and she was immediately unable to move.

Although she had no experience in the martial arts world, she sensed that something was wrong and spoke hesitantly, her voice weak.

"You...you're not Xiaoshi!"

"Who are you?"

The masked woman ignored her completely, hoisted Wang Yuyan onto her shoulder, strode to a chair, and put her down.

He then took out a scroll from his pocket, unfurled it with a whoosh, and examined Wang Yuyan's face repeatedly.

"Is this you?"

Wang Yuyan turned her head to take a look.

The woman in the painting does indeed bear a striking resemblance to myself, about 70%.

However, his eyes and brows were filled with a deep-seated ferocity, and his expression was ruthless, making him seem unlike a kind person.

She recognized the person in the painting at a glance as her own mother, and shook her head repeatedly.

"This isn't me!"

The masked woman scoffed, "I know this isn't you. This is your mother, named Wang..."

He suddenly paused midway through his speech.

She was ordered by her master to kill Lady Wang of Mantuo Manor, but she never asked for her full name.

"My mother's surname isn't Wang; it's Li. You've got the wrong person."

Wang Yuyan quickly and earnestly corrected him.

The masked woman quickly put the scroll away and said coldly.

"There's no mistake. My purpose in coming to Suzhou is to kill Madam Wang of Mantuo Manor."

Wang Yuyan became increasingly nervous.

"Why did you kill my mother? What did she do to offend you?"

The veiled woman said calmly, "The teacher's kindness is profound, and the teacher's command is difficult to disobey."

Wang Yuyan, who was always eager to ask questions while reading, asked again, "Then who is your master? Why did she kill my mother?"

The masked woman said impatiently, "How should I know? In any case, your mother must have done something to offend my master."

Wang Yuyan was about to open her mouth to argue again.

But when he saw the other person's cold gaze, he felt a chill and obediently shut his mouth.

The masked woman continued.

"Your mother has quite a few henchmen. I finally managed to sneak into Mantuo Manor, but the defenses were so tight that I didn't even have a chance to get close to her."

As she spoke, the masked woman saw the fear in Wang Yuyan's eyes and comforted her.

"Don't worry. You're a rare commodity now, I won't harm you. With you, I'll have a chance to get close to your mother."

……

"What? The leader of the poetry group has also developed a rash?"

"Yes," Grandma Ping replied, "She also caught a bit of a cold, and her voice is hoarse."

Xie Buruo frowned slightly, sensing that things were not so simple.

The false lily has developed a rash, and so has the little poem.

What a coincidence!

He suddenly remembered that someone seemed to be eavesdropping last night, and recalled the faint, unusual fragrance at the tip of his nose.

This clearly shows that someone followed our plan and sneaked onto the ship.

not good!

He bid farewell to everyone, strode to the cabin, and knocked a few times.

The masked woman had heard the footsteps and knew someone was coming, so she drew her sword in preparation.

Upon hearing the knock, she darted to the cabin door, twisted her wrist, and held the sword hilt upside down.

As soon as the other party opened the door, he struck him on the head, knocking him unconscious.

The masked woman had already investigated the situation before boarding the ship.

The ship's leader was a young man. If he could capture him, he could secretly take control of the large ship.

With a creak.

The hatch slowly opened a crack.

The masked woman saw a foot step into the cabin.

Her eyes hardened, and she flew out, the hilt of her sword about to smash down.

But the opponent seemed to have anticipated this, and dodged backward, causing the attack to miss its target.

The masked woman had killed many people in the martial arts world and was very experienced in combat.

If he misses a move, he immediately flashes his sword to protect himself and prevent the opponent from taking advantage of the opening.

His left hand was slightly raised, ready to release the poisoned arrow from his sleeve at any moment.

But the expected attack did not come.

A cloud of white powder rushed towards me.

The masked woman smelled a slightly sweet scent from the powder, and her heart skipped a beat. She quickly retreated, her toes barely touching the ground.

With a long sword held horizontally, it was already positioned against Wang Yuyan's neck.

"You, you dare come any closer, I..."

Before he could finish speaking, he felt dizzy and lightheaded, and the world seemed to spin around him. He had no strength left in his body.

In a daze, I saw a series of figures walking smugly towards me, their voices echoing in my ears.

"Fallen! Fallen!"

With a thud.

The masked woman could no longer hold on; her body went limp, and she collapsed to the ground.

Seeing this, Xie Buruo laughed heartily: "The Starry Sky Sect's stuff is really effective! It works so quickly."

When Wang Yuyan saw her savior arrive, a look of joy appeared in her eyes.

Just as he was about to ask the other person to release his pressure points, he suddenly remembered that men and women should not touch each other.

The words were on the tip of his tongue, but he swallowed them back.

Xie Buruo, a good socialist youth, could not understand the feudal remnants in Wang Yuyan's mind.

He went up and poked Wang Yuyan's waist several times. Because he wasn't quite sure about the acupoints, he had to poke them a few more times before he was able to release the pressure.

Wang Yuyan blushed and stammered, "You, you, you..."

Xie Ruo had gotten used to it and even took Wang Yuyan's criticism for his incorrect method of relieving acupoints and his inaccurate identification of acupoints.

At this moment, I humbly seek your advice.

"Miss Wang, did I release the acupoints incorrectly? Please enlighten me."

Wang Yuyan quickly stood up and hurriedly said, "No, that's right."

She looked at the masked woman lying on the ground; the woman was fast asleep.

Wang Yuyan bent down and ripped off the veil from the masked woman's face.

What I see before me is like the clear glow of a new moon, like snow piled on flowering trees.

Her face was exceptionally beautiful, but it was too pale, without a trace of blood.

This is likely because he had been covering his face with a veil for a long time.

She turned her head and invited Xie to look together, asking.

"This man attempted to assassinate my mother. I wonder who he is? Young Master Xie, do you recognize this person in your travels?"

A delicate fragrance wafted into Xie Buruo's nostrils, and Xie Buruo already knew what was going on.

"This person should be Mu Wanqing. People in the martial arts world call her the female demon."

Wang Yuyan felt that she was pitiful and delicate, not at all like a ruthless female demon.

She was admiring him with pity when she turned around and found Xie Buruo busy taking off his clothes, making her both ashamed and anxious.

"What are you doing?"

"Looking for hidden weapons."

Without even looking up, Xie Buruo found the firing mechanism of the poisoned arrow on Mu Wanqing's wrist and happily took it away.

He also planned to touch the other person's body and collect some other treasures.

Wang Yuyan thought Xie Buruo was being incredibly rude and stopped him.

"let me!"

She searched carefully and found several medicine bottles, a painting scroll, and flint and silver coins.

Xie Buruo was a man who always valued fairness and never hogged anything.

He generously gave the flint and scroll to Wang Yuyan, keeping the rest for himself.

I especially love those hidden arrow mechanisms.

He quickly tied it to his wrist and tried to turn the spring.

Two soft thuds.

Two feathered arrows flew like meteors and embedded themselves in the deck.

Xie was overjoyed upon seeing this and exclaimed that it was wonderful.

Then, he took a bundle of hemp rope and tied Mu Wanqing securely to the chair.

Just as he was about to pour cold water on her to wake her up, he suddenly remembered something and reached out to put the veil back on her.

Wang Yuyan saw this and, instead of saying thank you, nodded slightly in her heart, thinking it was better to have a change of heart.

"The sage said that human nature is inherently good, and it seems that even someone like Young Master Xie is no exception."

puff.

Cold water was poured over his head.

Mu Wanqing slowly woke up, only to find her head throbbing.

A moment later, he remembered what had just happened.

She saw Wang Yuyan and Xie Buruo, a man and a woman, standing in front of her, raised her neck, and bravely faced her death.

"Kill me!"