The blind girl is called a saint with a sword!

Cripple?

"She is not only lame, but also has large, ugly scars on her right hand from a fire she experienced as a child."

"She should not and would not have become the current successor of the Yin-Yang Sect."

"How proud is the Yin-Yang Sect? How could they let an ugly cripple serve as their face?"

"However, Sikong Tingxue is even more arrogant than the Yinji Sect."

"She is a woman who never admits defeat and has never lost."

“She defeated every one of her competitors. She stood there, and who else but her dared to say they could become the face of the Yin Yang Sect?”

"Sikong Tingxue is not listening to snow, but to blood."

"She is someone who places her own world above everyone else's."

"She always seemed aloof and unapproachable, as if she wanted everyone to bow down at her feet."

“Even the Prince of Pingnan was just a pawn in her eyes.”

Lan Xiaogu and Jin Xueyi's expressions turned serious.

"She is indeed a formidable opponent, but why did you say before that she was also the most insecure person in the world? From your description, I only see arrogance."

Ning Buyi said, "She cares too much about her world, to the point that she can't tolerate the slightest slander. Because she cares, she becomes so proud, but it is also because she cares that she is so insecure."

Jin Xueyi asked, "How do you know all this?"

Ning Buyi said, "I saw it."

Jin Xueyi suddenly realized: "I understand, this is actually your guess, but how can you be so sure that your guess is correct?"

Ning Buyi said, "Because I am Ning Buyi."

When he said this, his tone was no different from before, but his entire demeanor had undergone a dramatic change.

He no longer looked like a beggar.

The pockmarks on his face no longer looked ugly.

Jin Xueyi stared at Ning Buyi in astonishment, unsure how to describe him.

"I feel that you are the proudest person in the world. I find it hard to imagine that Sikong Tingxue is more proud than you."

Lan Xiaogu couldn't help but complain.

Ah, yes, yes.

Jin Xueyi looked at Lan Xiaogu with surprise and delight, feeling that Lan Xiaogu had spoken her mind.

Ning Buyi ignored them both: "Miss An, I think you should understand why I said you are in danger now."

An Qingwan smiled and said, "She is a proud person. I disrupted her plans, and now I must be the person she hates the most in the world. You are right, the news you brought is indeed helpful to me."

Ning Buyi laughed as well: "Actually, I also brought two other pieces of news."

An Qingwan said, "Oh?"

Ning Buyi said, "The reason why the Pingnan Prince's Mansion is pursuing me is because I know that the Pingnan Prince's Mansion and Wanjianlou are secretly colluding, and Wanjianlou is secretly making weapons and armor for the Pingnan Prince's Mansion."

"The Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion? Is that the Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion that's known as the holy land of sword forging?"

“That’s right. The Prince of Pingnan’s mansion is afraid that I have evidence of their collusion with Wanjianlou, and even more afraid that I will release that evidence.”

"And what's the second piece of news?"

"The second piece of news is the most important. The Pingnan Prince's Mansion's next plan is to take action against the Ezhou Canal Gang. They originally wanted to take control of the Ezhou Canal Gang, but were rejected by Xiang Dongnan, the gang's leader. Now that they have lost Taiqing Dao, they will definitely be even more eager."

"How did you know?"

"I overheard this at the Prince of Pingnan's residence. My lightness skill can't hide from you or Sikong Tingxue, but it's enough to fool many others."

An Qingwan asked, "Time? Place?"

Ning Buyi said, "Not long ago, the Cao Gang and the Liangjiang Gang of Jiangyou had a fierce conflict. Xiang Dongnan, the chief of the Cao Gang, summoned all the branch leaders of the Cao Gang to Yangxin, which is adjacent to Hongzhou. Now the branch leaders of the Cao Gang are on their way to Yangxin. I guess the Pingnan Prince's Mansion and Sikong Tingxue are going to make their move here."

"Xiang Dongnan is known as the Water-Cutting Vajra. His iron fists have been used all over the Yangtze River, and his reputation is widespread. They will not dare to suppress him by force. They will only use some tricks and schemes at the conference to force the Ezhou Canal Gang to submit to them. I even suspect that the conflict between the Canal Gang and the Liangjiang Gang is also their plan."

An Qingwan sighed, "There are many intelligent people in this world, but you are the first intelligent person I admire."

Ning Buyi smiled without saying a word.

He knew he was a smart man.

An Qingwan asked curiously, "I'm very curious. Your wisdom surpasses your elder brother's by a hundred times, so why is it rumored in the martial arts world that your father prefers your elder brother?"

Ning Buyi said, "Because of the pockmarks on my face."

pock?

An Qingwan couldn't see it, but she could roughly imagine it.

"Your father was not a true hero."

"If he were, he wouldn't have ended up like this."

An Qingwan nodded and said, "I have one last question for you."

Ning Buyi said, "Go ahead and ask."

An Qingwan curled the corners of her lips: "You can see Sikong Tingxue clearly, but can you see me clearly?"

Ning Buyi shook his head: "I can't see your eyes. You are probably the only person I can't see clearly."

An Qingwan's lips curled into a smile.

"Then it's a good thing my eyes are blind."

She shook her head.

"Let's rest tonight, and we'll set off for Yangxin tomorrow."

Ning Buyi said, "The people from the Hengzhou branch of the Canal Gang will be passing through Tanzhou in the next two days. Perhaps we can meet up with them first."

"You make sense, so we'll do as you say."

An Qingwan then returned to the Su family's side residence.

Ning Buyi remained outside; in his words, he had gotten used to being outside.

After entering the backyard, Jin Xueyi called out to An Qingwan.

"Miss An, I have a feeling that Ning Buyi doesn't seem like a good person. Could this be a trap?"

Lan Xiaogu didn't speak, she just nodded.

An Qingwan said, "He's a smart man. Smart men know what they shouldn't do."

"What if he makes a mistake?"

"Then he will die."

……

The sun was high in the sky.

Outside the prefecture of Tanzhou, at a small roadside inn where people were resting.

The sound of horses neighing attracted the attention of the customers in the shop.

When they turned around, a strange group that they would never normally see walked in through the door—

A blind man, a pockmarked man, a short man who can't afford shoes, and a melancholy young lady.

"This world is becoming more and more unpredictable."

Fu Zhiyuan, the leader of the Hengzhou branch of the Ezhou Canal Gang, who was sitting by the door, couldn't help but laugh.

PS: Regarding the expressiveness of martial arts, for example, the phrase mentioned in the previous chapter, "Within a hundred feet, you can hear flying flowers and falling leaves," is written in the same way in The Legendary Twins.

In the original book, Yaoyue, who cultivated the Mingyu Gong, transformed into Mr. Tong and said that within a hundred feet, even flying flowers and falling leaves could not be hidden from her. At that time, she was only at the eighth level of the Mingyu Gong, and had not even reached the ninth level yet.

There's also Lu Xiaofeng's "Lingxi Finger," which in the original book is described as being faster than the speed of sound. Before the enemy could even hear his laughter, he had already caught the enemy's thrusting sword.

Wuxia novels often feature exaggerated martial arts techniques, such as the Mingyu Gong. Mingyu Gong can make characters like Yaoyue and Lianxing, who are in their fifties or sixties, look like they are in their twenties. Xiaoyuer even said that Yaoyue looked even younger after only three days apart. The novel mentions more than once that Xiaoyuer's strength is comparable to any famous martial arts master, but he is like child's play in front of Yaoyue, who is at the eighth level of Mingyu Gong. He is defeated in just a few moves, which is quite exaggerated. Huang Yi's novels and Fengyun comics are even more exaggerated.

Speaking of martial arts dramas, such as the famous "The World's Number One," the martial arts are also outrageous. When Tie Dan Shen Hou fought Cao Zheng Chun, he used the Qiankun Great Shift to forcefully pull out a boulder more than ten people tall from the mountain. In the final battle, the Absorption Technique directly absorbed a palace and smashed it down on people, and even made the stone dragon seem alive.

Lan Xiaogu, the number one assassin in the world!

The four of them entered the shop and chose a seat against the wall.

Fu Zhiyuan only glanced at it a few times before giving up.

He's more concerned about his own family matters than about people and things outside.

Two days ago, while he was taking inventory of goods at the dock, he suddenly received a letter from the chief boss, Xiang Dongnan, sent by fast horse.

The letter said that a shipyard set up by the Canal Gang at the border of Yuezhou and Hongzhou was attacked by the Liangjiang Gang.

The Liangjiang Gang not only smashed the shipyard, but also killed all the workers in the shipyard.

The Liangjiang Gang isn't killing the Cao Gang members at all; they're practically shoving the entire Cao Gang's face onto their own backsides, and then laughingly asking them if their excrement smells good.

Ordinary people can't tolerate this kind of thing, so it's even more unbearable for the gangsters who come from the shadows and go to the front lines.

Damn it, we've got into a fight with the Liangjiang Gang!

Enraged, Xiang Dongnan immediately gathered his men, and upon receiving the news, Fu Zhiyuan also hurriedly set off for Yangxin.

"The boss is pressing us hard, we can't lag behind, or we'll be laughed at by the other branch leaders!" Fu Zhiyuan laughed. "Everyone, eat and drink to your heart's content, I'll pay for everything. After you've eaten and drunk your fill, we'll travel through the night and try to reach Yangxin before sunset the day after tomorrow!"

With fine wine and good meat to accompany them, the disciples of the Canal Gang readily agreed, since they often traveled like this on ordinary days.

"Haha, it's rare for Boss Fu to treat us, so let's not try to save him money!"

The small hotel suddenly became extremely lively.

However, this excitement didn't last long before it was interrupted by a loud "bang".

A weathered man sitting alone in the hotel stood up and slammed the knife he was carrying onto the table.

"This...this guest," the innkeeper stammered, his face ashen. "How could our humble establishment have failed in its service?"

The weathered man said expressionlessly, "The food and wine in your shop are all good, but some people are just not good. They think that just because they spend a few taels of silver, they can treat this shop like their own backyard."

Fu Zhiyuan knew perfectly well that the weathered man was subtly pointing something out to him.

But he merely frowned; now was not the time to get into a fight.

He stood up, clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Great hero, we were being dissolute and disturbed your peace. I apologize to you."

Fu Zhiyuan adopted an extremely humble attitude.

But the weathered man showed no respect whatsoever.

"Apologize? If apologies were enough, what would be the point of the government? Do you think I could just sleep with your wife and apologize and get away with it?"

These words immediately ignited the anger of the Cao Gang disciples sitting behind Fu Zhiyuan.

"You son of a bitch, say that again if you dare!"

There were shouts and curses everywhere.

Fu Zhiyuan frowned and said, "Are you deliberately trying to cause trouble?"

"So what if I want to cause trouble?"

The weathered man drew his sword and walked towards Fu Zhiyuan.

Just as Fu Zhiyuan was about to speak, he suddenly noticed a distinctive plum blossom mark on the hilt of the knife.

That mark...

"Could you be the infamous Plum Blossom Fairy, the Demon Among Flowers?!"

Mei Zhongxian sneered, "Fortunately, your eyes aren't completely blind, and you can still recognize me."