Who among the gangsters wants to fall in love?

Chapter 246 Tit for tat
Inside the wing, Luo Xiangzhu lit another lamp and stood at the window, glancing sideways in the direction of the deck. Even though she was far away, she could still hear the sounds of fighting on the deck. She was a little curious about how the duel between Zhao Wumian and the Goguryeo warrior would go...but she was still more curious about the little girl who suddenly appeared.

She closed the doors and windows, and the noise outside the house lessened a little. Looking back, she saw that Du was thrown on the ground and his life or death was unknown. Su Qingqi and Mu Lier were sitting upright on the edge of the bed with expressionless faces. The woman who claimed to have some relationship with Zhao Wumian was sitting at the table with her legs crossed, holding a cup of tea, and her face was calm.

Su Qingqi and Mu Lier's faces were not very happy. Someone suddenly appeared and said that he was related to Zhao Wumian. Logically, they should be surprised. After all, Zhao Wumian had been suffering from this for a long time... But why was it a woman? And a girl with such a pretty appearance and not too old?

Could it be Zhao Wumian's daughter...

People in this world marry early. Not to mention Mu Li'er, even Su Qingqi, at her age, should have married and had children. Therefore, it is not surprising that Zhao Wumian has a daughter.

Thinking of this, the two women's faces became even more serious. For a moment, they didn't know what to say. They wanted to speak but stopped, and were afraid to hear the news that Zhao Wumian had a daughter.

Xiao Yuanmu simply disliked the three people present. If they didn't know Zhao Wumian, she wouldn't even bother to pay attention to them.

Luo Xiangzhu had no idea what the three were thinking. She just wondered why they were silent. Were they dumb like me? It seemed that the atmosphere between the three was a little weird.

If she could speak, she would definitely ask who you are and what is your relationship with Zhao Wumian? But unfortunately she couldn't speak. If she took a piece of paper and wrote a few words to this stranger, it would be funny and undermine the dignity of the princess.

He looked at Du, who was lying on the ground, his life or death unknown... This guy was also a stranger, but he seemed to be an enemy?
Luo Xiangzhu held up her skirt with both hands, squatted beside Du, and gently poked Du's face with the window bolt.

In the end, it was Su Qingqi who spoke first. She had already prepared herself mentally to treat Zhao Wumian as her own daughter even if he really did have one. But she still had to ask for clarification, so she said softly, "What's the girl's name? What's her relationship with the young master... Marquis Weiming?"

Su Qingqi looked Xiao Yuanmu up and down as she spoke, "Judging from her age, the girl seems to be his blood relative? Or... someone from Taixuan Palace?"

Blood relatives? Xiao Yuanmu sipped her tea and glanced at Su Qingqi, because she had no idea how Zhao Wumian was viewed by the court, nor did she know whether revealing her real name would cause trouble for Zhao Wumian. She did not trust these women at all, so she did not give a direct answer, but just said lightly:
"What's the relationship with him? I won't tell you until I meet him..."

Xiao Yuanmu paused for a moment, then looked at Su Qingqi and asked, "If I were the person sent by Taixuan Palace to take him back to Jiangnan... would he be at ease to go back with me?"

"Taixuan Palace is a rebel group that has always been at odds with the imperial court. How could the young master abandon us for them now?" Su Qingqi frowned. "You are from Taixuan Palace? They sent a little girl like you to the capital to meet them?"

Xiao Yuanmu was silent for a moment. Through her observation, she actually felt in her heart that it was impossible for Zhao Wumian to accompany her back to Jiangnan so easily... But could she let Zhao Wumian hang out with this group of people from the imperial court forever?
She felt a little depressed. "He may not choose Taixuan Palace, but he will definitely choose me... My relationship with him is much closer than yours."

Su Qingqi's eyebrows were raised. She spoke in a gentle voice, why did this little girl have such an attitude? But since she was just a child, Su Qingqi didn't want to care too much. She also crossed her voluptuous legs, took a piece of orange and put it into her pink lips to calm down, then pointed at Mu Li'er beside her and said:

"Master Mu Jian is the young master's master, and he has always respected him... If you are really close to the young master, I'm afraid you should also pay respect to Master Mu Jian as a junior."

It was obvious that Su Qingqi wanted to rely on Mu Lier to kill Xiao Yuanmu's prestige.

No matter how the two women fought just now, now that Xiao Yuanmu suddenly appears, they should unite to face the outside world.

Seeing the topic turned to herself, Mu Lier blinked, feeling a little strange in her heart. She and Zhao Wumian had no relationship between them, so no matter what the relationship between this little girl and Zhao Wumian was, she should just be happy for Zhao Wumian... What was there to quarrel about? This little girl couldn't be Zhao Wumian's future wife. At most, she was a sister, a junior sister, a daughter, or something like that.

While he was thinking about it, he saw Luo Xiangzhu squatting in the corner and poking Dudu a few times with a wooden stick. Then, several poisonous insects crawled out from Dudu's collar, making a crunching sound and crawling on the ground. It was extremely terrifying.

Mu Lier's pretty face turned pale instantly, and she jumped up from the bed, hugging Su Qingqi tightly. Her full upper body almost covered most of Su Qingqi's face, which frightened Su Qingqi so much that she shuddered and felt a little difficult to breathe. She patted Mu Lier's shoulder to signal her to let go, and said sullenly:

"Sword, Sword Master, it's just a few bugs, no, it's okay..."

Luo Xiangzhu glanced at Mu Li'er, and quickly crushed a few poisonous insects to death with a wooden stick. He then used the stick to hold Du's waist and forcefully turned her over into the corner, trying to keep her away from Mu Li'er. However, more poisonous insects were frightened and scrambled to crawl out of Du's clothes.

Mu Lier closed her eyes, but her extraordinary perception allowed her to clearly feel that many insects were running in this direction. She became even more panicked for a moment, and she hugged Su Qingqi tightly and refused to let go, which suffocated Su Qingqi. However, she did not dare to use martial arts.

Luo Xiangzhu was even more anxious, but she couldn't speak. Sometimes she trotted over to pat Mu Lier's shoulder, and sometimes she used a wooden stick to poke the poisonous insects crawling on the ground... As for stepping on them with her shoes, she felt it was dirty.

Xiao Yuanmu held the teacup, listened to the noise around him, looked at the mess in the house, and finally stared at the wall silently. The expression on his face gradually changed from calm to one of doubt about his life.

Who are these people? I am so defensive towards them that I don't even dare to say their names... Doesn't this make me look like a clown even though I am so serious?

"What exactly does that guy like about you? Breasts? Buttocks? Youth? Identity?" Xiao Yuanmu put down the teacup with a soft 'pop' sound, and it seemed that his internal energy spread through the room like water waves. The poisonous insects on the ground squeaked instantly and all collapsed to the ground without a breath.
She said expressionlessly:
"There is a bamboo forest next to us. It is late spring now, and it is the season for bamboo shoots to grow. Why don't you jump off the boat and swim to the shore, pull out the bamboo shoots and bury your bodies in the soil. Under the protection of the bamboo, you can feel the feeling of a handful of bamboo shoots. This way, your mind may be clearer."

Luo Xiangzhu was stunned for a moment, then her face turned slightly red. She couldn't help but take out a small notebook and a charcoal pencil from her arms, carefully wrote a sentence and held it in front of Xiao Yuanmu.

"Zhao Wumian doesn't like me. The person he really likes is Miss Su."

Xiao Yuanmu silently picked up the teacup and sighed softly. This woman is the dumbest.

She had nothing to say, so she turned to look at Su Qingqi and asked in a probing tone, "What is your relationship with Zhao Wumian?"

Su Qingqi was scolded by Xiao Yuanmu for being stupid, and she was very angry and replied directly: "What's the relationship? When he recovers his memory, we will get married. What's the relationship you are talking about?"

Xiao Yuanmu raised his eyebrows and sneered, "You? Let's communicate with the bridge of heaven and earth first. You can't even reach the Wu Kui level, so what qualifications do you have to say this?"

"Whether we are a good match or not is not up to you, a little girl who hasn't even grown all her hair yet." Su Qingqi was really angry after hearing this. "From your tone, it seems that you are hostile to me being with the young master? Who are you to him?"

"Wait until he comes to see me in person."

"It would be better this way." Su Qingqi snorted coldly, "My daughter and sister, everything is fine, but I'm afraid that with your small body, you would also want to climb into the young master's bed..."

Su Qingqi looked Xiao Yuanmu up and down, and then said quietly: "After all, at your age, I'm afraid you can't accommodate the young master. If you go in less than an inch, you will be in so much pain that you will cry for your parents."

Mu Li'er and Luo Xiangzhu, who were standing next to them, were stunned for a few seconds after hearing this. Then their faces turned red and they looked at Su Qingqi with a little disbelief.

Why did she say such shameful words? Is this still the Su Qingqi they knew?

Xiao Yuanmu froze in place, the teacup in her hand instantly turned into powder, the tea splashed in her hands, but she seemed not to notice it, she just glanced at Su Qingqi, "So, this Miss Su is very experienced?"

Su Qingqi was not afraid of Xiao Yuanmu at all, and smiled sweetly at her, "I'm afraid he is more experienced than you think... Do you know how much he produces every time he finishes? What does it taste like..."

Xiao Yuanmu's face slowly darkened.

Before Su Qingqi could finish her words, Zhao Wumian pushed the door open and rushed in, pretending he heard nothing. "There are masters from Wuchang City on board. Come with me to the deck. The masters from the Imperial Palace are all there, so it's safer."

"Masters from Wuchang City? Do you think they are worthy of being called masters?" Xiao Yuanmu knew that Zhao Wumian was standing outside the door early in the morning, so he was not surprised at all. He took out a handkerchief from his arms, slowly wiped the tea on his hands, glanced at Zhao Wumian with his beautiful eyes, and said in a calm tone:

"I seldom travel with you, so I don't know much about your ability to judge people, but now I know a thing or two...Rather than those cats and dogs in Wuchang City, you should pay more attention to the people around you. You can play with a bohemian woman, but you can't really fall in love with her."

A dissolute woman?
Zhao Wumian frowned. From what the girl said, it seemed that she really knew him, but that was not a reason to scold Su Qingqi casually. He was about to open his mouth to refute, but saw Su Qingqi walking directly towards him from the bed, then stretched out her little hand, grabbed his collar and suddenly pulled him in front of her, her moist and tender lips pressed against Zhao Wumian's mouth, so hard that a slight "bo" sound was made.

Xiao Yuanmu's calm expression froze in an instant.

Luo Xiangzhu opened her pink lips slightly, her beautiful eyes wide open. She was clearly kissing Su Qingqi, but a blush appeared on her face. This scene was so stimulating to her that it was almost as stimulating as dual cultivation. Then Mu Lier raised her hands to cover her eyes to prevent her from seeing.

Su Qingqi stood on tiptoe and kissed Zhao Wumian for two seconds, then let go for two seconds, glanced at Xiao Yuanmu, and said lightly: "For him, I am willing to do anything. If he likes me to do this, then I will just be unrestrained in front of him. This... predecessor who seems to be entangled with the young master, can do this?"

As she spoke, Su Qingqi saw Zhao Wumian's bloody forearm, and her heart skipped a beat. She didn't care about arguing with Xiao Yuanmu, and asked anxiously, "Sir, what's the injury?"

"Miao Yixi is the lord of Wuchang City. He just broke through in the battle and built a bridge between heaven and earth... This minor injury won't be a problem." Zhao Wumian gave a brief explanation and looked at Du, who was lying in the corner, his life or death unknown. He also looked at Xiao Yuanmu, whose face was like an iceberg. He had a lot of questions in his heart, but the current situation was too chaotic.

The commotion caused by Lan outside was very chaotic, and now the situation in the compartment was even more chaotic.

But Xiao Yuanmu's matter was more important. She seemed to really know him, knew his background and identity, and knew everything about him.

So Zhao Wumian asked: "I wonder who this girl is..."

"You really don't remember me?" Xiao Yuanmu sat at the table, looking up at Zhao Wumian, and asked expressionlessly.

Zhao Wumian shook his head. "Please tell me clearly, Miss. I want to know who you are more than anyone else right now."

Looking at Zhao Wumian's eyes, Xiao Yuanmu silently withdrew his gaze and silently wiped the water stains on his palm with a handkerchief.

In fact, she has to stay in seclusion for a very long time. Why does she want to come out before the New Year?

She waited for a long time in Lin'an, but she only heard the news that Zhao Wumian went to the palace to steal Naraku's red silk, and then risked his life to help an unknown princess ascend the throne... When she traveled thousands of miles to the capital and met him again in the martial arts world, Zhao Wumian didn't remember her...

He even became a marquis in the imperial court, and every one of the women around him had unclear relationships with the imperial court.

Look at the expression on his face as he protects Su Qingqi, he’s almost about to draw his sword against her... For Zhao Wumian, who hasn’t recovered his memory, what can he do even if she says she is Xiao Yuanmu?

To Zhao Wumian, Xiao Yuanmu was only the Palace Master of Taixuan Palace, and he just knew her Wan Yuexian. At most, he felt that he had some relationship with Xiao Yuanmu before he lost his memory, and that was all.

He didn't remember every day that they had lived in Lin'an since their childhood, didn't remember the stories he told her, didn't remember the times they had put rouge on their fingertips and smeared paint on each other's arms.

He didn't remember every time Xiao Yuanmu stood in the courtyard waiting for him at the end of the year, nor did he remember every time Xiao Yuanmu stood in the courtyard to see him off after the Lantern Festival.

At this moment, Zhao Wumian didn't have even the slightest affection for her.

If that was the case, why should I stay here for long? If I had known that he had lost his memory, why would I have come to the ship?

I just hope to hear Zhao Wumian say, "Xiao Yuanmu, Xiao Yuanmu, you've been fooled by me again, haven't you? We've known each other for more than 20 years, and you still get fooled by me. You really don't learn from your mistakes."

Perhaps it was because there were other people present at the moment that Zhao Wumian was unwilling to point out her identity. When they were alone, he would tell her everything, saying that he was just lurking in the palace and plotting for the country in a roundabout way... But this was just a lie to deceive others.

Zhao Wumian's eyes said it all. He indeed had lost his memory. But this time, he did not lie to Xiao Yuanmu.

She didn't want to talk to Zhao Wumian now, and she even had an urge to kill someone in her heart.

Who should he kill? The Lord of Wuchang City, Lan. As for whether he would be recognized by the imperial court from his martial arts skills after he made his move... Xiao Yuanmu didn't care much.

If I'm recognized, I'll be recognized. A fight will help me feel better...

Xiao Yuanmu stood up silently and prepared to leave. Su Qingqi, who was competing with Xiao Yuanmu, looked at her expression. For some reason, she felt an inexplicable sense of desolation for Xiao Yuanmu.

Zhao Wumian didn't remember her, which seemed to make her very sad... Who was she? What was her relationship with Zhao Wumian?
At this moment, Zhao Wumian raised his hand and grabbed Xiao Yuanmu's arm, "What are you going to do?"

"I can come and go as I please. What does it have to do with you?" Xiao Yuanmu looked back at Zhao Wumian with a cold tone, "Marquis Weiming sent me a sign and asked me to come to the ship. Now you want to decide whether I stay or go? You have a lot of power. But anyone in this world may be afraid of you, except me."

"What are you doing? This ship is right in the center of Zhuwu Lake. You can't leave if you don't know how to fly on water. Where else can you go? Are you going to hide in the next room?" Zhao Wumian pulled Xiao Yuanmu back.

Xiao Yuanmu's eyes widened a little, "You don't remember me, and you don't want me to be angry?"

"You should consider the situation when you are throwing a tantrum. There are martial arts masters fighting outside. You might as well jump off the ship now. The cold lake water and the aftermath of the fight between the martial arts masters may make you smarter."

"Zhao Wumian!" Xiao Yuanmu called someone by his full name. "Now it's you who doesn't remember me, not me who forgot you. How can you be so self-righteous? Don't you consider my feelings?"

"Why don't you consider my feelings? I was seriously injured years ago and no one remembers me. I have nothing but my martial arts skills. I think about it day and night, thinking that if I become famous, someone will come to me and tell me who it is... and now you come and leave after just a few words with me?"

"Can't you guess who I am? Every year you find different ways to lie to me, and tell me stories every year... When you were lying to me, you were so smart, but now you can't even guess who I am!?" Xiao Yuanmu got angry and shouted at Zhao Wumian.

Zhao Wumian was slightly startled, looked Xiao Yuanmu up and down, and then said:
"I am your father?"

Xiao Yuanmu: ...

"roll!"

boom--

A figure smashed the wooden door, fell on the corridor, and was knocked unconscious.

Then Xiao Yuanmu rushed out of the room again, grabbed Zhao Wumian by the collar, and gnashed his teeth, "Zhao Wumian, what are you like before and after losing your memory? All day long you either want to be my dad or find ways to piss me off!?"

"Then why are you laughing?" Zhao Wumian knew that Xiao Yuanmu was feeling uncomfortable, so he did not fight back. Instead, he looked at Xiao Yuanmu's face and asked suddenly.

Xiao Yuanmu stood there in a daze, suddenly realizing that although he and Zhao Wumian were arguing, a smile did appear on his face unconsciously.

Zhao Wumian smiled, "Because you finally know that even if I don't remember you, I'm still me, right?"

The silver moon hung high in the sky, and the moonlight poured down, spreading across the corridor and falling on the two of them.

Hearing this, Xiao Yuanmu looked at Zhao Wumian's face, and his delicate and pretty face, which was full of anger, gradually became expressionless.

After a few seconds, tears fell from his eyes, ran across his face, and dripped down his chin.

She stopped talking.

"Why are you crying? I just don't remember you, you're not dead. I was wondering if you were Xiao Yuanmu, but now it seems impossible." Zhao Wumian wiped the tears from Xiao Yuanmu's face with his sleeve and said with a smile:
"Firstly, their ages don't match. Secondly, how could a demon girl like her cry so easily? Do you know who is the girl who cries the most around me? It's the mute princess in the room. You should sit at the same table with her when you eat..."

Luo Xiangzhu in the room tilted his face and stared at Zhao Wumian with a puzzled expression.

Before he could finish his words, Zhao Wumian was thrown to the ground by Xiao Yuanmu again, "Don't touch my face with the imperial robe!"

"Cough cough..." All the air in Zhao Wumian's lungs was squeezed out. He coughed a few times and became angry. "Hey, little girl, why do you hit people at every turn?"

"You don't agree?"

"Don't think I can't do anything to you just because I'm injured!"

Zhao Wumian stood up with a somersault and started fighting with Xiao Yuanmu.

Inside the side room, several women looked at each other, totally confused as to what was going on. If you wanted to say that these two had a bad relationship, that was true, they started quarreling as soon as they met and now they were even fighting, but if you wanted to say that they had a bad relationship... I had never seen Zhao Wumian fighting with anyone like a child.

He seemed very relaxed and casual in front of Xiao Yuanmu.

But what's the point of calling each other over and over again? Can't we sit down and have a good chat?

Mu Lier stood up from the couch, showing the demeanor of an elder, and was ready to stop the two of them. However, she didn't expect that her legs went weak as soon as she stood up, and she fell face down. She coughed and spat out a mouthful of black blood.

Everyone on the field was immediately shocked. Su Qingqi immediately helped Mu Lier up, "Isn't this a symptom of cold poison? Poisoned again?"

Mu Lier coughed up another mouthful of black blood, her face instantly turning pale. She glanced at Du, who was lying in the corner, her life or death unknown, and immediately understood, "The food was poisoned..."

Mu Lier muttered to herself a little weakly, then remembered something and quickly turned her head to look at Luo Xiangzhu, "Xiangzhu also drank the soup, how do you feel? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

Luo Xiangzhu shook her head like a rattle. She didn't feel any discomfort in her body, but when she saw the black blood on Mu Lier's lips, she was so anxious that she burst into tears.

Who knows what kind of poison was used this time? If it was a deadly poison, then, there was no antidote, what should I do?

Su Qingqi's pretty face turned pale when she thought of this. She could fight back, but she would never sit by and watch Mu Lier being poisoned to death. She immediately became anxious, "Sword Master Mu is not like the young master who is immune to all poisons. Why do these two people like to poison the Sword Master?"

Zhao Wumian stopped playing with Xiao Yuanmu and hurried into the house. He immediately saw the situation and kicked Du in the face. He grabbed her by the collar and said, "What kind of poison did you use? Tell the truth!"

But Du is currently in a coma and cannot wake up at all.

Zhao Wumian threw her to the ground and prepared to call the imperial physician.

Xiao Yuanmu stood at the door, smoothed her dress, and wiped the slightly wet corners of her eyes with her sleeves without making a sound. Then, when she heard Su Qingqi's words, she raised her eyebrows slightly and pulled Zhao Wumian, "Aren't you afraid of poison?"

Zhao Wumian couldn't figure out what Xiao Yuanmu meant by this, so he frowned and nodded, "Thanks to Miss Zi Yi, I am now half a congenital all-poison body."

Purple-robed girl? Where did this vixen come from?

Xiao Yuanmu was slightly stunned, then glanced at Zhao Wumian coldly, snorted, and sat down at the table with his hands behind his back. He poured himself tea slowly and said lightly: "If you really have half of the innate poison body, then I have a way to alleviate this poison."

"really?"

"Why would I lie to you?" Xiao Yuanmu flicked the dust off her skirt from the fight with Zhao Wumian just now, and said calmly, "Have you heard of the North Sea Divine Art? It can absorb people's internal energy and transform it into North Sea True Qi. It has both yin and yang. The masculine force is as scorching as a furnace, while the feminine force is several times colder than ice. It is also compatible with all martial arts in the world, is immune to poison, and is powerful, fierce and overbearing."

Zhao Wumian nodded repeatedly, "Can this internal energy also absorb drugs?"

Xiao Yuanmu showed a hint of pride, "In the martial arts world, the North Sea Divine Art is considered a top-level internal skill, but it is just so-so in front of me. I got it by chance when I was traveling in the martial arts world before. Later, I thought it was a little interesting to absorb people's internal energy, so I improved it. Now, let alone absorbing drugs, even absorbing people's bone marrow, qi, blood and five internal organs is easy."

"But I have never used it on anyone. After all, how can other people's internal strength be even half as good as mine?"

Such a good internal skill seemed to have been improved into a terrifying martial art in Xiao Yuanmu's mouth.

If she wasn't a crybaby and so young, Zhao Wumian would really suspect that she was Xiao Yuanmu.

But don’t worry about any martial arts at this moment, as long as you can save the master.

"Can you teach me? With my physique, it won't cause any harm if I absorb that little bit of poison into my body."

"Okay." Xiao Yuanmu nodded straightforwardly.

Everyone was stunned. Is it really that simple?
Xiao Yuanmu glanced at Su Qingqi, and then immediately said: "To absorb the internal force, just put your palms together, but now the food is poisoned, and it's been less than half an hour... Can't you just suck it out mouth to mouth?"

Su Qingqi and Mu Lier, who were sitting on the couch, were both stunned.

Su Qingqi's expression suddenly became complicated.

This guy is so petty... He is obviously taking revenge on her for kissing Zhao Wumian just now.

Mu Li'er was even more upset. She looked at Zhao Wumian, blinking her beautiful eyes again and again. Then she was silent for a moment, closed her eyes, tilted her head, and fell on the bed.

I was drugged.

I do not know anything.

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I owe another update...but Qiu Guan has to get up early for a banquet tomorrow, so I really can't stay up late tonight.

Sorry, sorry, I can't update tonight.

I am so sorry.

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