If you don't give up, I'd like to be your adoptive father.

Chapter 100: Brainstorming again? (Thanks to the leader of the 'Lolita Destroyer Control' for the extra update)

Aunt Liu was shocked and confused when Mr. Lan revealed the secret.

Even she had just confirmed that Xiao Fengxian could indeed quickly plagiarize the Nine Flower Sword Intentions. How could Mr. Lan
——No, Mr. Lan probably doesn’t know Xiao Fengxian’s true level. He is just well-informed and heard from Hongxiufang that I might bring Xiao Fengxian to visit him.

There are people in Hongxiufang who don’t want to return home!

This was Aunt Liu’s first thought.

——Xiao Fengxian has such a big mouth!

This was Aunt Liu’s second thought.

It is not uncommon for Bu Sigui to place people in Hongxiufang or bribe people.

Because Bu Sigui also belongs to the "Tianmen Society", the two sides are too closely connected.

Hongxiufang was under the jurisdiction of Jiaosifang, and according to the laws of Shu Kingdom, women of good families were not allowed to be forced into prostitution.

But there is more than one brothel in Qingshui Bay. Hongxiufang will not directly buy and sell girls from decent families, but it can purchase high-quality girls who have fallen into prostitution from other brothels.

If Hui'er from the Xu family is really worth twenty-five taels of silver, Hui'er will definitely end up in Hongxiufang within half a month.

Given the close relationship between the two parties, it would be very easy to place or bribe one or two people to help get the news.

Xiaoyu’s “big mouth” is the key.

Yesterday, Xiaoyu publicly announced in Lixiang Garden: When Aunt Liu takes her to visit the martial arts predecessors who have achieved success in the "Nine Flowers Sword Intentions", she will learn their Nine Flowers Charm and then come back to teach them.

"Mr. Lan, what are you worried about? Are you worried that my little Fengxian will learn your plum and orchid charm?" Aunt Liu said with a handkerchief covering her mouth.

Mr. Lan continued to drink and paint plum blossoms, and said in a cold tone: "If this kind of low-level provocation works on me, then I am a pig."

Aunt Liu walked to the table and carefully looked at the plum blossom painting by Mr. Lan. She was amazed and praised him: "Mr. Lan is indeed worthy of being called a 'sage in the plum forest'. This painting of plum blossoms in spring is even more charming than the real plum forest in front of me."

Without the noble character and proud spirit of the plum blossom, it is impossible to draw it. "

Mr. Lan smiled proudly, his fair face showing a slight blush, just like the petals of plum blossoms on a tree.

"Liu San, you have some knowledge. But your abacus beads don't make any sound to me.

I'm not worried about anything. Sword bone does not mean understanding of kendo.

What's more, her sword bones were shattered into pieces, completely useless, and most of her body was also useless.

As for natural wisdom... Humph, if you randomly pick a beggar from Tianmen Town and put him in the Northern Wilderness, he will be portrayed as a wise man with natural wisdom by the beast-like barbarians.

I just don’t want to be fooled, even if your tricks are ridiculous.”

Aunt Liu's smile faded, and she said calmly, "If you simply find it troublesome and don't want to help with this little favor, I won't say anything.

But what do you mean by making sarcastic remarks over and over again?
Do you look down on me, or do you look down on Hongxiufang?
Even if it was your boss, I would just ask him for help. What tricks do I need to use?"

"Sister, don't be angry. Lao San didn't mean any harm. He was drunk and said those words when he was drunk. Hahaha~~"

A tall and strong man like an iron tower strode over. Even when he was still at the gate of the Plum Garden, he heard a hearty and loud laugh.

"Brother!" This time Mr. Lan finally put down his pen, turned around and bowed.

In the past, Aunt Liu would at least kneel down and say hello.

At this moment, she was angry, so she kept a straight face and did not move. She only said, "He was indeed drunk, but he spoke the truth when he was drunk. He had been holding back his dissatisfaction with me before, but now he said it directly, which was quite frank.

But I just don’t understand, when did our Hongxiufang offend you and make you so unwilling to return home?

Is it that there are fewer patrons who were recommended by Hongxiufang to gamble here in the past, or is it that the brothers who don't want to return home go to Qingshui Bay to drink and have fun, so what is the failure of Hongxiufang in entertaining them?
Or do you simply dislike me?"

"Hey, hey, hey, third sister, I said something wrong. I apologize to you."

The boss actually bowed to Aunt Liu.

Then he turned to Mr. Lan and said kindly, "It's just a matter of exchanging a few moves with this kid. What's the big deal?"

Mr. Lan frowned and was about to say something when he heard the boss's "kind" advice: "Remember, swords have no eyes, don't hurt this little friend."

Mr. Lan's heart moved, and he nodded with a smile and said, "Brother, if you order me, I dare not disobey you!"

At first, Aunt Liu thought that the boss was really trying to be a peacemaker. Plus, the boss had just bowed to her, so her anger had mostly dissipated. She was even planning to say, "Boss, please forgive me. I was so rash just now."

But when she caught a glimpse of the fierceness that flashed across Mr. Lan's eyes, she suddenly understood: Mr. Lan was going to be ruthless to Xiao Fengxian!

——Do you know that Xiao Fengxian is the person of the Prince of Qinghe? It is wrong for the Prince of Qinghe to put her in Hongxiufang. You know everything. You are targeting me! If anything happens to Xiao Fengxian, the Prince of Qinghe will only blame me first!
Aunt Liu's thoughts turned over and over again. She thought of a lot of things in an instant and her expression changed continuously.

Xiao Yu had already stepped forward and walked out from behind her. She knelt down to greet the head master and Mr. Lan Tiqun, and said crisply, "Feng Xian greets the two fathers."

She paused for a moment, waiting for them to react. Very good, they looked over and did not reject the title of "Daddy" in their hearts, and "Big Destroyer Dad" was activated.

"Because Xiao Fengxian caused misunderstandings between the two fathers and Aunt Liu, Fengxian felt very uneasy. Now Mr. Lan is willing to teach Fengxian the Nine Flower Sword. Fengxian is grateful and only asks Mr. Lan not to hold back and to teach her generously.

If Fengxian can gain some understanding of the Nine Flowers' Charm, it will be worthy of Aunt's expectations and the hard work of her two fathers in teaching her."

Aunt Liu's expression changed again, and she shouted, "Xiao Fengxian, put away your frivolous look, this is not Hongxiufang--"

"Hey, third sister, why are you angry? Xiao Fengxian is just an honest person. We are learning skills from each other. How can you say she is frivolous? She is a sword genius who has killed human immortals! Third brother, you should be careful." The boss laughed heartily.

"Brother is right." Lan Ruomei nodded, turned around and called to Xiaoxuan at the edge of the plum forest, "Tingyun, Liufeng."

"Hey, sir, the maid is here!"

A clear and pleasant female voice came from the small pavilion, and soon two graceful figures, one in blue and one in red, trotted out.

"Go back and get my purple lightning swords."

The beautiful woman in her twenties stopped and shouted, "Sir, if you want to dance with a sword, how can you do it without incense and music?"

"Well, bring them all here."

Tingyun and Liufeng moved very skillfully, each of them holding a sword. Behind them were four pretty maids, some holding incense burners, some carrying a guzheng, some playing with a jade flute, and some holding up a rosewood table with both hands.

"Young master, your sword." Tingyun and Liufeng knelt down and presented the sword.

Mr. Lan casually pulled out a sword and threw it to Xiao Yu, saying, "The Purple Lightning Swords are divided into male and female. You are a woman, so use the male sword, and I will use the female sword."

As he spoke, he drew out another sword.

At this time, the other four maids had already set up the rosewood table and lit the fragrant ambergris.

Tingyun stood behind the desk, plucking the strings of the zither with both hands, and the sound of the zither flowed out as smooth as silk.

Liu Feng held the jade flute and sobbed, which complemented the sound of the piano.

Xiaoyu flicked the sword blade with his fingers, and the clear sword sound lingered for a long time.

"It is indeed a peerless sword! But since it is a male and female sword, it means that you are used to using two swords. How dare Fengxian let you use the swords in a way that is not smooth?" Xiaoyu threw the male sword back.

Mr. Lan frowned and said, "Then I will help you find another sword."

Just as the maid was about to take action, Xiao Yu waved her hands and said, "It's just a sparring match. A wooden sword will do. No sword is needed."

She walked a few steps into the woods and broke off a plum branch.

Mr. Lan's eyes instantly turned red, "You——"

"This is just a dead branch. It didn't hurt Mr. Aimei." Xiaoyu said repeatedly.

As she spoke, she raised her hand so that everyone could see that it was a dead branch.

"This is too much!" Tingyun and Liufeng stopped playing the piano and flute, and stared at Xiaoyu with their eyes wide open, angrily scolding "Where did this ignorant wild girl come from? How dare you humiliate my master like this!"

The big boss couldn't keep up his hearty laughter. He frowned and stared coldly at Aunt Liu.

Aunt Liu had a conflicted expression.

She knew Xiaoyu was a smart person, and she also knew that smart people would not do stupid things.

But now she was a little confused: was this Xiao Fengxian full of confidence and completely looking down on Lan Ruomei, or was she pretending to be confused and using the wooden sword to force Lan Ruomei not to use her killing move, or was she suddenly flooded with water in her brain?

"I respect Mr. Lan!" Xiao Yu cried out in grievance, "Isn't it disrespectful to point a sharp sword at someone you respect?"

The boss, Mr. Chao Lan, gave her a signal: Don't hold back, teach her a lesson.

"Stop the clouds, keep the wind, and keep playing."

Mr. Lan had an expressionless face and cold eyes. He slowly stabbed the sword towards the space above Xiaoyu's head.

Xiao Yu dodged gently, then used the branch as a sword and stabbed forward towards the empty space beside Mr. Lan.

Mr. Lan gently dodged.

In this way, the etiquette of fencing is basically over.

Mr. Lan's sword moves began to become as fast as the wind, and his ferocity was almost undisguised.

But no matter how strong the wind and rain were, Xiaoyu was never hurt, and she always avoided them just right.

After another sword passed by Xiao Yu's nose, Mr. Lan took two steps back and shouted repeatedly: "Good, good, good, very good, it's not entirely a fluke that you were able to kill Kong Zan."

Xiao Yu bowed and said, "Sir, please show some mercy. Please don't hold back."

"Good, good, good, very good!" Mr. Lan gritted his teeth, his handsome face flushed with anger.

He really didn't hold back anymore.

Although he held two swords before, he only used one sword the whole time, and his sword moves were only powered by true energy, without any divine will.

Now when he began to swing the sword, all the anger on his face and in his eyes disappeared, replaced by tranquility and peace, and his temperament became leisurely and elegant, like a quiet orchid in the valley, like a proud wintersweet in the ice and snow.

The biggest change is in the sword moves. Every sword and every ray of sword energy that bursts out of the sword blade has its own life, like a living thing, that does not allow the enemy to dodge. It wants to pull Xiaoyu into the orchid bushes in the valley, trap her in the plum forest, surrounded by plum blossoms. Every falling plum petal is full of murderous intent, transformed by the sword edge and sword energy.

Xiaoyu is no longer as calm as before.

She looked a little disheveled, and had to wave the dry branch in her hand from time to time to block the incoming sword energy from Lan Mei.

But her slight embarrassment only made the boss next to her look solemn.

Aunt Liu was no longer worried and entangled as before, and her face showed relief and amazement.

Tingyunliufeng was still playing, but the sounds of the piano and flute had changed their tune.

"How is it possible that she could really block the young master's endless sword intent with just a branch?" The four maids all knew martial arts, and at least understood the meaning and power of the sword intent.

Even if Xiaoyu also used her sword intent at this time and used her sword intent to counter Mr. Lan's Lanmei sword force, they would not be so shocked, but Xiaoyu did not use the sword.

She was holding a dry branch, and at the tip of the branch there was only a faint sword energy, but no divine power.

"Hey, Mr. Lan, please wait a moment!"

Xiaoyu pushed the ground with his legs and quickly moved his body backward more than ten meters, completely withdrawing from the battlefield.

"The fencing match isn't over yet, come back here." Mr. Lan shouted with red eyes.

"Don't worry, sir. Fengxian is not afraid of the fight and is running away. It's just that the branch is not a sword after all, and it's not easy to hold." Xiaoyu shouted.

"Go get her a sword." Mr. Lan yelled at the maid.

"No, no, no!" Xiao Yu waved her hands repeatedly, "The branch is good, it's my hands that are too cheap and don't cooperate well with it. Please wait a moment, sir, let me persuade it."

Then, as everyone looked at him like a madman, Xiaoyu stuck the branch into the soil in front of him, pinched his left thumb with his right hand, and broke it with force, "Crack!"

With a loud and crisp sound of fracture, the nail of her right thumb almost touched the back of her hand.

Everyone was shocked by her madness, and at the same time, felt a little annoyed when they saw the twisted thumb.

They themselves did not realize that a trace of fear was gradually sprouting in their hearts.

It is normal people's natural fear of mentally ill patients whom they cannot understand.

Xiao Yu seemed to have no sense of pain. She just shouted to her left hand with a stern expression: "You see, this is the result of disobedience."

After saying that, she stretched out her intact left hand to pick up the branch stuck in the ground.

She swung the branch flexibly with her left hand a few times, then with an unpleasant look on her face, she put the branch back in, held her left hand in front of her, and cursed, "You still refuse to behave yourself. Do you think that without your right hand, no matter how unruly you are, I can only use your left hand?"

"Hey!" She shouted, grabbed her left thumb with four fingers of her right hand, and twisted it hard, "Crack!"

"She, she has a cerebral palsy!" The maid's teeth were chattering.

The eldest boss swallowed and looked at Aunt Liu with a puzzled look.

Aunt Liu said awkwardly: "This Shaman may really have a brain injury."

"Hahaha, you guys underestimate me too much, even without your hands, I still have a pair of feet!"

Xiaoyu stepped on the heels of her left and right feet, took off her embroidered shoes and cloth socks, jumped lightly, clamped the branch with her feet, and turned her body 180 degrees in the air, so that her feet were upside down.

She supported herself on the ground with one hand, held the branches between her feet, and shouted, "Mr. Lan, it's all right now, let's get started."

"How dare you look down on me, you bastard, breaking my thumb on purpose and using your feet to fight me with swords. I will kill you!"

Young Master Yun was burning with rage, his internal organs were burning, his true energy flowed backwards, blood rushed to his throat but he had to swallow it back.

(End of this chapter)