Transmigrating into Murong Fu, may you have many children and much happiness.

Chapter 316 The Compassionate Flower Mirror: Li Xunhuan is Captured

Murong Fu came out of the room unnoticed by anyone.

Murong Fu drifted towards the rear courtyard like a cloud.

As he pushed open a door, Murong Fu smelled a fragrance.

It's not the cloying fragrance of cosmetics, but the cool, refreshing scent emanating from the ashes of a burning incense burner when it's about to break.

In contrast to the white snow and red plum blossoms outside, the interior, which was clearly so warm, seemed even more desolate and cold.

Looking around the room, a Jiao Wei Qin (a type of Chinese zither) hangs on the east wall, next to which is an exquisite dressing table with a polished bronze mirror.

A six-foot-tall nanmu cabinet stood against the west wall, its drawers half-open.

The owner of the house, Lin Shiyin, was sitting at a large nanmu table in the middle of the house.

The pot of tea had long since lost its heat and quietly cooled down.

Just like her heart.

Murong Fu sighed. Ten years ago, Long Xiaoyun was bad, Li Xunhuan was stupid, but what about Lin Shiyin?

It was said that Li Xunhuan was giving the gift, but in reality, Li Xunhuan was tormented and depressed by the conflict between his own feelings and the request from his benefactor and brother. Li Xunhuan took a step back and gave Long Xiaoyun a chance.

Does that mean she has to accept Long Xiaoyun?

Could she really be an object?

Murong Fu sighed. He was completely different from Li Xunhuan and Lin Shiyin; he would never be so passive.

How many golden opportunities does one have in a lifetime? When Murong Fu encounters something he likes, he immediately rushes over and seizes it with all his might!

Otherwise, he wouldn't have so many wives, children, and an empire today.

"Who!" Lin Shiyin heard Murong Fu's sigh and became alert.

Although Lin Shiyin also comes from a family of martial arts practitioners, she has always believed that reason prevails and that violence and martial arts cannot truly solve problems. Therefore, she has not put in the hard work to improve her martial arts skills and is now only at a third-rate level.

Normally, with her husband Long Xiaoyun backing her up, she didn't have to do anything, but the sudden intrusion of a thief into her room startled her.

"It is I, Madam Long." Murong Fu stepped out from behind the red curtain of the partition, flicking his fan, presenting himself as a refined gentleman.

Lin Shiyin was somewhat relieved to find it was Murong Fu, since he had a good relationship with Li Xunhuan and shouldn't be a threat to her. She then said:

"Why aren't you drinking with your brother Li? What are you doing here?!"

Murong Fu shook his head and said, "He's only 37 years old this year, while I'm over 40. He should be calling me 'elder brother'."

And... I was just drinking with Master Long.

"Him?" Lin Shiyin still didn't believe Murong Fu when he said he was forty, but she didn't care.

He said, somewhat incredulously, "He'd drink with you in broad daylight?"

In Lin Shiyin's view, although she did not have feelings for Long Xiaoyun, she was aware of his self-discipline and career achievements. In the more than ten years she had known him, he had never drunk alcohol during the day.

Murong Fu grabbed Lin Shiyin's arm and said, "At first, he drank with me, but later he had a few henchmen keep me company, and then he went to talk about something..."

Shall I take you to him?

Seeing Murong Fu grab her arm, Lin Shiyin tried to pull away, saying, "What do you want with him? Let go of me."

Murong Fu said, "Let's watch a good show..."

I heard he's going to deal with someone, and I was wondering if you'd be interested?

Lin Shiyin suddenly tensed up and asked, "Who is it?"

Murong Fu said, "They are the people from this manor."

Lin Shiyin pursed her lips and said, "Take me there."

Although there was no evidence, Lin Shiyin always felt that her husband was... strange.

It was because of this so-called feeling that he inexplicably chose to believe Murong Fu.

Murong Fu and Lin Shiyin were in Xingyun Manor as if they were riding on clouds.

Although Lin Shiyin did not possess exceptional martial arts skills, he had gained considerable experience over the years. He had never seen such profound lightness skills before, far surpassing even his cousin Li Xunhuan.

At this moment, she felt a bit curious about the man who had suddenly appeared in front of her. Who was he?

Before she could think about it carefully, she found that they had entered a room.

This is where her husband, Long Xiaoyun, usually gathers with friends for tea. Lin Shiyin doesn't come here often, but she knows all the rooms in their house. During this season, the windows and doors are always locked from the inside.

But in the blink of an eye, I don't know how I got in here. Looking at the window, there was no sign of any damage.

The sudden sound immediately drew her attention elsewhere.

"Fourth brother, is everything ready on Sister Xian's side?"

It's Zhao Zhengyi!

Lin Shiyin recognized his voice immediately. He had been having a secret relationship with her husband for the past two years, but her cousin had told her ten years ago that he was a hypocrite who liked to use others' names to make a big show of things and had done a lot of unethical things in private.

"Brother, don't worry, I've already made arrangements for Miss Xian'er."

Tonight, I'll invite Li Xunhuan to Lengxiang Xiaozhu in his name... Heh, little does he know he'll be met with our inescapable trap.

Long Xiaoyun, you?!

Lin Shiyin and Long Xiaoyun had shared a bed for ten years, so she naturally recognized each other's voices. Just hearing this one sentence, she realized that her anxiety over the years was not just paranoia.

Then Zhao Zhengyi said, "Hehe, fourth brother."

With Master Tian of Luoyang Prefecture and the great hero Gongsun assisting us, we should be able to easily defeat Li Xunhuan.

A strange man's voice rang out: "Hehe, the fact that we were able to catch the Plum Blossom Bandit this time is all thanks to the good planning of Master Zhao and Master Long!"

Hehe, Li Xunhuan is the Plum Blossom Thief? Hahaha, that's excellent, excellent indeed!

Lin Shiyin's heart sank completely at this moment, but her mind became increasingly clear.

She slowly moved her body and peered through a crack at the group's location.

She then saw her husband's face, which was completely unfamiliar to her.

He was laughing loudly.

He laughed heartily, hoping to eliminate his brother, the Plum Blossom Thief, who had been so kind to him.

Suddenly, Lin Shiyin felt a wave of numbness.

I fainted again in the blink of an eye and found myself back in my room.

Murong Fu sat in the seat he had been sitting in, while he himself stood in front of him.

He produced a teapot she had never seen before from somewhere, picked up a warm jade cup from the table, and poured out a full cup of hot tea.

"How was it, Madam Long? What did you think of the play?"

When Murong Fu's attention is focused on Long Xiaoyun, he can monitor who he meets and where, and naturally, at the right time, he can let Lin Shiyin see her husband's true colors.

In the original novel, Lin Shiyin would soon be able to see the fact that her husband had framed Li Xunhuan.

But if he did that, it would have nothing to do with Murong Fu.

"Madam Long, why are you so quiet? Are you frightened?"

Murong Fu saw Lin Shiyin lost in thought and called her name twice more.

Lin Shiyin realized what was happening and felt annoyed by the title "Madam Long," and said:

"Don't call me that... I don't want to have anything to do with that person in the future."

Murong Fu said, "You two have a child together, how can you not be related?"

However... Xiaoyun really does resemble her father—arrogant, domineering, and a born bad seed...

"You!" As a mother, Lin Shiyin would always side with her child, and she felt very uncomfortable with Murong Fu's accusations.

But when she thought about their plan to deal with Li Xunhuan, Lin Shiyin felt a pang of worry.

The ten-year separation not only made Li Xunhuan realize that his true love was Lin Shiyin, but also made Lin Shiyin realize that she had always loved Li Xunhuan.

As a mother, she had suppressed her feelings well over the years, but she never expected to see her husband kill her lover.

So Lin Shiyin said, "Young Master Murong, how do you know about this? Could you... save my cousin?"

Lin Shiyin knew that if it were only Long Xiaoyun, she might still have a chance if she begged him.

But where are Zhao Zhengyi, Grandpa Tian, ​​and Master Gongsun? And judging from their words, their sworn sister Lin Xian'er seems to be in cahoots too... It seems this path is a dead end.

The Murong Fu before her had suddenly led her to expose her husband's true colors and displayed such superb martial arts skills; perhaps he was just waiting for her to beg him.

But Lin Shiyin didn't know what the other party wanted. Murong Fu said, "Miss Lin, as expected of the cousin of the third-ranked scholar, you are indeed very intelligent."

"I can indeed save your cousin, but I need one thing."

Lin Shiyin thought to herself, "As expected," and gritted her teeth as she asked, "What does Young Master Murong want? Please speak freely."

As long as it doesn't violate one's conscience or chivalry, Murong Fu thought to himself: What Zhang Wuji?!

He then said, "I want the Mirror of Compassion for Flowers."

"The Precious Mirror of Lianhua" is a remarkable book written by the eccentric swordsman Wang Lianhua, who poured his life's blood into it.

It not only contains his martial arts techniques, but also records his poisoning skills, disguise techniques, Miao people's use of Gu poison, and mind-controlling techniques from Persia.

Wang Lianhua's own martial arts skills went astray. Before he set sail, he wanted to give the book to his friend's son, Li Xunhuan, asking Li to keep it safe for him. He believed in Li Xunhuan's character and martial arts skills and that he could protect the book from falling into the hands of bad people.

He also wanted Li to find him a disciple with high talent and good character to succeed him, but Li Xunhuan had to leave seclusion for some business, so he entrusted the disciple to Lin Shiyin for safekeeping.

Unexpectedly, after Li Xunhuan returned, he fell into a honey trap set by Long Xiaoyun, and willingly degenerated, ordering takeout chicken from the capital, forcing Lin Shiyin to choose Long Xiaoyun.

He then did not hand over the "Lianhua Baojian" to Li Xunhuan, and Li Xunhuan went directly to the border for ten years afterward, so she had even less of a chance.

In the original story, Lin Shiyin later passed on the "Lianhua Baojian" to her son, Long Xiaoyun, whose martial arts skills had been crippled.

No matter how bad he is, Lin Shiyin is still his mother, so naturally he will treat her well unconditionally. This is something all mothers in the world would do.

But at this moment, Murong Fu wanted this manual, since it contained the Persian Mind Control Technique. He thought he could compare and study it in detail with Elder Peng's, and it might be useful in the future.

Lin Shiyin agreed without hesitation: "Okay, as long as you rescue my cousin..."

Although she was very shocked that Murong Fu knew that the Lianhua Treasure Mirror was in her possession, Murong Fu had shocked her too many times today.

Faced with her husband's betrayal and the safety of her cousin Li Xunhuan, the "Pitying Flower Mirror" was not so important.

Murong Fu was surprised by Lin Shiyin's quick agreement, so he said, "Alright."

They then continued drinking tea.

Lin Shiyin became anxious and said, "Please hurry and save my cousin, Young Master Murong!"

Murong Fu poured himself and Lin Shiyin a cup of tea, took a sip, and said leisurely, "No rush, we can wait a little longer before we go to rescue them."

Lin Shiyin asked, "What are we waiting for?"

Murong Fu said with a smile, "After Li Xunhuan is captured first..."

Lin Shiyin was taken aback, and suddenly realized that it would be more direct for her to go to her cousin and tell him to run away.

It was evening when they saw Li Xunhuan again. The manor was brightly lit, and everyone was happy.

Everyone gathered in the lobby, and as they passed each other on the street, they would say the same thing:

"The Plum Blossom Thief has been caught!"

The pride of witnessing a momentous event was reflected on everyone's face, as if each of them had personally caught the Plum Blossom Thief.

Murong Fu grabbed a pear, his mouth full of juice, and walked to the hall where everyone was gathered. He squeezed to the front and saw Li Xunhuan, who was bound hand and foot, lying on the ground like a dumpling.

Murong Fu walked closer and laughed.