"Dream on." Zi Nu rolled her eyes at him. "We're just cooperating. Besides, I'm only at the ninth level of the Innate Realm. Compared to the women around Lord Wu Xiang, I'm far inferior."

Han Fei smiled and shook his head. He had only said it casually, knowing full well that Zi Nu was so shrewd and capable that he couldn't possibly handle her. If someone could truly win her heart, they could probably just lie around waiting for her to make money and support them.

Thinking of this, Han Fei suddenly became alert: what if Lord Wu Xiang also recruited Zi Nu? Wouldn't he be cutting off a source of income? Zi Nu was the money bag of Liu Sha; without her, the organization might not be able to function.

He glanced at Wei Zhuang, who was still fighting, and thought helplessly: If we don't leave now, and if Lord Wu Xiang really comes out of the carriage to look for Zi Nu, the Quicksand will probably lose a key general.

Just then—

"Bang!"

"Help!"

"You lecherous scoundrel, I'll kill you!"

A sound suddenly came from inside the carriage, and then a figure was thrown out, hitting Zi Nu squarely.

Zi Nu was stunned for a moment. She saw Wu Xiangjun shout and fly out. Just as she was about to slap him away, she realized that Zhu Yuyan and Lianxing's auras had already locked onto her.

The pressure from a Grandmaster and a peak Grandmaster descended, rendering Zi Nu unable to move. She could only watch helplessly as the man crashed into her.

Just as she was lost in thought, Su Qingfeng suddenly bumped into her, knocking Zi Nu to the ground. Su Qingfeng landed on top of her, his head buried in her chest.

Zi Nu was both ashamed and angry, wishing she could kill this lecherous man immediately. But before she could make a move, Shi Feixuan had already slipped out of the carriage, grabbed Su Qingfeng, and flew him back into the carriage.

Seeing Su Qingfeng rescued, Zi Nu nearly lost her mind. She drew her Crimson Serpent Sword and leaped after the carriage—she was determined to personally kill this lewd man today. Her chest still ached faintly; that bastard had even bitten her! Zi Nu, her face flushed, roared and swung her sword straight at Su Qingfeng.

Su Qingfeng was somewhat bewildered. Just now, he had been subdued by Yaoyue in the carriage, and no amount of pleading or reasoning could change her mind; the woman was determined to torment him. Taking advantage of Yaoyue's momentary lapse in attention, he had pinned her down and kissed her. Su Qingfeng was certain that Yaoyue wouldn't actually harm him; she seemed to have changed her attitude towards him, otherwise he wouldn't have dared to be so presumptuous. Unexpectedly, in her shame and anger, Yaoyue threw him out of the carriage, causing him to land squarely on Zi Nu.

In her panic, Su Qingfeng bit something soft, but before she could see where it was, Shi Feixuan took her away.

Zhu Yuyan blushed and cursed, "You scoundrel!" She hadn't expected that because of her, Su Qingfeng would take such a big advantage of that woman, and she couldn't help but feel a little guilty.

Lianxing smiled, waiting to see how Su Qingfeng would handle the situation. If he couldn't appease the woman in purple, there would likely be considerable trouble later. She had clearly heard that during the conversation between the woman in purple and Han Fei, she hadn't participated in the competition for the Longevity Formula. Curious, Lianxing investigated and learned that the man was a young master from the Han Kingdom of the Eastern Continent, and that the two had even founded an organization called "Quicksand."

In her view, that organization was definitely not benevolent. If Su Qingfeng could not quell Zi Nu's anger today, Liu Sha would surely cause him trouble in the future.

Su Qingfeng remained calm when he saw Zi Nu charging towards him with her sword. Not to mention that Zhu Yuyan and Lianxing were by his side, even the injured Shi Feixuan was more than capable of handling Zi Nu.

But when he caught sight of the wet patch on Zi Nu's clothes, he froze—that was where she had bitten him earlier…

This is bad. Zi Nu will never let this go. Although this mature woman may not value her reputation, how could she forgive him for such a great humiliation?

Just as Zi Nu, filled with rage, charged towards them, Wan Wan suddenly appeared. With a flick of her Heavenly Demon Silk, she forced Zi Nu, who only possessed the cultivation of the Innate Realm, back several steps.

Having been defeated by Guan Guan, Zi Nu knew she was no match for her. She glared coldly at Guan Guan, who had suddenly appeared, her gaze piercing Su Qingfeng like ice. Holding the Crimson Serpent Sword, Zi Nu pointed it at Su Qingfeng with shame and indignation, shouting, "Lord Wu Xiang, if you're a man, step forward yourself!"

Su Qingfeng, with his arm around Shi Feixuan's waist, glanced at Zi Nu's chest and replied leisurely, "Am I stupid?"

Seeing that he was still staring at her chest, Zi Nu's anger intensified: "You bastard, I will never let you go!" She swung her Crimson Serpent Sword and attacked Wu Xiangjun repeatedly, but each strike was easily blocked by Guan Guan with her Heavenly Demon Silk. Zi Nu's hatred for Wu Xiangjun grew even deeper.

Han Fei only then came to his senses, and seeing Zi Nu's furious attempt to kill Wu Xiangjun, he was speechless. He thought to himself, it was truly astonishing that a peak-level Innate Realm expert had been knocked down by someone who didn't know martial arts, and was even subjected to such humiliation by Wu Xiangjun. Han Fei suspected that Wu Xiangjun had done it on purpose—otherwise, why would he have targeted that spot? How could that place be touched so casually?

Han Fei couldn't help but worry about the safety of their money. Given Wu Xiangjun's methods of dealing with women, Zi Nu's situation was probably not good this time. In the future, Zi Nu would either be subdued by Wu Xiangjun or she would subdue him; in any case, her life should be safe. It seemed that there was little other possible outcome.

When Yaoyue appeared, she saw the woman trying to kill Su Qingfeng and felt helpless. She had been keeping a close eye on Su Qingfeng, afraid of putting him in danger, since he hadn't yet learned martial arts. She hadn't expected such a misunderstanding to arise, and Yaoyue was unsure whether she should make Su Qingfeng take responsibility for this woman. Earlier, when Su Qingfeng kissed her, Yaoyue was already conflicted; now, seeing this woman whose reputation had been damaged, she was even more torn.

Yaoyue didn't want Su Qingfeng to become a lecher. He already had three wives, and she didn't want him to have any more. He already had several women by his side, and before clarifying her relationship with Su Qingfeng, she absolutely wouldn't allow this lecherous man to provoke anyone else.

In a small grove outside Yangzhou, Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling nervously watched the woman wearing a bamboo hat before them. Since she could fly so fast, she must be a martial arts master.

Fu Junzhuo sized up the two thugs before her, feeling helpless. She hadn't expected the Longevity Formula, which had caused so much unrest in Yangzhou, to fall into their hands. She resolved to kill them and leave the Sui Dynasty with the Longevity Formula.

After being captured in Jiangdu, Fu Junzhuo had seen that the palace master mentioned by those women was actually a grandmaster, which instilled fear in her.

The woman gave Fu Junzhuo a gentle and elegant feeling, but the terrifying aura emanating from her made her uneasy. Later, the palace master realized that he had killed the wrong person and let her go.

Fu Junzhuo had always wanted to know who the person she assassinated in Yuwen Huaji's mansion was, and why a Grandmaster was secretly protecting him. This was also the reason why she secretly followed Yuwen Huaji after learning that he had come to Yangzhou with that "Lord".

Now that she knew the man's identity, she couldn't help but feel fortunate that she hadn't hurt Wu Xiangjun back then. Otherwise, she wouldn't even know how she died, and those terrible women would probably have tortured her before taking her life.

Kou Zhong looked at Fu Junzhuo and asked nervously, "Heroine, we're just passing through. Can you let us go?"

He hadn't expected that this woman also knew they possessed the Longevity Manual. Clearly, news of the manual had spread. Kou Zhong understood that from now on, he and Xu Ziling would face constant danger, and a moment's carelessness could cost them their lives. But for the sake of learning martial arts, they would never easily hand over the Longevity Manual.

Fu Junzhuo threatened coldly, "Leave the secret of immortality, and you may live. Otherwise, you will die."

Kou Zhong shrank back and chuckled dryly, "You flatter me, heroine. We're just two petty thugs; what martial arts manuals would we have?"

With a clang, Fu Junzhuo drew his sword and pointed it at the two men: "I'll ask you one last time, will you hand it over or not?"

Kou Zhong gave Xu Ziling a wink and quickly said, "Wait, we'll hand it over!"

"Hurry up." Fu Junzhuo sensed someone approaching and urged them hastily. She didn't want to fight with the people of the Central Plains martial arts world—her master had said that most of the martial artists in the Central Plains were acquired martial artists, and there weren't many innate masters. But after seeing so many innate masters by the lake in Yangzhou, and even grandmasters and great grandmasters appearing, she realized that Goryeo was somewhat arrogant.

Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling exchanged a glance, then suddenly threw a handful of lime at Fu Junzhuo and turned to run towards the river.

They planned to escape by jumping into the river. The secret to immortality was their hope for advancement, and they would never hand it over unless faced with a life-or-death situation.

Seeing that these two thugs dared to sneak up and throw lime, Fu Junzhuo ripped off his straw hat and roared, "You're asking for it!"

As Kou Zhong ran, he looked back and saw her take off her bamboo hat, only then realizing: this woman had always worn a bamboo hat.

"We're doomed, Ziling! We forgot she had a bamboo hat; we're really finished now!"

Xu Ziling was at a loss for words. Escaping was the priority right now, so he grabbed Kou Zhong and shouted, "Stop standing there! Run!" Kou Zhong snapped out of his daze and took off running.

"Yes, yes, there's a big ship up ahead. If we can get on, we won't have to worry about that woman chasing us." "Wait, let's take the ship!"

At this moment, the people on the boat noticed two people running towards them. Seeing their tattered clothes, someone whispered, "Young master, they're two thugs."

Song Shidao glanced at Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling approaching, and then noticed a woman chasing after them. He was somewhat surprised. He had left his father Song Que's group early and was still unaware that the Longevity Scripture was in the hands of these two young people. "Don't rush, let's see what's going on." "Yes, Young Master."

Song Yuzhi looked into the distance and said, "Second Brother, they're just two petty thugs. Why let them onto our Song family's ship? Father and Eldest Sister are here; don't upset Father." Song Shidao smiled and said, "Yuzhi, didn't you see that woman behind them? She's clearly chasing those two." "Oh? Why are they being chased by martial arts figures?" "Don't worry, we'll find out soon enough."

Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, panting, jumped onto the boat. Xu Ziling, adopting the etiquette of the martial arts world, clasped his hands and said, "Thank you, young master. We wish to go to the other side. We're sorry to trouble you." Song Shidao asked with a smile, "No need to be so polite. Why is that young lady chasing you?" Kou Zhong turned around and saw that Fu Junzhuo was almost there. He hurriedly said, "That's a crazy woman. Ignore her. Young master, please set sail!"

Song Shidao smiled and ordered the boat to set sail. He knew that even if the boat moved, the woman would be able to catch up with him later using her light-footed skills.

Seeing the boat slowly leave the shore, Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling breathed a sigh of relief. Kou Zhong walked to Song Shidao's side and caught a glimpse of a beautiful woman beside him, which made him drool.

Fu Junzhuo did not stop when she saw the two men board the boat. This time, she would not let these two scoundrels escape from her grasp.

Seeing that Zi Nu was attacking Wan Wan relentlessly, only wanting to kill Su Qing Feng, Yao Yue flashed over and sealed her pressure points. "Behave yourself, or I'll take your life." With her pressure points sealed, Zi Nu said angrily, "Palace Mistress Yao Yue, why are you stopping me? I will not rest until I kill Wu Xiang Jun."

Su Qingfeng was led aside by Shi Feixuan, and after taking a closer look at Zi Nu, she smiled slightly.

"Zi Nu, Yao Yue is my person. If you want to touch me, you'll have to get past her first."

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