From slave trader to the Immortal Lord of Ten Thousand Laws

The soft moonlight spilled onto the old cobblestone alley.

A black robe was draped over a man and a woman.

The woman under the veil moved with lightning speed, first groping and fumbling around the man's body for a while.

Then, she closed her eyes and began to enjoy it.

"Mmm..."

"Keep going, don't stop!"

Hearing the woman's coquettish complaints, Jiang She felt somewhat embarrassed.

From "Let go!" to "Continue, don't stop~", only a few breaths passed. In those few breaths, he learned what a sense of contrast was in this feudal dynasty!

While I was pondering this.

A child's voice suddenly came from the alley entrance:

"Mom, look! There's a fight in the alley! What a strong older sister, she's pinning this brother to the ground and beating him!"

Shh! Kids, don't talk nonsense.

Before the words were even finished, the woman who was passing by the alleyway grabbed the child's hand and hurriedly ran away.

It seemed they didn't want to disturb the intense relationship between the man and woman.

"..."

Jiang She was somewhat speechless.

He stopped.

"Why did it stop?"

The woman hummed softly, looking down at him with seductive, infatuated eyes.

Jiang She smiled.

"Is the girl still being held down?"

"Um?"

"Aren't you going to treat me to honey?"

"!"

Upon hearing this, the woman's eyebrows shot up, and she sprang back like a cat caught in an electric shock.

She tilted her hat slightly, revealing eyes beneath the brim as she stared intently at Jiang She and asked:

"Who are you? How could you possibly know my destiny?"

Jiang She slowly rose, dusting off the dust from his sleeves. The slanting moonlight cast a half-light, half-shadow on his profile.

Who am I?

"Ha, that's an interesting question, young lady. In the dead of night, you plot against me, yet you ask who I am first? Are all assassins of the Stable Storms like this?"

"!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Yin felt a chill run down his spine.

His expression under the straw hat suddenly changed.

Calming the Waves...

Did he know that I was a disciple of the Dingfengbo School?

How is that possible? How is that possible!

In an instant, countless thoughts flashed through her mind: This person was able to see through my identity; they must have been aware of it beforehand. I'm traveling alone tonight...

Was this a deliberate attempt to lure the snake out of its hole?!

Could it be... that he is the disciple of Dingfengbo Sect?

The thought flickered in Liu Yin's heart like a flame, but quickly died out.

No, that's not right.

The group that calmed the storm consisted entirely of women; he was definitely not one of them.

That leaves only one possibility.

"Are you from the Black Court?"

Liu Yin blurted out, his right hand reaching behind his waist, his heels slightly retreating, his body already in a defensive posture.

The atmosphere in the alley froze instantly upon hearing this.

The night wind swept through the alley, its touch slightly chilly.

A corrupt official's office?

Haha, I'd love to have this secure job.

Joining the underworld was undoubtedly like becoming an official in the imperial court; in modern society, it was like passing the civil service exam.

Tsk tsk.

Jiang She was quite envious.

But when the woman asked him this, he still stood with his hands behind his back, his smile unchanged, and said:

"What do you think, young lady?"

"Um?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Yin's eyes flashed rapidly.

The man in front of her neither denied nor admitted it, but simply tossed the question back at her.

This, on the contrary, put Liu Yin in a bit of a predicament.

It should be noted that Ding Fengbo and Hei Ya are mortal enemies. If he is truly a member of Hei Ya...

One side will surely die tonight.

But as for how he died, only the one with the stronger fist can decide!

Thinking of this, Liu Yin's eyes turned cold.

She made the first move.

With a push off the ground, he shot forward like an arrow, arriving in front of Jiang She in an instant!

Jiang She felt a sudden darkness before his eyes, followed by a strong gust of wind that rushed towards him, and he heard the sound of his robe billowing.

He raised his arm to block.

But the figure in front of him flashed by.

Before making a move, she feinted, then slipped under his arm like a water snake, wrapped around his waist, and circled behind him!

"call--!"

A whooshing sound suddenly rang out from behind.

Jiang She caught a glimpse of it out of the corner of his eye.

But the robe behind him billowed up, obscuring his view.

Taking advantage of his momentary lapse in attention, a delicate, fair hand emerged from the shadows, its fingertips brimming with strength and imbued with a wisp of wind, aiming straight for Jiang She's nape.

Fengfu acupoint on the back of the neck!

This sudden change of tactics was incredibly fast, catching the man completely off guard. It happened in the blink of an eye, so fast that the man didn't even have time to react.

"It's done!"

Liu Yin was secretly delighted.

With this move, she's bound to win.

However, the smile on her face had barely appeared when she heard a disdainful sound.

"Oh!"

The man smiled.

He didn't turn around, but instead grabbed behind him with his backhand!

"Sizzle—!"

With a sharp tearing sound, Jiang She felt a weight in his hand. Upon closer inspection, he realized he had only grabbed a robe.

The interior was completely empty; no one could be seen inside the robe.

"Like a cicada shedding its shell!"

Jiang She's eyelids twitched, and suddenly there was a whooshing sound above his head.

"Swoosh—"

Liu Yin's figure was as black as ink, leaving a black line in mid-air. Before Jiang She could turn around, he had already landed behind him.

Jiang She was clutching his robe, and was attacked from behind.

However....

The moment Liu Yin landed, Jiang She instinctively raised his arm.

He swung his palm forward, pushing it forward.

Unconsciously, a slight surge of magical power emanated from his palm, with a faint golden light appearing. Although the power was withdrawn in an instant, the force of his palm strike had already shot off like an arrow.

Liu Yin was caught off guard and felt a gust of wind whistling against his chest.

"prick--!"

One palm strike and clothes ripped off!

Liu Yin's chest suddenly burst open, torn apart by the force of the palm strike, the fabric disintegrating inch by inch, fluttering and dancing like black butterflies.

Even the innermost garment could not withstand the force; the knot broke, and the garment came undone.

In the blink of an eye, the woman's body was covered in snow-white.

The moonlight cast shadows on her figure, revealing her full breasts marked with red handprints, a flat stomach with visible abs, and long, straight legs with a sliver of moonlight shining down between them.

"?!"

Liu Yin was stunned.

She had just landed from mid-air, holding a short dagger in each hand, ready to stab out in a crisscross motion.

At this moment, they were frozen in mid-air, caught in a dilemma.

"call--"

The night breeze brushed against my skin, bringing a refreshing coolness.

Liu Yin lowered her eyes and glanced at her own snow-white body.

"???"

What's going on?

Clothes ripped off with a single blow?!

"Damn it! How could you use such a despicable trick!" Liu Yin was ashamed and angry, her face turning red with rage.

But since things had come to this, she didn't rush to cover herself up or down. Instead, she dropped her hands and stabbed down with the dagger.

"Sizzle!!"

The dagger pierced down, producing a sound like wind being cut.

Upon seeing this, Jiang She lightly shifted his feet, his body moving like a willow catkin in the wind, gracefully dodging the attack.

"Sizzle!"

The dagger grazed past the collar, its cold light gleaming, but it only struck a fleeting afterimage.

"Um?"

Seeing that his attack had missed, alarm bells rang in Liu Yin's mind, and he hurriedly took a few steps back, his toes barely touching the ground.

"Cough cough..."

"Young lady, you've misunderstood."

Jiang She coughed lightly a few times.

His voice was gentle, yet tinged with a hint of helplessness.

He raised his hand and gently tossed the dark robe he was holding into his hand.

"drum--"

The robe unfolded, like a dark cloud, covering Liu Yin's head.

"Young lady, please put this on first."

As Jiang She spoke, his gaze first shifted to the side, trying to avoid the woman's body, but then he thought that when speaking to someone, if he wanted to express his sincerity, he had to look directly into their eyes.

So he looked straight ahead at the woman's beautiful body and said, "Miss, you misunderstand. I have no intention of being your enemy."

"Oh?"

Liu Yin grabbed the robe and hurriedly wrapped it around her upper body, leaving only her long legs exposed.

Fingertips touched the robe, the fabric still warm from the man's hot breath as he dodged.

She felt both ashamed and angry, but forced a cold expression on her face:

"Misunderstanding? What a misunderstanding! If it were a misunderstanding, how could you tear clothes to shreds with a single palm strike?"

"Uh... I didn't mean it."

"Hmph! So you did it on purpose!"

Before she finished speaking, Liu Yin, now wrapped in a robe, sprang up again, gripping her dagger tightly with both hands, and stabbed once more!

"prick--!"

The cold light shone directly at Jiang She's eyes.

Jiang She retreated again, creating several body lengths of distance between himself and Liu Yin.

He waved his hand and said:

"Wait a moment, heroine!"

"I am by no means a member of the corrupt authorities."

"Pah!"

Liu Yin spat, holding the dagger horizontally in front of his chest, and sneered, "Ha! Only a fool would believe you!"

"If you weren't a lackey of the corrupt government, how would you know the name 'Calming the Storm'? And how would you recognize my identity?"

Jiang She shook his head, his eyes sincere:

"If I were truly a member of the Black Court, knowing that you are a member of the Dingfengbo Sect and that your strength far surpasses yours, why have I hesitated to kill you?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Yin paused in his movements.

Seeing this, Jiang She continued:

"Young lady, you should think this over carefully. I have countless opportunities to break your bones, sever your tendons, or even take your life. Why be so merciful now?"

Yes, he's right.

Upon hearing this, Liu Yin's expression froze.

The dagger in his hand hung in mid-air, leaving him neither able to advance nor retreat.

Her eyes flashed rapidly beneath her straw hat, her mind racing with thoughts.

That palm strike was so fierce that it tore clothes like paper, and he was completely caught off guard.

If he truly intended to kill, then that palm strike just now would have been effective.

At this moment... I'm probably already a corpse.

Although Liu Yin didn't want to admit it, the facts were undeniable: the difference in their strength was as vast as heaven and earth.

He could easily control himself, yet he didn't kill him. This... is indeed unlike the way the underworld operates.

It should be known that the Black Yamen and Ding Fengbo are sworn enemies, and they have always fought to the death upon meeting, showing no mercy whatsoever.

Could it be that he really isn't a member of the corrupt government?

Thinking of this, Liu Yin's hostility lessened slightly.

However, he remained vigilant and did not relax his guard in the slightest.

She wrapped her robe tightly around herself, took a half-step back to gauge the distance between them, ensuring she could react even if the other party suddenly attacked. Then, she said coldly:

"If you're not from the Black Court, why did you deliberately lure me into attacking? What...what is your purpose?"

The alley fell silent the moment those words were spoken.

Only the night wind howled, brushing against the woman's calves.

"Purpose?"

Jiang She chuckled upon hearing this, shook his head, and said with a smile, "It's not really about purpose."

"However... perhaps, you and I are not enemies."

"Hmm? What do you mean?"

Liu Yin frowned slightly. She tightened her robe, covering her shoulders and buttocks completely. Years of martial arts training had made her immune to the cold and heat, but at this moment she was still afraid of being seen naked by a strange man.

Great, we've taken the initiative.

Jiang She chuckled inwardly, then deliberately asked, "Does the young lady still remember the purpose of your trip to the capital?"

"..."

Liu Yin remained silent.

She didn't rush to answer, but instead fell into deep thought.

She has always been cautious and thoughtful, pondering a question several times before giving an answer.

At this moment, seeing the man ask this question out of the blue, she assumed that he had been monitoring her since she first arrived in the capital. While feeling horrified, she also became more curious about the man's true identity. So, thinking that she couldn't hide it from him any longer, she decided to tell him everything:

"My trip to the capital was actually due to some rumors I had heard some time ago."

"The wind?"

"Exactly."

She lightly tapped her straw hat against the willow shade, the moonlight outlining the cool curve of her chin, and whispered:

"This message states: Several months ago, members of my Dingfengbo Sect were seen in the capital. Although they killed someone, they did not clean up the mess properly, which exposed their whereabouts. The Black Army set up an ambush in the morgue, and they were almost captured."

"Um?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang She's eyelids twitched slightly.

This is... isn't that Lady Xu?

But he remained expressionless, showing no curiosity whatsoever, and asked in a calm, interrogative tone:

"Then where did you hear that sound of the wind, young lady?"

Liu Yin raised his hand and pointed vaguely towards the alleyway:

"Rumors circulate in the neighborhoods, alleys, teahouses, and restaurants, but they are nothing but hearsay."

"..."

Jiang She was speechless for a moment.

But inwardly he couldn't help but grumble:

hearsay?

Is this a case of misinformation spreading?

That night, Madam Xu clearly overpowered two yamen runners, even killing one and crippling the other on the spot. How did the story spread that she was almost arrested by the yamen runners?

This rumor... is far too untrue!

Thinking of this, Jiang She's lips twitched slightly, but his expression remained unchanged. He didn't directly ask if the assassin's whereabouts had been found, but instead cleverly changed the subject:

"If that's the case, why has the young lady set her sights on the Xu family?"

"Could it be that you've taken a fancy to my body?"

He spoke in an extremely relaxed tone, as if it were a casual question.

Liu Yin didn't think much of it, assuming the man was unhappy that she was staring at him, so she raised her face and gave a reproachful look:

"Hmph! You lecherous scoundrel, don't overthink it. Why would I be doing this for you? My targeting of the Xu family is simply to find out which member of the Xu family is my fellow disciple Ding Fengbo."

It turned out to be the case.

Jiang She understood immediately.

Earlier, he had already spent ten thousand coins to buy Liu Yin as a slave, but he did not receive this message on the panel.

By a twist of fate, we happened to overhear this.

It was truly an unexpected stroke of luck.

Thinking of this, Jiang She smiled slightly and deliberately provoked her, saying, "Is this news also something you heard secondhand, young lady?"

"Oh!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Yin raised her red lips slightly beneath her bamboo hat, revealing a smile that seemed to say, "There are things you don't know?"

As she laughed, she felt inexplicably refreshed.

Feeling that he had finally triumphed over this man and had vented his anger, he laughed and said:

"Heh! This news isn't just hearsay; someone told me it personally."

"Who?"

"Naturally, it is Zhao Jiaren, the head of the Zhao family."

"Hmm? It really was him!"

Although Jiang She had his own guesses, his expression still changed slightly upon hearing the answer.

But his change in expression at that moment was revealed to Liu Yin.

First came calm.

Then his gaze narrowed slightly, as if confirming a certain guess in his heart.

Then, a very faint smile appeared on his lips, a smile that was not quite a smile.

The change was subtle, as fast as lightning.

But this made Liu Yin's heart sink suddenly.

"You...you're bluffing me?!"

A chill ran up from the soles of her feet and straight to the top of her head. The woman's face under the straw hat turned from white to red, then from red to green, showing both shame and anger.

In an instant, shame, anger, and horror surged up like a tidal wave.

From childhood to adulthood, when had Liu Yin ever been so easily fooled? In her life of wandering the world, she was always the one deceiving, coaxing, and scheming; she had never been deceived herself!

But tonight...

She was not only deceived.

She was even more humiliated when someone ripped her clothes off with a single, devastating blow!

"hateful!"

Liu Yin gritted her teeth, her eyes filled with a deep chill.

She suddenly reached down with her left hand, touching the web of her hand, and pulled sharply between her legs, which were obscured by the moonlight.

"Whoosh—!"

A soft sound, like a dragon's roar as it was drawn from its sheath.

A cold glint suddenly flashed from her "sweetness studies"!

It was a soft sword.

The sword was slender and thin as a cicada's wing, its entire body gleaming with a cold, eerie light, and its slender blade was still covered with a few traces of water.

"You pervert, die!"

Liu Yin cursed and suddenly pushed off with his toes.

Beneath the robe, her long, slender legs slammed into the ground, her muscles instantly tensing and unleashing astonishing power.

In the blink of an eye, he moved like a black lightning bolt, closing in on Jiang She.

"Sizzle!"

The soft sword pierced the air, accompanied by a sharp, piercing screech.

The sword flashed like lightning, and in an instant it had already pierced Jiang She's chest.

"Prepare to die!"

boom--!

A muffled thud was heard, but it wasn't the sound of a soft sword piercing flesh. Instead, it was a sudden, sharp blow to the back of Liu Yin's head.

"Thump!"

Liu Yin's vision went black, and she immediately fainted.

Her robe flew up and landed lightly on her hips, revealing her jade-like back.

next moment.

In the darkness, the sound of a wooden stick falling to the ground could be heard.

Immediately afterwards, a pair of long legs, wearing embroidered shoes, emerged from the shadows.

Those legs were long and straight, clearly the legs of a woman.

By the moonlight, I looked at the woman's face.

She was pretty and delicate; she was Madam Xu.

Madam Xu looked at the woman on the ground.

"Hey? Ginger, you called me here just to watch you have sex in the wild? That's pretty good, you've got guts!"

"Huh? This woman is holding a weapon?"

Madam Xu frowned.

"Jiang Se, tell me honestly, didn't you finish the job and not get paid? Is this woman so angry she wants to kill you?"

"...Madam Xu, you've misunderstood."

"Misunderstanding? Hmph! I heard it all just now, that woman called you a lecherous scoundrel!"