This Lady Is Trying to Kill Me - Chapter 48
Chapter 48: See You Again in Jianghu
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Tread, tread!
Suddenly hearing a commotion outside, Heroine Luo, who was chasing after the little thief in a drunken state, and Ye Jingtang, who was circling the table, had their expressions change slightly.
Luo Ning instantly sobered up. She wanted to rush to the bed and pretend to be a little wife.
But the people who came this time were much more powerful than the previous constables.
Almost the moment the two of them heard the commotion, a figure descended from the sky and landed in front of the main room.
Luo Ning’s heart sank. She thought that it was a powerful enemy and was ready to go out and fight to silence her. But then she heard the other party’s words.
“Jingtang! You… Who is this?”
It was worse than a powerful enemy!
How could she explain this?
Ye Jingtang had been playing the ‘shameless little thief and heroine’ game with Luo Ning when Third Lady caught him red-handed. He was also a little stunned.
Fortunately, he was mentally strong. Afraid that the two of them would misunderstand and fight, he hurriedly said, “Third Lady, why are you here? This is my friend, Miss Ning’er, whom 1 met on the way to the capital. She specially came to the capital to visit me two days ago and hasn’t greeted you…”
Ninger… visit… Pei Xiangjun blinked and looked at the young woman who looked like a fairy. She understood what he meant. She was Jingtang’s former lover.
For some reason, she felt that someone had stolen her good cabbage, and she was inexplicably embarrassed. “Oh, is that so? It’s a pleasure to meet you…”
After Ye Jingtang finished speaking, he looked at the helpless Heroine Luo. “Ning’er, this is Pei Xiangjun, the big boss of Heavenly Water Bridge. I work under her. You can call her Third Lady.”
Luo Ning had drunk some wine and was ‘caught in the act’ on the spot. Her thoughts were in a mess, and she didn’t even think carefully about this person’s extraordinary lightness skills.
Hearing Ye Jingtang’s introduction, Luo Ning quickly put away her sword. Her face was red as she lowered her head and greeted, “Third Lady.”
Then she put on her shoes and was about to leave. She looked like she wanted to escape.
Pei Xiangjun had come here to ask Ye Jingtang if he had any intention of starting a family. But now that she saw his ‘good friend’, her thoughts naturally dissipated.
It was impossible for her to treat the people around Ye Jingtang coldly. She accidentally ruined the scene of a man and woman flirting and felt rather embarrassed. Seeing that the young woman was about to cover her face and flee, she hurriedly went forward to block the door. “I’m sorry. It’s my fault. Miss Ning’er, don’t mind me. We’re family.”
Luo Ning was directly blocked. She wished she could stab Ye Jingtang with her sword, but she couldn’t say anything. She could only say with a flushed face, “Hmm… How is that possible? 1 was just… drinking with Jingtang and drank too much, so…”
“It’s fine. You’re at home. I usually drink too much, and I’m even crazier than Jingtang.” Pei Xiangjun was quite amiable. Like a big sister, she held Luo Ning’s wrist and found… Ha- This woman’s chest is not small. It’s almost comparable to mine. No wonder she can take Jingtang away…
Luo Ning wasn’t in the mood to pay attention to these things, but she also felt that the figure of this charming female boss was really excessive and completely unreasonable.
She was held by the arm and returned to the table to sit down. She was restless and looked at Ye Jingtang, wanting him to help her out.
Ye Jingtang couldn’t bear to part with Heroine Luo, but Third Lady was the leader of the Red Flower Pavilion, while Heroine Luo’s identity was unknown. If the two of them chatted for a while, something would definitely go wrong. He smiled and said, “Third Lady, she has something to do and is about to leave the capital. She was just getting ready to go…”
“Is that so?” Pei Xiangjun blinked. Seeing that Ye Jingtang didn’t seem to be lying, she said warmly, “Coincidentally, my carriage is outside. Why don’t we get Jingtang to send you off?”
Luo Ning tried her best to smile shyly. “There’s no need. My family has arranged a carriage. I… I have to go. It will be difficult to explain if I stay here for too long. Third Lady, please don’t blame me. I will visit you with Jingtang in the future.”
After Luo Ning finished speaking, she stood up and bowed with the demeanor of a young lady from a wealthy family before running out.
Ye Jingtang knew that after this farewell, the next time they met would be next month. He was a little reluctant to part with her, so he got up and went to the door. “Uhh…”
Being stopped, Luo Ning could only try her best to suppress her emotions and look back. “Is there anything else?”
Ye Jingtang opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but he couldn’t find a topic.
Pei Xiangjun misunderstood and thought that she was in the way. She turned around and teased, “You can hug if you want. I won’t peek.”
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Seeing that Ye Jingtang didn’t speak for a long time, Luo Ning thought that this little thief wanted to take advantage of her again before leaving!
Luo Ning was half drunk and in an embarrassing situation. In order to escape as soon as possible, she gritted her teeth, opened her arms, and gave Ye Jingtang a ‘little watermelon collision’.
Ye Jingtang actually didn’t have this intention, but now he did. He quickly raised his arms and hugged the beautiful woman with a willow-like waist. He even carried her and walked around to the door.
Whoosh!
The blue skirt fluttered.
This action made the already embarrassed Luo Ning frown, but she didn’t say anything. After being put down, she turned around and ran away. She really looked like a shy little heroine who had fallen in love and couldn’t bear to part with her lover.
Tread, tread…
Hearing the movement, Pei Xiangjun shook her head secretly. Seeing Ye Jingtang standing at the door and watching her leave, she frowned and said, “Aren’t you going to send her off? Why are you standing there like a fool?”
“Oh, right.”
Seeing that Third Lady didn’t mind, Ye Jingtang hurriedly ran out.
Tread, tread, tread…
In the deserted alley, a beautiful figure in blue clothes trotted quickly. When she reached a place where no one was paying attention, she jumped onto a house and ran.
“Heroine Luo!
She hadn’t run far when she heard a shout from behind. She turned around and saw that the little thief, who had just taken advantage of her, was chasing after her again!
Luo Ning’s eyes were full of anger as she ran even faster.
But with the lightness skills that Ye Jingtang had just learned, she really couldn’t throw him off.
One of them chased after the other. In the blink of an eye, they were a kilometer away and were about to enter a bustling street.
Afraid of being noticed, Luo Ning could only slow down and land in an alley. She pulled out her sword and turned around coldly.
Ye Jingtang landed in the alley. Seeing Luo Ning rushing over with a murderous aura, he hurriedly raised his hands. “Forget it. Heroine Luo, if you’re really angry, just stab me. Just don’t stab my lower body.”
Luo Ning strode forward and raised her sword, preparing to stab him. But Ye Jingtang didn’t dodge, so how could she really attack? She said coldly, “Why are you so thick-skinned? Your boss is here, yet you still wanted me to…”
Ye Jingtang’s expression was serious and earnest. “Heroine Luo, don’t misunderstand. 1 just wanted to say goodbye. You didn’t even give me a chance to explain and just hugged me…”
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Luo Ning saw that Ye Jingtang was playing the blame game again, so her chest puffed up. She raised her sword and was really about to attack.
Ye Jingtang hurriedly said, “Alright, alright. I’m thick-skinned. I won’t do it again.”
Luo Ning glared at Ye Jingtang. She wanted to scold him, but other than ‘shameless’, she couldn’t find any suitable word. She put away her sword and said coldly, “I’ll let you off today. I’ll settle the score with you later. Go back and explain properly. Don’t let your boss suspect my identity. I’m leaving.”
“Don’t worry about that. Are you sure there’s no risk on this trip?”
Luo Ning’s eyes revealed the arrogance of a cult mistress. “In the entire Jianghu, you are the only one who dares to be rude to me! Do you really think that I, Luo Ning, am an ordinary person who can be bullied by anyone outside?”
“I’m just worried.”
“I’m just going to send a gift. What’s there to worry about?”
Luo Ning had no intention of being touched. After harrumphing, she turned around and was about to leave, but she thought for a moment and said, “Also, you’d better think twice about the matter of the princess. I’ve told you everything I need to say. When I return to the capital, if 1 find out that you’ve become a consort…”
Ye Jingtang found it funny. “If the princess really likes me, I’ll say that 1 have someone I like and can’t abandon her no matter what. Heroine Luo, if you don’t let me compensate you, I’ll explain that you ran away with another man and win the princess’s sympathy…”
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Luo Ning couldn’t stand this little thief anymore and said coldly, “Can’t you stay away from the princess?”
“Then, how can I save Qiu Tianhe?”
II II
Luo Ning had nothing to say. She rubbed her forehead and turned to leave.
Ye Jingtang didn’t ask her to stay any longer. He stood in the alley and watched her leave. When her back was about to disappear from the alley, he said, “Heroine Luo, see you again in Jianghu. Help me say goodbye to Yunli. By the way, will Yunli come again next time?”
“What do you mean?”
“With Yunli around, you’ll be more at ease. Otherwise, you’ll definitely be worlds apart from me.”
“The next time we meet, I’ll certainly teach you a lesson…”
Before she finished speaking, her figure had already disappeared from the alley.
Ye Jingtang sighed softly and felt empty in his heart. After staring for a long time, he shook his head and returned alone.
Tap, tap, tap…
The footsteps gradually faded away.
At the corner at the end of the alley, the woman in blue leaned against the wall. She tilted her head and listened to the distant footsteps, then looked at the clouds in the sky.
There were hundreds and thousands of emotions hidden in her eyes. The alcohol that had yet to dissipate made her face blush like a peach blossom in February.
This annoying fellow… Luo Ning raised her hand and rubbed the space between her eyebrows. When the footsteps completely disappeared, she tried her best to suppress her thoughts and put on her usual cold and charming fairy-like appearance.
But not long after, she couldn’t help kicking away a small stone by her feet with her embroidered shoe. It seemed that the small stone was the little thief who made her uneasy.
She kept walking and stopping like this. After an unknown period of time, she arrived at a side street near the east gate of the capital.
There was a carriage parked on the street, and four figures were waiting outside the carriage.
The leader was an old man holding a fortune-telling banner. He had one hand behind his back, and his eyes were half-closed. Fie had been looking at the majestic Imperial City at the end of his line of sight. He had grown up outside the Imperial City when he was young and was probably recalling the past.
Zhe Yunli was wearing a bamboo hat and a saber at her waist. She was sitting at the edge of the carriage in a daze. Her two calves were swaying in the air, and she was holding a small toy she had just bought on the street. Although it was also a bird, it didn’t look like that bird no matter how she looked at it, so she was unhappy.
Beside Zhe Yunli were two women dressed like ordinary women. They were helm masters of the Pacifying Heaven Cult and the servant girls of the cult mistress.
When Luo Ning approached with a veiled hat, the two women bowed respectfully. “Madam.”
Zhe Yunli jumped down from the carriage and asked, “Martial Mistress, what did Brother Jingtang say?”
“Everything has been arranged. Let’s go. He asked me to say goodbye to you and tell you not to be naughty.”
The voice was still ethereal and clear, like that of a fairy from the Heavenly Palace who had never been tainted by dust.
Zhe Yunli sighed listlessly. She held her master’s wife’s hand and looked back.
In the end, Luo Ning immediately turned her face back. “What are you looking at? Can’t bear to part with your Brother Jingtang?
“Martial Mistress, what are you saying- Grandpa Zhang is still here… I’m afraid that something will happen to Hero Qiu.”
Luo Ning felt that she had drunk too much today. Her words and actions were a little ridiculous. Its all that annoying fellow’s fault…
Luo Ning tried her best to suppress her chaotic emotions. She pulled Zhe Yunli, who looked back once every three steps, into the carriage. Before she boarded the carriage, she also couldn’t help turning back to take a look.
The breeze lifted the veil of the hat, revealing her stunning peach blossom eyes. The meaning in her eyes was difficult to understand.
“Go.”
Clomp, clomp…
The carriage wheels rolled away from the side street and headed for the city gate.
‘South Mountain Iron Trigram’ Zhang Henggu walked slowly outside the carriage with his fortune-telling banner. He looked back at the majestic Imperial City and sighed softly. “The fate of Great Wei seems to be like the sun in the sky.”
Zhe Yunli leaned against the window and looked at the gradually disappearing street. She asked curiously, “Grandpa Zhang, how can you tell? Fortune telling?”
“The will of the people. Now, Yun’an is much more flourishing than when I was a little Daoist boy in the capital. I’ve been thinking about Great Yan for sixty years and have been planning for the restoration of the country for half my life. But when I’m old, 1 am in the capital of the Wei Dynasty and see the magnificent prosperity that Yun’an should have. Alas…”
Zhe Yunli knew that these words were a blow to the confidence of the rebels, so she said confidently, “The capital of Great Wei is peaceful, but the outside world is still a mess. If Master becomes the emperor, he will definitely be better than the female emperor in the palace…”
“Hehe.”
Luo Ning, who was in the carriage, didn’t say anything, but she felt emotional in her heart. Even a proud son of heaven like Ye Jingtang was devoted to the Imperial Court.. How could the fate of Great Wei not be like the sun in the sky…
