Chapter 13: Descending the Mountain

For the next few days, Qi Fei lived a carefree and comfortable life.

During the day, he practiced martial arts and swordsmanship with Gu Yinzhang and Li Yuyao. As they practiced, the three of them embraced each other and engaged in lewd acts on the spot, venting their sexual desires. At night, they would go wild on the same bed, fucking and playing with each other’s bodies, exploring the ultimate pleasure in the world.

Qi Fei’s favorite position was the three of them stacked together, with Gu Yinzhang lying on the bottom, Li Yuyao pressing down on Gu Yinzhang, and Qi Fei between their thighs, thrusting his penis into the vaginas of the stunning mother and daughter in turn, finding the most enjoyable position.

Because Qi Fei liked seeing them wearing stockings, he made a special trip to the town at the foot of the mountain to buy several different styles and colors of stockings. He would then have them wear them during his lewd play, which made the play even more exciting. Each time, the three of them would be exhausted before they would stop.

However, good days always come to an end. One morning, a white dove landed in the yard.

Gu Yinzhang immediately recognized it as a message sent by a carrier pigeon trained by the Diancang Sect. After reading the note, her expression changed drastically, and she exclaimed, “Oh no!”

“What’s wrong?”

Li Yuyao quickly stepped forward to inquire about the situation, and Qi Fei also came over.

Gu Yinzhang said with a solemn expression, “Something happened to your father. Someone stole the Panlong Sword. Your father chased after the culprit all night, but to no avail. In addition, the matter with your senior brother has not been resolved yet, so he can’t take care of both. He asked us to go to the capital to provide support immediately.”

Zhang Jian works as a bodyguard for Boss Jia of the Tianxia Trading Company in the capital. Boss Jia recently encountered a formidable enemy and offered a high price to protect him for three months. Zhang Jian was not confident in his abilities, so he asked Li Lingyun for help. As the head of the Diancang Sect, one of the nine major orthodox sects, Li Lingyun’s martial arts had reached the Innate Realm. Protecting a mere Boss Jia was naturally no problem for him, but it would take a long time.

However, it doesn’t matter. For the sake of that thousand taels of silver, Li Lingyun was willing to protect him for three months, and now more than half a month has passed.

However, just a few days ago, there was a happy occasion at Boss Jia’s house, and he held a big banquet. Li Lingyun drank a few too many drinks and fell asleep when he returned to his residence. That night, the Panlong Sword, which had always been by his side, disappeared without a trace!

Although Li Lingyun woke up immediately, he was unable to catch up with the thief in black.

Since the theft occurred at Boss Jia’s house, Boss Jia was held responsible and helped gather clues, discovering that the thief was very likely Xue Jiuzhi, a notorious bandit that the government had been trying to capture!

Xue Jiuzhi was a highly skilled martial artist who committed all sorts of evil deeds. He especially loved stealing valuable items. He had stolen from countless powerful and wealthy people throughout the country. However, he was also extremely skilled in lightness skills, and few people in the entire martial arts world could catch up with him. He always managed to escape from any attempt to capture him.

Gu Yinzhang said solemnly, “The Panlong Sword is the most precious treasure of our sect and one of the three great divine weapons of the martial world. Back then, our grandmaster Li Wuji wielded this sword and roamed the martial world with unparalleled skill. This sword must not be lost, otherwise we would be ashamed to be listed as our grandmaster!”

Qi Fei asked, “Should we set off for the capital immediately?”

Gu Yinzhang nodded: “Go pack your luggage, we’ll go down the mountain together.”

Li Yuyao asked, “What about the mountain gate?”

Gu Yinzhang said, “This place is rarely visited, and no one usually comes here. Lock the mountain gate tightly, take your valuables with you, and I believe there won’t be any problems in the short term.”

After agreeing on the plan, the three packed their belongings, changed into a set of smart clothes, took a change of clothes, locked the door, and set off.

They first arrived at the town at the foot of the mountain, where they bought two strong horses at the horse market. Gu Yinzhang rode one horse alone, while Qi Fei and Li Yuyao rode the other. They followed the official road northward, galloping towards the capital.

Along the way, Gu Yinzhang told Qi Fei and Li Yuyao about the rules of the martial arts world and the things they needed to be careful about when venturing out into the world. He told them not to trust others too easily, not to offend people easily, and especially not to damage other people’s face. He also told them to be more respectful to others, otherwise it would be easy to cause trouble. Once they made enemies, there would be endless trouble. He also told them to be very careful when they encountered lone women and beggars, and not to offend them easily. He also told them not to judge people by their appearance, as many strange and unusual people in the martial arts world had unique or even ugly appearances.

Qi Fei and Li Yuyao both kept it in mind.

Qi Fei knew that although Gu Yinzhang rarely went down the mountain, she had traveled the martial arts world with her fellow disciples, including Li Lingyun, when she was young. She even earned the nickname “Jade Maiden Sword” in the martial arts world and was ranked third on the list of the top ten beauties in the martial arts world. She was quite famous.

As for Qi Fei, although he often went down the mountain, he only lingered in the small town at the foot of the mountain and never went far away.

Needless to say, Li Yuyao rarely goes down the mountain. The last time she went down the mountain with Li Lingyun, they only went halfway before returning a few days later.

The horse was fast, and by sunset, the three of them had traveled more than a hundred miles and entered the territory of Fengzhou, arriving at a city.

The three of them led their horses down the street. Gu Yinzhang looked at the gradually dispersing city streets and said, “Let’s eat something first, then find an inn to stay in, and continue our journey tomorrow morning.”

Qi Fei noticed that people on the street were casting greedy glances at Gu Yinzhang and Li Yuyao, just like hunters eyeing their prey.

He felt a chill run down his spine and secretly became wary.

Not long after, the three of them ate some food at a small shop and then went to an inn called “Ke Lai Xiang”. There happened to be one superior room left.

After paying, the innkeeper led the three into the room and said, “This is a top-notch room. It usually costs 100 coins a night, but I see you three look travel-worn, so I’ll only charge you 50 coins. Isn’t that generous?”

Gu Yinzhang smiled and said, “Thank you, shopkeeper.”

The shopkeeper was a middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties. He had an ordinary appearance and didn’t seem to have any ill intentions. However, Qi Fei felt that there was something wrong with the man’s eyes. He would intentionally or unintentionally glance between Gu Yinzhang and Li Yuyao’s chest and buttocks.

As the shopkeeper left, he asked, “Madam, are these your younger brother and sister?”

“Huh?” Gu Yinzhang was taken aback for a moment before smiling and saying, “They are my children.”

“No way, you don’t look that old, maybe only in your early twenties, how could you have such a big child…” the shopkeeper said skeptically.

“I got married early.”

“oh……”

After finally seeing the shopkeeper off, the three of them closed the door, unloaded their luggage, washed off the dirt and sweat, and went straight to bed to sleep.

Because everyone was busy traveling and tired, we decided to keep things simple and skip showering and changing clothes until we reached the capital.

The three of them undressed and got into bed, embracing each other. Just as they were about to do something, Qi Fei suddenly twitched his nose and whispered, “Master’s wife, there’s sleeping powder.”

He smelled a familiar scent, similar to the sleeping gas that Zhong Biao and his men had used last time.

Gu Yinzhang and Li Yuyao also became alert and immediately held their breath and covered their mouths and noses.

None of the three were ordinary people, and once they were on guard, the tricks used by these petty thieves were useless against them.

A moment later, the door was opened from the outside, and the bolt seemed to be useless.

Two figures entered, tiptoeing to the bedside, each holding a long knife. One of them lifted the mosquito net and reached inside with one hand.

Suddenly, a figure flew out of the bed, and with two loud “thumps,” kicked the two men to the ground, one after the other.

“Ouch…”

“Oh no, they weren’t drugged! Run!”

The two abandoned their knives and immediately got up to flee.

“Where do you think you’re going!”

Gu Yinzhang’s voice rang out in the darkness, followed by a few muffled groans, and then everything fell silent.

Lighting the candles, Qi Fei and Li Yuyao got off the bed and saw two men whose pressure points had been pressed. One of them was none other than the shopkeeper who had brought them up earlier.

The other person was a waiter.

Gu Yinzhang, wrapped in clothes, stood in front of the two and said coldly, “So it’s a shady inn.”

The shop owner pleaded, “Heroine, please forgive us this time! We were just confused for a moment, we didn’t mean to hurt you, no, we didn’t mean to hurt you at all, we just wanted to…”

“What do you want to do?”

“I want to…” A lewd glint flashed in the shopkeeper’s eyes.

He intended to drug and rape Gu Yinzhang, but he didn’t expect to run into a tough opponent. It turned out that this was a master in the martial arts world. As someone who ran a shady business in the martial arts world, he only knew some rudimentary skills and was not even a third-rate master. He couldn’t afford to offend him at all.

Before Gu Yinzhang could speak, Qi Fei said, “Master’s wife, let’s kill them. It would be a good thing to rid the people of a scourge.”

While Gu Yinzhang was still hesitating, Qi Fei had already drawn his longsword. With two sharp “plop” sounds, bloody gashes appeared on the necks of the two men, and blood flowed all over the ground.

Qi Fei disliked seeing anyone covet or even try to take advantage of his women, so he naturally showed no mercy when he did so.

Looking at the two people lying in a pool of blood, Gu Yinzhang sighed and said, “We can’t stay here any longer. Let’s leave quickly.”

They left because they couldn’t live here anymore, and because they had killed someone. The authorities would definitely investigate the matter tomorrow. As long as they left immediately, the authorities wouldn’t be able to find witnesses or physical evidence, and they wouldn’t be able to do anything to them. If time went by, all the evidence would be gone, and in the end, the matter would just be dropped.

The three of them dressed, took their bags, led their horses, and came out of the inn, only to find the streets pitch black.

“The weather is dry, be careful with fire…”

The night watchman was calling out in the street.

At this time of year, it’s difficult to find suitable inns in the city; they’re all closed.

Although the Gan Dynasty did not impose a curfew, it would close the city gates at night, making it impossible to leave the city.

The three walked along the street for a while and finally saw a house with its lights still on. Gu Yinzhang went up and knocked on the door. An elderly couple opened the door and asked them some questions. After confirming that the three were not bad people, they let them in.

“Thank you both.”

“You’re lucky, we were just about to go to sleep.”

The old man said, “We don’t have much to do usually, so we weave bamboo baskets to sell for money, which is why we sleep late. We have two empty rooms in our house. One is my son’s, but he rarely comes home. The other is a bit dilapidated. You can stay in either one…”

“It doesn’t matter if it’s a bit worn out,” Gu Yinzhang said.

The old man led the three into the room, which was indeed somewhat dilapidated and smelled musty. However, it was fine for one night.

After the old man left, the three of them closed the door and went to sleep.

Everyone was exhausted and slept soundly until dawn.

When I woke up the next morning, I found everything was normal and nothing was missing, so I breathed a sigh of relief.

When he left, Gu Yinzhang left the elderly couple a silver ingot as a reward.

Afterwards, the three of them went to the street, bought steamed buns, ate breakfast, and bought some dry food to keep for the journey. Then they rode out of the city and continued their journey to the capital.

They rushed along, and because they were in such a hurry to get to their destination, when night fell, they found themselves in the middle of nowhere and had no choice but to spend the night in the wilderness.

The three found a sheltered spot, tied up their horses, and the two horses lowered their heads to graze.

The three of them leaned against a big tree back to back, ate some dry food, drank some water, and then fell asleep.

After an unknown amount of time, a woman’s shout suddenly rang out from the night sky: “You scoundrel, where do you think you’re going? Dismount now and face your death!”

The three of them were suddenly awakened and got up to check the situation.

Under the moonlight, a man on horseback galloped along the official road, followed by another man on horseback. The two were one in front and one behind, the man in front running and the man behind chasing.

Qi Fei said, “Master’s wife, should we make a move?”

Gu Yinzhang said, “Let’s find out the situation first.”

She called out in a long voice, “May I ask which heroes are on the road?”

The man in front, who appeared to be middle-aged, saw someone by the roadside and quickly said, “Young lady, the woman behind me is a female bandit. She’s trying to kill me. Please stop her…”

Gu Yinzhang raised an eyebrow and gripped the longsword in one hand.

At this moment, the woman’s voice came from behind: “I am Ye Ruiyun from Red Leaf Manor. May the heroine in front help me capture the enemy?”

Upon hearing this, Gu Yinzhang instantly leaped into the air. While still in mid-air, he thrust his longsword forward with a move called “Azure Dragon Probing Claw,” aiming straight for the man’s chest.

“hateful!”

The man ducked to avoid Gu Yinzhang’s longsword, and at the same time spurred his horse to try to cross the mountain path quickly.

However, he did not expect that Gu Yinzhang’s martial arts skills were far beyond those of ordinary masters. Not only was his skill profound, but he was also agile and had superb swordsmanship, far surpassing ordinary first-class masters. Although he had not yet reached the Innate Realm, he could still be considered a top-class master in the martial arts world.

This man is just an ordinary expert; how could he possibly defeat him?

Gu Yinzhang’s figure spun in mid-air, and the long sword in his hand transformed into a spiral of white light. A dragon-shaped energy appeared at the tip of the sword. With a “whoosh,” the sword energy surged and reached three feet!

“Pfft!”

The man felt a sudden flash of light before his eyes, followed by a chill that swept over him. He shuddered violently and fell from his horse, a sword wound appearing on his chest and back. He coughed up blood, clearly severely injured by the sword strike.

Gu Yinzhang leaped onto the road, his long sword sheathed.

“Mom, you’re amazing!” Li Yuyao said with a smile.

At this moment, the woman behind them caught up on horseback. She jumped off her horse and, seeing that the man had lost his ability to move, breathed a sigh of relief. She squatted down, pulled a package off his body, checked it, and said, “Thank goodness, nothing is missing.”

Qi Fei looked up and saw that the girl had a face like a peach blossom, clear black and white eyes, a round face with a snow-white face, and a small mouth that was slightly pursed. She was indescribably pretty and charming. She was wearing a red outfit, with a high and firm chest, a raised buttock, and a pair of long, slender legs. She was carrying a long knife in her left hand and moved very nimbly.

Judging by appearance alone, this young girl is no less beautiful than Li Yuyao, and she is even taller and obviously a few years older.

After sizing each other up, the young woman stepped forward, cupped her hands in thanks, and said, “Thank you so much for your help, heroine. Ye Ruiyun is deeply grateful!”

Gu Yinzhang said, “You are Ye Ruiyun, the daughter of the Sword Master Ye Hongyi?”

The girl blushed and said, “Not bad.”

Qi Fei and Li Yuyao exchanged a glance, thinking to themselves that this person must have a very powerful background.

In the martial arts world today, the four grandmasters are considered the pillars of the nation: the Eastern Daoist, the Western Monk, the Southern Saber, and the Northern Swordsman. Among them, the “Southern Saber” is Ye Hongyi, the master of the Saber and the owner of Red Leaf Manor.

Like the Diancang Sect, Red Leaf Manor is one of the nine prestigious sects, renowned throughout the martial arts world and even more powerful than the Diancang Sect.

Gu Yinzhang laughed and said, “Like father, like daughter. You dare to walk alone at night, just like your mother back in the day.”

Ye Ruiyun’s beautiful eyes lit up, and she said, “You recognize my mother?”

Gu Yinzhang said, “I met your mother a few times back then and we used to call each other sisters. It’s just a pity that my Diancang Sect is not as prosperous as your Red Leaf Manor. We have had very little contact in recent years.”

Upon hearing this, Ye Ruiyun exclaimed, “Ah!” and said, “You must be Gu Yinzhang, the ‘Jade Maiden Sword’ of the Diancang Sect! My mother has mentioned you many times!”

Gu Yinzhang smiled and said, “Ruiyun, you’re too kind. I saw you once when you were a baby. I never imagined you would grow so tall in the blink of an eye.”

Ye Ruiyun blushed and said, “Aunt Gu, I’m already sixteen years old!”

At this moment, Li Yuyao suddenly whispered in Qi Fei’s ear, “This sister is one of our seven sisters.”

Qi Fei was slightly taken aback and looked Ye Ruiyun up and down again.

Ye Ruiyun looked at Li Yuyao and Qi Fei, her gaze lingering on Li Yuyao, and said, “This young lady is…”

“Hello, Sister Ye, my name is Li Yuyao! You can just call me Yuyao!” Li Yuyao stepped forward and affectionately took Ye Ruiyun’s arm.

Ye Ruiyun intertwined her fingers with hers and said with a smile, “Sister Yuyao, I felt an instant connection with you the moment I saw you!”

“Hehe, me too!”

They both laughed.

Ye Ruiyun then looked at Qi Fei and asked, “And who is this little brother?”

“He is my senior brother Qi Fei.”

“Oh… why do you look so frail, even weaker than a girl? Did you not eat enough?” Ye Ruiyun asked with a strange expression.

“Haha…” Li Yuyao burst into laughter.

“Ahem!” Qi Fei turned around awkwardly, feeling ashamed and embarrassed.

Gu Yinzhang broke the awkward silence and asked, “Ruiyun, what happened just now?”

Ye Ruiyun said, “It’s like this, I just turned sixteen a few days ago and was planning to go out and explore the world, but my mother wouldn’t allow it, saying that the world is very dangerous and there are many bad people. Later, I begged my father, and he agreed. He asked me to take a letter to a friend in the capital. After I left, everything went smoothly at first, but tonight, I encountered this scoundrel. Before I knew it, he had stolen my package. I chased after him on horseback and arrived here, and I just happened to run into you. Otherwise, I don’t know how long I would have had to chase him!”

After saying that, Ye Ruiyun angrily kicked the man. The man groaned and was barely breathing, almost on the verge of death.

“I see.”

“Today I met Aunt Gu and made some new friends. I’m in a good mood, so I’ll spare this scoundrel’s life for now. Next time I see him, I won’t let him get away with it!”

After saying that, Ye Ruiyun mounted her horse and said to Gu Yinzhang, “Aunt Gu, there is a manor nearby. The owner is an old friend of my father’s. Let’s go there and spend the night together!”

“Alright.”

The three were overjoyed. Having a place to stay was the best thing ever, much better than sleeping in the wilderness.