Chapter 123

In the Mingzong world, most experts do not involve spirit refinement. At most, the Grandmasters of the Innate Realm will have an enhanced understanding of this aspect. Therefore, theoretically, those below the Grandmaster of the Innate Realm will be affected by the genjutsu of the Mangekyou Sharingan and will be directly hypnotized and mentally manipulated.

Do you know who that embroidered thief is?

Jin Jiuling, who suddenly found himself drinking with Lu Xiaofeng in his own mansion in Guangzhou, seemed to have forgotten something. He quickly put himself in the situation and replied naturally, “Isn’t this Granny Gongsun?”

Lu Xiaofeng nodded and then asked, “Do you know what kind of person Gongsun Da Niang is?”

Jin Jiuling certainly knew. He had met Gongsun Da Niang and even knew who the members of the Red Shoes group were. He also knew that there was an even more terrifying existence behind them. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have set his sights on the Red Shoes group after Lin Xian’er and her group of Plum Blossom Thieves.

If his plan was correct, then Granny Gongsun should already be in Lu Xiaofeng’s hands. Jin Longling immediately suppressed his excitement and pretended to be ignorant, saying, “I don’t know!”

Lu Xiaofeng said, “What do you think?”

Jin Jiuling hesitated, “Is it an old woman?”

Lu Xiaofeng said, “Guess again.”

Jin Jiuling said, “Even if she’s not an old woman, she’s not too young, because young women would never be as shrewd as she is!”

Lu Xiaofeng asked, quite surprised, “Oh?”

Jin Jiuling said, “I don’t think she’s very pretty. A beautiful woman would never want to dress up as an old woman!”

Lu Xiaofeng sighed, but also said with a hint of smugness, “Everyone says you’re usually incredibly insightful, but this time you’re incredibly shrewd.”

Jin Jiuling, of course, understood Lu Xiaofeng’s state of mind at this moment, and very cooperatively feigned surprise, saying, “I guessed wrong?”

Lu Xiaofeng said, “You’re terribly wrong!”

Jin Jiuling said, “Gongsun Lan will probably suffer a similar fate, no matter what kind of person she is. After all, these women are good, but none of them can be kept, including his mistress in the red shoes (the fourth sister of the eight sisters, Ouyang Qing).

Jin Jiuling, realizing what was happening, looked at the box beside him and knew that Lu Xiaofeng had succeeded in capturing Gongsun Lan, the leader of the Red Shoes gang.

He opened the box, glanced at it, and was stunned.

The woman in the box was so beautiful, as beautiful as a crabapple blossom in spring slumber.

Although she is no longer very young, her beauty is enough to make people forget her age.

Jin Jiuling sighed deeply and said, “It seems that your mission isn’t too difficult after all!”

Lu Xiaofeng sneered, then suddenly asked, “Where is Hua Manlou?”

Jin Jiuling said, “Let’s go!”

Lu Xiaofeng frowned and asked, “Why didn’t he wait for me?”

Jin Jiuling said, “He’s in a hurry to get to Zijin Mountain!”

Lu Xiaofeng asked, “What are you going to do?”

Jin Jiuling sighed and said, “The Lord of Baiyun City has already arranged a duel with Ximen Chuixue at Zijin Mountain on the first day of next month!”

Lu Xiaofeng’s expression changed.

Jin Jiuling said, “Many people already know this news, and many people have rushed to Zijin Mountain. As far as I know, some people have placed huge bets on them, betting three against one, that Ye Gucheng will win!”

Lu Xiaofeng asked, “What’s the date today?”

Jin Jiuling said, “Twenty-four!”

Lu Xiaofeng jumped up: “I’ll go right now, maybe I can still make it in time!”

Jin Jiuling said, “But it’s Granny Gongsun…”

Lu Xiaofeng said, “Now that I’ve done my job, she’s yours from head to toe.”

Jin Jiuling smiled wryly and said, “You’re trying to seduce me.”

Lu Xiaofeng said, “I only hope that you are someone who can resist temptation!”

Jin Jiuling said, “Don’t worry.”

Lu Xiaofeng said, “I’m worried.”

Jin Jiuling laughed and said, “This woman is a venomous snake. I’m not that brave. At the very least, I have to be careful that she doesn’t bite me!”

Lu Xiaofeng said, “That’s why I’m worried, because she can’t bite people anymore!”

Jin Jiuling said, “Even poisonous snakes sometimes don’t bite?”

Lu Xiaofeng said, “I have forced her to take a whole bottle of her own secret sleeping potion, ‘Seven-Day Intoxication.’ Even if she wakes up, she will be unable to move for at least two or three days.”

Jin Jiuling listened. He seemed to have heard of the drug “Seven-Day Intoxication” before. It was a rare drug that could even affect a master of innate cultivation.

Lu Xiaofeng said, “So in the next two or three days, you can do whatever you want to her, and she won’t be able to resist. But if you really do something to her, you’ll be in trouble, and I’ll be in trouble too!”

Jin Jiuling smiled smugly and said, “If you don’t trust me, why don’t you stay?”

Lu Xiaofeng sighed, “Because I’m even more worried about Ximen Chuixue.” He seemed about to go out the window, but then stopped and said, “I have something else I need you to do for me!”

Jin Jiuling said, “Please give your instructions.”

Lu Xiaofeng said, “Find out Xue Bing’s whereabouts for me. I won’t force a confession. You will!”

Jin Jiuling admitted, “Even if she were a stone statue, I would still find a way to make her talk!” He suddenly added, “There’s a horse outside; I rode it here!”

Everyone in the martial arts world knows that Jin Jiuling is a connoisseur of horses, and he must ride a fine horse.

Lu Xiaofeng was overjoyed and said, “You’re willing to let me ride away?”

Jin Jiuling nodded and said with a smile, “However, I’m also a little worried!”

Lu Xiaofeng asked, “What are you worried about?”

Jin Jiuling said, “That’s a mare.”

Lu Xiaofeng has left, taking that bottle of Persian wine with him.

The sound of hooves and neighing horses came from below, but they were gone in a moment.

That was indeed a fast horse.

Jin Jiuling opened the window and looked down. Someone in the courtyard nodded to him.

Lu Xiaofeng is on horseback.

The sound of horses’ hooves could no longer be heard.

Jin Jiuling closed the window, walked to the table, and rolled up the sleeves of the woman’s clothes in the box.

On her jade-like arm, which was as smooth as a lotus root, there was a purplish-red birthmark the size of a copper coin, shaped like a cloud.

Jin Jiuling took a closer look, a smug smile appearing on his lips, and muttered, “It really is Granny Gongsun!”

How did he know that Lady Gongsun had such a birthmark on her arm? Such secrets of a woman should only be known to those closest to her.

Jin Jiuling closed the suitcase, picked it up, and hurriedly went downstairs.

A small green velvet sedan chair had been prepared outside the front gate. He carried his suitcase and sat in the sedan chair.

The two burly men carrying the sedan chair were the two most capable constables in Guangzhou. Without waiting for his orders, they hurried off.

Jin Jiuling sat in the sedan chair, a satisfied look on his face. He had now accomplished nine-tenths of his plan.

The sedan chair traveled through narrow alleys, turning through seven or eight alleys before finally reaching the main road, where a black carriage was parked at the entrance.

Jin Jiuling carried the box as he alighted from the sedan chair and boarded the carriage. The carriage sped along, the driver whipping the horse with practiced ease; it was none other than Lu Shaohua, the famous constable of Guangzhou.

There were no pedestrians on the street. At each intersection, people on the rooftops on both sides waved to indicate that there were no suspicious night pedestrians nearby and no one was following the carriage.

After the carriages and horses turned through seven or eight more streets, there were no more people watching from the rooftops.

The place they were going to was known only to the two of them. It was their secret base in Guangzhou, where stolen goods were often stored and then sold and transferred out through the Snake King’s connections.

There is a short, narrow diagonal street at the west corner of the city.

There are only seven shops on this street, all of which are old and dilapidated. Three of them sell antique calligraphy and paintings, but most of them are fakes. The other two are mounting shops, a very small engraving shop, and an oil-paper umbrella shop.

This was a very deserted street; only poor, pedantic old scholars would frequent these shops.

The carriages and horses stopped on this street.

As soon as Jin Jiuling got out of the car, Lu Shaohua immediately drove off again.

An old man, half-deaf and half-blind, had already opened the small door of the paper- pasting shop.

Jin Jiuling, carrying a suitcase, slipped inside.

The shop was filled with some low-quality calligraphy and paintings that had not yet been framed. Jin Jiuling lifted a fake landscape painting that was supposedly by Tang Bohu, and gently lifted a brick on the wall, which immediately revealed a hidden door.

Behind the door was a narrow secret passage. After passing through this passage and opening another hidden door, a bright and spacious courtyard with lush flowers and trees suddenly appeared before you.

Although the courtyard was not large, every flower and blade of grass had been carefully tended, showing great ingenuity. Deep within the flowers and trees, there were three or five elegant rooms, where two bright-eyed and charming young maids with their hair in tufts of hair greeted visitors with smiles at the steps.

Gongsun Da Niang finally woke up.

When she woke up, she found herself in an exquisitely decorated woman’s boudoir, lying on a magnificent bed.

The room was filled with a delicate fragrance, more refined than that of orchids, but no one knew where it came from.

She lay there quietly, without moving.

Because she couldn’t move at all.

The sunlight casts a slanted shadow on the small window; it is not yet dusk. Outside the window, warbling birds sing, but no human voices can be heard.

Gongsun Da Niang couldn’t help but call out, “Is anyone here?”

There was no one, no response. Her calls were faint, for she had no strength left.

Granny Gongsun gritted her teeth and said hatefully, “Lu Xiaofeng, where the hell are you… One day, I will make you die by my hand!”

She could only lie there, waiting, her face flushing red as she desperately needed to relieve herself. But no matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t move, and no one came when she called.

When she could no longer control herself, she had no choice but to relieve herself in bed.

This is a really serious matter.

The bed was wet, but she just lay there motionless.

She was so angry she was about to cry.